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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Thursday 26 April 2007
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Thursday 26 April 2007
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Thursday 26 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 Thursday 26 April of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Thursday 26 April see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 1
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent progress has been made by the European Commission on his proposal to increase the duty free allowance to £1,000; what recent representations he has received on this issue; and if he will make a statement. | | (134444) | 2
| Roger Berry (Kingswood):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to make goods and services for the exclusive personal use of disabled people eligible for VAT relief. | | (134425) | 3
| Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East & Wallsend):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was received in VAT on participation fees for games of bingo in each year since its introduction. | | (134476) | 4
| Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East & Wallsend):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment has he made of the impact on bingo clubs of (a) the imposition of VAT on participation fees, (b) the changes introduced in the 2007 Gaming Act and (c) the ban on smoking in public places. | | (134477) | 5
| Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East & Wallsend):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the tax burden on (a) bookmakers, (b) bingo clubs and (c) casinos; and what his policy is on the harmonisation of gaming tax across different forms of gaming. | | (134484) | 6
N | Lorely Burt (Solihull):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the total cost of the ending of means testing of personal allowances for people aged between 65 and 74 years. | | (133762) | 7
N | Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people claimed non-domicile tax status in the UK in each of the last five years for which records are available. | | (133685) | 8
N | Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the tax forgone by the UK as a consequence of use of the remittance basis by those not domiciled in the UK. | | (133686) | 9
N | Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the average length of residence in the UK of those claiming non-domicile status. | | (133687) | 10
| Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the figures in the HM Revenue and Customs document Child Tax Credit and Working Tax Credit Take-up rates 2004-05 take account of an estimate of (a) the amounts which were fraudulently claimed and (b) the number of couples fraudulently claiming to be lone parents. | | (134396) | 11
| Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he expects to take a final decision on the funding of Crossrail. | | (134400) | 12
| Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 14th March 2007, Official Report, column 407W, on Departments: Africa, where (a) he and (b) his officials stayed in each country for each trip in January 2005. | | (134401) | 13
| Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what work Robert Shrum has undertaken for HM Treasury since 1997. | | (134405) | 14
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the effect of proposals in the 2007 Budget on the pensions of (a) serving and (b) retired Gurkhas; and if he will make a statement. | | (134490) | 15
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what measures he introduced in the 2007 Budget to reduce public debt. | | (134553) | 16
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department spent on overseas travel in each year since 1997. | | (134554) | 17
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many buildings are owned by his Department; and how each is grade listed. | | (134560) | 18
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department spent on hosting dinners and other social functions in each year since 1997. | | (134561) | 19
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many external consultants are employed by his Department. | | (134563) | 20
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department spent on external consultants in each year since 1997. | | (134564) | 21
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was raised through vehicle excise duty in each year since 1997. | | (134565) | 22
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how the proposed increase in the pension credit guarantee to £130 by 2010 will be financed. | | (134566) | 23
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he plans to take in response to recent trends in the rate of inflation. | | (134567) | 24
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the reasons were for the change in small and medium companies' tax rates in 2008 announced in the last Budget; and what assessment he has made of the impact of those changes on their competitveness. | | (134568) | 25
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to foster the growth and development of small and medium sized enterprises. | | (134569) | 26
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the reasons were for the recent change in the rate of duty on (a) beer and (b) wine. | | (134570) | 27
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was spent on his Department's delegation to attend the last G7 Finance Ministers' meeting in Washington DC. | | (134571) | 28
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what meetings he had during the last G7 Finance Ministers' conference in Washington DC. | | (134572) | 29
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to lift children and families from below the poverty line. | | (134573) | 30
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effects of recent trends in the rate of inflation on the British economy. | | (134574) | 31
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department spent on stationery in each year since 1997. | | (134592) | 32
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was spent by his Department on IT procurement in each year since 1997. | | (134595) | 33
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many of his Department's employees suffered injuries while on duty in each year since 1997. | | (134615) | 34
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 23rd April 2007, Official Report, column 982W on Departments: official hospitality, what definition the Department uses of casual drinks. | | (134447) | 35
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 23rd April 2007, Official Report, column 982W on Departments: official hospitality, at what functions with external guests present other than lunch or dinner the Department has (a) spent hospitality funds and (b) provided alcohol. | | (134448) | 36
| Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the size of the (a) working age and (b) economically active population in each of the last 30 years, broken down by gender. | | (134616) | 37
| Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the average (a) lifetime incomes, (b) lifetime tax revenues and (c) lifetime consumption of Government services of (i) men and (ii) women born in (A) 2000, (B) 1990 and (C) 1980. | | (134617) | 38
| Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the (a) tax revenues paid by, (b) income and (c) consumption of Government services, broken down by type, of (i) a representative man and (ii) a representative woman born in (A) 2000, (B) 1990 and (C) 1980, with reference to the assumptions outlined in Chapter 4 of Long Term Public Finance Report 2006. | | (134618) | 39
| Mr Anthony Wright (Great Yarmouth):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what percentage of staff identified as pre-surplus have been re-assigned to (a) other HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) posts and (b) other Civil Service posts outside HMRC. | | (134308) | 40
| Mr Anthony Wright (Great Yarmouth):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people claimed overpayments in their income tax payments in each year since 1997; and how many of these claims were successful. | | (134310) | 41
| Mr Anthony Wright (Great Yarmouth):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many HM Revenue and Customs staff in Great Yarmouth have been declared pre-surplus; and for how long they have continued to be employed as pre-surplus. | | (134319) | 42
| Mr Anthony Wright (Great Yarmouth):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate has been made of the cost implications caused by rent charges of moving HM Revenue and Customs staff from Great Yarmouth to Norwich. | | (134320) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 43
N | Tony Baldry (Banbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many accredited (a) domestic energy assessors and (b) home inspectors there are within each (i) region, (ii) local authority area and (iii) city in England. | | (134087) | 44
| Philip Davies (Shipley):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the (a) job titles and (b) salaries are of the male staff at the Equal Opportunities Commission; and what the average salary is for (i) women, (ii) men and (iii) all staff at the Equal Opportunities Commission. | | (134418) | 45
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much regeneration money has been spent in each constituency since 1997; and what studies have been undertaken to gauge its effectiveness. | | (134035) | 46
N | Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when she expects to reply to the Question 126225, from the hon. Member for North East Milton Keynes, tabled on 5th March, on planning in Milton Keynes. | | (134187) | 47
N | David Lepper (Brighton, Pavilion):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what representations she has received on the impact on Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club of further delays in announcing a decision on its planning application for a community stadium at Falmer; and what the latest date is by which a decision on the matter will be announced. | | (132905) | 48
N | Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what advice and guidance she has circulated to local authority chief executives on how they should conduct themselves in respect of their public statements when contentious restructuring proposals are under debate; and if she will make a statement. | | (134089) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs 49
| Mr William Cash (Stone):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if she will publish maps showing the precise new boundaries of parliamentary constituencies in England following the recent Boundary Commission report. | | (134488) | 50
| Mr William Cash (Stone):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, when the Privy Council is expected to meet to consider the statutory instrument bringing into effect the recent Boundary Commission report on English parliamentary constituencies. | | (134489) | 51
| Philip Davies (Shipley):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how much was spent by the court system on interpreters in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (134420) | 52
| Philip Davies (Shipley):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what discretion magistrates have in implementing the victims' surcharge when the sentence is a fine. | | (134421) | 53
| Philip Davies (Shipley):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, who is responsible for (a) notification and (b) collection of the victims' surcharge; what estimate has been made of the cost of collecting each victims' surcharge; what funds have been allocated for the collection of the surcharge; and to which budget they have been allocated. | | (134422) | 54
| Philip Davies (Shipley):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what representations she has received on the victims' surcharge since its introduction. | | (134423) | 55
| Philip Davies (Shipley):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what discussions her Department had with (a) magistrates and (b) court clerks before the introduction of the victims' surcharge; and if she will make a statement. | | (134424) | 56
N | Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if the Government will take steps to require foreign individuals who register to vote to prove their nationality. | | (134189) | 57
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many complaints under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 have been awaiting allocation to a case officer of the Information Commissioner's Offices (ICO) for (a) three months, (b) six months, (c) nine months and (d) longer, broken down by ICO (i) regional offices and (ii) teams; and if she will make a statement. | | (134506) | 58
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what effect she expects the forthcoming reorganisation of her Department to have on the allocation and organisation of government buildings; and if she will make a statement. | | (134343) | 59
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what government buildings the planned Ministry of Justice will share with the Home Office. | | (134344) | 60
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, whether the 50 Queen Anne's Gate building will be home to the Ministry of Justice; and if she will make a statement. | | (134345) | 61
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, whether Home Office civil servants are expected to be directly transferred to the Ministry of Justice; and if she will make a statement. | | (134346) | 62
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if she will make a statement on the status of the old Home Office building at 50 Queen Anne's Gate. | | (134347) | 63
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many private contractors were engaged by the Department with a view to costing a new building for the Supreme Court. | | (134348) | 64
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what representations her Department received from private contractors on (a) the refurbishment of Middlesex Guildhall and (b) the construction of a new building to house the new Supreme Court. | | (134349) | 65
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, which buildings were considered as a potential site for the Supreme Court. | | (134350) | 66
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what discussions have taken place with the Scotland Office on the implications of the creation of a new Ministry of Justice. | | (134351) | 67
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what steps have been taken to train Home Office staff who will transfer to the Ministry of Justice following its creation. | | (134352) | 68
| Mr Anthony Wright (Great Yarmouth):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effect on local court services of the withdrawal of debt management and banking staff from the HM Revenue and Customs office in Great Yarmouth. | | (134309) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 69
| John Cummings (Easington):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of likely revenues from tourism in the North East of England over the next five years; and if she will make a statement. | | (134453) | 70
| John Cummings (Easington):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the value of tourism to the North East in each year since 2002. | | (134454) | 71
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the eligibility criteria are for registered charitable organisations to receive Lottery funding; and which charitable institutions are ineligible. | | (134492) | 72
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps the Government plans to take in response to the recent conclusions of Ofcom on violence in television soap operas. | | (134575) | 73
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps the Government (a) is taking and (b) plans to take to foster and develop the growth of the British film industry. | | (134576) | 74
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how she expects Essex to participate in the Cultural Olympiad initiative. | | (134577) | 75
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps are being taken to ensure the preservation of Essex's cultural heritage; and if she will make a statement. | | (134578) | 76
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what her Department's policy is in dealing with the recent television premium rate phone call incidents. | | (134579) | 77
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the regulatory burden on analogue commercial radio. | | (134580) | 78
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will list the licensed commercial radio stations in (a) Romford, (b) Essex and (c) London. | | (134581) | 79
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many complaints her Department has received in 2007 on premium-rate telephone competitions. | | (134582) | 80
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much her Department spent assisting older and disabled people with the switch to digital television in (a) 2005 and (b) 2006; how much it has spent in 2007; and how much it plans to spend in (i) 2008, (ii) 2009 and (iii) 2010. | | (134583) | 81
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many compulsory purchase orders the Government has made for land to be used for the 2012 Olympic Games. | | (134584) | 82
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what measures are being taken by her Department to ensure that the 2012 Olympic Games is a drug-free event. | | (134586) | 83
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what measures are being taken to increase participation in competitive sport among young people in (a) Romford and (b) England. | | (134587) | 84
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether Olympic regional creative programmers will be assigned to (a) London, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland. | | (134588) | 85
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what cultural events her Department is (a) organising and (b) helping to fund in the London Borough of Havering in the next 12 months. | | (134590) | 86
N | Anne Snelgrove (South Swindon):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the consistency of application of the Licensing Act 2003 by local authorities in urban areas. | | (133934) | 87
| Helen Southworth (Warrington South):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the sustainability of the market for the commissioning of quality children's television programmes in the UK; and if she will make a statement. | | (134481) | 88
N | Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate her Department has made of the likely reduction in Lottery funding for grass-roots sport in Scotland due to the funding requirement of the 2012 Olympics. | | (134133) | 89
| Lynda Waltho (Stourbridge):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the public interest in ensuring plurality in (a) the broadcasting of sports rights and (b) the supply of digital multi-channel television. | | (134483) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 90
| Miss Anne Begg (Aberdeen South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has to establish (a) a military complaints commission and (b) an office of a military ombudsman. | | (134455) | 91
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the joint operations which UK forces have undertaken with US forces in Iraq since March 2003; and where each such operation took place. | | (134480) | 92
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 22nd March 2007, Official Report, column 1035W, on land: sales, on what basis a contaminated site is not remediated before sale; and on what basis land on Matapan Road, Hilsea was not remediated. | | (134491) | 93
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 26th March 2007, Official Report, column 1359W, on Navy: deployment, whether any other ships are held at low readiness. | | (134505) | 94
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answers of 13th March 2007, Official Report, columns 206-7W, on Navy: officers, and 26th March 2007, Official Report, column 1359W, on Navy: deployment, what the reasons are for the change in the ratio of the number of senior officers of rank commodore and above to the number of ships in service since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (134514) | 95
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to remove the cost of the upkeep of the Royal Yacht from the public purse; and if he will make a statement. | | (134515) | 96
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 22nd March 2007, Official Report, column 1035W, on land: sales, in what circumstances a land quality assessment is not carried out; and how the value of the land is calculated in those circumstances. | | (134516) | 97
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people (a) were awarded a lump sum in (i) 2005-06 and (ii) 2006-07 and (b) are in receipt of guaranteed income payments under each tariff level of the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme. | | (134529) | 98
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the incidence of (a) neurological and (b) other illnesses among members of the Black Watch following deployment on Operation Telic. | | (134536) | 99
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many war pensions were awarded under the Naval, Military and Air Forces, Etc, (Disablement and Death) Service Pension Order in each year between 2001-02 and 2004-05. | | (134537) | 100
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 1st February 2006, Official Report, columns 512-3W, on Service Accommodation, for what reason single living accommodation is not assessed for standard for condition. | | (134625) | 101
N | Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what guidance he has issued on the making of statements to the media on policy matters by spouses of military members of the Army Board. | | (134175) | 102
| Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much was spent on entertainment by the (a) General Office Commanding Northern Ireland, (b) Commander in Chief Land, (c) General Adjutant and (d) Chief of the General Staff in 2006, broken down by event. | | (134416) | 103
| Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what criteria are used to determine whether a non-ministerial member of the Army Board qualifies for a full-time (a) cleaner and (b) gardener at public expense; and if he will make a statement. | | (134509) | 104
| Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for how long members of the armed forces are seconded to the households of non-ministerial members of the Army Board. | | (134510) | 105
| Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what criteria are used to determine the number of members of staff a non-ministerial member of the Army Board requires in their household. | | (134555) | 106
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the Army's policy towards recruits who (a) have been diagnosed with attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder and (b) have been prescribed methylphenidate drugs to combat the symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. | | (134333) | 107
N | Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people who served in the armed forces between 1948 and 1974 do not receive a pension arising from that service. | | (134136) | 108
N | Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average daily cost of feeding a dog in military service was in each of the last three years, broken down by service. | | (134092) | 109
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Lockheed WP-3D Orion aircraft he plans to purchase for the (a) Royal Air Force and (b) Royal Navy. | | (134330) | 110
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects the Nimrod MRA4 aircraft to be brought into service. | | (134331) | 111
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what aircraft environment tests were undertaken on RAF MR2 Nimrod aircraft prior to deployment to Afghanistan and Iraq; and whether the aircraft were tested for extremes of temperature and desert conditions. | | (134332) | 112
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for British national security of European proposals to institute a civilian global navigation system. | | (134353) | 113
N | Peter Viggers (Gosport):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Defence Medical Services consultants are (a) not currently employed in consultant posts and (b) in consultant posts which will end within six months to whom no subsequent consultant appointment has been offered. | | (134257) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills 114
N | Lorely Burt (Solihull):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many pupils were excluded for racist bullying in the most recent period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. | | (133968) | 115
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps are being taken to assist local authorities in providing parenting support. | | (133684) | 116
| Philip Davies (Shipley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many notices to improve were issued to further education colleges in each of the last three years; how many of these have been made public; and if he will make a statement. | | (134417) | 117
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many and what proportion of university graduates qualified in (a) physics, (b) engineering and (c) mathematics in each of the last 15 years. | | (134411) | 118
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, when he expects to answer Question 130267, on GCSEs, tabled by the hon. member for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton on 22nd March 2007. | | (134335) | 119
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, which schools have eco school status at (a) bronze, (b) silver and (c) green flag level; and whether each school listed was (i) built and (ii) maintained through a private finance initiative contract. | | (134449) | 120
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what representations his Department has received from (a) schools and (b) local authorities on concerns about private finance initiative contracts with schools; and what meetings have taken place at a departmental level on this issue. | | (134451) | 121
N | Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will make a statement on plans for the post-16 curriculum. | | (133959) | 122
N | Mr Edward Leigh (Gainsborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effect of the measures set out in the response to the Committee of Public Accounts' 59th Report of 2005-06 on the level of head teacher vacancies. | | (133969) | 123
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many apprenticeships were (a) created and (b) completed in each of the last three years. | | (134431) | 124
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much funding was given to Business Link in each of the last three years. | | (134432) | 125
| Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether all schools are required to report to his Department the first language of all their pupils. | | (134302) | 126
| Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, for what reason the Cambridgeshire Standards Fund Ethnic Minority Achievement Grant was reduced by 30 per cent. in 2004. | | (134303) | 127
| Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what funding his Department makes available to support schools with increasing numbers of bilingual learners. | | (134304) | 128
| Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what funding has been made available for (a) local authorities and (b) individual schools in Cambridgeshire to deal with increasing numbers of bilingual learners. | | (134305) | 129
N | Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, when he will answer the (a) letter of 19th January 2007 and (b) Question of 8th March 2007 for Answer on 13th March 2007 from the hon. Member for Hemel Hempstead, on the account taken of plans for new homes in Hemel Hempstead constituency in determining the closures and amalgamations of schools in the area. | | (134034) | 130
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to liaise with employers on Diplomas for England; and what role is played by employers in the programme's practical portfolio. | | (134540) | 131
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to train teachers to deliver the new Diplomas for England programme; and how much is being spent on such training. | | (134541) | 132
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much his Department spent on overseas travel in each year since 1997. | | (134542) | 133
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that Diplomas for England are recognised by universities and colleges as entry qualifications; and whether agreement has been reached with those institutions. | | (134543) | 134
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many teaching assistants are employed within (a) Greater London, (b) the London Borough of Havering and (c) Romford, broken down by examining body. | | (134544) | 135
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many students took A2 level examinations in Romford in each year since 1997; and how many passed with grades A to C. | | (134545) | 136
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many teachers in (a) Greater London, (b) the London Borough of Havering and (c) Romford had work-related accidents in each year since 1997. | | (134546) | 137
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many pupils are home-schooled in (a) Greater London, (b) the London Borough of Havering and (c) Romford. | | (134547) | 138
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many autistic students are enrolled in schools in (a) Greater London, (b) the London Borough of Havering and (c) Romford. | | (134548) | 139
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many pupils in secondary education in the London Borough of Havering participated in work placement programmes in each year since 1997. | | (134549) | 140
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, which schools in the London Borough of Havering have been selected as pilot schools for the introduction of the new Diplomas for England. | | (134551) | 141
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many students are enrolled in secondary schools in the London Borough of Havering. | | (134552) | 142
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many students were convicted of crimes committed at their school during school hours in the London Borough of Havering in each year since 1997. | | (134620) | 143
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what his Department's policy is on the singing of the national anthem in schools. | | (134621) | 144
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many students who took A2-level exams in the London Borough of Havering went on to further education in each year since 1997. | | (134622) | 145
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many school buildings in (a) England, (b) Greater London, (c) the London Borough of Havering and (d) Romford contain asbestos; and what steps are being taken (i) to remove the asbestos and (ii) to ensure the safety of students and staff. | | (134623) | 146
| Helen Southworth (Warrington South):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many young people in the care of a local authority received (a) a custodial and (b) a non-custodial sentence in 2006. | | (134482) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 147
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he plans to take to enable those in receipt of environmentally sensitive area payments and countryside stewardship to transfer to the higher level scheme of the single farm payment. | | (134340) | 148
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations he has made to the Home Department on the future of the Seasonal Agricultural Workers' Scheme. | | (134341) | 149
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to change the existing arrangements for the control of rabies. | | (134342) | 150
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the latest Warm Front price review undertaken by White, Young and Green is expected to be published. | | (134562) | 151
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will bring forward proposals for legislation prohibiting the keeping of cetaceans in captivity other than in cases which involve short-term rehabilitation with a view to a release back to the wild of injured cetaceans; and if he will make a statement. | | (134557) | 152
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the (a) date of arrival in the UK, (b) species, (c) country of export and (d) cause of death was of each non-human primate imported for research purposes which was found to be dead on arrival in the UK in (i) 2003, (ii) 2004, (iii) 2005 and (iv) 2006. | | (134558) | 153
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the (a) longest and (b) average recorded journey time for non-human primates imported into the United Kingdom for research purposes from (i) China, (ii) Mauritius, (iii) Vietnam, (iv) Israel, (v) the Philippines and (vi) Indonesia was in (A) 2005 and (B) 2006; and if he will make a statement. | | (134559) | 154
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he expects to decide on whether to prosecute Bernard Matthews for lapses of bio-security concerning the storage of food waste. | | (134538) | 155
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 15th January 2007, Official Report, column 766W, on climate change, what the publication date is for the final report of the independent review into the activities of the Meteorological Office Hadley Centre. | | (134591) | 156
N | Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many animals were slaughtered under the cull of animals owned by Mr Davis Dobbin of Backford, Chester, broken down by (a) sex and (b) age group; what the cost was of the cull for his Department; how many animals appeared not to be correctly identified; and how many appeared to have irregularities in their passports. | | (134086) | 157
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to mitigate the adverse environmental effects of fallen stock collection and incineration and the associated carbon dioxide emissions. | | (134334) | 158
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much carbon dioxide was released into the environment as a result of (a) fallen stock collection, (b) the burning of fallen stock and (c) the rendering of fallen stock in each year between 2004 and 2006. | | (134336) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 159
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports she has received on the adverse treatment by teachers and school administrators in Iran of children belonging to the Baha'i faith; and if she will make a statement. | | (134440) | 160
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Government has made representations to the Iranian authorities on the treatment of the Baha'i faith and the Baha'i community by leading Iranian media outlets; and if she will make a statement. | | (134441) | 161
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports she has received of the expropriation of the home of Mr Dhabihu'llah Mahrami, who died in prison in Iran on 15th December 2005; and if she will make a statement. | | (134442) | 162
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 28th March 2007, Official Report, column 1603W, on China: family planning, what the response was of the government of China to her representations; and if she will make a statement. | | (134461) | 163
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether she has made representations to the Nigerian government following the recent presidential and gubernatorial elections on strengthening (a) the Anti-Corruption Commission and (b) the Independent Electoral Commission. | | (134511) | 164
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when she expects to receive reports from international observers following the recent presidential and gubernatorial elections in Nigeria. | | (134512) | 165
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports she has received from European Union election observers on the extent of (a) tampering with ballots and (b) voter intimidation in the recent presidential and gubernatorial elections in Nigeria. | | (134519) | 166
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps she is taking to seek a ceasefire by Islamic insurgents in Somalia. | | (134520) | 167
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what her estimate is of the number of political prisoners in Cuba. | | (134521) | 168
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations she has made on the judicial process in Cuba and the provision of legal representation for defendants. | | (134522) | 169
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the status of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's nuclear disarmament. | | (134614) | 170
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many British civilians are known to have suffered injury in Iraq since the beginning of March 2003. | | (134478) | 171
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations she has made to the government of Sudan on janjaweed militia activity in Darfur. | | (134339) | 172
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the role is of the Minister of State for Trade, Investment and Foreign Affairs in relation to decisions to approve export credit guarantees to companies trading with Iran; and if she will make a statement. | | (134321) | 173
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate has been made of the value of Iranian funds (a) identified and (b) frozen in accordance with the provisions of UN Security Council Resolutions 1737 and 1747; and if she will make a statement. | | (134324) | 174
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if she will make a statement on plans to hold an African Union-EU Summit in 2007. | | (134326) | 175
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether US Security Co-ordinator General Dayton has produced a plan for security sector transformation within the Occupied Palestinian Territories and the reliable opening of the Kami crossing; and if she will place a copy of the plan in the Library of the House once it is available. | | (134327) | 176
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many locally-engaged staff are employed by the British Consulate in Basra; in what capacity they are employed; and if she will make a statement. | | (134328) | 177
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions she has had with her counterpart in Pakistan on the landmining of the country's border with Afghanistan. | | (134402) | 178
| Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations have been made to Israel and the Palestinian authorities on the release of Palestinian tax and customs revenues collected by Israel. | | (134525) | 179
N | Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which countries do not receive an official welcome from the Government for their Ministers on official visits to the UK. | | (134091) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 180
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 17th April 2007, Official Report, column 570W, on abortion, if she will list the (a) individuals and (b) organisations consulted prior to the publication of the Recommended Standards for Sexual Health Services; and if she will make a statement. | | (134456) | 181
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she expects to publish the planned draft Bill amending the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990; which (a) organisations and (b) individuals will be supplied copies (i) free of charge and (ii) upon payment of a charge; and if she will make a statement. | | (134457) | 182
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the most common age for women to give birth for the first time was in each year since 1987. | | (134458) | 183
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she expects to publish the annual Abortion Statistics 2006; and if she will make a statement. | | (134459) | 184
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she expects to publish (a) evidence from and (b) an evaluation of her Department's local involvement network early adopter sites. | | (134185) | 185
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 29th March 2007, Official Report, column 330W, on colorectal cancer: screening, how many testing kits were sent out each month from April 2006 to February 2007 in each of the 49 primary care trusts covered by the programme. | | (134236) | 186
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 29th March 2007, Official Report, column 330W, on colorectal cancer: screening, whether responsibility for the screening programme in 2007-08 resides with strategic health authorities or primary care trusts; and what measures are in place to ensure that the funding provided by her Department is used for the purpose of colorectal cancer screening. | | (134237) | 187
| Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Taunton of 16th April 2007, Official Report, columns 383-7W, on primary care trusts: prisons, who is responsible for the (a) commissioning and (b) provision of healthcare facilities within the private prison estate; who provides such services at each private prison; and if she will make a statement. | | (134613) | 188
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps she is taking to improve handling of patients with dementia in general hospitals through (a) training of nursing staff, (b) increasing awareness of the impact on other patients, (c) use of volunteers to support professionals and (d) sharing best practice. | | (134475) | 189
| Peter Bottomley (Worthing West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will extend the range of reduced rate reliefs for VAT on goods and services normally intended to relieve or treat disability for the exclusive personal use of people with disabilities under the sixth EC Directive. | | (134429) | 190
| Peter Bottomley (Worthing West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether a unique identification number was accurately maintained for Dr Ruth Hartley throughout each stage of the ST2007 recruitment process. | | (134433) | 191
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidelines she has provided to primary care trusts on the proportion of their budget which should be spent on (a) children's hospices and (b) adult hospices. | | (134524) | 192
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the level of support offered to women with postnatal health problems. | | (133682) | 193
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding Coventry Teaching Primary Care Trust received in each year since 1992. | | (133683) | 194
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what each of the job titles is of staff employed at Hull and East Yorkshire hospitals; and how many full-time equivalent staff were employed in each role in each of the last five years. | | (134426) | 195
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency has held discussions with Gazprom on the supply of gas to parts of the NHS. | | (134412) | 196
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what contingency plans the Government has in place in the event of gas supplies to the NHS being interrupted. | | (134413) | 197
| Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the oral Answer to the hon. Member for St Ives of 24th April 2007, Official Report, column 775, on NHS information technology, what information her Department collects from local trusts on the (a) costs and (b) useage of the Choose and Book system. | | (134550) | 198
| Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 13th March 2007, Official Report, column 318W, on patient choice schemes, what the total costs of (a) preparing, (b) implementing and (c) rolling out the Choose and Book system have been since the system was first proposed. | | (134619) | 199
| Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what budget was set for each local trust for the implementation of the Choose and Book system for each year in which the system has been in operation. | | (134624) | 200
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress she has made towards the target of universal access to treatment for all those with AIDS in the UK by 2010. | | (134507) | 201
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the impact of removing targets from the NHS; and if she will make a statement. | | (134486) | 202
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cancelled operations there were in each of the last 10 years at Good Hope Hospital. | | (134508) | 203
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which clinical specialties are experiencing shortages of practitioners; and how she plans to take this into account in forming policy on training posts in the NHS. | | (134452) | 204
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will review the effect of charges for prescriptions for sufferers of Parkinson's disease. | | (134314) | 205
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many midwives were (a) trained and (b) recruited in each of the last three years; and what recent estimate she has made of the average distance travelled by an expectant mother to access (i) a midwife-led maternity unit and (ii) a consultant-led maternity hospital. | | (134414) | 206
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will undertake a consultation on the change of status of insurance cover for independent midwives. | | (134415) | 207
N | Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what criteria were used to reach the recent decision to postpone the building of a Children's and Maternity Hospital in Leeds; and whether she was directly consulted during the process leading up to the decision. | | (134037) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 208
| Tony Baldry (Banbury):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when his Department expects to issue entry clearance to Mr. Mohammed Shabir (reference S1329282). | | (134298) | 209
| Tony Baldry (Banbury):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when his Department plans to inform Mrs. Fouzia Ilyas (reference J1072668) of the outcome of her application for leave to remain in the United Kingdom. | | (134299) | 210
| Tony Baldry (Banbury):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when his Department plans to decide whether to grant entry clearance to Iram Aziz Awan (reference 1070351). | | (134313) | 211
| Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what mechanisms exist (a) to monitor and (b) to compare the performance of area managers within HM Prison Service; when each Prison Service area manager was appointed; what assessment he has made of the performance of the area manager for each Prison Service area; and if he will make a statement. | | (134539) | 212
| Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations he has received on the conduct of the new Chairman of the London Probation Board previous to receiving her current appointment; and if he will make a statement. | | (134598) | 213
| Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the capital value is of each prison establishment; and if he will make a statement. | | (134599) | 214
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has been made on each of the 12 points outlined by the Prime Minister as security measures on 5th August 2005; and if he will make a statement. | | (134312) | 215
| John Cummings (Easington):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers were transferred from non-operational duties to front line operations in the community in County Durham in each year since 2002; and how many civilian staff filled these non-operational posts. | | (134439) | 216
| Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many special constables there are in the Metropolitan Police Service; how many there were in each year since 1997; how many (a) were and (b) are civilian staff serving in the Metropolitan Police Service in each year; how many undertook their training and their special constable duties during their normal working hours as civilian staff; and how many received time off in lieu or extra holiday time for their duties as special constables. | | (134485) | 217
| Philip Davies (Shipley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the re-offending rate for people placed on drug treatment and testing orders was in each of the last three years. | | (134419) | 218
| Mr Mark Field (Cities of London & Westminster):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department provides any support to unemployed (a) A2 and (b) A8 nationals who have come to the UK to work but who do not have access to benefits as they have not completed 12 months of work. | | (134316) | 219
| Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of whether individuals whose fingertips have been smoothed through manual labour could potentially have their identities forged more easily. | | (134398) | 220
| Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how those liable for civil penalties under section 31 of the Identity Cards Act 2006 will be identified. | | (134399) | 221
| Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many claims for compensation were made by prisoners at each of Her Majesty's Prisons and Young Offender Institutions in each year between 1997 and 2007; on what basis each claim was made; how many of these claims were settled out of court; how many were otherwise successful; what the total sum was of compensation paid; and what action was taken by the prison authorities in each case to prevent similar claims in the future. | | (134450) | 222
| Ms Diana R. Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the national DNA database. | | (134364) | 223
N | Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he expects a decision to be made on the application of Satpal Ghusar (reference G1002712) for indefinite leave to remain in the UK. | | (134134) | 224
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what effect he expects the forthcoming reorganisation of his Department to have on the allocation and organisation of government buildings; and if he will make a statement. | | (134306) | 225
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department's office space on 2 Marsham Street will be shared with the Ministry of Justice. | | (134307) | 226
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations his Department has received on the proposed new points-based system of immigration from community groups who will be affected. | | (134354) | 227
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions his Department has had with representatives of foreign governments on the implications of the proposed new points-based immigration system. | | (134355) | 228
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he plans to implement the new points-based immigration system retrospectively. | | (134356) | 229
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment his Department has made of immigration systems used in other countries. | | (134357) | 230
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the likely impact of the new points-based immigration system on the (a) lower-skilled and (b) unskilled job sectors. | | (134358) | 231
N | Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations he has received on the legality of the Mosquito ultrasonic anti-social behaviour deterrent device. | | (134186) | 232
N | Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations he has received from civil liberties groups on the introduction of the Mosquito ultrasonic anti-social behaviour deterrent device. | | (134188) | 233
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 26th February 2007, Official Report, column 1082W, on police manpower, what assessment he has made of the effect of changes in the numbers on the effectiveness of policing; and if he will make a statement. | | (134300) | 234
| Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the recorded crime figures for the Macclesfield Borough in the Cheshire Constabulary East Division were in (a) 2005-06 and (b) 2006-07 according to the classifications (i) all crime, (ii) burglary of a dwelling, (iii) violent crime, (iv) vehicle crime and (v) criminal damage; and what assessment he has made of the trends in these statistics. | | (134403) | 235
| Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what priorities he has set for reducing crime in the Macclesfield Borough in the Cheshire Constabulary East Division; and if he will make a statement. | | (134404) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 236
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what additional aid he plans to make available for the Independent Electoral Commission in Nigeria to deal with the additional workload since the election in that country. | | (134523) | 237
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what contribution the UK Government has made to the UN High Commission for Refugees for aid to assist Iraqi refugees and displaced persons; and if he will make a statement. | | (134593) | 238
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what contribution the UK Government has made to the UN High Commission for Refugees in response to its appeal for funds in connection with Colombia; and if he will make a statement. | | (134594) | 239
| Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the impact of banking sanctions on conditions of life in the Palestinian territories; and if he will make a statement. | | (134526) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 240
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when he expects to produce a revised edition of the draft guidance on termination of pregnancy in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement. | | (134443) | 241
| Mr Eddie McGrady (South Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps the Government is taking to tackle the number of young drivers killed and injured on Northern Ireland's roads. | | (134407) | 242
| Mr Eddie McGrady (South Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what meetings have taken place between the education boards and primary school teachers on the implementation programme for the revised primary school curriculum for primary 1 and primary 5 classes. | | (134408) | 243
| Mr Eddie McGrady (South Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what training programmes have taken place with teachers in each of the education and library boards on the implementation of the revised primary school curriculum for (a) primary 1 and (b) primary 5 classes. | | (134409) | 244
N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the whereabouts are of the Black Rod of the former Senate of Northern Ireland Parliament. | | (134254) | 245
N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, where the Maces of the former Northern Ireland (a) House of Commons and (b) Senate is; and if he will make a statement. | | (134256) | Questions to the Minister without Portfolio 246
N | Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West):To ask the Minister without Portfolio, for what purpose she visited the European Parliament on 11th April. | | (134211) | 247
N | Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West):To ask the Minister without Portfolio, what responsibilities she has for (a) the Agency Workers Directive and (b) other EU legislation. | | (134212) | Questions to the Prime Minister 248
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):To ask the Prime Minister, what representations he made to his European counterparts during consultations on the Berlin Declaration; if he will place in the Library a copy of such representations; and if he will make a statement. | | (134301) | 249
N | Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Prime Minister, if he will review the operation of the Honours (Prevention of Abuses) Act 1925. | | (134090) | Questions to the Solicitor General 250
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Solicitor General, whether he plans to review decisions by local Crown Prosecution Service offices not to appeal sentences for being too lenient in the case of offences involving violence; and if he will make a statement. | | (134527) | 251
N | Fiona Mactaggart (Slough):To ask the Solicitor General, what steps he is taking to ensure that lessons about how to ensure justice for victims of fraud are learned from recent prosecutions. | | (133946) | 252
N | Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Solicitor General, whether he would proceed with the appointment of named counsel to advise him on whether prosecutions under the Honours (Prevention of Abuses) Act 1925 should proceed if the approval of the Leader of the Opposition is not forthcoming. | | (134088) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 253
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to the Answer of 26th March 2007, Official Report, column 1317W, on pregnant women: discrimination, if he will place in the Vote Office copies of the Maternity and Paternity Rights and Benefits in Britain Survey 2005; how members of the public may obtain copies; at what cost; how much it cost his Department to produce the report; what follow up his Department plans to make on the report; how many officials were employed in drafting the report, broken down by grade; and if he will make a statement. | | (134460) | 254
| Tony Baldry (Banbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many individuals applied for individual voluntary arrangements in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. | | (134479) | 255
| Mr Philip Dunne (Ludlow):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when he expects to place in the Library a copy of the Office of Fair Trading Report on the mis-selling of individual voluntary arrangements. | | (134337) | 256
| Mr Philip Dunne (Ludlow):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much and what proportion of the total personal consumer debt was written off as a result of the use of individual voluntary arrangements in each of the last five years. | | (134338) | 257
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what advice is being given by his Department to the Export Credit Guarantees Department on loan guarantees for UK exports to Iran. | | (134322) | 258
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what recent changes have been made to Government policy on loan guarantees for UK exports to Iran; and if he will make a statement. | | (134323) | 259
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what representations the Government has received from the United States Administration on UK export credit guarantees to Iran since January; and if he will make a statement. | | (134325) | 260
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what his role is in decisions on whether to approve export credit guarantees to companies wishing to trade with Iran; and if he will make a statement. | | (134329) | 261
N | Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what methods will be used to determine those post offices which will qualify for the closure compensation package being offered should more than 2,500 post offices apply. | | (134208) | 262
N | Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what his most recent estimate is of the number of post offices which will close. | | (134209) | 263
N | Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the reasons are for the deferral of publication of the Government's conclusions on the response to the consultation on the closures within the Post Office network. | | (134210) | 264
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what support the Government provided to British firms seeking to establish export agreements with African countries in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (134315) | 265
| Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what representations he has made to the government of China on ensuring the sustainability of timber imported to China from (a) South East Asia and (b) Africa; and if he will make a statement. | | (134597) | 266
| Lynda Waltho (Stourbridge):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps he has taken to promote competition in the pay television market. | | (134406) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 267
N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the most recent estimate is of the percentage contribution of aviation, based on emissions by all aircraft departing from UK airports, and including the radiative forcing effect, to UK climate change emissions. | | (134036) | 268
| Mrs Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department expects additional rolling stock to be provided for train services between Bedfordshire and London; and if he will make a statement. | | (134361) | 269
| Mrs Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has to increase capacity on train services between Bedfordshire and London; and if he will make a statement. | | (134362) | 270
| Mrs Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has received on proposals to provide additional rolling stock on train services between Bedfordshire and London; and if he will make a statement. | | (134363) | 271
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 27th March 2007, Official Report, columns 1384-5W, on railways: South East region, what definition he uses of overcrowding as a percentage of available capacity; and if he will consult train user groups on this issue. | | (134513) | 272
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent research he has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the degree of overcrowding on UK trains and the resultant effects on those passengers involved; and if he will make a statement. | | (134556) | 273
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to reduce congestion on the southbound carriageway of the M1 motorway caused by queueing vehicles seeking to exit at junction 19; if he will consider widening the road at this point to create an extra lane; and if he will make a statement. | | (133932) | 274
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much British funding has been made available for the Galileo global positioning system. | | (134359) | 275
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the timetable is for completion of the Galileo global navigation system. | | (134360) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales 276
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions he has had with the First Minister on cross-border issues affecting health services in Wales. | | (134446) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 277
| Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the cause of the incident at the Sonae factory in Kirkby in February 2007. | | (134528) | 278
| Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the health and safety performance of Sonae (UK) Ltd following the change in management in October 2002. | | (134531) | 279
| Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many incidents reported under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 were made by Sonae (UK) Ltd in each of the last four years; and if he will make a statement. | | (134532) | 280
| Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many lost time accidents were reported by Sonae (UK) Ltd in each of the last four years; and if he will make a statement. | | (134533) | 281
| Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many enforcement notices were issued by the Health and Safety Executive to Sonae (UK) Ltd in each of the last four years; and if he will make a statement. | | (134535) | 282
| Mr Mark Field (Cities of London & Westminster):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support his Department plans to provide to (a) A2 and (b) A8 nationals in 2007-08; and what the estimated cost is of providing this support. | | (134317) | 283
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were on benefits in each of the last 15 years. | | (134487) | 284
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were on means tested benefits in each of the last 15 years; what assessment he has made of the merits of means testing; and if he will make a statement. | | (134495) | 285
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many lone parents on the New Deal (a) are in work-based training and (b) he expects to be placed in (i) full-time and (ii) part-time work. | | (134430) | 286
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement on the use of the private and voluntary sectors in welfare delivery. | | (134427) | 287
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement on the effect of the 2007-08 Budget on the Financial Assistance Scheme. | | (134428) | 288
N | Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of child support claims relating to non-payment of full child support involving (a) self-employed people and (b) company directors. | | (134135) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 289
| Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether a Cabinet Office Capability Review is planned for HM Treasury. | | [Transferred] (134397) | 290
| Mr Anthony Wright (Great Yarmouth):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many HM Revenue and Customs offices are currently unstaffed; and what the estimated cost to the public purse is of such offices. | | [Transferred] (134311) | 291
| Mr Anthony Wright (Great Yarmouth):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many HM Revenue and Customs staff were employed in Great Yarmouth in each year since 1997. | | [Transferred] (134318) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 292
| Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessments she has made of (a) the adequacy of the way in which the incident on 20th February 2007 at the Sonae Factory in Kirkby was contained and extinguished by the Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service, (b) the adequacy of the response time of the foam appliance, (c) the appropriateness of the time taken for the foam to be applied to the fire and (d) the degree of competence shown by the fire officers at the scene in containing the fire. | | [Transferred] (134530) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs 293
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if she will take steps to ensure that copies of statutory instruments are made available in public libraries in England. | | [Transferred] (134255) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 294
| Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether there were any (a) incidents involving and (b) prosecutions in which proceedings are not ongoing relating to harmful emissions at the Sonae factory in Kirby in each of the last four years. | | [Transferred] (134534) | 295
| Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that imports of hardwood finished goods to the EU from China have been sourced from sustainable timber in (a) the Far East and (b) other countries. | | [Transferred] (134596) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 296
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much revenue fines from unpaid television licences generated in (a) 2004-05 and 2005-06. | | [Transferred] (134585) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 297
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps are being taken to combat pirate radio stations. | | [Transferred] (134589) |
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