Questions for Oral or Written Answer beginning on Thursday 22 February 2007 (the 'Questions Book') Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on Thursday 22 February 2007 This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Thursday 22 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 Thursday 22 February of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Thursday 22 February see Part 2 of this paper. Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 1 N | Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions have taken place between his Department and the Department for Work and Pensions regarding the Welfare Review being conducted by David Freud. | (122451) | 2 | John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many breaches of the arms exports controls were reported in each of the last five years; and what assessment he has made of the extent to which this figure accurately reflects the actual number of breaches that took place. | (122609) | 3 | John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people were prosecuted for breaches of arms exports controls in each of the last five years. | (122610) | 4 | Lyn Brown (West Ham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what percentage of single parents in (a) England, (b) London and (c) West Ham constituency who have children aged between 11 and 16 years are in employment. | (122956) | 5 | Lyn Brown (West Ham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the ratio is of childcare tax credit payments to full childcare costs (a) in each region, including London, and (b) in West Ham constituency. | (122958) | 6 N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) Protestant, (b) Roman Catholic and (c) non-determined appointees there were to HM Revenue and Customs in Northern Ireland in each of the last three years. | (122360) | 7 N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people took up the maximum £7,000 individual savings account for the three years up to and including 2005-06. | (122361) | 8 | Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on Zimbabwe's repayment of debt to (a) the International Monetary Fund and (b) the World Bank. | (122847) | 9 | Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the Wifi spectrum is planned to be auctioned; and which parts of spectrum will be available. | (123000) | 10 N | Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what percentage of foreign direct investment into the UK in each year since 2000 was as a result of foreign takeovers of UK companies. | (121948) | 11 | Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the 10 most common causes of death of (a) boys and (b) girls between the ages of 11 and 16 years was in the last period for which figures are available. | (122783) | 12 | Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total cost to HM Revenue and Customs of notifying parents that it has opened a trust for their child under the child trust fund initiative was in each year since 2003. | (122870) | 13 | Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average fee charged by banks is to open and manage a child trust fund account. | (122871) | 14 | Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost to HM Revenue and Customs of managing child trust funds (CTFs) not invested by the recipients has been since the inception of CTFs. | (122872) | 15 | Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the contribution of the child trust fund initiative to meeting the Government's goal to reduce inequality between, and increase opportunity for, young people. | (122873) | 16 | Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reasons the report of the review performed in August 1999 by Messrs Attwood (International Division) and Bishop (Large Business Office) of his Department of Mr Gerard Churchhouse's contribution to the transfer pricing review of IBM has not been disclosed to Mr Churchhouse under his Data Protection Subject Access Request (SAR 2090/06) of March 2006. | (122714) | 17 | Mr David Hamilton (Midlothian):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken to stop vulture funds from profiting from the debts of developing nations. | (122754) | 18 | Mr David Hamilton (Midlothian):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the impact of vulture funds on the effectiveness of international aid to assist debt relief. | (122755) | 19 | Mr David Hamilton (Midlothian):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken to increase the number of charitable donations using the Gift Aid scheme. | (122756) | 20 | Mr David Hamilton (Midlothian):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total contribution of the Government to charities through the Gift Aid scheme was in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and how many people gave to charity through the scheme in each year. | (122757) | 21 N | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many recoveries for the overpayment of tax credits made in (a) 2003-04 and (b) 2004-05 were initiated in 2006. | (122276) | 22 | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, where he stayed overnight on his official visit to Washington in April 2006. | (123002) | 23 | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff have been subjected to disciplinary procedures in his Department for poor performance or incompetence in each year since 1997. | (123003) | 24 | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) private secretaries, (b) assistant private secretaries and (c) personal assistants each director in his Department has. | (123018) | 25 | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list the (a) seminars, (b) workshops and (c) exhibitions which were sponsored by his Department and which took place on non-departmental premises in each of the last two years; and what the (i) purpose, (ii) date and (iii) cost was of each. | (123019) | 26 | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which external consultants were used by (a) his Department and (b) each of its agencies in relation to private finance initiatives in 2005-06; and what the (i) nature and (ii) cost of the work was in each case. | (123021) | 27 | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what requests he has made for meetings of think tanks to discuss policy in the last 12 months. | (123022) | 28 | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost was of the visit by the Economic Secretary to the Treasury to Kuwait in February 2007. | (123023) | 29 | Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 25th January 2007, Official Report, column 1986W, on Departmental staff, how many permanently employed staff there were in (a) his Department and (b) its executive agencies at each Civil Service grade in each year; and if he will make a statement. | (122633) | 30 | Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what figures he provided to the Lyons Review on the number of central government posts situated in central London; and what his most recent estimate is of the number of such posts. | (122901) | 31 N | Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Oral Answer of the Paymanter General on 25th January 2007, Official Report, column 1547, to the hon. Member for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk, what steps he is taking to improve the procedures for recovering overpaid tax credits from couples who have split up; and if he will make a statement. | (122455) | 32 N | Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total number of electors was in (a) December 2005 and (b) December 2006 in each constituency in the UK, ranked in descending order by region according to the difference between 2005 and 2006. | (118521) | 33 | John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of capital grant incentives on the UK micro-renewables market. | (122992) | 34 | Mr Don Touhig (Islwyn):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many calls were logged with the National Minimum Wage helpline in each of the past five years. | (122713) | 35 | Mr Don Touhig (Islwyn):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many enforcement notices were issued by HM Revenue and Customs inspectors to employers for failure to pay the national minimum wage in the last 12 months. | (122717) | 36 | Mr Michael Wills (North Swindon):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the net effect on public expenditure arising from use of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to scrutinise spending by public authorities. | (122653) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 37 | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, which external consultants were used by (a) her Department and (b) each of its agencies in relation to private finance initiatives in 2005-06; and what the (i) nature and (ii) cost of the work was in each case. | (123010) | 38 N | Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what steps she is taking to ensure that the Data Protection Act 1998 is complied with in respect of the dissemination of electronic mail addresses collected as a result of public consultations under the auspices of the Cabinet Office; and if she will make a statement. | (122544) | 39 | Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many civil servants went on strike in January 2007; what assessment she has made of the effect of such strike action on the delivery of services; and if she will make a statement. | (122723) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 40 | Mr Alan Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assistance is available to householders for preventative work in areas identified as having a high radon risk. | (122809) | 41 | Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many properties are heated by district communal heating systems in each London borough; what the annual energy in kilowatt-hours needed to heat and provide hot water is in each such system; and if she will make a statement. | (122801) | 42 | Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will estimate (a) the number of properties in local council or housing association ownership covered by district heating schemes and (b) the energy use per inhabitant in such schemes; whether it is her intention (i) to make proposals and (ii) to provide incentives to improve the energy efficiency of housing not covered by such schemes; and if she will make a statement. | (122811) | 43 | Mr Andy Reed (Loughborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when she expects to publish the working paper on developing the local government leisure services market. | (122976) | 44 | John Robertson (Glasgow North West):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will consider (a) the increased administrative costs associated with meeting business rates obligations and (b) the contribution alternative operators make to BT as regulated by Ofcom as part of her forthcoming consultation on non-domestic rates for unbundled local loops; and if she will make a statement. | (122737) | 45 | John Robertson (Glasgow North West):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions her Department has had with (a) the Department for Trade and Industry, (b) HM Treasury and (c) Ofcom on the potential impact upon competition in the UK broadband market of making local loop unbundling operators subject to non-domestic rates liability for unbundled local loops; and if she will make a statement. | (122738) | 46 N | Mr Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the total Revenue Support Grant was in each local authority in each year since 1997. | (122456) | 47 N | Mr Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assistance is available to local authorities to fund the costs associated with stewarding a private bill through the parliamentary process. | (122457) | 48 N | Paul Rowen (Rochdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many domestic properties have been photographed by the Valuation Office Agency as part of the revaluation of domestic properties originally planned for 1st April 2007. | (122510) | 49 N | Paul Rowen (Rochdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what criteria are used by the Valuation Office Agency in selecting properties to photograph as part of the revaluation of domestic properties. | (122511) | 50 N | Paul Rowen (Rochdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many complaints the Valuation Office Agency has received about its practice of photographing domestic properties as part of the domestic properties revaluation. | (122512) | 51 N | Paul Rowen (Rochdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the cost of photographing domestic properties as part of the domestic properties revaluation process. | (122513) | 52 N | Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when the Minister for Housing and Planning expects to reply to the letters of 8th December 2005, 16th February 2006 and 10th January 2007 from the hon. Member for Hazel Grove on the implementation of the Sustainable and Secure Buildings Act 2004; and if she will make a statement. | (121612) | 53 | Kitty Ussher (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when officials from her Department plan to visit the Burnley Building Bridges Project. | (122680) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs 54 N | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what action the Government is taking to encourage more black and minority ethnic people to register to vote. | (122158) | 55 | Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, for what reason the letter of 19th January 2000 from the Department's then press officer to the Independent newspaper in relation to the appointment of Lord Griffiths to the Bahl inquiry was not disclosed in the response of 10th October 2006 to the Freedom of Information request of the hon. Member for Enfield, Southgate; and if she will make a statement. | (122660) | 56 | Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 19th December 2006, Official Report, column 1774-6W, on public bodies: staff, if she will break down the data by official Civil Service grade; and if she will make a statement. | (122634) | 57 | Mr Michael Wills (North Swindon):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if she will make an estimate of the effect of the draft fees regulations proposed under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 on the number of parliamentary questions asked. | (122649) | 58 | Mr Michael Wills (North Swindon):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what estimate she has made of the number of Freedom of Information requests answered by the Government in 2005-06 likely to be refused under the proposals contained in the draft fees regulations under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. | (122652) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 59 | Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how her Department has benchmarked the provision of UK sports facilities against (a) the rest of Europe and (b) other countries; and if she will make a statement. | (122744) | 60 | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 5th February 2007, Official Report, column 713W, on the London Olympics, if she will place the minutes of all meetings of the Budget and Revenues Sub-Group in the Library. | (122983) | 61 | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 5th February 2007, Official Report, column 713W, on the London Olympics, whether the payment of VAT on capital costs for the 2012 Olympics incurred by the public sector was discussed during meetings of the Budget and Revenues Sub-Group. | (122984) | 62 | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which Ministers have made representations to her on lottery funding in their constituency since 1997; and what the (a) date and (b) project was in the case of each such representation. | (123020) | 63 | Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had on the statement of the Casino Advisory Panel that problem gambling is a town planning consideration. | (122661) | 64 | Mr Andy Reed (Loughborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what involvement her Department has had in the preparation of the European Commission's White Paper on Sport. | (122978) | 65 | Mr Andy Reed (Loughborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what funding the National Sports Foundation has allocated in the last 12 months. | (122979) | 66 | Mr Andy Reed (Loughborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what representations she has received on the creation of a sports betting right; and if she will make a statement. | (122980) | 67 | Mr Andy Reed (Loughborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many public swimming pools there were in England in (a) 2005-06 and (b) 2006-07. | (122982) | 68 | Mr Andy Reed (Loughborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the cost of the Community Sports Coaches programme was in (a) 2005-06 and (b) is expected to be in 2006-07. | (122988) | 69 | Mr Andy Reed (Loughborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what percentage of children met the two-hour target for physical education in school in each year since 2001 in each (a) constituency, (b) local authority area and (c) School Sport Partnership area. | (122989) | 70 | Mr Andy Reed (Loughborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many new playing fields have been established since 2005-06; and how many existing playing fields were converted to other uses in the same period. | (122990) | 71 | Mr Andy Reed (Loughborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many community sports coaches are in post. | (122991) | 72 | Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will place in the Library (a) a list of meetings between officials and Ministers from her Department with their counterparts at the Department for Constitutional Affairs at which the location for the new Supreme Court in Middlesex Guildhall was mentioned and (b) the minutes and agendas of those meetings. | (122791) | 73 | Mr Edward Vaizey (Wantage):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with European colleagues on the creation of an EU cultural heritage agency. | (122608) | 74 | Mr Edward Vaizey (Wantage):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 19th February 2007, Official Report, column 5W, on the London Olympics, when she expects the 2012 organising committee to finalise the budget for the opening and closing sessions of the Olympic and Paralympic games. | (122626) | 75 N | Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions (a) she and (b) Sport England have had with Kent County Council on the funding of 50 metre swimming pools at (i) Ashford and (ii) the University of Kent. | (122120) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 76 | Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of provision of military helicopters to UK troops in Afghanistan. | (122806) | 77 | Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the future of Portsmouth Naval Base. | (122748) | 78 | Mr David Hamilton (Midlothian):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what targets his Department sets for the skills mix of new recruits to the armed forces. | (122759) | 79 | Mr David Hamilton (Midlothian):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 2nd February 2007, Official Report, column 551W, on recruitment, what (a) level of education and (b) qualifications had been achieved by recruits to the armed forces. | (122810) | 80 | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which external consultants were used by (a) his Department and (b) each of its agencies in relation to private finance initiatives in 2005-06; and what the (i) nature and (ii) cost of the work was in each case. | (123013) | 81 N | Mark Hunter (Cheadle):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what representations he has received pressing for the UK Armed Forces Veterans Lapel Badge to be automatically sent to veterans who are qualified to receive it; and what consideration he has given to taking that step. | (122458) | 82 N | Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the Defence Police College opened at Southwick Park; and what the cost was of establishing this facility. | (122111) | 83 | Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will review army discipline rules, regulations and procedures following the acquittal of Colonel Jorge Mendonca; and if he will make a statement. | (122719) | 84 | Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will review the adequacy of the welfare benefits of Commonwealth citizens serving in the UK Armed Forces, with particular reference to free telephone calls. | (122613) | 85 | Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the merits of raising the upper age limit for people applying to the Territorial Army. | (122615) | 86 N | Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) correspondence and (b) instructions he issued to (i) the Army Prosecuting Authority and (ii) unit commanders following receipt of the Attorney General's letter on prosecutions of members of the Armed Forces dated 23rd March 2005. | (122278) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills 87 N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what resources will be made available to implement the Children Contact and Adoption Act. | (122546) | 88 N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what plans he has to recruit and retain an experienced workforce in children and family court advisory and support services. | (122547) | 89 N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the sickness rates for children and family court advisory and support services practitioners in (a) public law and (b) private law were in each of the last three years. | (122548) | 90 | Lyn Brown (West Ham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the average cost is of childcare for (a) school aged and (b) pre-school children in each region, including London. | (122957) | 91 | Lyn Brown (West Ham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of school age children access formal childcare (a) in each region, including London, and (b) in West Ham constituency. | (122959) | 92 | Lyn Brown (West Ham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of pre-school age children access formal childcare (a) in each region, including London, and (b) in West Ham constituency. | (122960) | 93 | Lyn Brown (West Ham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the percentage take-up of formal childcare by lower income working families, as defined by his Department and the Department for Work and Pensions public service agreement, is (a) in each region, including London, and (b) in West Ham constituency. | (122961) | 94 | Lyn Brown (West Ham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, by what percentage take-up of formal childcare has changed among (a) lone parents and (b) working couples (i) in each region, including London, and (ii) in West Ham constituency since 2001. | (122962) | 95 | Jeff Ennis (Barnsley East & Mexborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many students claimed the Education Maintenance Allowance in (a) Barnsley and (b) Doncaster in each of the last three years. | (122789) | 96 N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the average class size for (a) primary and (b) secondary schools was in (i) Ribble Valley constituency and (ii) Lancashire in each year since 1997. | (122461) | 97 | Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what consideration the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority gave to the content of the curriculum in use in (a) South Africa and (b) other countries with higher performance levels when designing the new programmes of study as part of the secondary curriculum review. | (122655) | 98 | Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will make a statement on the Assessing Pupils Progress projects in English and mathematics referred to in the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority review of the secondary curriculum. | (122656) | 99 | Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the practice of teaching in discrete academic subjects at (a) Key Stage 3 and (b) Key Stage 4. | (122657) | 100 | Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what definition he uses of `bear in mind', as used in the notes to the revised programmes of study for Key Stage 3 English designed by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority as part of the secondary curriculum review with reference to teachers to bearing in mind non-standard usages of English. | (122658) | 101 | Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what his definition is of (a) tableaux, (b) hot seating and (c) thought tracking as used in the notes to the revised programmes of study for Key Stage 3 English designed by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority as part of the secondary curriculum review. | (122659) | 102 | Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the intended audience is of the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority consultation on the National Curriculum programmes of study. | (122662) | 103 | Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what informal consultation the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority conducted with parents prior to the development of the revised secondary programmes of study. | (122663) | 104 | Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority is taking to ensure that (a) parents, (b) pupils, (c) school governing bodies, (d) teachers and (e) headteachers are (i) aware of and (ii) able to respond to the consultation on the National Curriculum programme of study. | (122664) | 105 | Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether materials subject to consultation on the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority secondary curriculum review are available in paper format. | (122665) | 106 | Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 19th February 2007 to Question 121412, on the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority curriculum review, if he will place in the Library a copy of the tender document for the contract awarded (a) to Ipsos Mori, (b) to surveymonkey and (c) for the analysis of the responses to the surveymonkey survey. | (122667) | 107 | Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether schools will be required to have regard to the supporting materials which accompany the proposed programmes of study as part of the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority secondary curriculum review. | (122670) | 108 | Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether he plans to make the supporting materials on the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority secondary curriculum review website part of the National Curriculum. | (122671) | 109 | Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) has taken to ensure that the materials on the QCA secondary curriculum review website are available to groups who cannot access them online. | (122672) | 110 | Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, when the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority plans to publish the summary of responses to the consultation on the secondary curriculum review. | (122673) | 111 | Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, which official within the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority is responsible for ensuring that the consultation on the secondary curriculum review follows best practice. | (122674) | 112 | Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment he has made of the (a) risks and (b) consequences of doing nothing to the curriculum as part of the review of the secondary curriculum. | (122807) | 113 | Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what alternative changes to the curriculum the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority has considered in addition to their favoured proposals set out in the secondary curriculum review. | (122808) | 114 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many children required special educational needs provision in each local education authority area in each of the last five years; and what the average spending per head was in each case. | (122792) | 115 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the total spending on special educational needs by each local education authority was in each of the last five years. | (122793) | 116 | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, which external consultants were used by (a) his Department and (b) each of its agencies in relation to private finance initiatives in 2005-06; and what the (i) nature and (ii) cost of the work was in each case. | (123011) | 117 N | Paul Holmes (Chesterfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much his Department spent on music education through the Music Standards Fund in each year of its existence; and if he will make a statement. | (122110) | 118 N | Paul Holmes (Chesterfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much each local authority received from his Department for the purpose of providing music education in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | (122114) | 119 N | Paul Holmes (Chesterfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much was spent on music education in each year since 1997. | (122115) | 120 | David Howarth (Cambridge):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of (a) current and (b) future capacity for the teaching of Portuguese at (i) secondary school level and (ii) in higher education; and if he will make a statement. | (122770) | 121 | Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many and what percentage of children in (a) Houghton and Washington East constituency and (b) Sunderland City Council area progressed to higher education in each year since 1997. | (122788) | 122 | Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many school partnerships have been established between Wearside schools and schools in developing countries. | (122805) | 123 | Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what discussions he has had with the governing body of Thomas Telford School on allowing admissions of pupils living in the TF6 postcode area of Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin. | (122614) | 124 | Mr Andy Reed (Loughborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what guidance he provides to schools to encourage intra- and inter-school sport competition. | (122970) | 125 | Mr Andy Reed (Loughborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what estimate he has made of the percentage of schools that compete in inter-school sport competitions. | (122971) | 126 | Mr Andy Reed (Loughborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many competition managers were employed in school sports partnerships in 2006-07. | (122972) | 127 | Mr Andy Reed (Loughborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what process is in place to assess Physical Education, School Sport and Club Links returns from each school sport partnership. | (122973) | 128 | Mr Andy Reed (Loughborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of 5 to 16 year olds took part in competitive inter-school sport in each of the last five years. | (122974) | 129 | Mr Andy Reed (Loughborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how the effectiveness of the Club Links element of the Physical Education, School Sports and Club Links strategy is assessed. | (122975) | 130 N | Mr Andrew Robathan (Blaby):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment he has made of the level of discrimination against Christians in universities; and if he will make a statement. | (122155) | 131 | Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many applications were made to (a) university and (b) Russell Group universities in each year from 1996 to 2007, broken down by (i) socio-economic group and (ii) ethnicity. | (122623) | 132 N | Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many schools use teaching materials provided by the Saudi Education Ministry. | (122121) | 133 N | Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, which Islamic schools have been inspected by Ofsted in each of the last five years; and what the result was of each inspection. | (122122) | 134 | Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many applications to university places for degrees longer than three years there were in each of the last 10 years. | (122668) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 135 N | Mr David Chaytor (Bury North):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make a statement on his plans for an underground nuclear waste repository. | (122141) | 136 | Mr Geoffrey Cox (Torridge & West Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will ban the farming of puppies. | (122902) | 137 | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to co-ordinate across Government the automatic turning off of electrical equipment in Government offices when that equipment is not being used. | (122678) | 138 | Paul Flynn (Newport West):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, from which organisations he has sought advice on technical and security aspects of radioactive waste disposal as a part of taking forward the Committee on Radioactive Waste Management's recommendations. | (122730) | 139 | Paul Flynn (Newport West):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will introduce a tsunami watch around the edge of British estuaries associated with a history of tsunamis. | (122741) | 140 | Paul Flynn (Newport West):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what people are being sought for appointment to the new Committee on Radioactive Waste Management. | (122742) | 141 | Paul Flynn (Newport West):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much was paid by the average family per week for farm subsidies and other rural support in each of the last three years. | (122743) | 142 | Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) decisions, (b) notifications, (c) communications, (d) directives, (e) ECJ court rulings and (f) other EU activities with legal impact his Department received in the last month. | (122994) | 143 | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which external consultants were used by (a) his Department and (b) each of its agencies in relation to private finance initiatives in 2005-06; and what the (i) nature and (ii) cost of the work was in each case. | (123012) | 144 | Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he is reviewing the list of breeds established under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991; and if he will make a statement. | (122618) | 145 | Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 24th October 2006, Official Report, column 1723W, on executive agencies, what the net change was in the (a) value and (b) percentage of (i) resource and (ii) capital budget levels for each of his Department's executive agencies from 2005-06 to 2006-07 in (1) cash terms and (2) real terms; and if he will make a statement. | (122625) | 146 | Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the basis is for charging for inspections under the Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control Regulations regardless of whether an enterprise pollutes. | (122629) | 147 | Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his estimate is of the average percentage of (a) net profits and (b) turnover for (i) small farms and (ii) large farms which is represented by the Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control Regulation charges of (A) £1,471 and (B) £1,844. | (122630) | 148 | Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 24th October 2006, Official Report, column 1723W, on executive agencies, what subsequent changes to the (a) resource and (b) capital budgets of his Department's executive agencies have been made; and if he will make a statement. | (122632) | 149 | Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many items of correspondence his Department has received on the budget reallocation of its executive agencies as referred to in the Answer of 24th October 2006, Official Report, columns 1723-4W, on executive agencies, broken down by agency. | (122715) | 150 | Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his estimate is of the amount of cargo carried by means of the inland waterways in each of the last 10 years; if he will estimate the difference in carbon emissions resulting from such carriage as compared to carriage by road; and if he will make a statement. | (122753) | 151 | Mr Elliot Morley (Scunthorpe):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of bird registration under Schedule 4 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 on the number of birds taken illegally from the wild. | (122796) | 152 | Mr Elliot Morley (Scunthorpe):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the extent of the deterrent effect of convictions based on registration details supplied under Schedule 4 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 on crimes involving Schedule 4 birds. | (122797) | 153 | Mr Elliot Morley (Scunthorpe):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many convictions for possession of birds listed on Schedule 4 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 have relied on registration details supplied by his Department to secure the convictions. | (122798) | 154 | Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether populations of (a) skylark, (b) otters, (c) red kite and (d) blanket bog in upland areas have favourable condition status as defined by the EU Habitats Directive. | (122852) | 155 | Mr Lee Scott (Ilford North):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government plans to take (a) to reduce and (b) to bring to an end (i) commercial and (ii) scientific whaling. | (122603) | 156 | Ms Angela C. Smith (Sheffield, Hillsborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the evidential basis is that DNA testing techniques can establish the genetic makeup of falcon hybrids, as outlined in Option 4 of the Review of Bird Registration. | (122735) | 157 | Ms Angela C. Smith (Sheffield, Hillsborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether birds claimed as hybrids of species (a) not currently listed in Schedule 4 to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and (b) proposed for removal from the Schedule can be reliably distinguished from those species which are required to be registered; and what methods are available to aid identifiaction. | (122736) | 158 | Dr Howard Stoate (Dartford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to assist lower income households in receipt of income related benefits in paying water bills. | (122903) | 159 | Dr Howard Stoate (Dartford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to increase the take-up by eligible lower income households of Government-sponsored measures aimed at assisting them in paying water bills. | (122904) | 160 | Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many turkeys were brought into the Holton site on each day since the ban on movement was lifted; and how many were slaughtered on each day. | (122833) | 161 | Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many live birds there are at Holton farm. | (122834) | 162 | Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what monitoring is being undertaken of wild birds for the H5N1 avian influenza virus. | (122835) | 163 | Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how long he expects it to take to identify the source of the H5N1 virus outbreak at Holton. | (122836) | 164 | Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what action his Department is taking with the International Whaling Commission to stop the commercial farming of threatened fin whales in Icelandic waters; and if he will make a statement. | (122765) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 165 | Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether she has made representations to the Israeli government on the building of the separation wall next to the Hope Flowers School, Bethlehem. | (122710) | 166 | Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the (a) objectives and (b) outcomes were of her recent visit to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories; and if she will make a statement. | (122711) | 167 | Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations she made to the government of Israel on her recent visit to the region on (a) the withholding of revenues from Palestinian Authority, (b) the building of settlements in the West Bank, (c) the construction and positioning of the Israeli separation barrier, (d) movement restrictions on Palestinians and (f) the ongoing detention of Palestinian parliamentarians and humanitarian workers; and what response she received from the Israeli government. | (122712) | 168 | Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications of the Mecca Agreement signed in Saudi Arabia on 8th February between Fatah and Hamas for UK foreign policy objectives; and if she will make a statement. | (122724) | 169 | Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment she has made of North Korea's willingness to denuclearise. | (122849) | 170 | Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations she has made to the Afghan government on ground level spraying of the poppy crop in Afghanistan. | (122850) | 171 | Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions she has held with her counterparts in (a) Australia and (b) New Zealand on elections in Fiji; and what action she is taking to encourage the restoration of democracy. | (122853) | 172 | Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment she has made of the impact of recent civilian protest in Mogadishu on the stability of the Transitional Federal Government. | (122855) | 173 | Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations she is making on the resolution of border disputes between Ethiopia and Eritrea. | (122856) | 174 | Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many commercial officers and UK Trade and Investment staff were employed in each UK overseas mission in each of the last 10 years. | (122857) | 175 | Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations she has made to her counterparts within the Association of South East Asian Nations on human rights in Burma. | (122858) | 176 | Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports she has received of the escape of political prisoners from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK); and what estimate she has made of the number of political prisoners who are incarcerated in the DPRK. | (122859) | 177 | Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment she has made of (a) Indonesian and (b) Filipino efforts to combat Islamic extremism; and what support the UK has made available to help these efforts. | (122860) | 178 | Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations she has made on ensuring free and fair (a) Presidential and (b) Parliamentary elections in the Maldives; what international observers she expects to be present at the next elections; and if she will make a statement. | (122861) | 179 | Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment she has made of the freedom of the press in the Maldives. | (122862) | 180 | Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effect on British interests and investment in Venezuela on the nationalisation of telecommunication, energy and mining industries. | (122863) | 181 | Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions she has held with her counterparts in African Union nations on supplying troops to the peacekeeping mission in Somalia. | (122864) | 182 | Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if she will place in the Library (a) the European (EU-3) proposal presented to Iran on 6th June 2006 and (b) Iran's formal response to the European proposal of 22nd August 2006; and if she will make a statement. | (122878) | 183 | Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment she has made of the new formula put forward by Iran in its formal response of 22nd August 2006 to the European (EU-3); and if she will make a statement. | (122879) | 184 | Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what preconditions have been placed on further talks with Iran. | (122880) | 185 | Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what response was given to Iran's requests for clarification following the European (EU-3) proposal; and if she will make a statement. | (122912) | 186 | David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what model of aeroplane was chartered by her Department to extract British citizens from Somalia to Kenya in early February; and at what cost. | (122894) | 187 | Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 29th January 2007, Official Report, column 664W, on the Autumn Performance Report, whether officials who have held a series of meetings to examine the possible use of financial measures against proliferators have held discussions with representatives of other countries. | (122938) | 188 | Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when the UN Panel of Experts is expected to announce its findings on the identity of those responsible for breaching the UN Arms Embargo established by UNSCR 1591. | (122946) | 189 | Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on how many occasions British officials appeared before the temporary committee on the alleged use of European countries by the CIA for the transportation and illegal detention of prisoners; which officials appeared; and when the meetings were held. | (122947) | 190 | Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what her Department's response is to the allegations concerning the UK in the November 2006 report of the Temporary Committee on the alleged use of European countries by the CIA for the transportation and illegal detention of prisoners. | (122948) | 191 | Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what timescale is envisaged for the phased deployment of UN peacekeepers to Darfur; and if she will make a statement. | (122950) | 192 | Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the UK is providing support to the African Union stabilisation force for Somalia; and if she will make a statement. | (122951) | 193 | Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the Government's position is on the future of the Office of the High Representative in Bosnia-Herzegovina. | (122952) | 194 | Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment she has made of the security situation in Kosovo; and what assessment she has made of the events there of 11th February 2007. | (122954) | 195 | Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, who represented the United Kingdom at the informal translatlantic meeting of EU and North Atlantic Treaty Organisation foreign ministers of 7th December 2005. | (122986) | 196 | Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assistance was given by the Minister for Europe to the work of the Temporary Committee on the alleged use of European countries by the CIA for the transportation and illegal detention of prisoners. | (122987) | 197 | Mr David Hamilton (Midlothian):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Cotswold of 23rd January, Official Report, column 1647W, on the UN Security Council, what the Government policy is on giving a veto to representatives from (a) Germany, (b) Japan, (c) India, (d) Brazil and (e) an African representative as part of a permanent membership of an enlarged UN Security Council. | (122800) | 198 | Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what her policy is on the future political status of Kosovo; and if she will make a statement. | (122993) | 199 | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether she keeps a record of which Ministers have stayed at each British Embassy or Residence. | (123001) | 200 | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which external consultants were used by (a) her Department and (b) each of its agencies in relation to private finance initiatives in 2005-06; and what the (i) nature and (ii) cost of the work was in each case. | (123014) | 201 | Robert Key (Salisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when the European Gendarmerie Force was established; for what reason the UK did not join it; and if she will make a statement. | (122669) | 202 | Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her EU counterparts on US plans to establish an anti-missile base in Poland and a radar control centre in the Czech Republic. | (122914) | 203 | Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether she has given assurances to the Israeli government that members of the Israeli Defense Force will not be subject to arrest in the UK. | (122676) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 204 N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the Government plans to introduce a national human papilloma virus immunisation programme in 2007-08. | (122112) | 205 N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what conclusion the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation reached at its meeting on 14th February 2007 on the implementation of a national human papilloma virus immunisation programme; and if she will immediately publish the minutes of that meeting. | (122113) | 206 N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans her Department has to require practising midwives to have professional indemnity cover; what assessment she has made of the impact of such a policy on the viability of independent midwifery services; what steps she has taken to explore the possibility of arranging or facilitating the provision of professional indemnity cover to independent midwives; and if she will make a statement. | (122282) | 207 N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the viability of the community midwifery model being developed by the Independent Midwives Association. | (122359) | 208 | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the status is of her Department's six-point plan for the recruitment and retention of NHS midwives; what the total expenditure on the plan has been to date; what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the plan; and what future activity is planned. | (122627) | 209 | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what decision was reached in each case which she referred to the Independent Reconfiguration Panel; and by what date a decision is expected in each case which has not yet been decided. | (122628) | 210 | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many consultant midwives there are in the NHS in England, broken down by region; and whether her Department has a target for the number of NHS consultant midwives. | (122635) | 211 | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what her policy is on the Birthrate Plus workforce planning tool. | (122636) | 212 | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what (a) financial and (b) other support her Department gave to National Breastfeeding Awareness Week in each year since its inception. | (122637) | 213 | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she expects her Department to publish the National Infant Feeding Survey 2005. | (122638) | 214 | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many student midwife training places were commissioned in each academic year since 1997; how many student midwives (a) entered training, (b) were in training and (c) qualified as midwives in each of those years; what the total cost to the public purse was of (i) all aspects of that training and (ii) the financial support paid to individual student midwives (1) in total and (2) on average per student midwife for each year; and what the attrition rate for student midwives was in each year. | (122639) | 215 | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many home births there were in each region of England in each year since 1997; in which area in each year the (a) highest and (b) lowest percentage of births took place in the home; and what the percentage figure was in each case. | (122641) | 216 | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many births there were in each region of England in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available. | (122642) | 217 | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many midwives there were in the NHS in England in each year since 1997, expressed in terms of (a) headcount and (b) whole-time equivalent, broken down by region. | (122643) | 218 | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of the workforce of the NHS in England, expressed in terms of (a) headcount and (b) whole-time equivalent, was represented by midwives in each year since 1997. | (122644) | 219 | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the (a) advantages and (b) disadvantages of counting NHS staff using (i) headcount and (ii) whole-time equivalent basis; and if she will make a statement. | (122650) | 220 | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total expenditure was on (a) the NHS, (b) NHS hospital and community health services and (c) NHS maternity services in each year since 1997. | (122651) | 221 | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether her Department has taken steps to support the midwifery model being developed by the Independent Midwives Association. | (122716) | 222 | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans she has to include diagnostic ultrasound as a listed service for the purposes of regulation and inspection by the Healthcare Commission; and what discussions she has had with the Healthcare Commission to explore how obstetric diagnosis ultrasound services could be regulated and inspected under existing legislation. | (122771) | 223 | John Cummings (Easington):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost has been of redundancy packages to the Durham Primary Care Trust (PCT) arising from the merger of PCTs in the county of Durham. | (122953) | 224 | Philip Davies (Shipley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent on mental health in each primary care trust area in the last year for which figures are available; and how many mental health patients there were in each area. | (122612) | 225 | Mrs Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that primary care trusts are supporting general practitioners in delivering services to patients in innovative ways; and if she will make a statement. | (122740) | 226 | Mrs Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations her Department has received on the support general practitioners are receiving from primary care trusts in delivering change; and if she will make a statement. | (122812) | 227 | Mrs Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment her Department has made of the (a) capability and (b) capacity of primary care trusts to deliver a shift of patient care from the secondary sector into primary care; and if she will make a statement. | (122813) | 228 | Mrs Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps her Department is taking to encourage general practitioners to become GPs with a specialist interest; and if she will make a statement. | (122814) | 229 | Mrs Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many general practitioners in (a) Bedfordshire and (b) England have become GPs with a specialist interest in each year since 1997, broken down by primary care trust; and if she will make a statement. | (122815) | 230 | Mrs Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent on training for general practitioners to become GPs with a specialist interest in each year since 1997, broken down by primary care trust; and if she will make a statement. | (122816) | 231 | Mrs Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many general practitioners in Bedfordshire have applied to the Bedfordshire Primary Care Trust and its predecessors to seek funding to undertake training to become GPs with a specialist interest in each year since 1997, broken down by primary care trust; how many were successful; and if she will make a statement. | (122817) | 232 | Mrs Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what financial support her Department provides for general practitioners in Bedfordshire to undertake training to become GPs with a specialist interest; and if she will make a statement. | (122818) | 233 | Mrs Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what strategy her Department has in place to deliver secondary care services in primary care (a) in Bedfordshire and (b) in England; and if she will make a statement. | (122819) | 234 | Mrs Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what support is available to ensure doctors' surgeries and general practices can access funds to invest in appropriate premises to undertake the shift in patient services from the secondary sector to primary care; and if she will make a statement. | (122820) | 235 | Mrs Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps her Department is taking to ensure doctors' surgeries and general practices can undertake the shift in patient services from the secondary sector to primary care; and if she will make a statement. | (122821) | 236 | Mrs Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding was allocated to the East of England Deanery NHS in each year since 1997 to provide postgraduate training in the primary care sector; and if she will make a statement. | (122822) | 237 | Mrs Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations her Department has received on the Choose and Book system; and if she will make a statement. | (122823) | 238 | Mrs Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much has been spent on the Choose and Book IT system in Bedfordshire; and if she will make a statement. | (122824) | 239 | Mrs Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what proportion of doctors' surgeries and general practices in Bedfordshire have the Choose and Book IT system installed; and if she will make a statement. | (122825) | 240 | Mrs Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much IT consultants and contractors have received for work undertaken to implement the Choose and Book IT system in Bedfordshire; and if she will make a statement. | (122826) | 241 | Mrs Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which clinical specialists have been removed on a temporary basis as options on the Choose and Book IT system for general practitioners in Bedfordshire in the last 12 months; and if she will make a statement. | (122827) | 242 | Mrs Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many full-time equivalent health visitor posts there were in each year since 1997, broken down by primary care trust; and if she will make a statement. | (122828) | 243 | Mrs Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that primary care trusts support general practitioners in their review of (a) service redesign and (b) care pathways; and if she will make a statement. | (122829) | 244 | Mrs Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that clinical professionals other than general practitioners receive appropriate training to carry out semi-specialist services at a primary care level; and if she will make a statement. | (122830) | 245 | Mrs Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent by the Bedfordshire Primary Care Trust and its predecessors to ensure that clinical professionals other than general practitioners receive appropriate training to carry out semi-specialist services at a primary care level in each year since 1997; and if she will make a statement. | (122831) | 246 | Mrs Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funds were spent by the Bedfordshire Primary Care Trust and its predecessors to ensure that doctors' surgeries and general practices can undertake the shift in patient services from the secondary sector to primary care in each year since 1997; and if she will make a statement. | (122832) | 247 | Paul Flynn (Newport West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans she has to reduce the cost of drugs to the NHS. | (123016) | 248 | Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the briefing paper issued in 2006 by her Department entitled An Assessment of the clinical effectiveness, cost and viability of NHS General Practitioners with Special Interest (GPSI) services in relation to the efficacy of moving clinical services from district general hospitals to GP surgeries. | (122769) | 249 | Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what target has been set for strategic health authorities on chlamydia screening for 15 to 24 year olds as part of their local delivery plans. | (122666) | 250 | Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions her Department has had with the National Chlamydia Screening Programme on the budget for phase three of the programme. | (122784) | 251 | Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she expects each primary care trust to start chlamydia screening as part of the National Chlamydia Screening Programme. | (122785) | 252 | Sandra Gidley (Romsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions her Department has had with strategic health authorities on the Local Delivery Plan target for chlamydia screening. | (122786) | 253 | John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many paediatricians working in hospitals in England have an up-to-date Criminal Records Bureau certificate clearing them to work with children. | (122911) | 254 | Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what arrangements her Department has made to retain pharmaceutical production facilities in (a) the UK and (b) elsewhere to make a post-pandemic influenza virus vaccine; how many doses would be provided under such arrangements; what the timescale is for providing the vaccine following the identification of the virus; and if she will make a statement. | (122617) | 255 N | Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she expects to be able to announce a decision on the application of St Rocco's hospice for a capital grant. | (122365) | 256 | Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what percentage of people in (a) Houghton and Washington East constituency and (b) Sunderland City Council area were waiting more than (i) three months, (ii) six months and (iii) a year for an NHS treatment for (A) cancer and (B) heart problems in each year since 1997. | (122787) | 257 | Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many ambulances were in use in the Sunderland City Council area in each of the last 10 years. | (122804) | 258 N | Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, who will be the legal data controller for patient and other records held on the Spine. | (121949) | 259 N | Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the (a) original and (b) revised targets were for Choose and Book for (i) March and (ii) the rest of 2007. | (121950) | 260 N | Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how patients will opt out of having (a) their detailed patient record and (b) their summary patient record uploaded to the Spine. | (121951) | 261 | Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average annual income of a GP is; and what it was in (a) 1997, (b) 2001 and (c) 2005. | (122721) | 262 | Mr Andy Reed (Loughborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when her Department expects to publish its Obesity Action Plan. | (122981) | 263 | Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will place in the Library copies of the accounts for the (a) West Cumberland Hospital, Whitehaven, and (b) the Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle, for each year since 1997. | (122731) | 264 | Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the financial allocations were for the Cumbria Primary Care Trust and its predecessors in each year since 1997. | (122732) | 265 | Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether any (a) services and (b) clinical procedures have been removed from the West Cumberland Hospital, Whitehaven, to be undertaken at the Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle, since the opening of the Cumberland Infirmary. | (122733) | 266 | Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will place in the Library a list of the clinical services provided by (a) the West Cumberland Hospital, Whitehaven, and (b) the Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle. | (122734) | 267 | Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent on services commissioned at the (a) West Cumberland Hospital, Whitehaven, (b) Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle, and (c) Cumberland Infirmary's predecessor in each year since 1997. | (122739) | 268 N | Mr Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the longest distance is from the nearest accident and emergency department to the furthest dwelling in each parliamentary constituency. | (122311) | 269 | Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she expects to submit a request to the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence to undertake a comparison of the different types of insulin in its future work programme. | [R] (122679) | 270 | Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether funding for existing hospitals will be adjusted to account for the (a) change in volume of work and (b) change in complexity of cases following the introduction of independent sector treatment centres; and if she will make a statement. | (122939) | 271 | Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) day beds and (b) overnight beds will be provided at the proposed independent sector treatment centre in Basildon, Essex. | (122940) | 272 | Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many staff are planned to be employed at the proposed independent sector treatment centre in Basildon, Essex in each of the first five years of its operation, broken down by (a) occupation and (b) seniority. | (122941) | 273 | Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what specialities will be provided by the independent sector treatment centre in Basildon, Essex; and when each will be available. | (122942) | 274 | Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the funding for the proposed independent sector treatment centres will be on-balance sheet; and if she will make a statement. | (122943) | 275 | Dr Howard Stoate (Dartford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans she has to ensure the safe and secure availability of diamorphine for the treatment of patients with serious or terminal conditions; and if she will make a statement. | (122909) | 276 | Dr Howard Stoate (Dartford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients each audiology department in the South East Coast Strategic Health Authority Area has the capacity to treat annually. | (122910) | 277 | David Taylor (North West Leicestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, why the cost of stent devices used in endovascular repair of aortic aneurysm is met by primary care trusts; and if she will make a statement. | (122631) | 278 | David Taylor (North West Leicestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations she has received on the inclusion of the stent device used in endovascular repair of aortic aneurysm on the list of exclusions from payment by results funding. | (122640) | 279 | Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the effect of a (a) temporary and (b) permanent closure of 36 beds of a 68 bed community hospital on the level of service delivery by that hospital. | (122645) | 280 | Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the safety of staffing levels at Walnuttree Hospital, Sudbury. | (122646) | 281 | Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what her policy is on the closure of (a) hospital beds and (b) other services by primary care trusts on health and safety grounds. | (122647) | 282 | Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what consideration primary care trusts are required to give to the possible effects of secondments of staff for training purposes on the provision of (a) front-line services and (b) numbers of available beds before approving those secondments. | (122648) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 283 | Mr Brian Binley (Northampton South):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many murders in England and Wales were committed by individuals under the age of 25 in each of the last five years. | (122605) | 284 | Mr Brian Binley (Northampton South):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government has taken to tackle gang-related violence since 1997. | (122606) | 285 | Mr Brian Binley (Northampton South):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many violent crimes in England were attributed to gang violence in each of the last five years. | (122607) | 286 N | Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which questions on the order paper for oral answer by him on 19th February 2007 were drafted wholly or in part by a (a) member of the ministerial team, (b) special adviser, (c) civil servant, (d) parliamentary private secretary on his behalf and (e) Government whip; and if he will make a statement. | (122319) | 287 | Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many thefts per capita of population there were of Ipods and other personal audio equipment in (a) 2006 and (b) 2005, broken down by police force area. | (123017) | 288 | David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance his Department has issued in the last five years relating to the deportation to Somalia of Somali nationals convicted of a crime in the UK. | (122898) | 289 | David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Somali nationals convicted of a crime in the UK were deported to Somalia in (a) the last three months, (b) the last six months and (c) the last 12 months. | (122899) | 290 | David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the DNA Prisoner Sampling Exercise in 2003 was carried out in every prison establishment in England and Wales. | (122875) | 291 | David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners were identified through the Prisoner Sampling Exercise in 2003 as not having their DNA on the National DNA Database; and what proportion of those prisoners subsequently had a sample taken before their release. | (122876) | 292 | David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners in England and Wales had their DNA samples taken during the course of the DNA Prisoner Sampling Exercise carried out in 2003. | (122905) | 293 | David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Serious and Organised Crime Agency's annual report for 2006-07 will be published. | (122906) | 294 | David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how prisoners without a DNA profile on the National DNA database were identified for the purposes of the DNA Prisoner Sampling Exercise in 2003. | (122907) | 295 N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners there are in each prison in Lancashire; and what the operational capacity of each prison is. | (122367) | 296 N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many child curfew orders were issued in Lancashire in each year since 1997. | (122459) | 297 N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many drivers were prosecuted under the Road Traffic Act 1998 for failing to stop after an accident in Lancashire in each year since 1997. | (122460) | 298 N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many breaches of anti-social behaviour orders occurred in 2006; and how many of these ended in custodial detention. | (122462) | 299 | Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) consultants and (b) interim managers have been employed by (i) the National Offender Management Service (NOMS) and (ii) his Department to work in or for NOMS; what the cost of employing such people was in each month since NOMS was established; and what aspect of the work of NOMS each was retained for. | (122915) | 300 N | Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether probation boards have a legal duty (a) to contract out probation work to other bodies and (b) to cooperate with (i) prisons, (ii) police, (iii) voluntary sector organisations and (iv) other agencies to reduce reoffending. | (122452) | 301 N | Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what projection he has made of the prison population on 31st July 2007. | (122453) | 302 N | Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners are subject to deportation proceedings. | (122454) | 303 | Mr David Hamilton (Midlothian):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent representations he has received from the police regarding the detention of terrorist suspects without charge for longer than 28 days. | (122760) | 304 | Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his estimate is of the number of nationals that have moved to the UK following the accession of the most recent members of the EU, broken down by country of origin. | (122995) | 305 N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will reply substantively to Questions (a) 109531, (b) 109533, (c) 109534 and (d) 109535, tabled on 12th December 2006 by the hon. Member for New Forest East, on the investigation into the murder of Georgi Markov. | (122368) | 306 N | Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he expects funding to be available to implement Custody Plus. | (122549) | 307 N | Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the consistency between the National Standards for Probation issued by the National Offender Management Service and the Probation National Standards; and if he will make a statement. | (122550) | 308 N | Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people held in the UK on immigration warrants are resident at (a) detention centres and (b) prisons. | (122572) | 309 | Ian Lucas (Wrexham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will place in the Library the transcripts of interviews held during the recently completed investigation into the cases leading to convictions of Martin Wynn Davies, William Charles Hughes and Neil Smith. | (122604) | 310 | Mr Elliot Morley (Scunthorpe):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what programmes on community safety have been funded by his Department in North Lincolnshire in each year since 1996; and what the cost was of each such programme. | (122790) | 311 | Mr Elliot Morley (Scunthorpe):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers were employed by Humberside Police in (a) 1996 and (b) 2006. | (122795) | 312 | Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will bring forward proposals to include provisions for extending restraining orders in circumstances where the original order is breached; and if he will make a statement. | (122654) | 313 | Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans his Department has to change the law to protect foreign citizens from arrest on war crimes charges when visiting the UK. | (122675) | 314 N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 31st January to Question 118556, how many people were charged with offences related to trafficking of people in England and Wales in each year since 2000; and how many were charged under immigration legislation. | (122478) | 315 | Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many unsuccessful Iraqi asylum seekers have been granted Humanitarian Protection since April 2003. | (122624) | Questions to the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission 316 | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many requests for information relating to hon. Members have been received by the House authorities under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 since the inception of the Act; and of those how many requests have been (a) met in full, (b) met in part and (c) resisted in full, excluding those requests for information already released. | (122869) | 317 | Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, what the total legal costs to the House are of responding to the application under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 submitted by the hon. Member for Lewes in respect of hon. Members' travel expenses. | (122882) | 318 N | Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, what steps have been taken to oversee the implementation of the golden rules by the Refreshment Department; and who is responsible for that oversight. | (122366) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 319 | Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent aid has been sent by the UK to Zimbabwe; and what precautions were taken to ensure that this aid was delivered directly to those who needed aid. | (122854) | 320 | Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what further consideration his Department has given to contributing to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees $60 million appeal to help displaced Iraqis; and if he will make a statement. | (122747) | 321 | Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support his Department is providing to Somalia; and if he will make a statement. | (122944) | 322 | Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent estimate he has made of the number of internally displaced persons in Sudan. | (122945) | 323 | Mr David Hamilton (Midlothian):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps are taken to ensure that projects funded by his Department to fight specific diseases in developing countries do not take (a) resources and (b) medical staff away from those countries' general healthcare infrastructure. | (122761) | 324 | Mr David Hamilton (Midlothian):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how money provided by his Department to fund health-related projects is split between improving overall health infrastructures and fighting specific diseases. | (122762) | 325 | Mr David Hamilton (Midlothian):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps are taken to ensure that projects funded by his Department to fight specific diseases in developing countries do not have a negative effect on the overall healthcare of that country. | (122763) | 326 | Mr David Hamilton (Midlothian):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether he has taken steps to agree a code of practice for the international recruitment of healthcare professionals within the EU to stop member states recruiting medical staff from developing countries; and if he will make a statement. | (122764) | 327 | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which external consultants were used by (a) his Department and (b) each of its agencies in relation to private finance initiatives in 2005-06; and what the (i) nature and (ii) cost of the work was in each case. | (123015) | 328 | Mark Simmonds (Boston & Skegness):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what reconstruction and development objectives his Department set for (a) education, (b) water and sanitation, (c) healthcare, (d) microfinance and (e) poppy eradication prior to the invasion of Afghanistan; what assessment he has made of the extent to which they have been achieved; and if he will make a statement. | (122749) | 329 | Mark Simmonds (Boston & Skegness):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding has been allocated for the reconstruction and development of Afghanistan in each of the next three years; and through what channels this money will be distributed. | (122750) | 330 | Mark Simmonds (Boston & Skegness):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what progress has been made towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals in Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement. | (122751) | 331 | Mark Simmonds (Boston & Skegness):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of the funding committed to Afghanistan for reconstruction and development has been given as budget support in each year since 2001. | (122752) | 332 | Mark Simmonds (Boston & Skegness):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding has been committed to Afghanistan for reconstruction and development in each year since the invasion; what proportion of this funding has been committed (a) bilaterally and (b) multilaterally; and through which organisations. | (122766) | 333 | Mark Simmonds (Boston & Skegness):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the (a) outcomes and (b) outputs have been of the money his Department has spent in Afghanistan for reconstruction and development since the invasion; and if he will make a statement. | (122767) | 334 | Mark Simmonds (Boston & Skegness):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what (a) proposals and (b) strategies his Department had in place prior to the invasion of Afghanistan for the reconstruction and development of that country. | (122768) | 335 | Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 1st February 2007, Official Report, column 417-8W, on Middle East, what assessment he has made of the impact of bank handling charges on the overall level of aid disbursed through the Temporary International Mechanism to deliver aid to the Palestinian people. | (122846) | 336 | Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what response the UK has made to the UNHCR's January 2007 Iraq Situation Supplementary Appeal; and if he will make a statement. | (122913) | 337 | Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 1st February 2007, Official Report, columns 417-8W, on the Middle East, what the criteria are for identifying those who have suffered a severe loss in income; and which international body is responsible for establishing eligibility. | (122997) | 338 | Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 1st February 2007, Official Report, columns 417-8W, on the Middle East, how many direct recipients of aid from the Temporary International mechanism there are among those who have suffered a severe loss in income. | (122998) | 339 | Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 1st February 2007, Official Report, columns 417-8W, on the Middle East, if he will describe the rigorous auditing procedures used for the Temporary International Mechanism in delivering aid to the Palestinian people. | (122999) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 340 N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many domestic properties in Northern Ireland not connected to the main water supply in January 2006 were connected by January 2007. | (122362) | 341 N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what percentage of homes bought in Northern Ireland during 2006 were purchased through the co-ownership scheme. | (122363) | 342 N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) Protestant, (b) Roman Catholic and (c) non-determined appointees there were to housing associations in Northern Ireland in each of the last three years. | (122364) | 343 | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what payments his Department has made to (a) Solutions in Staffing and Software and (b) SThree in each year since 1997. | (123004) | 344 N | David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether the Northern Ireland Assembly will be able to amend or revoke the Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 on a simple majority basis. | (121947) | Questions to the Prime Minister 345 | Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Prime Minister, what plans there are for visits by him to the Philippines. | (122996) | 346 N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Prime Minister, when he signed the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings. | (122281) | Questions to the Solicitor General 347 | David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Solicitor General, which Chambers were given work by the Director of Public Prosecutions in each of the last three years. | (122900) | 348 N | Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre):To ask the Solicitor General, on what dates correspondence was sent by the Attorney General to the Ministry of Defence on the subject of prosecutions of officers on active service; and if he will place copies of the correspondence in the Library. | (122277) | 349 N | Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre):To ask the Solicitor General, if he will publish the letter of the Attorney General sent to the Secretary of State for Defence on 23rd March 2005 concerning prosecutions of members of the armed forces. | (122279) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 350 | Roger Berry (Kingswood):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether the Export Credits Guarantee Department forwarded any suspicions of bribery to the Serious Fraud Office arising from the application for cover from BAE Systems for the sale of Eurofighter aircraft to Saudi Arabia. | (122874) | 351 | Roger Berry (Kingswood):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when the Export Credits Guarantee Department received the application for cover from BAE Systems for the sale of Eurofighter aircraft to Saudi Arabia; and when the cover was issued. | (122886) | 352 | Roger Berry (Kingswood):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether, in connection with its contract of indemnity regarding the sale of Eurofighter aircraft to Saudi Arabia, the Export Credits Guarantee Department used its discretionary powers to request further information from BAE Systems as to the identity of its agents and the amounts of any commissions, fees or other remuneration paid. | (122887) | 353 | Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will make a statement on Zimbabwe's repayment of debt to the Export Credits Guarantee Department. | (122845) | 354 | Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what recent assessment he has made of UK-Madagascan trade; and what steps he has taken to increase trade between the two countries. | (122877) | 355 N | Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when he expects to publish the Energy White Paper. | (122509) | 356 N | Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the use of 087 and 0845 telephone numbers by businesses; and if he will instruct OFCOM to review the effect of using such numbers on customers. | (122280) | 357 | Mr David Gauke (South West Hertfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether Government funding has been provided to the Centre for Energy Policy Studies. | (122718) | 358 | Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will take steps to assess the level of profits made by gas companies which fail to adjust price downwards after a fall in energy prices and the impact of such action on consumers. | (122908) | 359 N | Mr Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps he is taking to ensure that utility companies recalibrate pre-pay meters to account for price increases in a timely fashion. | (122310) | 360 N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what estimate he has made of the number of rural post offices which will close in Devon in each of the next three years. | (122480) | 361 N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much his Department paid in public subsidy for post offices in Devon in 2006-07. | (122481) | 362 | Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many complaints trading standards officers have received regarding so-called phoenix companies, which liquidate and reform, in the last five years; and if he will make a statement. | (122985) | 363 | Mr Don Touhig (Islwyn):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that all agency workers receive the statutory sick pay to which they are entitled; and which categories of agency workers are not entitled to statutory sick pay. | (122720) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 364 | Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff in his Department are working on plans to introduce a national road pricing scheme. | (122802) | 365 | Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his latest estimate is of the timetable for the introduction of a national road user pricing scheme. | (122803) | 366 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total cost is of road schemes approved in (a) the Targeted Programme of Improvements, (b) local transport plans and (c) the Community Infrastructure Fund. | (122745) | 367 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the percentage change in real terms of the cost of travelling by (a) private car, (b) bus and (c) train since 1997. | (122746) | 368 | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which external consultants were used by (a) his Department and (b) each of its agencies in relation to private finance initiatives in 2005-06; and what the (i) nature and (ii) cost of the work was in each case. | (123009) | 369 N | Susan Kramer (Richmond Park):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when a decision will be made on the future domestic use of the former Eurostar platforms at London Waterloo Station; and if he will make a statement. | (122116) | 370 N | Susan Kramer (Richmond Park):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the separate costing process for the former Eurostar platforms at London Waterloo Station is expected to finish; and if he will make a statement. | (122117) | 371 N | Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, to whom the Chief Executive of Network Rail is accountable. | (122545) | 372 | Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what advice he has given to local highway authorities on the erection of bi-lingual road signs. | (122616) | 373 N | Mr Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many SPECS cameras were installed for evaluation purposes in each local authority area in each year since 2003; and at what cost in each case. | (122309) | 374 | Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people were (a) injured and (b) killed in automobile accidents by those (i) under 25 years of age and (ii) over 25 years of age in each of the last 10 years. | (122865) | 375 | Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent review has been undertaken of how often driving instructors should be tested. | (122866) | 376 | Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many driving instructors have qualified to instruct in 2007; and how many qualified in (a) England, (b) Scotland and (c) Wales in each of the last 10 years. | (122867) | 377 | Mr Mike Weir (Angus):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average age is of driving instructors in (a) England, (b) Scotland and (c) Wales. | (122868) | Questions to the Minister for Women and Equality 378 | Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Devonport):To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, what steps the Government is taking to increase the number of women councillors. | (122622) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 379 | Lyn Brown (West Ham):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of lone parents in (a) England, (b) London and (c) West Ham constituency were on income support when their youngest child is aged 16 years old in the last period for which figures are available. | (122955) | 380 | Lyn Brown (West Ham):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average benefit income is for a working lone parent in a private sector flat in West Ham constituency. | (122963) | 381 | Lyn Brown (West Ham):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average benefit cost is of a working lone parent in a private sector flat who uses formal childcare arrangements in West Ham. | (122964) | 382 | Lyn Brown (West Ham):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average benefit cost is of a lone parent with (a) one child, (b) two children and (c) three or more children in an average private sector flat in West Ham constituency. | (122965) | 383 | Lyn Brown (West Ham):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average benefit cost is of an (a) working and (b) non-working lone parent in a private sector flat with (i) one child, (ii) two children and (iii) three or more children who uses formal childcare arrangements in West Ham constituency. | (122966) | 384 | Lyn Brown (West Ham):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress there has been in implementing the Harker Report's recommendations regarding child poverty in London; and if he will make a statement. | (122969) | 385 | Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many thefts of the Independent Living Fund's back tapes of personal date there have been in the last 12 months. | (122851) | 386 | Clive Efford (Eltham):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much has been spent to tackle pensioner poverty in Eltham since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | (123005) | 387 | Clive Efford (Eltham):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners in Eltham received (a) state pension, (b) pension credit, (c) winter fuel payments and (d) free television licences in the last period for which figures are available. | (123006) | 388 | Clive Efford (Eltham):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners in Eltham are entitled to receive pension credit; and how many he estimates have yet to claim it. | (123007) | 389 N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of 18 to 24 year olds who were classified as not in employment, education or training, and who were claiming benefits, had been in that condition for (a) 0 to six months, (b) six to 12 months, (c) 12 to 24 months and (d) 24 months and over in each quarter since 1992. | (122108) | 390 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 employment, education or training in each quarter since 1992; and what proportion in each quarter were claiming (a) jobseeker's allowance and (b) other benefits. | (122109) | 391 | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which external consultants were used by (a) his Department and (b) each of its agencies in relation to private finance initiatives in 2005-06; and what the (i) nature and (ii) cost of the work was in each case. | (123008) | 392 | Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his assessment is of the principal causes of the trend in the real value of total public spending on incapacity benefits since 1995-96; and if he will make a statement. | (122621) | 393 | Mr John MacDougall (Glenrothes):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Glenrothes were in receipt of (a) attendance allowance and (b) income support in 1997; and how many were in receipt of income support in each of the last five years. | (122619) | 394 | Mr John MacDougall (Glenrothes):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) men and (b) women in (i) Glenrothes, (ii) Scotland and (iii) the UK qualify for a full basic state pension. | (122620) | 395 | Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average cost of processing Child Support Agency cases (a) electronically and (b) clerically was in the latest period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. | (122883) | 396 | Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what targets the Child Support Agency has for processing and reducing the volume of cases processed clerically; and if he will make a statement. | (122884) | 397 | Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many additional new scheme Child Support Agency cases were being processed clerically in each month since January 2005; and if he will make a statement. | (122885) | 398 | Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) total and (b) full-time equivalent staff were involved in processing clerical Child Support Agency cases in each month since January 2005; and if he will make a statement. | (122888) | 399 | Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many parents with care in receipt of benefits were awaiting payment in (a) old scheme and (b) new scheme Child Support Agency cases in each month since January 2003. | (122889) | 400 | Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how long, on average, parents with care in receipt of benefits awaited payment in (a) old scheme and (b) new scheme Child Support Agency cases in each month since January 2003. | (122890) | 401 | Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what targets the Government has in relation to parents with care in receipt of benefits receiving no maintenance; and if he will make a statement. | (122891) | 402 | Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which targets are in place for the processing and clearing of Child Support Agency cases. | (122892) | 403 | Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of clerical Child Support Agency cases involved parents with care in receipt of benefits in each month since January 2005; and if he will make a statement. | (122893) | 404 | Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average time taken was to progress clerical Child Support Agency cases to a stage where a first payment was made in each month since January 2005; and if he will make a statement. | (122895) | 405 | Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many days training were provided to Child Support Agency staff in the last 12 months. | (122896) | 406 | Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Child Support Agency staff received training in each month since commencement of the Operational Improvement Plan; and if he will make a statement. | (122897) | 407 N | Mr Alan Reid (Argyll and Bute):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many winter fuel payments were incorrectly calculated during 2006; and how many had not been correctly paid within one month of the Pension Service being notified of the error. | (122131) | 408 N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his letter of 8th February to the hon. Member for Totnes and the Answer of 8th February, Official Report, column 1214W, on maladministration payments, when he will decide the level of compensatory payment due to Miss Hinkley; and if he will make a statement. | (122479) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 409 | Lyn Brown (West Ham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the employment rates are for working mothers (a) broken down by region, including London, and (b) in West Ham constituency. | [Transferred] (122967) | 410 | Lyn Brown (West Ham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many dual-parent working families there are (a) broken down by region, including London, and (b) in West Ham constituency. | [Transferred] (122968) | 411 | Mr Andy Reed (Loughborough):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on sport and leisure of the introduction of a planning-gain supplement. | [Transferred] (122977) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs 412 | Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the likely effect of siting the new Supreme Court at the Middlesex Guildhall on the architectural status of the building. | [Transferred] (122794) | 413 | Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if she will place in the Library a copy of the representations made by English Heritage to Westminster City Council on the proposed alterations to Middlesex Guildhall. | [Transferred] (122799) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 414 | Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much military-grade (a) plutonium and (b) enriched uranium the UK has produced in the last five years; what level of production is required for the exisiting Trident missile programme; what additional amounts of each type of military-grade material will be produced by the proposed UK nuclear power development programme; how much of each type of military-grade material is expected to be required following the proposed replacement of the Trident missile programme; and if he will make a statement. | [Transferred] (122881) | 415 | Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any special agreements or other arrangements under the provisions of Article 3 of the Convention on International Civil Aviation have been made in relation to overflight through the UK, its overseas territories and bases by US state aircraft. | [Transferred] (122837) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 416 | John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps are being taken by his Department to reduce imports of timber from Burma (a) to the UK and (b) to the EU. | [Transferred] (122611) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 417 | Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions she has had on the level of BBC World Service broadcasting to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. | [Transferred] (122848) | 418 | Mr David Hamilton (Midlothian):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if she will assess the effect of renewing the UK's nuclear deterrent on each of the 10 priority areas outlined in the Active Diplomacy for a Changing World: The UK's International Priorities, White Paper, Cm 6762. | [Transferred] (122758) | 419 | Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the Government's policy is on whether Israel is a nuclear weapons state. | [Transferred] (122916) | 420 | Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if she will publish the legal advice the Prime Minister received which allowed her to state that the upgrading of Trident is compatible with the UK's obligations under the Non-Proliferation Treaty. | [Transferred] (122917) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 421 | Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what contingency plans have been agreed with the governments of (a) the United States, (b) Syria and (c) Jordan in order to address the problems created by the influx of large numbers of Iraqi refugees into countries neighbouring Iraq; and if he will make a statement. | [Transferred] (122949) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 422 N | Lynda Waltho (Stourbridge):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what recent representations he has received on monopoly ownership in the newspaper industry. | [Question Unstarred] (122139) |
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