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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Tuesday 31 October 2006
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Tuesday 31 October 2006
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Tuesday 31 October of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper. They are arranged in alphabetical order of answering Department. For other Written Questions for answer on Tuesday 31 October of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Tuesday 31 October see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 1
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many civil VAT fraud cases were adopted for investigation in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (98747) | 2
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total value is of fines which were imposed for VAT missing trader intra-community fraud in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (98773) | 3
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average sentence was for those convicted of VAT missing trader intra-community fraud in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (98774) | 4
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the value was of VAT involved in criminal VAT fraud cases (a) reported and (b) prosecuted in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (98775) | 5
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many missing trader intra-Community registrations were (a) identified and (b) cancelled in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (98776) | 6
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the value was of VAT subject to injunctions relating to missing trader fraud in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (98777) | 7
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the value was of VAT missing trader intra-community fraud in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (98778) | 8
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people were sentenced for VAT missing trader intra-community fraud in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (98779) | 9
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many pre-registration visits were carried out as part of the missing trader strategy in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (98780) | 10
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the value was of VAT missing trader intra-community fraud assets recovered in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (98781) | 11
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many VAT missing trader intra-community suspect registrations were refused in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (98782) | 12
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many prosecutions were completed for VAT missing trader intra-community fraud in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (98784) | 13
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the value was of VAT missing trader intra-community fraud assessments in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (98786) | 14
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the value was of VAT missing trader intra-community fraud repayments disallowed to exporters in carousel fraud supply chains in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (98787) | 15
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many VAT fraud cases were reported for criminal prosecution in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (98788) | 16
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average value was of the VAT defrauded in civil VAT fraud cases in each year since 1997; what the total value of the VAT defrauded was in each year; and if he will make a statement. | | (98789) | 17
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many penalties were imposed following civil VAT fraud investigations in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (98790) | 18
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many sections in Finance Acts have had retrospective consequences on the tax liability of (a) individuals and (b) companies since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (98792) | 19
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many criminal VAT fraud cases resulted in a conviction in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (98793) | 20
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many reported VAT missing trader intra-community fraud cases there were in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (98794) | 21
| Mr David Gauke (South West Hertfordshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the cost to the Exchequer arising as a consequence of the House of Lords judgment of 25th October 2006 in Deutsche Morgan Grenfell Group plc (Respondents) v. Her Majesty's Commissioners of Inland Revenue and another (Appellants). | | (98791) | 22
N | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his financial statement of 22nd March 2006, Official Report, column 300, what progress has been made with the sale of (a) Westinghouse, (b) the Tote and (c) part of British Energy. | | (98701) | 23
| Mr Greg Pope (Hyndburn):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken to offset the carbon dioxide emissions caused by ministerial travel in his Department. | | (98768) | 24
| Sir Robert Smith (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many deaths linked with hypothermia there have been in (a) the United Kingdom, (b) England, (c) Scotland, (d) Wales and (e) Aberdeenshire in each year since 2004; and how many people in each area were aged (i) 60 to 64, (ii) 65 to 79 and (iii) over 80 years. | | (98749) | 25
N | Stephen Williams (Bristol West):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations the Government has made to Child Trust Fund operators requesting that they provide ethical investment options. | | (98399) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 26
| Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, which Government departments have mandatory retirement ages for staff. | | (98754) | 27
| Mr Greg Pope (Hyndburn):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what steps she has taken to offset the carbon dioxide emissions caused by ministerial travel in her Department. | | (98744) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 28
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what percentage of homes built in (a) Chorley and (b) Lancashire since 1997 have been affordable social housing. | | (98725) | 29
| Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether the Government intends to introduce legislation on age discrimination in the provision of goods, facilities and services. | | (98753) | 30
| Mr Greg Pope (Hyndburn):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps she has taken to offset the carbon dioxide emissions caused by ministerial travel in her Department. | | (98743) | 31
N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which local authorities have prevented building in back gardens through their local development framework. | | (98714) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs 32
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if she will collate and publish a list of the names of part-time judges. | | (98755) | 33
N | Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, by what process a chartered insurance practitioner may apply for an exemption from the requirement for authorisation for very small entities providing regulated claims management services in the context of the Compensation Act 2006; and if she will make a statement. | | (98400) | 34
N | Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what estimate she has made of the number of chartered insurance practitioners who have ceased to provide small claims management services since the Compensation Act 2006 was introduced; and if she will make a statement. | | (98401) | 35
| Mr Greg Pope (Hyndburn):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what steps she has taken to offset the carbon dioxide emissions caused by ministerial travel in her Department. | | (98742) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 36
N | Ann Coffey (Stockport):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to classify television phone-in quizzes as lotteries under the Gambling Act 2005. | | (97798) | 37
| Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when the MORI research into live music commissioned by her Department will be published; and why the MORI presentation to the Live Music Forum on its research was cancelled. | | (98718) | 38
| Mr Greg Pope (Hyndburn):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she has taken to offset the carbon dioxide emissions caused by ministerial travel in her Department. | | (98741) | 39
| Mr Greg Pope (Hyndburn):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to ensure that the 2012 Olympics will be carbon neutral. | | (98748) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 40
N | Mr James Arbuthnot (North East Hampshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the case for the UK simultaneously retaining its membership of the Organization Conjointe de Coopération en Matiere D'Armement and the European Defence Agency; and if he will make a statement. | | (98346) | 41
| Ben Chapman (Wirral South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Prime Minister's Answer of 11th October 2006, Official Report, column 298, what progress has been made in discussions between his Department and the Department for Communities and Local Government on proposals to exempt members of the armed forces from paying council tax. | | (98765) | 42
N | Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel in (a) the Army, (b) the Royal Navy and (c) the Royal Air Force have initiated redress procedures since 2003; and in how many cases in (i) the Army, (ii) the Royal Navy and (iii) the Royal Air Force the complaint was upheld. | | (98398) | 43
N | Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when a decision will have to be made on whether or not to participate in the Trident D5 missile life extension programme; and what the estimated cost is of participating in the programme. | | (98560) | 44
N | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on staff training at the National School of Government in the last 12 months. | | (98547) | 45
| Mr Greg Pope (Hyndburn):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to offset the carbon dioxide emissions caused by ministerial travel in his Department. | | (98740) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills 46
N | Ann Coffey (Stockport):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many children in care in each local authority area were adopted in each year since 1994; and what proportion of the total in care this represented. | | (97799) | 47
N | Ann Coffey (Stockport):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what progress has been made in each local authority area against his Department's target substantially to narrow the gap between the educational attainment and participation of children in care and that of their peers by 2006. | | (97800) | 48
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of those in further education in (a) Chorley and (b) Lancashire received the educational maintenance allowance in each year since 2004. | | (98723) | 49
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of those who received the educational maintenance allowance in (a) Chorley and (b) Lancashire did not gain an A-level qualification in each year since 2004. | | (98724) | 50
| Mr Greg Pope (Hyndburn):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps he has taken to offset the carbon dioxide emissions caused by ministerial travel in his Department. | | (98739) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 51
| Mr Adrian Bailey (West Bromwich West):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the welfare of dogs used for security of business premises; and what steps his Department is taking to promote the welfare of such dogs. | | (98759) | 52
| Mr Adrian Bailey (West Bromwich West):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment was made of the likely length of time needed to process applications for integrated pollution prevention and control permits. | | (98760) | 53
| Mr Adrian Bailey (West Bromwich West):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to reduce the (a) length and (b) complexity of the registration application for the integrated pollution prevention and control permit by the Environment Agency. | | (98761) | 54
N | Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the percentage staff turnover at the Rural Payments Agency has been in the past (a) six and (b) 12 months; and if he will make a statement. | | (98641) | 55
N | Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will introduce a de minimis rule in relation to (a) claims made under the single farm payment schemes and (b) Government clawback of amounts paid; and if he will make a statement. | | (98642) | 56
N | Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to make interim payments under the single farm payments scheme for the year 2006-07; and if he will make a statement. | | (98700) | 57
N | Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the possible effect of the reduction in the funding of the State Veterinary Service on (a) farm animal welfare and (b) disease control; and if he will make a statement. | | (98447) | 58
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much farmers in (a) Lancashire and (b) the North West have received from the single farm payment scheme in each year since it was introduced. | | (98721) | 59
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his estimate is of the proportion of farm income which was derived from the single farm payment scheme in (a) Lancashire and (b) the North West in each year since 1997. | | (98722) | 60
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he has taken to encourage EU members that are not signatories of the International Whaling Commission to sign. | | (98720) | 61
| Mr Greg Pope (Hyndburn):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he has taken to offset the carbon dioxide emissions caused by ministerial travel in his Department. | | (98738) | 62
N | Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will ensure that the Rural Payments Agency makes a substantial part payment to farmers in England of the 2006 payments due to them under the Single Payment Scheme before the end of the 2006 calendar year. | | (97589) | 63
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the effect on the incidence of bovine tuberculosis of pre-movement testing. | | (98750) | 64
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has estimated the cost to the farming industry of pre-movement testing of cattle. | | (98751) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 65
| Kate Hoey (Vauxhall):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what restrictions are imposed by the Government on UK companies seeking to trade with Burma. | | (98752) | 66
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her counterpart in China on North Korea's nuclear programme. | | (98397) | 67
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if she will make a statement on North Korea's nuclear programme. | | (98353) | 68
| Mr Greg Pope (Hyndburn):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps she has taken to offset the carbon dioxide emissions caused by ministerial travel in her Department. | | (98737) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 69
N | Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she expects to announce how many junior doctor training posts there will be in each specialty under Modernising Medical Careers. | | (98402) | 70
N | Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps she is taking to ensure that there is an appropriate balance of specialties within the new junior doctor training posts. | | (98403) | 71
N | Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what career advice is being provided to junior doctors regarding the changes taking place under Modernising Medical Careers. | | (98404) | 72
N | Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the effect on services caused by junior doctors taking time off to attend interviews for the new junior doctor training posts advertised from November 2006; and what steps she has taken to minimise such effects. | | (98405) | 73
N | Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what her assessment is of the capability of the IT infrastructure of NHS trusts to deal effectively with the recruitment process for the new junior doctor training posts. | | (98406) | 74
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people are waiting for (a) outpatient and (b) inpatient care in Coventry; and what the (i) average, (ii) shortest and (iii) longest waiting time was in Coventry in (A) the last 12 months and (B) 1997. | | (97707) | 75
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what capital expenditure there has been within the NHS in Coventry since May 1997; and if she will make a statement. | | (97708) | 76
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assistance is available to NHS patients diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. | | (97709) | 77
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) trainee physiotherapists and (b) qualified physiotherapists not employed in the NHS there are in England. | | (98762) | 78
N | Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many general practitioners in (a) single and (b) multiple practices in Peterborough constituency were (i) aged below 55 years of age and (ii) above 55 years of age on 30th September 2006; and if she will make a statement. | | (97742) | 79
N | Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she expects to answer Question 89183, tabled by the hon. Member for Peterborough on 24th July 2006, on non-UK citizens' access to healthcare. | | (97797) | 80
N | Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information her Department collects on (a) vacant posts, (b) posts which are frozen and (c) qualified staff who are seeking work in the NHS. | | (98699) | 81
| Barbara Keeley (Worsley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was paid out by the NHS litigation authority for each hospital trust in Greater Manchester in each of the last three years. | | (98716) | 82
| Barbara Keeley (Worsley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many complaints were made about services at each hospital in Greater Manchester in each of the last three years; and how many such cases went to litigation. | | (98717) | 83
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether she plans to submit proposed legislation amending the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 to pre-legislative scrutiny. | | (98756) | 84
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans she has to review the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984. | | (98757) | 85
| Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which NHS trusts have mandatory retirement ages for staff. | | (98783) | 86
| Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what account was taken of the NHS Service Delivery and Organisation Research and Development Programme briefing paper `An assessment of the clinical effectiveness, cost and viability of NHS General Practitioners with Special Interest (GPSI) services' of September 2006 when the decision was made to announce a shift of NHS care closer to patients, with particular reference to (a) cost effectiveness, (b) clinical outcomes and (c) patient satisfaction. | | (98719) | 87
| Mr Greg Pope (Hyndburn):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps she has taken to offset the carbon dioxide emissions caused by ministerial travel in her Department. | | (98736) | 88
N | Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time was for orthodontic treatment for (a) juveniles and (b) adults in (i) North West Cambridgeshire and (ii) England in each year since 1997. | | (98472) | 89
N | Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 15th May 2006, Official Report, column 744W, on dentistry, how many dentists in North West Cambridgeshire have (a) signed and (b) not signed the new contract for NHS dentists; and how many of those who have (i) signed and (ii) not signed the new contract for NHS dentists provide orthodontic treatment. | | (98697) | 90
| Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what contingencies there are for national emergencies within the contract for supply chain logistics due to be managed by the Supply Chain Management Division within the NHS Business Service Authority. | | (98785) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 91
N | Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he plans to implement in full the recommendations of the Police Arbitration Panel in connection with police pay; and if he will make a statement. | | (98468) | 92
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how often his Department's (a) Ministers and (b) officials met the Chaplain General to the Prison Service in each of the last two years; and if he will place in the Library a copy of the minutes of each meeting. | | (98534) | 93
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were (a) convicted of motoring offences, including those resulting from automatic cameras, and (b) issued with parking fines in each police authority area in each of the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement. | | (98537) | 94
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which prisons employ co-ordinating chaplains; on which pay band each is employed; when each was appointed; and if he will make a statement. | | (98538) | 95
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the estimated (a) cost and (b) timetable is of the works to increase the size of the Mosque facilities at HMP Wandsworth. | | (98539) | 96
| Mr Greg Pope (Hyndburn):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he has taken to offset the carbon dioxide emissions caused by ministerial travel in his Department. | | (98735) | 97
N | Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost is of the daily food allowance for prisoners in (a) prison cells and (b) police station cells; and when they were last increased. | | (98444) | 98
N | Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people died as a result of being (a) shot and (b) stabbed in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available. | | (98445) | 99
| Mr Dennis Skinner (Bolsover):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been convicted of drugs offences in the East Midlands in each of the last six years. | | (98771) | 100
| Mr Dennis Skinner (Bolsover):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many convicted drug offenders are participating in rehabilitation schemes in prison. | | (98772) | 101
N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) requirement is placed on and (b) guidance is offered to chief constables on the training of officers to interview vulnerable people making allegations of (i) sexual or (ii) other abuse; and how many officers in each police force have received such training. | | (98499) | Questions to the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission 102
N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, what estimate he has made of the hourly energy consumption of an (a) (i) desktop and (ii) laptop computer and (b) printer/fax machine of the types issued to hon. Members by Parliamentary Information Communication and Technology (A) when on standby mode and (B) when in full use. | | (98440) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 103
| Mr Greg Pope (Hyndburn):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps he has taken to offset the carbon dioxide emissions caused by ministerial travel in his Department. | | (98734) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 104
N | Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what funding was allocated by his Department for special educational needs services in the South Eastern Education and Library Board (SEELB) area in each of the last five years for which figures are available; what plans he has for future such funding; and what assessment he has made of the adequacy of special educational needs provision in the SEELB catchment area. | | (98373) | 105
| Mr Greg Pope (Hyndburn):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he has taken to offset the carbon dioxide emissions caused by ministerial travel in his Department. | | (98745) | 106
N | Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 5th June 2006, Official Report, column 455W, on prisons, if he will make a statement on the decision of (a) the Director of Custodian Services at the Juvenile Justice Centre, Bangor not to recognise representatives of the Prison Officers Association (POA) and (b) the Industrial Court not to accept the application by the POA for arbitration during the review of work practices. | | (98083) | Questions to the Prime Minister 107
| Mr Greg Pope (Hyndburn):To ask the Prime Minister, what steps he has taken to offset the carbon dioxide emissions caused by ministerial travel in his Office. | | (98732) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland 108
| Mr Greg Pope (Hyndburn):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps he has taken to offset the carbon dioxide emissions caused by ministerial travel in his Office. | | (98733) | Questions to the Solicitor General 109
| Mr Greg Pope (Hyndburn):To ask the Solicitor General, what steps he has taken to offset the carbon dioxide emissions caused by ministerial travel in the Law Officers' Departments. | | (98746) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 110
N | Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will place in the Library the reports commissioned by the Energy Review team for the Energy Review from (a) Deloitte, (b) Ernst and Young, (c) Jackson Consulting, (d) Morgan Stanley, (e) Oxera, (f) Oxford Economic Forecasting and (g) Global Insight. | | (98470) | 111
| Mr Greg Pope (Hyndburn):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps he has taken to offset the carbon dioxide emissions caused by ministerial travel in his Department. | | (98766) | 112
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much his Department has spent introducing the Post Office Card Account. | | (98764) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 113
N | Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what contractual arrangement the UK Government has with Eurotunnel with regard to freight. | | (98572) | 114
N | Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with Monsieur Gounon of Eurotunnel with regard to freight. | | (98573) | 115
N | Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which groups of people are exempt from passing through security at Northern Ireland's airports; and what the reasons are for the exemptions in each case. | | (98374) | 116
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason both carriageways of the M1 motorway were closed in Leicestershire on 29th September; who authorised such closure; and what steps were taken to ensure that the motorway was opened as soon as possible. | | (98300) | 117
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many pedestrians have been (a) injured, (b) seriously injured and (c) killed in collisions with cyclists in each region for each of the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement. | | (98536) | 118
N | Mr Chris Mullin (Sunderland South):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will commission a report on the safety implications of the recent incident that caused a train carrying nuclear waste from Hartlepool to be delayed in Sunderland station for four hours; and if he will make a statement. | | (98441) | 119
| Mr Greg Pope (Hyndburn):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to offset the carbon dioxide emissions caused by Ministerial travel in his Department. | | (98767) | 120
N | Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people have been (a) killed and (b) injured by drivers who were using hand-held mobile phones. | | (98546) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales 121
| Mr Greg Pope (Hyndburn):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps he has taken to offset the carbon dioxide emissions caused by ministerial travel in his Department. | | (98769) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 122
N | James Duddridge (Rochford & Southend East):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with the Pensions Regulator on the representation of deferred members on the boards of pension funds. | | (98698) | 123
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Child Support Agency cases were (a) outstanding and (b) unprocessed in (i) Chorley and (ii) Lancashire in each year since 1997. | | (98758) | 124
| Mr Greg Pope (Hyndburn):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he has taken to offset the carbon dioxide emissions caused by ministerial travel in his Department. | | (98770) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 125
| Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to encourage local authorities to expand their recycling programme to include (a) recycling of plastic and (b) kerb-side recycling. | | [Transferred] (98763) |
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