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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Wednesday 28 June 2006
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 28 June 2006
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 28 June of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper. They are arranged in alphabetical order of answering Department. For other Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 28 June of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Wednesday 28 June see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 1
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) males and (b) females aged (i) 14 to 16, (ii) 17 to 21, (iii) 22 to 24, (iv) 25 to 30, (v) 31 to 35 and (vi) 36 to 40 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/manslaughter in (1) Southend-on-Sea, (2) Essex, (3) Hertfordshire, (4) the Metropolitan Police area of London, (5) the City of London Police area and (6) England and Wales in each year since 1986. | | (81241) | 2
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to make copies of deposited papers available in the (a) Vote Office and (b) Printed Paper Office at the same time as copies are deposited in the Library; and if he will make a statement. | | (81242) | 3
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the personal tax allowances were for (a) a single person, (b) a single wage married couple, (c) a two-wage married couple, (d) a single parent and (e) a widowed mother in (i) 1976, (ii) 1979, (iii) 1980, (iv) 1983, (v) 1987, (vi) 1992 (vii) April 1997 and (viii) each year from May 1997. | | (81243) | 4
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list in date order (a) Green and (b) White papers produced by his Department since October 2005. | | (81249) | 5
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what draft Bills have been produced by his Department since October 2005; how many were (a) examined and (b) are planned to be examined by (i) a departmental select committee and (ii) a joint committee; what draft Bills are still to be produced by his Department; when each is to be published; how many clauses each has; and if he will make a statement. | | (81250) | 6
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his practice is regarding meeting, discussing and taking into account the views and opinions of (a) private individuals and (b) representatives of organisations when drawing up and framing legislation to be introduced by his Department; and if he will make a statement. | | (81251) | 7
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list the unnumbered command papers produced by his Department in each session since 1976; by what means (a) hon. Members and (b) members of the public can (i) inspect and (ii) obtain copies; and if he will make a statement. | | (81252) | 8
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list deposited papers placed in the Library by his Department since 2000; and when each was published. | | (81253) | 9
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which citizens advice bureaux are working in partnership with the personal finance education group on financial capability in schools; and what plans he has to expand this project. | | (81078) | 10
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proposals he has put forward to reduce VAT liability of not-for-profit institutions working in the field of social care, for (a) surgical products, (b) new buildings, (c) refurbishments to buildings and (d) other expenditure. | | (81079) | 11
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to ensure (a) that funds raised from the UK air passenger duty are separately identified when they are redeployed and (b) that a greater percentage of those funds is directed to the international finance facility. | | (81101) | 12
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment has been made of the possible effects of the withdrawal of frontline customs staff in Cornwall on the import of illegal goods; and if he will make a statement. | | (81095) | 13
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many firearms were seized by customs staff in Cornwall in each year since 1997. | | (81096) | 14
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate has been made of the number of illegal items entering the UK via the Cornish coast in each year since 2001; and if he will make a statement. | | (81097) | 15
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment has been made of staff retention among customs officers based in Cornwall. | | (81098) | 16
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many customs officers were on long-term sick leave on 1st June of each year since 1997. | | (81099) | 17
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the carbon emissions of his Department; what commitment he has made to reducing such emissions; and if he will make a statement. | | (81051) | 18
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department (a) is committed to the achievement of environmental management to ISO 14001 standard and (b) has been externally certified as in compliance with that standard; and if he will make a statement. | | (81192) | 19
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of company directors drawing salary in dividend form in each year since 2001-02; and if he will make a statement. | | (81146) | 20
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on outstanding problems with the national tax credit IT system. | | (81147) | 21
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to review the contracts of staff working for the operational services department of the tax credits office in Newscastle from March 2007; and if he will make a statement. | | (81148) | 22
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what anti-fraud packages were designed for the tax credits system; whether these are (a) enabled and (b) operational; and if he will make a statement. | | (81149) | 23
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on the pre-payment automated risk rules in the tax credits system. | | (81150) | 24
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many letters have been received by (a) Ministers and (b) senior HM Revenue and Customs staff from tax credit office employees and compliance officers about the extent of tax credit fraud in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement. | | (81151) | 25
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance has been given to tax credit contact centres in relation to giving out the addresses of HM Revenue and Customs enquiry centres for claimants needing emergency payments; and if he will make a statement. | | (81152) | 26
| Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what percentage of the Financial Services Authority's staff left the Authority in each of the last five financial years; and what the total cost of (a) redundancy and other severance payments and (b) the recruitment of replacement staff was in each year. | | (81330) | 27
| Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many IT-related contracts in excess of 153,000 euros, including contracts with external consultants or contractors have been awarded by the Financial Services Authority in each of the last four financial years; and how many and what total value of such contracts were awarded with no competitive tender in each year. | | (81331) | 28
| Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the budgeted cost set out in the original programme business case was of completing the IT outsourcing programme at the Financial Services Authority. | | (81332) | 29
| Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many external contractors and consultants employed by the Financial Services Authority's (FSA) IT division over the last 24 months have been supplied by employment agencies on the FSA's preferred supplier list; how many have been supplied by employment agencies on the S-CAT register; and how many have been supplied by employment agencies that are neither on the FSA preferred supplier list nor on the S-CAT register. | | (81333) | 30
| Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the extent to which the Government-required project methodology and control is in use on projects and programmes within the Financial Services Authority. | | (81334) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 31
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, pursuant to the Written Statement of 22nd May 2006, Official Report, column 97WS, on Central Office of Information (Performance Targets 2006-07), which official is responsible for progress on each of the targets; to whom each person reports; what recent discussions she has had about implementation of each target; what contingency plans are in place in the event that any target is not met; and if she will make a statement. | | (81174) | 32
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, if she will list in date order (a) Green and (b) White papers produced by her Department since October 2005. | | (81254) | 33
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what draft Bills have been produced by her Department since October 2005; how many were (a) examined and (b) are planned to be examined by (i) a departmental select committee and (ii) a joint committee; what draft Bills are still to be produced by her Department; when they are to be published; how many clauses each has; and if she will make a statement. | | (81255) | 34
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what her practice is regarding meeting, discussing and taking into account the views and opinions of (a) private individuals and (b) representatives of organisations when drawing up and framing legislation to be introduced by her Department; and if she will make a statement. | | (81256) | 35
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, if she will list the unnumbered command papers produced by her Department in each session since 1976; by what means (a) hon. Members and (b) members of the public can (i) inspect and (ii) obtain copies; and if she will make a statement. | | (81257) | 36
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, if she will list deposited papers placed in the Library by her Department since 2000; and when each was published. | | (81258) | Questions to the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners 37
| Robert Key (Salisbury):To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, what factors were taken into account when deciding that tithe redemption annuities should cease to be payable. | | (80964) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 38
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will list in date order (a) Green and (b) White papers produced by her Department since October 2005. | | (81267) | 39
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what draft Bills have been produced by her Department since October 2005; how many (a) were examined and (b) are planned to be examined by (i) a Departmental Select Committee and (b) a Joint Committee; what draft Bills are still to be produced by her Department; when each is expected to be published; how many clauses each has; and if she will make a statement. | | (81268) | 40
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what her practice is regarding meeting, discussing and taking into account the views and opinions of (a) private individuals and (b) representatives of organisations, when drawing up and framing legislation to be introduced by her Department; and if she will make a statement. | | (81269) | 41
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will list the Unnumbered Command Papers produced by her Department in each session since 1976; by what means (a) hon. Members and (b) members of the public can (i) inspect and (ii) obtain copies; and if she will make a statement. | | (81270) | 42
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will list the deposited papers placed in the Library by her Department since 2000; and when each was published. | | (81271) | 43
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what regulatory simplification proposals her Department has received in relation to environmental regulations since the start of the initiative; which stakeholders have been consulted on each proposal; and if she will make a statement. | | (81029) | 44
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many properties are (a) designated as second homes and eligible for a council tax discount and (b) claiming such a discount in (i) the Lewes District Council and (ii) Wealdon District Council area. | | (81033) | 45
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether her Department is committed to the achievement of environmental management to ISO 14001 standard; and if she will make a statement. | | (81064) | 46
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate she has made of the carbon emissions of her Department; what commitment she has made to reducing such emissions; and if she will make a statement. | | (81335) | 47
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the (a) number and (b) proportion of second homes in each region. | | (80530) | 48
| Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many cases of alleged maladministration were referred to the Local Government Ombudsman in each year between 2000 and 2006, broken down by local authority; and how many resulted in (a) no action, (b) full investigation and (c) a finding of maladministration in each case in each year. | | (81034) | 49
| Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what progress has been made in implementing the competent persons scheme; and if she will make a statement. | | (81031) | 50
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with the City of Westminster about planning permission for the security barriers outside the American Embassy. | | (81022) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs 51
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if she will list in date order (a) Green and (b) White papers produced by her Department since October 2005. | | (81262) | 52
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what draft Bills have been produced by her Department since October 2005; how many were (a) examined and (b) are planned to be examined by (i) a Departmental Select Committee and (ii) a Joint Committee; what draft Bills are still to be produced by her Department; when each is expected to be published; how many clauses each has; and if she will make a statement. | | (81263) | 53
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what her practice is regarding meeting, discussing and taking into account the views and opinions of (a) private individuals and (b) representatives of organisations, when drawing up and framing legislation to be introduced by her Department; and if she will make a statement. | | (81264) | 54
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if she will list the Unnumbered Command Papers produced by her Department in each session since 1976; by what means (a) hon. Members and (b) members of the public can (i) inspect and (ii) obtain copies; and if she will make a statement. | | (81265) | 55
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if she will list the deposited papers placed in the Library by her Department since 2000; and when each was published. | | (81266) | 56
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, pursuant to her Answer of 14th June 2006, Official Report, column 1267W, on Dr David Kelly, on what date she expects the original documents supplied to the Hutton Inquiry, currently held at the National Archives, to be made available for public inspection. | | (81166) | 57
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, whether her Department (a) is committed to the achievement of environmental management to ISO 14001 standard and (b) has been externally certified as in compliance with that standard; and if she will make a statement. | | (81180) | 58
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what recent estimate she has made of the carbon emissions of her Department; what commitment she has made to reducing such emissions; and if she will make a statement. | | (81336) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 59
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will list in date order (a) Green and (b) White papers produced by her Department since October 2005. | | (81272) | 60
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what draft Bills have been produced by her Department since October 2005; how many were (a) examined and (b) are planned to be examined by (i) a Departmental Select Committtee and (ii) a Joint Committee; what draft Bills are still to be produced by her Department; when each is expected to be published; how many clauses each has; and if she will make a statement. | | (81273) | 61
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what her practice is regarding meeting, discussing and taking into account the views and opinions of (a) private individuals and (b) representatives of organisations, when drawing up and framing legislation to be introduced by her Department; and if she will make a statement. | | (81274) | 62
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will list the Unnumbered Command Papers produced by her Department in each session since 1976; by what means (a) hon. Members and (b) members of the public can (i) inspect and (ii) obtain copies; and if she will make a statement. | | (81275) | 63
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will list deposited papers placed in the Library by her Department since 2000; and when they were published. | | (81276) | 64
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will list the events held in Hyde Park during the last 12 months for which an attendance fee was payable and for which an area of the park was enclosed; how much (a) income was generated and (b) expenditure was spent by the Royal Parks Agency relating to each such event; what arrangements are in place between the Royal Parks Agency and relevant local authorites to reduce the impact of these events on local residents; and whether payments were made to any local authority in relation to these events. | | (81328) | 65
| John Barrett (Edinburgh West):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the likely impact of a bed tax on the Scottish tourism industry. | | (81144) | 66
| Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what arrangements have been made to improve the facilities at Bisley for the Olympics in 2012; and how much funding has been allocated. | | (80931) | 67
| Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what facilities are being erected at Woolwich which are connected to the 2012 Olympic shooting events due to take place at Bisley. | | (80932) | 68
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department (a) is committed to the achievement of environmental management to ISO 14001 standard and (b) has been externally certified as in compliance with that standard; and if she will make a statement. | | (81181) | 69
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent estimate she has made of the carbon emissions of her Department; what commitment she has made to reducing such emissions; and if she will make a statement. | | (81327) | 70
| Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will extend free television licences to those pensioners below the age of 75 years who are in receipt of pension credit; and if she will make a statement. | | (81123) | 71
| Mr Oliver Letwin (West Dorset):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the likely impact of the removal by Sport England of grant to the Pool Water Treatment Advisory Group; and if she will make a statement. | | (81075) | 72
| Mr Eric Martlew (Carlisle):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the proposed date is for digital television switchover in each parliamentary constituency in the UK. | | (81104) | 73
| Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has to meet sports governing bodies to discuss the use of their fixtures and data by betting companies. | | (81093) | 74
| Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the possible implications for English football of the European Court of Justice judgement in September 2004 on the use of databases. | | (81094) | 75
| Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if her Department will bring forward measures to ensure sports can gain copyright to their fixture lists as recommended by the Independent Sports Review. | | (81103) | 76
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will place in the Libray a copy of her correspondence with the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on the Commonwealth Institute building. | | (81021) | 77
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which buildings have been delisted in the last 10 years. | | (81023) | 78
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which Bills introduced in the last 30 years have contained provisions to delist listed buildings. | | (81024) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 79
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list in date order (a) Green and (b) White Papers produced by his Department since October 2005. | | (81285) | 80
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what draft Bills have been produced by his Department since October 2005; how many were (a) examined and (b) are planned to be examined by (i) a Departmental Select Committee and (ii) a Joint Committee; which draft Bills are still to be produced by his Department; when each is expected to be published; how many clauses each has; and if he will make a statement. | | (81286) | 81
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his practice is regarding meeting, discussing and taking into account the views and opinions of (a) private individuals and (b) representatives of organisations when drawing up and framing legislation to be introduced by his Department; and if he will make a statement. | | (81287) | 82
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the Unnumbered Command Papers produced by his Department in each Session since 1976; by what means (a) hon. Members and (b) members of the public can (i) inspect and (ii) obtain copies; and if he will make a statement. | | (81288) | 83
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the Deposited Papers placed in the Library by his Department since 2000; and when they were published. | | (81289) | 84
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the work of the (a) Air Warfare Centre, (b) Army Intelligence Corps and (c) RAF Intelligence Branch; where each is based; how many individuals work for each; and what the rank is of the most senior officer. | | (81215) | 85
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 2nd June 2006, Official Report, column 40W, on helicopter searches, what arrangements exist between the Chiltern Air Support Unit and RAF Benson for the use of facilities at RAF Benson by (a) police helicopters and (b) other aircraft operated by the Chiltern Air Support Unit; and what such arrangements existed in July 2003 . | | (81216) | 86
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what contracts have been awarded to Lockheed Martin by his Department since 1st January. | | (81329) | 87
| Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans there are to replace the 9mm Browning pistol in the UK armed forces. | | (80933) | 88
| Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Sig Sauer 228 pistols are in use in the British armed forces, broken down by unit. | | (80934) | 89
| Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, who makes the 9mm ammunition used with the Browning side arm in the UK armed forces; and what recent assessment has been made of the trend in the number of stoppages. | | (80935) | 90
| Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many aircraft are based at Kandahar Airport, broken down by type; and what radar capability each types possesses. | | (80937) | 91
| Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in what years successive marks of the Browning 9mm pistol came into service. | | (81102) | 92
| Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how long he expects the SA80 rifle to remain in service in the UK armed forces; and what research is being conducted on a possible replacement. | | (81110) | 93
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank, (b) Warrior Infantry Fighting Vehicle, (c) Saxon Armoured Personnel Carrier and (d) (i) Sabre, (ii) Spartan, (iii) Scimitar, (iv) Striker, (v) Samson, (vi) Samaritan and (vii) Sultan armoured vehicles are (A) in service and (B) operationally deployable. | | (81130) | 94
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Apache Mk 1 helicopters have been grounded since entering service. | | (81131) | 95
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Royal Air Force (a) Chinook, (b) Merlin, (c) Sea King and (d) Puma helicopters are (i) in service and (ii) fit for purpose. | | (81132) | 96
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total (a) outflow to civilian life and (b) recruitment was of the regular (i) infantry, (ii) Royal Artillery, (iii) Royal Engineers , (iv) Royal Corps of Signals, (v) Royal Armoured Corps, (vi) Household Cavalry, (vii) Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers and (viii) Army Medical Services in each year since 1997. | | (81133) | 97
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which units have remained in Iraq longer than their planned deployment because of shortages of air transport in the last 12 months; how long each has remained in Iraq; and if he will make a statement. | | (81134) | 98
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which national contingents are assisting the British Army in Multinational Division (South East) in Iraq; and what their force totals are. | | (81135) | 99
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on progress in his Department's measurement of tour intervals of personnel in the (a) Royal Navy and (b) Royal Air Force. | | (81136) | 100
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times Lynx (a) Mk 7 and (b) Mk 9 helicopters have been grounded because of mechanical problems in the last 12 months. | | (81137) | 101
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on changes in the security situation in Basra province since March. | | (81138) | 102
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his assessment is of the current strength and quality of the Afghan National Army; and if he will make a statement. | | (81139) | 103
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his assessment is of the technological capabilities of the weaponry used by (a) the Taliban and (b) Al Qaeda in Afghanistan. | | (81140) | 104
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his assessment is of the possible threat posed by the infiltration of experienced insurgents of the Iraq conflict into Helmand Province. | | (81141) | 105
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of training exercises have been suspended in the last 12 months. | | (81143) | 106
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress has been made in implementing the plans announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in February 2006 to create branches of the Combined Cadet Force in state schools. | | (80692) | 107
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on which dates since February 2006 (a) he and (b) his Ministers have visited British soldiers injured in Iraq; and what locations were visited on each occasion. | | (80693) | 108
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate he has made of the carbon emissions of his Department; what commitment he has made to reducing such emissions; and if he will make a statement. | | (81063) | Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister 109
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many staff are employed in his private office; and whether he plans to increase the number. | | (81028) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills 110
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what information he has collated on the number of (a) primary and (b) secondary school pupils who (i) fell asleep in class and (ii) arrived late in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement. | | (81236) | 111
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will make it his policy to make copies of deposited papers available in the (a) Vote Office and (b) Printed Paper Office at the same time as copies are deposited in the Library; and if he will make a statement. | | (81237) | 112
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will list in date order (a) Green and (b) White Papers produced by his Department since October 2005. | | (81290) | 113
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what draft Bills have been produced by his Department since October 2005; how many were (a) examined and (b) are planned to be examined by (i) a Departmental Select Committee and (ii) a Joint Committee; which draft Bills are still to be produced by his Department; when each is expected to be published; how many clauses each has; and if he will make a statement. | | (81291) | 114
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what his practice is regarding meeting, discussing and taking into account the views and opinions of (a) private individuals and (b) representatives of organisations when drawing up and framing legislation to be introduced by his Department; and if he will make a statement. | | (81292) | 115
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will list the Unnumbered Command Papers produced by his Department in each Session since 1976; by what means (a) hon. Members and (b) members of the public can (i) inspect and (ii) obtain copies; and if he will make a statement. | | (81293) | 116
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will list the Deposited Papers placed in the Library by his Department since 2000; and when they were published. | | (81294) | 117
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will place in the Library (a) copies of advice his Department gives to parents of (i) primary and (ii) secondary school pupils on the recommended daily amounts of sleep required and (b) research his Department has (A) undertaken and (B) plans to undertake into sleep and young people; and if he will make a statement. | | (81319) | 118
| Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will make a statement on the European Commission's recommendation for teaching about the EU in schools. | | (81037) | 119
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what performance objectives will be used to determine the bonus paid to the Schools Commissioner. | | (80989) | 120
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the expansion of cadet forces in schools; and if he will make a statement. | | (80660) | 121
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what recent estimate he has made of the carbon emissions of his Department; what commitment he has made to reducing such emissions; and if he will make a statement. | | (81061) | 122
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether his Department (a) is committed to the achievement of environmental management to ISO 14001 standard and (b) has been externally certified as in compliance with that standard; and if he will make a statement. | | (81182) | 123
| Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of 18 year olds in each constituency went on to further education in the last year for which figures are available. | | (81038) | 124
| Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many trained physical education teachers there were in England in each of the last five years. | | (81219) | 125
| Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will take steps to increase the amount of time allocated to sport in schools in the national curriculum. | | (81220) | 126
| Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what recent research he has commissioned into the types of physical education taught in schools. | | (81221) | 127
N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what powers the Learning and Skills Council has (a) to open new post-16 years facilities and (b) to withdraw funding from existing post-16 years facilities (i) with and (ii) without the agreement of the local education authority for the area; and what (A) informal and (B) formal consultation is required before such proposals are (1) made and (2) implemented. | | (80864) | 128
N | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what plans he has to replace the British Educational Communications and Technology Agency inclusion team with a new support team for special educational needs; and if he will make a statement. | | (80861) | 129
N | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what support his Department gives to (a) teachers, (b) academics, (c) therapists and (d) psychologists who are supporting the Inclusion agenda in state (i) primary and (ii) secondary schools; and if he will make a statement. | | (80862) | 130
N | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment he has made of the work of the British Educational Communications and Technology Agency. | | (80863) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 131
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will list in date order (a) Green and (b) White Papers produced by his Department since October 2005. | | (81295) | 132
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what draft Bills have been produced by his Department since October 2005; how many were (a) examined and (b) are planned to be examined by (i) a Departmental Select Committee and (ii) a Joint Committee; which draft Bills are still to be produced by his Department; when each is expected to be published; how many clauses each has; and if he will make a statement. | | (81296) | 133
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his practice is regarding meeting, discussing and taking into account the views and opinions of (a) private individuals and (b) representatives of organisations when drawing up and framing legislation to be introduced by his Department; and if he will make a statement. | | (81297) | 134
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will list the Unnumbered Command Papers produced by his Department in each Session since 1976; by what means (a) hon. Members and (b) members of the public can (i) inspect and (ii) obtain copies; and if he will make a statement. | | (81298) | 135
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will list the Deposited Papers placed in the Library by his Department since 2000; and when each was published. | | (81299) | 136
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what regulatory simplification proposals his Department has received since the start of the initiative; which stakeholders have been consulted on each proposal; and if he will make a statement. | | (81032) | 137
| Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding has been made available for sea coastal defences in (a) Clacton-on-Sea and (b) Holland-on-Sea in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. | | (81016) | 138
| Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations he has received in each year since 2001 on Thames Water's price increases. | | (80960) | 139
| Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which water companies missed their leakage reduction targets in each year since 2001. | | (80970) | 140
| Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what meetings he (a) has held and (b) plans to hold with (i) Thames Water and (ii) Ofwat regarding Thames Water's performance against its leakage reduction targets. | | (80974) | 141
| Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what penalties are in place for water companies which fail to meet their leakage reduction target; and if he will make a statement. | | (81013) | 142
| Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the likely (a) environmental and (b) economic impact on (i) South West London and (ii) London of Thames Water's failure to meet its leakage reduction target. | | (81014) | 143
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the grant-in-aid to English Nature for 2006-07 will be paid. | | (81083) | 144
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which organisation undertook the technical assessment of the hydro-elecric potential of the River Cam on the Littlecombe site in Dursley; how the decision that hydro-electric power from this source was not a viable proposition was communicated to the Environment Agency; and what the basis was for this conclusion. | | (81084) | 145
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will seek to extend the single farm payment to those who plant trees on their land as part of an environmental improvement. | | (81114) | 146
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what percentage of land-filled waste in Gloucestershire came from commercial sources in the last period for which figures are available; and what steps are being taken to reduce this figure. | | (81314) | 147
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent estimate he has made of the carbon emissions of his Department; what commitment he has made to reducing such emissions; and if he will make a statement. | | (81060) | 148
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of whether each of the regulated water companies is making a reasonable rate of return on capital as defined in the relevant legislation; and if he will make a statement. | | (81085) | 149
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the projected rate of return on capital allowed under agreed plans for 2005-10 with Ofwat is for each water company; and what rate of return on capital was achieved by each company in each of the last five years. | | (81090) | 150
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the extent to which the Water Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat) is adequately fulfilling its statutory remit in respect of all water companies, with particular reference to Thames Water; what measures he is able to take to ensure that it does so; and if he will make a statement. | | (81091) | 151
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department (a) is committed to the achievement of environmental management to ISO 14001 standard and (b) has been externally certified as in compliance with that standard; and if he will make a statement. | | (81183) | 152
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will estimate the loss of species in the United Kingdom in each of the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement. | | (81317) | 153
| Robert Key (Salisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what is the cause of the green bloom in the waters of the Hampshire Avon below Amesbury; and what steps are (a) being taken and (b) planned to remedy the problem. | | (81120) | 154
| Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 23rd May 2006, Official Report, column 1692W, on greenhouse gases, what assessment he has made of the reasons for the rise in carbon dioxide emissions between 1997 and 2004. | | (81214) | 155
| Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many tonnes of beef and beef products were imported into the UK from (a) other EU member states and (b) other countries in (i) 2004 and (ii) 2005. | | (81208) | 156
| Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many samples of imported beef and beef products from (a) other EU member states and (b) other countries were tested for residues of (i) oestradiol, (ii) testosterone, (iii) progesterone, (iv) zeranol, (v) trenbolone and (vi) melegesterol acetate in (A) 2004 and (B) 2005. | | (81209) | 157
| Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the most recent date on which beef imported into the UK was tested for residues of oestradiol; and how many samples were collected. | | (81210) | 158
| Mr Francis Maude (Horsham):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the environmental impact of disposable plastic bags; and what support he is giving to research into bio-degradable alternatives. | | (81156) | 159
| Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to his Answer of 8th June 2006, Official Report, column 1341W, on avian influenza, when and in what manner the discussion took place between a departmental official with Mr Steve Moon at which an offer was extended to Mr Moon, or another representative of the Association of Local Government Ecologists, to participate in the avian influenza stakeholder group; and who the official was. | | (81142) | 160
| Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will reply to the letters from the Assistant Director for Planning of Bridgend County Borough Council (BCBC) dated 9th August 2005, 26th August 2005 and 19th October 2005 and from the Chief Executive of BCBC dated 7th December 2005, 11th January 2006 and 4th April 2006. | | (81145) | 161
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 12th June 2006, Official Report, column 887W, on Brixham Fish Market, what the normal procedures referred to are; and when he expects a decision on the new fish market at Brixham to be made. | | (80661) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 162
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to her Answer of 20th June 2006, Official Report, column 1720W, on family planning, if she will make it her policy (a) not to recognise abortion as a method of family planning and (b) not to support abortion in reproductive health assistance; and if she will make a statement. | | (81165) | 163
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if she will list in date order (a) Green and (b) White Papers produced by her Department since October 2005. | | (81300) | 164
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what draft Bills have been produced by her Department since October 2005; how many were (a) examined and (b) are planned to be examined by (i) a Departmental Select Committee and (ii) a Joint Committee; which draft Bills are still to be produced by her Department; when each is expected to be published; how many clauses each has; and if she will make a statement. | | (81301) | 165
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what her practice is regarding meeting, discussing and taking into account the views and opinions of (a) private individuals and (b) representatives of organisations when drawing up and framing legislation to be introduced by her Department; and if she will make a statement. | | (81302) | 166
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if she will list the Unnumbered Command Papers produced by her Department in each Session since 1976; by what means (a) hon. Members and (b) members of the public can (i) inspect and (ii) obtain copies; and if she will make a statement. | | (81303) | 167
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if she will list the Deposited Papers placed in the Library by her Department since 2000; and when they were published. | | (81304) | 168
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress has been made in establishing new mechanisms for funding the Palestinian people. | | (80278) | 169
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of law and order in the West Bank and Gaza. | | (80279) | 170
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what her latest assessment is of the threat posed to regional security by Iran's nuclear programme. | | (80280) | 171
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the UK is taking towards ensuring that Iran does not acquire nuclear weapons; and if she will make a statement. | | (80281) | 172
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what her latest assessment is of Hamas's position on meeting the conditions of the international community for donor funding. | | (80282) | 173
| Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the (a) Chinese and (b) Indian governments on tackling climate change. | | (80922) | 174
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent estimate she has made of the carbon emissions of her Department; what commitment she has made to reducing such emissions; and if she will make a statement. | | (81059) | 175
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether her Department (a) is committed to the achievement of environmental management to ISO 14001 standard and (b) has been externally certified as in compliance with that standard; and if she will make a statement. | | (81184) | 176
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what stablisation measures for Timor-Leste are being considered under the Rapid Reaction Mechanism set out in the European Council Presidency Conclusions of 15th and 16th June. | | (80924) | 177
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions she has had with her (a) European and (b) US counterparts regarding the agreement of the mandate of a new UN mission to Timor-Leste; and what the outcomes were of those discussions. | | (80925) | 178
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress has been made in identifying a monitoring body in accordance with the UK-Lebanon Memorandum of Understanding to facilitate the deportation of persons associated with terrorism. | | (80926) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 179
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to her Answer of 20th June 2006, Official Report, column 1794W, on abortion, what the evidential basis was for the statement that medical abortion is safe; if she will place in the Library papers that support this; and if she will make a statement. | | (81162) | 180
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to her Answer of 20th June 2006, Official Report, column 1794W, on abortion, if she will ensure that the publication `Abortion Statistics, England and Wales 2005' is made available on her Department's website on Tuesday 4th July at 9.30 am; and if she will make a statement. | | (81164) | 181
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether from international sources available to her, she has any information about how the United States differs from the United Kingdom in the funding of (a) abortion, (b) family planning and (c) reproductive health-related issues; and if she will make a statement. | | (81175) | 182
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many women are known to have died within one month of operations for termination of pregnancy notified under the Abortion Regulations in each year since 1997; and what cause of death was recorded on the death certificate in each case. | | (81176) | 183
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 22nd June 2006, Official Report, column 2088W, on abortion, if she will place in the Library comments made by her Department on the draft of the evidence-based guideline prior to its publication; and if she will make a statement. | | (81177) | 184
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make it her policy to make copies of deposited papers available in the (a) Vote Office and (b) Printed Paper Office at the same time as copies are deposited in the Library; and if she will make a statement. | | (81178) | 185
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many prescriptions of the morning-after pill were issued in each primary care trust area in each year since 1993, broken down by age of patient. | | (81277) | 186
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many morning-after pills were sold over the counter in pharmacies in each primary care trust area in each year since 2001, broken down by age of user. | | (81278) | 187
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) males and (b) females in (i) Southend-on-Sea, (ii) Essex and (iii) England and Wales were infected with clostridium difficile infections in each of the last three years, broken down by age. | | (81279) | 188
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what dental research projects are supported from public funds; at which research establishments such research is being conducted; how much has been allocated to each project in each year; and which researchers are in charge of each project. | | (81280) | 189
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate she has made of the (a) annual savings and (b) total saving to date to the National Health Service by (i) front and (ii) rear seat belt wearing being made compulsory; and if she will make a statement. | | (81281) | 190
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what (a) human embryo and (b) embryonic stem cell research projects are being supported from public funds; at which research establishments such research is being conducted; how much has been allocated annually to each project; and which researcher is in charge of each project. | | (81282) | 191
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make a statement on how she is carrying out her duty under section 5 of the National Health Service Act 1977 with regard to family planning services. | | (81283) | 192
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many representations she has received about (a) death and (b) disability resulting from the contraceptive pill in the last 12 months; and if she will make a statement. | | (81284) | 193
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will list in date order (a) Green and (b) White papers produced by her Department since October 2005. | | (81305) | 194
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what draft Bills have been produced by her Department since October 2005; how many were (a) examined and (b) are planned to be examined by (i) a Departmental Select Committee and (ii) a Joint Committee; what draft Bills are still to be produced by her Department; when each is expected to be published; how many clauses each has; and if she will make a statement. | | (81306) | 195
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what her practice is regarding meeting, discussing and taking into account the views and opinions of (a) private individuals and (b) representatives of organisations when drawing up and framing legislation to be introduced by her Department; and if she will make a statement. | | (81307) | 196
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will list the Unnumbered Command papers produced by her Department in each session since 1976; by what means (a) hon. Members and (b) members of the public can (i) inspect and (ii) obtain copies; and if she will make a statement. | | (81308) | 197
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will list the Deposited Papers placed in the Library by her Department since 2000; and when each was published. | | (81309) | 198
| Janet Anderson (Rossendale & Darwen):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what level of fine will be imposed on individual licensees in England and Wales for not enforcing the smoking ban in their public houses; and what research her Department has undertaken on the level of fines in other jurisdictions. | | (80921) | 199
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what mechanisms exist to prompt healthcare professionals to discuss special rules claims for (a) disability living allowance and (b) attendance allowance with (i) patients with a terminal disease and (ii) carers of patients with a terminal diagnosis. | | (81076) | 200
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what advice she has offered primary care trusts on whether they should fund Macmillan nurses after the initial period of funding provided by the Macmillan Cancer Support organisation. | | (81077) | 201
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent research her Department has commissioned into possible links between Parkinson's disease and use of pesticides. | | (81122) | 202
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what advice she has issued to primary care trusts on their use of Referral Management Systems and Tier 2 Clinical Assessment and Treatment Systems; and what effect this has had on the number of referrals into secondary care, with particular reference to skin problems. | | (81315) | 203
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 22nd June 2006, Official Report, column 2106W, on overview and scrutiny committees, why hon. Members cannot be co-opted onto OSCs. | | (81316) | 204
| Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time for hepatitis C patients was from referral to first appointment with a consultant in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (80929) | 205
| Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time was in the Bournemouth Primary Care Trust for liver biopsy for hepatitis C patients in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (80930) | 206
| Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many consultants are available to treat patients in the Bournemouth Primary Care Trust area. | | (80962) | 207
| Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients in the Bournemouth Primary Care Trust area received interferon treatment for hepatitis C with or without ribavirin in 2005-06; and how many of these waited for more than three months from their first hospital consultation. | | (80963) | 208
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what was (a) the average waiting time for a hearing aid and (b) the audiology budget for each primary care trust covering Portsmouth in each of the last three years; and what each is (i) for 2006-07 and (ii) for the next two years; and if she will make a statement. | | (81153) | 209
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans she has to reduce the waiting times for NHS hearing aid patients. | | (81154) | 210
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make it her policy to review the decision to exclude audiology from the 18-week waiting time target for treatment. | | (81155) | 211
| John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which primary care trusts are not providing medical treatment to patients with a body mass index in excess of 30; and if she will make a statement. | | (81113) | 212
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent estimate she has made of the carbon emissions of her Department; what commitment she has made to reducing such emissions; and if she will make a statement. | | (81058) | 213
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when Cadbury Schweppes plc first became aware of the risk of contamination of its chocolate at its plant near Leominster; when tests first confirmed the existence of salmonella in its production; when the company first notified (a) the Food Standards Agency and (b) her Department of the (i) risk and (ii) tests results; what requirements are placed on food companies to report such potential contamination; what penalties may be imposed on them for failing to do so in a timely manner; and if she will make a statement. | | (81092) | 214
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether her Department (a) is committed to the achievement of environmental management to ISO 14001 standard and (b) has been externally certified as in compliance with that standard; and if she will make a statement. | | (81185) | 215
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures she is taking to ensure the effective implementation of the National Service framework for Older People for those with sensory impairment; and if she will make a statement. | | (81072) | 216
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether she has made an assessment of the differences in NHS trust deficits between English and Welsh local health boards. | | (80936) | 217
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what provision she makes for the rurality of NHS trusts when allocating funding. | | (80945) | 218
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the level of NHS trust deficits in areas with greater than average deprivation; and what steps she is taking to reduce differences in the level of deficits between areas of above and below average deprivation. | | (80946) | 219
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the level of NHS trust deficits in (a) rural and (b) urban areas; and what steps she is taking to reduce the difference between the level of deficits in each type of area. | | (80947) | 220
| Jane Kennedy (Liverpool, Wavertree):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what fees, including nursing care allowances and fees paid on a graduated basis, were paid to all providers of care in (a) nursing, (b) nursing elderly mentally infirm (EMI), (c) residential and (d) residential EMI homes in the metropolitan boroughs of (i) Liverpool, (ii) Sefton, (iii) St Helens and (iv) Wirral in 2005-06. | | (81168) | 221
| Jane Kennedy (Liverpool, Wavertree):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many places were provided for (a) nursing, (b) nursing elderly mentally infirm (EMI), (c) residential and (d) residential EMI care by the metropolitan boroughs of (i) Liverpool, (ii) Sefton, (iii) St Helens and (iv) Wirral in 2005-06. | | (81169) | 222
| Jane Kennedy (Liverpool, Wavertree):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people over 65 years waited for (a) a place in (i) nursing, (ii) nursing elderly mentally infirm (EMI), (iii) residential, (iv) residential EMI care and (b) domiciliary care services in the borough of (i) Liverpool, (ii) Sefton, (iii) St Helens and (iv) Wirral in 2005-06. | | (81170) | 223
| Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what percentage of people were registered with an NHS dentist on 29th June in each constituency in England. | | (81211) | 224
| Mr Francis Maude (Horsham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment she has made of the amount of transfatty acids in school meals; and what steps she is taking to reduce it. | | (81157) | 225
| Mr Francis Maude (Horsham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the recommended maximum level is of transfatty acids in the national school meal guidelines. | | (81158) | 226
| Mr Francis Maude (Horsham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many untoward incidents there have been at independent sector treatment centres in the last five years, broken down by (a) specialty and (b) strategic health authority region. | | (81159) | 227
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the likely impact on services in trusts which have approved budgets which do not take into account interest and other payments on loans. | | (80923) | 228
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 16th June 2006, Official Report, column 1539W, on Connecting for Health, what targets she has put in place for the roll-out of detailed care record access to (a) the originating organisations, (b) local care communities and (c) larger areas. | | (80958) | 229
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the efficiency of the roll-out of the NHS IT programme to genito-urinary medicine clinics; what representations she has received on this matter; and what response she has given. | | (80982) | 230
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answers of 26th January 2006, Official Report, column 2333W, on arm's length bodies, and 16th June 2006, Official Report, column 1537W, on Connecting for Health, what the reasons are for the different figures given for the budget for Connecting for Health. | | (81018) | 231
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will estimate (a) the extra number of NHS psychiatrists that would be needed and (b) the extra cost that would be incurred to implement the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence's proposals for psychiatric testing for the prescription of insulin inhalers. | | [R] (81108) | 232
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many meetings her Department's Commercial Directorate held with her Department's diabetes policy team about the potential impact on patient care of the Drug Tariff Part IX consultation before 24th October 2005; and how many such meetings have been held since that date. | | [R] (81109) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 233
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list in date order (a) Green and (b) White papers produced by his Department since October 2005. | | (81310) | 234
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what draft Bills have been produced by his Department since October 2005; how many were (a) examined and (b) are planned to be examined by (i) a Departmental Select Committee and (ii) a Joint Committee; what draft Bills are still to be produced by his Department; when each is expected to be published; how many clauses each has; and if he will make a statement. | | (81311) | 235
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his practice is regarding meeting, discussing and taking into account the views and opinions of (a) private individuals and (b) representatives of organisations when drawing up and framing legislation to be introduced by his Department; and if he will make a statement. | | (81312) | 236
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the Unnumbered Command papers produced by his Department in each session since 1976; by what means (a) hon. Members and (b) members of the public can (i) inspect and (ii) obtain copies; and if he will make a statement. | | (81320) | 237
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the Deposited Papers placed in the Library by his Department since 2000; and when they were published. | | (81321) | 238
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people who applied to renew their UK passports in 2005 did so with a current address in the Irish Republic. | | (80750) | 239
| Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of those who registered under the Workers Registration Scheme have worked for 12 months or more in the United Kingdom. | | (81015) | 240
| Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many knives have been handed in during the amnesty in (a) Kingston and Surbiton constituency, (b) South West London and (c) London. | | (80965) | 241
| Philip Davies (Shipley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what percentage of people convicted of further offences committed before the period of their prison sentence had expired were ordered to return to prison to serve the outstanding sentence in full in each of the last eight years. | | (81172) | 242
| Philip Davies (Shipley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer dated 9th May 2006, Official Report, columns 216-7W, on Stephen Ayre, whether the Serious Further Offence review of the case of Stephen Ayre is complete; and whether it will be made public. | | (81173) | 243
N | Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 5th June 2006, Official Report, column 281W, on the National DNA Database, if he will break down by country the number of requests made. | | (80870) | 244
N | Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 5th June 2006, Official Report, column 281W, on the national DNA database, how many of the requests were complied with. | | (80871) | 245
N | Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 5th June 2006, Official Report, column 281W, on the national DNA database, on what basis such information is provided; and if he will make a statement. | | (80872) | 246
| Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the impact on family contact for female prisoners of the re-roling of HMP Bulwood Hall as a male prison. | | (81200) | 247
| Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the impact on family contact for female prisoners from the West Midlands of the re-roling of HMP Brockhill as a male prison. | | (81201) | 248
| Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what dates the contracts to build (a) HMP Altcourse, (b) HMP Ashfield, (c) HMP Dovegate, (d) HMP Forest Bank, (e) HMP Lowdham Grange, (f) HMP Parc, (g) HMP Rye Hill, (h) HMP Bronzefield and (i) HMP Peterborough were let; and when each is or was expected to be handed over to the Prison Service for occupancy by inmates. | | (81202) | 249
| Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cells (a) designed for single occupancy were occupied by two inmates and (b) designed for double occupancy were occupied by more than two inmates on 22nd June in each of the last nine years for which figures are available; and at what date he expects there to be none in either category. | | (81203) | 250
| Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) Prison Service Instructions and (b) Prison Service Orders were issued without being published in each of the last nine years for which figures are available. | | (81204) | 251
| Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to reverse the decline in family visits to inmates at young offender institutions. | | (81205) | 252
| Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) prison cells and (b) prison wings deemed not fit for habitation by HM Inspectorate of Prisons have subsequently been kept open at any point in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available. | | (81206) | 253
| Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many spare places in open prisons were available in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available. | | (81207) | 254
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate he has made of the carbon emissions of his Department; what commitment he has made to reducing such emissions; and if he will make a statement. | | (81057) | 255
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department (a) is committed to the achievement of environmental management to ISO 14001 standard and (b) has been externally certified as in compliance with that standard; and if he will make a statement. | | (81186) | 256
| Robert Key (Salisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) grants and (b) other sources of revenue are available to install and maintain CCTV surveillance cameras in small towns and villages in rural England; and if he will make a statement. | | (81119) | 257
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people sit on the Prison Service committee with responsibility for dealing with suspected staff wrong-doing; how often the committee meets; who chairs it; to whom it reports; and if he will make a statement. | | (80528) | 258
| Mr Oliver Letwin (West Dorset):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been prosecuted under the Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations in the last five years. | | (81074) | 259
| Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria are used to determine whether a prisoner should be categorised as category A. | | (81025) | 260
| Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what financial support is available for people found to be not guilty during their trial to investigate the circumstances and make claims for compensation against the Crown Prosecution Service and the police. | | (81035) | 261
| Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what processes are in place for the review of Category A status for prisoners; and what records are kept of such reviews. | | (81036) | 262
| Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions the judiciary has changed the status of a category A prisoner to facilitate the prisoner's attendance at trial in the last 10 years. | | (81125) | 263
| Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for door supervisors' licences are waiting for (a) approval and (b) processing by the Security Industry Authority. | | (81126) | 264
| Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how long it has taken on average to process an application for a door supervisor's licence to the Security Industry Authority in the last 12 months. | | (81127) | 265
| Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Security Industry Authority will reinstate the on-line application facility; and what alternative methods have been put in place for urgent applications. | | (81128) | 266
| Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons the Security Industry Authority has suspended the facility for making on-line applications for door supervisors' licences. | | (81129) | Questions to the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission 267
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 19th June 2006, Official Report, column 1574W, on security, at which other posts there is limited protection from the elements; and if he will make a statement. | | (80938) | 268
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, if he will make it his policy to ensure that unnumbered Command Papers are indexed in PIMS, together with their location and date of publication; and if he will make a statement. | | (81244) | 269
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 19th June 2006, Official Report, column 1574W, on Officers of the House (Accommodation), what accommodation is made available to the (a) Clerk of the House, (b) Serjeant at Arms and (c) Speaker's Secretary; what the market value of the property is in each case; and if he will make a statement. | | (81171) | 270
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, whether the House of Commons (a) is committed to the achievement of environmental management to ISO 14001 standard and (b) has been externally certified as in compliance with that standard; and if he will make a statement. | | (81062) | 271
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, what recent estimate has been made of the carbon emissions of the House of Commons; what commitment has been made to reducing such emissions; and if he will make a statement. | | (81121) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 272
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to his Answer of 20th June 2006, Official Report, column 1763W, on abortion, if he will require organisations which he funds to sign a statement that they do not support or participate in coercive abortion or involuntary sterilisation as a condition to further funding; and if he will make a statement. | | (81161) | 273
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will list the (a) Green and (b) White papers produced by his Department since October 2005, in date order. | | (81322) | 274
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what draft Bills have been produced by his Department since October 2005; how many (a) were examined and (b) are planned to be examined by (i) a Departmental Select Committtee and (ii) a Joint Committee; what draft Bills are still to be produced by his Department; when each is expected to be published; how many clauses each has; and if he will make a statement. | | (81323) | 275
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what his practice is regarding meeting, discussing and taking into account the views and opinions of (a) private individuals and (b) representatives of organisations when drawing up and framing legislation to be introduced by his Department; and if he will make a statement. | | (81324) | 276
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will list the Unnumbered Command Papers produced by his Department in each session since 1976; by what means (a) hon. Members and (b) members of the public can (i) inspect and (ii) obtain copies; and if he will make a statement. | | (81325) | 277
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will list the deposited papers placed in the Library by his Department since 2000; and when they were published. | | (81326) | 278
| Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much the UK has allocated to the Iraqi healthcare system since 2003. | | (81011) | 279
| Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment he has made of Iraq's progress towards the UN Millennium Development Goals. | | (81012) | 280
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what resources his Department will be providing as its commitment to the Darfur-Darfur dialogue. | | (81313) | 281
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent estimate he has made of the carbon emissions of his Department; what commitment he has made to reducing such emissions; and if he will make a statement. | | (81056) | 282
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether his Department (a) is committed to the achievement of environmental management to ISO 14001 standard and (b) has been externally certified as in compliance with that standard; and if he will make a statement. | | (81187) | Questions to the Leader of the House 283
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Leader of the House, if he will take steps to ensure that any future plans for Parliament Square and surrounding roads which involve pedestrianisation take into account the need for speedy access to the Palace of Westminster by hon. Members and Peers. | | (80527) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 284
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what progress has been made in providing a permanent memorial in Northern Ireland to victims of terrorism. | | (80747) | 285
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the rates of breast cancer per 1,000 women over the age of 50 years were in each district council area in Northern Ireland in the last period for which figures are available. | | (80748) | 286
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people who have been released from prison after serving a sentence for a violent or sexual crime in Northern Ireland who are still living there are regarded as at high risk of re-offending. | | (80749) | 287
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people have been diagnosed with depression in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years; and how many people diagnosed were given access to cognitive behaviour therapy. | | (80939) | 288
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many measles cases have been diagnosed in Northern Ireland in each of the last 10 years. | | (80940) | 289
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many disabled staff Northern Ireland Government departments have employed in each of the last 10 years. | | (80941) | 290
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many redundancies of (a) nurses and (b) midwives there have been in each health board area in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years. | | (80942) | 291
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) nurses and (b) midwives are employed by the Health Service in each health board area in Northern Ireland. | | (80943) | 292
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what controls are in place to ensure that waste intended for recycling is not deposited in landfill sites. | | (80944) | 293
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what (a) support services and (b) financial assistance is in place to support young carers in Northern Ireland. | | (80948) | 294
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many children in Northern Ireland are identified as young carers. | | (80949) | 295
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he is taking to ensure newly-built public buildings in Northern Ireland incorporate energy efficient measures. | | (80950) | 296
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many vulnerable people in Northern Ireland live in homes that fall below the decent homes standard. | | (80951) | 297
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many builders have been prosecuted for non-compliance with environmental building regulations in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years. | | (80952) | 298
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many homes built in the last 10 years in Northern Ireland do not comply with environmental building regulations. | | (80953) | 299
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what measures are in place to assess compliance with building regulations in Northern Ireland. | | (80954) | 300
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many lung cancer specialists are working in Northern Ireland; and what steps are being taken to increase the number of specialists. | | (80955) | 301
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many deaths from lung cancer there have been in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years; and how many of these deaths were smoking-related. | | (80956) | 302
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many cases of lung cancer have been diagnosed in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years. | | (80957) | 303
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many hostels are used by the Probation Board of Northern Ireland for housing known child sex offenders; where the hostels are; and how many sex offenders reside in these hostels. | | (80959) | 304
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that migrant workers to Northern Ireland have access to information on (a) health, (b) social services, (c) housing and (d) other public services. | | (80961) | 305
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what contracts above the European Union threshold have been awarded by (a) his Department and (b) its agencies and non-departmental public bodies since 2000. | | (80967) | 306
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will publish an audit of the implementation of recommendations from the International Monitoring Commission to Government and government bodies. | | (80968) | 307
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he (a) is taking and (b) plans to take to ensure that social housing in Northern Ireland is allocated to Catholics and Protestants equally according to need. | | (80969) | 308
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he has plans to address religious differentials in the allocation of public housing. | | (80971) | 309
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many judges he has appointed for the inquiry into the murder of Pat Finucane; and if he will instead hold an independent public inquiry into the murder. | | (80972) | 310
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what local government financial support there was for tourism in (a) rural and (b) urban areas in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years. | | (80975) | 311
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what strategies for sustainable development the Northern Ireland Office has in place. | | (80977) | 312
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many incidents of racist bullying were recorded in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years. | | (80978) | 313
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the average length of time spent waiting for public housing was by (a) all those on the waiting list, (b) those of a Catholic community background and (c) those of a Protestant community background in each of the last five years. | | (80985) | 314
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will take social considerations into account in procurements by his Department and its agencies and non-departmental public bodies. | | (80986) | 315
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent estimate he has made of the carbon emissions of his Department; what commitment he has made to reducing such emissions; and if he will make a statement. | | (81055) | 316
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether his Department (a) is committed to the achievement of environmental management to ISO 14001 standard and (b) has been externally certified as in compliance with that standard; and if he will make a statement. | | (81188) | 317
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many members of staff at the Northern Ireland Police Fund are employed by his Department. | | (80979) | 318
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the names are of each (a) director and (b) former director of the Northern Ireland Police Fund. | | (80983) | 319
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what meetings have been held at which the alleged 2003 security breach in the Northern Ireland Police Fund was discussed. | | (80984) | 320
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether Mr Colin Ashe is an employee of the Northern Ireland Office. | | (80987) | 321
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) serving and (b) former members of the Police Service of Northern Ireland have been forced to move house as a result of the 2003 alleged security breach at the Northern Ireland Police Fund. | | (80988) | 322
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, to whom the directors of the Northern Ireland Police Fund report; by whom they were appointed; what the appointment process was; how often the directors meet; and how many have resigned since July 2003. | | (80992) | 323
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, from what budget the Northern Ireland Police Fund is funded. | | (81007) | 324
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether the appointment of (a) Mr Desmond Clayton and (b) Mr Thomas Hale to the Northern Ireland Police Fund was conducted under the auspices of the Northern Ireland Office. | | (81008) | 325
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, on what date Mr Colin Ashe was appointed as acting Chief Executive of the Northern Ireland Police Fund. | | (81009) | 326
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) serving and (b) former members of the Police Service of Northern Ireland have written to ask about their personal details being handed over to the Provisional IRA following the 2003 alleged security breach at the Northern Ireland Police Fund. | | (81010) | Questions to the Prime Minister 327
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list the countries visited by Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean since her appointment as his special envoy; and what the (a) date and (b) purpose was of each visit. | | (81019) | 328
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Prime Minister, for what reason he deemed it necessary to appoint a special envoy to be his representative solely to the Sultan of Brunei. | | (81020) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland 329
| Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the operation of the Barnett Formula as it relates to Scotland. | | (81026) | 330
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent estimate he has made of the carbon emissions of his Department; what commitment he has made to reducing such emissions; and if he will make a statement. | | (81054) | 331
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether his Department (a) is committed to the achievement of environmental management to ISO 14001 standard and (b) has been externally certified as in compliance with that standard; and if he will make a statement. | | (81189) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 332
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans he has for (a) voluntary and (b) compulsory redundancies in his Department during the (i) 2006-07 and (ii) 2007-08 financial years; what discussions he has had with the Treasury about providing funding for this; what discussions he has had with trade unions representing officials in his Department about such redundancies; how many officials in his Department have (A) taken voluntary severance and (B) been made redundant in each month since January, broken down by (1) Directorate and (2) grade; what discussions he has had with the Treasury about head count reduction in his Department; when he expects to reach agreement with the Treasury about the next Comprehensive Spending Review; if he will place in the Library copies of advice his Department provides to officials on taking voluntary redundancy; and if he will make a statement. | | (81239) | 333
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will make it his policy to make copies of deposited papers available in the (a) Vote Office and (b) Printed Paper Office at the same time as copies are deposited in the Library; and if he will make a statement. | | (81240) | 334
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what regulatory simplification proposals his Department has received in relation to environmental regulations since the start of the initiative; which stakeholders have been consulted on each proposal; and if he will make a statement. | | (81030) | 335
| Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, which areas are being considered for storage of nuclear waste. | | (80966) | 336
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, which organisations were consulted during the Waste Strategy consultation; and if he will make a statement. | | (80928) | 337
| Paul Flynn (Newport West):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the United Kingdom's annual contribution has been to the (a) European Atomic Energy Agency and (b) International Atomic Energy Agency since 1997; what proportion of each payment was made by the United Kingdom (i) public sector and (ii) private sector nuclear industries; and what plans he has to review the level of the annual UK contribution to each organisation. | | (81069) | 338
| Paul Flynn (Newport West):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what financial contribution has been made by (a) his Department, (b) other Government Departments, (c) the UK's public sector nuclear industry and (d) the UK nuclear industry's private sector to the work done by the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate/Health and Safety Executive on the pre-licensing of nuclear power generation plants. | | (81070) | 339
| Paul Flynn (Newport West):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what annual fees have been recovered from (a) publicly-owned nuclear companies, (b) non-departmental public bodies dealing with nuclear issues and (c) privately-owned nuclear companies for the security-related service provided to them by his Department's Office for Civil Nuclear Security (OCNS) in each year since the OCNS has had semi-autonomous status. | | (81071) | 340
N | Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what value the current total funding pot has under Stream 1 of the Low Carbon Buildings Programme for Householders. | | (80771) | 341
N | Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the value was of the total funding pot under the Clear Skies scheme. | | (80772) | 342
N | Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, on what date the grant to Peugeot for investment in its plant at Ryton in Coventry was offered; and what terms and conditions were attached to that grant. | | (80849) | 343
N | Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the (a) dates and (b) amounts were of each (i) grant and (ii) loan offered to Peugeot by the Government in each of the last 10 years; and what terms and conditions were attached. | | (80850) | 344
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what recent estimate he has made of the carbon emissions of his Department; what commitment he has made to reducing such emissions; and if he will make a statement. | | (81052) | 345
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether his Department (a) is committed to the achievement of environmental management to ISO 14001 standard and (b) has been externally certified as in compliance with that standard; and if he will make a statement. | | (81190) | 346
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the cost to public funds was of servicing the activities of the Union Modernisation Fund in the last period for which records are available; and if he will make a statement. | | (80980) | 347
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many individuals applied to be members of the current Supervisory Board of the Union Modernisation Fund. | | (80981) | 348
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what measures are in place to ensure that trades unions do not breach the Union Modernisation Fund operating guidelines on political campaigning; and if he will make a statement. | | (80990) | 349
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how he monitors the effectiveness of (a) the Supervisory Board of the Union Modernisation Fund and (b) the Union Modernisation Fund; and if he will make a statement. | | (80991) | 350
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, which unions have received funding from the Union Modernisation Fund in 2005-06; and if he will make a statement. | | (81017) | 351
N | Susan Kramer (Richmond Park):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what estimate he has made of the percentage of British companies which will be required to make reports on (a) environmental matters, (b) employee relations, (c) social and community issues and (d) relations with suppliers under the Business Review provisions of the Company Law Reform Bill. | | (80873) | 352
N | John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of potential carcinogenic effects from the use of methyl tertiary butyl ether as a fuel additive. | | (80820) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 353
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the Parliamentary Advisory Committee on Transportation Safety; what note was kept of each meeting; and if he will make a statement. | | (81245) | 354
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to make copies of deposited papers available in the (a) Vote Office and (b) Printed Paper Office at the same time as copies are deposited in the Library; and if he will make a statement. | | (81246) | 355
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make a statement on the operation of the Road Traffic Act 1988; and what statutory instruments have been made under this Act. | | (81247) | 356
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) lives which will be saved and (b) injuries which will be reduced by the enactment of the Draft Motor Vehicles (Wearing of Seat Belts) (Amendment) Regulations 2006; when these regulations will be brought into force; what recent discussions he has had with (i) motoring organisations and (ii) the Parliamentary Advisory Committee on Transportation Safety on the wearing of seat belts; and if he will make a statement. | | (81248) | 357
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many road accidents were caused (a) directly and (b) indirectly as a result of the driver of a motor vehicle driving (i) whilst feeling drowsy and (ii) falling asleep whilst driving in each year since 1996, broken down by (A) age group, (B) sex and (C) region. | | (81259) | 358
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what research his Department (a) has undertaken, (b) plans to undertake and (c) has evaluated into (i) the (A) age and (B) number of (1) males and (2) females who drive whilst feeling drowsy, (ii) the frequency of driving whilst drowsy and (iii) the number of road accidents caused because the driver was drowsy; and if he will make a statement. | | (81260) | 359
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he (a) has taken and (b) plans to take to encourage persons aged 17 to 24 years of the dangers of driving whilst feeling drowsy; and if he will make a statement. | | (81261) | 360
| Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to announce (a) the regional funding allocation for the South West and (b) funding for the upgrade of the A358. | | (81160) | 361
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of the carbon emissions of his Department; what commitment he has made to reducing such emissions; and if he will make a statement. | | (81053) | 362
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many kilometres of motorway have been resurfaced with quiet noise surface in each year since 1997; and how many kilometres were so resurfaced before they reached the normal life requirement for renewal in each year. | | (81065) | 363
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the estimated (a) book cost, (b) renewal cost and (c) market value is of the (i) motorway and (ii) trunk road network. | | (81066) | 364
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will assess the relevance to the United Kingdom of the Austrian vignette scheme for charging for motorway use. | | (81067) | 365
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many passenger kilometres were travelled on each motorway of the United Kingdom in each of the last five years. | | (81086) | 366
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, by what criteria expenditure on transport projects is judged; what rate of interest is used in discounted cash flow analyses; what value is attributed to (a) time savings and (b) the saving of life; by what ratio of benefits to costs such projects are judged; and what allowance is made for cost overruns. | | (81087) | 367
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what undertakings were entered into with the organisers of the Olympic Games concerning the journey time between Heathrow and Weymouth; what the journey time is; and what plans there are to meet those undertakings. | | (81088) | 368
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost per mile of maintenance of motorways and trunk roads was in each of the maintenance areas of the Highways Agency in each of the last five years. | | (81089) | 369
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department (a) is committed to the achievement of environmental management to ISO 14001 standard and (b) has been externally certified as in compliance with that standard; and if he will make a statement. | | (81191) | 370
| Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the conclusions were of the stage 1 study into the improvements of the A120(T) in relation to the proposed Bathside Bay development in Harwich; when a decision will be made on formal planning permission; and if he will make a statement. | | (81100) | 371
| Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which local authorities provide (a) wholly free parking and (b) a concessionary parking scheme for (i) disabled blue badge holders and (ii) senior citizens. | | (81199) | 372
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much central Government funding has been allocated to East Riding of Yorkshire Council for road improvements in each year since 1997-98; and if he will make a statement. | | (80529) | 373
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding for which his Department is responsible has been allocated to the East Riding of Yorkshire for each year since 1997-98. | | (80531) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales 374
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent estimate he has made of the carbon emissions of his Department; what commitment he has made to reducing such emissions; and if he will make a statement. | | (81050) | 375
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether his Department (a) is committed to the achievement of environmental management to ISO 14001 standard and (b) has been externally certified as in compliance with that standard; and if he will make a statement. | | (81193) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 376
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Health and Safety Executive inspectors have been employed in the Field Operations Division in each of the last five years, broken down by region. | | (81115) | 377
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the special rules gateway in ensuring all terminal cancer patients receive the (a) Disability Living Allowance and (b) Attendance Allowance benefits to which they are entitled. | | (81116) | 378
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the numbers of terminally ill cancer patients who received (a) Disability Living Allowance and (b) Attendance Allowance in 2005-06. | | (81117) | 379
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications from terminally ill cancer patients for (a) Disability Living Allowance and (b) Attendance Allowance were unsuccessful in each of the last three years for which figures are available; and how many and what percentage subsequently appealed successfully in each year. | | (81118) | 380
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate he has made of the carbon emissions of his Department; what commitment he has made to reducing such emissions; and if he will make a statement. | | (81049) | 381
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department (a) is committed to the achievement of environmental management to ISO 14001 standard and (b) has been externally certified as in compliance with that standard; and if he will make a statement. | | (81179) | 382
| Mr Eric Martlew (Carlisle):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many residents in each electoral ward in Carlisle constituency receive pension credit. | | (81105) | 383
| Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total set-up costs were of the Targeting Fraud website; and what its total running costs have been in each year. | | (81027) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs 384
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if she will publish the findings of the Watkins report into guidelines for procurement in the criminal justice system. | | [Transferred] (80973) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 385
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government (a) is committed to the achievement of environmenal management to ISO 14001 standard and (b) has been externally certified as in compliance with that standard; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (81318) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 386
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 19th June 2006, Official Report, column 1615W, on special envoys, what remuneration has been paid to Baroness Symons for this function since her appointment. | | [Transferred] (81068) | 387
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much the Government contributed to the maintenance and running costs of the Commonwealth Institute building in each year between 1996 and 2000. | | [Transferred] (81167) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 388
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 2nd June 2006, Official Report, column 40W, on helicopter searches, at what time the police helicopter at RAF Benson was (a) placed on and (b) taken off standby. | | [Transferred] (81217) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 389
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions he has had with his EU counterparts about the sums of money the EU expects to commit to the temporary international mechanism to channel assistance directly to the Palestinian people set out in the European Council Presidency Conclusions of 15th and 16th June. | | [Transferred] (80927) | Questions to the Leader of the House 390
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Leader of the House, if he will make it his policy to make copies of deposited papers available in the (a) Vote Office and (b) Printed Paper Office at the same time as copies are deposited in the Library; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (81238) |
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