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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Monday 18 December 2006
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Monday 18 December 2006
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Monday 18 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 Monday 18 December of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Monday 18 December see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 1
N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will convert the figure of $85 per tonne of carbon in 2000, given on page xvi of the Stern Review as the social cost of carbon, into the equivalent expressed as per tonne of carbon in pounds sterling at current prices; and what this figure would be adjusted to take account of Stern's finding that the social cost of carbon rises over time. | | (109382) | 2
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the annual revenue that will be raised from charging standard-rate VAT on specialist diet foods. | | (109883) | 3
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the basis was for the decisions (a) to charge standard-rate VAT on specialist diet foods and (b) to do so retrospectively. | | (109884) | 4
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consultations his Department has had with the Ministry of Defence on the projected costs of (a) missiles and (b) strategic weapons systems equipment for a successor missile system to Trident on the basis of a fleet of four submarines. | | (109954) | 5
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information he has received from the European Commission on the reasons for refusing to extend the UK derogation on the use of red diesel; and if he will publish the submission he made to the Commission. | | (110163) | 6
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the size was of the contingency reserve in each of the last 10 years; and how much of the contingency reserve was used to meet military commitments in each year. | | (110437) | 7
| Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what public funds have been given by his Department to the Smith Institute since 1997. | | (109987) | 8
N | Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 18th July 2006, Official Report, column 360W, on tax credits, how many tax credit overpayments were successfully disputed in each month since April 2006. | | (109988) | 9
| Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what public opinion research was undertaken for the 2006 (a) Budget and (b) Pre-Budget Report; what the cost was of each poll; and which company conducted each one. | | (109990) | 10
| Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, who the (a) directors and (b) managing directors are in HM Treasury; and which (i) have their own private office and (ii) sit in open plan areas. | | (109991) | 11
| Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what date Lord Sainsbury agreed to conduct the Sainsbury Review that he announced in the Pre-Budget Report on 6th December. | | (109992) | 12
| Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many children were eligible for child trust fund vouchers in 2005-06; and how many children have been so eligible in 2006-07. | | (109994) | 13
| Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will break down by Government department the value of assets sold by central government in (a) 2004-05, (b) 2005-06 and (c) 2006-07. | | (109995) | 14
| Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which 10 individuals, companies or organisations purchased the highest proportion of central government assets sold in 2005-06 reported in Table B21 of his 2006 Pre-Budget Report; and what total value of assets each purchased. | | (109996) | 15
| Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the reasons were for the change in the level of funding for the new Environmental Research Institute in the Pre-Budget Report; and if he will make a statement. | | (109997) | 16
| Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the reason is for the change in the amount he allocated to fund operations in Iraq and Afghanistan between the 2006 Budget and the 2006 Pre-Budget Report. | | (109998) | 17
| Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what deadlines his Department's Parliamentary Unit normally sets for the receipt of draft answers to (a) Named Day written parliamentary questions and (b) other written parliamentary questions from the Department's officials. | | (109999) | 18
| Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what percentage of eligible children in households in the bottom income decile in the UK have (a) received child trust fund vouchers and (b) had child trust fund accounts opened for them. | | (110000) | 19
| Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many of the Treasury's staff took one day's paid leave to participate in volunteering in each financial year since this scheme was established. | | (110001) | 20
| Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his target for £30 billion of surplus asset sales by 2010-11 includes the sale of public sector assets in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. | | (110029) | 21
| Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 11th December 2006, Official Report, column 846W, on social security benefits: terrorism, who the two people are who have had benefits payments licensed; what the (a) type and (b) weekly amount is of each benefit they claim; and what (i) type and (ii) amount of each benefit was claimed by those people issued with each of the 37 licences issued. | | (110076) | 22
| Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what purpose International Survey Research was paid by his Department in (a) 2003-04 and (b) 2004-05. | | (110077) | 23
| Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will place in the Library copies of the last 12 editions of his Department's staff magazine. | | (110078) | 24
| Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many events his Department and the agencies for which it is responsible have hosted with the Smith Institute since 1997. | | (110080) | 25
| Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many events hosted by the Smith Institute he has held at Number 11 Downing Street in the last 12 months. | | (110081) | 26
| Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it has ever been his Department's policy to place all information provided in response to freedom of information requests on the internet. | | (110082) | 27
N | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on how many occasions the Smith Institute has (a) organised and (b) participated in the organisation of meetings in (i) his Department and (ii) No. 11 Downing Street in each of the last two years. | | (110196) | 28
N | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the annual revenue which will accrue from civil financial penalties imposed under the Identity Cards Act 2006. | | (109868) | 29
N | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 6th December 2006, Official Report, column 487W, on Iraq, on what date he asked for approval from the Prime Minister; on what date he received such approval; and if he will place in the Library a copy of (a) the request and (b) the approval. | | (109949) | 30
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list the statutory instruments (a) enacted and (b) published in draft under powers to make regulations in those parts of the Finance Act 2004 and Finance Act 2006 that relate to the tax regime for pensions. | | (110326) | 31
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list each of the documents published as part of the consultation on the pensions tax simplification legislation included within the Finance Act 2004. | | (110327) | 32
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish a consultation document on the future of Pension Term Assurance. | | (110328) | 33
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of alternatively secured pensions sold since 1st April. | | (110329) | 34
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what amendments have been made to the pension tax regime since the Finance Act 2004. | | (110330) | 35
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the original estimate was of the tax cost of introducing tax relief for Pension Term Assurance. | | (110331) | 36
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information became available since A-Day about the take-up of pension term assurances which led to the announcement made in the Pre-Budget Report to suspend tax reliefs for these policies. | | (110332) | 37
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Pension Term Assurance policies have been sold since A-Day. | | (110333) | 38
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost of tax relief for Pension Term Assurance in 2006-07. | | (110334) | 39
| Mr Adam Holloway (Gravesham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of people who will be entitled to an Alternatively Secured Pension. | | (110403) | 40
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the value was of the exemption from (a) income tax and (b) corporation tax of profits from timber sales in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (110216) | 41
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has been spent from his Department's central administration budget on (a) reasonable adjustments for disabled staff and (b) the recruitment and retention of disabled staff in each of the last four years. | | (109866) | 42
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the economic costs to the UK of increased flood risk; and whether he will take these costs into account when determining the appropriate level of funding for flood defences over the period of the forthcoming spending review. | | (109969) | 43
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what provisions he intends to make in the Comprehensive Spending Review to ensure that appropriate levels of investment continue to be made in flood defences. | | (109970) | 44
N | Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 5th December 2006, Official Report, column 393W, on departmental overspend, what the Department of Health's overspend was on its near-cash revenue resource limit in 2005-06. | | (109686) | 45
| Dr William McCrea (South Antrim):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what tax revenue has accrued to the Exchequer from the Northern Ireland agricultural sector in each year since 2000. | | (110039) | 46
| Dr William McCrea (South Antrim):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of people in Northern Ireland involved in attempts to defraud the tax credits system in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (110041) | 47
| Dr William McCrea (South Antrim):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his target is for reductions in the levels of tax credits error within Northern Ireland. | | (110042) | 48
| Dr William McCrea (South Antrim):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many tax credit overpayments were made to recipients in Northern Ireland in (a) 2003-04 and (b) 2004-05; and how much was recovered from such recipients in each year. | | (110043) | 49
| Dr William McCrea (South Antrim):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many tax credit applications have been referred by HM Revenue and Customs for criminal proceedings to date. | | (110044) | 50
N | John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many prosecutions against employers have been secured for breaches of the national minumum wage in each of the last seven years. | | (109687) | 51
N | John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many employers have been reported via the National Minimum Wage Helpline for failing to comply with the national minimum wage legislation in each of the last three years. | | (109688) | 52
| Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the incidence rate was for (a) chronic lung disease, (b) coronary heart disease and (c) cancer for (i) men and (ii) women in Cleethorpes constituency since 1997. | | (110034) | 53
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has an aim of reducing air travel by Departmental officials within the UK. | | (109895) | 54
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 12 December 2006, Official Report, column 981W, on the Paymaster General, whether he has visited a tax credit (a) contact centre, (b) office and (c) IT development office in the last 18 months; and if he will make a statement. | | (109897) | 55
| Patrick Mercer (Newark):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how the identified assets linked to an individual on UN sanctions lists were disposed of. | | (110220) | 56
| Patrick Mercer (Newark):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what (a) advice was offered on issues relating to terrorist finance by the National Terrorist Financial Investigation Unit and (b) discussions were held on terrorists' exploitation of financial systems during the seminar held in April as cited on his Department's website. | | (110231) | 57
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was spent on (a) expenses, (b) travel, (c) hotels and (d) meals by staff in his Department during business visits in (i) 2004-05, (ii) 2005-06 and (iii) 1996-97; and how many staff have made claims for such items. | | (110264) | 58
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many deaths in each of the past 10 years have been due to cold-related illnesses in the (a) over 65s and (b) under 65s. | | (110439) | 59
N | Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his plans are to introduce duty on red diesel; and at what rate duty will apply. | | (109770) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 60
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what contribution Rod Aldridge made to (a) the Office of Third Sector's Action Plan and (b) the Future Role of the Third Sector in Social and Economic Regeneration Interim Report published on 6th December. | | (109842) | 61
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, whether her Department provides facilities to the charity v for holding trustee meetings. | | (109843) | 62
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how much from public funds has been allocated to the v charity, broken down by (a) management and administration costs, (b) funding for volunteering grants and (c) other costs. | | (109847) | 63
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, when the latest figures on the number of disabled staff in the Civil Service will be published. | | (109864) | 64
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, when the latest figures on diversity in the Civil Service will be published. | | (109865) | 65
| Patrick Mercer (Newark):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, pursuant to the Answer of 30th November 2006, Official Report, column 888W, on e-government, which government services are e-enabled and available to the public electronically. | | (110298) | Questions to the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners 66
| Robert Key (Salisbury):To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, how many (a) parishes and (b) parochial church councils (PCCs) in each diocese have passed (i) Resolution A and (ii) Resolution B under Section 3 of the Priest (Ordination of Women) Measure 1993; and how many PCCs have petitioned for extended episcopal ministry. | | (110072) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 67
N | Mr James Arbuthnot (North East Hampshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what action she proposes to take in relation to Ordnance Survey in response to the recommendations made in the recent Office of Fair Trading's market study of public sector information; and if she will make a statement. | | (110284) | 68
| John Battle (Leeds West):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people were registered for rehousing in (a) Leeds West and (b) Leeds in each year since 2000. | | (110351) | 69
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will make a statement on progess in (a) drawing up specifications and (b) training of personnel in buildings energy efficiency certification. | | (110312) | 70
N | Mr Michael Clapham (Barnsley West & Penistone):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many road accidents the Fire and Rescue Service attended in each fire authority area in each year since 1994; and how many people were rescued from their vehicles in each year. | | (108996) | 71
N | Mr Michael Clapham (Barnsley West & Penistone):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many incidents required the Fire and Rescue Service in each fire authority area to evacuate residents for their own safety in each year since 1994. | | (108997) | 72
N | Mr Michael Clapham (Barnsley West & Penistone):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many (a) chemical and (b) fuel (i) spills and (ii) suspected spills the Fire and Rescue Service in each fire authority area attended in each year since 1994. | | (108998) | 73
N | Mr Michael Clapham (Barnsley West & Penistone):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many incidents attended by the Fire and Rescue Service in each fire authority area in each year since 1994 required standby or precautionary measures to be implemented because of a potentially hazardous situation. | | (108999) | 74
N | Mr Michael Clapham (Barnsley West & Penistone):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many flooding incidents the Fire and Rescue Service attended in each fire authority area in each year since 1994. | | (109000) | 75
| Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to bring forward amendments to the Fire Precautions (Sub-surface Railway Stations) Regulations 1989. | | (110229) | 76
| Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether publicly funded goods, facilities and services are covered by the proposals on outlawing discrimination in the provision of goods and services. | | (110239) | 77
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many privately-owned houses have been repossessed in the past three years; how many evictions there were from private rented accommodation over the same period; what assessment she has made of the reasons for each; and if she will make a statement. | | (110112) | 78
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many affordable homes have been built over the last two years. | | (110117) | 79
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many local authorities have carried out housing stock transfers since 1997; and what surveys have been conducted on the satisfaction of tenants involved in such housing stock transfers. | | (110118) | 80
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many households have taken advantage of each of the three homebuy options since their inception. | | (109682) | 81
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans she has to increase the take up of the different home buy options. | | (109683) | 82
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will list the tenant management organisations (TMOs) in operation, broken down by local authority; and how many TMOs there were in each local authority in each of the last three years. | | (109773) | 83
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps she will take to evaluate the pilot projects underway on choice-based lettings. | | (109774) | 84
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will assess the merits of a single survey approach to buying and selling homes. | | (110132) | 85
| Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what balances are held by (a) Norfolk County Council and (b) Norfolk district councils; and what balances were held in each of the last five years. | | (110107) | 86
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when she expects the Minister of State for Housing and Planning to respond to the letters from the hon. Member for Kettering dated (a) 25th July and (b) 24th October on his constituent Mr Michael Wilson and home information advisers. | | (110011) | 87
| Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much (a) North East Lincolnshire Council and (b) North Lincolnshire Council raised in council tax in each of the last five years. | | (110030) | 88
N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will defer publishing draft regulations relating to the Local Government Pension Scheme until the negotiations between the Local Government Association and the trade unions have been concluded; and if she will make a statement. | | (109625) | 89
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many homes have been built on green belt land since May 1997. | | (110460) | 90
| Patrick Mercer (Newark):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the (a) average and (b) target response time is for fire services attendance at the scene of an incident following a 999 call. | | (110258) | 91
| Margaret Moran (Luton South):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much her Department has provided to Bedfordshire County Council in relation to the Oxford Cambridge Arc. | | (110025) | 92
| Mr Paul Truswell (Pudsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the performance of Leeds as a local planning authority. | | (109948) | 93
N | Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidelines have been issued by her Department on planning permission for (a) mobile telephone masts and (b) other communications masts. | | (110131) | 94
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much the Government has received in capital receipts for the sale of council houses sold in East Sussex under the Right to Buy legislation (a) since the Right to Buy legislation was introduced and (b) since 1997. | | (110387) | 95
| Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what funding is available from her Department to help (a) local authorities and (b) crime and disorder reduction partnerships employ resident co-ordinators to reduce anti-social behaviour in communities. | | (110068) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs 96
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, whether the Court of Appeal case Goodwill v British Pregnancy Advisory Service (1996) 7 Med LR 129 was legally aided. | | (109738) | 97
| Colin Challen (Morley & Rothwell):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what record has been kept of miscarriages of justice in criminal proceedings ascribed to the absence of qualified interpreters. | | (109830) | 98
| John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many people have been held in police cells for more than 24 hours in relation to contempt of court proceedings relating to the family courts in each month starting in January 2004. | | (109852) | 99
| John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many people aged (a) 18 and over, (b) 16 to 17, (c) 14 to 15 and (d) under 14 were given prison sentences by the family courts in each month since January 2004, broken down by sex; and what the (i) longest, (ii) shortest and (iii) average sentence handed down to those given prison sentences was in this period. | | (109953) | 100
| John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many of those imprisoned after in-camera proceedings in family courts in each month since January 2004 (a) attempted suicide and (b) succeeded in a suicide attempt in prison. | | (110178) | 101
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if she will take steps to implement the recommendations of Law Commission Report number 247 on aggravated, exemplary and restitutional damages. | | (110337) | 102
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if she will take steps to implement the recommendations of Law Commission Report number 262 on damages for medical, nursing and other expenses. | | (110338) | 103
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if she will take steps to implement the recommendations of Law Commission Report number 249 on liability for psychiatric illness. | | (110339) | 104
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if she will take steps to implement the recommendations of Law Commission Report number 257 on raising the levels of damages for personal injuries. | | (110340) | 105
| Dr William McCrea (South Antrim):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what the (a) lower end and (b) upper end age limits are at which people may carry out jury service in Northern Ireland. | | (110290) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 106
N | Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Lottery provides funds to organisations seeking to promote non-violence and peace to young people; and if she will make a statement. | | (109408) | 107
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent progress has been made by the National Sports Foundation in developing new sports facilities; and if she will make a statement. | | (109134) | 108
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what support her Department has provided for competitive sport in schools; and if she will make a statement. | | (109135) | 109
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to tackle obesity through sport. | | (109136) | 110
| Mr Philip Dunne (Ludlow):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the number of households which will qualify for assistance in switching over to digital television in (a) Ludlow constituency, (b) Shropshire and (c) the West Midlands. | | (110400) | 111
| Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much her Department has spent on core departmental staff's seasonal celebrations. | | (110232) | 112
| Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the number of premises licences which are not (a) exclusively and (b) primarily for the carrying on the premises of the supply of alcohol for consumption on premises in England and Wales which fall into (i) Band D and (ii) Band E as determined by the Licensing Act 2003 (Fees) Regulations 2005; and if she will make a statement. | | (110419) | 113
N | Michael Gove (Surrey Heath):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the new cultural test for British films on the British film industry. | | (109273) | 114
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she (a) has had and (b) plans to have with ministerial colleagues in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on the charitable fund to help British victims of terrorism. | | (110247) | 115
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 11th December 2006, Official Report, column 816W, on victims of terrorism, if she will make a statement on the nature of the interim arrangements in place for the charitable fund to help British victims of terrorism. | | (110248) | 116
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many applications for compensation from the charitable fund to help British victims of terrorism since March 2006 have been made by UK victims of terrorism overseas; and whether any payments have been made to such victims. | | (110250) | 117
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many payments have been made to victims of terrorism from the charitable fund to help British victims of terrorism since March 2006. | | (110252) | 118
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what her Department's latest estimate is of expenditure on the Olympic Games in each year from 2006-07 to 2012-13; and how much money has been spent in (a) 2004-05 and (b) 2005-06. | | (109851) | 119
N | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 30th November 2006, Official Report, columns 809-10W, on private finance initiatives (PFI), what the timescale is over which her Department will pay PFI credits for each project; and what the total estimated cost is of contributions by her Department to repayments for each project over the length of the contract. | | (110052) | 120
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 4th December 2006, Official Report, column 99W, on the 2012 Olympics, whether the cost to her Department of the consultancy reports is included within the £3.3 billion figure she has recently given for the cost of the 2012 Olympics. | | (110085) | 121
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to preserve for the nation the Kenneth Budd mosaic mural in Kettering. | | (110010) | 122
| Mr Adam Holloway (Gravesham):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the proposals are for selling the Radio frequencies used for wireless microphones used in entertainment and the voluntary sector; and if she will make a statement. | | (110402) | 123
| Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 23rd November 2006, Official Report, column 166W, on gambling, with which members of the Small Bookmakers Association the Gambling Commission discussed the consultation document on gambling operating and personal licence fees; what position each held in the Association; and what company each represented. | | (110456) | 124
N | Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will discuss with the Treasury the creation of a fund to assist in the development of facilities outside London linked to the 2012 Olympics. | | (110047) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 125
N | Mr James Arbuthnot (North East Hampshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to ask the (a) Hydrographic Office and (b) Meteorological Office to implement the recommendations in the Office of Fair Trading's recent market study of public sector information; and if he will make a statement. | | (110283) | 126
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimates have been made of the cost of modernising the submarine infrastructure at (a) Coulport and (b) Faslane. | | (109886) | 127
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the operating costs of a new nuclear deterrent is projected to be 5-6 per cent. of his Department's budget throughout its life cycle. | | (109887) | 128
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what factors determined (a) the expected operating cost of the Trident replacement cited in the White Paper The future of the United Kingdom's nuclear deterrent and (b) the costs of Trident cited in 1994; and if he will make a statement. | | (109888) | 129
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will break down by main budget heading the costs of the new Trident nuclear deterrent. | | (109889) | 130
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether there will be an increase in his Department's budget to finance the new nuclear deterrent proposed in the White Paper The future of the United Kingdom's nuclear deterrent; and if he will make a statement. | | (109890) | 131
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether nuclear liabilities will continue to be financed through his Department's budget; and if he will make a statement. | | (109891) | 132
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to paragraph B-14 of The future of the United Kingdom's nuclear deterrent, what level of investment in research and development there will be on effective counter-measures to monitor submarine movements. | | (109892) | 133
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to paragraph B-14 of The future of the United Kingdom's nuclear deterrent, whether the cost of investment in research and development on effective counter-measures to monitor submarine movements is included in the estimated operating cost of 5-6 per cent. of his Department's budget. | | (109893) | 134
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will prove a break down by main budget heading the costs of replacing the nuclear fleet with three submarines. | | (109955) | 135
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the estimated research and development costs are of altering the design of the vanguard-class ballistic missile. | | (109956) | 136
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the costs of (a) D5 nuclear missiles and (b) other ballistic missiles. | | (109957) | 137
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessments were made of alternative (a) ballistic and (b) cruise missiles other than those referred to in the White Paper The future of the United Kingdom's nuclear deterrent. | | (109958) | 138
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which external organisations provided estimates for the costs of option (a) one, (b) two, (c) three and (d) four, outlined in the White Paper The future of the United Kingdom's nuclear deterrent. | | (109959) | 139
| Colin Challen (Morley & Rothwell):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what records are kept on the length of service, rank and pay of ex-servicemen and women who retired from the forces prior to 31st March 1975. | | (110026) | 140
| Colin Challen (Morley & Rothwell):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any abatement of HM Forces service pay was made prior to 31st March 1975 for the purpose of funding pension entitlements. | | (110027) | 141
| Colin Challen (Morley & Rothwell):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, from what fund armed forces service pensions are paid to pensioners who retired (a) prior to 31st March 1975 and (b) after 1st April 1975. | | (110028) | 142
N | Mr David Chaytor (Bury North):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will return the Padre's Flag to the Grave of the Unknown Soldier for next year's Remembrance Day. | | (105470) | 143
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of those killed by British forces in Iraq in the last 12 months were (a) militants and (b) civilians. | | (109133) | 144
N | Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many soldiers serving with the Royal Irish Regiment Home Service were re-engaged at age 55 between 1st September 2005 and 31st August 2006 in each battalion. | | (110171) | 145
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the security situation in Helmand Province in Afghanistan since October. | | (110368) | 146
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the security situation in Basra. | | (110369) | 147
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the capabilities of insurgents in Iraq to launch attacks on naval and maritime targets. | | (110370) | 148
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times (a) C-17A Globemaster, (b) Hercules LC-130, (c) Tristar and (d) VC-10 aircraft have been cannibalised in the last 12 months. | | (110376) | 149
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) in service, (b) fit for purpose and (c) available for immediate deployment (i) C-17A Globemaster, (ii) Hercules C-130, (iii) Tristar and (iv) VC10 fleets there are. | | (110429) | 150
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times each aircraft type in the Army Air Corps has been cannibalised in the last 12 months. | | (110430) | 151
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in what locations British troops are (a) deployed and (b) stationed; and how many troops are deployed or stationed at each location. | | (110431) | 152
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many recruits to the infantry in Scotland there were in each of the last 12 months. | | (110432) | 153
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average tour intervals were for each unit deployed on the Helmand Task Force roulement. | | (110433) | 154
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average tour intervals were for each unit deployed in (a) Kosovo and (b) Bosnia. | | (110434) | 155
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average tour intervals were for each of the units deployed as part of TELIC 9. | | (110435) | 156
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) in service, (b) fit for purpose and (c) available for immediate deployment helicopters there are in the (i) Royal Navy, (ii) RAF and (iii) Army Air Corps, broken down by type of helicopter. | | (110436) | 157
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times (a) Harrier, (b) Jaguar, (c) Tornado GR4 and (d) Typhoon aircraft have been cannibalised in the last 12 months. | | (110449) | 158
| Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made by Sir Ian Russell on raising funds for cadet forces in schools; and if he will make a statement. | | (109989) | 159
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer dated 12th December 2006, Official Report, column 934W on thermal imaging, what the make of the new light weight thermal imaging sight was; how many are issued at platoon level; what plans he has to increase this number; and if he will make a statement. | | (110056) | 160
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 6th December 2006, Official Report, column 447W, on Royal Navy ships, which types of warship are at extended readiness; and if he will make a statement. | | (110086) | 161
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 6th December 2006, Official Rreport, column 447W, what assessment he has made of the implications for the ability of the Royal Navy to meet its commitments of the number of warships on (a) reduced readiness and (b) extended readiness; and if he will make a statement. | | (110175) | 162
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which (a) independent and (b) maintained educational institutions accommodate pupils and students receiving the boarding school allowance granted to employees of his Department; how many pupils at each institution received the allowance in each of the last three years for which figures are available and at what cost; and if he will make a statement. | | (110399) | 163
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to his Department was of (a) hiring external lawyers and (b) external legal advice in each year since 1997. | | (110104) | 164
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he will place in the Library the documents referred to in the Answers of (a) 8th November 2006, Official Report, column 1558W, on price indices, (b) 7th November 2006, Official Report, column 1482W, on the negotiators briefing pack and (c) 8th November 2006, Official Report, column 1551W, on downgrading reports. | | (110161) | 165
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many troops are in Afghanistan; and where they are located. | | (110184) | 166
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when each of the armed services last (a) met and (b) exceeded recruitment targets. | | (110186) | 167
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 5th December 2006, Official Report, column 356W, on bonuses, how many of the bonuses referred to were worth (a) over £10,000, (b) between £5,000 and £10,000, (c) between £1,000 and £5,000 and (d) less than £1,000. | | (110198) | 168
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he will write to the hon. Member for Forest of Dean as promised in the Answers of (a) 2nd November 2006, Official Report, columns 641-2W, on naval longevity tables, (b) 1st November 2006, Official Report, column 432W, on trained strength outflow, (c) 1st November 2006, Official Report, column 431W, on resettlement provision and (d) 24th October 2006, Official Report, column 1730W, on departmental accounts. | | (110285) | 169
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he will provide an answer to question (a) 105967, on helicopter pilot flying hours, (b) 103359, on ministerial visits and (c) (i) 101077 and (ii) 101069, on mental welfare of discharged personnel, tabled by the hon. Member for the Forest of Dean. | | (110300) | 170
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what measures are in place to ensure Joint Personnel Administration connection to the Royal Navy ships. | | (110397) | 171
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent reports he has had from the Chiefs of Staff on the security situation on the Afghanistan/Pakistan border. | | (110013) | 172
N | Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list those critical British technologies whose transfer to the United States have been authorised by the Government in connection with the Joint Strike Fighter. | | (109378) | 173
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the extent to which the Meteorological Office has achieved value for money exploiting synergies between its weather service and its research on climate change. | | (110413) | 174
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what work the Meteorological Office's Hadley Centre for Climate Change Research undertakes (a) to enable the Government to plan for the impacts of climate change in the UK and (b) to assess the impact of climate change in developing countries; and if he will make a statement. | | (110414) | 175
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK Gurkha troops were deployed at RAF Fairford during the period that the base was operational in the spring of 2003. | | (109876) | 176
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether simulations and experiments at the strategic Sandia laboratories in New Mexico were carried out in support of the UK's Trident missile system; and if he will make a statement. | | (109877) | 177
| Susan Kramer (Richmond Park):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which officials from his Department will be attending the conference to discuss a future cluster munition treaty in Oslo on 21st to 23rd February 2007. | | (110451) | 178
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the annual budget of the Meteorological Office was in each year since 1977; and what budget has been allocated to the office for each of the next five years. | | (109885) | 179
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the strategic basis was for reducing the total of destroyers and frigates in the Fleet to 25. | | (109276) | 180
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of the Fleet's (a) destroyers and (b) frigates are not available for service; and for what reason in each case. | | (109277) | 181
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what contingency plans have been prepared for further reductions in the number of Royal Navy vessels available for service; and whether it is intended that any should be mothballed. | | (109278) | 182
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the strategic risks to the Royal Navy of future dependence on a single naval base in (a) Scotland and (b) England, with particular reference to the co-location of nuclear facilities and munitions stores. | | (109279) | 183
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to enable Royal Navy ships placed in extended readiness to be capable of rejoining the Fleet if required; which ships are being held in this state; and how quickly each could be brought to operational status. | | (109280) | 184
| Dr William McCrea (South Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many soldiers from Northern Ireland are serving in (a) Afghanistan and (b) Iraq. | | (110272) | 185
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel have been treated for (a) post-traumatic stress disorder and (b) other mental health problems after serving in (i) Iraq and (ii) Afghanistan since February 2004; what percentage of troops serving in each of these theatres the figures represent; and if he will make a statement. | | (110457) | 186
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the rate of suicide is among UK armed forces personnel who have seen active service in Iraq or Afghanistan. | | (112666) | 187
| Patrick Mercer (Newark):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 11th December 2006, Official Report, column 882W, on non-lethal operations, what the policy reasons are for non-lethal spray type weapons not being routinely carried by British Forces during operations. | | (110301) | 188
N | Hon Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many RAF officers were on duty (a) in the terminal and (b) at the base at RAF Akrotiri between 1700 hours on Tuesday 26th September and 0600 hours on Wednesday 27th September; and what the normal working establishment is. | | (109952) | 189
N | Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will reinstate free postage for letters and parcels sent to members of the Armed Forces serving in Afghanistan and Iraq; and if he will make a statement. | | (109703) | 190
N | Sir John Stanley (Tonbridge & Malling):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the UK Government has entered into any written agreements with (a) US authorities and (b) Iraqi authorities on the conditions on which individuals arrested and detained by UK armed forces in Iraq may be transferred to (i) US authorities and (ii) Iraqi authorities; and if he will place copies of any such agreements in the Library. | | (109281) | 191
N | Sir John Stanley (Tonbridge & Malling):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any individuals arrested and detained by UK armed forces in Iraq and subsequently transferred to (a) US authorities and (b) Iraqi authorities may be subsequently transferred to the authority of another state, including detention in another country, without the prior written agreement of the UK. | | (109282) | 192
N | Sir John Stanley (Tonbridge & Malling):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the UK Government has received, under paragraph 3.2 of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the UK and government of Afghanistan on the transfer of detainees, any request to agree to the transfer of detainees to the authority of another state, including detention in another country. | | (109283) | 193
N | Sir John Stanley (Tonbridge & Malling):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the requirement in paragraph 5.1 of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the UK and the Government of Afghanistan on the transfer of detainees for the UK armed forces to notify the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission, normally within 24 hours, and if not, as soon as possible after, of when a person has been transferred to Afghan authorities has been complied with fully in respect of all the detainees concerned; and if he will make a statement. | | (109284) | 194
N | Sir John Stanley (Tonbridge & Malling):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many individuals arrested and detained in Afghanistan by UK armed forces have been transferred to the authorities of Afghanistan since the date on which the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the UK and the government of Afghanistan on the transfer of detainees came into effect. | | (109285) | 195
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Iraqi civilians have been detained by UK forces since the end of hostilities in 2003; and how many are being held. | | (109869) | 196
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many complaints of abuse have been made by Iraqi detainees (a) against UK forces and (b) against the Queens Lancashire regiment, excluding those currently under court martial. | | (109870) | 197
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Iraqi detainees have (a) been injured and (b) died in British custody in Iraq since 2003. | | (109871) | 198
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many cases of abuse, ill treatment or death of Iraqi detainees involving British troops are (a) being investigated by the Royal Military Police and (b) being considered for prosecution. | | (109872) | 199
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many cases involving (a) the death of and (b) the abuse of an Iraqi detainee in British custody have been dropped through lack of evidence since 2003. | | (109873) | 200
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) officers and (b) other ranks of the Queens Lancashire regiment and its successor are being investigated by the Royal Military Police's Special Investigation Branch. | | (109874) | 201
N | Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 12th December 2006, on the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), if the Government will make it a condition of purchasing JSF that the purchased aircraft must be assembled and checked out in the UK. | | (109708) | 202
N | Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 12th December 2006, on the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), whether the assurances given by the US on technology transfer are sufficient to allow assembling and final check out of the JSF aircraft to take place in the United Kingdom to the same level as will be the case for the US Tier 1 partners in the programme. | | (109709) | 203
| Lynda Waltho (Stourbridge):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions the Government has had with NATO partners on implementation of (a) a no-fly zone over Darfur, (b) targeted sanction on perpetrators of the violence in Darfur and (c) increasing areas where humanitarian programmes may operate in Darfur. | | (110235) | 204
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Royal Navy, (b) Royal Marine, (c) Army, (d) RAF and (e) civilian personnel in his Department are stationed abroad; and in which countries. | | (110394) | 205
| Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has (a) had and (b) plans to have with the French government to prevent the disturbance of British war graves in the expansion of the Amiens to Lille motorway; and if he will make a statement. | | (109878) | Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister 206
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many of his Department's civil servants work full-time to support departmental special advisers; and what the salary is of each such civil servant. | | (109841) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills 207
| John Battle (Leeds West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many children in (a) Leeds West and (b) Leeds (i) are entitled to and (ii) claim free school meals. | | (110347) | 208
| John Battle (Leeds West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many modern apprenticeships have been undertaken in (a) Leeds West and (b) Leeds in each of the last five years. | | (110350) | 209
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment he has made of the compatibility of extension of taught foundation degree awarding powers to further education colleges with UK participation in the Bologne Process. | | (110310) | 210
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will make a statement on progess on the development of credit transfer and accreditation programmes in higher education. | | (110311) | 211
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what incentives there are for schools to incorporate micro generation technology and solar thermal panels when spending the additional capital resources announced in the pre-budget report. | | (109961) | 212
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what recent assessment he has made of the rate of take-up of university places from prospective students from less affluent families. | | (110115) | 213
| Mr Philip Dunne (Ludlow):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the budget allocation for adult education was in (a) England and (b) Shropshire in each year since 1997. | | (109983) | 214
| Mr Philip Dunne (Ludlow):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many people enrolled in adult and community learning programmes in Shropshire in each year since 1997. | | (109984) | 215
| Mr Philip Dunne (Ludlow):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many adults participated in further education in Shropshire in each year since 1997. | | (109985) | 216
N | Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to his Answer of 28th November 2006, Official Report, column 509W, on private finance initiatives, what his Department's total contribution was towards repayment during the total length of the contract for each project listed in the table placed in the Library. | | (110079) | 217
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what research his Department considered when deciding to provide additional funding for the Every Child A Reader scheme. | | (110173) | 218
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Every Child A Reader scheme. | | (110174) | 219
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will list the GCSEs which use multiple choice questions as part of the examination. | | (110296) | 220
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) effectiveness and (b) scientific basis of (i) Every Child a Reader and (ii) alternative schemes. | | (110299) | 221
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, when he will answer the question tabled by the hon. Member for Forest of Dean on 22nd November 2006, on cadet forces in schools. | | (110224) | 222
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many schools have been (a) newly opened and (b) refurbished under the Department's Building Schools for the Future programme in each year. | | (109848) | 223
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, on what date the first new school building opened under the Building Schools for the Future programme. | | (109849) | 224
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what his Department's budget is for capital investment in (a) secondary schools, (b) primary schools, (c) further education and (d) higher education in each financial year from 2007-08 to 2010-11, excluding private finance initiative credits and private sector investment. | | (109850) | 225
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton, of 5th December 2006, Official Report, column 239W, on education expenditure, how the figure given for schools capital investment in 2005-06 was calculated, and how it relates to the figure given on 30th October 2006, Official Report, column 209W; and if he will make a statement. | | (110084) | 226
| Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many times (a) he and (b) his predecessors used powers under section 57 of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992; and if he will make a statement. | | (110425) | 227
| Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether the School Staffing Regulations (England) 2003 remain in force; and if he will make a statement. | | (110426) | 228
N | Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much was spent on translation and interpretation services by each local education authority in England and Wales in the last period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. | | (110096) | 229
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much was spent on travel expenses for staff by the Learning and Skills Council in (a) 2005 and (b) 2006. | | (110138) | 230
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much the Chief Executive of the Learning and Skills Council is paid; and who appointed him. | | (110139) | 231
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many people are employed by the Learing and Skills Council; and what its expenditure on administration was in (a) 2004 and (b) 2005. | | (110141) | 232
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, when he last met the Chief Executive of the Learing and Skills Council; and what the subjects of discussion were. | | (110142) | 233
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many times he overruled Learning Skills Council decisions on funding projects in 2005. | | (110212) | 234
| Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many mainstream nursery providers there were in the Sunderland City Council area in (a) 1997 and (b) 2005. | | (110059) | 235
| Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many students participated in higher education in each year since 1997 in the Sunderland City Council area. | | (110060) | 236
| Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what funding was allocated to Sunderland City Council local education authority to support the development of extended schools (a) up to March 2006 and (b) for 2006 to 2008. | | (110061) | 237
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment he has made of the merits of the provision of support for children in care through (a) peer support and (b) mentors; and what steps he is taking to promote these forms of support. | | (110336) | 238
| Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many unauthorised absences from school there were in each constituency in each year between 1997 and 2006. | | (112647) | 239
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what research he has commissioned into the link between childhood obesity and consumption of fizzy drinks. | | (110093) | 240
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will undertake research into the possible effect on levels of obesity of proposed changes to the availability of drinks provided in schools. | | (110102) | 241
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will commission research into (a) the (i) prevalence and (ii) cause of dehydration among school children and (b) its effects on school children. | | (110187) | 242
| Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many apprenticeships there were in (a) North East Lincolnshire and (b) North Lincolnshire in each year since 1997. | | (110031) | 243
| Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) teachers, (b) teaching assistants and (c) support staff were employed in (i) North East Lincolnshire Local Education Authority and (ii) North Lincolnshire Local Education Authority in each year since 1997. | | (110032) | 244
| Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many students from (a) North East and (b) North Lincolnshire Local Education Authority (i) attended university courses and (ii) received student loans to attend university in each year since 1997. | | (110033) | 245
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many pupils in each local authority in England left school without any GCSE qualification, excluding equivalents, in each year since 1997. | | (110458) | 246
N | Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, when he will reply to the letter of 21st November 2006 from the hon. Member for Leeds North West about the collection of biometric data in schools. | | (110066) | 247
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what funding has been allocated in 2006-07 to support students who suffer from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. | | (112653) | 248
| David Taylor (North West Leicestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the take-up amongst local education authorities has been to date of the guidance published in March 2005 by his Department and the Department of Health on the administration of epinephrine to school pupils suffering anaphylactic shock during the school day; and if he will make a statement. | | (110214) | 249
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many and what percentage of students have their university tuition fees paid in (a) full and (b) part by their local education authority. | | (110356) | 250
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what research has been conducted by his Department into the (a) social, (b) ethical and (c) moral implications of random drug testing in high schools. | | (110357) | 251
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much has been spent on random drug testing in high schools. | | (110358) | 252
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the results were of random drug testing in high schools, by classification of drugs found. | | (110359) | 253
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the participation rate was of 18 to 24 year olds in higher education in (a) England, (b) Wales and (c) each government offfice region in each of the last 10 years. | | (110364) | 254
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proportion of high schools practise random drug testing; and what method of testing is used. | | (110386) | 255
| Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment he has made of (a) administrative and (b) customer-facing problems of the Student Finance Direct body. | | (110199) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 256
N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what research the Department has undertaken into best practice of local government in waste management and recycling facilities; and if he will make a statement. | | (109379) | 257
N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many local authorities provide residents with the facility to recycle wet or putrescible food waste. | | (109380) | 258
N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which types of plastic bags can be characterised as compostible under EU regulations for disposal in wet or putrescible recycling bins. | | (109381) | 259
N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 11th December 2006 to the hon. Member for Southport, Official Report, column 730W, on flood prevention, which flood prevention schemes (a) will be and (b) have been affected by the reduction of the Environment Agency's flood risk management budget for 2006-07. | | (109684) | 260
| Mr Ian Austin (Dudley North):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what grants were received by British Waterways in each of the last five years, broken down by main budget headings. | | (110324) | 261
| Mr Ian Austin (Dudley North):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the rules governing performance related pay are in his Department. | | (110405) | 262
| Mr Ian Austin (Dudley North):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many staff there are in the (a) Pesticides and Safety Direcorate, (b) Veterinary Medicines Directorate, (c) Marines Fisheries Agency, (d) Government Decontamination Service, (e) State Veterinary Service, (f) Rural Payments Agency, (g) Central Science Laboratories, (h) Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science and (i) Veterinary Laboratory Agency; and how many in each organisation received performance related bonus payments in 2005-06. | | (110406) | 263
| Mr Ian Austin (Dudley North):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the pay grades are of staff in his Department; how many staff earn (a) under £20,000, (b) £20,000 to £29,999, (c) £30,000 to £39,999, (d) £40,000 to £49,999, (e) £50,000 to £59,999, (f) £60,000 to £69,999, (g) 70,000 to £79,999, (h) £80,000 to £89,999 and (i) above £90,000 per annum; how many and what percentage of staff in each band received performance related bonuses in 2005-06; and what the average award received by staff was in each band. | | (110407) | 264
| Mr Ian Austin (Dudley North):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much was paid in performance related bonuses in (a) his Department and (b) its executive agencies in each of the last five years. | | (110408) | 265
N | Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many local area agreements have been developed which incorporate the protection or enhancement of biodiversity; and if he will make a statement. | | (109705) | 266
N | Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how he plans to ensure the implementation of his Department's Guidance on Local Site Systems published in April 2006; and if he will make a statement. | | (109706) | 267
N | Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what mechanism he plans to use to assess local authorities' performance in fulfilling their duty under the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act to have regard to biodiversity conservation to meet his Department's commitment to review the effectiveness of the duty in 2009; and if he will make a statement. | | (109707) | 268
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he last met representatives of leading businesses to discuss climate change. | | (109960) | 269
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps have been taken by the Environment Agency to update the 1997 guidance on requirements for authorisation for disposal facilities on land for low and intermediate level radioactive waste. | | (109963) | 270
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the (a) remit and (b) membership is of the radioactive waste policy group (RWPG); what reports have been issued by the RWPG; and if he will make a statement on the future of the group. | | (110121) | 271
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the policy was of the UK Government in the negotiations prior to the recent decision of the European Commission not to appeal against the World Trade Organisation's verdict on the US-EU bio-technology dispute. | | (110261) | 272
| Mr Christopher Fraser (South West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many bat licences have been granted by his Department in the last five years. | | (109980) | 273
| Mr Christopher Fraser (South West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many churches have applied to his Department for bat licences in the last five years; and how many were successfully granted a licence. | | (109981) | 274
N | Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many bee-keeping inspectors are employed by his Department; what assessment he has made of their functions; and if he will make a statement about their future. | | (109826) | 275
| Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Gateshead East & Washington West):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress has been made in (a) bringing forward regulations under the Eco-Design for Energy Using Products framework directive and (b) discussions with retailers and manufacturers on the process for removing inefficient lighting products from shelves in advance of the introduction of regulations. | | (109903) | 276
| Mr Douglas Hogg (Sleaford & North Hykeham):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, why Irelands' Farms Ltd of North Rauceby, Lincolnshire, had not received the full amount of 2005 Single Farm Payment due as of 7th December 2006; and if he will make arrangements for an early payment of the balance. | | (110314) | 277
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations his Department has made to the Department of Trade and Industry on the role played in village communities by rural post offices. | | (110012) | 278
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he expects the publication of the next assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change; and if he will make a statement. | | (110157) | 279
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will assess the consequences for the UK (a) population and (b) economy of ocean acidification; and if he will make a statement. | | (110158) | 280
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how aircraft carbon emissions attributed to the United Kingdom are estimated; and if he will make a statement. | | (110159) | 281
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the predicted annual number of days of snowfall is for (a) London, (b) Edinburgh, (c) Bristol and (d) Inverness in (i) 2010, (ii) 2020, (iii) 2030 and (iv) 2050. | | (110217) | 282
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 12th December 2006, Official Report, column 961W, on woodland, if he will make an assessment of the environmental effects of tax relief and exemptions for woodland where there is no requirement to manage, fell and replant. | | (110219) | 283
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the (a) familiar sunshiner, (b) banded mining bee, (c) eight-spotted wasp-hoverfly, (d) Rosser's sac spider, (e) Pashford pot beetle, (f) Sussex diving beetle, (g) Brighton wainscot, (h) bordered gothic, and (j) orange upperwing are (i) extinct and (ii) extant in the UK. | | (110263) | 284
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, to what date his Department is committed to fund rural community councils; what plans he has to fund rural community councils after this date; and if he will make a statement. | | (110316) | 285
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what total Government funding was for climate change research in each of the last five years; who the recipients were; how much funding was allocated to each; and what assessment has been made of the comparative value for money of each recipient's work. | | (110412) | 286
| Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of gasplasma process technology in treating domestic waste; and if he will make a statement. | | (110361) | 287
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on agricultural policy. | | (109967) | 288
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether research projects intro agriculture were affected by his Department's recent budget cuts; and if he will make a statement. | | (109968) | 289
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the Environment Agency's National Flood and Coastal Defence database will be finished; what information the database will contain; and how regularly the database will be updated once it becomes operational. | | (109974) | 290
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether external parties will be able to access the Environment Agency's National Flood and Coastal Defence database (NFCDD); and whether access to the NFCDD will be granted to external parties without charge. | | (109975) | 291
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Chinese counterpart on China's climate change programme. | | (110135) | 292
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to incentivise local councils to encourage people to make their homes more energy efficient; and if he will ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer for extra funding for councils to spend on this work. | | (110136) | 293
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to encourage people to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. | | (110137) | 294
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the European Commission on subsidies paid by the Irish government to Irish milk producers. | | (110144) | 295
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much was paid to the former Chief Executive of the Rural Payments Agency Mr Johnston McNeil whilst he was on sick leave during 2006. | | (110145) | 296
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many departmental buildings use carbon neutral woodchip burners to provide heating. | | (110148) | 297
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which agricultural shows he expects to attend during 2007. | | (110149) | 298
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to discuss funding of flood defences in England with the Environment Agency. | | (110150) | 299
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to reduce carbon emissions from his Department. | | (110151) | 300
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will increase funding to the Environment Agency (a) to improve and (b) to increase flood defences in England. | | (110210) | 301
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he last discussed the relationship between supermarkets and food producers with the Competition Commission. | | (110211) | 302
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the authors of the Stern report on implementation of the recommendations of the report. | | (110213) | 303
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the number of new homes which have been built in high risk flood areas in the last 12 months; and what steps his Department is taking to protect such homes from flooding. | | (110321) | 304
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the environmental impact on river dependent ecosystems of the large scale use of antiviral drugs. | | (110427) | 305
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on what basis the decision was made not to undertake a public consultation on his proposals to merge Nirex into the Nuclear Decommissioning Agency. | | (112646) | 306
N | Mr Elliot Morley (Scunthorpe):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department classifies single stem forest biomass as an energy crop; and if he will make a statement. | | (109294) | 307
| Mr Elliot Morley (Scunthorpe):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the integrated pollution prevention and control regulations apply to intensive gamebird farms. | | [R] (110004) | 308
| Mr Elliot Morley (Scunthorpe):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department inspects intensive gamebird farms; and if he will make a statement. | | [R] (110005) | 309
| Mr Elliot Morley (Scunthorpe):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has instigated any prosecutions of intensive gamebird farms in the last five years; and if he will make a statement. | | [R] (110006) | 310
| Mr Elliot Morley (Scunthorpe):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the duty of care under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 will apply to intensively reared gamebirds. | | [R] (110007) | 311
| Mr Elliot Morley (Scunthorpe):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he is planning to introduce regulations on intensive rearing of gamebirds. | | [R] (110008) | 312
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many outstanding payments were due to farmers in (a) England, (b) the North West and (c) Eddisbury constituency in each month since April 2005. | | (110153) | 313
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether areas of Winsford are eligible for grants for rural recovery; if he will make available the relevant guidelines on bids for rural recovery; what rural recovery grants have been made in Winsford; and how much has been spent on administration in Warrington in total and as a percentage of grants made. | | (110260) | 314
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much has been (a) spent on and (b) allocated to bonuses for staff in his Department in financial years (i) 2006-07, (ii) 2005-06 and (iii) 2004-05; what the highest and lowest bonus paid in each year was; and what percentage of the total sum in each year was related to staff who have responsibility for departmental matters (A) in the North West, (B) in the Eddisbury constituency and (C) for single farm payments. | | (110266) | 315
| Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many EU Directives have been transposed by his Department and its predecessor departments since 1997; and how many of them were transposed beyond the minimum requirements of the original directive. | | (112690) | 316
| Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which of his posts have been removed from his blog; and for what reasons. | | (112691) | 317
| Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the basis was for his Department's decision not to adopt a proposal to prohibit the important of wild birds during the passage of the Natural Communities and Rural Communities Bill in 2005. | | (112692) | 318
| Mark Simmonds (Boston & Skegness):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what mechanisms are in place to ensure that money collected under the 2001 Water Order for maintenance of water and sewerage systems on park home sites is used for that purpose; and whether such funds are protected in the event of the bankruptcy of the park home site owner. | | (109862) | 319
| Mr John Spellar (Warley):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the water levels are in reservoirs in each of the water company areas. | | (110424) | 320
N | Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department has spent on policies to combat emissions of greenhouse gases in each of the last 10 years. | | (109766) | 321
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what account he has taken of climate change when estimating the level of protection against flood events for Canvey Island; and what account was taken in the initial design of the protection. | | (110108) | 322
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what percentage of the UK fish stock was classified as (a) in danger and (b) at risk in (i) 2001, (ii) 1996 and (iii) the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (110438) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 323
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the cost of running the Band D Assessment and Development Centres was in the 2005-06 financial year. | | (110053) | 324
| Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on what recent occasions she has raised the human rights situation in Colombia. | | (109880) | 325
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the United Nations Human Rights Council mission to Darfur; what representations she has made to UN member states on Sudanese government co-operation; and what reports she has received from (a) the UK Ambassador to the UN and (b) the British Embassy, Khartoum. | | (110377) | 326
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports she has received from the UN Mission in Sudan on (a) kidnapping of AMIS military personnel and (b) the hijacking of vehicles belonging to (i) African Union and (ii) non-governmental organisations. | | (110379) | 327
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment she has made of the current security situation at El Fasher. | | (110380) | 328
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the outcomes were of the recent meeting of the Tripartite Mechanism in Khartoum; and what reports she has received on plans to implement the UN support package to AMIS. | | (110381) | 329
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when she expects the hybrid UN-AU peacekeeping force in Darfur to be implemented. | | (110382) | 330
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what her policy is on the proposed International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala; and whether the UK plans to offer any support to this body. | | (110383) | 331
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment she has made of recent conflict in Mogadishu; what steps she is taking with (a) the EU, (b) the UN and (c) bilateral relationships, to prevent escalated conflict in Somalia; and what discussions she has held with the (i) Ethiopian government and (ii) Somali government based in Baidoa. | | (110384) | 332
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations she plans to make to President Karzai on (a) regional stability and (b) Afghan-Pakistan relations. | | (110385) | 333
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations she has made to the (a) Bangladeshi government and (b) Bangladeshi Embassy in London that forthcoming elections in Bangladesh should be both free and fair. | | (110440) | 334
| Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the participation of British citizens in military conflicts between third party states is governed by any domestic statute or regulation. | | (110225) | 335
| Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many British nationals have reported being refused an entry visa for the Occupied Palestinian Territories by the Israeli authorities since April. | | (110226) | 336
| Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if she will take steps to uphold the right of British nationals to enter the Occupied Territories. | | (110227) | 337
| Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what visa regulations are in place for Israelis seeking to enter the UK. | | (110228) | 338
N | Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps she is taking to encourage the EU to suspend the EU Israel Trade Association Agreement. | | (110230) | 339
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans she has to consult (a) interested non-governmental organisations, (b) security think-tanks and (c) appropriate academics in preparing the United Kingdom delegation for the review conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty to be held in New York in Spring 2007. | | (110114) | 340
| Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment she has made of Syria's compliance with UN Resolution 1701 in terms of its ceasing to arm Hizballah. | | (110160) | 341
| Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations she has made to the governments of Syria and Iran about their alleged involvement in efforts to destabilise the democratically elected government of Lebanon. | | (110166) | 342
| Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress the international community has made in achieving the disarmament of Hizballah in Lebanon in compliance with UN resolutions; and if she will make a statement. | | (110167) | 343
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment she has made of the status of peace talks with the Lords Resistance Army in Uganda. | | (110133) | 344
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if she will meet her Norwegian counterpart to discuss cluster munitions. | | (110134) | 345
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what her Department's policy is on the proposal for a no-fly zone in Sudan. | | (110243) | 346
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations she has made to the Sudanese authorities over its involvement in Chad. | | (110244) | 347
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Bangladesh authorities on the level of violence in that country. | | (110245) | 348
N | Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the British Council's procedures for investigating allegations of sexual abuse by its employees. | | (109907) | 349
| Damian Green (Ashford):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate she has made of the cost to her Department of appeals against initial decisions by entry clearance officers on visa applications for each month in 2006. | | (110423) | 350
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which officials in her Department have given evidence to the Iraq policy review processes conducted in the United States by the (a) Iraq Study Group, (b) National Security Council and (c) Pentagon; and if she will make a statement. | | (110127) | 351
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations she has received from her Israeli counterpart on the impact of the current political instability in Lebanon on the implementation of UNSCR 1701. | | (110128) | 352
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment she has made of the impact of the current political instability in Lebanon on the implementation of UNSCR 1701; and if she will make a statement. | | (110129) | 353
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what role her Department has in the ongoing establishment of the charitable fund to help British victims of terrorism; and if she will make a statement. | | (110253) | 354
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions she has had with her (a) EU and (b) US counterparts on ways to strengthen the UN arms embargo against Somalia; and if she will make a statement. | | (110269) | 355
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the UK has offered any support to the forthcoming African Union protection and training mission to Somalia. | | (110270) | 356
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what international agreement there is on the scale of the African Union protection and training mission to Somalia mandated by UN Security Council Resolution 1725 (2006); and if she will make a statement. | | (110271) | 357
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what official meetings were held by the Minister for State for the Middle East during his recent visit to Washington; and if she will make a statement. | | (110280) | 358
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether a formal review of UK policy in Iraq is taking place within the Foreign Office; and if she will make a statement. | | (110281) | 359
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps have been taken in Southern Lebanon on the disarmament of Hizbollah in accordance with UN Security Council Resolution 1701; and what role the Lebanese armed forces have played in this respect. | | (110282) | 360
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 27th November 2006, Official Report, column 473W, on Lebanon, which parties are represented on the informal co-ordination group in Beirut. | | (110297) | 361
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which (a) independent and (b) maintained educational institutions accommodate pupils and students receiving the boarding school allowance granted to employees of her Department; how many pupils at each institution received the allowance and in each of the last three years for which figures are available and at what cost; and if she will make a statement. | | (110398) | 362
| Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps she is taking to promote the respect of human rights in Ethiopia. | | (109856) | 363
| 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 Ethiopian government about political violence and intimidation. | | (109857) | 364
| Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment she has made of the political situation in Ethiopia; and if she will make a statement. | | (109858) | 365
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Romanian counterpart on the likely number of Romanian citizens wishing to come to the UK following accession to the EU. | | (110143) | 366
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations she has made to her Russian counterpart on the ability of British citizens to travel to Russia without visas. | | (110146) | 367
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions her Department plans to hold with (a) Iraq, (b) Jordan and (c) Libya on establishing British Army bases there on long-term leases. | | (110147) | 368
| Susan Kramer (Richmond Park):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which officials from her Department will be attending the conference to discuss a future cluster munition treaty in Oslo on 21st to 23rd February 2007. | | (110450) | 369
| Susan Kramer (Richmond Park):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions she has had with (a) EU counterparts and (b) Cabinet colleagues on the Norwegian conference to discuss a future treaty on cluster munitions which will take place on 21st to 23rd February 2007 in Oslo. | | (110452) | 370
N | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when HM High Commission Islamabad will review the application by Mrs N. A., wife of Mr M. M. of Aylesbury, (reference GV100/117618/DL) as described in the letter of 27th June from UK Visas to the hon. Member for Aylesbury. | | (108273) | 371
| Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if she will make representations to the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for the release of Marie Therese detained on terrorism charges after election to the DRC Parliament; and if she will make a statement. | | (109834) | 372
N | Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether (a) officials and (b) Ministers in her Department have met representatives of the Anshutz Entertainment Group. | | (110017) | 373
| Dr Richard Taylor (Wyre Forest):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what arrangements are in place in Madagascar for the representation of the interests of (a) British exporters and (b) British nationals; and if she will make a statement. | | (109833) | 374
| Lynda Waltho (Stourbridge):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans the Government has to work with European partners to introduce targeted sanctions on perpetrators of violence in Darfur. | | (110234) | 375
| Lynda Waltho (Stourbridge):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions the Government has had with (a) the US Administration and (b) European partners on implementation of (i) a no-fly zone over Darfur, (ii) targeted sanctions against perpetrators of the violence in Darfur and (iii) increasing areas in which humanitarian programmes may be operated in Darfur. | | (110237) | 376
N | Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations she has made to the Russian government concerning the temporary closure of the British Council's offices in St. Petersburg. | | (109772) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 377
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of cancer research facilities are conducting research into mesothelioma; and what percentage of funding for research into cancer was spent on research into mesothelioma in the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (110067) | 378
| John Battle (Leeds West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many primary care trusts within the Yorkshire and the Humber Strategic Health Authority have a lung cancer multi-disciplinary team; how frequently each of these lung cancer multi-disciplinary teams meets; and how many cases of lung cancer were discussed by each of these multi-disciplinary teams in the last 12 months. | | (110352) | 379
N | Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS dentists (a) met, (b) did not meet and (c) exceeded their mid-year target for delivery of 30 per cent. of their units of dental activity as at 30th September, broken down by primary care trust. | | [R] (109777) | 380
N | Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to her Answer of 27th November 2006, Official Report, column 442W, on dentistry, when she expects to be able to estimate with certainty the full levels of income likely to be raised this year from patient charge revenue from NHS dental services. | | [R] (109778) | 381
N | Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to her Answer of 27th November 2006, Official Report, columns 440-41W, on dentistry, under what circumstances NHS walk-in centres provide dental treatment. | | [R] (109779) | 382
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make a statement on recent developments in single-channel pharmaceutical wholesale distribution, with particular reference to (a) security of supplies and (b) cost-effectiveness to the National Health Service. | | (110313) | 383
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions have taken place between her Department and the Treasury on the effect of removing the VAT exemption on specialist diet foods. | | (109894) | 384
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have sought support from the NHS for alcohol addiction in each year since 1997. | | (110318) | 385
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much has been spent on advertising the risks associated with alcohol addiction in each year since 1997. | | (110319) | 386
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much has been spent on advertising the risks associated with (a) Class A, (b) Class B and (c) Class C drugs in each year since 1997. | | (110320) | 387
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the projected increases in populations used to determine the revenue allocations to primary care trusts within the Thames Gateway for (a) 2006-07, (b) 2007-08 and (c) thereafter include the entirety of the population increase likely to be accommodated as a result of the increased rate of housebuilding anticipated under the Sustainable Communities Plan; and if she will make a statement. | | (110267) | 388
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will provide funding for the alcohol strategy to match that for the drugs strategy. | | (110164) | 389
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will take steps to encourage voluntary sector organisations specialising in drug and alcohol dependency to work with (a) those specialising in mental health and (b) statutory sector mental health bodies. | | (110165) | 390
| Mr Philip Dunne (Ludlow):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of people over 65 in (a) Ludlow constituency, (b) Shropshire and (c) the West Midlands have received an influenza vaccination in the past 12 months. | | (110315) | 391
N | Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the availability of diamorphine for medical purposes in the UK since 27th March 2006. | | (109132) | 392
| Michael Fabricant (Lichfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research is being undertaken by her Department into the efficacy of the ResQPOD device as an aid to cardiopulmonary resuscitation; and if she will make a statement. | | (109879) | 393
N | Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many complaints about the consultation on the closure of Westmoreland General Hospital were handled by the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust. | | (110074) | 394
N | Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost was of restructuring the Morecambe Bay Primary Care Trust into the North Lancashire Primary Care Trust. | | (110185) | 395
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of infection with the bacteria Acinetobacter there were in the NHS in (a) 2003, (b) 2004 and (c) 2005, broken down by NHS trust. | | (110335) | 396
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reasons items may be removed by the Medicines Control Agency from health food shops. | | (110122) | 397
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what factors determine whether the Medicines Control Agency removes from a retailer (a) the complete stock and (b) a sample of a product which they wish to test; and if she will make a statement. | | (110123) | 398
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance she issues to retailers on the categories of goods which are liable to seizure by the Medicines Control Agency. | | (110124) | 399
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Medicines Control Agency has taken to seize health food products deemed unsafe from (a) wholesalers and (b) importers. | | (110360) | 400
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what strategy the Medicines Control Agency adopts in seizing products deemed unsafe from retailers in particular areas; what approach was used in relation to seizures from Hedonic of Portsmouth; and what the purpose of the seizures made was. | | (110404) | 401
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps she is taking to ensure that access to NHS dental healthcare is available in those practices where contracted units of dental activity have been reached. | | (110105) | 402
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many dental practices in (a) Gloucestershire and (b) Forest of Dean constituency have (i) reached and (ii) exceeded their contracted units of dental activity since the implementation of the new dental contract. | | (110106) | 403
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she will answer the question 102595, tabled by the hon. Member for Forest of Dean on 21st November 2006, on social research. | | (110223) | 404
| John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much has been received as payments for fee paying services by consultants in each NHS hospital trust in each financial year since the implementation of the contract. | | (109881) | 405
| Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Gateshead East & Washington West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many primary care trusts within the North East Strategic Health Authority have a lung cancer multi-disciplinary team (MDT); how frequently each MDT met in the last two years; how many cases of lung cancer have been discussed by each team in the last 12 months; and how many of the teams are regularly attended by (a) a thoracic surgeon, (b) a lung cancer specialist nurse, (c) a respiratory physician, (d) a clinical oncologist and (e) a medical oncologist. | | (110455) | 406
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 27th November 2006, Official Report, column 442W, on drug analysis, whether the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has performed an August update for its adverse drug reaction data; and if she will make a statement. | | (109735) | 407
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 27th November 2006, Official Report, column 442W, on drug analysis, when the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) intends to begin the three-monthly cycles of updates for its adverse drug reaction data published on its website. | | (109736) | 408
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 27th November 2006, Official Report, column 442W, on drug analysis, when the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) upgrade of the drug safety monitoring database and data reporting systems will be completed. | | (109737) | 409
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations the Government has made to the European Union on the introduction of mandatory labelling listing all ingredients in alcoholic drinks; and if she will make a statement. | | (110215) | 410
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on representations to the European Union in relation to mandatory labelling listing all ingredients in alcoholic drinks; and if she will make a statement. | | (110218) | 411
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will provide direct payments to families to pay for care of relatives who are designated Band 1 in the Continuing Health Care package. | | (109971) | 412
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps her Department is taking to tackle food safety issues in the dairy industry; and if she will make a statement. | | (109972) | 413
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will provide free prescriptions to chronic asthmatics. | | (109973) | 414
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will provide free care-home care for the elderly in England. | | (110322) | 415
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will undertake research into the effect of the consumption of fruit juices on excess weight and obesity amongst schoolchildren. | | (110099) | 416
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimates she has made of the average levels of consumption of calorific sweeteners. | | (110103) | 417
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research she has (a) commissioned and (b) examined on the effectiveness of aspartame in helping with weight control. | | (110309) | 418
N | Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many finished consultant episodes relating to alcohol there were in each strategic health authority area in England in each year between 1997-98 and 2005-06, broken down by (a) patients aged under 18 years and (b) patients aged 18 years and over. | | (108636) | 419
N | Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many admissions to hospitals via accident and emergency departments in each strategic health authority area had an alcohol-related diagnosis in each year between 1997-98 and 2005-06, broken down by (a) those aged 18 years and over and (b) those aged under 18 years. | | (108637) | 420
N | Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to table 2 on page Ev 3 of her Department's memorandum to the Health Committee inquiry Public Expenditure on Health and Personal Social Services 2006, HC 1692-i, what discussions she has had with (a) NHS Finance and (b) Welsh Assembly Government on how the figures on net NHS spend per head in Wales were calculated; and whether the figures for net NHS spend per head in Wales and net NHS spend per head in England are directly comparable. | | (108638) | 421
N | Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which maternity units she has identifed as being at risk of closure. | | (109685) | 422
N | Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 11th December 2006, Official Report, column 678W, on inter-authority transfers, if she will list the (a) transferer, (b) transferee and (c) value of transfer for each (i) revenue and (ii) capital inter-authority transfer in (A) 2004-05 and (B) 2005-06; and if she will list the same information for each inter-authority transfer in 2006-07 to date. | | (109702) | 423
N | Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the evidential basis was for the statement by the Minister of State for NHS Reform of 7th December 2006, Official Report, column 1290, on the NHS, that since 1997 there are (a) 404,000 extra staff, (b) 122,000 more doctors, (c) 61,000 more allied health professionals and (d) over 16,000 more radiographers and physiotherapists in the NHS. | | (109882) | 424
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 6th December 2006, Official Report, column 562W, on NHS identity, who the recipients were of expenditure on managing NHS identity. | | (109982) | 425
| David Lepper (Brighton, Pavilion):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make a statement on the Government's plans to implement the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence's guidelines on dementia. | | (109905) | 426
| David Lepper (Brighton, Pavilion):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what drug treatments are recommended by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence for the treatment of dementia with Lewy body disease. | | (109906) | 427
| David Lepper (Brighton, Pavilion):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will take steps to ensure that the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence's guidelines on Alzheimers drugs treatment for patients in the intermediate stage of Alzheimers disease do not have an adverse effect on older people's mental health services. | | (109950) | 428
N | Chris McCafferty (Calder Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance her Department has issued to primary care trusts with regards to implementing (a) the recommendations of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guidance on epilepsies and (b) the quality requirements of the national service framework for long-term conditions; and if she will make a statement. | | (110191) | 429
N | Chris McCafferty (Calder Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the contribution of specialist nurses to providing treatment and care to patients with (a) long-term conditions and (b) epilepsy; and if she will make a statement. | | (110192) | 430
N | Chris McCafferty (Calder Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether any primary care trusts have been referred to the Healthcare Commission for a failure to implement (a) the recommendations of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guidance on the epilepsies and (b) the quality requirements of the national service framework for long-term conditions. | | (110193) | 431
N | Chris McCafferty (Calder Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether primary care trusts have a duty to record and monitor the number of patients in their area with epilepsy. | | (110194) | 432
N | Mr Jim McGovern (Dundee West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations she has received from pharmaceutical companies on withdrawal from existing pharmaceutical wholesaling arrangements in England. | | (110254) | 433
N | Mr Jim McGovern (Dundee West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions she has had with pharmaceutical (a) companies and (b) wholesalers on the future of the pharmaceutical distribution network. | | (110255) | 434
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 7th December 2006, Official Report, column 688W, on residential care/sheltered housing, which local authorities still consider cases including spousal liability for (a) residential care in care homes and (b) sheltered housing. | | (109859) | 435
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many registered (a) doctors and (b) dentists were (i) convicted and (ii) cautioned for sexual offences in each year since 1997. | | (112661) | 436
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much has been spent by her Department on private finance initiative projects postponed pending further consideration or stopped in the last 12 months. | | (112665) | 437
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions she has held with the Labour Party Chair and Minister without Portfolio on the impact of health service closures on marginal constituencies. | | (112669) | 438
| Patrick Mercer (Newark):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the (a) average and (b) target response time is for ambulance attendance at the scene of an incident following a 999 call. | | (110256) | 439
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, in what circumstances health trusts are required to offer reconfiguration plans for public consultation; who is reponsible for deciding the circumstances; and to whom that person is accountable. | | (110155) | 440
N | Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she will answer the question tabled by the hon. Member for Eddisbury on 20th November 2006, reference 102662, on the child health interim application. | | (110294) | 441
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the reasons for the delay in the supply of influenza vaccine this year have been; and what financial or other penalties have been imposed on the suppliers. | | (110302) | 442
| Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total (a) indirect and (b) direct costs were from the Investing In Your Health consultations carried out by the (i) St. Albans and Harpenden Primary Care Trust, (ii) NHS Eastern Regional Office, (iii) East and North Herts. NHS Trust, (iv) Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Trust, (v) West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust, (vi) South East Hertfordshire Primary Care Trust, (vii) Welwyn and Hatfield Primary Care Trust, (viii) Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Ambulance and Paramedic Service, (ix) Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Strategic Health Authority, (x) North Hertfordshire and Stevenage Primary Care Trust and (xi) Royston, Buntingford and Bishop's Stortford Primary Care Trust. | | (110409) | 443
| Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she expects the sale of Severalls Hospital in Colchester to be completed; and if she will make a statement. | | (110362) | 444
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the drug Ritalin in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. | | (112648) | 445
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what meetings she has had with Novartis to discuss the use of the drug Ritalin. | | (112649) | 446
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost to her Department of the prescribing of the drug Ritalin was in the last year for which figures are available; and what her most recent estimate is of the number of patients who are prescribed the drug. | | (112650) | 447
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what her estimate is of the number of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder being prescribed the drug Ritalin. | | (112651) | 448
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the extent of the inappropriate prescribing of Ritalin to young people. | | (112652) | 449
| Mr John Spellar (Warley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the Chairman of the Appointments Commission will write to the hon. Member for Warley as requested on 7th November 2006, Official Report, column 1321W, on the West Midlands Ambulance Service. | | (110446) | 450
| Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in Suffolk were recorded as having mental health problems in each of the last 10 years. | | (110051) | 451
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans she has to assess the service provided by the three care companies recently awarded five year care contracts for the provision of services for vulnerable people in Torbay; how regularly she plans to do so; and what notice clauses there are in the contracts should any of the three companies default on the provision of services which they have contracted to provide. | | (109802) | 452
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether vulnerable people in Torbay receiving direct payments may choose to employ locally based companies to obtain the provision of services to which they are entitled rather than use Torbay Primary Care Trust's preferred companies; and if she will make a statement. | | (109803) | 453
| Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) full-time and (b) part-time staff work at the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement; what the Institute's budget is for 2006-07; how much has been spent on the Institute since its inception; and if she will make a statement. | | (110447) | 454
| Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement plans to spend on its new initiative The Productive Community Hospital; how many staff will be working on the initiative; and if she will make a statement. | | (110448) | 455
N | Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research her Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the health effects surrounding the siting of (i) mobile telephone and (ii) other communications masts. | | (110130) | 456
| Lynda Waltho (Stourbridge):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government is taking to promote responsible drinking; and if she will make a statement. | | (110009) | 457
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of physiotherapy graduates have gained employment in the NHS in each year since 2001. | | (110395) | 458
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent by social services departments in each local authority on provision for (a) adults and (b) children who have no recourse to public funds because of their immigration status in 2005-06; how many adults and children were receiving such services; and if she will make a statement. | | (110181) | 459
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to her Department's publication of the NHS Financial Performance, quarter two, 2006-07, if she will list the organisations referred to in paragraph 1.4 (iv) as forecasting deficits in (a) quarter one and (b) quarter two; and what the size of the forecast deficit is for each organisation. | | (110182) | 460
N | Mr David Winnick (Walsall North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 27th November 2006, in respect of a reply to the hon. Member for Walsall North's letter of 23rd October 2006 on the Alzheimer's Society, when a substantive reply will be sent. | | (109627) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 461
N | James Brokenshire (Hornchurch):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many penalty notices for disorder in respect of (a) behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress to others, (b) drunk and disorderly behaviour in a public place, (c) destroying or damaging property up to the value of £500, (d) retail theft under £200, (e) sale of alcohol to a person under 18 years of age, (f) selling alcohol to a drunken person, (g) using threatening words or behaviour and (h) breach of a fireworks curfew were (i) issued and (ii) unpaid in each of the last four years for which figures are available. | | (108110) | 462
N | James Brokenshire (Hornchurch):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were sentenced to (a) a fine, (b) a term of imprisonment and (c) some other form of sanction for breach of a penalty notice for disorder in each of the last four years for which figures are available. | | (108111) | 463
N | James Brokenshire (Hornchurch):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many first time entrants there were into the youth justice system in the year ending 31st March (a) 2004, (b) 2005 and (c) 2006. | | (108112) | 464
N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of intensive fostering as an alternative to a custodial sentence for a young person. | | (109626) | 465
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of offences against the person have been linked to (a) alcohol abuse and (b) use of illegal drugs in each year since 1997. | | (110317) | 466
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the outcome of the consultation on the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority will be announced; and if he will make a statement. | | (110179) | 467
| Colin Challen (Morley & Rothwell):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to ensure that there is an adequate number of qualified interpreters available in criminal proceedings. | | (109831) | 468
| Colin Challen (Morley & Rothwell):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what use was made by each constabulary of (a) interpreters registered on the National Register of Public Service Interpreters (NRPSI) and (b) non-NRPSI interpreters in each of the last five years. | | (109832) | 469
N | Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the accuracy is in percentage terms of devices used to screen individuals under his Department's Drug Intervention Programme. | | (110094) | 470
N | Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the specification is for drug testing devices used in his Department's Drug Intervention Programme. | | (110095) | 471
N | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers who made an unsuccessful application for indefinite leave to remain under the concession anounced by the Home Secretary on 24th October 2003 have (a) made a new application and (b) had an application granted under the replacement note setting out the concession with effect from 12th June. | | (109801) | 472
N | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what reasons were given for refusal of applications from asylum seekers refused leave under the family indefinite leave to remain exercise of 24th October 2003; and how many applications were refused for each reason. | | (109804) | 473
N | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers (a) applied and (b) had an application granted under the concession for indefinite leave to remain under the terms of the note of 24th October 2003 until its replacement on 12th June 2006. | | (109805) | 474
N | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers have (a) applied and (b) had an application granted under the concession for indefinite leave to remain as set out in the replacement note of 12th June 2006. | | (109806) | 475
N | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers whose asylum claims have been refused and who have no further right of appeal have been granted indefinite leave to remain under (a) the leave to remain concession announced by the Home Secretary on 24th October 2003 and (b) the modification of the concession made by the note of 12th June 2006. | | (109807) | 476
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many women who reported rape have subsequently been (a) prosecuted and (b) convicted for (i) perverting the course of justice and (ii) wasting police time in each of the past five years. | | (110268) | 477
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what consultations were conducted with (a) prison governors and (b) probation officers in preparation of the Offender Management Bill. | | (110113) | 478
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the letter of 12th December 2006 from the Director General of the Immigration and Nationality Directorate to the Chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee, on foreign prisoners and deportation, what the prior convictions were of the 216 foreign prisoners in respect of whom a decision not to pursue deportation has been made. | | (110286) | 479
| Natascha Engel (North East Derbyshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many murders committed in the last 12 months were committed by people with (a) a history of mental illness and (b) no history of mental illness. | | (110396) | 480
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many contractors have referred breaches of curfew orders to the Release and Recall Section in each quarter for which figures are available; how many of these breaches were referred onto the police; and what the average time was between a referral to the Release and Recall Section and the informing of the police. | | (109904) | 481
N | Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what date he signed the treaty with Dubai on co-operation in combating VAT fraud. | | (109993) | 482
| Mr Christopher Fraser (South West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to ensure that the families of road crash victims will receive adequate information and support after his Department's funding for Brakecare's bereavement pack is withdrawn. | | (109853) | 483
| Mr Christopher Fraser (South West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate his Department made of the number of people who benefit annually from Brakecare's bereavement pack before the decision to discontinue funding for Brakecare. | | (109854) | 484
| Mr Christopher Fraser (South West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will reconsider his decision to discontinue funding for Brakecare's bereavement pack. | | (109855) | 485
| Damian Green (Ashford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many under-18s were detained in immigration removal centres on 30th November 2006. | | (110420) | 486
| Damian Green (Ashford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many under-18s were held at Colnbrook Immigration Removal Centre on 30th November 2006. | | (110421) | 487
| Damian Green (Ashford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers have been subject to an age assessment since 1st January 2006. | | (110422) | 488
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the revenue which will be received from charges for the provision of information from the National Identity Register for identity verification in each of the first five years of its operation. | | (109835) | 489
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the effect of imposing charges for the provision of information from the National Identity Register for the purposes of identity verification on charges to customers wishing to open a high street bank account. | | (109836) | 490
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how his Department will determine whether a civil offence has been committed under section 7(2) or (3) of the Identity Cards Act 2006; and who will be responsible for liaising with the Crown Prosecution Service over such offences. | | (109837) | 491
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will place in the Library copies of the last 10 editions of (a) Issues magazine and (b) Focus magazine. | | (109838) | 492
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost was to his Department of conferences relating to the UK's EU Presidency. | | (109839) | 493
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost was to his Department of conferences relating to the New Asylum Model in the last 12 months. | | (109840) | 494
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to section 5 (5) of the Identity Cards Act 2006, whether individuals who fail to attend an appointment to verify their information will be subject to a fine. | | (109844) | 495
N | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many reported incidences there have been of staff using legitimate access to databases to browse data for which they had no business requirement in each of the last five years. | | (109867) | 496
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers were involved in the forced return of three coaches from Lechlade to London on 22nd March; and what the costs of the operation were. | | (109875) | 497
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has been made in implementing the Government's strategy on reducing street prostitution. | | (110046) | 498
| Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many crimes were committed in the Sunderland City Council area in (a) 1997 and (b) the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (110063) | 499
| Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) police officers and (b) civilian police support officers were stationed in the Sunderland City Council area in (i) 1997 and (ii) the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (110064) | 500
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the mandatory drug testing rates were for each residential unit at HM Prison Pentonville in each of the last 18 months; and if he will make a statement. | | (108574) | 501
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the local drug strategy at HM Prison Pentonville was last updated; and if he will place a copy in the Library. | | (108575) | 502
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what measures have been taken at HM Prison Pentonville to reduce the drug supply over the last 18 months; and if he will make a statement. | | (108576) | 503
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many complaints were received by the Prison Service's Professional Standards Unit concerning HM Prison Pentonville in each of the last 18 months; and if he will make a statement. | | (108577) | 504
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff are (a) under investigation and (b) suspended from service at HM Prison Pentonville; and if he will make a statement. | | (108578) | 505
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many rulings made by the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal involving female asylum seekers who claim they have been raped in their own countries were refused on appeal in the last 12 months. | | (110100) | 506
| David Lepper (Brighton, Pavilion):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what monitoring is carried out by his Department to ensure the reliability of the tagging system operated by Group 4. | | (109909) | 507
| Fiona Mactaggart (Slough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he plans to introduce legislation to implement the commitment in the Government prostitution strategy to exclude premises shared by two women from the definition of a brothel. | | (110441) | 508
| Fiona Mactaggart (Slough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many arrests there were by each police force of men who were attempting to buy sexual services on the street in the last period for which figures are available. | | (110442) | 509
| Fiona Mactaggart (Slough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the impact of the Association of Chief Police Officers' policy of directing enforcement against prostitution at those creating the demand for street-based sex markets. | | (110443) | 510
| Fiona Mactaggart (Slough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he has taken to engage other Government departments with the prostitution strategy; and how this work is co-ordinated. | | (110444) | 511
| Fiona Mactaggart (Slough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department has taken to help women prostitutes who are victims of crime. | | (110445) | 512
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Minister for Police and Security received the letter from the hon. Member for St. Albans, ref. SA3180, dated 16 May, referred to in the Answer of 8 November 2006, Official Report, column 1658W, on correspondence. | | (109896) | 513
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the theft of (a) a mobile telephone and (b) a wallet can be reported to the Metropolitan Police on the telephone; and what guidance been has been issued to officers dealing with such enquiries. | | (109976) | 514
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many members of staff at the Immigration and Nationality Directorate have been investigated for impropriety since 31st July 2006. | | (112656) | 515
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of people on the DNA database have been convicted of a crime. | | (112657) | 516
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate the Government has made of the number of people who may come to the UK seeking work from (a) Romania and (b) Bulgaria in 2007. | | (112664) | 517
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions since 1st May 1997 visas have been refused to religious representatives on grounds of their being likely to incite racial hatred. | | (112667) | 518
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many murderers released on parole in each of the last 15 years have subsequently been convicted of violent crime. | | (112668) | 519
| Patrick Mercer (Newark):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how the £55,000 cash sum seized from a proscribed terrorist organisation by the National Terrorist Financial Investigation Unit reported in 2002 has been disposed of. | | (110125) | 520
| Patrick Mercer (Newark):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many CCTV cameras are operational in (a) the City of London, (b) Greater London, (c) Manchester, (d) Liverpool and (e) Cardiff. | | (110156) | 521
| Patrick Mercer (Newark):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 30th November 2006, Official Report, column 897W, why the information on the number of prosecutions for incidents relating to security breaches at (a) Heathrow, (b) Gatwick, (c) other airports serving London and (d) other airports serving England and Wales is not centrally held by his Department. | | (110176) | 522
| Patrick Mercer (Newark):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times the (a) Metropolitan and (b) City of London police forces were called in to handle an incident on a (i) Transport for London bus and (ii) Transport for London Underground train in 2006. | | (110177) | 523
| Patrick Mercer (Newark):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the National Infrastructure Security Co-ordination Centre is taking to monitor use of internet by proscribed groups. | | (110190) | 524
| Patrick Mercer (Newark):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in what way the seizure of funds from a proscribed terrorist organisation by the National Terrorist Financial Investigation Unit make a significant impact on that organisation's ability to operate. | | (110221) | 525
| Patrick Mercer (Newark):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much the National Terrorist Financial Investigation Unit cost between 2001 and 2006. | | (110233) | 526
| Patrick Mercer (Newark):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) average and (b) target response time is for police attendance at the scene of an incident following a 999 call. | | (110257) | 527
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has been made on the production of the detailed business case for the National Offender Management Service; what the milestones are for the creation of a detailed business case; when he expects it to be published; and if he will make a statement. | | (110262) | 528
N | Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions have been held with Christian denominational leaders about security matters relating to places of worship. | | (109531) | 529
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which airports are using Backscatter X-ray machines; and whether his Department has published guidance on their use. | | (110183) | 530
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department has received any evidence of Ritalin being used (a) as a recreational drug and (b) as a recreational drug when combined with methadone. | | (112654) | 531
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department has received any evidence of the NHS prescribed Novartis drug Ritalin being (a) sold and (b) used as a recreational drug. | | (112655) | 532
N | Hon Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he intends to answer Written Parliamentary Questions numbers (a) 100956, on people granted temporary admission to the UK, (b) 100759, on highly skilled migrants, and (c) 100622, on officials at posts abroad, tabled on 15th November 2006 for answer on 20th November 2006; and what the reasons are for the delay in replying. | | (109951) | 533
N | Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many anti-social behaviour orders were breached in Essex in each of the last five years. | | (109764) | 534
N | Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many dispersal orders were issued in Essex in each of the last three years. | | (109765) | 535
N | Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many recorded incidents of each type of crime committed by youths between 16 and 21 years there were in Essex in each of the last five years. | | (109767) | 536
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what projects for minority groups were financially supported by the Metropolitan Police in the last two financial years; and what funding is planned in 2006-07. | | (110110) | 537
| Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many convicted prisoners have absconded in each of the past five years; and for how long they absconded. | | (110048) | 538
| Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) armed robberies and (b) car thefts were recorded in Suffolk in each of the last five years. | | (110049) | 539
| Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases of animal cruelty were recorded in Suffolk in each of the last five years; and how many have been successfully prosecuted. | | (110050) | 540
| Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police stations there are in Suffolk; and how many there were in 1997. | | (110325) | 541
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 5th December 2006, Official Report, column 292W, on prisons, what the original offence was for which each prisoner listed as having transferred to Leyhill in October 2006 on an out of area placement was convicted; what the length was of the original sentence given to each; how much of their sentence each had completed at the point of transfer to Leyhill; and how much time each was expected to serve at Leyhill before release. | | (110070) | 542
| Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in what circumstances drug users who begin a custodial sentence (a) are required to go through a detoxification process and (b) are allowed to continue using drugs or drug substitutes; and if he will make a statement. | | (110180) | 543
| Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what funding is available from his Department to help (a) local authorities and (b) crime and disorder reduction partnerships employ resident co-ordinators to reduce anti-social behaviour in communities. | | (110069) | Questions to the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission 544
| Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, what the current estimate for completed works on the new visitor entrance is; and what percentage this is of the original contract price. | | (110188) | 545
| Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, what extension of time has been granted for construction of the new visitor entrance; and on what grounds such an extension of time has been granted. | | (110189) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 546
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will seek discussions with the Belgian government on its decision to ban cluster munitions. | | (110209) | 547
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate he has made of the level of unemployment in each region of Iraq. | | (110279) | 548
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much has been spent from his Department's central administration budget on (a) reasonable adjustments for disabled staff and (b) the recruitment and retention of disabled staff in each of the last four years. | | (109863) | 549
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking (a) to promote and (b) to finance access to water for all in developing countries following his Department's announcement of support for the human right to water. | | (109965) | 550
| Susan Kramer (Richmond Park):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which officials from his Department will be attending the conference to discuss a future cluster munition treaty in Oslo on 21st to 23rd February 2007. | | (110453) | 551
| Susan Kramer (Richmond Park):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which Department will be the lead department on the forthcoming Norwegian conference on a future cluster munition treaty. | | (110454) | 552
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, on how many occasions he has accepted corporate hospitality in the last 12 months. | | (110459) | 553
| Margaret Moran (Luton South):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what reports he has received on the diversion of Kashmir earthquake relief funds to support armed Jihadi groups; and if he will make a statement. | | (110023) | 554
| Mark Simmonds (Boston & Skegness):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which countries have been subject to a strategic conflict assessment by his Department; and what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of such tests. | | (110365) | 555
| Mark Simmonds (Boston & Skegness):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the role of the Africa Conflict and Humanitarian Unit is; how many staff are employed in the unit; how much funding the unit has received in each of the last three financial years; what funding is planned for the unit in each of the next three financial years; in which countries it has been operational since its inception; and if he will make a statement. | | (110366) | 556
| Mark Simmonds (Boston & Skegness):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps he is taking to develop environmentally sustainable, cost-effective energy sources for use in the developing world. | | (110367) | 557
| Lynda Waltho (Stourbridge):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions the Government has had with the Sudanese government on increasing areas in which humanitarian programmes may operate. | | (110236) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 558
N | Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, which organisations in each district council area have been successful in securing funding from the Community Investment Fund in the latest round of applications. | | (110168) | 559
N | Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when he will announce funding for a Centre of Excellence for Tennis in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement. | | (110169) | 560
N | Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what proportion of the domestic rate in Northern Ireland is used to fund water and sewage services. | | (110170) | 561
N | Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the timescale is for public houses and clubs in Northern Ireland to comply with the requirement of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995; and what the penalty will be for non-compliance. | | (110172) | 562
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people in Northern Ireland who are classed as homeless are in employment; and what accommodation facilities are available for those people. | | (110071) | 563
| Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many non-European Economic Area (EEA) students (a) applied for and (b) enrolled in medical degrees at Queen's University Belfast in each of the last five years; how much in fees Queen's University Belfast receivd from non-EEA medical students during that period; and how many non-EEA students are studying medicine at that university, in each year of study. | | (110073) | 564
N | Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much his Department spent on recruitment advertising in each of the last three years. | | (105229) | 565
N | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much was spent by each Northern Ireland Department on (a) press, public relations, publicity and communications work and (b) advertising during (i) 2003-04, (ii) 2004-05 and (iii) 2005-06; and what the planned expenditure is in each category for 2006-07. | | (105469) | 566
| Dr William McCrea (South Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people have applied for the new zero rate road tax for environmentally friendly cars in Northern Ireland. | | (110040) | 567
| Dr William McCrea (South Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many planning decisions are outstanding in the (a) Magherafelt District Council, (b) Antrim Borough Council and (c) Newtownabbey Borough Council area. | | (110045) | 568
| Dr William McCrea (South Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people claimed (a) disability living allowance, (b) incapacity benefit, (c) attendance allowance, (d) income support and (e) job seeker's allowance in each of the 26 district council areas in each of the last three years. | | (110087) | 569
| Dr William McCrea (South Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many community care grants from the Social Fund were awarded in each of the 26 district council areas in each of the last three years. | | (110088) | 570
| Dr William McCrea (South Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people in Northern Ireland were diagnosed with (a) cancer, (b) heart disease and (c) Alzheimer's disease in each of the last three years. | | (110089) | 571
| Dr William McCrea (South Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many community support officers he expects to be recruited in Northern Ireland in each of the next five years. | | (110090) | 572
| Dr William McCrea (South Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he has taken to raise public awareness of internet crime in Northern Ireland. | | (110091) | 573
| Dr William McCrea (South Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many pensioners there are in Northern Ireland. | | (110092) | 574
| Dr William McCrea (South Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) budgeting loans and (b) crisis loans from the Social Fund were awarded in each of the 26 district council areas in each of the last three years. | | (110126) | 575
| Dr William McCrea (South Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the average waiting time is for a (a) hearing test and (b) fitting for a digital hearing aid in Northern Ireland. | | (110273) | 576
| Dr William McCrea (South Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people are on a waiting list for a digital hearing aid in each of the trust areas in Northern Ireland. | | (110274) | 577
| Dr William McCrea (South Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what Government policy is on the prescription of Alzheimer's drugs based on a clinical need as assessed by medical staff in Northern Ireland. | | (110275) | 578
| Dr William McCrea (South Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the level is of human organ donation in Northern Ireland; and what change there was in this level in (a) numbers and (b) percentage in each year since 2001. | | (110276) | 579
| Dr William McCrea (South Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he is taking to protect rural (a) post offices and (b) schools. | | (110277) | 580
| Dr William McCrea (South Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people in Northern Ireland were diagnosed with epilepsy in each of the last three years. | | (110278) | 581
| Dr William McCrea (South Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of progress towards meeting the waste management strategy in each of the 26 district and borough councils. | | (110289) | 582
| Dr William McCrea (South Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps the Government is taking to promote higher environmental building standards in publicly funded buildings in Northern Ireland. | | (110291) | 583
| Dr William McCrea (South Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when the Magherafelt Controlled Primary School new build is to commence; and what the completion date is. | | (110292) | 584
| Dr William McCrea (South Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when the (a) Rainey Endowed School, (b) Magherafelt High School, (c) Ballyclare Controlled Primary School and (d) Straid Controlled Primary School new build is to commence; and what the completion date is in each case. | | (110293) | 585
| Dr Alasdair McDonnell (Belfast South):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what account was taken of (a) the implementation of the Traffic Management Act in Scotland and (b) the appointment of a Scottish Road Works Commissioner in drafting the Draft Street Works (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order. | | (110306) | 586
| Dr Alasdair McDonnell (Belfast South):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what consultations he has undertaken with political parties in Northern Ireland on the Draft Street Works (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order. | | (110307) | 587
| Dr Alasdair McDonnell (Belfast South):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will postpone the Draft Street Works (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order until the Northern Ireland Assembly is in a position to consider the issue fully; and if he will make a statement. | | (110308) | 588
| Dr Alasdair McDonnell (Belfast South):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether the proposals for a draft Street Works (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order have been subject to a Targeting Social Need assessment. | | (110378) | 589
N | Mr Eddie McGrady (South Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of allegations of collusion between the RUC and Loyalist paramilitaries in bombings at (a) Dundalk in 1975 and (b) Castleblayney in 1976. | | (110208) | 590
| Mr Eddie McGrady (South Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 12th December 2006, Official Report, column 945W, on consultants, if he will break the figures on spending down by Northern Ireland department; and what the cost of each contract extension was, broken down by Northern Ireland department. | | (110249) | 591
N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what opportunities for prelegislative (a) consultation and (b) scrutiny will be provided in relation to the proposed legislation on language referred to in the St Andrews agreement; and if he will make a statement. | | (109245) | 592
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many Roman Catholic diocesan officials have been (a) interviewed by the police in Northern Ireland and (b) charged in relation to withholding evidence of clerical child sex abuse in the last 10 years. | | (112658) | Questions to the Prime Minister 593
N | James Duddridge (Rochford & Southend East):To ask the Prime Minister, how many officials from his Department are based in (a) Israel and (b) the Occupied Palestinian Territories on a (i) temporary and (ii) permanent basis; and what the length of service in each location is of each official. | | (109744) | 594
N | James Duddridge (Rochford & Southend East):To ask the Prime Minister, what visits he and officials from No. 10 Downing Street have made to (a) Israel and (b) the Occupied Palestinian Territories in each of the last 12 months; and if he will list the officials involved in each case. | | (109745) | 595
N | James Duddridge (Rochford & Southend East):To ask the Prime Minister, what recent discussions he and officials from No. 10 Downing Street have had with Ministers and officials from the Department for International Development regarding development assistance in the Occupied Palestinian Territories; and if he will list the officials involved in each case. | | (109746) | 596
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list the guests he has officially entertained at Chequers since 4th February. | | (109845) | 597
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list the notices of external employment given by his special advisers in each of the last two years. | | (109846) | 598
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Prime Minister, what Christmas lights are in use at No. 10 Downing Street; and what assessment he has made of their environmental impact. | | (110152) | 599
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Prime Minister, whether it is his policy that in future the House will be asked to vote before the UK declares war on another country; and if he will make a statement. | | (112659) | 600
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Prime Minister, if he will conduct exit interviews with Ministers who are leaving the Government. | | (110346) | Questions to the Solicitor General 601
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Solicitor General, what projects for minority groups the Crown Prosecution Service financially supported in the last two years; and what funding is planned in 2006-07. | | (110109) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 602
| Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what level of protection small businesses receive in the energy market; and what discussions he has had with Ofgem on the level of protection for small businesses in the energy market. | | (110055) | 603
N | Mr James Arbuthnot (North East Hampshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether the Government intends to implement the recommendations made by the Office of Fair Trading in its market study on public sector information; and if he will make a statement. | | (110246) | 604
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what discussions (a) he and (b) his officials have had with the European Commission on price stability in the EU emissions trading system. | | (109964) | 605
| Mrs Janet Dean (Burton):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps (a) his Department and (b) Ofgem have taken to improve the ability of small businesses to negotiate with energy suppliers. | | (110195) | 606
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what recent discussions he has had with (a) Royal Mail management and (b) the Communication Workers Union on the proposal to shut Gloucester and Reading sorting offices. | | (110265) | 607
N | Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what estimate he has made of the number of people living in fuel poverty in England in each of the last five years. | | (109628) | 608
| Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what safeguards exist to protect small business consumers from mis-selling in the energy market. | | (110428) | 609
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when he will answer the question tabled by the hon. Member for Forest of Dean on 21st November 2006, reference 102594, on social research. | | (110222) | 610
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to the Answer of 11th December 2006, Official Report, column 811W, on Unions 21, on what dates and for what purpose public money has been paid to Unions 21 since 1999. | | (110083) | 611
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what research was commissioned by the Energy Review team on the siting options for nuclear power stations; and if he will place in the Library copies of such research. | | (110410) | 612
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will place in the Library a copy of the report commissioned by the Energy Review team from Ernst and Young. | | (110411) | 613
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what percentage of electricity produced in the UK comes from (a) wind, (b) tidal, (c) solar and (d) biomass sources. | | (109966) | 614
N | Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what overseas offices are maintained by each regional development agency (RDA); what the total cost to the public purse of each office was in each year since 2001; how much was allocated to each such office for 2006-07; how many (a) full-time and (b) part-time (i) UK-based and (ii) locally-engaged staff were employed by each RDA in each office in each year since 2001; and what assessment he has made of the impact of each office on the economies of the regions of each RDA. | | (109377) | 615
| David Lepper (Brighton, Pavilion):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what recent steps have been taken by (a) his Department and (b) Ofgem to promote an effective competitive energy market for small business consumers. | | (109908) | 616
N | John Mann (Bassetlaw):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many claims have been submitted for (a) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and (b) hearing loss by BRM solicitors in each Nottinghamshire constituency. | | (109739) | 617
N | John Mann (Bassetlaw):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many claims registered by (a) Beresfords and (b) AMS Law for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease where no postcode was provided have (i) been settled, (ii) resulted in no additional action since their registration and (iii) been dropped by the solicitor. | | (109740) | 618
N | John Mann (Bassetlaw):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many industrial injury claims have been submitted for (a) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and (b) vibration white finger without a postcode. | | (109741) | 619
N | John Mann (Bassetlaw):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, on how many occasions officials from his Department dined with officials of the UDM/Vendside at the Carlton Towers Hotel in London. | | (109742) | 620
N | John Mann (Bassetlaw):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, on what dates (a) AMS Law and (b) Moss Solicitors met with his Department in (i) 1998 and (ii) 1999 to discuss the UDM and Vendside claims handling agreements. | | (109743) | 621
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will review the (a) value for money and (b) efficacy of the grants given to (i) Amicus, (ii) the Communications Workers Union, (iii) Prospect, (iv) the GMB, (v) the Wales TUC, (vi) Community, (vii) the Transport and General Workers Union, (viii) Connect and (ix) the National Union of Teachers under the Union Modernisation Fund in March 2006; and if he will make a statement. | | (112645) | 622
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what criteria (a) the North West Regional Development Agency and (b) other regional development agencies use (i) to assess their general progress and (ii) to measure the effectiveness of the grants they make. | | (110154) | 623
| Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many employment tribunal cases are waiting to be heard; what the average waiting time is for cases to be heard; what the longest time is that a case has been waiting; how far ahead cases have been listed for hearing; and if he will make a statement. | | (110363) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 624
| Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people in Coventry claimed under the Travel Concession Scheme in the last 12 months. | | (110014) | 625
| Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many consultants are working for his Department. | | (110015) | 626
| Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made on introducing congestion charging in the West Midlands. | | (110016) | 627
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of airport expansion on greenhouse gas emissions from (a) passenger aircraft and (b) cargo aircraft using British airports. | | (109962) | 628
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the five stages are which apply to the construction of a new piece of railway line; what stage the Kemble to Swindon line has reached; and what the timetable is for completion of that line. | | (110162) | 629
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what advice has been given to local councils about the length of time before decisions are taken on applications for regional airport expansion. | | (109986) | 630
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many lane kilometres there are on the motorway network in England. | | (110197) | 631
N | Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects the report and data on traffic movements in Peterborough prepared by English Partnerships to be published; and if he will make a statement. | | (109784) | 632
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will support the establishment of a rail service between Peterborough and Cambridge; and if he will make a statement. | | (110355) | 633
N | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what comparative assessment his Department has made of safety at manned full barrier level crossings, automatic full barrier level crossings and automatic half barrier level crossings; and if he will make a statement. | | (110097) | 634
| Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the change in the numbers of public accidental fatalities on the railways since 2004. | | (110098) | 635
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many stations with Secure Station status have had their designation removed since 1st December 2004; and which stations have been designated under the scheme since that date. | | (112660) | 636
N | Mr Elliot Morley (Scunthorpe):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance his Department gives to the (a) Highways Agency and (b) highway authorities on the use of non-slip road surfaces to minimise risks to motorcycles. | | (109295) | 637
N | Mr Elliot Morley (Scunthorpe):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what research his Department has commissioned into non-slip road surfaces. | | (109296) | 638
N | Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has for a direct rail link between Shropshire and London; and if he will make a statement. | | (109827) | 639
| Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his policy is on the conversion of main and branch line track to light passenger railway use in loss-making areas; and if he will make a statement. | | (110111) | 640
N | Sir John Stanley (Tonbridge & Malling):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the installation of lighting at Junction 3 of the M20/M26 has now been approved; and what the contingent timetable is for the installation up to completion. | | (109768) | Questions to the Minister for Women and Equality 641
| Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, what exemptions are planned to proposals to outlaw sexual orientation discrimination in the provision of goods and services. | | (110238) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 642
| Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the incidence of fluctuating mental health conditions amongst (a) incapacity benefit claimants and (b) the general population in each of the last 10 years. | | (109977) | 643
| Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what research has been carried out by his Department into the reasons for trends in the number of first time claimants of incapacity benefit due to mental ill health. | | (109978) | 644
| Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which employers are working with his Department to develop schemes to assist people with mental health problems (a) to remain in work and (b) to return to work; and what the (i) content, (ii) expected outcomes and (iii) methods of evaluation are of these schemes. | | (109979) | 645
| Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he will answer question number 104865, tabled on 7th December 2006. | | (110401) | 646
| John Battle (Leeds West):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many women in (a) Leeds West constituency and (b) Leeds have received the Sure Start maternity grant since 2001. | | (110348) | 647
| John Battle (Leeds West):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) Leeds West constituency and (b) Leeds have received the winter allowance for pensioners in each year since it was introduced. | | (110349) | 648
N | Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what criteria are used to assess the levels of communication support provided for deaf employees under the access to work scheme; and if he will make a statement. | | (109747) | 649
N | Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what provisions there are under the access to work scheme for deaf clients, using British Sign Language as a preferred language, who require more than one interpreter for appointments for longer than two hours. | | (109748) | 650
N | Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what (a) necessary qualifications are required by and (b) training is provided for access to work advisers. | | (109749) | 651
N | Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many requests for voluntary contributions to access to work funding from employers in 2005-06 resulted in contributions being made; and what the total value was of such voluntary contributions. | | (109750) | 652
N | Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many access to work advisers there are in each region. | | (109751) | 653
N | Mr Stephen Byers (North Tyneside):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what percentage of (a) all people and (b) pensioners entitled to claim (i) income support, (ii) housing benefit, (iii) council tax benefit, (iv) jobseeker's allowance and (v) pension credit and minimum income guarantee failed to claim each benefit in each of the last five years; and what the total value of the unclaimed benefit was in each case. | | (109828) | 654
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants are no longer eligible to claim incapacity benefit since the most recent changes to legislation covering disability benefits. | | (110116) | 655
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many occupational pension schemes have collapsed in the last two years. | | (110119) | 656
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many overpayments of pension tax credits have been made to date; what the value is of these overpayments; and what the average debt incurred is by recipients of such overpayments. | | (110120) | 657
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the evidential basis was for the statement by the Minister for Pensions Reform on 7th December 2006, Official Report, column 453, that there were one million fewer people on benefits. | | (110024) | 658
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will place in the Library copies of all instructions and bulletins issued to staff since 1996 on the processing of applications from widowers for benefits following changes to the rules for such applications. | | (110075) | 659
N | Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department spent on recruitment advertising in each of the last three years. | | (105228) | 660
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what changes there have been to the criteria applied by his officials to test whether an applicant for Jobseeker's Allowance has satisfied the requirement to seek work since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (110323) | 661
| Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people receive disability living allowance on grounds of blindness or visual impairment. | | (110002) | 662
| Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the additional cost to public funds of awarding disability living allowance at the higher rate for mobility to registered blind and visually impaired people now in receipt of the mobility component at the lower rate. | | (110003) | 663
N | John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the reduction in the number of civil servants in his Department and each of its agencies has been in each year since 2004-05, broken down by region. | | (109689) | 664
N | John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the cost per pound to his Department of recovering an overpayment for each of the private sector companies involved with the Enforcement initiative. | | (109694) | 665
| Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households in each electoral ward in Cleethorpes constituency receive pension credit. | | (110035) | 666
| Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Cleethorpes constituency were in receipt of state benefits in each of the past 10 years, broken down by benefit. | | (110036) | 667
| Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households in Cleethorpes constituency are in receipt of winter fuel allowance. | | (110037) | 668
| Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioner households in (a) Cleethorpes constituency, (b) Great Grimsby constituency, (c) Scunthorpe constituency and (d) Brigg and Goole constituency are receiving (i) pension credit and (ii) pension savings credit; and what the average amount awarded is in each case. | | (110038) | 669
N | Mr Angus MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what criteria the Benefits Agency applied when designating Harris Tweed weavers as self-employed, as opposed to unemployed, during periods when they have no work; and from which date this policy has been applied. | | (109274) | 670
N | Mr Angus MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what agreements were reached in 1988 by the Government regarding the entitlement to benefits of Harris Tweed weavers; what assessment he has made of the work patterns of weavers in the context of their entitlement to benefits; and if he will make a statement. | | (109275) | 671
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what total amount of additional unpaid maintenance has been recovered to date as a result of the Child Support Agency's Operational Improvement plan; and if he will make a statement. | | (112663) | 672
N | Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State will reply to the letter from the hon. Member for West Worcestershire of 30th October 2006 about discrimination against deaf people. | | (109704) | 673
N | Ms Gisela Stuart (Birmingham, Edgbaston):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what criteria were taken into account in deciding to use cash costs as a measure of the cost of extending the Financial Assistance Scheme over 50 years. | | (109860) | 674
| Ms Gisela Stuart (Birmingham, Edgbaston):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with HM Treasury on estimating the net cost of compliance with the recommendations of the Parliamentary Ombudsman's report on occupational pensions. | | (109861) | 675
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were unemployed in Eastbourne in (a) 1996 and (b) 2006. | | (110388) | 676
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners in (a) Eastbourne constituency and (b) the UK receive the retirement pension age addition to those aged 80 years or over. | | (110389) | 677
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Eastbourne constituency are in receipt of incapacity benefit; and how many of these people have been in receipt of incapacity benefit for (a) up to one year, (b) one to two years, (c) two to five years and (d) over five years. | | (110390) | 678
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Child Support Agency cases were (a) outstanding and (b) unprocessed in (i) Eastbourne constituency and (ii) East Sussex in each year since 1997. | | (110391) | 679
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were in receipt of pension credit in Eastbourne constituency in each year since 2003; and how much was claimed in total in pension credit in each year. | | (110392) | 680
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were in receipt of (a) housing benefit, (b) disability living allowance and (c) council tax benefit in the Eastbourne constituency in each year since 1997; and how much was claimed in total of each benefit. | | (110393) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 681
| Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the level of unemployment in the Sunderland City Council area was in (a) 1997 and (b) the most recent year for which figures are available. | | [Transferred] (110062) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 682
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to simplify the planning process for the installation of solar power panels on domestic properties. | | [Transferred] (110140) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 683
N | Ben Chapman (Wirral South):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when the Gambling Commission is expected to report on sponsorship of football clubs by gambling companies. | | [Question Unstarred] (109410) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 684
| Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many seizures there were of wild birds illegally imported into the UK in the 12 months (a) before and (b) since October 2005. | | [Transferred] (112693) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 685
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what investigations or inquiries the Goverment has initiated during the last three years into the dealings of Mr David Mills in connection with the sale of aviation spare parts and equipment to Iran in contravention of United Nations and European Trade Union trade sanctions; and what the results were. | | [Transferred] (112662) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 686
| Mr Chris Mullin (Sunderland South):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what discussions he has had with television manufacturers on the environmentally safe disposal of redundant analogue television sets; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (110101) |
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