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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Thursday 10 May 2007
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Thursday 10 May 2007
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Thursday 10 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 Thursday 10 May of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Thursday 10 May see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 1
| Mr David Anderson (Blaydon):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the effect on incomes in each year up to 2011 of (a) changes to personal allowances, (b) the removal of the 10 pence tax rate and (c) the reduction of the basic rate of income tax to 20 pence on people born (i) before and (ii) after 1935 with incomes of (A) £8,000, (B) £9,000, (C) £10,000, (D) £11,000, (E) £12,000, (F) 13,000, (G) £14,000, (H) £15,000, (I) £16,000, (J) £17,000 and (K) £18,000. | | (136787) | 2
N | Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the average levels of household indebtedness in the UK in comparison to other European countries. | | (136458) | 3
| Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 27th March 2007, Official Report, columns 1441-2W, on Departments: public expenditure, for which losses his Department was granted Treasury approval in each of the last five years for which figures are available. | | (136769) | 4
| Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people were tasked with processing new business VAT number applications in (a) England, (b) Scotland and (c) Wales and Northern Ireland in each of the last 12 months, broken down by grade. | | (136795) | 5
| Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average length of time taken was to process new business VAT number applications in (a) England, (b) Scotland and (c) Wales and Northern Ireland in each of the last 12 months. | | (136796) | 6
| Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many new businesses in (a) England, (b) Scotland and (c) Wales and Northern Ireland applied for VAT numbers in each of the last 12 months. | | (136797) | 7
N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which diplomatic missions to the United Kingdom remit income tax, or monies in lieu of income tax, to the Inland Revenue or Exchequer in respect of locally engaged staff who are (a) UK citizens and (b) other nationals who are (i) EU citizens and (ii) non-EU citizens; and if he will make a statement. | | (136113) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 8
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, if she will list her public engagements for the week beginning 4th June. | | (136636) | 9
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how much her Department expects to spend on the establishment of the Local Better Regulation Office. | | (136656) | 10
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what the budget is for the Local Better Regulation Office in each year between 2007 and 2012. | | (136657) | 11
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, whether the Local Better Regulation Office will continue to operate after 2012. | | (136658) | 12
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, if she will list the Cabinet Committees of which she is a member in her capacity as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. | | (136660) | 13
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, when she last visited land controlled by the Duchy. | | (136662) | 14
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what public appointments she has made since her appointment. | | (136665) | 15
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what steps her Department is taking to assist the Local Better Regulation Office in improving the performance of local authority regulatory services. | | (136668) | 16
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what steps her Department is taking to assist the Local Better Regulation Office in making regulation simpler. | | (136671) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 17
| Lorely Burt (Solihull):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will ensure that provisions are introduced to provide redress for consumers who are mis-sold properties on the basis of inaccurate information in home information packs; and if she will make a statement. | | (136613) | 18
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people were classified as falling into the category used in the Answer of 13th December 2002, Official Report, column 702W, homeless households accepted as eligible unintentionally homeless and in priority need by local authorities in each of the last five years. | | (136740) | 19
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much is being awarded to the London Borough of Barnet for the regional housing allocation 2007, broken down by category of funding; how many homes in each category in Barnet are expected to receive such funding; and if she will make a statement. | | (136652) | 20
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans she has to stop rural de-population; what steps she is taking to encourage (a) house building and (b) social housing development in village communities; and what progress has been made with the Goodman Review. | | (136766) | 21
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the accuracy of electoral registration for the Clayton-le-Woods North ward of Chorley Borough. | | (136788) | 22
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the impact of planning guidelines for building new properties with one and a half car spaces on levels of congestion in neighbouring roads; and if she will make a statement. | | (136751) | 23
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how her Department is engaging with stakeholders on the unitary bid made by Shropshire County Council. | | (136601) | 24
| Robert Key (Salisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the current pension fund deficit is of (a) Wiltshire County Council and (b) Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service. | | (136608) | 25
| Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what resource is available to local residents when a residential building project is left uncompleted to the detriment of the surrounding area to force the owners (a) to complete the project and (b) to pass it on to an organisation willing to do so. | | (136663) | 26
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether she proposes to make land available for affordable housing in the North Yorkshire National Park. | | (136718) | 27
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps she plans to take to reduce the gap between the cost of housing and the level of incomes in North Yorkshire. | | (136719) | 28
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many (a) houses and (b) flats built in (i) 2003, (ii) 2004, (iii) 2005 and (iv) 2006 were found subsequently to have significant building defects; and if she will make a statement. | | (136727) | 29
| Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans she has to undertake a review of the Oil Fired Technical Association self-certification scheme; and if she will make a statement. | | (136615) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 30
| Janet Anderson (Rossendale & Darwen):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what level of (a) local authority licensing fees and (b) Gambling Commission fees have been set by her Department, under the Gambling Act. | | (136687) | 31
| Janet Anderson (Rossendale & Darwen):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what her Department's most recent estimate is of the costs to the gaming industry arising from the changes brought about by the Gambling Act 2005; and whether her Department plans to update the Regulatory Impact Assessment in light of the results of the consultation process and the finalisation of the regulatory orders. | | (136688) | 32
| Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the investment returns were for (a) the Community Fund and (b) the Scottish Arts Council from National Lottery funding (i) in August 2006 and (ii) in the last period for which figures are available; how much Lottery funding is yet to be allocated by (A) the Community Fund and (B) the Scottish Arts Council; what that figure was in August 2006 in each case; how much the (1) Community Fund and (2) the Scottish Arts Council received from the Lottery in 2006; and how much each is expected to receive in 2007. | | (136598) | 33
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many complaints she has received regarding television quizzes on Channel 5. | | (136599) | 34
| Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to conduct a public consultation on the decision announced on 15th March to allocate an additional £675 million of lottery funding to the London Olympics in 2012. | | (136594) | 35
| John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much of the total budget for the London Olympics in 2012 set aside for direct funding of cultural events which are part of the Cultural Olympiad is for (a) mandatory ceremonies, (b) bid projects and signature events and (c) UK cultural festivals. | | (136605) | 36
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many children in (a) West Bromwich East constituency and (b) the West Midlands region have been nominated for a Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme since its introduction. | | (136716) | 37
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the projected funding allocation is for the UK Film Council in each of the next two financial years. | | (136717) | 38
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of Supporters Direct and the Supporters Trust Initiative in the West Midlands region. | | (136720) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 39
| Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the security situation in Afghanistan. | | (136628) | 40
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the outcome was of the investigation into the shooting of demonstrators for jobs at Al-Amarah in January 2004; and if he will make a statement. | | (136679) | 41
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the outcome was of each case in which proceedings are no longer ongoing which were passed by the Army Prosecuting Authority back to the Armed Forces to consider what action needs to be taken since 2003. | | (136693) | 42
| Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what changes are planned to free postal services available to service people on operations overseas. | | (136773) | 43
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 21st March 2007, Official Report, column 925W, on Hercules aircraft, if he will take steps to ensure that Hercules aircraft being fitted with explosive suppressant foam are flown to flex the wings after the sealant is applied but before the foam is put in place. | | (136695) | 44
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 21st March 2007, Official Report, column 925W, on Hercules aircraft, how long it has taken for each Hercules aircraft being fitted with explosive suppressant foam to return to active service; and if he will make a statement. | | (136696) | 45
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to dispose of the site of HMS Temeraire; and whether the site is included in the Naval Base Review. | | (136697) | 46
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions (a) the Royal Navy and (b) the Defence Property Agency have had with Portsmouth University about disposals of departmental (i) land and (ii) property; and if he will make a statement. | | (136749) | 47
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department records on (a) Service personnel and (b) Service families. | | (136411) | 48
| Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which British embassies and High Commissions have (a) a defence attaché, (b) a military attaché, (c) a Royal Naval attaché and (d) an air attaché; and if he will make a statement on the future funding of these posts. | | (136606) | 49
| Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what costs were incurred for maintenance at the official residence of the Chief of the General Staff in each year since 1997. | | (136609) | 50
| Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what costs were incurred for maintenance at the official residence of the Adjutant General in each year since 1997. | | (136610) | 51
| Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what costs were incurred for maintenance at the official residence of the General Officer Commanding Northern Ireland in each year since 1997. | | (136611) | 52
| Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what costs were incurred for maintenance at the official residence of the Commander in Chief Land in each year since 1997. | | (136612) | 53
| Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 20th March 2007, Official Report, column 50W, on the Army: costs, what the reasons were for the amount spent on maintenance of the property occupied by the General Officer Commanding Northern Ireland, broken down by main budget heading. | | (136625) | 54
| Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 20th March 2007, Official Report, column 50W, on the Army: costs, what the reasons were for the amount spent on maintenance of the property occupied by the Commander in Chief Land, broken down by main budget heading. | | (136626) | 55
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects the Lynx helicopter fleet to move to Dishforth Airfield. | | (136698) | 56
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects the communications hub to open at RAF Leeming. | | (136699) | 57
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will undertake a comprehensive airfield review. | | (136700) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills 58
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, which schools in (a) Essex, (b) Hertfordshire and (c) the Metropolitan Police Area of London distribute the morning after pill to pupils (i) with and (ii) without parental knowledge or permission; and which plan to do so in the next 12 months. | | (136774) | 59
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the evidential basis was for the statement made by Ofsted in its report Time for Change? Personal, Social and Health Education, that teenage magazines are a positive source of advice for young people; whom Ofsted consulted before making this statement; what recent representations he has received about this comment from (a) parents, (b) head teachers of schools and (c) organisations; and if he will make a statement. | | (136775) | 60
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 3rd May 2007, Official Report, column 1868W, on teaching methods, what categories of class assignment were recorded by Ofsted (a) before 2002-03 and (b) after 2002-03. | | (136767) | 61
| John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment he has made of the impact of progress towards adoption targets for local authorities on children and families. | | (136822) | 62
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment he has made of the impact on schools of the use of target-setting by his Department; and if he will make a statement. | | (136752) | 63
| Dr Howard Stoate (Dartford):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many applications for authorised absences for holidays during term time were made to (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in England in each of the last five years. | | (136670) | 64
| Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many of the consortia which have been approved to offer diploma courses from September 2008 include at least (a) one further education college, (b) one school and (c) one private training provider; and if he will make a statement. | | (136674) | 65
| Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, when he expects the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) to publish its research into the fee level charged for GCSEs and A-levels; and what steps (a) the QCA and (b) his Department plans to take in response to this research. | | (136728) | 66
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) teachers and (b) teaching support assistants were employed in West Bromwich East constituency in the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (136722) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 67
N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the (a) dates and (b) durations of hose pipe bans in each water company area were in each year since 2000. | | (136554) | 68
N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what global greenhouse gas stabilization target, expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent, the Government is using as a basis for its policies. | | (136557) | 69
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to encourage food suppliers to use less packaging; and what discussions he has had over the last six months. | | (136771) | 70
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate the Government has made of the amount of food packaging used in each year since 1997. | | (136772) | 71
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what resources the Government has allocated to support the Year of Food and Farming initiative (a) in total and (b) in relation to facilitating the access of children to farms. | | (136759) | 72
| Nick Herbert (Arundel & South Downs):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many incidents of fly-tipping were reported in West Sussex in (a) 1997 and (b) each of the last four years for which figures are available; and what the estimated cost was of dealing with such incidents. | | (136755) | 73
| Nick Herbert (Arundel & South Downs):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) prosecutions and (b) successful prosecutions there were in West Sussex for fly-tipping in (i) 1997 and (ii) each of the last four years for which figures are available. | | (136821) | 74
| Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will undertake a review of the environmental sustainability of the practice of locating sealed fuel oil tanks beneath domestic residences; and if he will make a statement. | | (136614) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 75
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Oral Answer to the hon. Member for Billericay of 2nd May 2007, Official Report, columns 1505-6, on which occasions Saddam Hussein used biological weapons against (a) Iraqi people and (b) other people. | | (136566) | 76
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the peer-review mechanism of the New Partnership for Africa's Development has been applied to Zimbabwe; and if she will make a statement. | | (136684) | 77
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment she has made of how the 2006 agreement between Pakistan and militants in North Waziristan is working; and if she will make a statement. | | (136685) | 78
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if she will make representations to the Iraqi authorities on the implications for human rights of court proceedings to review sentences handed down which can impose the death penalty on an offender originally sentenced to a custodial sentence. | | (136686) | 79
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the outcome was of the raids on 23rd and 25th February by US and Iraqi forces on the head offices of the General Federation of Iraqi Workers; what representations she has made on the recognition of trade union rights in Iraq; and if she will make a statement. | | (136689) | 80
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports she has received on Ugandan support for the Mouvement de liberation du Congo; and if she will make a statement. | | (136690) | 81
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports she has received on the arrest and detention of Marios Matsakis MEP in Akrotiri Sovereign base area, Cyprus; and if she will make a statement. | | (136661) | 82
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports she has received on the recent attack on Christian missionaries in the Nuba Mountains, Sudan. | | (136768) | 83
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports she has received on (a) the situation of the Baha'i community, (b) the treatment of Bihnam Saltanat Akhdari and Shah Baygum Diqhani, (c) the treatment of Baha'i children in educational establishments, (d) the treatment of the family home of Mr Dhabihu'llah Mahrami following his death and (e) the media treatment of the Baha'i faith in Iran; and if she will make a statement. | | (136691) | 84
| Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her counterpart in the Democratic Republic of Congo on the political situation in that country; and if she will make a statement. | | (136804) | 85
| Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate she has made of the numbers of Christians (a) killed, (b) displaced and (c) otherwise persecuted in Iraq since the invasion of that country. | | (136825) | 86
| Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what financial contribution the UK is making to the EU Galileo satellite project; what further requests for funding are anticipated; what steps she is taking to ensure that Galileo is not used for military purposes; and if she will make a statement. | | (136602) | 87
| Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when she last met the Canadian High Commissioner; and what the subjects of discussion were on that occasion. | | (136682) | 88
N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much income tax or money in lieu of income tax was collected in respect of (a) UK citizens and (b) non-UK citizens who were locally engaged staff in the UK's Embassy in Italy in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available; what value of these deductions was (i) remitted to the Italian tax authorities, (ii) remitted to the UK's Inland Revenue, (iii) retained by the UK's Embassy in Italy and (iv) remitted to London and retained by her Department in each year; and if she will make a statement. | | (136110) | 89
N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, to what extent the rates and scale of deductions from pay in respect of or in lieu of tax on income are different for locally engaged staff employed in the UK's Embassy in Italy who are UK citizens and those who are not UK citizens; and if she will make a statement. | | (136111) | 90
N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, in which European Union countries the UK does not remit to the local tax authorities income tax, or sums in lieu of income tax, collected in respect of locally engaged British embassy staff; in which EU countries there are different arrangements for those locally engaged staff who are (a) UK citizens, (b) citizens of the host EU country and (c) citizens of a third country; and what the reasons are for such differences. | | (136112) | 91
N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much income tax or money in lieu of income tax was collected in respect of (a) UK citizens and (b) non-UK citizens who were locally engaged staff in the British Council in Italy in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available; what value of these deductions was (i) remitted to the Italian tax authorities, (ii) remitted to HM Revenue and Customs, (iii) retained by the British Council in Rome and (iv) remitted to London and retained by her Department in each year; and if she will make a statement. | | (136261) | 92
N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, in which European Union countries the UK does not remit to the local tax authorities income tax, or sums in lieu of income tax, collected in respect of locally engaged British Council staff; in which EU countries there are different arrangements in respect of local engaged staff who are (a) UK citizens, (b) those who are citizens of the host EU country and (c) citizens of a third country; and what the reasons are for such differences. | | (136262) | 93
N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Prism information system is fully operational. | | (136355) | 94
N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 16th April 2007, Official Report, column 37W, on Italy: diplomatic service, how many individuals received copies of the valedictory telegram of Sir Ivor Roberts. | | (136356) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 95
N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what successful prosecutions for bio-security failures, which are not the subject of continuing legal proceedings, there have been since 2001. | | (136555) | 96
N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what bio-security failings have been investigated by the Food Standards Agency since 2001. | | (136556) | 97
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions (a) Ministers and (b) officials in her Department have had with the Law Officers on an interpretation of the Abortion Act 1967 (as amended) that would allow nurses to perform abortions; and if she will make a statement. | | (136793) | 98
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research her Department (a) has undertaken, (b) plans to undertake and (c) has evaluated on the effectiveness of use of the morning after pill in reducing teenage pregnancies; how many and what percentage of teenagers requesting the morning after pill in the last 12 months were using (i) condoms and (ii) combined pill contraception at the time of conception; and if she will make a statement. | | (136799) | 99
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research her Department (a) has undertaken, (b) plans to undertake and (c) has evaluated on the long-term effects of abortion on women that drew on (i) UK and (ii) international research; and if she will make a statement. | | (136800) | 100
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will bring forward legislation to ban the use of tests which can tell an unborn baby's gender at six weeks; what recent representations she has received on such tests; and if she will make a statement. | | (136801) | 101
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research has been (a) funded and (b) carried out by her Department on the symptoms of post-abortion depression; and if she will make a statement. | | (136802) | 102
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will amend the abortion notification form to distinguish between physical and mental health grounds for abortion; and if she will make a statement. | | (136803) | 103
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many investigations into falsely labelled food the Food Standards Agency carried out in each year since 1997. | | (136770) | 104
| Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding the North Essex Mental Health Partnership Trust received from (a) her Department and (b) local primary care trusts in each of the last five financial years. | | (136603) | 105
| Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether her Department has been informed of plans to shut the Peter Bruff Ward in Clacton Hospital. | | (136604) | 106
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make the drug Tarceva (Erlotinib) available to lung cancer sufferers in England; and if she will make a statement. | | (136694) | 107
N | Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 20th April 2007, Official Report, column 805W, on avian influenza, what information her Department holds on the percentage fatality rates for the pandemic influenza outbreaks of (a) 1918-19 (H1N1), (b) 1957 (N2N2) and (c) 1968 (H3N2). | | (134474) | 108
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make a statement on (a) funding and (b) availability of Cetuximab for people diagnosed with metastatic colorectal cancer. | | (136789) | 109
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance she has issued to primary care trusts on providing funding for the use of the drug Cetuximab in cases of metastatic colorectal cancer. | | (136790) | 110
| Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the standard of services and treatment available to people with (a) ulcerative colitis and (b) Crohn's disease. | | (136816) | 111
| Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were diagnosed with (a) ulcerative colitis and (b) Crohn's disease in each of the last five years. | | (136817) | 112
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answers of 23rd April 2007, Official Report, column 970W, on physiotherapy: training and 20th April 2007, Official Report, columns 819-20W, on nurses: training, what mechanisms are in place to ensure that (a) the number of newly qualified staff meets the number of available posts and (b) the number of staff training in different specialities meets demand; and if she will make a statement. | | (136739) | 113
| Ian Lucas (Wrexham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many single treatment episodes of people with spinal injuries took place in each of the last 10 years. | | (136761) | 114
| Ian Lucas (Wrexham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people with spinal injuries were admitted as accident and emergency patients in each of the last 10 years for which records are available. | | (136762) | 115
| Ian Lucas (Wrexham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people with serious spinal injuries were treated in (a) district general hospitals and (b) specialist spinal injury units in each of the last 10 years. | | (136763) | 116
| Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will (a) publish a review of the Government's first alcohol strategy and (b) publish details of the second alcohol strategy; what procedure was used to consult on the second alcohol strategy; and what measures she plans to use to assess the performance of the alcohol strategies. | | (136737) | 117
| Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what appointments to public positions Ministers have made of persons employed by Secure Healthcare in each of the last five years. | | (136738) | 118
| Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what tender process was used to award the contract to provide healthcare services at HM Prison Wandsworth to Secure Healthcare; what the cost of the contract is expected to be; what (a) outcome measures and (b) performance indicators the contract provides; and if she will make a statement. | | (136747) | 119
| Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps she plans to take to monitor the accuracy of data provided by Secure Healthcare under the contract to provide healthcare services at HM Prison Wandsworth; and if she will make a statement. | | (136748) | 120
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will place in the Library a copy of the draft proposal for submission to the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence asking the institute to consider including a comparison of the different types of insulin in its future work programme, as referred to in the letter of 19th December 2006 to the hon. Member for Torbay from the Minister for Quality and Delivery. | | [R] (136750) | 121
| David Taylor (North West Leicestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent submissions she has received in support of free prescriptions for asthmatics; and when she expects the findings of the review of prescription charges to be published. | | (136721) | 122
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what percentage of people in Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust area waited more than (a) three months, (b) six months and (c) a year for an NHS operation in the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (136705) | 123
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funding was provided to Sandwell Mental Health NHS and Social Care Trust in each of the last five years. | | (136706) | 124
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) doctors, (b) consultants and (c) nurses were employed by Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust in each of the last five years. | | (136707) | 125
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions have been held with representatives of epilepsy specialist nurses; and if she will make a statement. | | (136708) | 126
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many epilepsy specialist nurses were employed by Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust in each of the last three years. | | (136709) | 127
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many general practitioner surgeries in West Bromwich East constituency (a) have and (b) have not been refurbished since 1997. | | (136710) | 128
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS dentists were employed in (a) West Bromwich East constituency and (b) the West Midlands region in each of the last three years. | | (136711) | 129
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many calls were received by NHS Direct in each of the last three years. | | (136712) | 130
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she expects to publish plans on the provision of incontinence and stoma appliances; and if she will make a statement. | | (136713) | 131
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will publish the minutes of her latest meeting with the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy on physiotherapy graduates. | | (136714) | 132
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government is taking to tackle alcohol misuse in West Bromwich East constituency. | | (136715) | 133
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much her Department spent on the production of blood products in the UK for use by haemophiliacs in the UK in (a) 1985, (b) 1986, (c) 1987, (d) 1988 and (e) 1989; and if she will make a statement. | | (136619) | 134
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much her Department spent on imported blood products from the United States in (a) 1980, (b) 1981, (c) 1982, (d) 1983 and (e) 1984; and if she will make a statement. | | (136620) | 135
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much and what proportion of blood products given to haemophiliacs in (a) 1985, (b) 1986, (c) 1987, (d) 1988 and (e) 1989 were sourced from UK donors; and if she will make a statement. | | (136621) | 136
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much and what proportion of blood products given to haemophiliacs in (a) 1980, (b) 1981, (c) 1982, (d) 1983 and (e) 1984 were sourced from US donors; and if she will make a statement. | | (136622) | 137
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what volume of factor VIII blood products was imported from the United States into the UK in (a) 1980, (b) 1981, (c) 1982, (d) 1983 and (e) 1984; and if she will make a statement. | | (136623) | 138
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what volume of cryoprecipitate was available for use under the NHS in (a) 1977, (b) 1978, (c) 1979, (d) 1985, (e) 1986, (f) 1987, (g) 1988 and (h) 1989; and if she will make a statement. | | (136624) | 139
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what volume of UK-sourced blood was fractionated to develop blood products for use by haemophiliacs in (a) 1977, (b) 1978, (c) 1979, (d) 1985, (e) 1986, (f) 1987, (g) 1988 and (h) 1989; and if she will make a statement. | | (136627) | 140
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much her Department spent on increasing blood donations at regional transfusion centres in (a) 1980, (b) 1981, (c) 1982, (d) 1983 and (e) 1984; and if she will make a statement. | | (136629) | 141
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much her Department spent on BPL Elstree in (a) 1980, (b) 1981, (c) 1982, (d) 1983, (e) 1984, (f) 1985, (g) 1986, (h) 1987 and (i) 1988; and if she will make a statement. | | (136630) | 142
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much and what proportion of blood products given to haemophiliacs in (a) 1977, (b) 1978 and (c) 1979 were sourced from UK donors; and if she will make a statement. | | (136634) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 143
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to reduce levels of mobile phone theft. | | (136441) | 144
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with mobile phone operators on reducing mobile phone theft. | | (136442) | 145
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many responses were received to the consultation with stakeholders on the points-based system for migrant workers; how many were (a) in favour and (b) against the system; and if he will make a statement. | | (136659) | 146
| Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many dogs were reported as stolen in each police force area in England and Wales in (a) each of the last 12 months and (b) each of the previous three years, broken down by breed; how many of these dogs were recovered; how many people were prosecuted for the crime in the same period; and what sentence was imposed in each case where no legal proceedings are outstanding. | | (136794) | 147
| Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of failed asylum seekers were removed from Northern Ireland in each of the last six years. | | (136826) | 148
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the impact of his Department's use of targets on levels of crime and anti-social behaviour; and if he will make a statement. | | (136753) | 149
| Robert Key (Salisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the current pension fund deficit is of Wiltshire Police Authority. | | (136607) | 150
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to change the way that police pay is determined; and if he will make a statement. | | (136701) | Questions to the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice 151
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, what provision is in place for the treatment of women prisoners deemed at risk of self-harm in settings outside the prison estate. | | (136683) | 152
| Philip Davies (Shipley):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, how many prisons have swimming pools for use by inmates; and if she will make a statement. | | (136724) | 153
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, what percentage of the electorate in each local authority in Gloucestershire has registered for a postal vote. | | (136764) | 154
| Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, what the average cost was per prisoner per night of housing a prisoner in a court cell in each of the last six months for which figures are available. | | (136760) | 155
| Mr Chris Mullin (Sunderland South):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 19th February 2007, Official Report, column 290W, on Abu Hamza, when she expects to be in a position to provide details of claims on the legal aid fund by lawyers acting for Abu Hamza. | | (136675) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 156
| Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many dogs were reported stolen in each police district command unit area in Northern Ireland in (a) each of the past 12 months and (b) each of the previous three years, broken down by breed; how many of the dogs were recovered; how many people have been prosecuted for this crime over the same period; and what sentence was imposed in each case where no legal proceedings are outstanding. | | (136805) | 157
| Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many mandatory drug tests were carried out in each prison establishment in Northern Ireland in each of the last six years; and in how many of those tests results were (a) positive, (b) negative and (c) inconclusive for the presence of banned substances. | | (136823) | 158
| Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many members of the Northern Ireland Prison Service were (a) disciplined, (b) suspended and (c) dismissed for supplying drugs or other prohibited items to prisoners in each of the last five years. | | (136824) | Questions to the Prime Minister 159
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Prime Minister, what recent representations he has received on E Petitions; how much was spent on promoting E Petitions in each year since the project was created; how much is planned for the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement. | | (136798) | Questions to the Solicitor General 160
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Solicitor General, what investigations are taking place into allegations of corruption against (a) British and (b) coalition country companies working in Iraq since March 2003; and if he will make a statement. | | (136704) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 161
N | Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when he expects the spectrum on which Administered Incentive Pricing is charged to change usage. | | (136082) | 162
N | Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what revenues he expects to be raised from the charging of Administered Incentive Pricing on spectrum (a) in 2007 and (b) in each of the next five years, broken down by sector; and what the revenues were from each sector in 2006. | | (136083) | 163
| John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to the Answer of 27th April 2007, Official Report, column 1361W, on OM Energy, what his definition is of academic validation of the technology; and who validated the technology. | | (136726) | 164
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what his policy is on `ramming the pipes' as a means of gas storage. | | (136741) | 165
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many applications for gas storage facilities were (a) made and (b) successful in each of the last 15 years. | | (136742) | 166
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what estimate he has made of (a) the average life of an electricity meter, (b) the number of electricity meters in the UK, (c) the number of electricity meters changed each year and (d) the time it would take to replace all existing electricity meters with new electricity monitors; and if he will make a statement. | | (136754) | 167
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps his Department is taking to lift households out of fuel poverty. | | (136676) | 168
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps his Department is taking to support research into nuclear fusion. | | (136677) | 169
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much his Department spent on research into the causes of breast cancer through the Research Councils in (a) 2004-05 and (b) 2005-06. | | (136678) | 170
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much was paid out by the UK Coal Operating Aid Scheme in each year since 2000. | | (136791) | 171
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what percentage of imports into the UK were from India in (a) 2005-06 and (b) 2006-07. | | (136792) | 172
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans he has for a trade mission to India in the near future; and what steps he plans to take to improve trade relations with India. | | (136808) | 173
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many new post offices opened in (a) 2004, (b) 2005 and (c) 2006. | | (136809) | 174
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much revenue was generated by the UK's North Sea oil and gas fields in each year since 1997. | | (136810) | 175
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much public money the Government spent on the UK's North Sea oil and gas fields in each year since 1997. | | (136811) | 176
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps his Department is taking to halt the decline in the number of rural post offices. | | (136812) | 177
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many new post offices have opened in Essex since 1997. | | (136813) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 178
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with industry on reducing carbon levels in transportation fuels. | | (136443) | 179
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made in placing biofuel pumps in petrol station forecourts. | | (136444) | 180
| Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much grant from the Transport Innovation Fund has been given to Transport for London to fund the study of road tolls at Greenwich. | | (136664) | 181
| Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) advice and (b) funding his Department has given to Transport for London to assess the impact on surrounding areas of a proposed Greenwich Road Toll, including the impact of diverted traffic and pollution. | | (136666) | 182
| Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) economic and (b) environmental impact his Department expects the ending of the tidal flow at the Blackwall Tunnel to have on (i) the South East, (ii) East Anglia, (iii) London and (iv) England. | | (136667) | 183
| Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when and by whom his Department was invited to comment on the proposal to end the tidal flow at the Blackwall Tunnel. | | (136669) | 184
| Anne Moffat (East Lothian):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many railway stations will receive funding from the Access for All scheme. | | (136595) | 185
| Anne Moffat (East Lothian):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what change there has been in the number of rail passenger journeys since 1997. | | (136596) | 186
| Anne Moffat (East Lothian):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his targets for railway punctuality and reliability have been met. | | (136597) | 187
| Anne Moffat (East Lothian):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department collects on railway (a) passenger and (b) freight journeys in other EU countries for benchmarking UK performance; and what EU-wide targets are relevant to railway usage. | | (136600) | 188
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Chief Executive of Network Rail on litter on the track and railway land; and if he will make a statement. | | (136702) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 189
| Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what delays are being experienced with pension forecasts for women who become 60 in May and June this year. | | (136692) | 190
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Sifam Limited Retirement Plan is one of the pension schemes to be included in the extension of the Financial Assistance Scheme to solvent employers. | | (136558) | 191
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects the data for levels of child poverty to be available for (a) 2005-06 and (b) 2006-07; and if he will make a statement. | | (136736) | 192
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 3rd May 2007, Official Report, column 1826W, on DNA, on how many occasions DNA data collected by the Child Support Agency was made available to other (a) departments, (b) agencies and (c) public authorities. | | (136703) | 193
| Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households in West Bromwich East constituency received winter fuel payments, in each of the last three years. | | (136723) | 194
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the Department expects all those currently eligible to receive funds under the financial assistance scheme and who are 65 years old or over to receive payments; and if he will make a statement. | | (136616) | 195
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much the Financial Assistance Scheme has paid out to members of schemes that wound up before 6th April 2005 with insufficient funds to cover all pension entitlements; and if he will make a statement. | | (136617) | 196
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people who are eligible to receive funds under the financial assistance scheme are 65 years old or over; and if he will make a statement. | | (136618) | 197
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was spent on (a) administration and (b) legal fees for the Financial Assistance Scheme in each month since its inception; and if he will make a statement. | | (136631) | 198
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the (a) average, (b) highest and (c) lowest payment has been under the Financial Assistance Scheme to former Allied Steel and Wire workers living (i) in and (ii) outside Wales; and if he will make a statement. | | (136632) | 199
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many former Allied Steel and Wire workers are forecast to receive (a) 80 per cent., (b) 65 per cent. and (c) 50 per cent. of their (i) expected occupational pension and (ii) core pension under the Financial Assistance Scheme; and if he will make a statement. | | (136633) | 200
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which Department of Work and Pensions offices in Wales (a) opened and (b) closed in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (136635) | 201
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost was of staff relocations between his Department's offices in Wales in each year since 2000; and if he will make a statement. | | (136654) | 202
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which staff relocations between his Department's offices in Wales took place in each year since 2000; how many staff were involved in each such relocation; and if he will make a statement. | | (136655) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 203
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what powers are available to enforce (a) UN and (b) EU sanctions on export of goods with military applications to Sudan; what reports he has received of the export of such goods by (i) Dallex Trade and (ii) Land Rover to Sudan; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (136815) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 204
| Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what value of gold has been recovered from HMS Sussex. | | [Transferred] (136673) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 205
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if she will submit any constitutional treaty agreed by the European Union to a vote in the House before it is signed. | | [Transferred] (136806) | 206
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if she will submit any EU treaty containing constitutional changes for the EU to a national referendum. | | [Transferred] (136807) | Questions to the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice 207
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, if she will bring forward legislation to amend the Infant Life Preservation Act 1929 to reduce the period at which a foetus is presumed to be viable from 28 weeks to 22 weeks; what recent representations she has received on the issue; and if she will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (136818) | 208
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, if she will bring forward legislation to create an offence of deliberately (a) injuring and (b) killing an unborn child; what recent representations she has received about the issue; and if she will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (136819) | 209
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, how many pregnant women in England were physically assaulted by a partner or former partner which resulted in the death of the unborn child in each of the last 20 years for which figures are available. | | [Transferred] (136820) | 210
| John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, what (a) financial and (b) other assistance is available to prisoners on release after serving their term. | | [Transferred] (136653) | 211
| John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 30th April 2007, Official Report, column 1420W, on prisoners release: acquittals, in what cases remand prisoners are entitled to (a) travel warrants and (b) housing benefit and council tax benefit and mortgage interest for a limited time. | | [Transferred] (136725) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 212
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many people in Gloucestershire were declared bankrupt in each year since 1997. | | [Transferred] (136765) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 213
| Janet Anderson (Rossendale & Darwen):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many fatal road traffic accidents were recorded in the West Mercia police authority area between 22nd and 29th April 2005. | | [Transferred] (136814) |
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