Written Answers to Questions
Tuesday 1 July 2008
Prime Minister
Food Supply
Mr. Jenkin: To ask the Prime Minister pursuant to paragraph 3.50 of the National Security Strategy of the United Kingdom, Cm 7291, what food the Government stores as a reserve; and how much food has been stored in the last five years. [212402]
Jonathan Shaw: I have been asked to reply.
The UK does not hold state-owned emergency food stocks. The Government manages its response to a disruption in supplies of food through a DEFRA database identifying where food stocks are held using the DEFRA Agriculture Census and a biennial food survey carried out by IGD. The food industry provides this commercially sensitive information on the basis that it is treated as confidential.
Home Department
Departmental Press Subscriptions
Mr. Ruffley: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much her Department spent on newspapers and periodicals in each of the last three years. [200499]
Mr. Byrne: Because of the amount of data involved and their disparate nature an answer could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Metropolitan Police: Forensic Science
Mr. Peter Ainsworth: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much the Metropolitan Police spent on forensic science services in each of the last 10 years; and if she will make a statement. [215443]
Meg Hillier: This information is not held centrally as it is a matter for the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis.
Passports: Interviews
Chris Huhne: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many passport interview offices for first-time passport customers are fully operational; on which date each office became operational; and how many staff are employed at each office. [202248]
Jacqui Smith: As of 28 April 2008 there are 66 fully operational passport interview offices. The schedule in the table gives the latest dates they became fully operational and the full-time equivalent (FTE) staff employed at each office are as follows:
| Opening date | Office | FTEs in post as at end of March 2008 |
Written Questions: Government Responses
Chris Huhne: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she plans to answer question 196822 on terrorist activity, tabled on 26 March. [206479]
Jacqui Smith: I replied to the hon. Member on 17 June 2008, Official Report, column 844W.
Wales
Departmental Buildings
Mr. Peter Ainsworth:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many (a) new builds and (b) major refurbishments were completed by his Department for a cost in excess of £0.5 million in (i) 2005-06, (ii) 2006-07 and (iii) 2007-08 to which the Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method or equivalent was applied; how many such
buildings were assessed as (A) pass, (B) good, (C) very good and (D) excellent; and if he will make a statement. [213705]
Mr. Peter Ainsworth: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many (a) new builds and (b) major refurbishments for a cost in excess of £0.5 million were completed by his Department in (i) 2005-06, (ii) 2006-07 and (iii) 2007-08. [213760]
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