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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Wednesday 13 September 2006
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 13 September 2006
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 13 September of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper. They are arranged in alphabetical order of answering Department. For other Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 13 September of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Wednesday 13 September see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 1
N | Peter Bottomley (Worthing West):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his latest estimate is of the deficit in public sector pension funds; what the estimate was 12 months before; and which five funds have the largest estimated deficits. | | (90967) | 2
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress is being made in the negotiations to extend the derogation from the EU for the use of red diesel for marine uses. | | (91003) | 3
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether (a) his Department and (b) the Financial Services Authority undertook monitoring of the recent de-mutualisation ballot conducted by Standard Life. | | (91004) | 4
N | Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the total amount of (a) working tax credit and (b) child tax credit erroneously paid to prisoners due to (i) fraud, (ii) customer error and (iii) official error in each year where figures are available. | | (91062) | 5
N | Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what levels of income inequality were in (a) 1997 and (b) 2006; and if he will make a statement. | | (91100) | 6
N | Susan Kramer (Richmond Park):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 22nd March 2006, Official Report, column 426W, what percentage of breaches of export control legislation involved goods that would have been granted an export licence had the exporter applied for one in each of the last five years. | | (90914) | 7
N | Susan Kramer (Richmond Park):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 22nd March 2006, Official Report, column 426W, on arms exports controls, what estimate he has made of the number of unreported breaches of arms export controls. | | (90915) | 8
N | Susan Kramer (Richmond Park):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 22nd March 2006, Official Report, column 426W, on arms exports controls, what assessment he has made of the reason for the decline in the number of reported breaches of strategic export controls since 2000. | | (90916) | 9
N | Susan Kramer (Richmond Park):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 22nd March 2006, Official Report, column 426W, on arms exports controls, what offence was committed in respect of each prosecution for breaches of strategic export controls since 2000 where proceedings are complete; and what punishment was imposed in each case. | | (90917) | 10
N | Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has plans to compensate those who pay voluntary class 3 National Insurance contributions under the present system if the proposed Pensions Reform Bill is passed in its present form and additional contributions paid prove unnecessary. | | (91084) | 11
N | Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance is issued by his Department to individuals and businesses who were successful in tribunal cases against HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and where HMRC is appealing that decision to the High Court. | | (90976) | 12
N | Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost of appeal cases made by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to the High Court against Tribunal decisions of General Commissioners was in each of the last five years; and what revenue was obtained as a result of decisions made in favour of HMRC. | | (90998) | 13
N | Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many cases of appeal against Tribunal decisions of General Commissioners were made by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to the High Court in each of the last five years; how many of these cases were heard; and in how many such cases the decision was made in favour of HMRC. | | (90999) | 14
N | Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the current arrangements are regarding the accounting for value added tax by local authorities in Scotland for (a) road and (b) rail building projects. | | (91064) | 15
N | Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will place in the Library copies of the minutes of meetings held by the group examining the provision of information and support on energy efficiency to business chaired by the Financial Secretary and Mr Richard Ellis. | | (90912) | 16
N | Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to paragraph 36 of the Note by the Government Actuary's Department and HM Treasury, Unfunded Public Service Pension Schemes: 2005 Cash Flow Projections Assumptions and Data, June 2006, what estimate he has made of the cash inflows that will arise from member contributions, expressed as a percentage of GDP. | | (90913) | 17
N | Mr David Winnick (Walsall North):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he expects to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Walsall North of 3rd August 2006, regarding a constituent, reference 5/01238/2006. | | (90964) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 18
N | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many local government targets the Government has (a) introduced and (b) abolished in each of the last nine years. | | (91039) | 19
N | Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, why houses of multiple occupation are not classified as a specific category of residential property; and if she will take steps to ensure that Building Regulations Part E, on resistance to the passage of sound, be applied in cases where landlords seek to rent a property to students, particularly in areas with large student populations. | | (91072) | 20
N | Mr Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what costs have been incurred in connection with the Regional Control Centre at Fareham in each year since 2001; and how much is estimated to be spent in (a) 2006-07, (b) 2007-08 and (c) 2008-09. | | (90959) | 21
N | Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when she plans to respond to the recommendations of the Affordable Rural Housing Commission. | | (91083) | 22
N | Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance has been issued to those who have trained to be Home Information Pack inspectors; and if she will make a statement. | | (90941) | 23
N | Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people have trained to be Home Information Pack inspectors, broken down by local authority area; and what the average cost of training an inspector was. | | (90942) | 24
N | Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many families were on waiting lists for social housing in each English local authority at the latest date for which figures are available. | | (91097) | 25
N | Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many properties owned by registered social landlords have been sold on the open market in (a) Greater London and (b) England in each year since 1997, broken down by local authority area. | | (91098) | 26
N | Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many properties owned by registered social landlords have been sold to their tenants in (a) Greater London and (b) England in each year since 1997, broken down by local authority area. | | (91101) | 27
N | Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether developers will have a right of appeal against a decision of a failure to comply with the 2006 building regulations if their planning application (a) has not been determined within the appropriate timescale and (b) is determined after April 2006. | | (90988) | 28
N | Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what further measures her Department is considering to improve the sustainability of existing homes; and whether she plans to introduce new planning guidance to promote micro-generation. | | (90989) | 29
N | Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans she has to restrict staircasing on rural exception sites in response to the report of the Affordable Rural Housing Commission; and if she will make a statement. | | (90937) | 30
N | Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many prosecutions have been launched in respect of non-compliance with the thermal efficiency requirements of the building regulations in each of the last 10 years; and how many convictions were secured. | | (90939) | 31
N | Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has (a) made and (b) evaluated of the proportion of homes constructed in the last 10 years which did not comply with building regulations in respect of their thermal efficiency; and if she will make a statement. | | (90940) | 32
N | Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential for improved training, monitoring and enforcement within the construction industry to raise levels of compliance with Part L of the building regulations; and if she will make a statement. | | (90943) | 33
N | Mr Paul Truswell (Pudsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the (a) need and (b) demand for affordable housing provided by local authorities in (i) Leeds and (ii) England; and what action she is taking to encourage and enable the provision of such housing. | | (90923) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs 34
N | Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what consultation process was undertaken in relation to the Government's proposals to give judges the power to order the withdrawal of a defendant's solicitor or barrister from certain trials, as published in proposals by her Department. | | (91001) | 35
N | Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what (a) qualifications and (b) previous experience the special advisers appointed to her Department have. | | (91002) | 36
N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, whether it is the policy of the Legal Services Commission before making an award of legal aid to check whether applicants for legal aid are vexatious litigants acting (a) with and (b) without the permission of a High Court judge to initiate proceedings. | | (91033) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 37
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what her policy is on the distribution of funding by the UK Film Council across projects in South East England. | | (90970) | 38
N | Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made in the context of Charter Renewal of the impact of the BBC's local television project on the development of local newspapers. | | (90952) | 39
N | Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which organisations and individuals have been consulted on the proposed scheme to help vulnerable and elderly people with digital switchover; what the budget for the scheme will be; and when she plans to announce the details of the scheme. | | (91018) | 40
N | Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans the Government has to engage the services of voluntary organisations to deliver (a) part and (b) all of their proposed scheme to help vulnerable and elderly people with digital switchover. | | (91019) | 41
N | David Taylor (North West Leicestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what contribution her Department has made to the implementation of proposals contained in the (a) Burns Report and (b) European Sport Review which relate to the regulation of football in England; and if she will make a statement. | | (91063) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 42
N | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what categories of military material have been transported from the US to Israel via the UK since 1st January; and whether these included depleted uranium material. | | (90969) | 43
N | Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what contingency plans have been made by the Government in case the level of conflict involving British troops in Iraq and Afghanistan escalates. | | (91013) | 44
N | Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many troops have been committed by each country to the conflict in Afghanistan; and if he will make statement on the availability of troops from other NATO countries. | | (91014) | 45
N | Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if the Government will take urgent action to provide additional protection to Land Rovers being operated by the armed forces. | | (91015) | 46
N | Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Nimrod aircraft were operated by the RAF in each of the last 10 years; what the average age was of these aircraft in each year; what the age was of the oldest aircraft operated in each year; what plans he has to replace these aircraft; and if he will make statement. | | (91016) | 47
N | Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of the armed forces were engaged in operations overseas and in Northern Ireland in each of the last 10 years; and what proportion and number were not so engaged in each year. | | (91017) | 48
N | Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the latest estimate is of the cost of the replacement of the Trident nuclear missile system. | | (91076) | 49
N | Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the latest estimate is of total capital spending on AWE Aldermaston (a) in 2006-07 and (b) in each of the next three years. | | (91077) | 50
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with the UN on the possibility of the UK providing manpower to the multilateral force in the Lebanon. | | (91007) | 51
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of the executed First World War soldiers' records he has personally reviewed. | | (90936) | 52
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the job descriptions are of lawyers employed in his Department; what those descriptions were in 1997; what the cost was of lawyers employed in his Department in each of the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement. | | (90948) | 53
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what requests for (a) more helicopters, (b) other equipment and (c) more personnel from field commanders in Afghanistan have been received by (i) Permanent Joint HQ, (ii) Defence Chiefs of Staff and (iii) Ministers since 25th July. | | (90949) | 54
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 25th July 2006, Official Report, column 1538W, on Joint Personnel Administration, how many complaints the Armed Forces Joint Personnel Administration Agency's internal complaints system received in each month since March 2006 in regard to mispayment under the system; and how many (a) are still outstanding and (b) have been resolved. | | (90950) | 55
N | Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the possible implications of (a) the sale to Saudi Arabia of Eurofighter Typhoon and (b) associated training support on the planned dates for Royal Air Force operational declarations; and what level of contribution will be given by his Department in order to facilitate the deal and for training purposes. | | (91010) | 56
N | Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to initiate a public consultation regarding the future of the Trident weapons system. | | (91011) | 57
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) nature and (b) extent of UK armed forces involvement is in the international peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon. | | (91021) | 58
N | Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to provide radio equipment for all students on the Special Forces Jump Course at Brize Norton. | | (90930) | 59
N | Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has received any requests from any members of staff at Integrated Project Teams for the purchase of radios for the students on the Special Forces Jump Course at Brize Norton before November 2005. | | (90931) | 60
N | Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the latest estimates are of the savings made by his Department arising from the EDS contract for the Defence Information Infrastructure project for each of the first three years. | | (90932) | 61
N | Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the annual lease cost was of the four C-17 aircraft in each year until 2006; and how much his Department has paid for the purchase of the fifth C-17. | | (90933) | 62
N | Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to publish the findings of his Department's lessons learned study following the decision to terminate the contract with Swan Hunter for the Landing Ships Dock (Auxiliary) Project. | | (90934) | 63
N | Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many enforcement actions, including prosecutions and convictions, were taken in respect of the Department's powers over the marine environment. | | (91090) | 64
N | Willie Rennie (Dunfermline and West Fife):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what consideration is being given to improving the night vision capabilities of Trafalgar class submarines. | | (91038) | 65
N | John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Harrier jets are grounded in Afghanistan because they are being used as sources of spare parts. | | (90918) | 66
N | John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the degree to which Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) provisions were incorporated into the business case for the End 2 End (E2E) Logistics Review Air Depth Support Recommendation 40; and if he will make a statement. | | (90919) | 67
N | John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost of (a) voluntary and compulsory redundancies and (b) compulsory early retirement measures were at DARA St Athan in each financial year between 2002-03 and 2005-06, broken down by contract; and what the estimated costs for 2006-07 are on the same basis. | | (90920) | 68
N | John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the application of the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations (TUPE) in the awarding of contracts for (a) Tornado RB199 Operational Contract for Engine Transformation (ROCET), (b) Tornado CMU, (c) Harrier Joint Upgrade and Maintenance Programme (JUMP) and (d) Tornado Tiger Team 1, VC10 Javelin Red; and what estimate he has made of the costs of TUPE-related activity in each case. | | (90921) | 69
N | John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the availability of components for the Harrier jets deployed in Afghanistan; and if he will make statement. | | (90927) | 70
N | Mr Robert Walter (North Dorset):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many complaints concerning low flying aircraft activity in North Dorset have been recorded in the last 12 months; and what plans he has to minimise the disturbance caused by low flying military aircraft. | | (90928) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills 71
N | Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will list the local education authorities in England in order of percentage of pupils achieving (a) A* to A, (b) A* to B and (c) A* to C in five or more subjects including English and Maths at GCSE in 2006, stating in each case whether the local authority is selective, partially selective or comprehensive. | | (91067) | 72
N | Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will list the local education authorities in England in order of percentage of pupils achieving Level 7 in Key Stage 3 SATS in the 2005-06 academic year, stating in each case whether the local authority is selective, partially selective or comprehensive. | | (91068) | 73
N | Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much funding (a) in total and (b) per pupil has been allocated to Warrington Education Authority in each year since 1997. | | (91053) | 74
N | Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, which schools in Warrington North have received funding for capital projects in each year since 1997; and how much was allocated and for what purpose in each case. | | (91054) | 75
N | Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much capital funding has been allocated to Warrington Education Authority in each year since 1997. | | (91055) | 76
N | Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proportion of the total budget for further education was spent on adult students with learning disabilities in each (a) institution and (b) region in each of the last five years. | | (90985) | 77
N | Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much funding was provided for further education for adult students with learning disabilities in each (a) institution and (b) region in each of the last five years. | | (90986) | 78
N | Richard Ottaway (Croydon South):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps he is taking to make teachers aware of the health and safety warnings relating to interactive white board use in schools. | | (91049) | 79
N | David Taylor (North West Leicestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how long, on average the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service keeps the records of welfare cases heard in the Family Court in its archives. | | (90944) | 80
N | Mr Paul Truswell (Pudsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment he has made of the impact of the targeting of further education funding according to Priorities for Success on the level of provision of courses in (a) Leeds and (b) England for (i) people with learning disabilities and (ii) other priority groups; and if he will make statement. | | (90924) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 81
N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what alterations have been made to the 2006-07 budget allocations to bodies funded by his Department; and what the value of the change was in each case. | | (91050) | 82
N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the last review of the Departmental internal budget allocations took place; and if he will publish the budget alterations that were agreed as a result. | | (91051) | 83
N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the Department's budget for preparation for an outbreak of avian influenza was in each year since 1997; and what outturn expenditure was in each such year. | | (91052) | 84
N | Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to control the impact of the spread of bovine tuberculosis on the British dairy and beef industry. | | (91080) | 85
N | Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many enforcement actions there were under the powers of the Marine Fisheries Agency concerning the marine environment in each of the last five years; and how many (a) prosecutions were brought and (b) convictions were attained in each year. | | (91089) | 86
N | Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of previously outstanding payments under the Single Farm Payment Scheme have been paid in full in North Yorkshire. | | (91046) | 87
N | Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the Government's policy is on the non-mandatory status of European Commission Decision 97/129/EC which provides for numbering and abbreviations to identify different packaging materials, including plastics; and if he will make a statement. | | (91020) | 88
N | Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what mechanisms he has put in place to assess the environmental benefits of the landfill tax credit scheme. | | (90960) | 89
N | Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to improve the level of recycling of waste electrical and electronic materials. | | (90963) | 90
N | David Taylor (North West Leicestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to draft secondary legislation to control the use of electronic shock collars on canines. | | (90947) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 91
N | Peter Bottomley (Worthing West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if the Government will make representations to the authorities at state and at federal level for steps leading to the ending of the period in prison of Krishna Maharaj in the USA. | | (90965) | 92
N | Peter Bottomley (Worthing West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how long Krishna Maharaj has been incarcerated in the USA. | | (91040) | 93
N | Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the Chinese government's request for the lifting of the EU-China arms embargo; and if she will make a statement. | | (91070) | 94
N | Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether under the Memorandum of Understanding she reached with the Algerian government on the use of torture those deported from the UK to Algeria will be treated as if the UN Convention on Torture applied to them in Algeria. | | (91074) | 95
N | Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Palestinian government with respect to its needs in ensuring safety and prosperity for its people. | | (91075) | 96
N | Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if she will place in the Library a draft of the next report by the UK to UN Human Rights Council. | | (91078) | 97
N | Damian Green (Ashford):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many applications for visitors' visas from (a) Australia, (b) Canada and (c) South Africa were refused between (i) January and June 2004, (ii) January and June 2005 and (iii) January and June 2006. | | (91043) | 98
N | Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many hours each week are spent by UK officials in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem monitoring the use of UK exported military equipment; how many officials are involved in this work; and what steps are taken to ensure all equipment is used in conformity with international law. | | (91008) | 99
N | Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with Israeli officials regarding the use of (a) M483A1 Dual Purpose Improved Conventional Munitions and (b) other cluster munitions. | | (91009) | 100
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps her Department is taking towards being carbon neutral. | | (91022) | 101
N | Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the UK Government is taking to assist the government and people of Sri Lanka (a) to achieve a lasting internal peace agreement and (b) to promote civil and political rights for all citizens. | | (91099) | 102
N | Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what enquiries have been made into the way in which British export restrictions were evaded in the case of British-made night sight equipment found in the hands of Hezbollah forces in South Lebanon; and what findings have resulted. | | (91045) | 103
N | Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions she has had with her (a) United Nations, (b) European Union and (c) United States counterparts on the situation in Darfur; what assistance the UK has offered in support of the implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1706; what representations she has made to the Sudanese authorities on accepting Resolution 1706; and if she will make a statement. | | (91047) | 104
N | Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions she has had with her (a) United Nations, (b) European Union and (c) United States counterparts on the Iranian nuclear dispute; whether the issue of possible United Nations sanctions against Iran was raised during these discussions; and whether the UK Government will support the application of such sanctions if Iran fails to comply with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1690. | | (91048) | 105
N | Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent meetings she has had with the government of Turkey to discuss that country's occupation of part of Cyprus. | | (90962) | 106
N | David Taylor (North West Leicestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when officials from her Department last discussed the amount of military aid provided to the Israeli government by the United States since 1979 with their counterparts in the United States Administration; and if she will make a statement. | | (90945) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 107
N | Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Department is taking in conjunction with the Medicines and Health Regulatory Authority to introduce risk-based regulation for (a) wholesale and (b) dispensing pharmacies. | | (90987) | 108
N | Peter Bottomley (Worthing West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information has been sent by her Department to the Prime Minister's Office on the future of Worthing's hospital. | | (90968) | 109
N | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will (a) provide and (b) authorise funding for the Better Healthcare Closer to Home programme devised by the Sutton and Merton Primary Care Trust, Epsom and St Helier NHS University Trust and other organisations. | | (90946) | 110
N | Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of Project 2000; and if she will make a statement. | | (90979) | 111
N | Mr Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many school children are estimated to suffer from Irlen Syndrome; and what progress is being made in encouraging its early diagnosis. | | (90957) | 112
N | Mr Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many of those who qualified in physiotherapy in 2006 have found employment in the NHS; and what the figures were in each of the last five years. | | (90958) | 113
N | Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total cost (a) has been and (b) is expected to be over the next five years of the introduction of the choice agenda in the NHS. | | (91081) | 114
N | Damian Green (Ashford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make a statement on the provision of home oxygen cylinders in Kent. | | (91041) | 115
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate she has made of the proportion of new born babies exclusively breast fed up until six months old. | | (91024) | 116
N | Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the likely impact on (a) waiting lists, (b) bed availability and (c) out-patient care of the financial (i) position and (ii) action announced by Winchester and Eastleigh Healthcare NHS trust. | | (91091) | 117
N | Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much capital funding has been received by Warrington Hospital in each year since 1997; and which projects have been funded as a result. | | (91056) | 118
N | Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much health funding has been spent in Warrington per head of population in each year since 1997. | | (91057) | 119
N | Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 9th January 2006, Official Report, column 155W, on plastic water bottles, if she will ensure that information is disseminated to the public on possible contamination of drinking water in plastic bottles from cleaning materials stored nearby. | | (91029) | 120
N | Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer to Question 90302, what assessment she has made of the reasons behind the trend in the rate of 28 day emergency readmissions since quarter 1 of 2002-03. | | (90978) | 121
N | Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to her Department's press release of 18th August 2006, Go-ahead for billion pound-plus wave of new NHS Hospitals, when she expects each of the schemes mentioned in the press release to reach financial close. | | (90990) | 122
N | Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of (a) HIV, (b) chlamydia, (c) gonorrhoea, (d) syphilis, (e) genital warts and (f) genital herpes there have been in England in each year since 1979. | | (90991) | 123
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) head count staff and (b) whole-time equivalents work in (i) Brighton Royal Sussex County Hospital accident and emergency department and (ii) Worthing Hospital accident and emergency department; how many of these are agency staff; and what the annual budget was for staff in each of the last five years. | | (90973) | 124
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many accident and emergency admissions were handled by the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton in each of the last five years; what increase in admissions is assumed if the Worthing accident and emergency department is downgraded; and what studies have been carried out to ensure the capacity of Brighton Royal Sussex County Hospital to handle an increase in admissions. | | (90974) | 125
N | Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she expects to make a final announcement about the future of Mount Vernon Hospital. | | (90953) | 126
N | Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the proposals in the Government's publication A Stronger Local Voice, when detailed proposals for the powers of (a) hospital and (b) ambulance patient and public involvement forums are expected to be available. | | (90954) | 127
N | Paul Rowen (Rochdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the health implications of factors affecting the access to skimmed milk of women who have recently given birth. | | (91035) | 128
N | Paul Rowen (Rochdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the extent to which each spearhead area is on track to meet the 2010 health inequalities target; and if she will make a statement. | | (91036) | 129
N | Paul Rowen (Rochdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the balance between recently qualified midwives and job opportunities in midwifery; and what steps are being taken to help new midwives into employment within the NHS. | | (91037) | 130
N | Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proposals she has to fund the planned expansion of Colchester General Hospital; and if she will make a statement. | | (90996) | 131
N | Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which hon. Members have made representations to her about the decision not to proceed with the proposed Private Finance Initiative expansion of Colchester General Hospital. | | (90997) | 132
N | Mr Paul Truswell (Pudsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations she has received on the provision of the chronic fatigue service in Leeds and West Yorkshire; and whether the value of her Department's direct funding for the service will be maintained in real terms over the next three years. | | (90922) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 133
N | Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average cost per customer is of a call to report a lost or stolen passport. | | (91093) | 134
N | Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many complaints have been received over the last 12 months about the system for reporting lost or stolen passports; what steps he has taken in response to such complaints; and if he will make a statement. | | (91094) | 135
N | Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many non-criminal prisoners are currently detained under the Immigration Act 1971, broken down by the number of weeks they have been detained following the completion of their sentence. | | (91073) | 136
N | Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations he has received on the impact on policy areas for which his Department has responsibility of EU accession states from (a) 2004 and (b) 2007. | | (90980) | 137
N | Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average waiting time is for consideration of (a) police community support officer and (b) police officer applications. | | (90981) | 138
N | Damian Green (Ashford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he plans to announce the outcome of his review of the restrictions on marriage between UK citizens and non-UK citizens. | | (91042) | 139
N | Damian Green (Ashford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he plans to introduce each tier of the points-based system for managed migration. | | (91044) | 140
N | Damian Green (Ashford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 18th July 2006, Official Report, column 404W, on foreign students, when he expects to introduce a register of sponsors for academic institutions as part of Tier 4 of the points-based system for managed migration. | | (91087) | 141
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Minister of State for Nationality, Citizenship and Immigration will reply to the letter dated 31st May from the hon. Member for the Forest of Dean regarding Ms Stephanie Caborn; and when his Department will return her driving licence. | | (90935) | 142
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of convicted offenders released from detention in the last 12 months served their sentence in full. | | (91025) | 143
N | Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many full-time police officers there were serving in the Northern Division of Cambridgeshire Constabulary on 31st March (a) 2004, (b) 2005 and (c) 2006; and if he will make a statement. | | (91086) | 144
N | Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 8th February 2006, Official Report, column 1270W, on DNA profiles, whether there is evidence that persons arrested but not proceeded against are more likely to offend than the population at large; and what estimate he has made of how many matches an average crime scene would yield if there was a national database with everyone on it. | | (91030) | 145
N | Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer to Parliamentary Question 81979, how much was spent on the widespread education campaign, broken down (a) geographically and (b) by campaign element. | | (91031) | 146
N | Mr Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many absconders there were from Sudbury Open Prison in each of the last five years for which figures are available; what they were convicted of; what the length of their sentence was; how long they had actually served in Sudbury Open Prison prior to absconding; and if he will make a statement. | | (91026) | 147
N | Mr Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average length of (a) stay and (b) sentence was of detainees in Sudbury Open Prison in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. | | (91027) | 148
N | Mr Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were detained in Sudbury Open Prison on the latest date for which figures are available; how many had been convicted of (a) murder, (b) grievous bodily harm, (c) sexual offences and (d) rape; and if he will make a statement. | | (91028) | 149
N | Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations he has received on the recruitment process for police community support officers; and if he will make a statement. | | (90951) | 150
N | Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the recruitment campaigns by the Metropolitan Police of (a) police officers and (b) police community support officers on staffing levels in neighbouring police authorities. | | (90955) | 151
N | Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners in UK prisons are citizens of (a) Albania, (b) Romania, (c) Turkey and (d) Poland; and what percentage of the overall prison population each figure represents. | | (90956) | 152
N | Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many UK citizens are given privileged entry treatment when entering the UK. | | (90961) | 153
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 9th August 2006 to PQ86876, how many unaccompanied minors were admitted to the UK at Heathrow Airport in each of the last three years. | | (90929) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 154
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support his Department has made available to those affected by the flood in Ethiopia; and if he will make statement. | | (91005) | 155
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will make an assessment of the conditions in the internally displaced peoples' camps in Darfur; and what assessment he has made of the extent of migration back to their homelands by those who have been living in the camps. | | (91006) | 156
N | Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking to help with the control and treatment of (a) tuberculosis, (b) multi-drug resistant tuberculosis and (c) extreme drug resistant tuberculosis in the developing world; and if he will make a statement. | | (91079) | 157
N | Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what (a) level of UK public investment and (b) plans for support his Department has in respect of the future reconstruction of Angola. | | (91082) | Questions to the Leader of the House 158
N | Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West):To ask the Leader of the House, what mechanisms he proposes to put in place for the House to review and comment on EU legislative proposals. | | (91071) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 159
N | David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the recent claims of responsibility by the group Direct Action Against Drugs; and if he will make a statement. | | (90975) | 160
N | David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether (a) current and (b) former members of the Board of Directors of the Northern Ireland Police Fund have requested meetings in the last 12 months with (i) him, (ii) a Minister of State and (iii) a civil servant from his Department to discuss (A) the 2003 breach of security at the Fund and (B) parliamentary questions. | | (90977) | 161
N | David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much government funding has been awarded to the Gaelic Athletic Association in each of the last five years. | | (90992) | 162
N | David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether details of a redundancy package paid out to a member of staff at the Northern Ireland Police Fund on the termination of their employment at the Fund was (a) forwarded to his Department and (b) approved by his Department in advance of it being agreed with staff. | | (90993) | 163
N | David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to his Answer of 14th December 2005, Official Report, column 2095W, how much was spent on (a) new furnishings, (b) art and (c) new vehicles for each year since the suspension of the Northern Ireland Assembly in each department other than DHSPPS. | | (90994) | Questions to the Prime Minister 164
N | Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West):To ask the Prime Minister, what representations he has received regarding restrictions on travel to Russia placed on William Browder, Chief Executive of Hermitage Capital Management (UK) Ltd. by the Russian government; and whether he raised this case in his meetings with President Putin during the recent G8 Summit. | | (91069) | 165
N | Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 24th July 2006, Official Report, column 865W, on Intelligence and Security Committee, how the challenge function within the assessments staff has been strengthened. | | (91032) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland 166
N | Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what (a) new initiatives and (b) future meetings are to take place further to the Minister for State attending the Offshore Northern Seas Conference in August 2006. | | (91065) | 167
N | Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many young people not in education or employment or training have participated in the New Deal in each year from 2001; and how many of these have subsequently gained employment. | | (91066) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 168
N | Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether the Government has plans to introduce a new position of Minister for Intellectual Property. | | (90995) | 169
N | Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the effect on costs to UK businesses of the amendments in Standing Committee to the Companies Bill. | | (91000) | 170
N | Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when the budget of the National Consumer Council for 2006-07 will be finalised; and if he will make a statement. | | (91095) | 171
N | Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the National Consumer Council's budget will be for 2006-07. | | (91096) | 172
N | Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what export licenses to Israel were refused on the ground of (a) agressive use, (b) contribution to regional conflict, (c) human rights abuses and (d) internal repression in each of the last 10 years; and if he will publish the information held by his Department on the use of UK military equipment by Israel in the occupied territories in that period. | | (91012) | 173
N | Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what initiatives he is pursuing for improved control of (a) licensed production and (b) brokerage of arms for export; and if he will make a statement. | | (90938) | 174
N | Mr Paul Truswell (Pudsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will publish responses received by his Department from industry to the report on default charges relating to credit cards and other contracts; and what action he plans to take in reply to the report. | | (90925) | 175
N | Mr Paul Truswell (Pudsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what representations he has received on the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive; and what assessment he has made of the effects of the implementation of the Directive on the powers available to consumer protection agencies. | | (90926) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 176
N | Peter Bottomley (Worthing West):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has for significant improvements to the A27 in West Sussex. | | (90966) | 177
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the Department's working assumption is of the amount of carbon dioxide emissions from a passenger mile for (a) trains and (b) cars. | | (91023) | 178
N | Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many enforcement actions there were related to Coastguard and other agencies' marine protection powers in each of the last five years; and how many (a) prosecutions were brought and (b) convictions were obtained in each year. | | (91088) | 179
N | Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of uninsured vehicles in the United Kingdom since May (a) 2004, (b) 2005 and (c) 2006; and if he will make a statement. | | (91085) | 180
N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what date the audited accounts from the Bembridge Harbour Improvement Company for each of the last 10 financial years were received by his Department in accordance with the Bembridge Harbour Acts. | | (91034) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 181
N | Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many long-term hospital in-patients received an increase in their entitlement to (a) income support, (b) jobseekers' allowance and (c) incapacity benefit following the introduction of new rules in April 2006; and what the average weekly increase in income was for recipients of each affected benefit. | | (91092) | 182
N | Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total value of the contracts that his Department has held with (a) ER consultants and (b) Praesta in each of the last three years has been; and which ministers have made use of their services. | | (91058) | 183
N | Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the total amount of benefits paid erroneously to illegal immigrants in each of the last five years for which figures are available. | | (91059) | 184
N | Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the total amount of (a) Social Fund payments, (b) winter fuel payments, (c) attendance allowance, (d) disability living allowance, (e) carer's allowance, (f) retirement pension, (g) bereavement benefits, (h) maternity allowance, (i) reduced earnings allowance, (j) retirement allowance, (k) income support, (l) jobseeker's allowance, (m) pension credit and (n) statutory sick pay erroneously paid to prisoners due to (i) fraud, (ii) customer error and (iii) official error in each year since 1997. | | (91060) | 185
N | Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his latest estimate is of the number of Post Office card account holders who are undischarged bankrupts. | | (91061) | 186
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have been disqualified from receiving incapacity benefit under section 171 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 in each year between 2000 and 2005, broken down by condition of the claimant. | | (90971) | 187
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to publish the Tax Benefit Model Tables showing marginal deduction rates for disabled people as part of his Disability Equality Scheme. | | (90972) | 188
N | Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of which policy areas will be considered in his report on progress towards disability equality within the work and pensions policy sectors due to be published in December 2008. | | (90982) | 189
N | Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps were taken to involve disabled people in the production of his Department's disability equality scheme. | | (90983) | 190
N | Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to publish the disability equality scheme for his Department; and in what formats he plans to publish the scheme. | | (90984) |
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