Order Book Part 1

House of Commons

Session 2005 - 06
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The Questions Book

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Thursday 12 October 2006

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

Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Thursday 12 October 2006
(the 'Questions Book')

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Thursday 12 October 2006

This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Thursday 12 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 Thursday 12 October of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.

For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Thursday 12 October see Part 2 of this paper.

Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

1
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much (a) waste oil and (b) biodiesel was (i) exported and (ii) imported in the most recent year for which figures are available.

(93783)

2
Natascha Engel (North East Derbyshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will reinstate the offsetting of small business company profits against the cost of upgrading Information Technology equipment.

(93733)

3
Natascha Engel (North East Derbyshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what advice and assistance is available to small start-up businesses offering services and supplies to public bodies; and what steps he has taken to ensure that such businesses can access the same information and competitions as large, well-established preferred bidders.

(93735)

4
N Mr David Gauke (South West Hertfordshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received from Sir Christopher Evans to increase public expenditure on stem cell research.

(93191)

5
N Mr David Gauke (South West Hertfordshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what involvement he had in the establishment and membership of the UK Stem Cell Initiative.

(93192)

6
N Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will provide the projections for North Sea revenues in table C9 of Budget 2006 in (a) cash terms and (b) real terms on 2006 prices.

(93128)

7
Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total level of (a) local and (b) central government funding received through Objective I status in Wales was in each of the last six years; and what estimate he has made of the level of private funding attracted to Wales in connection to Objective I seed money.

(93855)

8
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Gateway Reviews the Office of Government Commerce arranged for the Home Office during the tenure of each Home Secretary since 1997.

(93453)

9
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff at the Tax Credits Office received bonus payments in each month between December 2005 and September 2006; what the total amount of bonuses paid has been; what the largest single payment was; and if he will make a statement.

(93456)

10
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how the Inland Revenue contacted self-assessment claimants of the Children's Tax Credit to inform them of (a) the switch to Child Tax Credit in 2003 and (b) how to apply for it.

(93474)

11
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 10th March 2006, Official Report, columns 1801-2W, on call centres, how many and what proportion of calls to his Department and its agencies in (a) 2003-04, (b) 2004-05, (c) 2005-06 and (d) 2006-07 were (i) handled by an adviser, (ii) received but abandoned and (iii) received an engaged tone in each year, broken down by line of business.

(93487)

12
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether an increase in public sector employee pension contribution rates counts as a reduction in Government spending in the national accounts; and if he will make a statement.

(93541)

13
N Chris McCafferty (Calder Valley):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the estimated cost to public funds would be of reducing VAT on the renovation of residential property left empty for over three years to (a) 5 per cent. and (b) 0 per cent. in (i) the UK and (ii) deprived areas only.

(92680)

14
N Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West & Royton):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the level was of average real personal disposable income each year since 1976; and what the year on year percentage increase was in that period.

(92797)

15
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average income was in each of the last 30 years at today's prices.

(93511)

16
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the employment rate has been in each of the last 30 years.

(93745)

17
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much in real terms was raised from vehicle excise duty on tractors in each of the last 20 years.

(93792)

18
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average mortgage rate was in each of the last 30 years.

(93796)

19
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what percentage of the population paid inheritance tax in each of the last 30 years.

(93798)

20
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many jobs there were in each of the 250 most rural constituencies in each of the last 20 years.

(93807)

21
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the unemployment rate was in the 250 most rural constituencies in each of the last 20 years; and what the total percentage change was during each year.

(93808)

22
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what level of VAT was applied to fuel in each of the last 30 years.

(93859)

23
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the net income of a single earner family on half average earnings with two young children was in real terms in each of the last 10 years.

(93911)

24
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average increase in weekly income has been for families in receipt of child tax credits in each year since its introduction.

(93918)

25
N Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason energy from asphalt road systems is excluded from the renewable energy systems to which the enhanced capital allowance scheme applies.

(93329)

26
N Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how often the list of renewable energy systems included in the enhanced capital allowance scheme is reviewed; and when the last review was carried out.

(93330)

27
N Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what types of renewable energy systems are covered by the enhanced capital allowance scheme.

(93331)

28
N Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will extend the enhanced capital allowance scheme to include systems that create energy by use of asphalt road systems.

(93332)

29
N Mr David Winnick (Walsall North):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he will reply to the letter of 31st August from the hon. Member for Walsall North in relation to VAT ref: 27433/2006.

(92915)

30
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of the value of sterling on the UK manufacturing sector and manufacturing jobs.

(93823)

Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

31
John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many employees in (a) her Department and (b) its associated agencies and non-departmental public bodies were affected by the rise in the minimum wage on 1st October.

(93480)

32
N Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what steps she has taken, in the context of Reaching Out: An Action Plan on Social Exclusion, to monitor and evaluate research undertaken on (a) early years, (b) children and teenagers and (c) adults living chaotic lives; and if she will list the research evaluated in each case.

(93236)

33
N Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what estimte she has made of the cost of implementing the measures contained in Reaching Out: An Action Plan on Social Exclusion; and what resources (a) have been allocated to and (b) are required by each relevant agency for that purpose.

(93237)

34
N Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many Parliamentary Ombudsman's reports were rejected by Government departments between (a) 1979 and 1997 and (b) 1997 and 2006.

(93135)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

35
John Cummings (Easington):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many local authority workers in each local authority area in Durham (a) retired and (b) took ill-health retirement in each of the last five years; and if she will make a statement.

(93532)

36
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people have died as a result of fires in (a) churches and (b) church halls in the last five years.

(93452)

37
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the annual saving would be from increasing the employee contribution rate of the local government pension scheme by one per cent.; and if she will make a statement.

(93543)

38
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the annual saving would be from increasing the employee contribution rate of the fireman's pension scheme by one per cent.; and if she will make a statement.

(93545)

39
Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will revise the Standard Assessment Procedure for the Energy Rating of Dwellings 2005 so that fuel costs used to assess Energy Ratings are based upon the latest available average of energy prices.

(93586)

40
John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many employees in (a) her Department and (b) its associated agencies and non-departmental public bodies were affected by the rise in the minimum wage on 1st October.

(93479)

41
Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the effect of Government targets on void times on people seeking to move from the private rented sector into local authority housing; and if she will make a statement.

(93517)

42
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many homeless people there were in (a) England and (b) each local authority area in each of the last 20 years.

(93795)

43
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much was spent on affordable housing in each of the last 20 years.

(93797)

44
N Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the (a) cost, (b) objectives, (c) key performance indicators, (d) performance against each such indicator and (e) achievements are of (i) the Urban Task Force, (ii) Local Strategic Partnerships, (iii) the Neighbourhood Renewal Unit, (iv) the Active Community Unit, (v) the Social Exclusion Unit and (vi) the Urban Policy Unit.

(93235)

Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs

45
N Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, under what circumstances an inquest which has been closed may be reopened; and who has the authority to require an inquest to be reopened.

(93239)

46
Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how much was spent on renaming the Commission for Judicial Appointments the Judicial Appointments Commission.

(93813)

47
Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many freedom of information (FOI) requests were under consideration at the FOI clearing house as of 9th October, broken down by Government department.

(93601)

48
Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what support and assistance is given to victims of anti-social behaviour during court trials to prevent victim and witness intimidation.

(93613)

49
Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what means of giving evidence in a court of law are available to victims of anti-social behaviour in cases involving criminal offences; and if she will make a statement.

(93614)

50
Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what protocols exist to allow victims to give evidence in a court of law anonymously, with particular reference to anti-social behaviour criminal proceedings.

(93616)

51
John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many employees in (a) her Department and (b) its associated agencies and non-departmental public bodies were affected by the rise in the minimum wage on 1st October.

(93478)

52
Mr George Osborne (Tatton):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, whether financial assistance is available to homeowners affected by the operation of new runways at UK airports to help them take their cases to the Land Tribunal.

(93450)

53
Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many people who have served a term of imprisonment have served on a jury in each year since 1997.

(93434)

54
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 4th May 2006, Official Report, column 1798W, on consultancy fees, for what purposes her Department employed Barry Sutlieff.

(93476)

55
Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how long all forms of court recordings, tapes and transcripts are held by her Department or outsourced companies; and if she will make a statement.

(93459)

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

56
Mr Mark Field (Cities of London & Westminster):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has to establish an Overseas Heritage Memorial Fund.

(93433)

57
Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 24th July 2006, Official Report, columns 956-7W, on the Licensing Act, what meetings the Minister for Creative Industries and Tourism has held since 24th May with representatives of (a) the licensing trade, (b) local authorities, (c) residents' groups, (d) magistrates, (e) police offices, (f) village hall associations, (g) sports clubs, (h) performing arts, (i) the tourism industry, (j) fire services and (k) the retail sector to discuss the Licensing Act 2003 and related legislation; and if she will make a statement.

(93824)

58
Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what representations her Department has received on the cost of obtaining premises licences under the Licensing Act 2003 for schools; and if she will make a statement.

(93825)

59
Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate her Department has made of the number of schools falling into Band (a) A, (b) B, (c) C, (d) D and (e) E rateable value bands for the purposes of premises licences granted under the Licensing Act 2003; and if she will make a statement.

(93827)

60
Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions her Department has had with (a) other Departments, (b) telecommunications companies and (c) other interested parties on internet neutrality; and if she will make a statement.

(93864)

61
Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans the Government has taken to regulate advertising campaigns via the medium of electronic games made available across the internet; and if she will make a statement.

(93865)

62
Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions her Department had with (a) other Government departments, (b) the food and beverage industries, (c) Ofcom, (d) representatives of the advertising industries, (e) other governments and (f) other interested parties on the regulation of advertising campaigns which use the medium of electronic games made available via the worldwide web; and if she will make a statement.

(93866)

63
Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many of the recommendations of the interim report of the Independent Fees Review Panel her Department has implemented; and if she will make a statement.

(93867)

64
Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the criteria are by which casino pilot schemes introduced under the Gambling Act 2005 will be judged; and if she will make a statement.

(93913)

65
Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what her Department's most recent estimate is of the number of online casinos that will be based in the UK in each of the next 10 years; and if she will make a statement.

(93914)

66
Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what representations her Department has made to the European Commission on the application of Article 49 of the EC Treaty in relation to online gambling in EU member states; and if she will make a statement.

(93915)

67
Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what consultations have been launched by (a) her Department and (b) the Gambling Commission since the passage of the Gambling Act 2005 on gambling, broken down by (i) estimated cost, (ii) length of consultation and (iii) number of responses; and if she will make a statement.

(93916)

68
Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when her Department will publish its review of the guidance issued to local authorities under section 182 of the Licensing Act 2003; and if she will make a statement.

(93917)

69
Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what (a) funds and (b) other support her Department has committed to the Broadcasting and Creative Industries Disability Network; and if she will make a statement.

(93432)

70
John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many employees in (a) her Department and (b) its associated agencies and non-departmental public bodies were affected by the rise in the minimum wage on 1st October.

(93431)

71
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many museum and gallery visits there were in each of the last 20 years in (a) England and (b) each local authority area.

(93793)

72
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what representations she has received from the video games industry on the depiction of extreme material in video games.

(93484)

73
N Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Horse Racing Totalisator board will be (a) privatised as one single entity and (b) split for sale into more than one entity.

(93125)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence

74
Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the timescale is for the delivery of Typhoons to the Royal Air Force squadrons following the successful bid by BAE Systems for the supply of Eurofighter aircraft to Saudi Arabia.

(93590)

75
N Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what meetings the former Defence Secretary, the Right hon. Member for Ashfield, held with (a) US politicians, (b) the CIA and (c) others in the United States in August 2003.

(93241)

76
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list those whom the Ministry of Defence Police and Guarding Agency regards as its stakeholder customers.

(93784)

77
Mr Robert Goodwill (Scarborough & Whitby):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Department has (a) undertaken and (b) commissioned hyperbaric chamber tests on live goats in the last five years.

(93749)

78
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent research he has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the accessibility of the Boarding School Allowance to (i) other ranks and (ii) officers; whether such research took account of (A) ability to pay the fees and (B) the retirement age of officers and other ranks; and if he will make a statement.

(93535)

79
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many children have been covered by the Boarding School Allowance for the (a) Army, (b) Royal Navy and (c) Royal Air Force in each of the last five years, broken down by officers and other ranks; and if he will make a statement.

(93536)

80
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much has been spent on Boarding School Allowance for the (a) Army, (b) Royal Navy and (c) Royal Air Force in each of the last five years, broken down by officers and other ranks; and if he will make a statement.

(93537)

81
N Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the cost of operations in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan in the 2006-07 financial year are being charged to the Treasury Reserve on a (i) marginal and (ii) full cost basis.

(92982)

82
N Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his most recent estimate is of the number of personnel from the Royal Irish Regiment Home Service Battalions who intend to transfer to General Service.

(92983)

83
Mr Douglas Hogg (Sleaford & North Hykeham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what arrangements were made with NATO allies prior to the deployment of UK forces into the Helmand province of Afghanistan to ensure their proper reinforcement in the event of need.

(93737)

84
Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Ministry of Defence Police were based at the Colchester Garrison (a) in January 2005, (b) in January 2006 and (c) on 1st October 2006, broken down by rank.

(93485)

85
Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for how many hours per day there was Ministry of Defence Police protection at the Colchester Garrison (a) in January 2005, (b) in January 2006 and (c) on 1st October 2006.

(93486)

86
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the estimated cost of the armed forces pension scheme will be in each year from 2001-02 to 2030-31.

(93539)

87
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the annual revenue yield from the introduction of an employee pension contribution of six per cent. of pay for all members of the armed forces; and if he will make a statement.

(93540)

88
N Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will arrange for the Cadet Centre in Totnes to be made available to the Totnes Youth Centre.

(92796)

89
Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the present strength of the Army is (a) in total and (b) in terms of (i) officers and (ii) other ranks.

(93924)

90
Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel are expected to be deployed in a Vector vehicle.

(93925)

91
Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what advantage the Vector vehicles have over the latest Snatch Land Rovers in terms of protection from improvised explosive devices and other explosive devices.

(93926)

92
Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Snatch One, Two and Three Land Rovers are in Iraq and Afghanistan; and how many of each are operational.

(93927)

93
Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, of what type and how many vehicles the Vector and Cougar vehicles will replace.

(93928)

94
Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the first batch of Panther vehicles is expected to be deployed; which type of vehicle they will replace; and if he will make a statement.

(93929)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills

95
John Cummings (Easington):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, which foreign languages are taught at each school in Easington constituency.

(93533)

96
N Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of schools in England have offered tuition in a musical instrument (a) with a charge and (b) free of charge in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement.

(93176)

97
N Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, in which musical instruments tuition is offered in all schools in England; and if he will make a statement.

(93177)

98
N Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many teaching posts have remained unfilled in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement.

(93178)

99
N Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of school pupils have had access to tuition in a musical instrument at school (a) free of charge and (b) with a charge in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement.

(93185)

100
N Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of children have had access to tuition at school in (a) piano, (b) guitar, (c) wind instruments, (d) percussion instruments and (e) brass instruments in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement.

(93234)

101
N Paul Holmes (Chesterfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what financial contribution was made by private companies to the activities taking place in schools during National Music Week.

(93179)

102
N Paul Holmes (Chesterfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what financial contribution was made by private companies to the provision of music tuition in schools in each year since 1997.

(93180)

103
N Paul Holmes (Chesterfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what role the private sector has in the musical education curriculum in schools.

(93181)

104
N Paul Holmes (Chesterfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what criteria were used to select the 10 artists to be featured in the My Music project in schools during National Music Week.

(93182)

105
N Paul Holmes (Chesterfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how the opportunity to participate in the My Music project in schools during National Music Week was advertised to recording artists and music companies.

(93183)

106
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many pupils there were in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in (i) rural and (ii) non-rural areas in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement.

(93530)

107
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what Government spending was on (a) all school attendance initiatives, (b) the Behaviour Improvement Programme, (c) the Behaviour and Attendance Strand of Key Stage 3 strategy, (d) national truancy sweeps, (e) collection of data for the national pupil absence tables, (f) assistant regional advisers for attendance, (g) the Education Welfare Service, (h) parenting contracts for truancy, (i) parenting orders for truancy, (j) penalty notices for truancy, (k) fast-track case management for truancy and (l) e-registration in (A) primary and (B) secondary schools in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement.

(93531)

108
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what levels of truancy were in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in each year since 1997, broken down by local education authority; and if he will make a statement.

(93549)

109
Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many people enrolled in further education classes (a) up to the age of 19, (b) between 20 and 25, (c) between 26 and 60, (d) over 60 and (e) across all age groups in (i) 2005-06 and (ii) 2006-07.

(93750)

110
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the annual savings would be from increasing the employee contribution rate of the teachers' pension scheme by one per cent.; and if he will make a statement.

(93548)

111
Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many children in independent schools in Somerset have received public money for help with dyslexia in the last five years.

(93573)

112
Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the total expenditure on children with dyslexia in Somerset was in each of the last five years.

(93574)

113
Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many pupils at the West Somerset County College receive help for dyslexia; and at what cost.

(93575)

114
Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many special educational needs tribunals have been heard in Somerset in the last five years.

(93576)

115
Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the outcome was of each court case instituted in Somerset by (a) Somerset County Council and (b) parents to obtain money for help with (i) dyslexia and (ii) other special educational needs in the last five years.

(93577)

116
Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much has been allocated by his Department to Somerset for help with (a) dyslexia and (b) special needs in 2006-07.

(93578)

117
Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many teachers who are qualified to teach dyslexic children there are in West Somerset; and where they are based.

(93579)

118
Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what criteria are applied to the allocation of money provided for help with dyslexia.

(93580)

119
Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many children in Somerset have received help with dyslexia in the last five years, broken down by age group and school.

(93581)

120
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the (a) total budget and (b) budget per pupil was at 2006 prices for further education in each of the last 20 years.

(93514)

121
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many adults participated in further education in each of the last 20 years.

(93515)

122
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many and what percentage of young people in the poorest decile of the population attended (a) university and (b) further education in each of the last 30 years.

(93516)

123
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much was spent, in today's prices, on school meals in each of the last 20 years.

(93553)

124
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many childcare places there were in each of the last 20 years.

(93671)

125
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many students received university grants in each of the last 30 years.

(93674)

126
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what estimate he has made of the average amount of state funding given to students from low-income families during a three year degree course in each of the last five years.

(93675)

127
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many and what percentage of primary school children have obtained basic (a) literacy and (b) numeracy skills in each year since the introduction of SATS.

(93759)

128
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the average funding per pupil was in real terms for (a) each local education authority and (b) constituency in each of the last 20 years.

(93840)

129
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the total capital investment in school buildings was in (a) each local education authority area and (b) each constituency in each of the last 20 years.

(93842)

130
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many teachers were employed in each (a) local education authority and (b) constituency in each of the last 20 years.

(93843)

131
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many teacher assistants were employed in each (a) local education authority and (b) constituency in each of the last 20 years.

(93844)

132
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much was spent on primary education in each of the last 20 years; and what the planned expenditure is in each of the next five years.

(93846)

133
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many young people received educational maintenance allowance in each (a) county and (b) constituency in 2005-06.

(93847)

134
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much was spent on (a) Sure Start and (b) all pre-school education in each of the last 20 years in each local authority area in real terms.

(93892)

135
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many Sure Start programmes there are; and how many children are covered by such programmes in (a) each constituency and (b) county.

(93893)

136
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many people were on apprenticeships in each of the last 30 years.

(93900)

137
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what studies his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) assessed regarding the use of video games as an educational tool in school.

(93483)

138
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the pilot scheme to administer student loans run by Student Finance Direct.

(93686)

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

139
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what percentage of waste oil is captured for reuse.

(93782)

140
Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what mechanisms exist for the monitoring of contractors engaged to install insulation and heating equipment under the warmfront programme.

(93700)

141
N Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his Department's total expenditure to date has been on the new technologies element of the waste implementation programme; what the projected total budget is for the programme; and how many new technology plants it is estimated will be funded.

(93130)

142
N Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in what ways the package of measures for waste management set out in the Government's Policy Statement `The Greater London Authority: The Government's final proposals for additional powers and responsibilities for the Mayor and the Assembly' promotes (a) the use of hydrogen as a transport or stationary fuel source and (b) the use of new technologies to provide renewable sources of hydrogen from waste.

(93243)

143
N Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish the consultancy reports which have been commissioned by (a) his Department and (b) the Government Office for London on the review of waste management arrangements in London.

(93244)

144
N Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the conclusions of the panel report on the Early Alterations to the London Plan relating to new technologies for waste.

(93245)

145
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to introduce proposals to amend the legislation governing the welfare of animals grazing on open land; and if he will make a statement.

(93538)

146
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of (a) household waste and (b) all waste was recycled in each local authority area in South West England in each year between 1996-97 and 2006-07; and if he will make a statement.

(93475)

147
Mr Jim McGovern (Dundee West):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many people were in fuel poverty in each year since 2001.

(93778)

148
Mr Alan Meale (Mansfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether effluents from chemical weapons or their components have been detected on part of the UK coastline or its territorial marine areas in the last 20 years.

(93568)

149
Mr Alan Meale (Mansfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether there have been reported cases of UK fishing vessels having caught (a) chemical weapons and (b) their component parts in either their nets or trawlers in the last 20 years.

(93569)

150
Mr Alan Meale (Mansfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what research the UK Government has commissioned into marine environments affected by dumped chemical weapons or component parts.

(93570)

151
Mr Alan Meale (Mansfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government has an agreed procedure for dealing with dangers relating to dumped chemical weapons or their component parts in the marine environment.

(93571)

152
Mr Alan Meale (Mansfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the Government's policy is on the management of known chemical and other weapons marine dump sites.

(93582)

153
Mr Alan Meale (Mansfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, who is responsible on a day-to-day basis for the monitoring and handling of marine-dumped chemical weapons or their component parts in UK territorial waters.

(93583)

154
Mr Alan Meale (Mansfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what material has been dumped in each marine chemical weapons dump site for which the UK has responsibility in the Greater European Zone.

(93584)

155
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what tonnage of waste packaging was sent to landfill sites in each of the last 20 years.

(93764)

156
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much household waste was recycled in each of the last 20 years.

(93766)

157
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many and what percentage of poor air quality days were recorded in urban areas in each of the last 20 years.

(93767)

158
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what percentage of beaches in England and Wales met the EU (a) higher and (b) mandatory standard in each of the last 20 years.

(93769)

159
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much Government paid to farmers in subsidies in each of the last 20 years in real terms.

(93791)

160
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much has been spent on flood defences in each of the last 20 years.

(93826)

161
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what percentage of drinking water met EU drinking water standards in each of the last 20 years.

(93832)

162
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what acreage of farmland has converted to organic farming in each of the last 20 years.

(93874)

163
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what acreage of new woodland has been established in each of the last 20 years.

(93875)

164
Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the impact of the reduction in spending by the Environment Agency on the maintenance of rural watercourses over the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement.

(93436)

165
Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many animal production businesses in England have more than 250 employees.

(93488)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

166
N Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what contact the UK Government has had with Dr Amir al-Saadi following his release by the US authorities on 18th January 2005.

(93238)

167
John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the level of sexual violence in Darfur.

(93519)

168
John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions she has had with the United States Administration about the forthcoming elections in Nicaragua.

(93520)

169
John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment she has made of the freedom and fairness of the forthcoming presidential elections in Nicaragua.

(93521)

170
John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment she has made of the likely impact of the gas agreement between Daewoo International and the government of Burma upon (a) human rights, (b) political freedom and (c) the use of slave labour in Burma.

(93524)

171
John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the government of South Korea about human rights and political freedom in Burma.

(93525)

172
John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the government of Uganda about the International Criminal Court and Joseph Kony.

(93526)

173
John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the government of Senegal on the trial of Hissene Habre.

(93527)

174
John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the government of Nigeria about (a) press freedom, (b) civil liberties and (c) human rights.

(93528)

175
John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the government of Sudan about tackling sexual violence in Darfur.

(93529)

176
John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her European counterparts about promoting gay rights.

(93618)

177
John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her counterparts in eastern Europe on tackling discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation.

(93619)

178
John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the safety of political dissidents in Algeria.

(93620)

179
John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment she has made of the extent of the commitment of the Sandanistas in Nicaragua to democracy.

(93621)

180
John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans she has to encourage Burma's State Peace and Development Council to invite independent, international monitors to (a) the constitution-drafting process in the National Convention and (b) the proposed referendum.

(93623)

181
John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment she has made of the National Convention in Burma; and what steps she plans to take to encourage the State Peace and Development Council to ensure that the constitution-drafting process and the proposed referendum meet international standards.

(93624)

182
John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions she has had with the governments of (a) India and (b) Pakistan about arms procurement.

(93625)

183
John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the government of Sudan about (a) religious freedom and (b) anti-semitism in Sudan.

(93626)

184
John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment she has made of the comments by the President of Sudan that (a) Jewish organisations are responsible for mobilising international criticism of Sudan about the conflict in Darfur and (b) plans for a UN force are part of a plan to recolonise Sudan.

(93627)

185
John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the government of Sudan about a UN force in Darfur.

(93628)

186
John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assesment she has made of the extent of the use of child soldiers in the conflict in Darfur.

(93629)

187
John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the government of Russia about (a) freedom of speech, (b) the independence of the judiciary, (c) civil liberties and (d) human rights in Russia.

(93630)

188
John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the government of Russia about relations with non-governmental organisations.

(93631)

189
John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment she has made of reports that fundamentalist militias are operating in Iraq and are persecuting gay Iraqis.

(93632)

190
John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment she has made of the extent of press freedom in Haiti.

(93633)

191
John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her EU counterparts about Turkey's accession to the EU.

(93634)

192
John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the prospects of Turkey joining the EU.

(93635)

193
John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the government of Venezuela about arms procurement.

(93636)

194
John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the United States Administration about its arms embargo against Venezuela.

(93637)

195
John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications of the decision by Russia to sell military jets to Venezuela.

(93638)

196
John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the Chinese government about (a) sustainable development, (b) corporate and social responsibility and (c) poverty reduction in Africa.

(93639)

197
John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the Chinese government about trade with (a) Zimbabwe and (b) Africa.

(93640)

198
John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment she has made of the relationship between China and Zimbabwe.

(93641)

199
John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the government of Ethiopia about peace and security in Somalia.

(93642)

200
John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of (a) the prospects for peace and (b) progress towards democracy in Somalia.

(93643)

201
John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her colleagues at the UN Security Council about violence in Somalia.

(93644)

202
John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the security situation in Somalia.

(93647)

203
John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the security situation in Sri Lanka.

(93648)

204
John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions she has had with the government of Pakistan about the proposed execution of Mirza Tahir Hussein.

(93649)

205
John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions have been held between her Department and the UN Peacebuilding Commission on (a) conflict prevention, (b) conflict resolution and (c) rebuilding.

(93650)

206
John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment she has made of the operation of the UN Peacebuilding Commission.

(93651)

207
John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions she has had with her UN counterparts about the (a) effectiveness, (b) cost and (c) number of convictions of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.

(93652)

208
John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what lessons have been learnt from the operation of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.

(93653)

209
John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.

(93654)

210
Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions (a) she and (b) her officials have had with the governments of (i) United Arab Emirates, (ii) Qatar, (iii) Pakistan, (iv) Bangladesh and (v) Sudan on the use of children in camel jockey racing.

(93550)

211
Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, further to her Department's Human Rights Report 2005, what progress has been made with the Global Opportunity Fund project to end the use of children as camel jockeys; and if she will make a statement.

(93551)

212
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations she has made to the South African government on expropriations of farm land by that government.

(93828)

213
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions she has had with the United States Administration on tabling a UN binding resolution on Burma; and what assessment she has made of the likelihood of securing such a resolution.

(93829)

214
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Chinese foreign minister on (a) sanctions against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, (b) restrictions on fuel supply and (c) a UN Chapter seven inspections programme for International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors at nuclear facilities.

(93833)

215
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the Russian Foreign Minister on British firms' involvement with oil and gas exploration in Russia.

(93845)

216
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what infrastructure projects and improvements to public services have been implemented since the British involvement in Afghanistan began in 2001.

(93854)

217
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications of North Korea's first nuclear test for long-term trade with and aid from South Korea.

(93884)

218
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment she has made of the impact of North Korea's first nuclear test on nuclear proliferation, with particular reference to Syria and Iran.

(93888)

219
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with senior executives of the BBC World Service on its coverage in Russia, Central Asia and the Caucasus.

(93891)

220
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the United Kingdom is taking as one of the United Nations guarantor powers to stop incursions along the demilitarised zone on the Korean Peninsular.

(93899)

221
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment she has made of when elections may be held to elect a new government under the new Thai administration.

(93919)

222
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many trained Afghan (a) police and (b) soldiers there were in 2001; and what the figures are for the most recent year for which figures are available.

(93923)

223
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment she has made of the likely effect of targeted sanctions against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on that country's food shortage.

(93934)

224
Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the United Nations Security Council has agreed the scope of sanctions to be applied to any state withdrawing its membership of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

(93600)

225
N Mr Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if she will make a statement on the Government's support for the accession of Croatia to the European Union.

(93233)

226
Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions her Department has had with the US Administration on internet neutrality; and if she will make a statement.

(93857)

227
Mr John Greenway (Ryedale):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if she will assess the merits of deploying UK air and maritime assets in order to increase the effectiveness of the European Border Agency (FRONTEX) in countering the criminal networks responsible for recent influxes of seaborne irregular migrants into Southern Europe.

(93677)

228
Mr John Greenway (Ryedale):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress has been on the implementation of the EU migration strategy `The Global Approach to Migration: priority actions focussing on Africa and the Mediterranean'; and if she will make a statement.

(93678)

229
Mr John Greenway (Ryedale):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether she plans to increase the UK's contribution to the European Border Agency.

(93679)

230
Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations her Department has made to the Uzbek government following the arrest of journalist Ulugbek Khaidarov on 14th September.

(93465)

231
Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information she has received on the whereabouts of Uzbek opposition journalist Djamshid Karimov following his disappearance in that country on 12th September.

(93466)

232
N Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what role was played by the British Embassy in Washington in promoting legislation before the United States Congress to limit greenhouse gas emissions; and what direct contact took place with members of the United States House of Representatives and Senate and their staff.

(93231)

233
Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent (a) discussions she has had and (b) representations she has made to (i) Russia, (ii) Germany, (iii) the United States, (iv) Canada, (v) Australia, (vi) China and (vii) India on implementation of the Kyoto Protocol.

(93610)

234
Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the (a) European Union and (b) United Nations on the implementation of the Kyoto Protocol.

(93617)

235
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many and what percentage of ambassadors were educated in (a) the state school sector, (b) the independent school sector, (c) Oxford or Cambridge University and (d) other universities.

(93661)

236
Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether representations have been made to the Iranian Ambassador to London on links between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Hizbollah in Lebanon; and if she will make a statement.

(93603)

237
Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions she has had with her US counterparts on support for pro-democracy activities in Iran.

(93746)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Health

238
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North & Stoke Newington):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost of NHS clinical services was in (a) 1995 and (b) 2005.

(93684)

239
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North & Stoke Newington):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the NHS spent on external consultancy services in (a) 1995 and (b) 2005.

(93685)

240
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North & Stoke Newington):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the NHS spent on the salaries of administrative staff in (a) 1995 and (b) 2005.

(93691)

241
N Mr Brian Binley (Northampton South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average cost of training a midwife was in the latest period for which figures are available.

(92910)

242
N Mr Brian Binley (Northampton South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many midwifery posts have been (a) withdrawn and (b) not filled in 2006.

(92911)

243
N Mr Brian Binley (Northampton South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many midwives were trained in the training period which started in September 2003 and ended in September 2006; and how many trained in that period have not subsequently been employed in the NHS.

(92912)

244
N Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people resident in (a) England and (b) Wales had been waiting more than six months for an NHS in-patient operation in an English hospital at the end of (i) July and (ii) August 2006.

(92981)

245
N Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will bring forward proposals to fund air ambulances; and if she will make a statement.

(92984)

246
N Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS patients have been transported by air ambulance in each of the last 10 years.

(92985)

247
Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made with the introduction of human papilloma virus testing and liquid cytology testing; and what plans she has for future implementation.

(93800)

248
Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funding was allocated to the implementation of liquid based cytology in the last three years; and what funds have been allocated for the next three years.

(93802)

249
Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which hospitals (a) have introduced liquid based cytology and (b) are scheduled to introduce liquid based cytology over the next year.

(93803)

250
Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many women in each strategic health authority have (a) taken up liquid cytology testing for cervical cancer and (b) enrolled on human papilloma virus testing; and if she will make a statement.

(93804)

251
Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the merits of liquid cytology testing for cervical cancer since the use of the technique commenced.

(93805)

252
Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans she has to speed up the results of cervical screening; and if she will make a statement.

(93806)

253
Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the potential impact on the supply of medicines of Pfizer's decision to distribute their medicines using a single pharmaceutical wholesaler.

(93841)

254
Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 9th October to Question reference 90232, how many and what percentage of oxygen deliveries have been incomplete since the introduction of the new contract, broken down by trust.

(93910)

255
Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many complaints her Department has received in 2006 about the oxygen supply service run by (a) Air Products, (b) BOC and (c) community pharmacists.

(93912)

256
Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps she is taking to ensure that doctors providing out of hours on-call services have access to full patient records and up-to-date patient notes.

(93932)

257
Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate her Department has made of the number of people with Lyme disease who are not receiving treatment for their illness.

(93458)

258
Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of Lyme disease there are estimated to have been in England in each year since 1997; why the disease is not a notifiable disease; and what action her Department is taking to ensure that the disease is accurately recognised and treated.

(93482)

259
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government has taken to raise awareness of the Welfare Food Scheme amongst pregnant women.

(93692)

260
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of qualifying pregnant women claim the free vitamins to which they are entitled under the Welfare Food Scheme and Healthy Start.

(93693)

261
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many retail outlets in England (a) accept milk tokens under the Welfare Food Scheme and (b) will accept vouchers under the Healthy Start Scheme from November.

(93694)

262
Kate Hoey (Vauxhall):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many bids were made for the development, construction and operation of the new surgical hubs and assessment and diagnostic centres in South London for which Clinicenta has been made preferred bidder; what consideration was given to an in-house NHS bid; and what the difference in cost was between the Clinicenta bid and an in-house NHS bid.

(93467)

263
Kate Hoey (Vauxhall):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost is of the contract for the development, construction and operation of the new surgical hubs and assessment and diagnostic centres in South London for which Clinicenta has been made preferred bidder; and on what grounds Clinicenta was made the preferred bidder.

(93468)

264
Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients have been transported by the North West Air Ambulance in each of the last three years; and if she will make a statement.

(93848)

265
Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funds will be allocated to the North West Air Ambulance Service for 2007-08.

(93849)

266
Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the five most common reasons were for (a) out-patient and (b) in-patient admissions to Chorley Hospital in the most recent period for which figures are available.

(93850)

267
Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were admitted to Chorley Hospital Accident and Emergency Department in each of the last three years.

(93851)

268
Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the most common reason was for admission to Chorley Hospital Accident and Emergency Department in the most recent period for which figures are available.

(93852)

269
Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many ambulance admissions there were to (a) Chorley Hospital and (b) Preston Hospital accident and emergency departments in the latest period for which figures are available.

(93853)

270
N Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment was made of the previous work carried out in the health sector by Human Assets Ltd prior to the allocation of the contract to select primary care trust members and chairs.

(93186)

271
N Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many of the people appointed as (a) chairs and (b) members of primary care trust boards live in the 20 per cent. most deprived wards; and what proportion of members so far appointed this represents.

(93187)

272
N Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what action has been taken to encourage applications for appointment to the boards of primary care trusts from those who live in health deprived areas.

(93188)

273
N Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many applications were received for places on the board of Warrington Primary Care Trust from each constituency in Warrington; and what percentage of applicants have been appointed in each case.

(93189)

274
N Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many applications for appointment to the board of Warrington Primary Care Trust were received from people resident in (a) Orford, (b) Poplars and Hulme, (c) Bewsey, (d) Poulton North and Fairfield and (e) Howley wards; and what steps were taken to encourage applicants from these areas.

(93190)

275
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the annual savings would be from increasing the employee contribution rate of the NHS pension scheme by one per cent.; and if she will make a statement.

(93547)

276
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much her Department has spent on tackling drug misuse in each of the last 10 years.

(93760)

277
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) NHS dentist training places and (b) dentists there were in each of the last 20 years.

(93835)

278
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what proportion of suspected cancer cases were seen within two weeks of a referral in each of the last 20 years.

(93836)

279
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients there were on cholesterol lowering medication in each of the last 20 years.

(93838)

280
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients waited more than six months for inpatient treatment in each of the last 20 years.

(93839)

281
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many pensioners were inoculated against influenza in each year since their introduction in each (a) local health authority area and (b) constituency.

(93861)

282
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many pensioners have received free eye tests since their introduction in each (a) local health authority area and (b) constituency.

(93862)

283
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many training places for (a) nurses, (b) midwives and (c) radiographers there were in 2005-06.

(93882)

284
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS operations were carried out in each of the last 20 years.

(93883)

285
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) consultants, (b) GPs, (c) all doctors, (d) nurses, (e) ancilliary staff and (f) NHS staff in each (i) trust and (ii) county there were in each of the last 20 years.

(93885)

286
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people on NHS waiting lists there were in each of the last 20 years.

(93887)

287
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent on the NHS in each of the last 30 years in real terms.

(93889)

288
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) new and (b) remodelled GP surgeries opened in each of the last 20 years.

(93930)

289
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent on primary care in each (a) trust and (b) local authority area in each of the last 30 years.

(93931)

290
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what new hospitals have been built in each of the last 30 years; and what the cost of each was in real terms.

(93933)

291
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people received advice from (a) NHS Direct and (b) NHS online in each month since their introduction, broken down by local authority area.

(93935)

292
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cancer consultants were employed in the NHS in each of the last 20 years.

(93936)

293
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) magnetic resonance imaging and (b) computerised axial tomography scanners were purchased in each of the last 30 years.

(93937)

294
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average starting pay for a newly qualified nurse was in each of the last 30 years in real terms.

(93947)

295
N Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the (a) salaries and (b) salary scales are of the chief executives of each of the 14 primary care trusts in the South West.

(92457)

296
Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of maternity pay awarded to nurses who work in hospices; and if she will make a statement.

(93438)

297
Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many primary care trusts had submitted advanced plans for community health services to strategic health authorities as of 31st September, 2006; and if she will make a statement.

(93460)

298
Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many representations her Department has received from North and East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire Strategic Health Authority regarding the implementation of the White Paper Our Health, our Care, our Say with specific reference to community hospitals; and if she will make a statement.

(93461)

299
Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether primary care trusts will be required to launch a full public consultation before submitting bids for the £750 million of capital made available by her Department for community hospitals; and if she will make a statement.

(93462)

300
Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many primary care trusts had bid for a portion of the £750 million of capital made available by her Department for community hospitals as of 30th September 2006; and if she will make a statement.

(93463)

301
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information and advice was provided by the local NHS to inform her decision to refer maternity and paediatric services in Teesside to the Independent Reconfiguration Panel.

(93817)

302
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the basis was for her decision to refer maternity and paediatric services in Teesside to the Independent Reconfiguration Panel.

(93818)

303
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the contents of the letter of 31st July to her from the Chairman of Hartlepool Borough Council's Adult and Community Services and Health Scrutiny Forum formed part of the basis of her decision to refer maternity and paediatric services in Teesside to the Independent Reconfiguation Panel.

(93886)

Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department

304
Mr Ian Austin (Dudley North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria were used by the Respect Task Force to select the 27 areas across the country eligible for additional funding to help tackle the misuse of mini motorbikes.

(93801)

305
Mr Ian Austin (Dudley North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what research was conducted by the Respect Task Force before deciding which areas would be allocated the additional funding to help tackle the misuse of mini motorbikes.

(93811)

306
Mr Ian Austin (Dudley North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which local authorities were invited to bid for the additional funding provided by the Respect Task Force to tackle anti-social use of mini motorbikes.

(93812)

307
Mr Ian Austin (Dudley North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what measures will be used to evaluate the effectiveness of the additional funding provided by the Respect Task Force to tackle the anti-social use of mini motorbikes.

(93903)

308
Mr Ian Austin (Dudley North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria were used to decide the amount of additional funding given to the areas selected by the Respect Task Force to help tackle the anti-social use of mini motorbikes.

(93904)

309
Mr Ian Austin (Dudley North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions the Respect Task Force had with local authorities in the Black Country when deciding upon which areas would be eligible for the additional funding to help tackle the anti-social use of mini motorbikes.

(93905)

310
Mr Ian Austin (Dudley North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions the Respect Task Force had with police in the Black Country when deciding upon which areas would be eligible for the additional funding to help tackle the anti-social use of mini motorbikes.

(93906)

311
John Austin (Erith & Thamesmead):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 9th October to Question ref 90116, on pre-sentencing reports, whether National Standards for writing Pre-Sentencing Reports are complied within each probation area.

(93518)

312
N Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans there are to increase capacity at HMP Lewes through new construction; what consultation there will be with the local community; and if he will make a statement.

(93242)

313
Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) prisoner on prisoner and (b) prisoner on officer assaults were recorded in each of the last 10 years, broken down by prison establishment.

(93814)

314
Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make publicly available the model used to calculate prison population projections for the Home Office Statistical Bulletin.

(93815)

315
Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 4th September 2006, Official Report, column 1901W, on prison/escort services, what criteria were used in the (a) old and (b) new escort contracts to determine the timely arrival of prisoners to courts.

(93834)

316
Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many passport applications were received in each month between June 2004 and July 2005.

(93907)

317
Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how regularly the Department reviews its opinion on whether a country is safe for returning asylum seekers.

(93908)

318
Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners were escorted by court escort services in each of the last five years.

(93909)

319
Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will introduce the reforms recommended by the report of the review of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

(93920)

320
Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how quickly security firms charged with the electronic tagging of offenders are required to inform the National Offender Management Service when a tag is broken; and whether the contractors have met this target in the period since inception.

(93921)

321
Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the number of people with a criminal record.

(93922)

322
John Cummings (Easington):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers in Durham (a) retired and (b) took ill health retirement in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.

(93534)

323
David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many new prisons the Government has commissioned since 1997.

(93690)

324
David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of (a) the number of additional prison officers that will be required for the proposed 8,000 additional prison places and (b) what the cost will be.

(93587)

325
David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of the proposed additional 8,000 prison places will be in (a) public and (b) private prisons.

(93741)

326
David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the proposed additional 8,000 prison places will be financed from (a) public funds, (b) private finance initiatives and (c) other means.

(93742)

327
David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will place in the Library copies of all opinion polling commissioned by his Department in the last 15 months.

(93743)

328
David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it is the Government's policy to retain the national veto on Justice and Home Affairs at European Union level under all circumstances.

(93744)

329
Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the risk of recruitment by Islamic extremists amongst prison inmates; what steps he is taking to avoid the spread of Islamic extremism in prisons; and if he will make a statement.

(93789)

330
N Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he has taken to ensure that escaped prisoners from Leyhill open prison are apprehended; how many prisoners are still at large; and for what offences they were convicted.

(92986)

331
Kate Hoey (Vauxhall):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the targets are for the Immigration and Nationality Directorate's response time to letters from hon. Members; and what percentage of responses met the target response time in the latest period for which figures are available.

(93439)

332
Kate Hoey (Vauxhall):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of applicant files were lost by the Immigration and Nationality Directorate in each of the last three years.

(93440)

333
Kate Hoey (Vauxhall):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Immigration and Nationality Directorate expects to find the file of the hon. Member's constituent, ref: K434559; and what redress is available to those whose files have been lost.

(93441)

334
Kate Hoey (Vauxhall):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) mid-term and (b) long-term prisoners have been released from prison without having specified accommodation to move into in each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement.

(93442)

335
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the estimated cost is of the implementation of the identity cards system to (a) members of the Association of British National Insurers, (b) members of the UK Payments Association, (c) the Audit Commission, (d) members of the British Bankers' Association, (e) members of the Building Societies Association, (f) members of CIFAS, (g) the telecommunications sector and (h) members of the Finance and Leasing Association; and what estimate of savings from the potential reductions in fraud arising from the use of identity cards has been made in each case.

(93751)

336
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate his Department has made of the costs of implementing identity cards to (a) HM Revenue and Customs, (b) the Home Office, (c) local authorities, (d) police services, (e) the UK Passport Service, (f) the Department for Constitutional Affairs, (g) the Department of Work and Pensions, (h) the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency and (i) Driving Standards Agency; and what estimate has been made of savings arising from reduced fraud due to identity cards in each case.

(93768)

337
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the accession of Romania and Bulgaria to the European Union on immigration to and crime in the United Kingdom.

(93592)

338
Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many complaints about anti-social behaviour were made to the South Wales Police during the Hallowe'en and Guy Fawkes night period in 2005.

(93605)

339
Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many anti-social behaviour orders have been issued under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 in (a) the South Wales Police and (b) Swansea area.

(93606)

340
N Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the role of Community Safety Partnerships in (a) dealing with and preventing anti-social behaviour and (b) the issuing of anti-social behaviour orders.

(93607)

341
Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what intervention protocols are used by Community Safety Partnerships when dealing with people accused of anti-social behaviour.

(93608)

342
Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals have been prosecuted under the Fireworks Act 2003 in the South Wales Police area, broken down by offence; and if he will make a statement.

(93609)

343
Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assistance his Department provides to Neighbourhood Watch schemes to tackle anti-social behaviour.

(93612)

344
Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is undertaking to prevent anti-social behaviour during the Hallowe'en and Guy Fawkes night period.

(93799)

345
Mr David Jones (Clwyd West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many community support officers (a) were recruited by and (b) retired from service with North Wales Police in each of the last three years.

(93598)

346
Mr David Jones (Clwyd West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many full-time equivalent civilian employees of North Wales Police there were on the last day of each of the last five financial years.

(93655)

347
Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment of the outcomes for the women prisoners of Drake Hall and their children of (a) Drake Hall's interpretation of the Prison Service Order (PSO) providing for the Primary Carer Home Leave and (b) Drake Hall's implementation of PSO 6300 from January 2006.

(93752)

348
Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the evidential basis was for the decision that three nights and four days in every eight week period was the most appropriate period for primary carer home leave.

(93753)

349
Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will place in the Library the feedback from prison establishments collected during the development of the policy that established Prison Service Order 6300; and whether this feedback included direct feedback from prisoners who were (a) primary and (b) sole carers.

(93754)

350
Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the basis was for the decision to change the eligibility for Release on Temporary Licence from that of primary carer status to sole carer status under Prison Service Order 6300.

(93755)

351
N Mr David Kidney (Stafford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Abul Azad will be deported to his country of origin once he has served his sentence.

(92987)

352
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 17th May 2006, Official Report, column 60W, on police, what the latest estimated cost is of (a) setting up the agency and (b) the annual running costs in each year for which projections are available.

(93457)

353
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the annual saving would be from increasing the employee contribution rate of the police pension scheme by one per cent.; and if he will make a statement.

(93544)

354
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much has been recovered under the Confiscation of Criminal Assets Act 2003 (i) in total and (ii) in each police authority area, listed in descending order by amount recovered in each year since its introduction; and how much is in the process of being recovered.

(93513)

355
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) handguns were confiscated and (b) convictions there were for the possession of handguns in each police authority area in each of the last eight years.

(93554)

356
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much has been spent in real terms on the Probation Service in each of the last 20 years; and what expenditure is planned for each of the next three years.

(93555)

357
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the annual budget for the Police Service in (a) England and Wales and (b) each police authority area was in each of the last 30 years; and what the percentage change was in each year.

(93556)

358
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) prosecutions have been made and (b) fixed penalty notices have been issued by (i) police and (ii) local authorities for (A) fly tipping, (B) graffiti, (C) dog fouling, (D) the dropping of litter and (E) parking offences in each of the last 20 years.

(93660)

359
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) violent crimes, (b) vehicle thefts and (c) burglaries there were in each authority in (i) England and Wales, (ii) each police authority area and (iii) each local authority area in each of the last 20 years; what the change in each was in each year; and what percentage of total crime figures was represented by each figure in each year.

(93662)

360
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) fixed penalty notices have been issued and (b) prosecutions have been made for the sale of spray paint to minors since the introduction of the Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003.

(93663)

361
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many full-time equivalent police officers there were (a) in total, (b) in each region and (c) in each police authority area in each of the last 30 years; and what the percentage change was in each year.

(93664)

362
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what total financial support the Government has provided to families in the lowest income decile in each of the last 20 years.

(93665)

363
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many victims of crime there were (a) in total, (b) in each police authority area and (c) in each local authority area in each of the last 25 years.

(93666)

364
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many successful prosecutions for domestic violence there were in each of the last 30 years.

(93669)

365
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police community support officers there were in each police authority area in each year since their introduction; and what the projected numbers are for the next three years.

(93672)

366
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many recorded crimes there were in each of the last 30 years; and what the percentage change was in the number of reported crimes between each of those years.

(93673)

367
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much his Department has spent on tackling drug misuse in each of the last 10 years.

(93761)

368
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many dispersal orders were issued in each (a) police authority area and (b) local authority area in each of the last five years.

(93762)

369
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what funding was given to Victim Support in each of the last 20 years at today's prices (a) in total and (b) for each police authority area.

(93763)

370
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) anti-social behaviour orders and (b) fixed penalty notices have been issued in each (i) police authority area and (ii) local authority area in each year since they were introduced.

(93821)

371
N Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has discussed with the Ministry of Defence the possible use of premises at the Colchester Garrison for accommodating civilian prisoners.

(93247)

372
N Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has discussed with the Chief Constable of Essex the use of police cells for accommodating remand prisoners or those sentenced to a term in prison.

(93248)

373
N Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prosecutions have taken place in the principal cities of England and Wales in each of the last three years of cyclists for failing to display, during hours of darkness, (a) front lights, (b) rear lights and (c) front or back lights.

(92224)

374
N Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prosecutions there have been of cyclists for riding on pavements in the last three years.

(92226)

375
Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to make the possession of a false national insurance number a criminal offence; and if he will make a statement.

(93435)

376
Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average waiting time was for a criminal injuries compensation claim to be processed in the latest period for which figures are available.

(93443)

377
Hywel Williams (Caernarfon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Welsh-speaking prisoners are held in each institution in England and Wales; and how many of these are (a) sentenced adult male prisoners, (b) remanded adult male prisoners, (c) sentenced women prisoners, (d) remanded women prisoners, (e) sentenced young offenders and (f) remanded young offenders.

(93588)

378
N Mr David Winnick (Walsall North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will reply to the letter of 4th September from the hon. Member for Walsall North in relation to his constituent's case ref: A 1102564.

(92916)

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

379
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, when the Roof Terrace will be opened for use by hon. Members and staff.

(93858)

Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development

380
John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the impact of conflict in Senegal upon the potential development of (a) Senegal and (b) the Gambia.

(93522)

381
John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps have been taken by his Department to assist victims of land mines in Africa.

(93523)

382
John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions he has had with the government of Zimbabwe about assistance for those affected by Operation Murambatsvina.

(93645)

383
John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions he has had with the government of Zimbabwe about the provision of decent housing for all inhabitants.

(93646)

384
Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what aid programmes are in place to assist the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

(93701)

385
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance the UK is offering to (a) Nigeria, (b) Mali, (c) Mauritania and (d) Burkina Faso following the failure of the harvests in the Sahel; and if he will make a statement.

(93444)

386
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the total foreign aid budget was in each of the last 30 years in real terms.

(93794)

387
N Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will make a statement on the provision of an airport on the Island of St Helena.

(93249)

Questions to the Leader of the House

388
Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough):To ask the Leader of the House, what recent discussions he has had with Ministerial colleagues about the response time and accuracy of answers to written parliamentary questions.

(93596)

389
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Leader of the House, what the annual savings would be from increasing the employee contribution rate of the hon. Members' pension scheme by one per cent.; and if he will make a statement.

(93546)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

390
Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether the Derry Area Plan 2011, Section Zoning H33 Hillview, contains restrictions on the distance between any new housing development and the existing Prehen Woods.

(93445)

391
Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the distance is between the boundary of Planning Application A/2005/1166/F and Prehen Woods.

(93446)

Questions to the Prime Minister

392
N Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Prime Minister, in which years since 1993 (a) he and (b) other Government Ministers have attended meetings of the Bilderberg Group.

(93240)

393
N Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Prime Minister, when the Government expects to respond to the report of the Public Administration Select Committee Whitehall Confidential? The publication of political memoirs, (HC689).

(93136)

394
N Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Prime Minister, what amendments to the book The Blunkett Tapes were (a) recommended, (b) rejected and (c) accepted during the applicable clearance procedures; and if he will make a statement.

(93193)

395
Hywel Williams (Caernarfon):To ask the Prime Minister, how many meetings he has had with the First Minister for Wales in each of the last three years.

(93589)

Questions to the Solicitor General

396
Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough):To ask the Solicitor General, what guidelines his Department has issued to the Crown Prosecution Service on treatment of the victims of human trafficking.

(93593)

397
Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East):To ask the Solicitor General, what steps the Crown Prosecution Service takes to ensure that the right casework decisions are made in cases of homophobic and transphobic crime.

(93604)

398
Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East):To ask the Solicitor General, what steps the Crown Prosecution Service undertakes when a victim of anti-social behaviour crime decides to withdraw the case following witness intimidation; and what protocols are followed in these circumstances.

(93615)

399
John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington):To ask the Solicitor General, how many employees in the Law Officers' Departments were affected by the rise in the minimum wage on 1st October.

(93481)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry

400
John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the impact of the latest round of Doha trade talks on (a) freeing up trade, (b) improving market access for developing countries, (c) sustainable development and (d) poverty reduction.

(93622)

401
N Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will instruct the Director for Civil Nuclear Security to evaluate the adequacy of security protection plans for trains carrying irradiated spent nuclear fuel while in sidings awaiting forward movement to Sellafield.

(92913)

402
Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, which of his Department's (a) Ministers and (b) officials attended the annual conference of the British Wind Energy Association in Glasgow on 10th to 12th October; and if he will place in the Library copies of (i) speeches and (ii) documents presented to the conference by the Department.

(93602)

403
Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many applications were received from interested parties to attend his Department's Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) open information event held on 11th October; how many attended the event; and what follow-up events are planned to take forward the development of the ETI.

(93696)

404
Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans he has to increase publicity for energy saving schemes designed for small and medium sized enterprises.

(93697)

405
Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the technical changes that would need to be made to the national electricity distribution grid to accommodate the growth of micro-generation; and what estimate he has made of the cost of such changes.

(93698)

406
Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what studies his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the potential to exploit micro-hydropower.

(93699)

407
N Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what recent discussions he has had with (a) the British Nuclear Group, (b) the National Decommissioning Authority and (c) the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate on the proposed sale of British Nuclear Fuels Limited.

(93131)

408
N Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will publish the Bectel study which was undertaken into the structure of the nuclear industry.

(93132)

409
N Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when de-licensing of the former British Nuclear Fuel Ltd laboratories site at Berkeley is expected to be completed.

(93133)

410
N Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what discussions he has had with the Royal Mail on its decision to propose the closure of Gloucester and Reading sorting offices; if he will publish the evaluation report that made this proposal; and whether environmental factors were included in the report.

(93134)

411
Natascha Engel (North East Derbyshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps he is taking to encourage and promote the development of small businesses in North East Derbyshire.

(93734)

412
Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the Government's policy is on internet neutrality; and if he will make a statement.

(93816)

413
Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what discussions his Department has had with (a) other departments, (b) telecommunications companies and (c) other interested parties on internet neutrality; and if he will make a statement.

(93856)

414
N Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will estimate the value of (a) oil and (b) gas reserves in the UK continental shelf at (i) budget forecast and (ii) world prices.

(93129)

415
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when he expects the public inquiry into Peterborough Renewable Energy Limited's plans for a sustainable resource and recycling facility at land off Storeys Bar Road in Peterborough to take place; and if he will make a statement.

(93822)

416
Mr David Jones (Clwyd West):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when he expects to announce the determination of the application by nPower renewables for consent to the development of the proposed Gwynt y Mor wind farm.

(93597)

417
Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what percentage of the money allocated to the Energy Saving Trust for the Low Carbon Buildings Programme has been distributed in the form of grants.

(93747)

418
Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what percentage of the money allocated to the Building Research Establishment for the Clear Skies initiative was distributed in the form of grants in each year since 2001.

(93748)

419
Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what proportion of the regional targets for renewable electricity generation, derived from the Regional Renewable Assessment Overview, should be met from microgeneration installed by (a) individual home-owners, (b) community groups and (c) public institutions.

(93771)

420
Mr Jim McGovern (Dundee West):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps he is taking to limit the level of penalty charges imposed by banks and credit card companies.

(93780)

421
N Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West & Royton):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what percentage of gross national product (GNP) was traded with (a) the EU, (b) the US and (c) the rest of the world for each year since 1980; and what percentage of GNP was traded in each year.

(92795)

422
Albert Owen (Ynys Môn):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what percentage of households in England is without mains gas.

(93898)

423
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many trade union recognition deals there have been in each of the last 20 years.

(93469)

424
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many people are eligible for the statutory right to 4 weeks' paid holiday in each local authority in the UK.

(93470)

425
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many women have taken paid maternity leave in each of the last 20 years.

(93472)

426
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much public money was spent on microregeneration in each of the last 20 years; and what the projected budgets are for each of the next three years.

(93765)

427
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much government spent on renewables in each of the last 20 years; and what estimate he has made of the level of private investment in renewables over the same period.

(93785)

428
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much was allocated to support the rural post office network in each of the last 20 years.

(93810)

429
Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what definition his Department uses of broadband; what the evidential basis is for the selection of the kbit/s rate in that definition; and what research he has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on broadband kbit/s rates used by other EU member states.

(93680)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport

430
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North & Stoke Newington):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what Government spending on British Rail was in the last full year before privatisation; and what the most recent full year's subsidy was of (a) the privatised rail companies and (b) Network Rail or its predecessor.

(93681)

431
Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what measures are being taken to improve the detection rate of vehicles using British roads without a valid tax disc; and if he will make a statement.

(93464)

432
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 18th September 2006, Official Report, column 2524W, on vehicle insurance, if he will take steps to collect information on uninsured vehicles on a regional basis.

(93552)

433
Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to ensure that the level of security checking required for airside airport staff by his Department is the same as that required for Criminal Records Bureau checks.

(93682)

434
Mr George Osborne (Tatton):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what role the Department has in monitoring the compensation arrangements for homeowners affected by the operation of Manchester Airport's second runway.

(93447)

435
Mr George Osborne (Tatton):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to reform the compensation arrangements for homeowners affected by the construction and operation of new runways at UK airports.

(93448)

436
Mr George Osborne (Tatton):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what compensation arrangements are made for homeowners affected by the operation of new runways at UK airports; and if he will make a statement.

(93449)

437
Mr George Osborne (Tatton):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what procedures exist for compensating individuals for the impact of (a) new road schemes and (b) new airport runways.

(93451)

438
Albert Owen (Ynys Môn):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many passengers travelled on the West Coast Main Line in each of the last five years; and what the total number of passenger miles travelled was in that period.

(93591)

439
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what percentage of British trains were accessible by disabled people in each of the last 20 years.

(93656)

440
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what total amount of freight was moved by rail in each of the last 20 years.

(93657)

441
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total expenditure on upgrading and improving the West Coast Mainline was in each of the last 20 years.

(93658)

442
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many miles of rail track have been replaced in each of the last 20 years.

(93659)

443
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total (a) private and (b) Government expenditure has been made on rail services in each of the last 20 years.

(93667)

444
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what total (a) Government and (b) private funding for transport infrastructure was in each of the last 30 years at today's prices; and what projected spending is for the next three years.

(93668)

445
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many passenger rail journeys were made in each of the last 30 years.

(93676)

446
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what percentage of rural householders were within a 10 minute walk of a regular bus service in each of the last 20 years.

(93809)

447
N Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the merits of making cycling without a protective helmet an offence.

(92227)

448
Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many bus (a) routes and (b) vehicles on such routes there were in (i) Beverley and Holderness and (ii) East Riding of Yorkshire in each of the last nine years; and if he will make a statement.

(93437)

449
N Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 13th September 2006, Official Report, column 2262W, on Bembridge Harbour, what steps he has taken to secure compliance with the statutory requirement that accounts of the Bembridge Harbour Improvement Company be lodged annually with his Department.

(93126)

450
Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to commission research into motorcycle accident investigation.

(93770)

451
Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to fund research into vehicle collisions with pedestrians and the forensic process involved in subsequent investigations.

(93772)

452
Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated into accidents involving motorcycles.

(93773)

453
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of fuel additives in extending the miles per gallon achieved by vehicles.

(93901)

454
Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department investigates the claims made by the promoters of fuel improvement products in relation to reductions in (a) fuel use and (b) emissions.

(93902)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales

455
Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when he last met the Assembly Minister for Health to discuss the performance of the NHS in Wales.

(93595)

Questions to the Minister for Women and Equality

456
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, what measures have been introduced by the Government since 1997 to help women in the workplace; and if she will make a statement.

(93670)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

457
Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many cases remain unprocessed by the Child Support Agency; and if he will make a statement.

(93594)

458
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pregnant women are in receipt of income support personal allowance for a single person aged (a) 16 to 17, (b) 18 to 24 and (c) 25 years and over.

(93695)

459
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his most recent estimate is of the total administrative cost of the benefit system, broken down by benefit; and what the administrative cost of the benefit system was in 1997.

(93454)

460
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much funding his Department provided for employment programme centres in each county in England and Wales in each year for which figures are available.

(93894)

461
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much funding for employment programme centres in South Yorkshire was provided by the European Structural Fund under the terms of the county's objective one status in each year for which figures are available.

(93895)

462
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what criteria his Department uses to evaluate bids to provide employment programme centres.

(93896)

463
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has measures in place to ensure that large contractors are not favoured over smaller contractors when bidding to provide employment programme centres.

(93897)

464
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement on the implementation of the Compulsory Pension Protection Fund.

(93473)

465
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many cases of pension mis-selling there have been in each of the last 20 years; and what percentage of the total workforce each figure represents.

(93509)

466
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department spent on unemployment payments in each of the last 30 years at today's prices.

(93585)

467
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much on average pensioners received to help with heating bills in (a) 1986, (b) 1996 and (c) 2006.

(93830)

468
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what percentage of pensioners have lived in poverty in each region in each of the last 20 years, broken down by constituency.

(93871)

469
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average weekly income was of the three poorest deciles of pensioners in each of the last 20 years.

(93872)

470
N Mr David Winnick (Walsall North):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he will reply to the letter of 29th August from the hon. Member for Walsall North concerning his constituent, ref: P05(3) 10644/61.

(92914)

471
N Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are employed on the Financial Assistance Scheme.

(93127)

472
N Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much has been spent on setting up the Financial Assistance Scheme.

(93184)

473
N Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether there is a central computer system with all the data completed for people qualifying for the Financial Assistance scheme.

(93250)

Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

474
Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much cultural organisations have received from the cultural purposes exemption on VAT in each year since 1997, broken down by (a) museums, (b) galleries, (c) art exhibitions, (d) zoos, (e) theatrical performances, (f) musical performances, (g) choreographic performances and (h) other recipients; and if he will make a statement.

[Transferred] (93863)

475
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people were in employment in each (a) county and (b) constituency in (i) 1986, (ii) 1996 and (iii) 2006.

[Transferred] (93512)

476
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many redundancies there were (a) in total and (b) as a percentage of the workforce in each (i) local authority area and (ii) region in each of the last 30 years.

[Transferred] (93756)

477
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) breast cancer in women and (b) lung cancer in men death rates were in each of the last 20 years.

[Transferred] (93837)

478
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many tax free childcare vouchers have been given in each year since introduction; and what their total value was.

[Transferred] (93890)

479
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cancer mortality rates were in each of the last 30 years.

[Transferred] (93938)

Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

480
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what the annual savings would be from increasing civil service employee contribution rate to the Civil Service pension scheme by one per cent.; and if she will make a statement.

[Transferred] (93542)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

481
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what total acreage of land was designated as greenbelt in each of the last 20 years.

[Transferred] (93788)

482
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much extended mandatory rate relief was given to (a) village pubs, (b) petrol stations, (c) food shops and (d) non-agricultural farm enterprises in each of the last 20 years.

[Transferred] (93790)

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

483
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many pensioners in each region have applied for the Heroes Return Scheme.

[Transferred] (93860)

484
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many pensioner households qualified for free television licences in each constituency in the most recent period for which figures are available.

[Transferred] (93869)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills

485
N Lorely Burt (Solihull):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many instances of homophobic bullying occurred in schools in England in the last 12 months.

[Question Unstarred] (92871)

486
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what estimate he has made of the cost in each year for which such estimates are available of the proposals outlined by the Secretary of State for Education and Skills on 27th September 2006 (a) to pay an extra £100 a year into Child Trust Fund accounts of those children in care and (b) to create a £2,000 bursary to help children in care go to university.

[Transferred] (93455)

487
N Kitty Ussher (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many schools are providing extended activities and services.

[Question Unstarred] (92867)

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

488
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many pensioners have had central heating installed (a) for free and (b) with a £300 discount in each constituency since inception of the scheme.

[Transferred] (93831)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

489
Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Prime Minister's statement on the nuclear test by North Korea issued on her official website on 9th October, what commitments under the nuclear non-proliferation treaty were breached by North Korea.

[Transferred] (93599)

490
Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions have taken place within NATO about the announcement by North Korea that it conducted a test of a nuclear explosive device on 9th October; and what decisions were taken.

[Transferred] (93702)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Health

491
Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress is being made in reducing physical and verbal attacks on NHS staff and ambulance staff in (a) accident and emergency units, (b) main hospital wards, (c) general practitioner surgeries and (d) treatment centres.

[Transferred] (93611)

Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department

492
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many pensioners have taken up their entitlement to free passports.

[Transferred] (93868)

493
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were (a) prosecuted and (b) imprisoned for wildlife crimes in each of the last 20 years, broken down by police authority area and in descending order.

[Transferred] (93873)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport

494
Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to make changes to the national speed limit, with particular reference to newly qualified drivers.

[Transferred] (93683)

495
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many pensioners qualified for free (a) off-peak national and (b) local bus travel in each county in (i) 1986, (ii) 1996 and (iii) 2006.

[Transferred] (93870)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

496
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of children lived in families in each income decile in each year since 1975-76; and if he will make a statement.

[Transferred] (93477)

497
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the level of statutory maternity pay was in each of the last 30 years at today's prices.

[Transferred] (93471)

498
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many fatal accidents at work there were in each of the past 30 years; and what the rate of such accidents was per hundred thousand workers in each year.

[Transferred] (93510)

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