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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Thursday 22 November 2007
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Thursday 22 November 2007
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Thursday 22 November of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper. They are arranged in alphabetical order of answering Department. For other Written Questions for answer on Thursday 22 November of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Thursday 22 November see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 1
| Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how much he has allocated to assist facilities commissioned to monitor and test imported toys for health and safety issues. | | (167566) | 2
| Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what steps he is taking to reduce the importation of toys with high levels of heavy metals to the UK. | | (167567) | 3
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what steps the Government has taken to encourage individuals and companies to set up businesses in the West Midlands in the last five years. | | (166165) | 4
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what steps the Government has taken to encourage employers to educate their workforces and increase their skills base in the last five years. | | (166166) | 5
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, whether the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority plans to dispose of the Berkeley Nuclear Laboratory site. | | (167885) | 6
N | Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what the full-time staff complement of the Office of Fair Trading is; and how many of its employees receive an annual salary (a) between £50,000 and £100,000, (b) between £100,001 and £150,000 and (c) above £150,000. | | (167133) | 7
N | Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, which consultancy firms have been engaged by his Department to provide advice on the funding of Royal Mail over the last 12 months; and what the projected cost of each such contract is. | | (167134) | 8
N | Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how much funding his Department has allocated for research into microgeneration technologies between September 2007 and the end of the financial year 2007-08; and if he will make a statement. | | (167135) | 9
| Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what funding his Department has allocated to the Environment Agency to carry out the process of pre-authorisation for new nuclear power stations. | | (167720) | 10
| Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what budget his Department has allocated to the (a) Health and Safety Executive and (b) Nuclear Installations Inspectorate to carry out the process of generic design assessment for new nuclear power stations. | | (167721) | 11
| Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, by what date he expects the first pre-authorisation consent for new nuclear power stations to be granted by the Environment Agency. | | (167722) | 12
| Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, by what date he expects the first design consent to be granted following the process of generic design assessment for new nuclear power stations. | | (167823) | 13
| Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how much funding the Technology Strategy Board plans to allocate to nanotechnology in each of the next five years. | | (167528) | 14
| Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what factors he takes into account in planning future allocations of research funding. | | (167529) | 15
N | Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what assessment his Department has made of the relative effectiveness of pre-combustion and post-combustion clean coal technologies; and if he will make a statement. | | (167045) | 16
N | Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what assessment he has made of the potential contribution of pre-combustion clean coal technologies in meeting UK carbon reduction targets. | | (167046) | 17
N | Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what plans his Department is considering for the encouragement of the use of pre-combustion coal technologies. | | (167047) | 18
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, when he expects to (a) complete his review of the Icelandic Trawlermen's Compensation Scheme and (b) make outstanding compensation payments under the scheme. | | (167800) | 19
| Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what funding was provided to the furniture industry by regional development agencies in each of the last three years. | | (167770) | 20
| Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, who will lead the feasibility study on the prospects for a Severn Barrage; which organisations will be contributing to the study; and if he will make a statement. | | (167517) | 21
| Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what the terms of reference are for the feasibility study on the prospects for a Severn Barrage; and if he will make a statement. | | (167518) | 22
| Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what the expected cost is of the feasibility study on the prospects for a Severn Barrage; and if he will make a statement. | | (167519) | 23
| Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, when he expects the feasibility study on the prospects for a Severn Barrage to begin; how long he expects the study to take; and if he will make a statement. | | (167520) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 24
N | Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what arrangements exist to compensate households for damage to property resulting from a terrorist attack; and whether his Department has reviewed the inclusion of home insurance in the Pool Re Scheme. | | (164734) | 25
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information his Department holds on charities that receive income tax refunds under the gift aid scheme; and if he will make a statement. | | (167629) | 26
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was refunded to higher rate income tax payers under the gift aid scheme in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. | | (167630) | 27
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, in how many cases income tax claimed by charities under the gift aid scheme has been deemed ineligible in each of the last five years, broken down by reason for ineligibility; and if he will make a statement. | | (167631) | 28
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much income tax claimed under the gift aid scheme by charities was deemed ineligible in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. | | (167632) | 29
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much income tax was passed on to charities under the gift aid scheme in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. | | (167633) | 30
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his Department's (a) policy and (b) practice is on classifying documents as not for National Audit Office eyes. | | (167622) | 31
N | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on which dates in 2006 the facilities at 11 Downing Street were used by outside charitable bodies to hold events; and which charities held each event. | | (167041) | 32
N | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether charities organising events at 11 Downing Street are required to submit guest lists in advance for each event. | | (167042) | 33
N | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people attended events organised by charities at 11 Downing Street during 2006. | | (167051) | 34
N | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was paid by charities for use of 11 Downing Street in (a) 2006-07 and (b) 2007-08 to date. | | (167053) | 35
N | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether charities using facilities at 11 Downing Street may charge admission fees for those events. | | (167143) | 36
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much the Government has paid in child benefit to A8 nationals in respect of children living abroad in the last 12 months. | | (167645) | 37
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, from how many declared bankrupts the Tax Credit Office has reclaimed tax credit overpayments. | | (167647) | 38
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the amount of (a) working tax credit and (b) child tax credit overpaid to A8 nationals working in the UK in the last 12 months. | | (167651) | 39
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the additional annual cost of paying child benefit from the 29th week of pregnancy from April 2009. | | (167652) | 40
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many claims for Guardian's Allowance from migrants in respect of children living abroad were made in each of the last 12 months; and how much was paid against such claims in each of those months. | | (167653) | 41
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many tax credit (a) maladministration payments and (b) consolatory payments were made in each of the last 12 months. | | (167656) | 42
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many letters were written by HM Revenue and Customs requesting the recovery of overpaid tax credits in each of the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement. | | (167657) | 43
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many sick days were taken by Tax Credit Office staff in each of the last 12 months; and what the average number of sick days was per staff member in each of those months. | | (167658) | 44
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what bonuses were paid to staff working on tax credits in each (a) month, (b) quarter and (c) year between April 2003 to September 2007. | | (167659) | 45
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the 10 largest bonus payments made to staff working on tax credits were in the last 12 months. | | (167660) | 46
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many times the Council of Economic Advisers has met in full session since June 2007; and how often it met in each year since 1997. | | (167724) | 47
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many claims for child benefit by nationals of EEA countries were made in respect of children living abroad in the last 12 months. | | (167732) | 48
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many claims for child benefit have been made by A8 nationals of each country of origin in respect of children living abroad in the last 12 months. | | (167733) | 49
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what projections his Department has made of future trends in the numbers of child benefit claims made by A8 nationals in respect of children living abroad. | | (167736) | 50
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether A8 nationals resident in the UK will be eligible for the proposed health in pregnancy grant. | | (167737) | 51
| Mr David Heathcoat-Amory (Wells): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which organisations and agencies have access to personal tax or benefit data held by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC); and which organisations and agencies were provided with such information by HMRC in each of the last five years. | | (167624) | 52
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of children living in households entitled to but not claiming (a) child tax credit, (b) working tax credit and (c) child benefit in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (167523) | 53
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the take-up rates for (a) child tax credit, (b) working tax credit and (c) child benefit were in 2006-07. | | (167524) | 54
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many cases of (a) ovarian and (b) breast cancer were diagnosed and cured in Peterborough constituency in each year since 1997. | | (167560) | 55
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which academies will be studied by the Prime Minister's Delivery Unit as part of its Academies Review; and if he will make a statement. | | (167780) | 56
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information the National Audit Office (NAO) is entitled to request from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) on child benefit claims; and by what mechanisms such information is provided to the NAO by HMRC. | | (167557) | 57
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what requirements there are for commercial insurance brokers to disclose commission to clients; and what assessment he has made of the adequacy of those requirements. | | (167824) | 58
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the codes of practice developed by the (a) Cabinet Office on consultation and (b) Better Regulation Executive on the principles of good regulation apply to consultations conducted by the Financial Services Authority. | | (167825) | 59
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the number of independent brokers within the United Kingdom commercial insurance market; what the annual value of the market is; and what his policy is for the future of this sector. | | (167826) | 60
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what policy objectives he has for diversity and competition within the commercial insurance sector; and what his policy is for regulation of the sector. | | (167827) | 61
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he expects the Financial Services Authority (FSA) to publish its consultation document on the hard disclosure of commission earned by brokers of commercial insurance; and what assessment he has made of the FSA's procedures for consulting before finalising that document, with particular reference to consultation with small independent brokers. | | (167828) | 62
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the likely number of mortgage repossessions in (a) 2008 and (b) 2009. | | (167626) | 63
| Mr John Spellar (Warley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have been prosecuted for illegal use or sale of red diesel in the last 12 months. | | (167569) | 64
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many suicides there were in each county in each of the last 10 years. | | (167641) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families 65
| James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what proportion of schools have adopted secondary school behaviour and truancy partnerships. | | (167538) | 66
| James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what percentage of secondary school sessions were missed through unauthorised absences in the last 12 months. | | (167539) | 67
| James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, when training programmes provided by the National Academy for Parenting Practitioners are expected to begin. | | (167540) | 68
| James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much funding his Department has committed to the establishment of the National Academy for Parenting Practitioners. | | (167541) | 69
| James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the targeted youth support pathfinders set out in the Respect Action Plan. | | (167542) | 70
| James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, which local authorities have established support schemes as part of the proposed national network of intensive family support schemes; and if he will make a statement. | | (167543) | 71
N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what assessment has been made of the security of the ECaf system. | | (167442) | 72
N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what assessment he has been made of the effectiveness of the interchange of information between ContactPoint and ECaf. | | (167443) | 73
N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what estimate he has made of the number of people who will be able to access information from ECaf. | | (167444) | 74
N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what consultation took place on ECaf with the consultees of ContactPoint. | | (167445) | 75
| Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park & Kensington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many schools are making use of biometric identification systems for pupils, broken down by local education authority. | | (167479) | 76
| Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park & Kensington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what estimate he has made of the change in the proportion of children entitled to free school dinners at (a) denominational primary schools, (b) denominational secondary schools, (c) maintained primary schools, (d) maintained secondary schools, (e) grammar schools and (f) academies in each year since 1990. | | (167575) | 77
| Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park & Kensington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what use schools are making of biometric identification systems for pupils. | | (167620) | 78
| Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park & Kensington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what guidance his Department has issued on the (a) use of and (b) merits of consultation with parents in relation to the sharing and disposal of data on change of school in relation to biometric identification systems in schools. | | (167621) | 79
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many (a) academies, (b) schools in special measures and (c) schools given notice to improve there were in each region in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (167366) | 80
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what proportion of children entitled to free school meals achieved a level four or above in every Key Stage 2 exam in 2006, broken down by (a) region and (b) local authority. | | (167367) | 81
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what assessment he has made of the effect of migration from A8 countries on education spending per capita in each Government Office of the region. | | (167646) | 82
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, if he will place in the Library sample course materials for the proposed new functional mathematics GCSE module involving note and coin recognition. | | (167648) | 83
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much the Government has incurred in developing the proposed new functional mathematics GCSE module involving note and coin recognition. | | (167649) | 84
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much of the planned efficiency savings under the Spending Review 2004 are expected to be generated by (a) Using Cover Supervisors, listed as element A1(b) on page 7, (b) Pay Restructuring, listed as element A1(c) on page 7 and (c) Modernisation of the Teachers Pension Scheme, listed as element A1(d) on page 8 of the departmental Efficiency Technical Note of April 2006. | | (167725) | 85
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what changes were made to his Department's upper pay spine as part of the Spending Review 2004 efficiency programme. | | (167760) | 86
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many incidents of bullying occurred in schools in each local education authority area of England in each year since 1997. | | (167718) | 87
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many children living in each local education authority area attended a maintained school in a different local authority area in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (167719) | 88
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what assessment he has made of the effect of inward migration on schools in Peterborough constituency over the last 10 years. | | (167563) | 89
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what proportion of fixed period exclusions were given to pupils (a) with special educational needs and (b) entitled to free school meals in (i) secondary schools and (ii) primary schools in each year since 1997. | | (167779) | 90
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what estimate he has made of the number of schools which will receive no more than the minimum annual funding guarantee in 2008-09; and if he will make a statement. | | (167781) | 91
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many competitions for new schools were won by (a) academies, (b) local authority schools and (c) other schools in each month since January 2006; and if he will make a statement. | | (167782) | 92
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many (a) secondary schools and (b) primary schools there are in each local authority in England. | | (167870) | 93
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many (a) secondary schools and (b) primary schools offered the full range of extended services in each local authority in England in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (167871) | 94
| Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, who conducted the recent Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service staff survey; by whom they were employed; and what remuneration they received. | | (167734) | 95
| Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what assessment he has made of the effect of the implementation of the recommendations contained in the consultation Organising for Quality for service delivery and funding at the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service. | | (167735) | 96
| Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what assessment he has made of the workload of service managers of the Children and Family Courts Advisory and Support Service. | | (167878) | 97
| Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what representations he has received on the workload of service managers at the Children and Family Courts Advisory and Support Service. | | (167879) | 98
| Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many parents were imprisoned following a child's absence from school in each of the last three years. | | (167784) | 99
N | 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 were (a) in receipt of an anti-social behaviour order, (b) serving a suspended sentence and (c) serving a prison sentence on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (167146) | 100
N | Helen Southworth (Warrington South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what information each local authority will be required to supply in order to comply with performance indicator 71 of the new indicator set for local authorities; what the reporting intervals will be against the indicator; what mechanism will be used to assess the performance of individual authorities; and what steps will be taken to address underperforming authorities. | | (167148) | 101
N | Helen Southworth (Warrington South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what practical information and guidance will be given to local authorities to enable them to achieve good practice in relation to the new performance indicators for safeguarding children. | | (167149) | 102
N | Helen Southworth (Warrington South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, whether all local authorities will be required to comply with all the new indicators for the local authority performance framework on safeguarding children. | | (167150) | 103
| Helen Southworth (Warrington South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what steps have been taken by his Department to tackle child sexual exploitation. | | (167547) | 104
| Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many children in the care of local authorities in Greater London were housed outside the borough responsible for their care in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (167562) | 105
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, if he will ensure that teaching of the historical fact of the Holocaust is mandatory in the school curriculum. | | (165966) | 106
N | Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what discussions he has had with Kent County Council on the ring-fencing of funding for Sure Starts and Family Centres. | | (166954) | 107
N | Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, whether Kent County Council is able to alter the funding arrangements for (a) existing and (b) future Sure Starts or Family Centres under the procedures for which his Department is responsible. | | (166955) | 108
N | Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, whether the existing funding for Sure Start and family centre schemes in Kent is ring-fenced. | | (167040) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 109
| James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what value of funds has been spent on the National Youth Volunteer Service by the private sector since January 2006. | | (167545) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 110
N | Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, under the proposed changes to the Planning Policy Statement on Climate Change whether a demonstration that reaching the target of sourcing 10 per cent. of energy from on-site renewable sources was unachievable would be required before energy provision from off-site renewable sources would be taken into account in planning decisions. | | (167136) | 111
N | Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what her Department's definition is of off-site in relation to the provision of energy from renewable sources for new developments; and whether this definition is the same as that used in the Code for Sustainable Buildings. | | (167137) | 112
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans she has to make future provision for people aged 65 and over to receive concessions for adult education courses. | | (167869) | 113
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance she has issued to local authorities on the effect of the provisions of the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 on concessionary fees for adult education courses for people aged 65 years and over. | | (167872) | 114
| James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many landlords have signed up to the Respect Standard for Housing Management. | | (167549) | 115
| James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what right tenant management organisations and arm's length management organisations have to obtain anti-social behaviour orders. | | (167550) | 116
| Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park & Kensington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many assessments were made in respect of (a) private and (b) social housing under the housing health and safety rating system in each local authority during 2006-07. | | (167570) | 117
| Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park & Kensington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many assessments under the housing health and safety rating system concluded with the determination of a category 1 hazard in (a) public and (b) social housing in each local authority in 2006-07. | | (167571) | 118
| Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park & Kensington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when she plans to update the housing standard on overcrowding. | | (167572) | 119
| Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park & Kensington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the (a) lowest, (b) highest and (c) median salary was of shared ownership property purchasers in each London borough in 2006. | | (167579) | 120
| Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park & Kensington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department has issued to local authorities on housing duties in respect of households in properties in the (a) private, (b) registered social landlord and (c) local authority sectors which have been assessed as representing a category 1 hazard under the housing, health and safety rating system. | | (167582) | 121
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what involvement (a) she, (b) other Ministers in her Department and (c) officials of her Department have with the Urban Regeneration and the Environment programme run by the Natural Environment Research Council; and what account has been taken of that programme in the programme of clean-up of contaminated sites being remediated for development. | | (167817) | 122
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, for what reasons private sector housing renewal and grant support to those living in that sector are not included in the public service agreements for her Department. | | (167882) | 123
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions she has had with the Department of Health on her Department's new proposals for private sector housing renewal. | | (167883) | 124
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the likely effect on energy efficiency standards of proposed changes to grant levels for private sector housing renewal; and what discussions she has had with the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on this matter. | | (167884) | 125
N | Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many anti-social behaviour order injunctions were instigated by registered social landlords in the Peterborough City Council area in (a) 2005-06 and (b) 2006-07; and if she will make a statement. | | (167039) | 126
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when her Department expects to publish (a) the research on public toilet provision undertaken by the Government with the British Toilet Association and (b) a strategy for increasing public toilet provision; and if she will make a statement. | | (167763) | 127
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when she plans to publish the new planning guidance for the installation of domestic solar panels. | | (167565) | 128
N | John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many (a) domestic energy assessors and (b) home inspectors she estimates will be required for full implementation of the home information pack (HIP) policy; how this estimate was calculated; and what (i) evidence and (ii) criteria are being used to determine the market impact of HIPs. | | (166956) | 129
N | John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many qualified home inspectors and domestic energy assessors there are in Bassetlaw; and how many houses were sold in Bassetlaw in the last 12 month period for which figures are available. | | (167138) | 130
| Mr John Spellar (Warley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will make a statement on the future of the Government Office for London. | | (167568) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 131
N | Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on the circumstances in which international human rights law may not apply to Iraqis detained by UK personnel in Iraq. | | (167365) | 132
| Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which recommendations of the Board of Enquiry into the crash of the Hercules XV179 in Iraq in January 2005 have been implemented. | | (167636) | 133
| Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of the Hercules fleet have been fitted with explosive suppressant foam; and if he will make a statement. | | (167637) | 134
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) percentage recruitment gap and (b) percentage change in personnel numbers of each regiment was in the latest year for which figures are available. | | (167886) | 135
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to improve recruitment and retention in the armed forces. | | (167887) | 136
N | Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many British troops are working in peacekeeping operations in Sudan, with (a) the UN, (b) NATO and (c) the EU. | | (167182) | 137
N | Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many troops were contributed by each of the nations participating in International Security Assistance Force operations in Afghanistan in the last period for which figure are available. | | (167272) | 138
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the availability of reconnaissance equipment for operations in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan. | | (167474) | 139
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many applicants for compensation for former civilian detainees of the Japanese received the £4,000 damages settlement compensation; how many of these had received the original ex gratia grant of £10,000; and how many claims under the scheme have not been dealt with. | | (167821) | 140
| Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will amend the regulations for the award of campaign medals to members of the Armed Forces who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan to enable indication of the number of multiple deployments which have been undertaken. | | (167740) | 141
N | Mr Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much was raised by Defence Estates in each year since its creation from the proceeds of charges levied on services' fundraising organisers for the use of estate facilities. | | (167059) | 142
N | Mr Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much was raised by his Department from the proceeds of charges levied on services' fundraising organisers for the use of estate facilities in each of the five years prior to the creation of Defence Estates. | | (167060) | 143
| Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost was of the last refit of HMS Illustrious. | | (167531) | 144
| Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost was of (a) HMS Ocean, (b) HMS Bulwark and (c) HMS Illustrious when commissioned in 2007 prices. | | (167532) | 145
| Ann Winterton (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Mastiff vehicle may be carried in the future A400M aircraft. | | (167743) | 146
| Ann Winterton (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what weapon systems have been added to the Mastiff vehicle. | | (167744) | 147
| Ann Winterton (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how the (a) first and (b) subsequent Mastiff vehicles were delivered to theatre. | | (167745) | 148
| Ann Winterton (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) cost of the Cougar vehicle ex-USA is before being adapted in the UK to become the Mastiff and (b) final cost of the Mastiff is in its ready for theatre state. | | (167746) | 149
| Ann Winterton (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in what timescale a service personnel family must leave service quarters (a) on the death of a serviceman or woman and (b) in respect of a wounded serviceman or woman who is medically discharged; and what assistance is provided for finding civilian quarters in such circumstances. | | (167747) | 150
| Ann Winterton (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the four Army Britten Norman Defender Aircraft have been withdrawn from service in Iraq. | | (167748) | 151
| Ann Winterton (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, who has been operating the four Army Britten Norman Defender aircraft whilst they have been on service in Iraq. | | (167749) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 152
| Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 14th November 2007, Official Report, column 245, on ivory, what plans his Department has to undertake research to identify the scale and nature of ivory trade within the UK to inform the EU's response to the ivory trade questionnaire issued by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species. | | (167723) | 153
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much was paid to Scottish farmers and crofters by the UK Government consequent upon the 2001 outbreak of foot and mouth disease; and what proportion of this was compensation for (a) the culling of livestock and (b) economic losses. | | (167731) | 154
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what account he takes of the Natural Environment Research Council's research on climate systems in formulating his Department's policy on climate change and adaptation. | | (167818) | 155
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which representatives of his Department attended the Nerc-Quest workshop on climate change and uplands: science to inform adaptation, held in Bristol on 8th-9th November. | | (167819) | 156
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department expects to meet the commitment in the Sustainable Operations on the Government Estate targets (a) to source at least 10 per cent. of its electricity from renewables by 31st March 2008 and (b) to increase recycling figures to 40 per cent. of waste by 2010. | | (167808) | 157
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will adopt the Carbon Trust's Carbon Management Programme. | | (167809) | 158
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department met the targets in the Sustainable Operations on the Government Estate to reverse the trend in carbon dioxide emissions by April. | | (167810) | 159
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department is working towards accreditation to a certified environmental management system such as ISO14001 or EMAS for (a) its whole estate or (b) some of its buildings. | | (167811) | 160
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he plans to take in response to Japan's resumption of whaling. | | (167140) | 161
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his policy is on Japan's resumption of whaling; and if he will make a statement. | | (167141) | 162
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on Japan's resumption of whaling. | | (167142) | 163
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent representations he has received on the payment of an EU subsidy to British Sugar; who will qualify; and if he will make a statement. | | (167750) | 164
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, under what timetable habitat action plans will be produced to instigate the recovery of habitats on the UK Biodiversity Action Plan priority list. | | (167751) | 165
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether baseline information on the status of the species and habitats on the UK Biodiversity Action Plan priority list has been obtained. | | (167752) | 166
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when progress on the conservation of the species and habitats on the UK Biodiversity Action Plan priority list will be assessed. | | (167753) | 167
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many of the species on the UK Biodiversity Action Plan priority list occur in England; and how many of these were listed due to severe decline. | | (167754) | 168
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, under what timetable species action plans will be produced to instigate the recovery of species on the UK Biodiversity Action Plan priority list. | | (167755) | 169
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which habitats on the UK Biodiversity Action Plan priority list occur in England. | | (167756) | 170
| Mr Alan Meale (Mansfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to promote the generation of energy from refuse plastic fuel. | | (167546) | 171
| David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what work his Department has undertaken with the National Audit Office to respond to recommendation 4 of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee's report on British Waterways; and when he expects to make that response. | | (167868) | 172
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he expects Natural England to report on the impact of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000. | | [R] (167556) | 173
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funds he plans to allocate to the Marine and Fisheries Agency in each of the next five years; and if he will make a statement. | | (167638) | 174
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what targets he has set on the average time to enter fisheries data on to the fisheries database; and if he will make a statement. | | (167639) | 175
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the average time taken to enter fisheries data on to the fisheries database was in each year since 2003; and if he will make a statement. | | (167640) | 176
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many 10-metre and under fishing vessels were registered in the UK in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (167654) | 177
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to bring forward the codes of practice provided for under the Animal Welfare Act 2006; and if he will make a statement. | | (167841) | 178
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to bring forward regulations under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 on animals in travelling circuses; and if he will make a statement. | | (167842) | 179
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much he spent facilitating the Circus Working Group; and if he will make a statement. | | (167843) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 180
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Saudi Arabian government in the case of the rape victim who was recently sentenced to 200 lashes and six months in prison; and if he will make a statement. | | (167877) | 181
N | Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what options he is considering for assistance to Zimbabwe in the event of a change of government in that country. | | (167183) | 182
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Japanese counterpart on Japanese resumption of whaling. | | (167139) | 183
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has received on the UK's role in Cyprus. | | (167727) | 184
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to encourage the reunification of Cyprus following the 2004 Annan plan. | | (167728) | 185
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the value of UK exports to (a) the area controlled by the government of the Republic of Cyprus and (b) the Turkish-occupied northern region of Cyprus was in the last 12-month period for which figures are available. | | (167729) | 186
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his Department's policy is on trade with Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus. | | (167730) | 187
N | Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect on UK citizens living in France of the French government's decision to alter the healthcare arrangements for non-French nationals below the official relevant age; and if he will make a statement. | | (167038) | 188
N | Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the Bulgarian government on the standard of care given to children in (a) state institutions and (b) adult institutions. | | (167052) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 189
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 8th October 2007, Official Report, column 267W, on Cirencester Hospital, when he expects to announce the decision on an independent sector provider contract for Cirencester Hospital. | | (167761) | 190
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many practice nurses there were in (a) Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency and (b) the London Borough of Bexley in (i) 1997 and (ii) 2007. | | (167475) | 191
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS dentists in Bexley (a) admitted new adult patients to their list and (b) treated NHS patients between the ages of 18 and 65 years in each of the last five years. | | (167476) | 192
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) 18 to 65 and (b) under 18 year olds were registered for NHS dental treatment in Bexley in each year since 1997. | | (167477) | 193
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects (a) Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup, (b) Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolwich, (c) Darenth Valley Hospital, Dartford and (d) Princess Royal Hospital, Farnborough to receive deep cleans. | | (167478) | 194
| Mr John Grogan (Selby): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how the figure of £40 per visit proposed by his Department as the level of remuneration for employers of specialist nurses or stoma nurses was reached. | | (167471) | 195
| Mr John Grogan (Selby): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 24th October 2007, Official Report, column 388W, on NHS: finance, what assessment he has made of the reasons for the increase in the number of part IX prescriptions dispensed since April 2006. | | (167655) | 196
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect of migration from A8 countries on health spending per capita in each Government Office region. | | (167650) | 197
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the reasons were for setting the target for the number of schools participating in UK Transplant's Give and Let Live donor education programme for 2007-08 at 1,090. | | (167048) | 198
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which schools have agreed to participate in UK Transplant's Give and Let Live donor education programme, broken down by local education authority. | | (167049) | 199
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much has been allocated to UK Transplant's Give and Let Live donor education programme for (a) 2007-08, (b) 2008-09 and (c) 2009-10. | | (167050) | 200
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, who is responsible for the implementation of the national vaccination programme for human papilloma virus. | | (167525) | 201
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what mechanisms will be used to (a) audit the take-up of the human papilloma virus vaccine through the national vaccination programme and (b) ensure comprehensive coverage of women over 16 years of age in the programme. | | (167526) | 202
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time was for elective orthopaedic surgery in the Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS Trust in each of the last 10 years; and if he will make a staement. | | (167881) | 203
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what (a) health and (b) financial impact assessments he has made of charging refused asylum seekers or other undocumented migrants for NHS care; and if he will make a statement. | | (167762) | 204
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many operations were cancelled for each acute hospital trust in (a) each of the last 12 months and (b) each of the previous four years, broken down by specialty. | | (167807) | 205
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 15th November 2007, Official Report, column 381W on NHS: finance, whether the NHS is now expected to plan and manage its expenditure on a separate near-cash and non-cash basis. | | (167627) | 206
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 15th November 2007, Official Report, column 381W on NHS: finance, on what date his Department agreed with HM Treasury that the NHS would not plan or manage its expenditure on a separate near-cash and non-cash basis. | | (167628) | 207
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, by what date strategic health authorities will report to his Department on progress on hospital deep cleaning programmes in their areas. | | (167741) | 208
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 15th November 2007, Official Report, column 381W, on NHS: manpower, what estimate his Department has made of the number of staff that will be employed in the NHS in each year from 2007-08 to 2010-11, broken down by (a) region and (b) position. | | (167742) | 209
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 13th November 2007, Official Report, column 178W, on GP service provision, what the dates were of meetings held between his officials and the group of out-of-hours providers brought together by the NHS Alliance in the last 12 months; and if he will place the (a) agenda and (b) minutes of each meeting in the Library. | | (167757) | 210
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Written Statement of 15th November 2007, Official Report, columns 78-81WS, on health service provision, how much was spent on the contract for diagnostic services in the West Midlands that will be terminated; and how many patients were treated under this contract. | | (167758) | 211
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of adults who received a regular check up on the NHS in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (167792) | 212
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many more adults in each year from 2007-08 to 2010-11 he expects will receive a regular check-up on the NHS; and how frequently each adult will receive these check-ups. | | (167793) | 213
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, by what date he expects his programme for every adult to receive a regular check-up on the NHS to be fully implemented. | | (167794) | 214
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance he has issued to trusts to ensure that every adult receives a regular NHS check-up. | | (167795) | 215
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 15th November 2007, Official Report, column 382W, on NHS: manpower, what documents his Department requires strategic health authorities to submit on their workforce plans; how frequently these submissions are required; and for what future time period strategic health authorities are required to make such plans. | | (167796) | 216
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 13th November 2007, Official Report, column 188W, on departmental bodies, if he will (a) place in the Library a copy of the survey carried out in autumn 2006 and (b) provide a list of all such groups that are currently being run by his Department. | | (167797) | 217
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much additional funding has been allocated for each year from 2007-08 to 2010-11 to (a) extend the breast cancer screening age range to women aged between 43 and 73 years, (b) extend the age limit for bowel cancer screening to 75 years, (c) ensure that all patients will be receiving appointments with a specialist within two weeks for breast problems, (d) ensure that all cervical screening results will be available within 14 days and (e) increase the number of matrons to 5,000. | | (167803) | 218
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, by what date he expects that (a) all patients will be receiving appointments with a specialist within two weeks for breast problems, (b) all cervical screening results will be available within 14 days, (c) breast cancer screening will be fully extended to all women between the ages of 43 and 73 years and (d) the number of matrons have reached 5,000. | | (167804) | 219
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he has taken to give matrons and ward sisters the powers (a) to report cleaning contractors and safety concerns directly to hospital boards, (b) to order additional cleaning and (c) to send out a message that contractors must meet the highest standards of cleanliness or lose their contract. | | (167805) | 220
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what additional funds he has provided to hospital matrons to order additional cleaning. | | (167806) | 221
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reason expenditure on grants for adult personal social services in 2006-07 was £267 million less than the plans set out in his Department's 2006 Annual Report. | | (167829) | 222
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much has been spent on the Hospital Travel Costs scheme in each year since 1997-98 for which figures are available; and how many patients received grants under the scheme in each year. | | (167830) | 223
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, in the budgets of which NHS organisations funding for the Hospital Travel Costs scheme is held; and whether this money is ringfenced. | | (167831) | 224
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the value for money of his Department's turnaround programme in 2006-07. | | (167832) | 225
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to introduce mandatory reporting of cases of the healthcare associated infection pseudomonas. | | (167833) | 226
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to Table 100 in his Department's memorandum to the Health Select Committee on Public Expenditure on Health and Personal Social Services 2006, to how many staff each figure in the table refers. | | (167834) | 227
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will break down the £141 million his Department spent on consultants in 2006-07, by consultancy company. | | (167835) | 228
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list all services purchased from consultants in 2006-07. | | (167836) | 229
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to Table 5 in his Department's memorandum to the Health Select Committee on Public Expenditure on Health and Personal Social Services 2006, for what reason his Department underspent its hospital, community and family health services (a) non-cash and (b) near-cash budget in 2006-07; and if he will provide a break down of the underspend in each budget. | | (167837) | 230
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to Table 57a in his Department's memorandum to the Health Select Committee on Public Expenditure on Health and Personal Social Services 2006, for what reason allocations in the Centrally Funded Initiatives and Special Services Allocation programme fell in 2006-07. | | (167838) | 231
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of tuberculosis were diagnosed in each region of England in each year since 1997; and of these cases, what proportion in each region were of drug-resistant tuberculosis. | | (167875) | 232
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the number of hours per week spent on paperwork by (a) nurses, (b) midwives, (c) consultants and (d) general practitioners in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (167876) | 233
| Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects to agree the model for the smart cards required for the second phase of electronic prescribing. | | [R] (167662) | 234
| Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made towards determining how the different IT systems in use in England, Scotland and Wales will manage cross-border electronic prescriptions. | | [R] (167783) | 235
| Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will wait until all system suppliers have received NHS Connecting for Health accreditation before he moves to the second stage of live electronic prescribing. | | [R] (167785) | 236
| Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he has taken to (a) promote and (b) conduct biomedical research into the causes of chronic fatigue syndrome and myalgic encephalomyelitis; and if he will make a statement. | | (167822) | 237
| Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many bed spaces there were on average at (a) Addenbrookes, (b) West Suffolk and (c) Ipswich hospitals in (i) 1997, (ii) 2002 and (iii) at the latest time for which figures are available. | | (167527) | 238
N | Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that the secondary paediatrics services are fully transferred to North Manchester General Hospital and fully functioning when Booth Hall Children's Hospital closes. | | (167043) | 239
N | Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that the accident and emergency facility for children at North Manchester General Hospital is fully operational when Booth Hall Children's Hospital closes. | | (167044) | 240
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to publish the findings of the Taylor Review into the financial management of Brent Primary Care Trust. | | (167561) | 241
| Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what consultation procedures are followed for applications to open pharmacies within a primary care trust area. | | (167798) | 242
| Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance is given to primary care trusts on who they should consult when considering applications to open new pharmacies in an area. | | (167799) | 243
| Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the NHS Review Panel consults (a) local residents, (b) local councillors and (c) hon. Members when considering appeals relating to applications for pharmacies to be opened in an area. | | (167816) | 244
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were treated for depression in each primary care trust in each of the last 10 years. | | (167642) | 245
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many transplants of each type of organ in each primary care trust area there were in each of the last 10 years. | | (167643) | 246
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people are on a waiting list for a transplant of each type of organ in each primary care trust area. | | (167644) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 247
N | Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had with the Scottish Executive on Operation Pentameter 2. | | (167181) | 248
| James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans the Government has to ratify the Council of Europe Convention on cybercrime; and if she will make a statement. | | (167533) | 249
| James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of Youth Justice Board projects to prevent youth crime and anti-social behaviour as part of the commitments under the Respect Action Plan. | | (167534) | 250
| James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to implement sections 19 to 21 of the Police and Justice Act 2006. | | (167535) | 251
| James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of face the people sessions conducted by crime and disorder reduction partnerships (CDRPs); and what guidance her Department issues to CDRPs on the conduct of such sessions. | | (167536) | 252
| James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate she has made of the breach rate of anti-social behaviour orders. | | (167537) | 253
N | Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to her Statement of 13th November, 2007, Official Report, columns 531-41, on the Security Industry Authority, if she will publish the findings of the taskforce chaired by the hon. Member for Gedling on 8th October. | | (166775) | 254
N | Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to her Written Ministerial Statement of 14th November 2007, Official Report, column 45WS, on protective security, if she will provide a copy of Lord West's report to hon. and rt. hon. opposition Members. | | (166776) | 255
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her estimate is of the number of non-EU citizens who have been given (a) the right to work and (b) the right to remain in the UK in each year since 1977. | | (167738) | 256
| Ms Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) genetically modified animals and (b) animals with a harmful genetic defect were used in regulated procedures conducted in Scotland under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 in 2006. | | (167726) | 257
N | Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much on average a band D council tax payer in London paid towards policing costs in (a) 1996-97, (b) 1997-98, (c) 1998-99 and (d) 1999-2000; and if she will make a statement. | | (167245) | 258
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were prosecuted for employing illegal immigrants in each year sine 1997. | | (167713) | 259
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost was in each of the last 10 years to police in each police force area on (a) detecting illegal immigrants, (b) removing or deporting people from the UK, (c) translation and interpretation for immigration-related work and (d) other immigration-related work. | | (167715) | 260
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were detected trying to enter the UK illegally in each year since 1997; how many of those people subsequently claimed asylum; and how many were removed from the UK after their asylum claim was rejected. | | (167717) | 261
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make a statement on levels of police funding for North Yorkshire. | | (167559) | 262
N | Helen Southworth (Warrington South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information technology equipment and resources are available to the police National Missing Persons Bureau. | | (167147) | 263
| Helen Southworth (Warrington South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps have been taken by her Department to tackle child sexual exploitation. | | (167548) | 264
| Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, where the 69 local offices to be opened by the UK Passport Agency for the purpose of interviews are. | | (167873) | 265
| Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many passport interviews have been conducted since 1st June 2007. | | (167874) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills 266
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Natural Environment Research Council's programme quantifying and understanding the earth system in informing the Government's climate change policy. | | (167820) | 267
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many and what proportion of post-graduate students at UK universities were from (a) the UK, (b) the EU and (c) outside the EU in each of the last five years. | | (167145) | 268
| Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, if his Department will assess the potential effect of nanotechnology on the high technology industry; and if his Department will fund (a) relevant skills training and (b) public engagement campaigns to support the development of nanotechnology. | | (167530) | 269
| Mr John Grogan (Selby): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effect on the number of students taking up English for speakers of other languages courses of the implementation of the new funding system. | | (167472) | 270
| Mr John Grogan (Selby): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effect on the geographical profile of English for speakers of other languages students of the implementation of the new fees structure. | | (167473) | 271
N | Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what steps he is taking to encourage more employers to work with trades unions on developing the Skills for Life programme. | | (167054) | 272
N | Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effect on employers of their working with trades unions to improve the skills of their workforces. | | (167056) | 273
N | Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what the purpose is of the Intercalating Year Abroad Fee; what method is used for calculating the Intercalating Year Abroad Fee; and if he will make a statement. | | (167057) | 274
N | Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what guidance his Department provides to universities on the nature, level and extent of services to be provided to students as consideration for the Intercalating Year Abroad fees levied. | | (167058) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 275
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what mechanisms exist for the monitoring of UK aid to Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement. | | (167623) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice 276
N | Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what funding the Criminal Cases Review Commission has received from the Government in each year since its establishment. | | (167268) | 277
N | Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much compensation was paid to those who experienced miscarriages of justice in each year since 1992. | | (167269) | 278
N | Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff the Criminal Cases Review Commission employed in each year since its establishment. | | (167270) | 279
N | Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases were referred to the Criminal Cases Review Commission in each year since its establishment. | | (167271) | 280
| James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what terms of reference have been established for the review of penalty notices for disorder; and when this review is expected to conclude. | | (167551) | 281
| James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many local authorities have participated in the Mayors' Community Payback Scheme. | | (167554) | 282
| Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the estimated cost of savings for the Simple Speedy Summary Justice scheme is. | | (167564) | 283
N | Mr Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reasons the Youth Justice Board has decided not to extend the contract with Gladstone House Secure Care Home in Liverpool. | | (167055) | 284
| Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 14th November 2007, Official Report, column 298W, on victims' surcharge, which organisations and schemes have received funding from the proceeds of the victims' surcharge. | | (167634) | 285
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many employers have been (a) prosecuted for and (b) convicted of an offence under section 8 of the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 in each of the last 10 years; and what penalties were imposed in each case. | | (167714) | 286
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many asylum seekers convicted of crimes are being held in each prison in England and Wales. | | (167716) | 287
| Dr Rudi Vis (Finchley & Golders Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what injuries were incurred by girls held in (a) Brockhill, (b) Bullwood Hall and (c) Cookham Wood Young Offenders Institution following use of control and restraint in each month in (i) 2006 and (ii) 2007. | | (167801) | 288
| Dr Rudi Vis (Finchley & Golders Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what injuries were incurred by boys held in (a) Ashford, (b) Bradford and (c) Castington Young Offenders Institution following use of control and restraint in each month in (i) 2006 and (ii) 2007. | | (167802) | Questions to the Prime Minister 289
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 13th November 2007, Official Report, column 232W, on World Cup, what the dates were of meetings since 28th June held between him or officials working on his behalf and the Football Association at which the appointment of the Government's World Cup ambassador was discussed. | | (167840) | 290
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will place in the Library a copy of the (a) agenda, (b) minutes and (c) action points of the meeting held by his predecessor on 17th October 2006 with strategic health authority chief executives. | | (167839) | 291
N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Prime Minister, who would (a) chair Cabinet meetings and (b) assume his other Prime Ministerial responsibilities in the event of his sudden incapacity. | | (166774) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland 292
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, when he last met the Advocate General to discuss the use of self-defence in cases of burglary. | | (167558) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 293
N | Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 12th November 2007, Official Report, columns 41-2W, on aircraft: air conditioning, what tests have been carried out for tri-cresyl phosphate in cabin air. | | (167144) | 294
| Mr John Grogan (Selby): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will publish the letter dated 1st December 1982 from her Department to Northumberland County Council headed Notes for the guidance of engineers employed in connection with trunk road schemes, and the attached notes. | | (167661) | 295
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she expects the Route Utilisation Strategy for the East Coast Main Line to be published. | | (167880) | 296
N | Peter Viggers (Gosport): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will appoint a regulator for Daedalus Airfield. | | (166953) | 297
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with the National Grid on its plans to lay cables along the Woodhead Southerly Tunnel. | | (167555) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 298
| James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate he has made of the number of benefit recipients whose personal details have been misdirected or mislaid by his Department or may otherwise be at risk of becoming victims of identity fraud due to error or omission by his Department in the last five years; and if he will make a statement. | | (167544) | 299
| Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park & Kensington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the change in the number of people aged (a) 65 years and over and (b) 75 years and over in each constituency in England since 1997. | | (167573) | 300
| Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park & Kensington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the estimated ratio of people of working age to pensioners was in each constituency in England in (a) 1997 and (b) 2007; and what the figure is expected to be in 2017. | | (167574) | 301
| Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park & Kensington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people received an in-work premium payment in each quarter since its inception. | | (167576) | 302
| Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park & Kensington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of all recipients of in-work premium payments remained in work for the full year for which the payment applied; and what assessment he has made of how this compares to the job retention rates for groups not entitled to such payments. | | (167577) | 303
| Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park & Kensington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of in-work premium payments in respect of (a) job retention and (b) in-work poverty. | | (167578) | 304
| Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park & Kensington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the median housing benefit payment made to claimants was in the private rented sector in each London local authority in 2006. | | (167580) | 305
| Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park & Kensington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claims were made for discretionary housing payments in each London local authority in 2006; how many such claims were accepted; and what the median payment was in each area. | | (167581) | 306
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the percentage change in the working age population was in each year since 1977; and what the size of the working age population was in (a) 1977, (b) 1997 and (c) 2006. | | (167625) | 307
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the proportion of the working age population that belonged to an employer-sponsored defined benefit pension scheme in (a) the public sector and (b) the private sector in each year since 1997. | | (167759) | 308
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the take-up rates of (a) housing benefit, (b) council tax benefit and (c) disability living allowance were in 2006-07. | | (167521) | 309
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood): 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) housing benefit, (b) council tax benefit and (c) disability living allowance. | | (167522) | 310
N | John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Bassetlaw received incapacity benefit in the latest period for which figures are available; how many of these were over 55; and what his Department's target is to reduce the number of incapacity benefit claimants in Bassetlaw. | | (167267) | 311
| Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what medical assessments are made of people who apply for benefits following a diagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome or myalgic encephalomyelitis; and if he will make a statement. | | (167739) | 312
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to implement the recommendations of the Clinical Guidelines of August 2007 by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence on Chronic Fatigue/Syndrome Myalgic Encephalomyelitis in relation to benefits applicants. | | (166949) | 313
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will review the questionnaire and medical examination process established by his Department for benefits applicants with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis in light of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence's report of August 2007. | | (166950) | 314
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance he has issued to Government departments on the effect of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence's report of August 2007 on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis as it affects his Department's responsibilities. | | (166951) | 315
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will review the Jobcentre Plus questionnaire Incapacity for Work (Form JB65) for those with Chronic Fatigue/Syndrome Myalgic Encephalomyelitis in light of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence's report of August 2007. | | (166952) | 316
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission will be fully operational; and if he will make a statement. | | (167812) | 317
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average time was for the Child Support Agency to resolve a complaint about their actions in 2006-07. | | (167813) | 318
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what procedures the Child Support Agency has in place to deal with cases of disputed parentage. | | (167814) | 319
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what training programmes will be provided for Child Support Agency staff relating to the establishment of the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission. | | (167815) | 320
N | Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the number of people who were not sent a letter from his Department in 2004-05 in connnection with the deficiency notices exercise who would have been sent such a letter but for the fact that the then Inland Revenue had ceased sending them deficiency notices prior to 1996-97; and if he will make a statement. | | (167266) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 321
| James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many injunctions have been (a) sought and (b) obtained under sections 26 and 27 of the Police and Justice Act 2006. | | [Transferred] (167553) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 322
| Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many residential drug treatment and rehabilitation centres there are in England and Wales; and how many have been closed in the last five years. | | [Transferred] (167635) | Questions to the Solicitor General 323
| James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Solicitor General, how many people have been charged with offences under the Emergency Workers (Obstruction) Act 2006. | | [Transferred] (167552) |
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