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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Monday 19 November 2007
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Monday 19 November 2007
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Monday 19 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 Monday 19 November of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Monday 19 November see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 1
N | Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) households and (b) vulnerable households in fuel poverty in England in each year since 1996. | | (163846) | 2
N | Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what estimate he has made of the number of pensioners who live in fuel poverty. | | (163847) | 3
N | Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what estimate he has made of the number of pensioners who were lifted out of fuel poverty by the winter fuel allowance in each year since 1997. | | (163848) | 4
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what the value was of (a) imports and (b) exports of (i) goods and (ii) services between (A) Cyprus and (B) Bermuda and the United Kingdom in each of the last 10 years for which information is available. | | (165725) | 5
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what steps he has (a) taken and (b) plans to take to increase trade between the United Kingdom and (i) Cyprus and (ii) Bermuda; how much his Department spent on trade promotion between the United Kingdom and (A) Cyprus and (B) Bermuda in 2006-07; and if he will make a statement. | | (165726) | 6
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many officials in his Department and its predecessor work on the promotion of trade between the United Kingdom and (a) Cyprus and (b) Bermuda; and what the equivalent figures were in (i) 1983, (ii) 1987 and (iii) each year between 1998 and 2005. | | (165727) | 7
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many officials in his Department visited (a) Cyprus and (b) Bermuda on official business in 2006-07, broken down by grade; and what the equivalent figures for Department of Trade and Industry were in (i) 1983, (ii) 1987 and (iii) each year between 1998 and 2005. | | (165728) | 8
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what the value was of (a) imports and (b) exports of (i) goods and (ii) services between Israel and the United Kingdom in each of the last 10 years for which information is available. | | (165729) | 9
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what steps he has (a) taken and (b) plans to take to increase trade between the United Kingdom and Israel; how much his Department and its predecessor spent on the promotion of trade between the United Kingdom and Israel in each of the last five years for which information is available; and if he will make a statement. | | (165730) | 10
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many officials in his Department work on the promotion of trade between the United Kingdom and Israel, broken down by grade; and what the equivalent numbers were for the Department of Trade and Industry in (a) 1983, (b) 1987 and (c) in each year between 1998 and 2005. | | (165731) | 11
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many officials in his Department and its predecessor visited Israel on official business in 2007, broken down by grade; and what the equivalent number was in (a) 1983, (b) 1987 and (c) each year between 1998 and 2005. | | (165732) | 12
N | Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how much his Department and its predecessor has spent on research into nuclear power in the UK in each financial year since 1997-98. | | (166100) | 13
| Mr Alan Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, if he will make Bevin Boys veterans' badges available to the (a) widows and (b) children of eligible men who have died. | | (165994) | 14
| Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what discussions he has had with (a) Lunar Energy and (b) Eon on the construction of a tidal power generation project off the North Pembrokeshire coast. | | (166212) | 15
| Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what funds his Department has (a) committed and (b) spent on the development of a tidal power project off the North Pembrokeshire coast. | | (166213) | 16
| Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what assessment he has made of the likely timetable for (a) gaining planning consents and (b) construction of the tidal power scheme proposed by Lunar Energy and Eon. | | (166214) | 17
| Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many applications for electricity generation projects using (a) tidal power, (b) wave power, (c) wind, (d) biomass, (e) hydro power, (f) gas and (g) coal are awaiting his consent under the Electricity Act 1989; and what the megawatt capacity is for each category. | | (166220) | 18
| Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, whether his Department plans to move any of its offices to Westmorland and Lonsdale constituency. | | (166568) | 19
| Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what the annual aggregate increase in fuel prices has been in each year since 2002. | | (165976) | 20
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, which telephone contact centres are the responsibility of his Department; what mechanisms are in place to monitor their effectiveness; and how many people have been employed in each of those centres in each year since they were established. | | (166531) | 21
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what information his Department collects and monitors in relation to the telephone contact centres for which his Department is responsible. | | (166532) | 22
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how much each telephone contact centre for which his Department is responsible has (a) cost and (b) generated in income in each financial year since their establishment. | | (166533) | 23
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, with reference to the Answer of 3rd May 2007, Official Report, column 1816W, on Iran: export credits guarantee, how many requests for Export Credit Guarantees Department cover for exports to Iran were received in each of the last five financial years; and if he will make a statement. | | (166110) | 24
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what the total value was of UK trade with Iran in each of the last five financial years. | | (166141) | 25
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what has been the total level of UK export credit guarantee exposure with Iran in each of the last five financial years. | | (166142) | 26
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, when the most recent UK export credit guarantees for trade with Iran were issued; and if he will make a statement. | | (166143) | 27
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what the timetable is for the Post Office to finalise assessments of all of its sub-post offices in Hampshire; and if he will make a statement. | | (165865) | 28
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what recent discussions he has had with the brewery industry on alcohol warning labels required by different European Union states; and if he will make a statement. | | (166023) | 29
N | Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many submissions have been received by the six-week consultation over post office closures in (a) the Kent Plan Area, (b) the East Midlands Plan Area and (c) the East Yorkshire with Bassetlaw and North Lincolnshire Plan Area; and if he will make a statement. | | (165347) | 30
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what funding his Department provides to encourage investment in industrial robots in the UK. | | (166520) | 31
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what his Department's policy is on appropriate levels of expenditure on industrial robots in UK manufacturing. | | (166521) | 32
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what information his Department holds on the ratio of industrial robots to members of the workforce used in manufacturing in (a) the UK, (b) France, (c) Germany, (d) the USA and (e) China. | | (166534) | 33
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what steps his Department is taking to increase the uptake of the Small Business Rate Relief Scheme amongst small businesses. | | (166601) | 34
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what the average value of unmade claims for the Small Business Rate Relief Scheme was in (a) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency, (b) Teesside and (c) the North East in the last period for which figures are available. | | (166602) | 35
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what the take-up of the Small Business Rate Relief Scheme was in (a) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency, (b) Teesside and (c) the North East in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (166603) | 36
| John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, whether his Department is on course to meet the target to (a) source at least 10 per cent. of its electricity from renewables by 31st March 2008 and (b) increase recycling figures to 40 per cent. of waste by 2010. | | (165934) | 37
| John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, whether his Department has adopted the Carbon Trust's carbon management programme. | | (165935) | 38
| John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what contribution his Department and its predecessor made to meeting the target to reverse the upward trend in carbon dioxide emissions from the Government estate by April 2007. | | (165936) | 39
| John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, whether his Department is working towards an accredited certified environmental management system for its estate or part thereof. | | (165937) | 40
| John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many extra staff will be employed in national minimum wage enforcement following recent budget uplift. | | (165938) | 41
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, on what dates the Working Group on Noise from Wind Farms, referred to in the Answer of 5th July 2007, Official Report, column 1085, on wind farms, has met; and if he will make a statement. | | (165913) | 42
| Mr Elliot Morley (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, if he will bring forward proposals for legislation to make it a duty of the Export Credits Guarantee Department to promote sustainable development. | | (166590) | 43
| Mr Bill Olner (Nuneaton): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how much the Government is proposing to spend on engineering research in (a) 2008, (b) 2009 and (c) 2010. | | (166266) | 44
| Mr Bill Olner (Nuneaton): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what assessment he has made of future engineering skills needs. | | (166294) | 45
| Mr Bill Olner (Nuneaton): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what assessment he has made of the age profile of the UK engineering workforce. | | (166295) | 46
| Mr Bill Olner (Nuneaton): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what steps his Department is taking to encourage young people to undertake engineering courses. | | (166296) | 47
| Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what estimate he has made of the cost to date to (a) private sector and (b) public sector employers of meeting the requirements of the (i) Part-time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2000 and (ii) Fixed-term Employees (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2002. | | (165921) | 48
| Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many businesses have (a) registered and (b) deregistered for VAT in (i) the East of England and (ii) Suffolk in each of the last five years. | | (166153) | 49
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how much energy is produced from miscanthus grass crops in the South West; and how much miscanthus produce is in storage (a) in energy producing facilities, (b) in agricultural settings and (c) underground. | | (165182) | 50
N | Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what progress has been made in establishing an energy park at Langage, Plymouth. | | (165586) | 51
| Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, which stakeholders the Cambridge University academics commissioned to conduct a study on information pricing by his Department (a) have met and (b) plan to meet. | | (166008) | 52
| Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, if he will place in the Library a copy of the brief given to Cambridge University when it was commissioned to undertake the study for his Department on information pricing. | | (166009) | 53
| Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many responses were received by the Post Office's consultation team before the closing date relating to each sub-post office proposed for closure in Derbyshire. | | (166010) | 54
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what estimate he has made of the distribution losses of electricity over the national grid in each of the last five years. | | (165812) | 55
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what proportion of electricity was generated by (a) coal, (b) oil and gas, (c) renewables and (d) nuclear sources, in each of the last five years, broken down by region. | | (165813) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 56
N | Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the effectiveness of the Climate Change Levy in reducing carbon dioxide emissions since its introduction. | | (166099) | 57
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of total tax revenue was raised by (a) income tax, (b) national insurance, (c) VAT and (d) council tax in each year since 1997. | | (166347) | 58
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of the nation's wealth was owned by (a) the wealthiest 5 per cent. and (b) the poorest 5 per cent. of the population in each year since 1997. | | (166348) | 59
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the levels of average public sector pay increases were in each year since 1997. | | (166349) | 60
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate what the cost to the Exchequer would be of exempting from capital gains tax business owners who sell their businesses upon retirement up to the value of (a) £100,000, (b) £200,000, (c) £300,000, (d) £400,000, (e) £500,000 and (f) £1,000,000 in 2008-09. | | (166350) | 61
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the revenue implications of taxing capital gains at the same marginal rates as income tax from April 2008. | | (166351) | 62
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the average earnings of those registered as non-domiciled in the UK. | | (166352) | 63
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of non-domiciles for taxation purposes have been resident in the UK for more than 10 years. | | (166354) | 64
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the revenue which would come to the Exchequer by introducing a 5 per cent. band of stamp duty land tax for all properties over the value of (a) £700,000, (b) £750,000, (c) £800,000, (d) £850,000, (e) £900,000, (f) 950,000 and (g) £1,000,000 in 2008-09. | | (166355) | 65
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the cost to the Exchequer of raising the zero band of stamp duty land tax for all properties to (a) £150,000, (b) £175,000, (c) £200,000, (d) £225,000 and (e) £250,000 in 2008-09. | | (166356) | 66
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what reports he has received on the stability of Northern Rock in each of the last 12 months. | | (166507) | 67
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what distinct payments have been made by the Bank of England to Northern Rock in each of the last five years; and on what date each amount was transferred between the parties. | | (166508) | 68
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what meetings he has had with the Governor of the Bank of England on Northern Rock in the last 12 months. | | (166509) | 69
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the rate of increase was of (a) child and (b) working tax credit in each year since 1997. | | (166574) | 70
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the potential liability to the Exchequer from guaranteeing of bank deposits up to (a) £20,000, (b) £30,000, (c) £50,000, (d) £100,000, (e) £150,000 and (f) £200,000. | | (166575) | 71
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the cost to the Exchequer of rebating (a) £100, (b) £200, (c) £300 and (d) £400 in council tax to all households with at least one resident (i) over the age of 65, (ii) under the age of 7 and (iii) under the age of 11. | | (166631) | 72
| John Cummings (Easington): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many jobs have been re-located in County Durham as a result of the Gershon Review. | | (165902) | 73
| Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much of the £2.25 billion security budget is devoted to supporting critical national infrastructure. | | (165657) | 74
| Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much of the UK's security budget for (a) 2007-08, (b) 2008-09 and (c) 2009-10 is allocated to each aspect of the Government's national security activities. | | (165895) | 75
| Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will break down the UK's security budget for (a) 2007-08, (b) 2008-09 and (c) 2009-10 by Government department. | | (165896) | 76
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he expects the report from the Public Private Forum on identity to be published; and for what reasons its publication has been delayed. | | (166097) | 77
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much it will cost HM Revenue and Customs to move operations from the Bath tax office to Bristol in terms of (a) additional travel costs for relocating staff, (b) all removal costs, (c) adaptations to the Bristol building for IT equipment and (d) specific needs of relocating staff; and what change there will be to the number of staff employed. | | (166013) | 78
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether a full equality impact assessment has been carried out on the effect of the closure of the Bath HM Revenue and Customs office on (a) staff and (b) service users. | | (166014) | 79
| Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department plans to move any of its offices to Westmorland and Lonsdale constituency. | | (166560) | 80
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many alcohol-attributable deaths there were in (a) each London borough and (b) the Greater London area in (i) each of the last four financial years and (ii) 2007-08. | | (166499) | 81
N | Mr David Gauke (South West Hertfordshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many tax credit claimants who ceased to be entitled to tax credit by reason of working less than 16 hours a week have been informed that overpayments will be remitted; and what the value was of the remittances made to such tax credit claimants. | | (165090) | 82
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether figures for five year survival rates for skin cancer will be made available, broken down by region. | | (165874) | 83
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which telephone contact centres are the responsibility of his Department; what mechanisms are in place to monitor their effectiveness; and how many people have been employed in each of those centres in each year since they were established. | | (166541) | 84
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information his Department collects and monitors in relation to the telephone contact centres for which his Department is responsible. | | (166542) | 85
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much each telephone contact centre for which his Department is responsible has (a) cost and (b) generated in income in each financial year since their establishment. | | (166543) | 86
N | Justine Greening (Putney): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what headcount change there has been against his Department's annual efficiency savings as part of the Gershon review; and if he will make a statement. | | (165176) | 87
N | Justine Greening (Putney): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what target reduction in staff in his core Department was agreed under the Spending Review 2004 up to 2007-08; what reduction was achieved; and if he will make a statement. | | (165177) | 88
N | Justine Greening (Putney): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many full-time equivalent staff the Treasury Group has relocated outside London and the South-East through relocation plans made in response to the Lyons review; and if he will make a statement. | | (165178) | 89
N | Justine Greening (Putney): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the part-time permanent staff headcount was in (a) the core Treasury, (b) the Office of Government Commerce (OGC), (c) OGC Buying Solutions and (d) the Department Management Office in each year since 1998; and if he will make a statement. | | (165357) | 90
N | Justine Greening (Putney): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the full-time equivalent permanent staff headcount was in (a) the core Treasury, (b) the Office of Government Commerce (OGC), (c) OGC Buying Solutions and (d) the Department Management Office in each year since 1998; and if he will make a statement. | | (165358) | 91
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proposals the UK has put forward for the reform of the (a) International Monetary Fund and (b) World Bank; and if he will place in the Library copies of relevant submissions. | | (166135) | 92
| Mr David Hamilton (Midlothian): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many CIS4 tax returns required further investigation in each of the last five years for which figures are available. | | (166625) | 93
| Mr David Hamilton (Midlothian): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many applications for CIS4 status were refused in each of the last five years for which figures are available. | | (166626) | 94
| Mr David Hamilton (Midlothian): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people hold CIS4 status. | | (166627) | 95
| Mr David Hamilton (Midlothian): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people made a CIS4 tax return in the financial year 2006-07. | | (166628) | 96
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his estimate is of the amount of (a) business rates and (b) VAT which the gamebird shooting industry has paid in the last 12 months; what estimate he has made of its liability for each; and if he will make a statement. | | (165859) | 97
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 13th November 2007, Official Report, column 224W, on registration of births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships, who is responsible for (a) drawing up the revised business plan and (b) approving it; who was responsible for (i) developing, (ii) approving the original business plan and (iii) discontinuing the original business plan; and if he will make a statement. | | (166115) | 98
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 13th November 2007, Official Report, column 224W, on registration of births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships, what his timetable is for (a) agreement of a viable revised business case and (b) confirmation of funding for the online version of the births, marriages and deaths register; and if he will make a statement. | | (166116) | 99
| Mr David Heathcoat-Amory (Wells): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what checks are carried out to confirm eligibility of claim for child benefit made by citizens of other EU member states residing in the UK and whose children are not in the UK. | | (165582) | 100
| Nick Herbert (Arundel & South Downs): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department has spent on (a) citizens' juries, (b) focus groups and (c) other deliberative forms of public opinion research in each month since January 2006. | | (166589) | 101
| Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many businesses have had a VAT registration application processed in (a) less than three months, (b) three to six months, (c) six to nine months and (d) nine to 12 months in each of the last three years. | | (166205) | 102
| Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on progress being made in reducing the time taken for verification of VAT registration applications. | | (166206) | 103
| Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many cases of overpaid tax credit where a joint award was made but the couple have since separated there have been where HM Revenue and Customs has sought recovery from (a) one and (b) both partners in each year since 2003. | | (166318) | 104
| Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what HM revenue and Customs' policy is on the recovery of overpaid tax credit in cases where a joint award was made but the couple has separated. | | (166319) | 105
N | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what involvement Ministers had in the scenario testing of the effectiveness of the tripartite arrangements between his Department, the Bank of England and the Financial Services Authority. | | (165569) | 106
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what data sources relating to the value of homes his Department uses when formulating economic policy. | | (166289) | 107
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he was involved in the appointment of Sir Bryan Sanderson as Chairman of Northern Rock; and if he will make a statement. | | (166291) | 108
| Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the evidence given by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury and officials before the Treasury Select Committee on 22nd October 2007, if he will place in the Library copies of all deflators used to calculate defence expenditure from 1997 onwards. | | (166639) | 109
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many employers have been (a) prosecuted and (b) convicted of paying employees below the minimum wage in (i) the UK, (ii) the North East and (iii) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland in each of the last 10 years. | | (166596) | 110
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which members of the Prime Minister's Delivery Unit are working on the review of academies; what their remit is; and when the review will be completed. | | (166469) | 111
| Mr Bill Olner (Nuneaton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the annual contribution of the engineering sector to the UK economy. | | (166267) | 112
N | Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many studies his Department has (a) started and (b) completed into the consequences of the Iraq war for his Department and lessons learnt; and if he will place copies in the Library. | | (165032) | 113
| Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many deaths there were in (a) the East of England and (b) Suffolk as a result of diabetes in each of the last five years. | | (166152) | 114
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the route is from the opening page of the Office of National Statistics website to access the time series for the Household Savings ratio for users who (a) know and (b) do not know the series registration code; if he will take steps to improve the accessibility of the information; and if he will make a statement. | | (166196) | 115
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what percentage of (a) beef, (b) lamb, (c) pork and (d) dairy products used in his departmental headquarters were imported products in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (166642) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families 116
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many schools in West Leeds are fitted with sprinkler systems. | | (166273) | 117
| John Cummings (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many 16 to 18 year olds in Easington constituency were not in education, employment and training at the most recent date for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. | | (165903) | 118
| John Cummings (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the ratio is of pupils to teachers in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in Easington constituency. | | (166031) | 119
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what steps the Government has taken to assist parents of children with learning difficulties since 1997. | | (164688) | 120
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what steps the Government has taken to widen opportunities in education for children with learning difficulties since 1997. | | (164689) | 121
N | Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what factors were taken into account in determining the school funding settlement for Bournemouth for 2008 to 2010. | | (165254) | 122
| Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, whether his Department plans to move any of its offices to Westmorland and Lonsdale constituency. | | (166570) | 123
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many (a) 16 to 18 and (b) 18 to 24 year olds were classed as not in employment, education or training by local authorities for (i) up to six months, (ii) six to 12 months, (iii) 12 to 18 months, (iv) 18 to 24 months and (v) over 24 months in each year since 1992. | | (165244) | 124
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much (a) funding and (b) funding per pupil was provided to (i) academies, (ii) city technology colleges, (iii) grammar schools, (iv) community schools, (v) foundation schools, (vi) voluntary aided schools, (vii) voluntary controlled schools and (viii) specialist schools. | | (165344) | 125
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the evidential basis was for his statement that around one per cent. of 16 to 18 year olds are long-term not in education, employment and training. | | (165345) | 126
| Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what account is taken of deprivation levels in deciding allocations of the dedicated school grant to local authorities; and what allocations of the grant was (a) for Metropolitan Borough of Wirral and (b) on average for English local authorities in 2006-07. | | (165816) | 127
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what plans he has to maintain dance's position in the Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 curriculum. | | (166558) | 128
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what proportion of secondary schools were oversubscribed for admissions in 2007. | | (165761) | 129
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what percentage of (a) 15 year olds and (b) pupils at the end of Key Stage 4 achieved five or more GCSEs at grades A* to C including (i) English, mathematics and science and (ii) English, mathematics, science and a modern foreign language in (A) 2006-07 and (B) 2005-06. | | (165762) | 130
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much was paid by the Department for Education and Skills to CfBT in (a) 2004-05 and (b) 2005-06. | | (165763) | 131
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much was paid by the Department for Education and Skills to Capita Group plc and its subsidiaries in (a) 2004-05 and (b) 2005-06. | | (165764) | 132
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, in which month secondary schools receive key stage 2 test results data for pupils entering the school in year 7. | | (165765) | 133
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, by what means assessments for the third key stage will be aligned to new programmes of study under the new secondary curriculum. | | (165766) | 134
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what studies his Department has made of the effectiveness of assistive technologies to assist with the learning of visually impaired and dyslexic children in primary and secondary schools. | | (165767) | 135
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, which telephone contact centres are the responsibility of his Department; what mechanisms are in place to monitor their effectiveness; and how many people have been employed in each of those centres in each year since they were established. | | (166535) | 136
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what information his Department collects and monitors in relation to the telephone contact centres for which his Department is responsible. | | (166536) | 137
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much each telephone contact centre for which his Department is responsible has (a) cost and (b) generated in income in each financial year since their establishment. | | (166537) | 138
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many academies have (a) sought and (b) been awarded eco-schools status. | | (166583) | 139
| Nick Herbert (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, if he will estimate the additional cost of allowing all children detained in young offenders' institutions the full rate of education maintenance allowance. | | (166584) | 140
| Nick Herbert (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much his Department has spent on (a) citizens' juries, (b) focus groups and (c) other deliberative forms of public opinion research in each month since January 2006. | | (166585) | 141
| Stephen Hesford (Wirral West): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what arrangements are in place to assist care leavers to progress into higher education. | | (166368) | 142
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, pursuant to the Answer of 8th October 2007, Official Report, column 381W, on redundancy pay, how much was spent by his Department on voluntary redundancy payments in the last 12 months prior to 30th June. | | (166284) | 143
| Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Gateshead East & Washington West): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, if he will place in the Library a copy of research his Department has commissioned on (a) the incidence of dyslexia and (b) the ways in which the condition affects families. | | (165866) | 144
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many primary school pupils were given the opportunity to learn a musical instrument in each year since 1997. | | (165096) | 145
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what estimate he has made of the number of secondary schools which field sports teams in regular competitive fixtures. | | (165097) | 146
N | Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what steps he is taking to encourage schools to provide more opportunities for family learning. | | (165034) | 147
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, when and with what frequency pupil absence data is collected for each school year group. | | (165748) | 148
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the rate of (a) unauthorised and (b) authorised absence in secondary schools was in each month since 2003. | | (165749) | 149
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the rate of (a) unauthorised and (b) authorised absence was in Year 9 in each month since 2003. | | (165750) | 150
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what guidance his Department has issued to headteachers on the collection of absence data for the period May to July. | | (165751) | 151
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what plans he has to review the accuracy of pupil absence data collected for the period May to July. | | (165752) | 152
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what proportion of pupils were entitled to free school meals in each school in each year since 2003; and if he will make a statement. | | (165753) | 153
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what proportion of pupils had special educational needs in each school in England in 2006-07; and if he will make a statement. | | (165754) | 154
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, whether people aged between 16 and 18 years old in full-time education studying in (a) school sixth forms, (b) sixth form colleges, (c) further education colleges and (d) academies, whose parents fulfil the qualifying criteria, are entitled to free lunches; and if he will make a statement. | | (165755) | 155
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, whether a young person aged 16 or 17 years old who is employed for less than 20 hours a week would receive financial support for the day a week spent in training under the terms of the Education and Skills Bill; and if he will make a statement. | | (165756) | 156
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many permanent exclusions were made by each academy in the 2006-07 school year; how many such exclusions were made in the last full year of each academy's predecessor school; and if he will make a statement. | | (166027) | 157
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what external assessments of the academies programme will be (a) completed and (b) published in the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement. | | (166028) | 158
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, if he will list the 50 maintained schools with the worst attendance figures in England in 2007; what the comparable figures for their performance were in (a) 2005 and (b) 2006. | | (166029) | 159
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, if he will list the (a) top 20 and (b) bottom 20 maintained secondary schools in England on the basis of the proposition of pupils obtaining five A* to C GCSEs in 2007, setting out in each case (i) GCSE performance, (ii) percentage of children eligible for free school meals, (iii) school type, (iv) local authority, (v) OFSTED classification and (vi) percentage of statemented children. | | (166030) | 160
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what assessment he has made of the extent to which spending on specialist schools has targeted educational disadvantage; and if he will make a statement. | | (166036) | 161
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of academies in targeting the most disadvantaged pupils. | | (166037) | 162
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, whether he has carried out an assessment of the effects of abolishing key stage tests in Wales; and if he will make a statement. | | (166038) | 163
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, whether the new independent qualification regulator will be empowered to carry out sampling tests of pupils on a random basis to independently verify changes in educational standards; and if he will make a statement. | | (166039) | 164
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, for what reasons he has not granted operational independence to the whole of the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority; and if he will make a statement. | | (166040) | 165
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what plans he has to set up a shadow Qualifications and Curriculum Authority to independently maintain educational standards. | | (166041) | 166
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, on what date he plans to publish the consultation documentation on the future of the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority. | | (166042) | 167
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, on what date the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority will move to Coventry; and if he will make a statement. | | (166043) | 168
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what his policy is on new schools opening in areas where there are surplus places; and if he will make a statement. | | (166044) | 169
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many surplus school places there were in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in each year since 1990; and if he will make a statement. | | (166045) | 170
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, whether an objective of the building schools for the future programme is to amalgamate existing schools into new larger schools; and if he will make a statement. | | (166046) | 171
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what estimate he has made of the average pay of (a) teachers and (b) principals in (i) academies and (ii) other maintained schools. | | (166047) | 172
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what estimate he has made of the difference between budgeted and actual costs incurred in the construction of all new (a) schools and (b) academy schools; and if he will make a statement. | | (166105) | 173
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what obligations are placed on new sponsors of academy schools; and if he will make a statement. | | (166106) | 174
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what comparative assessment he has made of the comparative effectiveness of academies and fresh start schools in improving academic comparative performance. | | (166107) | 175
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, which academy schools have extended the length of the school day since their establishment; what the new hours are in each case; and if he will make a statement. | | (166108) | 176
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what start-up revenue funding each academy school was allocated in its first 12 months of operation; and if he will make a statement. | | (166109) | 177
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what proportion of pupils achieved five or more A* to C GCSEs (a) in all subjects and (b) including mathematics and English in (i) each local authority area and (ii) England in each year from 1997-98 to 2006-07; and what estimate he has made of the equivalent expected figures in 2007-08. | | (166338) | 178
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many (a) parenting orders and (b) fines have been issued in relation to school truancy in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (166339) | 179
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what his most recent estimate is of spending on the Common Assessment Framework for each year from 2007-08 to 2015-16; and if he will make a statement. | | (166340) | 180
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, for which academies sponsorship monies are overdue for payment; who the sponsor is in each case; and if he will make a statement. | | (166341) | 181
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what tendering arrangements were used to select Geronimo Communications for departmental contracts since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (166342) | 182
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, if he will list all maintained secondary schools with over 50 per cent. of children eligible for free school meals, ranked by (a) percentage of children eligible for free school meals and (b) percentage of children achieving (i) five or more A* to C GCSEs and (ii) five or more A* to C GCSEs including maths and English. | | (166343) | 183
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, when he expects the results of the Secondary School Curriculum and Staffing Survey to be published. | | (166467) | 184
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, whether his Department will publish the 10 Downing Street Delivery Unit report on academies; and if he will make a statement. | | (166468) | 185
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what proportion of pupils in Year 11 were entered for a GCSE in (a) French, (b) Spanish, (c) German, (d) Mandarin, (e) Italian and (f) another modern foreign language in (i) independent and (ii) maintained schools in each year since 2001. | | (166500) | 186
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what proportion of school teachers left the profession before completing five years of teaching (a) in total and (b) broken down by subject in (i) England, (ii) each region and (iii) each local education authority area in the latest year for which figures are available. | | (166501) | 187
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, pursuant to the Answer of 13th November 2007, Official Report, column 158W, what services were provided to his Department and its predecessors by Geronimo Communications in each year since 1999-2000; and if he will make a statement. | | (166506) | 188
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what assessment he has made of the gap between girls' and boys' performance in GCSE examinations; and if he will make a statement. | | (166619) | 189
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what estimate he has made of average teacher pay relative to average (a) police pay, (b) nurse pay, (c) GP pay and (d) private sector pay in each year since 1992. | | (166620) | 190
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many training places were (a) available and (b) taken up for teachers of (i) mathematics, (ii) physics and (iii) modern languages in each year from 1997 to 2007; and if he will make a statement. | | (166621) | 191
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the most recent vacancy rates were for (a) headteachers and (b) teachers in each local authority area; and if he will make a statement. | | (166622) | 192
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what proportion of those enrolled as teacher trainees in each year since 1997 were teachers three years after enrolment. | | (166623) | 193
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the (a) gross and (b) net cost of the teachers' pension scheme was in each year from 1987-88 to 2007-08. | | (166681) | 194
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much funding for the school meals service (a) in total and (b) per meal was provided by each local authority in the latest year for which information is available; and if he will make a statement. | | (166682) | 195
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what his estimate is of the cost of holding national tests at Key Stage (a) 1, (b) 2 and (c) 3 in 2007; and if he will make a statement. | | (166683) | 196
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what assessment he has made of the (a) cost and (b) effectiveness of the National Literacy Strategy; and if he will make a statement. | | (166684) | 197
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what assessment he has made of changes in reading standards in primary schools since 1977; and if he will make a statement. | | (166685) | 198
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, which aspects of his Department's work programme he requested the Prime Minister's Delivery Unit to look at during his September meeting with the unit; and if he will make a statement. | | (166686) | 199
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what proportion of pupils achieved five or more GCSEs at A*to C grade in (a) metropolitan and (b) non-metropolitan maintained secondary schools in each year from 1992 to 2007; and if he will make a statement. | | (166687) | 200
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many maintained secondary schools did not have specialist status as at 1st October 2007; what the average level of free school meal eligibility of those schools was; and if he will make a statement. | | (166688) | 201
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what proportion of pupils (a) from each ethnic group, (b) entitled to free school meals and (c) with English as a second language achieved five or more GCSEs at grades A* to C in each year from 1997 to 2007; and if he will make a statement. | | (166689) | 202
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what steps are being taken by (a) the Children's Workforce Development Council, (b) the Training and Development Agency and (c) the Children's Workforce Network to define competencies for the children's workforce on supporting children with speech, language and communication difficulties; and if he will make a statement. | | (165910) | 203
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the web portal developed by the Children's Workforce Development Council to assist the children's workforce support children with speech, language and communication difficulties. | | (165911) | 204
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what assessment has been made by the Children's Workforce Development Council of the merits of including speech, language and communication in (a) the Qualifications and Credit Framework and (b) the Integrated Qualifications Framework; what discussions his Department has had with the Children's Workforce Development Council on including speech, language and communication into these frameworks; and if he will make a statement. | | (165912) | 205
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many responses he has received to his Department's time to talk consultation. | | (166148) | 206
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the average length of time was which children whose safety had been identified as a possible cause for concern were required to wait for an initial assessment by social services in each local authority in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (166149) | 207
N | Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what factors determine the level of the dedicated schools grant per pupil in Plymouth is below the national average; and what the dedicated school grant per pupil is in (a) Plymouth and (b) England. | | (165585) | 208
N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what percentage of schools in (a) England and (b) the Isle of Wight Council area permit pupils to take Key Stage 3 tests in (i) year 8 and (ii) years 8 and 9. | | (165033) | 209
N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what results he expects his Department's pursuit of the five outcomes for children and young people to age 19 to have had by 2010 on (a) all pupils in education and (b) those pupils at Key Stage 4 in that year in schools which achieved (i) 70 per cent. or above five A*-C grades and (ii) 62 per cent. five A*-C grades including English and mathematics in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (165568) | 210
N | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what plans he has to work with outside agencies to improve young people's understanding of science, technology, engineering and mathematics; and if he will make a statement. | | (165416) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 211
N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many receptions were held by the Cabinet Office between 1st and 14th October 2007; on what dates they were held; at which venues; what the purpose was of each; who (a) hosted and (b) paid for each; what the estimated attendance was of each; and what each cost his Office. | | (165085) | 212
| Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, which Government department will take primary responsibility for the UK's national secruity strategy announced in his statement to the House on 25th July. | | (165658) | 213
| Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, when he expects to publish the UK's national secuity strategy as announced in his statement to the House on 25th July. | | (165659) | 214
| Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what the council tax band is of the official ministerial residence in Admiralty House occupied by Lord Malloch Brown. | | (165875) | 215
| Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, which Minister previously occupied the official ministerial residence in Admiralty House occupied by Lord Malloch Brown. | | (165876) | 216
| Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how much was spent on (a) repairs and (b) furnishing or refurbishing in each of the official ministerial residences in Admiral House in each of the last three years. | | (165877) | 217
N | Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what annual rate is being charged by his Department to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office for the use of the official ministerial residence of the Admiralty House flat by Lord Malloch Brown. | | (165906) | 218
| Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, whether the provision of official ministerial residences in Admiralty House includes the supply of (a) linen and laundry services, (b) porters, (c) internal plants, (d) catering services, (e) telephones, (f) cable or satellite TV and (g) internet access. | | (166199) | 219
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what percentage of (a) beef, (b) lamb, (c) pork and (d) dairy products used in (a) the Cabinet Office and (b) No.10 Downing Street were imported products in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (166640) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 220
| Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North & Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Prime Minister's Oral Statement of 14th November 2007, Official Report, columns 667-86 on national security, if she will list the projects devoted to countering violent extremism to which her Department is allocating the £20 million; how much funding is being provided to each project; and where each project is based. | | (165838) | 221
| Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what human rights expertise candidates for appointment as commissioners of the Equality and Human Rights Commission are required to demonstrate as part of the appointments process. | | (165818) | 222
| Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what factors she takes into account in appointing commissioners to the Equality and Human Rights Commission; and what assessment she makes of the experience or knowledge of appointees in (a) the field of human rights and (b) the rights of faith communities. | | (165827) | 223
| Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what factors she took into account in appointing Joel Edwards as a commissioner of the Equality and Human Rights Commission. | | (165828) | 224
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what meetings have been held since July 2007 involving (a) Ministers and (b) officials in her Department with representatives of the Jewish community to discuss (i) anti-semitism in England, (ii) security of the Jewish community in England and (iii) measures to tackle anti-semitism; what the (A) location and (B) duration of each meeting was; whether a record of each meeting was kept; who attended each meeting; and if she will make a statement. | | (165733) | 225
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will carry out regular assessments of the level of anti-semitism in England; what recent representations she has received on the issue; and if she will make a statement. | | (165734) | 226
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent steps have been taken on measures to tackle anti-semitism; and if she will make a statement. | | (165735) | 227
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will bring forward proposals to treat anti-semitic crimes as distinct from other crimes of racial hatred; what recent representations she has received on this matter; and if she will make a statement. | | (165736) | 228
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the membership of the cross-government working group on anti-semitism is; on how many occasions the group has met; which (a) Ministers, (b) officials and (c) others have attended; what the (i) location and (ii) duration of each meeting was; whether a record of each meeting was kept; and if she will make a statement. | | (165743) | 229
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what definition her Department uses of Jewish stakeholders; whom she consulted on this definition; what representations she has received on this definition; and if she will make a statement. | | (165744) | 230
| Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what funding the Government is going to make available to create eco-towns; and how such funding is going to be distributed. | | (166299) | 231
| Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department has given to local authorities on eco-town proposals. | | (166300) | 232
| Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what consideration will be given to local development frameworks when considering planning applications for eco-towns. | | (166301) | 233
| Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what is the proposed process for determining planning applications for eco-towns. | | (166302) | 234
N | Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, under what circumstances the proposed off-site rule under the new Planning Policy Statement on Climate Change for the provision of locally stipulated contributions from renewable energy would apply to new developments. | | (165246) | 235
N | Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether under proposed changes to the Merton Rule in the new Planning Policy Statement on Climate Change, the developer would have to demonstrate that they could not achieve the 10 per cent. target on-site before the new proposed off-site rule applied; and what definitions her Department uses of off-site in these circumstances. | | (165247) | 236
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many new homes have been built within the Leeds West constituency in each year since 1997. | | (166274) | 237
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the levels of overcrowding in Leeds West constituency; and if she will make a statement. | | (166275) | 238
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the impact of the introduction of home information packs on the residential housing market in Leeds West constituency; and if she will make a statement. | | (166276) | 239
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many households there have been on waiting lists for housing in (a) Leeds West constituency, (b) Leeds and (c) West Yorkshire in each year from 1997. | | (166277) | 240
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many social rented homes will be built in Leeds West constituency in (a) 2008-09 and (b) 2009-10. | | (166278) | 241
N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what representations she has received about the application of the rule restricting residential development within 400 metres of a special protection area; and if she will make a statement. | | (165348) | 242
| Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions her Department has had on the development of successor arrangements for the Neighbourhood Renewal Fund with (a) Birmingham City Council, (b) Birmingham Strategic Partnership and (c) and local authorities; and if she will make a statement. | | (166198) | 243
| Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much funding has been provided to local councils under the Bellwin scheme in response to the effects of the July 2007 floods. | | (166221) | 244
| Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many local authorities affected by flooding in July 2007 have applied for funding through the Bellwin scheme. | | (166222) | 245
| Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much funding she estimates will be provided to local authorities under the Bellwin scheme in 2007. | | (166223) | 246
| Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much financial compensation has been given to local authorities affected by flooding in July 2007 which has not come from the Bellwin scheme. | | (166225) | 247
| Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much financial compensation local authorities affected by flooding in July have requested under the Bellwin scheme. | | (166226) | 248
| Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the largest amount of money paid out under the Bellwin scheme to a local authority that incurred costs in the July flooding is. | | (166227) | 249
| Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many authorities have received 100 per cent. of eligible costs incurred due to the July flooding under the Bellwin scheme. | | (166228) | 250
| Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what her Department's estimate is of the additional cost to the housing market renewal programme caused by speculative buying; and if she will make a statement. | | (166229) | 251
| Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to prevent speculative buying in housing market renewal areas as referred to in the National Audit Office report on housing market renewal. | | (166230) | 252
| Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, on what criteria the decision made to grant the housing market renewal scheme £1 billion of Government funding on 11th October was based. | | (166231) | 253
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people are in receipt of housing benefit in (a) Ribble Valley, (b) Lancashire and (c) the UK. | | (165354) | 254
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much was spent on housing benefit in (a) Ribble Valley, (b) Lancashire and (c) the UK in each of the last 10 years. | | (165355) | 255
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much was spent on (a) the collection of and (b) the shredding of tyres in (i) Ribble Valley, (ii) Lancashire and (iii) the UK in each of the last five years. | | (165356) | 256
| Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to move any of its offices to Westmorland and Lonsdale constituency. | | (166567) | 257
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which telephone contact centres are the responsibility of her Department; what mechanisms are in place to monitor their effectiveness; and how many people have been employed in each of those centres in each year since they were established. | | (166547) | 258
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what information her Department collects and monitors in relation to the telephone contact centres for which her Department is responsible. | | (166548) | 259
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much each telephone contact centre for which her Department is responsible has (a) cost and (b) generated in income in each financial year since their establishment. | | (166549) | 260
N | Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when the Under-Secretary of State, the hon. Member for Gloucester, expects to reply to the letter of the hon. Member for Wycombe of 11th October 2007 on placing bids made by local authorities for monies paid from the Preventing Extremism Pathfinder Fund in the Library. | | (165245) | 261
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the degree of compliance with the Disability Discrimination Act 2005 of railway stations in Hampshire; what steps are being taken to ensure full compliance; and if she will make a statement. | | (165860) | 262
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what her timetable is for (a) receiving and (b) making a decision on the recommendations of the report on the South Downs National Park consultations. | | (165861) | 263
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure the availability of (a) skills, (b) manpower and (c) materials to meet the target for building new homes; how she plans to ensure timely planning decisions are taken on those homes; and if she will make a statement. | | (165862) | 264
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, on which of the flood plain areas identified by the Environment Agency in the South East she expects housing to be built in the next 10 years. | | (165863) | 265
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which areas of green belt she has earmarked for (a) development and (b) mitigation; and what areas of brownfield land she expects to be built on in the next 10 years. | | (165864) | 266
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what her assessment is of the level of affordable housing which will need to be included overall in any planning applications to satisfy the level of assessed need in the South East over the next 10 years. | | (165951) | 267
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 12th September 2007, Official Report, column 2138W, on Regional Planning and Development: South West Region, how much affordable housing she expects to be built in (a) Forest of Dean constituency and (b) Gloucestershire in the next five years. | | (166304) | 268
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether all eco-towns designated as healthy towns will be obliged to offer weigh-ins for children when they leave primary school. | | (166290) | 269
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much was spent by Tamworth Borough Council in each of the last four financial years. | | (165760) | 270
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what revenue Tamworth Borough Council received from (a) Government grants, (b) (i) domestic and (ii) non-domestic council tax, (c) the sale of assets and (d) other sources in each of the last four financial years. | | (165772) | 271
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the effects of the Tees Valley Multi-Area Agreement; and if she will make a statement. | | (166595) | 272
| Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when she plans to reinstate the meeting of the Social Sector Working Party. | | (165952) | 273
| Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what her Department's policy is on whether local authorities may pay fees for asylum seekers to attend university on the basis that such persons are UK residents or foreign students; and if she will make a statement. | | (166176) | 274
N | Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West & Royton): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the number of houses mortgaged in each of the last 10 years where the ratio of house price to earnings was (a) more than 6:1, (b) more than 8:1 and (c) more than 10:1. | | (164680) | 275
N | Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West & Royton): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what information she holds on the percentage of gross national product spent on (a) housing and (b) affordable social housing in each OECD country (i) in the last year for which figures are available and (ii) in 1997. | | (165536) | 276
N | Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West & Royton): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what criteria she uses to determine whether a home may be classified as an eco-home. | | (165537) | 277
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy to review the guidance issued to local authorities in regard to the allocation of social housing to families where child custody is shared. | | (166272) | 278
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many (a) domestic energy assessors and (b) home information pack inspectors have had their licences revoked. | | (165775) | 279
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many (a) domestic energy assessors and (b) home information pack inspectors have had to retake their exams in the last 12 months. | | (165776) | 280
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what targets the Government set for housebuilding in each of the last 10 years; how many houses were built in each of the last 10 years; and if she will make a statement. | | (165777) | 281
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the number of home information pack companies which have closed in the last 12 months; and if she will make a statement. | | (165778) | 282
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many house building starts there were in each of the last 24 months; and if she will make a statement. | | (165779) | 283
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when the Government plans to extend the home information pack scheme to one and two bedroomed properties; and if she will make a statement. | | (165780) | 284
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the number of homes that (a) did and (b) did not reach the decent homes standard at the most recent date for which figures are available; and if she will make a statement. | | (165781) | 285
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what her Department's latest estimate is of the number of people sleeping rough who have a (a) mental illness and (b) addiction. | | (165782) | 286
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what her Department's latest estimate is of the number of people sleeping rough who have been in the armed forces. | | (165783) | 287
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what her Department's latest estimate is of the number of people sleeping rough who have been in prison. | | (165784) | 288
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what her Department's latest estimate is of the number of people sleeping rough who are from a black or minority ethnic community. | | (165785) | 289
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the number of people in England who were (a) squatting, (b) facing eviction, (c) in temporary accommodation, (d) living in severe overcrowding and (e) staying with friends or family because they have no accommodation at the latest date for which figures are available. | | (165786) | 290
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 29th October 2007, Official Report, column 662W, on Thames Gateway, what proportion of the planned 160,000 homes will not be built on previously developed land in existing urban areas already protected by flood defences of a high standard. | | (165939) | 291
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many Freedom of Information requests her Department has received on fire control centres; from whom the requests came; and how many received responses. | | (165915) | 292
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what arrangements are in place for periodic review of the work of the Equality and Human Rights Commission; and if she will make a statement. | | (165822) | 293
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what percentage of (a) beef, (b) lamb, (c) pork and (d) dairy products used in her departmental headquarters were imported products in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (166647) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 294
| Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield, Attercliffe): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what consultation took place on the Guidance on Expedited Licence Reviews under the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 before it came into force. | | (166200) | 295
| Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield, Attercliffe): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will publish a comparison of average costs for licensed premises incurred under (a) the provisions of the Licensing Act 2003 in the first year after the Act came into force and (b) the provisions of the Licensing Act 1964 in the 12 months before the Licensing Act 2003 came into force. | | (166216) | 296
| Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield, Attercliffe): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what his most recent estimate is of the cost of obtaining and maintaining a liquor licence under the Licensing Act 2003; what differences there are between this estimate and the estimate contained in the regulatory impact assessment presented with the Bill; and if he will make a statement. | | (166217) | 297
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proposals he has for modification of the head lease of Somerset House to permit a wider range of potential uses. | | (166360) | 298
N | Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to his Department's press release of 8th November 2007, how many visitors from Europe the British Library attracted in each year since 1997. | | (166155) | 299
N | Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to his Department's press release of 1st November 2007 (127/07), what plans there are to attract (a) inbound and (b) domestic visitors to the proposed UK Film Council-funded film festivals. | | (166156) | 300
N | Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what agreements exist between English Heritage, the national museums and galleries and VisitBritain for the joint-marketing of English Heritage properties and the national museums and galleries to (a) inbound and (b) domestic visitors. | | (166157) | 301
| Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department plans to move any of its offices to Westmorland and Lonsdale constituency. | | (166569) | 302
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what funding his Department has provided for the Byron Review since its establishment; and how much it is expected to provide over the lifetime of the review. | | (165941) | 303
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many tourist information centres there were in (a) 1997, (b) 2002 and (c) 2007; and if he will make a statement. | | (166572) | 304
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what public service agreement targets were set in the latest Comprehensive Spending Review for (a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies for which his Department has responsibility. | | (166657) | 305
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many French speakers his Department employs. | | (166185) | 306
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will list each event attended by the Minister for Sport in an official role since June; and what the cost of facilitating attendance was in each case. | | (166020) | 307
N | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what financial information he supplies on a regular basis on the progress of arrangements for hosting the 2012 Olympic Games to (a) Government departments and (b) Cabinet Committee MISC25; and with what frequency in each case. | | (165181) | 308
N | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what financial information is regularly supplied to him by the (a) London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and (b) Olympic Delivery Authority and how frequently it is supplied. | | (165426) | 309
| Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Gateshead East & Washington West): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has for funding of Renaissance in the Regions in the North East; and if he will make a statement. | | (166519) | 310
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much has been spent on the establishment of Sports Direct; and what proportion of this has been spent on consultancy fees. | | (165095) | 311
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much was distributed to sport from the National Lottery, excluding investment income, in each year since 1994-95. | | (165802) | 312
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much his Department spent on national and regional museums and galleries in each of the last five years. | | (165803) | 313
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much his Department gave to the Community Club Development Fund in each of the last five years. | | (165804) | 314
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much his Department gave to the Spaces for Sports and Arts programme in each of the last five years. | | (165805) | 315
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding his Department allocated to sport in (a) Peterborough constituency and (b) Peterborough City Council area in each year since 1997. | | (165917) | 316
N | Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what mechanisms are open to Faversham to advertise itself as a tourist destination in connection with the London 2012 Olympics. | | (165642) | 317
N | Hon Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the provisions of the Code of the Press Complaints Commission on harassment and privacy; and if he will seek a strengthening of the provisions of the Code in those respects. | | (165343) | 318
N | Hon Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will bring forward proposals to improve the independence of the Press Complaints Commission. | | (165359) | 319
N | Hon Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will assess the adequacy of arrangement for regulation of the press. | | (165360) | 320
N | Hon Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what guidance his Department has given to the Press Complaints Commission on the definition of the public interest. | | (165361) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 321
N | Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to relocate 40 Commando from Norton Manor Barracks in Taunton constituency; and if he will make a statement. | | (165747) | 322
N | Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much accommodation will be provided for marine commandos on each of the two new aircraft carriers. | | (165251) | 323
| Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to move any of its offices to Westmorland and Lonsdale constituency. | | (166571) | 324
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what public consultations his Department has conducted since May 2005. | | (165879) | 325
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many months each Royal Navy attack submarine in service spent (a) on operations and (b) in maintenance in each year since 1997. | | (165880) | 326
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many months each Royal Navy destroyer in service spent (a) on operations and (b) in maintenance in each year since 1997. | | (165881) | 327
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average tour interval was for each battalion of the infantry in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (165882) | 328
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average tour interval was for the (a) infantry, (b) Royal Artillery, (c) Royal Engineers, (d) Royal Corps of Signals, (e) Royal Armoured Corps, (f) Household Cavalry, (g) Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers and (h) Army Medical Services in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (165883) | 329
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library the (a) Crisis Management Concept, (b) Military Strategic Options, (c) Initiating Military Directive, (d) Status of Forces Agreement, (e) Status of Mission Agreement and (f) Rules of Engagement for (i) Operation Althea and (ii) the EU miliary mission to Chad and the Central African Republic. | | (165884) | 330
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which military units formed the UK's commitment to the NATO Response Force in 2005. | | (165885) | 331
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of the cost of the free postal service for troops announced on 12th November will be paid by (a) Royal Mail and (b) the British Forces Post Office; and if he will make a statement. | | (165886) | 332
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much the announcement on free post for the families of troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan of 12th November 2007 is expected to cost his Department; and if he will make a statement. | | (165887) | 333
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for how long the free post for personnel on operations announced on 12th November 2007 will extend; and if he will make a statement. | | (165888) | 334
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many visits were made by personnel from his Department to detainees transferred from British forces to the government of Afghanistan in each year since 2005; and what the purpose was of each visit. | | (165889) | 335
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what percentage of military vehicles have been cannibalised in each year since 2003, broken down by type. | | (165999) | 336
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many components from each type of military vehicle have been cannibalised in each year since 2003. | | (166000) | 337
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 13th November 2007, Official Report, column 125W, on departmental expenditure, what his Department spent on office refurbishment and repairs in each financial year since 2002-03. | | (166111) | 338
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 13th November 2007, Official Report, column 121W, on armed forces: compensation, how many multiple injuries cases there were in each financial year since 2005-06. | | (166112) | 339
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the role of the Northwood Headquarters is in supporting (a) the EU Battle Group concept and (b) The Nordic Battle Group. | | (166215) | 340
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of security at his Department's bases and headquarters in the UK; what steps are taken to deter unwanted intrusion; and if he will make a statement. | | (165652) | 341
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many breaches of security were reported at his Department's bases and headquarters in each of the last five years; how many (a) arrests and (b) prosecutions resulted; and if he will make a statement. | | (165653) | 342
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of serving military personnel in (a) the Army, (b) the Royal Navy and (c) the Royal Air Force were (i) single, (ii) married without children, (iii) married with children, (iv) divorced without children and (v) divorced with children at the latest date for which figures are available. | | (165792) | 343
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many military personnel left (a) the Army, (b) the Royal Navy and (c) the Royal Air Force because of (i) premature voluntary release, (ii) redundancy, (iii) retirement and (iv) other reasons in each year since 1997; and what percentage of each category were (A) single, (B) married without children, (C) married with children, (D) divorced without children and (E) divorced with children. | | (165793) | 344
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many complaints considered under Army redress procedures have been made by (a) officers, (b) non-commissioned officers, (c) private soldiers and (d) untrained private soldiers since 1997; and how many of these were (i) successful and (ii) unsuccessful. | | (165794) | 345
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) officers, (b) non-commissioned officers and (c) private soldiers have been disciplined following the outcome of (i) an Army Board decision, (ii) a divisional level decision and (iii) a unit level decision since 1997. | | (165795) | 346
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what procedural time limits apply to the issue of a decision by the Army Board on a complaint under Army redress procedures relating to (a) sexual harassment, (b) racial harassment, (c) parental leave directive, (d) pay and (e) religion. | | (165796) | 347
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many soldiers who made complaints under Army redress procedures since 1997 subsequently committed suicide. | | (165797) | 348
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of the armed forces reported absent without leave between January 2004 and October 2007 were (a) male and (b) female. | | (165798) | 349
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of the armed forces reported absent without leave between January 2004 and October 2007 were aged between (a) 18 to 20, (b) 21 to 25, (c) 26 to 30, (d) 31 to 35 and (e) 36 years old or above. | | (165799) | 350
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) shortest, (b) longest and (c) average length of service was of members of the armed forces reported absent without leave between January 2004 and October 2007. | | (165800) | 351
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the ethnic background was of members of the armed forces reported absent without leave between January 2004 and October 2007. | | (165801) | 352
| Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what knowledge or experience of the armed forces the new Service Complaints Commissioner has. | | (165967) | 353
N | Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces personnel returning to the UK from duty in Iraq and Afghanistan in each of the last three years listed their principal private residence listed as being in Peterborough constituency. | | (165919) | 354
| Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will estimate the cost of expanding the size of the Army by three battalions. | | (165588) | 355
| Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will estimate the cost of providing a free parcel service throughout the year for members of the Armed Forces serving overseas. | | (165589) | 356
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the closure of the Defence Export Services Organisation was approved in advance by Lord Drayson. | | (164727) | 357
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what further reductions in the numbers of (a) frigates and (b) destroyers are planned to facilitate financial savings. | | (164728) | 358
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether a decision has been taken to reduce the size of the attack submarine fleet below the planned total of eight. | | (164729) | 359
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what operational roles are allocated to the attack submarine fleet; and how many boats must be deployed to fulfil them. | | (164730) | 360
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason he has refused to make it his policy when citing earlier written replies relevant to an hon. Member's written question, to attach hard copies of those earlier replies provided that they were previously given in reply to other hon. Members. | | (164731) | 361
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many ships will be built under the Military Afloat Reach and Sustainability programme; and if he will make a statement. | | (165171) | 362
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the BAE Systems Barrow-in-Furness yard has the capacity to build eight Astute class submarines on time for the programme for building successor submarines to those carrying the nuclear deterrent. | | (165172) | 363
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his ministerial salary is paid to him entirely in respect of his duties as Secretary of State for Defence. | | (165173) | 364
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what strategic and tactical roles are envisaged for the Future Surface Combatant; and what guidance has been given to the design teams in respect of each role. | | (165174) | 365
N | Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West & Royton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the level of pay is of the five lowest-paid ranks of troops now serving in (a) Afghanistan and (b) Iraq; and what percentage each is of the UK national average wage. | | (165170) | 366
N | Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans exist to amend guidelines on the participation of serving members of the Armed Forces in acts of remembrance at the Cenotaph. | | (164691) | 367
N | Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with the Royal British Legion on the participation of senior members of the Armed Forces in acts of remembrance. | | (164692) | 368
N | Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons soldiers recuperating at Headley Court were denied permission to take part in acts of remembrance on 11th November 2007. | | (164693) | 369
| Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much (a) has been and (b) will be released to the Treasury under arrangement with Annington Homes for the return to Annington Homes of void married quarters in each year for which figures are available. | | (165867) | 370
| Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to (a) build and (b) finance married quarters at RAF St Athaen. | | (165868) | 371
| Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he expects married quarters to reach the Decent Homes Standard applicable to social housing by 2010. | | (165869) | 372
| Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of married quarters were of each grade one to four in the last year for which figures are available. | | (165870) | 373
| Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what mechanisms he uses to assess the condition of the fabric of married quarters over time. | | (165871) | 374
| Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he plans to take to release void married quarters in advance of the cessation of the project sharing agreement with Annington Homes in November 2011. | | (165872) | 375
| Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much was spent on (a) the married quarters estate and (b) single living accommodation in England and Wales in each year since 1997; and how much will be spent on each type in each year to 2013. | | (165873) | 376
| Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether receipts resulting from the return of void married quarters to Annington Homes will be used to improve the quality of the married quarters estate. | | (166117) | 377
| Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will amend the regulations so that members of the Territorial Army can wear medals on Combat Soldier 95 working dress on Remembrance Day Parades and ceremonial occasions. | | (165907) | 378
| Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date the central heating and hot water system at Colchester Territorial Army Centre recently broke down; what arrangements have been made for repairs or replacement; and when he expects the system to be fully operational. | | (165909) | 379
N | Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many studies his Department has (a) started and (b) completed into the consequences of the Iraq war for his Department and lessons learnt; and if he will place copies in the Library. | | (165031) | 380
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made in prohibiting the use, production and stockpiling of cluster munitions since the UK signed the Oslo Declaration on Cluster Munitions in February 2007, as referred to in the Answer of 20th March 2007, Official Report, column 752W, on cluster munitions. | | (165183) | 381
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the training that officers in the Fishery Protection Squadron undertake. | | (166429) | 382
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the maintenance schedule of the River Class offshore patrol vessels is; and if he will make a statement. | | (166434) | 383
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of (a) beef, (b) lamb, (c) pork and (d) dairy products used in his departmental headquarters were imported products in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (166646) | 384
| Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the value of arms and related equipment exported from the UK to Libya has been over the last 10 years. | | (165580) | 385
| Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what factors are taken into account when licensing military exports to Libya. | | (165581) | 386
| Ann Winterton (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what exclusive agreements have been made with individual media organisations to report on operations in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan; and what effect those agreements have on times of placing of information in the public domain. | | (166510) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 387
N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what records he has of imports of (a) live birds and (b) poultry meat from (i) the Czech Republic and (ii) Germany to the area now covered by the avian influenza protection and surveillance zones within the last six weeks; and if he will make a statement. | | (165922) | 388
N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has been made of the biosecurity arrangements in place at Redgrave Park Farm; and if he will make a statement. | | (165923) | 389
N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what inspections were undertaken by public agencies at Redgrave Park Farm in the last 12 months; which inspecting body performed each; and on what date. | | (165924) | 390
N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which of the recommendations contained in the Lessons Learned Report published following the outbreak of avian influenza last February have been implemented in full; and if he will make a statement. | | (165925) | 391
| Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of research staff at the New Haw Laboratory were (a) on permanent contracts, (b) on temporary contracts and (c) employed via an employment agency in each of the last five years; what projection he has made of the equivalent proportions in 2008; and if he will make a statement. | | (165926) | 392
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what research (a) has been and (b) will be undertaken by his Department to assess the effects of fortnightly bin collections on levels of fly-tipping. | | (165914) | 393
| Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much was spent on (a) river flood defences as internal drainage and (b) sea flood defences and England and Wales in (i) 2004, (ii) 2005, (iii) 2006 and (iv) 2007. | | (166224) | 394
N | Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much foie gras was imported into the United Kingdom in each of the last five years. | | (165252) | 395
N | Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what sanctions apply to people producing foie gras in Great Britain; and how many convictions for this offence have taken place in the last three years. | | (165253) | 396
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many farmers are awaiting payment under the single payment scheme for the (a) 2005, (b) 2006 and (c) 2007 payments in (i) Ribble Valley and (ii) Lancashire. | | (166121) | 397
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the value is of outstanding single payment scheme payments for the (a) 2005, (b) 2006 and (c) 2007 payments in (i) Ribble Valley and (ii) Lancashire. | | (166122) | 398
| Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to move any of its offices to Westmorland and Lonsdale constituency. | | (166566) | 399
| Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress is being made on developing an effective vaccine against bluetongue. | | (166663) | 400
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the level of opium poppy production for medicinal use was in the UK in each year since 2001; and if he will make a statement. | | (166359) | 401
N | Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what standard will be adopted as the minimum acceptable for UK bathing waters under the revised Bathing Water Directive when it comes into force in March 2008. | | (165350) | 402
N | Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what percentage of bathing waters tested by the Environment Agency in the most recent year for which figures are available would be classified as (a) poor, (b) satisfactory, (c) good and (d) excellent under the revised Bathing Water Directive which comes into force in March 2008. | | (165351) | 403
N | Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the statutory obligations of local authorities are on the management and provision of facilities on beaches. | | (165352) | 404
N | Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance is available to local authorities on the development of management plans for beaches. | | (165353) | 405
| Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the cost to the Environment Agency of implementing the revised Bathing Water Directive; and what additional funds have been allocated to allow them to do so. | | (165953) | 406
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which telephone contact centres are the responsibility of his Department; what mechanisms are in place to monitor their effectiveness; and how many people have been employed in each of those centres in each year since they were established. | | (166544) | 407
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information his Department collects and monitors in relation to the telephone contact centres for which his Department is responsible. | | (166545) | 408
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much each telephone contact centre for which his Department is responsible has (a) cost and (b) generated in income in each financial year since their establishment. | | (166546) | 409
| Mr John Gummer (Suffolk Coastal): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the likely increase in carbon dioxide emissions from the use of outdoor heating for smokers following the introduction of the ban on smoking in enclosed public places. | | (166554) | 410
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which bodies or individuals have been commissioned to provide research to assist the Working Group drawing up the code of practice resulting from the Animal Welfare Act 2006. | | (165857) | 411
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to include in the advertising for Warm Front Vouchers the amount of each voucher which will be spent on administration fees. | | (165929) | 412
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the risk of fraud being carried out by warm front contractors participating in the Warm Front Scheme. | | (166305) | 413
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance he has issued to EAGA partnerships to ensure that Warm Front contractors are locally based. | | (166306) | 414
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether Warm Front contractors are required to be local businesses. | | (166307) | 415
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the (a) number and (b) proportion of people who have received a Warm Front grant who have been required to pay further costs on top of the grant. | | (166308) | 416
| Stephen Hesford (Wirral West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the merits of seeking the introduction of tax on plastic bags to encourage the use of recyclable alternatives; and what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on this matter. | | (166365) | 417
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what (a) financial and (b) other aid is planned to be made available to farmers who have had livestock infected with bluetongue disease; what elements of that aid will be funded by the European Union; and if he will make a statement. | | (164358) | 418
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to make an assessment of the effectiveness of his Department's response to the (a) Essex A/H5N1 quarantine incident in 2005, (b) the Fife A/H5N1 incident in 2006, (c) the Norfolk A/H7N3 incident in 2006, (d) the Suffolk A/H5N1 incident in 2007, (e) the North Wales A/H7N2 incident in 2007 and (f) the Norfolk A/H5N1 incident in 2007. | | (166436) | 419
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent estimate he has made of the effects of the increasing cost of fuel on food prices. | | (165597) | 420
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the financial impact of the increased price of wheat on farmers; and if he will make a statement. | | (165598) | 421
N | Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West & Royton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department plans to take to control the outbreaks of Diabrotica virgifera to the west of London, following the public consultation. | | (164681) | 422
N | Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West & Royton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department (a) has planned, (b) is pursuing and (c) has completed to identify the origin of the outbreak of Diabrotica virgifera to the west of London. | | (164682) | 423
N | Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West & Royton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department (a) has used and (b) plans to use DNA profiling techniques to help to identify the origin of the outbreak of Diabrotica virgifera to the west of London; and if he will make a statement. | | (164683) | 424
N | Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many staff the Gangmasters Licensing Authority employs to cover Wales. | | (165412) | 425
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for how many acres of miscanthus grass (a) the South West and (b) Devon are currently in receipt of agricultural subsidies; and how much such subsidies amounted to in each of the last two years. | | (165184) | 426
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much subsidy is given for miscanthus grass (a) growing and (b) harvesting; and what use is made of miscanthus grass grown in Devon. | | (165185) | 427
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Home Affairs and the Lord Chancellor on the implementation of section 281(5) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 in relation to section 32 of the Animal Welfare Act 2006. | | (165961) | 428
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the effect on costs of dairy farmers of the operation of the Nitrates Directive. | | (165963) | 429
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what quota was allocated to the 10 metre and under fishing fleet in each year since 1997, broken down by fishing area, expressed in (a) tonnes and (b) a proportion of the total UK quota for that fishery area; and if he will make a statement. | | (166201) | 430
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what response his Department received from the Department for (a) Culture, Media and Sport, (b) Health, (c) Transport and (d) Communities and Local Government to the letter sent by the Minister for Marine, Landscape and Rural Affairs on the Interdepartmental Working Group on British Waterways; and if he will make a statement. | | (166202) | 431
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the reasons for the reduction in the number of boardings by the Fisheries Protection Squadron (FPS) from 1746 in 1997 to 1279 in 2006; what the number of boardings were per FPS (a) vessel and (b) sortie in each such year; and if he will make a statement. | | (166203) | 432
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations he has received from the Scottish Executive on changes to the control of the sea bed up to the 200 nautical miles limit around Scotland, with particular reference to the proposed Marine Bill; and if he will make a statement. | | (166204) | 433
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 15th November 2007 on Defra Winter Supplementary Estimate, Departmental Expenditure Limit and Administration Budget Changes, if he will give a detailed breakdown of the (a) £80,000,000 in respect of professional services and (b) £10,000,000 in respect of the outsourced IT contract; and if he will make a statement. | | (166337) | 434
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which vessels are available to the Marine and Fisheries Agency and the Fishery Protection Squadron for enforcing fisheries rules; and if he will make a statement. | | (166430) | 435
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many patrol days the River Class offshore patrol vessels have provided for the Fishery Protection Squadron in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement. | | (166431) | 436
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many patrol days have been lost for the River Class offshore patrol vessels as a result of (a) routine maintenance, (b) non-routine maintenance and (c) repairs in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement. | | (166432) | 437
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the highest number of River Class offshore patrol vessels allocated to the Fishery Protection Squadron at any one time (a) has been and (b) will be in the new contract period from 1st April 2008; and if he will make a statement. | | (166433) | 438
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his assessment is of the operational efficiency of the River Class offshore patrol vessels; and if he will make a statement. | | (166435) | 439
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reasons he transferred £26,800,000 to the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills for the Business Resource Efficiency and Waste programme; and if he will make a statement. | | (166461) | 440
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make a statement on the progress his Department is making towards meeting the Gershon efficiency savings targets. | | (166463) | 441
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many patrol days were undertaken by each class of Fisheries Protection Squadron vessel in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (166464) | 442
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for how many patrol days each class of Fisheries Protection Squadron vessel will be available in each year of the new agreement beginning on 1st April 2008; and if he will make a statement. | | (166465) | 443
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on which dates there have been no Royal Navy Fishery Protection Squadron offshore patrol vessels in operation in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement. | | (166466) | 444
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reasons each of the 20 coastal bathing sites which did not meet minimum bathing water standards in summer 2007 did not meet those standards; and if he will make a statement. | | (166553) | 445
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reasons the requirement to test bathing water once every fortnight has been changed to once every month in the draft Bathing Water Regulations 2008; and if he will make a statement. | | (166632) | 446
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what budget has been allocated for the monitoring and testing of beaches in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (166633) | 447
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what he estimates the effect on his Department's expenditure will be of testing bathing water once a month instead of once a fortnight; and if he will make a statement. | | (166634) | 448
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason he proposes to amend the Bathing Water Regulations 2007. | | (166635) | 449
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will publish a timetable for the proposed passage of the draft Marine Bill through parliamentary scrutiny. | | (166160) | 450
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when a decision will be made on the proposed policy of badger culling. | | (166161) | 451
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what percentage of (a) beef, (b) lamb, (c) pork and (d) dairy products used in his departmental headquarters were imported products in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (166655) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 452
| Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North & Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Prime Minister's oral Statement of 14th November 2007, Official Report, columns 667-86 on national security, on what projects the Foreign Office's share of the £400 million allocated to tackling radicalisation and promoting understanding overseas will be spent; and if he will make a statement. | | (165836) | 453
| Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North & Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effects of the the Strategic Partnership Agreement between the UK and Turkey on existing processes aimed at resolving the current situation in Cyprus; and whether he has received representations from other EU member states on the matter. | | (165933) | 454
| Mr Crispin Blunt (Reigate): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what contribution each member of the Quartet on the Middle East has made to the office costs of Rt hon. Tony Blair in his capacity as the Quartet's envoy in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (165940) | 455
| Mr Crispin Blunt (Reigate): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will give an assessment of the changes made to the access arrangements to and from the Gaza Strip since 14th June. | | (165971) | 456
| Mr Crispin Blunt (Reigate): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations the Government has made to the government of Israel on roadblocks, checkpoints and other restrictions on movement within the Occupied Palestinian Territories; and on which occasions such representations have been made formally since the Mecca agreement of 8th February 2007. | | (165993) | 457
| Mr Crispin Blunt (Reigate): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of whether the (a) government of Israel and (b) Palestinian Authority have accepted the roadmap. | | (166001) | 458
| Mr Crispin Blunt (Reigate): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the humanitarian situation of the Palestinians in (a) Gaza, (b) the West Bank and (c) refugee camps in neighbouring countries. | | (166002) | 459
| Mr Crispin Blunt (Reigate): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his comments of 12th November 2007, Official Report, column 405, on the Debate on the address, whether in his assessment the access and egress arrangements for the local population in Gaza were satisfactory before 14th June. | | (166316) | 460
| Mr Crispin Blunt (Reigate): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the likelihood of the peace talks scheduled for Annapolis in November being attended by those countries whose territory is occupied by Israel; and if he will make a statement. | | (166317) | 461
| Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the Government's policy on the proposals in the draft EU Reform Treaty on the presidency of the European Council. | | (165757) | 462
N | Colin Burgon (Elmet): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his estimate is of the number of British citizens who reside in the Santa Cruz province of Bolivia. | | (165956) | 463
N | Colin Burgon (Elmet): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which provinces in Bolivia have an honorary British Consul. | | (165957) | 464
N | Colin Burgon (Elmet): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on what date an honorary British Consul was appointed to the province of Santa Cruz in Bolivia. | | (165958) | 465
N | Colin Burgon (Elmet): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether Mr Dudley Ankerson is employed within his Department. | | (165959) | 466
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on sanctions against Iran; and what the role of the House is in the formulation of any such policy in relation to the use of the armed forces. | | (165968) | 467
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of progress in promoting democracy in Burma. | | (165414) | 468
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government has taken to protect British citizens and officials in Pakistan from the recent violence. | | (165415) | 469
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he expects the targets to record biometrics for (a) most visa applicants by the end of 2007 and (b) all by the end of 2008 will be met. | | (166094) | 470
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether foreign nationals with visas containing biometric data will be required also to obtain an identity card. | | (166096) | 471
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the work of the Assessment and Evaluation Commission tasked with monitoring and enforcing the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in Sudan. | | (166361) | 472
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what (a) financial support, (b) personnel and (c) equipment his Department has provided to the Assessment and Evaluation Commission tasked with monitoring and enforcing the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in Sudan. | | (166362) | 473
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Government of Sudan on its rejection of the findings of the Abyei Boundary Commission report. | | (166364) | 474
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what proportion of UK financial assistance to Pakistan is for counter-terrorism purposes; and if he will make a statement. | | (166125) | 475
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress has been made in the talks between EU High Representative Javier Solana and the Iranian nuclear negotiator towards meeting the mandatory UN requirement that Iran suspends the proliferation-sensitive aspects of its nuclear programme; and if he will make a statement. | | (166126) | 476
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether it is the Government's policy that credit guarantees on British exports to Iran should be curtailed; and if he will make a statement. | | (166127) | 477
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when the next meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Permanent Five Security Council members and Germany to agree a new Security Council Resolution on Iran is expected to take place; and if he will make a statement. | | (166128) | 478
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether Iranian nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili and EU High Representative Javier Solana have agreed to a fresh round of talks in December; and if he will make a statement. | | (166129) | 479
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what forms of EU-Iran dialogue are underway; and if he will make a statement. | | (166130) | 480
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what changes the UK has proposed to international support for political reform in Afghanistan, as referred to in the Prime Minister's Mansion House speech of 12th November. | | (166131) | 481
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the UK has put forward a candidate for the position of UN Special Representative for Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement. | | (166132) | 482
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the UK is proposing changes to the mandate of the UN Special Representative for Afghanistan. | | (166133) | 483
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what specific interim proposals for the reform of the UN Security Council the UK has proposed, as referred to in the Prime Minister's Mansion House speech of 12th November. | | (166134) | 484
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what proposals the UK has advanced for internationally agreed procedures to prevent breakdowns of states and societies, as referred to in the Prime Minister's Mansion House speech of 12th November. | | (166136) | 485
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what specific processes the Government is proposing to ensure that reconstruction follows peacekeeping as referred to in the Prime Minister's Mansion House speech of 12th November; and how these proposals will be taken forward. | | (166137) | 486
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will place in the Library a copy of the UK's proposal for an international standby civilian force which could be deployed to rebuild civic societies as referred to in the Prime Minister's Mansion House speech of 12th November. | | (166138) | 487
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which NATO members currently involved in ISAF in Afghanistan do not have memoranda of understanding on the transfer of detainees with the Afghan authorities; and if he will make a statement. | | (166139) | 488
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations the UK has (a) made and (b) received on the adequacy of helicopter numbers for the UNAMID mission to Darfur; and if he will make a statement. | | (166140) | 489
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what conclusions were reached at the 12th November Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group on the situation in (a) Pakistan and (b) Zimbabwe; and what action was agreed in each case. | | (166144) | 490
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has made representations to his counterpart in Bosnia-Herzegovina on the theft of 60 radiation generators from nuclear medicine department storage in Banja Luka in the Entity of Republica Srpska in Bosnia-Herzegovina. | | (166145) | 491
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has made representations to the International Atomic Energy Agency on the theft of 60 radiation generators from nuclear medicine department storage in Banja Luka in the Entity of Republica Srpska in Bosnia-Hezegovina. | | (166158) | 492
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will take steps to ensure that the issues of (a) human rights, (b) corruption and (c) attacks on the judiciary and the Press are on the agenda of the forthcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Uganda; and if he will make a statement. | | (165858) | 493
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had on the situation in Somalia; and if he will make a statement. | | (166019) | 494
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Sri Lankan government on the situation in that country. | | (166024) | 495
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the governments of other EU member states on Sri Lanka. | | (166025) | 496
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had on the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo; and if he will make a statement. | | (166026) | 497
| Stephen Hesford (Wirral West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of recent events in Pakistan; and what steps are being considered by his Department to encourage the release of political prisoners. | | (166367) | 498
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 3rd September 2007, Official Report, column 1584W, on redundancy pay, how much was spent by his Department on voluntary redundancy payments in the last 12 months. | | (166285) | 499
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans he has to meet with his Serbian counterpart to discuss the status of Kosovo. | | (165840) | 500
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with Japan about the slaughter of dolphins by Japanese fishermen; and if he will make a statement. | | (164684) | 501
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he last held discussions with his Pakistani counterpart on the political situation in Pakistan. | | (165646) | 502
| Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Government intends to make representations on alleged abuses of the criminal justice system by the government of Belarus to that government. | | (166174) | 503
| Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make it his policy to ensure that UK courts have powers to vary or remove restrictions on a person within the UK imposed as a result of that person being placed on a UN Security Council blacklist. | | (166293) | 504
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the threat by Uganda State House militia Commander Major Kakooza Mutale to kill anyone who opposes President Museveni; and if he will make a statement. | | (165893) | 505
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many personnel have been employed by private military security companies under contract to his Department in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement. | | (165894) | 506
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his assessment is of the implementation of European Union sanctions on North Korea, with particular reference to the UK's compliance; what the total amount is of assets frozen by (a) EU member states and (b) the United Kingdom in line with these sanctions; and if he will make a statement. | | (166048) | 507
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his assessment is of the implementation of European Union sanctions on Lebanon, with particular reference to the UK's compliance; what the total amount of assets frozen is by (a) EU member states and (b) the United Kingdom in line with these sanctions; and if he will make a statement. | | (166049) | 508
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his assessment is of the implementation of European Union sanctions on Liberia, with particular reference to the UK's compliance; what the total amount of assets frozen is by (a) EU member states and (b) the United Kingdom in line with these sanctions; and if he will make a statement. | | (166050) | 509
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his assessment is of the implementation of European Union sanctions on designated terrorist groups, with particular reference to the UK's compliance; what the total amount of assets frozen is by (a) EU member states and (b) the United Kingdom in line with these sanctions; and if he will make a statement. | | (166051) | 510
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his assessment is of the implementation of European Union sanctions on (a) Serbia and (b) Montenegro, with particular reference to the UK's compliance; what the total amount of assets frozen is by (i) EU member states and (ii) the United Kingdom in line with these sanctions; and if he will make a statement. | | (166052) | 511
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what preparations have been made for the Non-Proliferation Treaty review conference talks in 2010, what role he expects the European Union will play in these talks; and if he will make a statement. | | (166063) | 512
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what preparations have been made for the EU-China Summit on 28th November; what topics he expects to be on the agenda for this summit; and if he will make a statement. | | (166064) | 513
| 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 freedoms that journalists are likely to have at the Beijing Olympics next year; what assessment he has made of whether such freedoms are likely to be in line with (a) international norms and (b) commitments made by China in the bidding process for the Olympic games; and if he will make a statement. | | (166065) | 514
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when the Government was contacted by the United States to request use of Menwith Hill as part of its missile defence system; and if he will make a statement. | | (166066) | 515
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his assessment is of the implementation of European Union sanctions on Belarus, with particular reference to the UK's compliance; what the total amount of assets frozen is by (a) EU member states and (b) the United Kingdom in line with these sanctions; and if he will make a statement. | | (166067) | 516
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his assessment is of the implementation of European Union sanctions on Bosnia and Herzegovina, with particular reference to the UK's compliance; what the total amount of assets frozen is by (a) EU member states and (b) the United Kingdom in line with these sanctions; and if he will make a statement. | | (166068) | 517
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his assessment is of the implementation of European Union sanctions on Democratic Republic of Congo, with particular reference to the UK's compliance; what the total amount of assets frozen is by (a) EU member states and (b) the United Kingdom in line with these sanctions; and if he will make a statement. | | (166069) | 518
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his assessment is of the implementation of European Union sanctions on Cote d'Ivoire, with particular reference to the UK's compliance; what the total amount of assets frozen is by (a) EU member states and (b) the United Kingdom in line with these sanctions; and if he will make a statement. | | (166070) | 519
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his assessment is of the implementation of European Union sanctions on Croatia, with particular reference to the UK's compliance; what the total amount of assets frozen is by (a) EU member states and (b) the United Kingdom in line with these sanctions; and if he will make a statement. | | (166071) | 520
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his assessment is of the implementation of European Union sanctions on Iran, with particular refence to the UK's compliance; what the total amount of assets frozen is by (a) EU member states and (b) the United Kingdom in line with these sanctions; and if he will make a statement. | | (166072) | 521
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his assessment is of the implementation of European Union sanctions on Burma, with particular refence to the UK's compliance; what the total amount of assets frozen is by (a) EU member states and (b) the United Kingdom in line with these sanctions; and if he will make a statement. | | (166073) | 522
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his assessment is of the implementation of Europea Union sanctions on Sudan, with particular refence to the UK's compliance; what the total amount of assets frozen is by (a) EU member states and (b) the United Kingdom in line with these sanctions; and if he will make a statement. | | (166074) | 523
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his assessment is of the implementation of European Union sanctions on Syria, with particular refence to the UK's compliance; what the total amount of assets frozen is by (a) EU member states and (b) the United Kingdom in line with these sanctions; and if he will make a statement. | | (166075) | 524
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his assessment is of the implementation of European Union sanctions on Zimbabwe, with particular refence to the UK's compliance; what the total amount of assets frozen is by (a) EU member states and (b) the United Kingdom in line with these sanctions; and if he will make a statement. | | (166076) | 525
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the political situation in Zimbabwe. | | (165982) | 526
N | Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the ratification of the EU Reform Treaty. | | (165983) | 527
N | Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many studies his Department has (a) started and (b) completed into the consequences of the Iraq war for his Department and lessons learnt; and if he will place copies in the Library. | | (165029) | 528
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether it is Government policy to support further EU action against the Burmese regime by imposing EU sanctions in the oil and gas sectors; and when he last discussed the subject with his French counterpart. | | (165583) | 529
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the lending activities of British banks in Zimbabwe; and if he will make a statement. | | (165584) | 530
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of whether the condition set out in UN Resolution 1769 that the UN-AU hybrid peacekeeping force will be predominantly African will be met. | | (165954) | 531
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether it is Government policy to support further UN engagement in Somalia. | | (165986) | 532
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the likelihood of the full deployment of the African Union (AU) mission in Somalia taking place; and what steps the Government is taking with its international partners to strengthen its capabilities. | | (165987) | 533
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether it is Government policy to support the initiative announced by the President of France on 25th September to send warships to protect humanitarian supplies arriving by sea to Somalia. | | (165989) | 534
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether it is Government policy to support (a) further UN sanctions and (b) economic incentives in relation to the Burmese regime; and which option the UK's partners on the UN Security Council favour. | | (165991) | 535
N | Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will set out his strategy to strengthen democratic capacity in developing nations over the next three years. | | (165587) | 536
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what percentage of (a) beef, (b) lamb, (c) pork and (d) dairy products used in his departmental headquarters were imported products in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (166654) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 537
| Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North & Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what change there has been in the level of hospital-acquired infections since the introduction of subcontracting in hospital cleaning; and if he will make a statement. | | (165831) | 538
| Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what changes he proposes to make to the classification in Part IX of the Drug Tariff; what consultation he proposes to hold on changes to this classification; and if he will make a statement. | | (165819) | 539
| Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect of the proposed classification of stoma and incontinence appliances under Part IX of the Drug Tariff on the introduction of innovative treatments in this field; and if he will make a statement. | | (165820) | 540
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the evidential basis was for the statement made by the Minister for Public Health to the Science and Technology Committee on 24th October that the Abortion Act 1967 did not require further amendment at the present time; whom she consulted before making this statement; what recent representations he has received on this statement from (a) hon. Members, (b) members of the House of Lords and (c) members of the public; and if he will make a statement. | | (165745) | 541
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when his Department expects to reply to the letter of 28th February 2007 from the hon. Member for Southend West to Lord Hunt of Kings Heath enclosing an e-mail from Autumn Fredericks; what the reason for the time taken to reply is; and if he will make a statement. | | (165746) | 542
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government has taken to increase the number of hospital beds in London since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (166232) | 543
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) high dependency and (b) intensive care beds there were in each Government region in each year since 1995; and if he will make a statement. | | (166233) | 544
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the role and powers of the Commission for Social Care Inspection are in the investigation of individual complaints of poor (a) practice and (b) treatment in care homes. | | (166495) | 545
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department paid to private healthcare providers for dermatological services in 2006-07. | | (166496) | 546
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of (a) the average and (b) the maximum length of time a patient waited for a first dermatology outpatient appointment in (i) 2002 and (ii) 2007. | | (166497) | 547
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the implementation of the Commission for Social Care Inspection's guidance on clinical triggers: The management of nutritional care. | | (166629) | 548
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress the Commission for Social Care Inspection has made in developing suitable training for inspectors of standards of nutritional care. | | (166630) | 549
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects the deep clean of (a) Whipps Cross Hospital and (b) King George's Hospital to be undertaken. | | (165969) | 550
| John Cummings (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many practising NHS general practitioners there are in Easington constituency; and what the ratio of GPs to head of population is in the constituency. | | (166032) | 551
| Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department plans to move any of its offices to Westmorland and Lonsdale constituency. | | (166565) | 552
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many alcohol-attributable hospital admissions there were (a) in each London borough and (b) in the Greater London area (i) in each of the last four financial years and (ii) in 2007-08. | | (166511) | 553
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many alcohol-attributable (a) routine hospital admissions and (b) accident and emergency admissions there were (i) in each London borough and (ii) in the Greater London area in (A) each of the last four financial years and (B) 2007-08. | | (166512) | 554
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of fatalities caused by the abuse of anabolic steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs in each of the last 10 years. | | (166641) | 555
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, who has been invited to sit on the four national review groups contributing to Lord Darzi's review of the NHS. | | (166162) | 556
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which patient groups will be involved in Lord Darzi's review of the NHS, including on the four national review groups on (a) constitution, (b) leadership, (c) workforce/education and (d) quality. | | (166163) | 557
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many representations his Department has received expressing concern about meeting the 18 week waiting time target. | | (166371) | 558
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what patient involvement there has been in the design of the NHS Choices website. | | (166372) | 559
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many working parties there are under the direction of his Department. | | (166373) | 560
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the membership is of the Eye Care Services Steering Group; and how many times it has met. | | (166374) | 561
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cardiac rehabilitation programmes there are, broken down by NHS trust. | | (166375) | 562
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to implement a national lung cancer screening programme. | | (166376) | 563
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have been on methadone programmes for over five years. | | (166377) | 564
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients were receiving methadone in each of the last five years, broken down by NHS trust. | | (166378) | 565
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what market forces factor is used for each NHS trust. | | (166379) | 566
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has for the National Institute for Health and Clincial Excellence to assess therapies for venous thromboembolism which are being developed. | | (166380) | 567
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many times each member of his ministerial team has visited (a) an ambulance service trust, (b) a pharmacy, (c) a hospital ward and (d) an optician service since appointment. | | (166381) | 568
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on what occasions his Department has agreed to a delay in implementing a National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence technology appraisal. | | (166382) | 569
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of regional variations in financing of dermatology services for patients with skin disease; and whether regional funding formulae take into account any aspect of dermatological care provision. | | (165654) | 570
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many GPs are registered as having a special interest, broken down by speciality. | | (165655) | 571
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what account is taken of dermatological services provision in allocating NHS funding to strategic health authorities; and what assessment he has made of geographical variations in funding for dermatology services. | | (166502) | 572
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many GPs are currently registered as having a special interest, broken down by specialty. | | (166503) | 573
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will collate figures for five-year survival rates for skin cancer on a regional basis. | | (166504) | 574
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of variations in the provision of skin care services by region. | | (166505) | 575
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which telephone contact centres are the responsibility of his Department; what mechanisms are in place to monitor their effectiveness; and how many people have been employed in each of those centres in each year since they were established. | | (166538) | 576
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department collects and monitors in relation to the telephone contact centres for which his Department is responsible. | | (166539) | 577
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much each telephone contact centre for which his Department is responsible has (a) cost and (b) generated in income in each financial year since their establishment. | | (166540) | 578
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what account is taken in primary dental care service funding allocations of unmet demind for NHS dentistry provision. | | (166581) | 579
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to announce his response to the review commissioned by his Department of the market forces factor; and if he will make a statement. | | (166582) | 580
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his policy to regulate labelling to identify the country of origin on products containing cocoa. | | (165928) | 581
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans his Department has to seek uniformity in alcohol warning labels across the European Union. | | (166021) | 582
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with other European Union member states on alcohol warning labels; and if he will make a statement. | | (166022) | 583
| Mr Dai Havard (Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department has issued to collaborative procurement hubs on the composition of procurement committees. | | (165947) | 584
| Mr Dai Havard (Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what mechanisms are in place to externally audit cost savings made through the joint procurement practices of collaborative procurement hubs. | | (165949) | 585
| Mr Dai Havard (Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the methodology is for calculating cost savings made by collaborative procurement hubs; and upon which formulae this methodology is dependent. | | (165950) | 586
| Mr Dai Havard (Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what statutory obligations there are upon the Centre of Evidence-based Purchasing to consider the outcomes of product assessments by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence in its evaluations of medical devices. | | (166113) | 587
| Mr Dai Havard (Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether collaborative procurement hubs are required to publish minutes of their meetings. | | (166114) | 588
| Mr Dai Havard (Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what procedures have been put in place by the Supply Chain Excellence Programme to regulate the procurement decisions of collaborative procurement hubs. | | (166119) | 589
N | Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time was for hearing aid assessments in each primary care trust in the last period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. | | (165088) | 590
N | Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of the population in each primary care trust area has access to NHS dentistry; and how many dentists in each area accept NHS patients. | | (165091) | 591
| Nick Herbert (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department has spent on (a) citizens' juries, (b) focus groups and (c) other deliberative forms of public opinion research in each month since January 2006. | | (166586) | 592
| Stephen Hesford (Wirral West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what provision the Alcohol Harm Reduction Strategy contains for the treatment of under-18 year olds; and what associated intiatives are located in Wirral West constituency. | | (166366) | 593
| Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which classes of prescription and over-the-counter products are classified by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency as having the greatest potential for patients to become physically dependent on or addicted to them. | | (166605) | 594
| Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will introduce regulations to restrict the (a) supply and (b) prescription of drugs over the internet. | | (166606) | 595
| Mr David Jones (Clwyd West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department as made of the efficacy of (a) CAD16 and (b) PBT 2 in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. | | (166330) | 596
| Mr David Jones (Clwyd West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department provides to general practitioners on issuing prescriptions for more than three months' supply of medication in circumstances where the patient will be out of the country. | | (166331) | 597
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost of running the Ambulance Control Centre was in (a) Shropshire and (b) Warwickshire in (i) 2004 and (ii) 2006. | | (165841) | 598
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will meet members of Shropshire County Council to discuss the future status of the Shrewsbury Ambulance Control Centre. | | (165842) | 599
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations he has received from Mr Anthony Marsh of Shropshire Ambulance Trust on the future of the Shrewsbury Ambulance Control Centre. | | (165843) | 600
| Robert Key (Salisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reason the Great Western Ambulance Service NHS Trust was disconnected from the combined emergency services STORM telephone system in the joint control room in Devizes; and what system has replaced it. | | (166513) | 601
| Robert Key (Salisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the (a) required and (b) actual number of paramedics is in the Great Western Ambulance Service NHS Trust. | | (166517) | 602
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many midwives were employed by the Scarborough and North East Yorkshire Healthcare NHS Trust in each of the last five years. | | (165083) | 603
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his assessment is of the effectiveness of traditional coronary heart disease drugs on (a) women and (b) men; and if he will make a statement. | | (166597) | 604
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department gives general practitioners and accident and emergency departments on recognising the different symptoms of heart attacks demonstrated by men and women. | | (166598) | 605
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if his Department will provide funding to the National Heart and Lung Institute for a study of gender bias in cardiac treatment. | | (166600) | 606
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the role of the collaborative procurement hubs is in procuring mental health services from the voluntary and independent sector on behalf of primary care trusts; and if he will make a statement. | | (165788) | 607
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the role of commissioning frameworks established by collaborative procurement hubs will be; and if he will make a statement. | | (165789) | 608
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many primary care trusts (PCTs) have at least one full-time year round qualified school nurse for each cluster or group of primary schools and related secondary schools; which PCTs do not have such provision; and if he will make a statement. | | (165790) | 609
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much has been made centrally available to meet the target of having a school nurse in each primary care trust by 2010; and how many school nurses and school health assistants were employed by each primary care trust in England in each of the last five years. | | (165791) | 610
N | Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether Milton Keynes Hospital Trust has submitted its deep cleaning plan to the Strategic Health Authority. | | (165248) | 611
N | Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the estimated cost of the Milton Keynes deep cleaning plan is. | | (165249) | 612
N | Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the cost of the deep clean for Milton Keynes Hospital will come out of the hospital's existing budget. | | (165250) | 613
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the competition ratio for training posts for registrar group doctors was in 2007, broken down by region and specialty. | | (165685) | 614
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many training places were provided for registrar group doctors in 2007, broken down by region and specialty. | | (165686) | 615
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many training places he expects will be provided for registrar group doctors in 2008, broken down by region and specialty. | | (165687) | 616
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how his Department absorbed its full near-cash overspend in 2005-06 from within its central budget. | | (165688) | 617
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how his Department's near-cash overspend in 2005-06 was incurred, broken down by main budget heading. | | (165689) | 618
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what policy costing guidance documents there were in use within his Department prior to the development of the Department's policy costing handbook, aside from the Policy Appraisal and Health document dated November 2004. | | (165690) | 619
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when and by whom the decision was taken that the statistics published on 8th November on referral to treatment times would include data on non-admitted patients. | | (165691) | 620
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when changes have been made to the methods of measurement of his Department's target that patients should wait no more than 18 weeks for treatment since the target was announced; and what the (a) date of and (b) reason for the change was in each case. | | (165692) | 621
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department has a traffic light assessment, or other risk monitoring, system in place for individual NHS trusts to monitor performance against targets that patients should wait no more than 18 weeks for treatment. | | (165693) | 622
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, in what percentage of cases his Department's target that patients should wait no more than 18 weeks for treatment will apply; and if he will make a statement. | | (165694) | 623
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will place in the Library a copy of the organisational chart for staff in his Department. | | (165695) | 624
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his Department's targets are for answering correspondence from (a) hon. Members and (b) members of the public. | | (165696) | 625
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many staff work for the National Implementation Director of his Department's 18 weeks programme, broken down by pay band. | | (165697) | 626
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the National Implementation Director of his Department's 18 weeks programme has spent on (a) travel and (b) other expenses in the last 12 months. | | (165698) | 627
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the annual budget of the Central Secretariat for his Department's 18 weeks programme is. | | (165699) | 628
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the annual cost of running the website for his Department's 18 weeks programme is. | | (165700) | 629
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the effect on NHS staff numbers in (a) 2007 and (b) 2008 of meeting the target that patients should not have to wait longer than 18 weeks for treatment. | | (165701) | 630
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much money will be transferred to primary care trusts from the Ministry of Justice in each financial year between 2008-09 and 2010-11 to fund the transfer of responsibility for healthcare escorts and bedwatches. | | (165702) | 631
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that primary care trust staff have the experience and capabilities to ensure appropriate security for patients when they take over responsibility for healthcare escorts and bedwatches in April 2008. | | (165703) | 632
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the money to fund healthcare escorts and bedwatches from 2008-09 will be drawn from the budget of his Department. | | (165704) | 633
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the number of prisoners admitted to hospital for treatment in the last year; and how many of these were placed in single rooms in hospital. | | (165705) | 634
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will provide a breakdown of his Department's capital underspend in 2006-07; and how much of that underspend was due to changes in the timetable for the delivery of the Connecting for Health programme. | | (165706) | 635
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cash value of changes in the timetable for the delivery of the Connecting for Health programme in each financial year to date has been, broken down into (a) resource and (b) capital spending. | | (165707) | 636
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much he expects Connecting for Health to cost in each financial year from 2007-08 to 2010-11, broken down into (a) resource and (b) capital costs. | | (165708) | 637
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what policy proposals above his Department's delegated limits were approved by HM Treasury as part of the Comprehensive Spending Review process. | | (165709) | 638
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on what dates his Department made formal written submissions to HM Treasury as part of the Comprehensive Spending Review process; and what the purpose of each submission was. | | (165710) | 639
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on what date his Department's proposals for (a) the outsourcing of NHS logistics and (b) the advanced contract for pandemic influenza vaccine were (i) referred to and (ii) approved by HM Treasury. | | (165711) | 640
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to page 20 of his Department's resource accounts for 2006-07, which NHS organisations contributed to his Department's capital underspend in 2006-07 by delaying capital investment because they were in the process of financial recovery; and what the value of the capital underspend for each organisation was. | | (165712) | 641
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will place in the Library a copy of the site map for his Department's Delphi staff intranet. | | (165713) | 642
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will provide a breakdown of his Department's plans for the allocation of the resources granted in the 2007 Comprehensive Spending Review according to the categories in Figures A2 and A3 of his Department's 2007 departmental annual report for each financial year covered by the settlement. | | (165714) | 643
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much has been allocated to provide health centres which open seven days a week in each year between 2007-08 and 2010-11; and what the proposed locations of these centres are. | | (165715) | 644
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the planned health centres to be open for seven days a week will be additional to the existing network. | | (165716) | 645
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department plans to spend in each year between 2007-08 and 2010-11 on (a) MRSA and (b) clostridium difficile screening for (i) elective patients and (ii) emergency admissions. | | (165717) | 646
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his Department's most recent estimate is of the number and proportion of (a) elective and (b) emergency patients screened for (i) MRSA and (ii) clostridium difficile in the last period for which figures are available. | | (165718) | 647
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is planning to take to enable (a) matrons and (b) ward sisters to report concerns about hospital cleanliness. | | (165719) | 648
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department plans to spend in each year between 2007-08 and 2010-11 on deep cleaning hospitals. | | (165720) | 649
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 6th April 2005, Official Report, column 1538W, on accident and emergency departments, what recent assessment he has made of the trend in attendances at type one accident and emergency departments; and what effect (a) better reporting, (b) increased satisfaction with accident and emergency services and (c) any other factors have on this trend. | | (166320) | 650
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 15th October 2007, Official Report, column 923W, on influenza, what plans he has to stockpile antibiotics for use in the event of an influenza pandemic. | | (166321) | 651
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 23rd October 2007, Official Report, column 272W, on NHS: finance, how many NHSnet users there are; and what personally identifiable information is contained in the programme budgeting atlases. | | (166322) | 652
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 17th October 2007, Official Report, column 1170W, on influenza, whether the public engagement programme has commenced; what workstreams are anticipated as part of that programme; whether it will seek to understand public attitudes with respect to the prioritisation of (a) intensive care beds, (b) vaccines and (c) antivirals; whether he intends to undertake the programme prior to publication of the national framework for responding to an influenza pandemic; and if he will make a statement. | | (166323) | 653
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer to the hon. Member for East Worthing and Shoreham of 16th October 2007, Official Report, column 1055W, on hospitals: manpower, what funding his Department has provided to the NHS National Workforce Projects (NWPs) in (a) 2005-06, (b) 2006-07 and (c) 2007-08; where the pilots commissioned by the NHS NWPs are operating, and what the objectives for each pilot is; whether the results of the pilots will be made public; what lessons have so far be learned as a result of the pilots; and if he will make a statement. | | (166324) | 654
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 15th October 2007, Official Report, column 923W, on influenza, if he will estimate the proportion of excess deaths in each year since 1997-98 which occurred in those vaccinated against seasonal influenza. | | (166325) | 655
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the expenditure on the seasonal influenza immunisation programme, broken down by major cost area. | | (166383) | 656
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the current thresholds are for (a) baseline and (b) epidemic seasonal influenza activity, expressed in terms of the general practitioner consultation rate per 100,000 population; what the evidential basis underpinning these thresholds was; what representations his Department has received from (i) the Health Protection Agency and (ii) other interested parties on these thresholds; what discussions officials in his Department have had with the Health Protection Agency on the subject of thresholds for influenza activity; what the content of such discussions was; and if he will make a statement. | | (166384) | 657
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many recipients of low-level care there were in England in each year since 1997. | | (166385) | 658
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations his Department has received from (a) officials in the Health Protection Agency and (b) other interested parties on the effectiveness of vaccination against seasonal influenza; what the content of these representations was; and if he will make a statement. | | (166386) | 659
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to review the seasonal influenza immunisation programme. | | (166387) | 660
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research has been commissioned by his Department since 1997 on the effectiveness of the seasonal influenza immunisation programme; and if he will place copies of this research in the Library. | | (166388) | 661
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on what dates the Scientific Advisory Group on Pandemic Influenza met in 2007; and if he will place in the Library copies of the minutes of these meetings. | | (166389) | 662
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to extend the scope of practice-based commissioning to include real budgets for (a) elective acute care, (b) unscheduled care and (c) other types of care; and what plans he has to phase out the use of indicative budgets in relation to practice-based commissioning. | | (166390) | 663
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he intends to publish programme budgeting data for 2006-07 on his Department's website. | | (166426) | 664
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) courses of antivirals and (b) doses of A/H5N1 vaccine were used for the prophylaxis of those potentially exposed to avian influenza infection in the (i) Essex A/H5N1 quarantine incident in 2005, (ii) the Fife A/H5N1 incident in 2006, (iii) the Norfolk A/H7N3 incident in 2006, (iv) the Suffolk A/H5N1 incident in 2007, (v) the North Wales A/H7N2 incident in 2007 and (vi) the Norfolk A/H5N1 incident in 2007; and what the average dosage was per person. | | (166437) | 665
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which groups of workers are eligible for (a) antiviral chemoprophylaxis and (b) vaccination against A/H5N1 in the event of an outbreak of avian influenza. | | (166438) | 666
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which NHS trusts (a) were and (b) were not auditing compliance with policies on invasive procedures, as stated in his Department's Chief Nursing Officer's Dear Colleague letter of 8th November 2007, on the National Confidential Study of Deaths Following MRSA Infection. | | (166439) | 667
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many finished consultant episodes relating to the treatment of ruptured bladders there have been in the NHS in each year since 1997-98. | | (166440) | 668
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what consideration his Department has given to the merits of developing a tariff for chlamydia screening in the system of Payment by Results, as recommended on page 3 of the Health Protection Agency's Annual Report of the National Chlamydia Screening Programme for 2006-07. | | (166441) | 669
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to publish his Department's response to its consultation on Options for the Future of Payment by Results: 2008-09 to 2010-11. | | (166442) | 670
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he has made any assessment of the impact of NHS Direct on the (a) number and (b) appropriateness of accident and emergency attendances. | | (166443) | 671
| 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 internal guidance on answering Questions tabled by hon. Members. | | (166444) | 672
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the level of compliance amongst callers to NHS Direct with the advice they receive. | | (166445) | 673
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which NHS ambulance trusts have call centres integrated with NHS Direct. | | (166446) | 674
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he has plans to integrate the services provided by NHS walk-in centres with NHS Direct. | | (166447) | 675
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the impact of NHS Direct on demand for GP out-of-hours services in those areas where NHS Direct (a) is and (b) is not integrated with GP out-of-hours services; with how many GP out-of-hours providers NHS Direct is integrated; and if he will make a statement. | | (166448) | 676
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of drug-resistant tuberculosis there have been in each year since 1997, broken down by stategic health authority area. | | (166449) | 677
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to strengthen the criteria for prioritisation of vaccination in the event of an influenza pandemic, as recommended by his Department's Joint Committee on Vaccinations and Immunisations at its meeting of 20th June 2007. | | (166450) | 678
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will quantify the level of commitment required over the next Comprehensive Spending Review period in order to implement (a) the European Working Time Directive and (b) the NHS Connecting for Health programme as stated on page 17 of his Department's NHS Pay Review Body: Review for 2008, published on his Department's website on 2nd November 2007. | | (166451) | 679
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) 16 and (b) 17 year olds who smoked in each year since 1978, broken down by sex. | | (166452) | 680
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what programmes of work undertaken by his Department since 1st March 2005 have related to the prioritisation of treatment in the event of an influenza pandemic. | | (166453) | 681
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions his Department has had with the World Health Organisation on the subject of pandemic preparedness since January 2007; whether any of these discussions related to the prioritisation of treatment in the event of an influenza pandemic; and if he will make a statement. | | (166454) | 682
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to (a) suspend national NHS targets and (b) order the suspension of local NHS targets in the event of an influenza pandemic. | | (166455) | 683
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of courses of antivirals which would be required in order to offer chemoprophylaxis protection to NHS staff against future occurrence of the disease in the event of an influenza pandemic. | | (166456) | 684
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will place a copy in the Library of the empirical evidence referred to in section 2.4 of his Department's Pandemic Influenza Scientific Advisory Group's Subgroup on Modelling summary, dated November 2007, which demonstrates that local epidemics of pandemic influenza will vary in profile between primary care trust areas. | | (166457) | 685
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will consider the merits of a contingency strategy for an appropriate response in the event of an extreme pandemic as recommended in his Department's Pandemic Influenza Scientific Advisory Group's Subgroup on Modelling summary, dated November 2007. | | (166458) | 686
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to point (9) in his letter to the hon. Member for South Cambridgeshire of 2nd October 2007, reference PO00000234668, whether any foreign governments have arranged to purchase vaccine for use in the event of an influenza pandemic from manufacturers in the UK. | | (166459) | 687
N | Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West & Royton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) cleaning staff and (b) cleaning service providers in (i) hospitals and (ii) health or social care institutions were subject to disciplinary or contractual proceedings in each of the last five years. | | (165535) | 688
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what definition his Department uses of (a) typical and (b) atypical tuberculosis. | | (165970) | 689
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many intensive care beds were available on average in each year since 1997; and what the average occupancy rates were. | | (166082) | 690
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many emergency re-admissions there were in each year since 1997; and how many were of people aged (a) 0 to 10, (b) 11 to 18, (c) 19 to 65, (d) 66 to 75 and (e) over 75 in each year. | | (166083) | 691
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many prescriptions were not used to collect medicines in each of the last five years for which records are available. | | (166084) | 692
N | Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many finished consultant episodes there were at West Herts NHS Hospital Trust (a) in each specialty and (b) in total in each year since 1996-97. | | (166085) | 693
N | Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting times for (a) elective in-patient admissions and (b) first out-patient appointments were in each specialty at West Herts NHS Hospital Trust in each year since 1996-97. | | (166086) | 694
N | Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what advice his Department provides to NHS trusts on safe travelling times for (a) heart attack and (b) stroke patients for emergency admissions; how many hospitals in England accept acute admissions; and how many hospitals which accept acute admissions have people in their catchment area living more than 10 miles from the hospital. | | (166087) | 695
N | Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that all ambulance trusts meet national response time requirements; and if he will make a statement. | | (166088) | 696
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Prime Minister's Answer of 14th November 2007, Official Report, columns 657-8, on the immigration status of employees, what steps his Department has taken to establish the immigration status of its employees since the Security Industry Authority wrote to employers in August on security checks. | | (166103) | 697
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many community matrons were employed by each primary care trust in England in each year since 2003. | | (166292) | 698
| Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) doctors, (b) nurses, (c) dentists and (d) non-medical staff were employed in Suffolk NHS Trust in each of the last five years. | | (166150) | 699
| Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many health workers were employed in Suffolk Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust in each of the last five years. | | (166151) | 700
| Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS dental patients have been deregistered in each of the last five years in (a) England, (b) the East of England and (c) Suffolk. | | (166154) | 701
N | Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what he expects the underspend on the NHS to be in the North West region in the 2007-08 financial year. | | (165179) | 702
| Dr Richard Taylor (Wyre Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to introduce further NHS Better Care Better Value indicators; which topics are being considered; and if he will make a statement. | | (165830) | 703
| Dr Richard Taylor (Wyre Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the use of prion removal filters to ensure the safety of blood products for transfusion. | | (165847) | 704
N | Dr Richard Taylor (Wyre Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which primary care trusts in England provide funding for sunitinib for patients with renal cancer who have failed to respond to all other treatments. | | (165891) | 705
| Dr Desmond Turner (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of patients undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions received (a) a drug-eluting stent and (b) a bare metal stent in each year since 2003 in (i) England, (ii) each strategic health authority and (iii) each NHS trust. | | (165844) | 706
| Dr Desmond Turner (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the likely effect on waiting times for cardiology treatment if the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence's decision not to recommend treatment with drug-eluting stents in the NHS is upheld. | | (165845) | 707
| Dr Desmond Turner (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of patients waiting for (a) coronary artery bypass operations and (b) percutaneous coronary intervention were treated within the target 18 week working time from referral to treatment in (i) England, (ii) each strategic health authority and (iii) each NHS trust in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (165846) | 708
| Dr Desmond Turner (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of patients with coronary heart disease have been treated with (a) coronary artery bypass operations, (b) drug-eluting stents and (c) bare metal stents in each year since guidance on the use of coronary artery stents was issued by the National Institute of Clinical Excellence in 2003 in (i) England, (ii) each strategic health authority and (iii) each NHS trust. | | (165853) | 709
| Dr Desmond Turner (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of patients with coronary heart disease have received (a) coronary artery bypass operations and (b) percutaneous coronary interventions in each year since guidance on the use of coronary artery stents was issued by the National Institute of Clinical Excellence in 2003 in (i) England, (ii) each strategic health authority and (iii) each NHS trust. | | (165854) | 710
| Dr Desmond Turner (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time for patients waiting for (a) coronary artery bypass operations and (b) percutaneous coronary interventions was in each year since guidance on the use of coronary artery stents was issued by the National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence in 2003 in (i) England, (ii) each strategic health authority and (iii) each NHS trust. | | (165855) | 711
| Dr Desmond Turner (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average number of bed days spent in hospital by patients receiving (a) coronary artery bypass operations and (b) percutaneous coronary interventions was in each year since guidance on the use of coronary artery stents was issued by the National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence in 2003 in (i) England, (ii) each strategic health authority and (iii) each NHS trust. | | (165856) | 712
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to review the implementation of the National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare; and if he will make a statement. | | (165821) | 713
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his most recent estimate is of the cost of implementation of the National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare (a) in total and (b) broken down by major cost area. | | (165823) | 714
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if his Department will fund a trial of a partnership model for funding social care in East Sussex. | | (165826) | 715
| Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon & East Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have been diagnosed as suffering from fibromyalgia; what progress has been made in identifying the causes of fibromyalgia and developing a treatment for it; what research his Department is supporting into fibromyalgia; and if he will make a statement. | | (165600) | 716
| Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon & East Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research his Department is supporting into allergies; and if he will make a statement. | | (165601) | 717
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of (a) beef, (b) lamb, (c) pork and (d) dairy products used in his departmental headquarters were imported products in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (166653) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 718
| Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North & Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Prime Minister's oral statement of 14th November 2007 on national security, in which areas the new dedicated regional counter terrorism units are based; how many people work in each unit; how many of the staff are (a) police and (b) support staff in each unit; and how many of the staff of each unit have been (i) recruited specifically to work for each unit and (ii) seconded from other duties. | | (165660) | 719
| Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North & Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Prime Minister's Oral Statement of 14th November on national security, to which countries the 4,000 foreign prisoners referred to are to be deported. | | (165835) | 720
| Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North & Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what training is being provided to neighbourhood police teams on dealing with radicalisation in their local communities; where such courses are delivered; and what the duration of such courses is. | | (165839) | 721
| Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North & Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the likely effects of the introduction of mandatory identity cards for foreign nationals on access to services by foreign nationals; and if she will make a statement. | | (165932) | 722
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has been made on each of the 12 points outlined by the former Prime Minister as security measures on 5th August 2005; and if she will make a statement. | | (165724) | 723
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much she has allocated to the Jewish community in England and Wales for self-protection measures in (a) 2007-08 and (b) 2008-09; what recent representations she has received on such assistance; what meetings since June (i) she, (ii) Ministers in her Department and (iii) officials have had with the Jewish community on such funding; and if she will make a statement. | | (165737) | 724
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cautions were issued to those under 16 years of age in (a) Southend and (b) each police force area in Essex in each of the last five years. | | (165741) | 725
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cautions were issued in Southend in each of the last five years; for what categories of offences cautions were issued; whether cautions may be repeated in respect of one individual for the same offence; and if she will make a statement. | | (165742) | 726
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress her Department has made in the replacement of animals in scientific procedures; and how many animals she estimates would have been used in excess of the figure actually used, in the absence of Government action to promote such replacement in the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (165595) | 727
| John Barrett (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department will reply to the Member for Edinburgh West's letters of 5th October and 22nd October with regard to her constituent, Mr Joseph Coutinho. | | (166159) | 728
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the West Yorkshire Police Service has a duty to respond to water rescue; and if she will make a statement. | | (166279) | 729
| John Cummings (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what constitutes an official identity photo document for a British subject who does not hold a passport or driving licence when demanded by certain airline carriers operating internal UK flights. | | (166034) | 730
| Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects to publish the findings of Lord West's study into security at crowded public places and sites of critical national infrastructure. | | (165656) | 731
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Government expects to publish an updated implementation timetable for the National Identity Scheme. | | (166089) | 732
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she expects the target to roll-out identity cards to non-EEA foreign nationals by the end of 2008 to be met. | | (166090) | 733
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she expects the target to roll-out identity cards to British citizens by the end of 2009 to be met. | | (166091) | 734
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she expects all the offices in the National Identity Scheme network serving first-time passport applicants to be operational by the end of 2007. | | (166092) | 735
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether electronic data on deaths and naturalisation is used to check passport applications. | | (166093) | 736
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether identity cards issued to foreign nationals will contain information on their right to work in the UK. | | (166095) | 737
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when passports will become designated documents under section 4 of the Identity Cards Act 2006. | | (166098) | 738
N | Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will list all those private security firms accredited by the Security Industry Authority which carry out security services for Government departments and non-departmental government bodies which are known to have employed people not entitled to work in the UK. | | (165948) | 739
| Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to move any of its offices to Westmorland and Lonsdale constituency. | | (166564) | 740
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were (a) cautioned, (b) arrested, (c) charged and (d) convicted of (i) possession of and (ii) supplying anabolic steroids in the United Kingdom in each year since 1997. | | (165942) | 741
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police cells or custody suites there are in each of the police forces in Wales. | | (166181) | 742
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which telephone contact centres are the responsibility of her Department; what mechanisms are in place to monitor their effectiveness; and how many people have been employed in each of those centres in each year since they were established. | | (166550) | 743
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department collects and monitors in relation to the telephone contact centres for which her Department is responsible. | | (166551) | 744
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much each telephone contact centre for which her Department is responsible has (a) cost and (b) generated in income in each financial year since their establishment. | | (166552) | 745
N | Mr David Hamilton (Midlothian): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which airports within the UK have a regular police presence; and which police authorities are required to provide that presence in (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland. | | (166147) | 746
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether there are any guidelines at Heathrow Airport to maintain an ethnically balanced team checking passports of outgoing and incoming travellers. | | (166016) | 747
| Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many citizenship ceremonies have taken place in Northern Ireland in each of the last 12 months; and how many people have become British subjects at these ceremonies, broken down by country of birth. | | (166207) | 748
| Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will include fraud offences in the 2008 British Crime Survey; and what steps she is taking to raise public awareness of the dangers of fraud. | | (166218) | 749
| Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with (a) the insurance industry and (b) the Insurance Fraud Bureau on the establishment of a national strategy to tackle staged and induced motor accidents. | | (166219) | 750
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were prosecuted for selling alcohol to minors in (a) Peterborough constituency and (b) Peterborough City Council area in each year since 1997. | | (165916) | 751
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Sudanese Embassy officials have conducted interviews in the UK with Sudanese asylum seekers whose appeal rights have not been exhausted or who have made a fresh claim; and if she will make a statement. | | (165758) | 752
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many incidents involving (a) replica firearms, (b) air rifles and (c) BB guns have been reported in (i) Teesside, (ii) the North East and (iii) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency in each of the last five years. | | (166593) | 753
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to prevent children coming into possession of replica firearms, air rifles and BB guns. | | (166594) | 754
| Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many judicial recommendations for deportation of convicted criminals were (a) made and (b) carried out in each of the last two years. | | (166081) | 755
| Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum applications have been made by persons aged under 18 years old in each of the last four years; how many have been (a) granted and (b) refused; and how many such persons have been granted leave to remain. | | (166168) | 756
| Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects to reply to (a) the letter to her predecessor of 29th March 2007, from the hon. Member for Woking regarding Mr Evans N7737/7 (148492) and (b) the Question tabled by the hon. Member for Woking on 4th July 2007 on the same subject. | | (166175) | 757
| Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many children seeking asylum are resident in Surrey. | | (166177) | 758
| Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) full-time and (b) part-time interpreters of the (i) Arabic, (ii) Romanian, (iii) Bulgarian, (iv) Lithuanian, (v) Czech and (vi) Polish language were employed by the police in the Greater London area in (A) 1997 and (B) 2006. | | (166178) | 759
| Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects to introduce the custody plus provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 2003. | | (166190) | 760
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff employed by her Department during the last 12 months have not been entitled to work in the United Kingdom. | | (166104) | 761
N | Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what effect she expects the doctrine of Community preference to have on the countries from which workers come under the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme; whether she has had discussions with her Polish, Belgian and Cypriot counterparts on their decisions to allow seasonal agricultural workers from non-EU countries to continue to work; and if she will make a statement. | | (165643) | 762
N | Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will ensure that the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme continues to recognise the distinction between migrants entering the UK and students gaining work experience in this country as part of their higher education courses before returning to their countries of origin. | | (165644) | 763
N | Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the likely effect of the proposals in the Communication from the European Commission on circular migration and mobility partnerships between the European Union and third countries on the Government's review of the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme. | | (165645) | 764
| Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she had discussions at EU level on the UK's decision to restrict 40 per cent. of the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme to Bulgarian and Romanian nationals; and if she will make a statement. | | (166607) | 765
| Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers there were in each police authority area in England in each year since 1997; and what the ratio of police officers to residents was in each area, in each year. | | (165647) | 766
| Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what direct financial support her Department gives to each sexual assault referral centre in England and Wales; whether it is her policy that local police authorities should share in the costs of (a) establishing and (b) running sexual assault referral centres; what her policy is on whether the sexual assault referral centres should be partly financed by primary care trusts; what discussions she has had with the Department of Health about the centres; what guidelines her Department issues on (i) capital set up and (ii) running costs of the establishment of policies and procedures for sexual assault referral centres; what steps her Department is taking to encourage the establishment of sexual assault referral centres in England and Wales; how many sexual assault referral centres there are in England and Wales; and how they are financed. | | (165648) | 767
| Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the costs were of policing the annual party political conferences in each of the last three years; and how these costs were met. | | (165649) | 768
| Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were detained by a police community support officer in each of the last four years; and in how many cases a police officer took charge of the detainee within half an hour of detention. | | (165650) | 769
| Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total pay costs were of (a) Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary, (b) the National Police Improvement Agency, (c) the Police Standards Unit and (d) the Independent Police Complaints Commission in each year since their inception; and how many staff worked in each organisation in each year. | | (165651) | 770
| Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police forces operate a system of named local police officers. | | (165663) | 771
| Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many crime numbers were issued by the police for (a) lost and (b) stolen mobile phones in each of the last five years (i) in England and Wales and (ii) broken down by police force area. | | (165664) | 772
| Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many confiscations by police of alcohol and alcohol containers from under-age drinkers under the Confiscation of Alcohol (Young Persons) Act 1997 have taken place in each of the last five years in (a) England and Wales and (b) each police force area. | | (165665) | 773
| Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what training in the specific handling of cases of drug rape is available to police forces; and how many forces have taken up such training, broken down by rank of police officer provided with training. | | (165666) | 774
| Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police forces are equipped with readily available test kits to secure samples in the event of a complaint of drug rape. | | (165667) | 775
| Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many arrests were made by police officers in England and Wales while on foot patrol in each of the last five years; and what percentage of arrests made in England and Wales this represents. | | (165668) | 776
| Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions taser stun guns have been (a) drawn, (b) arced as a demonstration warning, (c) applied in a drive stun and (d) fired by each police force since 2003. | | (165669) | 777
| Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many specialist child protection officers have been employed in each police force area in each of the last five years. | | (165670) | 778
| Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police recruits left the police force within two years of joining since 1997, broken down by police force area; and what percentage of leavers that figure represents. | | (165671) | 779
| Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers in England and Wales were in post on the most recent date for which figures are available, broken down by rank; and how many in each rank were (a) black and (b) Asian. | | (165672) | 780
| Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers carried firearms as a regular part of their duties in each of the last 10 years in (a) England and Wales and (b) in each police force area. | | (165673) | 781
| Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police community support officers there were in each of the last four years in each police force area. | | (165674) | 782
| Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the average proportion of a police officer's day spent on patrol in each of the last 10 years. | | (165675) | 783
| Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prosecutions there were for being drunk and disorderly of 10 to 17 year olds in (a) England and Wales and (b) each police force area in each year since 1997. | | (165676) | 784
| Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the five most common makes and models of vehicles stolen in each police authority area were in each of the last five years. | | (165677) | 785
| Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many arrests of cannabis users were made in each of the last 10 years; and what she estimates the cost to police resources was of making these arrests in each police force area. | | (165678) | 786
| Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases of human trafficking for sexual purposes have been discovered in each of the last three years; from which countries the persons arrived; and how many successful prosecutions resulted. | | (165679) | 787
| Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) gun crimes and (b) arrests relating to gun crime there were (i) in England and (ii) in each police force area in each of the last five years. | | (165681) | 788
| Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much was paid in attendance allowances to members of police authorities in England and Wales in each of the last 10 municipal years; and how much she estimates will be allocated in the 2007-08 municipal year. | | (165806) | 789
| Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many women from Central and Eastern European countries were estimated to be working illegally in the sex industry in Britain in each of the last five years. | | (165808) | 790
| Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) police and (b) immigration holding cells there were at each London airport in each of the last five years. | | (165809) | 791
| Alan Simpson (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 13th November 2007, Official Report, column 86W, on terrorism detainees, how many of the eight people detained and charged were charged with terrorism offences only. | | (165946) | 792
| Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress her Department has made on implementing the UK action plan on human trafficking. | | (166336) | 793
| Mr Don Touhig (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many officer days have been lost by each police force in England and Wales as a result of officers appearing as witnesses in court. | | (165972) | 794
| Mr Don Touhig (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what schemes are in place to encourage forces personnel to join the police service. | | (165984) | 795
| Mr Don Touhig (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many women in Wales have reported incidents of domestic violence in each of the last five years; and what measures are in place to support women who report domestic violence. | | (165985) | 796
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the process is by which the Security Industry Authority (SIA) investigates a person for grant of a licence to work in the security industry; and what methods are used by the SIA to check (a) EU, (b) British and (c) other applicants' (i) identity and (ii) criminal background. | | (166470) | 797
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the functions of the Security Industry Authority (SIA) are; and what the purpose is of the licences that the SIA issues. | | (166471) | 798
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many security firms have made representations to her Department on the Security Industry Authority's licences; and what those representations were. | | (166476) | 799
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applicants for a Security Industry Authority licence since 1st October have been refused one as a result of being found not to have the right to work in the UK. | | (166477) | 800
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects section 281(5) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 to be implemented. | | (165960) | 801
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of (a) beef, (b) lamb, (c) pork and (d) dairy products used in her departmental headquarters were imported products in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (166652) | Questions to the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission 802
N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, what the total expenditure on Library services was in each year since 1978. | | (165086) | 803
N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many full-time equivalent officials were employed to deal with hon. Members' allowance claims in the Department of Finance and Administration and its predecessor department in (a) 2006, (b) 1996 and (c) 1986. | | (165087) | 804
N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, what the total value of the House of Commons Administration Estimate was in each year since 1978. | | (165089) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills 805
| Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, with reference to his Written Statement of 11th October 2007, Official Report, column 39WS, on higher education students' loans, grants and fees, if he will list the 100 constituencies which have the highest number of eligible students entitled to a (a) full maintenance grant and (b) partial maintenance grant; and if he will make a statement. | | (166624) | 806
| Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, whether his Department plans to move any of its offices to Westmorland and Lonsdale constituency. | | (166563) | 807
| Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what innovations his Department and its predecessors have introduced into the (a) university and (b) further education system since 1997. | | (166268) | 808
| Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, whether he plans to set up a central innovation unit in his Department. | | (166269) | 809
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, which telephone contact centres are the responsibility of his Department; what mechanisms are in place to monitor their effectiveness; and how many people have been employed in each of those centres in each year since they were established. | | (166528) | 810
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what information his Department collects and monitors in relation to the telephone contact centres for which his Department is responsible. | | (166529) | 811
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how much each telephone contact centre for which his Department is responsible has (a) cost and (b) generated in income in each financial year since their establishment. | | (166530) | 812
| Nick Herbert (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how much his Department has spent on (a) citizens' juries, (b) focus groups and (c) other deliberative forms of public opinion research in each month since January 2006. | | (166588) | 813
| Stephen Hesford (Wirral West): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what his Department's policy is on improving the employment prospects of non-graduates. | | (166369) | 814
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, with reference to the Answer of 3rd September 2007, Official Report, column 1754W, on redundancy pay, how much was spent by his Department on voluntary redundancy payments in the last 12 months. | | (166286) | 815
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what percentage of young people from each ward in the Peterborough City Council area undertook (a) degrees and (b) other advanced courses at university in each of the last five years. | | (165920) | 816
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how much funding from the public purse has been paid to the Institute for Animal Health at Pirbright in Surrey for the last 12 months. | | (164685) | 817
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what plans he has for the Business Resource Efficiency and Waste programme; and if he will make a statement. | | (166462) | 818
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how the chairperson of the National Student Programme will be selected. | | (166197) | 819
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what percentage of (a) beef, (b) lamb, (c) pork and (d) dairy products used in his departmental headquarters were imported products in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (166651) | 820
N | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what ancillary functions have been designed into the Galileo satellite system; what assessment he has made of their contribution to achieving the objectives of the Galileo project; and if he will make a statement. | | (165180) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 821
| Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North & Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Prime Minister's oral statement of 14th November 2007, Official Report, columns 667-86, on national security, on what projects his Department's share of the £400 million allocated to tackle radicalisation and promote understanding overseas will be spent; and if he will make a statement. | | (165837) | 822
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the environmental impact of the conflict in western Sudan; and what steps he has taken to ensure the long-term integration of sustainable resource management into recovery programmes. | | (166363) | 823
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will make it his policy to facilitate a sustainable cocoa chain programme to eradicate child trafficking in the global cocoa industry. | | (165927) | 824
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will make it his policy to provide financial support to the sustainable cocoa chain programme announced by Cargill and others on 10th October 2007. | | (165973) | 825
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what his assessment is of the availability of supply of (a) electricity and (b) water in Iraq; what assessment he has made of such availability in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. | | (166053) | 826
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what his assessment is of the availability of supply of (a) electricity and (b) water in Afghanistan; what assessment he has made of such availability in each year since 2001; and if he will make a statement. | | (166054) | 827
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what his assessment is of (a) food prices and (b) levels of food poverty in Iraq; what assessment he has made of such (i) prices and (ii) levels in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. | | (166055) | 828
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what his assessment is of (a) food prices and (b) levels of food poverty in Afghanistan; what assessment he has made of such (i) prices and (ii) levels in each year since 2001; and if he will make a statement. | | (166056) | 829
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what his estimate is of (a) economic growth, (b) employment levels and (c) average wages in Iraq; what such figures were in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. | | (166057) | 830
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what his estimate is of (a) economic growth, (b) employment levels and (c) average wages in Afghanistan; what such figures were in each year since 2001; and if he will make a statement. | | (166058) | 831
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate he has made of levels of (a) infant mortality, (b) maternal mortality and (c) life expectancy in Iraq; what such levels were in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. | | (166059) | 832
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate he has made of levels of (a) infant mortality, (b) maternal mortality and (c) life expectancy in Afghanistan in each year since 2001; and if he will make a statement. | | (166060) | 833
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate he has made of the number of children in (a) primary, (b) secondary and (c) tertiary education in Iraq in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. | | (166061) | 834
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate he has made of the number of children in (a) primary, (b) secondary and (c) tertiary education in Afghanistan in each year since 2001; and if he will make a statement. | | (166062) | 835
N | Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many studies his Department has (a) started and (b) completed into the consequences of the Iraq war for his Department and lessons learnt; and if he will place copies in the Library. | | (165030) | 836
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether it is Government policy to support additional security options, including the deployment of a robust multinational force or coalition of the willing in Somalia, as suggested in the UN Secretary General's recent report (S/2007/658). | | (165988) | 837
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what his assessment is of the security of humanitarian assistance to Somalia by the World Food Programme with reference to the increase of piracy incidents in the area. | | (165990) | 838
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which countries he expects to receive EU funding following the completion of national sugar action plans, as referred to in the Answer of 8th October 2007, Official Report, columns 8-9W, on ACP and developing countries: common sugar regime. | | (165899) | 839
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate he has made of the likely decline in value of African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries, as referred to in the Answer of 8th October 2007, Official Report, columns 8-9W, on ACP and developing countries: common sugar regime preferences. | | (165900) | 840
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) nations have received technical and financial support from his Department to assist in drawing up their individual sugar action plans as referred to in the Answer of 8th October 2007, Official Report, columns 8-9W, on ACP and developing countries: common sugar regime. | | (165901) | 841
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the effect of the World Trade Organisation's Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights agreement on developing countries who wish to manufacture generic HIV/AIDS drugs. | | (165904) | 842
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which developing countries have been able to use Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights for domestic production of generic HIV/AIDS drugs. | | (165905) | 843
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what percentage of (a) beef, (b) lamb, (c) pork and (d) dairy products used in his departmental headquarters were imported products in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (166650) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice 844
| Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North & Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will consider the merits of giving financial or practical aid to the Jamaican government to assist (a) its criminal justice system and (b) its provision for prisoners of Jamaican nationality deported from UK; and if he will make a statement. | | (165829) | 845
| Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North & Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that reductions in the prisons budget do not affect the level of education provision in prisons; and if he will make a statement. | | (165834) | 846
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what process was followed in the appointment of (a) Crown, (b) county, (c) high and (d) Appeal Court judges over the last five years; whether consideration is given to a candidate's stated political views; how many candidates were rejected; and if he will make a statement. | | (165721) | 847
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the mandatory retirement age is for (a) Crown Court judges and (b) Law Lords; when this was last increased; what recent representations he has received on the matter; and if he will make a statement. | | (165722) | 848
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what procedures are in place for Crown Court judges to apply to continue to work over the age of retirement; and if he will make a statement. | | (165723) | 849
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) full-time and (b) part-time staff were employed in Chelmsford Crown Court in each year since 1996-97, broken down by grade. | | (165739) | 850
| Mr David Clelland (Tyne Bridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many fines were issued to registered vehicle owners for failing to comply with the statutory off-road notification declaration in (a) 2003-04, (b) 2004-05, (c) 2005-06 and (d) 2006-07. | | (165848) | 851
| Mr David Clelland (Tyne Bridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many registered vehicle owners were prosecuted for failing to comply with statutory off-road notification declarations in (a) 2003-04, (b) 2004-05, (c) 2005-06 and (d) 2006-07. | | (165849) | 852
| Mr David Clelland (Tyne Bridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many registered vehicle owners paid fines issued for failing to comply with statutory off-road notification declarations in (a) 2003-04, (b) 2004-05, (c) 2005-06 and (d) 2006-07. | | (165890) | 853
N | Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance has been issued to staff in his Department and its public agencies with regard to the United Nations Declaration of Basic Principles of Justice for Victims of Crime and Abuse of Power and Annex. | | (166101) | 854
| Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department plans to move any of its offices to Westmorland and Lonsdale constituency. | | (166562) | 855
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many suicide attempts there were in each Welsh prison in each year since 2003. | | (166179) | 856
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on how many occasions (a) convicted and (b) remand prisoners were held in Welsh police cells for more than one night; and how many nights each prisoner concerned spent in police cells. | | (166180) | 857
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) disciplinary proceedings, (b) criminal charges and (c) prosecutions followed the dismissals of prison officers from Welsh prisons in each year since 1998; and what the outcome was of those proceedings. | | (166182) | 858
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the reasons were for the dismissals of each of the (a) prison officers, (b) senior officers and (c) principal officers from each of the Welsh prisons in (i) 2005, (ii) 2006 and (iii) 2007. | | (166183) | 859
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which telephone contact centres are the responsibility of his Department; what mechanisms are in place to monitor their effectiveness; and how many people have been employed in each of those centres in each year since they were established. | | (166525) | 860
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information his Department collects and monitors in relation to the telephone contact centres for which his Department is responsible. | | (166526) | 861
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much each telephone contact centre for which his Department is responsible has (a) cost and (b) generated in income in each financial year since their establishment. | | (166527) | 862
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost to inmates was of using payphones in HMP Wormwood Scrubs in each of the last 10 years for (a) UK and (b) overseas calls. | | (166015) | 863
| Nick Herbert (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what opinion research his Department has undertaken on the proposals in the White Paper, The Governance of Britain. | | (166555) | 864
| Nick Herbert (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what additional funding has been allocated to meet the (a) capital and (b) running costs of (i) the 8,000 new prison places announced by the former Home Secretary and (ii) the further 1,500 prison places announced by the former Lord Chancellor. | | (166556) | 865
| Nick Herbert (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the next plenary meeting of the Joint Ministerial Committee is planned to take place. | | (166557) | 866
| Nick Herbert (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department has spent on (a) citizens' juries, (b) focus groups and (c) other deliberative forms of public opinion research in each month since January 2006. | | (166587) | 867
| Nick Herbert (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the estimated cost is of the regional event to promote the White Paper, The Governance of Britain in Leicester on 10th December 2007. | | (166658) | 868
| Nick Herbert (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what funding his Department has allocated to cover the costs of digital switchover in (a) prisons, (b) young offenders institutions and (c) detention centres. | | (166659) | 869
| Nick Herbert (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which organisations have been engaged by his Department to provide services for regional events to promote the White Paper, The Governance of Britain. | | (166660) | 870
| Nick Herbert (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) date and (b) location is of each regional event arranged to promote the White Paper, The Governance of Britain. | | (166661) | 871
| Nick Herbert (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) receptions to and (b) releases from young offender institutions took place in the last 12 months. | | (166662) | 872
| Stephen Hesford (Wirral West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the conviction rate in England and Wales is for rape; what information he holds on comparable levels in other European countries; and what steps his Department is taking to increase the prosecution rate. | | (166370) | 873
N | David Howarth (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many young people under 18 years old were found guilty of (a) vehicle crime, (b) domestic burglary and (c) robbery in each of the Government office regions in (i) England and (ii) Wales in each year since 2000. | | (165186) | 874
N | David Howarth (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average budget was for a youth offending team in each of the last seven years. | | (165405) | 875
N | David Howarth (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much total funding was provided by statutory agencies for youth offending teams in each of the last seven years; and how much of that was provided by each agency. | | (165406) | 876
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many persons have been (a) prosecuted and (b) sentenced for offences relating to the dealing of crack cocaine in each of the last 10 years in (i) England, (ii) the North East and (iii) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency. | | (166599) | 877
| Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Legal Services Commission matter starts were given for (a) welfare benefit, (b) housing, (c) employment, (d) debt, (e) immigration, (f) community care and (g) family law cases in Slough in each of the last five years; and how many are being offered in the current bid rounds. | | (165945) | 878
| Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many inmates at HM Prison Frankland have declared themselves a victim of assault since April 2007. | | (165995) | 879
| Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what arrangements there are for faith and ethnicity monitoring among prisoners who are victims of assault. | | (165996) | 880
| Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been segregated under Rule 43 conditions in HM Prison Frankland since April 2007; and how long the period of segregation has been in each case. | | (165997) | 881
| Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what criteria are used to decide upon the transfer between prisons of inmates requiring high security conditions. | | (165998) | 882
| Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many companies tendered for the contracts awarded to SERCO for the movement of prisoners in the Greater London area. | | (166077) | 883
| Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many persons were (a) convicted of an offence of carrying a bladed article and (b) received a custodial sentence for such a crime in England and Wales in each of the last six months. | | (166078) | 884
| Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many full-or part-time probation officers there were in the Greater London area in each of the last five years. | | (166079) | 885
| Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many full-or part-time probation officers in the Greater London area left the service in each of the last five years. | | (166080) | 886
| Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been prosecuted for (a) possession of the drug crystal meth and (b) possession with intent to supply that drug in each of the last six months; how many have been convicted; and how many received a custodial sentence. | | (166167) | 887
| Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make a statement on the use of naltrexone as a heroin antagonist for prisoners and those serving non-custodial sentences. | | (166169) | 888
| Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average cost per week to the public purse is of (a) a person in prison and (b) a person undergoing residential drug rehabilitation treatment as part of a non-custodial sentence. | | (166170) | 889
| Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what percentage of persons in young offender institutions are drug addicts. | | (166171) | 890
| Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will take steps to increase the time spent by young offenders in the youth prison estate (a) playing team sports, (b) on educational activity and (c) outside cells. | | (166172) | 891
| Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which measures enacted in criminal justice legislation over the last five years are not yet in force; and if he will make a statement. | | (166173) | 892
| Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) Chinese and (b) Nigerian nationals are in prison in the UK. | | (166186) | 893
| Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) Lithuanian and (b) Slovenian nationals are in prison in the UK. | | (166187) | 894
| Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) Bulgarian and (b) Romanian nationals are in prison in the UK. | | (166188) | 895
| Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) Polish and (b) Estonian nationals are in prison in the UK. | | (166189) | 896
| Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many provisions enacted in the Criminal Justice Act 2003 are not yet in force. | | (166191) | 897
| Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost to the public purse was of the employment of interpreters in the criminal courts in England and Wales in each of the last five years for which figures are available. | | (166192) | 898
| Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether more or fewer persons are provided by SERCO for the movement of prisoners in the Greater London area than were engaged in such work prior to the inception of his Department's contract with SERCO. | | (166193) | 899
| Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many persons are employed by the contractor SERCO to deal with movement of prisoners in cases involving (a) the magistrates' courts and (b) the Crown courts in the Greater London area. | | (166194) | 900
| Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the annual cost of his Department's contract with SERCO has been for the movement of prisoners in the Greater London area in each year since its inception. | | (166195) | 901
N | Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will include in any forthcoming legislation on Lords reform a requirement that all members of the second chamber sign a declaration annually confirming that they are UK residents for tax purposes. | | (165027) | 902
| Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were convicted for possessing or distributing prohibited weapons or ammunition in each police force area in England and Wales in each year since 1997. | | (165680) | 903
| Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prosecutions there have been of uninsured drivers (a) in total and (b) in each police force area in each of the last 10 years; and what the average penalty was. | | (165682) | 904
| Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders sentenced to a curfew order or a community sentence with a curfew condition were unlawfully at large in each of the last five years, broken down by (a) category of offence, (b) contract region and (c) police force area; and what penalties were imposed on each contractor as a result. | | (165807) | 905
| Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) prosecutions and (b) cautions there were for selling alcohol to children and young people under the age of 18 years in each police force area in each year since 1997. | | (165810) | 906
| Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many penalty notices for disorder in relation to the sale of alcohol to a person under 18 years of age were issued in each police force area in England and Wales in each year since 2004; how many of these resulted in an unpaid fine in each area; and what the average level of fine was in each year. | | (165811) | 907
N | Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make a statement on the establishment of a new courthouse at Colchester. | | (165908) | 908
| Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on what date the Government intends to publish its response to the Corston Review. | | (166335) | 909
| Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, by what means he intends to gather views from the general public as part of the review of the law of self defence. | | (166012) | 910
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what percentage of (a) beef, (b) lamb, (c) pork and (d) dairy products used in his departmental headquarters were imported products in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (166649) | Questions to the Leader of the House 911
| Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Leader of the House, why no organisations from the West Midlands are listed in Annex 1 of the Government's Draft Legislative Programme - Taking a Wider View as having participated in regional consultation events. | | (165955) | 912
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Leader of the House, how many responses the Government received to its consultation on the Draft Legislative Programme; and how many of those responses were received via the Leader of the House's website. | | (166035) | 913
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Leader of the House, what steps she took to consult (a) local authorities and (b) businesses in the West Midlands on the Government's draft legislative programme published in July 2007; which organisations in the West Midlands were contacted about the programme; and if she will make a statement. | | (166636) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 914
| Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people were on the sex offenders register in Northern Ireland in each of the past six years. | | (166208) | 915
| Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many firearm certificate applications were made in each police service of Northern Ireland district command unit area in each of the last three years; how many of these applications were (a) granted and (b) declined; how many applicants appealed against a decision to decline an application; and how many of those appeals were (i) upheld and (ii) dismissed. | | (166209) | 916
| Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the average length of time taken to process firearm certificate applications in Northern Ireland was in each of the last 18 months. | | (166210) | 917
| Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people were convicted of domestic violence offences in Northern Ireland in each of the last six years; and what the penalty imposed in each case was. | | (166211) | 918
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what percentage of (a) beef, (b) lamb, (c) pork and (d) dairy products used in his departmental headquarters were imported products in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (166648) | Questions to the Prime Minister 919
N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will make it his policy to ensure that there is a parliamentary debate before any decision is taken on whether to allow the US Administration to use Diego Garcia in any planned strikes against Iran. | | (165084) | 920
N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Prime Minister, what steps he intends to take to improve (a) his accountability as Prime Minister and (b) the accountability of his Office. | | (165590) | 921
N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will issue advice to officials drafting written parliamentary answers to (a) draw attention to the need to respond to Questions tabled as if they were requests submitted under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and (b) to be helpful as possible to hon. Members soliciting information. | | (165591) | 922
N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Prime Minister, which (a) individuals and (b) organisations he met in the week commencing 5th November, excluding Ministers and officials. | | (165592) | 923
N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Prime Minister, which (a) newspaper proprietors, (b) newspaper editors and (c) chairmen and chief executives of broadcasting organisations he has met since assuming office. | | (165593) | 924
N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to his Answers of 13th November, Official Report, columns 229W-230W, on departmetnal visits and column 232W on Tony Blair, what account he took of the Ministerial Code when supplying the Answers; and what assessment he has made of the compliance of his Answers with his stated objective that the Executive should treat Parliament with greater respect. | | (165594) | 925
N | Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford): To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to his Answer of 12th November 2007, Official Report, column 74W, on Ministers: codes of practice, if he will clarify which part of his Answer related to the application of the rules in the Ministerial Code. | | (164690) | 926
N | David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Prime Minister, when the Secretary of State for the Home Department first made him aware that at least 5,000 licences had been granted by the Security Industry Authority to applicants not legally entitled to work in the UK. | | (165892) | 927
N | Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask the Prime Minister, when he last visited Wales; and when he next expects to visit Wales. | | (165413) | 928
| Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar): To ask the Prime Minister, which Minister occupies the official ministerial residence in Admiralty House previously occupied by the rt. hon. Member for Kingston upon Hull. | | (165878) | 929
N | Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to the No. 10 Downing Street press notice of 31st March 2000, what form Michael Ashcroft's clear and unequivocal assurance took that he would take up permanent residence in the UK prior to his introduction to the House of Lords. | | (165028) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland 930
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he receives a ministerial salary in respect of his duties as Secretary of State for Scotland; and whether the same arrangements applied for each of his two immediate predecessors as Secretary of State. | | (165175) | 931
N | David Mundell (Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will publish minutes of meetings held with Scotland Office Ministers and the Ron Gould Scottish Elections review team. | | (165814) | 932
N | David Mundell (Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, when he plans to publish the Government's response to the Ron Gould Report on the Scottish elections. | | (165815) | 933
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what percentage of (a) beef, (b) lamb, (c) pork and (d) dairy products used in his departmental headquarters were imported products in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (166644) | Questions to the Solicitor General 934
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Solicitor General, how many prosecutions for criminal offences have been pursued in (a) Essex and (b) England by the Crown Prosecution Service in each of the last two years, broken down by offence. | | (165738) | 935
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Solicitor General, when HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMXCPSI) last produced a report on the effectiveness of the Crown Prosecution Service in Essex; under what legislation HMXCPSI produce effectiveness reports; what recent representations she has received on the effectiveness of the Crown Prosecution Service in Essex; and if she will make a statement. | | (165740) | 936
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Solicitor General, in how many cases she asked the Crown Prosecution Service to send her trial papers because of concern about the leniency of a sentence in each month of the last five years. | | (165683) | 937
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Solicitor General, how many unduly lenient sentences she referred to the Court of Appeal in each of the last five years. | | (165684) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 938
| Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North & Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Prime Minister's Statement of 14th November on national security, from which airports passengers will be allowed to fly with more than one item of hand luggage in 2008; and if she will make a statement. | | (165661) | 939
| Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North & Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Prime Minister's Statement of 14th November 2007, Official Report, columns 667-86, on national security, at which railway stations she is planning to introduce baggage and passenger searches; and if she will make a statement. | | (165662) | 940
N | Ben Chapman (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many accidents there were involving cyclists who were cycling on pavements in (a) 2000, (b) 2003 and (c) 2005. | | (165093) | 941
N | Ben Chapman (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what penalties cyclists face if caught cycling on pavements. | | (165094) | 942
| Mr David Clelland (Tyne Bridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many registered vehicle owners appeared before a court for failing to comply with the statutory off-road notification declaration in (a) 2003-04, (b) 2004-05, (c) 2005-06 and (d) 2006-07. | | (165850) | 943
| Mr David Clelland (Tyne Bridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many registered vehicle owners failed to comply with statutory off-road notification declarations in (a) 2003-04, (b) 2004-05, (c) 2005-06 and (d) 2006-07. | | (165851) | 944
| Mr David Clelland (Tyne Bridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many vehicles were declared off road under statutory off-road notification declarations in (a) 2003-04, (b) 2004-05, (c) 2005-06 and (d) 2006-07. | | (165852) | 945
| John Cummings (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, where (a) existing and (b) proposed 20 mph zones are located in County Durham; and if she will make a statement. | | (166033) | 946
| Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to move any of its offices to Westmorland and Lonsdale constituency. | | (166561) | 947
N | Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many French speakers her Department employs. | | (166184) | 948
| Mr John Gummer (Suffolk Coastal): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what definition her Department uses of an express railway. | | (166327) | 949
| Mr John Gummer (Suffolk Coastal): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans there are to upgrade the Stansted Airport to Liverpool Street railway line. | | (166328) | 950
| Mr John Gummer (Suffolk Coastal): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans there are to upgrade the rolling stock used on the Stansted Airport to Liverpool Street railway line. | | (166329) | 951
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 13th November 2007, Official Report, column 94W, on South West Trains: Winchester, if she will identify (a) what the new opportunities for transport integration in the franchise awarded to South West Trains were and (b) which established links have been removed from the new franchise; and if she will make a statement. | | (166118) | 952
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will estimate the number of households in the Eastern Region which will have two or more cars registered in each of the next 10 years; and if she will make a statement. | | (166427) | 953
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the number of cars which are likely to be licensed in (a) Peterborough constituency and (b) the Eastern Region over the next 10 years; and if she will make a statement. | | (166428) | 954
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will ban heavy goods vehicles from the outside carriageway of the A34. | | (164357) | 955
N | Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 12th November 2007, Official Report, column 43W, on railway stations: Milton Keynes, whether the increase in the number of long distance trains stopping per hour at Milton Keynes applies to both peak and off peak services. | | (165897) | 956
N | Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many long distance trains due to stop at Milton Keynes under the proposed new timetable will only either drop off or pick up passengers during (a) peak and (b) off peak times. | | (165898) | 957
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent representations she has received on improving access to public transport for disabled people; and what estimate she has made of what Government expenditure on concessionary bus passes for disabled people will be in 2007-08. | | (165599) | 958
| Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of driving test applicants have been successful at their first attempt at (a) the driving theory test and (b) the practical test in each of the last three years. | | (166498) | 959
| Dr John Pugh (Southport): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the different levels of funding for highways in England and areas where responsibility for highway maintenance has been devolved. | | (166146) | 960
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people have been killed on pedestrian rail level crossings in each of the last three years. | | (166333) | 961
N | Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of how her Department's spending programme for each of the next three years will reflect the priorities identified in the Eddington Review; and if she will make a statement. | | (165974) | 962
N | Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when spending figures per head on transport in (a) London and (b) each of the English regions will be recalculated to take into account the decision to fund Crossrail; when she expects to publish the re-calculated figures; and if she will make a statement. | | (165975) | 963
N | Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total funding commitment from the public purse is for (a) Crossrail, (b) the Manchester Rail Hub and (c) the improvement to the trans-Pennine crossrail links in each of the next five years. | | (165992) | 964
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what commercial property opportunities Network Rail is exploring at Waterloo Station. | | (166576) | 965
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding will be provided for track alterations to enable domestic main line services to utilise the platforms of the Waterloo International terminal. | | (166637) | 966
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she expects the platforms of the Waterloo International terminal to be opened for domestic services. | | (166638) | 967
N | Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans her Department has to re-open the Woodhead Tunnel for rail use; and if she will make a statement. | | (165092) | 968
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much she has allocated to the next tranche of Access for All funding. | | (165962) | 969
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what percentage of (a) beef, (b) lamb, (c) pork and (d) dairy products used in her departmental headquarters were imported products in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (166643) | 970
N | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the estimated through-life cost of the Galileo satellite system; what other criteria were taken into account in the Government's assessment of the merits of UK involvement; and if she will make a statement. | | (165570) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales 971
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what proportion of the increase in the Wales Office budget is intended to meet (a) administrative costs arising from the new arrangements for liaising with the Welsh Assembly Government to draft legislation relevant to Wales and (b) refurbishment of Gwydyr House in Whitehall. | | (166332) | 972
N | Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the payband is of each special adviser in his Department. | | (165346) | 973
N | Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent steps have been taken to promote Cardiff's bid to be the permanent home of the proposed Galileo Supervisory Authority. | | (165411) | 974
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what percentage of (a) beef, (b) lamb, (c) pork and (d) dairy products used in his departmental headquarters were imported products in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (166645) | Questions to the Minister for Women 975
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Minister for Women, what steps the Government has taken to reduce the number of women in prison since 1997. | | (164686) | 976
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Minister for Women, what recent discussions she has had with ministerial colleagues on alternatives to imprisonment for women. | | (164687) | 977
N | Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Minister for Women, what assessment she has made of the factors causing the gender pay gap. | | (165768) | 978
N | Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Minister for Women, what estimate she has made of the proportion of the work of the Government Equalities Office on gender discrimination which concerns discrimination against men. | | (165769) | 979
N | Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Minister for Women, what estimate she has made of the proportion of non-British sex workers who have been (a) trafficked and (b) subject to coercion. | | (165770) | 980
N | Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Minister for Women, whether the Government had meetings with the (a) English Collective of Prostitutes and (b) Safety First Coalition in the last 12 months; and whether such meetings are planned. | | (165964) | 981
| Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Minister for Women, what consideration the Government gave to inclusion of matters relating to gender identity or gender expression in its definition of equality. | | (166344) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 982
N | Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the average percentage of pensioners' energy bills likely to be met by the Winter Fuel Allowance in 2007-08. | | (163849) | 983
N | Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much has been allocated for the provision of information and advice for recipients of housing benefit under local housing allowance on its introduction in 2008. | | (163965) | 984
N | Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people received housing benefit under local housing allowance in the nine Pathfinder areas. | | (163966) | 985
N | Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 11th October 2007, Official Report, column 741W, on local housing allowance, how much of the funding provided to support the implementation of the local housing allowance is allocated for the provision of advice. | | (163967) | 986
N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what representations he has received on the merits of issuing P60s to confirm state pension payment levels; and if he will make a statement. | | (165349) | 987
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the rate of increase was of (a) the basic state pension, (b) jobseeker's allowance and (c) incapacity benefit in each year since 1997. | | (166573) | 988
N | Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to support the work of credit unions. | | (165005) | 989
| Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to move any of its offices to Westmorland and Lonsdale constituency. | | (166559) | 990
| Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the levels of higher rate of (a) disability and (b) mobility allowance were in each year since 2002. | | (165977) | 991
| Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, further to the Answer of 25th June 2007, Official Report, column 505W, what formula is used to calculate each of the levels of disability living allowance. | | (165978) | 992
| Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of disability living allowance is allocated to cover extra fuel costs incurred by disabled people. | | (165979) | 993
| Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will give consideration to extending winter fuel payments to include all severely disabled people in receipt of the higher rate of the mobility component of disability living allowance. | | (165980) | 994
| Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in what ways his Department makes provision for the extra fuel costs incurred by high lesion spinal cord injured people requiring a minimum temperature controlled environment. | | (165981) | 995
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which telephone contact centres are the responsibility of his Department; what mechanisms are in place to monitor their effectiveness; and how many people have been employed in each of those centres in each year since they were established. | | (166522) | 996
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information his Department collects and monitors in relation to the telephone contact centres for which his Department is responsible. | | (166523) | 997
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much each telephone contact centre for which his Department is responsible has (a) cost and (b) generated in income in each financial year since their establishment. | | (166524) | 998
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what number and percentage of eligible pensioners in (a) Cornwall, (b) South West England and (c) England have claimed winter fuel allowance in each of the last five years. | | (166580) | 999
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many individuals have received a consolatory payment from the Child Support Agency. | | (166679) | 1000
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the (a) average size and (b) total value has been of consolatory payments made to individuals by the Child Support Agency. | | (166680) | 1001
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the (a) number and (b) proportion of people who are entitled to disability-related benefits but are not claiming them. | | (166514) | 1002
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) households and (b) lone parent households with dependent children in each year since 1997. | | (166515) | 1003
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on how many occasions his Department has checked the immigration status of applicants for national insurance numbers since 2006; and how many applications were refused as a result. | | (166516) | 1004
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of people on jobseeker's allowance who have been away from home (a) within the United Kingdom and (b) abroad without informing jobcentre plus in the last 12 months. | | (166518) | 1005
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of jobseeker's allowance claimants who are contacted (a) more frequently than every two weeks, (b) every two weeks and (c) less than every two weeks about their claim. | | (166578) | 1006
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much the New Deal for Musicians has cost in each of the last 10 years. | | (166608) | 1007
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have entered the New Deal for Musicians in each of the last 10 years. | | (166609) | 1008
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have left the New Deal for Musicians and (a) gone into sustained employment, (b) gone into employment, (c) returned to or continued receiving benefit payments immediately on leaving, (d) returned to benefit payments within six months and (e) returned to benefit payments within one year. | | (166610) | 1009
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much it cost to establish the New Deal for Musicians' website www.ndfmlearning.com; and how much it cost to operate it in the last 12 months. | | (166611) | 1010
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much it cost to develop and produce the wordbooks for the New Deal for Musicians. | | (166612) | 1011
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether money received from (a) war disablement pensions and (b) the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (i) is included in the calculation of child support payments by the Child Support Agency and (ii) will be included in calculations made by the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission. | | (166303) | 1012
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost was of redundancies in the Department in the 12 months preceding (a) 30th June 2004, (b) 30th June 2005 and (c) 30th June 2006. | | (166287) | 1013
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 23rd October 2007, Official Report, column 237W, on redundancy pay, what the (a) average, (b) highest and (c) lowest redundancy payment was; and what the budget for redundancies was in that period. | | (166288) | 1014
| Mr Michael Jack (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many of his Department's staff will be moving to the Peel Park site in the next six months; how many are working there; and how many will be located there by 1st April 2008. | | (165759) | 1015
| Mr Michael Jack (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what formula will be used to determine his Department's share of the sale receipts when the Government offices site at Heyhouses Road, St Annes is disposed of. | | (165773) | 1016
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people on benefits in Peterborough constituency 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. | | (165918) | 1017
N | Mr David Jones (Clwyd West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many men under the age of 65 resident in Wales voluntarily opted to claim pension credit instead of Jobseeker's Allowance after attaining the age of 60. | | (165943) | 1018
N | Mr David Jones (Clwyd West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many men aged between 60 and 65 resident in Wales claim pension credit. | | (165944) | 1019
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the proportion of those eligible for pension credit who claimed it in (a) the UK and (b) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency in each of the last three years. | | (166604) | 1020
| Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people who were being dealt with by the Child Support Agency (CSA) but have made voluntary financial agreements and are no longer being dealt with by the CSA in the last five years. | | (166353) | 1021
| Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Child Maintenance and Enforcements Commission will sign new contracts with debt collection agencies for debt collection or maintain contracts with agencies signed by the Child Support Agency. | | (166357) | 1022
| Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what planned expenditure is for new information technology systems and support for the Child Maintenance and Enforcements Commission in the first year of its operation. | | (166358) | 1023
N | Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many statutory instruments were laid before Parliament by his Department between 2nd November 2005 and 1st July 2007. | | (164044) | 1024
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Prime Minister's Answer of 14th November 2007, on the immigration status of employees, what steps his Department has taken to establish the immigration status of its employees since the Security Industry Authority wrote to employers in August on security clearance. | | (166102) | 1025
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what consideration he has given to the recommendations of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence's report on those with chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis when claiming incapacity benefit; and if he will make a statement. | | (165787) | 1026
| Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which credit unions received funding from the Growth Fund in the last round of such funding. | | (166011) | 1027
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the likely impact of the EU Markets in Financial Instruments Directive on the ability of pension funds to acquire foreign shares. | | (165824) | 1028
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect on occupational pension funds of the increase in longevity assumptions by the Pension Protection Fund. | | (165825) | 1029
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the likely effect on child support cases of having a different school leaving age in England and other parts of the United Kingdom. | | (165771) | 1030
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many of the Child Support Agency's cases concerned a child who was between the ages of 16 and 18 years in the last period for which figures are available. | | (165774) | 1031
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he will seek to amend the definition of child in article 55 of the Child Support Act 1991 in line with the Government's proposals to raise the minimum age to which young people must stay in education or training; and if he will make a statement. | | (166270) | 1032
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will assess the effect of the Government's proposals to raise the minimum age to which young people must stay in education or training on the projected caseload of (a) the Child Support Agency and (b) the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission; and if he will make a statement. | | (166271) | 1033
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what percentage of (a) beef, (b) lamb, (c) pork and (d) dairy products used in his departmental headquarters were imported products in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (166656) | 1034
| Dr Tony Wright (Cannock Chase): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many non-resident parents have been asked by the Child Support Agency (CSA) to pay historical arrears from 10 years or more ago; what evidence is used by the CSA to establish the level of arrears; and how many people have been unable to pay within two years. | | (166664) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 1035
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the level of labour market participation was amongst lone parents in (a) the UK, (b) the North East and (c) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland in each year since the introduction of working tax credit. | | [Transferred] (166592) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 1036
| Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, on how many occasions the Regional Minister for the South East has visited Oxfordshire in the last six months; and what the (a) date and (b) purpose was of each visit. | | [Transferred] (166298) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 1037
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the review by Lord West on the protection of strategic infrastructure assessed potential vulnerabilities of (a) civil nuclear installations, (b) military nuclear sites and (c) the national electricity grid. | | [Transferred] (166326) | 1038
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many truck hijackings have been reported to police in each region in the last 12 months. | | [Transferred] (166460) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills 1039
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what rate of interest has been charged on student loans in each year since their introduction. | | [Transferred] (166345) | 1040
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what estimate he has made of the revenue which would be received by the Exchequer from increasing the interest rates charged on student loans by (a) 0.1 per cent. and (b) one per cent. in 2008-09. | | [Transferred] (166346) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice 1041
| Lorely Burt (Solihull): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many foreign nationals have been charged with offences under Sections 2 or 3 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 in each of the last 10 years. | | [Transferred] (165817) | 1042
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of (a) the Victim Support scheme on Teesside and (b) other support schemes for victims of crime. | | [Transferred] (166591) | Questions to the Solicitor General 1043
| Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Solicitor General, how many (a) charges and (b) convictions there have been for the offence of incitement to religious hatred. | | [Transferred] (166334) |
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