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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Tuesday 19 June 2007
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Tuesday 19 June 2007
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Tuesday 19 June 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 Tuesday 19 June of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Tuesday 19 June see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 1
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many residents of Bexleyheath and Crayford had tax credits suspended due to identity theft in (a) 2005-06 and (b) 2006-07. | | (144113) | 2
N | Mr David Jones (Clwyd West):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which of the charities other than the Smith Institute which have organised events at No. 11 Downing Street since 1997 has used it most frequently. | | (144012) | 3
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how frequently HM Revenue and Customs makes payments to student loan companies. | | (144125) | 4
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether EU citizens entitled to claim child-related benefits or tax credits in their home country are eligible to claim (a) child tax credit and (b) child benefit in the UK for the same child; and if he will make a statement. | | (144115) | 5
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost to the Exchequer in each year from 2007-08 to 2011-12 of implementing in full the advice of the Government Actuary's Department on the level of national insurance rebates for contracted out pensions from 1st April 2007; and if he will make a statement. | | (144116) | 6
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what investigations his Department has made into Riggs Bank in relation to the possible funding of terrorist operations on or after 11th September 2001; and if he will make a statement. | | (144118) | 7
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of EU workers working in the UK made claims for (a) child tax credit and (b) child benefit in respect of children living in another EU country in each year since 2003. | | (144124) | 8
N | Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will investigate the delay in resolving the tax credit case of Mrs Kim Young. | | (143998) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 9
N | Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what pilot projects have been (a) initiated and (b) supported by the Social Exclusion Unit and the Social Exclusion Task Force; and which of those have since been implemented on a national basis. | | (143803) | 10
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, pursuant to the Answer of 28th March 2007, Official Report, column 1622W, on the European Communities (Employment in the Civil Service) Order 2007, whether the revisions to which she refers have been completed; and if she will place copies of the revisions in the Library. | | (144127) | 11
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many Civil Service posts in each department have been designated as reserved posts. | | (144128) | 12
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many certificates under the Aliens Employment Act 1955 permitting employment of aliens in the civil service are in force; how many there were in 2006-07; and in which departments those holding such a certificate work. | | (144129) | 13
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, whether posts in HM Revenue and Customs concerned with the collection of taxes are considered to be in the public service and thus restricted posts to European Economic Area nationals; and if she will make a statement. | | (144130) | 14
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many Civil Service posts are reserved to UK nationals; how many she estimates it is operationally necessary so to reserve; and if she will make a statement. | | (144131) | 15
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what percentage of Civil Service posts in the UK are (a) available to Commonwealth, Irish and European Economic Area nationals and (b) designated as public service posts entirely reserved for UK nationals. | | (144132) | 16
| Ann Keen (Brentford & Isleworth):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of (a) volunteer week in raising awareness of the role volunteers play in local communities and (b) measures taken by local authorities to harness third sector public service provision. | | (144151) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 17
N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what representations she has received on the proportion of receipts from local taxation on second homes that should be spent in the district in which the home is located | | (143805) | 18
N | Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many houses in multiple occupation there were in the Peterborough City Council area in each year since 1997; and if she will make a statement. | | (144096) | 19
| Mr John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the pay ranges are for senior local government officials and chief executives. | | (144168) | 20
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the Audit Commission performance rating is for each local authority housing department in England; and what stock options strategy each is following. | | (144157) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 21
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what criteria are used to decide whether to grant funds to organisations or projects which apply to the National Lottery Fund; what weight is given to each criterion; and if she will make a statement. | | (144163) | 22
| Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions (a) she and (b) her Department have had with companies which have bid for the utilities contracts for the Olympic Games. | | (144109) | 23
| Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when (a) she and (b) a Minister in her Department last had a meeting with (i) Thames Water and (ii) EDF energy to discuss the utilities (A) contracts and (B) requirements for the Olympic Games. | | (144110) | 24
| Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which bodies will be involved in making the decision on the contractors and companies which are awarded the utilities contracts for the Olympic Games. | | (144111) | 25
| Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what input the Mayor of London will have into the decision making process for the utilities contracts for the Stratford City and Olympic Games site. | | (144112) | 26
N | Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what funds were allocated to the protection of Iraq's heritage in each of the last four years. | | (143004) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 27
N | Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the role of the Paymaster General and her officials was in relation to the Bank of England account used for payments under the support services annexes to the Al Yamamah contract. | | (143182) | 28
N | Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which Ministers in his Department have been informed of payments made under the support services annexes of the Al Yamamah contract since 1997. | | (143183) | 29
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what value of illegal narcotics was seized by the Royal Navy in all theatres in each of the last three years. | | (144007) | 30
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the outcome of the North Atlantic Council defence ministers meeting on 14th and 15th June 2007. | | (144046) | 31
N | Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the impact of the decision to stop recruiting in Territorial Army units that are not making a significant contribution to operations in financial year 2007-08 on (a) unit manning levels and (b) unit effectiveness. | | [R] (143819) | 32
N | Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the impact of the decision to cancel one Exercise executive stretch in financial year 2007-08 and one in financial year 2008-09 on employer support for the Territorial Army. | | [R] (143820) | 33
N | Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the impact of (a) the decision to delay until 1st April 2009 the establishment of the Territorial Army units (i) 2nd Sqn , 6 AAC (V), (ii) 24 Sqn, 71 Regt RE (V), (iii) 129 Sqn, 73 Regt RE (V) and (iv) 280 Sqn, 162 MC Regt RLC (V) and (b) the delay in the development of further capability before 1st April 2009 of (A) 155 Tpt Regt RLC (V) and (B) 381 Med Sp Sqn, 166 Sup Regt RLC (V). | | [R] (143821) | 34
N | Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the impact on training of Territorial Army personnel of (a) the cancellation of the Nijmegan marches and (b) the removal of any Territorial Army participation in the Cambrian Patrol in financial year 2008-09. | | [R] (143822) | 35
N | Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the impact on marksmanship of the cancellation of all Division Skill at Arms Meetings until further notice. | | [R] (143823) | 36
| Mr John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the ranges of pay are for all ranks in the armed services. | | (144169) | 37
N | Hywel Williams (Caernarfon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the status of the Technology Readiness and Risk Assessment Programme. | | (144013) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills 38
N | Mr David Chaytor (Bury North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the average percentage is of the pupil intake in receipt of free school meals in each (a) city technology college (CTC), (b) academy CTC, (c) academy and (d) category of specialist school. | | (141577) | 39
N | Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, when he next plans to review the allocation of ethnic minority achievement grant to Peterborough City Council; and if he will make a statement. | | (144094) | 40
N | Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, when he expects the January 2007 schools census data to be published; and if he will make a statement. | | (144095) | 41
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what estimate he has made of the total receipts from university tuition fees in each year from 2008-09 to 2030-31; and if he will make a statement. | | (144123) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 42
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on green workplace initiatives. | | (143149) | 43
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry on development of a green manufacturing strategy. | | (143150) | 44
N | Paul Flynn (Newport West):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how members of (a) the Criteria Proposals Group and (b) the Criteria Review Panel responsible for deciding the scientific criteria for initial screening of areas unsuitable for a geological repository for long-lived radioactive waste were chosen; what criteria were used in selecting the membership; and what budget has been allocated to service each group and panel. | | (143770) | 45
N | Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with EU Ministers about the use of farrowing crates for nursing pigs; and if he will make a statement. | | (144002) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 46
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether any British citizens have been tortured in Saudi Arabia since 1st January 1997; and if she will make a statement. | | (144119) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 47
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for South Cambridgeshire of 8th May 2007, Official Report, column 149-50, on hospitals: waiting lists, in which month she expects to publish the requirements which will apply to the target date of December. | | (144133) | 48
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will commission research into the prevalence of abuse of older people who are (a) resident in care homes and (b) suffering from dementia; and if she will make a statement. | | (144158) | 49
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations she has received on (a) the abuse of older people and (b) the findings of the UK Study of Abuse and Neglect of Older People report. | | (144159) | 50
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps her Department plans to take to (a) support and (b) penalise those health trusts which fail to meet the 18 week waiting time target by the target date in December 2008; and if she will make a statement. | | (144160) | 51
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients in London waited for (a) 13 weeks, (b) 14 weeks, (c) 15 weeks, (d) 16 weeks and (e) 17 weeks and over for a first outpatient admission in each quarter since June 2005 in each primary care trust. | | (144161) | 52
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients in London waited for (a) 20 weeks, (b) 21 weeks, (c) 22 weeks, (d) 23 weeks and (e) 24 weeks and over from inpatient diagnosis to treatment in each quarter since June 2005 in each primary care trust. | | (144162) | 53
N | Sir John Butterfill (Bournemouth West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps she has taken to ensure that the use of land in Parliament Square as a camp site complies with Section 269 of the Public Health Act 1936; and if she will make a statement. | | (143364) | 54
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidelines have been issued on how funding allocated to local authorities for extra activity brought about by the smoking ban should be spent. | | (144172) | 55
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many representations she received in each year since 2002 on the National Blood Service's policy that prohibits gay and bisexual men from donating blood. | | (144179) | 56
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when her Department's response to the consultation on branded generic medicines will be published. | | (144047) | 57
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what conclusions she has reached following the consultation on branded generic medicines on their potential to produce savings for the NHS; and if she will make a statement. | | (144049) | 58
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how the £1 million allocated as part of the consultation on the New Deal for Carers will be spent. | | (144009) | 59
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which organisations she expects to receive funds from the £1 million allocated as part of the consultation on carers. | | (144010) | 60
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent comparative assessment she has made of survival rates for (a) heart attack and (b) cancers with those of other (i) EU and (ii) Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development countries; and what such assessment she has made of rates (A) 10 and (B) 20 years ago. | | (144117) | 61
| Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the accuracy of chlamydia testing kits on sale in the UK. | | (144153) | 62
| Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the number of repeat abortions; and if she will make a statement. | | (144154) | 63
| Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will extend the National School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme to children in (a) pre-school and nursery environments and (b) formal education beyond the age of six years. | | (144164) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 64
N | Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what factors are taken into account in making decisions on whether to return Algerian national prisoners held in UK prisons to Algeria. | | (143376) | 65
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the progress of the Association of Chief Police Officers' review of the guidance for the investigation of historical child abuse. | | (144166) | 66
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many burglaries were committed in each year since 1997; and in how many of these cases a conviction was secured. | | (144135) | 67
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with the police on the trend in incidences of staged and induced motor accident fraud along the M1 corridor. | | (144003) | 68
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with the Insurance Fraud Bureau on the subject of staged and induced motor accident fraud. | | (144004) | 69
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with the insurance industry on the subject of a national strategy to tackle staged and induced motor accidents. | | (144005) | 70
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) reliability and (b) effectiveness of the LTI 2020 speed camera. | | (144008) | 71
N | Mr Peter Lilley (Hitchin & Harpenden):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many work permits were issued in each year since 2000; and how many of them were for (a) nurses, (b) doctors, (c) lecturers and (d) teachers for overseas nationals from (i) Africa, (ii) Asia, (iii) South America and (iv) the Caribbean. | | (144097) | 72
| Mr John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the ranges of pay are for all ranks in the police force. | | (144170) | Questions to the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission 73
| Mr John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 20th April 2007, Official Report, column 1060W, on House of Commons Commission: manpower, if he will list the 85 posts which carry salaries in excess of £60,000; and what the salary is of each post. | | (144167) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 74
| Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the outcomes of UK financial support for the Somali Transitional Federal Government. | | (144178) | 75
| Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what his assessment is of the adequacy of the level of humanitarian funding to Somalia. | | (144180) | 76
N | Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support his Department has provided to fossil fuel extraction projects through the World Bank and other international financial institutions in the last five years. | | (142890) | 77
N | Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what analysis he has undertaken of the impact of his Department's aid policies and programmes on climate change. | | (142891) | 78
N | Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans he has for future aid allocations aimed at developing the use of local renewable energy in developing countries. | | (142892) | 79
N | Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much his Department provided to developing countries for (a) the development of industry to extract fossil fuels and (b) the development of local renewable energy sources in each of the last five years. | | (142893) | 80
N | Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what analysis his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated of the impact on the welfare of people in developing countries of fossil fuel extraction in those countries. | | (142894) | Questions to the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice 81
N | Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, how many statutory instruments were (a) made, (b) repealed and (c) amended in each of the last five years. | | (143802) | 82
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, how many mandatory sentences were handed down to burglars in each year since 1997. | | (144136) | 83
N | Justine Greening (Putney):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, what the re-offending rates were (a) in each of the last five years and (b) over the five-year period for those issued with a (i) community rehabilitation order, (ii) supervision order, (iii) community punishment order, (iv) attendance centre order, (v) community punishment and rehabilitation order, (vi) curfew order, (vii) reparation order, (viii) action plan order, (ix) drug treatment and testing order, (x) referral order and (xi) community order; and if she will make a statement. | | (144100) | 84
N | Justine Greening (Putney):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, what the re-offending rates were (a) in each of the last five years and (b) over the five-year period for those issued with intensive supervision and surveillance programme orders; and if she will make a statement. | | (144101) | 85
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, what the grant allocation was for the support of victims and witnesses in each year since 2002; what proportion of that grant allocation went to Victim Support in each year; and whether she plans to make a similar proportional allocation in the future. | | (144098) | 86
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, what steps she has taken to ensure that health and safety regulations requiring employers to make a suitable and sufficient assessment of risks to health and safety to which employees are exposed whilst at work have been carried out by those responsible for coroners and coroners' officers. | | (144099) | 87
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, how much was spent on probation services in each year since 1997; what expenditure is expected for the forthcoming financial year; and how much of this spending (a) was and (b) will be dedicated to (i) mental health services, (ii) substance abuse rehabilitation services and (iii) vocational education in each of these years. | | (144165) | 88
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, what the average population was in young offender institutions in each year since 1997. | | (144145) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 89
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the level of Government funding support for science centres was in each of the last five years; and what total support is expected to be given in (a) 2007-08 and (b) up to 2010. | | (144106) | 90
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what mechanisms exist in Government to coordinate, develop and evaluate science centres. | | (144107) | 91
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of science centres in the UK and of their role in science education; and what the Government's plans are for the development of science centres in the next five years. | | (144108) | 92
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what funding is available for research on carbon capture and storage technology. | | (143148) | 93
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the case for allowing the Office of Science and Technology to exercise powers of scrutiny over proposed research institute closures; and what discussions he has had with the Trades Union Congress on this matter. | | (143151) | 94
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the merits of providing for Government aid to industries in need of restructuring or short-term financial assistance; and what discussions he has had with the Trades Union Congress on this matter. | | (143152) | 95
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what research he has (a) examined and (b) commissioned into the impact of increasing flexible working on skills shortages in the UK. | | (144146) | 96
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what estimate he has made of the percentage of men who would like to work more flexibly. | | (144147) | 97
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps are being taken to raise awareness of the business case for flexible working amongst employers. | | (144148) | 98
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether he has made an assessment of the impact of flexible working on productivity. | | (144149) | 99
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what definition he uses of flexible working for the purposes of departmental policy. | | (144150) | 100
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when he expects to publish the Government's response to the Office of Fair Trading report on the Pharmaceutical Price Regulations Scheme. | | (144048) | 101
N | Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what discussions he has had with the International Atomic Energy Agency on its recruitment policy, with particular reference to the advertising of its vacancies; and if he will make a statement. | | (144001) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 102
N | Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to ensure that the implementation of the Baudslow link improvement on the A21 will be accelerated. | | (143771) | 103
N | Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, who will administer the national off peak free bus travel scheme for pensioners and disabled people. | | (143994) | 104
N | Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the expected start date is for the introduction of the national off peak free bus travel scheme for pensioners and disabled people. | | (143995) | 105
N | Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, from which budget the national off peak free bus travel scheme for pensioners and disabled people will be funded. | | (143996) | 106
N | Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what eligibility conditions for travel will be in place for the national off peak free bus travel scheme for pensioners and disabled people. | | (143997) | 107
N | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he is in a position to provide updated information on the preferred route of the A120 Braintree to Marks Tey improvement; and what exhibitions and presentations are planned to be provided to explain how the decision was made. | | (143872) | 108
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total cost has been so far of the Nottingham Express transit tramway; what the estimated cost is of the proposed extension to Chilwell and Clifton; how many properties, including dwelling houses, are expected to have to be demolished to make way for the extension; and what the expected cost is thereof. | | (143263) | 109
N | Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when junctions 5 to 7 of the M3 motorway will be resurfaced with noise retarding materials; and how many lanes will be resurfaced as part of this work. | | (143993) | 110
| Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the survival chance of a pedestrian hit by a vehicle travelling at (a) 20 mph, (b) 30 mph, (c) 35 mph, (d) 39 mph, (e) 40 mph, (f) 50 mph and (g) 60 mph; and if he will make a statement. | | (144155) | 111
| Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the number of children (a) killed and (b) seriously injured on the road in each year since 1997 during their journey to and from school when travelling (i) on foot, (ii) by bicycle and (iii) in vehicles; what estimate he has made of the number who were within 300 metres of their home in each case; and if he will make a statement. | | (144156) | 112
N | Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the potential extra cost to local authorities of providing transport for pupils to attend special schools as a result of the repeal of section 75 of the Local Government and Provisions Act 1975; and if he will make a statement. | | (143999) | 113
N | Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the cost of obtaining a licence by people who wish to contract with local authorities to provide transport for children to and from special schools; and if he will make a statement. | | (144000) | 114
N | Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 12th June 2007, Official Report, column 971W, on driving offences, how many vehicles are represented by the 2.5 per cent. of cases in which it is not possible to trace a vehicle from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency database. | | (143992) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 115
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what commitments he has made to the Public and Commercial Services Union in relation to the Disability and Carers Service for Carers' Allowance in Preston, Lancashire. | | (144006) | 116
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people claimed Jobseeker's Allowance in (a) 2004 and (b) 2006 in each parliamentary constituency. | | (143824) | 117
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the most recent Eurostat projections are of the financial costs of pension provision for member states of the EU. | | (143991) | 118
| Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has considered the merits of extending the proposed structure and numbers of Remploy factories beyond the agreed five year funding period. | | (144126) | 119
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants of disability living allowance who also claim incapacity benefit have been on incapacity benefit for more than (a) six months, (b) 12 months, (c) 18 months, (d) 24 months and (e) 60 months. | | (144011) | 120
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the total net cost of bringing forward the new rules for the number of years of national insurance required to qualify for a full basic state pension from April 2010 to (a) April 2001, (b) April 2005, (c) April 2006 and (d) April 2007 in each year from 2001 to 2030; how many additional people in each year would receive a full basic state pension as a result; and if he will make a statement. | | (144114) | 121
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many parents with care written to by the Child Support Agency (CSA) have not agreed to have the details of their non-compliant non-resident parent displayed on the CSA website. | | (144120) | 122
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have been on the (a) New Deal for young people, (b) New Deal 25 plus, (c) New Deal 50 plus, (d) New Deal for disabled people and (e) New Deal for lone parents (i) once, (ii) twice, (iii) three times, (iv) four times, (v) five times, (vi) six times, (vii) seven times, (viii) eight times, (ix) nine times and (x) 10 times. | | (144121) | 123
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will assess the environmental impact of closing the jobcentre in Chard; and if he will make a statement. | | (144122) | 124
N | Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the (a) average and (b) maximum time has been for child maintenance payments to be processed by the Child Support Agency and made available to the parent with care in the last 12 months. | | (143804) | 125
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were (a) charged with and (b) found guilty of benefit fraud in each local authority area in each of the last 10 years. | | (144142) | 126
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was lost through benefit fraud in each local authority area in each of the last five years; and how much of that money has subsequently been recovered. | | (144143) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 127
| Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps the Government is taking to tackle the incidence of Somali youths engaged in fundamentalist activities in the UK. | | [Transferred] (144177) | Questions to the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice 128
| Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, how many and what percentage of fixed penalty notices issued in each of the last 10 years were paid in full within the 14 day deadline. | | [Transferred] (144152) | 129
N | Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, how much the Department for Constitutional Affairs spent on consultancy and professional services in 2006-07. | | [Question Unstarred] (143369) | 130
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, how many offenders made the subject of each type of community supervision by the courts were sent to prison for (a) further offending during the duration of the order and (b) otherwise breaching the conditions of the order in each of the last six years for which figures are available. | | [Transferred] (144134) | 131
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, how many people were convicted of drink driving offences in each London borough in each of the last five years. | | [Transferred] (144173) | 132
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, how many prosecutions there were of ticket touts in each of the last five years. | | [Transferred] (144171) |
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