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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Thursday 8 November 2007
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Thursday 8 November 2007
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Thursday 8 November 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 Thursday 8 November of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Thursday 8 November see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 1
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many reports have been made to his Department's nominated officers under paragraph 16 of the revised Civil Service Code since its publication on 6th June 2006. | | (162450) | 2
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many allegations of victimisation for whistleblowing have been reported to his Department by departmental staff since 6th June 2006. | | (162451) | 3
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, when his Department's whistleblowing procedures were reviewed to reflect the provisions in the revised Civil Service Code. | | (162452) | 4
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what assessment he has made of the effects of proposed post office closures on the local communities in London where post offices have been proposed for closure; and if he will make a statement. | | (162551) | 5
| Colin Challen (Morley & Rothwell): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what assessment his Department has made of the likely effect of the implementation of the EU Reform Treaty on the control of UK oil reserves. | | (162653) | 6
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what value of British goods were exported to Sierra Leone in (a) 2002 and (b) each subsequent year. | | (162369) | 7
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what value of goods was imported from Sierra Leone into the UK in each year since 2002. | | (162370) | 8
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what discussions he has had with Energy Solutions Ltd on the future funding of (a) the Southern Bundle of former Magnox sites and (b) Berkeley power station. | | (161894) | 9
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what the costs were of (a) redundancy and (b) severance packages negotiated for former Magnox power station staff in each of the last 10 years for which records are available. | | (161895) | 10
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what estimate he has made of the decommissioning costs for Magnox power stations if decommissioning starts (a) now, (b) in 2008 and (c) in 2009. | | (161896) | 11
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many civil servants in his Department and its predecessor (a) transferred to other Government departments and (b) left the Civil Service in each of the last five years. | | (162723) | 12
| Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what discussions his Department has had with the Department for Communities and Local Government on the proposal in the Energy White Paper to increase the proportion of heat generated through less carbon-intensive technologies; and how this proposal will be implemented via the building regulations. | | (162665) | 13
| Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what discussions his Department has had with the Department for Communities and Local Government on the Greener Futures Initiative and the future of the electric heating industry in the UK. | | (162666) | 14
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many Welsh speakers his Department employs. | | (162891) | 15
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what consideration he has given to moving one public holiday in Wales to St David's Day; and what estimate he has made of the costs associated with such a move. | | (162901) | 16
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, if he will bring forward measures to ensure that all chocolate manufacturers adopt minimum standards for transparency, independent inspections, fairer pricing and child welfare in their cocoa supply chains; and if he will make a statement. | | (162605) | 17
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, when he expects to reply to the letter of 16th July 2007 from the hon. Member for Forest of Dean to the right hon. Member for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath on the review of nuclear energy use. | | (162804) | 18
| Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what discussions he has had with the UK banking industry about combating fraudulent phishing e-mails which appear to originate from individual banks and financial service providers. | | (162305) | 19
| Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what discussions he has had with internet service providers on reducing the quantity of fraudulent and unsolicited email sent to UK email addresses. | | (162312) | 20
| Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what means of complaint are available to UK residents about the sending of unsolicited and fraudulent email to UK email addresses. | | (162313) | 21
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what recent estimate he has made of the share of the UK's primary energy consumption generated from renewable sources using the European Commission's method of calculation; and on what assumptions this estimate is based. | | (162873) | 22
| Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, for what reasons the provisions permitting companies to take private action through the courts against competitors who make use of misleading packaging were not included in the legislation transposing the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive into UK law. | | (162411) | 23
| Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what assessment he has made of the ability of UK manufacturers to prevent competitors from misrepresenting their products through the use of misleading and copycat packaging under the provisions of the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive. | | (162412) | 24
| Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of care responsibilities on work-life balance for employees; and what assessment has been made of the potential merits of a care voucher scheme. | | (162301) | 25
| Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what restrictions there are on firework manufacturers and importers to limit the height at which fireworks can fly to 1,500 feet. | | (162768) | 26
| Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988; and whether he plans to increase public awareness of the statutory requirement that furniture and furnishings must meet the standards of the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988. | | (162043) | 27
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many jobs in Huddersfield he estimates are dependent on (a) exports and (b) investment from other EU member states. | | (162542) | 28
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, if he will break down the figures referred to in the Answer of 25th October 2007, Official Report, column 491W, on Departments: official hospitality, to give the amount spent on each function at which hospitality expenses were incurred. | | (162152) | 29
| Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, when he expects the UK coal dust calculator to be implemented. | | (162257) | 30
| Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many miners' compensation claims he expects to be resolved with the implementation of the UK coal dust calculator in (a) England, (b) West Yorkshire and (c) Hemsworth constituency. | | (162258) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 31
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many reports have been made to his Department's nominated officers under paragraph 16 of the revised Civil Service Code since its publication on 6th June 2006. | | (162444) | 32
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many allegations of victimisation for whistleblowing have been reported to his Department by departmental staff since 6th June 2006. | | (162445) | 33
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when his Department's whistleblowing procedures were reviewed to reflect the provisions in the revised Civil Service Code. | | (162446) | 34
| Mr Geoffrey Cox (Torridge & West Devon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many hotel businesses are claiming the industrial buildings allowance. | | (162875) | 35
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will review (a) the upper ceiling on mileage payments for volunteer car drivers of 40 pence per mile and (b) the threshold of 10,000 miles above which mileage allowances are taxed. | | (162064) | 36
| Mr Philip Dunne (Ludlow): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many non-domiciled individuals are estimated to have been resident in the UK for more than (a) seven, (b) 10 and (c) 17 tax years. | | (162005) | 37
| Mr Philip Dunne (Ludlow): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many requests for domicile rulings were made to the Capital Taxes Office and its successor HM Revenue and Customs Inheritance Taxes in each tax year since 1979-80; how many of these people were non-UK resident at the time of the request; and what information is available on their current residence status. | | (162006) | 38
| Mr Philip Dunne (Ludlow): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people indicated non-domicile status in a P86 form in each tax year since 1979-80; of these how many (a) did not also file a DOM 1 form in each year, (b) are no longer resident in the UK; and (c) submitted self-assessment returns for tax year 2005-06. | | (162007) | 39
| Mr Philip Dunne (Ludlow): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people filed DOM 1 forms with HM Revenue and Customs in each tax year since 1979-80; how many of these people are no longer resident in the UK; and how many of them submitted self-assessment returns for tax year 2005-06. | | (162008) | 40
| Mr Philip Dunne (Ludlow): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his most recent estimate is of the number of UK residents who would be eligible to be taxed under the remittance basis as a result of non-domicile status. | | (162009) | 41
| Mr Philip Dunne (Ludlow): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of people expected to be affected in the years 2008-09 to 2011-12 by the measures announced in the Pre-Budget Report to amend the current rules to remove flaws and anomalies that allow individuals using the remittance basis of taxation to sidestep UK tax, where it is due on foreign income and gains and who are assumed to complete self-assessment tax returns. | | (162010) | 42
| Mr Philip Dunne (Ludlow): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the amount of revenue expected to be raised as a result of the removal of income tax personal allowances from people claiming the remittance basis in each year from 2008-09 to 2011-12; and how many people are expected to be affected in each year. | | (162153) | 43
| Mr Philip Dunne (Ludlow): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the amount of revenue expected to be raised as a result of changes to the residence rules so that days of arrival in and departure from the UK will count towards establishing residence in each year from 2008-09 to 2011-12; and how many people are expected to be affected by these changes in each year. | | (162154) | 44
| Mr Philip Dunne (Ludlow): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the amount of revenue expected to be raised through (a) payment of the £30,000 annual charge on non-domiciles and (b) payment of UK income tax and capital gains tax on unremitted income and gains as a result of individuals choosing not to claim the remittance basis who would have claimed it in the absence of the charge in each of the years from 2008-09 to 2011-12. | | (162155) | 45
| Mr Philip Dunne (Ludlow): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue is estimated to be raised as a result of measures announced in the Pre-Budget Report to amend the current rules to remove flaws and anomalies that allow individuals using the remittance basis of taxation to sidestep UK tax, where it is due on foreign income and gains in each year from 2008-09 to 2011-12; how many people are expected to be affected in each year; and on what assumptions these figures are based. | | (162341) | 46
| Mr Philip Dunne (Ludlow): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of individuals who will choose (a) to pay the full £30,000 annual charge on non-domiciles and (b) not to claim the remittance basis but would have claimed it in the absence of the charge in each year from 2008-09 to 2011-12. | | (162342) | 47
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many deaths there were in (a) Bexley and (b) Greater London as a result of diabetes in each of the last five years for which information is available. | | (162071) | 48
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many deaths there were in (a) Bexley and (b) Greater London as a result of being (i) overweight and (ii) underweight in each of the last five years for which figures are available. | | (162073) | 49
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many individuals in Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency were overpaid tax credits in each financial year since the inception of tax credits. | | (162074) | 50
| Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what factors are taken into account when taking decisions on consolidation of the HM Revenue and Customs estate at regional level. | | (162018) | 51
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many civil servants in his Department (a) transferred to other Government departments and (b) left the Civil Service in each of the last five years. | | (162730) | 52
| Mr David Gauke (South West Hertfordshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average processing time for VAT registration applications has been for each VAT registration unit since 31st July. | | (162834) | 53
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Welsh speakers his Department employs. | | (162892) | 54
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in Wales received working tax credits, broken down by (a) age group and (b) sex in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (162893) | 55
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what basis he decided to abolish the national insurance contributions exemption for holiday pay schemes outside the construction industry from 30th October 2007. | | (162295) | 56
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assumptions he made in estimating the revenue raised from modernisation of residence and domicile taxation in table B4, page 164 of the Pre-Budget Report, about (a) the number of non-domiciles who would pay the new £30,000 charge, (b) the gain from non-domiciles who choose to bring their tax affairs on-shore and (c) other factors, for (i) 2009-10 and (ii) 2010-11. | | (162314) | 57
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the likely annual saving in National Insurance contributions for an employee with 20 days' annual leave earning (a) £10,000, (b) £15,000, (c) £20,000 and (d) £25,000 per annum who is a member of a holiday pay scheme and does not pay Class 1 National Insurance contributions on his holiday pay. | | (162322) | 58
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many employees are members of holiday pay schemes, broken down by employment sector. | | (162323) | 59
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of the savings identified in the 2007 Pre-Budget Report/Comprehensive Spending Review, Table B4, from the removal of the National Insurance contributions exemption for holiday pay schemes are attributable to (a) employee and (b) employer contributions. | | (162324) | 60
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many employees earning (a) less than £10,000, (b) £10,000 to £15,000, (c) £15,000 to £20,000, (d) £20,000 to £25,000 and (e) more than £25,000 per annum are members of holiday pay schemes and not paying National Insurance contributions on their holiday pay. | | (162325) | 61
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will place in the Library projections of the estimated change in Government revenue which will arise from the abolition of the National Insurance contributions exemption for holiday pay schemes in each year to 2015. | | (162326) | 62
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what organisations his Department consulted prior to the announcement in the 2007 Pre-Budget Report/Comprehensive Spending Review of the removal of the National Insurance contributions exemption for holiday pay schemes. | | (162327) | 63
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the 10 largest bonus payments made to staff in (a) his Department and (b) each of its agencies were in the last 12 months. | | (162328) | 64
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make written records of births, marriages and deaths available to the public in the Family Records Centre until the online records are accessible by the public; and if he will make a statement. | | (162338) | 65
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consultations took place with (a) family history societies, (b) his Department and (c) other interested persons, prior to the removal of the paper records from the Family Records Office over the weekend of 27th to 28th October; and if he will make a statement. | | (162405) | 66
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the reasons are for the delay in providing the online version of the births, deaths and marriages registers; for what penalties the contractor will be liable as a result; and if he will make a statement. | | (162406) | 67
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) original and (b) most recent estimated date was by which the online version of the registers of births, deaths and marriages will be accessible by the public. | | (162407) | 68
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) original and (b) most recent estimated cost was of the project to provide an online version of the registers of births, deaths and marriages provided by the General Register Office. | | (162408) | 69
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many fines were issued for the late return of income tax returns by each tax office in England and Wales in each year from 2000 to 2005; and how many of those fines were subsequently refunded in each of those years. | | (162066) | 70
| Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make bring forward proposals to extend tax relief for childcare vouchers to include the care of vulnerable disabled and elderly people; if he will make an assessment of the effects such a policy would have on employment outcomes for carers, older workers and women; and if he will make a statement. | | (162300) | 71
| Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish tables corresponding to that set out in Annex C of Funding the Scottish Parliament, National Assembly for Wales and Northern Ireland Assembly: Statement of Funding Policy, for each year since 1999-2000. | | (162237) | 72
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what additional measures he has put in place to ensure full disclosure of bad debts in the (a) retail and (b) wholesale banking sector in the last 12 months. | | (162035) | 73
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total tax paid in the UK is on a litre of petrol selling for £1.0299. | | (162183) | 74
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was raised in taxes on motoring in each year since 1997-98. | | (162185) | 75
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his most recent forecast is for receipts from petrol and diesel taxation in 2007-08; and what change there has been since budget forecasts. | | (162187) | 76
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department has spent on official hospitality in 2007-08. | | (162794) | 77
| Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the estimated cost to the Exchequer would be of raising the individual inheritance tax allowance to £1,000,000 if (a) allowances were transferable between spouses and civil partners as announced in the 2007 Pre-Budget Report and (b) the system operated as it did prior to the changes announced in the 2007 Pre-Budget Report in (i) 2008-09 and (ii) 2009-10. | | (162581) | 78
| Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many winter excess deaths there were in (a) the East of England and (b) Suffolk in each of the last five years. | | (162584) | 79
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the rate of earnings growth was for (a) male and (b) female employees aged (i) 18 to 29, (ii) 30 to 39, (iii) 40 to 49, (iv) 50 to 59 and (v) 60 years and over in each year since 1997. | | (162304) | 80
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken to improve the accessibility and user-friendliness of the Office for National Statistics website. | | (162306) | 81
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) net and (b) gross rate of (i) household and (ii) national savings was in each year since 1997. | | (162307) | 82
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) net and (b) gross rate of (i) tangible and (ii) intangible investment was in each year since 1997. | | (162308) | 83
| Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in (a) England and Wales, (b) Northern Ireland and (c) the UK received overpayments of each type of tax credit in each of the last three years. | | (162254) | 84
| Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in the UK received overpayments of more than £2,000 in each type of tax credit in each of the last three years. | | (162255) | 85
| Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people received overpayments of more than £5,000 of each type of tax credit in the United Kingdom in each of the last three years. | | (162339) | 86
| Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will (a) simplify and (b) improve the comprehensibility to claimants of the procedures for claiming tax credits. | | (162340) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families 87
| Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North & Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what childcare provisions are available for refugee and asylum-seeking women who are taking English for speakers of other languages classes; and if he will make a statement. | | (162226) | 88
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many reports have been made to his Department's nominated officers under paragraph 16 of the revised Civil Service Code since its publication on 6th June 2006. | | (162480) | 89
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many allegations of victimisation for whistleblowing have been reported to his Department by departmental staff since 6th June 2006. | | (162481) | 90
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, when his Department's whistleblowing procedures were reviewed to reflect the provisions in the revised Civil Service Code. | | (162482) | 91
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) 11 year olds, (b) 13 year olds and (c) 16 year olds in London who were functionally illiterate in each of the last 12 years; and if he will make a statement. | | (162576) | 92
| Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what responsibilities his Department has in relation to children seeking asylum. | | (162168) | 93
| Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, which Minister in his Department is responsible for implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. | | (162169) | 94
| Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what responsibilities the Under-Secretary of State for Children, Young People and Families holds in relation to asylum-seeking children. | | (162170) | 95
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many people in each (a) London constituency, (b) London borough and (c) Government region have received the (i) £10, (ii) £20 and (iii) £30 education maintenance allowance; and if he will make a statement. | | (162200) | 96
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what percentage of 16 to 19 year olds in each (a) London constituency, (b) London borough and (c) Government region have applied for an education maintenance allowance; and if he will make a statement. | | (162201) | 97
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many people in each (a) London constituency, (b) London borough and (c) Government region have applied for an education maintenance allowance; and if he will make a statement. | | (162202) | 98
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what percentage of 16 to 19 year olds in each (a) London constituency, (b) London borough and (c) Government region have received the (i) £10, (ii) £20 and (iii) £30 education maintenance allowance; and if he will make a statement. | | (162204) | 99
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what percentage of applications for an education maintenance allowance have been successful in each (a) London constituency, (b) London borough and (c) Government office region; and if he will make a statement. | | (162213) | 100
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what central Government funding was available to schools in each London borough in each of the last five years. | | (162214) | 101
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the cost of the education maintenance allowance has been in each (a) London constituency, (b) London borough and (c) Government region since its introduction; and if he will make a statement. | | (162216) | 102
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many civil servants in his Department and its predecessor (a) transferred to other Government departments and (b) left the Civil Service in each of the last five years. | | (162722) | 103
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what efficiency savings his Department was required to make as part of its Spending Review 2004 (SR04) targets; what efficiency projects have been undertaken in the Department in pursuit of those targets; on what date each was initiated; and how much each was predicted to contribute to the SR04 target. | | (162320) | 104
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what steps he is taking to reduce the levels of truancy in local education authority areas in Hampshire; and if he will make a statement. | | (162420) | 105
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the level of truancy was by (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in local education authorities in (i) Hampshire, (ii) Southampton and (iii) Portsmouth in each year since 1997, broken down by sex; how many days were lost; and if he will make a statement. | | (162421) | 106
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what percentage of questions tabled for answer on a named day to his Department received a substantive answer on the day due in the last year for which figures are available. | | (162613) | 107
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what proportion of his departmental staff were previously employed by other departments, broken down by the other departments concerned. | | (161933) | 108
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what plans he has to increase spending on youth services in Birmingham; and if he will make a statement. | | (162864) | 109
| Susan Kramer (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many academies have been fitted with sprinklers. | | (162056) | 110
| Susan Kramer (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, when he expects to publish the Building Bulletin 100 document on sprinklers in schools. | | (162057) | 111
| Susan Kramer (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, from what date all new primary and secondary schools are required to have fire sprinklers installed; and if he will publish the links to the websites containing (a) the risk analysis and (b) the cost-benefit analysis tools referred to in the Answer of 17th July 2007, Official Report, column 308W, on schools: fire prevention. | | (162335) | 112
| Susan Kramer (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, with reference to the statement by the hon. Member for South Dorset in the adjournment debate on 1st March 2007, Official Report, column 1180, on fire precautions (schools), what progress he has made in identifying the very low risk schools which do not need fire sprinklers installed; if he will detail the methodology he is using to determine risk; what very low risk schools he has already identified which do not need fire sprinklers installed; and if he will make a statement. | | (162337) | 113
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much was spent on providing fresh fruit in schools for four to six year olds in each financial year since 1997-98 for which figures are available. | | (162243) | 114
| Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many parental contribution orders have been made in the last 12 months; what the value of contributions to be made under them was; how many contributions have been made; and what value of contributions has been made. | | (162270) | 115
| Julie Morgan (Cardiff North): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, whether any of the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service regions will be recruiting additional staff during 2007-08. | | (162296) | 116
| Julie Morgan (Cardiff North): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, whether he plans to recalculate workload measurements for Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service staff. | | (162297) | 117
| Julie Morgan (Cardiff North): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many section 7 cases were completed by the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service in each of the last five years; and what the cost of those cases was to the public purse in each year. | | (162332) | 118
| Julie Morgan (Cardiff North): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what estimate he has made of the number of times Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service staff will be involved in early intervention or dispute resolution during 2007-08; and what estimate he has made of the likely cost of such involvement. | | (162333) | 119
| Julie Morgan (Cardiff North): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what funding allocation he proposes to make to the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service in (a) 2007-08, (b) 2008-09 and (c) 2009-10. | | (162334) | 120
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the rate of (a) authorised and (b) unauthorised absence is from English schools by children in their last year of compulsory education. | | (162188) | 121
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many 16 and 17 year olds are not at school, attending a full-time training course or in work. | | (162189) | 122
| Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many interim executive boards authorised by him have been required to include officers from the local authority. | | (162143) | 123
| Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, whether it is his policy that interim executive boards must include officers from the local authority. | | (162144) | 124
| Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many of his Department's civil servants have been appointed to interim executive boards; and if he will list the schools involved. | | (162145) | 125
| Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many interim executive boards he has established in each of the last five years for which figures are available, broken down by local authority. | | (162146) | 126
| Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what his policy is on the establishment of academies providing sixth forms in areas which already cater for students in the age group 16 to 18 years which have a sixth form college, a further education institute and schools with sixth forms. | | (162147) | 127
| Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many academies have been (a) established, (b) agreed but yet to open and (c) proposed in each local education authority; and how many were for the age group (i) 11 to 16 and (ii) 11 to 18 years in each case. | | (162148) | 128
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the average full-time equivalent gross pay of teachers in Huddersfield schools was (a) in cash terms and (b) at current prices in each year since 1997. | | (162156) | 129
| Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many people in Suffolk were entered for a modern language at GCSE in each of the last five years. | | (162293) | 130
| Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many (a) full-time and (b) part-time teacher vacancies there were in local authority maintained (i) primary, (ii) middle and (iii) upper schools in Suffolk in each of the last five years. | | (162597) | 131
| Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, if he will make a statement on the future provision of voluntary aided faith primary schools. | | (162414) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 132
| Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, when he expects to begin the next Policy Review programme. | | (162552) | 133
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many reports have been made to the Cabinet Office's nominated officers under paragraph 16 of the revised Civil Service Code since its publication on 6th June 2006. | | (162428) | 134
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many allegations of victimisation for whistleblowing have been reported to the Cabinet Office by departmental staff since 6th June 2006. | | (162429) | 135
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, when the Cabinet Office's whistleblowing procedures were reviewed to reflect the provisions in the revised Civil Service Code. | | (162430) | 136
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, whether the Cabinet Office arranges training for (a) nominated officers and (b) staff of other Government departments on handling whistleblowing concerns. | | (162442) | 137
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many cases alleging victimisation for whistleblowing were taken to the Civil Service Appeal Board in the last year for which figures are available. | | (162443) | 138
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what assessment he has made of the variability of the quality and depth of public services available in particular areas as a result of the relative strength of third sector organisations in those areas. | | (162485) | 139
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what steps he is taking to develop a fully integrated food policy. | | (162065) | 140
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many (a) full-time, (b) part-time and (c) voluntary (i) special advisers, (ii) consultants and (iii) secondees worked for the Cabinet Office in each of the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement. | | (162215) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 141
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many reports have been made to her Department's nominated officers under paragraph 16 of the revised Civil Service Code since its publication on 6th June 2006. | | (162474) | 142
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many allegations of victimisation for whistleblowing have been reported to her Department by departmental staff since 6th June 2006. | | (162475) | 143
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when her Department's whistleblowing procedures were reviewed to reflect the provisions in the revised Civil Service Code. | | (162476) | 144
| Mr Brian Binley (Northampton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what scrutiny her Department has undertaken of planning decisions made by West Northamptonshire Development Corporation in the last 12 months; and what the results of that scrutiny were. | | (162263) | 145
| Mr Brian Binley (Northampton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what powers the Government has to regulate the activities of the West Northamptonshire Development Corporation; and what regulatory mechanisms are in place. | | (162264) | 146
| Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what vacancies exist in the membership of the Boundary Committee; what vacancies have been filled in the last six months; by whom those vacancies have been filled; what the background is of those about to be appointed; and if she will make a statement. | | (162344) | 147
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the minimum number of national indicators is that local authorities will be able to select to set targets for their performance. | | (162166) | 148
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when she will publish guidance on local area agreements. | | (162538) | 149
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the description is of each national indicator for which a description is available. | | (162539) | 150
| Colin Challen (Morley & Rothwell): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what progress has been made with the technical committee for the development of the Standard Assessment Procedure for homes announced in July; if she will publish the timetable of the three meetings of this committee due to be convened; and whether she expects to receive the committee's recommendations by January 2008. | | (162667) | 151
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of the total annual expenditure of each English local authority the cost of administrative overheads was in the last year for which figures are available. | | (162020) | 152
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what financial assistance her Department provided to the town of Boscastle following flooding there. | | (162021) | 153
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate she has made of the cost of the proposed Thames Gateway Bridge. | | (162072) | 154
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many civil servants in her Department (a) transferred to other Government departments and (b) left the Civil Service in each of the last five years. | | (162721) | 155
| Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the impact on housing policy of Government proposals to move towards a lower carbon national grid. | | (162664) | 156
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans she has to amend her housing strategy following the adoption of the Decent Homes Standard after 2010; and if she will make a statement. | | (162418) | 157
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what amount of rent benefits was paid in each local authority in Hampshire in each year since 2000-01; what estimate she has made of the number of eligible people not claiming such benefits in each local authority; and if she will make a statement. | | (162419) | 158
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance she has issued to Schools Fora on the proportion of a local authority's Bellwin threshold costs which they ought to meet from the dedicated schools grant. | | (162612) | 159
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the ability of Lancashire County Council to meet its quota for extracted sand for the period 2001 to 2016. | | (162371) | 160
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what further steps she plans to take to increase the supply of (a) affordable shared equity and rented family homes and (b) key worker housing in (i) East Worthing and Shoreham and (ii) across West Sussex. | | (161910) | 161
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the number of key workers living in East Worthing and Shoreham. | | (161911) | 162
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many key workers were housed through the Key Worker Living Scheme in East Worthing and Shoreham in each year since the scheme's inception, broken down by key worker profession. | | (161912) | 163
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the change has been in average house prices in (a) East Worthing and Shoreham, (b) West Sussex and (c) England over the last 10 years. | | (161913) | 164
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment she has made of the availability of housing provided through Government funded schemes for (a) nurses, (b) teachers, (c) police officers, (d) firefighters and (e) paramedics in (i) East Worthing and Shoreham and (ii) West Sussex. | | (161914) | 165
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many key workers were provided with (a) Open Market HomeBuy, (b) New Build HomeBuy and (c) an intermediate rental through the Key Worker Living Scheme in East Worthing and Shoreham in each year since its inception. | | (161915) | 166
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many key workers in East Worthing and Shoreham are awaiting support via the Key Worker Living Scheme; and how many of those on waiting lists are listed for (a) Open Market HomeBuy, (b) New Build HomeBuy and (c) intermediate rental. | | (161916) | 167
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the impact on public sector recruitment and retention of the Key Worker Living Scheme in (a) East Worthing and Shoreham and (b) West Sussex; and if she will make a statement. | | (161917) | 168
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what percentage of the funding available for key working housing was given to the provision of housing in (a) East Worthing and Shoreham and (b) West Sussex in each year since 2004; and what percentage of this funding was provided for (i) Open Market HomeBuy, (ii) New Build HomeBuy and (iii) intermediate rental. | | (161919) | 169
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what percentage of funding available for key worker housing in (a) East Worthing and Shoreham and (b) West Sussex was provided for (i) open market solutions and (ii) new build schemes. | | (161920) | 170
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, in how many instances monies provided via Key Worker Living have been recouped as a result of key workers leaving their profession in (a) East Worthing and Shoreham, (b) West Sussex and (c) across the entire scheme; what returns were recorded on the initial grant investments to key workers; what assessment she has made of the effect on the recruitment and retention of key workers of this facility; and if she will make a statement. | | (161921) | 171
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much was spent on the advertising, promotion and marketing of the Key Worker Living Scheme in (a) East Worthing and Shoreham and (b) West Sussex in each year since its inception. | | (161922) | 172
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how the work of HomeBuy agents is tracked and monitored. | | (162220) | 173
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the impact of itinerant traveller settlements on local communities; and if she will make a statement. | | (162024) | 174
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of recent changes in factors affecting the number of itinerant travellers coming to Britain from Ireland. | | (162025) | 175
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans she has to review legislation on itinerant travellers. | | (162026) | 176
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many itinerant travellers there were in England in each of the last five years. | | (162027) | 177
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which local authorities have applied for places on the Round 5 and 6 Arms-Length Management Organisation (ALMO) programmes; how much funding each has applied for; which of them have been granted places on the programme and for how much funding in each case; which of them have set up ALMOs; which ALMOs have been inspected; what the result of each inspection was; which have been allocated funding following the inspection; and how much has been allocated in each case. | | (162011) | 178
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when each local authority with arms-length management organisations (ALMOs) expects to meet the decent homes standard; and when each expected to meet the standard when the ALMO was established. | | (162012) | 179
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of (a) right-to-buy receipts, (b) transfer receipts and (c) other housing receipts were (i) paid to the Department and (ii) retained by local authorities in each year since 1997. | | (162014) | 180
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people were registered on council housing waiting lists in each local authority on the most recent date for which figures are available. | | (162015) | 181
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what progress is being made on the self-financing Housing Revenue Account pilot scheme; and if she will make a statement. | | (162016) | 182
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will increase funding for (a) management and maintenance allowances and (b) major repairs allowances. | | (162017) | 183
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what gap funding payments by her Department to registered social landlords to support large scale voluntary transfers were made in respect of each local authority area in (a) 2004-05, (b) 2005-06 and (c) 2006-07; and how much is estimated to be paid in respect of each such area in 2007-08. | | (162805) | 184
| Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Answer of 25th October to Written Questions 160879 and 160880, on Elections: Bedfordshire, when she will take final decisions on the structural arrangements in Bedfordshire; and whether, as a consequence, there are to be district, town and parish elections in 2008. | | (161903) | 185
| Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the case for licensing of nail bars by local authorities. | | (162003) | 186
| Ian Stewart (Eccles): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many qualified domestic energy assessors and home inspectors there are in (a) Eccles constituency, (b) Greater Manchester and (c) the North West. | | (162708) | 187
| Dr Howard Stoate (Dartford): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what powers are available to local authorities to compel landowners to take steps to secure their land in order to prevent it from being used for anti-social and criminal purposes. | | (162230) | 188
| Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what meetings the Regional Minister for Yorkshire and the Humber has had on funding for transport infrastructure in Yorkshire and the Humber since her appointment; and if she will make a statement. | | (162415) | 189
| Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions the Minister for Yorkshire and the Humber has had with the (a) Secretary of State for Transport and (b) Chancellor of the Exchequer on funding for transport infrastructure in Yorkshire and the Humber since her appointment; and if she will make a statement. | | (162754) | 190
| Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many officials are assisting the Minister for Yorkshire and the Humber in her duties; at what cost to the public purse; and if she will make a statement. | | (162756) | 191
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many appeals were lodged with the Planning Inspectorate in (a) 2004, (b) 2005 and (c) 2006; and how many Planning Inspectorate site visits were outstanding (i) three months, (ii) six months, (iii) nine months and (iv) 12 months after the date an appeal had been lodged in each of these years. | | (162039) | 192
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the accommodation needs for gypsies and travellers in (a) England and (b) Devon. | | (162330) | 193
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance has been issued to local authorities to ensure that planning applications for developments underneath overhead power cables are assessed to ensure that such developments are within safe limits of exposure to electrical and magnetic fields. | | (162331) | 194
| Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what action her Department has taken in response to the European Commission's announcement that it will freeze funding to the North West Region and that fines may be issued following an investigation into the monitoring of grants; and if she will make a statement. | | (162252) | 195
| Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that future funding from the European Commission which it administers is audited correctly. | | (162253) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 196
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many reports have been made to his Department's nominated officers under paragraph 16 of the revised Civil Service Code since its publication on 6th June 2006. | | (162431) | 197
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many allegations of victimisation for whistleblowing have been reported to his Department by departmental staff since 6th June 2006. | | (162432) | 198
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when his Department's whistleblowing procedures were reviewed to reflect the provisions in the revised Civil Service Code. | | (162433) | 199
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many tourist information centres there were in London on (a) 1st June 1992, (b) 1st June 1997, (c) 1st June 2002 and (d) 1st June 2007; and if he will make a statement. | | (162577) | 200
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps the Government (a) has taken and (b) plans to take to assist elderly people in London to prepare for the switchover from analogue to digital TV; and if he will make a statement. | | (162205) | 201
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which football clubs receive Government funding to operate community schemes; what assessment he has made of these schemes; and if he will make a statement. | | (162206) | 202
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many civil servants in his Department (a) transferred to other Government departments and (b) left the Civil Service in each of the last five years. | | (162741) | 203
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding the Government has allocated for prevention of doping in sport in each of the last 10 years. | | (162750) | 204
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding his Department has allocated to sport in each of the last 10 years. | | (162752) | 205
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many Welsh speakers his Department employs. | | (162890) | 206
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what efficiency savings his Department was required to make as part of its Spending Review 2004 (SR04) targets; what efficiency projects have been undertaken in the Department in pursuit of those targets; on what date each was initiated; and how much each was predicted to contribute to the SR04 target. | | (162321) | 207
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, at which functions during the last 12 months his Department incurred hospitality expenses and how much has been incurred on each occasion. | | (162796) | 208
| Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the take-up of digitial television in (a) Suffolk and (b) the East of England was at the most recent date for which figures are available. | | (162598) | 209
| Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many and what percentage of households he estimates will qualify for assistance in switching over to digital television in (a) Suffolk and (b) the East of England. | | (162599) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 210
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much (a) low level, (b) intermediate level and (c) high level nuclear material is held in the UK, where the material in question is subject to a report from the US Secretary of Defence to his Department. | | (162281) | 211
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many reports have been made to his Department's nominated officers under paragraph 16 of the revised Civil Service Code since its publication on 6th June 2006. | | (162465) | 212
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many allegations of victimisation for whistleblowing have been reported to his Department by departmental staff since 6th June 2006. | | (162466) | 213
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department's whistleblowing procedures were reviewed to reflect the provisions in the revised Civil Service Code. | | (162467) | 214
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, who controls and operates 2 Providence Court; how many (a) US Army personnel , (b) US Navy personnel, (c) US Marines personnel, (d) US Airforce personnel, (e) US civilians and (f) US contractors are working there; and if he will make a statement. | | (162486) | 215
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many civil servants in his Department (a) transferred to other Government departments and (b) left the Civil Service in each of the last five years. | | (162740) | 216
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Central Supply Government Estimates 2007-08: Supplementary Budget Information, if he will break down his Department's supplementary budget table in (a) near cash and (b) non-cash terms. | | (161881) | 217
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many attacks were made on British forces in Southern Afghanistan in (a) May 2006, (b) June 2006, (c) July 2006, (d) August 2006 and (e) September 2006, with reference to the Answer of 8th October 2007, Official Report, column 62W, on Afghanistan peacekeeping operations. | | (161882) | 218
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many contacts were recorded between British forces and insurgents in Southern Afghanistan in each month since May 2006, with reference to the Answer of 8th October 2007, Official Report, column 61-2W, on Afghanistan peacekeeping operations. | | (161883) | 219
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effect of the recent decision to keep the UK Hydrographic Office at Taunton on the ongoing review of the Office's structure and ownership. | | (161927) | 220
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many private sector stakeholders the team carrying out the review into the UK Hydrographic Office's structure and ownership have met during the course of their work. | | (161928) | 221
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many civilians in his Department were injured as a result of work related incidents in each year since 1997; what types of injury were incurred; what the circumstances were of each injury; how many days were missed due to each injury; and how much compensation was received in each case. | | (161929) | 222
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) suicide bombings and (b) improvised explosive device attacks were recorded against (i) (A) NATO and (B) British forces and (ii) Afghan civilians in each month since May 2006 in Afghanistan. | | (161935) | 223
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's plans are for accommodation disposal in each of the next three years; and how much he expects to be generated by each disposal, with reference to the Answer of 16th October 2007, Official Report, columns 936-7W, on Armed Forces Housing. | | (162193) | 224
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 11th June 2007, on Sierra Leone: peacekeeping operations, what progress has been made on reconciling casualty data for operations in (a) Sierra Leone and (b) the Balkans since May 1997. | | (162225) | 225
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many successful applicants under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme there were in each tariff in each year since 2005. | | (162509) | 226
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many improvised explosive device jammers have been purchased by his Department in each year since 2003. | | (162510) | 227
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what surface-to-air missile defence assets are in use by British forces in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan. | | (162511) | 228
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many complaints have been made to the Service Personnel and Veterans Agency and its predecessors on veterans' matters since 2001. | | (162512) | 229
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the expenditure of his Department has been on payments to the Priory Group for mental health treatment of service personnel in each year since 2003. | | (162513) | 230
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what options his Department is considering for Package Two of the Defence Training Review Rationalisation Programme. | | (162514) | 231
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many British service personnel were stationed in (a) Gibraltar, (b) the Falklands, (c) Belize, (d) Brunei and (e) Cyprus on 1st October 2007. | | (162519) | 232
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the in-year budget was for helicopter procurement in (a) 1996-97, (b) 1997-98, (c) 1999-2000 and (d) 2001-02. | | (162521) | 233
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many RAF personnel are based in (a) each state of the USA, (b) Ascension Island, (c) the Balkans, (d) Cyprus, (e) Diego Garcia, (f) the Falklands and (g) Gibraltar. | | (162522) | 234
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the 10-year projected budget was for (a) helicopter procurement and (b) the Future Rotorcraft capability in each year since 1997. | | (162523) | 235
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what use is being made of the former US Kandahar Theatre Internment Facility located on Kandahar Airbase by (a) British forces, (b) International Security Assistance Force forces and (c) Afghan forces. | | (162524) | 236
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what role ISAF forces have in securing the Afghanistan-Iran border; and if he will make a statement. | | (162527) | 237
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what on a near cash basis was the value of (a) request for resources one and (b) request for resources two (i) operating income and (ii) non-operating income that was (A) appropriated-in-aid and (B) paid to the Consolidated Fund in financial years 2001-02 to 2006-07. | | (162529) | 238
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many improvised explosive device jammers are (a) installed and (b) not installed in vehicles in (i) Iraq and (ii) Afghanistan in every year since 2003. | | (162531) | 239
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's policy is on the use of improvised explosive device jammers. | | (162532) | 240
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel have received mental health treatment from the Priory Group in each year since 2003. | | (162533) | 241
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what items of cold weather clothing were issued to the British service personnel that formed the roulement in Afghanistan as of 1st October 2007; and how many of each item were issued. | | (162556) | 242
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many British (a) 20 foot and (b) 40 foot shipping containers used for resupply have been reported as (i) missing and (ii) stolen in Afghanistan and Iraq in each year since 2002. | | (162557) | 243
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many pairs of cold weather boots will be issued to the next roulement of British service personnel in Afghanistan. | | (162558) | 244
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many pairs of cold weather boots were issued to service personnel who were in Afghanistan on 1st October 2007. | | (162559) | 245
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what items of cold weather clothing will be issued to the next roulement of British service personnel in Afghanistan; and what quantity of each item will be supplied. | | (162560) | 246
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Mastiff vehicles have been uparmoured in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan since 2006. | | (162561) | 247
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many instances of damage to the axles and leaf springs to the Mastiff vehicle have been recorded by his Department in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan in (i) 2006 and (ii) 2007. | | (162562) | 248
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost is of uparmouring one US Force Protection Inc's Cougar vehicle to create the finished Mastiff vehicle. | | (162563) | 249
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many third country nationals of each nationality have been employed by his Department in Iraq in each year since 2003; and if he will make a statement. | | (162564) | 250
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times (a) less-than-lethal and (b) non-lethal weapons have been used in (i) Afghanistan and (ii) Iraq in each year since 2001. | | (162566) | 251
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of fuel used by the armed forces was transported into (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan by (i) air transport, (ii) ground transport and (iii) sea transport in each year since 2005. | | (162567) | 252
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has paid local transporters in (a) Afghanistan and (b) Pakistan to transport British goods for resupply in each year since 2002. | | (162568) | 253
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what system is used to ensure resupply of the combat 95 clothing system and other individual equipment in (a) Afghanistan and (b) Iraq. | | (162569) | 254
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the brand and type is of the standard issue of boots given to service personnel before going on operations in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan. | | (162570) | 255
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what system is used to monitor the armed forces' level of fuel reserves and fuel consumption in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan. | | (162571) | 256
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) C-17 Globemaster, (b) C-130K Hercules, (c) C-130J Hercules, (d) Tristar and (e) VC-10 aircraft are (i) in service with the RAF and (ii) fit for purpose. | | (162572) | 257
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total (a) planned and (b) actual usage hours for the (i) C-17 Globemaster, (ii) C-130K Hercules, (iii) C-130J Hercules, (iv) Tristar and (v) VC-10 aircraft were in each year since 2003. | | (162573) | 258
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's accommodation budget allocation is for (a) 2007-08, (b) 2008-09, (c) 2009-10 and (d) 2010-11. | | (162574) | 259
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many helicopters in the (a) Army Air Corps, (b) Fleet Air Arm and (c) RAF are currently (i) in service and (ii) fit for purpose. | | (162575) | 260
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what contacts he has had with his Slovenian counterpart on Slovenia's EU presidency in the first half of 2008; and if he will make a statement. | | (162630) | 261
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many RAF (a) C-17 Globemaster, (b) C-130K Hercules, (c) C-130J Hercules, (d) Tristar and (e) VC-10 aircraft will be used in the forthcoming EU Mission to Chad and the Central African Republic. | | (162631) | 262
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) guideline and (b) actual voluntary outflow rates are for each pinch point trade. | | (162632) | 263
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his assessment is of the security situation in Kabul. | | (162633) | 264
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what NATO assets will be used for the EU mission to Chad and the Central African Republic under the (a) 2003 Berlin Plus Arrangements and (b) 2002 NATO-EU Declaration on European Security and Defence Policy; and if he will make a statement. | | (162634) | 265
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) manning levels and (b) average tour intervals are for each manning pinch point in (i) the Army, (ii) the Navy and (iii) RAF. | | (162635) | 266
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's budget for conferences is in 2007-08. | | (162636) | 267
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of time (a) HMS Illustrious and (b) HMS Ark Royal were (i) on operations and (ii) undergoing maintenance in each year since 1997. | | (162637) | 268
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his official engagements were between 8th and 31st October 2007. | | (162639) | 269
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on hiring external venues for conferences in 2006-07. | | (162640) | 270
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department spent on office refurbishment and repairs in each year since 1996-97. | | (162641) | 271
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's hospitality and entertainment budget is for 2007-08. | | (162642) | 272
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many units of (a) service family accommodation and (b) single living accommodation are in each standard for condition grade. | | (162643) | 273
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many humanitarian airdrops have been conducted by the Royal Air Force in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan in each year since 2001. | | (162645) | 274
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) required and (b) actual manning figure is of each infantry battalion. | | (162646) | 275
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his assessment is of the security situation in the Afghan provinces of (a) Nimruz, (b) Farah and (c) Herat. | | (162647) | 276
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what contact he has had with his Italian counterpart on the security situation on the Afghanistan-Iran border in Herat province. | | (162648) | 277
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many British service personnel of each (a) branch of service, (b) unit and (c) rank will take part in the EU mission to Chad and the Central African Republic. | | (162649) | 278
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what contact he has had with his counterparts in (a) Chad, (b) the Central African Republic and (c) Sudan on the EU mission to Chad and the Central African Republic; and if he will make a statement. | | (162650) | 279
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the subheads are of the (a) Main Estimate, (b) Winter Supplementary Estimate and (c) Winter Supplementary Estimate (i) operating appropriations-in-aid and (ii) non-operating appropriations-in-aid provision for each of his Department's Request for Resources in (A) near cash and (B) non-cash terms in each of the financial years 2001-02 to 2006-07. | | (162651) | 280
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many pieces of surveillance and target acquisition equipment of each type there were in the armed forces in each year since 1997. | | (162652) | 281
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many British military personnel are (a) based and (b) expected to be based in Mont Valerien, France in support of the EU military mission to Chad and the Central African Republic. | | (162655) | 282
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which EU member states are contributing to the EU military mission to Chad and the Central African Republic; and what each is contributing. | | (162656) | 283
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many attacks have been made on British forces in Afghanistan in each month since October 2006. | | (162657) | 284
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the subheads are of the (a) operating appropriations-in-aid and (b) non-operating appropriations-in-aid outturn for each of his Department's Request for Resources in (i) near cash and (ii) non-cash terms in each year from 2001-02 to 2006-07. | | (162658) | 285
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the estimated cost is of Package 1 of the Defence Training Review Rationalisation Programme. | | (162659) | 286
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many applications under the (a) War Pensions Scheme and (b) Armed Forces Compensation Scheme have been turned down because of failure to comply with the burden of proof in each financial year since 2002-03. | | (162660) | 287
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many applications under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme have been turned down because of failure to comply with the time limit in each year since the scheme was set up. | | (162661) | 288
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many pieces of surveillance and target acquisition equipment are in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan; and where each is located. | | (162662) | 289
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the subheads are of the Main Estimate (a) operating appropriations-in-aid and (b) non-operating appropriations-in-aid provision for each of his Department's Request for Resources in (i) near cash and (ii) non-cash terms in 2007-08. | | (162663) | 290
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many aircraft there were in the RAF in 1997, broken down by aircraft type on the same basis as the Answer provided on military aircraft on 9th October 2007, Official Report, column 509W. | | (162799) | 291
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much monetary compensation was paid to service personnel who had personal belongings stolen en route to Afghanistan as referred to in the Answer of 29th October 2007, Official Report, column 940W, on Afghanistan peacekeeping operations; to whom the compensation was paid and in respect of which incidents; and what his Department's policy is on paying compensation in such circumstances. | | (162815) | 292
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what definition of (a) military equipment and (b) military property was used in the Answer of 29th October 2007, Official Report, column 940W, on Afghanistan: peacekeeping operations. | | (162816) | 293
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the highest gapped unit percentage was for a Royal Navy vessel in each of the last 12 months. | | (162831) | 294
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the highest gapped unit percentage was for a Royal Navy vessel in each year since 1997. | | (162832) | 295
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Welsh speakers his Department employs. | | (162889) | 296
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) age and (b) proposed date of decommissioning is of each of the Trafalgar Class Submarines. | | (162372) | 297
| Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many drugs tests on reservist army personnel were (a) carried out and (b) produced positive results in (i) January to June 2006, (ii) July to December 2006 and (iii) January to June 2007, broken down by (A) cocaine positive, (B) cocaine only positive, (C) cannabis positive, (D) cannabis only positive, (E) ecstasy positive and (F) ecstasy only positive. | | (162162) | 298
| Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) ambush and (b) improvised explosive device attacks were carried out against International Security Assistance Force troops in Helmand Province in each month in 2007. | | (162790) | 299
| Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of Taliban members who surrendered to ISAF forces then subsequently returned to join anti-western forces. | | (162791) | 300
| Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of Taliban commanders who surrendered in Afghanistan as a result of (a) diplomatic and (b) military actions. | | (162792) | 301
| Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) commanders and (b) foot soldiers surrendered to (i) the International Security Assistance Force and (ii) the Afghan National Army in each month in 2007. | | (162823) | 302
| Anne Milton (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has made of the average number of days of service personnel's rest and recreation mid-way through an operational tour which has been lost due to circumstances outside the control of the individual concerned in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement. | | (162261) | 303
| Anne Milton (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the adequacy of the (a) free and (b) fee paying communication facilities for service personnel on operational tours. | | (162262) | 304
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what procedures govern the access of private military security companies employed by the Government for British armed forces medical resources and services in Iraq and Afghanistan. | | (162883) | 305
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will assess the impact of the redeployment of defence attachés from UK embassies and overseas missions on the level of intelligence gathered. | | (162033) | 306
| Dr John Pugh (Southport): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much of his Department's land has been sold in the last five years; and what money was received from the sales. | | (162626) | 307
| Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will put in place measures to commemorate the 50th anniversary in 2009 of the first training exercise now known as the Ex Cambrian Patrol. | | (162149) | 308
| Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Ex Cambrian Patrol Army training programme for (a) British participants and (b) participants from overseas countries; and if he will make a statement. | | (162150) | 309
| Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will ensure that sufficient resources are made available to enable the Ex Cambrian Patrol Army training event to take place in 2008. | | (162151) | 310
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, at which functions organised by his Department in the last 12 months hospitality costs were incurred; and how much was incurred at each function. | | (162798) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 311
| Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what enforcement and reporting systems exist for worked ivory in the UK; what assessment he has made of the comprehensiveness and effectiveness of the system; and if he will make a statement. | | (162046) | 312
| Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what methods of registration and licensing exist for importers, manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers dealing in (a) raw, (b) semi-worked and (c) worked ivory products, in accordance with the requirements of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) Resolution Conf 10.10 (Rev. CoP14) on domestic ivory trade controls; and if he will make a statement. | | (162047) | 313
| Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to respond to the ivory trade questionnaire issued by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) Secretariat in relation to the Action Plan for the control of trade in elephant ivory, pursuant to Decision 13.26 (Rev. CoP14) of CITES. | | (162048) | 314
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which companies have contracts to supply his Department with fish; and when those contracts will end. | | (162288) | 315
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what consideration his Department has given to introducing a sustainable seafood procurement policy. | | (162289) | 316
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what quantity of cod from the North Sea or Eastern Baltic was procured by his Department in 2006. | | (162290) | 317
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many reports have been made to his Department's nominated officers under paragraph 16 of the revised Civil Service Code since its publication on 6th June 2006. | | (162459) | 318
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many allegations of victimisation for whistleblowing have been reported to his Department by departmental staff since 6th June 2006. | | (162460) | 319
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when his Department's whistleblowing procedures were reviewed to reflect the provisions in the revised Civil Service Code. | | (162461) | 320
| Colin Challen (Morley & Rothwell): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions his Department has had with the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform on UK participation in international earth observation satellite programmes. | | (162668) | 321
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what mechanisms his Department has established to evaluate the effectiveness of standard assessment procedures in relation to energy efficiency. | | (161897) | 322
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, from which regions of the UK it has become possible to export meat products again following the lifting of the foot and mouth disease ban. | | (162022) | 323
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if the review group investigating bovine tuberculosis led by Sir David King will take steps to engage with the Independent Scientific Group on Cattle TB. | | (162061) | 324
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the Government's target is on eliminating fuel poverty. | | (162062) | 325
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what changes there have been to the Government's public service agreements on fuel poverty. | | (162063) | 326
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to introduce the use of reverse transcriptase - polymerase chain reaction for the testing of cattle for bovine tuberculosis. | | (162818) | 327
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much was spent on tackling climate change by his Department in 2006; and if he will provide a breakdown of this spending by main category of expenditure. | | (162050) | 328
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many civil servants in his Department (a) transferred to other Government departments and (b) left the Civil Service in each of the last five years. | | (162739) | 329
| Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that local authorities comply with Government guidelines when entering records on the Flycapture Database so that those records are harmonised and the resulting published tables provide an accurate comparison of local authority performance. | | (162023) | 330
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what efficiency savings his Department was required to make as part of its Spending Review 2004 (SR04) targets; what efficiency projects have been undertaken in the Department in pursuit of those targets; on what date each was initiated; and how much each was predicted to contribute to the SR04 target. | | (162319) | 331
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will seek to maintain and strengthen the UN moratorium on the field testing and commercialisation of Terminator seed technology; and if he will make a statement. | | (162375) | 332
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent research he has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the potential effects on UK agriculture of the use of Terminator seed technology; and if he will make a statement. | | (162376) | 333
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent representations he has received from (a) Progressio and (b) others on Terminator seed technology. | | (162377) | 334
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to ban the sale of electric shock training devices for dogs; and if he will make a statement. | | (162506) | 335
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he expects to (a) finalise and (b) publish his Department's strategy for wild boar management. | | (162803) | 336
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what mechanisms are in place to provide him with interim assessments of the (a) effectiveness and (b) proportionality of restrictions on farmers' commercial operations introduced as part of initiatives to control bluetongue; and if he will make a statement. | | (161900) | 337
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that farmers and their representative organisations have the most up-to-date information available on the (a) details, (b) implications and (c) likely timetable of measures to control the bluetongue outbreak. | | (161901) | 338
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will introduce measures for the testing and moving of continent bulls under special licence alongside measures to control the bluetongue outbreak. | | (161902) | 339
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect on the farming industry of measures put in place to control bluetongue with particular reference to the movement and sale of pedigree (a) sheep and (b) cattle in (i) Shropshire and (ii) Montford Bridge, Shrewsbury; and if he will make a statement. | | (162223) | 340
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the likely timetable for each measure put in place to control (a) foot and mouth disease and (b) bluetongue. | | (162224) | 341
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations he has received from insurance companies on a review of the statement of principles in relation to flooding. | | (161889) | 342
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to encourage small businesses to take out business interruption insurance cover in relation to flooding. | | (161890) | 343
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what percentage of the flooding in summer 2007 was due to (a) river flooding and (b) surface water flooding. | | (161891) | 344
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, who has responsibility for measures to (a) avoid and (b) mitigate surface water flooding. | | (161892) | 345
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the likely cost of putting in place defences to protect Yorkshire from river flooding. | | (162028) | 346
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations he has received on the effect of increased rat infestations in North Yorkshire following the floods this summer. | | (162029) | 347
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to ensure people who live in flood risk areas can afford insurance excesses following claims made as a result of flooding. | | (162030) | 348
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to review the number of bodies involved with and the coordination between them relating to mapping flood risk, including scope for better coordination. | | (162031) | 349
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what review has been undertaken of the (a) channels of communication and (b) liaison on warnings between the Environment Agency and the Meteorological Office at times of flooding. | | (162032) | 350
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to assist farmers with protection from (a) flooding and (b) waterlogging. | | (162069) | 351
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what percentage of total funding for flood protection Yorkshire and the Humber have received over each of the last five years. | | (162175) | 352
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to review the system on which funding is allocated for flood defences. | | (162176) | 353
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funds were allocated for flood protection to (a) Yorkshire and the Humber, (b) East Anglia and (c) London in each of the last five years. | | (162177) | 354
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the number of homes at risk from (a) river flooding, (b) coastal flooding and (c) surface water flooding in the North East region. | | (162178) | 355
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what percentage of the length of the main rivers running through Yorkshire have flood protection. | | (162179) | 356
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of how much it would cost to protect Yorkshire from river flooding. | | (162180) | 357
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to review bodies involved in mapping flood risk; and what plans he has to improve co-ordination between them. | | (162182) | 358
| Mr Elliot Morley (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he intends to make a decision on the continuation of the Bird Registration Scheme under section 7 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981; and if he will make a statement. | | (162329) | 359
| Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the average hourly rate paid to consultants hired by his Department was in each of the last five years. | | (162076) | 360
| Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what contracts his Department signed on a consultancy basis with a net value of more than £20,000 in each of the last five years. | | (162077) | 361
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the Environment Agency will announce its new plans for the improvement of flood defences. | | (161944) | 362
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment the Environment Agency has made of the present condition of flood defences for which they are responsible. | | (161945) | 363
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much was spent by central Government on energy conservation in Huddersfield in each year since 2004-05. | | (162541) | 364
| Anne Snelgrove (South Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what studies have been undertaken by his Department into the (a) affordability and (b) safety of high efficiency lightbulbs. | | (162059) | 365
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the financial impact of the recent outbreak of foot and mouth and bluetongue disease on farmers in the South West. | | (162055) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 366
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many reports have been made to his Department's nominated officers under paragraph 16 of the revised Civil Service Code since its publication on 6th June 2006. | | (162447) | 367
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many allegations of victimisation for whistleblowing have been reported to his Department by departmental staff since 6th June 2006. | | (162448) | 368
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when his Department's whistleblowing procedures were reviewed to reflect the provisions in the revised Civil Service Code. | | (162449) | 369
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions the Government has had with the newly appointed President of Sierra Leone. | | (162367) | 370
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the likely impact of the strategic partnership with Turkey on UK relations with (a) Greece and (b) Cyprus; and if he will make a statement. | | (162758) | 371
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on what basis negotiations with Turkey were conducted on the Strategic Partnership Agreement in relation to those parts of the agreement that relate to undertakings on behalf of the Turkish Cypriot community in Cyprus; and if he will make a statement. | | (162759) | 372
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assistance has (a) been given and (b) is planned to be given to Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus authorities and universities in relation to their engagement with the Bologna process as referred to in the Stategic Partnership Agreement with Turkey; and if he will make a statement. | | (162769) | 373
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what consultation was undertaken with leaders of the Turkish Cypriot community over the text of the Strategic Partnership Agreement with Turkey, insofar as it refers to Turkish Cypriots; and if he will make a statement. | | (162770) | 374
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what action he plans to take to uphold the right to representation of Turkish Cypriots in the European Parliament as referred to in the Stategic Partnership Agreement with Turkey; and if he will make a statement. | | (162771) | 375
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans he has to promote direct (a) commercial, (b) economic, (c) political and (d) cultural contacts between the UK, EU and Turkish Cypriots, in accordance with the Strategic Partnership with Turkey; and if he will make a statement. | | (162773) | 376
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reference there is in the Strategic Partnership Agreement with Turkey to (a) building on Greek-Cypriot-owned land in Northern Cyprus, (b) migration from Turkey to Northern Cyprus, (c) the Turkish military presence in Cyprus, (d) implementation of the EU customs union agreement in Cyprus, (e) the UN process on Cyprus with particular reference to the 2006 Gambari agreement; and if he will make a statement. | | (162812) | 377
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what consultations were held with Greece as a guarantor power, prior to the signing of the strategic partnership with Turkey on 23rd October 2007, in relation to the provisions relating to Cyprus and Turkish Cypriots; and if he will make a statement. | | (162819) | 378
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has received from (a) Greece and (b) the Republic of Cyprus over the Strategic Partnership Agreement of 23rd October; and if he will make a statement. | | (162820) | 379
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he made to Turkey over the military occupation of northern Cyprus when negotiating the Strategic Partnership Agreement of 23rd October; and if he will make a statement. | | (162821) | 380
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what treaty obligations govern negotiations and other discussions concerning Cyprus between the guarantor powers, with particular reference to bilateral negotiations between two guarantor powers without the particpation of the third; and if he will make a statement. | | (162822) | 381
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many civil servants in his Department (a) transferred to other Government departments and (b) left the Civil Service in each of the last five years. | | (162738) | 382
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Slovenian counterpart on Slovenia's EU presidency in the first half of 2008; and if he will make a statement. | | (162515) | 383
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many of his Department's personnel are in each province of Afghanistan; what role they are playing in each province; and if he will make a statement. | | (162516) | 384
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what contact he has had with his counterparts in (a) Chad, (b) the Central African Republic and (c) Sudan on the EU mission to Chad and the Central African Republic; and if he will make a statement. | | (162517) | 385
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what private contractors have provided protection services for his Department in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan in each year since 2003. | | (162525) | 386
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department spent on private contractors providing protection services for his Department in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan in each year since 2003. | | (162526) | 387
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many of his Department's personnel are in each province of Iraq; what role they are playing in each province; and if he will make a statement. | | (162528) | 388
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many third country nationals of each nationality have been employed by his Department in Iraq in each year since 2003; and if he will make a statement. | | (162565) | 389
| Mr David Gauke (South West Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what percentage of applications for a holiday visa to visit the UK were rejected for the most recent period for which figures are available in respect of (a) applications made from Thailand and (b) all applications. | | (162049) | 390
| Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what requests have been made by the US administration for UK funding for the US Freedom Fund for Cuba; what plans his Department has to contribute to such a fund and what assessment his Department has made of the compatibility of the Freedom Fund for Cuba with Article 2 of the UN Charter and related international treaty obligations. | | (162365) | 391
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many Welsh speakers his Department employs. | | (162888) | 392
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the government of Guatemala on the level of violence against street children in that country. | | (162602) | 393
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the projected share of the costs to the UK is of the expansion of EU office space in Brussels. | | (161925) | 394
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, for which policy areas where a common position has already been agreed at EU level the new EU Foreign Affairs representative will play a lead role following ratification of the Treaty of Lisbon. | | (161926) | 395
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, for what reasons the assistance package to locally employed staff in Iraq is limited to those staff who have attained 12 months or more continuous service; and if he will make the assistance available to all locally employed staff who are made redundant or have to resign from their job because of what the Government judges to be exceptional circumstances. | | (162298) | 396
| Anne Milton (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he and Ministers and officials from his Department have had with the Chinese government on the number of crimes punishable by death in China. | | (162013) | 397
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on the Chief Executive's Green Paper on Constitutional Development; and if he will make a statement. | | (162866) | 398
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the Green Paper on Constitutional Development produced by the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region; what the Government's policy is on the proposals for China's future role in Hong Kong's constitutional affairs; and if he will make a statement. | | (162867) | 399
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many votes took place at the European General Affairs and External Relations Council in each of the last 12 months; how many times the British Government (a) applied a veto, (b) voted negatively and (c) abstained in such votes in each month; and if he will make a statement. | | (162868) | 400
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what (a) logistical and (b) financial support the Government will contribute to the AU-UN hybrid mission in Darfur; and if he will make a statement. | | (162869) | 401
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what financial and logistical resources the European Union is providing to the Quartet's special envoy Mr Blair; what (a) salary, (b) expenses provision and (c) support staff will be available to him; what share of the costs the United Kingdom is contributing; and if he will make a statement. | | (162876) | 402
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions (a) he and (b) the Prime Minister have had with Mr Blair since his appointment as the Quartet's Middle East Envoy; on what dates these discussions took place; and if he will make a statement. | | (162877) | 403
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether Mr Blair's speech to the Al Smith Memorial Dinner on 19th October 2007 reflects Quartet policy on Iran; and if he will make a statement. | | (162878) | 404
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the changes to the constitution proposed in the forthcoming referendum in Chechnya, Russia; and if he will make a statement. | | (162879) | 405
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the Government's policy is on the replacement of the UN representative in Afghanistan; what discussions he has had with his Security Council counterparts on this issue; when he expects the replacement to be announced; and if he will make a statement. | | (162880) | 406
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much has been paid to private military and security companies in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan to protect British government personnel and infrastructure in each year since 2001; and if he will make a statement. | | (162881) | 407
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Govenment has employed the services of Global Strategies Group in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement. | | (162882) | 408
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what procedures the Government follow to ensure that private military security companies it employs comply with UK and EU law on the procurement of military equipment; and if he will make a statement. | | (162884) | 409
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the (a) location of death, (b) age at death and (c) cause of death was of the 72 British civilians who have died in Iraq since March 2003 referred to in the Answer of 17th October 2007, Official Report, columns 1089-90W, on Iraq: overseas workers. | | (162734) | 410
| Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, for how many days Lord Malloch-Brown has been resident in an Admiralty House flat. | | (161924) | 411
| Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much was spent in the ministerial flats in Admiralty House on (a) wine and entertaining, (b) food, (c) flowers and plants and (d) telephone bills in the last period for which figures are available. | | (162004) | 412
| Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department has paid to the Cabinet Office for Lord Malloch-Brown's residence in Admiralty House (a) in total and (b) to cover the cost of (i) rent, (ii) security, (iii) utilities, (iv) facilities management and (v) general maintenance. | | (162138) | 413
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, at which functions during the last year hospitality expenditure was incurred by his Department. | | (162797) | 414
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the military situation in Darfur. | | (162172) | 415
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what movement restrictions are in place for senior members of the Zimbabwean government. | | (162266) | 416
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assets held in the UK by (a) Robert Mugabe and (b) other Zanu-PF party officials have been (i) confiscated and (ii) frozen. | | (162267) | 417
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to encourage the next presidential and parliamentary elections in Zimbabwe to be free and fair. | | (162268) | 418
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what further diplomatic and economic sanctions have recently been considered by the Government to take against Zimbabwe. | | (162269) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 419
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many reports have been made to his Department's nominated officers under paragraph 16 of the revised Civil Service Code since its publication on 6th June 2006. | | (162434) | 420
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many allegations of victimisation for whistleblowing have been reported to his Department by departmental staff since 6th June 2006. | | (162435) | 421
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when his Department's whistleblowing procedures were reviewed to reflect the provisions in the revised Civil Service Code. | | (162436) | 422
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, by what means his Department plans to increase its engagement with voluntary organisations through using the Compact. | | (162440) | 423
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his policy for every health trust in England to have a Compact champion to increase NHS involvement in local compacts; and if he will make a statement. | | (162441) | 424
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on recent developments in NHS Plus services for private sector employers. | | (162291) | 425
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many individuals aged 11 to 18 years resident in each (a) London borough and (b) Government region were treated for alcohol-related health problems in each of the last five years. | | (162535) | 426
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the level of take-up by pensioners in London of influenza vaccinations in each of the last 12 years. | | (162536) | 427
| Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many dental surgeries offer free dental care in West Chelmsford parliamentary constituency; and how many did so in May 1997. | | (162067) | 428
| Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to minimise the spread of the PVL strain of MRSA at NHS hospitals; and if he will make a statement. | | (162068) | 429
| Mr Geoffrey Cox (Torridge & West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recommendations have been made by his Department on (a) the use of digoxin in the treatment of heart conditions and (b) the monitoring of patients for whom it is prescribed. | | (162872) | 430
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department supports the World Health Organisation definition of water as an important nutrient. | | (161884) | 431
| Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were registered for NHS dentistry services in the (a) Cumbria Primary Care Trust and (b) Morecambe Bay Primary Care Trust in each year since 1997. | | (162019) | 432
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many HIV/AIDS drug patents are held by British companies. | | (162203) | 433
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance is issued to the NHS in relation to the hiring of non-EU/EEA nurses. | | (162228) | 434
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many civil servants in his Department (a) transferred to other Government departments and (b) left the Civil Service in each of the last five years. | | (162737) | 435
| Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimates he has made of (a) the incidence of those carrying MRSA, (b) the number of those infected following operations, (c) the incidence of MRSA septicaemia and (d) deaths attributable to MRSA within the private hospital system. | | (162364) | 436
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cochlear (a) unilateral and (b) bilateral implants have been performed on (i) children and (ii) adults in each NHS trust in each year since 2002-03. | | (162833) | 437
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many MRSA infections were recorded in each trust in each of the last six months. | | (162851) | 438
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what dispensing pharmacies there are in Hampshire; and what volume of products each dispensed in each of the past five years. | | (162852) | 439
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent on (a) NHS hospital and community health services, (b) NHS maternity services and (c) other NHS costs in 2006-07. | | (162303) | 440
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of the £75 million earmarked for reducing cancer waiting times and providing a named midwife for all pregnant women over the period of the Comprehensive Spending Review, as set out in the Department of Health press release dated 9th October 2007, will be spent on each of these two priorities; how much is proposed to be spent over each year of the Comprehensive Spending Review; and if he will make a statement. | | (162417) | 441
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what definition of a vacancy he uses in relation to the NHS workforce. | | (162483) | 442
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average annual cost to public funds of training a student midwife was in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (162484) | 443
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance he has issued to NHS trusts on the minimum level of care which should be available to people with autism. | | (162507) | 444
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research his Department has (a) commissioned, and (b) evaluated on the level of NHS care available to people with autism in Portsmouth; and if he will make a statement. | | (162508) | 445
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his policy to grant free prescriptions for people with (a) asthma and (b) other long-term illnesses; and if he will make a statement. | | (162553) | 446
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the scale of charges NHS dentists are entitled to charge NHS patients is; and if he will make a statement. | | (162554) | 447
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list NHS dentists in Portsmouth indicating which are registering new NHS patients. | | (162555) | 448
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department has issued to ambulance trusts on the management and roles of emergency care practitioners. | | (162616) | 449
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made towards ensuring that ambulance services call centre staff have clinical expertise. | | (162617) | 450
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the (a) suitability and (b) effectiveness of navigation systems used by ambulance services, with particular reference to Terrafix. | | (162618) | 451
| Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Gateshead East & Washington West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of women screened for breast cancer in (a) Gateshead, (b) Sunderland and (c) the North East in the last 12 months were being screened less than 36 months after a previous screening. | | (162256) | 452
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the NHS has paid in Privare Finance Initiative (PFI) charges in each of the last 10 years; and what estimated PFI charges the NHS is liable for in each of the next 10 years. | | (162865) | 453
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the incidence of serious alcohol dependency in the general population was in each of the last 10 years; and what the expenditure was on treatment and rehabilitation for people dependent on alcohol outside the criminal justice system over the same period. | | (162874) | 454
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the citizen and patient representatives on the board of the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement. | | (162197) | 455
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on what date and for what reason the decision was taken to remove the requirement that one third of the members of the Independent Reconfiguration Panel be citizen and patient representatives. | | (162198) | 456
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many doctors have (a) started and (b) completed training for general practice in each financial year since 1997-98 for which figures are available. | | (162199) | 457
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the children's wards on which charges are made for the use of telephones; and what the (a) peak and (b) off-peak rates for calls made are in each such ward. | | (162233) | 458
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list all private finance initiative deals under which his Department or the NHS has incurred additional costs as a result of the need to make changes to the service specifications in the contract after the contract had been signed; and what the (a) date of the change, (b) nature of the change and (c) additional costs incurred were in each case. | | (162234) | 459
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much has been spent from his Department's resource budget on unitary charges under the Private Finance Initiative for each financial year since 1997-98 for which figures are available. | | (162235) | 460
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many new hospital schemes have been (a) given the go-ahead by his Department, (b) opened and (c) cancelled in each financial year since 1997-98 for which figures are available. | | (162236) | 461
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average spending per meal on hospital food was in each financial year since 1997-98 for which figures are available. | | (162238) | 462
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many Nightingale wards were converted to modern accommodation in hospitals in England in each financial year since 1997-98 for which figures are available; and how many Nightingale wards there were in total in each financial year over the same period. | | (162239) | 463
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of GP practices have had facilities available for (a) video and (b) telephone links to hospital consultants in each year since 1997 for which figures are available. | | (162240) | 464
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much annual budgets for Individual Learning Accounts for support staff were worth in each financial year since 1997-98 for which figures are available. | | (162241) | 465
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of nurses in the NHS have been able to prescribe medicines in each year since 1997 for which figures are available. | | (162242) | 466
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the presentation entitled Policy Costing Overview given at the Financial Management and Steering Group meeting on 23rd March, (a) where the areas of good practice on policy costing that already existed were and (b) which areas were identified at this stage in which policy makers needed additional help to improve their forecasting of financial impacts. | | (162244) | 467
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the titles are of all internal guidance documents produced within his Department on procedures relating to the 2007 Comprehensive Spending Review. | | (162245) | 468
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what form the annual review of the effectiveness and operation of his Department's Independent Reconfiguration Panel takes. | | (162246) | 469
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many staff are employed in the press office of his Department's Independent Reconfiguration Panel; broken down by payband. | | (162247) | 470
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he or his predecessors have ever acted against the advice of the Independent Reconfiguration Panel. | | (162248) | 471
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the dates were of all meetings his Department's Departmental Board has held in 2007; and if he will place copies of the (a) agenda and (b) minutes of each meeting in the Library. | | (162249) | 472
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the (a) dates, (b) locations and (c) costs were of the last four away days of his Department's Departmental Board. | | (162250) | 473
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list all task forces and steering groups being run by his Department. | | (162251) | 474
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what regular update meetings the Service Design Division within his Department has with NHS Direct. | | (162743) | 475
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how long on average callers to NHS Direct have had to wait to have their call answered in each of the last 12 months. | | (162745) | 476
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many calls NHS Direct has received in each year since the service was established. | | (162746) | 477
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what action points his Department intends to adopt to address the seven challenges identified as part of the Department's restructuring exercise given at the presentation to the Financial Management and Reporting Steering Group meeting on 23rd March 2007. | | (162760) | 478
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how the additional £30 million for the Family Nurse Partnership that his Department announced on 31st October 2007 was allocated between NHS trusts. | | (162761) | 479
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) additional families will benefit and (b) additional hours of nurses' time will be provided as a result of the additional £30 million that his Department announced on 31st October 2007 for the Family Nurse Partnership. | | (162762) | 480
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which (a) items and (b) buildings will be deep cleaned at the Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Hospitals Trust. | | (162763) | 481
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the expected (a) start and (b) end date of the deep clean at the Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Hospitals Trusts are; and what other interim deadlines there are for the deep clean programme there. | | (162764) | 482
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, from which heading of the South East Coast Strategic Health Authority budget the money for the deep clean at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Hospitals Trust will be taken. | | (162765) | 483
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department's Policy Appraisal and Health document, dated November 2004. | | (162772) | 484
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what written guidance on the Comprehensive Spending Review was (a) sent in 2007 by HM Treasury to his Department and (b) has been circulated internally within his Department. | | (162825) | 485
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the presentation entitled Policy Costing Overview given at the Financial Management and Steering Group meeting on 23rd March, what steps his Department has taken to make progress in each of the six areas identified as improvement objectives; what specific problems had been identified in each of these six areas; and how he is monitoring the progress made in each of these six areas. | | (162826) | 486
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the presentation entitled Policy Costing Overview given at the Financial Management and Steering Group meeting on 23rd March, what independent financial challenge function existed within his Department prior to this date. | | (162827) | 487
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many complaints have been referred to the Healthcare Commission for independent review in each of the last five financial years. | | (162828) | 488
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average management costs were for all NHS trusts in England in (a) cash terms and (b) as a percentage of the trust's income in 2006-07; and which 10 trusts have the highest management costs (i) in cash terms and (ii) as a percentage of the trust's income. | | (162829) | 489
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that payments made to strategic health authorities to reverse the resource accounting and budgeting deductions applied to NHS trusts in 2006-07 have been passed on to the trusts that faced these deductions. | | (162830) | 490
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many full-time equivalent staff have been employed to answer calls at NHS Direct in each financial year since the service was established. | | (162858) | 491
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many full-time equivalent staff in each payband in his Department are working on the deep clean of the NHS. | | (162859) | 492
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department has taken to assist NHS trusts that were identified as financially challenged in 2006-07. | | (162860) | 493
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the reasons for which the 17 trusts that were identified as financially challenged in 2006-07 found themselves in this position. | | (162861) | 494
| Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the provision of mental health services in the City of Manchester. | | (162040) | 495
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he has issued guidance to primary care trusts on commissioning health services for the elderly since March 2006; and if he will make a statement. | | (162806) | 496
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will instruct the Myocardial Infarction Audit Project to investigate the impact of centralising services for heart attack treatment on patient outcomes. | | (162807) | 497
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total expenditure of the South East Coast Strategic Health Authority, and its predecessor bodies, was on (a) public relations agencies, (b) public affairs agencies, (c) advertising agencies, (d) direct marketing agencies and (e) other external communications agencies in each of the last five years. | | (162808) | 498
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total expenditure of West Sussex Primary Care Trust and its predecessor organisations was on external communications agencies in each of the last five years. | | (162809) | 499
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what contracts the South East Coast Strategic Health Authority has with (a) public relations agencies, (b) public affairs agencies, (c) advertising agencies and (d) direct marketing agencies. | | (162810) | 500
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what contracts West Sussex Primary Care Trust has with (a) public relations agencies, (b) public affairs agencies, (c) advertising agencies and (d) direct marketing agencies. | | (162811) | 501
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research has been (a) undertaken and (b) commissioned by his Department since May 2005 on the reconfiguration of NHS services; and if he will place copies of this research in the Library. | | (162836) | 502
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the impact on ambulance transfer times in Sussex of the closure of accident and emergency services at Worthing Hospital. | | (162862) | 503
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the mean age of patients admitted via accident and emergency was in 2005-06 in (a) England and (b) each primary care trust area. | | (162863) | 504
| Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the health impact on carers of balancing work with care responsibilities; if he will assess the merits of the introduction of a care voucher scheme, similar to that in operation for childcare; and if he will make a statement. | | (162409) | 505
| Mr Edward O'Hara (Knowsley South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent steps his Department has taken to ensure that there is a consistent implementation of the policy of priority treatment for armed services veterans by general practitioners and hospital clinicians; and if he will make a statement. | | (162362) | 506
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in England have been diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome in each of the last five years. | | (162837) | 507
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in England have been diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder in each of the last five years. | | (162838) | 508
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in each county of England diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder are receiving support for that condition. | | (162839) | 509
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in each county of England diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome are receiving support specifically for that condition. | | (162840) | 510
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funds have been provided by the Government to support those diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome and their carers in each of the last five years. | | (162841) | 511
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many GPs are to be recruited, and over what period, to practise in the East Lancashire Primary Care Trust area and other doctored areas in England. | | (162139) | 512
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will hold discussions with wholesale manufacturers of health products to introduce mandatory labelling for products that have been (a) tested on animals and (b) not tested on animals. | | (162034) | 513
| Joan Ryan (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) doctors and (b) accident and emergency doctors were employed by Barnet & Chase Farm NHS Trust in each of the last 10 years. | | (162259) | 514
| Joan Ryan (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) nurses and (b) accident and emergency nurses were employed by Barnet & Chase Farm NHS Trust in each of the last 10 years. | | (162260) | 515
| Mr Lee Scott (Ilford North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many single GP surgeries have closed following the retirement of the doctor in each of the last five years for which figures are available. | | (161918) | 516
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many pensioners in Huddersfield have had free eye tests since 1st April 1999. | | (162165) | 517
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many health workers were employed to deal with people with mental health problems in Huddersfield (a) in 1997 and (b) at the most recent date for which figures are available. | | (162544) | 518
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) doctors, (b) nurses and (c) other health service staff were employed in Huddersfield constituency (i) in 1997 and (ii) at the most recent date for which figures are available. | | (162545) | 519
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will break down the figures referred to in the Answer of 25th October 2007, Official Report, column 550W, on Departments: official hospitality, to give the amounts spent on each function at which hospitality expenses were incurred. | | (162190) | 520
| Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects to receive the recommendations of the Independent Reconfiguration Panel on hospitals in West Suffolk; and when he expects to make his final decision on changes to services in the West Suffolk area. | | (162585) | 521
| Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of clostridium difficile there were in (a) Addenbrookes Hospital, (b) West Suffolk Hospital and (c) Ipswich Hospital in (i) 2005, (ii) 2006 and (iii) 2007 to date. | | (162587) | 522
| Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what percentage of patients treated on the NHS for drug addiction in (a) the East of England and (b) Suffolk emerged free of addiction after treatment in each of the last three years. | | (162589) | 523
| Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what percentage of pensioners in Suffolk received a free influenza vaccination in (a) the East of England and (b) Suffolk in each of the last five years. | | (162592) | 524
| Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were diagnosed with diabetes in (a) the East of England and (b) Suffolk in each of the last five years. | | (162596) | 525
| Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the most recent waiting times are for digital hearing aid assessment for each primary care trust in the East of England. | | (162871) | 526
| Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effects of the use of methyl methacrylate in nail bars on health. | | (161899) | 527
| Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many complaints have been received by the Health Protection Agency of ill-effects from the use of methyl methacrylate in nail bars in each of the last three years to (a) consumers and (b) employees. | | (161936) | 528
| Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he plans to issue guidance to general practitioners on the use of 0844 revenue-sharing telephone numbers; and if he will make a statement. | | (162416) | 529
| Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations he has received from patient groups on the use of 0844 revenue-sharing telephone numbers; and if he will make a statement. | | (162853) | 530
| Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the implementation of the new GP Surgery Line telephone system. | | (162854) | 531
| Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department has issued to primary care trusts on the use of 0844 revenue-sharing telephone numbers; when such guidance was issued; and if he will make a statement. | | (162855) | 532
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent on respite care for children with disabilities from (a) the public purse and (b) voluntary contributions in each of the last five years. | | (162265) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 533
| Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects to issue her next policy document on the reduction of violent crime. | | (162167) | 534
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many reports have been made to her Department's nominated officers under paragraph 16 of the revised Civil Service Code since its publication on 6th June 2006. | | (162437) | 535
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many allegations of victimisation for whistleblowing have been reported to her Department by departmental staff since 6th June 2006. | | (162438) | 536
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department's whistleblowing procedures were reviewed to reflect the provisions in the revised Civil Service Code. | | (162439) | 537
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many neighbourhood watch schemes are active; how many of those receive Government funding; how many there are in each Government Region; and if she will make a statement. | | (162537) | 538
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what employment-related schemes there are under which non-EU citizens are able to obtain (a) leave to enter or (b) leave to remain in the UK; and how many non-EU citizens have obtained such leave since (i) 1997 and (ii) 2004, broken down by scheme. | | (162141) | 539
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many EU A8 nationals have been registered under the worker registration scheme since 1st May 2004, broken down by (a) nationality, (b) year and (c) quarter. | | (162345) | 540
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of the dependants of the work-permit holders given leave to enter the UK since 1st January 2004 were aged under 16 years. | | (162351) | 541
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what research she has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated into the type of work undertaken in the UK by non-EU citizens who have obtained leave to enter as highly skilled or skilled workers; and what estimate she has made of the number and proportion of skilled workers who are working in the skill sectors relating to the skills on the basis of which they were given leave to enter. | | (162352) | 542
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate she has made of the number of A2 nationals likely to enter the UK for employment purposes annually (a) under existing arrangements; and (b) following full right of access under EU law. | | (162669) | 543
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her most recent estimate is of the number of dependents accompanying A8 nationals working in the UK. | | (162670) | 544
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate she has made of the likely change in the number of non-EU workers given leave to enter the UK as a result of the introduction of (a) the points based system and (b) the measures contained in Her Majesty's Gracious Speech; and over what timescale she expects such changes to take place. | | (162671) | 545
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) highly skilled and (b) dependents of highly skilled migrants have been given leave to enter the UK in each year since the inception of the scheme, broken down by nationality. | | (162672) | 546
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to introduce a further English language requirement for (a) non-UK nationals who wish to become UK citizens and (b) work permit applicants seeking leave to enter the UK; and what level of proficiency will be required in any such requirements. | | (162680) | 547
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the pass rate in the English language tests for those seeking UK citizenship has been in each year since the inception of the tests. | | (162682) | 548
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, by whom and for what reasons television and other media were invited to attend the raid in Chinatown on 11th October; and if she will make a statement. | | (162698) | 549
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to work with Chinatown employers on the issue of migrant workers; and if she will make a statement. | | (162699) | 550
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were detained as alleged illegal migrants as a result of the Border and Immigration Agency raid in Chinatown on 11th October; how many of those people were released, as legal workers; what the longest period was a detainee was held; how many (a) remain in detention, (b) await removal and (c) have been removed; which countries and regions the people detained were from, broken down by country or region; and if she will make a statement. | | (162700) | 551
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) Border and Immigration Agency staff and (b) police officers were involved in the Chinatown raid on 11th October; and if she will make a statement. | | (162701) | 552
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what documents restaurateurs involved in the raids by the Border and Immigration Agency on 11th October were asked to sign; and if she will make a statement. | | (162702) | 553
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make a statement on the meeting attended by Border and Immigration Agency officials in Chinatown on 18th October. | | (162703) | 554
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations she has received on the protest in London's Chinatown which involved closure of several restaurants on 18th October; and if she will make a statement. | | (162704) | 555
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, at what stage those detained on 11th October during the raid in London's Chinatown by the Border and Immigration Agency were afforded access to legal advice; and if she will make a statement. | | (162705) | 556
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will meet the London Chinatown Chinese Associaiton to discuss immigration issues. | | (162706) | 557
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for how long those detained following the raids in London's Chinatown on 11th October were held before they were given (a) food and (b) drink; and if she will make a statement. | | (162707) | 558
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many files in the PF MI5 series there were; how many of these have been (a) declassified, (b) destroyed and (c) designated as remaining classified; what criteria were used to designate such files as falling into each category; how many of the PF MI5 series files that remain classified relate to (i) suspected and (ii) indicted war criminals; if he will declassify such files to enable an assessment by the Metropolitan War Crimes Unit to be made with a view to grounds for prosecutions; and if she will make a statement. | | (162757) | 559
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the impact on (a) Chinese and (b) South Asia migrants of the new points-based system for migration, with particular reference to the need to recruit skilled and experienced staff. | | (162870) | 560
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals in (a) Bexleyheath and Crayford, (b) the London Borough of Bexley and (c) Greater London received support from the National Asylum Support Service in each of the last five years. | | (162070) | 561
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much was spent on counter-terrorism measures by her Department in 2006; and if she will provide a breakdown of this spending by main category of expenditure. | | (162051) | 562
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how frequently control orders are subject to review; and what form such review takes. | | (162207) | 563
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assistance individuals subject to control orders receive with their living costs. | | (162208) | 564
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of control orders. | | (162209) | 565
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any of the individuals who have been subjected to control orders have been treated for self-inflicted injuries. | | (162210) | 566
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many control orders are active. | | (162211) | 567
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals currently subjected to control orders have previous convictions for terrorism-related offences. | | (162212) | 568
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the likely effect of budgetary plans on future police officer numbers, broken down by Government region; and if she will make a statement. | | (162217) | 569
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people whose DNA is held on the national database that have committed no offence are (a) male and (b) female; and if she will make a statement. | | (162218) | 570
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what restrictions may be placed on an individual who is the subject of a control order. | | (162219) | 571
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many civil servants in her Department (a) transferred to other Government departments and (b) left the Civil Service in each of the last five years. | | (162736) | 572
| Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of replicated profiles on the National DNA database; and how many of these are (a) multiple profiles of the same individual under (i) different and (ii) the same names, (b) identical twins or triplets and (c) adventitious matches between different individuals. | | (162366) | 573
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Welsh speakers her Department employs. | | (162887) | 574
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to accept as binding all decisions of the independent Police Arbitration Tribunal; and if she will make a statement. | | (162299) | 575
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the fee is for applying for a Security Industry Authority licence for security guarding; and what the fee was in each of the last two years. | | (162579) | 576
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the backlog for determining licence applications by the Security Industry Authority is, broken down by type of licence. | | (162580) | 577
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what percentage of questions tabled for answer on a named day to her Department received a substantive answer on the day due in the last year for which figures are available. | | (162615) | 578
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the impact of the licensing regime on the UK security industry, with particular reference to the costs of and delays in issuing licences. | | (162801) | 579
| Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the merits of the use of non-human primates and other animals in recreational drug tests; and if she will make a statement. | | (162309) | 580
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average timescale was for a successful application for (a) exceptional leave to enter the UK and (b) resettlement in the UK through the UK's Gateway refugee entitlement programme in the last period for which figures are available. | | (162885) | 581
| Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many UK passports were reported as having been lost in each of the last five years. | | (162053) | 582
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many children under the age of 18 in Milton Keynes have been charged with assault in each year between 1995 and 2007. | | (162747) | 583
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many reports to police of criminal activity in Milton Keynes have not led to prosecution in each year between 1997 and 2007. | | (162748) | 584
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases of knife crime were reported in Milton Keynes in each year between 1997 and 2007. | | (162749) | 585
| Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will consider revising the rules on issuing travel documents to Somali nationals who are resident in the UK as dependants of EEA nationals. | | (162044) | 586
| Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will review the rules on issuing travel documents to UK residents who are nationals of states without functioning agencies dealing with the issuance of passports or travel documents in the state itself or in its overseas representations. | | (162045) | 587
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the incidence of physical violence against retailers in the last 12 months; what representations she has received on the subject; and what steps she intends to take to reduce the levels of physical violence against retailers. | | (162075) | 588
| Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has been made in the exchange of sex offenders registers between the UK and the US. | | (162292) | 589
| Mr Brooks Newmark (Braintree): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance is made available to police forces in England and Wales on enforcement of the visual light transmission standard imposed by Regulation 32 of the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986. | | (161905) | 590
| Mr Brooks Newmark (Braintree): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much money was spent by police forces in England and Wales on equipment capable of measuring compliance with the visual light transmission standard imposed by Regulation 32 of the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 in each of the last five years. | | (161947) | 591
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what procedures exist for people to make complaints to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal about alleged misconduct by the intelligence services when they have not been victims of that misconduct. | | (162814) | 592
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) failed asylum seekers and (b) illegal immigrants were deported from the United Kingdom between October 2006 and October 2007. | | (162036) | 593
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to amend the Terrorism Act 2000 to include the use of radiological weapons in the list of weapons and substances that fall within the scope of the Act. | | (162037) | 594
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to extend the time period before non-UK citizens resident in the United Kingdom can apply for naturalisation. | | (162038) | 595
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will break down the figures referred to in the Answer of 29th October 2007, Official Report, column 9233W, on Departments: official hospitality, to give the amounts spent on each function at which hospitality expenses were incurred. | | (162191) | 596
| Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people in (a) the East of England and (b) Suffolk reported being a victim of identity fraud in each of the last five years. | | (162586) | 597
| Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people aged 65 years and over in (a) the East of England and (b) Suffolk have been victims of crime in each of the last five years. | | (162590) | 598
| Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what percentage of those arrested for robbery in (a) the East of England and (b) Suffolk in 2006 were aged 17 and under. | | (162591) | 599
| Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many children in (a) the East of England and (b) Suffolk have their DNA stored on a database; and how many of those have been charged with committing a criminal offence. | | (162595) | 600
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Sudanese (a) migrants and (b) asylum seekers have been deported to Sudan in each of the last five years. | | (162163) | Questions to the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission 601
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, what the cost to the public purse was of providing a square metre of office space on the Parliamentary estate in 2006-07. | | (162487) | 602
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, if the Commission will consider introducing a scheme to enable hon. Members to book disabled parking bays for their guests. | | (162619) | 603
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, what enforcement procedures are in place to ensure that parking bays designated for people with disabilities in the Palace of Westminster are used by blue badge holders only. | | (162620) | 604
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, what recent assessment the Commission has made of the adequacy of parking arrangements for disabled visitors to the Palace of Westminster. | | (162621) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills 605
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many fixed penalty tickets have been incurred by vehicles within the purview of his Department for the last year for which figures are available; and what their total cost was. | | (162283) | 606
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many staff are presently seconded to his Department from outside Government, broken down by the (a) outside body from which they have been seconded and (b) length of secondment. | | (162284) | 607
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many websites his Department currently operates; how many it operated at 1st January 2005; and what the estimated annual cost has been of running his Department's websites. | | (162285) | 608
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many hits the (a) most popular website and (b) least popular website run by his Department has received since 1st January. | | (162286) | 609
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what the estimated total cost of re-branding is expected to be following the formation of his Department. | | (162287) | 610
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many reports have been made to his Department's nominated officers under paragraph 16 of the revised Civil Service Code since its publication on 6th June 2006. | | (162456) | 611
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many allegations of victimisation for whistleblowing have been reported to his Department by departmental staff since 6th June 2006. | | (162457) | 612
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, when his Department's whistleblowing procedures were reviewed to reflect the provisions in the revised Civil Service Code. | | (162458) | 613
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, when the initial Sector Skills Councils' licences are due to expire; and if he will make a statement on plans for their renewal. | | (161885) | 614
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, if he will make a statement on the work of the Further Education Reporting and Performance Board. | | (161886) | 615
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what involvement his Department has with the work of the European University Institute; and if he will make a statement. | | (161887) | 616
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what involvement his Department has with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's Programme of International Student Assessment; and if he will make a statement. | | (161888) | 617
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what the most recent estimated cost is of the proposed move of the National Institute for Medical Research, Mill Hill, to central London. | | (162694) | 618
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what consultation was undertaken with (a) Camden Council and (b) local residents on the proposed move of the National Institute for Medical Research, Mill Hill, to central London. | | (162695) | 619
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what the proposed timescale is for the move of the National Institute for Medical Research, Mill Hill, to central London. | | (162696) | 620
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what progress has been made on the proposed move of the National Institute for Medical Research, Mill Hill, to central London; and if he will make a statement. | | (162697) | 621
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what plans he has for the future use of the Temperance Hospital site; and if he will make a statement. | | (162709) | 622
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, when he expects the appointment of a permanent director of the National Institute for Medical Research, Mill Hill, to be made; and if he will make a statement. | | (162710) | 623
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, which organisations are planned to be housed alongside the National Institute for Medical Research in the event of a move to the British Library site; how much each will contribute to set up costs; what floor space area each will occupy; and if he will make a statement. | | (162742) | 624
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, whether sites at the rear of the British Library have been secured for the future location of the National Institute for Medical Research, Mill Hill; and if he will make a statement. | | (162744) | 625
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many civil servants in his Department and its predecessors (a) transferred to other Government departments and (b) left the Civil Service in each of the last five years. | | (162728) | 626
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, if he will place in the Library a breakdown of his Department's efficiency savings in relation to its Spending Review 2004 (SR04) targets, including (a) the efficiency projects in the Department, (b) the date on which each of these projects was initiated and (c) how much was predicted to contribute to the SR04 target. | | (162318) | 627
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many and what percentage of questions tabled for answer on a named day to his Department received a substantive answer on the day due in the last year for which figures are available. | | (162614) | 628
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, if he will list the 10 highest salaries paid by his Department and its predecessor since January 2007. | | (161908) | 629
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what the total wage cost was of his Department's predecessor in 1997; and what it is expected to be for his Department in 2007. | | (161909) | 630
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many and what proportion of his departmental staff were previously employed by other departments, broken down by the other departments concerned. | | (161932) | 631
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many of the employers signed up to the apprenticeship programme are engaged in the provision of training as their main economic activity. | | (162054) | 632
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what assessment he has made of the impact that the phasing out of funding for students taking equivalent or lower qualifications at university from 2008-09 will have on the delivery of the objectives of the Leitch review of skills. | | (162627) | 633
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what percentage of students studying for equivalent or lower qualifications at university are women. | | (162711) | 634
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what assessment he has made of the impact that phasing out funding for students taking equivalent or lower qualifications at university from 2008-09 will have on institutions with a high proportion of part-time and mature learners. | | (162712) | 635
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many people are employed by his Department as apprentices. | | (162713) | 636
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, which organisations were consulted prior to the decision being made to phase out funding for students taking equivalent or lower qualifications at university from 2008-09; and when each was consulted. | | (162714) | 637
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what proportion of staff formerly employed by the Department for Education and Skills is now employed by his Department. | | (162817) | 638
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many students in England are studying for a first degree without having at least two A-levels. | | (161941) | 639
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what the drop-out rate amongst students in England studying for a first degree was in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (161942) | 640
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what the (a) drop-out and (b) failure rate for young people attempting level 3 qualifications was in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (161943) | 641
| Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many adults (a) enrolled in adult and community learning programmes and (b) participated in further education in Suffolk in each year since 1997. | | (162582) | 642
| Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what percentage of young people from (a) the East of England and (b) Suffolk undertook (i) degrees and (ii) other advanced courses at university in each of the last five years. | | (162583) | 643
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what the budget for research and development for each type of renewable energy technology was in each of the last 10 years. | | (162174) | 644
| Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many students have entered into individual voluntary arrangements since their introduction. | | (161930) | 645
| Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what the cost of writing off unpaid student loans was in each year since their introduction. | | (161931) | 646
| Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many students (a) were declared bankrupt in each of the last 15 years and (b) took out individual voluntary arrangements since their introduction. | | (161937) | 647
| Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, when the Government expects to meet its 50 per cent. participation rate target in university education for young people aged 18 to 30 years. | | (161952) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 648
| Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North & Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what his Department's aid programme for Jamaica was in the most recent period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. | | (162231) | 649
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many reports have been made to his Department's nominated officers under paragraph 16 of the revised Civil Service Code since its publication on 6th June 2006. | | (162422) | 650
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many allegations of victimisation for whistleblowing have been reported to his Department by departmental staff since 6th June 2006. | | (162423) | 651
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when his Department's whistleblowing procedures were reviewed to reflect the provisions in the revised Civil Service Code. | | (162424) | 652
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what financial aid was given to Sierra Leone in (a) 2002 and (b) each subsequent year. | | (162368) | 653
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much his Department has spent implementing the ATLAS enterprise resource planning system. | | (162227) | 654
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether headcount restraints on the number of staff in his Department have been applied in the last five years. | | (162294) | 655
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many consultants his Department employed in each of the last five years; and what this figure is as a percentage of the staff employed by the Department in each of those years. | | (162625) | 656
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether an assessment has been made of the merits of provincial reconstruction teams. | | (162715) | 657
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many drivers his Department employs in Afghanistan. | | (162716) | 658
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many civil servants are employed in provincial reconstruction teams in Afghanistan. | | (162717) | 659
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessments his Department makes of the effectiveness of administering aid through multilateral institutions; and what account is taken of these assessments in deciding on the level of funding administered through multilateral institutions. | | (162718) | 660
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment his Department has made of the relative effectiveness of administering aid through multilaterial institutions and bilaterally. | | (162719) | 661
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, for what reasons he decided to transfer overseas costs from the administration resource budget to the programme budget. | | (162724) | 662
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, in which of his Department's budget headings he expects to make the savings of £414 million announced in the Comprehensive Saving Review. | | (162725) | 663
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether his Department has met its achievement targets in each of the last five years. | | (162726) | 664
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many and what proportion of his Department's projects in Africa are categorised as high-risk. | | (162727) | 665
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many civil servants in his Department (a) transferred to other Government departments and (b) left the Civil Service in each of the last five years. | | (162733) | 666
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much and what proportion of his Department's aid budget was administered through multilateral institutions in each of the last five years. | | (162735) | 667
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much his Department spent on private contractors providing protection services in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan in each year since 2003. | | (162518) | 668
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many of his Department's personnel are in each province of Iraq; what their role is in each province; and if he will make a statement. | | (162520) | 669
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what private contractors have provided protection services for his Department in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan in each year since 2003. | | (162534) | 670
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent research he has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the potential effects of Terminator seed technology on food security and the livelihoods of poor farmers in developing countries. | | (162373) | 671
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will make it his policy not to support projects which involve Terminator seed technology; and if he will make a statement. | | (162374) | 672
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support his Department has given to non-governmental organisation offices working with street children in Guatemala in the last 12 months. | | (162603) | 673
| Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the effects of climate change on people in developing countries. | | (162310) | 674
| Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of those developing countries that are at risk from the effects of climate change; which of those countries he considers to be most at risk; and if he will make a statement. | | (162311) | 675
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much British companies have invested in Burma in each of the last five years; and which companies have made such investments. | | (162548) | 676
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will break down the figures referred to in the Answer of 23rd October 2007, Official Report, column 223W, on Departments: official hospitality, to provide the amount spent on each function at which hospitality expenses were incurred. | | (162196) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice 677
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many reports have been made to his Department's nominated officers under paragraph 16 of the revised Civil Service Code since its publication on 6th June 2006. | | (162471) | 678
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many allegations of victimisation for whistleblowing have been reported to his Department by departmental staff since 6th June 2006. | | (162472) | 679
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department's whistleblowing procedures were reviewed to reflect the provisions in the revised Civil Service Code. | | (162473) | 680
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will bring forward legislative proposals in response to the outcome of Johnston v NEI International Combustion Limited, and related cases, to enable those with pleural plaques to receive compensation; and if he will make a statement. | | (162720) | 681
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many civil servants in his Department and its predecessors (a) transferred to other Government departments and (b) left the Civil Service in each of the last five years. | | (162732) | 682
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much sick leave (a) prison officers and (b) other staff in each of the Welsh prison establishments (i) took in each year since 1997 and (ii) have taken in 2007 to date. | | (162793) | 683
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Welsh speakers his Department employs. | | (162898) | 684
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what mechanisms are available to asylum seekers who have had cases heard by judges (a) Illyas Khan and (b) J and believe inappropriate considerations were taken into account. | | (162886) | 685
| Susan Kramer (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many children of age (a) 10, (b) 11, (c) 12 and (d) 13 were held in custody (i) on remand and (ii) after being convicted of an offence in (A) 2004, (B) 2005 and (C) 2006; and what the average length of detention was in each of those years. | | (162058) | 686
| Mr Brooks Newmark (Braintree): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many successful prosecutions under section 42 of the Road Traffic Act 1988, as amended, were undertaken in each of the last three years against owners or drivers of vehicles judged to have tinted windows which failed to meet the relevant visual light transmission standard imposed by Regulation 32 of the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986. | | (161906) | 687
| Mr Brooks Newmark (Braintree): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prosecutions under section 77 of the Road Traffic Act 1988, as amended, have been undertaken in each of the last three years as a consequence of vehicles being offered for sale which failed to adhere to the relevant visual light transmission standard imposed by Regulation 32 of the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986. | | (161907) | 688
| Mr Brooks Newmark (Braintree): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prosecutions under section 76 of the Road Traffic Act 1988, as amended, have been undertaken as a consequence of vehicles being fitted with window tint which fails to comply with the relevant visual light transmission standard imposed by Regulation 32 of the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 in each of the last three years. | | (161946) | 689
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will break down the figures referred to in the Answer of 29th October 2007, Official Report, column 804W, on Departments: official hospitality, to give the amounts spent on each function at which hospitality expenses were incurred. | | (162192) | Questions to the Leader of the House 690
| Mr Greg Pope (Hyndburn): To ask the Leader of the House, what the names and local authorities are of the schools whose holiday dates were analysed in her preparation of the proposed House of Commons calendar of sittings for 2007-08. | | (162336) | 691
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Leader of the House, if she will break down the figures referred to in the Answer of 23rd October 2007, Official Report, column 221W, on Departments: official hospitality, giving the amount spent on each function at which hospitality expenses were incurred. | | (162195) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 692
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many reports have been made to his Department's nominated officers under paragraph 16 of the revised Civil Service Code since its publication on 6th June 2006. | | (162425) | 693
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many allegations of victimisation for whistleblowing have been reported to his Department by departmental staff since 6th June 2006. | | (162426) | 694
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when his Department's whistleblowing procedures were reviewed to reflect the provisions in the revised Civil Service Code. | | (162427) | 695
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will place in the Library a breakdown of his Department's efficiency savings in relation to its Spending Review 2004 (SR04) targets, including (a) the efficiency projects in the Department, (b) the date on which each of these projects was initiated and (c) how much was predicted to contribute to the SR04 target. | | (162316) | 696
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will break down the figures referred to in the Answer of 22nd October 2007, Official Report, columns 2-3W, on Departments: official hospitality, to show how much was spent on each function at which hospitality expenses were incurred. | | (162343) | Questions to the Minister for the Olympics 697
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, how much has been spent by her Office on official hospitality since its establishment. | | (161940) | Questions to the Prime Minister 698
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Prime Minister, on what date he last met Tony Blair. | | (162279) | 699
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Prime Minister, which (a) hon. Members, (b) former hon. Members and (c) Peers who are not Members of the Labour Party he has invited to Downing Street since becoming Prime Minister. | | (162280) | 700
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Prime Minister, whether it is his policy that no authorisation will be given for the interception of communications in respect of (a) hon. Members and (b) Members of the House of Lords; and if he will make a statement. | | (162282) | 701
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Prime Minister, whether he discussed the appointment of the Government's World Cup ambassador with the Football Association before the appointment was made. | | (162835) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland 702
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many reports have been made to his Department's nominated officers under paragraph 16 of the revised Civil Service Code since its publication on 6th June 2006. | | (162453) | 703
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many allegations of victimisation for whistleblowing have been reported to his Department by departmental staff since 6th June 2006. | | (162454) | 704
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, when his Department's whistleblowing procedures were reviewed to reflect the provisions in the revised Civil Service Code. | | (162455) | 705
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what his official engagements were between 8th and 31st October 2007. | | (162638) | 706
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, at which functions during the last 12 months his Department incurred hospitality expenses and how much has been incurred on each occasion. | | (162795) | Questions to the Solicitor General 707
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Solicitor General, if she will place in the Library a break down of the efficiency savings of the Law Officers' Departments in relation to their Spending Review 2004 (SR04) targets, including (a) the efficiency projects in the Department, (b) the date on which each of these projects was initiated and (c) how much was predicted to contribute to the SR04 target. | | (162315) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 708
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many reports have been made to her Department's nominated officers under paragraph 16 of the revised Civil Service Code since its publication on 6th June 2006. | | (162468) | 709
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many allegations of victimisation for whistleblowing have been reported to her Department by departmental staff since 6th June 2006. | | (162469) | 710
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when her Department's whistleblowing procedures were reviewed to reflect the provisions in the revised Civil Service Code. | | (162470) | 711
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what car has been made available to the Leader of the Opposition; how many hours a day a chauffeur is available to him; what the monthly cost of this provision was in each of the last 12 months; and how much of that cost was accounted for by (a) the running costs of the vehicle, (b) the costs of the chauffeur and (c) all other costs. | | (162488) | 712
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department made of railway passenger numbers in London in the most recent period for which figures are available; and if she will make a statement. | | (162550) | 713
| Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the relationship between the number of speeding convictions and the number of road traffic accidents in each of the last three years. | | (162902) | 714
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to exempt motorcycles from future proposals to introduce (a) road pricing and (b) congestion charges. | | (162060) | 715
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many civil servants in her Department and its predecessors (a) transferred to other Government departments and (b) left the Civil Service in each of the last five years. | | (162731) | 716
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Welsh speakers her Department employs. | | (162899) | 717
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has to re-open the railway line between Skipton and Colne; and if she will make a statement. | | (162601) | 718
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason she decided not to include the Winchester to Romsey Rail Link Bus Service in the franchise re-awarded to South West Trains; and if she will make a statement. | | (162606) | 719
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress she has made on the publication of draft guidance for local licensing authorities on the impact of the repeal of private hire vehicle contract exemption. | | (162610) | 720
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the reasons are for the delay in the decision and announcement of the A1 motorway upgrade for Disforth to Barton; what her estimate is of the likely start date of the upgrade; and when she expects the inspector's report on the proposed upgrade to be published. | | (162078) | 721
| Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many passenger aircraft have reported instances of near misses with fireworks in the last 10 years; and at what altitude each of the aircraft was when the near miss took place. | | (162766) | 722
| Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many passenger aircraft have been struck by fireworks in the last 10 years; at what altitude each aircraft was struck; and what damage was sustained. | | (162767) | 723
| Mr Brooks Newmark (Braintree): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to raise awareness amongst drivers of the existence of the visual light transmission standard for vehicle window tint imposed by Regulation 32 of the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986; and if she will make a statement. | | (161948) | 724
| Mr Brooks Newmark (Braintree): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much money was spent by the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency in each of the last three years on (a) equipment used to measure the visual light transmission (VLT) standard for vehicle window tint and (b) enforcement actions related to infringement of the VLT standard by drivers. | | (161949) | 725
| Mr Brooks Newmark (Braintree): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many copies of the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency leaflet Tinted Windows: Your Questions Answered have been (a) printed and (b) requested by members of the public in each of the last three years. | | (161950) | 726
| Mr Brooks Newmark (Braintree): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many drivers were subject to sanctions by the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency enforcement examiners for using vehicles which failed to meet the relevant visual light transmission standard imposed by Regulation 32 of the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 in each of the last three years. | | (161951) | 727
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much was spent on highway maintenance and improvement in each year since 1997-98. | | (162184) | 728
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the accumulated public sector cost of the railways in the UK has been since 1997, including subsidies, loans and borrowing guaranteed by the Government. | | (162186) | 729
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many speed cameras there are in Huddersfield constituency. | | (162546) | 730
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much capital has been allocated by local authorities to new road projects in Huddersfield since 1997. | | (162547) | 731
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many car accidents there were in Huddersfield in each of the last five years; and how many of those accidents resulted in death. | | (162549) | 732
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what records the Highways Agency maintains of its expenditure on official hospitality; how the Agency accounts for that expenditure in each financial year; for what reason the Agency was not able to provide this information for the last 12 months without incurring disproportionate cost, with reference to the Answer of 30th October 2007, Official Report, column 1299W, on Departments: official hospitality; and if she will ensure that the Agency maintains records in the future to enable it to provide figures for total expenditure on official hospitality. | | (162221) | 733
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, at what functions between October 2006 and September 2007 her Department incurred expenditure on official hospitality; and how much was incurred at each function. | | (162222) | 734
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the increased platform capacity will be for Waterloo station when Eurostar services move to St Pancras International. | | (162173) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales 735
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many reports have been made to his Department's nominated officers under paragraph 16 of the revised Civil Service Code since its publication on 6th June 2006. | | (162477) | 736
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many allegations of victimisation for whistleblowing have been reported to his Department by departmental staff since 6th June 2006. | | (162478) | 737
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when his Department's whistleblowing procedures were reviewed to reflect the provisions in the revised Civil Service Code. | | (162479) | 738
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, of the legislation introduced by his Department since its establishment, which provisions have not been brought into force. | | (162894) | 739
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many responses his Department received to its consultation on the Government's draft legislative programme; and if he will publish them. | | (162897) | 740
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, at which functions his Department incurred expenditure on hospitality in 2006-07; and how much expenditure was incurred at each function. | | (162813) | Questions to the Minister for Women 741
| Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North & Stoke Newington): To ask the Minister for Women, what steps she is taking to ensure that Government funding for voluntary women's groups is provided on a long-term basis; and if she will make a statement. | | (162232) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 742
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many reports have been made to his Department's nominated officers under paragraph 16 of the revised Civil Service Code since its publication on 6th June 2006. | | (162462) | 743
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many allegations of victimisation for whistleblowing have been reported to his Department by departmental staff since 6th June 2006. | | (162463) | 744
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when his Department's whistleblowing procedures were reviewed to reflect the provisions in the revised Civil Service Code. | | (162464) | 745
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what change there has been in levels of pensioner poverty measured by poverty levels before housing costs since 1997. | | (161934) | 746
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many national insurance numbers have been issued to (a) Romanian and (b) Bulgarian citizens in each quarter since 5th April 2002. | | (162140) | 747
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many national insurance numbers have been issued to non-EU foreign nationals in each quarter since 1st January 2004; and what the percentage change was between each (a) year and (b) quarter. | | (162142) | 748
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many national insurance numbers were issued to foreign nationals in each local authority area since 1st January 2004. | | (162346) | 749
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many A8 nationals claimed (a) income support, (b) jobseekers allowance, (c) housing benefit, (d) council tax benefit and (e) pension credit in each quarter since 1st May 2004, broken down by nationality. | | (162347) | 750
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many national insurance numbers were held by non-UK citizens in (a) 1997, (b) 2002 and (c) the most recent year for which figures are available; and what each figure was as a percentage of total national insurance registrations. | | (162348) | 751
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many national insurance numbers were issued to (a) UK, (b) EU and (c) non-EU citizens between (i) 1st April 2002 and 31st December 2003 and (ii) 1st January 2004 and the most recent date for which figures are available; and which 10 nationalities received the most national insurance numbers in each period. | | (162349) | 752
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which 10 nationalities hold the greatest number of UK national insurance numbers ranked in order of numbers held; how many numbers are held in each case; and what percentage each figure is of the total number of national insurance registrations. | | (162350) | 753
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many incapacity benefit claimants in receipt of incapacity benefit for two to five years have found (a) employment and (b) sustained employment in each year since 2000. | | (162355) | 754
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of those leaving (a) the New Deal for Young People, (b) New Deal 25 plus and (c) the New Deal for Lone Parents have entered unsubsidised, sustained employment in each year since the inception of these schemes. | | (162356) | 755
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many incapacity benefit claimants in receipt of incapacity benefit for five years or more have found (a) employment and (b) sustained employment in each year since 2000. | | (162357) | 756
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many incapacity benefit claimants in receipt of incapacity benefit for between one and two years have found (a) employment and (b) sustained employment in each year since 2000. | | (162358) | 757
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what percentage of those leaving (a) the New Deal for Young People and (b) New Deal 25 plus recommenced claiming benefits within (i) six months and (ii) 12 months of leaving the scheme in each year since the schemes began. | | (162359) | 758
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what research has been carried out into the number of benefit claimants who have undertaken basic skills training whilst in receipt of benefits and who have subsequently been assessed as having basic skills needs on completion of such training. | | (162360) | 759
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of jobseeker's allowance claimants in receipt of basic skills training have succeeded in obtaining a basic skills qualification in each year since 1997. | | (162361) | 760
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what research he has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated into worklessness amongst ex-prisoners; and what steps he has taken to promote the employment of ex-prisoners. | | (162673) | 761
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people on benefits had been in receipt of benefits continuously for over 12 months in each year since 1997, broken down by (a) active and (b) inactive benefits. | | (162674) | 762
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what research he has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated into the reasons for worklessness amongst social tenants. | | (162675) | 763
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many of the entrants to the New Deal 25 plus found sustained employment during (a) the four month Gateway Period and (b) the period of activity on mandatory options in each year since the inception of the programme; and what percentage of those engaged in each option found sustained employment. | | (162677) | 764
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many of the entrants to the New Deal for Young People found sustained employment during (a) the four month Gateway Period and (b) the period of activity on mandatory options in each year since the inception of the programme; and what percentage of those engaged in each of the four options found sustained employment. | | (162678) | 765
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost of the Pathways to Work programme has been; what the cost for each participant securing (a) employment and (b) sustained employment has been; and what the projected cost of the national roll out of the Pathways to Work programme is. | | (162681) | 766
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many ex-prisoners have entered Progress 2 work/link up in each year since its inception; and how many of these have found sustained employment. | | (162683) | 767
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many incapacity benefit claimants with claims of five years or more duration there were in each year since 1997, broken down by (a) region, (b) local authority area and (c) parliamentary constituency. | | (162684) | 768
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reasons he has reduced maximum increases in occupational pension schemes to 2.5 per cent; and if he will publish the advice he received on this matter. | | (161898) | 769
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many civil servants in his Department (a) transferred to other Government departments and (b) left the Civil Service in each of the last five years. | | (162729) | 770
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Wales lived in poverty in each year since 1997. | | (162896) | 771
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Welsh speakers his Department employs. | | (162900) | 772
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he will take to bring forward measures to provide legal protection for older people against discrimination in the provision of goods, services and facilities; and if he will make a statement. | | (162604) | 773
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people registered for New Deal for Disabled People found employment lasting (a) less than 13 weeks, (b) at least 13 weeks, (c) at least 26 weeks and (d) at least 52 weeks in each year since the programme began. | | (162578) | 774
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with the Treasury on the appropriate level of resources for local authorities in relation to their obligations under the disability equality duty. | | (162609) | 775
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many employed people qualify for the carer's allowance. | | (162622) | 776
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people registered for New Deal for Disabled People in each month since the programme began for the (a) second and (b) third time. | | (162623) | 777
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have registered for New Deal for Disabled People in each month since the programme began. | | (162624) | 778
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department issued to local authorities on the provision of access to disability information services for disabled people. | | (162800) | 779
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the (a) number and (b) proportion of people in Forest of Dean constituency that (i) receive and (ii) provide unpaid care. | | (162802) | 780
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the number of people in Forest of Dean constituency claiming incapacity benefit in respect of (a) mental and (b) physical impairments. | | (162857) | 781
| Mr David Jones (Clwyd West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many men under the age of 65 years who are claiming pension credit have voluntarily switched from claiming jobseeker's allowance after attaining the age of 60 years. | | (162628) | 782
| Mr David Jones (Clwyd West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many men over the age of 60 and under the age of 65 are claiming pension credit. | | (162629) | 783
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans are in place for people on benefits, low wages or with hire purchase schemes to receive assistance with the costs of contents and buildings insurance. | | (161893) | 784
| Mr Angus MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many absent parents in each constituency in Scotland have been transferred from the old to the new system of assessment by the Child Support Agency in each year since its introduction; and how many of these transfers were triggered by a new case involving the individual. | | (162753) | 785
| Mr Angus MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many absent parents in each constituency in Scotland are being dealt with by the Child Support Agency under the old rules. | | (162755) | 786
| Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the likely impact of an employer-supported care voucher scheme on his Department's target to increase the employment rate of people over 50 years; and if he will make a statement. | | (162302) | 787
| Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what consideration he has given to the effect of care responsibilities on women in work; and if he will assess the potential of a care voucher scheme, similar to that in operation for childcare, to enable carers to balance better work and caring. | | (162410) | 788
| Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he has taken to ensure that the case for extending the right to request flexible working to parents with older children is kept under review; and whether he will set a deadline for a review period. | | (162041) | 789
| Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the number of people who have been unable to file a claim under the six month rule of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 because of mental health problems; and whether he will consider extending the limit to 12 months, where mental health issues are shown to be a reason for the delay. | | (162042) | 790
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average value of benefits in kind provided by the state was to (a) single pensioners and (b) pensioner couples in Huddersfield in 1996-97 and in each year since then. | | (162540) | 791
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the value was of attendance allowance and disability living allowance payments to people over retirement age living in the Huddersfield local authority area in (a) 1996 and (b) 2006-07. | | (162543) | 792
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will break down the figures referred to in the Answer of 23rd October 2007, Official Report, column 237W, on Departments: official hospitality, giving the amount spent on each function at which hospitality expenses were incurred. | | (162194) | 793
| Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what percentage of eligible pensioners in (a) Suffolk and (b) the East of England claimed the winter fuel allowance in each of the last five years. | | (162593) | 794
| Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what percentage of participants in the New Deal for Young People in (a) the East of England and (b) Suffolk returned to receive jobseeker's allowance (i) immediately and (ii) within one year of leaving the New Deal in the last year for which figures are available. | | (162594) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 795
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the number of (a) non-UK EU and (b) non-EU nationals in employment in the UK who reside in communal establishments; whether houses in multiple occupation are regarded as communal establishments for the purposes of counting non-UK nationals in employment in the UK; and what criteria he used for this purpose. | | [Transferred] (162353) | 796
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of change in the number of EU A8 nationals in employment in the UK since the A8 accession; what estimate he made of the number of A8 nationals working in the UK prior to A8 accession; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (162354) | 797
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average annual change in the employment rate among lone parents was in the years between (a) 1992 and 1997 and (b) 1997 and 2006. | | [Transferred] (162363) | 798
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will rank local authorities by the employment rate in their area in (a) 1997 and (b) 2006. | | [Transferred] (162676) | 799
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the annual change in the employment rate for lone parents was in each year since 1992. | | [Transferred] (162679) | 800
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in Wales were (a) unemployed and (b) economically inactive, broken down by (i) age group and (ii) sex, in each year since 1997. | | [Transferred] (162895) | 801
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of public sector employees in the UK have been (a) British-born UK nationals, (b) overseas-born UK nationals, (c) nationals of other EU member states and (d) nationals of countries outside the EU in each year since 1996. | | [Transferred] (162052) | 802
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many jobs in the Civil Service there were in (a) Yorkshire and Humberside and (b) Huddersfield in 1997; and how many there are in each area. | | [Transferred] (162164) | 803
| Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people who have entered the UK in the last 10 years are included in the figures for employment in (a) the East of England and (b) Suffolk. | | [Transferred] (162588) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 804
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on EU plans to run publicity and PR campaigns in the UK explaining the contents of the Treaty of Lisbon; and what the Government's position is on such plans. | | [Transferred] (161923) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 805
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many non-EU/EEA nurses have been hired by the NHS in each of the last five years. | | [Transferred] (162229) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 806
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment the Government has made of the safety for refugees and asylum seekers of returning them to Sudan. | | [Transferred] (162171) | 807
| Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign nationals released from prisons have (a) been handed over to authorities in their country of origin, (b) been released into the custody of the Immigration and Border Agency, (c) been deported and (d) been released and allowed to remain in the United Kingdom (i) in each of the last five years and (ii) in 2007 up to the most recent time for which data are available. | | [Transferred] (161938) | 808
| Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what crimes were committed by foreign prisoners who have (a) been handed over to authorities in their country of origin, (b) been released into the custody of the Immigration and Border Agency, (c) been deported and (d) been released and allowed to remain in the United Kingdom in (i) each of the last five years and (ii) 2007 to date. | | [Transferred] (161939) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice 809
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Government plans to introduce mobile holding cells or short-term jails on or near to defence bases. | | [Transferred] (162413) | 810
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average licence period has been for prisoners released from prison before completing their sentence. | | [Transferred] (162600) | 811
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners at HMP Prison Highdown were released within three (a) days and (b) weeks of commencing a sentence of six weeks or longer in the last six months. | | [Transferred] (162856) | 812
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department spent on its 2001 review of the effect of computer games on young children. | | [Transferred] (162751) | 813
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many military inquests have not been completed. | | [Transferred] (162644) | 814
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases Aylesbury Crown Court dealt with in each of the last five years; and from which unitary authority each case came. | | [Transferred] (162824) | 815
| Mr Alan Meale (Mansfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been (a) arrested, (b) charged and (c) convicted for offences under the Hunting Act 2005, broken down by police force area. | | [Transferred] (162404) | 816
| Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the dates in chronological order are of the inquests of (a) Guardsman Simon Davison, (b) Guardsman Daniel Probyn, (c) Guardsman Neil Downes, (d) Guardsman Daryl Hickey and (e) Guardsman David Atherton of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards. | | [Transferred] (162157) | 817
| Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the dates in chronological order are of the inquests of (a) Private Chris Gray, (b) Lance Corporal George Russell Davey, (c) Corporal Darren Bonner, (d) Lance Corporal Alex Hawkins, (e) Private Tony Rawson, (f) Captain David Hicks, (g) Private Aaron James McClure, (h) Private Robert Graham Foster and (i) Private John Thrumble of the 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment. | | [Transferred] (162158) | 818
| Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the dates in chronological order are of the inquests of (a) Private Ben Ford, (b) Private Damian Wright, (c) Private Johan Botha, (d) Sergeant Craig Brelsford, (e) Private Brian Tunnicliffe of 2nd Battalion The Mercian Regiment and (f) Colour Sergeant Phillip Newman of 4th Battalion The Mercian Regiment. | | [Transferred] (162159) | 819
| Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the dates in chronological order are of the inquests of (a) Lance Corporal Paul Sandford, (b) Drummer Thomas Wright and (c) Captain Sean Dolan of the 1st Battalion The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters. | | [Transferred] (162160) | 820
| Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the dates in chronological order are of the inquests of (a) Corporal Mike Gilyeat of Royal Military Police, (b) Sergeant Dave Wilkinson of 19 Regiment Royal Artillery, (c) Sergeant Barry Keen of 14 Signal Regiment, (d) Corporal Ivano Violino of 36 Engineer Regiment and (e) Major Alexis Roberts of 1st Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles. | | [Transferred] (162161) | 821
| Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many victims of human trafficking (a) are estimated to be in the UK and (b) have been returned from the UK to their country of origin in each of the last five years. | | [Transferred] (161904) |
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