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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Wednesday 2 May 2007
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 2 May 2007
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 2 May 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 2 May of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Wednesday 2 May see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 1
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reasons clean electricity generated using carbon capture and storage technology is subject to the climate change levy. | | (135581) | 2
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many employees benefited from the tax and national insurance contributions concession on exceptional events in car sharing schemes in 2005-06 and 2006-07; and what the value was of the IR176 relief in those years. | | (135727) | 3
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his estimate is of the (a) gross and (b) net flows of remittances from the UK using IMF Balance of Payments Manual definitions for the most recent period for which figures are available; and what the principal countries are to which those remittances flow. | | (135728) | 4
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many payments for (a) worry and distress and (b) complaint delay were made by HM Revenue and Customs in the last 12 months. | | (135459) | 5
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which Ministers in his Department have visited India in the last 12 months; on how many occasions each Minister visited India; and what the length was of each visit. | | (135546) | 6
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) originally estimated, (b) most recently estimated and (c) outturn cost was of each of the five largest information technology contracts agreed by his Department with outside suppliers in the last five years, as referred to in the Answer of 22nd May 2006, Official Report, columns 1431-2W, on information technology. | | (135610) | 7
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether child benefit is payable to migrant workers living in the UK in respect of children living abroad in other (a) EU and (b) non-EU countries; and if he will make a statement. | | (135531) | 8
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for which Government websites he is responsible; how many visitors each received in the latest period for which figures are available; and what the cost (a) was of establishing and (b) has been of maintaining each site. | | (135740) | 9
| Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of families in Copeland who will be affected by changes made to the inheritance tax allowance. | | (135492) | 10
| Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the likely effect on the number of people in Copeland who will establish individual savings accounts as a result announced in the 2007 Budget. | | (135494) | 11
| Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many children in Copeland he expects to be helped out of living in poverty as a result of the changes announced in the 2007 Budget. | | (135495) | 12
| Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many pensioners living in Copeland will be removed from paying tax due to the changes announced in the 2007 Budget. | | (135496) | 13
| Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many families in Copeland qualify for both child benefit and child tax credit. | | (135497) | 14
| Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what percentage of the additional expenditure on tax credits announced in the 2007 Budget is expected to be claimed by families in Copeland. | | (135498) | 15
| Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many families in Copeland will receive the increase in the child element of the child tax credit announced in the 2007 Budget. | | (135499) | 16
| Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his Department's policy is on the treatment for tax purposes of the use of emergency vehicles (a) between home and workplace and (b) for other private purposes by the drivers of such vehicles. | | (135632) | 17
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people took sick leave for stress in his Department in the last 12 months; and what percentage of the total staff number this represents. | | (135463) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 18
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, which Ministers in her Department have visited India in the last 12 months; on how many occasions each Minister visited India; and what the length was of each visit. | | (135538) | 19
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, for which Government websites she is responsible; how many visitors each received in the latest period for which figures are available; and what the cost (a) was of establishing and (b) has been of maintaining each site. | | (135721) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 20
N | Mr Peter Atkinson (Hexham):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which Objective 2 schemes in the North East were held to be deficient in the management of expenditure, resulting in the suspension by the European Commission of all European Regional Development Fund payments to the UK. | | (135065) | 21
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 in each (i) local authority area, (ii) region and (iii) city in (A) England and (B) Wales. | | (135150) | 22
| Tony Baldry (Banbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether details of home energy ratings for residential properties will be recorded by the Land Registry following the sale or transfer of such properties. | | (135523) | 23
| Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East & Wallsend):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the impact of the Housing Market Renewal Pathfinder scheme on the housing market in Newcastle. | | (135639) | 24
| Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East & Wallsend):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much was provided by central Government for the Shields Road regeneration programme in East Newcastle; and whether any payment was made into the redevelopment programme from the planning gain on the land used for the supermarket development at the west end of Shields Road. | | (135657) | 25
| Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East & Wallsend):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many safe houses are provided in each region of England for women who have suffered domestic violence. | | (135675) | 26
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether the tenants of homes improved under the Decent Homes Programme are informed of the SAP rating of their homes; and if she will make a statement. | | (135725) | 27
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to use building regulation standards to promote (a) energy efficiency, (b) modern heating systems including solar thermal and (c) microgeneration. | | (135726) | 28
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which Ministers in her Department have visited India in the last 12 months; on how many occasions each Minister visited India; and what the length was of each visit. | | (135543) | 29
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many fire stations (a) closed and (b) opened in (i) rural and (ii) non-rural areas in each year since 1997; and if she will make a statement. | | (135506) | 30
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the (a) originally estimated, (b) most recently estimated and (c) outturn cost was of each of the five largest information technology contracts agreed by her Department with outside suppliers in the last five years, as referred to in the Answer of 29th June 2006, Official Report, columns 589-90W, on Information Technology. | | (135616) | 31
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, for which Government websites she is responsible; how many visitors each received in the latest period for which figures are available; and what the cost (a) was of establishing and (b) has been of maintaining each site. | | (135717) | 32
| Richard Ottaway (Croydon South):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions she has had with the Treasury on the cost of implementing home information packs. | | (135647) | 33
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people took sick leave for stress in her Department in the last 12 months; and what percentage of the total staff number this represents. | | (135479) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs 34
| Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what estimate has been made of the impact of the implementation of the victims' surcharge on the level of monies received from fines imposed by magistrates' courts. | | (135607) | 35
| Philip Davies (Shipley):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what estimate she has made of the number of Sharia courts in operation in England and Wales; and if she will make a statement. | | (135663) | 36
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, when she expects the National Security Appeals Panel of the Information Tribunal to publish on its website the judgement of 28th July 2005; and what the reason is for the time taken to publish it. | | (135600) | 37
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, which Ministers in her Department have visited India in the last 12 months; on how many occasions each Minister visited India; and what the length was of each visit. | | (135542) | 38
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many magistrates' courts there are in (a) rural and (b) non-rural areas. | | (135519) | 39
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what the (a) originally estimated, (b) most recently estimated and (c) outturn cost was of each of the five largest information technology contracts agreed by her Department with outside suppliers in the last five years, as referred to in the Answer of 24th May 2006, Official Report, column 1837W, on information technology. | | (135612) | 40
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, for which Government websites she is responsible; how many visitors each received in the latest period for which figures are available; and what the cost (a) was of establishing and (b) has been of maintaining each site. | | (135716) | 41
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many people took sick leave for stress in her Department in the last 12 months; and what percentage of the total staff number this represents. | | (135478) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 42
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which Ministers in her Department have visited India in the last 12 months; on how many occasions each Minister visited India; and what the length was of each visit. | | (135541) | 43
| Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which (a) companies, (b) theatres and (c) other groups involved in opera performances which receive government funding. | | (135485) | 44
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, for which Government websites she is responsible; how many visitors each received in the latest period for which figures are available; and what the cost (a) was of establishing and (b) has been of maintaining each site. | | (135718) | 45
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many people took sick leave for stress in her Department in the last 12 months; and what percentage of the total staff number this represents. | | (135477) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 46
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on progress with the Recommendations of the Board of Inquiry into the loss of SGIA Mark Petre (UK104390) and LH(CK) Keith Rice (UK 110745) from RFA Orange. | | (135452) | 47
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to update the list of units deployed to Afghanistan on his Department's website. | | (135420) | 48
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 16th April 2007, Official Report, column 130W, on Armed Forces: Council Tax, what options are being considered; when he expects to publish his proposals; and what powers he has to ensure that his proposals are implemented across the UK. | | (135421) | 49
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what contingency plans his Department has put in place to manage service personnel who are South African if the South African Prohibition of Mercenary Activities and Regulation of Certain Activities in Areas of Armed Conflict Bill is enacted. | | (135422) | 50
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effect of the introduction of the explicit right to legal advice for service personnel on the ratio of courts martial to summary hearings. | | (135707) | 51
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which Ministers in his Department have visited India in the last 12 months; on how many occasions each Minister visited India; and what the length was of each visit. | | (135544) | 52
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) originally estimated, (b) most recently estimated and (c) outturn cost was of each of the five largest information technology contracts agreed by his Department with outside suppliers in the last five years referred to in the Answer of 6th November 2006, Official Report, columns 809-10W, on information technology. | | (135621) | 53
| Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what contribution the offices of non-ministerial members of the Army Board are making to the savings outlined for his Department in the Gershon Review. | | (135613) | 54
| Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the costs of running the households of non-ministerial members of the Army Board were included in considerations of possible cost savings under the Gershon Review. | | (135614) | 55
| Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the annual running costs of the (a) households and (b) offices of non-ministerial members of the Army Board were last audited. | | (135615) | 56
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for which Government websites he is responsible; how many visitors each received in the latest period for which figures are available; and what the cost (a) was of establishing and (b) has been of maintaining each site. | | (135732) | 57
N | Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether an individual in his Department was responsible for the advance briefing given to the Daily Mirror newspaper in relation to the operation in Birmingham on 31st January by counter-terrorism officers of the West Midlands Police. | | (135400) | 58
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many presentations were made to the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst by private health providers between March 2006 and March 2007. | | (135482) | 59
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people took sick leave for stress in his Department in the last 12 months; and what percentage of the total staff number this represents. | | (135476) | Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister 60
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, on how many occasions he visited India in each of the last 12 months; and what the length was of each visit. | | (135527) | 61
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, for which Government websites he is responsible; how many visitors each received in the latest period for which figures are available; and what the cost (a) was of establishing and (b) has been of maintaining each site. | | (135741) | 62
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many people took sick leave for stress in his Department in the last 12 months; and what percentage of the total staff number this represents. | | (135475) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills 63
| Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East & Wallsend):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many schools were built in Tyne and Wear in each year since 1997; and how many are scheduled to be built. | | (135649) | 64
| Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East & Wallsend):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many schools were scheduled to be refurbished in Tyne and Wear in each year since 1997; and how many were refurbished. | | (135650) | 65
| Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East & Wallsend):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what methods his Department uses for the monitoring of educational attainment; and what assessment he has made of trends in levels of educational attainment in the north east of England. | | (135651) | 66
| Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East & Wallsend):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many people were employed as nursery nurses in the most recent period for which figures are available; how many unfilled nursery places there were in that period; what the balance was of provision between private and non-private nurseries; and if he will make a statement. | | (135689) | 67
| Philip Davies (Shipley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 28th March 2007, Official Report, column 1545W, on primary education teachers, whether he has taken steps to encourage schools to employ more men as primary school teachers; how much has been spent advertising jobs in publications likely to reach a predominantly male audience; whether he has encouraged schools to put in place targets for the recruitment of male teachers; whether specific training courses are offered only to male teachers; whether any advice has been given to schools of their right to advertise jobs under Section 47(1a) of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975; and if he will make a statement on the present number of male primary school teachers. | | (135532) | 68
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many students were entered for Further Mathematics A level in each year since 1997. | | (135696) | 69
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, which Ministers in his Department have visited India in the last 12 months; on how many occasions each Minister visited India; and what the length was of each visit. | | (135552) | 70
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the (a) originally estimated, (b) most recently estimated and (c) outturn cost was of each of the five largest information technology contracts agreed by his Department with outside suppliers in the last five years. | | (135609) | 71
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, for which Government websites he is responsible; how many visitors each received in the latest period for which figures are available; and what the cost (a) was of establishing and (b) has been of maintaining each site. | | (135734) | 72
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many people took sick leave for stress in his Department in the last 12 months; and what percentage of the total staff number this represents. | | (135474) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 73
| Mr Alan Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the track record basis is for the figure of 257 tonnes of North Sea mackerel for under 10 metre vessels in the initial allocation for 2007; and whether the records used show the extent of catches taken in areas IVa, b and c by vessels in each of those areas. | | (135618) | 74
| Mr Alan Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether any of the 257 tonnes of North Sea mackerel for under 10 metre vessels is available to vessels for areas IVb and c. | | (135619) | 75
| Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East & Wallsend):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions his Department has held with retailers on the reduction of packaging waste. | | (135654) | 76
| Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East & Wallsend):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what percentage of (a) domestic, (b) commercial and (c) industrial waste was recycled in England in the last year for which figures are available. | | (135655) | 77
| Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East & Wallsend):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the household recycling rates were for each region in England in the last year for which figures are available. | | (135656) | 78
| Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East & Wallsend):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to communicate to the public (a) the causes of climate change, (b) the impact on the United Kingdom and the wider world of climate change and (c) the possible solutions to climate change. | | (135658) | 79
| Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East & Wallsend):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the impact of carbon emissions limiting measures in force in England and Wales. | | (135659) | 80
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, at what locations Northumbrian Water has applied to stop UV disinfection of sewage outside the bathing season; what the duration of the bathing season in the UK is; and when he expects the Environment Agency to decide on the applications. | | (135723) | 81
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the guidelines and performance standards are for sustainable urban drainage systems. | | (135724) | 82
| Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many oil spills there were at (a) residential and (b) commercial premises in each of the English regions in each of the last five years. | | (135586) | 83
| Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent representations he has received on the oil and oil waste storage regulations. | | (135590) | 84
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the Rural Development Programme 2007-13 is expected to be introduced. | | (135534) | 85
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 27th November 2006, Official Report, column 307W, on the Rural Payments Agency, when he expects analysis by constituency of claimants and payments made under the Single Payment Scheme to be published; and where the information will be made available. | | (135419) | 86
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which Ministers in his Department have visited India in the last 12 months; on how many occasions each Minister visited India; and what the length was of each visit. | | (135551) | 87
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the European Commission on visits by (a) its staff and (b) the European Food Safety Agency staff to Hungary in relation to the ongoing inquiry into the outbreak of avian influenza at Holton; and if he will make a statement. | | (135500) | 88
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the estimate he has made of the cost of merging the State Veterinary Service, the Dairy Hygiene and Egg Marketing Inspectorates and the Wildlife Licensing and Registration Service. | | (135501) | 89
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the (a) mass and (b) value of existing letterheaded stationery from the (i) State Veterinary Service, (ii) Dairy Hygiene and Egg Marketing Inspectorates and (iii) Wildlife Licensing and Registration Service; and whether the existing stationery will continue to be used after the merger of those agencies into Animal Health. | | (135502) | 90
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what change in staff numbers he expects to occur as a result of the merger of the State Veterinary Service, the Dairy Hygiene and Egg Marketing Inspectorates and the Wildlife Licensing and Registration Service. | | (135503) | 91
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) permanent and (b) temporary staff worked at the (i) State Veterinary Service, (ii) Dairy Hygiene and Egg Marketing Inspectorates and (iii) Wildlife Licensing and Registration Service in each of the last 12 months. | | (135504) | 92
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much was spent on outside consultants on the (a) rebranding and (b) merger of the State Veterinary Service and other bodies concerned with animal health; and if he will make a statement. | | (135505) | 93
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many members of staff from (a) his Department, (b) his Department's non-departmental public bodies and (c) the Food Standards Agency have visited Hungary in relation to the ongoing inquiry into the outbreak of avian influenza at Holton; what plans he has to send further staff to Hungary; and if he will make a statement. | | (135537) | 94
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the (a) originally estimated, (b) most recently estimated and (c) outturn cost was of the five largest information technology contracts agreed by his Department with outside suppliers over the last five years. | | (135684) | 95
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for which Government websites he is responsible; how many visitors each received in the latest period for which figures are available; and what the cost (a) was of establishing and (b) has been of maintaining each site. | | (135733) | 96
| Mr Elliot Morley (Scunthorpe):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking under the Public Sector Food Procurement Initiative to encourage public sector bodies to purchase non-cage eggs when procuring food and meals; and if he will make a statement. | | (135588) | 97
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many people took sick leave for stress in his Department in the last 12 months; and what percentage of the total staff number this represents. | | (135473) | 98
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Polish Prime Minister on Poland's possible membership of the International Whaling Commission; and if he will make a statement. | | (135528) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 99
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions the Minister for Europe had with the Greek Foreign Minister and Europe Minister on 24th April on Greece's possible membership of the International Whaling Commission; and if she will make a statement. | | (135522) | 100
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps she plans to take to further a ceasefire agreement in Darfur prior to the deployment of the African Union-UN peacekeeping force. | | (135510) | 101
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if she will make a statement on progress on Sudan's Comprehensive Peace Agreement, with particular reference to the handling of boundary disputes. | | (135511) | 102
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans there are to renew the UN Mission in Sudan mandate. | | (135512) | 103
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions she has had with Libya on the situation in Darfur. | | (135513) | 104
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which Ministers in her Department have visited India in the last 12 months; on how many occasions each Minister visited India; and what the length was of each visit. | | (135540) | 105
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the (a) originally estimated, (b) most recently estimated and (c) outturn cost was of each of the five largest information technology contracts agreed by her Department with outside suppliers in the last five years, as referred to in the Answer of 24th May 2006, Official Report, columns 1861-2W, on information technology. | | (135611) | 106
| Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what criteria she used to decide whether to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Uganda in November 2007; and if she will make a statement. | | (135620) | 107
| 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 re-arrest of the nine People's Redemption Army suspects granted bail by the High Court; and if she will make a statement. | | (135622) | 108
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, for which Government websites she is responsible; how many visitors each received in the latest period for which figures are available; and what the cost (a) was of establishing and (b) has been of maintaining each site. | | (135720) | 109
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many people have taken sick leave for stress in her Department in the last 12 months; and what percentage of the total staff number this represents. | | (135472) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 110
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether there is a legal requirement on pharmacists to sell emergency hormonal contraception on request to patients under the age of 16 years on request; and if she will make a statement. | | (135708) | 111
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance (a) her Department and (b) the Chief Medical Officer have issued since 1997 to primary care trusts on procedures for appointment of consultants to hospital posts with duties including (i) termination of pregnancy and (ii) advice on termination of pregnancy; if she will place in the Library copies of such guidance; and if she will make a statement. | | (135709) | 112
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions her Department has had with West Midlands Perinatal Institute on its recent study of the abortion of foetuses on grounds of disability; and if she will make a statement. | | (135710) | 113
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether applicants to medical schools are asked about their views on (a) abortion, (b) contraception, (c) euthanasia and (d) assisted dying; and if she will make a statement. | | (135712) | 114
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether medical students are required to undertake duties involving termination of pregnancy as part of their training; whether section 4 of the Abortion Act 1967 applies in such circumstances; and if she will make a statement. | | (135713) | 115
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research has been (a) funded and (b) carried out by her Department into discrimination against (i) medical students and (ii) trainee doctors who have a conscientious objection to abortion in the last five years; and if she will make a statement. | | (135714) | 116
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what monitoring of the guidance issued by the Chief Medical Officer in 1989 on appointment of consultants: termination of pregnancy, that no reference to termination of pregnancy duties is to be made in a job advertisement for a new consultant, her Department has (a) undertaken since 2006 and (b) plans to undertake in the next 12 months; and if she will make a statement. | | (135722) | 117
| Hugh Bayley (City of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what percentage of (a) adults and (b) children were registered with an NHS dentist in (i) City of York council area, (ii) North Yorkshire, (iii) Yorkshire and the Humber and (iv) England in (A) April 2007 and (B) at the same date in each of the last 10 years. | | (135480) | 118
| Hugh Bayley (City of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 24th April 2007, Official Report, column 1055W, on York Capio Centre, what procedures were carried out at the Clifton NHS Treatment Centre in 2006-07; how many patients underwent each procedure; and what the average cost per case was for each procedure. | | (135520) | 119
| Hugh Bayley (City of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 24th April 2007, Official Report, column 1055W, on York Capio Centre, how many procedures the Clifton NHS Treatment Centre was contracted to carry out in 2006-07; how many were carried out in that year; and how many procedures the centre is contracted to carry out in each year between 2007-08 and 2010-11. | | (135521) | 120
| Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps she is taking in relation to the return of statistics on cancelled operations at St George's Hospital, Tooting in September and October 2001; and if she will make a statement. | | (135454) | 121
| Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps have been taken in response to the inquiry by David Sissing into the actions of Ian Perkin while employed by St George's Hospital, Tooting; and if she will make a statement. | | (135455) | 122
| Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East & Wallsend):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what advice she has received from the Chief Medical Officer on the health effects of mobile telephone masts; and what studies are under way. | | (135638) | 123
| Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East & Wallsend):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made in reducing waiting times for the treatment of (a) cancer and (b) heart disease; and what the average waiting time is for treatment of each condition in (i) Newcastle Primary Care Trust area, (ii) North Tyneside Primary Care Trust area and (iii) England. | | (135648) | 124
| Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East & Wallsend):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of admissions to NHS accident and emergency departments were alcohol-related in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (135674) | 125
| Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East & Wallsend):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how workforce planning for doctors in the National Health Service is undertaken; and if she will make a statement. | | (135691) | 126
| Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East & Wallsend):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what reviews related to Modernising Medical Careers are under way in her Department; and when each is due to report its findings. | | (135692) | 127
| Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East & Wallsend):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps she is taking to safeguard patient care at the beginning of August 2007 when doctors in training will all change jobs. | | (135693) | 128
| Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East & Wallsend):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the reasons were for abandoning the policy of staggered changeover dates for doctors in training posts. | | (135694) | 129
| Philip Davies (Shipley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 22nd March 2007, Official Report, column 1140W, on nurses, whether she has taken steps to encourage more men to work as nurses, midwives and health visiting staff; how much has been spent advertising jobs in publications likely to reach a predominantly male audience; whether targets are in place for the recruitment of male employees; whether specific training courses are offered only to male employees; whether any jobs have been advertised under section 47(1a) of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975; and if she will make a statement on the number of male nursing staff working in the National Health Service. | | (135533) | 130
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many dentist surgeries in East Yorkshire Primary Care Trust area have accepted new (a) NHS fee paying patients and (b) children aged 0 to 18 years for NHS treatment since 1st September 2006. | | (135491) | 131
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in the London Borough of Bexley were diagnosed with clostridium difficile in each of the last three years. | | (135460) | 132
| Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she expects her Department's Food and Health Advertising and Promotion Forum to deliver its proposals on all non-broadcast promotion of foods high in fat, sugar and salt to children. | | (135481) | 133
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she expects to make a final decision on the reconfiguration of mental health services provided by Gloucestershire Partnership NHS Trust. | | (135423) | 134
| Mr Dai Havard (Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment her Department has made of the extent of implementation of the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency guidelines on managing medical devices by NHS trusts. | | (135636) | 135
| Mr Dai Havard (Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what responsibility the Healthcare Commission has to report (a) on and (b) to the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency on the compliance of NHS trusts with guidelines on managing medical devices. | | (135641) | 136
| Mr Dai Havard (Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the Healthcare Commission has powers to enforce Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency guidelines on managing medical devices. | | (135662) | 137
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which Ministers in her Department have visited India in the last 12 months; on how many occasions each Minister visited India; and what the length was of each visit. | | (135539) | 138
N | Mr David Heath (Somerton & Frome):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 7th March 2007, Official Report, column 2098W, on dental services, how many dentists were operating on open NHS contracts in Somerset in each of the last 10 years, broken down by primary care trust. | | (135262) | 139
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what proportion of emergency calls the Ambulance Service responded to within eight minutes in (a) rural and (b) non-rural areas in the latest period for which figures are available; and if she will make a statement. | | (135489) | 140
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) Accident and Emergency, (b) maternity and (c) paediatric hospital wards (i) closed and (ii) opened in (A) rural and (B) non-rural areas in each year since 1997; and if she will make a statement. | | (135507) | 141
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many community hospitals (a) closed and (b) opened in (i) rural and (ii) non-rural areas in each year since 1997; and if she will make a statement. | | (135508) | 142
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many Ambulance Service stations (a) closed and (b) opened in (i) rural and (ii) non-rural areas in each year since 1997; and if she will make a statement. | | (135509) | 143
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many dentists (a) started and (b) stopped taking new NHS clients in (i) rural and (ii) urban areas in each year since 1997; and if she will make a statement. | | (135530) | 144
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will assess the adequacy of the policy of not centrally collecting and collating data on the transportation of premature babies under NHS care between health trusts; and if she will make a statement. | | (135456) | 145
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will take steps to implement a separate payment by results tariff for neonatal transport; and if she will make a statement. | | (135457) | 146
| Mr Sadiq Khan (Tooting):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the merits of bringing forward amendments to the Mental Health Bill to enable a patient issued with a community treatment order to appeal against restrictions imposed by that order. | | (135493) | 147
| Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many applicants are in the process of applying for posts via Modernising Medical Careers; how many posts are available; and how many such posts in the 2007 round are for (a) specialist training and (b) fixed-term specialist training appointments. | | (135536) | 148
| Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what payments her Department has made to Patientline. | | (135483) | 149
| Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many complaints she has received about Patientline. | | (135484) | 150
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for which Government websites she is responsible; how many visitors each received in the latest period for which figures are available; and what the cost (a) was of establishing and (b) has been of maintaining each site. | | (135719) | 151
| Mr Chris Mullin (Sunderland South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 31st January 2007, Official Report, column 402W, if she will introduce screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm for men aged 65 years and over; what her response has been to the recent National Screening Committee decision to recommend such screening without further conditions; and if she will make a statement. | | (135601) | 152
| Mr Andrew Pelling (Croydon Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what period of time will elapse between second round interview job offers to junior doctors and the commencement of the posts offered. | | (135589) | 153
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people took sick leave for stress in her Department in the last 12 months; and what percentage of the total staff number this represents. | | (135471) | 154
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the estimated cost of unused medications was in (a) England and (b) each region in the last 12 months. | | (135670) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 155
| Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East & Wallsend):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of reported cases of domestic violence led to (a) an arrest and (b) a custodial sentence in the last year for which figures are available. | | (135676) | 156
| Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East & Wallsend):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the extent of human trafficking in the North East of England; and if he will make a statement. | | (135677) | 157
| Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East & Wallsend):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applicants for Criminal Records Bureau clearance checks for working with children there were in the last year for which figures are available; and how many of these applications were paid for by (a) the public purse and (b) individuals. | | (135688) | 158
| Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East & Wallsend):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prosecutions have been brought in each major city in the United Kingdom by the Serious Organised Crime Agency since its launch. | | (135690) | 159
| Ben Chapman (Wirral South):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions he has held with Merseyside Police on the policing of events associated with Liverpool Capital of Culture 2008. | | (135698) | 160
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people convicted of carrying a knife in each of the last three years were given (a) a non-custodial sentence and (b) a custodial sentence. | | (135582) | 161
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were (a) arrested for and (b) convicted of carrying knives in each of the last three years for which figures are available. | | (135583) | 162
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people convicted of carrying knives received the maximum custodial sentence available in each of the last three years for which figures are available. | | (135584) | 163
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been arrested for offences under the 2003 Act prohibiting female genital mutilation. | | (135585) | 164
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average response time was for an emergency call by the Humberside Police Force in each of the last three years. | | (135490) | 165
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many certificates he issued under Section 28 (2) of the Data Protection Act 1998 in (a) 2005, (b) 2006 and (c) in the first four months of 2007; and how many appeals against those certificates were lodged with the National Security Appeals Panel of the Information Tribunal in each period. | | (135624) | 166
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he expects to answer Question 128690, on migrant workers and the school age children of migrant workers, tabled by the hon. Member for Chesham and Amersham on 20th March. | | (135524) | 167
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he expects to answer Question 126828, on migrant workers, tabled by the hon. Member for Chesham and Amersham on 7th March. | | (135525) | 168
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he expects to answer Question 123878, on arrests at the liquid natural gas terminal in Pembrokeshire, tabled by the hon. Member for Chesham and Amersham on 22nd February. | | (135526) | 169
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which Ministers in his Department have visited India in the last 12 months; on how many occasions each Minister visited India; and what the length was of each visit. | | (135550) | 170
N | Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the oral Answer from the Prime Minister of 7th February 2007, Official Report, column 836, on engagements, when he expects to address the case of Mr Gary Douglas, a constituent of the hon. Member for Cheltenham, and respond to the hon. Member's letter of 11th April; and what the reason is for the time taken to do so. | | (135354) | 171
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) originally estimated, (b) most recently estimated and (c) outturn cost was of each of the five largest information technology contracts agreed by his Department with outside suppliers over the last five years. | | (135695) | 172
| Ms Diana R. Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which local authorities are receiving funding for talking CCTV cameras as part of the Respect Agenda campaign; whether his Department plans to extend the scheme further; and if he will make a statement. | | (135529) | 173
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for which Government websites he is responsible; how many visitors each received in the latest period for which figures are available; and what the cost (a) was of establishing and (b) has been of maintaining each site. | | (135738) | 174
N | Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many motorists were (a) arrested for and (b) convicted of dangerous driving in the Blackwall Tunnel in each of the last five years. | | (135066) | 175
N | Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether an individual in his Department was responsible for briefing journalists that two soldiers had offered to entrap the suspects at the centre of the Birmingham counter-terrorism operation of 31st January. | | (135399) | 176
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people took sick leave for stress in his Department in the last 12 months; and what percentage of the total staff number this represents. | | (135470) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 177
| Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East & Wallsend):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance the Government is providing to projects promoting human rights and democracy in Burma. | | (135640) | 178
| Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East & Wallsend):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what projects his Department is sponsoring to increase access to clean water and sanitation in Africa. | | (135660) | 179
| Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East & Wallsend):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking to promote sustainable forestry in Africa. | | (135661) | 180
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance he is (a) providing and (b) planning for policing in the internally displaced people's camps in Darfur. | | (135514) | 181
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether the £800 million Environmental Transformation Fund is additional to previously committed overseas development aid. | | (135625) | 182
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how his Department plans to monitor the (a) environmental and (b) socio-economic impacts of the Environmental Transformation Fund. | | (135626) | 183
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what percentage of responses to Concept Notes submitted to his Department were delayed in each of the last five years. | | (135627) | 184
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what percentage of responses to full funding applications submitted to his Department were delayed in each of the last five years. | | (135628) | 185
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking to support the new World Food Programme UNICEF Ending Child Hunger and Undernutrition Initiative. | | (135629) | 186
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if his Department will assess the merits of reporting against the underweight indicator in the Public Service Agreement as one of the agreed indicators for Millenium Development Goal 1. | | (135630) | 187
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking to encourage other bilateral and multilateral donors to provide funding for tackling child hunger and malnutrition. | | (135631) | 188
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much his Department spent on road building programmes overseas in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. | | (135678) | 189
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of his Department's budget for road building projects overseas was spent on road safety schemes in each year between 2001 and 2006; and if he will make a statement. | | (135679) | 190
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what guidelines exist for including road safety schemes in road building projects undertaken overseas by his Department. | | (135680) | 191
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether his Department is conducting research into road safety in low-income and middle-income countries. | | (135681) | 192
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment he has made of road safety in the developing world; and if he will make a statement. | | (135697) | 193
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department has taken to implement UN General Assembly Resolution A/RES/60/5: Improving Global Road Safety in its work overseas. | | (135700) | 194
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate he has made of the proportion of mortality in developing countries caused by (a) malaria, (b) tuberculosis, (c) road accidents and (d) HIV/AIDS in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. | | (135704) | 195
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the World Bank's efficiency and effectiveness since June 2005. | | (135705) | 196
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent representations he has received on the selection process for the position of President of the World Bank. | | (135706) | 197
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which Ministers in his Department have visited India in the last 12 months; on how many occasions each Minister visited India; and what the length was of each visit. | | (135549) | 198
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the (a) originally estimated, (b) most recently estimated and (c) outturn cost was of the five largest information technology contracts agreed by his Department with outside suppliers over the last five years. | | (135685) | 199
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, for which Government websites he is responsible; how many visitors each received in the latest period for which figures are available; and what the cost (a) was of establishing and (b) has been of maintaining each site. | | (135735) | 200
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many people took sick leave for stress in his Department in the last 12 months; and what percentage of the total staff number this represents. | | (135469) | Questions to the Leader of the House 201
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Leader of the House, for which Government websites he is responsible; how many visitors each received in the last period for which figures are available; and what the cost (a) was of establishing and (b) has been of maintaining each site. | | (135711) | 202
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Leader of the House, how many people took sick leave for stress in his Office in the last 12 months; and what percentage of the total staff number this represents. | | (135467) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 203
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps are being taken to ensure that the spillage of raw sewage on to the main Londonderry to Limavady Road close to BallyKelly Primary School will not recur. | | (135149) | 204
| Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many oil spills there were at (a) residential and (b) commercial premises in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years. | | (135587) | 205
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the (a) originally estimated, (b) most recently estimated and (c) outturn cost was of the five largest information technology contracts agreed by his Department with outside suppliers over the last five years. | | (135686) | 206
| Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many applicants in Northern Ireland are in the process of applying for posts via Modernising Medical Careers; how many posts are available in Northern Ireland; and how many such posts in the 2007 round are for (a) specialist training and (b) fixed-term specialist training appointments. | | (135535) | 207
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, for which Government websites he is responsible; how many visitors each received in the latest period for which figures are available; and what the cost (a) was of establishing and (b) has been of maintaining each site. | | (135737) | Questions to the Prime Minister 208
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Prime Minister, for which Government websites he is responsible; how many visitors each received in the latest period for which figures are available; and what the cost (a) was of establishing and (b) has been of maintaining each site. | | (135715) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland 209
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, for which Government websites he is responsible; how many visitors each received in the latest period for which figures are available; and what the cost (a) was of establishing and (b) has been of maintaining each site. | | (135730) | 210
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many people took sick leave for stress in his Office in the last 12 months; and what percentage of the total staff number this represents. | | (135466) | Questions to the Solicitor General 211
| Ben Chapman (Wirral South):To ask the Solicitor General, how many (a) companies and (b) individuals were prosecuted for unauthorised roadside advertising next to motorways in the last year for which figures are available. | | (135699) | 212
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Solicitor General, what the (a) originally estimated, (b) most recently estimated and (c) outturn cost was of the five largest information technology contracts agreed by the Law Officers' Department with outside suppliers over the last five years, referred to in the Answer of 20th July 2006, Official Report, columns 583-5W, on information technology. | | (135617) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 213
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, for what reasons clean electricity generated using carbon capture and storage technology is not included in the renewables obligation. | | (135580) | 214
| Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East & Wallsend):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what funding and support the Government has provided to Newcastle-upon-Tyne as a science city. | | (135637) | 215
N | Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what representations the Government has made to the US authorities on the impact on UK tourists and businesses of the expansion of extra-territorial financial measures against Cuba. | | (134653) | 216
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, which Ministers in his Department have visited India in the last 12 months; on how many occasions each Minister visited India; and what the length was of each visit. | | (135548) | 217
| David Howarth (Cambridge):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Mid Worcestershire of 24th April 2007, Official Report, column 1072W, on the low carbon buildings programme, how many of the 4,550 households allocated grants under the programme have been checked to ensure they comply with the terms of the scheme. | | (135687) | 218
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many and what proportion of homes had access to broadband in each year since 2000; what (a) estimates of and (b) targets for broadband access his Department has made for future years; and if he will make a statement. | | (135517) | 219
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what benchmarking exercises his Department has undertaken on the (a) minimum speed used to define and (b) availability of broadband in the UK and other European countries; and if he will make a statement. | | (135518) | 220
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the (a) originally estimated, (b) most recently estimated and (c) outturn cost was of each of the five largest information technology contracts agreed by his Department with outside suppliers in the last five years as referred to in the Answer of 16th June 2006, Official Report, columns 1489-90W, on Information Technology. | | (135623) | 221
| Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what complaints his Department has received about utility companies that charge a payment processing fee to customers who do not use direct debit facilities. | | (135486) | 222
| Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what estimate has been made of the income generated by utility companies as a result of payment processing charges for customers who do not use direct debit facilities. | | (135487) | 223
| Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what recent discussions he has had with utility companies on the payment processing charges for customers who do not use direct debit facilities. | | (135488) | 224
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, for which Government websites he is responsible; how many visitors each received in the latest period for which figures are available; and what the cost (a) was of establishing and (b) has been of maintaining each site. | | (135739) | 225
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many people took sick leave for stress in his Department in the last 12 months; and what percentage of the total staff number this represents. | | (135465) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 226
| Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East & Wallsend):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with the Highways Agency on the upgrade of the A1 in the northern region. | | (135652) | 227
| Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East & Wallsend):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what performance measures his Department has in place to monitor the quality of service provided on the East Coast Mainline. | | (135653) | 228
| Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East & Wallsend):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what account was taken of the views of cyclists in the consultation process for the new Highway Code. | | (135682) | 229
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has received on the decision to end the tidal flow system at the Blackwall Tunnell. | | (135458) | 230
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which Ministers in his Department have visited India in the last 12 months; on how many occasions each Minister visited India; and what the length was of each visit. | | (135547) | 231
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) originally estimated, (b) most recently estimated and (c) outturn cost was of the five largest information technology contracts agreed by his Department with outside suppliers over the last five years. | | (135683) | 232
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for which Government websites he is responsible; how many visitors each received in the latest period for which figures are available; and what the cost (a) was of establishing and (b) has been of maintaining each site. | | (135731) | 233
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people took sick leave for stress in his Department in the last 12 months; and what percentage of the total staff number this represents. | | (135464) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales 234
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, for which Government websites he is responsible; how many visitors each received in the latest period for which figures are available; and what the cost (a) was of establishing and (b) has been of maintaining each site. | | (135736) | 235
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many people took sick leave for stress in his Office in the last 12 months; and what percentage of the total staff number this represents. | | (135462) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 236
| Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East & Wallsend):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the impact of the Gangmasters Act 2004 on deaths and injuries at work in the agriculture sector; and what evidence the Government has received of agricultural gangmasters moving to unregulated sectors. | | (135668) | 237
| Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East & Wallsend):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress has been reported to him by the Health and Safety Commission in meeting targets for the reduction of deaths and injuries at work; what the most recent figure is for (a) fatal and (b) non-fatal injuries at work in the United Kingdom; and what the European Union average rates are. | | (135669) | 238
| Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East & Wallsend):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the rate of (a) fatal, (b) major and (c) three day injuries to employees in the construction industry in the UK was in (i) 2006 and (ii) the first quarter of 2007. | | (135671) | 239
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many children were in households below (a) 60 per cent., (b) 50 per cent., (c) 40 per cent., (d) 30 per cent., (e) 20 per cent. and (f) 10 per cent. of median income in each year since 1994-95, broken down by (i) working and non-working households and (ii) household type. | | (135355) | 240
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households with children living below (a) 60 per cent. of median income and (b) 40 per cent. of median income are not in receipt of tax credits. | | (135398) | 241
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what percentage of children were living in households below (a) 60 per cent., (b) 50 per cent., (c) 40 per cent., (d) 30 per cent. and (e) 20 per cent. of median income (i) before and (ii) after housing costs in at least three out of the last four years in each year since 1991. | | (135401) | 242
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which Ministers in his Department have visited India in the last 12 months; on how many occasions each Minister visited India; and what the length was of each visit. | | (135545) | 243
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the (a) originally estimated, (b) most recently estimated and (c) outturn cost was of the five largest information technology contracts agreed by his Department with outside suppliers over the last five years, as referred to in the Answer of 17th July 2006, Official Report, columns 233-4W, on information technology. | | (135608) | 244
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for which Government websites he is responsible; how many visitors each received in the latest period for which figures are available; and what the cost (a) was of establishing and (b) has been of maintaining each site. | | (135729) | 245
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people took sick leave for stress in his Department in the last 12 months; and what percentage of the total staff number this represents. | | (135461) | 246
N | Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect of implementation of changes in child maintenance variation regulations made by the Child Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2005. | | (135404) | 247
| Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average retirement age is for couples who are (a) childless and (b) not childless. | | (135453) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 248
| David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many people took sick leave for stress in the Prime Minister's Office in the last 12 months; and what percentage of the total staff number this represents. | | [Transferred] (135468) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 249
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans are in place to disarm janjaweed militias in Darfur. | | [Transferred] (135515) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 250
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what penalties are applicable to those convicted of illegally employing migrant labour. | | [Transferred] (135516) |
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