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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Friday 18 May 2007
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Friday 18 May 2007
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Friday 18 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 Friday 18 May of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Friday 18 May see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 1
| Jeff Ennis (Barnsley East & Mexborough):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) pensioners and (b) pensioners over 80 years are paying income tax. | | (138393) | 2
N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what part (a) he and (b) departmental representatives are playing in the inter-party talks on the funding of political parties chaired by Sir Hayden Phillips. | | (137747) | 3
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many tax credit cases have been referred to the Adjudicator's Office in the last 12 months; and how many of those (a) have had a successful outcome and (b) have resulted in a recommendation for compensation. | | (138571) | 4
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost was of tax credit cases being referred to the Adjudicator's Office in the last 12 months. | | (138572) | 5
| Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many telephone helplines are sponsored by his Department with the prefix (a) 0870 and (b) 0845; and whether alternative geographic numbers are available in each case. | | (138486) | 6
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list the outside (a) agencies and (b) consultancies which are undertaking work commissioned by his Department; and what the (i) purpose and (ii) cost is of each commission. | | (138450) | 7
N | John Robertson (Glasgow North West):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many individuals claiming tax credits have been notified that details of their bank account and sort code have been sent to another client. | | (136901) | 8
| Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many alcohol-related deaths were recorded in each London borough in each of the last 10 years, broken down by (a) age group and (b) sex. | | (138494) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 9
| Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how much Government funding was allocated to private sector organisations involved in public service delivery in (a) education and (b) health in each year since 2005. | | (138507) | 10
| Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how much Government funding was allocated to third sector organisations for the delivery of public services in (a) education and (b) health in each year since 2005. | | (138508) | 11
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, if she will list the outside (a) agencies and (b) consultancies which are undertaking work commissioned by her Department; and what the (i) purpose and (ii) cost is of each commission. | | (138464) | 12
| David Mundell (Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what joint arrangements the Charity Commissioners and the Office of the Scottish Charities Regulator have in place for dealing with cross-border operation of charities between Scotland and England where the charity is based in (a) England but operates in Scotland and (b) Scotland but operates in England. | | (138545) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 13
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer by the Secretary of State for Education and Skills of 10th May 2007, Official Report, columns 365-6W, on schools: combined heat and power, if she will take steps to encourage more local planning authorities to require the installation of renewable energy facilities in new schools to supply a proportion of the building's energy load. | | (138370) | 14
| Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what her Department's responsibilities are with respect to London, broken down by policy area; what responsibilities she holds jointly with the Mayor of London; and if she will make a statement. | | (138513) | 15
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will list the outside (a) agencies and (b) consultancies which are undertaking work commissioned by her Department; and what the (i) purpose and (ii) cost is of each commission. | | (138466) | 16
| Julie Morgan (Cardiff North):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many gypsy travellers sites have been built as a direct result of the Housing Act 2004. | | (138413) | 17
| John Penrose (Weston-Super-Mare):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many accredited home information pack inspectors are ready to operate in (a) the UK and (b) the South West; and how many are expected to be ready by 1st June 2007. | | (138411) | 18
| Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department issues to local authorities on the homeless status of members of HM Armed Forces who resign; and if she will make a statement. | | (138447) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 19
| Lorely Burt (Solihull):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the average amount of fees payable by Category (a) A and (b) B bookmakers to the Gambling Commission. | | (138550) | 20
| Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of preparations for Capital of Culture in Liverpool. | | (138318) | 21
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the number of visits made to the English coast for the purpose of outdoor recreation in each of the last three years. | | (138537) | 22
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress has been made with proposals for a sporting village in Chorley; and if she will make a statement. | | (138566) | 23
| Robert Key (Salisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when work will commence on the Stonehenge Visitors Centre; and if she will make a statement. | | (138404) | 24
| 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 has been set aside for direct funding of cultural events as part of the Cultural Olympiad. | | (138402) | 25
| John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Statement of 15th March 2007, Official Report, columns 450-2, on the 2012 Olympics, when her Department plans to bring forward regulations to enact the decision to transfer an additional £675 million of Lottery funding to pay for the London Olympics in 2012. | | (138403) | 26
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will list the outside (a) agencies and (b) consultancies which are undertaking work commissioned by her Department; and what the (i) purpose and (ii) cost is of each commission. | | (138463) | 27
| Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what use Ofcom plans to make of the Food Standards Agency's nutrient profiling model in redressing the imbalance of television advertising to children; and what account will be taken of typical portion size in implementing any system of redress. | | (138423) | 28
| Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what representations she has received on Channel 4's public service obligations in relation to the purchase of 20th Century Fox's film archives; and if she will make a statement. | | (138535) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 29
| Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what technical problems have delayed the deployment of Apache helicopters to Afghanistan. | | (138521) | 30
| Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of supplies of ammunition to the grenade machine gun in Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement. | | (138533) | 31
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what criteria he uses to assess the effectiveness of the Combined Cadet Force as a recruitment tool for the regular armed forces; and if he will make a statement. | | (138385) | 32
N | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assurances he has received from his US counterpart that a STOVL variation of the joint strike fighter (F35B) will be included in the build programme. | | (138002) | 33
| Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects to reply to Question 127539, tabled by the hon. Member for North Durham on 12th March. | | (138516) | 34
| Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects to reply to Question 127568, tabled by the hon. Member for North Durham on 12th March. | | (138517) | 35
| Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on alcohol for entertainment at the homes of the non-ministerial members of the Army Board in the last year, broken down by (a) event and (b) type of alcohol. | | (138518) | 36
| Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which regiments of the Army have ski lodges. | | (138519) | 37
| Robert Key (Salisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the financial and other consequences of the likely effect of the Rating (Empty Properties) Bill on his Department; and if he will make a statement. | | (138401) | 38
| Robert Key (Salisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, under which budget heads in his Department's accounts (a) council tax payments and (b) national non-domestic rate payments can be identified in respect of Ministry of Defence property. | | (138416) | 39
| Robert Key (Salisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department paid to local authorities for (a) council tax and (b) national non-domestic rates in respect of (i) Erskine Barracks, Wilton, (ii) Boscombe Down Airfield, (iii) Defence Science and Technology Laboratories, Porton Down and (iv) Royal Naval Dockyard, Portsmouth in 2006; and if he will make a statement. | | (138417) | 40
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the wearing of the NATO logo on armed forces uniforms. | | (138369) | 41
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the outside (a) agencies and (b) consultancies which are undertaking work commissioned by his Department; and what the (i) purpose and (ii) cost is of each commission. | | (138459) | 42
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the design life is of the Astute class of submarine. | | (138382) | 43
| Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what advice his Department gives to members of HM Armed Forces who resign on their right to apply for local authority housing accommodation. | | (138446) | 44
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what records his Department holds on (a) the number of personnel (i) serving and (ii) serving less than 22 years in the (A) Army, (B) Royal Navy and (C) Royal Air Force between 1949 and 1975 and (b) the amount of the gratuity paid to ex-service personnel who did not serve 22 years during that period. | | (138422) | Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister 45
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 10th May 2007, Official Report, column 354W, on Departments: internet, what the cost was of (a) establishing and (b) maintaining the websites for which he is responsible. | | (138469) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills 46
| Ben Chapman (Wirral South):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the (a) availability and (b) take-up was of GCSE Mandarin in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement. | | (138321) | 47
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 10th May 2007, Official Report, columns 365-6W, on schools: combined heat and power, whether the £110 million allocated for the purpose of reducing carbon emissions as part of the refurbishment of secondary schools is ring-fenced. | | (138371) | 48
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 10th May 2007, Official Report, columns 365-6W, on schools: combined heat and power, which local planning authorities require new schools of over 1,000m2 in area to install on-site renewable energy to supply a proportion of the predicted building's energy load; and if he will make a statement. | | (138372) | 49
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 10th May 2007, Official Report, columns 365-6W, on schools: combined heat and power, how many new school buildings over 1,000m2 in area built in the last five years use microgeneration facilities. | | (138373) | 50
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what estimate he has made of the number of children who receive education at home; and if he will make a statement. | | (138564) | 51
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps he has taken to ensure that education given at home is to the same standard as that in schools. | | (138565) | 52
N | Mr Boris Johnson (Henley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much per capita funding was provided by his Department for (a) higher national diplomas and (b) foundation degrees in each of the last five years. | | (138127) | 53
N | Mr Boris Johnson (Henley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) students and (b) undergraduates were studying (i) medicine, (ii) dentistry and (iii) subjects allied to medicine in each of the last five years, broken down by institution. | | (138128) | 54
N | Mr Boris Johnson (Henley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many students were studying for foundation degrees in each of the last five years, broken down by course title. | | (138129) | 55
| Mr Boris Johnson (Henley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many and what proportion of (a) 20 year olds, (b) 21 year olds, (c) 22 year olds, (d) 23 year olds and (e) 24 year olds in each local education authority were not in employment, education or training in each of the last three years for which figures are available. | | (138362) | 56
| Mr Boris Johnson (Henley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of students who had previously studied for (a) higher national diplomas and (b) foundation degrees went on to study honours degrees in each year since 1994-95. | | (138363) | 57
| Mr Boris Johnson (Henley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) adult learners and (b) adult learners over 25 years receiving Learning and Skills Council funding excluding funding through Train to Gain were given workplace training in (i) 2003-04, (ii) 2004-05 and (iii) 2005-06, broken down by number of hours of workplace training given. | | (138364) | 58
| Mr Boris Johnson (Henley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) adults and (b) adults over 25 years received Skills for Life funding in (i) 2003-04, (ii) 2004-05 and (iii) 2005-06. | | (138365) | 59
| Mr Boris Johnson (Henley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) adults and (b) adults over 25 years receiving Skills for Life funding were given workplace training in (i) 2003-04, (ii) 2004-05 and (iii) 2005-06, broken down by the number of hours of workplace training given. | | (138366) | 60
| Mr Boris Johnson (Henley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) adults and (b) adults over 25 years received (i) Learning and Skills Council funding and (ii) funding through Train to Gain in (A) 2003-04, (B) 2004-05 and (C) 2005-06. | | (138367) | 61
| Mr Boris Johnson (Henley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the completion rates were for students undertaking (a) Higher National Diplomas and (b) Foundation degrees in each of the last 10 years. | | (138387) | 62
| Mr Boris Johnson (Henley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many people (a) applied for and (b) received disabled student's allowance in each of the last five years. | | (138388) | 63
| Mr Boris Johnson (Henley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the average length of time was between application and receipt of disabled student's allowance funding in the latest year for which figures are available. | | (138390) | 64
| Mr Boris Johnson (Henley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many and what proportion of (a) 16 year olds, (b) 17 year olds, (c) 18 year olds and (d) 19 year olds were not in employment, education or training in England in each of the last three years. | | (138490) | 65
| Mr Boris Johnson (Henley):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many and what proportion of (a) 20 year olds, (b) 21 year olds, (c) 22 year olds, (d) 23 year olds and (e) 24 year olds were not in employment, education or training in England in each of the last three years. | | (138491) | 66
| Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many telephone helplines are sponsored by his Department with the prefix (a) 0870 and (b) 0845; and whether alternative geographic numbers are available in each case. | | (138487) | 67
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether his Department has provided funding to the netmums.com website. | | (138368) | 68
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will list the outside (a) agencies and (b) consultancies which are undertaking work commissioned by his Department; and what the (i) purpose and (ii) cost is of each commission. | | (138456) | 69
| Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what advice he has given local education authorities on monitoring the emotional and physical welfare of home-educated children. | | (138448) | 70
| Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much was spent on supply teachers in each of the last five years, broken down by local education authority. | | (138493) | 71
| Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 9th May 2007, Official Report, column 290W, on Departments: market research, how much his Department spent on researching public opinion in each of the previous five years; and what methods his Department uses to research public opinion. | | (138502) | 72
| Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) primary and (b) secondary age children were home schooled in each education authority in each year since 1997. | | (138503) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 73
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what consideration has been given to bringing forward proposals to extend the provisions of the Commons Act 2006 to deal with the issue of straying sheep. | | (138407) | 74
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what responsibilities farmers have to ensure that livestock are controlled with stockproof fences around their land. | | (138412) | 75
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent estimate he has made of the effect on the rural economy of improving access to the coast; and if he will make a statement. | | (138536) | 76
| Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many telephone helplines are sponsored by his Department with the prefix (a) 0870 and (b) 0845; and whether alternative geographic numbers are available in each case. | | (138483) | 77
N | Mr John MacDougall (Glenrothes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will use his vote at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Fauna and Flora conference in the Netherlands in June this year to support the 20 year moratorium proposal relating to elephant conservation; and if he will make it his policy to oppose further calls to trade in ivory. | | (138073) | 78
N | Mr John MacDougall (Glenrothes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will continue to support anti-whaling measures internationally. | | (138076) | 79
N | Mr John MacDougall (Glenrothes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will end the practice of live calf exports to continental seal units. | | (138077) | 80
| Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in what joint projects his Department is involved with its Chinese counterpart in the area of climate change mitigation and sustainable development. | | (138506) | 81
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will list the outside (a) agencies and (b) consultancies which are undertaking work commissioned by his Department; and what the (i) purpose and (ii) cost is of each commission. | | (138458) | 82
N | Anne Moffat (East Lothian):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress he is making in involving (a) G8 countries, (b) EU countries and (c) other major developing countries in talks on tackling the effects of climate change. | | (137649) | 83
| Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what yield to the Exchequer from the abolition of the agricultural buildings allowances is expected in each year to 2010-11. | | (138375) | 84
| Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many cases of fraud relating to the Over Thirty Months Scheme have been investigated since the scheme began; and how many prosecutions have resulted. | | (138376) | 85
N | Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when his Department expects to make the 2005 single farm payment to Mr Francis, a constituent of the hon. Member for Sittingbourne and Sheppey. | | (137868) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 86
| Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what proportion of the land in the Dhekalia sovereign base in Cyprus is owned (a) privately and (b) by the UK Government. | | (138561) | 87
| Ben Chapman (Wirral South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Oral Answer of 1st May 2007, Official Report, column 1354, on the United Nations Compensation Commission, what criteria were taken into account in making the compensation awards of $52 billion; and what proportion of claimants were (a) individuals and (b) companies. | | (138320) | 88
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment she has made of whether EU member states have taken the necessary steps to implement the provisions on the control of technical assistance when potentially facilitating weapons of mass destruction programmes or arms delivery towards embargoed countries set out in Article 5 of the Council Joint Action of 22nd June 2000 (200/401/CFSP). | | (138549) | 89
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 16th April 2007, Official Report, column 48W, on Sudan: peace negotiations, what steps the Government is taking to seek faster progress on the implementation of the Darfur Peace Agreement. | | (138562) | 90
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 16th April 2007, Official Report, column 48W, on Sudan: peace negotiations, what progress has been made by the (a) African Union and (b) UN to meet commitments made at the UN High Level Meeting in November 2006 to convene a meeting between the non-signatories and signatories of the Darfur Peace Agreement. | | (138563) | 91
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions she has had with her European counterparts on the election of the Zimbabwean Environment and Tourism Minister, Francis Nhema, as Chairman of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (UNCSD); whether he remains subject to a travel ban under the EU Council Common Position 2007/120/CFSP, 19th February 2007; and whether Mr Nhema will be denied entry to, or transit through, European Union member states when travelling on UNCSD business. | | (138567) | 92
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to ensure the safety and protection of British humanitarian workers working in the Darfur region; and what recent meetings she has had with non-governmental organisations to discuss the humanitarian situation in Sudan. | | (138569) | 93
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the membership and remit is of the Sanctions formation of the Foreign Relations Counsellors Working Party; who represents the UK on this body; how often it meets to review EU restrictive measures; and if she will make a statement. | | (138570) | 94
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, in what form the EU Foreign Relations Counsellors Working Party has reported on its work on the monitoring, implementation and evaluation of EU restrictive measures; and if she will place in the Library copies of its reports from the last two years. | | (138573) | 95
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions she has had with the German Presidency on the Druzhba pipeline; what assessment she has made of the implications of the situation for EU-Russian relations; and if she will make a statement. | | (138522) | 96
| Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the Government's main priorities are for the forthcoming European Council meeting in June. | | (138510) | 97
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if she will list the outside (a) agencies and (b) consultancies which are undertaking work commissioned by her Department; and what the (i) purpose and (ii) cost is of each commission. | | (138461) | 98
| Mr Edward O'Hara (Knowsley South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports she has received on the campaign led by the Mayor of Famagusta in Cyprus for the full re-opening and redevelopment of Famagusta; and if she will take steps to discuss this issue with the Mayor of Famagusta. | | (138470) | 99
| Mr Andy Reed (Loughborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the human rights situation in Uzbekistan; and if she will make a statement. | | (138546) | 100
| Mr Andy Reed (Loughborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports she has received on the political situation in Kyrgyzstan; and if she will make a statement. | | (138547) | 101
| Mr Andy Reed (Loughborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans she has to improve consular services in Kyrgyzstan; and if she will make a statement. | | (138548) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 102
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans she has for representatives of her Department to meet representatives of the Independent Midwives Association to discuss the future of professional indemnity insurance for the profession. | | (137750) | 103
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the availability of diamorphine relative to demand in the NHS; and which suppliers provide diamorphine to the NHS. | | (137751) | 104
| Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether her Department's guidance on the application of the statutory definition of children in need includes children affected by alcohol misuse. | | (138560) | 105
| Justine Greening (Putney):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 14th May 2007, Official Report, columns 583W, on doctors: training, whether the report into the breach of security of the Medical Training Application Service website will address the question of whether Methods were instructed to issue a password by her Department. | | (138374) | 106
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent research she has (a) initiated and (b) evaluated on biomedical research into chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis; what plans she has for future research in this area; and if she will make a statement. | | (138395) | 107
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations her Department has received on the funding of biomedical research into chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis. | | (138397) | 108
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussion her Department has had with the Medical Research Council on funding for biomedical research into myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome. | | (138398) | 109
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what action her Department is taking to reduce the length of time taken to diagnose chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis. | | (138399) | 110
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what her strategy is to ensure that local service providers meet local need for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome services. | | (138400) | 111
N | Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what factors she will take into account in taking a decision on recommendations made by the Board of the Food Standards Agency on folic acid fortificaiton; and if she will make a statement. | | (138158) | 112
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what provision the prison health service makes for prisoners with mental health problems. | | (138467) | 113
N | Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how the board of the new community interest company planned by the North West Strategic Health Authority to improve public health will be chosen; and what lines of accountability it will have. | | (137749) | 114
N | Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether any consultants have been employed to advise on the setting up of the new public interest company planned by the North West Strategic Health Authority. | | (137752) | 115
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many breast screenings were undertaken by each primary care (PCT) trust in each of the last five years, broken down by age group; how many invitations were sent out by each PCT for breast screening in each of the last five years; and what estimate her Department has made of the attendance take-up rate of breast screenings for each PCT. | | (138415) | 116
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many prescription items were dispensed by the NHS in each year between 1997 and 2006; and what the total net cost of these items was in each year. | | (138389) | 117
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what rate of interest her Department charges on loans to NHS organisations; and how this rate is set. | | (138418) | 118
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the (a) National Adviser for Surgery, (b) National Director for Primary Care, (c) National Director for Emergency Access, (d) National Director for Heart Disease and Stroke, (e) National Clinical Director for Children, Young People and Maternity Services and (f) National Director for Older People were asked to produce their clinical case for change reports; by whom they were asked in each case; for what reasons; and if she will make a statement. | | (138419) | 119
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent estimate she has made of the capital cost of building a medium-sized district general hospital. | | (138420) | 120
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost has been to date of the negotiation, tendering and legal requirements for Wave 2 independent sector treatment centres. | | (138421) | 121
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the evidential basis is for the statement on page 4 of her Department's report Saws and Scalpels to Lasers and Robots, published on 17th April 2007, that greater specialisation in complex cases could result in local hospitals being able to carry out 80 per cent. of planned surgery, with 20 per cent. of cases being carried out in more specialised centres. | | (138471) | 122
| Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many telephone helplines are sponsored by her Department with the prefix (a) 0870 and (b) 0845; and whether alternative geographic numbers are available in each case. | | (138484) | 123
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the impact of the smoking ban on private members clubs; and what representations she has received on the matter. | | (138520) | 124
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 15th March 2007, Official Report, column 552W, on prisons: drugs, whether the funding announced for the Integrated Drug Treatment System will be ring-fenced. | | (138391) | 125
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will list the outside (a) agencies and (b) consultancies which are undertaking work commissioned by her Department; and what the (i) purpose and (ii) cost is of each commission. | | (138462) | 126
| Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 14th May 2007, Official Report, column 585W, on food: labelling, what account was taken of typical portion size in developing the Food Standards Agency's nutrient profiling model; and if she will make a statement. | | (138424) | 127
| Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what advice she has received on the quality and quantity of the fat content of (a) oven-baked chips and (b) deep fried chips. | | (138377) | 128
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of the adult population of (a) England and (b) Lancashire under the age of (i) 35, (ii) 45 and (iii) 55 years have false teeth; and what the respective figures were in 1997. | | (138381) | 129
| Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were referred to smoking cessation services in each of the last five years, in each NHS trust area; and what estimate she has made of the number of people who stopped smoking after using those services in that period in each NHS trust area. | | (138495) | 130
| Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were referred to NHS services as a result of drug addiction in each London health trust area in each of the last 10 years. | | (138496) | 131
| Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate she has made of the total cost of treating (a) drug, (b) alcohol and (c) smoking related illnesses in each London primary care trust in each of the last five years. | | (138498) | 132
| Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the impact of Brent Primary Care Trust's decision to change the funding allocation to smoking cessation services; and if she will make a statement. | | (138499) | 133
| Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate she has made of the number of people addicted to illegal drugs in each London borough. | | (138500) | 134
| Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what treatments using (a) embryonic stem cells and (b) stem cells from umbilical cords are available in the United Kingdom to children with cerebral palsy. | | (138551) | 135
| Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what grants were made by the Government for research into the development of treatment using (a) embryonic stem cells and (b) stem cells from umbilical cords and other adult stem cells in each of the last five years. | | (138553) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 136
| John Austin (Erith & Thamesmead):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he plans to introduce the Commencement Order to bring into effect the Racial and Religious Hatred Act 2006; and if he will make a statement. | | (138472) | 137
| Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East & Wallsend):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much revenue was raised in fees for clearance checks on those intending to work with children by the Criminal Records Bureau in the last year for which figures are available; and how much was charged per clearance check. | | (138534) | 138
N | Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proposals he has received from Serco for changes in the detention regime for women at Yarl's Wood in relation to (a) locked room detention, (b) access to mobile telephones and (c) access to satellite television news. | | (138003) | 139
N | Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking in response to the protest by female detainees at Yarl's Wood removal centre; and if he will make a statement. | | (138004) | 140
N | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his speech delivered in Venice on Saturday 12th May to Ministers representing the G6 nations of the EU represents Government policy; and if he will place in the Library a full text of the speech. | | (138001) | 141
| Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his Department's responsibilities are with respect to London; what responsibilities he holds jointly with the Mayor of London; and if he will make a statement. | | (138515) | 142
| Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many telephone helplines are sponsored by his Department with the prefix (a) 0870 and (b) 0845; and whether alternative geographic numbers are available in each case. | | (138485) | 143
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the outside (a) agencies and (b) consultancies which are undertaking work commissioned by his Department; and what the (i) purpose and (ii) cost is of each commission. | | (138452) | 144
N | Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if the Government will make it its policy to give free passports to those who have reached the age of 75 years. | | (138226) | 145
| Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many bogus caller incidents were recorded in Suffolk in each of the last five years. | | (138408) | 146
| Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many incidents of knife crime involving under-18 year olds were recorded in Suffolk in each of the last five years. | | (138409) | 147
N | Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of new child passport applications were refused in the last 12 months; on what grounds applications may be refused; and how many applications over that period were refused on each of those grounds. | | (138278) | 148
N | Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of passport applications submitted using the Check and Send service were refused in the last 12 months; on what grounds applications may be refused; and how many applications were refused on each of those grounds over that period. | | (138279) | 149
N | Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether a person who meets the criteria to countersign passport applications is still eligible to countersign while on maternity leave. | | (138280) | 150
N | Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, under what circumstances difficulty in contacting a countersignatory who otherwise meets acceptable countersignatory criteria can constitute grounds for rejection of a passport application. | | (138281) | Questions to the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission 151
| Ben Chapman (Wirral South):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, if he will take steps to increase the take-up by schools and other educational institutions outside London and the South East of opportunities to visit Parliament and use facilities offered by the Parliamentary Education Service. | | (138322) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 152
N | Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps he is taking to ensure that G8 Ministers adopt a statement on strengthening health systems in developing countries in their June communique. | | (137869) | 153
| Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the role of the new tuberculosis vaccine development in the (a) progress and (b) likely outcomes of the Global Plan to Stop TB 2006 to 2015. | | (138538) | 154
| Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether his Department made an estimate of the funding (a) required and (b) available to the programme for the research and development of a new tuberculosis vaccine. | | (138539) | 155
| Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether he has considered the merits of providing research and development finance for the Aeras Global TB Vaccine Foundation and its programme of work. | | (138540) | 156
| Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions he has had with the Aeras Global TB Vaccine Foundation on its plans for the development and promotion of a new tuberculosis vaccine in developing countries. | | (138541) | 157
| Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the funding requirements of the future roll out of a global tuberculosis vaccination programme. | | (138542) | 158
| Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what (a) budget and (b) plans he has for the future support of water and sanitation projects in developing countries. | | (138543) | 159
| Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the appropriateness of developing water and sanitation projects in developing countries through the privatisation of those systems. | | (138544) | 160
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment has been made of the humanitarian needs of those who have fled Mogadishu since March 2007. | | (138568) | 161
N | Mr Peter Lilley (Hitchin & Harpenden):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of the increase in enrolment in primary schooling in countries receiving UK aid to help finance abolition of school fees is represented by (a) children transferring from private and unregulated schools to the state sector and (b) children who previously received no schooling. | | (137744) | 162
| Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much aid was allocated to Burma in (a) 2005-06 and (b) 2006-07, broken down by main budget heading; and what conditions were attached to such aid. | | (138509) | 163
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much UK aid has been allocated to China in 2007-08; what projects are being funded by that aid; and what factors were taken into account when determining whether it was appropriate to allocate UK aid to China. | | (138380) | 164
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will list the outside (a) agencies and (b) consultancies which are undertaking work commissioned by his Department; and what the (i) purpose and (ii) cost is of each commission. | | (138455) | Questions to the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice 165
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, what measures are in place to ensure that family lawyers dealing with children have the required staff training and qualifications to ensure that the children in their care have the best representation; and how many family lawyers have been disciplined for practising without having the required training and qualifications in the last five years. | | (138361) | 166
N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, if she will list the dates of the meetings of the working group set up by the Lord Chancellor and the Lord Chief Justice on 19th March 2007 to consider the implications of the creation of the Ministry of Justice. | | (137648) | 167
N | Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, how many prison places she plans to bring into use from (a) refurbishment, (b) new build on existing sites and (c) new build on sites that do not currently house a prison in each of the next five years. | | (137645) | 168
N | Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, what funds have been allocated for capital works on the prison estate on (a) refurbishment, (b) new build on existing sites and (c) new build on sites that do not currently house a prison in each of the next four years. | | (137647) | 169
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, what guidance is provided to (a) publicly and (b) privately run prisons on procedures for making assessments of prisoners on entry to prison. | | (138468) | 170
| Mr Peter Kilfoyle (Liverpool, Walton):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, what plans she has to review the rules governing employment tribunals. | | (138501) | 171
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, whether her Department has provided funding for the netmums website. | | (138392) | 172
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, if she will list the outside (a) agencies and (b) consultancies which are undertaking work commissioned by her Department; and what the (i) purpose and (ii) cost is of each commission. | | (138465) | 173
| Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, how many offenders were electronically tagged in Suffolk in each of the last five years. | | (138410) | Questions to the Leader of the House 174
N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire):To ask the Leader of the House, if he will make it his policy not to introduce measures for (a) additional state funding of political parties and (b) new expenditure controls unless there is political consensus between the three main parties on the proposed reforms. | | (137742) | 175
N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire):To ask the Leader of the House, if he will make it his policy not to introduce measures on reform of the funding of political parties until the inter-party talks on the funding of political parties chaired by Sir Hayden Phillips have been concluded. | | (137743) | 176
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Leader of the House, if he will list the outside (a) agencies and (b) consultancies which are undertaking work commissioned by his Office; and what the (i) purpose and (ii) cost is of each commission. | | (138378) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 177
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will list the outside (a) agencies and (b) consultancies which are undertaking work commissioned by his Department; and what the (i) purpose and (ii) cost is of each commission. | | (138453) | Questions to the Prime Minister 178
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list the outside (a) agencies and (b) consultancies which are undertaking work commissioned by Number 10; and what the (i) purpose and (ii) cost is of each commission. | | (138379) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland 179
| Miss Anne Begg (Aberdeen South):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what plans his Department has to establish an inquiry into the conduct of the recent Scottish Parliamentary elections. | | (138396) | 180
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will list the outside (a) agencies and (b) consultancies which are undertaking work commissioned by his Department; and what the (i) purpose and (ii) cost is of each commission. | | (138449) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 181
N | Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps he plans to take to ensure continuity and consistency in monitoring the provision of Post Office services during the introduction of new national access criteria on behalf of consumers whilst Postwatch is merged into the National Consumer Council. | | (137745) | 182
N | Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether the regional (a) council members and (b) committees of Postwatch are expected to play a role in monitoring the implementation of new national access criteria to post offices for the duration of the programme. | | (137746) | 183
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many calls received by the National Debtline in each quarter of the last two years (a) received an engaged tone, (b) were answered by an adviser, (c) were abandoned by the caller and (d) were abandoned. | | (138386) | 184
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many bids from Welsh research bodies or consortia were made to host the Energy Technologies Institute; and what criteria were adopted in choosing the five short-listed bids. | | (138406) | 185
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to the Answer of 3rd May 2007, Official Report, column 1816W, on Iran: Export Credits Guarantee, in what way the Export Credits Guarantee Department has restricted the availability of cover for Iran; for what reasons; and for how long. | | (138554) | 186
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to the Answer of 3rd May 2007, Official Report, column 1816W, on Iran: Export Credits Guarantee, what steps are being taken to seek clarification of the applicability of the UN Security Council Resolution 1747 to the provision of export credits to Iran. | | (138555) | 187
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to the Answer of 3rd May 2007, Official Report, column 1816W, on Iran: Export Credits Guarantee, how many applications for export credits to Iran were made in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. | | (138556) | 188
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what discussions he has had with the Department for Communities and Local Government on possible amendments to the Building Regulations to include a requirement to install microgeneration technologies in new and refurbished buildings. | | (138384) | 189
N | Susan Kramer (Richmond Park):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, on what date he expects to publish the Energy White Paper. | | (137870) | 190
| Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many telephone helplines are sponsored by his Department with the prefix (a) 0870 and (b) 0845; and whether alternative geographic numbers are available in each case. | | (138488) | 191
N | Mr John MacDougall (Glenrothes):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when the Government expects to achieve its aim of an EU-wide ban on the use of seal products. | | (138074) | 192
N | Mr John MacDougall (Glenrothes):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will set out a timetable for the introduction of a national ban on seal products; and if he will make a statement. | | (138075) | 193
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will list the outside (a) agencies and (b) consultancies which are undertaking work commissioned by his Department; and what the (i) purpose and (ii) cost is of each commission. | | (138451) | 194
| David Mundell (Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what discussions have taken place between the Office of Fair Trading and other bodies on complaints against the (a) Law Society, (b) Bar Council, (c) Institute of Legal Executives, (d) Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales and (e) Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. | | (138557) | 195
| David Mundell (Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will place in the Library correspondence between the Office of Fair Trading and other bodies on the making of super complaints on the (a) legal services market, (b) accountancy services market and (c) surveying market in England and Wales. | | (138558) | 196
| David Mundell (Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will place in the Library correspondence between the Office of Fair Trading and other bodies on the making of super complaints on the (a) legal services market and (b) accountancy services market in Scotland. | | (138559) | 197
| Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when he expects to agree procedures for coal industry compensation claims where the Medical Disputes Procedure has been completed but subsequently further medical evidence has been obtained. | | (138414) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 198
| Robert Key (Salisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he will announce his decision on the A303(T) improvement scheme at Stonehenge. | | (138405) | 199
N | Susan Kramer (Richmond Park):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the specifications for the planned standard national concessionary bus travel pass will be compatible with the Oyster and Smartcard systems operated in London. | | (137748) | 200
| Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's responsibilities are with respect to London; what responsibilities he holds jointly with the Mayor of London; and if he will make a statement. | | (138514) | 201
| Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many telephone helplines are sponsored by his Department with the prefix (a) 0870 and (b) 0845; and whether alternative geographic numbers are available in each case. | | (138489) | 202
N | Mr Jim McGovern (Dundee West):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he last met cycling groups to discuss the proposed changes to the Highway Code. | | (137924) | 203
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the outside (a) agencies and (b) consultancies which are undertaking work commissioned by his Department; and what the (i) purpose and (ii) cost is of each commission. | | (138460) | 204
| Mr John Spellar (Warley):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 2nd May 2007, Official Report, columns 1676-7W, on traffic lights, how much was spent in financial year 2006-07 on installing traffic responsive signals; and how much he expects to be spent in financial year 2007-08. | | (138511) | 205
| Mr John Spellar (Warley):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 9th May 2007, Official Report, column 194W, on fares: technology, when he expects to complete the consultation and discussions with suppliers. | | (138512) | 206
N | Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many cars registered to owners in Worcestershire will have to pay the new Band G (£300) per annum tax. | | (138227) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales 207
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will list the outside (a) agencies and (b) consultancies which are undertaking work commissioned by his Department; and what the (i) purpose and (ii) cost is of each commission. | | (138454) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 208
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many participants in the New Deal for Disabled People were or have been on the scheme for more than 12 months since July 2001; and how many participants left for employment in each month since July 2001. | | (137646) | 209
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he will be in a position to answer question 133132, on the Child Support Agency, tabled by the right hon. Member for Birkenhead on 18th April 2007. | | (137682) | 210
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many participants in the New Deal for Disabled People left the scheme for sustainable employment in each month since it was initiated. | | (137922) | 211
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost was of housing benefit in each year since the scheme was introduced. | | (137923) | 212
| Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to refresh the New Deal for Young People. | | (138319) | 213
N | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of New Deal participants were placed in (a) sustained and (b) unsustained employment in each year since the scheme began, broken down by New Deal provider. | | (137753) | 214
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will list the outside (a) agencies and (b) consultancies which are undertaking work commissioned by his Department; and what the (i) purpose and (ii) cost is of each commission. | | (138457) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 215
| Anne Main (St Albans):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of whether services offered by the travel insurance industry discriminate against older people. | | [Transferred] (138394) | 216
| Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many cases his Department has recorded of employers being in breach of legislation on the national minimum wage; and how many of these cases resulted in a successful prosecution in each year since the coming into force of the relevant provisions. | | [Transferred] (138497) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 217
| Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what plans she has to implement regulations on the requirement of displaying no smoking notices in relation to the entrance to No. 10 Downing Street; and if she will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (138523) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 218
| Mr William Cash (Stone):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether proceedings in the European Council are sound recorded on tape. | | [Transferred] (138492) | Questions to the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice 219
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, if she will put in place a mechanism to record details about the nature of medical conditions of people who attend benefit appeal tribunals, in order to ensure that people with (a) chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis and (b) other illnesses are not discriminated against; and if she will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (138383) |
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