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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Tuesday 10 October 2006
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Tuesday 10 October 2006
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Tuesday 10 October of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper. They are arranged in alphabetical order of answering Department. For other Written Questions for answer on Tuesday 10 October of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Tuesday 10 October see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 1
N | Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many tax credit overpayment cases have been reviewed at the request of the recipient in each of the last eight quarters; and what proportion of those reviews have led to (a) some and (b) all of the overpayment being written off. | | (92252) | 2
N | Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many tax credit recipients resident in Scotland had their first award notice for 2006-07 sent to them after 11th August; and how many resident in England and Wales had their first notice sent to them after 1st September. | | (92253) | 3
N | Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the target date was for issue of a customer's first tax credit award notice for 2006-07; and in what proportion of cases this target was met. | | (92254) | 4
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department plans to change the way that tax credit overpayments are recovered. | | (92725) | 5
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the merits of a system of suspending payments until the overpayment is cleared for dealing with tax credit overpayments. | | (92726) | 6
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether an assessment has been made of the feasibility of sending out to businesses electronically the Office of National Statistics' Monthly Enquiry into the Distribution and Services Sector. | | (92734) | 7
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost of the Office of National Statistics' Monthly Enquiry into the Distribution and Services Sector was in each of the last three years. | | (92735) | 8
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what purposes data are collected through the Office of National Statistics' Monthly Enquiry into the Distribution and Services Sector. | | (92736) | 9
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have been prosecuted under section 4 of the Statistics of Trade Act 1947 for failing to complete the Office of National Statistics' Monthly Enquiry into the Distribution and Services Sector form in each year since 1976. | | (92737) | 10
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people moved from (a) unemployed to employed and (b) economically inactive to employed status in each quarter since 2002, broken down by (i) region and (ii) country; and what proportion of the labour force these people represented in (A) each quarter and (B) each area. | | (92780) | 11
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many job vacancies there were in each (a) region and (b) country in each quarter since 2005. | | (92781) | 12
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much UK investment was made abroad in each year since 2001; and how much foreign investment was made into the UK as a percentage of total investment in the UK in each such year. | | (92784) | 13
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much (a) net investment income and (b) the share of net investment income in the current account balance was in each year between 2001 and 2005. | | (92785) | 14
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what changes have been made to residence and domicile rules relating to taxation as a consequence of the review of such rules in April 2003. | | (92808) | 15
| Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many confirmed security breaches of databases controlled by his Department occurred in each of the last five years; whether the breach resulted from internal or external sources in each case; how many records were compromised on each occasion; and what estimate was made of the total number of records accessible to the individuals concerned. | | (92842) | 16
| David Taylor (North West Leicestershire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many retired women between the ages of 60 and 65 years in (a) North West Leicestershire, (b) the East Midlands and (c) England were required by the Inland Revenue and HM Revenue and Customs to complete self assessment return forms in each year since 2001. | | (92684) | 17
| David Taylor (North West Leicestershire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how the role of inflation is calculated; and when he next plans to review the formula for calculating the rate of inflation. | | (92752) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 18
| Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many confirmed security branches of databases controlled by her Department occurred in each of the last five years; whether the breach resulted from internal or external sources in each case; how many records were compromised on each occasion; and what estimate was made of the total number of records accessible to the individuals concerned. | | (92825) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 19
N | Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the supply of affordable housing in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. | | (92677) | 20
| Mr Adam Holloway (Gravesham):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people studying for the home inspector qualification will receive compensation as a consequence of recently announced changes to the scope of the Home Sellers Pack. | | (92747) | 21
| Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to compensate those who trained to become home inspectors; and if she will make a statement. | | (92746) | 22
| Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many confirmed security branches of databases controlled by her Department occurred in each of the last five years; whether the breach resulted from internal or external sources in each case; how many records were compromised on each occasion; and what estimate was made of the total number of records accessible to the individuals concerned. | | (92832) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs 23
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what the monthly timetable is for the selection of the successful applicant for work on the Online 1911 Census Project; and whether the timetable facilitates the release of at least one section of the Online 1911 Census before January 2007. | | (92744) | 24
| Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what criteria are used to determine access to legal aid for custody cases involving minors. | | (92708) | 25
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what the (a) shortest, (b) longest and (c) mean length of time taken by the Information Commissioner's Office to reach decisions on requests for information under freedom of information legislation was since the legislation was introduced; and if she will make a statement. | | (92690) | 26
| Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many confirmed security branches of databases controlled by her Department occurred in each of the last five years; whether the breach resulted from internal or external sources in each case; how many records were compromised on each occasion; and what estimate was made of the total number of records accessible to the individuals concerned. | | (92834) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 27
| Susan Kramer (Richmond Park):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the cultural and social contribution of local and regional theatres to communities; and if she will make a statement. | | (92720) | 28
| Susan Kramer (Richmond Park):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with local theatre organisations within the parliamentary constituency of Richmond Park in the last 12 months. | | (92721) | 29
| Susan Kramer (Richmond Park):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on funding for local theatre within the context of the forthcoming Comprehensive Spending Review. | | (92722) | 30
| Susan Kramer (Richmond Park):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the possible effect of funding for the 2012 Olympics on the resources allocated to (a) theatre and (b) the arts. | | (92723) | 31
| Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many confirmed security branches of databases controlled by her Department occurred in each of the last five years; whether the breach resulted from internal or external sources in each case; how many records were compromised on each occasion; and what estimate was made of the total number of records accessible to the individuals concerned. | | (92835) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 32
| Mr David Anderson (Blaydon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what security arrangements are in place to protect soldiers wounded in combat who are being treated in hospitals in the UK. | | (92704) | 33
| Lorely Burt (Solihull):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what factors were taken into account when deciding that injured soldiers being treated in Selly Oak Hospital in the West Midlands should be treated in general wards rather than military wards; and if he will make a statement. | | (92711) | 34
| Lorely Burt (Solihull):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what levels of (a) amunition, (b) supplies and (c) body armour are available to British troops deployed in Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement. | | (92712) | 35
| Lorely Burt (Solihull):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the expected length of duty is for servicemen and women serving in Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement. | | (92724) | 36
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the need for theatre-wide missile defence in out-of-NATO area land and sea operations. | | (92782) | 37
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many complaints about incorrect pay have been received from service personnel in each of the services in each year since 2001. | | (92809) | 38
| Mr Geoffrey Cox (Torridge & West Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has held with Halliburton and KBR; and if he will seek the assurances of the two companies on their continued commitment to its UK defence facilities, with particular reference to (a) Devonport dockyard and (b) Appledore shipyard. | | (92743) | 39
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what representations were received by his Department concerning the vulnerability of the fuel tanks of Hercules aircraft prior to January 2005, with particular reference to (a) 47 Squadron in 2002 and (b) the period before and after the Falkland's war; and if he will make a statement. | | (92693) | 40
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what consideration was given to his Department's duty of care to Air Force crews when prioritising tasking over the fitting of foam to the Hercules fleet; and if he will make a statement. | | (92694) | 41
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to install a gun on the Typhoon; and if he will make a statement. | | (92695) | 42
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what events are planned to mark the 300th deterrent patrol. | | (92702) | 43
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what additional checks have been made of the Nimrod MR2 fleet since the loss in Afghanistan. | | (92703) | 44
| Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many confirmed security breaches of databases controlled by his Department occurred in each of the last five years; whether the breach resulted from internal or external sources in each case; how many records were compromised on each occasion; and what estimate was made of the total number of records accessible to the individuals concerned. | | (92843) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills 45
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what criteria are used to determine which children are designated as hard to teach. | | (92814) | 46
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what guidelines his Department provides for educating `hard to teach' children. | | (92815) | 47
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many foreign students of (a) primary and (b) secondary school age are in maintained schools in (i) Ruislip-Northwood constituency, (ii) each London borough and (iii) England. | | (92816) | 48
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proportion of each year of secondary school pupils have English as a second language in (a) Ruislip-Northwood constituency, (b) each London borough and (c) England. | | (92817) | 49
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proportion of (a) year 5, (b) year 6 and (c) year 7 pupils have English as a second language in (i) Ruislip-Northwood constituency, (ii) each London borough and (iii) England. | | (92818) | 50
| Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many confirmed security branches of databases controlled by his Department occurred in each of the last five years; whether the breach resulted from internal or external sources in each case; how many records were compromised on each occasion; and what estimate was made of the total number of records accessible to the individuals concerned. | | (92836) | 51
| Mr Edward Vaizey (Wantage):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what estimate he has made of the cost to local authorities of caring for unaccompanied asylum-seeking young people in each of the last three years. | | (92713) | 52
| Mr Edward Vaizey (Wantage):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what his Department's policy is on the education of unaccompanied asylum-seeking young people; and if he will make a statement. | | (92714) | 53
| Mr Edward Vaizey (Wantage):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much his Department spent on the education of unaccompanied asylum-seeking young people in (a) Oxfordshire and (b) England in each of the last three years. | | (92715) | 54
| Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether the consultancy plans for an academy on the Isle of Sheppey followed the Treasury rules for such projects. | | (92757) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 55
| Mr Geoffrey Cox (Torridge & West Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many and what percentage of claimants in (a) England, (b) the South West and (c) Torridge and West Devon are waiting to receive their single farm payment in full; what the total value of payments which remain to be paid is in (i) England, (ii) the South West and (iii) Torridge and West Devon; and if he will make a statement. | | (92739) | 56
| Mr Geoffrey Cox (Torridge & West Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the Rural Payments Agency will begin to distribute single farm payments for 2006-07; if he will give a date by which his Department expects all payments to be made; and if he will make a statement. | | (92740) | 57
| Mr Geoffrey Cox (Torridge & West Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many Rural Enterprise Scheme applications from the South West were (a) received and (b) granted in each of the last 18 months; and what the value of payments made to applicants from the South West was in (i) each of the last 18 months and (ii) over the life of the scheme. | | (92742) | 58
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to change the status of the Central Science Laboratory in York; and if he will make a statement. | | (92688) | 59
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what change in the budget during 2006-07 has been requested of the (a) Veterinary Laboratories Agency, (b) Pesticides Safety Directorate, (c) Veterinary Medicines Directorate and (d) Centre for Environement, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science; and what the likely staffing implications of such a change are in each case. | | (92689) | 60
| Mark Hunter (Cheadle):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans his Department has for (a) encouraging and (b) compelling (i) manufacturers and (ii) retailers to use less packaging. | | (92683) | 61
| Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the amount of London's waste that is transported to other regions; and if he will make a statement. | | (92824) | 62
| Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress has been made in London to meet its 2010 Landfill Allowances Trading Scheme targets; which elements of the package of measures for waste management set out in the Government's proposals for additional powers and responsibilities for the mayor and the Assembly address such progress to such targets; and if he will make a statement. | | (92847) | 63
| Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the package of measures for waste management set out in the Government's proposals for additional powers and responsibilities for the Mayor and the Assembly encourage London waste authorities to tackle climate change; and if he will make a statement. | | (92848) | 64
| Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many confirmed security breaches of databases controlled by hisDepartment occurred in each of the last five years; whether the breach resulted from internal or external sources in each case; how many records were compromised on each occasion; and what estimate was made of the total number of records accessible to the individuals concerned. | | (92837) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 65
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what (a) matters were discussed and (b) agreements were made during her recent visit to Mexico; and if she will (i) publish on her Department's web site and (ii) place in the Library copies of papers circulated by the Government as part of her visit. | | (92698) | 66
N | Michael Fabricant (Lichfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Minister for Trade's statement in the Westminster Hall Debate on Israel (War against Terror) of 4th July 2006, Official Report, column 223WH, when the Minister for Trade will write to the hon. Member for Lichfield; and if he will include an answer on whether the political wing of Hezbollah will be proscribed. | | (89322) | 67
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many holders of passports identifying them as British subjects have been refused entry to (a) Romania, (b) Bulgaria and (c) each current member state of the European Union in each of the last three years. | | (92766) | 68
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions she has had with the governments of (a) Bulgaria and (b) Romania on the visa requirements that will be imposed on (i) UK citizens and (ii) UK subjects on the accession of these states to the European Union. | | (92767) | 69
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which (a) nations within the European Union and (b) candidate states for entry to the European Union apply different visa requirements for (i) British subjects and (ii) British citizens. | | (92768) | 70
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what advice her Department provides to holders of British subject passports upon issue of passports on visa requirements that may apply to them . | | (92769) | 71
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what guidance her Department has given to travel operators on provision of advice to travellers on visa arrangements for overseas (a) British citizens and (ii) British subjects. | | (92770) | 72
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the relevant departments of the governments of (a) other European Union states and (b) candidate states for admission to the European Union on the visa requirements for entry of (i) British subjects and (ii) British citizens. | | (92771) | 73
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent estimate she has made of the number of holders of passports identifying them as British subjects who could obtain British citizenship on application. | | (92772) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 74
N | Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on what basis 12 per cent. was decided to be an appropriate tariff reduction for chemical reagents in primary care; if she will publish the information that provided the evidential basis for that decision, including the range of existing prices in an anonymised form; and if she will make a statement. | | (92231) | 75
| Ms Celia Barlow (Hove):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps she is taking to deliver accurate and complete symptomatic breast cancer diagnosis, treatment and performance monitoring data to the same standard as that produced for cancers detected through the NHS Breast Screening Programme. | | (92692) | 76
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what market forces factor variation from the national tariff presently applies to each provider NHS trust. | | (92807) | 77
| Michael Jabez Foster (Hastings & Rye):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the expenditure per head of population was in the constituency of Hastings and Rye in (a) 1996-97 and (b) 2006-07. | | (92758) | 78
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of patient and public involvement forums and the level of public engagement achieved by each trust. | | (92800) | 79
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much has been given to patient and public involvement forums in each of the last three years. | | (92801) | 80
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when a finalised version of the Government's report to the 2006 United Nations General Assembly Special Session on HIV/AIDS will be published. | | (92805) | 81
| Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which strategic health authorities prescribe the drug Alimta. | | (92685) | 82
| Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have died due to mesothelioma complications in each strategic health authority area in each year since 1997. | | (92686) | 83
| Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people are receiving treatment for mesothelioma in each strategic health authority area. | | (92687) | 84
| Mark Hunter (Cheadle):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans her Department has to implement the recommendations of the Health Select Committee's report into health charges and in particular prescription charges. | | (92748) | 85
| Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many confirmed security breaches of databases controlled by herDepartment occurred in each of the last five years; whether the breach resulted from internal or external sources in each case; how many records were compromised on each occasion; and what estimate was made of the total number of records accessible to the individuals concerned. | | (92841) | 86
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what her Department has (a) undertaken and (b) funded on childhood obesity since 1997; and how much each project (a) has cost and (b) is forecast to cost. | | (92811) | 87
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when a register of advanced nurse practitioners will be established; with particular reference to those employed in NHS walk-in centres. | | (92812) | 88
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what was the total unified financial allocation to each primary care trust (PCT) for 2006-07; and what was the allocation per head of population for each PCT. | | (92813) | 89
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many staff are employed by each turnaround team; and what is the breakdown by profession of each team. | | (92819) | 90
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much (a) has ben spent so far and (b) is estimated to be spent over the next 12 months by the NHS on turnaround teams; and how much has been spent by (i) her Department, (ii) individual NHS trusts, (iii) strategic health authorities and (iv) other bodies in relation to such teams. | | (92820) | 91
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the value for money of turnaround teams in the NHS; and if she will make a statement. | | (92821) | 92
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will estimate the cost to her Department of (a) the fitness for purpose review in total, (b) the assessment centres attended by chief executives of reconfiguring primary care trusts and (c) the assessment of primary care trusts for waves (i) 1 and 2 and (ii) 3a and 3b, broken down by primary care trusts. | | (92822) | 93
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reasons the Department has withdrawn its funding for the study into the link between childhood obesity and diabetes at the Peninsula Medical School in Plymouth. | | (92823) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 94
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what has been the total cost of the business cases which have been rejected for the establishment of an accountability structure on the IMPACT police IT programme; and why the business cases were rejected. | | (92730) | 95
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether there is an accountability structure for the IMPACT police IT programme. | | (92738) | 96
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers and their dependants were being supported by the National Asylum Support Service (NASS) in accommodation in the City of Newcastle upon Tyne on 1st June 2003, (b) 2004, (c) 2005 and (d) 2006; how many were receiving subsistence only support on each date; how many failed asylum seekers and their depend1nts were receiving Article 4 support in Newcastle on each such date; and how many claimants of NASS support in Newcastle have had support withdrawn under section 9 of the Asylum and Immigration Act 2004 in each year since coming into force. | | (92810) | 97
| Mr Geoffrey Cox (Torridge & West Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria his Department uses to judge whether a programme demonstrates a lack of understanding and appropriate sensitivity to the diversity agenda of HM Prison Service; and if he will make a statement. | | (92741) | 98
| Mr Geoffrey Cox (Torridge & West Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to resolve the dispute between the Prison Service and residents of Grosvenor House, Barracks Road, Princetown over the proposed sale of the property. | | (92754) | 99
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has been made by his Department of the impact of British military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan on the terrorist threat to the United Kingdom. | | (92697) | 100
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many children under the age of 14 years were (a) convicted in the Crown Court, (b) acquitted after Crown Court trial and (c) found to be unfit to plead in the Crown Court in relation to charges of (i) murder, (ii) manslaughter, (iii) rape, (iv) serious drug offences and (v) other crimes in each of the last five years; and how many of those chisdren were in care in each year. | | (92750) | 101
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his timetable is for a decision on whether to change the work permit settlement criteria from four to five years for (a) those people who are already in the country and (b) others; and if he will make a statement. | | (92696) | 102
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what Government policy is on testing people for illegal drug use who have been arrested on suspicion of other crimes; and whether the powers of police forces vary between different areas in this regard. | | (92799) | 103
| Tom Levitt (High Peak):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) number and (b) percentage of asylum seekers received permission to stay in the UK (a) upon first application and (b) on appeal in the latest year for which figures are available. | | (92759) | 104
| John Mann (Bassetlaw):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he has taken to ensure that the four photographs marked as good in passport leaflet PLE/04 02.06 meet the criteria for (a) size and head in proportion to the photograph size and (b) smiling expressions. | | (92710) | 105
| Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many confirmed security breaches of databases controlled by his Department occurred in each of the last five years; whether the breach resulted from internal or external sources in each case; how many records were compromised on each occasion; and what estimate was made of the total number of records accessible to the individuals concerned. | | (92844) | 106
| Mr Edward Vaizey (Wantage):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the nationality is of babies born in the UK to unaccompanied asylum-seeking young people. | | (92716) | 107
| Mr Edward Vaizey (Wantage):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to speed up removal of unaccompanied asylum-seeking young people who have been refused asylum. | | (92717) | 108
| Mr Edward Vaizey (Wantage):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many unaccompanied young people are seeking asylum in (a) Oxfordshire, (b) the South East and (c) the UK. | | (92718) | 109
N | Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his targets are for the reduction of knife crimes in the next three years. | | (92678) | 110
| Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make it his policy to host a world event to discuss increasing levels of spam email since the introduction of the Privacy and Communications Act 2003. | | (92756) | Questions to the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission 111
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, what recent research the Commission has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the length of time it takes post to reach the Palace of Westminster following its receipt at Nine Elms sorting office; and if he will make a statement. | | (92705) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 112
| Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps he is taking to ensure that aid and debt cancellation programmes deliver the appropriate outcomes when his Department reviews its staffing. | | (92775) | 113
| Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the number of staff required to carry out the political analysis necessary to deliver Direct Budget Support programmes. | | (92776) | 114
| Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions he has had on reducing levels of inequality in mineral dependent countries; and if he will make a statement. | | (92777) | 115
| Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the effect of large-scale mining operations on women in developing countries; and what he considers to be the policy implications for his Department of this assessment. | | (92778) | 116
| Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps he is taking to help ensure that the rights of indigenous people are protected in countries with large-scale mining operations. | | (92779) | 117
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Hong Kong Ministerial agreement to allow pharmaceutical producing countries to manufacture generic copies of patented medicines for export to a non-producing country at that country's request, how many such requests have been made. | | (92691) | 118
| Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many confirmed security breaches of databases controlled by hisDepartment occurred in each of the last five years; whether the breach resulted from internal or external sources in each case; how many records were compromised on each occasion; and what estimate was made of the total number of records accessible to the individuals concerned. | | (92838) | 119
| David Taylor (North West Leicestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the humanitarian consequences of the crop failure in East African countries. | | (92681) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 120
| Mr David Anderson (Blaydon):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what progress has been made in encouraging Sinn Fein to engage in the policing process in Northern Ireland. | | (92709) | 121
| Dr Alasdair McDonnell (Belfast South):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what funding has been allocated for the implementation of the Government's Sustainable Development Strategy for Northern Ireland. | | (92760) | 122
| Dr Alasdair McDonnell (Belfast South):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what progress has been made on the implementation of the Government's Sustainable Development Strategy for Northern Ireland. | | (92761) | 123
| Dr Alasdair McDonnell (Belfast South):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what measures his Department has implemented to ensure that all public expenditure through the public procurement process reflects the Government's commitment to the sustainability agenda. | | (92762) | 124
| Dr Alasdair McDonnell (Belfast South):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the timetable is for the publication of the implementation plans produced for the six priority areas of the Government's Sustainable Development Strategy for Northern Ireland. | | (92763) | 125
| Dr Alasdair McDonnell (Belfast South):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what measures have been put in place to monitor and evaluate the implementation of the Government's Sustainable Development Strategy for Northern Ireland. | | (92764) | 126
| Dr Alasdair McDonnell (Belfast South):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, on what basis the timescales were set for the achievement of strategic objectives in the Sustainable Development Strategy for Northern Ireland; and if he will revise the timescale for the strategic objective to promote the development of community engagement, civic leadership and responsible citizenship from Summer 2009 to Summer 2008. | | (92765) | 127
| Dr Alasdair McDonnell (Belfast South):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether Planning and Building Regulations in Northern Ireland will be amended to include sustainability targets for all new buildings. | | (92773) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland 128
N | Michael Connarty (Linlithgow and East Falkirk):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with the Treasury on increases to the block grant to Scotland related to additional annual allocations for education. | | (92542) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 129
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, which companies have committed themselves as partners in the new energy technologies institute recently launched by his Department; what financial commitments have been made by each company; and over what time periods the financial commitments apply. | | (92699) | 130
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, which (a) institutions and (b) businesses based in Wales have been invited to participate in the new energy technologies institute. | | (92700) | 131
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will make it his policy to abolish the default retirement age of 65 and enable individuals to decide when to retire; and if he will make a statement. | | (92701) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 132
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information he has on the number of UK registered commercial airlines which have installed smoke detection and fire suppressants in cargo holds. | | (92745) | 133
| Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many confirmed security breaches of databases controlled by his Department occurred in each of the last five years; whether the breach resulted from internal or external sources in each case; how many records were compromised on each occasion; and what estimate was made of the total number of records accessible to the individuals concerned. | | (92839) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 134
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement on the implementation of a shared service organisation for his Department. | | (92706) | 135
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what action he is taking to set a central vision for his Department and its agencies. | | (92707) | 136
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what arrangements are made for recipients of child support payments when a payment is not made due to a failure at the Child Support Agency and considerable hardship is likely to be faced as a result. | | (92727) | 137
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what system is in place to notify recipients of child support payments that their payment will not be made due to failure within the Child Support Agency. | | (92728) | 138
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what compensation is offered to recipients of child support payments who do not receive payments made due to computer failures within the Child Support Agency (a) in general and (b) where bank charges are incurred as a result. | | (92729) | 139
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the capital limits are for those benefits for which he is responsible in (a) cash terms, (b) real terms with 1997 as the base and (c) terms of years of present maximum annual investment savings account allowances. | | (92783) | 140
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what are the earnings disregards for those benefits for which he is responsible expressed in (a) cash terms, (b) real terms with 1997 as the base year and (c) terms of hours of work at present minimum wage rates. | | (92806) | 141
| Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in how many cases where people have been found dead and where an inquest has been held somebody has (a) been in receipt of a carer's allowance and (b) been having the attendance allowance paid to them for care since the individual's death. | | (92774) | 142
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what enquiries are made of the Public Guardianship Office to establish if any other person holds a registered power of attorney when an application for an appointeeship is made by a social service department for the authority to receive pensions and other benefits due to pensioners and others. | | (92802) | 143
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what procedures are followed to consult the next of kin when an application for an appointeeship is made by a social service department for the authority to receive pensions and other benefits due to pensioners and others. | | (92803) | 144
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what procedures are followed before an appointeeship is granted to a social service department to receive pensions and other benefits due to pensioners and others. | | (92804) | 145
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the decision was taken to use private debt collection agencies for the collection of Child Support Agency arrears. | | (92731) | 146
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Child Support Agency cases have been referred to private debt collection agencies in each year since 1997. | | (92732) | 147
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Child Support Agency cases are being handled by private debt collection agencies. | | (92733) | 148
| Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many confirmed security breaches of databases controlled by hisDepartment occurred in each of the last five years; whether the breach resulted from internal or external sources in each case; how many records were compromised on each occasion; and what estimate was made of the total number of records accessible to the individuals concerned. | | (92840) | 149
| David Taylor (North West Leicestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when distribution of funds will be made from the Financial Assistance Scheme to members of the eligible employee pension schemes. | | (92751) | 150
| David Taylor (North West Leicestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of rises in utility bills since 2003 on pensioner incomes. | | (92753) | 151
| David Taylor (North West Leicestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what arrangements his Department has in place to provide hospital in-patients with access to application forms for incapacity benefit. | | (92755) | 152
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many carers for dependants other than children have been working less than 30 hours a week in each year since 1997. | | (92682) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 153
| Mr Philip Dunne (Ludlow):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many British nationals died overseas in each year since 1997. | | [Transferred] (92845) | 154
| Mr Philip Dunne (Ludlow):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many deaths of British nationals overseas were registered in the UK in each year since 1997. | | [Transferred] (92846) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs 155
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, in how many benefit cases appeals have been found in favour of the appellant because her Department has been unable to locate the appellant's case files in each year since 1997; and if she will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (92749) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 156
| Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when the Office of Fair Trading recommendations on bank charges will come into effect. | | [Transferred] (92719) |
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