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The Questions Book

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Monday 19 February 2007

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


 

Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Monday 19 February 2007
(the 'Questions Book')

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Monday 19 February 2007


This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Monday 19 February 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 19 February of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.

For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Monday 19 February see Part 2 of this paper.


Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
1
Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will bring forward proposals requiring shared bank branchings in local communities.
(121379)
2
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department (a) has taken and (b) plans to take to ensure that it and related bodies are in compliance with the gender equality duty in the Equality Act 2006 by the April 2007 deadline.
(120991)
3
N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people were prosecuted in relation to activities associated with the operation of illegal fuel laundering plants in Northern Ireland during 2006; and how many were convicted.
(120286)
4
N
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the net income would be of (a) a single parent and (b) a married couple with one earner on (i) one half of average earnings, (ii) two-thirds of average earnings and (iii) average earnings paying the same rent, assuming that each is entitled to (A) working tax credit, (B) child tax credit, (C) child benefit, (D) housing benefit and (E) council tax benefit.
(121455)
5
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the economic inactivity levels were for 18 to 24 year olds who were not in full-time education in each quarter since 1979.
(121457)
6
Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has plans to introduce a windfall tax on land value increases resulting from the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games; and if he will make a statement.
(120959)
7
Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to use funds from dormant bank accounts for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
(121047)
8
Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimates his Department has made of the effect on (a) prize levels, (b) good causes revenue and (c) taxation revenues of a change to the taxation regime for the National Lottery from Lottery Duty to Gross Profits Taxation.
(121125)
9
Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue was raised from Lottery Duty in each year since the creation of the National Lottery in (a) cash terms and (b) real terms; and if he will make a statement.
(121126)
10
Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what reports his Department has commissioned into dormant bank accounts; and if he will make a statement.
(121127)
11
Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his Department's most recent estimate is of the revenue that can be released from dormant bank accounts; and if he will make a statement.
(121128)
12
Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many vehicles belonging to his Department were (a) lost and (b) stolen in each year since 1997; and what the (i) make and model and (ii) value was of each vehicle.
(121376)
13
Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to (a) encourage and (b) support staff in his Department to be more active in the workplace.
(121377)
14
N
Mr David Gauke (South West Hertfordshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what (a) correspondence and (b) discussions he has had with the Centre for Energy Policy Studies since 1st October 2006.
(120897)
15
N
Mr David Gauke (South West Hertfordshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what (a) correspondence and (b) discussions he has had with BP since 1st October 2006.
(121210)
16
N
Mr David Gauke (South West Hertfordshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what correspondence he has had with the hon. Member for Morley and Rothwell since 1st October 2006 in relation to that hon. Member's involvement with the work being undertaken by Sir Nicholas Stern for his Department on climate change.
(121244)
17
N
Mr David Gauke (South West Hertfordshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what (a) correspondence and (b) discussions he has had with Mr Nick Butler of the Centre for Energy Policy Studies since 1st October 2006.
(121245)
18
Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the merits of extending the scope of the five per cent. VAT reduction on the installation of energy saving materials in residential accommodation to include A, B and C-rated windows; what discussions he has had with representatives of the glazing industry on this issue; and if he will make a statement.
(121033)
19
Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the effect on (a) energy use, (b) carbon emissions and (c) the size of householders' energy bills of extending the scope of the five per cent. VAT reduction on the installation of energy saving materials in residential accommodation to include A, B and C-rated windows.
(121034)
20
Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of extending the scope of the five per cent. VAT reduction on the installation of energy saving materials in residential accommodation to include A, B and C-rated windows.
(121035)
21
Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total sum of bonuses paid to civil servants in his Department was in (a) 2005 and (b) 2006.
(121558)
22
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will ensure that the Office for National Statistics includes a new 100-year census confidentiality rule in primary statistics legislation.
(121012)
23
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what arrangements the Office for National Statistics plans to bring into operation to deal with the disapplication of Exemptions 41 and 44 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in respect of census records for (a) 1921, (b) 1951 and (c) 1961; and if he will make a statement.
(121068)
24
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of total savings made by the Government as a consequence of the Gershon Review; and how much of such savings are cashable.
(121404)
25
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what forecasts of the expected rise in the prison population his Department relied on in discussions with the Home Office on prison funding prior to 22nd March 2006.
(121020)
26
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the timetable is for completing the Share Incentive Plan review.
(121508)
27
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many UK employees took up Share Incentive Plans in each year between 2000-01 and 2005-06.
(121509)
28
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total value was of tax relief on share incentive plans in each year between 2000-01 and 2005-06.
(121510)
29
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the parameters are for his Department's review of share incentive plans.
(121511)
30
N
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the threshold age of 75 years for compulsory annuities was first introduced; when it was last reviewed; and what representations he has received requesting its extension.
(120290)
31
Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average life expectancy was in (a) the UK, (b) the North West and (c) Chorley constituency in (i) 1997 and (ii) 2006.
(120878)
32
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the projections for staff numbers in each HM Revenue and Customs office up until 2010; and if he will make a statement.
(120966)
33
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his latest estimate is of the cost of all forms of tax relief on pension contributions for each year since 1996-97; what forecast he has made of such reliefs in 2007-08; and if he will make a statement.
(120973)
34
N
Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he expects to answer the letter from the hon. Member for Hemel Hempstead of 10th July 2006 on VAT on charities.
(120297)
35
N
Mr Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will instruct the Office for National Statistics to include a tick box for the Cornish under the ethnic monitoring section of the 2011 Census.
(121596)
36
Sir Peter Soulsby (Leicester South):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what measures he has considered to promote greater use of the fuel E85.
(121236)
37
Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what arrangements are in place to resolve the technical difficulties affecting tax credit payments; and how long he expects it to take.
(120879)
38
Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will set a time limit for the resolution of the technical difficulties affecting tax credit payments beyond which automatic payments are made.
(121067)
39
Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Deficiency Notice letters from HM Revenue and Customs have been sent since 25th May 2006 to workers who under the proposed pensions reforms had already amassed 30 years of National Insurance contributions.
(121252)
Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
40
N
Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what the terms of reference are for the review of the consolidation of the Government's customer interface being led by the Cabinet Secretary; when it is expected to report; and if she will make a statement.
(120594)
41
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what steps her Department (a) has taken and (b) plans to take to ensure that it and related bodies are in compliance with the gender equality duty in the Equality Act 2006 by the April 2007 deadline.
(120976)
42
Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many vehicles belonging to her Department were (a) lost and (b) stolen in each year since 1997; and what the (i) make and model and (ii) value was of each vehicle.
(121359)
43
Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many civil servants in her Department are suspended on full pay and have been so for more than (a) one year and (b) five years.
(121638)
44
Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many primary care trusts the decision unit has visited in the last 12 months; and what factors the unit took into account when deciding which to visit.
(121024)
Questions to the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners
45
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Commissioners (a) have taken and (b) plan to take to ensure compliance with the gender equality duty in the Equality Act 2006 by the April 2007 deadline.
(120995)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
46
Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether she has plans to include quality of decision-making as a factor in the awarding of the housing and planning delivery grant.
(121542)
47
Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of planning applications in (a) the City of Durham and (b) England are dealt with under delegated powers.
(121548)
48
Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether she has any plans to bring forward a statutory requirement for planning authorities to take account of the recommendations of the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment.
(121551)
49
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department (a) has taken and (b) plans to take to ensure that it and related bodies are in compliance with the gender equality duty in the Equality Act 2006 by the April 2007 deadline.
(120979)
50
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the (a) purpose, (b) role and (c) aims are of the Government Office for London.
(121049)
51
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many (a) press releases, (b) letters in response to hon. Members, (c) letters in response to members of the public and (d) policy papers were produced by the Government Office for London in each of the last 10 years, broken down by month.
(121051)
52
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many staff were employed by the Government Office for London in each of the last 10 years, broken down by month; and what the staffing budget was in each year.
(121052)
53
Lorely Burt (Solihull):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether she has any plans to introduce an age equality duty.
(121075)
54
Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with the (a) Department for Trade and Industry and (b) Minister for Energy on ensuring the timely delivery of gas infrastructure projects while maximising community consultation on planning applications.
(121546)
55
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much was provided to Coventry City Council for the free local bus travel scheme.
(121486)
56
Jim Dowd (Lewisham West):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when she intends to announce the arrangements for round 6 of arms-length management organisations.
(121524)
57
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department offers to Supporting People teams on the support which should be made available to (a) older and (b) disabled people who need help with shopping.
(120935)
58
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether the Supporting People budget funds befriending schemes.
(120945)
59
Mr Mark Field (Cities of London & Westminster):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether figures on homelessness provided by local authorities to her Department take into account the number of migrants not entitled to benefits residing in their areas.
(120965)
60
Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many vehicles belonging to her Department were (a) lost and (b) stolen in each year since 1997; and what the (i) make and model and (ii) value was of each vehicle.
(121360)
61
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many public contracts have been awarded since January 2006 by councils in England to (a) Remploy and (b) other supported employers; and if she will take steps to increase the number of contracts awarded to such employers.
(121016)
62
Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the total sum of bonuses paid to civil servants in her Department was in (a) 2005 and (b) 2006.
(121553)
63
Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the number of social housing units built in (a) the London Borough of Merton, (b) South West London and (c) London in each of the last five years.
(121555)
64
Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the number of long-term empty homes in (a) the London Borough of Merton, (b) South West London and (c) London in each of the last five years.
(121556)
65
Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many homes for sale on the open market have been built in (a) the London Borough of Merton, (b) South West London and (c) London in each of the last five years.
(121563)
66
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what measurable change in people's attitudes or actions in each relevant area followed the advertising campaigns to which she referred to in the Answer of 10th July 2006, Official Report, column 1536W, on advertising campaigns.
(121588)
67
Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the (a) population, (b) formula grant and (c) formula grant per head of population is for each county council and metropolitan borough, in descending order of the grant per head.
(121654)
68
Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will list in descending order the ratio of council tax to budget requirement for each county council and metropolitan borough.
(121655)
69
Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what additional grant was given to Chorley Borough Council to cover the free local bus travel scheme.
(120910)
70
Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much was awarded to Chorley Borough Council in Government grants in each of the last three years.
(120911)
71
N
Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 6th February 2007, Official Report, column 783W, on the Milton Keynes tariff, on what date she expects the Milton Keynes Prospectus agreement to be signed by all concerned parties; and how many dwellings she expects to be built in the expansion area.
(120805)
72
Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 6th February to Question 118737, by how much the contribution per dwelling will have to rise to reach the £311 million that is expected to be raised from developers of the relevant expansion areas.
(120866)
73
Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many council houses were sold to sitting tenants in each year since 1976; and on what basis decisions are made to sell council houses to (a) tenants and (b) tenants of housing associations under the right to buy.
(120864)
74
N
Mr Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which national minorities within the UK are covered by the Council of Europe Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities.
(121597)
75
N
Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs on the application of Freedom of Information regulations to private companies performing public services are subject to.
(120466)
76
N
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many tenants in England and Wales had possession proceedings issued against them in each of the last three years in efforts to tackle anti-social behaviour.
(120599)
Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs
77
N
Mr Alan Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many inquests are expected to arise from the Nimrod crash in Afghanistan in September 2006.
(119944)
78
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what steps her Department (a) has taken and (b) plans to take to ensure that it and related bodies are in compliance with the gender equality duty in the Equality Act 2006 by the April 2007 deadline.
(120978)
79
Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what information is collected by the freedom of information clearing house on instances of applications for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 by applicants identifying themselves as hon. Members.
(121161)
80
Philip Davies (Shipley):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many magistrates' courts have been affected by strike action by court staff in each of the last three years; and how many days of court business she estimates have been lost as a result of these strikes.
(121465)
81
Philip Davies (Shipley):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what the (a) policy and (b) procedure is which governs the handing over of defendants by the courts to the immigration authorities where there is a warrant for deportation.
(121535)
82
Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many vehicles belonging to her Department were (a) lost and (b) stolen in each year since 1997; and what the (i) make and model and (ii) value was of each vehicle.
(121374)
83
Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what the total sum of bonuses paid to civil servants in her Department was in (a) 2005 and (b) 2006.
(121554)
84
N
Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, pursuant to the answer to question 119001, what restrictions are not related to accession to the throne.
(121076)
85
Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, under what circumstances the brain of a deceased person may be retained by a coroner; for how long body parts may be retained; what procedures are in place for informing families that body parts of a deceased relative have been retained; and whether body parts may be retained by a coronor without informing the deceased's family.
(121634)
86
Mr Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many legal aid applications were granted to property owners by the Legal Services Commission in each year since 2000.
(121600)
87
Mr Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what the administration costs of the Legal Services Commission were in each year since 2000.
(121601)
88
N
Mr Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many applications for legal aid were refused by the Legal Services Commission on grounds of (a) the resources of other persons where another person has been maintaining the applicant or their partner and (b) resources of other persons made available to the applicant or their partner in the past, in each year since 2000.
(121602)
89
N
Mr Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many applications for legal aid were (a) received and (b) granted by the Legal Services Commission in each year since 2000.
(121603)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
90
N
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to encourage cinemas to give greater space to British films.
(120462)
91
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department (a) has taken and (b) plans to take to ensure that it and related bodies are in compliance with the gender equality duty in the Equality Act 2006 by the April 2007 deadline.
(120977)
92
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the economic benefit which will be derived from providing spectator accommodation for the Olympic Games, broken down by London borough; and if she will make a statement.
(121010)
93
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what representations she has received on the draft Transport Plan for the 2012 Olympic Games in relation to enhancing public transport provision to outer London boroughs, broken down by London borough; and if she will make a statement.
(121011)
94
Clive Efford (Eltham):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the impact of land banking of open space designated for sports on the availability of sports facilities; and if she will make a statement.
(121135)
95
Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will place in the Library the consumer study undertaken by her Department on the resale of entertainment tickets; and if she will make a statement.
(120952)
96
Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with the London Development Agency on the use of funds accrued through the disposal of land used for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games for cost overruns of the Olympic budget; and if she will make a statement.
(121044)
97
Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many vehicles belonging to her Department were (a) lost and (b) stolen in each year since 1997; and what the (i) make and model and (ii) value was of each vehicle.
(121358)
98
Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the total sum of bonuses paid to civil servants in her Department was in (a) 2005 and (b) 2006.
(121552)
99
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what technical information has been provided to organisations in the programme making and special events sector by her Department in order for them to prepare for the switchover to digital television broadcasting; and if she will make a statement.
(121196)
100
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what total Government spending was on the UK Film Council in the lastest peroid for which figures are available.
(121628)
101
Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what representations she has received from organisations in the programme making and special events sector on the Digital Dividend Review and its impact on members of the British Entertainment Industry Radio Group; what consideration she has given to such representations; and if she will make a statement.
(121071)
102
N
Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what meetings the Secretary of State, Ministers or officials have held with (a) Mick Hucknall and (b) other representatives of ASK Property Developments over the past five years.
(120957)
103
Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much was paid by Ofcom to (a) consultants and (b) other outside agencies in each year since 2003.
(121625)
104
Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many complaints were made to OFCOM on Big Brother by (a) email, (b) telephone and (c) letter; and what the estimated cost was of dealing with these complaints.
(121629)
105
Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many staff were employed by OFCOM in each year since 2003; and what the salary cost was in each year.
(121630)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
106
N
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in what locations the Iraq Survey Group found evidence of latent biological weapons programmes in Iraq since 2003; and what material was found.
(120960)
107
N
Mr Richard Benyon (Newbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects the Minister with responsibility for veterans to report on the case of maladministration of the late William Norbury's war pension.
(120284)
108
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department (a) has taken and (b) plans to take to ensure that it and related bodies are in compliance with the gender equality duty in the Equality Act 2006 by the April 2007 deadline.
(120980)
109
N
Colin Challen (Morley & Rothwell):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will extend the consultation period on the proposed replacement for Trident by three months.
(120862)
110
N
Colin Challen (Morley & Rothwell):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the responses he has received to the consultation on the proposed replacement for Trident.
(120887)
111
Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many individuals have died whilst detained by the Multinational Forces in Iraq; how many were being held without charge or trial; and if he will make a statement.
(120880)
112
Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many individuals are being detained by the Multinational Forces in Iraq; how many are being held without charge or trial; and if he will make a statement.
(120881)
113
Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many individuals are being held by the British contingent of the Multi-National Force in Iraq; for how long each has been held; whether each has been charged or brought to trial; whether any has British nationality; and if he will make a statement.
(120882)
114
Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many individuals have been held by the British contingent of the Multi-National Force in Iraq but are now not in such custody; how many were held for more than (a) one week, (b) one month, (c) six months, (d) one year and (e) two years; how many have (i) been charged, (ii) brought to trial and (iii) died in custody; whether any had British nationality; and if he will make a statement.
(120883)
115
Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the latest situation is with regard to the detention by the British contingent of the Multi-National Force in Iraq of UK/Iraqi national Abdul Razzaq Ali al-Jedda; whether he has been charged with any offence or brought to trial; and if he will make a statement.
(120884)
116
Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the pension entitlements of retired Gurkhas.
(121211)
117
N
Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the budget of the RAF Red Arrows display team will be in 2007-08.
(120298)
118
N
Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to ensure that the RAF Red Arrows display team will be based at RAF Scampton for at least the next three years.
(120299)
119
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department received from the US Administration the CD recording of the attack which resulted in the death of Lance Corporal of Horse Matthew Hull; under what conditions the CD was given to the Department; which sections of the Department received copies of the recording; how many copies were received; whether any further copies were made; which individuals have had possession of a copy of the recording; what the security classification was of the recording; and what the consequences of this classification were for its handling and disclosure.
(121239)
120
Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many vehicles belonging to his Department were (a) lost and (b) stolen in each year since 1997; and what the (i) make and model and (ii) value was of each vehicle.
(121373)
121
Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total sum of bonuses paid to civil servants in his Department was in (a) 2005 and (b) 2006.
(121557)
122
N
Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the outcome of the NATO Defence Ministers meeting on 8th and 9th February 2007.
(121271)
123
Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether former service personnel who receive a payment under the new Armed Forces Compensation Scheme will be treated in an analagous manner to ex-servicemen and women who have received a war pension in regard to priority treatment on the NHS.
(121490)
124
Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what budget has been allocated to fund the rebranding of the Veterans Agency and Armed Forces Personnel Administration Agency as the Service Personnel and Veterans Agency; and if he will make a statement.
(121491)
125
N
Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many boards of inquiry have been conducted relating to the death of Pte Jason Smith.
(121492)
126
N
Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether all results from the boards of inquiry related to Pte Jason Smith have been made available to his next of kin.
(121493)
127
N
Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel injured have received compensation under (a) the War Pensions Scheme and (b) Armed Forces Compensation Scheme since 2001 due to loss of (i) both legs and both arms, (ii) both legs at or above the knee, (iii) both legs below the knee, (iv) one leg at or above the knee, (v) one leg below the knee, (vi) both arms at or above the elbow, (vii) both arms below the elbow, (viii) one arm at or above the elbow, (ix) one arm below the elbow, and following (x) sustaining deep second degree or third degree burns to more than 70 per cent. of the body, (xi) being blinded in both eyes and (xii) having been made deaf.
(121494)
128
Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the current (a) percentage and (b) number of postings is with less than four months notice in (i) the armed forces and (ii) each service.
(121495)
129
Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many extra (a) helicopters, (b) armoured vehicles and (c) artillery guns will be deployed to Afghanistan as part of the April roulement.
(121496)
130
Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) percentage and (b) number of occasions was where the time taken for transfer of student records between UK schools and service children's education schools exceeded 15 days in each year of the last three years.
(121497)
131
Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which (a) conferences and (b) away days were undertaken by staff in his Department in the last 12 months.
(121498)
132
Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether priority treatment for former service personnel is for (a) illness and injury compensated for by war pensions and (b) any injury or illness sustained during service in the armed forces.
(121499)
133
Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps have been taken to minimise the number of heat-related casualties in the armed forces deployed on operations.
(121500)
134
Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) shortest and (b) average tour interval is of (i) the Light Dragoons, (ii) 1st Battalion The Grenadier Guards, (iii) 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment, (iv) 1st Battalion The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters, (v) 26 Engineer Regiment Royal Engineers, (vi) 19 Regiment Royal Artillery, (vii) 2 Signal Regiment Royal Signals, (viii) 4 Logistic Support Regiment Royal Logistic Corps, (ix) 4 General Support Medical Regiment Royal Army Medical Corps, (x) the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment, (xi) 3 Regiment Army Air Corps (xii) 9 Regiment Army Air Corps, (xiii) 2 squadron of the Royal Air Force Regiment, (xiv) 15 squadron of the Royal Air Force Regiment and (xv) 51 squadron of the Royal Air Force Regiment.
(121501)
135
Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library the latest Continuous Attitudes Survey from each of the services.
(121502)
136
Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much was spent on military training in each year since 1997.
(121503)
137
Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the value of the Long Service Advance of Pay was in April of each year since 1997.
(121504)
138
Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel are under the age of 18 years.
(121505)
139
Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armoured vehicles were in active service with the Army in (a) 1997 and (b) 2007.
(121506)
140
Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what measures are taken to ensure that British service personnel are properly (a) trained and (b) equipped to operate in conditions of extreme (i) heat and (ii) cold.
(121507)
141
Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has been made of the usability and practicality of the uniform currently worn by British service personel on operations.
(121515)
142
Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when modifications were last made to the uniform in use by service personnel on operations.
(121516)
143
Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what measures are taken to ensure that British service personnel are trained in (a) language and (b) culture of an area prior to operational deployment there.
(121517)
144
Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what training medical personnel in the armed forces receive on training and preventing heat-related casualties.
(121518)
145
Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what systems are in place to catalogue and account for medical records of British service personnel.
(121519)
146
Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many British service personnel's medical records are missing.
(121520)
147
Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many heat related (a) casualties and (b) deaths of British service personnel there have been in (i) Iraq and (ii) Afghanistan since the commencement of operations.
(121521)
148
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on UK personnel wearing non-UK insignia on uniforms; and if he will make a statement.
(121386)
149
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) UK and (b) other submarines have been assigned to EUFOR activities; where they have been assigned; and for what reasons.
(121387)
150
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the deployment of submarines in support of EUFOR operations in the Congo, as referred to in Article 4 (vii) of the Agreement between the EU and Gabon on host nation status for over-the-horizon forces.
(121388)
151
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) role and (b) powers are of the Chairman of the Military Committee of the European Union; and if he will make a statement.
(121389)
152
Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which Ministers will visit the Falkland Islands to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Falklands War.
(120904)
153
Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what grants have been made available to groups to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Falklands War.
(120905)
154
Mark Hunter (Cheadle):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people (a) are eligible for and (b) have applied for the UK armed forces veterans lapel badge in (i) the UK and (ii) Cheadle constituency.
(121027)
155
Mark Hunter (Cheadle):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to promote the availability of the UK armed forces veterans lapel badge.
(121028)
156
N
Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many incidents of friendly fire by American military personnel on British servicemen there have been in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan since 1990; and what the (i) location and (ii) date of each such incident was.
(121079)
157
N
Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many British service personnel have been (a) killed and (b) injured by friendly fire from American military personnel in (i) Iraq, (ii) Afghanistan and (iii) elsewhere in each year since 1990.
(121080)
158
N
Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many incidents of friendly fire by British military personnel on American servicemen there have been in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan since 1990.
(121081)
159
Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 26th January 2007, Official Report, columns 2072-3W, on cluster munitions, what level of failure rate he defines as being within acceptable bounds; and if he will make a statement.
(121645)
160
Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 1st February 2007, Official Report, column 504W, on cluster munitions, what new capabilities are being introduced to replace (a) the M26 Rocket System and (b) the BL 755 and RBL 755 cluster bombs; and if he will make a statement.
(121646)
161
Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost was of maintaining the garrison on the Falklands in the most recent year for which figures are available.
(121476)
162
Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has received from Annington Homes under the profit-sharing scheme from the proceeds of sales of former Ministry of Defence housing and land (a) nationally and (b) at Colchester in each year since the scheme began.
(121099)
163
Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he will answer the letter from the hon. Member for Chichester of 18th October 2006 on behalf of his constituent Lt Colonel Murray Smith.
(120893)
Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister
164
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what steps his Department (a) has taken and (b) will be taking to ensure that it is in compliance with the gender equality duty in the Equality Act 2006 by the April 2007 deadline.
(120994)
165
Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many vehicles belonging to his Department were (a) lost and (b) stolen in each year since its information; and what the (i) make and model and (ii) value was of each vehicle.
(121375)
166
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when he expects to answer Question 109542, tabled on 12th December 2006.
(121193)
167
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what his diary arrangements were during each period for which he has assumed the Prime Minister's responsibilities in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
(121390)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills
168
N
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what average time was taken between a statement being requested and being issued in cases where the full appeal process via tribunals has been exercised in the latest year for which figures are available, broken down by local educational authority .
(120463)
169
Mr Brian Binley (Northampton South):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many convicted child sex offenders are on list 99; and if he will make a statement.
(121647)
170
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps his Department (a) has taken and (b) plans to take to ensure that it and related bodies are in compliance with the gender equality duty in the Equality Act 2006 by the April 2007 deadline.
(120981)
171
N
Mr David Chaytor (Bury North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many and what percentage of (a) primary and (b) secondary school pupils lived more than three miles from the school that they attend on the latest date for which data are available.
(120678)
172
N
Mr David Chaytor (Bury North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the name is of each maintained boarding school or school with boarding houses; in which local authority each school is located; how many pupils are on roll at each; and what percentage of pupils at each (a) are eligible for free school meals, (b) have special educational needs, (c) are from ethnic minorities and (d) are selected on the basis of (i) academic ability and (ii) aptitude.
(120808)
173
N
Mr David Chaytor (Bury North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many secondary schools designated as specialist there are in each local authority; what the (a) name and (b) designation is of each specialist school selecting by aptitude in each authority; and what percentage of pupils are selected by aptitude by each school.
(120809)
174
Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether his Department takes into account the recent academic performance of a school when deciding whether it should be closed; and if he will make a statement.
(120970)
175
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what plans his Department has to reform the national curriculum in history; and if he will make a statement.
(121168)
176
N
Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps he is taking to ensure that schools are fulfilling their duty to promote community cohesion; and if he will make a statement.
(121250)
177
N
Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will ask Ofsted to examine the detail of textbooks used at the King Fahad school; and if he will make a statement.
(121255)
178
Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 7th February 2007, Official Report, column 998W, on new competitions, how many new participants were produced by these competitions, broken down by sport.
(121599)
179
Dr Hywel Francis (Aberavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps he has taken to support carers which they are engaged in learning activities; and if he will make a statement.
(121268)
180
Dr Hywel Francis (Aberavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what discussions he has had recently with (a) educational bodies and (b) carers organisations on improving access to skills opportunities for carers; and if he will make a statement.
(121270)
181
Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many vehicles belonging to his Department were (a) lost and (b) stolen in each year since 1997; and what the (i) make and model and (ii) value was of each vehicle.
(121372)
182
N
Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what his Department's definition is of full-time education.
(121242)
183
Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority consultation on the curriculum review is being conducted in line with the Cabinet Office Code of Practice on Consultation; and if he will make a statement.
(121238)
184
Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, which organisations will be responsible for providing the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority with analysis and evaluation of responses to the Secondary Curriculum Review questionnaires hosted by (a) Ipsos MORI and (b) surveymonkey.com.
(121410)
185
Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, for what reason the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority chose to have separate online surveys for the revised programmes of study and supporting materials as part of the consultation on the Secondary Curriculum Review.
(121411)
186
Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, on what basis the Qualifications Curriculum Authority chose (a) Ipsos MORI and (b) surveymonkey.com to host questionnaires as part of the consultation on the Secondary Curriculum Review.
(121412)
187
Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will bring forward proposals to introduce the compulsory study of financial literacy in the National Curriculum; and if he will make a statement.
(121134)
188
Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the total sum of bonuses paid to civil servants in his Department was in (a) 2005 and (b) 2006.
(121565)
189
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps he has taken to transpose into draft legislation the Recognition of Professional Qualifications Directive, with particular reference to midwifery.
(121200)
190
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what changes are to be implemented to the Leonardo da Vinci programme in the UK to improve efficiency for the second phase; what the co-funding procedures are; which projects are to be funded; what progress has been made on the development of a common qualifications standard; and if he will make a statement.
(121391)
191
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, which (a) senior personnel and (b) special advisers have left his Department to work in (i) education-related businesses and (ii) lobbying since 1997; and what steps are taken to ensure the relevant period between periods of employment under Cabinet Office guidance is adhered to.
(121399)
192
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the budget is of the management board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training; and what share is met by the UK.
(121400)
193
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the work programme is of the management board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training; and if he will make a statement.
(121401)
194
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will deposit in the Library a list of courses that are made available to members of his Department as part of the Investors in People programme.
(121403)
195
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the completion rates were for (a) Apprenticeships and (b) Advance Apprenticeships in each sector in the latest period for which figures are available.
(121405)
196
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what policy developments there have been in his area of responsibility that responded to EU decisions recommendations and communications in each of the last three years as referred to in the Answer of 5th July 2006, Official Report, column 1125W, on EU integration.
(121587)
197
John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many children have died whilst in the care of a local authority in England in each year since 1980; and how many of those died as a consequence of the actions of another person.
(121533)
198
John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will review the guidance on how many babies each foster (a) carer and (b) household is permitted to look after with a view to making an assessment of whether the safety of such infants is at increased risk in foster households caring for multiple infants and babies.
(121538)
199
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what factors were taken into account when deciding whether to include personal, social and health education as a statutory part of the National Curriculum.
(121246)
200
Mark Hunter (Cheadle):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what estimate he has made of the average level of graduate debt in (a) England, (b) Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council area and (c) Cheadle constituency.
(121030)
201
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many looked after children there were in the Peterborough City Council area in each year since 1997.
(121184)
202
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many looked after children achieved (a) five or more GCSE grades A*-E, (b) two or more A-levels and (c) entry to a higher education establishment in each local education authority in the Eastern region in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement.
(121187)
203
Mr Boris Johnson (Henley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many staff were responsible for musical instrument teaching in (a) head-count and (b) full-time equivalent terms in maintained (i) primary and (ii) secondary schools in each year between 1996 and 2006.
(121624)
204
N
Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of individuals who entered higher education came from each social class in each year since 2002.
(120326)
205
N
Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of 14 year old (a) boys and (b) girls reached level 5 in the national curriculum tests in (i) English, (ii) mathematics and (iii) science in each year since 2002.
(120327)
206
Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what guidance is given on the installation of sprinkler systems in Building Schools for the Future projects; what guidance is given on steps to minimising school insurance costs; and if he will make a statement.
(121523)
207
Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of financial education programmes for 14 to 16 year olds; and if he will make a statement.
(121018)
208
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much was spent on (a) provision of childminders and (b) the expansion of the childminder network in each of the last three years.
(121522)
209
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much and what proportion of the £3 billion allocated to the foundation stage curriculum has been (a) allocated and (b) spent on (i) Sure Start, (ii) children's centres and (iii) nursery provision.
(121591)
210
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many neighbourhood nurseries joined the Sure Start programme in (a) 2004, (b) 2005 and (c) 2006.
(121594)
211
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many childcare places were (a) opened and (b) closed in each year since 2004.
(121595)
212
Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment his Department has made of the number of hours study required to achieve (a) conversational and (b) newspaper reading ability in Mandarin; and if he will make a statement.
(121416)
213
N
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many building or refurbishing projects under Building Schools for the Future for (a) primary and (b) secondary schools have been subject to a building research establishment's environmental assessment method assessment.
(120291)
214
N
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many primary school newbuild and refurbishment projects under the Building Schools for the Future programme (a) are valued at over £500,000, (b) involve the rebuilding or complete refurbishment of more than 10 per cent. of the school's floor area and (c) fit into both categories.
(120292)
215
N
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many secondary school newbuild and refurbishment projects under the Building Schools for the Future programme (a) are valued at over £2 million, (b) involve the rebuilding or complete refurbishment of more than 10 per cent. of the school's floor area and (c) fit into both categories.
(120293)
216
N
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether Academy building projects are subject to a Building Research Establishment environmental assessment method assessment.
(120294)
217
N
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what (a) visits and (b) meetings Ministers (i) have had and (ii) are scheduled to have in 2007 on the 2006-07 Year of Action on sustainable development for schools.
(120296)
218
N
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the average cost was of energy usage for an (a) primary school, (b) secondary school and (c) academy in 2005-06.
(120895)
219
N
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) primary and (b) secondary schools which have had a building or refurbishing project subject to a Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method assessment achieved a mark of very good.
(120896)
220
Mr John Randall (Uxbridge):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much funding was provided by (a) his Department and (b) non-departmental bodies funded by his Department for sports colleges in each year since 1997.
(121525)
221
Anne Snelgrove (South Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the provisions in the Children's Act 2004 to ensure the safety of children who are privately fostered.
(121043)
222
N
Helen Southworth (Warrington South):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many children looked after by a local authority were missing in 2006 for (a) more than a week and (b) more than a month; and how many such children went missing in that year and did not return at all.
(121261)
223
N
Helen Southworth (Warrington South):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, on how many occasions during 2006 a looked after child was missing from care overnight.
(121262)
224
N
Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how he will measure the quality of outcomes for providers of courses to learners that are not geared towards gaining a qualification within the Framework for Excellence.
(121639)
225
Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether it will be possible for all providers within the Learning and Skills sector to achieve excellence when measured against the standards to be set out in the Framework for Excellence; and if he will make a statement.
(121640)
226
N
Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many and what percentage of the adult population in England have achieved at least a level (a) 2 and (b) 3 qualification.
(121661)
227
Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the (a) statutory and (b) non-statutory duties of special educational needs (SEN) advisers are; what (i) guidance and (ii) legislation sets out their duties; what mechanisms of accountability are in place to audit their performance; and what targets have been set to measure effectiveness of SEN advisers.
(121631)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
228
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department (a) has taken and (b) plans to take to ensure that it and related bodies are in compliance with the gender equality duty in the Equality Act 2006 by the April 2007 deadline.
(120982)
229
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate the Department has made of the number of abandoned vehicles in each month of the last five years, broken down by (a) region and (b) local authority area.
(121008)
230
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the Department for Trade and Industry on encouraging the retail industry to reduce energy use.
(121169)
231
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to encourage retail outlets to reduce energy use, particularly on lighting outside opening hours.
(121170)
232
Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential for the rapid spreading of the H5N1 virus between birds in sealed containment sheds used for factory farming poultry.
(121152)
233
Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the vulnerability of poultry sheds to incursion by wild birds via ventilation systems.
(121162)
234
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will introduce a requirement that all keepers of livestock, including hobby farmers, take measures to reduce the possibility of animal disease breakdowns and transmission.
(120888)
235
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations he has made to the EU review of the movement of pet animals; and what steps he has taken to ensure that there will be no diminutions in the provisions of the UK Pet Travel Scheme.
(120921)
236
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the current risk facing the UK from rabies.
(120922)
237
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the Government's policy is on the use of vaccinations to contain rabies.
(120923)
238
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the policy reasons are for his decision to keep the Veterinary Laboratories Agency and the Institute for Animal Health as separate agencies.
(120924)
239
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what international research his Department is (a) commissioning and (b) supporting into the (i) causes and (ii) transmission of avian influenza.
(120925)
240
Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many vehicles belonging to his Department were (a) lost and (b) stolen in each year since 1997; and what the (i) make and model and (ii) value was of each vehicle.
(121371)
241
Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the total sum of bonuses paid to civil servants in his Department was in (a) 2005 and (b) 2006.
(121564)
242
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department's Claims Annual Report 2005-06; and when the next report is due to be published.
(121398)
243
N
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has been made by the Waste and Resources Action Programme of the effectiveness of local authorities in preventing the co-mingling of glass with other recycables; and if he will publish statistics relating to each authority's effectiveness in this area.
(121259)
244
N
Paul Holmes (Chesterfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much public money his Department spent on heritage in each year since 1997.
(121082)
245
Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many representations he has received from individuals in Chorley constituency on incorrect farm payments in the last 12 months.
(121218)
246
Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to promote exports of UK dairy products.
(121219)
247
Mr Shahid Malik (Dewsbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the merits of introducing compulsory minimum levels for recycling of household waste which must be met by local councils.
(120917)
248
Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many regulations brought forward by his Department came into force in 2006.
(121157)
249
Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many EU regulations were gold-plated by his Department in each year since 2001.
(121158)
250
Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many regulations his Department revoked in each year since 2001.
(121159)
251
Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many seizures of illegal meat imports there were in each of the last five years.
(121160)
252
Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the causes of the increase in rat infestations in recent years.
(120865)
253
Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the amount and proportion of material collected by local authorities for recycling that is subsequently rejected because of (a) co-mingling and (b) other contamination; and if he will make a statement.
(121086)
254
Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much cod has been landed and recorded on the Department's computer system since 1st January 2007.
(120900)
255
Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had on the use of mobile incineration units to incinerate the turkeys culled during the Suffolk H5N1 outbreak.
(121025)
256
Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which countries have been sent the Protecting Whales - A Global Responsibility document; which countries he consulted before publishing the document; and if he will make a statement.
(121409)
257
N
Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the cost has been of the clean up operation at the turkey farm owned by Bernard Matthews.
(120662)
258
N
Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much compensation he expects to be paid to Bernard Matthews for the outbreak of avian influenza.
(120663)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
259
Mr David Anderson (Blaydon):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if she will make a statement on the situation in Kashmir.
(121451)
260
N
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate she has made of the number of Iraqi (a) scientists and (b) government officials who left Iraq for Syria in the month before the allied invasion of Iraq in 2003.
(120464)
261
N
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment she has made of the (a) nature and (b) quantity of (i) chemical and (ii) biological weapons or weapons capability that was transferred from Iraq to (A) Syria and (B) Lebanon in the six months prior to the allied invasion of Iraq in 2003; and if she will make a statement.
(120465)
262
Lyn Brown (West Ham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the prospects for peace in Northern Uganda following the recent breakdown of peace talks; and if she will make a statement.
(121059)
263
Lyn Brown (West Ham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports she has received on the composition of the new cabinet in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
(121060)
264
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps her Department (a) has taken and (b) plans to take to ensure that it and related bodies are in compliance with the gender equality duty in the Equality Act 2006 by the April 2007 deadline.
(120983)
265
Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many issues have been raised with the Government by the International Committee for the Red Cross in (a) Afghanistan and (b) Iraq; how many of the issues raised (i) related to the UK forces and (ii) were communicated to the UK in its role as a member of the multinational forces; how many detainees were the subject of issues raised; whether the Government has responded in each case; whether the International Committee for the Red Cross has declared itself to the Government as dissatisfied with the response or raised the issue again subsequently; and if she will make a statement.
(120963)
266
N
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, who she expects to represent the UK at the Non-Proliferation Treaty preparatory committee meeting in Geneva in May.
(120810)
267
N
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what policy statement will be made by UK representatives at the Non-Proliferation Treaty preparatory committee meeting in Geneva in May; and if she will make a statement.
(120811)
268
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her American counterparts on the future of Guantanamo Bay.
(121222)
269
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions she has had with the US authorities on transferring of detainees at Guantanamo Bay to other countries; and if she will make a statement.
(121223)
270
Philip Davies (Shipley):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on what issues the EU is permitted to spend funds advertising on UK television and radio.
(121462)
271
Jim Dowd (Lewisham West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to promote an end to the conflict in Sri Lanka.
(121513)
272
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if she will make representations to the government of Uganda on the recent attacks on the Lords Resistance Army by the Ugandan People's Defence Force in designated areas.
(120889)
273
Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many vehicles belonging to her Department were (a) lost and (b) stolen in each year since 1997; and what the (i) make and model and (ii) value was of each vehicle.
(121363)
274
Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the total sum of bonuses paid to civil servants in her Department was in (a) 2005 and (b) 2006.
(121562)
275
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the cost of the Permanent Committee on Geographical Names was in the last year for which figures are available.
(121394)
276
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what her policy is on the content of the proposed declaration to mark the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome; and if she will make a statement.
(121396)
277
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what investigations have been undertaken to identify the assets outside Zimbabwe of the members of the Mugabe regime who are subject to an EU assets freeze.
(121586)
278
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if she will bring forward proposals to enable the House to consider the activation of passerelle provisions in EC treaty law before they are implemented as referred to in the Answer of 10th July 2006, Official Report, column 1528W, on passerelle clauses.
(121589)
279
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on how many occasions since the EU travel ban was imposed on Mugabe regime members such individuals have travelled to the UK; what measures are taken to detect such travel; whether the transit of such individuals via a UK airport would be detected in the normal course of events; what guidance the Department has issued to border authorities in respect of these individuals; and how many times a visa request has been received from such a person.
(121590)
280
Kate Hoey (Vauxhall):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations she has made to the US Administration on its requirement for UK citizens with HIV/AIDS to obtain a separate visa to visit that country; and if she will make a statement.
(120974)
281
Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what make of cars are made available to the governor of each of the UK's overseas territories.
(120901)
282
Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when a Government Minister last visited the British Virgin Islands; and what plans there are for a Ministerial visit to the British Virgin Islands.
(120902)
283
Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if she will make a statement on relations between the UK Government and the government of (a) Gibraltar, (b) the Falklands, (c) the British Virgin Islands, (d) the Cayman Islands and (e) the Turks and Caicos Islands.
(120903)
284
Mark Hunter (Cheadle):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government has taken in discussions with the Chinese government to ensure freedom for Chinese national and international press during the Beijing 2008 Olympics; what the outcomes of those steps were; and what future actions she plans to take.
(121036)
285
Mark Hunter (Cheadle):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government (a) has taken and (b) plans to take to prevent religious persecution in Burma.
(121037)
286
Mark Hunter (Cheadle):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether she has received reports of non-uniformed Chinese troops operating in the Sudan.
(121038)
287
Mark Hunter (Cheadle):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if the Government will make representations to press for an independent investigation into the shooting of Tibetan refugees in September 2006 by Chinese border guards; and if she will make a statement.
(121039)
288
Mark Hunter (Cheadle):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if she will make representations to the Chinese government to encourage the introduction of legislation in China to prohibit the use of evidence from torture in Chinese courts.
(121040)
289
Mark Hunter (Cheadle):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations the Government has made to the Chinese government to encourage the cessation of the re-education through labour programme; and what the outcome of these representations was.
(121041)
290
Mark Hunter (Cheadle):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations the Government has made to the Chinese government on human rights violations in China; and what the outcome of these representations was.
(121042)
291
Mr David Jones (Clwyd West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 6th February 2007, Official Report, column 820W, on Colombia, what assessment her Department has made of the observance of the human rights of (a) Raquel Castro and (b) Samuel Morales by the Colombian authorities since their arrest on 5th August 2004; and if she will make a statement.
(121118)
292
Mr David Jones (Clwyd West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 6th February 2007, Official Report, column 820W, on Colombia, what information the UK Embassy in Bogota has received from the Colombian government on the legal case against Samuel Morales and Raquel Castro; what reports she has received from the Embassy on the case since receipt of that information; whether she has made representations to the Colombian authorities on (a) the safety of the conviction and (b) the nature of the offence with which they were charged; and if she will make a statement.
(121527)
293
N
Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which members of the Bermuda Overseas Territory Government have served as conscripts in the Royal Bermuda Regiment.
(121355)
294
Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 6th February 2007, Official Report, column 823W, on the Horn of Africa and Sudan, whether any of the representatives of the parties to the conflict in the Horn of Africa and Sudan whom Foreign and Commonwealth Office officials have met in the last 12 months are members of organisations included on the (a) UK and (b) EU list of proscribed terrorist organisations; and if she will make a statement.
(121381)
295
Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the timetable is for resolving the status of Kosovo.
(121415)
296
Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what issues were discussed at the meeting between the Minister for Europe and the President, Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary of Serbia on 7th February 2007; what the outcome was of those discussions; and if she will make a statement.
(121120)
297
Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the Serbian government's policy towards the recommendation of Special Envoy Ahtisaari for the future status of Kosovo; and if she will make a statement.
(121121)
298
Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment she has made of Serbia's compliance with its obligations to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia; and if she will make a statement.
(121122)
299
Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment she has made of Serbia's progress towards compliance with the prerequisites for European Union membership; and if she will make a statement.
(121123)
300
Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether she discussed the use of cluster munitions in Lebanon with (a) the Israeli Foreign Secretary and (b) the Israeli Defence Secretary when she met them on 6th February 2007; and if she will make a statement.
(121138)
301
Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent progress she has made in securing assistance from Israel to assist international efforts to clear Lebanon of unexploded cluster munitions; and if she will make a statement.
(121139)
302
Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether she discussed Israel's withholding of Palestinian tax revenues with her Israeli counterpart when she met her on 6th February 2007; and if she will make a statement.
(121140)
303
Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of progress towards (a) restoring direct funding to the Palestinian Authority and (b) the release to the Palestinian Authority of tax revenues being withheld by Israel; and if she will make a statement.
(121141)
304
Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications of recent events in the Palestinian Territories for the peace process; and if she will make a statement.
(121142)
305
Mr Chris Mullin (Sunderland South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent contribution the Government has made towards a negotiated end to the war in Northern Uganda; and if she will make a statement.
(121264)
306
Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when she next expects to visit Indonesia.
(121452)
307
Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations she has made to the government of Zimbabwe on human rights.
(121207)
308
N
David Taylor (North West Leicestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations she has received on allegations of human rights violations in Israel and Palestine.
(120325)
309
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the British Embassy has taken to assist Mr Rafiq Gorgi in his request for his deceased wife's personal belongings to be returned.
(121438)
310
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when she next plans to visit Saudi Arabia.
(121439)
311
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations she has received concerning the decision of the Attorney General to halt the Serious Fraud Office investigation into arms sales to Saudi Arabia.
(121440)
312
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the budget is of her Department's delegation to the Hajj.
(121441)
313
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations she has received concerning the treatment of British citizens in Saudi Arabia.
(121442)
314
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many British citizens have died in Saudi Arabia in each of the last three years.
(121443)
315
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which Ministers in her Department have visited Saudi Arabia in (a) 2004, (b) 2005 and (c) 2006; and for what purpose.
(121444)
316
Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions she has had with (a) (i) ministers and (ii) officials in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and (b) Cabinet colleagues about whaling in the last 12 months; and if she will make a statement.
(121021)
317
Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions she has had with representatives from other governments on whaling since the last meeting of the International Whaling Commission; and when she next plans to discuss whaling with her foreign counterparts.
(121022)
318
Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when she next plans to discuss the international moratorium on whaling with (a) her Japanese counterpart and (b) representatives from the government of (i) Antigua and Barbuda, (ii) Benin, (iii) Cambodia, (iv) Cameroon, (v) Cote d'Ivoire, (vi) Denmark and (v) Dominica.
(121023)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
319
Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government is taking to improve the quality of service from independent sector treatment centres; and if she will make a statement.
(121031)
320
Tony Baldry (Banbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she commissioned Dr Sheila Shribman to report on the future of maternity services; and what her terms of reference are.
(120892)
321
Tony Baldry (Banbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many fatalities occurred in (a) 2004, (b) 2005 and (c) 2006 following (i) a home birth with the assistance of a midwife, (ii) in a midwife-led unit, (iii) in a consultant-led maternity unit and (iv) elsewhere.
(121048)
322
Tony Baldry (Banbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many babies were born in (a) 2004, (b) 2005 and (c) 2006 (i) at home with the assistance of a midwife, (ii) in a midwife-led unit, (iii) in a consultant-led maternity unit and (iv) elsewhere.
(121057)
323
Tony Baldry (Banbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many successful litigation cases were brought against the NHS involving (a) midwives assisting with home births, (b) midwife-led maternity units, (c) consultant-led maternity units and (d) other delivery formats in (i) 2004, (ii) 2005 and (iii) 2006.
(121085)
324
Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many drug treatment services have provision for creche facilities in relation to (a) day care and (b) residential care.
(121228)
325
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 19th January 2007, Official Report, column 1411W, on care homes, what form the public consultation on review of the National Minimum Standards for Care Homes will take; and how members of the public will be able to participate in the consultation.
(120950)
326
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 6th December 2006, Official Report, column 538-9W, on breast cancer screening, whether the Department plans to issue guidance to primary care trusts and cancer networks on how to increase the provision of breast cancer screening services to meet the expected increase in the number of women aged 50 to 70 years between 2005 and 2025.
(120997)
327
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps her Department plans to take to meet the gender equality duty in the Equality Act 2006; and if she will make a statement.
(120998)
328
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what advice her Department has given to primary care trusts on how to consult and engage with stakeholders in meeting the requirements of the gender equality duty required by the Equality Act 2006; and if she will make a statement.
(120999)
329
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what target outcomes her Department has set for primary care trusts to achieve as required by the gender equality duty in the Equality Act 2006; and if she will make a statement.
(121000)
330
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what (a) advice, (b) support, (c) funding and (d) training her Department has made available to primary care trusts to meet the requirements of the gender equality duty in the Equality Act 2006; and if she will make a statement.
(121001)
331
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the bowel cancer screening programme; in what areas screening is being carried out; when she expects preliminary results to be available from the programme; and if she will make a statement.
(121002)
332
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) men and (b) women aged 60 to 69 years have been screened for bowel cancer (i) at home and (ii) in the NHS since April 2006, broken down by government region; and if she will make a statement.
(121003)
333
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations she has received on the introduction of screening for abdominal aortic aneurisms; and if she will make a statement.
(121054)
334
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many investigations into screening were conducted by the national screening committee in each of the last five years; how many days each investigation took to complete; what the outcome was of each investigation; and if she will make a statement.
(121055)
335
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations she has received on the impact of restrictions on consultant-to-consultant referrals on the diagnosis of long-term medical conditions.
(121240)
336
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many primary care trusts in (a) England and (b) each region have restricted consultant-to-consultant referrals in each of the last five years; and if she will make a statement.
(121241)
337
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate she has made of the costs to the NHS of treating people injured in road accidents in each of the last five years.
(121172)
338
Ann Coffey (Stockport):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the level of transitional levy proposed by each strategic health authority in England is for 2007-08; what the purpose of the levy is; and if she will make a statement.
(121224)
339
N
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many in-patients in each London Mental Health Trust were (a) voluntary inpatients and (b) under section orders in 2005-06.
(120806)
340
N
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average spending was (a) per head of the population and (b) per patient of each mental health trust in London in the latest period for which figures are available.
(120812)
341
John Cummings (Easington):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of MRSA were recorded in (a) Sunderland Royal Hospital, (b) Hartlepool University Hospital and (c) Durham University Hospital in (i) 2004, (ii) 2005 and (iii) 2006; and if she will make a statement.
(121257)
342
John Cummings (Easington):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many casualties were admitted to (a) Sunderland Royal Hospital, (b) Hartlepool University Hospital and (c) Durham University Hospital due to drink-related injuries in each of the last five years; and how many casualties were treated in the accident and emergency departments of each hospital for drink-related injuries in each of the last five years.
(121258)
343
Philip Davies (Shipley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what aspects of public health promotion are within the competency of the European Union.
(121644)
344
Jim Dowd (Lewisham West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether she intends to extend the voucher scheme for the free issue of low vision aids by dispensing opticians.
(121531)
345
Jim Dowd (Lewisham West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the birthrate was in the UK in each of the last 10 years.
(121532)
346
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much of the £54.5 million spending announced for capacity building purposes in the field of drug treatment has been allocated to buildings used for the treatment of young people.
(121176)
347
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will (a) increase the number of tier 4 interventions for young people with drug addiction and (b) increase access to services on a regional basis.
(121272)
348
Natascha Engel (North East Derbyshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the costs and benefits of providing free condoms in GP surgeries.
(121537)
349
Mr Mark Field (Cities of London & Westminster):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make a statement on the future of funding of homeopathic treatment on the NHS.
(120964)
350
Dr Hywel Francis (Aberavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will consult carers centres to identify examples of good practice on learning and leisure opportunities for carers; and if she will make a statement.
(121267)
351
Dr Hywel Francis (Aberavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions she has had recently with (a) carers organisations and (b) educational bodies on improving the well being of carers through access to skills, learning and leisure opportunities; and if she will make a statement.
(121269)
352
Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many vehicles belonging to her Department were (a) lost and (b) stolen in each year since 1997; and what the (i) make and model and (ii) value was of each vehicle.
(121362)
353
N
Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 22nd January 2007, Official Report, columns 801-4W, on Departmental Fixed Assets, which fixed assets her Department has sold so far for more than £10,000 in 2006-07; and what the (a) sale value, (b) purchaser and (c) date of sale was of each asset.
(121378)
354
N
Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 6th February 2007, Official Report, column 703, on the private sector, what the evidential basis is for the performance of the Plymouth and Bodmin treatment centres; and what assessment she has made of the effect of such throughput on the effective use of local NHS hospital capacity.
(121188)
355
N
Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 6th February 2007, Official Report, column 703, what effect the performance of private sector treatment centres have had on the operation of minimum waiting times for patients.
(121190)
356
N
Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 6th February 2007, Official Report, column 703, on the private sector, what assessment her Department has made of the impact on NHS hospitals of non-urgent care being undertaken by the private sector.
(121191)
357
Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what consideration her Department has given to (a) setting a target for and (b) allocating more resources to reducing the number of unplanned pregnancies amongst women over the age of 25; and if she will make a statement.
(121571)
358
Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps her Department is taking to ensure women and men have access to community contraceptive services; and if she will make a statement.
(121576)
359
Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when her Department is scheduled to meet the Department of Education and Skills to discuss implementing a school based human papilloma virus immunisation programme.
(121616)
360
Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what consultation with patient groups have been undertaken to discuss the implementation of a national human papilloma virus immunisation programme.
(121617)
361
Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will publish the agenda for the JCV1 human papilloma virus sub group meeting on 28th February.
(121618)
362
Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what meetings have been held with the makers of human papilloma virus vaccines to discuss availability.
(121619)
363
Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many PET-CT scanners there are in the UK; and where are they sited.
(121620)
364
Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many PET-CT scanners are in clinical use and routinely available to NHS patients; and how many are used for research purposes only.
(121621)
365
Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many PET-CT scanners are provided by the NHS; how many by private providers of services to the NHS; and where such scanners are sited in each category.
(121622)
366
Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what provision has been made for the expansion of PET-CT scanning services in England.
(121623)
367
N
Linda Gilroy (Plymouth, Sutton):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of Fair Access to Care Assessments resulted in the person having some or all of their needs assessed as too low to receive services since the introduction of the scheme.
(120794)
368
N
Linda Gilroy (Plymouth, Sutton):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether Fair Access to Care Services assessments of people over 65 years with dual sensory impairments are routinely carried out by someone qualified in dual sensory impairment.
(120795)
369
N
Linda Gilroy (Plymouth, Sutton):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment of the effectiveness of Fair Access to Care has been made since it was introduced; and whether this included a specific assessment of its effectiveness in assessing the needs of deaf/blind people.
(120796)
370
N
Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what consideration her Department has given to allowing air ambulance charities to contribute towards the cost of clinical staff; and if she will make a statement.
(121132)
371
Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total sum of bonuses paid to civil servants in her Department was in (a) 2005 and (b) 2006.
(121559)
372
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 29th January 2007 to the hon. Member for South Holland and the Deepings, Official Report, column 59W, on clinical negligence, if she will list the 100 largest claims awarded against her Department under the Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts; and what the cause of complaint was in each case.
(121194)
373
N
Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will place a copy of the most recent guidance issued by her Department to trusts on the priority treatment that should be provided to people who receive a war pension; and when such guidance was last issued.
(121528)
374
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the level of overspend was by NHS Trusts in the latest period for which figures are available.
(121393)
375
Mr Adam Holloway (Gravesham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which outpatient clinics have been (a) opened and (b) closed at Gravesend Community Hospital over the last 12 months; and whether there are proposals (i) to reduce the number of clinics at and (ii) to move other outpatient clinics from the hospital in the future.
(121225)
376
Mr Adam Holloway (Gravesham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what forecast she has made of the financial positions of (a) Dartford and Gravesend Primary Care Trust (PCT), (b) Medway PCT and (c) West Kent PCT at the end of the 2006-07 financial year.
(121226)
377
Mr Adam Holloway (Gravesham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate she has made of the likely total cost to the public purse of the Gravesham Community Hospital private finance initiative.
(121227)
378
Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what consideration she has given to the merits of strengthening (a) safeguards against and (b) the reporting of the use of unlicensed drugs, with particular reference to the administration of spinal injections to treat acute and chronic back pain.
(121063)
379
Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps she has taken to prevent consultants and doctors working in (a) the NHS and (b) the private sector from offering treatment requiring the use of (i) unlicensed drugs and (ii) spinal injections to treat acute and chronic back pain.
(121064)
380
Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Yellow Card system for reporting adverse reactions to drugs; how many incidents were reported in each of the past three years; what estimate she has made of the level of under-reporting in each of the last three years; and what steps she is taking to improve matters.
(121065)
381
Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the merits of introducing a requirement for doctors to report adverse reactions to (a) licensed and (b) unlicensed drugs.
(121229)
382
Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the merits of extending the remit of the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency in order to allow it to monitor adverse reactions to unlicensed drugs.
(121230)
383
Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will take steps to promote awareness of the guidelines of the Royal College of Anaesthetists on the use of epidural injections, with particular reference to the importance of ensuring patient awareness of risk; and what assessment she has made of the effect on healthcare of the approval of unlicensed drug use by hospital Drug and Therapeutic Committees.
(121231)
384
Mark Hunter (Cheadle):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that hospices receive adequate funding; and if she will make a statement on the future of hospice funding.
(121029)
385
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps she is taking to ensure that all doctors practising in England have satisfactory proficiency in the English language; and if she will make a statement.
(121584)
386
N
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she expects to answer question 111637, on clostridium difficile in the Eastern Region, tabled by the hon. Member for Peterborough on 23rd January.
(121592)
387
Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans she has for health service reconfigurations in Northamptonshire; and if she will make a statement.
(121088)
388
N
Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the effect of her Department's policies on Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency (a) was between 1997 and 2005 and (b) has been since 2005.
(121098)
389
Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what public health advertising campaigns were undertaken by her Department in each of the last five years; and what the total costs were of such campaigns.
(120961)
390
Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of each of the public health advertising campaigns undertaken by her Department since 2002.
(120962)
391
Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many specialist hepatitis C virus nurses worked in England in each of the last 10 years; how many such nurses are working in each strategic health authority; and if she will make a statement.
(121019)
392
Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on what estimate of the number of patients exempt from paying charges under the new dental contract system the new NHS dental contract was based; how many such patients have been treated since the introduction of the new contract; what difference in income to primary care trusts (PCTs) has resulted; and what assessment she has made of the impact of that difference on the finances of PCTs.
(121420)
393
Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what provision was put in place to compensate primary care trusts which suffered a financial shortfall as a result of reduced patient care revenue (a) during trials of the new dental contract system prior to April 2006 and (b) after its launch in April 2006.
(121421)
394
Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what account her Department has taken of the number of patients exempt from patient charges in formulating the percentage of income given to primary care trusts from the patient charge revenue under the new dental contract.
(121422)
395
Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance her Department has issued to primary care trusts on dealing with a shortfall in expected revenue from dentists from patient charges.
(121423)
396
Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what obligations are placed on primary care trusts to recommission units of dental activity from their departmental allocation resulting from dentists not taking up NHS contracts.
(121424)
397
Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what freedom primary care trusts have to change contract values for dentists who are not meeting the unit of dental activity target they have been set.
(121425)
398
Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make a statement on the absence from work of the joint chief executives of the National Patient Safety Agency.
(121428)
399
Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much salary the joint chief executives of the National Patient Safety Agency have received since they stopped work; how much salary has been paid in that period to the acting Chief Executive; and what the cost is of the retirement packages for the joint chief executives.
(121429)
400
Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans she has for the National Patient Safety Agency; and if she will make a statement.
(121430)
401
Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps have been taken to address the concerns set out in the Public Accounts Committee report on the National Patient Safety Agency in 2006.
(121431)
402
Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost of the National Patient Safety Agency was in each financial year since it was established.
(121432)
403
Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were away on sick leave from her Department for more than (a) three months, (b) six months, (c) nine months and (d) one year in each of the last five years.
(121434)
404
Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the operation of the National Children's Vision Screening Programme announced in the National Services Framework for Children; and if she will make a statement.
(121467)
405
Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funding has been made available to each primary care trust for children's vision screening programmes.
(121468)
406
Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which primary care trusts (PCT) have set up a universal children's vision screening programme; and how many children in each PCT area have been screened.
(121469)
407
Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many school nurses are employed by each primary care trust; and how many carry out vision screening of (a) primary school children and (b) secondary school children.
(121470)
408
Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many orthoptists are employed by each (a) acute trust, (b) foundation trust and (c) primary care trust.
(121471)
409
N
Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) doctors, (b) dentists, (c) nurses and (d) other clinical staff are suspended from work in the NHS; and what the longest period is for which an individual has been suspended in each case.
(121472)
410
N
Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many new patients have been taken on by dentists under the NHS since the introduction of the new contract.
(121473)
411
N
Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients were served by dentists who have ceased providing NHS dental care since the introduction of the new contract; and what percentage has found alternative NHS provision.
(121474)
412
Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the impact of referral management schemes by primary care trusts on the number of referrals to secondary care; and if she will make a statement.
(121481)
413
Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the impact on the financial viability of hospitals of reductions in the number of GP referrals to secondary care by primary care trusts for out-patient services; and if she will make a statement.
(121482)
414
Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of schemes to reduce the number of GP referrals into secondary care by primary care trusts on patients with skin disease.
(121483)
415
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost to the public purse was for the publication and distribution, including by Braille, audio and large print editions, of Days out in the NHS: Listening to the NHS Staff, published by her Department on 31st January.
(121567)
416
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what is the sum provided under Payment by Results for (a) a home birth, (b) a birth at a midwife-led unit and (c) a birth at a consultant-led maternity unit; and, in each case, whether the tariff payment is differentiated according to a prior risk assessment.
(121570)
417
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the evidential basis is for the statement that 2,500 live births a year at the Calderdale and Huddersfield maternity units were insufficient births to keep consultant staff at each unit fully occupied and up-to-date as specialists as referred to in her Department's publication Making it Better: For Mother and Baby.
(121572)
418
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures she proposes to take to provide women with co-ordinated medical and social care working to an agreed pathway of care as referred to in Making it Better: For Mother and Baby, page 5.
(121573)
419
N
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she will respond to the letter of 17th November 2006 sent by the hon. Member for South Cambridgeshire on resource allocation.
(121574)
420
N
Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many mental health patients who committed suicide in the last 10 years were first treated by the NHS on an adult mental health ward when they were under the age of 18 years.
(120664)
421
N
Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many mental health patients who committed a homicide in the last 10 years were first treated by the NHS on an adult mental health ward when they were under the age of 18 years.
(120665)
422
N
Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what criteria were used to decide which health trusts would receive a share of the £130 million made available to improve the mental health estate in 2006-07; and what the timetable is for primary care trusts to receive their allocation of this funding.
(120666)
423
N
Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of the £130 million made available to improve the mental health estate in 2006-07 has been allocated to spending on (a) places of safety, (b) psychiatric intensive care units and (c) inpatient wards.
(120667)
424
N
Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reasons her Department does not routinely collect the reports commissioned by strategic health authorities on homicides committed by people in touch with mental health services; and if she will make a statement.
(120891)
425
N
Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the (a) title and (b) publication date was of each report into a homicide committed by someone in touch with mental health services commissioned under (i) Health Service Guideline 94(27) and (ii) her Department's guideline on independent investigation of adverse events in mental health services in each of the last 20 years.
(120894)
426
N
Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what her Department's Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service budget was in each of the last five years, broken down by category of expenditure.
(120898)
427
N
Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she will answer Parliamentary Questions (a) 101823, (b) 101822, (c) 101823, (d) 101820 and (e) 101821, on mental health services, tabled on 16th November 2006 by the hon. Member for East Worthing and Shoreham.
(120899)
428
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funding has recently been allocated by her Department for drug services in (a) Bristol, (b) Birmingham, (c) Manchester, (d) Liverpool and (e) Leeds for 2007-08.
(121174)
429
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will amend the guidelines issued to social workers to have regard to (a) autism, (b) Asperger's syndrome, (c) special needs and (d) other recognised conditions when visiting and assessing a child with a view to making a placement.
(120939)
430
Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many varicose vein operations were carried out in the NHS in each of the last three years; and what the cost was of such operations in each year.
(121414)
431
Mr Shahid Malik (Dewsbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent on nurses between (a) 1987 and 1997 and (b) 1997 and 2007.
(120918)
432
Mr Shahid Malik (Dewsbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) nurses, (b) doctors and (c) paramedics are employed in the Dewsbury hospital; and how many were employed in 1997.
(120919)
433
Mr Shahid Malik (Dewsbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting times for an operation in Dewsbury constituency were between (a) 1987 and 1997 and (b) 1997 and 2006.
(121077)
434
N
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS dentists in Leeds did not take up the new dental contracts on 1st April 2006; and what percentage of those who were offered the contract that number represented.
(121626)
435
N
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people come under the auspices of the new Leeds Primary Care Trust.
(121627)
436
Dr Doug Naysmith (Bristol North West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what expert advice was taken by her Department prior to its classification of incontinence products in the consultation document on Arrangements for the remuneration of services relating to appliances under Part IX of the Drug Tariff.
(121266)
437
Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the occupancy rates were for the West Hertfordshire Hospital Trust in the last three years for which figures are available.
(121186)
438
Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many midwifery posts are vacant in West Hertfordshire Hospital Trust; and if she will make a statement.
(121220)
439
Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the merits of requiring food packaging to be tamper proof.
(121087)
440
Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance she has given to NHS hospital trusts on the establishment of marketing departments.
(121475)
441
Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many members there are of each NHS foundation hospital trust in England; and what the annual cost of servicing the membership has been in each case.
(121479)
442
Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what projections her Department has made of the number of (a) midwives, (b) consultant obstetricians and (c) consultant gynaecologists required within the NHS over the next 10 years.
(120946)
443
Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) midwives, (b) consultant obstetricians and (c) consultant gynaecologists have been trained since 1997; and if she will make a statement.
(120947)
444
Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) midwives, (b) consultant obstetricians and (c) consultant gynaecologists there are in each region covered by strategic health authorities; and if she will make a statement.
(120948)
445
Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what criteria govern primary care trusts' applications to access the funds allocated for community hospital refurbishment; and if she will make a statement.
(120949)
446
Alan Simpson (Nottingham South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will place in the Library a copy of the Independent Sector Treatment Centre contract awarded to Nations in respect of its plans for a facility adjacent to the QMC hospital in Nottingham.
(121248)
447
N
Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what reports she has received on the progress that NHS organisations comprising the Oxfordshire health economy are making on planned budget deficit reduction measures.
(121078)
448
Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made in modernising the National Blood Service estate and facilities; and if she will make a statement.
(121209)
449
Sir Peter Soulsby (Leicester South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the effects of fees for annual inspections from the Health Care Commission on charitable not-for-profit multiple sclerosis therapy centres.
(121448)
450
Sir Peter Soulsby (Leicester South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the merits of exempting not-for-profit charities which run multiple sclerosis therapy centres from inspection fees by the Healthcare Commission.
(121449)
451
N
Sir John Stanley (Tonbridge & Malling):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total sum was of the bid made for capital expenditure on community hospitals for which she has allocated £150 million in 2007-08 for which bids were required by 31st December 2006.
(121648)
452
N
Sir John Stanley (Tonbridge & Malling):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total sum was of the bids made for capital expenditure on community hospitals for which she has allocated £150 million in 2006-07 for which bids were required by 30th September 2006.
(121649)
453
N
Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the potential for adult learning to benefit elderly people diagnosed with (a) Alzheimer's and (b) mental illness.
(121662)
454
N
Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures are being taken to bring Hertfordshire's NHS health economy back into financial balance; and if she will make a statement.
(120928)
455
N
Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what restrictions have been placed on hospital referrals in Hertfordshire; and if she will make a statement.
(120929)
456
N
Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many whole-time equivalent health visitors were employed by the NHS in each year since 1996; and if she will make a statement.
(120930)
457
N
Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures are in place to ensure that women living in Hertfordshire with a high familial risk of breast cancer have access to specialist screening services in line with the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guidance; and if she will make a statement.
(120931)
458
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether residency in the catchment area is a criterion used in the appointment of members of NHS trust boards; and what guidelines she has issued to strategic health authorities on appointments to NHS trust boards.
(120933)
459
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which non-executive members of the Sandwell and West Birmingham Acute Hospital Trust board reside in the catchment area of the trust; and which do not.
(120936)
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
460
N
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions the Metropolitan Police requested from Transport for London information on journeys made by individuals in each month since the inception of the Oyster Card.
(120676)
461
N
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the surveillance capacity of intelligent road studs, with particular reference to the image quality of the photographs they are capable of taking; and if he will make a statement.
(120956)
462
N
Mr Alan Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which Departments he is considering to take on Home Office functions in his proposals to restructure his Department.
(120006)
463
Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he expects the investigation by Tom Murtagh into professional standards of the Prison Officers' Association Executive Committee to conclude; and if he will make a statement.
(121102)
464
Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to eradicate homophobia amongst prison governors; and if he will make a statement.
(121103)
465
Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will place in the Library a copy of the most recently concluded report of the investigation into allegations of staff corruption at HM Prison Pentonville.
(121104)
466
Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has been made in investigations into alleged staff corruption at HM Prison Pentonville; and if he will make a statement.
(121106)
467
Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in the pursuit of which activities prison officers were found to be corrupt in the last period for which figures are available; and what steps he plans to take to reduce the incidence of corruption amongst prison staff.
(121201)
468
Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what capacity HMP Wellingborough was operating at at the end of (a) 1997, (b) 2006 and (c) in the most recent month for which figures are available.
(121575)
469
Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for naturalisation as a British citizen were (a) delayed and (b) refused because of concerns about the veracity of the evidence supplied by the applicants on his or her knowledge of English in the last period for which figures are available.
(121153)
470
Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to apply the English language requirement in the process of naturalisation as a British citizen under the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002.
(121234)
471
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department (a) has taken and (b) plans to take to ensure that it and related bodies are in compliance with the gender equality duty in the Equality Act 2006 by the April 2007 deadline.
(120984)
472
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance his Department issues to police services on the use of uniformed police officers to perform administrative or other tasks in operation rooms.
(121053)
473
Lorely Burt (Solihull):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners paid compensation to victims while incarcerated in each of the last five years.
(121061)
474
Lorely Burt (Solihull):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what change there was in the maximum award available under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme in each year since 1997.
(121247)
475
Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what rules apply to the detention of people for long hours by (a) the police and (b) immigration authorities; what those rules say about detainees receiving food and drink; and if he will make a statement.
(120885)
476
N
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his estimate is of the proportion of the prison population in each London prison who suffer from mental illness; and if he will make a statement.
(120807)
477
Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the UK citizenship rights of Gurkhas who retired prior to 1997.
(121212)
478
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what spending his Department plans in Coventry in each year until 2010; and if he will make a statement.
(121167)
479
Philip Davies (Shipley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what advice on living in the UK is provided to foreign residents upon entry.
(121459)
480
Philip Davies (Shipley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many penalty notices for disorder were issued in each year between 2004 and 2006, by each Police Force in the Yorkshire and Humber region, broken down by offence.
(121460)
481
Philip Davies (Shipley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers per thousand of the population there are (a) in England and Wales and (b) in each of the police forces in the Yorkshire and the Humber region.
(121461)
482
Philip Davies (Shipley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment his Department has made of the Smile, Manners, Attitude, Respect, Tolerance, Talk programme trials being run by police in Ealing, Greenwich and Camden; what estimate he has made of the cost of the programmes; what plans there are to roll the programme out across the country; and when the evaluation of the programme by the Metropolitan Police Service is scheduled to be completed.
(121464)
483
Philip Davies (Shipley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what competence the EU has in the field of sentencing policy.
(121466)
484
Mr Philip Dunne (Ludlow):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, why the target for the recruitment of police community support officers in Shropshire has been changed from 107 to 78.
(121032)
485
Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether officers involved in the management of informants have been trained to Association of Chief Police Officers standards.
(121093)
486
Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what arrangements are in place within MI5 to audit compliance with the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 in connection with the authorisation, review and overall employment of informants.
(121095)
487
Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidelines in relation to the management of informant payments and financial records have been adopted by MI5.
(121096)
488
Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether M15 has implemented the National Intelligence Model.
(121097)
489
Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether MI5 has reviewed the (a) effectiveness and (b) ethical status of its informers in Northern Ireland in terms similar to the CRAG review conducted by the Police Service for Northern Ireland.
(121105)
490
Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will initiate an inquiry into the failure of the Surveillance Commissioner to uncover the activities of Informer 1 identified in the report of the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland into the murder of Raymond McCord junior and related matters prior to October 2003.
(121107)
491
Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether MI5 informers in Northern Ireland operate to the standards and requirements set by the CRAG review conducted by the Police Service for Northern Ireland, with particular reference to (a) specific annual authorisations for membership or support of proscribed organisations and (b) application to an equivalent officer to an Assistant Chief Constable for involvement in any criminal offence other than membership or support of a proscribed organisation.
(121108)
492
Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether MI5 conducts risk assessments on informers equivalent to those recommended for the police by Association of Chief Police Officers.
(121109)
493
Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether MI5 has adopted guidelines on obtaining information from members of the public who are not registered informants equivalent to those adopted by the Police Service of Northern Ireland in August 2004.
(121110)
494
Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what training MI5 informer handlers are required to have.
(121111)
495
Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether operational risk advisers have been appointed within MI5.
(121124)
496
N
Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of proposals to reduce the numbers of police officers in Cumbria.
(120295)
497
Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many vehicles belonging to his Department were (a) lost and (b) stolen in each year since 1997; and what the (i) make and model and (ii) value was of each vehicle.
(121364)
498
Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many spare places for (a) convicted and (b) remand prisoners there were in Category (i) A, (ii) B, (iii) C and (iv) D prisons in England and Wales on each Monday in November and December 2006 and January and February 2007.
(120915)
499
Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners in England and Wales were held overnight in (a) police station, (b) court and (c) other non-Prison Service cells on each Sunday/Monday in (i) November and December 2006 and (ii) January and February 2007.
(121154)
500
Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many additional prison officers and custody officers at each rank within (a) the Prison Service and (b) the private sector will be employed to supervise the new prisoner places announced as being available by 2012; how many of those places will be for (a) single and (b) multiple occupation; and how many occupants per multiple occupied cell this represents.
(121214)
501
Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the prison ship accommodation will be available for use; where such accommodation will be located; how many prisoners, and of what category, such accommodation will hold; and what the total cost of purchasing and fitting out each of the ships is.
(121215)
502
Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his policy is on the provision of HIV tests to people held in immigration detention and removal centres.
(121091)
503
N
Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Minister of State's comments in the House on 7th February 2007, what discussions his Department has had with HM Revenue and Customs on the importing of illegal firearms; and if he will make a statement.
(121130)
504
Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total sum of bonuses paid to civil servants in his Department was in (a) 2005 and (b) 2006.
(121569)
505
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will place in the Library a copy of the agreed policy on commenting on the operational deployment of Serious and Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) staff referred to in the Answer of 4th September 2006, Official Report, column 1938W, on SOCA.
(121073)
506
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 1st February 2007, Official Report, column 523W, on the Serious and Organised Crime Agency, if he will place in the Library a copy of the (a) memorandum of understanding and (b) other document that sets out the operational discretion of the (i) Chairman and (ii) Director General of the Serious Organised Crime Agency.
(121074)
507
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many members of staff awarded special bonus scheme bonuses since 2003-04 worked on (a) foreign prisoner release, (b) prison building, (c) updating data from foreign police records, (d) identity card assessments, (e) the sex offenders' register and (f) police force mergers.
(121397)
508
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the establishment of a rapid reaction force for illegal immigrants at EU level; and to what extent UK officials will participate in this initiative.
(121402)
509
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the establishment of a EC co-ordination centre for security services; what the legal basis is for the entity; from what budget its funds are drawn; what its budget is for 2007-08; who attends on behalf of the United Kingdom; and what grading of classified material is exchanged.
(121406)
510
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his Answer of 29th January 2007, Official Report, column 127W, on British citizenship, how many exemptions have been granted under each of the grounds of exemption from the requirement.
(121458)
511
Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will reply to the letter of 15th December 2006 from the hon. Member for North Down on the deportation of Vietnamese children from the United Kingdom.
(120926)
512
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Metropolitan Police last conducted an audit of data on the Police National Computer; and what percentage of that data was found to be inaccurate.
(121249)
513
Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to change the period of minimum sentences issued to serious sex offenders.
(120869)
514
Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prison places there are in the North West of England.
(120870)
515
Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the level of overcrowding in prisons in the North West of England was at the last date for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.
(120871)
516
Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to increase the number of prison places in the North West of England.
(120872)
517
Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many teenagers were convicted of murder in each of the last 10 years.
(121202)
518
Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many teenage victims of murder there were in each of the last 10 years.
(121203)
519
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the cost of alcohol-related crime in each police force area in England and Wales in the last period for which information is available; and if he will make a statement.
(121585)
520
Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals in each police force area (a) were convicted and (b) received upon conviction a minimum five-year sentence for possessing an illegal firearm in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement.
(121512)
521
Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals in each constituency (a) were convicted and (b) received upon conviction a minimum five-year sentence for possessing an illegal firearm in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement.
(121514)
522
N
Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many members of independent monitoring boards at prison establishments were found to have been involved in the trafficking of unauthorised articles into prison establishments in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement.
(120674)
523
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what consultation was undertaken on Prison Service Order Number 4950; and what representations were received.
(120937)
524
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what advice his Department makes available to (a) children, (b) their representatives and (c) their family members on the regime to which they are entitled under Prison Service Order 4950 on regimes for children in prisons; and for what reason (i) girls are no longer treated separately under the Order, (ii) the requirement for prison staff to have training in dealing with girls was removed, (iii) the specification on hours to be spent out of the prison cell on purposeful activity was removed, (iv) the mandatory minimum number of hours of education was removed and (v) the requirement to produce records of achievement for children was removed.
(120938)
525
N
Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Scottish Executive has given an undertaking to seek comparable statutory powers in respect of forfeiture of detained property, as set out in clause 21 of the UK Borders Bill, within Scotland; and if he will make a statement.
(121356)
526
N
Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what constitutional advice determined that provisions of clauses 1 to 4 of the UK Borders Bill were matters that, with regard to their application to Scotland, were competences of the Scottish Parliament and Executive; and if he will make a statement.
(121357)
527
Mr Shahid Malik (Dewsbury):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the re-offending rate is for individuals with an anti-social behaviour order in (a) Dewsbury constituency and (b) England and Wales.
(121083)
528
Mr Shahid Malik (Dewsbury):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many anti-social behaviour orders have been issued in Dewsbury constituency in each of the last five years.
(121084)
529
Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department has made an assessment of potential population migration to the UK if Turkey joins the EU.
(121017)
530
N
Anne Moffat (East Lothian):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress is being made on the review Fair, effective, transparent and trusted: Rebuilding confidence in our immigration system; and if he will make a statement.
(120461)
531
Mr Andrew Pelling (Croydon Central):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications were made to the MBA Provision as part of the Highly Skilled Migrant Programme in 2006; how many were successful; and how many of the successful applicants were from MBA graduates of UK universities.
(121163)
532
Mr Andrew Pelling (Croydon Central):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications were made to his Department under the Fresh Talent - Working in Scotland scheme in 2006; and how many were successful.
(121164)
533
Mr Andrew Pelling (Croydon Central):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications were made to his Department under the Science and Engineering Graduates scheme in 2006; and how many were successful.
(121165)
534
Mr Andrew Pelling (Croydon Central):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the current entry mechanisms to the UK for academic visitors and sponsored researchers will continue within the points-based immigration system.
(121166)
535
Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many anti-social behaviour orders were issued by courts in (a) Hertfordshire and (b) Hemel Hempstead constituency in each quarter since the penalty was introduced; and what percentage of these were issued where the claimant was aged (i) 10 to 14 years, (ii) 15 to 19 years, (iii) 20 to 24 years, (iv) 25 to 29 years and (v) 30 years and over.
(121181)
536
Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers accommodated in (a) Herefordshire and (b) Hemel Hempstead constituency were granted (i) asylum, (ii) indefinite leave to remain and (iii) refugee status in each of the last 10 years; and how many illegal immigrants who had been accommodated in each area were deported in each of the last 10 years.
(121182)
537
Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners held in HM Prison The Mount (a) are non-British EU nationals, (b) are non-EU foreign nationals, (c) are seeking leave to remain in the United Kingdom and (d) have been UK residents for less than 10 years.
(121183)
538
Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum applications were (a) received from and (b) granted to individuals from Zimbabwe in each of the last three years.
(121208)
539
N
Helen Southworth (Warrington South):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what requirements there are on police forces to record data on reports of missing children.
(121263)
540
Helen Southworth (Warrington South):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his plans are for the enhancement of the Police National Missing Persons Bureau.
(121383)
541
Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will reply to question numbers 114242, 114243 and 114244, tabled by the hon. Member for West Suffolk on 9th January 2007.
(120886)
542
N
Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will ask the trafficking victims who he meets when he visits the Poppy Project on Monday 12th February how old they were when they arrived in the UK and which point of entry they arrived through.
(121657)
543
N
Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if the Government will lift its reservation on the 1989 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
(121659)
544
N
Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 25th January 2006, Official Report, columns 524-5W, on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, why the Consultation on Proposals for a UK Action Plan of January 2006, Annex A, page 21 states that the UK has ratified the Protocol to the Convention on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography.
(121660)
545
Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many persons arrested have had to be moved for detention outside the station area in which they were arrested because all cells were already occupied in circumstances where some of those cells were being used as part of Operation Safeguard.
(121251)
546
N
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of (a) warning letters and (b) interviews in combating anti-social behavior.
(120595)
547
N
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many crack houses were successfully closed (a) in England and Wales and (b) by the West Midlands police in each of the last three years.
(120596)
548
N
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what procedures are in place for those people who cannot afford to pay a penalty disorder notice when issued with one.
(120597)
549
N
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many penalty disorder notices were issued (a) in England and Wales and (b) by the West Midlands Police Authority in each of the last three years.
(120598)
550
N
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department is still funding the Lock, Stop, Chain and Check programme to beat bogus callers.
(121115)
551
N
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the recent changes in police numbers in England and Wales.
(121116)
552
N
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners were held in police cells in the West Midlands police force area over the last six months for which figures are available; and in which police stations.
(121117)
553
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 31st January 2007, Official Report, column 364W, on police community support officers, what advice the Home Office Scientific Development Branch has given to police forces in England and Wales on the issuing of protective equipment for police community support officers.
(121155)
554
N
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which police authorities did not meet the target time for handling calls from the public under the National Call Handling Standards for (a) urgent and (b) non-urgent calls in the most recent year for which figures are available.
(121205)
Questions to the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission
555
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, how much and what proportion of (a) fruit and (b) vegetables purchased by the Refreshment Department in the last 12 months was produced outside the European Union.
(120953)
556
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, how much fish was purchased by the Refreshment Department in each of the last three years, broken down by species.
(120954)
557
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, what the policy of the Refreshment Department is on the sourcing of (a) seasonal and (b) local produce; and what measures are taken to encourage the development of menus based around such produce.
(120955)
558
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, whether the Refreshment Department has held discussions with (a) Sustain and (b) other outside organisations on the development of a procurement policy that supports sustainable food supplies and the consideration of food miles.
(120967)
559
Jim Dowd (Lewisham West):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, if he will take steps to link the control systems of lifts Hop 15 and Hop 77.
(121526)
560
N
Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, when he expects an agreement to be reached on a pay increase for catering staff in the House due from April 2006.
(120906)
561
N
Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, what the five golden rules are which have been issued to catering staff in the House.
(120907)
562
N
Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many (a) catering managers and (b) service staff were employed in the Refreshment Department in the House in each year since 1997.
(120908)
Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
563
Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will make a statement on the (a) past work and (b) future of the Commonwealth Education Fund.
(121382)
564
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department (a) has taken and (b) plans to take to ensure that it and related bodies are in compliance with the gender equality duty in the Equality Act 2006 by the April 2007 deadline.
(120985)
565
N
Jim Dobbin (Heywood & Middleton):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much was given in grants to (a) International Planned Parenthood Federation and (b) Marie Stopes International in the last year for which figures are available.
(121151)
566
Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many vehicles belonging to his Department were (a) lost and (b) stolen in each year since 1997; and what the (i) make and model and (ii) value was of each vehicle.
(121370)
567
Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the total sum of bonuses paid to civil servants in his Department was in (a) 2005 and (b) 2006.
(121566)
568
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many television channels showed his Department's video St Helena, as referred to in his Answer of 24th July 2006, Official Report, column 1003W.
(121395)
569
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the impact on poverty reduction and development of economic partnership agreements between the European Union and African states; and if he will make a statement.
(121171)
570
N
Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 8th February 2007, Official Report, column 1070W, on Afghanistan: overseas aid, when the last audited statements were presented to his Department by the Ministry of Finance; and whether they are publicly available.
(121635)
571
N
Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 8th February 2007, Official Report, column 1070W, on Afghanistan: overseas aid, how the £50 million unearmarked support to the Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund has been spent by that Fund, broken down by main items of expenditure.
(121636)
572
N
Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 8th February 2007, Official Report, column 1070W, on Afghanistan: overseas aid, how many of the 16,000 community development councils have produced community development plans to date.
(121637)
573
N
Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 8th February 2007, Official Report, column 1070W, on Afghanistan: overseas aid, whether members of community development councils are remunerated.
(121641)
574
N
Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 8th February 2007, Official Report, column 1070W, on Afghanistan: overseas aid, what assessment his Department has made of the impact on the water table in Helmand province as a result of the digging of the (a) 150 wells dug to date and (b) further 150 wells to be dug.
(121656)
575
Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding was provided from the public purse to (a) the Trades Union Congress and (b) individual unions for overseas development work in each of the last five years.
(121417)
576
Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much financial support his Department gave to the Lords Resistance Army negotiating team participating in peace talks with the Ugandan Government in Juba; and if he will make a statement.
(121062)
577
Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much development assistance the Government provided to (a) Serbia and (b) Kosovo in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement.
(121119)
578
N
Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when the Scottish Executive first approached his Department to discuss overseas assistance to Malawi.
(120008)
579
N
Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what requests for advice or assistance to Malawi his Department has received from the Scottish Executive; and if he will place in the Library all related correspondence, including e-mails, meeting notes and notes of telephone conversations.
(120009)
580
N
Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions officials in his Department have had with Scottish Executive officials (a) in Malawi and (b) in the UK on aid projects to Malawi.
(120010)
Questions to the Leader of the House
581
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Leader of the House, what steps the Privy Council Office (a) has taken and (b) plans to take to ensure that it is in compliance with the gender equality duty in the Equality Act 2006 by the April 2007 deadline.
(120996)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
582
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps his Department (a) has taken and (b) plans to take to ensure that it and related bodies are in compliance with the gender equality duty in the Equality Act 2006 by the April 2007 deadline.
(120986)
583
N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps have been taken to publicise the availability of electoral identity cards in Northern Ireland in the run up to the Assembly elections.
(120285)
584
N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if Translink will make an estimate of the cost of providing a passing loop in the Ballykelly area for trains between Coleraine and Londonderry.
(120287)
585
N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much public funding has been spent by Invest Northern Ireland on offering assistance to representatives of companies in East Londonderry constituency in each of the last two years.
(120288)
586
N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many potential inward investors have been to (a) Limavady and (b) Coleraine council area at the invitation of Invest Northern Ireland during 2006.
(120289)
587
N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many applications for British naturalisation there were from people resident in Northern Ireland in 2006.
(120873)
588
N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether the criteria used to determine the location of mobile vehicle licence detection units take account of the estimated rate of licence evasion in various parts of Northern Ireland.
(120874)
589
N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the total cost to the public purse was of the road gritting programme in Northern Ireland between 1st November and 31st January in each of the last four years.
(120875)
590
N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when he expects the public inquiry led by Lord Saville into the events in Londonderry in January 1972 to announce its findings.
(120876)
591
N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will (a) estimate the total cost to the public purse would be of free distribution of three energy efficient lightbulbs to every home in Northern Ireland and (b) assess the environmental impact of such a move.
(120877)
592
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what planned improvement works to enhance public safety are scheduled for 2007 at unmanned railway crossings on the rail networks in Northern Ireland.
(121437)
593
N
Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the purpose of licensing retail petrol stations is; and if he will make a statement.
(121177)
594
N
Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the proposed timescale is for the introduction of licensing for retail petrol stations in Northern Ireland.
(121178)
595
N
Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has held with relevant trade associations about the introduction of licensing for retail petrol stations.
(121179)
596
N
Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many retail petrol stations there were in Northern Ireland in 1997; and how many there are in 2007.
(121180)
597
Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many vehicles belonging to his Department were (a) lost and (b) stolen in each year since 1997; and what the (i) make and model and (ii) value was of each vehicle.
(121369)
598
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when he expects to answer Question 108009, tabled on 5th December 2006 by the hon. Member for Portsmouth South.
(121199)
599
N
Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people from (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales, (d) the Republic of Ireland and (e) overseas were held in each Northern Ireland prison in each of the last six years.
(120439)
600
N
Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) prisoner on prisoner, (b) prison officer on prisoner and (c) prisoner on prison officer assaults were recorded in each Northern Ireland prison in each of the last five years.
(120440)
601
N
Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many convictions for the ownership of a dangerous dog there were in Northern Ireland in each of the last six years; and what the (a) penalty imposed and (b) breed of dog was in each case.
(120441)
602
N
Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many dogs classified as dangerous under the relevant dangerous dogs legislation were signed over for humane destruction in Northern Ireland in each district council area in each of the past six months, broken down by breed of dog involved.
(120442)
603
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when he will answer question 113811, on public sector pensions, tabled on 5th January 2007 by the hon. Member for Yeovil.
(121213)
604
Dr Alasdair McDonnell (Belfast South):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether his Department plans to introduce a licence system for developers wishing to fell trees similar to that which operates in England.
(121418)
605
Dr Alasdair McDonnell (Belfast South):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps his Department is taking to recruit landscape architects.
(121419)
606
Dr Alasdair McDonnell (Belfast South):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many staff are employed by the planning service of his Department.
(121426)
607
Dr Alasdair McDonnell (Belfast South):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the expenditure of his Department's planning service was on landscape architects in 2005-06; and how much is estimated to be spent in 2006-07.
(121427)
608
Dr Alasdair McDonnell (Belfast South):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many landscape architects are employed by the planning service in Northern Ireland; and how many were employed in each of the previous five years.
(121433)
609
Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what maximum or highest resolution of aerial photography Ordnance Survey Northern Ireland holds for any part of Northern Ireland.
(120867)
610
Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what estimate he has made of the (a) total carbon emissions and (b) total carbon emissions per capita in each district council area in the Province in each of the last three years.
(121632)
611
Sammy Wilson (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the total costs associated with building a new university on the Springvale site have been to date.
(121663)
612
Sammy Wilson (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much the (a) Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland Office inquiries, (b) Bloody Sunday inquiry, (c) hosting the St Andrew's talks, (d) Rosemary Nelson inquiry and (e) the Finucane inquiry cost to date.
(121664)
Questions to the Prime Minister
613
N
Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet):To ask the Prime Minister, whether he discussed the application and enforcement of minimum wage legislation in India during his meeting with Shilpa Shetty at the House of Commons on 7th February.
(121243)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland
614
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps his Department (a) has taken and (b) plans to take to ensure that it and related bodies are in compliance with the gender equality duty in the Equality Act 2006 by the April 2007 deadline.
(120987)
615
Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many vehicles belonging to his Department were (a) lost and (b) stolen in each year since 1997; and what the (i) make and model and (ii) value was of each vehicle.
(121368)
616
Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to the Answer of 2nd February 2007, Official Report, columns 573-4W, on freedom of information (FOI), what the grounds were for each non-publication of an FOI request referred to in the Answer of 24th January 2007, Official Report, column 1769W, on Freedom of Information on the Department's website.
(121156)
Questions to the Solicitor General
617
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Solicitor General, what steps his Department (a) has taken and (b) plans to take to ensure that it and related bodies are in compliance with the gender equality duty in the Equality Act 2006 by the April 2007 deadline.
(120988)
618
Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Solicitor General, whether he has had discussions with (a) the Director of Public Prosecutions and (b) the Prime Minister on the Stevens Report.
(121100)
619
Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Solicitor General, whether he has had discussions with (a) the Prime Minister, (b) the Director of Public Prosecutions and (d) the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on On the Runs since the withdrawal of the Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill.
(121101)
620
Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Solicitor General, on what date he received a copy of the report of the Stevens investigation; and on what date the report was submitted to the Director of Public Prosecutions.
(121204)
621
Mark Durkan (Foyle):To ask the Solicitor General, whether the Director of Public Prosecutions has received recommendations from the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland for criminal prosecutions under the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1988 in relation to her report into the murder of Raymond McCord junior and related matters.
(121260)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry
622
Mr Alan Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether the UK is seeking an extension of the exceptions to EU Council Directive 80/181 beyond 2009 (a) in respect of (i) road traffic signs, (ii) distance and speed measurements, (iii) draught beer, cider and milk, (iv) land registration and (v) precious metals and (b) in respect of the printing of imperial measurements alongside metric measurements.
(121221)
623
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps his Department (a) has taken and (b) plans to take to ensure that it and related bodies are in compliance with the gender equality duty in the Equality Act 2006 by the April 2007 deadline.
(120989)
624
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many (a) official visits, (b) meetings with (i) hon. Members, (ii) members of the public, (iii) Greater London Assembly members, (iv) local councillors and (v) representatives of voluntary organisations (A) he and (B) his predecessors undertook as Minister for London in each of the last 10 years, broken down by month.
(121050)
625
Lorely Burt (Solihull):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the (a) Business Development Service and (b) Advantage West Midlands; and what plans his Department has to assists the remaining unemployed ex-MG Rover employees.
(121072)
626
Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether there is a maximum time allowed for a ministerial decision to be made on planning permission for a gas infrastructure project following a public inquiry.
(121543)
627
Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what representations he has received regarding the timely delivery of (a) planning decisions and (b) other stages of gas infrastructure projects following initial planning applications.
(121544)
628
Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps he is taking to reduce the length of time taken to commission construction of gas infrastructure projects following initial planning application.
(121545)
629
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, which sites the South West Regional Development Agency (a) owns and (b) rents.
(120920)
630
Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many vehicles belonging to his Department were (a) lost and (b) stolen in each year since 1997; and what the (i) make and model and (ii) value was of each vehicle.
(121366)
631
N
Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to his Answers of 6th February 2007, Official Report, column 764W, on low carbon heating and column 890W, on electric heating, with which stakeholders his Department has had discussions since the publication of the Energy Review Report to inform the Energy White Paper.
(121092)
632
Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the total sum of bonuses paid to civil servants in his Department was in (a) 2005 and (b) 2006.
(121560)
633
Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what discussions he has had with Ministers in the Department of Communities and Local Government on (a) the role electric heating and hot water appliances wil play in the Government's policy for a low carbon and sustainable energy future and (b) the relationship between housing and energy strategies.
(121650)
634
Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what consideration he has given to electric heating as part of the UK's future energy framework.
(121651)
635
Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what discussions he has had with manufacturers of electric heating products on the low carbon heating solutions offered by electric heating.
(121652)
636
Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment his Department has made of the long term low carbon sustainability of electric heating compared to other sources; and if he will make a statement.
(121653)
637
Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much has been granted by the North West Development Agency to the Royal Lancashire Society; and for what purpose.
(120909)
638
Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what representations he has received from organisations in the Programming Making and Special Events sector of the Digital Dividend Review and its impact on members of the British Entertainment Industry Radio Group; what consideration he has given to those representations; and if he will make a statement.
(121069)
639
Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what discussions he has had with Ofcom on the impact on the Programming Making and Special Events sector of the Digital Dividend Review; which industry representatives have been consulted by Ofcom during the review; and if he will make a statement.
(121070)
640
Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to the Answer of 5th February 2007, Official Report, column 734W, what assessment he has made of the extent to which the Department has sufficient resources to meet the Government's deadline of responding to the Post Office consultation within three weeks and one day of the end of the consultation period.
(121089)
641
Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much has been provided in subsidies under the (a) renewables obligation and (b) Clearskies scheme to support the establishment of (i) onshore and (ii) offshore wind farms in each of the last two years; and how much has been provided for wind farm developments within Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk constituency.
(121090)
642
Mr Chris Mullin (Sunderland South):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will consider introducing a ban on the import of seal skin products; and if he will make a statement.
(121265)
643
Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many people use the Post Office Card Account for receipt of (a) child benefit and (b) basic state pension in Hemel Hempstead constituency; and if he will make a statement.
(121185)
644
Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the total value was of (a) grants to and (b) related contributions from (i) organisations which are not small or medium-sized enterprises, (ii) large companies and (iii) universities under the EU Framework Programme in each year since 2004 which are not small or medium-sized enterprises.
(121384)
645
Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the total value was of (a) grants to and (b) related contributions from (i) organisations which are not small or medium sized enterprises, (ii) large companies and (iii) universities which qualified for awards from the Technology Strategy Board in each year since 2004.
(121385)
646
Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps he is taking to encourage increased UK exports to the Philippines.
(121453)
647
N
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what recent discussions he has had with OFTEL on the introduction of charges for customers who do not pay their bills by direct debit; and if he will make a statement.
(121578)
648
Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Devonport):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps the EU is taking (a) to advance broadband coverage in member states and (b) to promote the take up of mobile phone technology.
(121066)
649
Alan Simpson (Nottingham South):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, on what date in January 2007 the payments ceiling for grant allocations for domestic renewable energy installations for that month was reached.
(121045)
650
Alan Simpson (Nottingham South):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, at what point in February 2007 the allocations ceiling for that month was reached for household installations under the Low Carbon Buildings Programme.
(121046)
651
N
Mark Williams (Ceredigion):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether he expects redundancy schemes for sub-postmasters to continue beyond 2010; and if he will make a statement.
(121056)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
652
N
Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has conducted any studies of circling times of aircraft landing at (a) Heathrow, (b) Gatwick, (c) Luton, (d) Stansted, (e) London City, (f) Birmingham, (g) Liverpool, (h) Manchester, (i) Edinburgh, (j) Glasgow and (k) Belfast airports.
(120670)
653
N
Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the performance of the Chelmsford park and ride scheme.
(119681)
654
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17th January 2007, Official Report, column 1148W, on the British Transport Police, whether the Department collected this information in the past; and if he will make a statement.
(120951)
655
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department (a) has taken and (b) plans to take to ensure that it and related bodies are in compliance with the gender equality duty in the Equality Act 2006 by the April 2007 deadline.
(120990)
656
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will assess the merits of the implementation of a cap on rail fare increases.
(121004)
657
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent advice he has given to rail companies on fare policies.
(121005)
658
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of increases in rail fares on meeting carbon emission reduction targets.
(121006)
659
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many representations he received on fare increases on train services in each of the last 12 months, broken down by region; and if he will make a statement.
(121007)
660
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what respresentations he has received on (a) increased regulation of private hire vehicles and (b) restrictions on their use of bus lanes.
(121009)
661
Lorely Burt (Solihull):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many local authorities have contracts with their electricity supplier which allow unlimited use of electricity for street lighting at a fixed price; and what his policy is on such contracts.
(121112)
662
Lorely Burt (Solihull):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the annual consumption of electricity for street lighting was for the latest available period.
(121113)
663
Lorely Burt (Solihull):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has to encourage local authorities to reduce energy consumption in relation to street lighting.
(121114)
664
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost of running the MOT system was in each of the last five years.
(120932)
665
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, in which EU member states an MOT system operates.
(120934)
666
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost of the MOT was in each year since 1997.
(120968)
667
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the contribution to road safety of the present MOT system; and if he will make a statement.
(120969)
668
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average time taken by an MOT tester was to carry out an MOT in the latest period for which figures are available.
(120971)
669
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many MOT testing stations there are in (a) England, (b) Wales and (c) Scotland.
(120972)
670
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many accidents were attributed to faults in vehicles sufficient to fail an MOT test in each of the last five years.
(121173)
671
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many MOT tests were carried out in each year since 1997.
(121175)
672
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the change in volume of carbon emissions of cars as they age.
(121237)
673
Philip Davies (Shipley):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people have yet to receive compensation payments agreed with his Department for the work carried out on the Bingley relief road; and when he expects outstanding payments to be made.
(121463)
674
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will exempt (a) volunteer drivers and (b) voluntary driver services from current pilots of road pricing.
(121539)
675
Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many vehicles belonging to his Department were (a) lost and (b) stolen in each year since 1997; and what the (i) make and model and (ii) value was of each vehicle.
(121365)
676
Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the road safety consequences of changing the frequency of the MOT test; and if he will make a statement.
(121642)
677
Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether it is his policy that the MOT test should principally assess levels of wear on a vehicle rather than its reliability.
(121643)
678
N
Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many full-time equivalent officers there are in the British Transport Police; and what the projected numbers are for (a) 2007, (b) 2008, (c) 2009 and (d) 2010.
(121568)
679
Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether there are plans to widen the M6 motorway between Preston and Warrington.
(120912)
680
Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to increase the number of cars built in the UK operated by the Government car pool.
(120913)
681
Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many pensioners in Chorley are eligible for the free local bus travel scheme.
(120914)
682
Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) snow-ploughs and (b) salt-spreading vehicles are available for clearing roads in Lancashire.
(121216)
683
Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many miles of roads there are in Lancashire.
(121217)
684
Mr David Jones (Clwyd West):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to review the frequency required of MOT vehicle tests.
(121581)
685
N
Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the policy reasons are for not taking into account licence points accrued in Northern Ireland in road driving bans in the rest of the United Kingdom; if he will ensure that they are taken into account; and if he will make statement.
(120668)
686
N
Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has received on the introduction of a road charging scheme in Manchester; and if he will make statement.
(120669)
687
N
Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what measures he plans to put in place to ensure foreign registered vehicles comply with (a) congestion charging and (b) other road pricing mechanisms; and if he will make a statement.
(120673)
688
N
Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, in what ways his policy on low cost ticketing systems for public transport systems has been informed by recent research commissioned by his Department; and if he will make a statement.
(120675)
689
N
Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6th February 2007, Official Report, column 772W, on Pendolino trains, whether Milton Keynes Central requires any significant work to (a) a platform length and (b) other areas to accommodate the longer trains.
(120677)
690
N
Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6th February 2007, Official Report, column 772W, on rail services, what the spare capacity is on Virgin Trains heading south through but not stopping at Milton Keynes Central during peak hours in the morning; and what the percentage spare capacity this equates to in terms of numbers of seats.
(120679)
691
Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the safety implications of reducing commercial aircraft turnaround times.
(121477)
692
Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost was of each re-organisation affecting his Department and its predecessors since 1997.
(121478)
693
N
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what legislation regulates wheel clamping; and if he will make a statement.
(121579)
694
N
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many locations offer courses to people as an alternative to having points placed on their licences; and if he will make a statement.
(121580)
695
Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on the UK automotive industry of the proposed EU targets on (a) fuel efficiency and (b) carbon dioxide emissions.
(121536)
696
Sir Peter Soulsby (Leicester South):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, in which locations in each county E85 is sold.
(121235)
697
Mr John Spellar (Warley):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress his Department has made on extending selective door opening on trains.
(121633)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales
698
Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Welsh Assembly Ministers on the cross-border provision of hospital care.
(121577)
699
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps his Department (a) has taken and (b) plans to take to ensure that it and related bodies are in compliance with the gender equality duty in the Equality Act 2006 by the April 2007 deadline.
(120992)
700
Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many vehicles belonging to his Department were (a) lost and (b) stolen in each year since 1997; and what the (i) make and model and (ii) value was of each vehicle.
(121367)
701
Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether he plans to meet Tata Group managers to discuss their plans for their operations in Wales.
(120927)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
702
Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which organisations and individuals he is due to meet on his forthcoming visit to Australia.
(121013)
703
Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he will be accompanied on his forthcoming visit to Australia by the Chief Executive of the Portland Trust in the capacity as advisor on the Government's review of its welfare to work strategy.
(121014)
704
Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the estimated cost is of his forthcoming visit to Australia.
(121015)
705
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department (a) has taken and (b) plans to take to ensure that it and related bodies are in compliance with the gender equality duty in the Equality Act 2006 by the April 2007 deadline.
(120993)
706
Ben Chapman (Wirral South):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will disregard child benefit when assessing eligibility for housing benefit.
(121058)
707
John Cummings (Easington):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate the Health and Safety Executive has made of the number of (a) deaths and (b) accidents at work involving immigrant workers in the last five years.
(121256)
708
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many 18-24 year olds who were neither in education, employment and training, nor claiming jobseeker's allowance nor engaged in the New Deal for Young People there were in each quarter since 1996.
(121232)
709
N
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many 18 to 24 year olds were not in education, employment and training in each quarter since 1996.
(121233)
710
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) Incapacity Benefit and (b) Severe Disablement Allowance claimants claimed the benefit for (i) up to three months, (ii) between three to six months, (iii) between six to 12 months, (iv) between one and two years, (v) between two and three years and (vi) more than three years in each quarter since 1992.
(121435)
711
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many lone parents had claimed income support for (a) up to three months, (b) between three and six months, (c) between six and 12 months, (d) between one and two years, (e) between two years and three years and (f) more than three years in each quarter since 1992.
(121436)
712
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, under what circumstances participants of the New Deal for Young People may extend their period on Gateway beyond 10 months.
(121598)
713
Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many vehicles belonging to his Department were (a) lost and (b) stolen in each year since 1997; and what the (i) make and model and (ii) value was of each vehicle.
(121408)
714
Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total sum of bonuses paid to civil servants in his Department was in (a) 2005 and (b) 2006.
(121561)
715
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects to answer Question 105425, tabled on 5th December 2006 by the hon. Member for Portsmouth South.
(121192)
716
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects to answer Question 109530, tabled on 12th December 2006 by the hon. Member for Portsmouth South.
(121195)
717
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects to answer Question 108016, tabled on 5th December 2006 by the hon. Member for Portsmouth South.
(121197)
718
N
Paul Holmes (Chesterfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost was to the public purse of funding for Catholic welfare agencies, excluding those providing housing or adoption services, in each year since 1997.
(119979)
719
Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of lone parents whose youngest child is over 11 are receiving income support; and how many and what proportion are (a) carers for a disabled child and (b) have a disability themselves.
(121529)
720
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the extent to which the Government's policies on pension protection (a) have been and (b) are compliant with EU Council Directive 80/987/EEC of 20th October 1980; and if he will make a statement.
(121445)
721
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many individuals have been excluded from the Financial Assistance Scheme on the basis of their age; what assessment his Department's legal advisers have made of the extent to which this policy complies with European Union law; and if he will make a statement.
(121446)
722
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the cost of extending the level of Pension Protection Fund benefits to all those in the Financial Assistance Scheme (FAS), including those who have lost their pensions but who fall below the age cut-off for the FAS (a) in net present value terms using 2006-07 prices and (b) in cash terms for each year from 2007-08 to 2060-61; what allowance has been made in these estimates for reduced means-tested benefit payments and higher tax yields; and if he will make a statement.
(121447)
723
N
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the total percentage of people of working age on jobseeker's allowance and incapacity-related benefits in each year since 1990-91 for the local authority wards in Great Britain with the (a) 100 highest and (b) 100 lowest rates of unemployment in 2006-07; and if he will make a statement.
(121484)
724
N
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the cost of raising the basic state pension, in real terms using 2006-07 prices, to (a) £90 in 2010, (b) £100 in 2015, (c) £105 in 2020, (d) £110 in 2025 and (e) £115 in 2030 for new claimants only; and if he will make a statement.
(121485)
725
N
Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what additional amount of unpaid maintenance debt has been recovered in each month since the introduction of the Operational Improvement Plan; what new debt accrued in each month; what maintenance remained uncollected in each month; and if he will make a statement.
(119801)
726
N
Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what reviews of data collection and processing are being implemented following publication of the December 2006 Child Support Agency quarterly summary statistics; and how the error in the data relating to enforcement processes was identified.
(119802)
727
Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects to report the findings and recommendations of the Freud Report.
(121450)
728
Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects to be able to announce the roll out of the Pathways to Work programme in Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin.
(121454)
729
Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what research his Department is conducting into the impact on the UK labour market of migration from central and eastern Europe.
(121206)
730
N
Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 31st Janaury 2007, Official Report, column 401W, on the state retirement pension, how many state retirement pension applications were waiting to be processed on 31st December for each of the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement.
(121582)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
731
Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the impact of bank branch closures on small local communities.
[Transferred] (121380)
732
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the unemployment levels of 18 to 24 year olds not in full-time education were in each quarter since 1979.
[Transferred] (121456)
733
Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how the refund of voluntary National Insurance contributions paid since the 25th May 2006 will be effected; and what estimate he has made of the total cost of such refunds.
[Transferred] (121253)
Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
734
Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what the cost to the public purse of the Committee of Standards in Public Life was in the latest year for which figures are available.
[Transferred] (121413)
735
Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, if she will make available to the Public Administration Select Committee the analysis of the consultation on the proposed Civil Service Bill.
[Transferred] (121480)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
736
Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, why mentally disordered offenders are not classified as a vulnerable group under the Supporting People Programme.
[Transferred] (121254)
737
Clive Efford (Eltham):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has considered the issue of precedent in the approval of planning applications for the development of open space designated for sport that has been held derelict for the purpose of increasing the value of the land; and if she will make a statement.
[Transferred] (121136)
Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs
738
Philip Davies (Shipley):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what the legal basis is for the creation of the EU Fundamental Rights Agency; and what assessment she has made of the likely effect of the activities of the Agency on the UK.
[Transferred] (121530)
739
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what the cost of legal aid was in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
[Transferred] (121540)
740
N
Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what estimate she has made of the number of properties in each local authority area in the UK with a value of more than £1 million.
[Transferred] (121094)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
741
Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much Annington Homes paid for housing and land purchased from his Department; and how much the company paid for that purchased in Colchester.
[Transferred] (120958)
742
Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much HM Treasury has passed to the Ministry of Defence from monies received from Annington Homes in connection with sales of former Ministry of Defence housing and land in (a) the UK and (b) Colchester.
[Transferred] (121129)
743
Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what measures are in place to audit the implementation of the profit-sharing scheme with Annington Homes in relation to former Ministry of Defence housing and land; and if he will make a statement.
[Transferred] (121131)
744
Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the profit-sharing scheme between HM Treasury and Annington Homes for sales of former Ministry of Defence housing and land includes provisions to take account of increases in the value of land due to (a) planning zone changes and (b) private development.
[Transferred] (121133)
745
Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of the proceeds of subsequent sales by Annington Homes of former Ministry of Defence housing is returned to HM Treasury under profit-sharing arrangements.
[Transferred] (121137)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills
746
N
Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what systems are in place to monitor trafficked children missing from the care of local authorities.
[Transferred] (121658)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
747
Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to encourage local authorities to improve their recycling rates.
[Transferred] (121549)
748
Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to encourage local authorities to provide kerbside collection for the recycling of (a) glass, (b) plastic, (c) paper, (d) compostable waste and (e) tins.
[Transferred] (121550)
749
Anne Moffat (East Lothian):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make a statement on the EU rural development budget.
[Transferred] (121593)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
750
N
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what examination has been undertaken since 2003 of (a) surviving and (b) deceased political prisoners imprisoned under the Saddam Hussein regime to establish which (i) biological and (ii) chemical weapons-related material had been tested on them.
[Transferred] (121026)
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
751
Philip Davies (Shipley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether there are any offences which require a defendant to prove innocence rather than the prosecution having to prove guilt.
[Transferred] (121534)
Questions to the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
752
Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham):To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what the cost to the public purse of the Electoral Commission has been in each of the last four years.
[Transferred] (121361)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry
753
Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans he has to discourage lending by banks and other financial institutions to vulnerable people and those unable to make repayments.
[Transferred] (121547)
754
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, why the Ambassadors for British Business scheme was discontinued; and if he will make a statement.
[Transferred] (121407)
755
N
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether he expects the public inquiry into proposals to build a waste recycling facility under the auspices of Peterborough Renewable Energy Limited at Storey's Bar Road, Peterborough to be held before the end of 2007; and if he will make a statement.
[Transferred] (121583)
756
Mr Shahid Malik (Dewsbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much Government money was spent on researching re-usable energy sources in (a) the last year for which figures are available and (b) 1997.
[Transferred] (120916)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
757
Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential environmental impact of the proposed EU targets for (a) fuel efficiency and (b) carbon dioxide emissions of cars.
[Transferred] (121541)

 
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