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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Wednesday 25 April 2007
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 25 April 2007
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 25 April 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 Wednesday 25 April of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Wednesday 25 April see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 1
| Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total value is of premium bond prize money awarded following the death of the holder held by HM Treasury in non-interest bearing accounts. | | (134246) | 2
| Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total value was of premium bond prizes won following the death of the holder (a) in each of the last three years for which figures are available and (b) in total over the last 30 years. | | (134247) | 3
| Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the value of premium bond prizes is that were awarded following the death of the bond holder and which were transferred to the National Loans Office in circumstances in which he was authorised to make use of the funds in the last (a) five years, (b) 10 years and (c) 30 years. | | (134248) | 4
| Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the effect on Exchequer revenues of the introduction of a remote gaming duty of 15 per cent., broken down by (a) internet, (b) telephone and (c) interactive television gambling; and if he will make a statement. | | (134170) | 5
N | Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on how many occasions in 2005-06 HM Revenue and Customs requested that the police use their power of arrest as a result of a tax enquiry. | | (133739) | 6
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect on the economy of non-domiciled residence tax status; and if he will make a statement. | | (133972) | 7
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the level of private spending on healthcare in each year since 1997 (a) in cash terms, (b) in real terms and (c) as a proportion of gross domestic product. | | (133994) | 8
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many legal proceedings were instigated for recovery of tax credit overpayments in each (a) year and (b) quarter since April 2003; what the average level is of overpayment outstanding for which legal action has been instigated; what the total value is of overpayments for which legal action has been instigated; what the average cost has been of pursuing a case through the courts; and how much has been recovered through court action. | | (133995) | 9
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many personal visits were made by officials to tax credit claimants prior to court summons being issued for the recovery of overpayments in each (a) year, (b) quarter and (c) month since April 2003. | | (133996) | 10
| Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total receipts from betting and gaming duties were in 2005-06; and what his Department's forecasts are for total gaming duty receipts in (a) 2006-07 and (b) 2007-08. | | (133997) | 11
| Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his Department's forecasts are for total remote gaming duty receipts in (a) 2006-07 and (b) 2007-08. | | (133998) | 12
| Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of forecast total gaming duty receipts are expected to be accounted for by remote gaming duty in (a) 2006-07 and (b) 2007-08. | | (133999) | 13
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the percentage of mis-sold pensions which have been the subject of completed compensatory procedures over the last 20 years; and if he will make a statement. | | (134080) | 14
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total assets of UK pension funds were in each of the last 30 years in (a) cash terms and (b) real terms at today's prices. | | (134081) | 15
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the annual income of pension funds was in each of the last 30 years; and if he will make a statement. | | (134082) | 16
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was donated to British charities through Gift Aid between inception and 1999; how much of the Gift Aid Scheme has been donated (a) since 2000 and (b) since inception; and if he will make a statement. | | (134083) | 17
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what percentage of paper used (a) for photocopying and (b) in printed publications by his Department was from recycled sources in each of the last three years. | | (134051) | 18
| Mr Don Touhig (Islwyn):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service received on bank charges in each of the last five years. | | (134020) | 19
| Mr Don Touhig (Islwyn):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps have been taken to reduce the charges to customers of high street banks. | | (134021) | 20
| Mr Don Touhig (Islwyn):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps have been taken to promote and advertise the basic bank account to (a) the unemployed, (b) people with disabilities and (c) the elderly. | | (134068) | 21
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many of the contractors used by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in the last 12 months operated via (a) a personal service company and (b) a managed serviced company; and how much was paid by HMRC in fees to such companies in that period. | | (133973) | 22
| Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the proportions of transfer payments which were payments from the lifetime rich to the lifetime poor in (a) 1992, (b) 1997, (c) 2001 and (d) 2006. | | (134131) | 23
| Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his forecasts are for non-oil gross value added growth in each year to 2012; and what the (a) lowest and (b) highest projections are to a (i) 0.5 per cent., (ii) one per cent., (iii) two per cent., (iv) five per cent., (v) 10 per cent., (vi) 25 per cent. and (vii) 50 per cent. level of statistical significance. | | (134132) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 24
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, pursuant to the Answer of 26th March 2007, Official Report, column 1349W, on primary care trusts (PCTs), what the reasons were for the selection of each PCT visited last year; which Ministers have received copies of the resulting reports; and to whom copies of these reports were circulated. | | (134147) | 25
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what percentage of paper used (a) for photocopying and (b) in printed publications by her Department was from recycled sources in each of the last three years. | | (134055) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 26
N | Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield, Attercliffe):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans there are to expand the HomeBuy schemes. | | (133814) | 27
N | Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield, Attercliffe):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many applications have been made for the (a) Open Market HomeBuy, (b) Social HomeBuy and (c) New Build HomeBuy schemes; and how many have been (i) accepted and (ii) refused in each case. | | (133815) | 28
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment she has made of the availability of housing for (a) nurses, (b) teachers, (c) police officers, (d) firefighters and (e) paramedics. | | (134193) | 29
| Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will make information about non-traditional construction held by the Building Research Establishment publicly available. | | (134177) | 30
| Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans she has to amend the Housing (Right to Buy) (Information to Secure Tenants) Order 2005 (S.I., 2005, No.1735) to include a requirement that the type of construction and any known defects associated with the type of construction should be included in the seller's information. | | (134180) | 31
| Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the effect of red-lining on the mortgageability of public sector property; what steps she is taking to seek an end to the practice; what assessment she has made of the effect that an extended capping regime would have on the mortgageability of properties; and if she will make a statement. | | (134206) | 32
| Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the evidential basis is for her statement that capping leaseholder service charges for ex-council flats would cost £40 million; what timescale that cost was estimated to arise over; and whether there is a distinction between the costs of (a) resident and (b) buy-to-rent leaseholders in the estimates made. | | (134207) | 33
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will revise paragraphs 29 to 31 of Planning Policy Guidance Note 8 to allow local planning authorities to take account of concerns about the potential health effects of mobile telecommunications stations irrespective of whether the proposed station meets the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection guidelines for public exposure. | | (134121) | 34
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what percentage of paper used (a) for photocopying and (b) in printed publications by her Department was from recycled sources in each of the last three years. | | (134056) | 35
| Mr Don Touhig (Islwyn):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what protection is in place for pensioners who experience age discrimination in the provision of goods and services; and if she will make a statement. | | (134019) | 36
| Mr Don Touhig (Islwyn):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people living in social housing in England are (a) employed and (b) unemployed. | | (134054) | 37
| Mr Don Touhig (Islwyn):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people, living in social housing and holding life-time tenancy in England are aged (a) 18 to 25, (d) 26 to 40, (c) 40 to 55 and (d) over 55 years. | | (134064) | 38
| Mr Don Touhig (Islwyn):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people living in social housing hold life-time tenancy in England. | | (134066) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs 39
| Mr Andrew Pelling (Croydon Central):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what estimate she has made of the turnover of staff in the court system in each of the last three years. | | (134164) | 40
| Mr Andrew Pelling (Croydon Central):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what the average cost is of carrying out a Criminal Records Bureau check. | | (134166) | 41
| Mr Andrew Pelling (Croydon Central):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what the average cost was of training officers in the court system to perform Criminal Records Bureau checks in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (134167) | 42
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what percentage of paper used (a) for photocopying and (b) in printed publications by her Department was from recycled sources in each of the last three years. | | (134058) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 43
| Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to protect sites of cultural significance in Iraq from further damage by looters; and if she will make a statement. | | (134163) | 44
| Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the regulatory requirements are for each public service broadcaster in relation to children's television; and if she will make a statement. | | (134169) | 45
| Mr Don Foster (Bath):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will place in the Library a copy of the revised Memorandum of Understanding with the Mayor of London on the costs of the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympic Games; and if she will make a statement. | | (134171) | 46
| Kate Hoey (Vauxhall):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much of the planned World Class Pathway funding for the Beijing Cycle was spent in the 2006-07 financial year, broken down by Olympic sport. | | (134070) | 47
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the cost was of the change in name from the Department of National Heritage to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. | | (134234) | 48
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what percentage of paper used (a) for photocopying and (b) in printed publications by her Department was from recycled sources in each of the last three years. | | (134057) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 49
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) rifles and (b) pistols were distributed in the multi-national division South East in Iraq before October 2005; and what steps he has taken to ensure that the equipment reached the correct recipients. | | (134007) | 50
| Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much each regiment contributes towards the cost of a dress uniform for non-commissioned officers. | | (134152) | 51
| Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the occasions in the last 12 months where Ministers have approved visits to barracks by hon. Members. | | (134153) | 52
| Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, from whom the house occupied by the (a) Commander in Chief Land and (b) Adjutant General is rented. | | (134154) | 53
| Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the job descriptions of those employed in the household of the (a) Chief of the General Staff, (b) Adjutant General, (c) General Officer Commanding Northern Ireland and (d) Commander in Chief Land. | | (134202) | 54
| Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the budget is for the up keep of the garden at the residence of (a) the General Officer Commanding Northern Ireland and (b) the Commander in Chief Land. | | (134232) | 55
| Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the salary is of each of the staff working in the houshold of the (a) General Officer Commanding Northern Ireland, (b) Commander in Chief Land, (c) Adjutant General and (d) Chief of the General Staff. | | (134233) | 56
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of paper used (a) for photocopying and (b) in printed publications by his Department was from recycled sources in each of the last three years. | | (134048) | 57
| Mr John Spellar (Warley):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what role the Department played in managing the bids by media organisations for the stories of naval personnel recently seized by the Iranians. | | (134203) | 58
| Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, at what time and by what means the BBC crew (a) were scheduled to leave and (b) left HMS Cornwall on 23rd March 2007. | | (134194) | 59
| Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what type of boarding ladder the M/V Al Hanin used on 23rd March 2007. | | (134195) | 60
| Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Desert Hawk mini-unmanned aerial vehicles have been (a) lost and (b) damaged beyond repair in Afghanistan. | | (134196) | 61
| Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many unmanned aerial vehicles, including balloons, have been (a) lost and (b) damaged beyond repair while working for British Operations in Iraq. | | (134197) | 62
| Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the acquisition costs are for each type of rigid inflatable boat used by the Royal Navy and Royal Marines. | | (134198) | 63
| Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the acquisition costs are of the Lynx Mk 8 aircraft; and what the average total operating cost is per hour. | | (134199) | 64
| Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 29th March 2007, Official Report, column 1671W, on military aircraft procurement, whether the four Britten Norman Defender aircraft are still deployed in Iraq. | | (134200) | 65
| Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Bell 212 helicopters are in service with the British Army; and in which theatres they are deployed. | | (134201) | Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister 66
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what percentage of paper used (a) for photocopying and (b) in printed publications by his Department was from recycled sources in each of the last three years. | | (134047) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills 67
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what representations he has received on the potential impact of city academies on nearby comprehensive schools. | | (134192) | 68
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, on what evidential basis the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority adopted the approach to the curriculum outlined in the National Curriculum planning guidance and draft supporting materials. | | (134176) | 69
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proportion of (a) mathematics, (b) English, (c) science and (d) all lessons (excluding PE lessons) inspected by Ofsted were recorded as (i) setted and (ii) banded in years (A) 7, (B) 8, (C) 9, (D) 10, (E) 11 and (F) overall in each year since 2002. | | (134179) | 70
| Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many unauthorised absences were recorded in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in Warrington in each year since 1997, broken down by type of institution. | | (134026) | 71
| Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the total amount of capital spending on education in Warrington was in each year since 1997. | | (134027) | 72
| Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much capital has been (a) spent and (b) allocated for future years for the development of children's centres in Warrington. | | (134028) | 73
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will make it his policy to equalise the levels of business rates for all nursery provision. | | (134067) | 74
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the 2007-08 budget is for the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service; and what the budget was in each of the last five years. | | (134251) | 75
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many people are employed by the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (CAFCASS), broken down by (a) part-time and (b) full-time staff; and what the average length of service is of CAFCASS employees. | | (134252) | 76
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the average length of time taken for a case in which a before the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service officer was involved to be concluded was in (a) the last 12 months and (b) each of the last five years. | | (134253) | 77
| Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many applications his Department is processing by UK citizens to adopt children from China through the China Center of Adoption Affairs; what the date is of the oldest application; how many of the applications have been made according to (a) the requirements which are soon to be superseded and (b) the new requirements; and if he will make a statement. | | (134181) | 78
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of paper used (a) for photocopying and (b) in printed publications by his Department was from recycled sources in each of the last three years. | | (134046) | 79
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many young people received (a) £30, (b) £20 and (c) £10 in education maintenance allowance in (i) North West Cambridgeshire constituency and (ii) the East of England in each year since the scheme began; and what percentage of all young people in the area each figure represented. | | (134213) | 80
N | Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, in what month of the academic year students who are applying to read dentistry at university are required to submit their University and College Admissions Service applications; and what the average time was to inform such students of the outcome of their application in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (133284) | 81
N | Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the maximum number of universities is to which students applying to read dentistry may apply; and whether that figure differs from other university courses. | | (133285) | 82
N | Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what impact the requirement for students applying to read dentistry at university to make a dental-specific University and College Admission Service application has on their prospects of being accepted on other university courses should they not be accepted onto a dentistry course. | | (133286) | 83
N | Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many applications there were to read dentistry at university in (a) the 2004-05, (b) the 2005-06 and (c) the 2006-07 academic years; and how many applications were successful in each year. | | (133287) | 84
N | Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what (a) extra curricular and (b) work experience activities are prerequisites for students who wish to apply for dentistry at university. | | (133288) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 85
N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the (a) provenance and (b) contents were of the feed given to the turkey poults infected with the H5N1 virus at the Bernard Matthews plant at Holton during the months of January and February 2007. | | (133890) | 86
N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, from which (a) UK county and (b) other countries the turkey poults supplied to the Bernard Matthews' plant at Holton, Suffolk originated; and what the health status of each supplying plant was with regard to the H5N1 virus. | | (133891) | 87
| Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures have been implemented in order to prevent further overflow pollution similar to that experienced in 2006 in the River Don. | | (133989) | 88
| Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the most recent assessment is of the water quality of the River Don in the area which was affected by the overflow pollution in 2006. | | (133990) | 89
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the value of (a) borage honey production, (b) pollination services from honey bees and (c) borage crop was in the East Riding of Yorkshire in the last period for which figures are available. | | (133983) | 90
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for commercial growers of GM crops if beekeepers refuse to place their hives near to GM crops. | | (133984) | 91
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the proposed site for BASF's GM potatoes in Hedon, East Yorkshire. | | (133985) | 92
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to approve the proposed site for BASF's experimental trials of GM potatoes in Hedon, East Yorkshire. | | (133986) | 93
| Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what work he is undertaking with (a) food processing companies, (b) supermarkets and (c) confectionery manufacturers to reduce packaging waste. | | (134178) | 94
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make a statement on the implication of the new funding arrangements for the European Rural Development Fund on (a) flood defences overall, (b) the Thirsk Flood Alleviation Scheme and (c) coastal flood defences in Filey. | | (134016) | 95
| Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many agreements have been made under the (a) Countryside Stewardship, (b) Entry Level and (c) Environmentally Sensitive Areas schemes, broken down by year of expiry. | | (134076) | 96
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps are being taken to ensure that back-up pumps are available in circumstances where primary sewage pumps fail and effluent is discharged into rivers, watercourses or the open sea; and if he will make a statement. | | (134077) | 97
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what percentage of paper used (a) for photocopying and (b) in printed publications by his Department was from recycled sources in each of the last three years. | | (134045) | 98
| Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Rural Payments Agency's review of claims involving fruit, vegetable and potato Single Payment Scheme authorisations has been completed; when claimants will be notified of their authorisation allocations; if he will publish the results of the review; and if he will make a statement. | | (134231) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 99
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports she has received on persecution of the Christian minority in Turkey. | | (134218) | 100
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether her Department has undertaken work in preparation for a change of Prime Minister; and if she will make a statement. | | (134000) | 101
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment she has made of the likelihood of the proposed national reconciliation conference in Somalia taking place; and what support the UK is giving to the process. | | (134001) | 102
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether her policy has changed on pursuing a UN Security Council Resolution on Sudan following the letter from the government of Sudan confirming its agreement on the UN heavy support package to the African Union Mission in Sudan. | | (134002) | 103
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 29th March 2007, Official Report, column 1779W, on Zimbabwe, whether she has received representations from her European counterparts on the proposal to add perpetrators of the violence against opposition figures in Zimbabwe to the list of those subject to an EU visa ban and assets freeze. | | (134003) | 104
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the (a) responsibilities and (b) functions are of the UK's role as (i) G8 lead nation for the counter narcotics campaign as set out in the Joint Declaration of An Enduring Relationship between the UK and Afghanistan and (ii) partner nation in the field for counter narcotics, as set out in the Enduring Relationship Action Plan 2006-07. | | (134005) | 105
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps her Department has taken to promote internationally the publication Protecting Whales: A Global Responsibility from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. | | (134006) | 106
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what UK policy is on (a) UN measures against individuals or groups committing human rights violations and (b) the implementation of the Darfur Peace Agreement as set out in paragraph 14 on UN Security Council Resolution 1706. | | (134008) | 107
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what Government policy is on opium crop eradication activities in Afghanistan in areas where alternative livelihoods projects (a) are and (b) are not in place; and if she will make a statement. | | (134009) | 108
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether her Department has given advice to UK energy companies on investment in Iranian oil and gas projects; and if she will make a statement. | | (134010) | 109
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if she will place in the Library a copy of the letter sent by the German Presidency on bilateral consultations to be held between 23rd April and 4th May in preparation for the report the Presidency will submit to the June European Council. | | (134219) | 110
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the Government's position is on the proposed EU foreign minister; and if she will make a statement. | | (134220) | 111
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the Government's position is on the proposed permanent President of the European Council; and if she will make a statement. | | (134221) | 112
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the Government's position is on the Treaty status of the Charter of Fundamental Rights; and if she will make a statement. | | (134222) | 113
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, by what criteria the Government will judge whether a new EU Treaty would merit a referendum; and if she will make a statement. | | (134223) | 114
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the Government's position is on the use of qualified majority voting for judicial co-operation in criminal matters and police and customs co-operation; and if she will make a statement. | | (134224) | 115
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether it is the Government's position that the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe would have altered the fundamental relationship between the European Union and the member states; and if she will make a statement. | | (134225) | 116
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which proposals contained in the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe the Government has communicated to European partners that it would not support in any new EU Treaty with the aim of placing the European Union on a renewed common basis before the European Parliament elections in 2009; and if she will make a statement. | | (134226) | 117
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what objectives the Government is seeking to achieve in any new EU Treaty with the aim of placing the European Union on a renewed common basis before the European Parliament elections in 2009; and if she will make a statement. | | (134227) | 118
| Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps she is taking to monitor the newly established ceasefire agreement between the Lord's Resistance Army and the Ugandan government; and if she will make a statement. | | (134138) | 119
| Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps her Department plans to take to help achieve a successful outcome to the peace talks between the Lord's Resistance Army and Ugandan government representatives due to commence in the week beginning 30th April; and if she will make a statement. | | (134139) | 120
| Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps she is taking to tackle the harassment of humanitarian aid workers by the Sudanese authorities in the Darfur region; and if she will make a statement. | | (134140) | 121
| Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to reach agreement on the proposed deployment of 20,000 UN peacekeeping troops in the Darfur region of Sudan; and if she will make a statement. | | (134141) | 122
| Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps she is taking to facilitate Stage 3 of the agreement between the government of Sudan and the United Nations; and if she will make a statement. | | (134142) | 123
| Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports she has received on the welfare of the recently arrested leaders of the Ugandan Opposition Beatrice Atim and Hussein Kyanjo; and if she will make a statement. | | (134144) | 124
| Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps she is taking to monitor the human rights situation in Kampala; and if she will make a statement. | | (134146) | 125
| Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations she has made to the Ugandan authorities on the declaration by President Museveni and his Security Minister Amama Mbabazi that the People's Redemption Army suspects will only be released if they apply for amnesty; and if she will make a statement. | | (134235) | 126
| Mark Simmonds (Boston & Skegness):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when a Minister from her Department last visited Bolivia. | | (134125) | 127
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17th April 2007, Official Report, columns 564-5W, on departments: official hospitality, how much the Government Hospitality Advisory Committee for the Purchase of Wine has advised her Department to be a suitable expenditure on stock for (a) the Government cellar and (b) other hospitality for which her Department is responsible in each of the last three years. | | (133991) | 128
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what percentage of paper used (a) for photocopying and (b) in printed publications by her Department was from recycled sources in each of the last three years. | | (134044) | 129
N | Sir John Stanley (Tonbridge & Malling):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the outstanding issues are between the British and Spanish governments over the operation in Gibraltar of the 1996 Hague Convention on the international protection of children; and when she expects them to be resolved to the extent necessary to enable the Convention to be ratified by the EU. | | (133868) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 130
N | Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield, Attercliffe):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 24th January 2007, Official Report, column 1883W, on health appointments, when the Chair of the Appointments Commission will write to the hon. Member for Sheffield, Attercliffe. | | (133869) | 131
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate she has made of the number of NHS dentists operating in (a) Coventry and (b) England. | | (133211) | 132
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding was allocated for NHS dentistry in each of the last five years. | | (133212) | 133
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps are being taken to ensure that people have access to an NHS dentist. | | (133213) | 134
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of NHS services available for patients with (a) epilepsy and (b) multiple sclerosis. | | (134190) | 135
| Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which academic referral centres are contracted to assess (a) drugs for the National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence and (b) other medical technologies; and what plans she has to standardise the clinical models in different centres assessing new technologies. | | (134120) | 136
| Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what communication she has had with (a) the North West Strategic Health Authority and (b) Warrington Primary Care Trust on the Primary Care Trust's proposal to establish a number of polyclinics in Warrington. | | (134029) | 137
| Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what advice has been given to primary care trusts on how they should conduct consultations on proposals for changes in healthcare. | | (134030) | 138
| Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations she has received from members of the public in Warrington about Warrington Primary Care Trust's plans for changes in the way primary healthcare is delivered. | | (134031) | 139
| Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether she has received any representations on the management of Warrington Primary Care Trust (PCT); and what steps she is taking to improve the management of the PCT. | | (134032) | 140
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when NHS patient records are made available to health service providers in the private sector, what steps are (a) required of the private sector entity (b) taken by the NHS to ensure (i) separation of NHS and private sector database systems and (ii) responsible use and disposition of data by the private sector entity; and what (A) resources and (B) arrangements are in place for technical audit and inspection of IT systems operated by private providers. | | (134130) | 141
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what restrictions are in place to ensure that pet food manufacturers do not add unsuitable ingredients to pet food; why such restrictions do not extend to a ban on both sugar and salt; and if she will make a statement. | | (133757) | 142
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many doctors are licensed to prescribe heroin to drug misusers; how many pilot trials relating to the prescription of heroin for drug misusers are being undertaken; how many drug misusers are part of these trials and being prescribed heroin; and when the trials (a) started and (b) are expected to end. | | (134011) | 143
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether primary care trusts will have their budgets top sliced in 2007-08; which strategic health authorities have informed her that they will ask their local primary care trusts for portions of their allocation to be held in strategic reserves; whether she has discussed with strategic health authorities the size of the reserves to be created in 2007-08; and what advice she has given to strategic health authorities on the size of the contingency fund and central reserve this year. | | (134098) | 144
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 26th March 2007, Official Report, column 1363W, on care homes: finance, how many residential places there are in each region as a proportion of (a) adults and (b) pensioners; what assessment she has made of the reasons for the variations in provision of care home places in different regions; and if she will make a statement. | | (134099) | 145
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have (a) been admitted to hospital and (b) died as a result of taking counterfeit medicines in each of the last 10 years. | | (134100) | 146
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many regulated UK-based internet pharmacies there are; and what estimate she has made of the number of unregulated internet pharmacies based in the UK. | | (134101) | 147
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 20th March 2007, Official Report, column 859W, on heart diseases: accident and emergency departments, which 30 centres offer primary angioplasty; and which offer a 24-hour, seven days a week service. | | (134102) | 148
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the NHS paid to private healthcare providers in (a) 1997-98, (b) 2000-01 and (c) 2006-07. | | (134103) | 149
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many posts were available for junior doctors through the Medical Training Application System (MTAS) in round one; how many applicants for these posts there were; whether there were any new training posts in round two; and how many applicants per training post there were for those posts available through MTAS. | | (134104) | 150
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many post-graduate training posts there were (a) in total and (b) for GP positions for junior doctors in each year since 1997. | | (134105) | 151
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps she is taking to increase the number of posts available for junior doctors applying for speciality training in 2007; and what help she plans to offer to junior doctors who do not get a training post this year. | | (134106) | 152
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what proportion of doctors were employed in (a) trust grade and (b) staff grade positions in each of the past five years. | | (134107) | 153
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on what date the head of Modernising Medical Services resigned; and if she will place a copy of his resignation letter and her response in the Library. | | (134108) | 154
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the ratio of posts to applicants was for speciality training for junior doctors in (a) 2005, (b) 2000 and (c) 1997. | | (134109) | 155
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many junior doctors applied for but did not obtain speciality training posts in (a) 2005, (b) 2000 and (c) 1997. | | (134110) | 156
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many new hospitals were opened in each year since 1979. | | (134111) | 157
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent per head by the NHS on care and treatment for (a) all people, (b) children, (c) young people, (d) those aged 65 years and over and (e) those aged 80 years and over in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (134112) | 158
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what NHS expenditure in England was as a percentage of gross domestic product in each year since 1992; and what estimates she has made of NHS expenditure in England as a percentage of gross domestic product in each of the next 10 years. | | (134113) | 159
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for South Holland & The Deepings of 23rd March 2007, Official Report, column 1192W, on the Department's risk register, if she will place in the Library past copies of the risk register. | | (134114) | 160
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the pandemic influenza exercise Winter Willow was conducted on the assumption that the UK had secured its sleeping contract for a pandemic specific vaccination prior to the outbreak of the pandemic. | | (134115) | 161
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the number of callers to NHS Direct who ring more than once a week; and whether individuals have been banned from calling NHS Direct. | | (134116) | 162
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the merits of an independent board for the NHS. | | (134155) | 163
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many acute mental health beds there were in the NHS in each of the last 10 years. | | (134156) | 164
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many primary care trusts use systems for demand management of patients referred by GPs to tertiary health services. | | (134157) | 165
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the survival rates from (a) heart attack and (b) all cancers were in (i) the most recent period for which figures are available, (ii) 1997 and (iii) 1987. | | (134158) | 166
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate she has made of the total costs to a patient who is prescribed and buys avastin for the treatment of cancer over a period of six months; and if she will make a statement. | | (134159) | 167
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what proportion of babies were born after less than (a) 28 weeks, (b) 27 weeks, (c) 26 weeks, (d) 25 weeks, (e) 24 weeks, (f) 23 weeks and (g) 22 weeks gestation in (i) the latest period for which figures are available, (ii) 2001, (iii) 1990 and (iv) 1980. | | (134160) | 168
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what proportion of babies weighed equal to or less than (a) 2500 grams, (b) 2000 grams, (c) 1500 grams and (d) 1000 grams at birth in (i) the latest year for which figures are available, (ii) 2000, (iiii) 1990 and (iv) 1980. | | (134161) | 169
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the indicative budget is for multi-professional education and training (MPET) in 2007-08; what advice she has given to strategic health authorities on top slicing this budget for strategic reserves; and what estimate she has made of the amount to be top-sliced from the MPT budget in 2007-08. | | (134162) | 170
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the labelling of Methylphenidate-based medication was last updated in accordance with regulatory requirements; if she will review the adequacy of the regulations relating to such labelling; and if she will make a statement. | | (134182) | 171
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, further to the Answer of 8th March 2007, Official Report, column 2214W, on NHS: allowances, if she will provide a breakdown of the types of items which she expects the allowance to cover; and what methodology her Department used to calculate the £19.60 figure. | | (134238) | 172
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what reports she has received on identifications of (a) Helicobacter pullorum and (b) other unusual Campylobacter-like isolates from poultry products. | | (134239) | 173
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether food products making health claims referring to (a) slimming and weight-control, (b) psychology and behaviour and (c) children's development and health (i) were able to be placed on the UK market after 19th January 2007 and (ii) will be able to be placed on the market after 7th July 2007 under EC Regulation 1924/2006 on Nutrition and Health Claims Made on Foods; and if she will make a statement. | | (134240) | 174
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether food products making health claims based upon (a) generally accepted scientific evidence and (b) newly emerging science were (i) able to be placed on the UK market after 19th January 2007 and (ii) will be able to be placed on the market after 7th July 2007 under EC regulation 1924/2006 on Nutrition and Health Claims Made on Foods; and if she will make a statement. | | (134241) | 175
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will place in the Library (a) any Official Journal of the European Union notice for private sector involvement in supporting primary care trusts sent for publication and subsequently withdrawn and (b) subsequent versions of that notice. | | (134242) | 176
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of paper used (a) for photocopying and (b) in printed publications by her Department was from recycled sources in each of the last three years. | | (134043) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 177
| Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he plans to implement the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman's recommendation that the cost of telephone calls in prisons be reduced. | | (133987) | 178
| Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners have been held overnight in court cells in the last 12 months. | | (133988) | 179
| Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much has been paid to private companies to provide staffing for court cells, including payments for coping studies since 1st January 2007. | | (134015) | 180
| Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) average, (b) longest and (c) shortest length of stay was in each court where cells have been used as temporary accommodation for prisoners since 1st January. | | (134128) | 181
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent representations he has received on the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill. | | (134191) | 182
| Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what accredited alcohol treatment programmes with ring-fenced funding there are in prisons in England and Wales. | | (133974) | 183
| Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions (defined as one prisoner night) prisoners were housed in court cells between 1st January 2006 and 1st April 2007. | | (133975) | 184
| Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many self-inflicted deaths have occurred in prisons since January 2006. | | (133976) | 185
| Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many women gave birth while serving a prison sentence in each of the last five years for which figures are available. | | (133977) | 186
| Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his most recent estimate is of the average waiting time between assessment of a prisoner and subsequent transfer to a hospital for physical or mental care. | | (133978) | 187
| Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners have absconded from open prisons since November 2006. | | (133979) | 188
| Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many escaped and absconded prisoners remain at large; and on what date each such prisoner originally escaped custody. | | (133980) | 189
| Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners serving sentences of (a) 12 months or less and (b) between 12 months and 24 months were housed in open conditions in the prison estate in each of the last 24 months for which figures are available. | | (133981) | 190
| Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what date the Under-Secretary of State for Criminal Justice and Offender Management requested his private office to draw up a list of the chief officers of probation and chairs of probation boards who were thought to be positive supporters of the Offender Management Bill; for what purpose this list was intended; and whether any persons named on the list were subsequently appointed probation area chairman as of 1st April 2007. | | (134014) | 191
| Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 20th February 2007, Official Report, column 1227W, on police custody, on how many occasions Operation Safeguard was used in England and Wales between 1st January 2006 and 1st April 2007. | | (134069) | 192
| Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 9th January 2007, Official Report, columns 546-7W, on prisons, when he expects to make publicly available the results of the trial of the body orifice scanner in the high security prison. | | (134074) | 193
| Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 9th January 2007, Official Report, columns 546-7W, on prisons, what his assessment is of the relative significance of each of the six main drug supply routes into prison; what policies are in place to close off each of the routes; what steps he has taken to ensure that these policies are operating as standard in each prison in England and Wales; and on what date these policies were introduced. | | (134075) | 194
| Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what meetings his Department's Ministers have held with representatives of Golden Arrow Communications over the last 12 months. | | (134244) | 195
| Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the health and safety of prisoners being held in A wing at HMP Norwich; what assessment he has made of the adequacy of staffing levels at HMP Norwich; and if he will make a statement. | | (134245) | 196
| Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) police officers and (b) police community support officers were recruited in Cheshire in each year since 1997. | | (134033) | 197
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his most recent estimate is of the (a) number and (b) proportion of (i) men and (ii) women leaving prison who had a job to go to; and what the equivalent figures were (A) 10 and (B) 20 years ago. | | (134012) | 198
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his most recent estimate is of (a) the re-offending rates of those who find a job on leaving prison and (b) those who do not. | | (134013) | 199
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his most recent estimate is of the (a) number and (b) proportion of people (i) charged with a crime and (ii) imprisoned who were unemployed; and what the equivalent figures were (A) 10 years ago and (B) 20 years ago. | | (134137) | 200
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of paper used (a) for photocopying and (b) in printed publications by his Department was from recycled sources in each of the last three years. | | (134042) | 201
| Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for indefinite leave to remain awaiting decision his Department has been processing for over 13 weeks. | | (134084) | 202
| Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time taken to process applications for indefinite leave to remain that are not processed within 13 weeks was in the last period for which figures are available. | | (134085) | 203
| Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the time taken to process applications for indefinite leave to remain. | | (134117) | 204
| Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of applications for indefinite leave to remain were decided within (a) three weeks and (b) 13 weeks in 2006-07. | | (134118) | 205
| Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many complaints about the cost of passport renewal from women who have renewed their passports early due to a name change following marriage has his Department received in each of the last five years. | | (134119) | 206
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 17th April 2007, Official Report, columns 599-600W, how many Home Office reviews have been instigated or agreed to by Ministers since 5th May 2006; what the subject matter was of each review; and what the outcome was of each review. | | (134214) | 207
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many dispersal orders were issued by each police force in each year since they were introduced. | | (134215) | Questions to the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission 208
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, what percentage of paper used (a) for photocopying and (b) in printed publications by the House was from recycled sources in each of the last three years. | | (134041) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 209
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what representations he has made to the government of Sudan on the issue of the Hamdab Dam and what account is taken of its impact on the local Amri people. | | (134243) | 210
| Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what humanitarian aid he expects to be provided to the Darfur region of Sudan and eastern Chad in the next six months; and if he will make a statement. | | (134143) | 211
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the cost was of establishing his Department. | | (134184) | 212
| Mark Simmonds (Boston & Skegness):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding and resources (a) were committed in each of the last three financial years and (b) are pledged for each of the next three financial years for the Global Conflict Prevention Pool, broken down by regional pool. | | (134126) | 213
| Mark Simmonds (Boston & Skegness):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when a Minister from his Department last visited Bolivia. | | (134145) | 214
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what percentage of paper used (a) for photocopying and (b) in printed publications by his Department was from recycled sources in each of the last three years. | | (134059) | Questions to the Leader of the House 215
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Leader of the House, what percentage of paper used (a) for photocopying and (b) in printed publications by his Office was from recycled sources in each of the last three years. | | (134060) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 216
| Kate Hoey (Vauxhall):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much has been spent on the Maze Stadium project to date; how much has been spent on (a) scoping, (b) feasibility and (c) promotion of the Maze Stadium project; how much will be spent in total on site clearance; which Departments approved this expenditure; and whether such expenditure came from within existing departmental expenditure limits. | | (134071) | 217
| Kate Hoey (Vauxhall):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what his estimate is of what further expenditure on the Maze project will be before the end of 2007; and how much will be spent on (a) consultancy fees, (b) staff costs and (c) facilitating the work of the Maze Panel. | | (134072) | 218
| Kate Hoey (Vauxhall):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what evaluation was made of the financial feasibility of the Maze Stadium project; and if he will place in the Library the report of such evaluation. | | (134073) | 219
| Kate Hoey (Vauxhall):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether a study was undertaken to assess the viability of alternative sites to the Maze for a regional multi-purpose sports stadium. | | (134127) | 220
| Kate Hoey (Vauxhall):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will place in the Library a copy of the full results of the scoping study opinion poll commissioned from MORI by his Department. | | (134250) | 221
N | Sarah McCarthy-Fry (Portsmouth North):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what powers and responsibilities he intends to devolve to councils in Northern Ireland. | | (132683) | 222
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what percentage of paper used (a) for photocopying and (b) in printed publications by his Department was from recycled sources in each of the last three years. | | (134061) | 223
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the (a) findings and (b) recommendations were of the review conducted by the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister of practice across Departments on the printing and distribution of Government publications. | | (134079) | 224
N | Angela Watkinson (Upminster):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he plans to introduce changes to the law on the sentencing of sex offenders in Northern Ireland. | | (132690) | Questions to the Prime Minister 225
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Prime Minister, for what reason reference to Trident or its successor was not made in the policy review report Building on Progress: Britain in the World published on 17th April. | | (134205) | 226
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Prime Minister, what percentage of paper used (a) for photocopying and (b) in printed publications by his Office was from recycled sources in each of the last three years. | | (134062) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland 227
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what percentage of paper used (a) for photocopying and (b) in printed publications by his Office was from recycled sources in each of the last three years. | | (134063) | Questions to the Solicitor General 228
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Solicitor General, what percentage of paper used (a) for photocopying and (b) in printed publications by the Law Officers' Departments was from recycled sources in each of the last three years. | | (134065) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 229
| Mr David Anderson (Blaydon):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will hold discussions with Ofgem on British Gas Services' setting up of a complaints handling service that is available to the public. | | (133992) | 230
| Mr David Anderson (Blaydon):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will take steps to ensure that energy suppliers have effective and transparent complaints procedures. | | (133993) | 231
| Frank Cook (Stockton North):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what safeguards are in place to ensure that businesses offering individual voluntary arrangements do not use misleading marketing; and if he will make a statement. | | (134172) | 232
| Frank Cook (Stockton North):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many organisations marketing individual voluntary arrangements were successfully prosecuted for using advertising that was in breach of the Control of Misleading Advertisements Regulations 1988 in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. | | (134173) | 233
| Frank Cook (Stockton North):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what discussions there have been with industry representatives on updating the Control of Misleading Advertisements Regulations 1988; and if he will make a statement. | | (134174) | 234
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what representations he has received on the decision to relocate 70 post office branches to WH Smith stores. | | (134004) | 235
| John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the status is of the OM Energy projects; and what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Government support for OM Energy. | | (134228) | 236
| John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much has been spent by his Department on assistance to OM Energy Ltd. | | (134229) | 237
| John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when his Department expects to cease providing support to OM Energy Ltd. | | (134230) | 238
| Mr David Jones (Clwyd West):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the representations of NATS (En-route) plc in respect of the proposed Brenig wind farm. | | (134168) | 239
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what Government grants were available to trade unions; and how much was paid out through such schemes in each year between 1997 and 2006, broken down by scheme and recipient. | | (134183) | 240
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what percentage of paper used (a) for photocopying and (b) in printed publications by his Department was from recycled sources in each of the last three years. | | (134053) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 241
N | Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of the number of vehicles he expects the new dual carriageway on the A358 between the M5 and the A303 to carry each day (a) on average and (b) at peak times of the year. | | (133209) | 242
N | Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) timetable and (b) budget is for the construction of the new dual carriageway on the A358 between the M5 and the A303. | | (133210) | 243
| Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his most recent estimate is of the percentage of total climate change impact from UK sources contributed by the UK aviation sector, as defined by the Transport White Paper 2004, as a result of radiative forcing; and how that estimate was derived. | | (133982) | 244
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to increase the speed of Eurostar trains between the Channel Tunnel and London; and if he will make a statement. | | (133758) | 245
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what percentage of paper used (a) for photocopying and (b) in printed publications by his Department was from recycled sources in each of the last three years. | | (134052) | 246
| Mr John Spellar (Warley):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Mayor of London on the (a) gross and (b) net income from congestion charging in London. | | (134204) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales 247
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what percentage of paper used (a) for photocopying and (b) in printed publications by his Office was from recycled sources in each of the last three years. | | (134050) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 248
| Mrs Janet Dean (Burton):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 7th February 2007, Official Report, column 1056W, on personal capability assessments, who owns the LIMA software. | | (134249) | 249
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many children were in working and non-working households (a) below 60 per cent. of median income, (b) in the bottom 20 per cent. of the income distribution and (c) the bottom 30 per cent. of the income distribution in each year since 1994-95. | | (133943) | 250
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what percentage of owner occupier pensioner households receive council tax benefit. | | (134148) | 251
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Twickenham of 26th March 2007, Official Report, column 1239W, on IT projects, what the purpose was of the Benefits Processing Replacement Programme (BPRP); how it was related to the Customer Accounting and Payment Strategy; and through what new programme he expects some of the spend on the BPRP to be of future value. | | (134149) | 252
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Cotswold of 27th March 2007, Official Report, column 1496W, on independent living funds, what action was taken as a result of the theft; whether those whose personal data were stolen were informed; how many people's personal data were on the tape; whether those whose personal data were stolen have since been victims of identity fraud; when the theft was discovered and how long after the theft occurred the discovery was made; what type of personal data were stolen; and if he will make a statement. | | (134150) | 253
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of individuals whose personal data has been stolen from his Department and its executive agencies in each of the last five years. | | (134151) | 254
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much had been received by the Child Support Agency by non-resident parents but not sent on to the parent with care on the most recent date for which figures are available; and what the figure was on the same day in each year since 2003. | | (134122) | 255
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many credit card payments by non-resident parents have taken more than a week to be processed and passed on to the parent with care since 2005; and what the average time taken to pass on such payments has been in that period. | | (134123) | 256
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have disputed the clerical account breakdown of money received by the Child Support Agency from non-resident parents since 2005. | | (134124) | 257
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what percentage of paper used (a) for photocopying and (b) in printed publications by his Department was from recycled sources in each of the last three years. | | (134049) | 258
| Mr Don Touhig (Islwyn):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps have been taken by his Department to inform pensioners of their entitlement to (a) pension credit and (b) winter fuel allowance; and if he will make a statement. | | (134017) | 259
| Mr Don Touhig (Islwyn):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information is given to pensioners on their entitlement to benefits upon reaching the age of retirement. | | (134018) | 260
| Mr Don Touhig (Islwyn):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much funding went unclaimed in (a) pension credit and (b) winter fuel allowance in each of the last five years. | | (134022) | 261
| Mr Don Touhig (Islwyn):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners who were eligible for (a) pension credit and (b) winter fuel allowance did not claim it in each of the last five years. | | (134023) | 262
| Mr Don Touhig (Islwyn):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners in Islwyn constituency received pension credit in each of the last five years. | | (134024) | 263
| Mr Don Touhig (Islwyn):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners in Islwyn constituency claimed the winter fuel allowance in each of the last five years. | | (134025) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs 264
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what percentage of the electorate has registered for a postal vote in each local authority in Lancashire. | | [Transferred] (134078) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 265
| Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what procedures are in place to ensure that hardwood products imported from China are not made from timber that has been illegally felled in Indonesia; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (134165) | 266
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much was spent on removing graffiti in each local authority area in each of the last five years for which figures are available. | | [Transferred] (134216) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 267
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 20th April 2007, Official Report, column 798W, on television licence evasion, how many people were charged with such evasion in each police force area in each of the last five years. | | [Transferred] (134217) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 268
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential effects on health of emissions from aircraft. | | [Transferred] (134129) |
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