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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Tuesday 6 March 2007
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Tuesday 6 March 2007
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Tuesday 6 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 Tuesday 6 March of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Tuesday 6 March see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 1
| Mr David Anderson (Blaydon):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to ensure that widowed lone parents receive for tax credit purposes the same disregard for their widows' pension as is received by divorcees for their maintenance payments. | | (125883) | 2
N | James Duddridge (Rochford & Southend East):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his Department's involvement was in the Department for International Development's publication The World Classroom. | | (125496) | 3
| Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 19th February 2007, Official Report, column 475, what the cost was of each helicopter flight he took within the UK on official business in the last month. | | (125815) | 4
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of the Child Trust Fund accounts administered by HM Revenue and Customs have received additional payments of £250. | | (125813) | 5
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what percentage of parents have made additional payments to their Child Trust Fund accounts. | | (125814) | 6
N | Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people are employed by his Department to check the accuracy of VAT returns, broken down by grade. | | (125495) | 7
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the defence budget in 2006-07 is as a proportion of the gross domestic product (a) inclusive and (b) exclusive of the cost of current conflicts. | | (125681) | 8
| John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the compatibility of HM Revenue and Customs' policy in relation to domicile and non-domicile tax status with the Race Relations Act 1976. | | (125822) | 9
| John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what legal advice HM Revenue and Customs received on domicile and non-domicile tax status and race discrimination laws in each of the last four years. | | (125823) | 10
| John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to review domicile and non-domicile tax status. | | (125824) | 11
| John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many UK citizens have non-domicile tax status; and how many investigations HM Revenue and Customs undertook into the tax returns of those with non-domicile tax status in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available. | | (125825) | 12
| John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much tax he estimates was avoided by those declaring themselves non-domiciled in each of the last five years for which figures are available. | | (125826) | 13
N | Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has (a) a gender strategy and (b) a gender equality action plan in place. | | (125500) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 14
| Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, for what areas housing targets have been set; what target has been set for each area; and what the (a) size and (b) population is of each area. | | (125875) | 15
| Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much was allocated to regeneration projects from her Department in each year between 2001-02 and 2005-06, broken down by by local authority area. | | (125876) | 16
| Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many regeneration projects received funding from her Department in each year between 2001-02 and 2005-06, broken down by region. | | (125877) | 17
| Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the name is of each organisation which has received funding from the Single Pot. | | (125878) | 18
| Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of her Department's spending was devoted to (a) urban and (b) rural regeneration and redevelopment in (i) 2003-04, (ii) 2004-05 and (iii) 2005-06. | | (125890) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs 19
| Philip Davies (Shipley):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what assessment she has made of the compatibility with the European Convention on Human Rights of the practice of employment tribunals in discrimination cases of placing the burden of proof on employers to prove there has been no breach of the principle of equal treatment. | | (125887) | 20
| Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what measures the Government has put in place to ensure adequate infrastructure and staffing for each coroner's service over the past three years; what such measures have been put in place for the coming three years; and if she will make a statement. | | (125827) | 21
| Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what assessment she has made of the (a) extent of and (b) reasons for the difficulties in finding secure court accommodation for contentious jury inquests in Essex listed for a week in April 2007; what steps are being taken to resolve those difficulties; and if she will make a statement. | | (125828) | 22
| Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if she will include in the forthcoming legislation on coroners' courts and inquests provision for medical support or other additional resources necessary to facilitate coronial investigations; and if she will make a statement. | | (125829) | 23
| Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what the results were of the pilot schemes conducted in Essex early in 2005 into the possible effects of medical examiners within the coronial system; and if she will make a statement. | | (125830) | 24
| Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if she will legislate to provide for the integration of the coroner and death registration services recommended in the Luce report; and if she will make a statement. | | (125831) | 25
N | Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, whether her Department has (a) a gender strategy and (b) a gender equality action plan in place. | | (125501) | 26
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what provisions there are for a parish council to challenge a returning officer's decision on the appropriate location of a polling station for (a) district and (b) general elections; and if she will make a statement. | | (125393) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 27
| Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of her Department's spending was devoted to (a) urban and (b) rural regeneration and redevelopment in (i) 2003-04, (ii) 2004-05 and (iii) 2005-06. | | (125888) | 28
| Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 28th February 2007, Official Report, column 1404W, on gaming clubs, for what reasons the research paper commissioned by the Casino Advisory Panel was not received in time to provide background to assist in the scoping phase of the panel's work. | | (125854) | 29
| Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 28th February 2007, Official Report, column 1403W, on gaming clubs, which members of the Casino Advisory Panel had expertise in each of the categories of expertise stated in the Answer to question 123659. | | (125855) | 30
| Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 28th February 2007, Official Report, column 1404W, on gaming clubs, on what date the Casino Advisory Panel asked her Department for its 2006 budget to be determined; and on what date the Panel was informed of its budget. | | (125856) | 31
N | Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has (a) a gender strategy and (b) a gender equality action plan in place. | | (125502) | 32
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much the opening Olympic and Paralympic ceremony is expected to cost. | | (125816) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 33
| Mr Martin Caton (Gower):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what arrangements he has made to destroy the stockpiles of cluster munition shells 155mm HE M483 in the second half of 2007, as stated in March 2006. | | (125874) | 34
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will identify the four warships of destroyer or frigate size and above at (a) low and (b) very low readiness due to their being in refit referred to in his letter of 12th February 2007 to the hon. Member for New Forest East; and if he will identify the sixth such warship, other than those four vessels and HMS Invincible, which is also in such a readiness state. | | (124669) | 35
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the future programme of activities is for (a) HMS Albion, (b) HMS Bulwark and (c) HMS Ocean. | | (124812) | 36
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether HMS Albion is scheduled to be placed in extended readiness; and if he will make a statement. | | (124813) | 37
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Harrier aircraft are currently deployed on each Royal Navy carrier. | | (125682) | 38
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Harrier pilots are certificated for night take-off from, and landings onto, Royal Navy aircraft carriers. | | (125683) | 39
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many different application forms a potential officer recruit to the Army must complete before entering Sandhurst; and what estimate he has made of the effect of that number on the number of recruits choosing to join the armed forces. | | (125852) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills 40
| Philip Davies (Shipley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of those working as primary school teachers in England are (a) female and (b) male. | | (125864) | 41
N | Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the occupancy rates for places in day nurseries were in each year since 2001, broken down by (a) private, voluntary and independent and (b) maintained nurseries. | | (125553) | 42
N | Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many day nurseries have (a) closed and (b) opened since 2003, broken down by (i) private, voluntary and independent and (ii) maintained nurseries. | | (125554) | 43
N | Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many and what percentage of child care (a) places and (b) providers (i) opened and (ii) closed in each of the last five years for which figures are available, broken down by (A) the private, voluntary and independent sector and (B) the state sector. | | (125622) | 44
N | Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many childcare places for children under five were available in Warrington in each year since 1997. | | (125796) | 45
N | Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many families in Warrington North (a) are eligible for and (b) have taken up free or subsidised childcare. | | (125797) | 46
| Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what discussions (a) his Department and (b) the School Food Trust have had with private sector companies on the provision and equipment of the proposed regional training kitchens. | | (125821) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 47
| Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of his Department's spending was devoted to (a) urban and (b) rural regeneration and redevelopment in (i) 2003-04, (ii) 2004-05 and (iii) 2005-06. | | (125892) | 48
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 2nd February 2007, Official Report, column 618W, on the Warm Front scheme, which organisations and authorities were represented at the meetings held with officials. | | (125833) | 49
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps have been considered to encourage Cornwall-based installers onto the Warm Front scheme; and if he will make a statement. | | (125834) | 50
N | Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his most recent estimate is of the weight of (a) glass, (b) paper, (c) aluminium, (d) steel, (e) plastics and (f) wood thrown away by (i) households and (ii) businesses in England in a year; and if he will make a statement. | | (124072) | 51
N | Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will estimate the difference in the amount of (a) energy and (b) water consumed for every tonne of (i) glass, (ii) paper, (iii) aluminium, (iv) steel, (v) plastics and (vi) wood that is produced from recycled rather than new material; and what proportion the energy used to produce each from recycled materials represents as a proportion of the energy used for producing them from new material. | | (124073) | 52
N | Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to encourage reductions in non-carbon dioxide greenhouse gas emissions from air travel. | | (124074) | 53
N | Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his most recent estimate is of the amount in tonnes of waste diverted from landfill through the recycling of (a) glass, (b) paper, (c) aluminium, (d) steel, (e) plastics and (f) wood in a year. | | (124075) | 54
N | Paddy Tipping (Sherwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he expects to consult on regulations under sections 54 and 56 of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 on the extinguishment of public rights of way at the cut-off date. | | (124670) | 55
N | Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans there are to re-introduce the culling of badgers. | | (125535) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 56
| Stephen Hesford (Wirral West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether any UN Resolutions requiring action by the UK Government have not been complied with; and if she will make a statement. | | (125818) | 57
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports she has received of claims made by General Georges Sada in respect of Iraqi weapons of mass destruction. | | (124671) | 58
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations her Department has made to the United Nations on resolving the ongoing conflict in Somalia; and what estimate she has made of the impact this conflict has had on the numbers of people seeking asylum from that country within the United Kingdom. | | (125844) | 59
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations her Department has made to the United Nations on resolving the conflict in Sudan; and what estimate she has made of the impact this conflict has had on numbers of people seeking asylum from that country within the United Kingdom. | | (125845) | 60
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations her Department has made to the United Nations on resolving the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo; and what estimate she has made of the impact this conflict has had on numbers of people seeking asylum from that country within the United Kingdom. | | (125846) | 61
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when her Department last engaged in formal discussions with the government of Brunei Darussalam; and what was discussed at that meeting. | | (125847) | 62
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether (a) she and (b) representatives from her Department have any plans to visit Brunei Darussalam in 2007 to build bilateral relations. | | (125848) | 63
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations her Department has made to the United Nations on the refusal by Iran to meet the deadline imposed by the International Atomic Energy Agency on its uranium enrichment programme. | | (125849) | 64
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much her Department spent on travel in each year since 1997. | | (125850) | 65
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to tackle cocaine imported into the UK from South America. | | (125851) | 66
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which (a) uninhabited and (b) other overseas island territories are UK possessions. | | (125860) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 67
| Derek Conway (Old Bexley & Sidcup):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimates she has made of the effect on costs to the NHS in 2005-06 of the referral of patients to NHS homeopathic facilities. | | (125808) | 68
| Derek Conway (Old Bexley & Sidcup):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which London primary care trusts fund GP referrals to NHS homeopathic facilities. | | (125809) | 69
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate her Department has made of the number of (a) males and (b) females diagnosed as autistic. | | (124696) | 70
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps her Department is taking jointly with local authorities to support people with autism. | | (124697) | 71
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps her Department is taking to encourage authorities to work with families to ensure children adopt healthy lifestyles from an early age. | | (124698) | 72
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps her Department plans to take to extend support offered to carers and relatives of people diagnosed with dementia. | | (124699) | 73
| Philip Davies (Shipley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of those working as nurses in England are (a) female and (b) male. | | (125863) | 74
N | Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate her Department has made of the number of people requiring access to NHS dentistry to whom it is unavailable. | | (125551) | 75
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many respite beds are available in each London borough; and what the (a) average and (b) maximum waiting period is for respite beds in each London borough. | | (125857) | 76
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps her Department is taking to raise awareness of carbon monoxide poisoning; and if she will make a statement. | | (125858) | 77
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she expects the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence to report on the drug Tarceva. | | (125799) | 78
N | Justine Greening (Putney):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many hospital beds were available at (a) St George's Hospital, Tooting, (b) Queen Mary's Hospital, Roehampton, (c) Kingston Hospital, Kingston, (d) Hammersmith Hospital, Hammersmith, (e) Charing Cross Hospital, Hammersmith and (f) Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in each year since 2000; and if she will make a statement. | | (125684) | 79
N | Mr David Heath (Somerton & Frome):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many dentists there are in (a) England and (b) Somerset; how many accept new (i) NHS and (ii) private patients; and if she will make a statement. | | (125556) | 80
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 1st March 2007, Official Report, column 1552W, on influenza, what the (a) site and (b) content is of the stockpile of antiviral drugs held by (i) the Government and (ii) the World Health Organisation. | | (125885) | 81
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 1st March 2007, Official Report, columns 1552-3W, on influenza, if she will take steps to ensure that the preparedness of countries where humans have died from infection with avian influenza is brought up to at least the level that exists in the UK. | | (125886) | 82
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much energy was used by her Department in each year since 2000, broken down into figures for (a) gas, (b) electricity and (c) vehicle fuel consumption; and what the cost was in each year in each case. | | (125817) | 83
N | Mr Elliot Morley (Scunthorpe):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the percentage increase in nurses' pay was in each year since 1997. | | (125276) | 84
N | Mr Elliot Morley (Scunthorpe):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average pay is of a qualified nurse; and if she will make a statement. | | (125277) | 85
| Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate her Department has made of the numbers of nursing vacancies there are expected to be in the NHS at the end of August 2007. | | (125861) | 86
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make a statement on access to digital hearing aids in Stoke on Trent. | | (125812) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 87
| Philip Davies (Shipley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign nationals in UK prisons are from (a) outside the EU and (b) within the EU; what categories of offences they have committed; what estimate he has made of the number to be deported once they leave prison; and what previous offences they had committed before entering the UK. | | (125862) | 88
| Philip Davies (Shipley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 1st March 2007, Official Report, columns 1501-2W, on burglaries, what initiatives are being taken (a) to encourage greater reporting of distraction burglaries and (b) to increase the number of convictions for these crimes. | | (125872) | 89
| Philip Davies (Shipley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many offenders are in category D prisons in the UK, broken down by offence for which they were convicted. | | (125873) | 90
N | Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police community support officers are working in Cheshire; and how many he expects to be recruited over the next three years. | | (125795) | 91
N | Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers were employed by Cheshire police in each year since 1997. | | (125798) | 92
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many registered sex offenders there are in Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough. | | (125835) | 93
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many sexual and violent offenders as defined by sections 327(3)(c) and (5) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 were registered as living in the Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough as at 31st March (a) 2004, (b) 2005 and (c) 2006. | | (125836) | 94
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Sexual Offences Prevention Orders (SOPOs) were applied for in (a) Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough, (b) the West Midlands and (c) England between 1st April 2005 and 1st March 2007; and how many (i) interim and (ii) full SOPOs were granted in (A) Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough, (B) the West Midlands and (C) England in that period. | | (125837) | 95
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many sex offenders in the Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough having a registration requirement were (a) cautioned and (b) convicted for breaches of this requirement between (i) 1st March 2006 and 1st March 2007 and (ii) 1st March 2005 and 1st March 2006. | | (125838) | 96
| Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether risk management of filming in custody environments is covered by the local security stategy at HM Young Offender Institution Feltham; whether management at the establishment during the key compromise situation on 29th June ensured full compliance by staff with (a) the risk assessment and (b) the security stategy; and if he will make a statement. | | (125880) | 97
N | Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many anti-social behaviour orders were breached in (a) England and Wales and (b) Gloucestershire in each year since the introduction of the penalty; and if he will make a statement. | | (125680) | 98
N | Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the UK will sign the Council of Europe Convention on action against trafficking in human beings. | | (124752) | 99
N | Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average cost is of obtaining an anti-social behaviour order. | | (125789) | 100
N | Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he expects to answer Question 107856, on DC Stephen Oake, tabled on 30th November 2006 by the hon. Member for West Bromwich East. | | (125790) | 101
N | Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which police forces in England and Wales do not have their own anti-terrorist unit. | | (125791) | 102
N | Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total annual staffing costs are of his Department's Respect Task Force. | | (125792) | 103
N | Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost was of setting up his Department's Respect Task Force. | | (125793) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 104
N | James Duddridge (Rochford & Southend East):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether his Department's publication The World Classroom was co-financed by the Treasury. | | (125497) | Questions to the Leader of the House 105
N | Mr Alan Williams (Swansea West):To ask the Leader of the House, pursuant to the Answer of 1st March 2007 to Question 124296, on House of Lords reform, on what basis he plans to divide the UK into electoral units for the election of Members of the House of Lords under his proposals for reform. | | (125499) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 106
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people were (a) employed and (b) recruited by the Rivers Agency in Northern Ireland in each of the last three years. | | (125800) | Questions to the Prime Minister 107
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Prime Minister, what the place of residence at the time of elevation was of each peer created since 24th March 2005, broken down by (a) nation within the UK and (b) region of England for peers resident in England at the time of elevation. | | (125879) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland 108
N | Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether his Department has (a) a gender strategy and (b) a gender equality action plan in place. | | (125503) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 109
| Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what proportion of his Department's spending was devoted to (a) urban and (b) rural regeneration and redevelopment in (i) 2003-04, (ii) 2004-05 and (iii) 2005-06. | | (125889) | 110
| Philip Davies (Shipley):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many post office card accounts (a) were closed and (b) expired in each of the last three years. | | (125865) | 111
| Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many households were successful in being awarded low carbon building programme renewable energy grants on 1st March; and at what time on 1st March the March budget was allocated in full. | | (125859) | 112
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the primary (a) imports and (b) exports are between the United Kingdom and (i) Montserrat, (ii) the Cayman Islands, (iii) the Turks and Caicos Islands, (iv) Gibraltar, (v) Tristan da Cunha, (vi) Madagascar, (vii) Bermuda, (viii) New Zealand, (ix) Australia and (x) St Helena. | | (125853) | 113
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what recent discussions he has had on the Felindre to Tirley pipeline. | | (125881) | 114
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what discussions he has had with representatives from the Welsh Assembly Government on the Felindre to Tirley pipeline. | | (125882) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 115
| Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of his Department's spending was devoted to (a) urban and (b) rural regeneration and redevelopment in (i) 2003-04, (ii) 2004-05 and (iii) 2005-06. | | (125891) | 116
| Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the Mayor of London on London rail services. | | (125894) | 117
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many garages and petrol stations provide (a) bio-fuels, (b) liquefied petroleum gas and (c) compressed natural gas; and what steps he is taking to increase these numbers. | | (125552) | 118
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the status is of the proposal to redouble the line between Kemble and Swindon currently with Network Rail; and if he will make a statement. | | (125555) | 119
N | James Duddridge (Rochford & Southend East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the implications of the staging of the 2012 Olympics for decisions on the extension of c2c's franchise beyond 2011. | | (125498) | 120
N | Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on recent reductions in the budget for British Waterways. | | (125116) | 121
N | Justine Greening (Putney):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to his Minister's letter of 8th February 2007, how he expects the £3.1 billion spending on London Underground's train fleet sub-surface upgrade to be divided between (a) new trains, (b) new signalling and (c) other line/network improvements; and if he will make a statement. | | (125802) | 122
N | Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the accident rate is on the stretch of the M5 motorway betwen each of the junctions from 8 to 11A; what the average accident rate is on each motorway in England; and if he will make a statement. | | (125679) | 123
N | Mr Lee Scott (Ilford North):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of light rail schemes in reducing urban congestion. | | (124152) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 124
| Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what projection he has made of the number of people likely to go through the New Deal self-employment programme in the next 12 months; and how many went through it in each of the last three years. | | (125884) | 125
| Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost is to the public purse of an unemployed person returning to work under (a) the New Deal self-employment programme and (b) other employment programmes. | | (125893) | 126
N | Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people claimed jobseeker's allowance in (a) Hornsey and Wood Green constituency and (b) each London borough in (i) 2000, (ii) 2001 and (iii) 2002. | | (125794) | 127
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many participants there were on the New Deal for Disabled People in each month since January 1998; how many participants had participated on at least one previous occasion; and how many gained employment as a result of their participation in the New Deal for Disabled People. | | (125801) | 128
| Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many participants there were on the New Deal for Partners for (a) the first time, (b) the second time, (c) the third time and (d) the fourth or more time in each month since 1998. | | (125810) | 129
| Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people (a) participated in the New Deal for Lone Parents (NDLP), (b) were participating in the NDLP for the second or more time and (c) gained employment as a result of their participation in the NDLP in each month since 1997. | | (125811) | 130
| Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were eligible to participate in each of the New Deal programmes when each was initiated. | | (125896) | 131
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement on progress towards the Government's target to reduce the time taken to process child maintenance applications. | | (125832) | 132
N | Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people leased (a) a car and (b) a powered wheelchair through Motability in each of the last five years. | | (124668) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 133
| Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many economically inactive people of working age there were in the UK aged (a) 18 to 24, (b) 25 to 49 and (c) 50 years and over and were neither (i) disabled and (ii) a lone parent in each month since 1992. | | [Transferred] (125895) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills 134
N | Justine Greening (Putney):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many stop notices were issued by the Student Loans Company in relation to student loan repayments to HM Revenue and Customs in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (125787) | 135
N | Justine Greening (Putney):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many student loan overpayment refunds to customers were made by the Student Loans Company in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (125788) | 136
| Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, with which partnership the School Food Trust is working on its plans for regional training kitchens for the school food workforce; how many such kitchens there will be; and by what date it is planned that the kitchens will be operational. | | [Transferred] (125819) | 137
| Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, which baseline year he has selected by which to judge the School Food Trust's performance against its targets of increasing school meal uptake by four percentage points by March 2008 and 10 percentage points by Autumn 2009; and how many school meals were consumed in that year. | | [Transferred] (125820) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 138
N | Paul Flynn (Newport West):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the merits of applying to other areas the lessons learned from the London congestion charge. | | [Question Unstarred] (125111) |
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