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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Friday 2 March 2007
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Friday 2 March 2007
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Friday 2 March 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 Friday 2 March of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Friday 2 March see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 1
| Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much in VAT repayments has been withheld pending the extended verification process arising from missing trader intra-community fraud investigations. | | (125216) | 2
| Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has been recovered from convictions arising from missing trader intra-community fraud since 2004-05. | | (125217) | 3
| Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what average length of time investigations took to verify VAT claims which may be affected by missing trader intra-community fraud in the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (125218) | 4
N | Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what date the Retirement Annuity Helpline 0845 366 7868 became operative; how many calls have been received; and what proportion of calls were unanswered in each of the last six months. | | (124745) | 5
| Natascha Engel (North East Derbyshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on how many occasions HM Revenue and Customs has used its discretion not to recover tax credit overpayments from claimants. | | (125357) | 6
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many nitrous oxide related deaths there were in the United Kingdom in each of the last five years. | | (125167) | 7
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people died after contracting MRSA in Lancashire in each of the last five years. | | (125170) | 8
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people died after contracting clostridium difficile in Lancashire in each of the last five years. | | (125171) | 9
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many alcohol-related deaths in hospitals in Lancashire there were in each of the last 10 years. | | (125172) | 10
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what percentage of single parents in Lancashire who have children aged between 11 and 16 years are in employment. | | (125289) | 11
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what strategy he has put in place for (a) the use of renewable energy and (b) meeting energy targets in his Department's buildings; and if he will make a statement. | | (125399) | 12
| Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much HM Revenue and Customs spent on marketing and advertising to promote self-assessment online in (a) 2002-03, (b) 2003-04, (c) 2004-05 and (d) 2005-06; and what the budget is for 2006-07. | | (125360) | 13
| Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how HM Revenue and Customs assesses the value for money of its expenditure on marketing and advertising to promote self-assessment online; and how it determines what proportion of the increase in the uptake of the service is due to its marketing and advertising campaign as opposed to the increased use of internet across society. | | (125363) | 14
N | Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason tax credit repayments cannot be taken from future payments when a single claim becomes a joint claim by a couple; and if he will make a statement. | | (124660) | 15
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff in his Department in each (a) pay band and (b) team worked on the preparation of the original budget for the 2012 Olympics. | | (125370) | 16
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what date his Department approved the Olympics budget as it appeared in the London 2012 Candidate File. | | (125371) | 17
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what dates officials from his Department attended meetings of the Budget and Revenues Sub-Group at the Department of Culture, Media and Sport. | | (125372) | 18
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what advice he received from his officials before the submission of London 2012 Olympic bid on (a) VAT liability, (b) the establishment of a contingency fund, (c) security and (d) the regeneration budget. | | (125373) | 19
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) highest and (b) lowest estimates made by his Department have been of the likely level of construction inflation in London in each year from 2006 to 2012. | | (125376) | 20
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the process was by which the Olympics budget as it appeared in the London 2012 Candidate File was agreed. | | (125377) | 21
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what meetings (a) he and (b) his officials had on the cost to London of the Games before the Olympics budget was submitted to the International Olympic Committee. | | (125378) | 22
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what meetings (a) he and (b) his officials had on VAT on the Olympics before the Olympics budget was submitted to the International Olympic Committee. | | (125379) | 23
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what involvement he had in drawing up the original budget for the 2012 Olympics. | | (125412) | 24
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what meetings (a) he and (b) his officials had on the regeneration budget before the Olympics budget was submitted to the International Olympic Committee as part of the London 2012 bid. | | (125413) | 25
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what meetings (a) he and (b) his officials had on contingency costs before the Olympics budget was submitted to the International Olympic Committee. | | (125414) | 26
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he interpreted the requirements set out in Article 16(1)(a) and (b) of the Third Money Laundering Directive to apply to (a) institutions and persons listed in Article 2 and (b) institutions and persons situated in third countries for the purposes of drafting the Money Laundering Regulations 2007. | | (125090) | 27
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reasons the exemption from the requirement to report information received in professionally privileged circumstances in Regulation 7 of the Money Laundering Regulations 2003 is not included in the Draft Money Laundering Regulations 2007. | | (125098) | 28
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will amend the draft Money Laundering Regulations 2007 to include rules to be followed (a) for calculating the 25 per cent. share of the beneficial interest in property held under a trust, as provided for in Article 3(6)(b)(i), and (b) in determining whether a person exercises control over 25 per cent. of trust property within the meaning of Article 3(6)(b)(iii) of the Third Money Laundering Directive. | | (125100) | 29
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will amend Regulation 12 of the Draft Money Laundering Regulations 2007 to make explicit that regulated parties may rely on regulated persons situated in other Member States for customer due diligence checks including where documents or data are different in form to those required in the UK. | | (125101) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 30
N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, pursuant to the Answer of 26th February 2007, Official Report, column 1016W, on Project George, what estimate of costs has been budgeted for within the Cabinet Office estates budget; what the remit and purpose are of Project George; what the timetable is for the works; whether the works will require planning permission; whether (a) the Chancellor of the Exchequer and (b) HM Treasury have been consulted on the (i) planning and (ii) implementation of the project; and if she will place in the Library the architect's plans for the project. | | (124749) | 31
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what rules govern the payment of severance pay to political advisers who leave the Civil Service. | | (125228) | 32
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how much severance pay was paid to political advisers who left the civil service in each year between 1997 and 2006. | | (125229) | 33
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how the amount of severance pay paid to political advisers who leave the civil service is calculated; and what sums are involved. | | (125368) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 34
N | Mr Alan Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, for what reasons the North-East regional capital allocation in private sector housing stock improvement and regeneration has been reduced; what representations she has received on this reduction; and if she will make a statement. | | (124811) | 35
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department has taken to ensure that the work of home inspectors complies with Article 8 of the Human Rights Act. | | (125350) | 36
| Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when her Department will publish a summary of responses to its consultation on the General Permitted Development Order 1995; and if she will make a statement. | | (125159) | 37
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the number of properties sold at an open market value of more than £1 million in each local authority area in each year since 2001. | | (125081) | 38
| Mr John Grogan (Selby):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many successful appeals there were against building preservation notices placed on public houses in each of the last three years; and if she will list them. | | (125069) | 39
| Mr John Grogan (Selby):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many building preservation notices were placed on public houses in each of the last three years; and if she will list them. | | (125070) | 40
| Mr John Grogan (Selby):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what advice she has given to local councils on the criteria to be used in determining change of use of public houses. | | (125071) | 41
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what facilities were provided in Lancashire from agreements made under section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 in each of the last 10 years; and what the value was. | | (125314) | 42
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many new affordable houses were built in Lancashire in each of the last five years. | | (125315) | 43
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many homeless people there were in Lancashire in each of the last 10 years. | | (125316) | 44
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many house repossessions there were in Lancashire in each of the last 10 years. | | (125317) | 45
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what strategy she has put in place for (a) the use of renewable energy and (b) meeting energy targets in her Department's buildings; and if she will make a statement. | | (125410) | 46
| David Lepper (Brighton, Pavilion):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what measures her Department has taken to ensure consistency in the fees charged for securing public sector information from local authorities in the UK. | | (125147) | 47
| David Lepper (Brighton, Pavilion):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans her Department has to ensure that local authorities implement the recommendations of the Office of Fair Trading's report on public sector information. | | (125153) | 48
| David Lepper (Brighton, Pavilion):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what measures she plans to put in place in relation to local authorities which fail to meet the standards recommended in the Office of Fair Trading's report on public sector information. | | (125154) | 49
| David Lepper (Brighton, Pavilion):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what measures her Department has taken to improve consistency in the length of time it takes applicants to secure public sector information from local authorities. | | (125155) | 50
| Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment she made of the potential effect on Government of using internet weblogs to engage with citizens. | | (125095) | 51
| Kitty Ussher (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the timetable is for making decisions on bids that have been submitted by local authorities for unitary government status. | | (125356) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs 52
N | Mr William Cash (Stone):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if she will place in the Library a copy of the (a) full and (b) summary judgment of the Special Immigration Appeals Commission in the case of Abu Qatada; what precedents there are for different versions of such judgments to be produced; what the (i) security classification and (ii) status of each version is; and if she will make a statement. | | (124748) | 53
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what strategy she has put in place for (a) the use of renewable energy and (b) meeting energy targets in her Department's buildings; and if she will make a statement. | | (125409) | 54
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what arrangements her Department has in place for members of the public publicly to register the existence of an (a) will and (b) living will. | | (125174) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 55
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the cost of providing Olympic standard shooting ranges at Woolwich. | | (125296) | 56
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what strategy she has put in place for (a) the use of renewable energy and (b) meeting energy targets in her Department's buildings; and if she will make a statement. | | (125408) | 57
| Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which locations in the UK have (a) been granted World Heritage Site status, (b) been nominated for such status and (c) indicated to her an interest in making an application for World Heritage Site status. | | (125420) | 58
| Helen Southworth (Warrington South):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to further the establishment of a task force on women's football; and if she will make a statement. | | (125288) | 59
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will place in the Library minutes of all meetings of the Budget and Revenues Sub-Groups set up to consider the advice provided by PricewaterhouseCoopers on Olympic costs in 2004. | | (125375) | 60
| Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what consideration the Government has given to the exclusion of Zimbabwe from participating in the London 2012 Olympic Games; and if she will make a statement. | | (125294) | 61
| Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether Zimbabwe meets the criteria for participating in the London 2012 Olympic Games; and if she will make a statement. | | (125295) | 62
N | Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the free digital box for those who qualify for it has (a) a return path and (b) an IPTV slot. | | (124658) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 63
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for which future projects his Department is considering a private finance initiative deal; what the estimated lifetime value of each potential contract is; and what period each will cover. | | (125188) | 64
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of his Department's budget will be taken up by private finance initiative commitments in each of the next 10 years, assuming that the budget grows in line with the Treasury's estimates for gross domestic product over the period; and if he will make a statement. | | (125190) | 65
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of his Department's budget was taken up by private finance initiative commitments in each of the last 10 years for which information is available; and if he will make a statement. | | (125191) | 66
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what he expects the annual expenditure on renewing the UK's nuclear deterrent capability to be in each of the next 20 years. | | (125067) | 67
N | Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what refined hydrocarbon liquids were received at Flax Bourton oil storage depot in the 12 months to December 2006. | | (125055) | 68
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the reasons are for time taken to agree a contract price for the second and third Astute class SSNs; and if he will make a statement. | | (125145) | 69
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much was spent on procurement of each of the systems purchased by each service in each of the last five years. | | (125146) | 70
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 2nd February 2007, Official Report, column 963W, on urgent operational requirements, how many urgent statements of user requirement were (a) raised, (b) endorsed, (c) not endorsed and (d) progressed as an urgent operational requirement in (i) Iraq and (ii) Afghanistan in each of the last four years; what records are kept of urgent statements of user requirement, and by whom; how many urgent statements of user requirement were (A) proposed and (B) raised and subsequently withdrawn in theatre of operations in each of the last four years; and whether withdrawn statements are recorded. | | (125152) | 71
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects to reply substantively to Question 109277, on destroyer and frigate availability, tabled by the hon. Member for New Forest East for named day answer on 18th December 2006. | | (124664) | 72
N | Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for how many months the (a) 1st Battalion The Royal Welsh (The Royal Welsh Fusiliers), (b) 1st Battalion The Scots Guards, (c) 19th Regiment Royal Artillery, (d) 5th Regiment Royal Artillery and (e) 39th Regiment Royal Artillery will have been on operational duty at the end of their immediate future tour in Afghanistan over the last 30 months; and how the harmony guidelines are applied to (i) those units and (ii) the armed services in general. | | (124661) | Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister 73
| Justine Greening (Putney):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much his Department spent on (a) involuntary and (b) voluntary staff exit schemes in each year since its formation; how much is planned to be spent in 2007-08; and if he will make a statement. | | (125097) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills 74
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, for which future projects his Department is considering a private finance initiative deal; what the estimated life time value is of each potential contract; and what period each will cover. | | (125186) | 75
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of his Department's budget was taken up by private finance initiative commitments in each of the last 10 years for which information is available; and if he will make a statement. | | (125194) | 76
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of his Department's budget will be taken up by private finance initiative commitments in each of the next 10 years, assuming that the budget grows in line with the Treasury's estimates for gross domestic product over the period; and if he will make a statement. | | (125195) | 77
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what measures his Department is taking to ensure that those least able to pay can access training in English for Speakers of Other Languages. | | (125201) | 78
| Paul Flynn (Newport West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what his Department's policy is on the provision of individual tuition to pupils who have absented themselves from schools following disputes about the wearing of (a) school uniform, (b) appropriate dress and (c) jewellery. | | (125161) | 79
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, why the figures for the total number of secondary schools where fewer than 50 per cent. of pupils achieved Level 5 or above in each subject at Key Stage 3 published in SFR 07/2007 differs from the total number of secondary schools given in the sixth column of table 1 in SFR 38/2006. | | (125162) | 80
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 26th February 2007, Official Report, column 1025W, on secondary education: curriculum, what the purpose is of the Qualifications and Curriculum consultation on the contents of the supporting materials. | | (125262) | 81
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 26th February 2007, Official Report, column 1026W, on teaching methods, what the size was of the effect on pupils' learning which was found by the research into the effectiveness of drawing connections between different subjects and areas; and whether the effect was statistically significant. | | (125263) | 82
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many and what proportion of pupils who took the Key Stage 3 tests in (a) English, (b) mathematics and (c) science in 2006 attained each level at Key Stage 2. | | (125327) | 83
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many and what proportion of pupils who took the Key Stage 3 tests in (a) English, (b) mathematics and (c) science in 2006 attained the same level or below the level they attained at Key Stage 2, broken down by those who attained (i) level 3, (ii) level 4 and (iii) level 5 at Key Stage 2. | | (125329) | 84
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many and what proportion of pupils who attained level 4 or below in the 2006 Key Stage 3 tests in (a) English, (b) mathematics and (c) science had attained level 4 or above at Key Stage 2. | | (125332) | 85
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many and what proportion of pupils who attained level 5 or below in the 2006 Key Stage 3 tests in (a) English, (b) mathematics and (c) science had attained level 5 or above at Key Stage 2. | | (125333) | 86
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many maintained mainstream schools there were where (a) at least one pupil, (b) more than 10 pupils and (c) more than 50 per cent. of 14 year old pupils attained a lower or the same level at Key Stage 3 in 2006 than they had attained at Key Stage 2. | | (125334) | 87
| Mr John Grogan (Selby):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what discussions he has had with the National Union of Students on the implications of the Charities Act 2006 for plans by universities to integrate student unions into their own structures; and if he will make a statement. | | (125068) | 88
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of (a) 18 and (b) 19-year-olds from Lancashire joined university courses in each of the last 10 years. | | (125242) | 89
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of university graduates from Lancashire were employed full-time within two years of leaving university in the last year for which figures are available. | | (125243) | 90
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many Lancashire pupils were permanently excluded from (a) primary school and (b) secondary school in each of the last 10 years. | | (125244) | 91
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many schools in Lancashire were scheduled to be refurbished over the last five years; and how many were refurbished over that period. | | (125245) | 92
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many Lancashire pupils had (a) one and (b) more than 10 unauthorised absence from school in each of the last five years. | | (125246) | 93
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) applications there were for and (b) places there were at each (i) primary and (ii) secondary school in Chorley constituency in each of the last three years. | | (125247) | 94
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many Lancashire students left university with incomplete degrees as a result of their course being discontinued in each of the last 10 years. | | (125248) | 95
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the average cost to the public purse of a university degree in England was in each of the last 10 years. | | (125249) | 96
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in Chorley constituency have a teacher with a formal music qualification. | | (125250) | 97
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many 12 to 15 year olds in Lancashire failed to reach the required standard in English and mathematics in each of the last 10 years. | | (125251) | 98
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of (a) English, (b) language, (c) science, (d) mathematics, (e) design and technology and (f) history teachers in (i) primary and (ii) secondary schools in Chorley constituency have formal qualifications to teach the subject concerned. | | (125252) | 99
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many unsuccessful applications there were to faith schools in 2006. | | (125322) | 100
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to improve help offered to children with eating disorders when at school. | | (125323) | 101
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many degree courses in Lancashire were discontinued in each of the last 10 years. | | (125324) | 102
N | Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what he expects the fees to be for the range of English for Speakers of Other Languages courses in 2007-08 between a programme of two hours per week for 30 weeks and a full-time programme of 450 programme guided learning hours. | | (124695) | 103
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what strategy he has put in place for (a) the use of renewable energy and (b) meeting energy targets in his Department's buildings; and if he will make a statement. | | (125407) | 104
| Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many and what percentage of people in (a) Houghton and Washington East constituency and (b) Sunderland City Council area received a degree qualification in each year since 1997. | | (125297) | 105
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what his latest estimate is of the annual cost of free school lunches; what proportion of the English school population takes free school lunches; and if he will make a statement. | | (125074) | 106
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many and what proportion of children in English schools were entitled to free school meals in each year from 1978-79 to 2007-08; and if he will make a statement. | | (125075) | 107
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what duties have been placed upon local authorities to provide a mid-day meal for all pupils in primary and secondary schools; and if he will make a statement. | | (125076) | 108
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proportion of (a) primary and (b) secondary schools served hot school meals in each year from 1990-91 to 2007-08; and if he will make a statement. | | (125078) | 109
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether it is his policy that people in receipt of working tax credit do not qualify for free school meals for their children; and if he will make a statement. | | (125082) | 110
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many children in English schools receive free fruit on a daily basis; what the annual cost is of this scheme; what estimate he has made of the cost of extending this scheme to all primary aged school children; and if he will make a statement. | | (125083) | 111
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what his latest estimate is of the (a) proportion and (b) number of English school pupils who are eligible for free school meals (i) in total, (ii) by region and (iii) by local education authority. | | (125084) | 112
N | Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether his Department has (a) a gender strategy and (b) a gender equality action plan in place. | | (125060) | 113
N | Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will make a statement on funding to local authorities for adoption support, with particular reference to the training and recruitment of specialist staff. | | (124100) | 114
N | Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what research he (a) has commissioned and (b) plans to commission on the long-term effects of open contact arrangements for adopted children. | | (124101) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 115
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he has taken to protect the UK milk production sector from European competition. | | (125225) | 116
N | Paul Holmes (Chesterfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much money generated from the Aggregates Levy Fund was spent on heritage projects in each year of its existence; and if he will make a statement. | | (125004) | 117
N | Paul Holmes (Chesterfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much money the Aggregates Levy Fund generated in each year of its existence. | | (125005) | 118
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the percentage of imported foreign meat that was subsequently labelled as being British in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement. | | (125182) | 119
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to prevent imported foreign meat being labelled as British. | | (125183) | 120
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help other countries to control avian influenza. | | (125238) | 121
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what publicly-funded programmes are available to help install energy efficiency measures in households that are not connected to the (a) main gas supply and (b) electricity grid; and if he will make a statement. | | (125255) | 122
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many households not connected to the mains supply were helped with energy efficiency measures through (a) WarmFront and (b) other schemes in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (125256) | 123
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what strategy he has put in place for (a) the use of renewable energy and (b) meeting energy targets in his Department's buildings; and if he will make a statement. | | (125406) | 124
| Mr John Randall (Uxbridge):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the evidential basis is for the contention in the review of bird registration that whilst there is evidence that the peregrine is persecuted, it is not for the reasons outlined in the criteria for including the species on Schedule 4 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. | | (125179) | 125
| Mr John Randall (Uxbridge):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his policy is on the Joint Nature Conservation Committee's recommendation to retain the peregrine falcon on Schedule 4 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. | | (125180) | 126
| Mr John Randall (Uxbridge):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the saker falcon will be subject to a fresh review by the Joint Nature Conservation Committee as a candidate for listing in Schedule 4 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 in view of its endangered status. | | (125231) | 127
N | Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has (a) a gender strategy and (b) a gender equality action plan in place. | | (125058) | 128
| Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the cost per kilowatt hour is of (a) tidal and wave power and (b) nuclear power; and if he will make a statement. | | (125261) | 129
| Dr Tony Wright (Cannock Chase):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many complaints his Department has received about contractors employed by Eaga Partnership to undertake work for the Warm Front scheme. | | (125079) | 130
| Dr Tony Wright (Cannock Chase):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what compensation or redress is available to those who have received unsatisfactory service under the Warm Front scheme. | | (125080) | 131
| Dr Tony Wright (Cannock Chase):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many contractors have been removed from the Warm Front scheme by Eaga Partnership because of unsatisfactory performance. | | (125087) | 132
| Dr Tony Wright (Cannock Chase):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what sanctions are applied by Eaga Partnership when contractors carry out unsatisfactory work as part of the Warm Front scheme. | | (125088) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 133
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions she has had with the government of Israel on its recent operations in Nablus and the curfew it has imposed on the residents of Nablus. | | (125234) | 134
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions she has had with (a) the government of Senegal and (b) her EU counterparts on the trial of the former president of Chad Hissene Habre and potential EU assistance in that trial. | | (125235) | 135
| Mr Martin Caton (Gower):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if she will make a statement on the outcome of the Oslo conference on cluster munitions held on 22nd and 23rd February. | | (125337) | 136
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many women are represented on the Constitutional Review committee for the Iraqi constitution; and whether this fills the applicable quota. | | (125354) | 137
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if she will make a statement on the constitutional review process for the Iraqi constitution; and what progress has been made. | | (125355) | 138
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether representatives of the Iranian government raised UK compliance with the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty during the six-party talks in London at the end of February 2007. | | (125343) | 139
N | Jim Dobbin (Heywood & Middleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions the Government has had with (a) China and (b) Russia on the political and human rights situation in Burma. | | (124102) | 140
N | Jim Dobbin (Heywood & Middleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if the Government will bring pressure to bear on the military regime in Burma to (a) engage in dialogue with democratic and ethnic groups in the country and (b) move towards a transition to federal democracy. | | (124103) | 141
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what her most recent assessment is of the observance of (a) human rights and (b) women's rights in the Democratic Republic of Congo. | | (125177) | 142
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, who she plans to attend the expanded neighbours meeting in Baghdad on 10th March on behalf of the UK; and if she will make a statement. | | (125340) | 143
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations she has made to her counterparts in (a) Japan, (b) Norway and (c) Iceland on full-scale commercial whaling; and if she will make a statement. | | (125348) | 144
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 18th December 2006, Official Report, column 1503W, when she expects the UK-Afghanistan Enduring Relationship Action plan to be published. | | (125349) | 145
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of efforts of the government of the Maldives to reach internationally accepted standards on (a) the democratic process, (b) a fair legal system and (c) a free and diverse media; and if she will make a statement. | | (125257) | 146
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to her Answer of 19th February 2007, Official Report, column 21W, on Timor-Leste, when she expects the Commission for Reception, Truth and Reconciliation report to be discussed by the Timor-Leste Parliament; and if she will make a statement. | | (125258) | 147
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to her Answer of 19th February 2007, Official Report, column 21W, on Timor-Leste, if she will urge the UN Secretary-General to place the final report from the Commission for Reception, Truth and Reconciliation in East Timor on the agenda of a meeting of the Security Council. | | (125259) | 148
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what strategy she has put in place for (a) the use of renewable energy and (b) meeting energy targets in her Department's buildings; and if she will make a statement. | | (125405) | 149
N | Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many meetings she has had with the family of Paramjeet Singh; when the British High Commissioner in India first contacted Mr. Singh; and what contact her Department has had with Mr. Singh since his arrest in the Punjab in December 2006. | | (124803) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 150
| Lorely Burt (Solihull):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps her Department is taking to prevent incidents of violence against staff in (a) Birmingham Heartlands and Solihull hospitals and (b) hospitals nationwide. | | (125300) | 151
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for which future projects her Department is considering a private finance initiative deal; what the estimated life time value of each potential contract is; and what period each will cover. | | (125185) | 152
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of her Department's budget was taken up by private finance initiative commitments in each of the last 10 years for which information is available; and if she will make a statement. | | (125196) | 153
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of her Department's budget will be taken up by public finance initiative commitments in each of the next 10 years, assuming that the budget grows in line with the Treasury's estimates for gross domestic product over the period; and if she will make a statement. | | (125197) | 154
N | Jim Dobbin (Heywood & Middleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will place in the Library a copy of the legal opinion provided to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority in relation to animal/human hybrids and chimeras for research. | | (124104) | 155
| Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 22nd February 2007, Official Report, columns 931-2W, on alcohol drinks: misuse, if she will break down the figures for admissions by primary care trust; and if she will make a statement. | | (125160) | 156
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will ask the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence to reconsider its decision on Gliadel; and if she will make a statement. | | (125233) | 157
| Mr Dai Havard (Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information her Department has received from NHS Supply Chain on the consideration that it gives to National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guidelines for medical devices when procuring those items. | | (125358) | 158
| Mr Dai Havard (Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the likely effect on patient access to new medical technologies of NHS Supply Chain's decision to designate preferred suppliers for product areas for fixed periods. | | (125359) | 159
| Mr Dai Havard (Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what mechanisms her Department has available to hold DHL, as holder of the contract to manage supply chain and procurement services for the NHS, to account should the national procurement savings target not be met. | | (125415) | 160
| Mr Dai Havard (Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what financial incentives DHL receives as part of its contract to manage supply chain and procurement services for the NHS. | | (125416) | 161
| Mr Dai Havard (Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information her Department has received from NHS Supply Chain about (a) how it chooses the products included on its preferred supplier lists and (b) how standard prices are set for these products. | | (125417) | 162
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people between the ages of (a) 10 to 16, (b) 17 to 23 and (c) 24 to 30 years were diagnosed with eating disorders in each of the last 10 years. | | (125163) | 163
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps she plans to take over the next two years to tackle eating disorders. | | (125164) | 164
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have been hospitalised as a consequence of inhaling nitrous oxide since 1997. | | (125165) | 165
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions she has had with the Home Secretary on the availability of nitrous oxide for recreational use. | | (125166) | 166
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people contracted MRSA in hospitals in Lancashire in each of the last five years. | | (125168) | 167
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people contracted clostridium difficile from hospitals in Lancashire in each of the last five years. | | (125169) | 168
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many alcohol-related hospital admittances there were in Lancashire in each of the last 10 years. | | (125173) | 169
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what strategy she has put in place for (a) the use of renewable energy and (b) meeting energy targets in her Department's buildings; and if she will make a statement. | | (125404) | 170
N | Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many care homes did not comply with minimum infection control standards in each of the last three years in each region in England. | | (124662) | 171
N | Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what method the (a) Health Protection Agency and (b) Office of National Statistics use to collect statistics on hospital acquired infections; why the incidence of hospital acquired infections varies between the statistics published by each agency; and if she will make a statement. | | (124663) | 172
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many health visitors there were in each English primary care trust in each quarter from Q1 1997 to Q1 2007; and if she will make a statement. | | (125077) | 173
| David Lepper (Brighton, Pavilion):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what her Department's (a) plans and (b) projected budget are for the carer's grant in (i) 2008-09 and (ii) 2009-10; and if she will make a statement. | | (125148) | 174
| David Lepper (Brighton, Pavilion):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many carers of older people had short breaks funded by the carer's grant in (a) 2002, (b) 2003, (c) 2004 , (d) 2005 and (e) 2006. | | (125149) | 175
| David Lepper (Brighton, Pavilion):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how her Department monitors local authorities' spending of the carer's grant. | | (125150) | 176
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which reports commissioned by her Department from professional health bodies in each of the last five years have not been published. | | (125006) | 177
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which reports were commissioned from professional health bodies by her Department in each of the last five years; what the cost was of each report; and on what date each report was published. | | (125007) | 178
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations she has received from West Hertfordshire NHS Trust on the relocation of acute services. | | (125253) | 179
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what powers she has to examine the (a) veracity, (b) legality and (c) acceptability of claims made by companies outside the UK in their direct marketing to UK consumers; and if she will make a statement. | | (125351) | 180
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what (a) discussions she has had with and (b) representations she has received from (i) the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency and (ii) other relevant public bodies on her plans for the future regulation of herbal practitioners. | | (125369) | 181
N | Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether her Department has (a) a gender strategy and (b) a gender equality action plan in place. | | (125056) | 182
| Helen Southworth (Warrington South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the performance of primary care trusts in implementing the compact with voluntary organisations in their area. | | (125290) | 183
| Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when her Department will extend the protection afforded by the Protection of Vulnerable Adults Scheme to apply to vulnerable users of NHS facilities. | | (125086) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 184
| Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what research he has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated into the effect of increased expenditure on criminal justice on rates of recidivism; and if he will make a statement. | | (125301) | 185
| Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what action he is taking to ensure that those responsible for the investigation of professional standards issues within HM Prison Service are not influenced by those responsible for managed moves and career progression within the organisation as part of their investigations; and if he will make a statement. | | (125302) | 186
| Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the recent appointments to the deputy governor posts at (a) HM Prison Whitemoor and (b) HM Prison Pentonville; whether the appointments were considered alongside the investigation conducted by Mr Ron Tasker into performance standards issues at HM Prison Wandsworth; who was responsible for authorising the managed moves; whether the appointments were made following open competitions; and if he will make a statement. | | (125303) | 187
| Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what factors he took into account in appointing the former London Area Manager to a new role within HM Prison Service; from which Department's budget within the organisation his role is financed; whether this appointment was advertised in accordance with HM Prison Service's policies and procedures and awarded as a consequence of open competition; and if he will make a statement. | | (125304) | 188
| Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he expects the Cater report into waste and inefficiency within HM Prison Service to be (a) completed and (b) published; and if he will make a statement. | | (125305) | 189
| Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many nominals are within the prison system, broken down by type; what the breakdown is of those nominals by (a) ethnicity and (b) religion; and if he will make a statement. | | (125306) | 190
| Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Independent Monitoring Board members are (a) allocated to and (b) in post at HM Prison Wellingborough; and if he will make a statement. | | (125307) | 191
| Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the information technology budget was for HM Prison Service in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. | | (125308) | 192
| Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the ratio is of computer terminals to (a) uniformed staff and (b) all prison staff; and if he will make a statement. | | (125309) | 193
| Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the cost per prisoner place at HM Prison Grendon; and if he will make a statement. | | (125310) | 194
| Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average cost is per prisoner place in HM Prison Service; and if he will make a statement. | | (125311) | 195
| Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the average annual cost of each computer terminal used in HM Prison Service; and if he will make a statement. | | (125312) | 196
| Lyn Brown (West Ham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of provision of custody space at police stations in West Ham constituency. | | (125221) | 197
| Lyn Brown (West Ham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many number plate thefts were detected in (a) West Ham constituency and (b) London in (i) 2003-04, (ii) 2004-05 and (iii) 2005-06. | | (125222) | 198
| Lyn Brown (West Ham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has been made in tackling theft of vehicle number plates. | | (125223) | 199
| Lyn Brown (West Ham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of the Metropolitan Police Service's budget was spent on interpretation services for suspects in the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (125224) | 200
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for which future projects his Department is considering a private finance initiative deal; what the estimated lifetime value of each potential contract is; and what period each will cover. | | (125189) | 201
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of his Department's budget was taken up by private finance initiative commitments in each of the last 10 years for which information is available; and if he will make a statement. | | (125198) | 202
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of his Department's budget will be taken up by private finance initiative commitments in each of the next 10 years assuming that the budget grows in line with the Treasury's estimates for gross domestic product over the period; and if he will make a statement. | | (125199) | 203
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he plans to end the domestic worker visa programme; and if he will make a statement. | | (125200) | 204
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many full-time equivalent police officers whose main responsibility is traffic there are in each police force area ; and how many there were at 31st March 2006. | | (125299) | 205
N | David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign nationals were held in UK prisons on 30th December 2006, broken down by (a) nationality and (b) offence. | | (124804) | 206
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were subject to electronic monitoring whilst on bail in each of the last two years; and how many of these people were charged with violent crimes. | | (125335) | 207
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times he has written to members of the judiciary on the subject of electronic monitoring of people whilst on bail in the last 12 months. | | (125336) | 208
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners were found to be in possession of narcotics in each open prison in each of the last five years. | | (125342) | 209
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what targets have been set for reclassification and transfer of prisoners in Category B and Category C prisons; and how many (a) Category A prisoners, (b) Category B prisoners and (c) Category C prisoners were reclassified as Category D prisoners in the last 12 months for which figures are available. | | (125352) | 210
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps are taken to consult victims about the reclassification and transfer of the prisoner who committed the offence against them. | | (125353) | 211
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners were returned to a closed prison following a transfer to an open prison in the last 12 months. | | (125367) | 212
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) starting salary and (b) average salary is of prison officers in (i) public sector prisons and (ii) private sector prisons. | | (125374) | 213
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners serving indeterminate public protection sentences have been reclassified and transferred to another prison in the last 12 months. | | (125418) | 214
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what average time was spent training a prison officer by the Prison Service in each of the last five years. | | (125419) | 215
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many vacancies there are within the Prison Service. | | (125330) | 216
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost was to the Metropolitan Police of policing football matches in each of the last five years; and how much was received by charging football clubs in each year. | | (125331) | 217
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria are taken into account when assessing the safety of a country for repatriating failed asylum seekers and immigrants. | | (125175) | 218
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what response he has made to the statement of Michael A. Braun, Chief of Operations of the US Drug Enforcement Adminstration, before a Committee of the House of Representatives on the support for Operation White Dollar from the UK Serious and Organised Crime Agency. | | (125151) | 219
N | Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when (a) Ministers and (b) his Department received (i) Lord Carlile's report on the definition of terrorism and (ii) Lord Carlile's report on the operation of control orders which was published on 19th February. | | (124490) | 220
N | Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate he has made of the number of people who are living in Northern Ireland illegally; how many were so living in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement on the steps being taken by his Department to reduce the number. | | (125063) | 221
N | Mr David Jones (Clwyd West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of the foreign nationals awaiting deportation have been held in prison in England and Wales for up to (a) one month, (b) six months and (c) 12 months after the end of the sentence handed down by the court to them. | | (125054) | 222
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what strategy he has put in place for (a) the use of renewable energy and (b) meeting energy targets in his Department's buildings; and if he will make a statement. | | (125411) | 223
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many gun crimes were committed in each of the last 10 years with (a) legally registered weapons and (b) illegally held weapons. | | (125072) | 224
| Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what action has been taken following the recent incidents of attacks on peoples' homes by animal terrorists. | | (125338) | 225
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 13th February 2007, Official Report, column 117W, on Lincoln Prison, whether any written records are held by the Prison Service of instructions given (a) verbally and (b) in writing to the Director General of the Prison Service by Ministers in his Department in October 2002 on control of a riot at Lincoln Prison; and if he will make a statement. | | (125089) | 226
| Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the timescale for provision of the revised Memorandum of Understanding between the Community Service Volunteers (CSV) and the Prison Services is; and what steps he has taken to ensure improved communications between CSV, the Prison Service and the probation services. | | (125144) | 227
| Dan Norris (Wansdyke):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what further measures the Government plans to take to protect children and young people from pornographic material made available through file sharing programmes. | | (125364) | 228
N | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with US-based internet services providers on the removal from the internet of websites that promote acts of terrorism in the UK. | | (124808) | 229
N | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with US law enforcement agencies on prosecuting individuals who promote acts of terrorism via US websites in alleged pursuit of animal rights. | | (124809) | Questions to the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission 230
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, what percentage of the poultry supplied to the House was born and raised on British farms in each of the last three years. | | (125184) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 231
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much UK aid was given to the Democratic Republic of Congo in each of the last six years; and if he will make a statement. | | (125176) | 232
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the prospects for lasting peace and security in the Democratic Republic of Congo. | | (125178) | 233
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what strategy he has put in place for (a) the use of renewable energy and (b) meeting energy targets in his Department's buildings; and if he will make a statement. | | (125403) | 234
| Mark Simmonds (Boston & Skegness):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made on the effectiveness of the Africa standby force; and if he will make a statement. | | (125226) | 235
| Mark Simmonds (Boston & Skegness):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding and resources have been allocated to tackle Yaws disease in developing countries. | | (125227) | 236
| Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance is given by his Department to support education programmes in Namibia; and whether any of those programmes are delivered in English. | | (125291) | 237
| Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps have been taken by his Department to twin individual Namibian schools with schools in the United Kingdom. | | (125292) | 238
| Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what technical assistance and training has been provided to Namibia as part of the country's land reform proposals. | | (125293) | Questions to the Leader of the House 239
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Leader of the House, if he will assess the merits of arranging for the publication in the Official Report of all letters written to hon. Members by Ministers and from chief executives of non departmental public bodies in lieu of a written parliamentary answer. | | (125344) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 240
N | Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many cases of sexually transmitted disease were reported in each health trust area in Northern Ireland in each of the past 12 months for which figures are available, broken down by disease. | | (125062) | 241
N | Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many breaches of the night time flying curfew were recorded at each Northern Ireland airport in each of the last 12 months for which figures are available; and what penalties have been imposed on the occasion of each breach. | | (125064) | 242
N | Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many missing persons were recorded in each police district command unit area in Northern Ireland in each of the past five years; and what training and support has been provided to police officers in Northern Ireland in dealing with such cases. | | (125065) | 243
N | Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many incidences of gun-related crime there were in each police district command unit area in Northern Ireland in each of the past three years. | | (125066) | 244
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what strategy he has put in place for (a) the use of renewable energy and (b) meeting energy targets in his Department's buildings; and if he will make a statement. | | (125402) | 245
| Dr Alasdair McDonnell (Belfast South):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many hip replacement operations were carried out on patients of 80 years and above in the (a) Musgrave Park Hospital, (b) Ulster Hospital, (c) Royal Victoria Hospital, (e) Lagan Valley Hospital, (f) Belfast City Hospital and (g) Mater Hospital in each of the last five years. | | (125341) | 246
| Dr Alasdair McDonnell (Belfast South):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many children and young people between the ages of 12 and 20 years requiring hospital treatment for (a) alcohol and (b) substance misuse were accommodated in adult psychiatric units in Northern Ireland in each of the last three years. | | (125345) | 247
| Dr Alasdair McDonnell (Belfast South):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much was spent in each of the last three years by each of the Northern Ireland health boards on (a) support and travelling costs and (b) treatment costs for children and young people between the ages of 12 to 20 years being treated in specialist treatment and rehabilitation centres in the UK or Republic of Ireland for psychological and other problems in addition to (i) alcohol and (ii) substance misuse. | | (125346) | Questions to the Prime Minister 248
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Prime Minister, what criteria he uses to decide (a) which petitions merit a response from him and (b) the timing of a response. | | (125361) | 249
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Prime Minister, what estimate has been made of the total cost of severance pay for his political advisers when he resigns as Prime Minister. | | (125365) | 250
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to section 14.E of the model contract for political advisers, if he will place in the Library a copy of the relevant section of the Staff Handbook guide on severance pay for Downing Street political advisers. | | (125366) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 251
| Miss Anne Begg (Aberdeen South):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps his Department has taken to raise awareness of the Age Discrimination Regulations amongst (a) employers and (b) employees. | | (125156) | 252
| Miss Anne Begg (Aberdeen South):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the policy reasons were for limiting the payment of the development rate minimum wage to 18 to 22 year olds. | | (125158) | 253
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will take steps to ensure that Ofcom investigates British Telecom's decision to introduce a penalty charge for customers who do not pay by direct debit. | | (125085) | 254
N | Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what requests he has received for Ministers to visit non-EU countries on trade promotion visits since May 2005. | | (124805) | 255
N | Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when a Minister in his Department last visited (a) Bahrain, (b) Kuwait, (c) Oman, (d) Qatar, (e) Saudi Arabia, (f) the United Arab Emirates and (g) Yemen on (i) a trade promotion visit and (ii) a visit in connection with other departmental responsibilities. | | (124806) | 256
N | Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, which countries Ministers in his Department have visited on trade promotion visits in each year since 2000; which Ministers visited each; and on what date each visit took place. | | (124807) | 257
N | Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, which countries Ministers in his Department plan to visit on trade promotion visits between March 2007 and December 2007; which Ministers will visit each; and on what dates the visits are planned. | | (124810) | 258
N | Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Hammersmith and Fulham of 19th February 2007, Official Report, column 547W, on the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, what role his Department has in monitoring the spending of public money by that Authority. | | (125053) | 259
N | Mr Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to the Answer of 19th February 2007, Official Report, columns 541-2W, on doorstep selling, what mechanisms he plans to use to protect vulnerable consumers through the implementation of the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive; and if he will give additional powers to trading standards officers for that purpose. | | (124747) | 260
| Nia Griffith (Llanelli):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps (a) his Department and (b) Ofgem have taken to improve the level of protection for small business consumers in the energy market. | | (125219) | 261
| Nia Griffith (Llanelli):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what research the Government is undertaking into the long-term merits of electric heating by comparison with other heating sources. | | (125319) | 262
| Nia Griffith (Llanelli):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what research the Government is undertaking on the effect on (a) energy efficiency and (b) carbon emissions of using microgeneration twinned with electric heating. | | (125320) | 263
| Nia Griffith (Llanelli):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what research the Government plans to carry out on the long-term effect on carbon emissions of electric heating by comparison with other heating sources. | | (125321) | 264
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much was spent on (a) electricity and (b) gas by the average household in Lancashire in each of the last 10 years. | | (125318) | 265
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, which areas of Chorley constituency are considered to be (a) urban, (b) rural and (c) remote under the access criteria for the post office network. | | (125328) | 266
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what estimate he has made of the number and proportion of households in each region and nation of the UK which do not have mains access to (a) gas and (b) electricity. | | (125181) | 267
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what strategy he has put in place for (a) the use of renewable energy and (b) meeting energy targets in his Department's buildings; and if he will make a statement. | | (125401) | 268
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the reason was for the time taken to respond to the Question answered on 7th November 2006, Official Report, column 1092W, on Mr David Mills, tabled by the hon. Member for Devizes on 27th February 2006. | | (125362) | 269
N | Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether his Department has (a) a gender strategy and (b) a gender equality action plan in place. | | (125059) | 270
| Mr Edward Vaizey (Wantage):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the effect of the change to the Research Councils budget. | | (125339) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 271
N | John Austin (Erith & Thamesmead):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had on tolling (a) the A102 Blackwall Tunnel approach road and (b) the Blackwall Tunnel; and if he will make a statement. | | (124861) | 272
N | John Austin (Erith & Thamesmead):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will review his assessment of the potential benefits of the Thames Gateway Bridge following the publication of the Stern Review Report on the economics of climate change. | | (124862) | 273
| Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will bring forward plans to improve the section of the A45 that passes through Wellingborough constituency. | | (125287) | 274
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much revenue speed cameras raised in Lancashire in each of the last five years. | | (125239) | 275
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to introduce a pilot scheme for road charging in Lancashire; and if he will make a statement. | | (125240) | 276
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many pensioners in Chorley constituency (a) are eligible for and (b) have used the free local bus travel scheme. | | (125241) | 277
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what strategy he has put in place for (a) the use of renewable energy and (b) meeting energy targets in his Department's buildings; and if he will make a statement. | | (125400) | 278
| Susan Kramer (Richmond Park):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make available to the participants the minutes of the meeting held on 13th November 2006 between himself, the hon. Member for Richmond Park, Mrs Eileen Dallaglio and others. | | (125220) | 279
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations his Department has received on the transport infrastructure implications of the relocation of acute hospital services by West Hertfordshire NHS Trust. | | (125254) | 280
| Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what additional funding will be made available for Wales from the Local Transport Capital Settlement for 2007-08. | | (125102) | 281
| Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his estimate is of (a) the minimum number of riding licence test sites which will be required to meet demand for riding tests under the new riding test rules to be implemented in 2008 and (b) the number of such sites which will be operational at that time. | | (125096) | 282
N | Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has (a) a gender strategy and (b) a gender equality action plan in place. | | (125057) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales 283
N | Justine Greening (Putney):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much was spent on (a) involuntary and (b) voluntary staff exit schemes in his Department in each year since 1997-98; how much is planned to be spent for 2007-08; and if he will make a statement. | | (124802) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 284
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for which future projects his Department is considering a private finance initiative deal; what the estimated lifetime value of each potential contract is; and what period each will cover. | | (125187) | 285
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what percentage of his Department's budget was taken up by private finance initiative commitments in each of the last 10 years for which information is available; and if he will make a statement. | | (125192) | 286
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what percentage of his Department's budget will be taken up by private finance initiative commitments in each of the next 10 years assuming that the budget grows in line with the Treasury's estimates for gross domestic product over the period; and if he will make a statement. | | (125193) | 287
N | Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason application forms for disability living allowance are not available on line. | | (124746) | 288
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people returned to the New Deal for Young People (NDYP) having completed 13 weeks employment and having previously left the NDYP in each quarter since 1998. | | (125061) | 289
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what percentage of children were living below the poverty line in Lancashire in each of the last 10 years. | | (125313) | 290
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people claimed jobseeker's allowance in Chorley constituency in each of the last 10 years. | | (125325) | 291
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many former farmers claimed jobseeker's allowance in (a) Chorley constituency and (b) Lancashire in each of the last 10 years. | | (125326) | 292
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what strategy he has put in place for (a) the use of renewable energy and (b) meeting energy targets in his Department's buildings; and if he will make a statement. | | (125398) | 293
| Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households in (a) Houghton and Washington East constituency and (b) Sunderland City Council area received winter fuel payments in each of the last five years. | | (125298) | 294
N | Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for North Norfolk of 23rd June 2006 on behalf of his constituent Barbara Randle, passed from the Department for Education and Skills to his Department for response. | | (124657) | 295
N | Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what checks are undertaken by jobcentres on firms conducting interviews in jobcentres for enrolment on training courses for which applicants will have to pay; and whether it is a requirement for the pass rates of such courses to be made known to interviewees. | | (124659) | 296
| Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason the tender deadline for phase 1 of the private and voluntary sector Pathways to Work pilots was extended to 11th April; what impact he expects the extension to have on service delivery; and if he will make a statement. | | (125347) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 297
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many teenage pregnancies there were in Lancashire in each of the last 10 years, broken down into (a) under 16 year olds and (b) over 16 year olds. | | [Transferred] (125236) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 298
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will ensure that the funding formula for adult social services takes account of (a) trends in the level of demand for the services in an area and (b) demographic trends in an area, with particular reference to West Hertfordshire. | | [Transferred] (125232) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 299
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make it her policy to support the application by the Region of Berati (Albania) to UNESCO for World Heritage Site status; and if she will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (125260) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills 300
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many babies were abandoned by their parents in Lancashire in each of the last 10 years. | | [Transferred] (125237) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 301
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will transpose into UK law the requirements of the Third Money Laundering Directive on (a) protecting people making suspicious activity reports from reprisals, (b) publishing information on the effectiveness of the reporting regime annually and (c) encouraging and enabling compliance by publishing information on trends in the criminal activities targeted by the Directive. | | [Transferred] (125099) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland 302
| Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will make a statement on the use of powers in the draft Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 2007. | | [Transferred] (125230) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 303
| Miss Anne Begg (Aberdeen South):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what estimate he has made of the number of employer redundancy schemes that could be unlawful under the age discrimination regulations. | | [Transferred] (125157) |
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