Oral Answers

Monday 31 March 2008

Work and Pensions405
    Carers
413
    Child Poverty
411
    Incapacity Benefit
417
    Jobcentre Plus
416
    Local Employment Partnerships
408
    Lone Parents
415
    New Schedule 2
556
    Older People
418
    Pensioner Benefits
405
    Personalised Support
409
    Topical Questions
420
    Welfare to Work
419

Written Ministerial Statements

Monday 31 March 2008

Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform25WS
    Companies House Targets
25WS
    Insolvency Service Targets (2008-09)
25WS
Cabinet Office32WS
    Power of Information Review (Government's Interim Progress Report)
32WS
Children, Schools and Families28WS
    A Strategy for 14-19 Qualifications
28WS
    Staying Safe
29WS
Communities and Local Government30WS
    Regeneration
30WS
Defence31WS
    Chemical Weapons Convention
31WS
    Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft
31WS
Justice32WS
    Land Registry Targets (2008-09)
32WS
Northern Ireland33WS
    Parliamentary constituencies (Northern Ireland) Order 2008
33WS
Treasury27WS
    Northern Rock
27WS
Work and Pensions34WS
    Discretionary Social Fund (Allocations 2008-09)
34WS

Petition

Monday 31 March 2008

Home Department9P
    Prostitution
9P

Written Answers

Monday 31 March 2008

Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform460W
    Culture: Exports
460W
    Post Offices: Closures
461W
    Post Offices: York
462W
    Video Games
462W
    Winter Fuel Payments: South Yorkshire
463W
Culture, Media and Sport536W
    Alcoholic Drinks: Enforcement
536W
    Arts: Higher Education
536W
    Cage Fighting
537W
    Cultural Heritage: Young People
537W
    Culture: EU Countries
537W
    Departmental Alcoholic Drinks
538W
    Departmental Publications
538W
    Departmental Training
538W
    Gambling
539W
    Licensing
539W
    Motorsport Development UK
540W
    National Lottery: Buildings
540W
    Olympic Games
540W
    Press
540W
    Regeneration: Coastal Areas
541W
Defence509W
    Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations
509W
    Armed Forces: Health Services
510W
    Armed Forces: Housing
510W
    Armed Forces: Military Decorations
511W
    Armed Forces: Pay
511W
    Armed Forces: Scotland
512W
    Armoured Fighting Vehicles
512W
    Army: Deployment
512W
    Ballistic Missile Defence
513W
    Civil Servants: Pay
513W
    Colchester
514W
    Defence Equipment and Support: Manpower
516W
    Defence Equipment and Support: Standards
516W
    Departmental Empty Property
516W
    Departmental ICT
517W
    Departmental Property
517W
    Departmental Sustainable Development
517W
    Falkland Islands: Military Bases
518W
    Gurkhas: Nepal
518W
    Iraq: Peacekeeping Operations
518W
    Prisoners of War: Compensation
518W
    Sudan: Peacekeeping Operations
519W
    Territorial Army: Manpower
519W
    Territorial Army: Yorkshire and the Humber
520W
    Type 23 Frigates: Costs
520W
    Warships
520W
Duchy of Lancaster521W
    Departmental Advertising
521W
    Departmental Aviation
521W
    Departmental Contracts
521W
    Departmental Data Protection
522W
    Departmental Pay
522W
    Furniture: 10 Downing Street
522W
    Government Departments: Data Protection
523W
    Government Departments: Internet
523W
    ICT: Leasing
523W
    Michael Ashcroft
524W
    Political Office: Prime Minister
524W
Electoral Commission Committee451W
    Electronic Voting
451W
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs486W
    Agricultural Products
486W
    Bluetongue Disease: Disease Control
486W
    Bluetongue Disease: Vaccinations
488W
    Bovine Tuberculosis
488W
    Caravan Sites
489W
    Carbon Emissions: Housing
490W
    Carbon Offsetting Fund
490W
    Chemicals: Waste Disposal
490W
    Climate Change
491W
    Departmental Pensions
492W
    Domestic Wastes: Contracts
492W
    Farms: Inspections
495W
    Flood Control: Cumbria
497W
    Floods: Finance
497W
    Government Offices for the Regions
498W
    Greyhounds: Animal Welfare
499W
    Ground Water: Pollution
499W
    Hare Coursing
500W
    Home Energy Efficiency Scheme
500W
    Incinerators: Pollution
500W
    Nature Conservation: Wildlife
500W
    Planning Permission: Gleadthorpe Farm
501W
    Sugar: Subsidies
501W
    Sustainable Development: Aviation
502W
    Waste Management: Finance
503W
    Waste Management: Landfill
503W
Foreign and Commonwealth Office524W
    Afghanistan Security
524W
    Balkans: EC Accession
525W
    Burma: Overseas Students
525W
    Colombia
525W
    Committee on the Grant of Honours, Decorations and Medals
526W
    EC President
527W
    Eritrea: Ethiopia
528W
    European Union: Per Capita Costs
529W
    Gaza: Overseas Aid
529W
    Human Rights
529W
    International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
530W
    International Judicial Archives
531W
    Iran: Israel
531W
    Israel: Armed Conflict
531W
    Israel: Borders
532W
    Malaysia: Honours
533W
    Morocco
533W
    Written Questions
533W
Health563W
    Abortion: Finance
563W
    Abortion: Lancashire
563W
    Accident and Emergency Departments: Admissions
564W
    Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse
565W
    Allergies: Food
565W
    Ambulance Services: Lancashire
566W
    Blood: Greater London
567W
    Blood Transfusions
566W
    Bowel Cancer: Screening
567W
    British Association of Immediate Care Doctors: Finance
567W
    British Association of Immediate Care Doctors: Standards
568W
    Caesarean Sections
568W
    Cancer
568W
    Cancer: Expenditure
569W
    Cancer: Females
569W
    Cardiovascular System: Diseases
570W
    Care Homes
570W
    Care Homes: Qualifications
571W
    Carers
571W
    Cervical Cancer: Screening
572W
    Chemicals: Health Hazards
575W
    Coeliac Disease: Food
576W
    Dental Services: Greater London
577W
    Departmental Pay
577W
    Disabled: Children
577W
    Headaches
578W
    Headaches: Health Services
578W
    Health Services: Expenditure
578W
    Health Services: Havering
579W
    Health Services: Immigration
579W
    Health Services: South Yorkshire
579W
    Health Visitors
580W
    Hidradenitis Suppurative
580W
    Home Births
581W
    Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill
581W
    Malaria
581W
    Medical Records: Data Protection
582W
    Mental Health Act 2007
582W
    Mental Health Services
583W
    Mental Health Services: Sexual Offences
583W
    NHS: Finance
583W
    NHS: ICT
584W
    NHS: Performing Arts
584W
    Nurses: Schools
584W
    Obesity: Children
585W
    Patient Choice Schemes
585W
    Royal Lancaster Infirmary: MRSA
586W
    Screening
586W
    Waiting Lists: Hemel Hempstead
587W
    Watford Hospital: Private Finance Initiative
588W
    Written Questions: Government Responses
588W
House of Commons Commission455W
    Cars: Hire Services
455W
    Departmental Expenses
456W
    Drinking Water
456W
    Internet: Biofuels
456W
    Mineral Waters
456W
    Palace of Westminster: Screening
457W
    Palace of Westminster: Waste Management
457W
    Rackspace
457W
International Development534W
    Africa: Life Expectancy
534W
    China: Overseas Aid
534W
    Departmental Alcoholic Drinks
534W
    Departmental Pensions
534W
    Iraq: Asylum
535W
    Overseas Aid
535W
    Overseas Aid: HIV Infection
536W
Justice554W
    Act of Settlement 1700
554W
    Administration of Justice
554W
    Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service
554W
    ClearSprings: Basildon
555W
    Crime: Victims
555W
    Criminal Proceedings: Retail Trade
555W
    Debt Collection
556W
    Debt Collection: Standards
556W
    Departmental Information Officers
557W
    Departmental Sustainable Development
558W
    Offenders: Education
558W
    Prison Accommodation
560W
    Prison Accommodation: Dorchester Prison
560W
    Prisoners Rights
561W
    Sentencing
562W
    Young Offenders: Custodial Treatment
563W
Leader of the House451W
    Departmental Domestic Visits
451W
    Members: Expenses
452W
Northern Ireland478W
    Driving Under Influence: Young People
478W
    Drugs: Children
481W
    Missing Persons
485W
    Olympic Games 2012
485W
    Sexual Offences: Convictions
485W
Olympics452W
    London 2012: Pay
452W
    Olympic Games 2012: Expenditure
453W
    Olympic Games 2012: Finance
454W
    Olympic Games 2012: Ministerial Responsibility
455W
Prime Minister550W
    Departmental Domestic Visits
550W
    Departmental Internet
551W
    Departmental Travel
551W
    Jennifer Moses
551W
    John McCain
551W
    Mayor of London
552W
    National Register of Risks
552W
    National Security
552W
    National Security Forum
553W
    Prime Minister: Visits
553W
    Security: Finance
553W
    United Kingdoms: Borders
553W
Scotland451W
    Departmental Advertising
451W
Solicitor-General459W
    Genetics: Databases
459W
    Racially Aggravated Offences: Prosecutions
459W
Transport463W
    A14: Kettering
463W
    Aviation: Railways
464W
    Bus Services: Concessions
464W
    Bus Services: Finance
465W
    Bus Services: York
466W
    Cycleways
466W
    Cycling: Finance
466W
    Departmental Training
467W
    Departmental Working Hours
467W
    East Coast Railway Line: Standards
467W
    Government Offices for the Regions
468W
    Great Western Trains
468W
    Local Transport Bill: Welsh Assembly Government
468W
    Motorcycles: Bus Lanes
468W
    Motorcycles: Licensing
469W
    Parking: Disabled
469W
    Railway Services: Kettering
470W
    Railway Stations
470W
    Railways
470W
    Railways: Franchises
471W
    Railways: Standards
471W
    Rapid Transit Systems
471W
    Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation
472W
    Renewable Transport Fuels Obligation: Crops
473W
    Road Safety Act 2006
473W
    Road Traffic Control: Birmingham
473W
    Roads: Lorries
474W
    Roads: Tolls
474W
    Speed Limits
475W
    Speed Limits: Fines
475W
    Speed Limits: Greater London
476W
    Taxis: Training
476W
    Train Operating Companies: Rolling Stock
476W
    Transport: Capital Investment
477W
    Transport: Costs
477W
    Transport: Finance
477W
    Yorkshire and Humberside
478W
Wales458W
    Brofiscin Quarry: Hazardous Substances
458W
    Departmental Alcoholic Drinks
458W
    Suicide: Young People
458W
Work and Pensions541W
    Carers
543W
    Carers Allowances
544W
    Child Poverty
541W
    Child Support
544W
    Child Support Agency
544W
    Child Support Agency: Correspondence
545W
    Child Support Agency: ICT
545W
    Departmental Pay
546W
    Departmental Publications
547W
    Employment Benefits: Greater London
547W
    Employment: Sight Impaired
547W
    Foreign Workers: EC Countries
548W
    Incapacity Benefit
542W
    Jobseeker’s Allowance
548W
    Jobseeker’s Allowance: Lone Parents
548W
    Local Housing Allowance
543W
    National Insurance Numbers
543W
    New Deal
542W
    Pensioner Benefits
543W
    Pensions
549W
    Personal Capability Test
542W
    Social Security Benefits
549W
    Social Workers: Labour Turnover
549W
    State Retirement Pensions
549W
    Tax Allowances: Pensioners
550W

Written Answers

Monday 31 March 2008

Children, Schools and Families676W
    Academies: Finance
676W
    Apprentices: Enfield
677W
    Building Schools for the Future Programme
677W
    Capita
678W
    Children: Armed Forces
680W
    Children: Day Care
680W
    Children in Care: General Certificate of Secondary Education
679W
    Children: Protection
682W
    Children: Sexually Transmitted Diseases
682W
    Citizenship: Curriculum
682W
    Citizenship: Qualifications
684W
    Citizenship: Teachers
685W
    Civil Service Appeal Board
685W
    Departmental Anti-Semitism
685W
    Departmental Domestic Visits
686W
    Departmental Internet
686W
    Departmental Public Expenditure
686W
    Departmental Publications
687W
    Family Fund: Finance
687W
    Foster Care
687W
    Further Education
687W
    General Certificate of Secondary Education
688W
    General Certificate of Secondary Education: Home Schooling
690W
    Head Teachers
690W
    Inclusive Technology
691W
    Ipsos MORI
691W
    Ministers: Correspondence
692W
    Music: Education
692W
    Pupil Referral Units
693W
    Pupils: Per Capita Costs
693W
    Pupils: Personal Records
694W
    Reading: Teaching Methods
694W
    School Improvement Partners
696W
    Schools: Admissions
697W
    Schools: Closures
699W
    Schools: Construction
699W
    Schools: Cycling
700W
    Schools: Fire Extinguishers
700W
    Schools: Governing Bodies
700W
    Schools: Standards
701W
    Secondary Education: Admissions
701W
    Secondary Education: Teaching Methods
702W
    Special Educational Needs
702W
    Specialised Diplomas
703W
    Specialised Diplomas: Disadvantaged
703W
    Teachers: Documents
703W
    Teachers: Labour Turnover
704W
    Teachers: Primary Education
704W
    Teaching Methods
704W
    Truancy: Penalties
705W
    Unemployment
706W
    Vocational Education
705W
Communities and Local Government706W
    Arms Length Management Organisations: Finance
706W
    Caravan Sites: Travelling People
706W
    Councillors: Allowances
707W
    Departmental Sustainable Development
707W
    Fire Services: Accidents
707W
    First Time Buyers: Coastal Areas
708W
    Homebuy Scheme
708W
    Homelessness: Newcastle Upon Tyne
709W
    Housing: Disabled
710W
    Housing: Finance
711W
    Housing: Low Incomes
711W
    Infrastructure Planning Commission
712W
    Infrastructure Planning Commission: Finance
713W
    Local Authorities: Foreign Workers
713W
    Local Government Ombudsman
713W
    Local Government: Reorganisation
714W
    Manton Community Alliance Neighbourhood Management Pathfinder: Finance
714W
    Members: Correspondence
714W
    Minister for the East of England: Essex
715W
    Planning: Children in Care
716W
    Planning Permission: Flood Control
715W
    Press
717W
    Southwest One
718W
Home Department600W
    Airguns: Injuries
600W
    Asylum
601W
    Asylum: Repatriation
601W
    British Crime Survey
601W
    Bureaucracy
602W
    Departmental Accountancy
602W
    Departmental Advertising
603W
    Departmental Consultants
604W
    Departmental Information Officers
605W
    Departmental Official Cars
606W
    Departmental Parliamentary Questions
606W
    Departmental Written Questions
606W
    Deportation: Zimbabwe
606W
    Domestic Violence: Ethnic Groups
607W
    Drinking Water
607W
    Genetics: Databases
607W
    Identity Cards
608W
    Illegal Immigrants: Compensation
609W
    Immigration
609W
    Immigration: Biometrics
610W
    Immigration: Children
610W
    Immigration Controls: Working Holidays
609W
    Immigration: Gurkhas
610W
    Immigration: Housing
611W
    Ipsos MORI
611W
    Last Resort Fund
612W
    Local Government Services: South West
612W
    Migrant Workers: EC Enlargement
612W
    Mineral Waters
613W
    Offensive Weapons
613W
    Police
614W
    Police: Complaints
614W
    Police: Crime Prevention
614W
    Police: Discipline
615W
    Police: Pensions
615W
    Police: Vacancies
615W
    Racial Hatred: Internet
616W
    Rape: Prosecutions
616W
    Serious Crime Prevention Orders
616W
    Sexual Offences
617W
    Statistics
623W
    Written Questions: Government Responses
623W
Innovation, Universities and Skills589W
    Adult Education
589W
    Chevening Scholarship Programme
589W
    Departmental Domestic Visits
589W
    Departmental Manpower
590W
    Education: Prisons
590W
    English Language: Further Education
591W
    Further Education: Elderly
591W
    Higher Education: Admissions
592W
    Higher Education: Enfield
594W
    Overseas Students
594W
    Particle Accelerators
595W
    Qualifications: Prisoners
595W
    Students: Finance
598W
    Students: Identity Cards
599W
    Students: Loans
599W
Treasury623W
    Alcoholic Drinks: Prices
623W
    Bank of England: Banking Supervision
624W
    Bowel Cancer: Death
624W
    Civil Servants: Location
626W
    Construction: Recruitment
626W
    Debts
627W
    Departmental Alcoholic Drinks
627W
    Departmental Conflict of Interests
628W
    Departmental Official Hospitality
629W
    Departmental Official Visits
629W
    Departmental Pay
629W
    Departmental Training
629W
    Emigration
630W
    Employment Agencies
630W
    Employment: Wales
630W
    Employment: York
631W
    Excise Duties: Motor Vehicles
632W
    Food: Expenditure
632W
    Foreign Workers: Enfield
633W
    HM Revenue and Customs: Bonuses
634W
    HM Revenue and Customs: Fraud
634W
    Immigration
634W
    Income
641W
    Income: Greater London
653W
    Income Tax
652W
    Infant Mortality
653W
    Ipsos MORI
658W
    Life Expectancy: Essex
659W
    Life Expectancy: Lancashire
659W
    Members: Correspondence
660W
    Mortgages
660W
    Northern Rock: Charitable Donations
663W
    Northern Rock: Consultants
660W
    Northern Rock: Guernsey
663W
    Northern Rock: Nationalisation
664W
    Operation Airbridge
664W
    Personal Care Services
665W
    Poverty: Children
665W
    Press
665W
    Private Finance Initiative
666W
    Public Expenditure
666W
    Research and Development Tax Credit: Video Games
667W
    Revenue and Customs: Appeals
667W
    Revenue and Customs: Boats
667W
    Revenue and Customs: Data Protection
667W
    Schools: Uniforms
668W
    Smuggling: Fuels
668W
    Unemployment: Greater London
668W
    VAT: Fraud
673W
    Voluntary Work
674W
    Welfare Tax Credits
675W
    Welfare Tax Credits: Compensation
675W
    Welfare Tax Credits: Overpayments
676W

Ministerial Corrections

Monday 31 March 2008

Communities and Local Government5MC
    Regional Government: Ministers
5MC
Culture, Media and Sport5MC
    National Lottery: Tamworth
5MC

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