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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Tuesday 12 December 2006
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Tuesday 12 December 2006
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Tuesday 12 December 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 12 December of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Tuesday 12 December see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 1
| Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he expects to reply to the letter of 17th August 2006 from the hon. Member for North East Bedfordshire on the TOGs Calendar. | | (108956) | 2
N | Mr Stephen Byers (North Tyneside):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in work face marginal tax deduction rates in excess of (a) 60 per cent., (b) 70 per cent., (c) 80 per cent. and (d) 90 per cent. | | (108776) | 3
N | Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Paymaster General's written ministerial statement of 6th November 2006, what IT changes were necessary before a process of imposing automatic limits on rates of tax credit recovery could be introduced; and on what basis HM Revenue and Customs concluded that it was not possible to make a risk-free introduction of this process to the original timetable. | | (108772) | 4
N | James Duddridge (Rochford & Southend East):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what visits (a) Ministers and (b) officials from his Department made to (i) Israel and (ii) the Occupied Palestinian Territories in each of the last 12 months; and if he will list the Ministers and officials involved in each case. | | (108634) | 5
N | James Duddridge (Rochford & Southend East):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions (a) Ministers and (b) officials from his Department have had with (i) Ministers and (ii) officials from the Department for International Development regarding development assistance in the Occupied Palestinian Territories; and if he will list the Ministers and officials involved in each case. | | (108635) | 6
| Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations his Department received on including measures to improve sports participation and fitness among children in the Pre-Budget Report; and if he will make a statement. | | (108971) | 7
| Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what measures in the Pre-Budget Report are aimed at improving sports participation and fitness among children; and if he will make a statement. | | (108972) | 8
N | Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, why HM Revenue and Customs changed their policy in July on the right of claimants from outside the European Union in the financial services and insurance sectors engaged in the supply of services to non-EU customers to recover VAT incurred on goods and services from UK suppliers; what the legal basis was for that policy change; what research was conducted into the effect of that policy change on (a) inward investment and (b) UK competitiveness before the change took place; what consultation was completed before the policy change; and what discussions (i) he and (ii) senior members of his staff had with representatives of the financial services and insurance sectors on the Varney Report since July. | | (108568) | 9
N | Mr Boris Johnson (Henley):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will assess the merits of exempting higher education institutions exempt from planning gain supplement legislation. | | (108658) | 10
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 5th December 2006, Official Report, column 405W, on tax credits, whether recorded calls have been used to resolve investigations of overpayment of tax credit. | | (108980) | 11
N | Hywel Williams (Caernarfon):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Welsh Assembly Government on the achievement of economic targets in Objective One areas of Wales relating to the Gershon Review. | | (108569) | 12
N | Hywel Williams (Caernarfon):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what targets his Department sets for quality of service at HM Revenue and Customs offices in Wales; and what recent assessment he has made of performance against those targets for each office. | | (108570) | 13
N | Hywel Williams (Caernarfon):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions his Department has had with the Welsh Language Board on the provision of telephone services in Welsh by his Department. | | (108573) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 14
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much Coventry Council received from council tax revenues in each of the last 10 years. | | (108269) | 15
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the timetable will be for the election of a town council for Brixham; and whether she plans to schedule it to coincide with the election for the unitary authority on 5th May 2007. | | (108674) | 16
N | Lynda Waltho (Stourbridge):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of overview and scrutiny committees in improving local government performance. | | (108127) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 17
N | Mr Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the effective date is for annual pay awards to her Department's staff; and what the actual implementation date has been in each of the last five years. | | (108747) | 18
| Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 5th December 2006, Official Report, columns 264-5W, on the 2012 Olympics, which organisations submitted their responses to the consultation after the deadline of 17th November; and if she will make a statement. | | (108936) | 19
| Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 5th December 2006, Official Report, columns 264-5W, on the 2012 Olympics, whether her Department requested submissions from (a) local authorities and (b) regional development agencies to the consultation; and if she will make a statement. | | (108938) | 20
| Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has held with (a) the Responsibility in Gambling Trust and (b) members of the gambling industry on the industry's performance in providing the level of resources recommended by the Budd Report to fund the Trust's work; when these discussions took place; and if she will make a statement. | | (108975) | 21
| Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many people are being treated for gambling addiction. | | (108978) | 22
| Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has received the final report on the Licensing Act 2003 by the Independent Fees Review Panel; whether she plans to place it in the Library; and if she will make a statement. | | (108979) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 23
N | Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 4th December 2006, Official Report, column 87W, on Trident, where in the Prime Minister's statement of 4th December the information requested in Question 106409 may be found. | | (105692) | 24
N | Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 4th December 2006, Official Report, column 87W, on Trident, where in the Prime Minister's statement of 4th December the information requested in Question 106408 may be found. | | (105693) | 25
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK military service personnel have been wounded and (a) returned to duty and (b) not returned to duty in (i) Iraq and (ii) Afghanistan since the commencement of operations. | | (105694) | 26
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate the Meteorological Office has made of the number of days of snow fall in (a) London, (b) Edinburgh, (c) Bristol and (d) Inverness in (i) 2010, (ii) 2020, (iii) 2030 and (iv) 2050. | | (108964) | 27
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the countries that have the capability of firing a nuclear weapon that could reach (a) the UK, (b) Japan and (c) Venezuela. | | (108973) | 28
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his estimate is of the time it would take to procure further Trident D5 missiles. | | (108974) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills 29
N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what recent action he has taken regarding the implementation of advice in circular number 10/98 on the physical restraint of pupils in certain circumstances; and if he will make as statement. | | (108783) | 30
| Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, which organisations (a) have bid to operate Centres for Excellence in Teacher Training (CETTs) in the Learning and Skills Sector from 2007 and (b) were successful in proceeding to the next stage of the bidding round; and what the membership is of panels responsible for assessing CETT bids. | | (108943) | 31
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proportion of half days were missed due to unauthorised absence in maintained secondary schools in (a) rural and (b) non-rural areas in 2005-06; how many students accounted for days missed in each category for CETTS; and if he will make a statement. | | (108961) | 32
N | Mr Boris Johnson (Henley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the total cost has been of the employer training pilots; how many level two qualifications have been awarded under the pilots; and what proportion of those qualifications were awarded to those in care. | | (108659) | 33
| Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much has been spent on (a) installing and (b) maintaining school sprinker systems in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. | | (109001) | 34
| Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what studies he has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the use of sprinklers in schools; and if he will make a statement. | | (109002) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 35
N | Mr Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the effective date is for annual pay awards to his Department's staff; and what the actual implementation date has been in each of the last five years. | | (108745) | 36
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the number of Christmas trees purchased in England that are (a) UK grown and (b) imported in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (108939) | 37
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the former chief executive of the Rural Payments Agency remains on his Department's payroll; and if he will make a statement. | | (108940) | 38
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the (a) value, (b) output and (c) growth rate of the UK organic wine industry in each year since 2000; and if he will make a statement. | | (108941) | 39
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many 2005 single farm payments have been made for a sum less than 100 euros; what estimate he has made of 2005 payments of less than 100 euros yet to be paid; and if he will make a statement. | | (108942) | 40
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many injuries there were as a result of tornadoes in each year for which figures are available; what costs were incurred due to tornadoes in each year; what assessment he has made of the likely effect of climate change on those numbers in future years; and if he will make a statement. | | (108957) | 41
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many 2005 single farm payments were made for a sum in excess of (a) 300,000 euros and (b) £1 million; who the recipients were of those awards; how much was received by each recipient; what estimate he has made of the number of 2005 payments of each size yet to be paid; and if he will make a statement. | | (108959) | 42
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many tornadoes were recorded in each region in each year for which figures are available; and what effect he expects climate change to have on the number in future years. | | (108960) | 43
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what research has been (a) conducted and (b) funded by his Department on the (i) effects and (ii) frequency of (A) tornadoes and (B) other future extreme weather events. | | (108965) | 44
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of Christmas cards that were recycled in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement. | | (108970) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 45
N | John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment she has made of (a) the level of fighting and (b) the deaths from conflict in southern Sudan since the signing of the North South Peace Agreement. | | (108657) | 46
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment she has made of the fairness of the trials of (a) Chen Guangcheng and (b) Zhao Yan in China. | | (108937) | 47
N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on how many occasions in the past three years her Department (a) initiated and (b) attended, when called by another Department, handling strategy meetings to deal with written Parliamentary Questions tabled by the hon. Member for Thurrock. | | (107909) | 48
N | Mr Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 6th December 2006, Official Report, column 480W, on General Salah Abdallah, which officials discussed Darfur with General Salah Abdallah; and what (a) topics were raised and (b) progress was made during those discussions. | | (108633) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 49
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will place in the Library copies of the minutes of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation meetings within a month of each meeting. | | (108756) | 50
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps she is taking in relation to the introduction of a national human papillomavirus vaccination programme during the school year 2007-08. | | (108757) | 51
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what meetings her Department has had with colleagues from the Department for Education and Skills to discuss the implementation of a schools-based HPV vaccination programme during the school year 2007-08. | | (108758) | 52
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation will meet in February 2007; whether the committee will consider HPV vaccination at this meeting; and if she will take steps to ensure that the committee makes its recommendations publicly available. | | (108759) | 53
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation HPV sub-group will next meet. | | (108760) | 54
| Mr Alan Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will ensure that blood glucose testing strips are made available on NHS prescription for insulin-dependent diabetics in all areas. | | (108977) | 55
N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate she has made of the annual cost to local authority children's services of support to children with no recourse to public funds following the implementation of section 54 of and schedule 3 to the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 and section 9 of the Asylum and Immigration Act 2004; and if she will make a statement. | | (108866) | 56
N | Mr Geoffrey Cox (Torridge & West Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make representations to the Meat Hygiene Service to ensure that the investigation into West Devon Meat is concluded as quickly as possible to allow operations to resume; and if she will make a statement. | | (108781) | 57
N | Mr Geoffrey Cox (Torridge & West Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make representations to the Food Standards Agency to ensure that the investigation into West Devon Meat is resolved as quickly as possible to allow operations to resume; and if she will make a statement. | | (108782) | 58
N | Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what programmes her Department operates to provide particular provision to rural areas; and what the cost of such programmes is expected to be in 2007-08. | | (108869) | 59
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment her Department has made of the effect on health of sulphites in alcoholic beverages; and if she will make a statement. | | (108962) | 60
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many prosecutions there have been under the General Food Regulations 2004 and Article 14 of EC regulation 180/2002 with regard to the presence of Sudan One in UK food since 2004-05. | | (108963) | 61
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many Grade 2 or equivalent level personnel are employed by her Department; and how many were employed in each year since 1997. | | (108514) | 62
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many full-time equivalent personnel were employed by her Department in each year since 1997. | | (108515) | 63
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average cost was of establishing a National Bowel Cancer Screening Programme hub; and what the annual running costs of each hub were in each year since their introduction. | | (108516) | 64
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many times she has visited health services in Surrey. | | (108517) | 65
N | Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will publish the economic model used by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence in its most recent appraisal of drugs for Alzheimer's disease. | | (108755) | 66
N | Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many products to tackle MRSA the Rapid Review Panel has given Level one recommendation to; and if she will make a statement. | | (108777) | 67
N | Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of how hospital acquired infections such as MRSA are transmitted; and if she will make a statement. | | (108778) | 68
N | Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many MRSA infections were reported in hospitals in each of the last five years for which figures are available. | | (108779) | 69
N | Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total cost has been of biologics by acute trusts within (a) Manchester, (b) Greater Manchester, (c) the North West region and (d) England since it was made available; and how many prescriptions for biologics were dispensed in each area. | | (108548) | 70
N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate she has made of the number of lives which have been saved as a result of new cancer treatments made available in the last five years; and what information she uses to determine such an estimate. | | (108751) | 71
N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much her Department spent on cancer care in each of the last five years; and how many new consultant posts in cancer care have been created in this period. | | (108752) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 72
N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with the Department of Health on the effect on children's social care services of supporting children from families with no recourse to public funds as a consequence of the implementation of section 54 of and Schedule 3 to the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 and section 9 of the Asylum and Immigration Act 2004. | | (108863) | 73
N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many families he estimates are in Great Britain without recourse to public funds because of the implementation of section 54 of and Schedule 3 to the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 and section 9 of the Asylum and Immigration Act 2004. | | (108864) | 74
N | Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cautions were issued in (a) Essex and (b) the Mid-Essex Division of Essex constabulary area for (i) violence against the person, (ii) theft and handling stolen goods, (iii) sexual offences, (iv) criminal damage, (v) robbery and (vi) fraud and forgery in (A) 1997, (B) 2003 and (C) 2004. | | (108107) | 75
N | Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what programmes his Department operates to make particular provision in rural areas; and what the cost of such programmes is expected to be in 2007-08. | | (108870) | 76
| Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he expects to publish the UK Action Plan on Trafficking. | | (108976) | 77
| Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Government expects to publish its Response to the Joint Committee on Human Rights' Report `Human Trafficking', HC 1127-1. | | (108982) | 78
| Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in (a) the Department for Work and Pensions and (b) the Department of Trade and Industry on signing the Council of Europe Convention on Action Against Trafficking in Human Beings. | | (108983) | 79
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many vehicle immobilizers have been prosecuted for working on private land without a license from the Security Industry Association since the inception of licensing. | | (108958) | 80
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will cease the practice of neither confirming nor denying the holding of data by the security services on individuals which is not covered by Section 7 of the Data Protection Act 1998; and if he will make a statement. | | (108953) | 81
N | Nick Herbert (Arundel & South Downs):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he made of the numbers of community support officers (CSOs) each police force in England and Wales would have employed by March 2008 had his national target of 24,000 CSOs remained in place. | | (108775) | 82
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the inquiries conduced at HM Prison (a) Wandsworth, (b) Wormwood Scrubs, (c) Pentonville and (d) Belmarsh into allegations of prisoner abuse since 1998; and if he will make a statement. | | (107866) | 83
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many inquiries were conducted at each London prison establishment into allegations of prisoner abuse in each year since 1998; and if he will make a statement. | | (107867) | 84
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the effect on overcrowding in prisons of delays in categorisation of inmates; and if he will make a statement. | | (107965) | 85
N | Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many full-time equivalent front line police officers there were per head of population in each police force in each of the last three years. | | (108865) | 86
N | Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many full-time equivalent front line police officers there were per head of population in Thames Valley Police Force, broken down by basic command unit in each of the last three years. | | (108872) | 87
N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many claims by prisoners who have a drug addiction in relation to access to illegal drugs and the detoxification programmes that they have been alternatively offered (a) have been settled and (b) are outstanding; and if he will make a statement. | | (105695) | 88
N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) basis and (b) source was of the legal advice followed by his Department in relation to placing drug addicted prisoners on detoxification programmes and denying them access to illegal drugs; and if he will make a statement. | | (105696) | 89
N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, why his Department agreed to pay compensation to prisoners denied illegal drugs in prison and placed on detoxification programmes; what the expected total costs are of the compensation to be paid; and if he will make a statement. | | (105697) | 90
N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost was of the abandoned defence of legal actions taken against the Prison Service by prisoners who have had access to illegal drugs restricted and who have been placed on, or offered, detoxification programmes as alternatives; and if he will make a statement. | | (105698) | 91
| Fiona Mactaggart (Slough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many firearms certificates were reported as lost in the post in the last period for which figures are available. | | (109011) | 92
| Fiona Mactaggart (Slough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost to the public purse was of replacing firearms certificates lost in the post in the last 12 months. | | (109012) | 93
N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his policy is on (a) the provision of on-line information and application forms for job applicants and (b) equal opportunities to apply for those without access to the internet in respect of (i) his Department and (ii) its agencies, with particular reference to the practice of the new Isle of Wight Passport and Identity Office. | | (108754) | 94
N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much his Department spent on (a) tackling and (b) preventing domestic violence in each of the last five years; and how much he expects to spend on such provision in each of the next five years. | | (108780) | 95
N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many murders resulting from domestic violence there were in each of the last 10 years; and how many people (a) were charged with, (b) pleaded guilty to charges of and (c) were convicted for domestic violence offences in each of the last 10 years. | | (108862) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 96
N | Mr Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the effective date is for annual pay awards to his Department's staff; and what the actual implementation date has been in each of the last five years. | | (108746) | 97
| Mark Simmonds (Boston & Skegness):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what criteria will be used to allocate funding from the 10th European Development Fund. | | (109006) | 98
| Mark Simmonds (Boston & Skegness):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the proposed financial protocol within the Economic Partnership Agreement negotiations by some African Caribbean Pacific countries for additional funding to build trade capacity and compensate for revenue losses. | | (109008) | 99
| Mark Simmonds (Boston & Skegness):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether the Government supports national EU financing for those African Caribbean Pacific regions and countries that do not enter into an economic partnership agreement with the European Union. | | (109010) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 100
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 4th December 2006, Official Report, column 91W, on free prescriptions, what actions were taken against those who claimed to be entitled to free prescriptions without entitlement during 2005-06 but were not successfully prosecuted. | | (108510) | 101
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the effect of the abolition of 50 per cent. remission for sentenced prisoners in Northern Ireland on the accommodation of convicted prisoners over the next 15 years. | | (108511) | 102
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he plans to amend the list of organisations of which police officers in Northern Ireland must declare their membership. | | (108512) | 103
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many police officers were deployed in relation to the policing of the Apprentice Boys parade in Londonderry on (a) 2nd December 2006 and (b) 3rd December 2005. | | (108513) | 104
N | Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what programmes his Department operates to make particular provision to rural areas; and what the cost of such programmes is expected to be in 2007-08. | | (108871) | 105
N | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will place in the Library the figures used to produce the Northern Ireland income distribution charts on page 20 of Households Below Average Income in Northern Ireland for each of the three reports that have been published. | | (108572) | 106
N | Hywel Williams (Caernarfon):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when he will begin the consultation process on new language legislation for Northern Ireland; and what the timetable will be for the consultation. | | (108571) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland 107
N | Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent representations he has received on the future of the post office network in Scotland. | | (104867) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 108
N | Mr Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the effective date is for annual pay awards to his Department's staff; and what the actual implementation date was in each of the last five years. | | (108749) | 109
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will issue a labelling order to ensure that fur on sale is easily identifiable by the consumer. | | (108952) | 110
| Mr David Heath (Somerton & Frome):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many (a) post offices and (b) sub-post offices (i) opened and (ii) closed in (A) Somerset and (B) the UK in each of the last 10 years. | | (109009) | 111
| Kate Hoey (Vauxhall):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the safety record of foreign travel operators; and what steps he has taken to enable access to that information for UK consumers. | | (108954) | 112
| Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, which codes of practice govern the information that (a) energy suppliers and (b) their agents are obliged to provide to small businesses in the course of marketing activities. | | (108981) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 113
N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) local and (b) national targets have been set by his Department for the take-up of public transport since 1997; and what progress against each target has been made. | | (108660) | 114
N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) local and (b) national targets have been set by his Department for the uptake of low carbon vehicles in the public and private sectors since 1997; and what progress against each target has been made. | | (108661) | 115
N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the cost per litre to bus fleet operators of (a) bioethanol, (b) biodiesel, (c) liquid petroleum gas and (d) diesel. | | (108662) | 116
N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what measures have been taken by his Department since 2001 to encourage (a) local authorities and (b) bus companies to use low-emission buses; and if he will make a statement. | | (108663) | 117
N | Mr Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the effective date is for annual pay awards to his Department's staff; and what the actual implementation date has been in each of the last five years. | | (108748) | 118
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which railway stations will have a reduced service as a result of franchise specifications drawn up by his Department in the past three years. | | (108966) | 119
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) franchise premiums are due to his Department and (b) subsidies are payable to each rail franchise for each of the next 10 years or the remainder of the franchise. | | (108967) | 120
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total budget for his Department will be if spending on transport is increased in real terms by 2.5 per cent. in each year till 2015. | | (108968) | 121
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total level of Network Rail's debt guaranteed by the Government is; what the annual interest charge on that debt is; and what proportion of that debt has been repaid in the past 12 months. | | (108969) | 122
N | Robert Key (Salisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he will announce his decision on the A303(T) road improvement project at Stonehenge; and if he will make a statement. | | (105028) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 123
N | Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he will publish the findings from the initial round of testing of the revised personal capability assessment. | | (108750) | 124
N | Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households in West Chelmsford constituency were in receipt of (a) housing benefit and (b) council tax benefit in each year since 1996; and how many of the recipients were (i) pensioners and (ii) non-pensioner households. | | (108105) | 125
N | Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in West Chelmsford constituency were in receipt of incapacity benefit in each year since 1996. | | (108106) | 126
N | Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many job vacancies were notified to the job centre in West Chelmsford constituency in each of the last 12 months for which figures are available. | | (108108) | 127
N | Mr Stephen Byers (North Tyneside):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will bring forward proposals to start the payment of the £100 winter fuel allowance on an individual's 80th birthday. | | (108773) | 128
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was spent on administration costs of disbursing benefits for (a) children, (b) working-age adults, (c) pensioners and (d) disabled people in each year since 1996-97. | | (108547) | 129
| Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment the Ethnic Minority Employment Taskforce has made of forced labour in the UK. | | (108984) | 130
N | Ms Gisela Stuart (Birmingham, Edgbaston):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the estimate of the cost of reinstating the pensions of those pension scheme members covered by the recommendations of the Parliamentary Ombudsman referred to in the Answer of 11th July 2006, Official Report, column 1752W, on Pensions, takes into account income from tax on all pensions and reductions in means-tested benefits payable. | | (108774) | 131
N | Ms Gisela Stuart (Birmingham, Edgbaston):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost to public funds is expected to be of providing the extended Financial Assistance Scheme over 50 years. | | (108867) | 132
N | Ms Gisela Stuart (Birmingham, Edgbaston):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the reduction in costs to public funds of taxing Financial Assistance Scheme payments and not having to pay means-tested benefits to some of the recipients. | | (108868) | 133
N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people overseas receive the state retirement pension; and of those how many receive (a) 100 per cent., (b) up to 20 per cent., (c) 21 to 40 per cent., (d) 41 to 60 per cent., (e) 61 to 80 per cent. and (f) over 80 per cent. of the UK entitlement. | | (108753) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 134
N | Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the change in the number of households on council waiting lists for social housing has been since 1997. | | [Question Unstarred] (108124) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 135
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what new initiatives on (a) access to nuclear technology for peaceful purposes, (b) non-proliferation and (c) disarmament has been considered by the Norwegian 7 Country Initiative; and which country was the prime instigator of each such initiative. | | [Transferred] (108985) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland 136
N | Mr Mohammad Sarwar (Glasgow Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Executive on the potential economic effects on Glasgow of extending the M74. | | [Question Unstarred] (104868) | Questions to the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission 137
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, whether the Electoral Commission has made a decision that the implementation of electoral reviews of districts will take precedence over parish review cases. | | [Transferred] (108675) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 138
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment his Department has made of the feasibility of power generation projects in the River Severn. | | [Transferred] (108955) |
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