Order Book Part 1

House of Commons

Session 2005 - 06
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The Questions Book

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Monday 10 July 2006

Notes:
* Indicates a Question for Oral Answer.
+ Indicates a Question not included in the random selection process but accepted because the quota for that day had not been filled.
[N] Indicates a Question for Written Answer on a named day, i.e. the Member has indicated under S.O. No. 22(4) the day on which he wishes the Question to be answered.
[R] Indicates that a relevant interest has been declared.

Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Monday 10 July 2006
(the 'Questions Book')

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Monday 10 July 2006

This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Monday 10 July of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper. They are arranged in alphabetical order of answering Department.

For other Written Questions for answer on Monday 10 July of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.

For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Monday 10 July see Part 2 of this paper.

Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

1
Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the overall approach to reinvestment of future savings in the benefits budgets and growth in revenue resulting from increased participation of disabled people in the workforce; what agreements have been reached in principle; and if he will make a statement.

(84349)

2
N Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it is his policy to veto proposals from the Finnish EU Presidency to raise EU minimum excise duty rates on alcohol.

(83830)

3
Mr Colin Breed (South East Cornwall):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions his Department has had with the tobacco industry on introducing an anti-counterfeiting labelling scheme for tobacco products.

(84084)

4
Mr Colin Breed (South East Cornwall):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he will bring forward proposals for introducing an anti-counterfeiting solution for tobacco products in the UK.

(84085)

5
Mr Colin Breed (South East Cornwall):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has examined technological solutions being used in other countries to tackle the trade in counterfeit tobacco.

(84086)

6
Mr Colin Breed (South East Cornwall):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of underage smokers purchasing smuggled and counterfeit tobacco products.

(84087)

7
N James Brokenshire (Hornchurch):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent representations he has made to the Home Secretary on the taking of emergency measures to alter the Extradition Act 2003.

(83041)

8
N James Brokenshire (Hornchurch):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he will answer named day questions 61459, 61460 and 61461, concerning contracts and tenders with Capita plc, due for answer on 23rd March.

(83213)

9
N James Brokenshire (Hornchurch):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many named day written parliamentary questions his Department received in each of the last three years; what percentage of named day written parliamentary questions his Department answered within the requested time limit; and what the average delay was for those questions which were not answered within the requested time limit.

(83214)

10
Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what budget HM Customs has allocated to policing the Export Control Act 2002 in 2006-07; how many personnel are engaged in policing the Act; and of what type.

(84367)

11
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many complaints were received about the National Insurance Contribution system in each of the last nine years.

(84345)

12
Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) males and (b) females aged 16 to 24 years died as a result of accidental (i) drug and (ii) alcohol misuse, excluding suicide in each year since 1990.

(84664)

13
Jim Dobbin (Heywood & Middleton):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which G8 countries support the Advance Market Commitment concept.

(83988)

14
Jim Dobbin (Heywood & Middleton):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which organisations have made representations to his Department (a) in support of and (b) against the Advance Market Commitment concept.

(83993)

15
Jim Dobbin (Heywood & Middleton):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has (a) made to and (b) received from his G8 counterparts on implementing the pilot Advance Market Commitment confirmed by the Italian Finance Minister at the G8 Finance Ministers' meeting in June.

(83994)

16
Jim Dobbin (Heywood & Middleton):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress has been made towards the launch of an Advance Market Commitment pilot project by the end of 2006.

(83995)

17
Jim Dobbin (Heywood & Middleton):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what funds the UK has allocated for the G8 commitment for the launch of an Advance Market Commitment pilot project by the end of 2006; and if he will make a statement.

(83996)

18
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the Citizens Advice Bureau on financial exclusion; and what partnerships he is aiming to put in place to improve financial literacy in (a) schools and (b) wider society.

(84498)

19
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what research he has commissioned to ascertain the level of financial literacy in the UK; and whether this has sought to ascertain differences in financial literacy in different (a) age groups, (b) genders, (c) classes, (d) ethnic groups and (e) occupations.

(84499)

20
Andrew Gwynne (Denton & Reddish):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people aged (a) over 22, (b) 18 to 21 and (c) under 18 years received the national minimum wage in (i) Thameside metropolitan borough, (ii) Stockport metropolitan borough and (iii) Denton and Reddish constituency in the most recent period for which figures are available.

(84082)

21
Andrew Gwynne (Denton & Reddish):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total amount of personal debt was in (a) the UK, (b) Stockport metropolitan borough, (c) Tameside metropolitan borough and (d) Denton and Reddish constituency in the most recent period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.

(84083)

22
Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether postage stamps are subject to the same VAT regulations as other antiques when they have been imported into the UK.

(84416)

23
Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what VAT regulations apply to importing antiques; and if he will make a statement.

(84426)

24
Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 13th June 2006, Official Report, column 5767W, on AK-47s, what UK custom entry clearance has been issued to UK based companies for the importation of pallets of small arms from Bosnia since June 2003.

(83921)

25
Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 13th June 2006, Official Report, column 5767W, on AK-47s, what UK custom entry clearance has been issued to Procurement Management Services Ltd for the import into the UK from Bosnia of assault rifles and other types of small arms since June 2003.

(83922)

26
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 31st January 2006, Official Report, column 403W, on the Master Netting Agreement, whether the European Central Bank Guidelines preclude the Government from changing its own practices as the baseline upon which its own guidelines have been set.

(84203)

27
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department has taken to reduce UK contributions to the EU budget since 1997; what reductions have been made in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.

(84294)

28
John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what oil price his Department predicts for each of the next 10 years.

(84271)

29
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on which date the Prime Minister gave written approval for his trip to Nigeria on 22nd May.

(84093)

30
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Gateshead East & Washington West):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the most recent rate of (a) cancers and (b) stroke was in (i) Gateshead East and Washington West, (ii) the North East and (iii) England.

(84678)

31
Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people died from (a) nut allergies and (b) other allergies in each of the last five years.

(84267)

32
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many patients were diagnosed with melanoma in each of the last 10 years.

(84095)

33
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many teenage pregnancies there was in (a) Southampton, (b) Portsmouth, (c) Hampshire and (d) the combined area of the three in each year since 1990; and what the teenage pregnancy rate was in each case.

(84342)

34
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his most recent estimate is of the (a) mean, and (b) median wage in (i) rural areas and (ii) non-rural areas; and if he will make a statement.

(84617)

35
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) total and (b) average personal debt in (i) rural areas and (ii) non-rural areas was in the last period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.

(84618)

36
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average personal (a) unsecured debt and (b) total debt was in (i) rural areas and (ii) non-rural areas as a percentage of income in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement.

(84619)

37
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average personal (a) unsecured debt and (b) total debt was among those working in the agricultural sector in the last period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.

(84620)

38
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of pensioners in whose death (a) subnormal body temperature or hypothermia and (b) malnutrition or deprivation of food was a primary cause in each year since 1997, broken down by (i) rural and (ii) non-rural areas; and if he will make a statement.

(84621)

39
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many deaths were recorded where (a) clostridium difficile associated disease, (b) MRSA, (c) vancomycin resistant enterocci, (d) multi-resistant acinetobacter spp and (e) penicillin resistant streptococcus pneumoniae was mentioned on the death certificate in the last year for which figures are available, broken down by deaths recorded in (i) rural and (ii) non-rural areas; and in how many cases it was also the underlying cause of death.

(84626)

40
Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 4th May 2006, Official Report, column 1743W, on plastic bags, if he will carry out a follow-up assessment to that carried out in December 2002 of the longer-term impact of the operation of the Irish plastic bag tax since its introduction in March 2002.

(84520)

41
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average life expectancy is for (a) men, (b) women and (c) all people in each primary care trust area.

(84021)

42
N Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether any bonus payments have been made to staff dealing with tax credits since 12th December 2005; and if he will make a statement.

(82887)

43
N Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on plans for the future of the HM Revenue and Customs offices in Yeovil.

(82888)

44
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the impact of child tax credits on child poverty since 1997; and if he will make a statement.

(83898)

45
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people received tax credits while unemployed in each year since 2001-02; and if he will make a statement.

(83904)

46
Rosemary McKenna (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people were unemployed in Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East (a) in each year since 1997 and (b) in the latest period for which figures are available.

(83826)

47
N Albert Owen (Ynys Môn):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what measures he plans to take to ensure that civil service job cuts in Wales do not adversely affect economic regeneration of Objective One areas.

(83934)

48
Christine Russell (City of Chester):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken to reduce poverty in the City of Chester since 1997.

(84046)

49
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which education capital projects are VAT exempt.

(84183)

50
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what criteria are used to decide what type of education capital projects are VAT exempt.

(84184)

51
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received from the further education sector about the VAT status of further education capital projects.

(84185)

52
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of VAT on further education capital projects.

(84269)

53
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to ensure that further education and schools capital projects receive the same treatment.

(84270)

54
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on how many occasions he has visited each region in an official capacity in the last 12 months.

(83909)

55
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 28th June 2006, Official Report, column 414W, on sickness absence, how many staff in his Department have had (a) more than two and (b) five or more periods of sickness of less than five days in two or more of the years for which he has provided figures.

(84074)

56
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 28th June 2006, Official Report, column 414W, on sickness absence, to what he attributes the rise in the number of staff with (a) two, (b) three, (c) four and (d) five or more periods of sickness absence of less than five days in each of the last three years.

(84075)

57
Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he will reply to the letter of 2nd May 2006 from the hon. Member for Castle Point enclosing one from Mr Layzell of 27th April 2006.

(84144)

58
Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of adults in (a) Beverley and Holderness and (b) the East Riding of Yorkshire currently have a bank account; and if he will make a statement.

(84649)

59
Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will ask the Gowers Intellectual Property review team to include within its terms of reference copyright issues affecting the sports sector.

(84261)

60
Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will ask the Gowers Intellectual Property review team to examine the impact of the EC Database Directive 1996 on the (a) English and (b) Scottish football leagues' right to charge betting companies for the use of their fixtures lists.

(84262)

61
N Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the response by the Economic Secretary to the Treasury of 4th July 2006, Official Report, column 729, on the Finance (No. 2) Bill, if he will place in the Library a note setting out the basis for his calculation of the £100 million cost of amendments to the rules on the compulsory purchase of annuities.

(83603)

62
N Mr David Winnick (Walsall North):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the Chairman of HM Revenue and Customs will reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Walsall North of 18th May regarding a constituent; and what the reason is for the delay in replying.

(83400)

63
N Mr David Winnick (Walsall North):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the Tax Credit Office will reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Walsall North of 23rd May; ref: 2006/05 008197.

(83401)

Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

64
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, on how many occasions (a) she and (b) her predecessor visited each region in an official capacity in the last 12 months.

(83912)

65
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, pursuant to the Answer of 5th June 2006, Official Report, column 244W, on sickness absence, how many staff in her Department have had two or more periods of sick leave of less than five days in two or more of the years for which she has provided figures.

(84031)

66
N Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how the £7 million allocated by the Chancellor to the Year of the Volunteer was spent; and what the measurable outcomes of the funding were.

(83471)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

67
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the size is of her private office in square feet.

(84171)

68
Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield, Attercliffe):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what measures are to be included in the home information packs to ensure that the reliability and safety of domestic wiring and electrical installations has been appropriately checked.

(84353)

69
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether (a) parish and (b) town councils have the power to delegate decisions on planning applications to a responsible councillor or officer.

(84147)

70
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many households are listed as overcrowded in (a) Gloucestershire and (b) Stroud; and how many children are in overcrowded accommodation.

(84157)

71
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions she has had with Kate Barker on further changes to the planning system.

(84158)

72
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what additional scope she plans to give to individual households under the planning system to install renewable energy generators in houses.

(84159)

73
James Duddridge (Rochford & Southend East):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much land was designated as (a) brown-field and (b) green-field site in (i) Rochford District Council area, (ii) Southend-on-Sea Borough Council and (iii) Rochford and Southend East constituency in each year since 1997.

(84249)

74
James Duddridge (Rochford & Southend East):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many new homes have been built on (a) brown-field and (b) green-field land in (i) Rochford District Council area, (ii) Southend-on-Sea Borough Council and (iii) Rochford and Southend East constituency in each year since 1997.

(84250)

75
James Duddridge (Rochford & Southend East):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many homes there were in (a) Rochford District Council area, (b) Southend-on-Sea Borough Council and (c) Rochford and Southend East constituency in each year since 1997.

(84251)

76
James Duddridge (Rochford & Southend East):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will publish the advice her Department gave to (a) Southend Council, (b) Thames Gateway, (c) Thames Gateway South Essex, (d) Renaissance Southend, (e) Essex County Council, (f) East of England Development Authority, (g) East of England Regional Assembly and (h) other public bodies in the East of England on a single bid from the Thames Gateway region for a regional casino.

(84393)

77
N Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans her Department has to introduce a second homes tax, as recommended by the Affordable Rural Housing Commission.

(83409)

78
N Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the costs and benefits of second homes in rural areas.

(83410)

79
Andrew Gwynne (Denton & Reddish):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans she has to introduce (a) an elected mayor, (b) an elected assembly and (c) other statutory forms of governance for the Greater Manchester City Region.

(84081)

80
Andrew Gwynne (Denton & Reddish):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what consideration has been given to providing councillors subjected to vexatious and malicious reporting to the Standards Board for England with means of redress.

[R] (84099)

81
Andrew Gwynne (Denton & Reddish):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will bring forward measures to tackle the abuse of the procedures of the Standards Board for England by vexatious complainants; and if she will make a statement.

(84310)

82
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many hectares of land were classified as (a) urban and (b) suburban in each year since 1990, broken down by region.

(84057)

83
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the (a) number and (b) area of sites designated as derelict land, broken down by region; and what the figures were (i) five and (ii) 10 years ago.

(84058)

84
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate her Department has made of the amount of money local authorities have allocated to affordable and social housing as a result of setting second home council tax discounts lower then 50 per cent.; and if she will make a statement.

(84634)

85
Ann Keen (Brentford & Isleworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much funding has been allocated to the London Borough of Hounslow for the upgrading and repairs of council housing stock to meet the Decent Homes Standard since 1997.

(84430)

86
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the change in the level of council tax between 1997 and 2006; and if she will make a statement.

(84521)

87
Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what role her Department has in planning issues relating to casinos; and if she will make a statement.

(84134)

88
Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what her Department's policy is on regeneration associated with regional casino development; and if she will make a statement.

(84135)

89
Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recommendations and advice her Department has given to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport on the (a) development, (b) location and (c) potential economic impact of regional casinos.

(84136)

90
Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what meetings planning Ministers have had with casino operators and their associates since January 2003; and who the attendees were in each case.

(84193)

91
Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what previous connection Professor Stephen Crow of the Casino Advisory Panel has had with the Department in the past.

(84485)

92
N Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what powers are available to planning authorities enabling preventative action to be taken in relation to the unauthorised development of land sold to travellers.

(83399)

93
N Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what progress has been made in repairing the areas of Birmingham affected by the tornado in July 2005; and if she will make a statement.

(83520)

94
N Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what her policy is on empty private sector housing.

(83823)

95
Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which (a) local authorities and (b) groups of authorities have applied to be pilots for new unitary status; and if she will make a statement.

(83935)

96
N Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when she will reply to the letter of 29th March from the hon. Member for Northavon on behalf of Mr. Perkins, a constituent, on energy conservation.

(83411)

Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs

97
N Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what matters were discussed when officials met the Oxfordshire Coroner on 11th August 2003; and whether they included consideration of the issuing of a death certificate for Dr Kelly.

(83739)

98
N Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, who requested the meeting between officials and the Oxfordshire Coroner on 11th August 2003; and who was at the meeting.

(83740)

99
N Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, pursuant to her Answer of 26th June 2006, Official Report, column 304W, on Dr David Kelly, under what authority the Oxfordshire Coroner conducted a resumed hearing of the inquest into the death of Dr Kelly on 14th August 2003; and for what purpose.

(83742)

100
Mr Brian Binley (Northampton South):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many family visitor appeals were lodged in 2005-06; and how many are awaiting a decision.

(84607)

101
Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, whether magistrates are permitted to ask the Crown Prosecution Service whether they have issued an IM4 - Deportation Notice when a non-EU foreign national pleads guilty to an imprisonable offence.

(84422)

102
Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, whether magistrates are permitted to ascertain the immigration status of a defendant who is a non-EU foreign national.

(84423)

103
Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, pursuant to the Answer to Question 80303, what assumption for planning purposes she has made of the number of incapacity benefit appeal cases (a) by the end of 2006-07 and (b) in each of the subsequent two years.

(83882)

104
Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, pursuant to the Answer to Question 80303, what meetings she has held with Ministers in the Department for Work and Pensions to discuss their reponse to the President of the tribunal's reports on their standards in making incapacity benefit decisions; and if she will make a statement on (a) resulting initiatives and (b) the expected levels of tribunal workload over the next two years.

(83883)

105
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many court orders have been made for the repossession of homes in (a) Eastleigh constituency and (b) each district in (i) Hampshire, (ii) Southampton and (iii) Portsmouth in each year since 1987.

(84659)

106
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, when the maximum levels of compensation in personal injuries cases were last reviewed; and if she will make a statement.

(84522)

107
N John Mann (Bassetlaw):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what performance standards she has set for the length of time a consumer complaint to the Law Society takes to be resolved, including where the solicitors refuses to accept decisions of the Law Society Adjudication Panel and the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal.

(83899)

108
N John Mann (Bassetlaw):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many solicitors have refused to accept decisions of the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal in each of the last 10 years.

(83900)

109
N John Mann (Bassetlaw):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what rights of redress are available to those who have won decisions at both the Law Society Adjudication Panel and the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal.

(83901)

110
N John Mann (Bassetlaw):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what sanctions are available against solicitors who refuse to accept decisions of the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal.

(83902)

111
Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what average payment has been made to claimants in successful cases heard by small claims courts where the claimant (a) had legal representation and (b) had no legal representation in each year since 1997.

(84079)

112
Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many cases have been heard by small claims courts where (a) claimants had legal representation and (b) claimants had no legal representation in each year since 1997.

(84080)

113
Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, which Commonwealth countries allow all Commonwealth citizens to vote in their general elections.

(83844)

114
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, on how many occasions she has visited each region in an official capacity in the last 12 months.

(83911)

115
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what powers coroners have to investigate deaths abroad.

(84513)

116
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what powers coroners have to reduce waiting times by transferring cases from one area to another.

(84514)

117
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what plans she has to review the powers of coroners to enter and search premises.

(84515)

118
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what steps she is taking to reduce delays in the coroners' service.

(84516)

119
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what assessment she has made of the facilities available for victims and witnesses in magistrates' courts.

(84525)

120
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many statements have been made by victims' special advocates in (a) Cardiff, (b) Manchester, (c) Birmingham and (d) London.

(84526)

121
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many statements have been made on behalf of (a) murder and (b) manslaughter victims by special advocates.

(84527)

122
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what discussions she has had on extending the pilots of victims' special advocates.

(84528)

123
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if she will provide guidance in polling stations in languages other than English.

(84535)

124
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, when she will make it an offence to make a false application for a postal vote.

(84536)

125
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what assessment she has made of the merits of requiring voters to sign for receipt of their ballot paper.

(84537)

126
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, when she will introduce a marked register of postal votes received.

(84538)

127
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what steps she plans to take to maximise data-sharing in drawing up the electoral register.

(84539)

128
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if she will place a duty on electoral registration officers to use all relevant available databases to compile the electoral register.

(84540)

129
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what estimate she has made of the number of eligible voters not included on the electoral register.

(84541)

130
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what targets she plans to set for electoral registration offiers to improve their electoral registers.

(84549)

131
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what estimate she has made of the number of eligible voters who are not registered.

(84550)

132
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what estimate she has made of registration levels among black African voters.

(84551)

133
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what steps she plans to take to increase voter registration in inner city areas.

(84552)

134
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what research she has undertaken of voting registration in different types of housing tenure.

(84553)

135
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the judiciary about the openness of family courts.

(84554)

136
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what measures she has taken to increase confidence in family courts.

(84555)

137
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, when she last met the President of the Family Division.

(84556)

138
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what criteria govern the awarding of legal aid in housing cases.

(84557)

139
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what steps she is taking to reduce the number of excessively lengthy trials.

(84558)

140
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what representations she has received about eligibility for legal aid in criminal cases.

(84563)

141
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what plans she has to ensure the legal profession is more responsive to consumer demands.

(84564)

142
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what progress she has made in increasing consumer choice in legal services.

(84565)

143
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what steps she has taken to facilitate compensation claims for malignant mesothelioma.

(84566)

144
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many courts have separate facilities for victims and witnesses.

(84567)

145
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what mechanisms are available to members of the public to make complaints about coroners.

(84576)

146
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what the normal retirement age is for coroners.

(84577)

147
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many inquests have been successfully appealed against in the last five years.

(84578)

148
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what progress she has made in increasing diversity among magistrates.

(84579)

149
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what role her Department is playing in reducing social exclusion.

(84580)

150
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what assessment she has made of the role of early legal advice in preventing social exclusion.

(84581)

151
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what steps she is taking to increase diversity in the judiciary.

(84582)

152
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what role she expects the Legal Services Commission to play in preventing social exclusion.

(84583)

153
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if she will ensure that new electors are sent information about exercising their right to vote.

(84584)

154
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if she will make a statement on progress with providing legal advice for rape victims.

(84589)

155
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what plans she has to remove boundary restrictions on coroners' jurisdictions.

(84648)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

156
Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much national lottery funding has been made available for local sports facilities over the past five years.

(84643)

157
David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she was informed of the Deputy Prime Minister's intention to stay with Philip Anschutz during his visit to the US in July 2005.

(84174)

158
Mr Mark Field (Cities of London & Westminster):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much was given in grants by her Department to the Royal Parks Agency in each of the past five financial years.

(84121)

159
Kate Hoey (Vauxhall):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with members and officers of the London Borough of Hackney on the case of the closed Clissold Road swimming pool.

(84164)

160
Kate Hoey (Vauxhall):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when the Clissold Road swimming pool will re-open.

(84165)

161
Paul Holmes (Chesterfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the (a) performance and (b) popularity of Sutton's self-service public library.

(83829)

162
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer to the hon Member for Stroud of 19th June 2006, Official Report, columns 1608-9W, on library closures, how many libraries (a) closed, (b) been scheduled for closure and (c) opened in (i) rural areas and (ii) non-rural areas in that period; and if she will make a statement.

(84615)

163
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what regulations govern the licensing of pubs that offer adult entertainment in the form of strip dancing.

(84374)

164
Mr Piara S. Khabra (Ealing Southall):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps the Government is taking to extend the benefits of the 2012 London Olympics to (a) Ealing Southall and (b) West London.

(83825)

165
Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what (a) rights of appeal and (b) avenues to reopen decisions are available to those local authorities who have had their applications for a regional casino rejected by the Casino Advisory Panel.

(84130)

166
Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, who the members are of the Casino Advisory Panel; and with which towns and cities they are associated through their employment.

(84131)

167
Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what measures have been taken to ensure that the decision-making process of the Casino Advisory Panel is transparent and objective.

(84132)

168
Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, why the Casino Advisory Panel has not kept minutes of its meetings since it was formed.

(84133)

169
Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what previous connections there have been between members of the Casino Advisory Panel and the Department.

(84484)

170
Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much the 2012 London Olympic park is expected to cost.

(84240)

171
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, on how many occasions she has visited each region in an official capacity in the last 12 months.

(83910)

172
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 5th June 2006, Official Report, column 131W, on Departmental Staff, how many staff in her Department have had two or more periods of sick leave of less than five days in two or more of the last three years.

(84029)

173
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 3rd July 2006, Official Report, columns 719-20W, on advertising expenditure, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the information campaign targeted at small independent businesses.

(84670)

174
Sir Peter Soulsby (Leicester South):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many households in Leicester have television receiving equipment; and what proportion receive a signal from (a) Waltham Television Transmitter (BBC), (b) Sutton Coldfield Television Transmitter (BBC) and (c) other BBC transmitters.

(83986)

175
Sir Peter Soulsby (Leicester South):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the BBC about the desirability of bringing BBC regions in line with Government regions; and if she will make a statement.

(83987)

176
Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assistance her Department is giving to elderly people to transfer from television licence savings stamps to the new savings card before the deadline of 31st July; and if she will make a statement.

(84651)

177
Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many and what proportion of people have transferred from television licence savings stamps to the new savings card to date; and if she will make a statement.

(84652)

178
Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the number of elderly people who will have transferred from television licence savings stamps to the new savings card by 31st July; and if she will make a statement.

(84653)

179
Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the likely impact of the decision to replace television licence savings stemps with a savings card on (a) people residing in rural areas and (b) elderly people; and if she will make a statement.

(84654)

180
Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the possible loss of income stream generated by the sale of fixture lists following the European Court of Justice ruling based on the 1996 European Database Directive; and if she will meet representatives of the Football League to discuss intellectual property rights and fixture lists.

(84148)

181
Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Amateur Swimming Association on classification of school swimming pools not included in the category of supplementary net agenda; and if she will make a statement.

(84151)

182
Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with (a) the football authorities and (b) sports governing bodies on the effect of the September 2004 European Court of Justice judgment on database rights on their organisations.

(84263)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence

183
N Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the releases issued to the media by his Department between 17th July 2003 and 20th July 2003; and at what (a) time and (b) date each was (i) drafted, (ii) cleared for release and (iii) released under embargo to the media.

(83604)

184
N Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 26th June 2006, Official Report, column 164W, on engagements, on which occasions Ministers from his Department (a) met and (b) otherwise communicated with officers from Thames Valley Police between 1st July 2003 and 31st August 2003.

(83605)

185
N Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what contacts took place between departmental (a) Ministers and (b) officials and the Oxfordshire Coroner between 17th July 2003 and 31st March 2004.

(83886)

186
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which countries are participating in the training of (a) the Afghan National Army and (b) the Afghan Police Force; and what responsibilities each has been tasked to undertake.

(84154)

187
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects to Answer Question 65534, on Ethiopian MIG fighters, tabled by the hon. Member for Stroud on 20th April.

(84394)

188
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps have been taken since September 2004 to modify enhanced combat body armour for those providing top cover on Snatch vehicles.

(84532)

189
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps have been taken since September 2004 to modify enhanced combat body armour to provide additional protection to (a) the neck and (b) the armpit area.

(84533)

190
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps have been taken since September 2004 to enhance the provision of electronic counter measures for military vehicles operating out-of-base in Iraq or Afghanistan.

(84534)

191
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps have been taken since September 2004 to enhance ballistic protection to side doors, footwells and forward bulkheads of Snatch vehicles deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan.

(84542)

192
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many tanks were in service in each year since 1997.

(84543)

193
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) actual and (b) required figures are for helicopter crew personnel for each relevant squadron of the (i) Fleet Air Arm and (ii) Royal Air Force.

(84544)

194
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) actual and (b) required number of helicopter crew personnel are for each regiment of the Army Air Corps.

(84545)

195
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) actual and (b) establishment figures are for each regiment of the (i) Royal Household Cavalry, (ii) Royal Armoured Corps and (iii) Royal Artillery.

(84546)

196
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) actual and (b) establishment figures are for each (i) regiment and (ii) battalion of the (A) Royal Engineers, (B) Royal Corps of Signals, (C) Royal Logistics Corps, (D) Royal Army Medical Corps and (E) Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers.

(84547)

197
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on progress regarding the Future Aircraft Carrier programme.

(84548)

198
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made in the work undertaken to align the withdrawal from service of the current fleet of armoured vehicles with the introduction into service of (a) the Future Rapid Effect System and (b) the Panther Command and Liaison Vehicle.

(84559)

199
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on progress in the training of the Iraqi (a) navy and (b) air force.

(84560)

200
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the level of violence being carried out by militia groups in Multi-National Division South East; and if he will make a statement.

(84561)

201
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the frequency, scale and sophistication of Taliban attacks on British forces in Helmand Province.

(84562)

202
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what deployments are being undertaken by the armed forces; and how many personnel are deployed thereon.

(84568)

203
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many aircraft equipped with Airborne Stand Off Radar are in service.

(84575)

204
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Raptor reconnaissance pods are fitted to Tornado aircraft.

(84585)

205
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 4th July 2006, Official Report, column 913W, on military vehicles, how many of the vehicles are (a) available to be deployed immediately, (b) undergoing repair, (c) undergoing Bowman conversion, (d) in storage and (e) being used for training purposes.

(84660)

206
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people joined the Army from each Government Office region of England in 2005.

(84417)

207
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 3rd July 2006, Official Report, column 704W, on defensive aids suites, when the infra red counter measure was discontinued as a defensive aid suite; on what basis the decision was made; and if he will make a statement.

(84420)

208
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many approved projects fell into each approval category in 2005-06; and what the aggregated approved expenditure was for each category.

(84433)

209
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Army personnel are based in each Government Office region of England.

(84437)

210
Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many military helicopter flights there were in the airspace above the constituency of Hammersmith and Fulham in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement.

(84421)

211
Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effect on morale of service women of using Nell McAndrew to advertise the Confidential Support Line.

(83915)

212
Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which male models or other personalities have been used to advertise welfare services to members of the Armed Forces.

(83916)

213
Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Armed Forces advertising campaigns have featured female models in each of the last 10 years.

(83917)

214
Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the procedure is for replacement of ill-fitting uniforms for members of the Armed Forces.

(83918)

215
Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment was made of the (a) strength and (b) fighting capability of (i) Taliban and (ii) other illegal armed groups prior to the announcement of further troop deployment on 26th January 2006.

(83929)

216
Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the UK attack helicopters in Afghanistan are equipped with the CRV 7 Multi Purpose Sub Munition.

(83978)

217
Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the likely failure rates of the CRV 7 Multi Purpose Sub Munition.

(83979)

218
Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what use has been made of the CRV 7 Multi Purpose Sub Munition in combat in each of the last 10 years.

(83980)

219
Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of (a) the failure rate of the BL755 cluster munition and (b) its reliability for use in combat situations.

(83981)

220
Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, by what method his Department assesses BL755 failure rates; and if he will make a statement.

(83982)

221
Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the classified reports which support the Department's assessment of the failure rate for the BL755 cluster munition contain evidence derived from combat use.

(83983)

222
Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether an assessment has been made of the failure rate for the BL755 cluster munition based solely on evidence from combat use.

(83984)

223
Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what reports (a) he and (b) his Department has received which indicate that the BL755 failure rate may be higher than 6 per cent. in actual combat use.

(83985)

224
Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) range and (b) circular area probability are of the (i) Trident missile system, (ii) Polaris Chevaline missile system and (iii) Polaris missile system.

(84025)

225
Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions (a) he, (b) other Ministers in his Department and (c) senior officers and civil servants have had with the Attorney General regarding the preferment of war crime and other charges against members of the Queen's Lancashire Regiment.

(84392)

226
Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the value was of armaments purchased from the UK by the government of Saudi Arabia in each year since 1997.

(84347)

227
Mr Chris Mullin (Sunderland South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer by the Solicitor General of 5th July, Official Report, column 1111W, on Iraq, what investigations he has undertaken into the practice of wetting; how far up the chain of command knowledge of the practice extended; and what steps he has taken to ensure that the practice is not continued.

(84361)

228
Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what measures he will take to attract and retain (a) medical officers and (b) healthcare professionals in the Defence Medical Services.

[R] (84482)

229
Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has sufficient (a) regular and (b) reserve medical officers to support current operations; what shortages of defence medical service healthcare professionals there are, broken down by speciality; and if he will make a statement.

(84483)

230
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the use by Canadian forces of the RG-31 in Afghanistan.

(84300)

231
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether there is scope for training an Army helicopter pilot to full operational status; where he or she is competent to fly patrols in hostile environments in a light commercial helicopter in a shorter period of time than normal in periods of high urgent demand for such pilots.

(84309)

232
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the level of protection afforded to troops by the (a) RG-31 vehicle and (b) Snatch Land Rover.

(84311)

233
N Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the timetable is for withdrawing the Clansman radio from service with the UK Armed Forces.

(81850)

234
N Willie Rennie (Dunfermline and West Fife):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much the proposed merger of the Defence Procurement Agency and the Defence Logistics Organisation is expected to cost; what the purpose of the merger is; and if he will make a statement.

(83412)

235
Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to change the number of (a) fixed wing aircraft, (b) Apache helicopters and (c) infantry troops in Afghanistan.

(84241)

236
Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much the Phoenix unmanned aerial vehicle has cost since the programme's inception.

(84268)

237
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions he has visited each region in an official capacity in the last 12 months.

(84024)

238
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 5th June 2006, Official Report, column 263W, on sickness absence, how many staff in his Department have had two or more periods of sick leave of less than five days in two or more of the years for which he has provided figures.

(84038)

239
Sir Peter Soulsby (Leicester South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many veterans living in the Leicester South constituency have (a) applied for and (b) received their veterans lapel badge.

(84028)

240
Mr John Spellar (Warley):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his written statement of 27th June 2006, Official Report, column 5WS, on the Defence Food Supply Contract, what percentage of the meat supplied to British troops will be from British farms.

(83933)

241
Peter Viggers (Gosport):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel on overseas service have experienced delays in the payment of school fees made in respect of members of their families in each of the last five years; and what steps are taken to minimise such delays.

(84169)

Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister

242
N Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to his Answer of 3rd July, Official Report, column 787W, on the departmental budget, when he plans to publish the Department's Annual Report and Accounts.

(83406)

243
David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, on what date he decided to stay with Philip Anschutz at his Colorado ranch during his trip to the US in July 2005.

(84175)

244
David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what briefings were given to the civil servants in his party during his visit to the US in July 2005 relating to (a) Mr Philip Anschutz and (b) his business.

(84259)

245
David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what (a) agendas and (b) minutes were produced relating to his meetings with Philip Anschutz at his Colorado ranch in July 2005.

(84260)

246
N James Duddridge (Rochford & Southend East):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what (a) discussions and (b) meetings he had with (i) Thames Gateway, (ii) Thames Gateway South Essex, (iii) the East of England Development Agency and (iv) Southend-on-Sea Borough Council regarding the possibility of a single bid for a regional casino being entered from the Thames Gateway region.

(84115)

247
Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what meetings he has had with casino operators and their associates since January 2003; and who the attendees were in each case.

(84191)

248
Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, which casinos he has visited in (a) the UK, (b) South Africa, (c) the USA (d) the Far East and (e) Australia in an official capacity since January 2003; and what the (i) date and (ii) time was of each visit.

(84192)

249
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, on how many occasions he has visited each region in an official capacity in the last 12 months.

(83976)

250
Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when (a) he and (b) his officials have held meetings in the last 12 months with casino operators interested in securing licences under the Gambling Act 2005; where each meeting took place; and what was discussed.

(83819)

251
N Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether, during his visit to Texas and the USA, (a) he and (b) his officials met (i) representatives of Canatxx Ltd and its associated companies and (ii) representatives of the gas storage industry.

(84037)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills

252
Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield, Attercliffe):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether trust schools will be covered by the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

(84218)

253
N Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what discussions he had with the Home Department on vetting chat room moderators on the internet prior to the publication of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill.

(84123)

254
Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what measures are (a) in place and (b) planned to ensure that public services for parents and children recognise and meet the needs of fathers.

(84168)

255
Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps the Government is taking to encourage women to enrol on national engineering programmes at university.

(84170)

256
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will make a statement on the decision to discontinue the national learning grid.

(84161)

257
Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proportion of written Questions from hon. Members to his Department in the last 12 months were answered within (a) one week, (b) two weeks and (c) one month of tabling.

(84395)

258
Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proportion of secondary schools have a school orchestra.

(84523)

259
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many school classrooms are unheated.

(84219)

260
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many square feet of property belonging to educational establishments has been sold since 1997.

(84244)

261
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many pupils were educated at grammar schools in each year since 1997.

(84245)

262
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of pupils achieved nine or more grade A passes at GCSE in each year since 1997, broken down by type of secondary school.

(84246)

263
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many school playing fields there were in (a) 1997 and (b) 2006; and how many square feet this represented in each year.

(84247)

264
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, which Vocational Education and Training projects in the UK are funded by the EU.

(84252)

265
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what representations he has received on standards in grading of (a) GCSEs and (b) A levels; and if he will make a statement.

(84254)

266
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many students did not complete further education courses they had started in each year since 1997.

(84255)

267
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the percentage change in (a) his Department's staff and (b) the number of teachers was in each year since 1997.

(84258)

268
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many people of school age are in custody; and what education they receive.

(84276)

269
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what links exist between his Department and the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training; and if he will make a statement.

(84288)

270
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the percentage change in the number of university lecturers was in each year since 1997.

(84291)

271
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what projects are funded by the EU in the UK to develop credit systems for vocational education and training, as advertised in Official Journal C144 20 June 2006 p.19; and what his policy is on UK participation in this project.

(84293)

272
John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many Part 8 reviews into child deaths have occurred in each local authority area in each of the last 10 years.

(84571)

273
Paul Holmes (Chesterfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, when the independent commission into tuition fees is expected to be appointed; when the review is planned to take place; when the commission is expected to report; and if he will make a statement.

(84181)

274
Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the statement by the Minister for Higher Education and Lifelong Learning of 16th May 2006, Official Report, column 248WH, on further education funding, what the real terms change in further education funding was for (a) 16 to 19 year olds and (b) adults for each year between 1997-98 and 2006-07; and if he will make a statement.

(83958)

275
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what estimate he has made of class sizes in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in (i) rural and (ii) non-rural areas in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement.

(84635)

276
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) primary and (b) secondary schools have closed in (i) rural and (ii) non-rural areas in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement.

(84636)

277
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the value of Government Pathfinder grants offered to Greater London local authorities was in (a) 2004 and (b) 2005, broken down by local authority.

(84376)

278
Mr Boris Johnson (Henley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many students graduated with Mandarin as their first degree in each year between 1997 and 2005.

(84531)

279
Mr Boris Johnson (Henley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what research his Department has commissioned on a potential link between the taking of gap years and university non-completion rates.

(84639)

280
Mr Boris Johnson (Henley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the university non-completion rate is of students having taken (a) a deferred entry gap year, (b) a non-deferred entry gap year and (c) no gap year.

(84646)

281
Mr David Kidney (Stafford):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what guidance his Department gives schools on the subject of vetting potential employees; and what changes to this guidance are planned should the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill [Lords] be passed.

(84517)

282
N Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what recent estimate he has made of the number of newly qualified teachers marking (a) A level and (b) AS level papers in subjects that they have never taught; and if he will make a statement.

(83606)

283
N Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will make a statement on the creation of school confederations; what assessment he has made of the willingness of schools to enter into confederations; what incentives exist to encourage this initiative; and what benefits he expects to accrue to schools that choose to participate.

(83609)

284
N Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what plans he has to upgrade IT systems within the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service in 2006-07.

(83403)

285
N Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what plans he has for the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service training budget for 2006-07.

(83404)

286
N Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the average time taken to complete a Section 7 report in private law was in the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service in the latest period for which figures are available.

(83405)

287
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the pupil to teacher ratio was for (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in Bristol Local Education Authority in (i) 1996-97 and (ii) the most recent school year for which figures are available.

(84608)

288
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many full-time equivalent qualified teachers were employed within (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in Bristol Local Education Authority in (i) 1996-97 and (ii) the most recent school year for which figures are available.

(84610)

289
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of teaching posts were filled by supply, temporary and agency teachers in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in Bristol Local Education Authority in (i) 1996-97 and (ii) the most recent school year for which figures are available.

(84611)

290
N Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, under what programme he expects future funding for community family trusts to be provided; whether such local trusts are eligible for funding from the Children, Young People and Families Grant scheme for national programmes; and what the criteria are for the scheme.

(83397)

291
N Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, which community family trusts received funding for 2006-07; and under what grant programme such funding was made available.

(83398)

292
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, on how many occasions he has visited each region in an official capacity in the last 12 months.

(83975)

293
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 7th June 2006, Official Report, column 644W, on departmental staff, how many members of staff in his Department have had two or more periods of sickness of less than five days in both of the years for which he provided figures.

(84034)

294
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 7th June 2006, Official Report, column 644W, on departmental staff, why there are no records of the number of periods of sickness absence of less than five days prior to 2004.

(84035)

295
Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many and what proportion of children aged five to 16 years old in the East Riding of Yorkshire take part in at least two hours of high-quality physical education and school sport each week; and if he will make a statement.

(84655)

296
Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the rate of school attendance was in the East Riding of Yorkshire for 11 to 16 year olds in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement.

(84656)

297
N Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 3rd July 2006, Official Report, column 666W, on the Comprehensive Spending Review, what the key challenges and issues for his Department are for the Comprehensive Spending Review 2007.

(84108)

298
Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many incidents there were of pupils found on school premises in possession of (a) a knife, (b) a firearm, (c) an explosive and (d) another weapon in each of the past three years.

(84143)

299
N Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, when the next Secondary Schools Curriculum and Staffing Survey is planned to be carried out.

(84207)

300
N Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many A-levels, on average, were achieved by pupils whose parents (a) both have A-levels and (b) have none in the last period for which figures are available.

(84208)

301
N Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will require schools to monitor and record incidents of homophobic bullying.

(84209)

302
N Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many assaults on school staff were recorded in each local education authority in the last year for which figures are available; and what each figure represents in terms of assaults on staff per thousand pupils.

(83989)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

303
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what action he proposes to take in respect of pet fairs following the case of R (Haynes) v Stafford Borough Council.

(84041)

304
Roger Berry (Kingswood):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will revise the Warm Front eligibility criteria to make low-income householders caring for a severely disabled adult eligible for assistance with heating and insulation improvements.

(83896)

305
Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how the funds earmarked for sea coastal defences in (a) Clacton-on-Sea and (b) Holland-on-Sea have been allocated; and what assessment he has made of the balance of priorities between river and sea flood defences in Essex.

(84301)

306
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he will make a formal announcement on the reconstitution of the UK levy boards.

(84098)

307
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will oppose proposals for sales from the ivory stockpile at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species Standing Committee meeting on 2nd to 9th October 2006; and if he will make a statement.

(84285)

308
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to bring all water companies back into public ownership; and if he will make a statement.

(84286)

309
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to review the criteria by which Ofwat (a) reviews and (b) penalises the performance of water companies.

(84287)

310
Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to change the regulations relating to the sale of pets at pet fairs and other informal markets.

(84415)

311
Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential threat of H5N1 avian influenza to the British agriculture industry.

(84612)

312
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential for carbon sequestration within abandoned North Sea fields; and if he will make a statement.

(84275)

313
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the amount of residue from (a) anti-depressant and (b) other drugs in waste water which has passed through sewage treatment plants.

(84053)

314
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many water desalination plants are (a) in operation, (b) under construction and (c) planned; what the location is of each; and which company is involved in each case.

(84054)

315
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the average monthly cost to consumers was of (a) water services and (b) sewerage services in each water supply area in 2005-06; and what the average monthly cost was to (i) metered and (ii) unmetered customers.

(84055)

316
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many customers were in receipt of the vulnerable groups tariff for each water company over the last three years for which figures are available.

(84056)

317
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which environmental directives have been agreed and published since May 1997; and what the date or expected date of transposition is of each.

(84060)

318
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of trees in each country (a) had full crowns, (b) had slight defoliation, (c) had moderate defoliation, (d) had severe defoliation and (e) were dead in the most recent survey of tree health in Europe under the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Convention on Long Range Transboundary Air Pollution.

(84061)

319
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps (a) have been taken and (b) are planned to improve tree health.

(84062)

320
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the proportion of direct mail which can be recycled; what estimate he has made of the proportion of paper waste represented by direct mail in the last year for which figures are available; and what steps the Government is taking to reduce the volume of direct mail.

(84063)

321
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what work has been carried out to establish the background levels of fluoxetine in the aquatic environment; and what estimate he has made of the amount of residues from (a) anti-depressant and (b) other drugs in the (i) livers, (ii) brains and (iii) muscle of fish.

(84064)

322
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will estimate the (a) carbon dioxide and (b) greenhouse gas emissions created by outdoor patio heaters in (i) the most recent year for which information is available and (ii) each of the next five years.

(84065)

323
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many tonnes of (a) aluminium, (b) wood, (c) paper, (d) green waste, (e) glass, (f) steel and (g) textiles there were in the municipal waste stream in each year since 2004-05; and how much of each he estimates was (i) recycled, (ii) landfilled and (iii) sent to energy from waste facilities (A) in total and (B) broken down by local authority area.

(84066)

324
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what volume of waste he estimates was illegally fly-tipped in each year since 1992, broken down by the nature of the waste.

(84067)

325
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will estimate how many (a) mobile telephones and (b) printer cartridges were (i) recycled, (ii) reused overseas and (iii) disposed of within the waste stream in the last 12 months.

(84068)

326
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what research his Department (a) has evaluated and (b) plans into the contribution to future climate change emissions made by air conditioning in domestic homes.

(84070)

327
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 resulting from (a) the generation of heating for buildings and (b) the powering of air conditioning in buildings per head of population (i) in total and (ii) broken down by region.

(84071)

328
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the likely effect of predicted future sales of high end television sales, including plasma screens, on carbon dioxide emissions from their use comparative to existing television use.

(84072)

329
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his most recent estimate is of the annual level of UK carbon emissions resulting from electrical appliances being left in standby mode.

(84073)

330
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which (a) bathing and (b) non-bathing beaches are (i) measured and (ii) not measured for (A) beach and (B) water quality standards; whether each beach which is measured met each standard at its last inspection; and what plans there are to strengthen the (1) monitoring and (2) standards.

(84096)

331
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the percentage tree cover in each EU member state was on the latest date for which figures are available.

(84120)

332
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much water on average was consumed by each person in England in the last year for which figures are available, broken down by water company.

(84126)

333
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the total volume of (a) domestic, (b) commercial and (c) other waste was in each region in each year since 2002-03; what this represents per head of population; and what proportion was (i) sent to landfill, (ii) incinerated and (iii) disposed of by other means in each case.

(84248)

334
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his most recent assessment is of the rate of closure of (a) village halls, (b) village shops and (c) rural pubs since 1980; and if he will make a statement.

(84637)

335
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the Department of Trade and Industry on the inclusion of the promotion of sustainable development within the remit of the Competition Commission; and if he will make a statement.

(84638)

336
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will amend the building regulations to take account of the lower water infrastructure connection charges for new properties meeting high water efficiency standards; and if he will make a statement.

(83932)

337
Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what quantity of carbon-dioxide emissions were attributable to electricity transmission and distribution losses in each of the last five years.

(84529)

338
Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effects of the climate change levy on levels of carbon dioxide emissions attributable to electricity transmission and distribution losses; and if he will make a statement.

(84530)

339
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to increase bioethanol production at sugar beet factories.

(84124)

340
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations he has received on the impending closure of the British Sugar factory in York in 2007.

(84304)

341
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with British Sugar on the implications for farmers in North Yorkshire of the closure of the sugar factory in York.

(84305)

342
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for local farmers of the closure of the British Sugar factory, with particulat reference to the cost of transporting sugar beet to factories.

(84306)

343
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential for developing sugar beet as a source of biomass and biofuels.

(84307)

344
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the viability of sugar beet as a rotation crop.

(84308)

345
Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what (a) percentage and (b) volume of clean water was lost through leaks in public pipes in Guildford in each of the last five years; what cost was incurred due to the loss of water; and if he will make a statement.

(84091)

346
Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he last reviewed the legislation on private sewers; and if he will make a statement.

(83845)

347
Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of the burial of nuclear waste on the environment around the site of burial.

(84235)

348
Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps are being taken (a) in England and (b) internationally to reduce the effects of methane emissions.

(84239)

349
Alan Simpson (Nottingham South):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, under what circumstances the biotechnology company, organisation or person holding a consent to market a genetically modified organism (GMO) would be considered an 'operator' under the terms of the Environmental Liability Directive; and whether the marketing consent holder would be liable for environmental harm arising from the use of a licensed GMO by doctors, veterinarians or farmers.

(84479)

350
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on how many occasions he has visited each region in an official capacity in the last 12 months.

(83974)

351
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 5th June 2006, Official Report, column 152W, on departmental staff, how many members of staff in his Department had two or more periods of sick leave of less than five days in 2003 and 2004.

(84030)

352
N Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the Minister for Animal Welfare will reply to the letters of 12th April and 1st June from the hon. Member for West Worcestershire on animal care apprenticeships.

(83537)

353
N Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what decision was taken by his Department within the panel meeting on 25th May in relation to Torbay Council's application for public funds for Brixham Fish Market; and what estimate he has made of the percentage of the total cost of the project the proposed funding from his Department would constitute.

(83536)

354
N Ian Stewart (Eccles):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) regulations will operate effectively alongside the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) regulations; and if he will undertake an assessment of the risks of REACH undermining COSHH.

(83888)

355
Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make a statement on progress towards the implementation of mandatory electronic tagging for sheep.

(84362)

356
Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what powers Ofwat has to take action against overcharging of water customers; and what steps he plans to take in this area.

(84684)

357
Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much the fisheries grant was for each year between 2000 and 2006.

(84675)

358
Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much angling contributes to the Exchequer; and how much is paid out to assist with angling-related activity.

(84676)

359
Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, why the Environment Agency has reduced funding for the Salmonid Improvement project.

(84677)

360
Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, why the Environment Agency has reduced the fish movement enforcement budget.

(84680)

361
Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the impact of the delay to single farm payments on the farm machinery business; and if he will make a statement.

(84613)

362
Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people employed in (a) farm machinery and (b) agricultural feed businesses; and if he will make a statement.

(84614)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

363
N Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what her policy is in respect of tourism in the Antarctic.

(83887)

364
N Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which individuals who are not UK citizens were awarded honours between 1st January 2002 to 31st December 2002; and what the (a) date of announcement, (b) honour concerned and (c) reason for the award was in each case.

(84194)

365
N Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if she will make a statement on the work of the Information Operations section of MI6; and what policy applies to the undertaking of operations within the UK.

(84196)

366
N Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress was made towards achieving an international arms trade Treaty at the UN Review Conference on Small Arms in June; and if she will make a statement.

(84078)

367
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what monitoring is being undertaken by the Government to ascertain whether components subject to an export licence which are supplied to a third country and were known either to be intended for re-export to Israel, or where there was a known risk of diversion to Israel, are being used in the military incursions by Israel into Gaza and the West Bank which commenced on 27th June; and what the results have been of any such monitoring.

(84048)

368
N Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations she has made to the Indian government concerning the anti-conversion legislation enacted in Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Chattisgurh, Gujarat and Rajasthan states; and if she will make a statement.

(83894)

369
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with which countries the UK has extradition treaties; how many people were extradited (a) to each country from the UK and (b) to the UK from each country in the latest year for which figures are available.

(83822)

370
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions she has had with the National Redemption Front in Darfur.

(84155)

371
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when the six-party talks on North Korea are expected to reconvene.

(84156)

372
Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 12th June 2006, Official Report, column 1003W, on the Middle East, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of existing security arrangements in the Gulf; and if she will make a statement.

(84141)

373
Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Coventry South of 28th June 2006, Official Report, column 439W, on Palestine, which parts of the Quartet aid mechanism to the Palestinians are expected to begin to deliver support in July; and if she will make a statement.

(84180)

374
Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment she has made of the likelihood of recent events in Gaza (a) delaying and (b) otherwise affecting the launch of the Quartet aid mechanism to the Palestinians; and if she will make a statement.

(84210)

375
Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which countries have (a) made and (b) undertaken to make contributions to the temporary international mechanism to provide assistance to the Palestinian people; and if she will make a statement.

(84211)

376
Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what contributions the UK plans to make to strengthen African peacekeeping capability following the meeting of G8 officials and donor parties in Moscow on 8th June; and if she will make a statement.

(84212)

377
Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what role her Department has played in engaging the international community to provide additional support to the African Union force in Darfur; what progress has been made; and what contribution the UK has made to the provision of such support.

(84213)

378
Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if she will make a statement on the conclusions of the 20th June meeting of the Consultative Task Force between the EU and Albania.

(84214)

379
Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what (a) financial and (b) technical help is being given to Albania by (i) the EU and (ii) her Department for the purpose of tackling human trafficking in the country; and if she will make a statement.

(84215)

380
Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations she has made to her Albanian counterpart regarding human trafficking in Albania.

(84216)

381
Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment she has made of progress made in tackling human trafficking in Albania; and if she will make a statement.

(84217)

382
Mr Tom Harris (Glasgow South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations she has made to the Colombian government on threats by paramilitary organisations to kill students and staff at the University of Antioquia.

(83998)

383
Mr Tom Harris (Glasgow South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the Colombian government on the confrontation and dismantling of paramilitary groups.

(83999)

384
Mr Tom Harris (Glasgow South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if the Government will make representations to the Indonesian government regarding the imprisonment of Dr Zakaria and her colleagues.

(84003)

385
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Hemel Hempstead of 20th October 2005, Official Report, column 1204W, on the European constitution, which themes and regions have been identified as areas of common foreign and security policy activity for which strategic interests and objectives have yet to be ascribed.

(84204)

386
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 2nd February 2006, Official Report, column 672W, on UK agencies, to which (a) European Community and (b) UK agencies she refers; and what the mission statements are of the former.

(84206)

387
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which EU countries have indicated support for trade sanctions against Zimbabwe.

(84220)

388
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, to which countries the Government has applied trade sanctions since May 1997.

(84221)

389
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what her Department's policy is on changes in nomenclature of foreign place names in official documents following linguistic revisions by foreign governments, with particular reference to (a) India, (b) Burma and (c) China; and if she will make a statement.

(84234)

390
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the criteria are by which non-civil servants can be appointed to diplomatic postings; and if she will make a statement.

(84243)

391
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many (a) UK and (b) foreign nationals have been convicted of fraud involving European Communities funds since May 1997.

(84256)

392
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which countries have been discussed as candidates for trade sanctions in international fora since May 1997; and what the Government's position was in each case.

(84274)

393
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many officials of the European Commission have been (a) investigated for and (b) convicted of fraud involving European Communities funds since May 1997.

(84278)

394
Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what contribution is being made by each governor to talks on the constitutional development of the UK's Overseas Territories.

(84149)

395
Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions she has had with the United Nations about child conscription into state armies in developing countries.

(84469)

396
Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate she has made of the number of children conscripted into armies for military action in (a) Asia, (b) Africa and (c) Latin America.

(84470)

397
Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment has she made of the impact of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

(84471)

398
Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations her Department has made to the United Nations on encouraging more developing countries to sign up to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

(84472)

399
Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if she will make a statement on progress the Government is making in following an ethical foreign policy.

(84489)

400
Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if she will make a statement on trade union rights in Latin American countries.

(84490)

401
Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress is being made on increasing the transparency and effectiveness of the UK's arms controls.

(84491)

402
Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress is being made on establishing a new international treaty on the arms trade.

(84492)

403
Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations have been made by the UK Government to the government of Colombia about trade union rights.

(84493)

404
Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent estimate she has made of the number of children conscripted into armies in (a) Sierra Leone, (b) the Philippines, (c) Colombia, (d) Burundi, (e) Democratic Republic of Congo, (f) Liberia, (g) Somalia, (h) Afghanistan, (i) Burma and (j) Uganda; what recent representations she has made on the conscription of children into the army of each country; and if she will make a statement.

(84497)

405
Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate she has made of the use of child labour in (a) China, (b) Bangladesh, (c) India, (d) Pakistan and (e) Zambia.

(84569)

406
Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when she will reply to the letter of 18th May from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Ufuoma Marlelo.

(83832)

407
Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when she will reply to the letter of 22nd May from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mrs Asma Zulfiqar, transferred from the Home Office.

(83833)

408
Rosemary McKenna (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations her Department has made to the Chinese government in relation to human rights abuses in Tibet; and if she will make a statement.

(83835)

409
N Rob Marris (Wolverhampton South West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if she will make representations to the Indian government calling for Dalit Christians to be enumerated among the scheduled castes; and if she will make a statement.

(80777)

410
Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if she will make a statement on the recent testing of North Korean inter-continental ballistic missiles.

(84233)

411
Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions the UK has had with the new Islamist leaders of Somalia; and whether there are plans to send UN peacekeepers to the region.

(84238)

412
Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what operations are taking place to bring the former Bosnian Serb leaders Ratko Mladic and Radovan Karadzic to justice.

(84242)

413
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on how many occasions she has visited each region in an official capacity in the last 12 months.

(83973)

414
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 24th May 2006, Official Report, column 1866W, on sickness absence, how many staff in her Department have had two or more periods of sick leave of less than five days in two or more of the years for which she has provided figures.

(84040)

415
Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to her Answer of 27th June 2006 to the hon. Member for Richmond (Yorks), Official Report, columns 352-3W, on human rights, what the Government's position is on the establishing of a commission of inquiry to investigate possible human rights violations that transcend national borders.

(84142)

416
Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, who is responsible for overseeing the implementation of the Afghanistan Compact.

(84197)

417
Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the findings were of the International Ministerial Conference on Drug Trafficking Routes from Afghanistan which took place between 26th and 28th June; and if she will make a statement.

(84199)

418
Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment she has made of (a) the security situation and (b) political stability in Yemen; and if she will make a statement.

(84200)

419
Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with which countries in the (a) Middle East and (b) Gulf region the UK engages in annual bilateral dialogue on security issues; and if she will make a statement.

(84202)

420
Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions she had with the Brazilian government regarding (a) human and animal health, (b) human rights and (c) environmental issues relating to Brazilian beef imports during her recent official visit.

(84359)

421
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment she has made of the nuclear missile tests undertaken by North Korea; and if she will make a statement.

(84683)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Health

422
N Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, who is responsible for auditing NHS Professionals.

(83745)

423
N Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage mark-up NHS Professionals adds in each region to the rates charged by private agencies for the supply of each category of temporary staff.

(83746)

424
N Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans she has to change the structure of NHS Professionals.

(83747)

425
N Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when NHS Professionals is budgeted to break even in its annual running costs.

(83748 )

426
N Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the set-up costs were of NHS Professionals; and what the annual running costs have been in each year since its establishment.

(83749)

427
Mr Brian Binley (Northampton South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the impact on families' ability to look after mentally ill relatives of the recent National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence's decision on drugs for the treatment of dementia.

(84381)

428
Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if the Government will lobby the World Health Organisation to change the International Classification of Diseases to reflect inflammatory breast cancer as a discrete type of disease.

(84642)

429
Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the time taken by local authorities in assessing the needs of those caring for disabled relatives; and what support her Department gives to local authorities to make such assessments.

(84645)

430
N Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time was for functional electrical stimulation treatment in (a) England and (b) Dorset in the last year for which figures are available.

(84122)

431
Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people, and at what grades, are employed in her Department to work on alcohol misuse strategies.

(83924)

432
Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people, and at what grades, are employed in her Department to work on drug misuse strategies, in addition to those employed by the National Treatment Agency.

(83925)

433
Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the allocation of £15,000,000 for tackling alcohol misuse is planned to be repeated in future years.

(83926)

434
Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how the £15,000,000 funding for treatment of alcohol misuse in 2007-08 will be allocated.

(83927)

435
Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people had their posts on the Vocational General Practice Training Scheme suspended due to the Deanery's financial situation in each of the last five years for which figures are available.

(84363)

436
Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures have been put in place to safeguard places on the Vocational General Practice Training Scheme in the event of a budget overspend by the Deanery.

(84364)

437
Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people completed the Vocational General Practice Training Scheme in each of the last five years for which figures are available.

(84365)

438
Derek Conway (Old Bexley & Sidcup):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which primary care trusts provide tuberculosis inoculation in schools within their area.

(83838)

439
Derek Conway (Old Bexley & Sidcup):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the incidence of tuberculosis was in each region in each year for which figures are available.

(83840)

440
N Mary Creagh (Wakefield):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent on short break provision in Wakefield in each of the last three years; and how many hours break this provides in each year.

(83475)

441
N Mary Creagh (Wakefield):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many hours short break service on average were provided on behalf of people with a learning disability in Wakefield who receive the care component of disability living allowance at the (a) highest, (b) middle and (c) lowest rate in the last period for which figures are available.

(83476)

442
N Mary Creagh (Wakefield):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) carers of people with a learning disability, (b) children with a learning disability and (c) adults with a learning disability in Wakefield received a short break service in the last period for which figures are available.

(83477)

443
John Cummings (Easington):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many beds for terminally ill and palliative care are available in (a) Sunderland Royal Hospital, (b) Hartlepool University Hospital and (c) Durham University Hospital.

(84224)

444
John Cummings (Easington):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS dentists there are in the Easington Primary Care Trust area; and how many dentists have opted out of the NHS in the Easington Primary Care Trust area.

(84225)

445
Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many staff (a) have been and (b) were expected to be made redundant (i) voluntarily and (ii) compulsorily at (A) Barnet Primary Care Trust, (B) Barnet Chase Farm Trust, (C) Royal Free Trust and (D) Northwick Park; and if she will make a statement.

(84351)

446
Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people are on NHS waiting lists in Barnet (a) for elective surgery and (b) for out-patient appointments; what the (i) average and (ii) longest wait was in each case in 2005-06; what the equivalent figures were on 1st May 1997; and if she will make a statement.

(84438)

447
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence report on maternity services was altered after completion and before publication; and if she will make a statement.

(84152)

448
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she expects to publish the full guidance following her letter sent in February to strategic health authorities identifying the criteria for enhancing the role of community hospitals for revenue purposes following the recent capital announcement.

(84160)

449
Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the value of section 64 grants was in each year since 2004-05; and how much each (a) organisation and (b) project received in each year.

(84428)

450
Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of syphilis have been reported in each London borough in each of the last five years.

(84223)

451
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the financial value is of work commissioned in each of the last three years by (a) her Department and (b) other NHS organisations and agencies with McKinsey and Company; and if she will make a statement.

(84279)

452
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent research she has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the effect of the Food Supplements Directive on the UK food supplements industry; and if she will make a statement.

(84283)

453
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent meetings she has held with (a) the UK food supplements industry, (b) the European Commission and (c) the Prime Minister on the Food Supplements Directive; and if she will make a statement.

(84284)

454
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of births in each primary care trust were home births in each of the last five years.

(84435)

455
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what her strategy is for ensuring access to drug treatments for people in the (a) early and (b) later stages of Alzheimer's disease.

(84436)

456
Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment she has made of the potential threat of H5N1 avian influenza to the population of Great Britain.

(84640)

457
John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many initial hospital orders have been made under section 37 of the Mental Health Act for each category of mental disorder in each of the last five years; and how many of the initial orders were renewed under section 20 for each category of mental disorder in each year.

(84117)

458
N Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 27th June 2006, Official Report, column 330W, on ministerial meetings, which two dates were cancelled for a meeting between the hon. Member for Chorley and the Minister of State for Health.

(84145)

459
Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures are being taken to ensure that all food labels clearly indicate whether foods contain nuts.

(84264)

460
Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the reasons for the trend in the number of people suffering from a nut allergy.

(84265)

461
Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures are being taken to tackle the causes of (a) nut allergy and (b) other allergies.

(84266)

462
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make a decision on whether to renew funding for the research by the MDEX consortium into Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy before the summer recess.

(83997)

463
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research has been conducted (a) by and (b) for her Department into the health impacts from electrical fields from (i) mobile phones, (ii) other electronic equipment in the home or workplace and (iii) major external sources, including power cables, mobile phone masts and other transmitters; and what steps she (A) has taken and (B) plans to take to tackle the potential effects on health of electrical fields.

(84059)

464
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many admissions there have been via accident and emergency departments to (a) alcohol-related conditions and (b) illegal drug-related conditions for (i) those aged over 18 and (ii) under 18s in (A) absolute terms and (B) per 1,000 population in (1) rural areas and (2) non-rural areas in each year since 1997; and if she will make a statement.

(84622)

465
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS hospitals there are in (a) absolute terms and (b) per 1,000 population in (i) rural areas and (ii) non-rural areas; which have accident and emergency wards; and if she will make a statement.

(84623)

466
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS (a) GPs and (b) dentists there are in (i) absolute terms and (ii) per 1,000 population in (A) rural areas and (B) non-rural areas; and if she will make a statement.

(84624)

467
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of NHS trust deficits on (a) rural and (b) non-rural areas; and if she will make a statement.

(84625)

468
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures the Government and its non-departmental public bodies have put in place to ensure food manufacturers report to the Food Standards Agency infections harmful to human health in their produce; and if she will make a statement.

(84627)

469
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent guidelines the Food Standards Agency has issued regarding testing for salmonella by food manufacturers; and if she will make a statement.

(84628)

470
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the outcome was of discussions between her Department, the North West London Strategic Health Authority and Hillingdon Primary Care Trust on the estimated £200,000 shortfall in the devolved dentistry budget for Hillingdon.

(84372)

471
Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information is (a) published by her Department and (b) available via NHS Direct on fibromyalgia; when the last update was made to the information available; and when the last update to such information was undertaken.

(84494)

472
Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment her Department has made of the use of photodynamic therapy in skin cancer treatment; and if she will make a statement.

(84495)

473
Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of the NHS treatment of skin cancer is undertaken with the use of photodynamic therapy.

(84496)

474
Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether she has discussed treatment and care for people with fibromyalgia with UK based fibromyalgia support charities.

(84500)

475
Ann Keen (Brentford & Isleworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many midwives were practising in the National Health Service in (a) London and (b) England in each year since 1992, expressed as a (i) headcount and (ii) whole-time equivalent figure.

(84431)

476
Ann Keen (Brentford & Isleworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps her Department is taking to inform the South Asian community about (a) high blood pressure and (b) diabetes.

(84432)

477
Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what specialist services are available in Herefordshire for children with deaf-blindness.

(84166)

478
Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the Government's recommended time limit is for Herefordshire Council to carry out assessments of children with deaf-blindness for specialist services.

(84167)

479
Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 18th April 2006, Official Report, column 209W and the Answer to Question 81211, on NHS dentistry, why information on the number of people registered with an NHS dentist in each constituency available on 29th June was not collected.

(84352)

480
Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the Department spent conducting research into autism in each of the last five years.

(83818)

481
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 21st June 2006, Official Report, column 1948W, on NHS performance, what adjustments she has made to the resource limits of primary care trusts and strategic health authorities under section 97 of the National Health Service Act 1977, as amended, broken down by NHS organisation.

(83920)

482
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 27th June 2006, Official Report, column 328W, on hospital building, if she will republish the data with the threshold value defined as (a) £25 million and (b) £50 million at 2006-07 prices.

(83930)

483
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 21st March 2006, Official Report, column 273W, on NHS finance, what the 2005-06 month 12 forecast year-end financial position was for each of the 28 previous strategic health authority (SHA) areas in total, inclusive of all constituent trusts; and what percentage of the cumulative turnover in the SHA area this represents in each case.

(83931)

484
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what level of supply of influenza vaccine doses has been secured for the winter of 2006-07; from which manufacturers this supply has been secured; and if she will make a statement.

(83977)

485
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she expects the recommendations made by the review of the Carr Hill formula to be published; and if she will make a statement on the conclusions of the first phase of the review.

(84011)

486
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of primary care trusts offer chlamydia screening as part of the National Chlamydia Screening Programme.

(84012)

487
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether individuals previously in receipt of NHS continuing care will continue to receive their care fully-funded if the new National Framework for Continuing Care deems them to be ineligible for it.

(84013)

488
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the 2004-05 audited year-end financial position was of each of the previous 28 strategic health authority (SHA) areas in total, inclusive of all constituent trusts; and what percentage of the cumulative SHA-area turnover this represents in each case.

(84014)

489
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she plans to publish a national action plan for adult hearing services; who is responsible for drawing up the action plan; what representations she has received from interested parties on an action plan; and whether interested parties will be asked for their views for the purposes of informing the action plan.

(84015)

490
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the (a)(i) mean waiting time and (ii) median waiting time as provided by data drawn from the hospital episode statistics and (b)(i) commissioner-based mean waiting time and (b)(ii) commissioner-based median waiting time as provided by NHS organisations' monthly returns to her Department were in each year since 1988.

(84016)

491
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research she has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated of on the efficacy of stockpiling gloves and face masks for use in the event of an outbreak of pandemic influenza.

(84017)

492
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) general dental services contracts and (b) personal dental services contracts signed by or on 1st April on an in dispute basis remain in dispute, broken down by strategic health authority (SHA) area; and what proportion of the total contracts signed in each SHA area this represents.

(84018)

493
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps she is taking to ensure that pharmacists are consulted by local NHS organisations on proposed service redesigns.

(84019)

494
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to her Department's press release of 29th June, on NHS bursaries, what size bursary uplift (a) nursing, (b) midwifery, (c) medical, (d) dental and (e) allied health professional students received in each year since 1997.

(84020)

495
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations she has received from interested parties on failure of primary care trusts to commission additional and enhanced services from pharmacies under the community pharmacy contract.

(84022)

496
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what surveys of morbidity for each primary care trust in England are undertaken by her Department.

(84023)

497
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which variables are included in the weighted capitation formula for primary care trust allocations; and from what data sources figures for each variable are determined.

(84026)

498
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the (a) bed occupancy rates and (b) bed availability numbers for England for (i) all bed types (ii) general and acute beds, (iii) acute beds, (iv) geriatric beds, (v) mental illness beds, (vi) learning disabilities beds and (vii) maternity beds were in each year since 1988.

(84027)

499
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many category A projects have so far been established, as described on page 26 of her Department's document 18 Week Patient Pathway: Delivery Resource Pack; where they have been established in each case; for which medical procedures they have been established; what conclusions have so far been drawn from the projects; when she expects the projects to conclude; and if she will make a statement.

(84418)

500
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which pioneer sites to assess the prospects for delivery of the 18 week waiting time target amongst category B procedures deemed high risk have so far been established; on which procedures they are concentrating in each case; where they are situated; and if she will make a statement.

(84419)

501
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she intends to publish her Department's Framework for commissioning, practice-based commissioning and the national contract template for 2007-08.

(84453)

502
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she plans to publish her Department's (a) review of information requirements and (b) wider review of regulation.

(84455)

503
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether she has identified an 18-week pathway clinical lead; and what the role of the clinical lead will be.

(84456)

504
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she plans to publish her Department's framework for (a) the future of provider reform, (b) future workforce development and (c) the management and regulation of the healthcare system.

(84457)

505
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress she has made in establishing the stakeholder group to support delivery of the 18 week waiting time target.

(84458)

506
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what parts of the systems developed through the National Programme for Information Technology are incompatible with the equivalent systems in (a) Scotland and (b) Wales.

(84459)

507
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many intermediate care beds there have been in the NHS in each year since 2000; and what plans she has to monitor the number of intermediate care beds situated in community or cottage hospitals.

(84460)

508
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which localities her Department has identified as being significantly under-provided in terms of GP numbers.

(84461)

509
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when her Department will invite primary care trusts to take part in the national procurement process.

(84462)

510
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress she has made in establishing an expanding practice allowance.

(84463)

511
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made in developing an urgent care strategy; what discussions her Department has had with other organisations to facilitate the development of the urgent care strategy; and who will draw up the urgent care strategy.

(84464)

512
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether she has established an expert group on preventative health spending.

(84465)

513
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made in developing a pilot to test an integrated approach to information handling between a primary care trust and a local authority.

(84466)

514
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of primary care trusts is participating in the chlamydia screening programme; and when she expects 100 per cent. geographical coverage to be achieved.

(84467)

515
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what challenges to delivering the 18-week waiting time target have so far been identified by her Department; and which of these challenges are being used in the campaign to highlight key challenges from May.

(84468)

516
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what key messages have been agreed to support delivery of the 18-week waiting time target, as stated on page 22 of her Department's document, 18 Week Patient Pathway: Delivery Resource Pack, published on 10th May 2006.

(84486)

517
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to her Oral Statement of 30th January 2006, Official Report, column 22, on health and social care services, what progress she has made in developing an NHS Life Check.

(84641)

518
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 27th June 2006, Official Report, column 333W, on public health screening programmes, which of the programmes listed are both fully operational and cover the whole of England.

(84661)

519
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 4th July 2006, Official Report, column 986W, on NHS Direct, what the total volume of calls made to NHS Direct was in each quarter since December 2002.

(84668)

520
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 21st March 2006, Official Report, column 264W, on genito-urinary medicine (GUM), what percentage of attenders at genito-urinary medicine clinics were recorded as not given an appointment within two weeks in the (a) February 2006 and (b) May 2006 audit of GUM clinic waiting tiems by the Health Protection Agency.

(84674)

521
N Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many MRSA bloodstream infections were recorded at (a) the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton and (b) Worthing Hospital in each of the last three years.

(83413)

522
N Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many incidents of violence against staff there were (a) in total and (b) in the accident and emergency department at (i) the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton and (ii) Worthing Hospital in each of the last three years.

(83414)

523
N Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many drug-related conditions were treated (a) in total and (b) in the accident and emergency department at (i) the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton and (ii) Worthing Hospital in each of the last three years.

(83415)

524
N Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients were treated in the accident and emergency department at (a) the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton and (b) Worthing Hospital in each of the last three years.

(83416)

525
N Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients were taken via ambulance to the accident and emergency department at (a) the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton and (b) Worthing Hospital in each of the last three years.

(83417)

526
Ian Lucas (Wrexham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment the Food Standards Agency has made of whether guideline daily amounts on food assist consumers in making judgments about the healthiness of a food product.

(83884)

527
Ian Lucas (Wrexham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what programme of consumer education the Food Standards Agency is planning to implement to support the multiple traffic light food signposting scheme.

(83885)

528
Ian Lucas (Wrexham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the multiple traffic light system for nutrients when dealing with portions of food on the basis of levels per 100g.

(83889)

529
Ian Lucas (Wrexham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the Food Standards Agency has tested the effectiveness of monochrome guideline daily amounts showing nutrients as a percentage of guideline daily amounts.

(83890)

530
Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to her statement on community hospitals on 5th July, Official Report, columns 816-832, with particular reference to the presumption against taking decisions in response to short-term budgetary pressures, if she will ask the West Midlands Strategic Health Authority to ensure that proposals from the South Worcester Primary Care Trust to close palliative care beds at Evesham Community Hospitals are withdrawn.

(83914)

531
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 28th June 2006, Official Report, columns 462-3W, on NHS managers, what the change in the number of managers employed in the NHS in England was between 1st April 1997 and 1st April 2006.

(84487)

532
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 28th June 2006, Official Report, columns 462-3W, on NHS managers, if she will clarify how many managers were employed in the NHS on 1st April (a) 1997 and (b) 2006.

(84488)

533
Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of Novo Nordisk's discontinuation of pork insulin crystal production in Brazil; and what representations she has (a) made and (b) received on the matter.

(84481)

534
Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the impact of the proposed withdrawal of Ebixa on the treatment of people in the later stages of Alzheimer's disease, with particular reference to the effect on behavioural symptoms.

(84000)

535
Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the impact of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence's recommendations on the prescription of drugs for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease on (a) people with dementia, (b) carers of people with dementia and (c) families of people with dementia.

(84001)

536
Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has considered amending its assessment of cost effectiveness to include a factor of care time in the outcome.

(84002)

537
Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 14th June 2006, Official Report, column 1278W, on Consultant Contract Benefit Realisation Team (CCRT), what the cost was of the CCRT; how the effectiveness of CCRT was measured; and what results CCRT produced during the time it was operational.

(84042)

538
Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what percentage of women attended cervical cancer screening in (a) Guildford, (b) Guildford and Waverley Primary Care Trust, (c) Surrey and (d) England in each of the last five years.

(84049)

539
Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average interval was between screenings for breast cancer in (a) Guildford and Waverley Primary Care Trust, (b) Surrey and (c) England in each year since 1997.

(84089)

540
Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent on breast cancer screening in (a) Guildford and Waverley Primary Care Trust, (b) Surrey and (c) England in each year since 1997.

(84090)

541
Mr Andrew Pelling (Croydon Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the waiting time for an echo-cardiogram was in Croydon in the last period for which figures are available; and how many such procedures have been carried out in the last 12 months.

(84666)

542
John Penrose (Weston-Super-Mare):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting times from GP referral to fitting of digital hearing aids are for (a) new patients and (b) existing patients with an analogue hearing aid in the North Somerset Primary Care Trust area.

(84682)

543
Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patient and public involvement forums have objected to proposed re-configurations of hospitals and hospital services in each year since 2003.

(83843)

544
N Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment she has made of fertility services in Shropshire.

(81849)

545
N Paul Rowen (Rochdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the values were of purchases of healthcare from non-NHS providers by (a) Rochdale, (b) Bury, (c) North Manchester and (d) Oldham Primary Care Trust in each year since 2001.

(83040)

546
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on how many occasions she has visited each region in an official capacity in the last 12 months.

(83972)

547
Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the Healthcare Commission will begin consideration of the case of Alan Jones (Case No. C200506_0165).

(84665)

548
Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases submitted to the Healthcare Commission have waited longer than 12 months before the investigation started; and in how many cases submitted the investigation has not yet started.

(84679)

549
Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how long on average has elapsed between a case being submitted to the Healthcare Commission and the investigation starting.

(84681)

550
Ian Stewart (Eccles):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many custom made dental appliances (a) were prescribed in 2005-06 and (b) have been prescribed since April 2006.

(83839)

551
Ian Stewart (Eccles):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, why items prescribed under Band 3 will be grouped together as Band 3 prescriptions and not measured as individual items under the new NHS contract for dentists.

(83892)

552
Dr Howard Stoate (Dartford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to her response to the hon. Member for Chorley of 20th June 2006, Official Report, column 1789W, on audiology, within what average period new patients in (a) the Dartford, Gravesham and Swanley Primary Care Trust (PCT) area and (b) each other PCT area in the new South East Coast Strategic Health Authority area have been fitted with digital hearing aids since they became available in each PCT.

(84427)

553
N Dr Richard Taylor (Wyre Forest):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she will bring forward the proposed amendment to the Clinical Trial Regulations of 2004 on consent; and what steps she is taking (a) to halt and (b) to reverse the reductions in emergency care research in the meantime.

(83472)

554
N Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government is taking to ensure the retention of junior doctors in NHS posts.

(83634)

555
N Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions the Government has had on plans to promote healthy eating; and with whom.

(83750)

556
Dr Rudi Vis (Finchley & Golders Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations she has received from patients who have experienced difficulties with supplies of oxygen for home oxygen therapy.

[R] (83991)

557
Dr Rudi Vis (Finchley & Golders Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment she has made of whether the companies which hold Home Oxygen therapy contracts are meeting the required service levels.

[R] (83992)

558
Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make it her policy to collect waiting time data for hearing aid services.

(84140)

559
Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations she has received on the availability of disease modifying therapies for people with multiple sclerosis in Staffordshire; and if she will make a statement.

(84176)

560
Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps she is taking to enforce the provisions of health circular 2002/004; and if she will make a statement.

(84177)

561
Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will meet the MS Society to discuss the terms of reference of the North Staffordshire Review Panel assessing the cost-effectiveness of disease modifying therapies for people with multiple sclerosis.

(84178)

562
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what (a) bilateral and (b) multilateral arrangements the United Kingdom has with (i) Estonia, (ii) Finland, (iii) France, (iv) Germany, (v) Greece, (vi) Hungary, (vii) Ireland, (viii) Italy, (ix) Latvia, (x) Lithuania, (xi) Luxembourg, (xii) Malta, (xiii) Netherlands, (xiv) Poland, (xv) Portugal, (xvi) Slovakia, (xvii) Slovenia, (xviii) Spain and (xix) Sweden on the provision of health care for UK pensioners resident in that country.

(84399)

563
N Miss Ann Widdecombe (Maidstone & The Weald):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many deaths have been caused by the bacterium clostridium difficile in (a) Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS and (b) England in the last three years; and what guidance her Department has issued to (i) hospitals and (ii) primary care trusts on preventing such deaths.

(83738)

564
N Mr David Winnick (Walsall North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she expects a decision to be announced on approval for the contracts for the major development at the NHS Manor Hospital, Walsall.

(83960)

Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department

565
N Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the status is of the following Russian nationals (a) Chernysheva, Natalia Vladimirovna, (b) Chernikova, Irina Vladimirovna, (c) Karaseva, Alla Alexandrovna, (d) Spirichev, Alexey Valerievich, (e) Kartashov, Vladislav Nikolaevich, (f) Maruev, Dmitriy Lavovich, (g) Gorbachev, Alexander Lavovich, (h) Golubovich, Alexey Dmitrievich, (i) Gololobov, Dmitriy Vladimirovich, (j) Burganov, Ranil Raisovich, (k) Temerko, Alexander Viktorovich, (l) Trushin, Mikhail Anatolevich and (m) Beilin, Yuri Arkadevich.

(84103)

566
N Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Russian nationals have been granted political asylum since 1st January 2005; and how many of them (a) were facing criminal charges in Russia and (b) have been subject to requests for extradition by the Russian authorities.

(84172)

567
Mr Brian Binley (Northampton South):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how long a foreign national who has committed a crime in the UK may be detained when there is little prospect of their home country supporting their deportation.

(84299)

568
Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people, and at what grades, are employed in his Department to work on criminal justice aspects of drugs and alcohol misuse.

(83923)

569
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many convictions for drink driving resulted in custodial sentences in 2005, broken down by police authority.

(84448)

570
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many convictions for (a) drink-driving and (b) each other motoring offence resulted in custodial sentences in each year since 1997, broken down by sex; and what percentage each figure represents of the total number of convictions resulting in custodial sentences.

(84449)

571
Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many illegal immigrants who have been released from prison and not detained have subsequently been convicted of armed robbery in the past two years.

(83990)

572
Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what significant changes have been made to embarkation controls for passengers travelling overseas since 1994; on what date each such change was made; and for what reason in each case.

(84297)

573
Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department has considered proposals for (a) elected and (b) appointed sheriffs to be established as part of measures to combat crime and anti-social behaviour.

(84298)

574
Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been arrested for protesting within a mile of Parliament since 1st August 2005.

(84110)

575
Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what investigations (a) his Department and (b) the police are conducting into allegations that (i) permanent residency visas and (ii) changes in residency status are being bought from immigration officials; and if he will make a statement.

(84146)

576
Natascha Engel (North East Derbyshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 15th May 2006, Official Report, column 720W, on intelligence databases, on what dates the procedures listed came into force; and if he will make a statement.

(83817)

577
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, for what reasons such requests have been (a) made and (b) granted; and what criteria are used to decide whether to grant such a request.

(84088)

578
Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his Answer of 4th July 2006 to Question 63082, on prisoners, what definition he uses of disproportionate cost.

(84139)

579
Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his Answer of 4th July 2006, Official Report, column 1056W, on prisons, for what reason records are not kept centrally of how many inmates are being held in open conditions who have previously been Category A or Category B prisoners; and what assessment he has made of how this may affect his Department's ability to ensure offenders are monitored appropriately (a) whilst in custody and (b) subsequently upon release.

(84292)

580
Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what average length of custodial sentence was (a) handed out in each of the last nine years and (b) served by offenders released in each of the last nine years.

(84400)

581
Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what average length of custodial sentence was (a) handed out for and (b) served by those offenders convicted of (i) rape, (ii) murder, (iii) robbery, (iv) manslaughter, (v) sexual assault and (vi) non-fatal criminal assault with knives and bladed instruments who have been released in each of the last nine years.

(84401)

582
Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what funding charities have received from the Prison Service in each of the last 10 years; and what proportion of the total prison service budget this represented in each year.

(84402)

583
Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to satisfy himself that the (a) Governor and (b) management team at Feltham Young Offender Institution are able to carry out the recommendations of the Mubarek Report.

(84403)

584
Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will publish a report of the Prison Service's investigations into the receipt by the Governor of Feltham Young Offender Institution of business class ticket upgrades from British Airways.

(84404)

585
Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will publish a report of the Prison Service's investigations into the Governor of Feltham Young Offender Institution's conduct towards a fellow officer of governor grade.

(84405)

586
Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the security lapses that led to the recent escape attempt from Feltham Young Offender Institution; and if he will make a statement.

(84406)

587
Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what average distance from home (a) female and (b) male prisoners were imprisoned in each of the last nine years for which figures are available.

(84407)

588
Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he has taken to promote family contact in women's prisons; and what recent assessment he has made of their effectiveness.

(84408)

589
Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what average length of custodial sentence was (a) handed out and (b) served by those convicted of (i) possession with intent to supply Class (A) A, (B) B and (C) C drugs and (ii) simple possession of each category of drugs who were released in each of the last nine years.

(84409)

590
Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what average length of custodial sentence was (a) handed out and (b) served by those convicted of (i) grevious bodily harm with intent, (ii) grevious bodily harm, (iii) actual bodily harm and (iv) assault who were released in each of the last nine years.

(84410)

591
Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his Answer of 4th July 2006, Official Report, column 1056W, on prisons, what estimate he has made of the cost of answering the Question.

(84671)

592
Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 4th July 2006, Official Report, column 1066W, on young offenders, what mechanisms he uses to assess the progress of arrangements within young offender institutions designed to promote family contact.

(84672)

593
Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 3rd May 2006, to the hon. Member for North West Norfolk, Official Report, column 1623W, on prisons, when the report on reconviction analysis being conducted by the Research, Development and Statistics Unit will be published.

(84673)

594
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what duties are being carried out by officers of the Serious and Organised Crime Agency in Colombia.

(84280)

595
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) UK police officers and (b) officers from the Serious and Organised Crime Agency are based in Colombia; and what plans he has to change the number of officers in Colombia.

(84281)

596
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with which (a) law enforcement and (b) police agencies officers of the Serious and Organised Crime Agency will work in Colombia.

(84282)

597
Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidelines granting leave to remain to those seeking asylum in the UK he has issued which should be taken account of in decisions taken of the length of time taken to process an application.

(84413)

598
Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals seeking asylum in the UK since 1997 have been granted leave to remain as a result of their application taking too long to process.

(84414)

599
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions in the past 12 months his Department has received information pertaining to illegal residency in the UK; and on how many occasions such information led to a deportation.

(84253)

600
John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will instruct his officials to develop a criminal justice, immigration and mental health flow chart to identify the different routes that offenders follow and to assist in identifying and resolving gaps in the system.

(83893)

601
N Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of suspicious activity reports relating to suspected money laundering were in connection with transactions in basic bank accounts in 2005.

(83752)

602
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment his Department has made of illegal drug use in (a) non-rural and (b) rural areas amongst those aged (i) over 18 and (ii) under 18 years in (A) absolute terms and (B) per 1,000 population; and if he will make a statement.

(84629)

603
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many violent offences in connection with licensed premises there have been in (a) non-rural and (b) rural areas in relation to (i) adults and (ii) under age people in (A) absolute terms and (B) per 1,000 population in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement.

(84630)

604
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) adult and (b) under-age offenders were found guilty of (i) drunken and disorderly behaviour and (ii) drunken and aggravated behaviour providing figures in (A) rural and (B) non-rural areas in (1) absolute terms and (2) per 1,000 population in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement.

(84631)

605
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police stations have closed in (a) non-rural and (b) rural areas in each year since 1992; and if he will make a statement.

(84632)

606
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police stations there were per 1,000 population in (a) non-rural and (b) rural areas in each year since 1992; and if he will make a statement.

(84633)

607
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many crimes were recorded in (a) England and Wales, (b) Eastleigh borough, (c) Hampshire, (d) Portsmouth and (e) Southampton involving (i) knives, (ii) guns and (iii) other offensive weapons in each year since 1995.

(84662)

608
N Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he plans to include a requirement to disclose criminal convictions on future documentation in respect of the Workers Registration Scheme; and if he will make a statement.

(82493)

609
N Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his Answer of 29th June 2006, Official Report, column 642W, on foreign criminals, in what part of the letter to the Chairman of the Home Affairs Committee the information requested in the question is contained.

(83402)

610
N Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assistance his Department plans to afford to officials of local authorities who are in receipt of Invest to Save funding prior to the withdrawal of that funding to ensure the continuation of projects supported by it; and if he will make a statement.

(83821)

611
Mr David Kidney (Stafford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his written Answer of 20th June 2006, Official Report, column 1845W, on police, what form the policy review of the police injury award system will take; and what the timescale of the review will be.

(84077)

612
Mr David Kidney (Stafford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many former police officers are in receipt of injury pensions.

(84116)

613
N Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the trigger levels for prosecution of speeding offences were in each region of England and Wales in each year since 1997; what plans he has to reduce variations in the trigger levels between regions; and if he will make a statement.

(83607)

614
N Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the variation in severity of sentences for crimes between regions of England and Wales at (a) magistrates courts and (b) Crown courts in each year since 1997; what plans he has to reduce such variation; and if he will make a statement.

(83608)

615
N Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many knives have been handed in during the amnesty in (a) East Yorkshire constituency and (b) the East Riding of Yorkshire area.

(83610)

616
Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether police officers are required to verify when requested the authenticity of personal documentation on occasions when the public are required by financial organisations to send verified copies of the personal documentation by post.

(84050)

617
Julie Morgan (Cardiff North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what training has been provided to police on the enforcement of the Hunting Act 2004.

(84109)

618
Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance his Department provides to police forces on processing illegal immigrants when an Immigration Service official is unable to attend; and if he will make a statement.

(84092)

619
Mr Andrew Pelling (Croydon Central):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many holding cells there are in police stations in each London borough; and how many of these cells are closed for refurbishment.

(84663)

620
Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign women joining spouses in the UK have sought indefinite leave to remain on the grounds of domestic violence in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement.

(83846)

621
Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will estimate the number of illegal immigrants entering the United Kingdom in 2005; and how many have since been deported.

(84236)

622
Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost has been of developing and researching the proposed identity cards scheme since the project's inception.

(84237)

623
N Paul Rowen (Rochdale):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Greater Manchester Police will be responsible for the interviewing of delegates, hotel staff and other associated workers in advance of the Labour Party Conference in Manchester.

(84195)

624
Clare Short (Birmingham, Ladywood):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Immigration and Nationality Directorate will reply to the letter of 6th June 2006 from the right hon. Member for Birmingham, Ladywood on behalf of Mohammed Kashif Zahoor (Home Office reference Z1040405, acknowledgement reference B14821/6).

(83891)

625
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions he has visited each region in an official capacity in the last 12 months.

(84004)

626
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 7th June 2006, Official Report, column 732-4W, on Departmental staff, how many staff in his Department have had two or more periods of sick leave of less than five days in two or more of the years for which he has provided figures.

(84036)

627
Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will reply to Question (a) 76539 and (b) 76540, on oxycodone hydrochloride, tabled by the hon. Member for Castle Point for answer on 12th June.

(84114)

628
Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were convicted of carrying (a) a knife, or other bladed weapon and (b) a gun in a public place in the Humberside Police Authority area in each of the last nine years; and if he will make a statement.

(84572)

629
Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many violent crime offences were recorded in the Humberside Police Authority area in each year between 1992 and 1997; and if he will make a statement.

(84574)

630
N Paddy Tipping (Sherwood):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the UK will ratify the Convention on Human Trafficking; what work remains to be done prior to ratification; and if he will make a statement.

(83744)

631
Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 29th June 2006, Official Report, columns 632-3W, on deportation, where in the Written Statement and the letter from the Director of the Immigration and Nationality Directorate the information requested concerning foreign national prisoner release from (a) HMP Lancaster and (b) Lancaster Farms Young Offender Institution is contained; and where in the Written Statement of 23rd May 2006 the information is contained which answers Questions (i) 73679 and (ii) 73622.

(84480)

632
N Hywel Williams (Caernarfon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what arrangements are in place to provide literacy training in the Welsh language for prisoners from Wales.

(84186)

633
N Hywel Williams (Caernarfon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what arrangements are in place to provide for religious needs of prisoners through the medium of Welsh.

(84187)

634
N Hywel Williams (Caernarfon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what arrangements are in place to ensure the provision of Welsh medium software in prison IT training centres.

(84188)

635
N Hywel Williams (Caernarfon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what arrangements are in place to ensure that prison libraries have an adequate stock of Welsh and Welsh language (a) books, (b) periodicals and (c) newspapers for the use of prisoners from Wales; and how much was spent on providing them in each of the last three years.

(84189)

636
N Hywel Williams (Caernarfon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what arrangements are in place to ensure that prisoners from Wales are able to access Welsh and Welsh language television and radio programmes whilst being held in prisons outside Wales.

(84190)

637
Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the national roll-out of the intermediaries scheme for vulnerable witnesses will be implemented; and if he will make a statement.

(83895)

Questions to the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission

638
Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, what average square metreage of office space is allocated per person to (a) all hon. Members, (b) hon. Members who are ministers, (c) hon. Members who are not ministers, (d) hon. Members' staff based on the estate and (e) senior House officials; and if he will make a statement.

(84429)

639
Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 5th July 2006, Official Report, column 1983W, on senior staff, what consideration has been given to (a) positive action and (b) positive discrimination to improve the diversity of House staff, especially at senior levels.

(84439)

640
Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, what consideration has been given to turning accommodation at 2 and 3 Parliament Street and 4 Canon Row into further office space for hon. Members and their staff.

(84440)

641
Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 3rd July 2006, Official Report, column 823W, on Officers of the House (Accommodation), what the estimated annual rental value is of the properties concerned.

(84441)

642
Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 5th July 2006, Official Report, column 1082W, on childcare, how many staff, and at what grades, took advantage of the childcare voucher scheme; and what the total annual cost is of the scheme.

(84451)

643
Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 5th July 2006, Official Report, column 1082W, on delegations, how many overseas visits the eight members of staff referred to undertook in total between 1st June 2005 and 31st May 2006; and at what cost.

(84452)

644
Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 5th July 2006, Official Report, column 1083W, on staff travel allowances, what the total cost was of the late night transport service in relation to late sittings for (a) senior House staff and (b) in total in each of the last three years.

(84647)

Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development

645
Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking to implement its public sector duty in respect of disability policy; and what steps are taken to include (a) disabled people and (b) their representative organisations in this process.

(84303)

646
Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to his Answer of 8th June 2006, Official Report, column 772W, on the Palestinian Territories, if he will place in the Library a copy of the UN's updated consolidated appeal for humanitarian assistance of 31st May.

(84179)

647
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the cost was of (a) producing and (b) distributing the booklet Trade Matters.

(84373)

648
Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what work his Department is undertaking on (a) reducing and (b) preventing child labour in (i) Asia , (ii) Africa and (iii) Latin America.

(84473)

649
Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding the UK gives developing countries for child educational development.

(84475)

650
Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions he has had with (a) the UN and (b) UK-based humanitarian charities about child labour in developing countries.

(84476)

651
Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what representations his Department is making on reducing the need for child labour.

(84570)

652
N Susan Kramer (Richmond Park):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Kosovo Protection Corps clearance of UK cluster munitions in Kosovo; and when the clearance is expected to be completed.

(83473)

653
N Susan Kramer (Richmond Park):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many proposals the Department has received to fund clearance of unexploded UK cluster munitions in the last two years; how many related to Kosovo; and how many have been funded in each case.

(83474)

654
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will make a statement on progress in providing aid to Africa following the G8 Gleneagles Summit in 2005.

(84519)

655
Mark Simmonds (Boston & Skegness):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding his Department has (a) allocated in each of the last three financial years and (b) plans to allocate in each of the next three financial years to tackling rotavirus.

(84127)

656
Mark Simmonds (Boston & Skegness):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what aid his Department (a) has given in each of the last three financial years and (b) plans to give in each of the next three financial years to (i) Kosovo and (ii) Somalia; and what percentage (A) was and (B) is planned to be allocated (1) as bilateral aid, (2) as multilateral aid via the EU, (3) as multilateral aid via the UN, (4) as multilateral aid via Bretton Woods institutions and (5) through non-governmental organisations and other voluntary and charity sector organisations.

(84128)

657
Mark Simmonds (Boston & Skegness):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many internally displaced people there are in the former Republic of Yugoslavia, broken down by (a) current state boundary and (b) ethnic group; and if he will make a statement.

(84137)

658
Mark Simmonds (Boston & Skegness):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding his Department (a) has allocated in each of the last three financial years and (b) plans to allocate in each of the next three financial years to technical assistance.

(84138)

659
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, on how many occasions he has visited each region in an official capacity in the last 12 months.

(84005)

660
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 8th June 2006, Official Report, column 768W, on departmental staff, why no record is maintained of the number of periods of sick absence by staff of less than five days.

(84033)

661
Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which civilian individuals on the ground are responsible for overseeing reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan.

(84198)

662
Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent estimate he has made of the number of internally-displaced people in Iraq.

(84201)

Questions to the Leader of the House

663
N Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough):To ask the Leader of the House, if he will bring forward proposals to improve the accuracy of parliamentary answers and the speed with which they are provided.

(83480)

664
Derek Conway (Old Bexley & Sidcup):To ask the Leader of the House, which Minister chaired the Cabinet Sub-Committee which considered including the Armed Forces Discipline Bill in the current legislative programme; and which Ministers were members of the Sub-Committee.

(83841)

665
Mr Piara S. Khabra (Ealing Southall):To ask the Leader of the House, what the cost to the Government was of administering Written Questions to Ministers in 2005-06.

(83824)

666
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Leader of the House, on how many occasions he has visited each region in an official capacity in the last 12 months.

(84006)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

667
N Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the incidence was of sexually transmitted diseases among (a) under and (b) over 16 year olds in Northern Ireland in each year since 1995.

(83753)

668
N Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make provision for docetaxel to be made available on the NHS to those with late stage prostate cancer in Northern Ireland.

(83754)

669
N Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many employees of education and library boards in Northern Ireland have had their employment (a) terminated and (b) altered as a result of investigations into school staff who may pose a risk to children in each of the last three years.

(83755)

670
Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much funding the Model United Nations General Assembly has received from his Department in each of the last five years; and how much funding has been allocated for the next three years.

(84105)

671
Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what his assessment is of the contribution to reconciliation in Northern Ireland made by the Model United Nations General Assembly organised by the Council for Education in World Citizenship Northern Ireland.

(84106)

672
Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 29th June, Official Report, column 600W, on MS treatment, how much of the additional £2 million identified for multiple sclerosis treatment has been allocated to the Western Health and Social Services Board; how much of that it is planned to receive; and what plans the Board has for that money.

(84107)

673
N Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what his latest estimate is of the cost to public funds of the Saville Inquiry; and if he will make a statement.

(83905)

674
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, on how many occasions he has stayed overnight in Northern Ireland since his appointment.

(83906)

675
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many brothels he estimates there are in (a) Northern Ireland and (b) each police district command unit.

(83913)

676
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) GP practices, (b) dental practices, (c) ophthalmic practices and (d) pharmacies there were in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years.

(83939)

677
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) GPs, (b) dentists, (c) optometrists and (d) pharmacies there were per 100,000 resident population in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years, (i) in total and (ii) broken down by health board.

(83940)

678
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what percentage of all GP practices in Northern Ireland were single-handed in each of the last five years.

(83941)

679
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what (a) the average GP practice list size for registered patients and (b) the average practice list size for dental practices in Northern Ireland was in each of the last five years (i) in total and (ii) in each trust area.

(83942)

680
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what percentage of (a) GPs, (b) dentists, (c) optometrists and (d) pharmacists were (i) male and (ii) female in each of the last five years.

(83943)

681
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what percentage of (a) GPs, (b) dentists, (c) optometrists and (d) pharmacists in Northern Ireland were (i) under 40, (ii) 40 to 54 and (iii) over 55 years in each of the last five years.

(83944)

682
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what percentage of (a) children, (b) adults and (c) the population in Northern Ireland were registered with a dentist in each of the last five years (i) in total and (ii) by board.

(83945)

683
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) fillings and (b) extractions were carried out on children's teeth in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years (i) in total and (ii) in each board area.

(83946)

684
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many patients were registered with GPs in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years (a) in total and (b) in each board area.

(83947)

685
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what percentage of GP practices in Northern Ireland had at least 50 per cent. of their patients living three or more miles away in each of the last five years (a) in total and (b) in each board area.

(83948)

686
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the gross cost was of (a) dental fees for items of service and (b) dental treatments in each of the last five years; and how much of the cost was borne by patients (i) in total and (ii) as a percentage of the overall cost in (A) Northern Ireland and (B) in each board area.

(83949)

687
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the total cost of ophthalmic services in Northern Ireland was in each of the last five years.

(83950)

688
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the total number of eye tests claimed for in Northern Ireland was in each of the last 10 years; and what percentage of those who had eye tests subsequently received (a) spectacles for the first time and (b) replacement or repairs of spectacles.

(83952)

689
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the total cost of pharmaceutical payments in Northern Ireland was in the last five years; what the total net ingredient cost was; and what the gross cost was per person.

(83953)

690
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the average cost per prescription item in Northern Ireland was in each of the last five years; what the total number of prescription forms was; and what the average number of prescription items per person was in each year.

(83956)

691
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what initial assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the new guidelines on the treatment of obesity in Northern Ireland.

(83957)

692
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) general practitioners, (b) dentists, (c) optometrists and (d) pharmacists there were in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years.

(83961)

693
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what progress has been made on the 10 year strategy to reduce respiratory disease in Northern Ireland announced on 9th June 2005.

(83962)

694
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of the Northern Ireland regional strategy to fight infections acquired in hospital launched on 20th June 2005.

(83963)

695
N David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many MRSA related deaths have there been in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years (a) in total and (b) in each hospital.

(83964)

696
N David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people in Northern Ireland have been prosecuted for the illegal (a) transport, (b) deposit and (c) storage of waste in each of the last three years; and what total amount was paid in fines in each year.

(83965)

697
N David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) private citizens and (b) businesses in Northern Ireland have been prosecuted for causing pollution from (i) septic tanks and (ii) heating oil tanks in each of the last three years; and what the total amount paid out in each category was in each year.

(83966)

698
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 24th May 2006, Official Report, column 1773W, on Departmental staff, how many staff in each department of the Northern Ireland Office have had two or more periods of sick leave of less than five days in two or more of the years for which he has provided figures.

(84039)

699
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what estimate he has made of the number of Unionists living in Newry in (a) 1993, (b) 1997, (c) 2001 and (d) 2005.

(84667)

700
Sammy Wilson (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many licences have been issued for personal protection weapons in Northern Ireland.

(83827)

701
Sammy Wilson (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to his Answer to the hon. Member for Upper Bann, of 23rd May 2006, Official Report, column 1603W, on personal protection weapons, what the terms of reference are of the review of personal protection weapons; and when it is expected to report.

(83828)

Questions to the Prime Minister

702
N Paul Flynn (Newport West):To ask the Prime Minister, which submissions to the Energy Review he has read (a) in full, (b) in part and (c) in summary; and what criteria he used to determine this selection.

(83633)

703
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Prime Minister, which special advisers appointed since 1997 who have since left are (a) employed elsewhere within Government, (b) employed on contract to the Government and (c) employed within organisations which lobby the Government; and what mechanisms exist for monitoring their compliance with regulations pertaining to a cooling-off period with respect to working on relevant portfolios in the private sector.

(84257)

704
Kate Hoey (Vauxhall):To ask the Prime Minister, when he next plans to visit Northern Ireland.

(84173)

705
N Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire):To ask the Prime Minister, what discussions he has had with (a) the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry and (b) the Home Secretary on the impact of extradition arrangements to the United States on the UK's commercial relationship with that country.

(83820)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland

706
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, on how many occasions he has visited each region in an official capacity in the last 12 months.

(84007)

Questions to the Solicitor General

707
Richard Ottaway (Croydon South):To ask the Solicitor General, if he will make a statement on the 2006 performance assessment of the Crown Prosecution Service, South Sector.

(83928)

708
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Solicitor General, on how many occasions he has visited each region in an official capacity in the last 12 months.

(84008)

Questions to the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

709
Dr John Pugh (Southport):To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, when the Electoral Commission will publish its conclusions following last year's consultations on the Commission's policies and procedures for the conduct of local authority electoral reviews in England.

(84669)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry

710
N Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, which body is responsible for carrying out strategic environmental assessment of plans to upgrade the electricity transmission system in the UK.

(84129)

711
Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans he has to review the process by which his Department gathers and presents information about the quantities and countries of destination of arms brokered overseas by UK citizens and UK registered companies.

(84366)

712
Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans he has to review his Department's policy on monitoring the end use of licensed arms exports.

(84368)

713
N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many civil servants are employed by his Department in the West Midlands, broken down by region.

(82882)

714
Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will take steps to ensure that the North West is a priority for the allocation of structural funds.

(84289)

715
Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the total allocations to the North West region have been from the UK's Competitiveness and Employment fund funded by the EU.

(84290)

716
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many calls the Home Heat Helpline has received in each month since its launch.

(83936)

717
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether the Home Heat Helpline refers callers to (a) Energywatch, (b) local energy efficiency advice centres and (c) the Energy Savings Trust.

(83937)

718
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many people have (a) received benefit entitlement checks after contacting the Home Heat Helpline and (b) been identified as eligible for a benefit following a benefit entitlement check.

(83938)

719
Mr Philip Dunne (Ludlow):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether his Department had any discussions on ignition propensity in cigarettes at the European General Product Safety Directive Committee on 13th and 14th June.

(84358)

720
N Paul Farrelly (Newcastle-under-Lyme):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will arrange for (a) the report on wind energy development in the West Midlands commissioned jointly by the Government Office and Advantage West Midlands from TNEI Services Limited in 2004 and (b) the appendix to that report entitled Urban Wind Energy Sites in Staffordshire to be (i) published, (ii) sent to the hon. Member for Newcastle-under-Lyme and (iii) placed in the Library.

(83741)

721
Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many warnings have been issued by the Nuclear Safety Directorate to nuclear plants owned or operated by British Energy in each of the last five years.

(84222)

722
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Hemel Hempstead of 9th March 2006, Official Report, column 1727W, on consolidated resource accounts, what the nature is of the cases referred to under parts (b) and (d) of the Special Payments losses.

(84205)

723
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the (a) status, (b) activities and (c) funding are of the Ambassadors for British Business; and if he will make a statement.

(84277)

724
John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, in which year the Government expects (a) global conventional oil production and (b) global total oil production to peak; and what the Government expects to be the level of peak global oil production.

(84272)

725
John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the Government's latest estimate is of when the UK will become a net importer of oil.

(84273)

726
John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, in which year the Government expects the UK to be a net importer of energy.

(84355)

727
N David Howarth (Cambridge):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the implications for energy policy of the cracks in the reactor core at (a) Hinkley Point and (b) other advanced gas-cooled reactor power stations.

(84118)

728
N David Howarth (Cambridge):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what recent assessment he has made of the safety of (a) the Hinkley Point nuclear power station and (b) similar stations.

(84119)

729
Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps the Government is taking to help companies who are heavy energy users to maintain competitiveness with European competitors.

(84150)

730
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the estimated average (a) energy use, (b) direct greenhouse gas emissions and (c) indirect greenhouse gas emissions were for air conditioning systems to cool domestic homes in the last year for which figures are available.

(84069)

731
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what proportion of (a) energy and (b) electricity in (i) the UK and (ii) each region was supplied from renewable sources in the most recent year for which figures are available.

(84125)

732
Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what waste conversion processes will be used for the energy from the waste power station to be built in Belvedere, South East London.

(84524)

733
Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many applications for (a) gas and (b) electricity were declined by each energy supplier in (i) each region of England, (ii) Scotland and (iii) Wales in the last full year for which figures are available.

(84377)

734
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will make a statement on the meeting of EU Member States in Brussels on 26th June regarding the Restrictions on Hazardous Substances and Waste Electrical Equipment Directives; and whether a decision was reached as to whether pipe organs would fall within the scope of these Directives.

(84609)

735
John Mann (Bassetlaw):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many coal health (a) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and (b) vibration white finger cases have been submitted for deceased claims by Berefords Solicitors in (i) Wales and (ii) Scotland; and how many of each have been refused.

(83834)

736
John Mann (Bassetlaw):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many meetings have taken place between his officials and UDM Vendside on coal health compensation since June 2005.

(83897)

737
N Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the viability of the proposed tidal lagoon electricity generation project in the Swansea bay area; and if he will make a statement.

(83479)

738
Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what financial or other contribution his Department and its agencies are making towards the establishment of a manufacturing media centre (MMC); what estimate he has made of the potential total cost of the MMC in each of its first three years; and when he expects the centre to be fully operational.

(84478)

739
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans the Post Office has to change the basis of their charging for letter delivery to take account of letter size rather than weight; and if he will make a statement.

(84051)

740
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, why small post offices are no longer able to provide television licences; and if he will make a statement.

(84052)

741
Mr Mohammad Sarwar (Glasgow Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will make a statement on the role of the energy supply ombudsman.

(84573)

742
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps his Department is taking to protect consumers from extortionate credit agreements.

(84182)

743
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, on how many occasions he has visited each region in an official capacity in the last 12 months.

(84009)

744
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to the Answer of 12th June 2006, Official Report, column 881W, on sickness absence, how many staff in his Department have had more than two periods of sickness of less than five days in two or more of the years for which he has provided figures.

(84047)

745
Sir Peter Soulsby (Leicester South):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, which solicitors have received payments under the (a) vibration white finger and (b) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease conditional fee agreement for coal health compensation claims for claims registered by claimants living in Leicester South constituency; and whether Vendside Ltd has received any payment from his Department for coal health compensation claims registered by claimants living in that constituency.

(84113)

746
Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if his Department will undertake a review of post office service provision in rural areas; and if he will make a statement.

(84650)

747
N Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the annual per capita expenditure of the South East England Development Agency has been in each year since its inception in (a) each county and (b) each unitary authority in the South East of England.

(84100)

748
Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what estimate he has made of the number of households in (a) rural areas and (b) non-rural areas using cylinders of a smaller capacity than those investigated by the Competition Commission in their recent inquiry into the domestic bulk liquified petroleum gas market; and if he will make a statement.

(84658)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport

749
Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which of the recommendations of the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee's review of the blue badge scheme which were accepted by the Department have been implemented; and if he will make a statement on progress towards those accepted recommendations which have yet to be implemented.

(84348)

750
N Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has for an outer London orbital road that would include the part of the A130/A131 in the West Chelmsford constituency.

(84076)

751
Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assumptions were made about the (a) level of fares and (b) number of passengers to be carried at peak times in the successful bid by First Capital Connect for the Thameslink franchise; and if he will make a statement.

(84360)

752
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects a decision to be made on the review of the A303 Stonehenge Improvement Scheme.

(84344)

753
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the (a) number and (b) percentage of households without access to a car (i) in total, (ii) in each region, (iii) in each local authority area, (iv) in each income quintile and (v) in each classification of residential neighbourhoods in (A) the latest year for which figures are available and in (B) 1997.

(84442)

754
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of people who took (a) no, (b) one, (c) two, (d) three or four and (e) five or more single or return flights (i) in total, (ii) to UK destinations, (iii) to European destinations and (iv) to worldwide destinations in the last 12 months, broken down by (A) income quintile and (B) classification of residential neighbourhoods.

(84443)

755
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) total volume and (b) percentage change in traffic was for each year between 1997 and 2006; and what proportion of the change he estimates derived from each (i) income quintile and (ii) classification of residential neighbourhoods.

(84444)

756
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate has been made of the cost to the economy of delays of aircraft (a) take-off and (b) landing in 2005-06.

(84445)

757
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average delay was for a passenger using (a) all UK airports and (b) each UK airport in each of the last five years.

(84446)

758
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many passengers used UK airports in (a) total and (b) broken down by airport in each of the last five years.

(84447)

759
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to his Answer of 12th June 2006, Official Report, column 967W, on roads, what modelling has been applied to the road schemes in the Highways Agency Targeted Programme of Improvements on carbon dioxide emissions; whether the estimate from the Future of Transport White Paper included such modelling; and why this figure remained unchanged from the original 10 year Transport Plan of 2000 despite the inclusion of additional new schemes.

(84685)

760
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what changes in (a) legislation and (b) guidance issued by his Department or its agencies there have been since the publication of the Strategic Rail Authority's review of rail fares policy.

(84686)

761
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has been made of the elasticity of demand of rail fares.

(84687)

762
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what research has been conducted since 2001 by or for his Department on the links between social exclusion and transport.

(84688)

763
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what changes in (a) legislation and (b) guidance issued by (i) his Department and (ii) its agencies there have been since the publication of the Department's report on social exclusion and the provision and availability of public transport in 2000.

(84689)

764
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what changes in (a) legislation and (b) guidance issued by his Department or its agencies there have been since the publication of Making the Connections: final report on transport and social exclusion by the Social Exclusion Unit in 2003.

(84690)

765
Mr Wayne David (Caerphilly):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will introduce (a) a mandatory register of large goods vehicles instructors and (b) a system of check-testing rather than retesting for large goods vehicle instructors.

(84354)

766
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he was first informed of First Great Western's plans for increases in peak-time travel prices.

(84097)

767
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, by what criteria an area is assessed for its eligibility for motorway surface noise alleviation.

(84162)

768
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what powers are available to order an individual convicted of a road traffic offence to undergo treatment to overcome sleep deprivation symptoms.

(84163)

769
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many areas have car clubs; how many cars each has available; and what public funding each receives.

(84501)

770
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance he issues to officials in his Department on the use of publicly available information such as external websites in answers to parliamentary questions.

(84411)

771
Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidelines are in place on the degree of glide slope for commercial and cargo planes when making an approach to land at each airport in Great Britain.

(84424)

772
Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what international guidelines are in place on the degree of glide slope for commercial and cargo planes when making an approach to land at an airport.

(84425)

773
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many vehicle excise duty licences were paid in each band, including goods vehicles, for the most recently available year; and how many licences in each band were paid for by (a) private individuals and (b) incorporated businesses.

(83959)

774
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many bus passengers there were in each local authority administering concessionary fares (a) in the last year for which figures are available and (b) (i) five and (ii) 10 years previously; how many bus routes there were in each such local authority; and what the total mileage of routes was in each authority.

(84094)

775
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the carbon emissions of (a) a typical short haul aircraft flying 1,000 miles and (b) a typical long haul aircraft flying 3,000 miles; what assessment he has made of the extent to which such emissions vary according to (i) load factors and (ii) the generation of the aircraft; and if he will make a statement.

(84111)

776
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many commercial flights departed from UK airports to destinations a distance away of (a) 500 miles or less, (b) 1,000 miles or less, (c) 1,500 miles or less and (d) in intervals of 500 miles up to 10,000 miles in the most recent year for which figures are available; and how many passengers departed from UK airports to such destinations in each case.

(84112)

777
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) road traffic accidents, (b) road traffic fatalities, (c) accidents involving motorcyclists, (d) fatalities involving motorcyclists, (e) accidents involving bicyclists and (f) fatalities involving bicyclists there were in (i) Hampshire, (ii) Southampton, (iii) Portsmouth and (iv) Eastleigh in each year since 1990.

(84343)

778
N Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to encourage local authorities to provide secure lorry parks with appropriate facilities for drivers.

(83407)

779
N Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the likely impact of providing secure lorry parks on (a) crime and (b) road safety; and if he will make a statement.

(83408)

780
Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department has taken to rural-proof its policies on (a) quiet lanes and (b) the installation of national speed limit signs at the end of lower-speed zones.

(84356)

781
Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to allow a local highways authority to decide not to install a national speed limit sign at the end of a lower speed limit zone if (a) such a decision can be justified by the rural nature of the road and (b) the road concerned is a cul-de-sac.

(84369)

782
Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to provide a modified entry sign for Quiet Lanes to incorporate an advisory indication of maximum speed; and if he will make a statement.

(84370)

783
Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he will publish revised guidance on Quiet Lanes following the consultation exercises conducted by his Department.

(84371)

784
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make a statement on progress towards a new high speed railway link between England and Scotland.

(84518)

785
N Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government has any plans to introduce a maximum blood alcohol limit for (a) recreational mariners and (b) those in charge of a boat.

(83515)

786
N Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment the Government has made of the results of the 2004 consultation into a maximum blood alcohol limit for recreational mariners.

(83516)

787
N Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment the Marine Accident Investigation Board has made of the number of people (a) killed and (b) injured in (i) recreational and (ii) non-recreational marine craft in each of the past five years; and in how many of these cases alcohol was identified as a contributory factor.

(83517)

788
N Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how (a) the Government and (b) the Marine Accident Investigation Board (MAIB) records accidents involving leisure craft; whether reporting of such incidents is mandatory; what estimate the MAIB has made of the number of (i) serious and (ii) minor accidents on leisure marine craft that go unreported in a year; and whether MAIB sets out (A) reported and (B) estimated accidents in its published reports.

(83534)

789
Mr Geoffrey Robinson (Coventry North West):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what role the Transport Innovation Fund will play in generating sustainable increases in national productivity.

(84375)

790
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on how many occasions he has visited each region in an official capacity in the last 12 months.

(84010)

791
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 29th June 2006, Official Report, column 561W, on departmental staff, how many members of staff in his Department have had (a) two or more and (b) five or more periods of sickness absence in two or more of the years for which he has provided figures.

(84043)

792
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 29th June 2006, Official Report, column 561W, on Departmental staff, to what he attributes the increase in the number of staff with (a) two and (b) five or more periods of sickness absence of less than five days over the last three years.

(84044)

793
N Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to ensure that freight traffic from the Mendip quarries is re-routed via Bristol to enable essential repair work by high-output machinery on the Reading to Taunton line; and if he will make a statement.

(83528)

794
N Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the owners of (a) Whatley and (b) Merehead Quarry on their use of freight trains at times when repairs could be effectively carried out to the Reading to Taunton line by high-output machinery.

(83529)

795
N Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will ensure that the high-output machinery for repairing and improving rail track is used on the Westcountry route between Reading and Exeter and not transported to other parts of the rail network until the work is completed.

(83532)

796
Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much has been spent on the Crossrail project in each year since 2004-05.

(84606)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales

797
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to the Answer of 6th June 2006, Official Report, column 571W, on sickness absence, how many staff in his Department have had two or more periods of sick leave of less than five days in two or more of the last three years.

(84032)

Questions to the Minister for Women and Equality

798
N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Sex Discrimination (Election Candidates) Act 2002.

(82883)

799
N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, what discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer about extending tax relief on childcare.

(82884)

800
N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, how many working women have been awarded funds from the childcare element of working tax credits; and if she will make a statement.

(82885)

801
N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, what information the Government has issued to women on their right to flexible work.

(82886)

802
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, on how many occasions she has visited each region in an official capacity in the last 12 months.

(83908)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

803
N Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement on the findings of reviews of the work pension abatement threshold within incapacity benefit since 1999.

(83599)

804
N Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress he has made in ensuring that the work pension abatement threshold for incapacity benefit is increased and does not erode savings.

(83600)

805
N Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the value of the work pension abatement threshold for incapacity benefits was in each year since 1999; and what the estimated value for each year would have been had the threshold been uprated in line with inflation since 1999.

(83601)

806
N Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the total value of incapacity benefit claimants' savings (a) which would have been protected if the work pension abatement threshold had been uprated in line with inflation in each year since 1999 and (b) which have been protected at the level at which the threshold has remained at since 1999.

(83602)

807
Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what response he has made to the safety assessment made by the Nuclear Safety Directorate of Hinkley Point B, Somerset of 3rd April 2006; and what action he plans to take.

(84450)

808
N Mary Creagh (Wakefield):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households in Wakefield include a person with a learning disability who receives the care component of disability living allowance at the (a) highest, (b) middle and (c) lowest rate.

(83478)

809
N Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to review the eligibility criteria for claimants of disability benefits, including disability living allowance and incapacity benefit; and if he will make a statement.

(83737)

810
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was spent on crisis loans for people in (a) Stroud and (b) Gloucestershire in each of the last five years.

(84153)

811
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, where the officials answering calls to the telephone lines dedicated to applicants for crisis loans in the North West are located.

(84396)

812
N Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the Government first announced its intention to phase out the Post Office card account.

(83743)

813
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what deadline was imposed for meetings between officials on the Child Support Agency redesign team and individuals or organisations from outside his Department.

(84350)

814
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will grant pensioners who act as carers at home an allowance in addition to the state pension; and if he will make a statement.

(84434)

815
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of people entitled to but not claiming (a) housing benefit, (b) council tax benefit, (c) winter fuel payments, (d) disability living allowance, (e) incapacity benefit, (f) income support, (g) jobseeker's allowance and (h) child support in each year since 1997-98, broken down by (i) rural areas and (ii) non-rural areas; what estimate he has made of the amount of unclaimed benefit in each case; and if he will make a statement.

(84616)

816
Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications for Fuel Direct for (a) gas and (b) electricity by eligible consumers were approved by his Department but declined by an energy supplier in (i) each region of England, (ii) Scotland and (iii) Wales in the last full year for which figures are available.

(84378)

817
Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average level of Fuel Direct payment was for (a) gas and (b) electricity to each supplier in (i) each region of England, (ii) Scotland and (iii) Wales in the last full year for which figures are available.

(84379)

818
Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many successful applications there were to each energy supplier for Fuel Direct for (a) gas and (b) electricity in (i) each region of England, (ii) Scotland and (iii) Wales in the last full year for which figures are available.

(84380)

819
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many absent parents under the Child Support Scheme have left the country to work abroad in each of the last five years.

(84474)

820
Rosemary McKenna (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of families in (a) Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East and (b) Scotland are claiming (i) child benefit and (ii) income support.

(83903)

821
N Paul Rowen (Rochdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the numbers of (a) women and (b) men who suffer from mesothelioma due to exposure to fibres brought home on the clothes of spouses, or other family members, exposed to asbestos at their workplace.

(83751)

822
N Paul Rowen (Rochdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether those who suffer from mesothelioma due to exposure to fibres brought home on the clothes of spouses, or other family members, exposed to asbestos at their workplace are eligible to make claims under the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Worker's Compensation) 1979 Act scheme; and if he will make a statement.

(83756)

823
N Paul Rowen (Rochdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has any plans to extend (a) industrial injuries disablement benefit and (b) other relevant benefits to those who suffer from mesothelioma due to exposure to fibres brought home on the clothes of spouses, or other family members, exposed to asbestos at their workplace.

(83757)

824
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on how many occasions he has visited each region in an official capacity in the last 12 months.

(83907)

825
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 14th June 2006, Official Report, column 1296W, on departmental staff, hwo many staff in his Department have had more than two periods of sickness of less than five days in two or more of the years for which he has provided figures.

(84045)

826
David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 4th July 2006, Official Report, column 964W, on ministerial visits (overnight stays), how he ensures the (a) cost effectiveness and (b) appropriateness of overnight stays by (i) Ministers, (ii) civil servants and (iii) special advisers.

(84454)

827
N Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will direct the Territorial Army to provide the information requested by the Child Support Agency relating to (a) earnings from regular army duties and (b) reimbursements from Territorial Army activity for Sergeant Gould, currently stationed in the Gulf; and what the reasons have been for the time taken in dealing with this matter by the Territorial Army.

(83527)

828
Ian Stewart (Eccles):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what charge Liberata levies for the making of an emergency payment to a parent with care at the request of the Child Support Agency.

(83836)

829
Ian Stewart (Eccles):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what arrangements the Child Support Agency has for ensuring the prompt payment of child support recovered by bailiffs to its outsourced finance handling company Liberata.

(83837)

830
Ian Stewart (Eccles):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what Liberata's target is for the time taken to make payments collected from bailiffs to parents with care; and in what percentage of cases Liberata has met this target.

(83842)

831
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what (a) bilateral and (b) multilateral arrangements the United Kingdom has with (i) Finland, (ii) Estonia, (iii) France, (iv) Germany, (v) Greece, (vi) Hungary, (vii) Ireland, (viii) Italy, (ix) Latvia, (x) Lithuania, (xi) Luxembourg, (xii) Malta, (xiii) Netherlands, (xiv) Poland, (xv) Portugal, (xvi) Slovakia, (xvii) Slovenia, (xviii) Spain and (xix) Sweden to ensure the provision of (A) (1) state and (2) private pensions and (B) benefits to UK pensioners resident in that country.

(84398)

832
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to ensure that members of the Carpets International pension scheme receive their full pension entitlements.

(84397)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

833
John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if the Government will instruct the Casino Advisory Panel to reopen the shortlisting process for the allocation of casino licences.

[Transferred] (84357)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills

834
Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what discussions he has had with (a) Microsoft and (b) other IT companies on improving safe internet and mobile phone use in schools.

[Transferred] (84644)

835
Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the rate of teenage pregnancy was in (a) England and (b) the East Riding of Yorkshire in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement.

[Transferred] (84657)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry

836
Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, who the members of the Manufacturing Forum are; and what its remit is.

[Transferred] (84477)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

837
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with no recourse to public funds because of their immigration status have National Insurance numbers.

[Transferred] (84346)

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