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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Tuesday 16 October 2007
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Tuesday 16 October 2007
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Tuesday 16 October of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper. They are arranged in alphabetical order of answering Department. For other Written Questions for answer on Tuesday 16 October of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Tuesday 16 October see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 1
N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what representations he has received on the future maintenance and safety of the Winfrith nuclear site; and if he will make a statement. | | (158479) | 2
N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what representations he has received on reductions in funding to UKAEA Winfrith; and if he will make a statement. | | (158480) | 3
N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what effect the time taken to decommission the Winfrith site will have on future decisions on a new generation of nuclear power stations. | | (158481) | 4
N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, when he expects the Winfrith nuclear site to be decommissioned; and if he will make a statement. | | (158483) | 5
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, which Ministers from his Department attended the Defence Systems and Equipment International exhibition in September. | | (158780) | 6
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many post offices closed in each London constituency in each of the last five years. | | (158786) | 7
N | Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what business, environmental and community groups will be consulted with regard to the report he has commissioned on the Severn Barrage; and how such groups are being made aware of the report. | | (158703) | 8
N | Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what budget he has allocated for the report on the Severn Barrage. | | (158704) | 9
N | Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, if he will make a statement on the progress being made by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority on the decommissioning of magnox nuclear power plants; and when he expects work to begin. | | (158705) | 10
N | Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what budget has been allocated by his Department for the decommissioning of magnox nuclear power plants. | | (158706) | 11
N | Charles Hendry (Wealden):To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what representations he has received from (a) industry and (b) other parties regarding the timescale for making a decision on new nuclear power plants. | | (158707) | 12
| Jon Trickett (Hemsworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many former miners' compensation claims cases are awaiting responses in relation to employment records enquiries from private mining companies; what assessment he has made of the impact of the time taken to respond to such enquiries by such companies on the time taken to conclude such claims; and if he will make a statement. | | (158791) | 13
| Jon Trickett (Hemsworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what progress has been made on coal mining operators and the claims handling agreement; and what steps the Government plans to take to ensure that outstanding former miners' claims are settled. | | (158792) | 14
| Jon Trickett (Hemsworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many former miners' health compensation claims are unresolved. | | (158793) | 15
| Jon Trickett (Hemsworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many former miners' compensation claims have been under consideration for longer than (a) four, (b) five, (c) six, (d) seven and (e) eight years since first application; and if he will make a statement. | | (158794) | 16
N | Mark Williams (Ceredigion):To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, when he plans to make an announcement on the 24th round of oil and gas licensing in Cardigan Bay and the Moray Firth. | | (157740) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 17
N | Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he took into account the likely effect on demand for second homes in the Highlands in formulating his proposals to reduce the rate of capital gains tax. | | (158616) | 18
N | Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made an assessment of the factors affecting demand for second homes in rural areas; and if he will make a statement. | | (158617) | 19
| John Barrett (Edinburgh West):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he will reply to the letters of 21st May and 31st July 2007 from the hon. Member for Edinburgh West in relation to his constituent Mrs Deborah Karimi. | | (158769) | 20
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much inheritance tax was collected from residents of Hampshire in each year since 1997 in (a) cash and (b) real terms. | | (158814) | 21
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much stamp duty was collected arising from sales of Hampshire properties in each year since 1997 in (a) cash and (b) real terms. | | (158815) | 22
N | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, by what mechanism he has calculated the amount to be paid by Northern Rock for the guarantee given by the Government to that company's depositors. | | (158708) | 23
N | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had about the treatment for accounting purposes of the guarantee given to Northern Rock depositors. | | (158709) | 24
N | Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was collected from stamp duty in each financial year since 1997 in (a) Peterborough constituency and (b) the Peterborough City Council area; and if he will make a statement. | | (157948) | 25
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many employees employed by the Government and Government agencies are in receipt of no more than the minimum wage; and if he will list the titles of their posts. | | (158158) | 26
| Mr Oliver Letwin (West Dorset):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason he has ceased to produce an estimated GDP deflator at market prices for financial years 2007-08 to 2010-11; if he will place a copy of his latest estimate in the Library; and if he will make a statement. | | (158822) | 27
| Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason the Long Term Public Finance Report 2007 was not published with the Pre-Budget Report; and when he plans to publish it. | | (158850) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families 28
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what representations he has received on the number of educational tests and examinations that children and young people are required to sit; and if he will make a statement. | | (158838) | 29
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what guidance he has given to local education authorities on teaching foreign languages; and if he will make a statement. | | (158839) | 30
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many schools in each London constituency offer tuition in (a) Cantonese and (b) Mandarin; and whether he has any plans to put Cantonese and Mandarin on the National Curriculum. | | (158840) | 31
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many youth projects in each London constituency received central government funding in each of the last five years; and how much was allocated to youth projects in London in each of the last five years, broken down by constituency. | | (158843) | 32
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, when he will reply to Question 152368 on cultish behaviour tabled by the hon. Member for Portsmouth South on 23rd July. | | (158823) | 33
| Kate Hoey (Vauxhall):To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, for what reason the Building Schools for the Future proposal for the new Stockwell Park School in Lambeth does not include a replacement for the existing swimming pool; and if he will make a statement. | | (158795) | 34
| David Mundell (Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale):To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what discussions he has had with (a) the Secretary of State for Scotland and (b) his counterpart in the Scottish Executive on delivery of a UK-wide (i) curriculum for citizenship education and (ii) Who do we think we are? week in schools. | | (158772) | 35
N | Helen Southworth (Warrington South):To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what steps he plans to take to increase the percentage of young people between 16 and 18 years old in Warrington education. | | (158717) | 36
| Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what percentage of secondary school pupils in each London borough secured a place at their parents' (a) first, (b) second and (c) third choice of secondary school in each academic year since 1997. | | (158820) | 37
| Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many pupils who received the education maintenance allowance gained qualifications in 2006, broken down by type of qualification gained. | | (158809) | 38
| Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, pursuant to the Answer of 30th October 2007, Official Report, column 210W, how many pupils who received the education maintenance allowance while studying for A-levels completed their course of study, broken down by number of A-levels being taken by individual students. | | (158810) | 39
| Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many pupils who received the education maintenance allowance gained A-levels in 2006, broken down by (a) grade and (b) subject. | | (158811) | 40
| Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many pupils who received the education maintenance allowance completed their course of study since inception of the allowance, broken down by qualification sought. | | (158812) | 41
| Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many pupils who received the education maintenance allowance who were studying for A-Levels in (a) mathematics, (b) English language or literature, (c) physics, (d) chemistry, (e) biology, (f) a modern language and (g) another subject (i) completed their course of study and (ii) gained a qualification since inception of the allowance. | | (158813) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 42
N | Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, to which organisations or individuals the Preventing Extremism Unit has made grants of less than £100,000 since June. | | (158619) | 43
N | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when she will reply to the letter of 16th July 2007 from the hon. Member for Fareham on the strategic gap between Portchester and Fareham. | | (158714) | 44
N | Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the impact of the introduction of home information packs on the residential housing market in the Peterborough City Council area; and if she will make a statement. | | (157949) | 45
N | Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what rules are in place on the staging of outside events; whether any amendments to these rules are being considered; and if she will make a statement. | | (158725) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 46
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many arts organisations in each London (a) constituency and (b) borough received Arts Council England funding in each of the last five years. | | (158787) | 47
| Kate Hoey (Vauxhall):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Quality, Efficiency and Standards Team is still in operation in his Department. | | (158844) | 48
| Kate Hoey (Vauxhall):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many overseas conferences and events UK Sport has been involved with since 2005; how many it is due to be involved with in the future; and what the cost of such involvement was in 2006-07. | | (158845) | 49
| Kate Hoey (Vauxhall):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what account UK Sport takes of recognition of national governing bodies of sports by international federations in deciding whether to fund them; and if he will make a statement. | | (158846) | 50
| Kate Hoey (Vauxhall):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much and what proportion of the cost of the British Bob Skeleton Association's legal action against the British Bobsleigh Association was met from the public purse or National Lottery funds via UK Sport. | | (158847) | 51
N | Mr Alan Reid (Argyll and Bute):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many television licences have been issued to addresses in (a) Argyll and Bute constituency, (b) the STV Central region and (c) the STV North region. | | (158718) | 52
| Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many licences to sell alcohol were (a) suspended and (b) revoked in (i) London and (ii) England in each year since 1997 on grounds of the sale of alcohol to persons under the age of 18 years. | | (158807) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 53
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which Ministers from his Department attended the Defence Systems and Equipment International exhibition in September. | | (158778) | 54
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in Brunei on the on-selling of three BAe-built warships by that country; what the requirements are for end-user reporting and certification; and if he will make a statement. | | (158781) | 55
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he plans to take to assist in the identification of Iraqis who have worked for the British Army in relation to investigation of asylum applications based on the implications of such work. | | (158784) | 56
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he will reply to Question 151522 on Royal Fleet Auxiliary tabled by the hon. Member for Portsmouth South on 19th July. | | (158824) | 57
N | Paul Holmes (Chesterfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Government plans to procure sufficient Mastiff vehicles to replace all of the Land Rovers currently in use in theatre. | | (158645) | 58
N | Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many serving and former RAF personnel payments have been missed since 1st January 2007 under Joint Personnel Administration; how many complaints have been received from members of the armed forces about Joint Personnel Administration; and how many complaints are still outstanding. | | (158766) | 59
N | Helen Southworth (Warrington South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will undertake a review of the provision of post-operative rehabilitation services available to members of the armed forces who have suffered injury whilst carrying out their duties; and if he will make a statement. | | (158716) | 60
| Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what research he has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the self-destruct failure rate of the M85 dual purpose bomblet. | | (158804) | 61
N | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions his Department has had with the US Administration on plans to develop missile silos and x-band radar on land or sea bases in the UK. | | (158620) | 62
N | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he and officials from his Department have had with the US Administration on plans to site interceptor missiles or related equipment in the UK. | | (158621) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 63
N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many animals have been culled (a) on infected premises, (b) on the basis of slaughter on suspicion and (c) as a result of dangerous contact following the recent outbreak of foot and mouth disease. | | (158644) | 64
N | Mr Peter Atkinson (Hexham):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will review regulations that forbid trail and drag hunting and stalking in low risk foot and mouth areas such as Northumberland, Cumbria and Yorkshire. | | (157549) | 65
N | Ben Chapman (Wirral South):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what volume of tallow has been disposed of in landfill over the last three years; and what arrangements for the disposal of tallow will be made following the planned introduction of the renewable transport fuel obligation in 2008. | | (158710) | 66
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make support for the increased costs of collection available to those farmers with fallen stock in low risk areas which are now dependent upon using the National Fallen Stock Company for collection. | | (158161) | 67
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will ban the importation of foie gras under Article 30 of the Treaty of Rome, with particular reference to (a) public morality and (b) the protection of health and life of animals; and if he will make a statement. | | (158816) | 68
N | Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what action he is taking to ensure the term cider brandy is retained and not renamed cider spirit in the draft EU regulations to replace the present EU Regulation 1576/89; and if he will make a statement. | | (158721) | 69
| Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the statement of 8th October, Official Report, column 40, on foot and mouth/bluetongue, from what budget the £12.5 million assistance package will be drawn; and what proportion of this funding had been committed elsewhere previously. | | (158806) | 70
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has for standardising the reporting mechanisms by which business and industry account for their emissions of carbon dioxide; and if he will make a statement. | | (158782) | 71
N | Mark Williams (Ceredigion):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what resources he plans to make available to the devolved administrations to support welfare packages for farmers in light of the recent foot and mouth outbreak. | | (157741) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 72
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which Ministers from his Department attended the Defence Systems and Equipment International exhibition in September. | | (158779) | 73
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has received on the situation inside Zimbabwe; what steps the UK is taking to provide assistance to the people of that country; and if he will make a statement. | | (158841) | 74
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much was committed by the UK to projects aimed at young people in (a) Afghanistan and (b) Iraq in each of the last five years. | | (158842) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 75
N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time in England for orthodontic appointments was for the (a) first consultation and (b) start of treatment in the most recent period for which figures are available; and what the national target times are in each case. | | (158482) | 76
N | Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which individuals and organisations other than civil servants and NHS bodies have (a) made written representations to and (b) had meetings with Ministers about the Broomfield Hospital private finance initiative scheme in the last four years. | | (157548) | 77
N | Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was paid to Rose Gibb, the former Chief Executive of Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, upon the termination of her employment. | | (158719) | 78
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of clostridium difficile there were in hospitals in each London constituency in each of the last five years. | | (158789) | 79
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of MRSA there were in hospitals in each London constituency in each of the last five years. | | (158790) | 80
| Margaret Moran (Luton South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what impact the conclusions of the recent review by Lord Darzi are expected to have on health inequalities in Luton South. | | (158802) | 81
N | Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether it is his policy that Avastin eye injections should be available on the NHS free of charge to (a) all patients and (b) pensioners who require them; and if he will make a statement. | | (158724) | 82
| Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in management positions in NHS trusts in (a) England and (b) the east of England earned more than £100,000 per annum in (i) 2006-07 and (ii) 1997-98 in (1) cash and (2) real terms. | | (158783) | 83
| Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which primary care trusts fund endovenous laser treatment. | | (158817) | 84
| Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department has allocated funds for the Speaking For Yourself programme for (a) 2007-08, (b) 2008-09 and (c) 2009-10; and what plans he has for future funding for this programme. | | (158835) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 85
| John Barrett (Edinburgh West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she will reply to the letter of 30th August from the hon. Member for Edinburgh West in relation to his constituent Mr Nader El-Reah Almutbage. | | (158770) | 86
| John Barrett (Edinburgh West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Parliamentary Business Unit of the Immigration and Nationality Department will reply to the letters of (a) 25th June, (b) 31st July and (c) 11th September from the hon. Member for Edinburgh West on his constituent Mr Abdul Rashid Abdullah. | | (158776) | 87
| John Barrett (Edinburgh West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she will reply to the letter of 29th July from the hon. Member for Edinburgh West on his constituent Mr Denboba Natie. | | (158777) | 88
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what percentage of custody offices in police stations are equipped with fully functioning audio and visual CCTV in (a) Lancashire and (b) England and Wales. | | (158711) | 89
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions police used stop and search powers contained in section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000 in each London constituency in each of the last five years. | | (158785) | 90
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum applications from Burmese citizens were successful in each of the last five years. | | (158788) | 91
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many incidents of crime involving knives were reported in each London constituency in each month since April. | | (158836) | 92
| Kate Hoey (Vauxhall):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, where information gathered under Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000 is stored. | | (158848) | 93
| Kate Hoey (Vauxhall):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the process is by which an individual can apply for access to information gathered about them under Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000. | | (158849) | 94
N | Helen Jones (Warrington North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to address geographical disparities in police funding. | | (158720) | 95
| Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many crimes were committed by children in Cambridgeshire in each of the last 10 years, broken down by type of offence. | | (158805) | 96
N | Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the detection rates were for reported crime in England and Wales in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available, broken down by categories of crime. | | (158723) | 97
| Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 1st October 2007, Official Report, column 2353W, on alcoholic drinks: children, how many fines were levied in each year since 1997. | | (158808) | 98
| Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what total grant was allocated to each police authority in each year since 1997. | | (158852) | 99
| Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding was allocated per head of population for each police authority in England and Wales in each year since 1997. | | (158853) | 100
| Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police stations there were in each police force area in each year since 1997; and how many (a) opened and (b) closed in each year. | | (158854) | 101
| Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers there were in each police force in each year since 1997. | | (158855) | 102
| Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many crimes were committed per head of population in each police force area in each year since 1997. | | (158856) | 103
| Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prosecutions there were for selling alcohol to children and young people under the age of 18 years in (a) England and Wales and (b) each police force area in each year between 1997 and 2004; and if she will make a statement. | | (158857) | 104
| Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many penalty notices for disorder in relation to the sale of alcohol to a person under 18 years of age were issued in each year since 2004, broken down by police force area; and how many of these resulted in an unpaid fine in each area. | | (158858) | 105
| Joan Ryan (Enfield North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will cease returning Darfuri asylum seekers pending (a) review of the safety of such asylum seekers who have already been returned to Sudan and (b) a ceasefire peace agreement and secure environment being in place in that country. | | (158803) | 106
N | Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to assist Bedfordshire Police with the costs of policing London Luton Airport following Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary 2006-07 assessments. | | (158500) | 107
| Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the (a) safety of Darfuri asylum seekers who have been returned to Khartoum from the UK since 2003 and (b) likely safety of Darfuri asylum seekers who are due to be returned to Khartoum from the UK. | | (158819) | Questions to the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission 108
N | Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, what training and advice staff in the Refreshment Department receive on food allergies. | | (158622) | 109
N | Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many people work on the Commons part of the Parliamentary Estate. | | (158623) | 110
N | Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, when the Refreshment Department last reviewed its policies and procedures on food allergies. | | (158624) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills 111
N | Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe):To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what funds were paid to which (a) Jewish, (b) Muslim and (c) Christian seminaries by his Department and its predecessors in each year since 2001. | | (158618) | 112
| Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many undergraduate students in England declared themselves bankrupt in each year since 1997. | | (158821) | 113
| Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what information he has received from universities on the activities of radical Islamic groups on campus; and if he will make a statement. | | (158775) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice 114
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prosecutions for animal cruelty were brought in (a) Lancashire and (b) England and Wales in each of the last five years. | | (158712) | Questions to the Minister for the Olympics 115
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Minister for the Olympics, what her latest estimate is of the likely cost of the London 2012 Olympic Games that will be paid via the council tax in London; and if she will make a statement. | | (158837) | 116
N | Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent):To ask the Minister for the Olympics, when she will next announce progress on the London 2012 Budget. | | (158726) | 117
N | Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent):To ask the Minister for the Olympics, what the (a) bid book estimate, (b) bid book estimate adjusted to 2012 prices and (c) current estimate is for (i) the main Olympic stadium, (ii) the Velodrome and (iii) the Aquatic Centre. | | (158727) | 118
N | Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent):To ask the Minister for the Olympics, how much it will cost to rent all facilities not located on the Olympic park necessary to stage the London 2012 Olympics, broken down by venue. | | (158728) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland 119
| David Mundell (Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had since the Scottish parliamentary elections in May 2007 with returning officers on auto-adjudication during the counting. | | (158773) | 120
| David Mundell (Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what information his Department provided to the inquiry led by Ron Gould into the conduct of Scotish elections in May 2007 on auto-adjudication without human supervision; and if he will make a statement. | | (158774) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 121
N | Ben Chapman (Wirral South):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will meet representatives from the oleochemical and soap industries to discuss the impact of the proposed Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation on their use of tallow as a raw material. | | (158715) | 122
| Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her criteria are for replying to questions for written answer tabled by hon. Members by making reference to internet websites within the purview of her Department; and if she will make a statement. | | (158851) | 123
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the change in the cost of train tickets in real terms since 1997; and what assessment she has made of the reasons for the change. | | (158713) | 124
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will issue advice to chief police officers advising them of the necessity of keeping motorways open to vehicular traffic whenever possible. | | (158156) | 125
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, why both carriageways of the M40 motorway were closed on 12th and 13th August when the incident being investigated by police occurred only on the southbound carriageway; and if she will make a statement. | | (158157) | 126
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make a statement on the industrial action taking place affecting the Maritime and Coastguard Agency; what contingency arrangements are in place should the dispute escalate; and what steps she is taking to settle the dispute. | | (158159) | 127
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding increases in real terms are proposed for the Maritime and Coastguard Agency for each of the next five years. | | (158160) | 128
N | Mr John Redwood (Wokingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether a financing agreement is in place for the Crossrail project. | | (158495) | 129
N | Mr John Redwood (Wokingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the design work on Crossrail will be complete. | | (158496) | 130
N | Mr John Redwood (Wokingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when a decision will be taken on letting a construction contract for Crossrail. | | (158497) | 131
N | Mr John Redwood (Wokingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps need to be completed before a construction contract can be let for work on Crossrail. | | (158498) | 132
N | Mr John Redwood (Wokingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, who is responsible for additional funding if the cost of Crossrail proves to be higher than the £16 billion budget. | | (158499) | 133
N | Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she is planning to place restrictions on horse riders when using roads; and if she will make a statement. | | (158722) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 134
| John Barrett (Edinburgh West):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the Complaint Review Team, Falkirk Child Support Agency office will reply to the fax of 17th September 2007 from the hon. Member for Edinburgh West in relation to his constituent Mr Grant Lumsden. | | (158771) | 135
N | Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what percentage of participants in the New Deal for Young People in (a) Pembrokeshire, (b) Wales and (c) the UK returned to receive jobseeker's allowance (i) immediately and (ii) within one year in (A) 2006 and (B) 2004. | | (158478) | 136
N | Mr Frank Doran (Aberdeen North):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what costings were used to assess the feasibility of providing ill health benefits as part of the core benefits provided by the Pension Protection Fund; and if he will make a statement. | | (157547) | 137
N | Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of (a) the reasons for regional variations in incapacity payments and (b) the impact of regional variation on claimants, with particular reference to variations between the Midlands and the North. | | (156485) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families 138
| Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many children ran away from their homes in each London borough in each of the last 10 years; and how many have subsequently returned home. | | [Transferred] (158818) |
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