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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Thursday 29 March 2007
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Thursday 29 March 2007
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Thursday 29 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 Thursday 29 March of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Thursday 29 March see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 1
| Peter Bottomley (Worthing West):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people of working age were off work for a period exceeding six months through sickness or disability in (a) 1997 and (b) 2006. | | (130848) | 2
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average wealth Gini coefficient was between (a) 1979 and 1990, (b) 1979 and 1997 and (c) 1997 and 2006; and if he will make a statement. | | (130726) | 3
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average income Gini coefficient was between (a) 1979 and 1990, (b) 1979 and 1997 and (c) 1997 and 2006; and if he will make a statement. | | (130728) | 4
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many customs officers were employed in the UK in each year since 1995. | | (130151) | 5
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how his Department is working with counterparts in government on providing more affordable homes. | | (130152) | 6
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what criteria he uses in deciding what means of transport to use to travel between 11 Downing Street and the Palace of Westminster. | | (130750) | 7
| Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many valuations were made under section 128 of the Housing Act 1985 by the district valuer in (a) Ribble Valley and (b) Lancashire between 1st September 2005 and 1st February 2006. | | (130735) | 8
| Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, in respect of how many deaths in (a) Ribble Valley and (b) Lancashire alcohol was cited as the primary cause in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. | | (130736) | 9
| Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average duration of a telephone call by a member of the public to the national helpline of HM Revenue and Customs was in the last period for which figures are available. | | (130820) | 10
| Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average waiting time was before a telephone call by a member of the public to the national helpline of HM Revenue and Customs was answered by a member of staff in the last period for which figures are available. | | (130822) | 11
| Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what targets have been set for the management of HM Revenue and Customs for the improved handling of telephone calls to the national helpline by members of the public; and if he will make a statement. | | (130823) | 12
| Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many telephone calls to the national helpline for HM Revenue and Customs were answered in 2005-06; and how many have been answered in 2006-07. | | (130824) | 13
| Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many full-time equivalent staff are employed to deal directly with telephone calls to HM Revenue and Customs' national helpline. | | (130825) | 14
| Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many customers are held in a telephone queue for the national helpline of HM Revenue and Customs before further calls are automatically terminated. | | (130826) | 15
| Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many telephone calls to the national helpline of HM Revenue and Customs were automatically terminated during 2005-06; how many have been so terminated in 2006-07; and if he will make a statement. | | (130827) | 16
| Mr Alan Meale (Mansfield):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will break down by main budget heading the costs of operating and maintaining HM Revenue and Customs' buildings and offices situated on the Castle Meadow site in Nottingham. | | (130729) | 17
N | Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of vehicles in band G for vehicle excise duty (VED) which (a) will be affected by the increase in duty announced in the Budget and (b) are registered each year; and what estimate he has made of the number of vehicles which he expects to be paying band G VED in (i) 2008, (ii) 2009-10 and (iii) 2010-11. | | (130622) | 18
| Mr John Spellar (Warley):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the Government rules are on charging by departments for services to the public, with particular reference to full cost recovery. | | (130861) | 19
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 19th February 2007, Official Report, column 485W, on voluntary National Insurance contributions, how many people his Department estimates will apply for refunds. | | (130941) | 20
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 19th February 2007, Official Report, column 485W, on voluntary National Insurance contributions, how many people have applied for refunds in voluntary National Insurance contributions paid since 25th May 2006. | | (130942) | 21
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, in how many deaths in (a) Eastbourne and (b) East Sussex alcohol was cited as the primary cause in each of the last 10 years. | | (130962) | 22
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many economically inactive people of working age there were in (a) Eastbourne and (b) East Sussex in age groups (i) 18 to 24, (ii) 25 to 50 and (iii) over 50 years old in each year since 1997. | | (130963) | 23
N | Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken to redistribute the tax burden. | | (130438) | 24
| Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many children in (a) Hartlepool constituency, (b) the Tees Valley sub-regions, (c) the North East region and (d) the UK live in a family in which neither parent works. | | (130909) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 25
| Mr James Arbuthnot (North East Hampshire):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, pursuant to the Answer of 21st March 2007, Official Report, columns 956-7W, on No. 10 Downing Street, which hon. Members have accepted an invitation to nominate children to have tea at No. 10 Downing Street; and what the date was of each such invitation. | | (130838) | 26
N | Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how much the Office of the Third Sector has spent on recruiting staff since its formation. | | (130706) | 27
N | Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what assessment the Office of the Third Sector has made of the proposal from the Commission on Unclaimed Assets for a Social Investment Bank. | | (130707) | 28
| Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, whether there are plans to review the present safeguards of civil servants' impartiality. | | (130833) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 29
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the percentage of private homes in (a) England and (b) each region which have carbon monoxide levels higher than those deemed safe by the World Health Organisation. | | (131017) | 30
| Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the number of possession actions by social landlords which led to households losing their homes in (a) 2005-06 and (b) 2004-05; and how many such cases involved (i) single people and (ii) families with children. | | (130999) | 31
| Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the number of households faced with possession actions by social landlords in England in (a) 2005-06 and (b) 2004-05. | | (131000) | 32
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps the Government is taking to provide (a) low cost housing for sale and (b) affordable rented housing over the next three years. | | (130153) | 33
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what consultation her Department has undertaken on the regionalisation of fire control centres with (a) the police and (b) the Ambulance Service. | | (130911) | 34
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what advice her Department has issued to fire authorities on co-responding following the decision by the Court of Appeal in March 2007. | | (130912) | 35
| Mr Brian H. Donohoe (Central Ayrshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what her policy is on the extent to which planning procedures apply to the erection of agricultural polytunnels; what discussions she has had with Herefordshire County Council on its proposals for planning procedures for polytunnels; and if she will make a statement. | | (131020) | 36
N | Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when she expects to answer Question 122428, on key worker homes, tabled by the hon. Member for Hornsey and Wood Green on 20th February. | | (130619) | 37
N | Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when she expects to answer Question number 122392, on homes for key workers, tabled by the hon. Member for Hornsey and Wood Green on 20th February. | | (130620) | 38
| Patrick Hall (Bedford):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the written statement of 27th March 2007, Official Report, columns 71-3WS, on local government, what steps she plans to take in the event of the proposal for a unitary authority for Bedford being approved to ensure that a satisfactory outcome is obtained for the whole of the county of Bedfordshire. | | (130775) | 39
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 21st March 2007, Official Report, column 988W, on housing: disabled, whether there will be a national mutual exchange scheme which provides its services free of charge to replace those schemes run by Scout Solutions Ltd which her Department has recently terminated. | | (130828) | 40
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure that local authorities have equal pay policies for male and female staff. | | (130716) | 41
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many dwellings were built within the 1997 designated Green Belt in each year between 1997 and 2006. | | (130758) | 42
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what measures her Department is taking to discourage the compensation culture and promote sensible risk management. | | (130819) | 43
N | Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many (a) charges and (b) convictions there were for contraventions of building regulations in (i) Basingstoke and Deane Borough, (ii) Hampshire and (iii) England in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and if she will make a statement. | | (130517) | 44
N | Mr Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 22nd February 2007, Official Report, column 931W, on local government finance, what the total was of each component of the formula grant to each local authority in each year since 1997. | | (130616) | 45
| Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 27th January 2007, Official Report, columns 71-3WS, on local government, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for (a) Mid-Bedfordshire and (b) South Bedfordshire of the approval of a unitary authority for Bedford; and if she will make a statement. | | (130792) | 46
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the (a) affordability and (b) value for money of Exeter City Council's business case for a unitary authority for the city. | | (130763) | 47
| Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many children were registered as living in (a) temporary accommodation, (b) non-decent accommodation and (c) overcrowded accommodation in each London borough in each year since 1997. | | (130743) | 48
| Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when she plans to publish the findings of the Government-commissioned research monitoring the Home Information Pack trials; and whether the research will show (a) how many sellers chose to include the Home Condition Report in the Home Information Pack, (b) how many lawyers desired the inclusion of a Home Condition Report and (c) the values of the sampled transactions. | | (130747) | 49
| Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance she has given to local authorities on the eligibility of part-time students to pay council tax; and if she will make a statement. | | (130748) | 50
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many homeowners in (a) Eastbourne and (b) East Sussex pay rentcharge. | | (130927) | 51
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many rentcharge payers the Government Office for East Sussex has arranged to receive redemption in each of the last five years. | | (130928) | 52
| Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many homeless people there were in (a) Hartlepool constituency and (b) Tees Valley sub-region in each of the last 10 years. | | (130903) | 53
| Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans she has to increase the number of new (a) affordable and (b) social houses available in Hartlepool constituency in the next five years. | | (130904) | 54
| Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many (a) affordable and (b) social houses were built in Hartlepool constituency in each of the last five years. | | (130905) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs 55
| Peter Bottomley (Worthing West):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if she will bring forward measures to extend the protections of the Human Rights Act 1998 to residents of care homes who are (a) publicly and (b) privately or self-funded. | | (130802) | 56
| Peter Bottomley (Worthing West):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if she will publish the minutes of the Enforcement Law Reform Group meeting held on 16th January 2007. | | (130853) | 57
| Peter Bottomley (Worthing West):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what guidance the Department has issued to local authorities in relation to their certification of bailiffs on debt enforcement involving the disabled or vulnerable. | | (130854) | 58
| Peter Bottomley (Worthing West):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what estimate she has made of the number of (a) certificated bailiffs, (b) uncertificated bailiffs and (c) bailiffs doing work requiring certification who do not hold current certification. | | (130855) | 59
| Peter Bottomley (Worthing West):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many liability orders for unpaid (a) council tax, (b) business rates, (c) parking charge notices and (d) child support and unexecuted magistrates' court warrants for unpaid fines were issued in (i) London and (ii) elsewhere in England in the last period for which figures are available. | | (130856) | 60
| Peter Bottomley (Worthing West):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what the procedure is for complaining about the activity of (a) an uncertificated and (b) a certificated bailiff. | | (130857) | 61
| Peter Bottomley (Worthing West):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what fees are charged by bailiffs for debt enforcement; and by whom they are payable. | | (130858) | 62
| Peter Bottomley (Worthing West):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what guidance she has issued on the disclosure by local authorities of the terms of contracts with bailiffs for the enforcement of debt and collection of arrears under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 relating to (a) greater transparency and (b) specific requests. | | (130860) | 63
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 12th March 2007, Official Report, columns 113-4W, on freedom of information, if she will publish in full all responses to the consultation on the draft Freedom of Information and Data Protection (Appropriate Limit and Fees) Regulations 2007; and when her Department expects to make public the responses to the consultation. | | (130843) | 64
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what percentage of (a) fixed penalties and (b) fines imposed by the courts in England and Wales were collected in full in each year between 1997 and 2006. | | (130817) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 65
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with industry on the illegal selling of tickets to events. | | (130516) | 66
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many licensed premises there are in (a) Eastbourne and (b) East Sussex; and how many of these are (i) public houses, (ii) clubs, (iii) supermarkets and (iv) off-licences. | | (130964) | 67
| Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much Government funding local artists in (a) Hartlepool constituency and (b) Tees Valley sub-region received in each of the last 10 years. | | (130888) | 68
| Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much public money was spent on arts projects in (a) Hartlepool constituency and (b) Tees Valley sub-region in each of the last 10 years. | | (130889) | 69
| Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many tourists visited (a) Hartlepool constituency, (b) Tees Valley sub-region and (c) the North East region in each of the last five years. | | (130891) | 70
| Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential effects on the (a) Hartlepool economy and (b) Hartlepool tourist and culture sector of the 2010 Tall Ships event. | | (130907) | 71
| Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what grants facilities in Hartlepool will be able to apply for in connection with the 2010 Tall Ships event. | | (130908) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 72
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the risks and benefits to the UK of allowing the US to install a ballistic missile defence system on British territory. | | (130966) | 73
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) uniformed and (b) civilian personnel work in (i) his Department's main building, (ii) the Old War Office Building and (iii) St George's Court. | | (130588) | 74
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what definition is used to determine whether British service personnel are absent without leave. | | (130589) | 75
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many absent without leave cases there were in the Territorial Army in each year since 1997. | | (130590) | 76
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what contingency plans his Department has put in place to evacuate British citizens in the event of a crisis in Zimbabwe. | | (130591) | 77
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 26th February 2006, Official Report, column 626, on training, what steps he is taking to address consequences for the training of troops of the operational tempo. | | (130592) | 78
| Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which sites in County Armagh have been requisitioned by his Department for use by the British Army under emergency powers legislation since 1977. | | (130980) | 79
| Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which sites in County Armagh have been leased from landowners by his Department for use by the British Army without the use of emergency powers legislation since 1977. | | (130982) | 80
| Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) funds from his Department and (b) Regimental funds are available for spouses of retired Gurkha soldiers resident in the UK to learn English; and if he will make a statement. | | (130829) | 81
| Mr Chris Mullin (Sunderland South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many British troops are training in Israel; and if he will make a statement. | | (130787) | 82
| Mr Chris Mullin (Sunderland South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what was involved in the practice of conditioning of Iraqi prisoners; and if he will make a statement. | | (130788) | 83
| Mr Chris Mullin (Sunderland South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, who authorised the practice of conditioning of Iraqi prisoners; when Ministers first became aware of the practice; and what action was taken in response. | | (130789) | 84
| Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support is provided for the care of children whose parents or guardians are both deployed on overseas operations with HM Armed Forces. | | (130714) | 85
| Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) 16, (b) 17 and (c) 18 year olds have served in Afghanistan. | | (130745) | 86
| Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the rules of engagement in Iraq have been changed to permit artillery fire against indirect mortar and rocket fire. | | (130793) | 87
| Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, from what budget funding for the cross-service use of helicopters is taken; and if he will make a statement. | | (130794) | 88
| Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which helicopters are being used by each of the services in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan; on what operations they have been deployed; and if he will make a statement. | | (130795) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills 89
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what research has been (a) funded and (b) carried out by his Department into the effects of improving the ethos of schools on the rate of (i) teenage pregnancies and (ii) drug abuse; when his Department last undertook an evidence review on the issue that drew on (A) UK and (B) international research; and if he will make a statement. | | (130837) | 90
N | Mr James Arbuthnot (North East Hampshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether his Department keeps records (a) nationally and (b) broken down by authority of the costs to local education authorities of preparing for cases before tribunals. | | (130506) | 91
N | Mr James Arbuthnot (North East Hampshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the costs to local education authorities, excluding the costs of preparation for cases before tribunals, of providing for special educational needs were in the last year for which figures are available. | | (130507) | 92
N | Mr James Arbuthnot (North East Hampshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the costs to local education authorities, excluding the costs of preparation for cases before tribunals, of providing for special educational needs out of area were in the last year for which figures are available. | | (130508) | 93
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what discussions he has had with the Department of Health on (a) the Schools Medical Service and (b) eye checks for children. | | (130821) | 94
| Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proportion of children in (a) Lancashire and (b) Ribble Valley (i) had special educational needs and (ii) were educated in special schools in each year since 2000. | | (130737) | 95
| Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many schools in (a) Lancashire and (b) Ribble Valley offer extended hours; and if he will make a statement. | | (130739) | 96
N | Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, when he expects to answer Question 110609, on young people in London, tabled by the hon. Member for Hornsey and Wood Green on 18th January. | | (130602) | 97
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many failed asylum seekers took English for Speakers of Other Languages courses in each London borough in each of the last five years for which figures are available. | | (130991) | 98
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of students enrolled on English for Speakers of Other Languages programmes are on full fee remittance. | | (130992) | 99
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many people participated in English for Speakers of Other Languages courses in each London borough in each of the last five academic years for which figures are available. | | (130993) | 100
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many schools in England were accorded special measures status in each year between 1997 and 2006; and how many pupils attended such schools in each year. | | (130988) | 101
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many 16 to 18 year olds were in (a) full-time education and (b) work-based learning in each year between 1997 and 2006 in each local education authority. | | (130989) | 102
| Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what support he is providing to local authorities who wish to pilot anonymised admissions procedures. | | (130742) | 103
| Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what plans he has (a) to pilot and (b) to introduce specialised 14-19 diplomas in academies. | | (130746) | 104
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many places were available in after-school clubs for (a) primary and (b) secondary school age children in (i) Eastbourne and (ii) East Sussex in each year since 1997. | | (130932) | 105
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many nursery places for three and four-year-olds there were in (a) Eastbourne and (b) East Sussex in each of the last five years. | | (130934) | 106
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many children's centres he expects there to be in (a) Eastbourne and (b) East Sussex by 2010. | | (130935) | 107
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the cost of providing transport for pupils attending denominational schools in (a) Eastbourne and (b) East Sussex was in each of the last five years. | | (130936) | 108
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many assaults on (a) teaching and (b) non-teaching staff were perpetrated by pupils in the (i) primary and (ii) secondary sector in Eastbourne in each year since 1997. | | (130949) | 109
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, which foreign languages were studied by pupils in (a) Eastbourne and (b) East Sussex for (i) GCSE, (ii) A/S-Level and (iii) A-Level in each of the last five years. | | (130950) | 110
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many young people were in receipt of educational maintenance allowance in (a) Eastbourne and (b) East Sussex in each year since its introduction. | | (130951) | 111
| Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many and what proportion of pupils in (a) Hartlepool, (b) Tees Valley sub-region, (c) the North East region and (d) England and Wales were permanently excluded from (i) primary schools and (ii) secondary schools in each of the last 10 years. | | (130890) | 112
| Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what schemes funded by his Department were instituted in Hartlepool constituency to provide young people with (a) activities and (b) somewhere to socialise in the last five years. | | (130898) | 113
| Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many youth workers there were in each local authority in the Tees Valley area in each of the last 10 years. | | (130899) | 114
| Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of (a) 18 and (b) 19 year olds from (i) Hartlepool constituency and (ii) Tees Valley sub-region joined university courses in each of the last 10 years. | | (130902) | 115
| Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much was spent on (a) primary and (b) secondary school education in (i) Hartlepool constituency, (ii) the Tees Valley sub-region, (iii) the North East region and (iv) England in each year since 1992. | | (130910) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 116
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what criteria he adopts to decide what means of transport he uses to travel between his Department's offices and the Palace of Westminster. | | (130731) | 117
| Mr Brian H. Donohoe (Central Ayrshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his policy is on planning procedures for (a) existing and (b) new agricultural polytunnels; what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on such procedures; and if he will make a statement. | | (131019) | 118
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to cap payments to farmers and farm businesses. | | (130712) | 119
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in what form and in which publications and other media he plans to make available the spray records of individual farmers in the Midlands region following the recent announcement by the Pesticides Safety Directorate. | | (130713) | 120
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is considering to reduce the amount of carbon emissions that Government buildings produce. | | (130717) | 121
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what strategies his Department has in place to combat (a) avian influenza and (b) foot and mouth disease in the North West. | | (130719) | 122
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the policy is of (a) his Department, (b) non-departmental public bodies reporting to his Department and (c) executive agencies reporting to his Department on the time after which emails sent to and from the Department and those bodies are deleted; whether such emails are still recoverable after that date from the system; and if he will make a statement. | | (130985) | 123
| Robert Key (Salisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what alternative he recommends for use with (a) domestic and (b) commercial dimmer switches when incandescent light bulbs are phased out. | | (130732) | 124
| David Maclean (Penrith & The Border):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential to grow hemp as a biofuel crop in England. | | (130749) | 125
| Alan Simpson (Nottingham South):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has supported further research on the same topics covered by the earlier research which was supported by his Department on genetically modified potatoes conducted by Dr Arpad Pusztai. | | (130778) | 126
| Alan Simpson (Nottingham South):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will commission research to review the findings of Dr Arpad Pusztai on genetically modified potatoes, to include consideration of the findings of the 1998 feeding study of the Institute of Nutrition of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences. | | (130779) | 127
| Alan Simpson (Nottingham South):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of international evidence on risks associated with Monsanto's Round Up Ready Alfalfa; if he will list the evidence he has considered; and if he will make a statement. | | (130790) | 128
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many homes in (a) Eastbourne and (b) East Sussex used the Warm Front scheme in each year since 2001. | | (130925) | 129
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department provided in grants for projects in (a) Eastbourne and (b) East Sussex in 2005-06. | | (130926) | 130
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures he is taking to ensure sustainable fisheries management; and if he will make a statement. | | (130943) | 131
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his most recent estimate is of the disallowance resulting from Common Agricultural Policy schemes. | | (130944) | 132
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that there is sufficient quota for the under 10 metre fishing fleet for 2008. | | (130945) | 133
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has plans to swap fish quota with other countries; and if he will make a statement. | | (130981) | 134
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the size is of the restricted area needed to isolate a farm from blue tongue. | | (130983) | 135
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has made to combat an outbreak of blue tongue disease. | | (130984) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 136
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports she has received of the recent military activity by the Burmese Army in Karen state; and if she will make a statement. | | (130851) | 137
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports she has received of (a) attacks by the Burmese Army on Karen civilians and (b) the displacement by the Burmese Army of civilians in the Mon Township. | | (130852) | 138
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports she has received of attacks by the Burmese Army in the Papun District; and what her estimate is of the number of Karen villagers displaced by such attacks. | | (130859) | 139
| Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the UK position is on the legality of (a) marketing in the UK and (b) purchasing from the UK property for sale in settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories which are deemed illegal according to international law; and what advice the Government gives to British companies and organisations on the legal status of such transactions. | | (130813) | 140
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the political situation in Sri Lanka. | | (130515) | 141
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether she has had discussions with the New Partnership for African Development on whether Zimbabwe has been (a) through the Partnership's peer review mechanism and (b) assessed for its human rights record. | | (130511) | 142
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if she will make representations to the Ugandan government on its recent rejection of a Parliamentary motion to condemn human rights violations in Zimbabwe. | | (130512) | 143
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether she has made recent representations to the Ugandan government on its relationship with the Presidential candidate Jean-Pierre Bemba and the Mouvement de Libèration du Congo. | | (130513) | 144
N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, for what reason the practice by retiring ambassadors of sending valedictory telegrams has ceased. | | (129829) | 145
N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if she will place in the Library a copy of the valedictory telegram sent by Ambassador Roberts on the conclusion of his ambassadorship to Italy and his retirement from the diplomatic service. | | (129850) | 146
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what (a) external and (b) internal appointments (i) she and (ii) her Ministers attended in each week of March 2007. | | (130987) | 147
| Alan Simpson (Nottingham South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 6th March 2007, Official Report, column 1843W, on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, whether any states have made informal representations on UK compliance. | | (130776) | 148
| Alan Simpson (Nottingham South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the Government's policy is on disputes which might be considered by international courts or tribunals relating to the ownership and extraction rights of oil in Iraq. | | (130784) | 149
| Alan Simpson (Nottingham South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what types of oil contracts her Department has considered for recommendation to the Iraqi government; what representations her Department received from international oil companies on such contracts prior to making recommendations to the Iraqi government; and what contract preferences were expressed by companies in such representations. | | (130785) | 150
| Alan Simpson (Nottingham South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what definition she uses of (a) `production-sharing agreements' for oil extraction and (b) `exploration and production contracts' in the draft Iraqi hydrocarbons legislation. | | (130786) | 151
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assistance and support is available to British citizens living and working abroad in countries other than EU countries, and who are married to a local citizen, if they are attacked or injured. | | (130887) | 152
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations her Department has (a) made to the government of the Philippines and (b) received on extra-judicial killings of political activists; what discussions she has had with counterparts in the EU on human rights abuses in the Philippines; and if she will make a statement. | | (130733) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 153
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of chlamydia screening is being undertaken using nucleic acid amplification testing. | | (130751) | 154
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate she made of the (a) cost and (b) future cost to the NHS of fertility treatment made necessary by the consequences of chlamydia infection. | | (130752) | 155
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many chlamydia tests have been undertaken in each region of England; and what percentage each figure represents of the target. | | (130753) | 156
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans she has to increase the number of young people screened for chlamydia. | | (130754) | 157
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate her Department has made of the number of unscreened people between 16 and 24 who are infected with chlamydia. | | (130755) | 158
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people aged 16 to 24 have been screened for chlamydia, and what percentage this figure represents of the target. | | (130756) | 159
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the long-term impact on (a) health and (b) fertility of not reaching the target for the number of young people to be screened for chlamydia in 2006-07. | | (130757) | 160
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent estimate she has made of the earliest gestational age at which an unborn child may be capable of being born alive; when her Department last undertook an evidence review on the issue that drew on (a) UK and (b) international research; and if she will make a statement. | | (130839) | 161
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research has been (a) funded and (b) carried out by her Department on the use of bone marrow stem cells to treat male infertility; when her Department last undertook an evidence review on the issue that drew on (i) UK and (ii) international research; and if she will make a statement. | | (130840) | 162
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what treatments for (a) children and (b) adults with disabling conditions have been developed since July 2006 arising from (i) human embryo experimentation, (ii) embryonic stem cell research and (iii) non-embryonic stem cell research; and if she will make a statement. | | (130841) | 163
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made in curing diseases arising from the results of (a) adult stem cell research, (b) embryonic stem cell research and (c) human embryo experimentation since July 2006; and if she will make a statement. | | (130842) | 164
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what her Department's policy is on (a) abortion and (b) assisted suicide; which organisations and individuals she has consulted about each policy; and if she will make a statement. | | (130844) | 165
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, further to her Department's press release on the bowel cancer screening programme of 2nd August 2005, how the figure of £37.5 million of expenditure will be broken down over the first two years of the programme's implementation. | | (130553) | 166
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, further to her Department's press release on the bowel cancer screening programme of 2nd August 2005, what steps she will take to assess whether the target for 25 per cent. coverage of England by the end of 2006-07 has been met; and what estimate she has made of the proportion of England currently covered by the programme. | | (130554) | 167
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 23rd March 2007, Official Report, column 1190W, on bowel cancer screening, what funding earmarked for the programme has been included in the Strategic Health Authority bundle for 2007-08. | | (130595) | 168
| Peter Bottomley (Worthing West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, to what extent residents of (a) state and (b) privately-run care homes who are (i) publicly and (ii) privately or self funded are covered by the provisions of the Human Rights Act 1998. | | (130846) | 169
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients self-funded drugs and were required to meet all other costs of treatment in each quarter of the last five years, broken down by primary care trust; and if she will make a statement. | | (130977) | 170
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations she has received on her Department's policy on the funding of other costs of treatment which would normally be provided by the NHS for patients choosing to fund the cost of a drug privately; and if she will make a statement. | | (130978) | 171
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps she has taken to implement the recommendations of the Cooksey report on health research funding; and if she will make a statement. | | (130979) | 172
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding was received by each primary care trust per head of population in the most recent year for which figures are available listed in descending order. | | (130730) | 173
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent by (a) Barnet Health Authority in 1997-98 and (b) Barnet Primary Care Trust in 2005-06 on their drugs and pharmaceutical budget; how much is estimated to be spent in 2006-07; and if she will make a statement. | | (130914) | 174
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans she has to improve ophthalmic services for children; and if she will make a statement. | | (130845) | 175
N | Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she expects to answer Question number 121925, on referral management schemes, tabled by the hon. Member for Hornsey and Wood Green on 16th February. | | (130621) | 176
N | Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which (a) primary care trusts and (b) local authorities in England provided services for adults with (i) low and (ii) moderate social care needs in each year since 2001. | | (130509) | 177
N | Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Primary Care Trust's, or its predecessors', budget was for each year from 2001; and what departmental funding was provided each year over the same period for adult social care in Cornwall. | | (130510) | 178
| Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Oral Answer of 6th February 2007, Official Report, column 703, on private sector treatment, what further assessment she has made of the ability of the Bodmin Private Treatment Centre to achieve the 100 per cent. capacity target of its contract throughout the financial year 2006-07; and what proportion of contracted procedures were completed at the (a) Bodmin and (b) Plymouth treatment centres in each quarter since the contract commenced, broken down by procedure. | | (130777) | 179
| Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if her Department will extend the National Bowel Cancer Screening Programme to those aged (a) 70 and over and (b) between 50 and 60. | | (130800) | 180
| Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment she has made of the change in numbers of colorectal nurse specialist posts on the effectiveness of the National Bowel Cancer Screening Programme; and if she will make a statement. | | (130801) | 181
| Mr Adam Holloway (Gravesham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what her estimate is of the change in the number of patients missing appointments since clinics were transferred from Gravesend Hospital to Darent Valley Hospital. | | (130995) | 182
| Mr Adam Holloway (Gravesham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make a statement on the future provision of ante-natal services available to patients in Gravesham. | | (130996) | 183
| Mr Adam Holloway (Gravesham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make a statement on the closure of GP practices in Gravesham. | | (130997) | 184
| Mr Adam Holloway (Gravesham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate has been made of the likely savings which would result from the closure of the accident and emergency department in Maidstone Hospital. | | (130998) | 185
| Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much Essex Rivers Healthcare Trust has spent on buying carbon dioxide permits under the EU Emissions Trading Scheme since the inception of the scheme. | | (130799) | 186
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what her policy is on the use of methylphenidate drugs in the treatment of children over the age of six and adolescents who suffer from attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder; and if she will make a statement. | | (130759) | 187
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in England were diagnosed as suffering from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in each year between 1997 and 2006. | | (130760) | 188
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in England were prescribed methylphenidate drugs in each year between 1997 and 2006. | | (130761) | 189
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many physical attacks there were on NHS staff in each year between 1997 and 2006 in each strategic health authority. | | (130814) | 190
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many hospital-acquired infections were diagnosed in each year between 1997 and 2006, broken down by type of infection in each strategic health authority. | | (130986) | 191
N | Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research her Department has undertaken on the relationship between hospital lengths of stay and hospital acquired infection. | | (130076) | 192
N | Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps her Department has taken to identify and promote best practice on the management of hospital lengths of stay. | | (130077) | 193
N | Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what benchmarking her Department has undertaken of comparative lengths of hospital stay (a) between hospitals in England and (b) between hospitals in England and those in other countries. | | (130078) | 194
N | Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make a statement on progress in the provision of community and domiciliary support to facilitate reductions in average hospital lengths of stay. | | (130079) | 195
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many GPs in (a) Eastbourne and (b) East Sussex have opted out of working overtime. | | (130946) | 196
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many acute hospital beds per head of population there were in each year since 1997 in (a) Eastbourne and (b) East Sussex. | | (130947) | 197
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what provision of NHS chiropody services there is in (a) Eastbourne and (b) East Sussex. | | (130948) | 198
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many GPs in (a) Eastbourne and (b) East Sussex (i) do and (ii) do not work on an out-of-office hours contract. | | (130965) | 199
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in (a) Eastbourne and (b) East Sussex were on the waiting list for treatment for dialysis services in each year since 1997. | | (130967) | 200
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many delayed discharges there were in acute hospitals in (a) Eastbourne and (b) East Sussex in the last 12 months. | | (130968) | 201
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 19th March 2007, Official Report, columns 727-8W, on accident and emergency (A&E) admissions, how many attendances there were at Eastbourne District General Hospital A&E department in each of the last five years. | | (130969) | 202
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many Eastbourne Downs NHS Primary Care Trust patients had their operation cancelled on the day of the operation in each of the last five years, broken down by type of operation. | | (130970) | 203
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many health visitors were employed in (a) Eastbourne and (b) East Sussex in each of the last 10 years. | | (130971) | 204
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of Eastbourne Downs NHS Primary Care Trust outpatients have been discharged back to their GP for their follow-up appointment in the last 12 months. | | (130972) | 205
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the (a) net primary dental service allocation and (b) allocation for possible patient charge income was for Eastbourne Downs Primary Care Trust in 2006-07. | | (130973) | 206
| Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans her Department has to publicise the change in the age at which tobacco can legally be purchased. | | (130924) | 207
| Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on measures to ensure that the increase in the age for the legal purchase of tobacco is not accompanied by abuse, intimidation or violence as a result of refusal of sale; and if she will make a statement. | | (130994) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 208
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people seeking asylum in the UK as an unaccompanied child in (a) 2005 and (b) 2006 who were the subject of an age dispute were subsequently found to be aged over 18 years. | | (130931) | 209
| Peter Bottomley (Worthing West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, to what extent prisoners in (a) state and (b) privately-run prisons are protected by the provisions of the Human Rights Act 1998. | | (130847) | 210
N | Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visits were received by (a) male and (b) female prisoners in each of the last five years. | | (130531) | 211
N | Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what percentage of prisoners serving a sentence of (a) zero to three months, (b) six to 12 months, (c) 12 to 18 months, (d) 18 to 24 months and (e) 24 months or more were transferred (i) once, (ii) twice, (iii) three times, (iv) four times, (v) five times, (vi) six times, (vii) seven times, (viii) eight times and (ix) more than eight times during their sentence in the last year for which figures are available. | | (130532) | 212
N | Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average distance in miles was between (a) females and (b) males in prison and their registered home address in each year since 1997. | | (130533) | 213
N | Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) males and (b) females whose home area was recorded as falling within Taunton constituency are (i) on remand and (ii) convicted prisoners being held in a prison (A) up to 50 miles, (B) between 50 and 100 miles and (C) over 100 miles from their home. | | (130534) | 214
N | Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) males and (b) females are (i) on remand and (ii) convicted prisoners being held in a prison (A) up to 50 miles, (B) between 50 and 100 miles and (C) over 100 miles from their home. | | (130535) | 215
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases have been resolved from the backlog of asylum seekers whose cases have failed since July 2006; and what his most recent estimate is of the backlog of such cases. | | (130708) | 216
| Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Police Firearms Licensing Management System is (a) on time and (b) on budget. | | (130830) | 217
| Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals were prosecuted for internet piracy in each of the last five years. | | (130832) | 218
| Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions during the last 12 months clients of Golden Arrow Communications have (a) tendered for and (b) been awarded contracts by his Department. | | (130834) | 219
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his Department's budget is for the reduction, replacement and refinement of animal experimentation. | | (130711) | 220
| Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 22nd March 2007, Official Report, column 1059W, on anti-social behaviour orders: custodial treatment, how many breaches of anti-social behaviour orders occurred in 2005; and how many ended in custodial detention. | | (130727) | 221
| Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many special constables were recruited by the Lancashire Police Force in each of the last five years. | | (130734) | 222
N | Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he expects to answer Question 125175, on repatriation of failed asylum seekers, tabled by the hon. Member for Hornsey and Wood Green on 28th February. | | (130618) | 223
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many shoplifting offences were recorded in Lancashire in each of the last five years. | | (130715) | 224
| Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he expects to reply to Question (a) 125557 and (b) 125547, tabled on 1st March 2007, on English classes for asylum seekers. | | (131001) | 225
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on which occasions the Chancellor of the Exchequer consulted him before making his speech on requiring immigrants to complete community service before becoming British citizens. | | (130765) | 226
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of those detained under the Terrorism Acts (a) were seeking asylum at the time of their detention and (b) have subsequently claimed asylum. | | (130815) | 227
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many penalty notices for disorder were issued for (a) theft, (b) criminal damage, (c) being drunk and disorderly and (d) dropping litter in each month since November 2004. | | (130816) | 228
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) the total number of criminal offences, (b) the total number of criminal offences abolished and (c) the total number of criminal offences created in England and Wales was in each year between 1997 and 2006. | | (130818) | 229
| Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) burglaries, (b) acts of violence against the person, (c) sexual offences, (d) instances of vehicle crime, (e) instances of property crime and (f) acts of vandalism there were in rural police force areas in each year since 1997. | | (130974) | 230
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many retailers were prosecuted for selling alcohol to under-age customers in each year for which figures are available. | | (130762) | 231
| Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases of domestic violence against (a) men, (b) women and (c) children were reported in each London borough in each of the last seven years. | | (130744) | 232
| Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to reduce the risk of credit card fraud. | | (130893) | 233
| Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases of credit card fraud were committed in (a) Hartlepool constituency and (b) Tees Valley sub-region in each of the last 10 years. | | (130894) | 234
| Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many dispersal orders were issued in each basic command unit covered by Cleveland Police in each of the last three years. | | (130895) | 235
| Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many reported incidents of domestic abuse there were in (a) Hartlepool constituency, (b) Tees Valley sub-region, (c) the North East region and (d) the UK in each of the last 10 years. | | (130901) | 236
| Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people in Hartlepool have broken the terms of their (a) bail conditions, (b) anti-social behaviour orders and (c) acceptable behaviour contract in each of the last five years. | | (130906) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 237
| Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much his Department contributed to the funding of the Public Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility on water in each of the last three years; what allocation has been made to the 2007-08 budget; and if he will make a statement. | | (130740) | 238
| Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what percentage of the Public Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility budget has been spent on (a) private and (b) public schemes for water supply; and if he will make a statement. | | (130741) | Questions to the Leader of the House 239
N | Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire):To ask the Leader of the House, what representations he has received on the propriety of front companies acting as conduits to allow anonymous donations to political parties. | | (130678) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 240
| Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, which organisations and individuals are involved in developing the pilot scheme on complementary and alternative therapies in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement. | | (130916) | 241
| Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans he has to extend the pilot scheme in which patients can receive complementary and alternative therapies across Northern Ireland; and what assessment he has made of the take-up of complementary and alternative therapies in the areas where the scheme is being piloted. | | (130917) | 242
| Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many Police Service of Northern Ireland officers were assigned to the force's Drug Squad in each of the last three years, broken down by grade; and what financial resources were allocated to tackling illegal drugs in Northern Ireland over the same period. | | (130918) | 243
| Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make a statement on the outcome of the inquiry into the escape from Woodlands Juvenile Justice Centre on 22nd February 2007; and what action has been taken to prevent further escapes. | | (130919) | 244
| Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many offenders were enrolled in community service programmes in Northern Ireland in each of the last six years; how many offenders breached their community service orders over the same period; and what the consequence was of the breach in each case in which no legal proceedings are active. | | (130920) | 245
| Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many hours of community service were carried out by offenders in Northern Ireland in each of the last six years. | | (130921) | 246
| Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many businesses were licensed to sell alcohol in each district council area in each of the last six years; how many of those businesses breached their licence over the same period; and what penalty was imposed in each case in which all proceedings are complete. | | (130922) | 247
| Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many businesses were found to be selling alcohol without a licence to do so in each district council area in Northern Ireland in each of the last six years; and what penalty was imposed in each case in which all proceedings are complete. | | (130923) | 248
| Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many alcohol licence applications were made in each district council area in Northern Ireland in each of the last six years; and how many were (a) accepted and (b) declined. | | (130952) | 249
| Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will take steps to ensure that education and library boards in Northern Ireland collect statistics on the incidences of bullying recorded in schools in Northern Ireland. | | (130953) | 250
| Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he is taking to increase the amount of freight transported by rail in Northern Ireland. | | (130955) | 251
| Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, which websites received funding from his Department and its associated agencies in each of the last five years; and how much was allocated in each case. | | (130956) | 252
| Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what investigation has been carried out by his Department to ascertain why the former Head of Infrastructure at Translink removed and destroyed the bulk of documentation relating to the upgrade of the Belfast to Bangor railway line when he left the company in March 2002. | | (130957) | 253
| Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he is taking to introduce a central document registry within Translink following the recommendations of the Northern Ireland Audit Office report on the upgrade of the Belfast to Bangor railway line. | | (130958) | 254
| Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much funding was allocated to the arts in Northern Ireland in each year since 1997; and what the percentage change was between each year. | | (130959) | 255
| Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the recommendations of the Northern Ireland Audit Office report on the upgrade of the Belfast to Bangor railway line; and if he will make a statement. | | (130960) | 256
| Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the eligibility criteria are for the new Northern Ireland special rate relief; and if he will make a statement. | | (130961) | 257
| Dr Alasdair McDonnell (Belfast South):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many enforcement officers are (a) employed by the planning division in Northern Ireland and (b) were employed in each of the last five years. | | (130780) | 258
| Dr Alasdair McDonnell (Belfast South):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the budget (a) is for the planning division for enforcement officers for the 2006-07 financial year and (b) was in the 2005-06 financial year. | | (130781) | 259
| Mr Eddie McGrady (South Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what action is being taken to deal with the backlog of cases at the Planning Appeals Commission. | | (130835) | Questions to the Prime Minister 260
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of the merits of requiring former Government advisers to submit draft manuscripts of their memoirs to the Secretary of the Cabinet for comment and approval. | | (130764) | 261
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Prime Minister, if he will make it his policy for oversight of the Ministerial Code to be vested in Parliament; and if he will make a statement. | | (131018) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 262
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the evidential basis was for the statement made by Sir David King at a public seminar organised by the Science and Technology Committee that extracting stem cells from human-animal hybrid embryos would enable scientists to learn more about diseases such as Alzheimer's; and if he will make a statement. | | (130836) | 263
N | Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when he plans the Government's trials of smart meters to commence. | | (130623) | 264
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how people will be able to apply for the Low Carbon Buildings Programme following the scheme's restructuring. | | (130514) | 265
N | Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what grants were made to domestic households in England for renewable energy in each month since April 2006; and for how many days in each month those grants were available. | | (128789) | 266
N | Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many households received grants under the Low Carbon Buildings Programme in each month since its launch; and how many and what value of such grants were given to (a) solar photovoltaics, (b) small hydro, (c) wind turbines, (d) solar thermal hot water, (e) ground/water/air source heat pumps, (f) bio-energy, (g) renewable CHP, (h) micro CHP and (i) fuel cells. | | (130054) | 267
N | Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether he has held discussions with the East of England Development Agency on its proposal to spend £12 million on a space satellite. | | (130624) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 268
N | Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with train companies on the Hastings to Charing Cross train line. | | (130593) | 269
N | Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Highways Agency plans to issue compulsory purchase orders along the A21 between Flimwell and Robertsbridge. | | (130594) | 270
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent (a) meetings and (b) discussions Ministers in his Department have had with Golden Arrow Communications; and if he will make a statement. | | (130791) | 271
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance he has issued on the conduct of relations between lobbyists and (a) officials and (b) Ministers in his Department; and if he will make a statement. | | (130796) | 272
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will seek to meet the Secretary of State for Communities, Local Government and the Regions to discuss the planning regime in respect of Railfreight Interchanges following introduction of the Government's proposed Planning-Gain Supplement (Preparations) Bill. | | (130797) | 273
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) role and (b) actions his Department has taken in the development of the Strategic Rail Authority's policy towards large-scale railfreight interchanges. | | (130798) | 274
| Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding the local transport authority in Lancashire received (a) in total, (b) per mile of road and (c) per head of population in each year since 1997. | | (130738) | 275
N | Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to change the required frequency of MOT tests for new vehicles. | | (130617) | 276
| Mr Adam Holloway (Gravesham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much has been spent on improving safety for taxi drivers in (a) Gravesham and (b) Kent in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (130990) | 277
| Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people were (a) killed and (b) injured on the stretch of the A1307 between the junctions with the A143 in Haverhill and the A11 in Abington in each of the last 10 years; and what the latest figures are for 2007. | | (130975) | 278
| Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) total number of accidents, (b) average daily traffic flow and (c) accident rate per million vehicle kilometres was for the stretch A1307 between the junctions with the A143 in Haverhill and the A11 in Abington in each of the last 10 years; and what the latest figures are for 2007. | | (130976) | 279
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many British Transport Police community support officers were based in (a) Eastbourne and (b) East Sussex in each of the last five years, broken down by location of post. | | (130937) | 280
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many fixed speed cameras are located in (a) Eastbourne and (b) East Sussex, broken down by site and district council area. | | (130938) | 281
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many road traffic accidents occurred in (a) Eastbourne and (b) East Sussex in each year since 1997. | | (130939) | 282
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many accident blackspots have been identified in (a) Eastbourne and (b) East Sussex; and what steps his Department has undertaken to reduce the number of accidents in such locations. | | (130940) | 283
| Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has to fund the development of a Tees Valley metro system. | | (130896) | 284
| Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will assess the merits of funding an extension of the Tyne and Wear Metro system to incorporate South Durham and Hartlepool in its network. | | (130897) | 285
| Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many pensioners in Hartlepool constituency (a) are eligible for and (b) have used the free local bus travel scheme. | | (130900) | 286
| Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 26th March 2007, Official Report, column 1245W, on HGV drivers, what steps he is taking to ensure that foreign-licensed HGV (or its equivalent) drivers with medical conditions which would make them ineligible for HGV licences in the UK, but not in other countries, are unable to drive in the UK. | | (130913) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 287
N | Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of calls to the pension application hotline (a) were answered, (b) received an engaged tone and (c) went unanswered in the last period for which figures are available. | | (130555) | 288
| Peter Bottomley (Worthing West):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Child Support Agency uses local authority certificated bailiffs for the collection of arrears of child support payments. | | (130862) | 289
N | Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the therapeutic mediation pilot being carried out for his Department by Relate will be completed; when he will publish results of the pilot; what criteria are being used to evaluate the pilot; and if he will make a statement. | | (130518) | 290
N | Mr Alan Reid (Argyll and Bute):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects the Minister of State for Pension Reform to reply to the letters from the hon. Member for Argyll and Bute dated (a) 2nd January and (b) 9th February on a constituent from the Isle of Mull. | | (130679) | 291
| Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what benefits are available for people with disabilities who are below the retirement age but receive private pensions; and if he will make a statement. | | (130915) | 292
| Alan Simpson (Nottingham South):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what consideration was given to the potential effect of additional funds to be invested in financial markets during the production of the regulatory impact assessment for the Pensions Bill. | | (130774) | 293
| Alan Simpson (Nottingham South):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what criteria will be used to ensure that funds invested by the proposed Delivery Authority for the personal accounts scheme will be invested in the best interests of its members. | | (130783) | 294
N | Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many tribunals were operated by the Child Support Agency (CSA) in each of the last five years; how much was spent on those tribunals in each year; how many appeals were received by the CSA in each year; and how much was spent on processing appeals in each year. | | (130677) | 295
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to improve the user-friendliness of his Department's website. | | (130929) | 296
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many of his Department's staff are located in Eastbourne. | | (130930) | 297
| Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of (a) children and (b) pensioners in (i) Hartlepool constituency, (ii) Tees Valley sub-region, (iii) the North East region and (iv) the UK were recorded as living in poverty in each year since 1992. | | (130892) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 298
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that older people (a) are able to obtain quotes from insurance companies and (b) are not subject to additional premiums due to their age. | | [Transferred] (130709) | 299
| Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the impact of the Budget on small businesses in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (130954) | 300
N | Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his most recent estimate is of the proportion of income a household on average earnings will spend on taxes in 2007-08. | | [Question Unstarred] (130454) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 301
| Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what funding is available to trading standards officers to help combat internet piracy. | | [Transferred] (130831) | 302
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will take steps to extend the ban on the use of animal experimentation for the development of cosmetics to include the marketing of products produced abroad after animal experimentation. | | [Transferred] (130710) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 303
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department has taken to promote alternative fuels in the North West in the last five years. | | [Transferred] (130718) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 304
| Peter Bottomley (Worthing West):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people (a) below and (b) above national retirement age were claiming income support in (i) 1997 and (ii) 2006. | | [Transferred] (130849) | 305
| Peter Bottomley (Worthing West):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were claiming (a) jobseeker's allowance, (b) incapacity benefits and (c) disability allowance in (i) 1997 and (ii) 2006; and how many of these categories of data are classified as national statistics. | | [Transferred] (130850) |
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