Order Book Part 1

House of Commons

Session 2007 - 08
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The Questions Book

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 21 November 2007

Notes:
* Indicates a Question for Oral Answer.
+ Indicates a Question not included in the random selection process but accepted because the quota for that day had not been filled.
[N] Indicates a Question for Written Answer on a named day, i.e. the Member has indicated under S.O. No. 22(4) the day on which he wishes the Question to be answered.
[R] Indicates that a relevant interest has been declared.

Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Wednesday 21 November 2007
(the 'Questions Book')

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 21 November 2007

This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 21 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 Wednesday 21 November of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.

For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Wednesday 21 November see Part 2 of this paper.

Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform

1
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what research has been (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated by his Department on the effect of a change in fuel prices on (i) food prices and (ii) the cost of living; and if he will make a statement.

(167291)

2
Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, which manufacturers' software is used in his Department.

(167233)

3
N Ben Chapman (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, if he will make a statement on the proposed closure of Lancelyn Court Post Office.

(166766)

4
N Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, whether he has any plans to review the IT systems of Companies House.

(166698)

5
N Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, whom his Department consulted before he decided to delay the implementation of certain provisions of the Companies Act 2006 to 1st October 2009; and how such consultation was conducted.

(166764)

6
N Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, which individuals and organisations his Department plans to consult on the commencement date for those provisions of the Companies Act 2006 which do not necessitate changes to Companies House processes and which were originally due to come into force on 1st October 2008.

(166765)

7
Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what the (a) destination, (b) date and (c) purpose was of each overseas visit made by each Minister in his Department and its predecessor since July 2006.

(167086)

8
Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what assessment he has made of the financial effect on Royal Mail of the industrial action in September 2007; and if he will make a statement.

(167087)

9
Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, pursuant to the Answer of 14th November 2007, Official Report, column 251W, on export credit guarantees: Iran, what UK policy is on whether UN Security Council Resolution 1747 applies to the provision of export credit guarantees.

(167320)

10
Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, pursuant to the Answer of 14th November 2007, Official Report, column 251W, on export credit guarantees: Iran, what form the Export Credits Guarantee Department market review of Iran takes; what criteria are being assessed in the review; and when he expects a decision to be made.

(167322)

11
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how much his Department and its agencies spent on staff working on (a) marketing and (b) branding in the last 12 month period for which figures are available.

(167313)

12
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how much his Department, its predecessors and its agencies spent on managing their corporate identities in the last 12 month period for which figures are available.

(167355)

13
Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what discussion he has had on changing funding allocations to improve the way in which high hazard facilities are dealt with at Sellafield and Dounreay; what assessment he has made of the likely effect on Magnox funding of an increase in funding for Sellafield and Dounreay; and whether any consideration has been given to mothballing the Magnox site.

(167068)

14
Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, if he will hold discussions with the Chair of the National Consumer Council on the requirements of business users of the Royal Mail following its agreed merger with Postwatch and Energywatch.

(166810)

15
Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, if his Department will commission research on the effect of Postwatch's merger with the National Consumer Council and Energywatch on consumer protection.

(166811)

16
Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, if his Department will put in place procedures to review the effect on consumer protection of the merger of Postwatch, Energywatch and the National Consumer Council.

(166812)

17
Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what recent discussions his officials have had on protecting the interests of business consumers of mail services with particular reference to the merger of the National Consumer Council, Energywatch and Postwatch.

(166813)

18
Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what discussions his officials have had on the transitional arrangements in the process of merging the National Consumer Council, Energywatch and Postwatch, with particular reference to the interests of consumers.

(166814)

19
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what estimate he has made of the likely number of rural post offices which will be open in November 2008; and if he will make a statement.

(167178)

20
Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many secondments of staff were made (a) to and (b) from his Department in each year since 1997; which organisations staff were seconded (i) to and (ii) from; how many staff were seconded in each year; for how long each secondment lasted; and what the cost was of each secondment in each year.

(167276)

21
Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what the total value of UK foreign direct investment in Burma was in each year since 2000.

(167154)

22
Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what steps he is taking to increase the National Grid's infrastructure capacity to facilitate offshore energy projects; and if he will make a statement.

(166972)

23
N David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, when he plans to publish the Annual Progress Report for 2007 on the UK Fuel Poverty Strategy.

(166771)

24
Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many people in his Department and its predecessors were paid over £100,000 in each year since 1997.

(167187)

25
Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what percentage of inquiries received by his Department from the public were responded to within (a) one week, (b) 14 days, (c) 28 days, (d) two months and (e) three months in the last period for which figures are available; and in what percentage of cases it took (i) over three months and (ii) over one year to respond.

(167378)

26
Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what percentage of the UK's electricity is supplied from sources using microgeneration technologies; and if he will make a statement.

(167003)

27
Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what the estimated cost of extending the life of Wylfa power station for nine months beyond its planned closure date is; and if he will make a statement.

(167010)

Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

28
Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was spent by his Department on administering each type of tax credit in each year since 1997.

(166818)

29
Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost to HM Revenue and Customs of dealing with complaints about tax credits was in the last 12 months.

(166824)

30
Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many full-time equivalent staff members the Adjudicator's Office employs to deal with complaints about tax credits.

(166825)

31
Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost to the Adjudicator's Office of dealing with complaints about tax credits was in the last 12 months.

(166826)

32
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue was collected (a) in total and (b) per head of the population by HM Revenue and Customs and its predecessors from residents of (i) Southend, (ii) the Essex region, (iii) Greater London and (iv) Scotland in each year since 1997; and what Government spending was in each area (A) in total and (B) per head of population in the same period.

(167435)

33
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the output per head of population in the (a) Scottish and (b) English economy was in each year since 1997.

(167436)

34
Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which manufacturers' software is used in his Department.

(167220)

35
Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he expects to introduce a sharia-compliant government bond.

(167333)

36
Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what value of contingent liability (a) the Government and (b) the nuclear industry has in the event of a large scale nuclear disaster.

(167358)

37
Mr Geoffrey Cox (Torridge & West Devon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the average change in income to hotel businesses which were claiming the Industrial Buildings Allowance of its retrospective withdrawal.

(167160)

38
Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many regulations his Department has (a) made and (b) revoked in the last 12 months.

(167083)

39
Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many statutory instruments his Department laid before Parliament between 2nd May 1997 and 27th June 2007.

(167088)

40
N Andrew George (St Ives): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 14th November 2007, Official Report, columns 242-3W, on suicide, how many of the deaths in (a) West Cornwall and Isles of Scilly constituency of St Ives, (b) Cornwall and (c) the UK were suicides in each of the last 10 years.

(166772)

41
Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 15th November 2007, Official Report, column 396W, on Bank Melli, if he will place in the Library a copy of the Treasury Guidance to Financial Institutions on the Financial Action Task Force statement on Iran.

(167253)

42
Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many secondments of staff were made (a) to and (b) from his Department in each year since 1997; which organisations staff were seconded (i) to and (ii) from; how many staff were seconded in each year; for how long each secondment lasted; and what the cost was of each secondment in each year.

(167240)

43
Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West & Royton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) millionaires and (b) billionaires there are in the UK; and how many there were of each in (i) 2002 and (ii) 1997 in (A) cash and (B) 2007 prices.

(167234)

44
N Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many families (a) were eligible for and (b) claimed childcare tax credit in each year since its introduction; and if he will make a statement.

(164834)

45
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many seizures of (a) methamphetamine, (b) cannabis, (c) cocaine and (d) heroin have been made by HM Revenue and Customs in each year since 1997; and what the total quantity seized of each substance was.

(166843)

46
Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in his Department were paid over £100,000 in each year since 1997.

(167202)

47
Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what percentage of inquiries received by his Department from the public were responded to within (a) one week, (b) 14 days, (c) 28 days, (d) two months and (e) three months; and in what percentage of cases it took (i) over three months and (ii) over one year to respond.

(167375)

48
Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average salary for (a) men and (b) women was in each Government Office region in each of the last 10 years.

(167329)

49
Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the take-up rate of (a) child tax credit, (b) working tax credit and (c) child benefit amongst those eligible has been in each of the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement.

(167093)

50
Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of children living in households eligible for but not claiming (a) child tax credit, (b) working tax credit and (c) child benefit in the last period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.

(167094)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families

51
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many pupils in each school in Southend took A-levels in each of the last two years for which information is available, broken down by subject.

(167390)

52
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what proportion of 16-year olds went on to (a) A levels, (b) further education, (c) other vocational training and (d) higher education in (i) Southend and (ii) each local authority in Essex in each of the last two years for which figures are available.

(167391)

53
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what recent representations he has received from (a) hon. Members, (b) members of the House of Lords, (c) members of the teaching professions and (d) members of the public expressing concern about the maintenance of standards of (i) advanced level examinations and (ii) GCSE examinations; and if he will make a statement.

(167392)

54
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many officials from his Department, broken down by grade, attended the cross-government working group on anti-semitism on 15th November; and if he will make a statement.

(167393)

55
Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, which manufacturers' software is used in his Department.

(167216)

56
James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the role of the Youth Taskforce will be in tackling anti-social behaviour committed by adults.

(167117)

57
James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what mechanisms have been established to co-ordinate policy on youth crime and anti-social behaviour with other Departments.

(167118)

58
Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what discussions he has had with the Steiner Foundation on the Early Years Framework.

(167405)

59
Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many regulations his Department and its predecessors (a) made and (b) revoked in the last 12 months.

(167080)

60
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much his Department, its predecessors and its agencies spent on staff working on (a) marketing and (b) branding in the last 12 month period for which figures are available.

(167311)

61
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much his Department, its predecessors and its agencies spent on managing their corporate identities in the last 12 month period for which figures are available.

(167353)

62
Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what financial provision is made for schools which accept new pupils outside the normal admissions timetable and after budget allocations have been made; and what (a) financial and (b) other assistance is provided to schools for such pupils whose first language is not English.

(166913)

63
Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many secondments of staff were made (a) to and (b) from his Department in each year since 1997; which organisations staff were seconded (i) to and (ii) from; how many staff were seconded in each year; for how long each secondment lasted; and what the cost was of each secondment in each year.

(167280)

64
John Penrose (Weston-Super-Mare): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, whether the plans to install sprinkler systems in new and refurbished schools extend to all categories of state schools.

(167323)

65
Helen Southworth (Warrington South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many young people in (a) Warrington South and (b) Warrington received the education maintenance allowance in each year since its establishment.

(167071)

66
Helen Southworth (Warrington South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many young people in the care of each local authority gained a place at (a) university and (b) another higher education institution in 2007.

(167123)

67
Helen Southworth (Warrington South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what estimate he has made of the number of children in the care of a local authority who have access to (a) a trained counsellor and (b) mentor in each local authority area.

(167124)

68
Helen Southworth (Warrington South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many young people in the care of a local authority were not in employment, education or training in each local authority area, in the latest period for which figures are available.

(167125)

69
Helen Southworth (Warrington South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many children or young people in the care of a local authority had a statement of special educational needs in each local authority area, in the latest period for which figures are available.

(167126)

70
Helen Southworth (Warrington South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many pregnant teenagers under the age of 18 were being housed in (a) bed and breakfast accommodation and (b) hostels for single homeless adults in each local authority area, in the latest period for which figures are available.

(167127)

71
Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many admissions there were to Castle Point secondary schools in each of the last three years; how many admission appeals there were in each of those years; and what percentage of decisions on admission applications were appealed against in each of those years.

(166981)

72
Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many people in his Department and its predecessors earned over £100,000 in each year since 1997.

(167186)

73
Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what percentage of inquiries received by his Department from the public were responded to within (a) one week, (b) 14 days, (c) 28 days, (d) two months and (e) three months in the last period for which figures are available; and in what percentage of cases it took (i) over three months and (ii) over one year to respond.

(167379)

74
Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much Department for Children, Schools and Families headerd notepaper his Department has bought; and at what cost.

(166908)

75
Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much letterheaded notepaper his Department has bought which is headed with both the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills and Department for Children, Schools and Families headers; and at what cost.

(166909)

Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

76
Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many Cabinet Office staff work in support of each of his Department's objectives.

(167090)

77
Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, which manufacturers' software is used in his Department.

(167217)

78
James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how much his Department has spent on promoting and developing the Get Safe On Line initiative.

(167119)

79
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how much his Department and its agencies spent on staff working on (a) marketing and (b) branding in the last 12 month period for which figures are available.

(167312)

80
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how much his Department and its agencies spent on managing their corporate identities in the last 12 month period for which figures are available.

(167354)

81
Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many secondments of staff were made (a) to and (b) from his Department in each year since 1997; which organisations staff were seconded (i) to and (ii) from; how many staff were seconded in each year; for how long each secondment lasted; and what the cost was of each secondment in each year.

(167281)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

82
Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which manufacturers' software is used in her Department.

(167232)

83
Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of (a) the likely impact of allowing for the off-site provision of renewable energy sources in planning decisions on the renewable energy industry and (b) the ability of off-site provision to contribute to the Government's targets for building zero-carbon houses; and if she will make a statement.

(167072)

84
Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the the likely impact of allowing greater provision of energy from renewable sources off-site on the UK's capacity to contribute to the EU target that 20 per cent. of energy should come from renewable sources by 2020; and if she will make a statement.

(167073)

85
Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to allow local authorities to take green tariffs into account when considering the carbon footprint of new developments.

(167076)

86
Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, who the Chairman is of the Renewable Advisory Board's subgroup on microgeneration; who appointed him or her to the Renewable Advisory Board; on what date the Chair of the Renewable Advisory Board subgroup on microgeneration was invited to join the 2016 Task Force; on what date the membership of the 2016 Zero Carbon Task Force was first established; how many meetings of the 2016 Task Force (a) have been held since it was established and (b) were held prior to the appointment of the Chair of the Renewables Advisory Board subgroup on microgeneration; and which part of the renewables and microgeneration industry the Chair of the Renewables Advisory Board subgroup on microgeneration represents, as referred to in the Answer of 29th October 2007, Official Report, column 674W, on planning: renewable energy.

(167172)

87
Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of how much onsite renewable energy capacity will be delivered in England as a result of the 2016 Zero Carbon Homes initiative in (a) 2010, (b) 2013 and (c) 2016, as referred to in the Answer of 29th October 2007, Official Report, column 681W, on renewable energy.

(167185)

88
Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many new commercial and public sector developments over 1,000 square metres were built in the UK in 2006.

(167411)

89
James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Get Safe On Line campaign.

(167120)

90
James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, who the members are of the ministerial group to which the cross-departmental review on how best to engage communities in the fight against crime has been referred.

(167121)

91
James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the terms of reference are of the cross-departmental review on how best to engage communities in the fight against crime; and when the findings of this review are expected to be published.

(167122)

92
Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what meetings (a) she and (b) her officials have had with (i) Haven Gateway Partnership and (ii) lobbyists engaged by Haven Gateway Partnership in the last 12 months.

(166911)

93
Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what meetings (a) she and (b) her officials have had with (i) Hutchinson Ports and (ii) lobbyists engaged by Hutchinson Ports in the last 12 months.

(166983)

94
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much her Department and its agencies spent on staff working on (a) marketing and (b) branding in the last 12 month period for which figures are available.

(167310)

95
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much her Department and its agencies spent on managing their corporate identities in the last 12 month period for which figures are available.

(167352)

96
N Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the membership is of the inter-departmental working group led by her Department that is considering regeneration alternatives to the regional casino in Manchester.

(166759)

97
N Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which organisations she has (a) consulted and (b) received representations from as part of her review of the regeneration alternatives to the regional casino in Manchester.

(166760)

98
N Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which organisations she has met as part of her review of the regeneration alternatives to the regional casino in Manchester.

(166761)

99
N Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when she expects to publish the outcomes of her review of regeneration alternatives to the regional casino in Manchester.

(166762)

100
N Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many full-time equivalent civil servants have been seconded to work on the review of regeneration alternatives to the regional casino in Manchester.

(166763)

101
N Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many possession orders were obtained by registered social landlords in the Peterborough City Council area in (a) 2004-05, (b) 2005-06 and (c) 2006-07; and if she will make a statement.

(166678)

102
Mr Boris Johnson (Henley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the average time taken to respond to an emergency telephone call by the fire brigade was in (a) England, (b) London and (c) each London borough in each year since 1997.

(166939)

103
Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policy on the rating of telephone networks of the establishment by Coventry City Council of a fibre optic network upgrade; how many such fibre optic communications networks (a) owned and (b) controlled by (i) local authorities and (ii) other public sector organisations there are; how many of these have been assessed for business rates; and what factors are taken into account when assessing (A) public and (B) private sector networks for rates.

(166905)

104
Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what progress has been made on the eco-towns initiative; and if she will make a statement.

(166914)

105
Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many applications for eco-towns she has received from (a) local authorities and (b) private developers.

(166915)

106
Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what (a) criteria and (b) process will be used to determine the geographical (i) location and (ii) distribution of eco-town sites; and what her policy is on the distribution of such towns across the English regions.

(166916)

107
Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether new dwellings approved as part of an eco-town development by her Department will contribute to performance against the house building requirements of the revised regional spatial strategies.

(166917)

108
Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the timescale is for decisions on new eco-towns; and what steps she will take to integrate such decisions with local (a) core strategies and (b) development frameworks.

(166918)

109
Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what methodologies will be used to assess the carbon dioxide emissions of eco-towns, with particular reference to transport issues and the need for commuting to and from such towns.

(166919)

110
Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proposals she has received for eco-towns situated wholly or partially in Worcestershire.

(166920)

111
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the costs to local authorities arising from repair and restoration of infrastructure damaged by flooding in 2007.

(167255)

112
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether her Department's statement of principles with the insurance industry extends to (a) the cost implications of additional landfill tax as a result of flood damaged property to be disposed of and (b) uninsured losses.

(167261)

113
N Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether local housing authorities are required to ascertain the source of funds at the disposal of those tenants seeking to purchase council housing stock (a) with a discount and (b) without a discount and who immediately prior to their application to purchase were in receipt of (i) means tested state benefits and (ii) local authority means tested benefits; and if she will make a statement.

(164733)

114
John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when the UK will meet the requirements of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive in full.

(166817)

115
Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many secondments of staff were made (a) to and (b) from her Department in each year since 1997; which organisations staff were seconded (i) to and (ii) from; how many staff were seconded in each year; for how long each secondment lasted; and what the cost was of each secondment in each year.

(167279)

116
Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many empty domestic properties there were in each local authority area in England for the latest year for which figures are available.

(166966)

117
Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the incidence of harassment of town and parish council clerks by councillors.

(166968)

118
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of Section 2 of the Local Government Act 1986; and how many incidences of non-compliance were reported to her Department in each of the last five years.

(166995)

119
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much each unitary local authority received per head in each of the last seven years for which figures are available, in ascending order.

(167164)

120
N David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many qualified domestic energy assessors there are in (a) North West Leicestershire, (b) Leicestershire and (c) the East Midlands.

(166769)

121
N David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the number of domestic energy assessors required to administer the home information pack scheme in (a) North West Leicestershire, (b) Leicestershire and (c) the East Midlands once the scheme is implemented across the housing market; and how that estimate is calculated.

(166770)

122
N Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of the provisions of the London Local Authorities and Transport for London Bill, if enacted, on the distribution of free food to the homeless.

(166773)

123
Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many local authorities have made a contingency plan for responding to a influenza pandemic.

(167161)

124
Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people in her Department and its predecessors were paid over £100,000 in each year since 1997.

(167188)

125
Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what percentage of inquiries received by her Department from the public were responded to within (a) one week, (b) 14 days, (c) 28 days, (d) two months and (e) three months; and in what percentage of cases it took (i) over three months and (ii) over one year to respond.

(167380)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

126
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many officials from his Department attended the cross-government working group on anti-semitism on 15th November, broken down by grade; and if he will make a statement.

(167395)

127
Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, further to the Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR), what funds he expects to be available for churches of heritage value over the CSR period.

(167171)

128
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to ensure that the Ofcom tendering process procures a single digital radio broadcasting contract to provide coverage for the whole of Gloucestershire.

(167256)

129
Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many regulations his Department has (a) made and (b) revoked in the last 12 months.

(167081)

130
Jeff Ennis (Barnsley East & Mexborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what his estimate is of the number of brass bands which were playing in England on (a) 1st November 2007, (b) 1st November 1997 and (c) 1st November 1987.

(166962)

131
Jeff Ennis (Barnsley East & Mexborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much grant aid the Arts Council for England has provided to (a) the Royal Opera House and (b) English National Opera in each of the last five years.

(166963)

132
Jeff Ennis (Barnsley East & Mexborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what his estimate is of the number of junior or youth brass bands which were playing in England on (a) 1st November 2007, (b) 1st November 1997 and (c) 1st November 1987.

(167037)

133
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much his Department and its agencies spent on staff working on (a) marketing and (b) branding in the last 12 month period for which figures are available.

(167309)

134
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much his Department and its agencies spent on managing their corporate identities in the last 12 month period for which figures are available.

(167346)

135
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what he estimates will be the level of funding for the East of England Development Agency for the purposes of tourism for 2008-09; what proportion this represents of his Department's expenditure on tourism in that year; and if he will make a statement.

(166974)

136
Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many secondments of staff were made (a) to and (b) from his Department in each year since 1997; which organisations staff were seconded (i) to and (ii) from; how many staff were seconded in each year; for how long each secondment lasted; and what the cost was of each secondment in each year.

(167282)

137
Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many people in his Department earned a salary over £100,000 in each year since 1997.

(167189)

138
Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what percentage of inquiries received by his Department from the public were responded to within (a) one week, (b) 14 days, (c) 28 days, (d) two months and (e) three months in the last period for which figures are available; and in what percentage of cases it took (i) over three months and (ii) over one year to respond.

(167381)

139
Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many (a) UK residents and (b) tourists from overseas visited (i) museums and (ii) art galleries in the UK in each of the last 10 years.

(167264)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence

140
Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what funding has been (a) made available and (b) spent to make the buildings occupied by his Department fully accessible to disabled people.

(166831)

141
Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which central offices occupied by his Department (a) are and (b) are not fully accessible to disabled people.

(166832)

142
Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place a copy of the Chief of the General Staff's Briefing Team Report (2007) in the Library.

(167177)

143
Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which manufacturers' software is used in his Department.

(167231)

144
Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what planning applications in connection with wind farms his Department has objected to since October 2005; what the reason for each objection was; and what the outcome of each application has been.

(166990)

145
Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library the private legal advice obtained by armed forces chiefs prior to the invasion of Iraq.

(167334)

146
Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what cost limit applies to the purchase of the (a) Eurofighter Typhoon and (b) Joint Strike Fighter aircraft; and how many of each he plans to buy.

(167362)

147
Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much has been allocated to the Atlas Consortium defence information infrastructure programme; how much is expected to have been spent on the programme by 31st March 2008; and whether he plans to extend the system to in-theatre forces in Afghanistan and Iraq.

(167208)

148
Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what provision there is to provide (a) washing facilities and (b) washing powder for clothing at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan.

(167404)

149
Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many regulations his Department has (a) made and (b) revoked in the last 12 months.

(167084)

150
Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what new contributions to the International Security Assistance Force operational requirements of equipment, personnel and other resources have been provided since 19th September 2007 as called for in UN Security Council Resolution 1776.

(167421)

151
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department and its agencies spent on staff working on (a) marketing and (b) branding in the last 12 month period for which figures are available.

(167308)

152
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department and its agencies spent on managing their corporate identities in the last 12 month period for which figures are available.

(167337)

153
Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans (a) he has and (b) his Ministerial colleagues have to visit wounded service men and women.

(167156)

154
Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on which occasions (a) he and (b) his Ministerial colleagues visited wounded service men and women in each of the last two years.

(167157)

155
Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on which occasions (a) he and (b) his Ministerial colleagues attended (i) funerals and (ii) memorial services of service men and women in each of the last two years.

(167158)

156
Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 13th November 2007, Official Report, columns 127-8W, on the Joint Strike Fighter Aircraft, what the in-service date is of each category.

(166910)

157
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to remove some part of the operational capabilities or lower the operational readiness of the Tornado GR4 aircraft at (a) RAF Lossiemouth and (b) RAF Marham over the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement.

(166975)

158
Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps are taken to keep families informed during enquiries into the death of servicemen; and if he will make a statement.

(167070)

159
Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many secondments of staff were made (a) to and (b) from his Department in each year since 1997; which organisations staff were seconded (i) to and (ii) from; how many staff were seconded in each year; for how long each secondment lasted; and what the cost was of each secondment in each year.

(167244)

160
Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list, by regiment, the extent of recruitment against targets for each year since 2000.

(166967)

161
Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has been undertaken to assess the impact on UK defence sales of the reduction in the number of defence attaches assigned to UK embassies and overseas missions.

(166844)

162
Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will hold discussions with the Council of Mortgage Lenders on the treatment of mortgage applications submitted by armed forces personnel who are then posted overseas.

(166902)

163
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel from each regiment or unit were reported as absent without leave in each (a) month and (b) year since 1997.

(166982)

164
Helen Southworth (Warrington South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many veterans resident in (a) Warrington and (b) Warrington South have applied for their Veterans Day badge.

(167130)

165
Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people in his Department earned a salary over £100,000 in each year since 1997.

(167190)

166
Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of inquiries received by his Department from the public were responded to within (a) one week, (b) 14 days, (c) 28 days, (d) two months and (e) three months; and in what percentage of cases it took (i) over three months and (ii) over one year to respond.

(167382)

167
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK personnel are employed at RAF Menwith Hill, broken down by employer.

(166815)

168
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential contribution of the US Missile Defense programme to UK defence policy.

(166998)

169
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what activities take place at the Corsham Computer Centre in support of the Trident nuclear weapons system; and if he will make a statement.

(166999)

170
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many US personnel are based at RAF Menwith Hill, broken down by employer.

(167000)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

171
Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which manufacturers' software is used in his Department.

(167230)

172
Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government has taken to seek to prevent the extinction of the Indian tiger; and if he will make a statement.

(166993)

173
Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority has made of the total cost of decommissioning existing nuclear waste.

(167331)

174
Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he expects to be able to establish the cause of the recent H5N1 avian influenza outbreak in East Anglia.

(167401)

175
Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with Gloucestershire County Council on its proposed waste facility at Javelin Park off Junction 12 of the M5.

(167402)

176
Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish the recent representations he has received on the Government's proposals for the co-existence of GM and non-GM crops; and how many were (a) in favour and (b) against the proposal.

(167403)

177
N Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the estimated annual administration costs associated with the Rural Payments Agency's practice of resizing fields are in 2007-08.

(166699)

178
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department and its agencies spent on staff working on (a) marketing and (b) branding in the last 12 month period for which figures are available.

(167307)

179
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department and its agencies spent on managing their corporate identities in the last 12 month period for which figures are available.

(167347)

180
N Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether officials have been (a) disciplined and (b) dismissed as a result of the escape of the foot and mouth virus from the Pirbright laboratory; and if he will make a statement.

(165605)

181
Mr Eddie McGrady (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on contagious diseases affecting livestock; and if he will make a statement.

(167069)

182
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of waste facilities required to meet the commitments entered into under the European Landfill Directive; how many such waste facilities exist; how many new ones are (a) under construction and (b) planned; and if he will make a statement.

(167132)

183
Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many secondments of staff were made (a) to and (b) from his Department in each year since 1997; which organisations staff were seconded (i) to and (ii) from; how many staff were seconded in each year; for how long each secondment lasted; and what the cost was of each secondment in each year.

(167274)

184
Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make a statement on the recently published report by the EU Food and Veterinary Office on animal health controls in Brazil.

(167166)

185
Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the (a) volume and (b) value of beef imported from Brazil was in the last year for which figures are available, broken down by state of origin.

(167167)

186
Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which states in Brazil have (a) reported outbreaks of foot and mouth in the last year for which figures are available and (b) been subject to EU bans on imports of meat.

(167168)

187
Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many farmers in England received incorrect payments under the 2006 Single Payment Scheme.

(167169)

188
Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what (a) percentage and (b) amount his Department has required each of the public bodies for which he is responsible to reduce its budget for 2007-08 from the level planned at the beginning of the financial year; what options he is considering for further savings in public expenditure; and if he will make a statement.

(167179)

189
John Penrose (Weston-Super-Mare): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he concluded his consideration of the proposed co-existence separation distances between GM and non-GM crops; and what conclusion he has come to.

(167325)

190
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assistance the Government has offered the Falklands government in tackling the decline in the number of rockhopper penguins.

(167236)

191
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what contribution the UK is making to (a) improving species conservation and (b) tackling non-native invasive species in the Overseas Territories; and if he will make a statement.

(167239)

192
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what animal welfare and protection provisions apply in the Overseas Territories, with particular reference to nesting marine turtles.

(167330)

193
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many extinctions of species have been recorded in the Overseas Territories in the last five years.

(167359)

194
N Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much the Government has been obliged to pay to the European Commission as a result of late payments under the new Single Farm Payment Scheme.

(165965)

195
Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many people in his Department and its predecessors earned a salary over £100,000 in each year since 1997.

(167191)

196
Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what percentage of inquiries received by his Department from the public were responded to within (a) one week, (b) 14 days, (c) 28 days, (d) two months and (e) three months in the last period for which figures are available; and in what percentage of cases it took (i) over three months and (ii) over one year to respond.

(167383)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

197
Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which manufacturers' software is used in his Department.

(167229)

198
Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what regulations apply to the (a) return and (b) treatment of the bodies of deceased UK citizens from Spain.

(167335)

199
Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the likely effect on Iranian weapons procurement of the proposed US arms package for states neighbouring or near to Iran.

(167363)

200
Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what role the UK (a) has had and (b) has in determining the details of production sharing agreements under Iraqi oil law.

(167386)

201
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent progress has been made on establishing peace in Darfur.

(166898)

202
Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government plans to take in response to the human rights situation of Western Sahwri refugees in the Tindouf camps and the actions of the Moroccan government.

(167406)

203
Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make it his policy to support a census to establish the number of Western Sahawri refugees.

(167407)

204
Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many regulations his Department has (a) made and (b) revoked in the last 12 months.

(167079)

205
Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Winter Supplementary Estimates (HC 29), if he will break down his Department's (a) main estimate and (b) winter supplementary estimate provision by subhead in (i) near cash and (ii) non-cash terms.

(166849)

206
Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 14th November 2007, Official Report, column 319W, on Iraq: departmental coordination, which department has the lead on implementing and monitoring the ex gratia assistance to be provided to Iraqi staff working for UK armed forces and civilian missions in Iraq.

(167247)

207
Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Stroud of 14th November 2007, Official Report, column 318W, on Iran: sanctions, which EU working groups will be considering further sanctions measures against Iran before the December General Affairs and External Relations Council meeting; and if he will make a statement.

(167248)

208
Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 14th November 2007, Official Report, column 313W, on Burma: sanctions, when he expects the report by EU heads of missions in Rangoon requested by the presidency into sanctions on Burma to be complete.

(167249)

209
Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has received from the Afghan government on improved international co-ordination of reconstruction and development assistance to Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement.

(167262)

210
Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on his Department's proposed role over the next three years in tackling radicalisation and promoting understanding overseas, as referred to in the Statement by the Prime Minister on 14th November 2007.

(167263)

211
Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether an assessment has been made of the effectiveness of existing arrangements for the strategic co-ordination of the implementation of the Afghanistan Compact; and if he will make a statement.

(167422)

212
Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with which countries the UK is discussing repatriation arrangements with a view to signing new agreements for deportations; and if he will make a statement.

(167423)

213
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department and its agencies spent on staff working on (a) marketing and (b) branding in the last 12 month period for which figures are available.

(167306)

214
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department and its agencies spent on managing their corporate identities in the last 12 month period for which figures are available.

(167348)

215
Mr David Jones (Clwyd West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations his Department has made to the authorities of the People's Republic of China on the (a) continued detention and (b) nationality of Yoo Sang-joon.

(166854)

216
Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many secondments of staff were made (a) to and (b) from his Department in each year since 1997; which organisations staff were seconded (i) to and (ii) from; how many staff were seconded in each year; for how long each secondment lasted; and what the cost was of each secondment in each year.

(167241)

217
Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will hold discussions with his counterpart in Japan to ensure that HIV/AIDS is included on the Japanese agenda for the forthcoming G8 Summit.

(166845)

218
Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will ensure that all necessary counter-terrorism support and assistance is given to the government of the Philippines in tackling terrorism.

(166855)

219
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assistance the Government has offered Tristan da Cunha to tackle verminous rodents.

(167235)

220
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to protect the native sea bird population on Gough Island.

(167238)

221
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions the Government has had with authorities of each of the Overseas Territories on amendments to animal protection regulations; and if he will make a statement.

(167332)

222
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Government will be taking palliative action in relation to the effect of climate change on reef environments in Her Majesty's Overseas Territories.

(167360)

223
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much the Government has allocated to the United Kingdom Overseas Territories Conservation Forum; and if he will make a statement.

(167364)

224
Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that gems originally mined in Burma and processed in third countries will not be sold in the UK.

(167153)

225
Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment the Government has made of the potential effects on the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia of insurgency activity in the country.

(167159)

226
Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking along with its EU partners to assist the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia to tackle insurgent activity.

(167180)

227
Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what proposals the UK has put forward for protecting civilians caught in the fighting between insurgents and the allied Ethiopian and government troops in Somalia.

(167205)

228
Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has (a) made and (b) received on the normal period of office of the President of the European Council envisaged in the draft EU Reform Treaty; and if he will make a statement.

(166987)

229
Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has (a) made and (b) received on the proposed responsibilities, duties and powers of the President of the European Council envisaged in the draft EU Reform Treaty; and if he will make a statement.

(166988)

230
Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has (a) made and (b) received on the procedure for nomination of the President of the European Council envisaged in the draft EU Reform Treaty; and if he will make a statement.

(166989)

231
Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what measures are in place to protect domestic workers of foreign diplomats in the UK from potential exploitation.

(167021)

232
Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many people in his Department were paid over £100,000 in each year since 1997.

(167192)

233
Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what percentage of inquiries received by his Department from the public were responded to within (a) one week, (b) 14 days, (c) 28 days, (d) two months and (e) three months; and in what percentage of cases it took (i) over three months and (ii) over one year to respond.

(167384)

234
Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the political situation in Belgium.

(167400)

235
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, for what reasons the UK voted aganst the resolution Towards a Nuclear-weapon-free World: Accelerating the Implementation of Nuclear Disarmament Commitments at the UN First Committee on Disarmament and International Security on 17th October 2007; and if he will make a statement.

(166997)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Health

236
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will introduce legislation to amend section 4 of the Abortion Act 1967 to remove the duty on a physician with a conscientious objection to treatment under the Act from having to prove it; and if he will make a statement.

(167388)

237
Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which manufacturers' software is used in his Department.

(167228)

238
N Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) cases of and (b) deaths from (i) MRSA, (ii) C-difficile and (iii) all hospital-acquired infections there were at Basildon Hospital in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available.

(166767)

239
N Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what (a) procedures and (b) standards are requied to be in place to deliver infection control in Basildon Hospital; what mechanisms there are for monitoring the implementation of these procedures; and what assessment he has made of Basildon Hospital's performance against these standards.

(166768)

240
Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many clinical negligence cases were closed by the NHS Litigation Authority in the last year for which figures are available; how many of those cases were funded by (a) legal aid, (b) conditional fee agreements and (c) other means; and how many cases in each category of funding resulted in an award of damages or a settlement involving an agreement to pay damages.

(167022)

241
James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) 15 to 19 year olds and (b) adults over the age of 19 years old in the Havering Primary Care Trust area were (i) tested for and (ii) diagnosed with sexually transmitted infections in 2006.

(167113)

242
Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many regulations his Department has (a) made and (b) revoked in the last 12 months.

(167082)

243
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department and its agencies spent on staff working on (a) marketing and (b) branding in the last 12 month period for which figures are available.

(167305)

244
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department and its agencies spent on managing their corporate identities in the last 12 month period for which figures are available.

(167349)

245
Mr Boris Johnson (Henley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average time taken to respond to an emergency telephone call by the ambulance service was in (a) England, (b) London and (c) each London borough in each year since 1997.

(166941)

246
Barbara Keeley (Worsley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many carers in England received influenza vaccinations in 2006-07.

(166846)

247
Barbara Keeley (Worsley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many carers in England have received influenza vaccinations in 2007 to date.

(166847)

248
Barbara Keeley (Worsley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what (a) publicity and (b) other activities his Department is planning in order to increase the number of eligible carers being offered influenza vaccinations in 2007-08.

(166848)

249
Barbara Keeley (Worsley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many carers in England will be eligible for routinely-offered influenza vaccinations in accordance with the Chief Medical Officer's guidance letter.

(166853)

250
Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much blood was donated via the national blood donor scheme in each of the last five years for which figures are available.

(167254)

251
N Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on what date he plans to publish the national fremework for responding to an influenza pandemic.

(166415)

252
N Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he intends to publish the findings of the 2007 inspections of the patient environment action team inspections.

(166416)

253
N Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what meetings (a) he and (b) other Ministers in his Department have held with the Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection since 21st September; whether they have discussed the European Commission's proposals for a directive on cross-border healthcare; and if he will make a statement.

(166579)

254
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients were admitted to hospital in England as a consequence of (a) alcoholic liver disease and (b) cirrhosis in each of the last 10 years.

(166823)

255
David Lepper (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that appropriate resources are available for NHS multi-disciplinary services for myalgic encephalopathy and chronic fatigue syndrome following the recommendations of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence including on (a) provision of diagnostic and therapeutic options, (b) domiciliary services and (c) relevant training for healthcare professionals, including GPs.

(167210)

256
John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average age of patients is in his Department's three-centre pilot into the use of diamorphine to treat heroin addiction; what the (a) shortest, (b) longest and (c) average length of their heroin addiction was; what total length of time each had spent in prison before the programme began; what the average length of their sentences had been; how many court appearances each had had; on how many occasions each member of the pilot group had been admitted to hospital for (i) overdose through accident and emergency and (ii) for patient stays linked to their drug use; and what the estimated number of acquisitive crimes committed by this group was (A) in total and (B) on average before the pilot.

(167096)

257
Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many secondments of staff were made (a) to and (b) from his Department in each year since 1997; which organisations staff were seconded (i) to and (ii) from; how many staff were seconded in each year; for how long each secondment lasted; and what the cost was of each secondment in each year.

(167273)

258
Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will hold discussions with the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence on improving access for the general public to information relating to (a) drug trials and (b) timetables of drug trials.

(166851)

259
Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made in trials of the cancer drug sorafenib; and when a decision on the licensing of sorafenib will be made.

(166852)

260
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect on the financial position of Barking, Havering and Redbridge NHS Trust of the private finance initiative agreement used to finance the development of Queen's Hospital, Romford.

(167284)

261
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the financial position of Barking, Havering and Redbridge NHS Trust is.

(167285)

262
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how often Queen's Hospital, Romford, will be subject to a deep clean; and when the first such clean will take place.

(167286)

263
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time is for kidney transplant operations in (a) Barking, Havering and Redbridge NHS Trust and (b) London NHS trusts.

(167287)

264
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many positions exist for nurses in Barking, Havering and Redbridge NHS Trust.

(167288)

265
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of (a) MRSA and (b) clostridium difficile have been recorded in Barking, Havering and Redbridge NHS Trust since 1997.

(167290)

266
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time is for liver transplant operations in (a) Barking, Havering and Redbridge NHS Trust and (b) London NHS trusts.

(167292)

267
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the survival rate of those treated for prostate cancer in (a) Barking, Havering and Redbridge NHS Trust and (b) London NHS trusts is.

(167293)

268
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time is for hip replacement operations in (a) Barking, Havering and Redbridge NHS Trust and (b) London NHS trusts.

(167314)

269
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans there are to appoint a specialist epilepsy nurse at Queen's Hospital, Romford.

(167315)

270
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many GPs there are per head of population in (a) Havering and (b) London.

(167316)

271
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made in appointing a chief executive for Barking, Havering and Redbridge NHS Trust.

(167437)

272
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many instances of abuse of hospital staff have been recorded at Queen's Hospital, Romford, since its establishment.

(167438)

273
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many alcohol related injuries were treated in accident and emergency at Queen's Hospital, Romford, since its establishment.

(167439)

274
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to relocate the mental health unit at Mascalls Park, Warley to Romford.

(167440)

275
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans there are to establish a walk-in medical centre in Romford.

(167441)

276
Helen Southworth (Warrington South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were diagnosed with (a) type 1 and (b) type 2 diabetes in (i) Warrington, (ii) Cheshire, (iii) the North West and (iv) England in each of the last five years.

(167131)

277
Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his estimate is of the number of French nationals in the UK who have accessed NHS services in each of the last five years.

(167034)

278
Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost to the public purse has been of French nationals living in the UK accessing NHS services in each of the last five years.

(167035)

279
Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in his Department earnt a salary over £100,000 in each year since 1997.

(167193)

280
Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of inquiries received by his Department from the public were responded to within (a) one week, (b) 14 days, (c) 28 days, (d) two months and (e) three months in the last period for which figures are available; and in what percentage of cases it took (i) over three months and (ii) over one year to respond.

(167385)

281
Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what quantity of influenza vaccine the Government's scientific advisers have recommended should be stockpiled; and what quantity of influenza vaccine has been stockpiled.

(167409)

282
Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many doses of the antiviral drug Tamiflu have been bought by each Government department for use by its staff in the event of an influenza pandemic.

(167328)

283
Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what proportion of private sector care homes are owned by companies who own more than one home.

(166867)

284
Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) private, (b) public and (c) voluntary sector care homes for the elderly were subject to regulation and inspection by the Commission for Social Care Inspection in each of the last five years.

(166868)

Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department

285
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many women in each police force area were killed by a current or former male partner in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available.

(167289)

286
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) adults and (b) children seeking asylum were resident in (i) Southend and (ii) each local authority in Essex in (A) the latest period for which figures are available, (B) 1997, (C) 2001, (D) 2005 and (E) 2006.

(167396)

287
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what meetings she had with the Commissioner of the Police for the Metropolis in each week since June 2007; what the (a) location and (b) duration of each meeting was; whether a record of each meeting was kept; who attended each meeting; what the cost was of each meeting, broken down by (i) administrative and (ii) other costs; and if she will make a statement.

(167397)

288
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent representatives she has received from (a) hon. Members and (b) members of the public calling for the (i) removal and (ii) resignation of the Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis; and if she will make a statement.

(167398)

289
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) males and (b) females were (i) prosecuted and (ii) convicted of terrorist-related offences in each of the last five years, broken down by age group.

(167424)

290
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) males and (b) females who were (i) prosecuted and (ii) convicted of terrorist-related offences were resident in Southend in each of the last five years.

(167425)

291
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much was spent by each authority in Essex on combating terrorism in the borough in each of the last two years for which information is available.

(167426)

292
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) males and (b) females were (i) killed and (ii) injured in terrorist attacks in the UK in each year since 1990, broken down by age group.

(167427)

293
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) statutory instruments, (b) departmental circulars and (c) other documents she (i) has issued and (ii) plans to issue in the next 12 months consequential to the provisions of counter-terrorism legislation passed since 2001.

(167429)

294
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers were seconded from Essex Police to the Metropolitan Police for counter-terrorism duties in each of the last 48 months.

(167430)

295
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) males and (b) females issued with control orders under the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 have absconded, broken down by age group; and how many were subsequently re-captured in each year since the Act came into force.

(167431)

296
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) males and (b) females issued with control orders under the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 were resident in Southend in each year since the Act came into force, broken down by age group.

(167432)

297
Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which manufacturers' software is used in her Department.

(167227)

298
James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with (a) the police and (b) Ministerial colleagues on the establishment of a police central e-crime unit.

(167104)

299
James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the single non-emergency number in the five first wave areas.

(167105)

300
James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations she has received on funding for the single non-emergency number.

(167106)

301
James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department has spent on the single non-emergency number.

(167107)

302
James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with Ministerial colleagues in the Department for Children, Schools and Families on setting the priorities for the Youth Taskforce.

(167108)

303
James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what responsibilities her Department has in relation to tackling youth crime and anti-social behaviour.

(167109)

304
Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of A8 workers (a) working in the UK and (b) who have come to work in the UK since May 2004 who have not registered with the worker registration scheme because of (i) self-employment and (ii) another reason.

(166977)

305
Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what research she has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated into the likely change in the number of non-EU workers given leave to enter the UK as a result of the introduction of (i) the points-based system, (ii) the measures contained in Her Majesty's Gracious Speech and (iii) the introduction of further language requirements; and if she will publish such research.

(166979)

306
Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 20th June 2007, Official Report, column 1950W, on closed circuit television (CCTV), what the reasons are for the further delay in publishing the report on the future CCTV strategy; and when it will be published.

(166901)

307
Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals have been convicted for trafficking people into the UK in each of the last five years.

(166984)

308
Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations she has received on amending the terms of the extradition treaty between the US and UK; what assessment she has made of those representations; and if she will make a statement.

(167020)

309
Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what funding her Department provided to the Kid's Company in each of the last five years.

(167023)

310
Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations her Department has made to the US authorities in the last 12 months on the time taken to bring the three extradited former NatWest bankers to trial.

(167024)

311
Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what methods are used to verify claims by asylum seekers that they are Christian.

(167025)

312
Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers have been deported to (a) Sudan, (b) Burma, (c) Zimbabwe, (d) Iraq, (e) the Democratic Republic of Congo, (f) Sri Lanka and (g) Afghanistan in the last 12 months.

(167026)

313
Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) foreign nationals and (b) asylum seekers jailed for major criminal offences are in immigration and removal centres (IRCs); how long each has been in an IRC; and if she will make a statement.

(167027)

314
Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) crime scene and (b) police officer DNA profiles have been removed from the National DNA Database in each month of the last five years; and if she will make a statement.

(167028)

315
Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what break clauses have been included in contracts (a) agreed and (b) under negotiation in draft form on identity cards.

(167029)

316
Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will reconsider her policy of returning individuals to Iran.

(167030)

317
Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the cost to date of removing errors from the National DNA Database.

(167031)

318
Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals aged under (a) 10, (b) 16 and (c) 18 years old who have not been convicted of any offence have their DNA profile stored on the National DNA Database.

(167032)

319
N David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she was first alerted to the fact that illegal immigrants were being issued with licences by the Security Industry Association; and if she will make a statement.

(165931)

320
N Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which (a) airlines, (b) ferry operators and (c) international rail service operators will be required to provide passenger name record information (i) as a matter of course and (ii) upon request from March 2008; and if she will make a statement.

(163850)

321
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department and its agencies spent on staff working on (a) marketing and (b) branding in the last 12 month period for which figures are available.

(167304)

322
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department and its agencies spent on managing their corporate identities in the last 12 month period for which figures are available.

(167351)

323
Mr Boris Johnson (Henley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many university graduates have been hired by the Metropolitan Police in each year since 1997.

(166921)

324
Mr Boris Johnson (Henley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers there were in (a) London and (b) each London borough in each year since 1997.

(166922)

325
Mr Boris Johnson (Henley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) police constables and (b) sergeants have been dedicated to neighbourhood policing work in (a) London and (b) each London borough in each year since 2001.

(166923)

326
Mr Boris Johnson (Henley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police cars were in use in (a) England, (b) London and (c) each London borough in each year since 1997.

(166925)

327
Mr Boris Johnson (Henley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police stations were never closed in (a) England, (b) London and (c) each London borough in each year since 1997.

(166926)

328
Mr Boris Johnson (Henley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many special constables there were in (a) England and (b) each London borough in each year since 1997.

(166929)

329
Mr Boris Johnson (Henley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost of translators in police stations was in (a) England and (b) each London borough in each year since 1997.

(166930)

330
Mr Boris Johnson (Henley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the ratio between the (a) recorded and (b) actual levels of theft of bicycles.

(166933)

331
Mr Boris Johnson (Henley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many reported thefts of bicycles there were in (a) England and (b) each London borough in each year since 1997.

(166934)

332
Mr Boris Johnson (Henley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) anti-social behaviour orders, (b) police cautions and (c) official warnings for cannabis possession were issued in (i) England and (ii) each London borough in each year since 1997.

(166936)

333
Mr Boris Johnson (Henley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average number of recorded incidents of anti-social behaviour for each police officer was in (a) England, (b) London and (c) each London borough in each year since 1997.

(166938)

334
Mr Boris Johnson (Henley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time taken to respond to an emergency telephone call by police was in (a) England, (b) London and (c) each London borough in each year since 1997.

(166940)

335
Mr Boris Johnson (Henley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police stations were open in (a) England, (b) London and (c) each London borough in each year since 1997.

(166942)

336
Mr Boris Johnson (Henley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time was spent on patrol by police officers in (a) England, (b) London and (c) each London borough in each year since 1997; and what proportion of police officers' working hours those figures represent in each case.

(166944)

337
Mr Boris Johnson (Henley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were (a) arrested and (b) given anti-social behaviour orders (ASBOS) as a result of evidence from CCTV on buses in London in each year since 1997; and how many have been (i) arrested and (ii) given ASBOS as a result of the live CCTV pilot.

(166945)

338
Mr Boris Johnson (Henley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) level and (b) rate per 1,000 population in (i) England and (ii) each London borough was of (A) crime, (B) homicide, (C) violence against the person, (D) rape, (E) personal robbery, (F) robberies from businesses, (G) residential burglary, (H) non-residential burglary, (I) gun-related crime, (J) motor vehicle crime, (K) domestic crime and (L) racial crime in the most recent period for which figures are available.

(166947)

339
Mr Boris Johnson (Henley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many recorded crimes there were per police officer in (a) England, (b) London and (c) each London borough in each year since 1997.

(166948)

340
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she introduced the rural policing grant; for how long a period it applies; how many police officer posts it has created; and how such posts will be funded once the grant ceases.

(166964)

341
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make a statement on her policy for rural policing.

(166965)

342
Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many secondments of staff were made (a) to and (b) from her Department in each year since 1997; which organisations staff were seconded (i) to and (ii) from; how many staff were seconded in each year; for how long each secondment lasted; and what the cost was of each secondment in each year.

(167243)

343
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals have personal data relating to fingerprints or DNA stored on national police computers; and what percentage of these records relate to individuals who (a) have not committed a criminal offence and (b) are not suspected of any criminality.

(166807)

344
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were (a) arrested and (b) charged with possession of Class (i) A, (ii) B and (iii) C drugs in each police force area in each year since 1997.

(166808)

345
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the clear-up rate for recorded offences in each police district in England and Wales was in each year since 1997.

(166809)

346
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many licences to sell alcohol were revoked in each year since 1997 as a result of the sale of alcohol to persons under the age of 18 years in England and Wales, broken down by (a) police force area and (b) local authority area.

(166834)

347
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many licences to sell alcohol were suspended for 48 hours in each year since 1997 as a result of the sale of alcohol to persons under the age of 18 years in England and Wales, broken down by (a) police force area and (b) local authority area.

(166835)

348
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) incidents of violence against the person and (b) police emergency call-outs resulting from incidents occurring (i) on and (ii) in the vicinity of premises licensed to sell alcohol for consumption on the premises under the Licensing Act 1964 there were in each year since 1997 in England and Wales, broken down by police force area.

(166836)

349
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) police cautions and (b) fines were issued to (i) confectioners and tobacconists and (ii) other retailers selling tobacco products to those aged under 16 years in each year since 1997; what the average fine levied was in each year; and how many such offences were recorded in each year.

(166837)

350
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many offences were recorded in respect of retailers selling video games or DVDs to underage customers in England and Wales in each year since 1997, broken down by police force area; how many (a) police cautions and (b) fines were issued; and what the average fine levied was.

(166838)

351
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of those brought into a police station tested positively for Class A drugs in each year since 1997; and what the level was of voluntary take-up of treatment.

(166840)

352
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many seizures of (a) methamphetamine, (b) cannabis, (c) cocaine and (d) heroin were made by police forces in England and Wales in each year since 1997; and what the total quantity of each substance was seized.

(166842)

353
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many offences were recorded per 1,000 population in England and Wales in each year since 1997, (a) in total, (b) of violence against the person, (c) of sexual offences, (d) of robbery, burglary, theft and handling stolen goods, (e) of fraud, (f) of criminal damage and (g) of other notifiable offences, broken down by police force area.

(166856)

354
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of robberies recorded involved the theft of a mobile telephone in each year since 1997.

(166857)

355
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) violent crime offences, (b) car crime offences, (c) robberies, (d) burglaries, (e) thefts and (f) criminal damage offences there were per 1,000 head of population in each police force area in England and Wales in each year since 1997.

(166858)

356
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of police funding for 2007-08 has been allocated to traffic policing in each police force area in England and Wales; how many dedicated traffic police officers there were in each police force area in each year since 1997; what percentage of the number of police officers these figures represent in each case; what recent discussions she has had with the Association of Chief Police Officers on the number of dedicated traffic police officers; and if she will make a statement.

(166881)

357
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many drink driving offences were recorded in each police force area in (a) England and (b) Wales in each year since 1997; and how many successful prosecutions for these offences there were in each year.

(166882)

358
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many mobile camera speed checks were carried out in each police force area in each of the last five years.

(166883)

359
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what percentage of 999 calls received by the Metropolitan Police were hoaxes in each year since 1997.

(166970)

360
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of time on average (a) all police officers and (b) patrol officers spent on (i) incident-related paperwork, (ii) non-incident-related paperwork, (iii) all paperwork and (iv) patrol in each year since 2001.

(166971)

361
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many recorded instances of (a) rape and (b) domestic violence there were in each year since 1997 in England and Wales, broken down by police force area; and what the clear-up rates of such crimes were in each year in each area.

(166976)

362
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce the time spent by police officers on paperwork and administrative tasks; and if she will make a statement.

(166996)

363
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many roadside checks for (a) speed, (b) use of seat belts and child restraints, (c) vehicle safety and roadworthiness and (d) influence of alcohol or drugs were conducted by each police force in each of the last three years.

(167001)

364
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many searches of (a) persons and (b) vehicles under section 60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 were carried out by each police force in each year since 1997; and how many arrests for (i) possession of offensive weapons and (ii) other reasons resulted.

(167002)

365
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) injuries and (b) deaths there were per 1,000 of the population from (i) traffic accidents, (ii) assaults and (iii) other violent crimes in each year since 1997.

(167005)

366
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many drivers were fined for speeding in (a) England and Wales and (b) in each police force area in each year since 1997; and how much was paid in fines in each area in each year.

(167006)

367
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average (a) number of police in and (b) proportion of each police force employed in speed enforcement on roads was in each of the last five years.

(167007)

368
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many motorists were (a) charged with and (b) convicted of (i) failure to accord correct precedence at pedestrian crossings, (ii) failure to comply with traffic signs, (iii) speeding offences, (iv) driving after consuming alcohol or taking drugs, (v) reckless driving and (vi) driving whilst disqualified in (A) each police force area and (B) England and Wales, in each year since 1997.

(167008)

369
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people had their DNA records removed from the police DNA database in each year since 2000.

(167011)

370
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases of arson were carried out by people under the age of 18 years who were convicted of such offences in each police force area in each year since 1997.

(167012)

371
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) males and (b) females aged (i) under 14, (ii) between 15 and 24, (iii) between 25 and 34, (iv) between 35 and 44, (v) between 45 and 54, (vi) between 55 and 64 and (vii) over 65 years in each of the ethnic appearance category were registered on the National DNA Database in each period for which figures are available.

(167013)

372
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals have records on the DNA database, broken down by police force area.

(167014)

373
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost of maintaining the DNA database was in each year of its operation.

(167015)

374
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people under the age of 18 years were (a) arrested and (b) charged with possession of Class (i) A, (ii) B and (iii) C drugs in each police force area in each year since 1997.

(167016)

375
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of persons under 18 years who have committed (a) five offences or more, (b) 10 offences or more, (c) 20 offences or more and (d) 50 offences or more in each year since 1997.

(167017)

376
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were charged with wasting police time, other than by making malicious complaints against the police, in each police force area in England and Wales in each year since 1997.

(167018)

377
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the crime detection rate was in (a) each police force area and (b) England and Wales in each year since 1997.

(167097)

378
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many arrests on average were made by each police officer in (a) England and Wales and (b) each police force area in each year since 1997.

(167098)

379
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers per notifiable offence in England there were in each year since 1997; and if she will make a statement.

(167099)

380
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many investigations resulted in the police taking no further action in (a) England and Wales and (b) each police force area in each of the last three years; and if she will make a statement.

(167100)

381
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many robberies there were in each police force area in each year since 1997.

(167101)

382
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many crimes were committed by juvenile offenders in each year since 1997.

(167102)

383
Helen Southworth (Warrington South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what funding her Department provided to the charity Missing People in 2006-07; how much has been provided for 2007-08; and what the allocation will be in 2008-09.

(167128)

384
Helen Southworth (Warrington South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff work for the police National Missing Persons Bureau; and at what grade.

(167129)

385
Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people in her Department earned over £100,000 in each year since 1997.

(167194)

386
Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of inquiries received by her Department from the public were responded to within (a) one week, (b) 14 days, (c) 28 days, (d) two months and (e) three months in the last period for which figures are available; and in what percentage of cases it took (i) over three months and (ii) over one year to respond.

(167369)

387
Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) police officers, (b) police community support officers and (c) police ancillary staff were employed in each London borough in each year since 1997.

(167410)

388
Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many complaints of (a) sexual and (b) racial harrassment were received by the Metropolitan Police in each year since 1997.

(167414)

389
Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers worked in each London borough in the latest period for which figures are available, broken down by (a) ethnicity, (b) age and (c) sex.

(167415)

390
Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many armed police officers served each London borough in the latest period for which figures are available.

(167416)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills

391
Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, which 20 constituencies have the (a) largest proportion of families who qualify for a full university grant, (b) largest (i) proportion and (ii) number of families qualifying for a full or partial university grant and (c) lowest proportion of young people attending university.

(167155)

392
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many officials from his Department, broken down by grade, attended the cross-government working group on anti-semitism on 15th November; and if he will make a statement.

(167394)

393
Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, who will be responsible for providing information on apprenticeships for those aged over 25 years to (a) employers and (b) job seekers.

(167162)

394
Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, who is responsible for providing information on training places for adults to (a) employers and (b) jobseekers.

(167163)

395
Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many modern apprenticeships he expects to be started in the (a) Oxford and (b) Banbury travel to work area in each of the next three years.

(167165)

396
Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many adult learner accounts have been taken up in Oxfordshire since September.

(167173)

397
Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many (a) companies and (b) organisations in Oxfordshire have signed the Skills Pledge.

(167174)

398
Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many Train to Gain places have been made available in the (a) Banbury and (b) Oxford travel to work areas.

(167175)

399
Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many of the new 281,000 apprenticeships for 16 to 18 year olds he expects to be made available in Oxfordshire.

(167176)

400
Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, which manufacturers' software is used in his Department.

(167226)

401
Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many regulations his Department and its predecessors have (a) made and (b) revoked in the last 12 months.

(167077)

402
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how much his Department, its predecessor and its agencies spent on staff working on (a) marketing and (b) branding in the last 12 month period for which figures are available.

(167303)

403
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how much his Department, its predecessors and its agencies spent on managing their corporate identities in the last 12 month period for which figures are available.

(167350)

404
Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many secondments of staff were made (a) to and (b) from his Department in each year since 1997; which organisations staff were seconded (i) to and (ii) from; how many staff were seconded in each year; for how long each secondment lasted; and what the cost was of each secondment in each year.

(167215)

405
Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many people in his Department and its predecessors earned over £100,000 in each year since 1997.

(167195)

406
Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what percentage of enquiries received from the public his Department responded to (a) within a week, (b) within 14 days, (c) within 28 days, (d) within two months, (e) within three months, (f) in over three months and (g) in over a year in the latest period for which figures are availble.

(167418)

407
Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many adults (a) enrolled in adult and community learning programmes and (b) participated in further education in each (i) borough and (ii) region in each year since 1997.

(166859)

408
Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, when the Government expects to meet its 50 per cent. participation rate target in university education for young people aged 18 to 30 years.

(166860)

409
Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many (a) full-time and (b) part-time mature students enrolled on a higher education course in each year since 2001.

(166861)

410
Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many (a) full-time and (b) part-time (i) mature and (ii) other students were enrolled on higher education courses in each year since 2001.

(166862)

411
Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many (a) full-time and (b) part-time (i) students under 22 years old and (ii) mature students withdrew from their higher education course in each year since 2001.

(166863)

412
Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many and what proportion of people making repayments of student loans were also claiming the working tax credit or child tax credit in the latest period for which figures are available; and how many and what proportion were higher rate income tax payers.

(166864)

413
Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what television programmes have been sponsored by his Department, its predecessors and its arm's length bodies since 1997; how much public money was spent in each case; which departmental initiatives, bodies or programmes they were supporting; and what assessments were made of the effectiveness of the campaigns.

(166865)

414
Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many people are employed in each of the postgraduate medical deaneries; what the payroll costs are for each deanery in 2007-08; and what the size is of the budget each deanery administers in 2007-08.

(166866)

415
Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how much has been spent by his Department on (a) signposts, (b) graphic designers, (c) stationery and (d) websites as a result of the reorganisation of the Department for Education and Skills.

(166869)

416
Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, to which periodicals his Department subscribes.

(166870)

417
Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what the name is of each special adviser in his Department.

(166871)

418
Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what the estimated cost is of (a) expenses, (b) salary, (c) office space, (d) administrative support and (e) special advisers for the two new Ministers of State in his Department in 2007-08.

(166872)

419
Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what his Department's budget was for research and development for each type of renewable energy technology in each of the last 10 years.

(166873)

420
Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many and what percentage of employees in (a) his Department and (b) each (i) executive agency and (ii) non-departmental public body funded by his Department were above state retirement age at the latest date for which figures are available.

(166874)

421
Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how much the documents (a) Tackling Obesities: Future Choices and (b) Tackling Obesities Future Choices - Obesity System Atlas cost to (i) produce and (ii) to distribute.

(166875)

422
Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, which departments, agencies and sections of the Department for Education and Skills and the Department of Trade and Industry were incorporated into his Department during the recent departmental reorganisation; how many employees there were in those departments, agencies and sections in (a) 2006 and (b) 2007 to date; in which buildings these employees (i) were based in 2006 and (ii) are based; and how much floor space (A) they occupied in 2006 and (B) they occupy.

(166876)

423
Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many civil lawsuits have been brought against his Department and its predecessors based either wholly or partially on grounds provided by the Human Rights Act 1998; how many were settled out of court before a court judgment was delivered; and how much such settlements have cost the public purse since the Act came into force.

(166877)

424
Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how much of the £1 billion announced on the publication of the Sainsbury Review to be spent on business, innovation and technology development is additional spending not previously announced.

(166878)

425
Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many and what percentage of questions tabled to his Department in the last Session were unanswered at Prorogation.

(166879)

426
Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many and what percentage of questions tabled to his Department for answer on a named day have received a substantive reply on the day named since establishment of his Department.

(166880)

427
Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, on how many occasions Category 3 drains at the Compton and Pirbright sites of the Institute for Animal Health flooded due to storm water in each of the last five years; and whether in each case there was a back-up of potentially contaminated water into bio-secure areas.

(166884)

428
Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many (a) full-time and (b) part-time staff work at the Institute of Animal Health facility at Pirbright; how many buildings and other contractors have worked there in 2007; what bio-security measures are in place to prevent disease transmission by employees, students or contractors; and what other security checks are carried out in respect of individuals with access to the site.

(166885)

429
Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what the unemployment rate of 18 to 24 year olds who (a) have no post-16 qualifications, (b) have A-Levels, (c) have a higher educational qualification and (d) have a further educational qualification (i) is and (ii) was in each year since 1995.

(166886)

430
Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many students have entered into individual voluntary arrangements since their introduction.

(166887)

431
Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many people continued to make payments to the Student Loan Company (SLC) after their incomes had dropped below the repayment threshold in each year since the SLC was established; what the mean number of months for which student loan deductions continued after the repayer ceased to be eligible to repay was in these cases; how many individuals received (a) one, (b) two, (c) three, (d) four and (e) five or more repayments subsequent to their becoming ineligible; what the (i) median and (ii) mean amount repaid in total to each individual was; and what the mean size was of the individual rebates made as a consequence.

(166888)

432
Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what the average gross earnings of 25 year olds who had (a) no post-16 qualifications, (b) A-levels, (c) higher educational qualification and (d) a further educational qualification were in each year since 1995; and what the most recent estimate is in each category.

(166889)

433
Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what proportion of qualifications which count towards the Skills for Life target are (a) wholly and (b) partly funded by the Learning and Skills Council.

(166890)

434
Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what criteria are required to be met for a qualification to be considered as qualifying for the Skills for Life target.

(166891)

435
Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what the average net marginal cost was of a student taking (a) a GCSE in English literature, (b) a GCSE in English language, (c) a GCSE in mathematics, (d) an A-level in English literature, (e) an A-level in English language and (f) an A-level in mathematics at a further education college in the latest period for which figures are available.

(166892)

436
Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many scientific research prizes were issued by his Department in each year since 1997; and what their total value was.

(166893)

437
Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what contingency preparations his Department made for the possibility of a general election in autumn 2007; and what the costs were of those preparations.

(166894)

438
Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how much he expects to be spent on Train to Gain brokers in 2007-08; and what percentage of the Train to Gain budget for the year this figure represents.

(166895)

439
Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many skills brokers working through the Train to Gain programme received public funding in 2006-07; what their performance targets were; how many and what value of payments were related to their performance; and how their performance was assessed and measured.

(166896)

440
Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how much was spent on Train to Gain brokers in 2006-07; and what percentage of the Train to Gain budget for that year this figure represents.

(166897)

441
Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, with reference to the Answer of 3rd September 2007, to the hon. Member for Reading East, Official Report, column 1756W, on graduates: debt, what assessment he has made of the effect of course choice on the average amount of time needed by (a) male and (b) female students in higher education to repay debts incurred during study.

(166899)

442
Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, with reference to the Answer of 3rd September 2007, to the hon. Member for Reading East, Official Report, column 1756W, on graduates: debt, what assumptions about (a) the gender pay gap, (b) fertility, (c) nuptuality, (d) real earnings growth and (e) graduate income premium he made in estimating the average amount of time needed by graduates to repay debts incurred during study by (i) men and (ii) women.

(166900)

443
Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, with reference to the Answer of 18th June 2007, Official Report, columns 1462-3W, on adult education: basic skills, how many of the learners included in the table were funded through (a) further education and (b) University for Industry.

(166903)

444
Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how much letter headed notepaper his Department has bought which is headed with Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills headers; and at what cost.

(166906)

445
Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how much letterheaded notepaper his Department has bought which is headed with both Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills and Department for Children, Schools and Families headers; and at what cost.

(166907)

Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development

446
Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which manufacturers' software is used in his Department.

(167225)

447
Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions his Department has had with the Lebanese government on emergency aid and reconstruction relief to those displaced by fighting in the Nahr al-Barad refugee camp.

(166985)

448
Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions his Department has had with the Department of Health on the Government's strategy on global health.

(166986)

449
Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent reports he has received about the humanitarian situation in Somalia; what the response of his Department has been; and if he will make a statement.

(166991)

450
N Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what railway construction projects are (a) planned and (b) underway in Afghanistan.

(166755)

451
N Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many kilometres of metalled road have been constructed in (a) Helmand Province and (b) Afghanistan since 2001.

(166756)

452
Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what reports and studies have been conducted by his Department on UK-funded reconstruction initiatives in Afghanistan.

(167250)

453
Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much the UK spent on provincial reconstruction teams in Afghanistan in each of the last five years; and what projects such funding has supported.

(167251)

454
Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what percentage of UK aid to Afghanistan was channelled through (a) the core budget of the government of Afghanistan, (b) UN-administered trust funds and (c) UK administered projects in the latest period for which figures are availble.

(167252)

455
Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether any (a) UK and (b) UN reports have been completed on international aid wastage rates in Afghanistan and instances of corruption in the disbursement of aid.

(167399)

456
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much his Department spent on staff working on (a) marketing and (b) branding in the last 12 month period for which figures are available.

(167302)

457
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much his Department and its agencies spent on managing their corporate identities in the last 12 month period for which figures are available.

(167356)

458
Susan Kramer (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent estimate he has made of the (a) annual income per household, (b) global acute malnutrition rate, (c) literacy rate and (d) life expectancy in each state in Sudan.

(167004)

459
Susan Kramer (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent estimate he has made of the (a) neonatal, (b) post-natal and (c) infant mortality rates in each state in Sudan.

(167075)

460
Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many secondments of staff were made (a) to and (b) from his Department in each year since 1997; which organisations staff were seconded (i) to and (ii) from; how many staff were seconded in each year; for how long each secondment lasted; and what the cost was of each secondment in each year.

(167275)

461
Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate he has made of the number of people displaced from Mogadishu following the latest violence between insurgents and the allied Ethiopian and government troops; and whether any changes are planned to the UK's humanitarian assistance for Somalia.

(167206)

462
Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many people in his Department earned over £100,000 in each year since 1997.

(167197)

463
Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what percentage of inquiries received by his Department from the public were responded to within (a) one week, (b) 14 days, (c) 28 days, (d) two months and (e) three months in the last period for which figures are available; and in what percentage of cases it took (i) over three months and (ii) over one year to respond.

(167370)

464
Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps he is taking to contribute to the recovery efforts in Bangladesh following the recent cyclone.

(167417)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice

465
Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which manufacturers' software is used in his Department.

(167224)

466
James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answers of 16th January 2007, Official Report, columns 1027-28W and 22nd May 2007, Official Report, column 1252W, on disorder penalty notices, when he expects the evaluation of the pilot on the issuance of penalty notices for disorder to 10 to 15 year olds to be completed; and if he will make a statement.

(167114)

467
James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) prosecutions were brought and (b) convictions obtained for offences under the Computer Misuse Act 1990 in 2006.

(167115)

468
James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) prosecutions have been brought and (b) convictions obtained for offences under section 22 of the Private Security Act 2001.

(167116)

469
Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether any immigration cases previously adjudicated by (a) Mr Mohammed Ilyas Khan and Judge J have been re-opened following the investigation of the Office for Judicial Complaints.

(167211)

470
Mr David Clelland (Tyne Bridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether any registered vehicle owner has been summoned to appear before a court for not paying a fine imposed for not returning a statutory off-road declaration in the lastest period for which figures are available.

(167207)

471
Mr David Clelland (Tyne Bridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether any registered vehicle owners appeared before a court for failure to pay a fine imposed for failure to return a statutory off-road declaration in each of the last five years.

(167209)

472
Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many regulations his Department has (a) made and (b) revoked in the last 12 months.

(167078)

473
N Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what percentage of freedom of information requests to his Department have been replied to within 20 days; what the greatest length of time taken to issue a reply has been; and if he will make a statement.

(166754)

474
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department, its predecessor and its agencies spent on staff working on (a) marketing and (b) branding in the last 12 month period for which figures are available.

(167301)

475
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department, its predecessors and its agencies spent on managing their corporate identities in the last 12 month period for which figures are available.

(167357)

476
Mr Boris Johnson (Henley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of prisoners released in (a) England and (b) London were reconvicted in each year since 1997.

(166928)

477
Mr Boris Johnson (Henley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were in prison in each London borough in the latest period for which figures are available; and how many of those in each case were from that borough.

(166931)

478
Mr Boris Johnson (Henley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much was spent on (a) magistrates' courts and (b) administration of magistrates' courts in (a) England, (b) London and (c) each London borough in each year since 1997.

(166932)

479
Mr Boris Johnson (Henley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many fixed penalty notices were unpaid after (a) 28 days, (b) three months and (c) six months in (i) England, (ii) London and (iii) each London borough in each year since 1997.

(166935)

480
Mr Boris Johnson (Henley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many penalty notices for disorder were issued in (a) England, (b) London and (c) each London borough in each year since 1997.

(166937)

481
Mr Boris Johnson (Henley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what percentage of arrests in (a) England, (b) London and (c) each London borough led to criminal conviction in each year since 1997.

(166943)

482
Mr Boris Johnson (Henley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were issued with fixed penalty notices as a result of evidence from (a) closed circuit television (CCTV) on buses in London in each year since 1997 and (b) the live CCTV pilot on buses in London.

(166946)

483
Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many secondments of staff were made (a) to and (b) from his Department in each year since 1997; which organisations staff were seconded (i) to and (ii) from; how many staff were seconded in each year; for how long each secondment lasted; and what the cost was of each secondment in each year.

(167242)

484
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the Privy Council last consulted his Department or its predecessor on legislative matters submitted for promulgation from (a) the Isle of Man and (b) Guernsey.

(167317)

485
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what legislation from (a) Guernsey and (b) the Isle of Man is awaiting promulgation by his Department.

(167318)

486
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in respect of how many draft Bills (a) Guernsey, (b) the Isle of Man and (c) Jersey has sought promulgation in the last 12 months.

(167319)

487
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the Privy Council last consulted his Department or its predecessor on legislative matters submitted for promulgation from Jersey.

(167321)

488
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in what circumstances an assenting order may be refused in relation to the Channel Islands.

(167324)

489
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in what circumstances an assenting order may be refused in relation to the Isle of Man.

(167326)

490
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many pieces of Crown Dependency legislation are awaiting ratification; and what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the arrangements for (a) scrutiny and (b) promulgation of such legislation.

(167327)

491
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to conduct reviews of the process by which legislation from the Crown Dependencies is processed; and if he will make a statement.

(167428)

492
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what legislation from Jersey is awaiting promulgation by his Department.

(167433)

493
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Government plans to make new Crown appointments on the Channel Islands.

(167434)

494
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many visitors to prisons were found to be in possession of illegal drugs in each year since 1997; how many such visitors were referred to the police; and what steps were taken in respect of those not referred to the police.

(166839)

495
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what percentage of those people accused of (a) possession and (b) dealing in cannabis were (i) found not guilty, (ii) fined and (iii) imprisoned in each year since 1997.

(166841)

496
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) 15, (b) 16 and (c) 17 year olds were on remand in each year since 1997 in each police authority area; and how many went on to serve a prison sentence.

(166969)

497
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many re-convictions of young offenders there were in each police authority area in each year since 1997; and what percentage this represents of all young offenders in each year since 1997.

(167019)

498
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) 15, (b) 16 and (c) 17 year olds were given custodial sentences in each police force area in each year since 1997; and what average length of sentence was given to each group in each year.

(167103)

499
Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people in his Department and its predecessors earned over £100,000 in each year since 1997.

(167196)

500
Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much each registered political party (a) spent and (b) raised by donation and reported to the Electoral Commission in each year since 2001.

(167246)

501
Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what percentage of inquiries received by his Department from the public were responded to within (a) one week, (b) 14 days, (c) 28 days, (d) two months and (e) three months in the last period for which figures are available; and in what percentage of cases it took (i) over three months and (ii) over one year to respond.

(167371)

502
Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 14th November 2007, Official Report, columns 293-4W, on prisoners: drugs, which research is referred to; and what the (a) title, (b) author and (c) date of publication is of each piece of research.

(167412)

Questions to the Leader of the House

503
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Leader of the House, how much her Office spent on staff working on (a) marketing and (b) branding in the last 12 month period for which figures are available.

(167300)

504
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Leader of the House, how much her Office spent on managing its corporate identity in the last 12 month period for which figures are available.

(167345)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

505
Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, which manufacturers' software is used in his Department.

(167223)

506
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much his Department and its agencies spent on staff working on (a) marketing and (b) branding in the last 12 month period for which figures are available.

(167299)

507
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much his Department and its agencies spent on managing their corporate identities in the last 12 month period for which figures are available.

(167344)

508
Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many secondments of staff were made (a) to and (b) from his Department in each year since 1997; which organisations staff were seconded (i) to and (ii) from; how many staff were seconded in each year; for how long each secondment lasted; and what the cost was of each secondment in each year.

(167283)

509
Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people in his Department earned over £100,000 in each year since 1997.

(167198)

Questions to the Prime Minister

510
Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): To ask the Prime Minister, which special advisers work for the Government; which Minister was responsible for appointing each; and what the pay band of each is.

(167089)

511
Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): To ask the Prime Minister, how many (a) special advisers and (b) staff are employed in each section of his Office.

(167091)

512
Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will make it his policy to publish the names of attenders of Joint Intelligence Committee meetings.

(167336)

513
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Prime Minister, how much his Office spent on staff working on (a) marketing and (b) branding in the last 12 month period for which figures are available.

(167298)

514
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Prime Minister, how much his Office spent on managing its corporate identify in the last 12 month period for which figures are available.

(167343)

515
Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Prime Minister, how many secondments of staff were made (a) to and (b) from his Office in each year since 1997; which organisations' staff were seconded (i) to and (ii) from; how many staff were seconded in each year; for how long each secondment lasted; and what the cost was of each secondment in each year.

(167237)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland

516
Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, which manufacturers' software is used in his Department.

(167222)

517
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much his Department and its agencies spent on staff working on (a) marketing and (b) branding in the last 12 month period for which figures are available.

(167297)

518
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much his Department and its agencies spent on managing their corporate identities in the last 12 month period for which figures are available.

(167342)

519
Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many people in his Department and its predecessors were paid over £100,000 in each year since 1997.

(167200)

520
Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what percentage of inquiries received by his Office from the public were responded to within (a) one week, (b) 14 days, (c) 28 days, (d) two months and (e) three months in the last period for which figures are available; and in what percentage of cases it took (i) over three months and (ii) over one year to respond.

(167373)

Questions to the Solicitor General

521
James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Solicitor General, when she expects the proposed national fraud reporting centre to become operational.

(167110)

522
James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Solicitor General, what the (a) establishment and (b) annual running costs of the proposed national fraud reporting centre are expected to be.

(167111)

523
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Solicitor General, how much her Office and its agencies spent on managing their corporate identities in the last 12 month period for which figures are available.

(167341)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport

524
Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans her Department has for trials of larger and heavier lorries on UK roads.

(167074)

525
Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which manufacturers' software is used in her Department.

(167221)

526
Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what meetings (a) she and (b) her officials have had with (i) Haven Gateway Partnership and (ii) lobbyists engaged by Haven Gateway Partnership in the last 12 months.

(166912)

527
Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what meetings (a) she and (b) her officials have had with (i) Hutchinson Ports and (ii) lobbyists engaged by Hutchinson Ports in the last 12 months.

(166980)

528
Mr David Clelland (Tyne Bridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 19th November 2007, Official Report, column 461W, on motor vehicles: licensing, how many registered vehicle owners who failed to comply with a statutory off-road declaration and who failed to comply with subsequent enforcement action were consequently summonsed to appear in court.

(167408)

529
Mr David Clelland (Tyne Bridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 19th November 2007, Official Report, column 461W, on motor vehicles: licensing, how many registered vehicle owners identified as failing to comply with a statutory off-road notice subsequently complied with the enforcement action.

(167413)

530
Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many regulations her Department has (a) made and (b) revoked in the last 12 months.

(167085)

531
N Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the five platforms vacated by Eurostar at Waterloo station will be used for trains travelling to and from the South West.

(166757)

532
N Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans there are to improve the road link to Bournemouth airport from the A338.

(166758)

533
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much her Department and its agencies spent on staff working on (a) marketing and (b) branding in the last 12 month period for which figures are available.

(167296)

534
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much her Department and its agencies spent on managing their corporate identities in the last 12 month period for which figures are available.

(167340)

535
N Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which congestion charging schemes' operating costs were greater than 40 per cent. of their revenue in the latest period for which figures are available.

(166724)

536
N Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the capital cost of introducing each congestion charging scheme in England has been.

(166725)

537
N Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what changes she proposes to the system of clamping of untaxed vehicles; whether such changes will include untaxed vehicles parked on private land; what safeguards there will be to protect vehicles in the process of repair or restorations for road use; and if she will make a statement.

[R] (165603)

538
N Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she plans to allow vehicles to use the hard shoulder of the M1 motorway; and on what stretches.

(165604)

539
N Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason the price of fuel is not always displayed on motorway service station signs that are visible from the motorway.

(165606)

540
Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many secondments of staff were made (a) to and (b) from her Department in each year since 1997; which organisations staff were seconded (i) to and (ii) from; how many staff were seconded in each year; for how long each secondment lasted; and what the cost was of each secondment in each year.

(167278)

541
N Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will bring forward proposals for new railway rolling stock prior to the end of 2007.

(165930)

542
Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people in her Department and its predecessors were paid over £100,000 in each year since 1997.

(167201)

543
Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what percentage of inquiries received by her Department from the public were responded to within (a) one week, (b) 14 days, (c) 28 days, (d) two months and (e) three months in the last period for which figures are available; and in what percentage of cases it took (i) over three months and (ii) over one year to respond.

(167374)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales

544
Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, which manufacturers' software is used in his Department.

(167219)

545
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much his Department and its agencies spent on staff working on (a) marketing and (b) branding in the last 12 month period for which figures are available.

(167295)

546
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much his Department and its agencies spent on managing their corporate identities in the last 12 month period for which figures are available.

(167338)

547
Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many people in his Department and its predecessors were paid over £100,000 in each year since 1997.

(167203)

548
Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what percentage of inquiries received by his Department from the public were responded to within (a) one week, (b) 14 days, (c) 28 days, (d) two months and (e) three months in the last period for which figures are available; and in what percentage of cases it took (i) over three months and (ii) over one year to respond.

(167376)

549
N Hywel Williams (Caernarfon): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with Remploy on the future of its factories in Wales.

(164979)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

550
Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was spent by his Department administering each type of benefit in each year since 1997.

(166816)

551
Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, under what circumstances elderly people who have received duplicate payments of disability living allowance and attendance allowance are not required to repay the overpayments.

(166819)

552
Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what mechanisms will be used to determine whether elderly people who have incorrectly received duplicate payments of disability living allowance and attendance allowance knew they were being overpaid.

(166820)

553
Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of elderly people from whom duplicate payments of disability living allowance and attendance allowance will be recovered; and what value of duplicate payments is expected to be recovered.

(166821)

554
Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what means will be used to recover duplicate payments of disability living allowance and attendance allowance from elderly people.

(166822)

555
Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much funding has been (a) made available and (b) spent to make the buildings occupied by his Department fully accessible to disabled people.

(166827)

556
Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which central offices occupied by his Department (a) are and (b) are not fully accessible to disabled people.

(166828)

557
Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many bonuses were awarded to senior civil servants working at his Department and its agencies in 2006-07; and what the total cost of those bonuses was.

(166829)

558
Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the value of the Christmas bonus for staff was in each year since 1997.

(166830)

559
Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) pensioners and (b) pensioner households (i) were eligible and (ii) took up pension credits in each of the last five years.

(166833)

560
Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which manufacturers' software is used in his Department.

(167218)

561
Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many national insurance numbers were (a) allocated and (b) refused in respect of non-EU foreign workers in each quarter since 2004; and if he will break down these figures by (i) nationality and (ii) UK region.

(166978)

562
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department and its agencies spent on staff working on (a) marketing and (b) branding in the last 12 month period for which figures are available.

(167294)

563
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department and its agencies spent on managing their corporate identities in the last 12 month period for which figures are available.

(167339)

564
Mr Michael Jack (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the designed staff capacity is for his Department's offices at Peel Park House near Blackpool.

(167265)

565
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he plans to take to ensure that maintenance payments calculated by the Childrens Maintenance and Enforcement Commission are appropriate in respect of both parents, with particular reference to costs incurred for daytime care of children.

(167184)

566
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many child support cases have been passed to the clerical team in Bolton Child Support Agency Office to progress from (a) the Vale of York and (b) England; and if he will make a statement.

(167257)

567
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average length of time was taken by the clerical team in Bolton Child Support Agency Office (a) to progress to each stage and (b) to resolve a child support case passed to them from another area was in the last period for which figures are available.

(167258)

568
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many uncleared applications are outstanding under the Child Support Agency's operational improvement plan.

(167259)

569
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people work at the (a) Falkirk and (b) Bolton office of the Child Support Agency.

(167260)

570
Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many secondments of staff were made (a) to and (b) from his Department in each year since 1997; which organisations staff were seconded (i) to and (ii) from; how many staff were seconded in each year; for how long each secondment lasted; and what the cost was of each secondment in each year.

(167277)

571
N Mr Terry Rooney (Bradford North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what percentage of community care grant applications were granted (a) in total and (b) at each benefit delivery centre in 2006-07.

(166417)

572
N Mr Terry Rooney (Bradford North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average time was to process a community care grant application (a) in total and (b) at each benefit delivery centre in 2006-07.

(166418)

573
N Mr Terry Rooney (Bradford North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many outstanding community care grant applications there were at each benefit delivery centre in each month since March.

(166419)

574
N Mr Terry Rooney (Bradford North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of levels of financial hardship resulting from the time taken in processing community care grants.

(166420)

575
Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to ensure that hon. Members' constituency cases are not referred to regional Child Support Agency offices without hon. Members' consent; and if he will make a statement.

(166904)

576
Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in his Department and its predecessors were paid over £100,000 in each year since 1997.

(167204)

577
Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what percentage of inquiries received by his Department from the public were responded to within (a) one week, (b) 14 days, (c) 28 days, (d) two months and (e) three months in the last period for which figures are available; and in what percentage of cases it took (i) over three months and (ii) over one year to respond.

(167377)

578
Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of children living in households entitled to but not claiming (a) disability living allowance and (b) council tax benefit; and if he will make a statement.

(167009)

579
Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the take-up rate of (a) housing benefit, (b) council tax benefit and (c) disability living allowance among those eligible was in each year since their introduction; and if he will make a statement.

(167092)

580
Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of children living in households eligible for but not claiming housing benefit; and if he will make a statement.

(167095)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform

581
Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what the Government's capacity targets are for the commercial development of (a) wave energy and (b) tidal energy in UK waters by (i) 2012, (ii) 2020 and (iii) 2030.

[Transferred] (166961)

582
Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, if he will modify the operation of the Marine Renewables Development fund (a) to accommodate the changing needs of British renewable companies and (b) to develop a marine energy industry in the UK.

[Transferred] (166973)

583
Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how much of the Marine Renewables Development Fund has been allocated to date; and to which schemes funds have been allocated.

[Transferred] (167033)

584
Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what assessment he has made of the contribution of wave and tidal energy towards meeting renewable targets; and if he will amend the system of renewable obligation certificates for the renewable energy sector to encourage the development of wave and tidal energy.

[Transferred] (167036)

Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

585
Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of jobs which were filled in the (a) Oxford and (b) Banbury travel to work area by EU migrant workers in each of the last three years.

[Transferred] (167170)

586
Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many 16 to 24 year olds were not in employment, education or training in the UK in the most recent period for which figures are available.

[Transferred] (167361)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families

587
Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what estimate he has made of the time it will take to provide a place in a childcare scheme for each lone parent who requires one.

[Transferred] (166992)

Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

588
Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, pursuant to the Winter Supplementary Estimates (HC 29), if he will break down the Security and Intelligence Agencies' (a) main estimate and (b) winter supplementary estimate provision by subhead in (i) near cash and (ii) non-cash terms.

[Transferred] (166850)

589
Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many people in his Office earned over £100,000 in each year since 1997.

[Transferred] (167199)

590
Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what percentage of inquiries received by his Office from the public were responded to within (a) one week, (b) 14 days, (c) 28 days, (d) two months and (e) three months in the last period for which figures are available; and in what percentage of cases it took (i) over three months and (ii) over one year to respond.

[Transferred] (167372)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

591
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many officials from her Office, broken down by grade, attended the cross-government working group on anti-semitism on 15th November; and if she will make a statement.

[Transferred] (167389)

592
Mr Boris Johnson (Henley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many police officers lived in key worker housing in (a) England, (b) London and (c) each London borough in each year since 2001.

[Transferred] (166924)

593
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the likely effect of the Enterprise and Workless Fund on the economy of Torbay and the area's ability to attract grant funding; and if she will make a statement.

[Transferred] (166994)

Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department

594
Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, from which Government departments the 160 counter-terrorism advisers she announced in her statement of 14th November 2007, Official Report, columns 667-72, on national security, will be sourced.

[Transferred] (167387)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills

595
Mr Boris Johnson (Henley): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many prisoners attained (a) a level 2, (b) a level 3 and (c) a higher than level 3 qualification whilst in prison in (i) England, (ii) London and (iii) each London borough in each year since 1997.

[Transferred] (166927)

Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development

596
Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what progress has been made in clearing the land area and area contaminated by mines and unexploded ordnance in Aghanistan in accordance with the Afghanistan Compact.

[Transferred] (167420)

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