Order Book Part 1

House of Commons

Session 2006 - 07
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The Questions Book

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 20 June 2007

Notes:
* Indicates a Question for Oral Answer.
+ Indicates a Question not included in the random selection process but accepted because the quota for that day had not been filled.
[N] Indicates a Question for Written Answer on a named day, i.e. the Member has indicated under S.O. No. 22(4) the day on which he wishes the Question to be answered.
[R] Indicates that a relevant interest has been declared.

Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Wednesday 20 June 2007
(the 'Questions Book')

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 20 June 2007

This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 20 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 Wednesday 20 June of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.

For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Wednesday 20 June see Part 2 of this paper.

Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

1
Peter Bottomley (Worthing West):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the local office of HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is required to be able to give definitive advice to Arun (a) District Council as grantor and (b) councillors as grantees on the tax position relating to the take-up of the £500 council grant for members towards the purchase of a personal computer for council work; what targets the office has been set for technical experts returning calls; when the HMRC employers' Contact Us and Send An Email webpage will cease to display the message that an email service cannot be offered; when Arun District Council will receive a response from HMRC East Kilbridge Glasgow office's compliance officers; if he will take steps to ensure that HMRC resolves the matter with Arun District Council; and if he will make a statement.

(144414)

2
N Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to promote financial literacy among socially excluded groups.

(143859)

3
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the average value of savings per person in each UK region in each of the last five years.

(144581)

4
Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many memoranda of understanding are in force as a result of agreements with foreign governments entered into by Ministers in his Department; and what executive actions each entails.

(144464)

5
Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 14th June 2007, Official Report, column 1284W, on informers, when Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) commenced taking account of Association of Chief Police Officers' guidelines in calculating rewards to informers; and what the statutory basis is for HMRC taking such guidelines into account.

(144256)

6
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was paid in child benefit to parents in respect of children living abroad in each of the last 12 months for which figures are available.

(144211)

7
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many applications for child benefit were received in respect of children living overseas in each of the last 12 months for which figures are available.

(144212)

8
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was paid in child tax credit to parents in respect of children living overseas in each of the last 12 months for which figures are available.

(144213)

9
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many applications for child tax credit were received by the international claims processing section of HM Revenue and Customs in respect of children living abroad in each of the last 12 months for which figures are available.

(144214)

10
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 5th June 2007, Official Report, column 476W, on the Smith Institute: publications, how many publications are held in the Chancellor's private office.

(144499)

11
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 5th June 2007, Official Report, column 462W, on the British Corps, whether the Chancellor's announcement on the British Corps referred to the work of the Russell Commission and charity V.

(144520)

12
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what date he expects Michael Ellam to cease employment in his Department.

(144536)

13
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost was of the mobile phone bill for his departmental special advisers in each of the last two years.

(144537)

14
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many non-geographic telephone numbers are in use by his Department; and what revenue was received from them in each year since 2001.

(144538)

15
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) value, (b) date and (c) purpose was of each payment made by (i) his Department and (ii) its agencies to Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO in each year since 1997.

(144542)

16
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which DVDs have been produced by his Department in the last 12 months; how many copies of such DVDs were produced; and what the cost to the public purse was of the (a) development, (b) production and (c) distribution of each DVD.

(144563)

17
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the likely net effect on total annual contributions to pension funds of the abolition of higher tax rate relief on pension contributions.

(144565)

18
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the likely net effect on annual Treasury revenues of a four pence reduction in the basic rate of income tax.

(144566)

19
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the net effect on annual Treasury revenues of abolishing taper relief for capital gains tax.

(144567)

20
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the total value of assets the Asset Freezing Unit is likely to freeze in each of the first three years of its operation on an annual budget.

(144568)

21
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the Asset Freezing Unit will become operational; how many full time equivalent staff members it will employ; what its annual budget will be; and what the set up costs will be.

(144569)

22
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the effect on gross national product of each bank holiday in the UK in 2006.

(144570)

23
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which promotional items were produced by or for his Department in each of the last three years.

(144571)

24
Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the amount of money from the UK public purse which has been lost to vulture funds from aid paid (a) directly to other countries and (b) through the EU.

(144267)

25
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which aspects of the financial arrangements relating to the Al Yamamah defence contract fell to be approved by his Department since May 1997; and if he will make a statement.

(144254)

26
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of public sector pensions in (a) cash terms, (b) real terms and (c) as a share of gross domestic product for each year from 2007 to 2058; and if he will make a statement.

(144265)

27
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the proportion of reductions in public expenditure arising from public sector pension reform which will be made in respect of (a) existing staff and (b) new entrants; and if he will make a statement.

(144266)

28
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his estimate is of the total unfunded public sector pension liability as at 31st March 2006; and if he will make a statement.

(144270)

29
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people were taken to court for non-payment of tax credit overpayments in (a) April and (b) May; and if he will make a statement.

(144552)

30
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of what the expenditure on (a) tax credits and (b) child benefit will be in 2006-07; and on what assumptions including take up rates this figure is based.

(144554)

31
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what date his Department plans to release the (a) estimate and (b) analysis of the total liability of unfunded public service occupational schemes at (i) 31st March 2006 and (ii) 31st March 2007; and if he will make a statement.

(144561)

32
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discount rate the Government is using to calculate the net present value of public sector pension commitments; and if he will make a statement.

(144575)

33
Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what advertising and marketing campaigns have been run by (a) his Department and (b) its agencies in each of the last five years; which external agencies were involved; and what the cost was of each campaign.

(144629)

34
Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of farmers were in receipt of working tax credits in (a) Cornwall, (b) the South West and (c) the UK in each year since 2000.

(144220)

35
Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of fishermen were in receipt of working tax credits in (a) Cornwall, (b) the South West and (c) the UK in each year since 2000.

(144236)

36
Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many deaths there were following recorded injuries of children aged (a) 0 to four, (b) five to eight, (c) nine to 12 and (d) 13 to 16 years which took place (i) in the home, (ii) at school, (iii) in hospital, (iv) on a sports ground or other place where sporting activities occur, (v) in public parks and (vi) in other places in each year since 1997.

(144259)

37
Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many deaths there were following recorded injuries of children aged (a) 0 to four, (b) five to eight, (c) nine to 12 and (d) 13 to 16 years in each year since 1997.

(144262)

38
Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many deaths there were of children aged (a) zero to four, (b) five to eight, (c) nine to 12 and (d) 13 to 16 years in each year since 1997.

(144278)

Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

39
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, pursuant to the Answer of 6th June 2007, Official Report, column 652W, on general practitioners: working hours, what work the Delivery Unit has done on out-of-hours care since 2001.

(144494)

40
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, pursuant to the Answer of 6th June 2007, Official Report, column 592W, on General Practitioners: working hours, whether the Unit has conducted a joint review of out-of-hours care since 2001.

(144495)

41
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, pursuant to the Answer of 6th June 2007, Official Report, column 591W, on the Delivery Unit, whether joint reviews result in the drawing up of action points that departments are expected to take forward.

(144496)

42
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, pursuant to the Answer of 6th June 2007, Official Report, column 591W, on the Delivery Unit, how many joint reviews the Delivery Unit has carried out in each financial year since 2001-02.

(144497)

43
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, pursuant to the Answer of 6th June 2007, Official Report, column 591W, on the Delivery Unit, what the subject was of each of the joint reviews.

(144498)

44
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what payments (a) her Department and (b) its agencies have made to Peninsula Business Services since May 1997.

(144534)

45
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, whether the Government's policy review process is complete.

(144607)

46
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what the present rate is employer contributions to Civil Service Scheme pension scheme are; what estimate she has made of the cost savings for each year from 2008 to 2050 of capping the employer contribution at 14 per cent.; and if she will make a statement.

(144263)

47
Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, which advertising and marketing campaigns were run by (a) her Department and (b) its agencies in each of the last five years; which external agencies were involved; and what the cost was of each campaign.

(144618)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

48
Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many memoranda of understanding are in force as a result of agreements with foreign governments entered into by Ministers in her Department; and what executive actions each entails.

(144478)

49
N Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many Green Belt areas in (a) the South East and (b) the South West of England received permission for development in 2006-07 as a result of appeals allowed by (i) planning inspectors and (ii) her.

(142685)

50
Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what data her Department collects on contracts awarded to external suppliers by public bodies it sponsors.

(144393)

51
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if officials from her Department will meet Peterborough City Council in the near future to discuss grant funding; and if she will make a statement.

(144290)

52
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the current rate of employer contribution is to each public sector pension scheme for which her Department has responsibility; what the revenue impact would be of capping the employer contribution to each such scheme at 14 per cent. and if she will make a statement.

(144296)

53
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, for what reason the real discount rate used by local authorities to calculate the unfunded net present value of the cost of (a) police and (b) fire fighters' pensions was cut from 3.5 per cent. as at 31st March 2004 to 2.4 per cent. as at 31st March 2005; and if she will make a statement.

(144631)

54
Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which advertising and marketing campaigns were run by (a) her Department and (b) its agencies in each of the last five years; which external agencies were involved; and what the cost was of each campaign.

(144624)

55
N Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when she expects the panel to report on the Examination in Public of the South East Plan.

(144050)

56
N Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what procedure will be followed to determine the location of the eco-homes announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

(144051)

57
N Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what timetable is to be followed in finalising the South East Plan; and if she will make a statement.

(144052)

58
Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what representations she has received on the time taken to receive planning approval by (a) manufacturers who wish to extend current factory premises or open a new manufacturing site and (b) mineral operators who wish to extend a currently active quarrying operation; and if she will make a statement.

(144449)

59
Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many local authority owned homes were sold to (a) registered social landlords and (b) private landlords in each London borough in each of the last 10 years.

(144639)

60
Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of brownfield sites are on (a) contaminated and (b) recently decontaminated land in (i) England and (ii) East Anglia.

(144438)

61
Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has a target for the proportion of new development to take place on currently contaminated land in (a) England and (b) East Anglia.

(144439)

62
Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of contaminated land was restored to (a) domestic, (b) commercial and (c) amenity use in the last (i) five and (ii) 10 years.

(144440)

63
Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential use of contaminated land for (a) projected house building targets and (b) non-domestic purposes in (i) England and (ii) East Anglia.

(144444)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

64
Ms Dawn Butler (Brent South):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what support her Department has allocated to events marking the bicentenary of the abolition of the slave trade; and if she will make a statement.

(144545)

65
Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many memoranda of understanding are in force as a result of agreements with foreign governments entered into by Ministers in her Department; and what executive actions each entails.

(144477)

66
Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which advertising and marketing campaigns were run by (a) her Department and (b) its agencies in each of the last five years; which external agencies were involved; and what the cost was of each campaign.

(144617)

67
Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she expects the winners of utility contracts for the Olympic Games to be announced.

(144415)

68
Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many different companies have applied for each Olympic Games utility contract.

(144416)

69
Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what mechanisms are in place for ensuring the fairness of the award of the utilities contracts for the Olympics.

(144417)

70
Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what contribution to the regeneration budget she expects to come from sponsorship deals for the Olympic Games.

(144418)

71
Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much she expects to be raised through sponsorship for the Olympic Games.

(144419)

72
Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she expects all main sponsors for the Olympic Games to be announced.

(144420)

73
N David Simpson (Upper Bann):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what criteria her Department applies before deciding whether or not to celebrate a cultural anniversary.

(144020)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence

74
N Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when Ministers in his Department were first informed of payments being made by BAe Systems under annexes on support services to the Al Yamamah contract.

(143005)

75
N Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what mechanisms were in place in his Department for official authorisation of payments made under the support services annexes of the Al Yamamah contract by BAe Systems before 1st June 2007.

(143197)

76
N Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the last payment was made by BAe under the support services annexes of the Al Yamamah contract of which his Department was made aware; and what information he has on arrangements for any future payments.

(143198)

77
Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether defence contractors are under any obligations to seek ministerial clearance for payments to overseas nationals in connection with defence contracts.

(144346)

78
Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total cost to the public purse was of each of the contracts between Rolls Royce and his Department in each of the last five years.

(144421)

79
Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total cost to the public purse was of each of the contracts between Smiths Group and his Department in each of the last five years.

(144422)

80
Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total cost to the public purse was of each of the contracts between Cobham Group and his Department in each of the last five years.

(144423)

81
Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total cost to the public purse was of each of the contracts between Hampson Industries and his Department in each of the last five years.

(144424)

82
Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total cost to the public purse was of each of the contracts between Meggitt and his Department in each of the last five years.

(144425)

83
Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total cost to the public purse was of each of the contracts between UMECO plc and his Department in each of the last five years.

(144426)

84
Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total cost to the public purse was of each of the contracts between Ultra Electronics and his Department in each of the last five years.

(144427)

85
Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total cost to the public purse was of each of the contracts between Chemring Group Plc and his Department in each of the last five years.

(144428)

86
Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total cost to the public purse was of each of the contracts between VT Group and his Department in each of the last five years.

(144429)

87
Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total cost to the public purse was of each of the contracts between Qinetiq Group and his Department in each of the last five years.

(144430)

88
Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total cost to the public purse was of each of the contracts between Thales and his Department in each of the last five years.

(144453)

89
Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total cost to the public purse was of each of the contracts between EADS and his Department in each of the last five years.

(144454)

90
Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total cost to the public purse was of each of the contracts between GKN plc and his Department in each of the last five years.

(144455)

91
Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what defence procurement contracts are in operation between his Department and GKN plc; what is being purchased by his Department under each; and how much each contract is worth.

(144456)

92
Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what defence procurement contracts are in operation between his Department and Thales; what is being purchased by his Department under each; and how much each contract is worth.

(144457)

93
Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what defence procurement contracts are in operation between his Department and EADS; what is being purchased by his Department in each case; and how much each contract is worth.

(144458)

94
Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Memoranda of Understanding are in force as a result of agreements with foreign governments entered into by Ministers in his Department; and what executive actions each entails.

(144471)

95
Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which defence procurement contracts are in operation between his Department and (a) Chemring Group, (b) Cobham and (c) Hampson Industries; what is being purchased by his Department in each case; and what the value is of each contract.

(144588)

96
Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which defence procurement contracts are in operation between his Department and Umeco; what is being purchased by his Department in each case; and how much each contract is worth.

(144600)

97
Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which defence procurement contracts are in operation between his Department and Rolls Royce; what is being purchased by his Department in each case; and how much each contract is worth.

(144601)

98
Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which defence procurement contracts are in operation between his Department and Qinetiq Group; what is being purchased by his Department in each case; and how much each contract is worth.

(144602)

99
Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which defence procurement contracts are in operation between his Department and Meggitt; what is being purchased by his Department in each case; and how much each contract is worth.

(144603)

100
Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which defence procurement contracts are in operation between his Department and Ultra Electronics; what is being purchased by his Department in each case; and how much each contract is worth.

(144604)

101
Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which defence procurement contracts are in operation between his Department and Smiths Group; what is being purchased by his Department in each case; and how much each contract is worth.

(144605)

102
Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which defence procurement contracts are in operation between his Department and VT Group; what is being purchased by his Department in each case; and how much each contract is worth.

(144630)

103
Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library a copy of the section of the transcript of the Bulford Camp court martial relating to advice on application of the Human Rights Act 1998 and the European Convention on Human Rights.

(144589)

104
Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many rail warrants were issued to his Department's personnel based in Corsham in each of those years for which records are available; for which journeys; and to what value.

(144238)

105
Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of motor transport journeys made by military personnel from Corsham to Chippenham Station in the last 12 months.

(144239)

106
Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) military, (b) contractor and (c) consultant staff are based at each of his Department's stations in Corsham.

(144240)

107
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects to reply to Question 125146, on procurement, tabled by the hon. Member for Portsmouth South on 28th February 2007; and what the reasons are for the delay.

(144583)

108
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects to reply to Question 134491, on land: sales, tabled by the hon. Member for Portsmouth South on 24th April 2007; and what the reasons are for the delay.

(144584)

109
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many ordinary written questions tabled to his Department by hon. Members have been waiting for a substantive reply for more than (a) one month and (b) two months; and what the subjects are of those questions.

(144587)

110
Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department's Army General Administrative Instruction 48.

(144559)

111
Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will estimate the number of (a) serving and (b) retired UK service personnel who have embedded depleted uranium shrapnel.

(144560)

112
Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many calls were received by the Modern Housing Solutions helpdesk on each day from 1st November 2005 to 31st May 2007; what advice the Defence Housing Executive gave to Modern Housing Solutions on the number of calls that would be expected to be made each day to the Modern Housing Solutions helpdesk; and if he will make a statement.

(144572)

113
Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what qualifications are required of staff on the Modern Housing Solutions helpdesk; and how many of the staff employed between 1st November 2005 and 31st May 2007 are serving or former services personnel.

(144573)

114
Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the average length of calls made to the Modern Housing Solutions helpdesk over the period 1st November 2005 and 31st May 2007.

(144574)

115
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which officials of the Defence Export Services Agency were interviewed by the Serious Fraud Office as part of its recent inquiry into defence sales to Saudi Arabia; and if he will make a statement.

(144253)

116
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which organisations had drawing rights on the special account held at the Bank of England in relation to the Al Yamamah contract; and what information his Department had on the identity of those with drawing rights on accounts to which money was sent from that special account.

(144255)

117
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the earliest age is at which a member of the armed services can receive a full pension; and if he will make a statement.

(144274)

118
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his latest estimate is of the total cost of defence pensions as a share of defence spending in each year from 2002-03 to 2050-51; and if he will make a statement.

(144275)

119
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the current rate of employer contribution is to each public sector pension scheme for which his Department has responsibility; what the revenue impact would be of capping the employer contribution to each such scheme at 14 per cent.; and if he will make a statement.

(144299)

120
Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which advertising and marketing campaigns were run by (a) his Department and (b) its agencies in each of the last five years; which external agencies were involved; and what the cost was of each campaign.

(144621)

121
Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with senior members of the armed forces on the operational suitability of combat footwear issued to UK forces in Iraq and Afghanistan.

(144280)

Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister

122
Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many memoranda of understanding are in force as a result of agreements with foreign governments entered into by Ministers in his Department; and what executive actions each entails.

(144473)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills

123
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the (a) GCSE and (b) GCSE equivalent examination results for each city academy were in 2006; how many pupils were entered for each subject; and how many achieved each grade, broken down by subject.

(144319)

124
Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what progress has been made on the European strategy for education for sustainable development.

(144249)

125
Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many Memoranda of Understanding are in force as a result of agreements with foreign governments entered into by Ministers in his Department; and what executive actions each entails.

(144472)

126
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 6th June 2007, Official Report, column 508W, on reading: mentors, whether it is part of the role of paid support staff acting as learning mentors in schools to provide intensive or one-to-one tuition in mathematics.

(144446)

127
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 6th June 2007, Official Report, column 508W, on reading: mentors, what qualifications paid support staff acting as learning mentors in schools are required to have.

(144447)

128
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 4th June 2007, Official Report, column 498W, on primary education: teaching methods, what information his Department collects on personalised learning in primary schools in (a) English and (b) mathematics.

(144448)

129
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 4th June 2007, Official Report, column 117W, on departments: Delivery Unit, what factors were taken into account in deciding to carry out a joint review of the Building Schools for the Future programme.

(144459)

130
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 4th June 2007, Official Report, column 117W, on departments: Delivery Unit, if he will place in the Library copies of the terms of reference for the joint reviews of (a) Building Schools for the Future, (b) primary and secondary school standards, (c) pupil attendance and (d) pupil behaviour.

(144461)

131
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 4th June 2007, Official Report, column 117W, on departments: Delivery Unit, what the (a) start date and (b) end date was of each review; and on what date a final report was produced for each.

(144462)

132
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 5th June 2007, Official Report, column 365W, on the Every Child Counts initiative, how many children are expected to participate in each tuition programme in each financial year until 2010-11.

(144488)

133
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 5th June 2007, Official Report, column 365W, on the Every Child Counts initiative, how many hours per week of one-to-one tuition in mathematics he expects to be provided to each child per week under (a) the Making Good Progress scheme and (b) the more intensive initiative.

(144489)

134
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 5th June 2007, Official Report, column 365W, on the Every Child Counts initiative, on what date the Making Good Progress pilot was (a) first announced and (b) started.

(144490)

135
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 5th June 2007, Official Report, column 365W, on the every child counts initiative, on what date he expects detailed funding allocations for the two schemes to be announced.

(144505)

136
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 5th June 2007, Official Report, column 365W, on the every child counts initiative, how much has been spent on the Making Good Progress pilot.

(144506)

137
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 5th June 2007, Official Report, column 365W, on the every child counts initiative, whether his Department received its full allocation of finances for the two programmes within its settlement in the 2007 Budget.

(144507)

138
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 5th June 2007, Official Report, column 365W, on the every child counts initiative, what estimate he has made of the cost of employing new staff to provide the one-to-one tuition in each financial year until 2010-11.

(144508)

139
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 5th June 2007, Official Report, column 365W, on the every child counts initiative, on what date his Department first announced the more intensive initiative.

(144509)

140
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 5th June 2007, Official Report, column 365W, on the every child counts initiative, what programmes his Department has run since 1997 prior to the two programmes for providing one-to-one tuition in (a) English and (b) mathematics.

(144510)

141
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 5th June 2007, Official Report, column 365W, on the every child counts initiative, when his Department first started making plans for the more intensive initiative.

(144511)

142
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what schemes exist for unpaid volunteers or other unpaid helpers to provide support or one-to-one help in primary schools.

(144531)

143
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proportion of the total contract value PFI credits are normally expected to cover in cases where local authorities are allocated Private Finance Initiative credits for Building Schools for the Future contracts.

(144532)

144
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what role (a) Anthony Bailey and (b) Eligo International played in the Academies Programme; and what payments each received.

(144543)

145
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what renumeration is received by the Chair of the Ofsted Board for that role.

(144544)

146
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, which destinations he visited in an official capacity between 17th May and 17th June.

(144549)

147
Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much was allocated per pupil to each local education authority in each of the last five years.

(144268)

148
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the current rate of employer contribution is to each public sector pension scheme for which his Department has responsibility; what the revenue impact would be of capping the employer contribution to each such scheme at 14 per cent.; and if he will make a statement.

(144298)

149
Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, which advertising and marketing campaigns were run by (a) his Department and (b) its agencies in each of the last five years; which external agencies were involved; and what the cost was of each campaign.

(144625)

150
Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what discussions he has had with Thomas Telford School in Shropshire on its admissions policy.

(144279)

151
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps he has taken to provide students affected by attention deficit hyperactivity disorder with an education programme which meets their particular needs.

(144246)

152
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what discussions he has had with Ministerial colleagues in the Department of Health on research and best practices in the treatment of young people affected by attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

(144247)

153
Ms Dari Taylor (Stockton South):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what average time local authorities took to interview and process an application form from (a) a couple and (b) an individual wishing to (i) foster and (ii) adopt in each of the last five years.

(144431)

154
Ms Dari Taylor (Stockton South):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what average time a child waited in local authority care to be placed (a) with foster parent(s) and (b) with a parent(s) for adoption in each of the last five years.

(144432)

155
Ms Dari Taylor (Stockton South):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many children are in local authority care facilities waiting for placement (a) with a foster parent(s) and (b) for adoption.

(144433)

156
Ms Dari Taylor (Stockton South):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) couples and (b) individuals made enquiries to local authorities to (i) foster and (ii) adopt a child or children in each of the last five years.

(144434)

157
Ms Dari Taylor (Stockton South):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many foster family arrangements in all local authorities (a) remained as a stable family unit and (b) have broken down with the children returning to care facilities in the last 12 months.

(144445)

158
Ms Dari Taylor (Stockton South):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what research his Department has evaluated on the reasons for breakdown of (a) foster family units and (b) families with an adopted child or children.

(144470)

159
Ms Dari Taylor (Stockton South):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what recent assessment he has made of administration by local authorities of the support activity required by adoption legislation to parents in fostering and adoption.

(144535)

160
Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many UK-Israel research collaborations are supported by (a) EU and (b) European Science Foundation funding; and what the value is of such funding.

(144579)

161
N Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of pupils gained five A* to C grades at GCSE including English and mathematics in schools with (a) fewer than 1,000 pupils, (b) 1,000 to 1,500 pupils and (c) more than 1,500 pupils in the latest period for which figures are available.

(142503)

162
N Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many pupils were persistent truants in schools with (a) fewer than 1,000 pupils, (b) 1,000 to 1,500 pupils and (c) more than 1,500 pupils in the latest period for which figures are available; and what proportion this represented of all pupils in each category.

(142504)

163
N Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of half days were missed as a result of unauthorised absence in schools with (a) fewer than 1,000 pupils, (b) 1,000 to 1,500 pupils and (c) more than 1,500 pupils in the latest period for which figures are available.

(142505)

164
N Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many pupils had been permanently excluded more than once in each of the last five years, broken down by (a) sex and (b) ethnicity; and how many such pupils had special educational needs.

(142549)

165
N Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many pupils ceased attendance at a pupil referral unit because they had been sentenced to a term in a young offender institution in each year for which figures are available.

(143806)

166
N Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what information he has collected on the number of pupils placed in pupil referral units who are later (a) sentenced to a term in a young offender institution and (b) subject to an anti-social behaviour order.

(143807)

167
Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much was spent on (a) the provision of sport equipment, (b) the training of teachers in sports-related activities and (c) the recruitment of coaches to provide sports lessons in (i) primary schools and (ii) secondary schools in each year since 1997.

(144258)

168
Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many fatalities there were of children aged (a) zero to four, (b) five to eight, (c) nine to 12 and (d) 13 to 16 years where the cause of death occurred in (i) the home, (ii) at school, (iii) in hospital, (iv) on a sports ground or similar space where sporting activities occur, (v) public parks and (vi) other places in each year since 1997.

(144277)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

169
N Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations he has received from the Soil Association on (a) the 0.1 per cent. threshold for UK organic food and (b) the EU Organic Food Standards adopted on 12th June.

(144014)

170
N Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he expects UK farmers to adopt the EU Organic Standards agreed on 12th June.

(144015)

171
N Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations he has received on his decision to agree a compulsory EU logo for organic food.

(144016)

172
N Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to consult on his agreement with EU ministers to adopt common standards for organic food across the EU.

(144017)

173
Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress has been made on the development of a national sustainable consumption programme.

(144250)

174
Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress has been made on the development of a renewable energy and efficiency partnership.

(144251)

175
Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many Memoranda of Understanding are in force as a result of agreements with foreign governments entered into by Ministers in his Department; and what executive actions each entails.

(144474)

176
N Paul Flynn (Newport West):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress has been made in deciding the scientific criteria for initial screening out of areas unsuitable for a geological repository for long-lived radioactive waste.

(143772)

177
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether poultry feed containing poultry parts may be imported into the UK.

(144441)

178
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effects of the feeding of dead poultry parts to poultry on the risk of infection of (a) avian influenza and (b) other conditions.

(144442)

179
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the tonnage of feed for poultry which was recycled from dead poultry parts in England in the most recent 12 months for which figures are available.

(144443)

180
Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which advertising and marketing campaigns were run by (a) his Department and (b) its agencies in each of the last five years; which external agencies were involved; and what the cost was of each campaign.

(144622)

181
Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the average retail price was of (a) apples, (b) beef, (c) cabbages, (d) carrots, (e) chicken, (f) eggs, (g) lamb, (h) onions, (i) pork, (j) potatoes, (k) tomatoes, (l) wheat and (m) milk in each year since 1995.

(144241)

182
Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when Ministers first received the report of the Independent Scientific Group on cattle tuberculosis.

(144580)

183
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the likelihood of reaching the target of a 60 per cent. carbon dioxide reduction by 2020.

(144242)

184
David Taylor (North West Leicestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessments have been made of the impact of climate change on the life cycle of (a) bees and (b) insect populations.

(144210)

185
Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number and proportion of farmers in (a) Cornwall, (b) the South West and (c) the UK who are living below the poverty line.

(144221)

186
Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the average annual earnings for farmers in (a) Cornwall, (b) the South West and (c) the UK in each year since 1979.

(144222)

187
Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many farmers there were in (a) Cornwall, (b) the South West and (c) the UK in each year since 1979; and what proportion of the total workforce they made up.

(144223)

188
Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the average size of a farm is in (a) Cornwall, (b) the South West and (c) the UK.

(144228)

189
Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the gross value added (GVA) of farming in (a) Cornwall, (b) the South West and (c) the UK was in each year since 1979; and what proportion of total UK GVA this represented.

(144229)

190
Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many and what proportion of farmers are yet to receive their full single payment scheme payment for (a) 2005 and (b) 2006 in (i) the UK, (ii) the South West and (iii) Cornwall.

(144230)

191
Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the average annual earnings of fishermen in (a) Cornwall, (b) the South West and (c) the UK in each year since 1979.

(144232)

192
Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many fishermen there were in (a) Cornwall, (b) the South West and (c) the UK in each year since 1979; and what proportion of the total workforce they made up in each year.

(144233)

193
Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the gross value added (GVA) and proportion of total GVA of fishing in (a) Cornwall, (b) the South West and (c) the UK was in each year since 1979.

(144234)

194
Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number and proportion of fishermen in (a) Cornwall, (b) the South West and (c) the UK living below the poverty line.

(144235)

195
Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many and what proportion of fishermen were declared bankrupt in (a) Cornwall, (b) the South West and (c) the UK in each year since 1979.

(144237)

196
Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many incidents of fly-tipping were reported in each local authority in the East of England in each of the last four years for which figures are available; and what the estimated cost was of dealing with such incidents.

(144540)

197
Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) prosecutions and (b) successful prosecutions there were for fly-tipping in each local authority in the East of England in each year for which figures are available.

(144541)

198
Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress has been made with the development of the (a) North Sea Nephrops Discard Pilot Schemes and (b) Irish Sea Discards Pilot Scheme; what information his Department has recorded as a result of the schemes; whether he is in a position to make recommendations as a result of the schemes; and if he will make a statement.

(144527)

199
Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations he has made to his EU counterparts on (a) a community-wide discard ban and (b) the introduction of a full catch registry scheme; and if he will make a statement.

(144539)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

200
Peter Bottomley (Worthing West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which members of the Government expect to make an official visit to (a) Florida and (b) the USA before the end of August.

(144395)

201
Peter Bottomley (Worthing West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when the next hearing will take place in relation to the possibility of clemency for Mr Krishna Maharaj in Florida.

(144396)

202
Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many Memoranda of Understanding are in force as a result of agreements with foreign governments entered into by Ministers in her Department; and what executive actions each entails.

(144475)

203
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports she has received on the composition of the peacekeeping troops for the AU-UN force in Darfur; and whether they are to be exclusively or predominantly from African Union member states.

(144480)

204
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when she expects the surviving leaders of the Khmer Rouge to be (a) charged and (b) put on trial.

(144481)

205
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment she has made of the safety of British diplomats in Fiji.

(144483)

206
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports she has received of fundamentalist Islamist forces setting schools on fire in Southern Thailand.

(144484)

207
Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, in respect of which third countries EU common positions have been agreed; and on what date each such position was (a) agreed and (b) most recently amended.

(144257)

208
N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with China on its human rights record.

(143447)

209
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many notifiable offences were committed by foreign diplomats based in London in 2006, broken down by (a) offence and (b) country of diplomatic status; and if she will make a statement.

(144558)

210
Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which advertising and marketing campaigns were run by (a) her Department and (b) its agencies in each of the last five years; which external agencies were involved; and what the cost was of each campaign.

(144613)

211
Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment she has made of the progress of plans to replace NATO's KFOR mission in Kosovo with a European Union mission; what she expects the UK's (a) financial and (b) military contribution to that mission to be; and if she will make a statement.

(144364)

212
Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment she has made of progress towards securing a new United Nations Security Council resolution on Kosovo; and if she will make a statement.

(144367)

213
Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 12th June 2007, Official Report, column 461 c982W, on Iraq: politics and government, how many applications for assistance the Government received in each month since March 2004 from (a) current and (b) former Iraqi employees; how many of these applications were (i) approved and (ii) rejected; what percentage of those approved applications resulted in the granting of refugee status and admission to the United Kingdom; and if she will make a statement.

(144609)

214
Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 12th June 2007, Official Report, column 461 c982W, on Iraq: politics and government, what assistance measures are offered to the former and current Iraqi employees whose applications for assistance have been approved; and if she will make a statement.

(144610)

215
Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 12th June 2007, Official Report, column 461 c982W, on Iraq: politics and government, how many applications for assistance the Government received in each month since March 2003 from current and former Iraqi employees at the British Government embassies, consulates, missions or offices in (a) Iraq, (b) Baghdad, (c) Basra, (d) Syria, (e) Jordan and (f) Egypt; and if she will make a statement.

(144611)

216
Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 15th June 2007, Official Report, column 1377W, on Project Al Yamamah, whether the Economic Counsellor gave a written submission to the Government when he met her Department's officials on 19th January 2007 to discuss the termination of the Serious Fraud Office's investigations; and if she will make a statement.

(144612)

217
Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what (a) direct and (b) indirect discussions her officials held with the Hamas leadership in the Palestinian Territory between March and 16th June 2007.

(144227)

218
Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the UK will be taking additional steps to strengthen the Palestinian Security Forces following the formation of a new government in the West Bank; and if she will make a statement.

(144327)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Health

219
Peter Bottomley (Worthing West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the clarity of advice on requirement of the Home Office Passport Stamp in the applicants' guide of January 2007 for the Medical Training Application Service; why the date of 5th February was chosen; whether potential delays in obtaining the stamp were taken into account; and if she will change the requirement to 1st August.

(144397)

220
Peter Bottomley (Worthing West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the applicants' guide for the Medical Training Application Service refers to migrant status and the Highly Skilled Migrant Programme.

(144398)

221
Peter Bottomley (Worthing West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether (a) her Department and (b) the Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board can vary the 5th February deadline for the Highly Skilled Migrant Programme status passport stamp.

(144399)

222
Lorely Burt (Solihull):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent meetings she has had with groups representing patients with peripheral arterial disease.

(144551)

223
Lorely Burt (Solihull):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what consideration her Department has given to the inclusion of strategies to manage peripheral arterial disease in the National Stroke Strategy.

(144553)

224
Lorely Burt (Solihull):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions have taken place with regard to identification of patients with peripheral arterial disease as part of the Vascular Disease Risk Management programme.

(144556)

225
Lorely Burt (Solihull):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance has been issued by her Department on the use of the ankle brachial pressure index as a means of assessing vascular disease risk.

(144557)

226
Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 17th May 2007, Official Report, column 912W, on Clacton Hospital, for what reasons decisions on Peter Bruff Ward at Clacton Hospital are being made by West Essex Primary Care Trust.

(144324)

227
Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many Memoranda of Understanding are in force as a result of agreements with foreign governments entered into by Ministers in her Department; and what executive actions each entails.

(144476)

228
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many first responders were available for call outs within (a) Cirencester and (b) the Cotswolds in each of the last five years; how many are currently available; and how many she expects to be available by the end of 2007.

(144485)

229
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many ambulances were available for call outs at peak times in (a) Cirencester and (b) the Cotswolds in each of the last five years; how many are currently available; and how many she expects to be available by the end of 2007.

(144486)

230
Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the surpluses generated in the North East Strategic Health Authority (SHA) in 2006-07 will be retained in full in the SHA for use in future years.

(144407)

231
David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate her Department has made of the outstanding amount of money owed by foreign nationals for the use of NHS facilities.

(144524)

232
N Mr Frank Doran (Aberdeen North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate she has made of the likely cost per patient of providing the drug Alimta (Pemetrexed).

(144018)

233
N Mr Frank Doran (Aberdeen North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what budget has been allocated by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence for its appraisal of the drug Alimta (Pemetrexed).

(144019)

234
Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many men were registered as sperm donors in each of the last five years.

(144321)

235
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 6th June 2007, Official Report, column 584W, on mothers: home help, how many hours per week of support the intensive nurse-led home visiting programme provides for each family.

(144491)

236
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 6th June 2007, Official Report, column 584W, on mothers: home help, on what date her Department (a) first announced and (b) first started testing the intensive nurse-led home visiting programme.

(144492)

237
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 7th June 2007, Official Report, column 652W, on general practitioners, what remit her Department was given by HM Treasury for the negotiation of the contract following the discussions.

(144493)

238
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 4th June 2007, Official Report, column 288W, on doctors: contracts, which (a) Treasury and (b) Department of Health Ministers participated in the discussions.

(144500)

239
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 4th June 2007, Official Report, column 288W, on doctors: contracts, whether the discussions referred to included consideration of (a) the GP contract and (b) the consultant contract in the form in which these contracts were finally agreed.

(144501)

240
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 4th June 2007, Official Report, column 288W, on doctors: contracts, whether her Department gained HM Treasury approval for general practitioners no longer being obliged to provide out-of-hours care during the discussions.

(144502)

241
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Rayleigh of 6th June 2007, Official Report, column 571W, on general practitioners, what internal mechanims her Department established for considering and informing progress on the contract negotiations.

(144512)

242
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Rayleigh of 6th June 2007, Official Report, column 571W, on general practitioners, whether there was a start date for the discussions keeping the general medical services contract under constant review; and what the Government's objective is in these discussions.

(144513)

243
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Rayleigh of 6th June 2007, Official Report, column 571W, on general practitioners, at what level discussions between HM Treasury and her Department take place.

(144514)

244
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Rayleigh of 6th June 2007, Official Report, column 571W, on general practitioners, what process for managing discussions and negotiations was agreed by the NHS Confederation; what timetable was agreed; and which parties were involved.

(144515)

245
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Rayleigh of 6th June 2007, Official Report, column 571W, on general practitioners, whether representatives from other (a) NHS and (b) Government bodies or departments were present at the regular update meetings held between the NHS Confederation and her Department.

(144516)

246
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 4th June 2007, Official Report, column 284W, on departments: Delivery Unit, what the conclusions were of the review of the overall NHS reform programme.

(144517)

247
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 4th June 2007, Official Report, column 284W, on departments: Delivery Unit, what the (a) start date and (b) end date was of each review; and on which date a final report was produced for each.

(144518)

248
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 4th June 2007, Official Report, column 284W, on departments: Delivery Unit, if she will place in the Library copies of the terms of reference for the reviews of (a) 18 weeks, (b) the overall NHS reform programme, (c) childhood obesity and (d) primary care trust capability.

(144519)

249
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what her Department's delegated expenditure limit is above which expenditure must be approved by HM Treasury.

(144521)

250
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what requests for additional funds her Department made to HM Treasury in (a) 2005-06 and (b) 2006-07; what the date was of each request; and whether each was granted.

(144522)

251
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the Office of Government Commerce carried out a Gateway Review of the Medical Training Application Service.

(144525)

252
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what payments (a) her Department and (b) the NHS made to BUPA in each year since 1997.

(144546)

253
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether her Department set up (a) a Task Force, (b) a Steering Group and (c) any other regular series of meetings on the Connecting for Health programme.

(144576)

254
Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what data her Department collects on contracts awarded to external suppliers by public bodies it sponsors.

(144394)

255
Mr David Kidney (Stafford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance her Department gives to primary care trusts for the provision of the drug SUNITINIB (Sutent) to cancer patients on the NHS.

(144632)

256
Mr David Kidney (Stafford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will ensure that the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence makes an early assessment of the effectiveness of Sunitinib (Sutent) for the treatment of cancer patients.

(144633)

257
Mr David Kidney (Stafford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment her Department has made of the efficacy of the drug Sunitinib (Sutent) for treating cancer patients.

(144634)

258
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the employee contribution rate is to the NHS pension scheme; what plans there are to change this rate; what the revenue yield would be from varying the rate by one per cent; and if she will make a statement.

(144264)

259
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what her estimate is of the increase in her Department's future public sector pension liability which will arise from salary increases under the (a) Agenda of Change programme and (b) the new GP contracts; and if she will make a statement.

(144577)

260
Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the (a) definition and (b) value is of the units used to calculate NHS dentists' fees.

(144606)

261
Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which advertising and marketing campaigns were run by (a) her Department and (b) its agencies in each of the last five years; which external agencies were involved; and what the cost was of each campaign.

(144616)

262
N Martin Salter (Reading West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will overrule the draft National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guidelines approving the use of the drug Lucentis for only a limited proportion of the patients who suffer from wet age-related macular degeneration; and if she will make a statement.

(143825)

263
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of treating attention deficit hyperactivity disorder by means of medication alone.

(144244)

264
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what clinical guidelines she has issued on the use of Ritalin to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder prior to the publication of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guidelines.

(144245)

265
N Bob Spink (Castle Point):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the timetable is for publishing her Department's response to the independent review of children's palliative care services; and if she will make a statement.

(141578)

266
Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she expects to reply to the Suffolk County Council Health Scrutiny Committee referral of West Suffolk's community health proposals.

(144300)

267
Ms Dari Taylor (Stockton South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the take-up was of (a) measles, mumps and rubella, (b) pneumococcal and (c) menc vaccines in each of the last five years; and what assessment she has made of the impact of the take-up rate of each on the incidence of preventable disease and death.

(144435)

268
Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funds are available to assist the victims of domestic violence to recover from their experiences.

(144635)

269
Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what voice therapy is available on the NHS to those wishing to change their gender.

(144637)

270
Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what entitlement British citizens who have recently returned from overseas have to treatment at GP surgeries.

(144638)

271
Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients used NHS homeopathic services in each primary care trust in each year since 1997.

(144640)

272
Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the likely impact of the closure of the Royal London Homeopathic Hospital on Brent residents.

(144641)

273
Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate she has made of the number of people with an addiction to an illegal drug in each London borough in each year since 1997.

(144642)

274
Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many recorded injuries excluding fatalities there were of children aged (a) 0 to four, (b) five to eight, (c) nine to 12 and (d) 13 to 16 years in each year since 1997.

(144260)

275
Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many recorded injuries excluding fatalities there were of children aged (a) 0 to four, (b) five to eight, (c) nine to 12 and (d) 13 to 16 years where the injury was recorded as taking place (i) in the home, (ii) at school, (iii) in hospital, (iv) on a sports ground or other place where sporting activities occur, (v) in public parks and (vi) in other places in each year since 1997.

(144261)

Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department

276
Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what average time was taken for the transfer of files between the Borders and Immigration Agency casework unit and correspondence unit in the last 12 months.

(144555)

277
Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Memoranda of Understanding are in force as a result of agreements with foreign governments entered into by Ministers in his Department; and what executive actions each entails.

(144469)

278
Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 6th June 2007, Official Report, columns 618-20W, on security measures, how many individuals have been (a) charged with and (b) convicted of an offence of encouraging terrorism under the Terrorism Act 2006.

(144380)

279
Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 6th June 2007, Official Report, columns 618-20W, on security measures, how many individuals have been denied asylum under the provisions of section 54 of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006; and on how many occasions he has certified that an appellant is not entitled to the protection of the Refugee Convention under section 55 of the Act.

(144381)

280
Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 6th June 2007, Official Report, columns 618-20W, on security measures, what the timetable is for consulting on setting a maximum time limit for all future extradition cases involving terrorism; and when he expects to reach a decision on that matter.

(144382)

281
Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 6th June 2007, Official Report, columns 618-20W, on security measures, how many individuals have breached their control orders.

(144390)

282
Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 6th June 2007, Official Report, columns 618-20W, on security measures, what plans he has to proscribe Hizb-ut Tahrir and organisations related to it.

(144391)

283
Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 9th June 2007, Official Report, columns 618-20W, on security measures, what assessment he has made of the progress made by the Mosques and Imams National Advisory Board in each of the five core areas.

(144392)

284
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations (a) his Department and (b) the Identity and Passport Service have received on the account taken of the need for interviews in the costs of first-time passport applications.

(144460)

285
Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many EU workers were registered in the Worker Registration Scheme in each local authority in the North East at the most recent available date.

(144406)

286
N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were convicted of stabbings in each of the last three years.

(143449)

287
N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people convicted of knife crime in each of the last three years were suffering from mental illness.

(143450)

288
David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what measures are in place to ensure that visitors to the UK from (a) inside and (b) outside the EU have health insurance for the duration of their stay.

(144523)

289
N Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what resources are being provided for the tackling of staged and induced motor accident fraud in (a) Preston, (b) Bolton West, (c) Ribble Valley, (d) Hazel Grove, (e) Blackburn, (f) Southampton, (g) Bradford South, (h) Blackpool North and Fleetwood and (i) Salford constituencies.

(144175)

290
N Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what figures he has for the number of incidences of staged and induced motor accident fraud in the last 12 months, broken down by (a) local authority and (b) constituency.

(144176)

291
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he expects to answer Question 134975, tabled by the hon. Member for Portsmouth South on 25th April 2007, on Miss Ketchanou; and what the reasons are for the delay.

(144578)

292
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he expects to answer Question 124194, on identity cards, tabled by the hon. Member for Portsmouth South on 26th February 2007; and what the reasons are for the delay.

(144582)

293
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many ordinary written questions to his Department from hon. Members have been waiting for a substantive reply for more than (a) one month and (b) two months; and what the subjects are of those questions.

(144586)

294
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which DVDs have been produced by his Department in the last 12 months; how many copies of such DVDs were produced; and what the cost to the public purse was of the (a) development, (b) production and (c) distribution of each DVD.

(144562)

295
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the names of (a) suspected terrorists subject to control orders and (b) any such suspected terrorists who have absconded have their names automatically passed to HM Treasury for the purpose of freezing their assets.

(144564)

296
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the written statement of 18th June 2007, Official Report, columns 76-7WS, on the Managing of Global Migration Strategy, how many of the proposed Sea Carrier liaison officers will be stationed in Scotland; and at what ports they will be stationed.

(144402)

297
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans his Department has to liaise with the Scottish Parliament Cabinet Secretary for Justice on the deployment of the proposed Sea Carrier liaison officers.

(144403)

298
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many airline liaison offices and returns liaison officers are stationed in Scotland; where they are located; and if he will make a statement.

(144404)

299
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if his Department will liaise with the Scottish Parliament Cabinet Secretary of Justice to consider the creation of a new international organisation to promote common international standards and technology in border control.

(144405)

300
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his latest estimate is of the total cost of all police pensions as a share of police spending in each year from 1990-91 to 2020-21; and if he will make a statement.

(144276)

301
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the current rate of employer contribution is to each public sector pension scheme for which his Department has responsibility; what the revenue impact would be of capping the employer contribution to each such scheme at 14 per cent. and if he will make a statement.

(144297)

302
Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which advertising and marketing campaigns were run by (a) his Department and (b) its agencies in each of the last five years; which external agencies were involved; and what the cost was of each campaign.

(144615)

303
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) police officers and (b) police community support officers were based in Bridgend constituency in each of the last 10 years.

(144292)

304
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the recorded level of crime was in (a) Bridgend constituency, (b) the South Wales Police Authority area, (c) Wales and (d) England in each of the last 10 years.

(144294)

305
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many domestic burglaries there were in (a) Bridgend constituency, (b) the South Wales Police Authority area, (c) Wales and (d) England in each of the last 10 years.

(144295)

306
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many incidents of anti-social behaviour there were in Bridgend constituency in each of the last 10 years.

(144307)

307
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much the South Wales Police Authority recovered under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 in each year since its introduction.

(144310)

308
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with the Association of Chief Police Officers on the implementation of the Off-Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill if enacted in its current form.

(144342)

309
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment of the likely implications for police forces of implementation of the Off-Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill if enacted in its current form; and if he will make a statement.

(144344)

310
Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many incidents of so-called honour (a) attempted murders, (b) other acts of violence and (c) forced imprisonment have been reported to his Department by the West Mercia Police in the last 12 months.

(144226)

311
Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what grounds a refusal stamp for a visa application to live in the UK made by a US citizen can be removed from a person's passport.

(144314)

Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development

312
Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many Memoranda of Understanding are in force as a result of agreements with foreign governments entered into by Ministers in his Department; and what executive actions each entails.

(144468)

313
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which destinations he visited in an official capacity between 17th May and 17th June.

(144548)

314
Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which advertising and marketing campaigns were run by (a) his Department and (b) its agencies in each of the last five years; which external agencies were involved; and what the cost was of each campaign.

(144626)

315
Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the humanitarian situation of the civilian population in Gaza following the takeover of the area's administration by Hamas; and if he will make a statement.

(144328)

316
Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the impact of the recent violence in Gaza on the operations of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East; and if he will make a statement.

(144329)

Questions to the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice

317
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, how many prosecutions against data controllers for failure to notify the Information Commissioner of the processing of personal data under the Data Protection Act 1998 were brought in each year since the coming into force of that Act.

(144330)

318
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, how many prosecutions for non-notification of the processing of personal data under the Data Protection Act 1998 have been brought by (a) the Information Commissioner, (b) the Director of Public Prosecutions and (c) others with the consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions.

(144331)

319
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, how many prosecutions for non-notification of the processing of personal data under the Data Protection Act 1998 have resulted in convictions; and what penalty was imposed in each case in which no further proceedings are active.

(144332)

320
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, how many requests for prosecutions against data controllers for failure to notify the Information Commissioner of the processing of personal data under the Data Protection Act 1998 have been made to (a) the Information Commissioner and (b) the Director of Public Prosecutions since 30th June 2005.

(144333)

321
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, how many (a) prosecutions were brought against and (b) fixed penalty notices were imposed on drivers in each police authority area using mobile telephones while driving in 2005.

(144306)

322
Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, how many Memoranda of Understanding are in force as a result of agreements with foreign governments entered into by Ministers in her Department; and what executive actions each entails.

(144467)

323
N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, what support is offered to mentally ill people who commit crimes.

(143448)

324
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 4th June 2007, Official Report, column 208W, on Departments: marketing, what the sources are of the additional costs which (a) have been incurred since 9th May 2007 and (b) may yet be incurred.

(144503)

325
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 4th June 2007, Official Report, column 208W, on Departments: marketing, if she will provide a breakdown of the figure of £1.5 million by main budget heading; and what the evidential basis was for the estimate.

(144504)

326
N Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, how many convictions there were in each year from 2002 to 2006 for illegal poaching of salmon with prohibited instruments.

(144103)

327
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, what her estimate is of the savings from capping the employer contribution to the Judicial Pension Scheme at 14 per cent.; and if she will make a statement.

(144271)

328
Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, which advertising and marketing campaigns were run by her Department in each of the last five years; which external agencies were involved; and what the cost was of each campaign.

(144627)

329
Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, what funds are available to assist the victims of domestic violence in escaping from abusive situations.

(144636)

Questions to the Leader of the House

330
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Leader of the House, what the rate of employer contributions to the Parliamentary Contributory Pension Scheme is for 2007-08; what savings he estimates would result from capping the rate to 14 per cent. for each year from 2007-08 to 2020-22; and if he will make a statement.

(144272)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

331
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, which destinations he visited in an official capacity between 17th May and 17th June.

(144547)

332
Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, which advertising and marketing campaigns were run by his Department in each of the last five years; which external agencies were involved; and what the cost was of each campaign.

(144628)

Questions to the Minister without Portfolio

333
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Minister without Portfolio, which destinations she visited in an official capacity between 17th May and 17th June.

(144550)

Questions to the Solicitor General

334
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Solicitor General, what criteria are followed by the Director of Public Prosecutions in deciding whether to give his consent pursuant to section 60 of the Data Protection Act 1998 to a prosecution for a non-notification offence under that Act.

(144334)

335
Peter Bottomley (Worthing West):To ask the Solicitor General, what consideration the Government has given to the proposals made by the Chairman of the Criminal Cases Review Commission in Birmingham on 10th May, with particular reference to extending the powers of the Crown Prosecution Service relating to the instigation and conduct of prosecutions to those areas currently within the remit of the Health and Safety Executive and other regulatory or enforcement bodies; and if the Government will respond to the proposals.

(144215)

336
Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin):To ask the Solicitor General, how many (a) prosecutions and (b) convictions for polygamy there were in the last 12 months.

(144224)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry

337
N Tony Baldry (Banbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what proportion of the Technology Programme budget announced in the 2006 Budget has been allocated; to whom; and in which sectors.

(143264)

338
Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many Memoranda of Understanding are in force as a result of agreements with foreign governments entered into by Ministers in his Department; and what executive actions each entails.

(144466)

339
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what payments (a) his Department and (b) its agencies have made to Peninsula Business Services since May 1998.

(144533)

340
Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, which advertising and marketing campaigns were run by (a) his Department and (b) its agencies in each of the last five years; which external agencies were involved; and what the cost was of each campaign.

(144614)

341
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many motorcycles manufactured in China of 50cc and under were imported into the UK in each of the last 12 months; and what their value was.

(144320)

342
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps have been taken to help individual homeowners to increase the energy efficiency of their homes; and what steps are being taken to incentivise such actions.

(144207)

343
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what progress is being made in the development of biofuels from crops and from the breakdown of organic waste.

(144208)

344
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the adaptability of the existing energy supply infrastructure to (a) biofuels from crops and from the breakdown of organic waste and (b) other more environmentally-friendly fuels.

(144209)

345
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps are being taken to incentivise the use of environmentally friendly practices by the home construction industry.

(144243)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport

346
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the proportion of (a) male and (b) female cyclists aged (i) under 16 years and (ii) 16 years and over who wore helmets while cycling in each of the last 10 years.

(144301)

347
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department spent on encouraging cyclists to wear helmets in each of the last 10 years.

(144302)

348
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department has spent on cycling infrastructure in each of the last 10 years.

(144303)

349
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the proportion of people in each region for which his Department holds records who (a) owned a bicycle and (b) cycled regularly in each of the last 10 years.

(144304)

350
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) deaths, (b) serious incidents and (c) other accidents caused by persons driving while using hand-held mobile telephones in each police force area in 2006.

(144305)

351
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of miles travelled by cars in the Government Car and Despatch Agency in 2006-07.

(144368)

352
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) speeding fines, (b) London congestion charge fines and (c) parking fines were incurred by the Government Car and Despatch Agency in 2006-07.

(144369)

353
Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Memoranda of Understanding are in force as a result of agreements with foreign governments entered into by Ministers in his Department; and what executive actions each entails.

(144465)

354
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what research has been carried out by his Department on (a) the health and safety of passengers and (b) the medical effects of using the Class 450 carriages for journeys on the Portsmouth line; and if he will make a statement.

(144608)

355
N Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what criteria are used by the Highways Agency in deciding whether to utilise whisper quiet road surface technology on trunk roads as part of a planned maintenance programme; and if he will make a statement.

(144102)

356
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions officials from his Department have had with Peterborough City Council on the (a) establishment and (b) cancellation of bus routes in Peterborough; and if he will make a statement.

(144252)

357
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will discuss the East Coast Main Line franchise with (a) Peterborough City Council and (b) Opportunity Peterborough prior to its award; and if he will make a statement.

(144291)

358
N Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what research he has (a) commissioned and (b) reviewed on the relative effectiveness of conspicuous and inconspicuous speed cameras in reducing numbers of speeding motorists.

(144104)

359
N Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what research he has (a) commissioned and (b) reviewed on the effectiveness of speed cameras in 20 mph zones.

(144105)

360
N Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, under what circumstances and to what extent highways officers who patrol motorways are expected or encouraged to report the commission of traffic offences; what guidance and training they get on this issue; and if he will make a statement.

(144137)

361
Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much he has allocated to dial-a-ride systems operated by local authorities in each of the last three years.

(144269)

362
N Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many fatalities there were on railway lines in the UK in each of the last 20 years, broken down by rail line.

(144174)

363
Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which advertising and marketing campaigns were run by (a) his Department and (b) its agencies in each of the last five years; which external agencies were involved; and what the cost was of each campaign.

(144620)

364
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the First Minister for Northern Ireland on the possible implications of the Off-Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill if enacted.

(144318)

365
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 4th June 2007, Official Report, column 108W, on motorcycles, what reservations were expressed by motorcycle racing and motorcycle sports organisations on the Off-Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill; and if he will place copies of the representations in the Library.

(144322)

366
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 4th June 2007, Official Report, column 114W, on vehicles, what reservations were expressed by rural and farming organisations on the Off-Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill; and if he will place copies of the representations in the Library.

(144323)

367
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on the possible implications of the Off-Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill if enacted.

(144325)

368
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with (a) the Secretary of State for Scotland and (b) the First Minister for Scotland on the possible implications of the Off-Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill if enacted.

(144326)

369
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the possible impact on the rural and farming community of the Off-Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill if enacted in its current form.

(144338)

370
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the possible impact on the agricultural industry of the Off-Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill if enacted in its current form.

(144339)

371
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the possible impact on motorcycle sport of the Off-Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill if enacted in its current form.

(144340)

372
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of quad bikes used in the agricultural and rural sectors.

(144341)

373
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the likely implications for the staffing of his Department and its agencies of the Off-Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill if enacted in its current form.

(144343)

374
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will estimate the (a) initial cost and (b) subsequent annual costs of implementing the Off-Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill if enacted in its current form.

(144345)

375
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the size of the advertising budget required to publicise the Off-Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill as it stands following Second Reading should it be passed into law.

(144408)

376
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of likely levels of non-compliance should the Off-Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill be passed into law as it stands following Second Reading.

(144409)

377
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what additional equipment would be needed to enforce the Off-Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill if passed into law as it stands following Second Reading; and what estimate he has made of the likely cost.

(144410)

378
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what additional training will be needed to enforce the Off-Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill if passed into law as it stands following Second Reading; and what estimate he has made of the likely cost.

(144411)

379
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the possible overall impact of the Off-Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill on his Department and its agencies should it be passed into law as it stands following Second Reading.

(144412)

380
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of which programmes managed by his Department and its agencies would have to be delayed or postponed should the Off Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill pass into law as it stands following Second Reading; what estimate he has made of the cost of such delays; and if he will make a statement.

(144413)

381
Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many instances of serious safety lapses have occurred on the West Coast mainline since the Grayrigg derailment on 23rd February.

(144370)

382
Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many instances of serious safety lapses have occurred on the Cumbrian section of the West Coast mainline since the Grayrigg derailment on 23rd February.

(144371)

383
Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make a statement on Network Rail's initial report into the Grayrigg derailment.

(144372)

384
Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what inspection regime is used for checking the condition of the rail line on the Cumbrian section of the West Coast mainline.

(144373)

385
Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the number of staff employed in the maintenance of the Cumbrian section of the West Coast mainline.

(144374)

386
Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects the full report on the inquiry into the Grayrigg derailment to be published.

(144375)

387
Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has been made of the suitability of the Cumbrian section of the West Coast Main Line to accommodate Virgin high speed trains.

(144376)

388
Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what additional checks have been introduced on the Cumbrian section of the West Coast Main Line since the Grayrigg derailment on 23rd February.

(144377)

389
Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether there is to be a review of the speed limits in operation on the Cumbrian section of the West Coast Main Line.

(144378)

390
Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the impact on scheduled journey times of additional checks being carried out on the Cumbrian section of the West Coast Main Line.

(144379)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

391
Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Memoranda of Understanding are in force as a result of agreements with foreign governments entered into by Ministers in his Department; and what executive actions each entails.

(144463)

392
N Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his statement of 4th June 2007, Official Report, column 3, on the New Deal, if he will respond to the Report by David Freud entitled Reducing dependency, increasing opportunity: options for the future before the Summer Recess.

(143616)

393
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what survey work has been carried out to establish the retirement income replacement rate which individuals are prepared to fund by contributions from current salary in the UK.

(144216)

394
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement on the proposed Full Employment Agency in Scotland.

(144217)

395
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when (a) he and (b) his officials first learned of changes in the Budget 2007 which would affect (i) the reforms to the state second pension in the Pension Bill and (ii) his proposals for the personal accounts earnings band.

(144218)

396
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the numbers of members of workplace pension schemes (defined benefit and defined contributions) where the total contribution from employers and employees is between £3,600 and £5,000, broken down by steps of £100.

(144219)

397
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 19th February 2007, Official Report, column 365W, on pensions, how employer contributions to funded defined benefit schemes were apportioned to individual employees when calculating the number of employees with combined employer and employee contributions in excess of £5,000; and whether special contributions aimed at reducing pension deficits are included in these calculations.

(144528)

398
Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which advertising and marketing campaigns were run by (a) his Department and (b) its agencies in each of the last five years; which external agencies were involved; and what the cost was of each campaign.

(144623)

399
Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants have been (a) cautioned, (b) asked to return monies and (c) brought before the courts for claiming benefits for more than one wife in the last 24 months.

(144225)

Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

400
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what criteria are used to decide whether the Delivery Unit conducts a joint review with a department of a particular programme or area.

[Transferred] (144526)

401
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many staff (a) were working in the Prime Minister's Delivery Unit on 31st March 2007 and (b) are expected to be working in the Delivery Unit on 31st March 2008, broken down by payband.

[Transferred] (144529)

402
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, whether the Delivery Unit produced guidance for its staff on procedures to follow when carrying out joint reviews with other Government departments.

[Transferred] (144530)

403
N Margaret Moran (Luton South):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what measures she is taking to ensure that online feedback is integral to the transformational government agenda.

[Question Unstarred] (143856)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

404
Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when his Department last assessed the available technologies for cleaning up contaminated land.

[Transferred] (144436)

405
Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has targets for making good contaminated land.

[Transferred] (144437)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

406
Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, under what circumstances US citizens may be denied entry to live in the UK by UK Visas.

[Transferred] (144315)

407
Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many refusal stamps erroneously issued by UK Visas were removed in each of the last five years.

[Transferred] (144316)

408
Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many administrative errors involving the erroneous issuing of visas by UK Visas were detected in each of the last five years.

[Transferred] (144317)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Health

409
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations she has received on food labelling.

[Transferred] (144585)

Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development

410
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent reports he has received on the murder of aid workers in Sri Lanka; and what guidance his Department is making available for UK aid workers in Sri Lanka.

[Transferred] (144482)

Questions to the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice

411
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, what steps have been taken by the Government to check whether pursuant to section 133 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 the Assessor for Compensation for Miscarriages of Justice has notified the Information Commissioner of the processing of personal data of applicants for compensation.

[Transferred] (144335)

412
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, what resources have been (a) sought by and (b) paid to the Assessor for compensation for miscarriages of justice in relation to his obligations to notify the Information Commissioner of the processing of personal data of applicants for compensation.

[Transferred] (144336)

413
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, what assessment of Lord Brennan's knowledge of the content and principles of the Data Protection Act 1998 and his compliance with his obligations under that Act was made as part of the re-appointment procedure conducted in 2006.

[Transferred] (144337)

414
Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 6th June 2007, Official Report, columns 618-20W, on security measures, by how much court capacity has been expanded to deal with existing and anticipated caseload relating to terrorism; and how much further expansion is planned.

[Transferred] (144389)

415
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, at what age a prison officer is allowed to draw his or her full pension.

[Transferred] (144273)

416
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, how many (a) first time offenders and (b) re-offenders were arrested and subsequently charged in (i) Bridgend constituency, (ii) the South Wales Police Authority area, (iii) Wales and (iv) England in each of the last five years.

[Transferred] (144293)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry

417
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps are being taken to improve and reinforce consumer and investor confidence in new environmental technologies.

[Transferred] (144248)

418
Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many and what proportion of farmers were declared bankrupt in (a) Cornwall, (b) the South West and (c) the UK in each year since 1979.

[Transferred] (144231)

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