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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Monday 26 March 2007
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Monday 26 March 2007
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Monday 26 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 Monday 26 March of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Monday 26 March see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 1
N | Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many full-time equivalent posts were (a) lost and (b) created in HM Revenue and Customs between April 2006 and February 2007 at (i) grades Administrative Assistant to Senior Officer, (ii) Grades 6 and 7 and (iii) Senior Civil Service grades. | | (129872) | 2
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the estimated impact is on (a) 16 to 18 year olds in work, (b) single people aged 18 to 65 years, (c) lone parents where the parent works fewer than 25 hours per week, (d) lone parents where the parent works more than 25 hours per week, (e) two parent/adult families with one child, (f) two parent/adult families with two children and (g) two parent/adult families with three children earning (i) less than £15,000 per annum, (ii) £15,000 to £20,000 per annum, (iii) £20,000 to £25,000 per annum, (iv) £25,000 to £30,000 per annum, (v) £30,000 to £35,000 per annum, (vi) £35,000 to £40,000 per annum, (vii) £40,000 to £45,000 per annum, (viii) £45,000 to £50,000 per annum, (ix) £50,000 to £55,000 per annum and (x) £55,000 to £60,000 per annum of the abolition of the 10 pence starting rate in income tax and the two pence reduction in the standard rate. | | (130214) | 3
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many families are entitled to working tax credit, broken down by region and nation; and how many and what proportion of eligible families are claiming the credit. | | (130253) | 4
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many families in Stroud constituency are entitled to claim working tax credit; and how many and what proportion of such families are claiming the credit. | | (130254) | 5
| Mr David Gauke (South West Hertfordshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many changes of the law have been necessitated by inadvertent errors introduced as a result of the tax rewrite project. | | (130056) | 6
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list the former hon. Members who left Parliament in 2005 who have since been appointed to public bodies by his Department, broken down by party; and who was responsible for making each appointment. | | (130140) | 7
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people aged under 25 years are in full-time employment. | | (130192) | 8
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people are employed to work fewer than 30 hours per week. | | (130193) | 9
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people aged 16 to 18 years are in (a) full-time and (b) part-time employment. | | (130194) | 10
| Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 15th March 2007, Official Report, column 474W, on financial services: EC law, which other European Union member states have transposed the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive since 31st January; and when the Government expects those states which have not yet transposed the Directive to do so. | | (130211) | 11
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his latest estimate is of the cost of tax relief for approved pension schemes in 2007-08; and if he will make a statement. | | (130104) | 12
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his latest estimate is of the cost of capital gains tax taper relief for 2007-08; and if he will make a statement. | | (130105) | 13
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his estimate is of the additional cost beyond the standard uprating process of the policy announced on 21st March 2007 to increase child benefit for the eldest child to £20 per week from 6th April 2010; how many children he expects to be removed from poverty as a consequence of this change; and if he will make a statement. | | (130181) | 14
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his latest estimates are of spending on public service pensions as a share of gross domestic product in each year from 2005-06 to 2050-51; and if he will make a statement. | | (130182) | 15
N | Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 8th March 2007, Official Report, column 2225W, on digital broadcasting, on what basis he was able to announce in his financial statement a figure for the income from the sale of assets including the auction of spectrum; how much of this figure he announced derives from this auction; and if he will make a statement. | | (129849) | 16
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of appeals against overpayment of tax credits have not been successful since April 2006; and if he will make a statement. | | (130323) | 17
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on how many occasions he was accompanied on official business abroad by (a) a special adviser, (b) one of the Chief Secretary to the Treasury's special advisers and (c) a member of the Council of Economic Advisers; and at what cost in each year between 1997 and 2006. | | (130286) | 18
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 1st February 2007, Official Report, column 411W, on the Smith Institute, if he will list the events hosted by the Smith Institute at No. 11 Downing Street; and what costs were recovered from the Institute in each case. | | (130287) | 19
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on how many occasions his wife has accompanied him on official business abroad at the expense of the public purse, and at what cost, in each year. | | (130288) | 20
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the relevant requirement of the Ministerial Code, paragraph 2.11, if he has more than two special advisers. | | (130289) | 21
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of (a) the carbon footprint of his Department, (b) carbon dioxide emissions from his Department's buildings and (c) carbon dioxide emissions from air travel by his Department's (i) Ministers and (ii) officials for each year between 1999 and 2006. | | (130290) | 22
| Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether CCM15540 (Undisclosed Partners) in the Tax Credits Compliance Manual is being revised; what guidance is available on assessments covered by these circumstances; and if he will make a statement. | | (130228) | 23
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether cars which are converted to cleaner fuels will be subject to lower vehicle excise duty. | | (130096) | 24
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will hold discussions with HM Revenue and Customs on changing the personal allowance threshold for pensioners. | | (130113) | 25
| Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to abolish VAT on bingo receipts. | | (130296) | 26
| Jeremy Wright (Rugby & Kenilworth):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on the exemption of motorists with disabilities from vehicle excise duty; what account is taken of the age of such motorists in eligibility for such exemptions; and if he will make a statement. | | (130328) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 27
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, if she will list the former hon. Members who left Parliament in 2005 who have since been appointed to public bodies by her Department, broken down by party; and who was responsible for making each appointment. | | (130148) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 28
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when she will respond to the letter of 12th January from the hon. Member for Billericay on the provisional local government finance settlement 2007-08 for Basildon Council. | | (130042) | 29
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether restrictions may be imposed upon local councillors to prevent them taking part in public debate on land sale decisions by local authorities. | | (130212) | 30
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will publish the results of each local authority housing stock transfer ballot that has taken place in the last two years. | | (130297) | 31
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will list the former hon. Members who left Parliament in 2005 who have since been appointed to public bodies by her Department, broken down by party; and who was responsible for making each appointment. | | (130138) | 32
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much her Department and its predecessor spent on (a) consultants and (b) advertising in (i) 2004-05 and (ii) 2005-06. | | (130102) | 33
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much funding was allocated to build affordable housing in financial years (a) 2005-06 and (b) 2006-07; how much she plans to allocate in 2007-08; and how many affordable homes (i) were built in financial years 2005-06, (ii) 2006-07 and (iii) she estimates will be built in financial year 2007-08. | | (130118) | 34
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the cost of the council tax revaluation in England; and if she will make a statement. | | (130119) | 35
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the cost of building 50,000 social homes in the years 2006-07 and 2007-08; and if she will make a statement. | | (130120) | 36
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the number of social homes that will be completed in 2006-07. | | (130121) | 37
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will break down by sub-heading the £193.45 million spent by her Department in 2005-06 on valuations services, as set out in the notes to the Departmental Resource Accounts for 2005-06; and if she will make a statement. | | (130122) | 38
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much land is owned by (a) the Housing Corporation and (b) English Partnerships; and what estimate she has made of its value. | | (130123) | 39
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many staff in her Department are based in or allocated to regional activities; and what the salary costs of those staff were in the last financial year. | | (130124) | 40
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the budget is for the Local Enterprise Growth Initiative in 2006-07; and what budget is planned for (a) 2007-08 and (b) 2008-09. | | (130125) | 41
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the cost of administering the Local Enterprise Growth Initiative in 2007-08. | | (130185) | 42
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment she made of recent trends in social care costs when agreeing the local government grant settlement. | | (130188) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs 43
| Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what steps her Department (a) has taken and (b) plans to take to encourage local authorities to enforce the requirement for people to complete and return an annual registration canvass form. | | (130061) | 44
| Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what the (a) purpose and (b) functions of her Department's regional offices will be. | | (130063) | 45
| Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what steps her Department (a) has taken and (b) intends to take to enforce the imposition of financial penalties for parties which fail to comply with the regulatory requirements of the Electoral Commission; and whether her Department intends to introduce additional financial penalties. | | (130064) | 46
| Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what steps her Department will take to verify the identification of people voting (a) by mobile telephone and (b) via the internet in the forthcoming trials. | | (130065) | 47
| Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what the average fine was for failing to complete and return an annual registration canvass form in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (130066) | 48
| Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if she will take steps to ensure that the qualifications required to vote by post in England, Scotland and Wales are the same as those required in Northern Ireland. | | (130262) | 49
| Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how her Department intends to ensure appropriate checks in the monitoring of the trials into (a) internet and (b) telephone voting to prevent electoral malpractice and fraud. | | (130268) | 50
| Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to prevent coercion and intimidation being used in the trials of (a) internet and (b) telephone voting. | | (130274) | 51
| Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if she will make it a requirement for individuals registered to vote at polling stations to have to sign the electoral register so that their signatures can be compared against the signature of the person casting the vote. | | (130275) | 52
| Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what the future role of the Electoral Commission in determining electoral boundary matters will be. | | (130314) | 53
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if she will list the former hon. Members who left Parliament in 2005 who have since been appointed to public bodies by her Department, broken down by party; and who was responsible for making each appointment. | | (130147) | 54
N | Robert Key (Salisbury):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what plans she has to transfer funds from HM Coroner for Oxfordshire to HM Coroner for Wiltshire following the decision to transfer cases of multiple military deaths overseas from RAF Brize Norton to RAF Lyneham; and if she will make a statement. | | (129138) | 55
N | Robert Key (Salisbury):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what new arrangements she plans to make to fund HM Coroners following her decision to transfer responsibility for coroners inquests from Oxfordshire to the home counties of individual deceased military personnel; and if she will make a statement. | | (129139) | 56
N | Robert Key (Salisbury):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what estimate she has made of the additional costs falling on HM Coroner for Wiltshire arising from the transfer of cases of multiple military deaths overseas from Oxfordshire to Wiltshire. | | (129140) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 57
| Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether access to a judo UK coaching certificate is dependent on membership of any organisation. | | (130097) | 58
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will list the former hon. Members who left Parliament in 2005 who have since been appointed to public bodies by her Department, broken down by party; and who was responsible for making each appointment. | | (130145) | 59
N | Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what was discussed at her meeting with the Leader and Chief Executive of Manchester City Council on 5th February. | | (129983) | 60
N | Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which members of the Casino Advisory Panel were appointed because of their experience in assessing the regenerative impact of a regional casino. | | (129986) | 61
N | Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of whether there was a variance between the Casino Advisory Panel's definition of social impact and the Gambling Act's objective of reducing problem gambling, as referred to in the conclusions of the 13th Report of the House of Lords Select Committee on the Merits of Statutory Instruments, Drawing special attention to the Draft Gambling (Geographical Distribution of Casino Premises Licences) Order 2007. | | (129988) | 62
N | Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the implementation of the Casino Advisory Panel's guidance issued to the participants in the Examinations in Public. | | (129989) | 63
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what representations she has received on the use of plastic glasses in licensed premises. | | (130127) | 64
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what response her Department has made of the Licensing Review Panel's conclusions; and which recommendations she expects to be implemented. | | (130128) | 65
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what her latest estimate is for the cost of policing during the Olympic Games in 2012. | | (130129) | 66
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much of the additional £600 million of security costs for the 2012 Olympics she announced in her Statement to the House on 15th March 2007 she plans to allocate to (a) on-site security, (b) wider security and (c) policing costs during the Games themselves. | | (130130) | 67
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will break down the additional £600 million of security costs for the 2012 Olympics announced in her Statement to the House on 15th March 2007. | | (130131) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 68
N | Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has for changes to the number of personnel deployed in Afghanistan. | | (129304) | 69
N | Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent representations he has received on the adequacy of medical care for injured service personnel; and if he will make a statement. | | (129310) | 70
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the former hon. Members who left Parliament in 2005 who have since been appointed to public bodies by his Department, broken down by party; and who was responsible for making each appointment. | | (130136) | 71
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many discharges there were of (a) Nepalese and (b) other soldiers from the Army in each of the last five years for which figures are available; what monitoring has taken place of the type of housing obtained by those discharged; what additional funding has been given to appropriate local authorities to enable them to provide accommodation; and if he will make a statement. | | (130132) | 72
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of pay errors the Army expects to encounter when the Joint Personnel Administration goes live. | | (129987) | 73
N | Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answers of 20th March 2007, Official Report, columns 749-50W, on Army costs, what the reasons were for the amount spent on maintenance of rented property occupied by the Adjutant General; and if he will break down the costs incurred for that maintenance. | | (129990) | 74
| Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answers of 20th March 2007, Official Report, column 750W, on army manpower, what the (a) ranks and (b) regiments are of those members of the armed forces assigned to the households of members of the Army Board; what their (i) roles and (ii) professional skills are; how many non-armed forces staff are assigned to each of the households of members of the Army Board; and what their roles are. | | (130213) | 75
| Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 20th March 2007, Official Report, columns 749-50W, on army costs, if he will make an assessment of the market value of the house occupied by the General Officer Commanding Northern Ireland. | | (130217) | 76
| Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the running costs were of the housing provided by his Department for members of the Army Board in each year since 1997. | | (130306) | 77
N | Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the use of military airfields in the UK. | | (129305) | 78
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the extent of militia infiltration of the Iraqi police service; what assessment he has made of the risk this poses to UK troops on joint patrols; and if he will make a statement. | | (130226) | 79
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to replace Snatch land rovers; what requirements he has specified for a replacement vehicle; and what the timescale is for the replacement process. | | (130250) | 80
| Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what guidelines govern the advance notice to be given of a battalion's flight dates prior to deployment on operations overseas; and if he will make a statement. | | (130251) | 81
| Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Britten Norman Defender 4S AL Mk1 aircraft have been procured; and how many of these have been delivered to Iraq for use by the Army. | | (130325) | 82
| Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the acquisition cost was at 2006 values of the Britten Norman Defender 4S AL2 Mk 1 aircraft procured by the army; and what the estimated hourly running cost is of these aircraft. | | (130326) | 83
| Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Britten Norman Defender 4S A2 Mk 1 aircraft are being operated by the army in Iraq. | | (130327) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills 84
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will report recent progress on the implementation proposals for the International Education Strategy. | | (130324) | 85
| Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what recent representations he has received on the availability of textbooks for blind, partially sighted and dyslexic children in accessible formats; and if he will make a statement. | | (130337) | 86
| Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment he has made of the availability of textbooks in formats accessible to blind, partially sighted and dyslexic children. | | (130338) | 87
| Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps he will take to improve blind, partially sighted and dyslexic children's access to books in accessible formats in the next two years. | | (130339) | 88
N | Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park & Kensington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the criteria were for approving children's centres in Kensington and Chelsea; and in what locations in the borough he expects children's centres to be operational by 2008. | | (128676) | 89
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment he has made of the viability of playgroups in circumstances where staff of those groups are found by Ofsted to have insufficient qualifications. | | (130067) | 90
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many and what percentage of (a) 16, (b) 17 and (c) 18 year olds were in (i) full-time education, (ii) full-time training, (iii) employment and (iv) none of the above in (A) 1995, (B) 2000, (C) 2005 and (D) the last year for which figures are available, broken down by local education authority. | | (130252) | 91
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what external interests have been declared by each member of the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority Board. | | (130219) | 92
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 19th March 2007, Official Report, column 701W, on science: curriculum, what consultation has taken place on the content of the national curriculum planning guidance. | | (130264) | 93
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 19th March 2007, Official Report, column 701W, on science: curriculum, if he will place in the Library a copy of the national curriculum planning guidance. | | (130265) | 94
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 19th March 2007, Official Report, column 943W, on education: surveys, if he will place in the Library copies of the interim reports presented to the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority on 21st March 2007 referred to in the tender documents for analysis of responses to the Secondary Curriculum Review. | | (130266) | 95
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 19th March 2007, Official Report, column 692W, on GCSEs, what proportion of 15-year-olds attending (a) independent mainstream schools and (b) maintained mainstream schools achieved five or more GCSEs at A*-C including English and mathematics in each year since 1997 (i) in total and (ii) as a proportion of pupils entered for a full GCSE in both English and mathematics in each year since 1997. | | (130267) | 96
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the evidential basis was for the statement in the Qualification and Curriculum Authority's 2006 Annual Review that there is a broad consensus on the purposes, values and aims for the curriculum. | | (130269) | 97
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many responses had the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority had received to the secondary curriculum review consultation on (a) the programme of study and (b) the supporting materials from (i) teachers,(ii) parents and (iii) pupils as of 21st March. | | (130309) | 98
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many teachers who qualified between 1st May 2000 and 30th April 2001 have not passed the numeracy skills test. | | (130312) | 99
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, which schools were were used as case studies for personal development on the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority secondary curriculum review website. | | (130313) | 100
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether research has been funded by (a) his Department and (b) the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority on the empirical validity of the zone of proximal development concept referred to by the Chief Executive of the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority in his speech of 21st March. | | (130315) | 101
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, when Stratton Upper School and Community College in Bedfordshire adopted the Students As Learning Partners scheme at Key Stage 4; what results were achieved in (a) English, (b) mathematics and (c) other GCSEs in (i) the year before this approach was adopted and (ii) each year since this approach was adopted. | | (130316) | 102
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, when Admiral Lord Nelson Business and Enterprise College in Portsmouth adopted the two year Key Stage 3 approach referred to in the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority secondary curriculum review supporting materials; and what results were achieved at Key Stage 3 in (a) the year before adopting this approach and (b) each year since adopting this approach. | | (130317) | 103
| Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much funding has been made available by his Department for the promotion of the Learning Outside the Classroom Manifesto. | | (130208) | 104
| Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, which projects aimed at promoting the Learning Outside the Classroom Manifesto are planned to receive funding; and how much each will receive. | | (130220) | 105
| Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proportion of pupils studying science GCSEs have undertaken investigative fieldwork outside the classroom. | | (130221) | 106
| Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment is made by Ofsted during its regular inspections of state secondary schools on the provision of field visits. | | (130222) | 107
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will list the former hon. Members who left Parliament in 2005 who have since been appointed to public bodies by his Department, broken down by party; and who was responsible for making each appointment. | | (130142) | 108
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many children's centres within each local authority have been (a) opened and (b) closed in the last 12 months. | | (130307) | 109
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, who the recipients of grants made by the National Voluntary Youth Organisation Grant programme are; and how much was paid to each recipient for each year between 1997 and 2006. | | (130295) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 110
| Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps were taken to ensure that the River Don was stocked with fish appropriate to the local area in the restocking that took place in January and March 2007. | | (130310) | 111
| Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps are being taken to ensure the recovery of the River Don fishery. | | (130311) | 112
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to seek to end the support available under the Common Agricultural Policy to farms that breed and supply bulls for bull-fighting purposes. | | (130227) | 113
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he has taken to establish the new arrangements for securing scientific advice on bovine TB following the Government's strategic framework. | | (130300) | 114
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he has taken to to implement the proposals put forward by his Department's Science Advisory Council in 2005 for the establishment of a new bovine TB Science Advisory Board. | | (130301) | 115
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the purpose is of a disease report form; and how the data collected is used to provide a better understanding of bovine TB. | | (130302) | 116
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what data from the bovine TB disease report form is entered into the electronic data retrieval system; how many forms are held by (a) the State Veterinary Service and (b) his Department; for how long are they retained; and what average time is taken for a veterinary officer to complete a form. | | (130303) | 117
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what use is made of the data obtained from the bovine TB disease report form; and if he will list the notices, reports and other documents that have been collected as a result of the process. | | (130304) | 118
| Mr Elliot Morley (Scunthorpe):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what percentage of set aside is being cultivated for biofuel and biomass crops. | | (130098) | 119
| Mr Elliot Morley (Scunthorpe):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what research his Department has commissioned on the effects on biodiversity of biomass and biofuel crops. | | (130099) | 120
| Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for the UK field trials of BASF genetically-modified blight-resistant potatoes of the Dutch Court ruling requiring field trials in the Netherlands of the same GM variety to be destroyed due to insufficient environmental risk assessment; and if he will make a statement. | | (130308) | 121
N | Paddy Tipping (Sherwood):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make a statement on the Government's proposals for greater public access to the coast; and when he plans to undertake a public consultation on the issue. | | (128680) | 122
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what definition he uses of a prudent and reasonable estimate, in the context of the claim on the reserve to cover provision for disallowance arising from Common Agricultural Policy schemes and the single farm payment and the possible financial correction the European Commission may apply. | | (130095) | 123
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which foreign governments were represented at the recent meeting hosted by Japan to encourage more countries to support their position in the International Whaling Commission; and if he will make a statement. | | (130114) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 124
N | Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what her assessment is of relations between Ascension Islanders and the Island administrator. | | (129822) | 125
N | Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what provisions have been made to hold elections to replace the Ascension Island councillors who have recently resigned. | | (129871) | 126
N | Mr David Chaytor (Bury North):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations have been made by the High Commission in Yaoundé on the arrest and detention of Dr Nfor Ngala Nfor and other members of the Southern Cameroon National Council in Bamenda. | | (128874) | 127
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment she has made of the prospects for success of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement for Sudan. | | (130298) | 128
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what role her Department is playing in the negotiations between the Sudanese People's Liberation Movement and the government in Sudan on boundary disputes to be settled as part of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement. | | (130299) | 129
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations she has made to the government of Democratic Republic of Congo on the arrest and trial of Marie-Thérèse Nlandu and others; and if she will make a statement. | | (130232) | 130
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if she will list the former hon. Members who left Parliament in 2005 who have since been appointed to public bodies by her Department, broken down by party; and who was responsible for making each appointment. | | (130137) | 131
N | Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when Ministers from her Department visited Ascension Island in each year since 1997; and what the (a) duration and (b) purpose was of each visit. | | (129982) | 132
N | Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress has been made in providing permanent rights of (a) abode and (b) property ownership to residents of Ascension Island. | | (129984) | 133
N | Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations she has received from the United States government on providing (a) permanent rights of abode and (b) property ownership rights to residents of Ascension Island. | | (129985) | 134
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many foreign language speakers were employed in the diplomatic service in each year between 1997 and 2006, broken down by language spoken. | | (130294) | 135
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports she has received on the recent violence in Somalia; what assessment she has made of the likely impact of the violence on the further deployment of the African Union Mission in Somalia; and if she will make a statement. | | (130257) | 136
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 7th March 2007, Official Report, column 2017W, on Somalia: official visits, when she expects Ethiopian troops to complete their withdrawal from Somalia; and if she will make a statement. | | (130258) | 137
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 7th March 2007, Official Report, column 2017W, on Somalia: official visits, what recent discussions she has had with her (a) United States and (b) EU counterparts on the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM); what commitments have been made to support AMISOM as a result of these discussions; and if she will make a statement. | | (130259) | 138
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 7th March 2007, Official Report, column 2017W, on Somalia: official visits, which African Union countries have pledged troop contributions to the African Union Mission in Somalia; how many troops they have pledged; when she expects those contributing to deploy those troops; and if she will make a statement. | | (130260) | 139
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to her Answer of 7th March 2007, Official Report, column 2017W, on Somalia: official visits, what financial and logistical support the British government is contributing to the African Union Mission in Somalia; and if she will make a statement. | | (130261) | 140
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations her Department has made to the US to ensure the safe return of former residents of (a) the UK and (b) UK overseas territories being held at the detention facility in Guantanamo Bay. | | (130216) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 141
| Charlotte Atkins (Staffordshire Moorlands):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment the Health Care Commission has made of (a) the quality of care delivered at Burton Independent Sector Treatment Centre and (b) the level of patient satisfaction with the delivery of care. | | (130200) | 142
| Charlotte Atkins (Staffordshire Moorlands):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the targeted case volume is for Burton Independent Sector Treatment Centre; and what proportion of that volume was achieved in each year since it was set up. | | (130201) | 143
| Charlotte Atkins (Staffordshire Moorlands):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what impact the Burton Independent Sector Treatment Centre has had on (a) capacity and (b) waiting times in Staffordshire hospitals in each year since it was established. | | (130202) | 144
| Charlotte Atkins (Staffordshire Moorlands):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what role Burton Independent Sector Treatment Centre has in training medical staff. | | (130203) | 145
| Charlotte Atkins (Staffordshire Moorlands):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what staff the Burton Independent Sector Treatment Centre employs; and from where they were recruited. | | (130204) | 146
| Charlotte Atkins (Staffordshire Moorlands):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what operating and medical procedures Burton Independent Sector Treatment Centre undertakes; and whether these differ from those carried out in its first two years. | | (130205) | 147
| Charlotte Atkins (Staffordshire Moorlands):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent changes her Department has made to its advice on the consumption of alcohol by pregnant women and by women who are trying to conceive; on what new scientific evidence the changes are based; what plans her Department has to convey the revised advice to pregnant women and those trying to conceive; what consultation has taken place with (a) the medical profession and (b) other interested stakeholders about the changes; and when the changes were finalised by her Department. | | (130206) | 148
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations her Department has received on disparities between the medicines approved by the Scottish Medicines Consortium and National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence. | | (130276) | 149
N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans she has to promote breast feeding in 2007-08. | | (129365) | 150
N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much her Department spent promoting breast feeding in each year between 2002-03 and 2006-07; which organisations received such funding in each year; and for what purposes funding was provided in each year. | | (129366) | 151
| Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting times were for young people to see child and adolescent mental health services staff in the last three years for which data is available. | | (130271) | 152
| Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she expects the 2006 Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services mapping data to be released. | | (130272) | 153
| Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government is taking to reduce the number of young people waiting over 26 weeks to see child and adolescent mental health services staff. | | (130273) | 154
| Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what her Department's estimated funding is for child and adolescent mental health services in each of the next five years; and what objectives she has set for the use of such funding. | | (130305) | 155
| Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the services and support which are available at a local level for children aged between five and 16 years affected by continence problems and their families. | | (130322) | 156
N | Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will clarify her Answer of 20th March 2007 to Question 127533, tabled by the hon. Member for West Chelmsford, on vacancies at the Mid-Essex Hospital Trust. | | (129612) | 157
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people are diagnosed with chronic kidney disease in (a) the UK, (b) the West Midlands and (c) Coventry. | | (129033) | 158
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps her Department is taking to encourage early treatment to prevent renal failure. | | (129034) | 159
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans her Department has for the long-term provision of dialysis facilities. | | (129035) | 160
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether her Department has plans to increase the provision and availability of home dialysis equipment. | | (129036) | 161
N | Jim Dobbin (Heywood & Middleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps she is taking (a) to reduce the decline in and (b) to increase the numbers of women attending for cervical screening. | | (129613) | 162
N | Jim Dobbin (Heywood & Middleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether she has any plans to introduce a national human papilloma virus vaccination programme. | | (129614) | 163
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research she has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated into links between cannabis use and psychosis. | | (130255) | 164
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients were provided with a digital hearing aid in each month by Gloucestershire Hospitals Trust since the current programme began. | | (130256) | 165
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she expects breast cancer screening services to be resumed at the North London Breast Screening Service. | | (130231) | 166
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many breast screening appointments were (a) made and (b) cancelled other than by the patient in each London primary care trust in each calendar year since 2000. | | (130234) | 167
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate she has made of what the likely backlog will be when screening resumes at the North London Breast Screening Service. | | (130235) | 168
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reasons the decision was taken to suspend breast cancer screening services at the North London Breast Screening Service. | | (130236) | 169
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will list the former hon. Members who left Parliament in 2005 who have since been appointed to public bodies by her Department, broken down by party; and who was responsible for making each appointment. | | (130146) | 170
N | Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether her Department has carried out equality impact assessments of (a) the decision to close the Maudsley Hospital 24 hour emergency clinic, (b) the reduction in the budget of the South London and Maudsley NHS Hospital Trust for 2007-08, (c) the reduction in the budget of the Southwark Primary Trust for 2007-08 and (d) the reduction in the budget of the Lambeth Primary Care Trust for 2007-08. | | (130043) | 171
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much of the Centrally Funded Initiatives Services and Special Allocations budget for 2005-06 was allocated but underspent on programme budgets for (a) cancer, (b) CHD, (c) mental health and (d) reducing health inequalities and workforce; and by how much in each budget. | | (130340) | 172
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what purpose funds from the Centrally Funded Initiatives Services and Special Allocation (CFISSA) described in the 2006 Department of Health Annual Report as CFISSA budgets issued with primary care trust allocations were intended; and how they differ from other primary care trust revenue allocations. | | (130341) | 173
N | Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether she has submitted a request to the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence to undertake a comparison of the different types of insulin in its future work programme. | | (129918) | 174
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps she has taken to ensure working men's clubs are aware of the forthcoming ban on smoking. | | (130101) | 175
| Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the employment prospects in NHS trusts for newly-graduated speech and language therapists; and if she will make a statement. | | (130215) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 176
| Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much and what percentage of their budget each police force in England and Wales contributed to (a) the National Criminal Intelligence Service and (b) the National Crime Squad in each year since 1998. | | (130189) | 177
| Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what system of accountability is in place to monitor the work of the Serious Organised Crime Agency. | | (130190) | 178
| Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers sought asylum in the UK on grounds of religious persecution in each of the last three years. | | (130115) | 179
| Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers who have converted to Christianity whilst in the UK sought asylum on religious persecution grounds in each of the last three years for which figures are available. | | (130116) | 180
| Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many failed asylum seekers who have subsequently changed their religion made the basis of their appeal the fear of religious persecution, in the last three years for which figures are available. | | (130117) | 181
| Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Sheffield, Hallam, of 16th October 2006, Official Report, columns 1042-44W, on the DNA database; if he will break down the information given by police force area. | | (130330) | 182
| Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 21st March 2007, Official Report, column 970W, on identity cards, what estimate he has made of each strand of the national identity project that are (a) required and (b) not required for biometric passports. | | (130331) | 183
| Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 21st March 2007, Official Report, column 969W, on biometrics, whether technology is (a) currently available and (b) in development to conduct such checks; and if he will make a statement. | | (130332) | 184
| Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 15th March 2007, Official Report, column 557W, on stop and search: terrorism, how many of those searched in each category were subsequently charged with (a) terrorism-related offences and (b) other offences. | | (130333) | 185
| Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 15th March 2007, Official Report, column 550W, on police: retirement, what categories of data will be provided by forces. | | (130334) | 186
| Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 14th March 2007, Official Report, column 391W, on the administration of justice: females, whether he plans to make an estimate of the cost implications of implementing the recommendations of the Corston report. | | (130335) | 187
| Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 7th February 2007, Official Report, column 970W, on British Standard 7971, what the cost has been of analysing the Standard against the police operational requirement (POR); and what the cost of producing the related PORs have been. | | (130336) | 188
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to tackle honour killings. | | (130207) | 189
N | Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people seeking asylum are held in custody; and what the equivalent figure was for (a) March 2005 and (b) March 2004. | | (129791) | 190
N | Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what reviews of the ban on Kongra-Gel under anti terror legislation have recently taken place. | | (129792) | 191
N | Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases of (a) attempted suicide and (b) self-harm have been recorded in immigration detention centres in each of the last 12 months. | | (129793) | 192
N | Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many children of failed asylum applicants are held in immigration detention centres; and what the equivalent figure was for (a) March 2006 and (b) March 2005. | | (129794) | 193
N | Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many failed asylum seekers have been deported to countries which have not signed the UN Convention against Torture 1988 during the last 12 months, broken down by country. | | (129795) | 194
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the former hon. Members who left Parliament in 2005 who have since been appointed to public bodies by his Department, broken down by party; and who was responsible for making each appointment. | | (130143) | 195
N | Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what meetings (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have had with Golden Arrow Communications. | | (129823) | 196
N | Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Ministers in his Department have had meetings with former Ministers of the Department in the last three months. | | (129824) | 197
N | Mr David Heath (Somerton & Frome):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions his Department had with Somerset County Council before determining the location of passport interview centres. | | (128941) | 198
N | Mr David Heath (Somerton & Frome):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the merits of hosting remote access facilities for passport interview centres in Frome in Somerset. | | (128942) | 199
| Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many failed asylum seekers reside in Bromsgrove constituency. | | (130134) | 200
| Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps have been taken to warn young people of the dangers of cannabis in the last 12 months. | | (130281) | 201
| Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many beds exist in drug residential rehabilitation centres; how many such places are occupied by convicted offenders; and if he will provide increased funding for such beds. | | (130344) | 202
| Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will introduce (a) mandatory daily drug testing and (b) random drug testing for those defendants subject to a drug rehabilitation requirement under the Criminal Justice Act 2003. | | (130345) | 203
| Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will increase the number of beds in residential drug rehabilitation centres. | | (130346) | 204
| Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of his Department's overall drugs treatment budget is spent on residential rehabilitation beds. | | (130347) | 205
| Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will undertake an audit of the availability of beds for convicted offenders in residential rehabiliation centres. | | (130348) | 206
| Mr Chris Mullin (Sunderland South):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the budget allocation for the London Probation Area (a) was for 2006-07 and (b) is for 2007-08; and what assessment he has made of the potential impact of a change in the budget on service delivery. | | (130070) | 207
N | Paul Rowen (Rochdale):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many driving offences were tried in (a) magistrates' courts and (b) Crown courts in each of the last five years; and what average penalty was handed down in each case. | | (130044) | 208
N | Paul Rowen (Rochdale):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many drivers were found guilty of driving (a) without insurance and (b) without a valid driving licence in each police force area in each of the last five years; and what the average penalty imposed in each police force was for such an offence in each year. | | (130046) | 209
N | Paul Rowen (Rochdale):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many car accidents involving a pedestrian being injured or killed (a) resulted in police successfully prosecuting a motorist and (b) were hit and run cases with no one apprehended in each of the last five years; and what the average sentence was in each prosecution. | | (130051) | 210
| Mr John Spellar (Warley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions his Department had with the police departments of (a) Chicago, (b) New York and (c) Los Angeles on methods of countering street gangs and gang culture. | | (130055) | 211
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations he has received on the use of plastic glasses in licensed premises. | | (130126) | 212
| Mr Edward Vaizey (Wantage):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with crime prevention charities ahead of the announcement to cut the annual grant to Crimestoppers by 10 per cent. | | (130150) | 213
N | Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which (a) retailers, (b) shopping centres, (c) town centres and (d) local authorities have expressed an interest in having a Short Term Holding Facility. | | (130047) | 214
N | Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what legal advice in relation to (a) employment and (b) safety in the workplace legislation he has received on the introduction of short term holding facilities. | | (130048) | 215
N | Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police community support officers were employed as of 31st December 2006, broken down by police authority area. | | (130049) | 216
N | Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people are employed within the 101 programme; what the total cost is of their annual salaries; and what the annual cost is of the salary of the head of the programme. | | (130050) | Questions to the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission 217
| Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many passes were awarded to lobby correspondents in each year since 2002. | | (130106) | 218
| Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, to which individuals (a) press and (b) passes have been awarded; and which publication employs each. | | (130107) | 219
| Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, if he will list the categories of passes which have been awarded to lobby correspondents. | | (130108) | 220
| Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, what role (a) the Serjeant at Arms Department and (b) the Metropolitan Police play in the awarding of passes to lobby correspondents. | | (130109) | 221
| Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many passes awarded to lobby correspondents have been revoked in the last five years; and for what reasons. | | (130110) | 222
| Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, under what circumstances an individual's press pass may be revoked. | | (130111) | 223
| Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, whether it is the policy of the House authorities to remove press pass privileges from anyone involved in the publication of information relating to the internal security of the House. | | (130112) | 224
| Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, what processes apply to (a) applying for and (b) issuing (i) standard press passes and (ii) lobby correspondent passes. | | (130238) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 225
| Mr Bob Blizzard (Waveney):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what financial support he plans to allocate to deal with problems caused by floods in Bolivia. | | (130059) | 226
| Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what aid was provided to Zimbabwe by the UK in 2006-07. | | (130175) | 227
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will seek a reduction in the price of the essential medicines for AIDS treatment at the forthcoming G8 Development Ministers meeting; and if he will raise the issue of patent barriers at the meeting. | | (129633) | 228
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much was allocated to the Global Fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria in each calendar year since 2002. | | (130233) | 229
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will list the former hon. Members who left Parliament in 2005 who have since been appointed to public bodies by his Department, broken down by party; and who was responsible for making each appointment. | | (130139) | Questions to the Leader of the House 230
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Leader of the House, pursuant to his Answer of 21st March 2007, Official Report, column 895W, on departments: trade unions, if he will ask (a) the Chancellor of the Exchequer and (b) the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster to change their policy on answering Questions on official meetings in respect of the Question from the hon. Member for Maidenhead regarding meetings with trade union representatives in 2006. | | (130210) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 231
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will list the former hon. Members who left Parliament in 2005 who have since been appointed to public bodies by his Department, broken down by party; and who was responsible for making each appointment. | | (130149) | 232
| Mr Eddie McGrady (South Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps the Government is taking to increase the availability of licensed disabled access taxis in Northern Ireland. | | (130329) | Questions to the Prime Minister 233
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Prime Minister, on how many occasions a special adviser accompanied him on official business abroad; and at what cost to the public purse in each year between 1997 and 2006. | | (130292) | 234
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Prime Minister, on how many occasions his wife accompanied him on official business abroad at the public expense, and at what cost, in each year between 1997 and 2006. | | (130293) | Questions to the Solicitor General 235
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Solicitor General, how much has been spent from the public purse on legal costs of soldiers charged with offences allegedly committed in Iraq in cases in which legal proceedings are not ongoing; what the mechanism is for the payment of those costs from the public purse; and if he will make a statement. | | (130209) | Questions to the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission 236
| Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what assessment he has made of the effect of proposals to allow party members to serve as (a) staff of the Electoral Commission and (b) Electoral Commissioners on the effectiveness of the Electoral Commission. | | (130062) | 237
| Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what assessment has been made of the case for decentralising responsibility for monitoring and regulating campaign and constituency expenditure in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to its regional offices. | | (130068) | 238
| Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, how many staff of the Electoral Commission have worked for the Commission (a) for less than one year, (b) for between (i) one and two years, (ii) two and three years, (iii) three and four years, (iv) four and five years and (c) for more than five years. | | (130270) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 239
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will allow National Grid to consult on all sections of the new national grid natural gas pipeline complying with section 2 of the Public Gas Transporter Pipeline Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 1999. | | (130057) | 240
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will list the former hon. Members who left Parliament in 2005 who have since been appointed to public bodies by his Department, broken down by party; and who was responsible for making each appointment. | | (130141) | 241
N | Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what proportion of companies that manufacture, import or re-brand electrical and electronic equipment have registered with a producer compliance scheme in accordance with Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment regulations; and if he will make a statement. | | (128788) | 242
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much funding will be allocated to the Low Carbon Buildings programme domestic grants in (a) April and (b) May 2007; and if he will make a statement. | | (130342) | 243
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many British companies have (a) applied to and (b) received the European Union Research and Development Framework programme in each of the last three years. | | (130060) | 244
| Mr Angus MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will hold discussions with (a) the Office of Fair Trading and (b) the Competition Commissioner on the state of the UK market in foreign package holidays. | | (130283) | 245
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to the Answer of 5th March 2007, Official Report, column 1778W, on nuclear power, which stakeholders (a) he, (b) departmental Ministers and (c) officials have met to discuss the use of nuclear energy in the United Kingdom since the publication of the Energy Review Report. | | (130291) | 246
| Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps his Department is taking in negotiations with EU countries on the scope of matters introduced in economic partnership agreements with countries which do not have the support of those countries. | | (130100) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 247
| Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many representations have been received by the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency requesting the recall of Renault Clio/Campus cars in relation to concerns about design of the bonnet catch mechanism; and what steps are being taken. | | (130186) | 248
| Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department plans to investigate reports of a design fault to the bonnet mechanism of Renault Clios manufactured between 1998 and 2005. | | (130187) | 249
| Jim Dowd (Lewisham West):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to enforce the parking restrictions on zig-zag markings outside schools. | | (130343) | 250
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much was paid to bus operators through the Bus Service Operators Grant in each year since the grant was introduced. | | (130058) | 251
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the former hon. Members who left Parliament in 2005 who have since been appointed to public bodies by his Department, broken down by party; and who was responsible for making each appointment. | | (130135) | 252
N | Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what meetings (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have held with Golden Arrow Communications since 2005. | | (129825) | 253
N | Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Ministers in his Department have had meetings with former Ministers of the Department in the last three months. | | (129826) | 254
N | Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, who has had access to the diaries of his Department's (a) Ministers and (b) officials in the last three months. | | (129827) | 255
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the strategy for reducing overcrowding on trains in the South East is; and if he will make a statement. | | (130103) | 256
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make a statement on the recent disruption to the rail network in the Portsmouth area. | | (130133) | 257
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what percentage of flights were delayed from landing by having to circle or stack at Heathrow Airport in (a) the last 12 months and (b) the last three years; if he will determine what effect this has on (i) fuel consumption and (ii) pollution; what action is being taken to reduce these delays; and if he will make a statement. | | (129611) | 258
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 1st March 2007, Official Report, column 1455W, on Railways: Thames Valley, on what basis future likely passenger demand is being assessed; what methods are being used to derive these figures; and whether data for the work is being derived from passenger surveys. | | (130239) | 259
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 2nd March 2007, Official Report, column 1574W, on Railways: Thames Valley, what changes to the timetable and consequential amendments were agreed between the Secretary of State and FGW during their discussions in February and March 2006 on the December 2006 timetable; and what changes and amendments were refused by either party. | | (130240) | 260
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 2nd March 2007, Official Report, column 1574W, on Railways: Thames Valley, if he will set out the figures for the established passenger loads during the stated time periods for journeys from, and to, Maidenhead and Twyford stations. | | (130263) | 261
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which Ministers with an entitlement to an official Government car have chosen to be driven in (a) a Jaguar and (b) a Toyota Prius. | | (130285) | 262
N | Paul Rowen (Rochdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made on using Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency and motor insurance databases in conjunction with automatic number plate recognition equipment to detect uninsured drivers. | | (130045) | 263
N | Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his latest estimate is of the date when the Galileo satellite navigation system will be fully functional. | | (129919) | 264
| Dr Tony Wright (Cannock Chase):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to bring to a conclusion the review of policy for service areas and other roadside facilities on motorways and all purpose trunk roads in England; and if he will make a statement. | | (130223) | 265
| Dr Tony Wright (Cannock Chase):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects the Highways Agency to report to him on draft revised guidance following the consultation on policy for service areas and other roadside facilities on motorways and all purpose trunk roads in England. | | (130224) | 266
| Dr Tony Wright (Cannock Chase):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how long he expects the consultation period to be for the revised proposals on policy for service areas and other roadside facilities on motorways and all purpose trunk roads in England; and when he expects to issue final policy guidance on these matters. | | (130225) | 267
| Dr Tony Wright (Cannock Chase):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the final timetable is for the completion of the remaining stages of the review of policy for service areas and other roadside facilities on motorways and all purpose trunk roads in England. | | (130229) | 268
| Dr Tony Wright (Cannock Chase):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the reasons are for the time taken to undertake the Highways Agency's consultation on policy for service areas and other roadside facilities on motorways and all purpose trunk roads in England. | | (130230) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 269
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many residents in each electoral ward in Stroud constituency receive pension credit. | | (130069) | 270
| Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer given to the Rt. hon. Member for Birkenhead on 19th March 2007, Official Report, column 643W, how he determines whether a person leaving the New Deal rolls has found a job. | | (130218) | 271
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will list the former hon. Members who left Parliament in 2005 who have since been appointed to public bodies by his Department, broken down by party; and who was responsible for making each appointment. | | (130144) | 272
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with representatives of the banking industry on the development of the new Post Office card account; and if he will make a statement. | | (130191) | 273
| Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people who claim disability living allowance are also claiming (a) industrial injuries disablement benefit, (b) war disablement pension, (c) funding from the independent living fund and (d) constant attendance allowance. | | (130237) | 274
| John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the latest performance statistics are for each office where Social Fund applications are processed. | | (130176) | 275
| John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect of centralisation of Social Fund processing on (a) service to the public and (b) debt recovery; and on what evidence his assessment is based. | | (130177) | 276
| John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what measures (a) have been and (b) are planned to be put in place to assist (i) pensioners and (ii) claimants for whom English is a second language in accessing the Social Fund system. | | (130178) | 277
| John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many calls to the Social Fund system have been (a) received, (b) answered and (c) completed in each office dealing with Social Fund applications. | | (130179) | 278
| John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will place in the Library copies of the (a) race impact assessments, (b) gender impact assessments and (c) disability impact assessments for the four London transitional offices prior to the centralisation of Social Fund work in London in the 2007-08 financial year. | | (130180) | 279
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the amount of money lost to council tax benefit fraud in the financial year (a) 2004-05, (b) 2005-06 and (c) 2006-07; and if he will make a statement. | | (130183) | 280
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the costs of administering council tax benefit were to (a) central government and (b) local government in the last financial year for which figures are available. | | (130184) | 281
N | Steve Webb (Northavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects to answer Question 123623, on women's earnings, tabled by the hon. Member for Northavon on 21st February. | | (129409) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 282
| Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of the £50 million allocated to the National Treatment Agency for capital funding has been (a) bid for and (b) paid out to bidders. | | [Transferred] (130282) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 283
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Ministers were entitled to the services of an official Government car in each year between 1997 and 2006. | | [Transferred] (130284) |
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