Order Book Part 1

House of Commons

Session 2007 - 08
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The Questions Book

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Thursday 13 December 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 Thursday 13 December 2007
(the 'Questions Book')

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Thursday 13 December 2007

This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Thursday 13 December 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 13 December of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.

For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Thursday 13 December see Part 2 of this paper.

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

1
James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what records are kept by his Department of attempted hacking or suspected cyber attacks or other malicious computer security breaches committed against his Department's computer systems.

(174431)

2
N Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, if he will make an assessment of the effect on postal delivery times in rural areas of the EU regulations which require 7.5 tonne tachograph vehicles to travel at or below 56 mph; and if he will bring forward proposals to exempt postal delivery vehicles from those regulations.

(173859)

3
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what plans he has to (a) store and (b) dispose of (i) spent nuclear fuel and (ii) other nuclear waste in each 10 year period up to 2077; what sites have been identified for (A) storage and (B) disposal in each case; and if he will make a statement.

(174232)

4
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what estimate he has made of the amount of (a) spent nuclear fuel and (b) other nuclear waste to be disposed of in the UK in each 10 year period to 2077; and if he will make a statement.

(174235)

5
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how much has been spent by his Department on international flights since it was established.

(174354)

6
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what his Department's policy is on recycling.

(174400)

7
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how much and what proportion of its waste his Department and its predecessor recycled in each of the last five years.

(174428)

8
N Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many additional specialist personnel the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate intends to recruit to undertake the work to approve four alternative designs of nuclear reactors within three years.

(173869)

9
N Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, whether it is his policy to require the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate to establish commercial demand from utility companies for each of the nuclear reactor types they are assessing.

(173870)

10
N Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many submissions the Post Office has received in its consultation on the Cardiff and Glamorgan Valleys Area Plan.

(173871)

11
Sandra Osborne (Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what plans his Department has to assess the effects of the Gambling Act 2005 on competition in the gambling market.

(174512)

12
John Penrose (Weston-Super-Mare): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, when he will reply to the letters of 4th July and 17th September 2007 from the hon. Member for Weston-Super-Mare on behalf of Mr Gerald Evans of Weston-Super-Mare regarding Reusa-Can Ltd, which were transferred to his Department on 21st September 2007.

(174203)

13
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how much meat was imported from Brazil in each of the last five years for which figures are available.

(174443)

14
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what the results of the planning application for each onshore and offshore wind farm in the UK have been in each of the last 10 years, broken down by planning authority.

(174413)

15
Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many (a) people and (b) households in each parliamentary constituency were in fuel poverty in the latest period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.

(174301)

16
Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what representations he has received on the environmental sustainability of the Sakhalin II project; what factors will be taken into account in deciding whether to provide an export credits guarantee for the project; and if he will make a statement.

(174131)

17
N Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many and what proportion of members of each trades union with a political fund have exercised their right to opt out of the political levy, according to records held by (a) his Department and (b) the Certification Officer.

(173711)

18
N Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, which trades unions with political funds offer discounted membership or a rebate to union members who opt out of the political levy.

(173712)

19
N Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, whether the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive will apply to consumers purchasing goods or services from trades unions.

(173713)

20
N Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what the timetable is for the full implementation of the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive; and on what date the revised consumer protection rules will come into force.

(173714)

21
N Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what progress has been made in his Department's review of the options for Severn tidal power; when he expects the review to be completed; and what estimate he has made of the likely effects on (a) the capital cost of a tidal power scheme and (b) levels of UK carbon dioxide emissions of each year which passes before a scheme comes into effect.

(174091)

22
Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what progress he has made with the accreditation of low pressure solar PV panel manufacturers under the terms of the Low Carbon Building Programme.

(174370)

Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

23
James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what records are kept by his Department of attempted hacking or suspected cyber attacks or other malicious computer security breaches committed against his Department's computer systems.

(174429)

24
N Mr Stephen Byers (North Tyneside): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his estimate is of the (a) reductions in tax credit expenditure and (b) additional taxation and national insurance revenue which would result from an increase in the national minimum wage to £6.75 per hour.

(174024)

25
N Mr Stephen Byers (North Tyneside): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) number and (b) percentage of those in employment who were (i) agency workers and (ii) temporary employees was in each year since 1995.

(174026)

26
N Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 6th December 2007, Official Report, columns 1500-01W, on welfare tax credits, what definition his Department uses of financial hardship in such cases.

(173808)

27
N Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 6th December 2007, Official Report, column 1492W, on departmental telephone services, if he will provide the information his Department holds on the costs of each of its contact centres.

(173809)

28
N Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 6th December 2007, Official Report, columns 1500-01W, on welfare tax credits, how many tax credit overpayments have been written off (a) in total and (b) in part since 2003 due to exceptional circumstances; and what the reasons were in each case.

(173810)

29
Justine Greening (Putney): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many HM Revenue and Customs customs officers were employed combating (a) missing trader intra-community and (b) excise fraud in each year since 2003; and if he will make a statement.

(174515)

30
Justine Greening (Putney): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of levels of staff satisfaction amongst customs officers in HM Revenue and Customs; and if he will make a statement.

(174517)

31
Justine Greening (Putney): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many vacancies for customs officers there are in HM Revenue and Customs; and if he will make a statement.

(174548)

32
Justine Greening (Putney): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was spent on training and staff development of HM Revenue and Customs customs officers in each year since 2000; and if he will make a statement.

(174550)

33
Mr David Hamilton (Midlothian): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of the population were employed by the public sector in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales, (d) Northern Ireland, (e) England and (f) each English region in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available.

(174146)

34
Mr David Hamilton (Midlothian): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the value of goods and services exported overseas from (a) Scotland and (b) the UK was in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available.

(174147)

35
Mr David Hamilton (Midlothian): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what percentage of economic activity was accounted for by public sector spending in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales, (d) Northern Ireland, (e) England and (f) each English region in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available.

(174148)

36
Mr Fabian Hamilton (Leeds North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will change the gift aid rules under section 3.46.12 of the guidance to include grandparents of minors.

(174503)

37
Mr Fabian Hamilton (Leeds North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the likely effect on levels of revenue from gift aid for UK charities arising from changes in the basic rate of income tax.

(174505)

38
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many new jobs have been created in the UK since 1997.

(174394)

39
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people born abroad have gained employment in the UK since 1997.

(174395)

40
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his Department's policy is on recycling.

(174406)

41
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much and what proportion of its waste his Department recycled in each of the last five years.

(174419)

42
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was spent by his Department on international flights in each year since 1997.

(174533)

43
Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to introduce a cabotage scheme for UK road use by overseas freight operators.

(174136)

44
Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the economic prospects for the UK road freight sector, with particular reference to the effects of (a) freight taxes, (b) excise duties and (c) fuel prices.

(174137)

45
Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what measures in his Pre-Budget Report contribute to the international competitiveness of the UK's nations and regions.

(174231)

46
Mr Angus MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will consider derogating from EU regulations, as negotiated by the French government, to enable a reduction in fuel duty in rural areas by three per cent. until 2011, with particular reference to the Scottish Islands.

(174202)

47
N Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will allow electronic vehicles transporting goods to be given the same tax relief that businesses are given for electronic cars.

(173775)

48
Mr Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he expects to reply to the letter of 28th August from the right hon. Member for Banff and Buchan on Mrs Leslie of Peterhead.

(174453)

49
Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what percentage of the population in (a) England and (b) each parliamentary constituency are over the age of 65; and if he will make a statement.

(174293)

50
Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what percentage of young people in each parliamentary constituency in Yorkshire and the Humber were unemployed in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement.

(174297)

51
Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the median household income was in each parliamentary constituency in Yorkshire and the Humber in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement.

(174298)

52
Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of working-age adults in each parliamentary constituency in Yorkshire and the Humber were in receipt of tax credits in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.

(174299)

53
Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of households in each parliamentary constituency in Yorkshire and the Humber were without central heating in each of the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement.

(174300)

54
N Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many confirmed security breaches of databases controlled by his Department occurred in each of the last five years; whether the breach resulted from internal or external action in each case; how many records were compromised on each occasion; and what estimate was made of the total number of records accessible to the individuals concerned.

(173706)

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

55
John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many adoptions took place in each year since 1997.

(174304)

56
John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many children were in care at the latest date for which figures are available in the age groups (a) 0 to five, (b) five to nine, (c) nine to 12 and (d) 12 to 16 years.

(174305)

57
James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what progress has been made towards the target for a children's centre in each community by 2010.

(174432)

58
N Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what representations he has received on funding for training and testing of teachers and early years workers for the driving of minibuses.

(173981)

59
N Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what steps he is taking to include independent schools in the operation of ContactPoint.

(173982)

60
N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what steps the Government has taken to assist parents whose children are autistic since 1997.

(172642)

61
N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what resources have been provided for schools to assist with the education of children with autism since 1997.

(172643)

62
N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what steps the Government has taken to increase literacy rates since 1997.

(172644)

63
Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the Government's policy is on the inclusion of sprinkler systems within schools being rebuilt under Building Schools for the Future; and if he will make a statement.

(174302)

64
Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, which schools (a) have been built, (b) are being built and (c) are planned for re-build under Building Schools for the Future in each local authority area; and whether each has included a sprinkler system.

(174303)

65
Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what guidelines he has issued to Ofsted on monitoring the implementation of the recommendations of the Rose review.

(174289)

66
Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, in what formats educational material for visually impaired and dyslexic children are provided by his Department; how much has been allocated for provision of such material; and if he will make a statement.

(174336)

67
Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what proportion of persistent truants went on to post-16 education in the latest period for which figures are available.

(174205)

68
Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many (a) primary and (b) secondary pupils received a permanent exclusion in the last three years, broken down by age.

(174220)

69
Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many (a) primary and (b) secondary school pupils received a fixed period exclusion in the last three years, broken down by age.

(174221)

70
Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what proportion of science teachers in (a) primary schools and (b) secondary schools have a GCSE science qualification at grade C or above.

(174222)

71
Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many local authorities have one or more mainstream institutions offering the international baccalaureate.

(174223)

72
Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many teachers with a language specialism in Mandarin Chinese qualified in the last 12 month period for which figures are available.

(174290)

73
Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many pupils received a (a) fixed period and (b) permanent exclusion in the last 12 month period for which figures are available, broken down by (i) ethnicity and (ii) sex; and how many of each were in receipt of free school meals at the time of their exclusion.

(174291)

74
Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what proportion of persistent truants gained five A* to C grades including English and mathematics in the last year.

(174294)

75
Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many pupils in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools have been classed as persistent truants in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available.

(174295)

76
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many children's centres make facilities available to midwives working in the community.

(174233)

77
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the Government's policy is on virtual children's centres.

(174234)

78
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, whether his Department is on course to meet the child poverty target set for 2010.

(174338)

79
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much has been spent by his Department on international flights since it was established.

(174351)

80
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what measures the Government has put in place to meet its target of halving child poverty by 2010.

(174396)

81
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what his Department's policy is on recycling.

(174408)

82
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much and what proportion of its waste his Department and its predecessors recycled in each of the last five years.

(174435)

83
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many exclusions there were of (a) boys and (b) girls from schools in England in each year since 1997.

(174534)

84
Mr Doug Henderson (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, if he will make an assessment of the likely costs to the Newcastle local education authority of raising the school leaving age to 18.

(174133)

85
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many young people in Peterborough constituency received the education maintenance allowance in the last year for which figures are available.

(174520)

86
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what assessment he has made of the effects of education maintenance allowances on educational attainment; and if he will make a statement.

(174551)

87
Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the (a) absence rate and (b) unauthorised absence rate was in secondary schools with (i) up to and including 500 pupils, (ii) 501 to 1,000 pupils, (iii) 1,001 to 1,500 pupils, (iv) 1,501 to 2,000 pupils and (v) more than 2,000 pupils in the latest period for which figures are available.

(174190)

88
Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what proportion of students at Key Stage 3 achieved (a) no GCSE passes and (b) fewer than five GCSE passes in each year between 1996 and 2007.

(174195)

89
Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what proportion of white British boys eligible for free school meals failed to obtain at least five GCSEs at any level in each year between 1996 and 2007; and if he will make a statement.

(174196)

90
Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what proportion of pupils failed in GCSE exams in (a) history, (b) geography, (c) mathematics, (d) French, (e) science, (f) physics, (g) chemistry and (h) physical education in each year from 1997 to 2007.

(174197)

91
Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what estimate he has made of the returns to the economy of people gaining (a) level 1 and (b) level 2 vocational qualifications; and if he will make a statement.

(174260)

92
Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what estimate he has made of the comparative returns to the economy of (a) uncertified employer purchased training and (b) low level vocational qualification bearing education and training; and if he will make a statement.

(174261)

93
Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what research his Department has commissioned since 1997 on the returns to (a) individuals and (b) the economy from vocational education; and if he will make a statement.

(174262)

94
Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what recent guidance has been given to schools on the use of synthetic phonics; and if he will make a statement.

(174263)

95
Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, if he will require all maintained schools and colleges with sixth forms to offer modern languages to A-level; and if he will make a statement.

(174265)

96
Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what proportion of primary teacher trainees who gained Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) were shown as in service in the Database of Teacher Records at the end of the financial year three years after they gained QTS for each year from 1998.

(174269)

97
Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what proportion of secondary teacher trainees, in each subject for which there are Initial Teacher Training targets, who gained Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) were shown as in service in the Database of Teacher Records at the end of the financial year three years after they gained QTS for each year from 1998.

(174270)

98
Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many (a) secondary and (b) primary Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) teachers were in service at anytime during their first three years after gaining QTS in the latest period for which figures are available.

(174271)

99
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what recent representations he has received on the reading ability of school children in England.

(174281)

100
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what funding he plans to allocate to Hertfordshire to assist young people with disadvantaged backgrounds; and if he will make a statement.

(174465)

101
N Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many voluntary aided schools there are whose trustees are faith groups, broken down by faith.

(173595)

102
N Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many schools in England secured voluntary aided status for the first time within the last five years.

(173596)

103
N Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what criteria he uses to assess applications for new voluntary aided schools.

(173597)

104
Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what percentage of school children in (a) England and (b) each parliamentary constituency received free school meals in the last year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.

(174296)

105
Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the waiting times are for disabled children in receipt of direct payments, who have been reassessed and are waiting for a change in care level, broken down by local authority area.

(174529)

106
Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what formula is used by the Government in defining levels of need in relation to disabled children's provision through direct payments; and if he will make a statement.

(174561)

107
Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what estimate he has made of how many disabled children are (a) eligible for and (b) receiving direct payments in each local authority area.

(174562)

108
Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what estimate he has made of the number of disabled children who are waiting for (a) assessment and (b) reassessment in relation to direct payments, in each local authority area.

(174563)

Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

109
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what plans the Government has to release a civil contingencies response to a severe flooding scenario.

(174280)

110
N Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many confirmed security breaches of databases controlled by his Department occurred in each of the last five years; whether the breach resulted from internal or external action in each case; how many records were compromised on each occasion; and what estimate was made of the total number of records accessible to the individuals concerned.

(173707)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

111
Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park & Kensington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what information her Department will require from local authorities on the implementation of the housing health and safety ratings system.

(174204)

112
N Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance she proposes to give Bridging Newcastle Gateshead (BNG) on the proportion of new homes to be created by BNG in the Newcastle Housing Pilot Area which will be affordable to rent or buy.

(172490)

113
N Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what sums the Bridging Newcastle Gateshead Pathfinder have requested to support regeneration in the west of Newcastle.

(172612)

114
N Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many grants have been made from the Preventing Violent Extremism Pathfinder Fund to each local authority since the fund was established; and what the average size of grant was.

(173983)

115
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much has been spent by her Department on international flights in each year since it was established.

(174352)

116
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what her Department's policy is on recycling.

(174397)

117
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much and what proportion of its waste her Department recycled in each of the last five years.

(174434)

118
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people she estimates will not have been able to return to their homes before Christmas Day 2007 as a result of damage from this year's floods.

(174152)

119
Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when she will reply to Question 165128, on her Department's website tabled by the hon. Member for Thurrock on 13th November 2007.

(174339)

120
Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when she will reply to Question 165129, on the Thames Gateway Forum tabled by the hon. Member for Thurrock on 13th November 2007.

(174340)

121
Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when she will reply to Question 165125, on Judith Armitt, tabled by the hon. Member for Thurrock on 13th November 2007.

(174341)

122
Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when she will reply to Question 165126, on Emscher Park tabled by the hon. Member for Thurrock on 13th November 2007.

(174342)

123
Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when she will reply to Question 165127, on the Thames Gateway web page tabled by the hon. Member for Thurrock on 13th November 2007.

(174343)

124
Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when she will reply to Question 162608, on the Chief Executive of Thames Gateway tabled by the hon. Member for Thurrock on 6th November 2007.

(174344)

125
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will place in the Library the reports of (a) the trials of home information packs (HIPs) conducted by her Department and (b) research conducted or commissioned by her Department into HIPs.

(174307)

126
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will place in the Library the minutes of the Homesale Network meeting of 9th November.

(174308)

127
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which questions her official, Andrew Lock, (a) answered and (b) did not answer at the Homesale Network meeting on 9th November.

(174309)

128
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether energy performance certificates can be generated without home information packs.

(174310)

129
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate her Department has made of the number of prospective home buyers who have made use of the home information pack.

(174316)

130
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment she has made of the effect on the housing market of the introduction of home information packs.

(174317)

131
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the number of requests by potential buyers to read home information packs.

(174318)

132
Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether the Valuation Office Agency plans to use an automated valuation model for the 2010 business rates revaluation.

(174365)

133
Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will place in the Library a copy of the joint Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors/Valuation Office Agency guidance note on contractors' basis valuations.

(174368)

134
Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Fareham of 29th November 2007, Official Report, column 681W, on departmental public participation, if she will place in the Library a copy of (a) the pilot employee engagement survey by Ipsos Mori and (b) the last completed staff survey by Ipsos Mori; and what the subject is of the GfK study.

(174412)

135
Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether agents of the Homes and Communities Agency will have the power to enter private property.

(174454)

136
Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what powers the (a) new Infrastructure Planning Commission and (b) regional development agencies will have from 2010 to review or remove green belt planning protection.

(174455)

137
Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many square metres of (a) total and (b) vacant space is recorded on the Electronic Property Information Mapping Service database for (i) her Department and (ii) each of its agencies in the most recent period for which figures are available.

(174456)

138
Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which of (a) her Department's and (b) her Department's agencies' buildings have premises licences under the Licensing Act 2003.

(174457)

139
Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what process will be used to select the (a) interim chief executive and (b) permanent chief executive of the Thames Gateway Delivery Unit.

(174458)

140
Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to adopt the recommendations of the Councillors' Commission final report on (a) local government pensions, (b) the code of practice on local authority publicity, (c) removing political restrictions on local authority staff and (d) councillor allowances.

(174459)

141
Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will place in the Library a copy of her Department's internal guidance on (a) answering written parliamentary questions and (b) ministerial corrections to oral and written parliamentary questions.

(174460)

142
Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what options her Department is considering for local government restructuring in (a) Bedfordshire and (b) Cheshire.

(174461)

143
Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to offer (a) free doughnuts or (b) free lottery tickets to incentivise the electorate to vote in local elections.

(174535)

144
Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, in which publications, and on what websites, her Department publishes invitations to tender.

(174538)

145
Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recommendations on (a) review and (b) removal of Green Belt designations have been made in the panel reports on the regional spatial strategies for the (a) South East and (b) East Midlands.

(174539)

146
Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the timetable is for (a) panel reports on each of the regional spatial strategies to be delivered to her Department and (b) her response to each report.

(174540)

147
Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what her timetable is for revising planning policy statements on out-of-town retail developments.

(174541)

148
Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what work (a) her Department and (b) the Equalities and Human Rights Commission is (i) undertaking and (ii) funding on changes to the national anthem.

(174542)

149
Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what information local authorities are required to submit to her Department to claim compensation for flooding under the Bellwin scheme; and if she will place in the Library copies of (a) the application form for and (b) guidance on such claims.

(174543)

150
Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when the code of recommended practice on local authority publicity was last revised; and what plans she has to change the code.

(174544)

151
Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans the Audit Commission has to change audit fees charged to local authorities.

(174545)

152
Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what exchanges of personal data have taken place between her Department and local authorities in the last 12 months; and what physical or electronic media were used in each such exchange.

(174546)

153
Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what changes the Government has (a) made and (b) announced to the (i) total amount of funding for, (ii) maximum allocated to individuals under, (iii) bidding process used in and (iv) eligibility requirements for private sector renewal grants in the last 12 months.

(174547)

154
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what representations she has received on the estimated cost of investigating unitary status for Ipswich from (a) Suffolk County Council and (b) Ipswich Borough Council.

(174206)

155
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what representations she has received on the number of man hours spent investigating unitary status for Ipswich by (a) Suffolk County Council and (b) Ipswich Borough Council.

(174207)

156
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what representations she has received on the cost of pursuing pathfinder status from (a) St Edmundsbury Borough Council, (b) Forest Heath District Council, (c) Babergh District Council, (d) Mid Suffolk District Council, (e) Suffolk Coastal District Council, (f) Waveney District Council and (g) Suffolk County Council.

(174208)

157
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what representations she has received on the number of man hours spent pursuing pathfinder status from (a) St Edmundsbury Borough Council, (b) Forest Heath District Council, (c) Babergh District Council, (d) Mid Suffolk District Council, (e) Suffolk Coastal District Council, (f) Waveney District Council and (g) Suffolk County Council.

(174209)

158
Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what engagements the hon. Member for Welwyn Hatfield has attended in her capacity as Minister for the East of England since her appointment.

(174236)

159
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the implications for infrastructure provision of each eco-town proposal.

(174466)

160
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many homes have been proposed in each eco-town proposal.

(174536)

161
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the balance between the use of greenfield and brownfield land in each eco-town proposal.

(174537)

162
Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the cost of each bid for unitary status was in 2007, broken down by main budget heading.

(174191)

163
Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what information presented on Exeter City Council's bid for unitary status did not meet the criteria set out in the Invitation to Councils in England.

(174192)

164
Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the timescale is for the deferred decision on Exeter City Council's bid for unitary status.

(174193)

165
Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, who the Boundary Commission will consult on Exeter City Council's bid for unitary status; and if she will ensure that the Boundary Commission publishes its terms of reference.

(174194)

166
Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many representations she has received which are opposed to Exeter City Council's bid for unitary status.

(174237)

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

167
Jeff Ennis (Barnsley East & Mexborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much has been given by the Arts Council England to amateur operatic societies in each of the last five years.

(174130)

168
Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 20th November 2007, Official Report, column 661W, on Sports Direct: finance, if he will place in the Library a copy of the feasibility study.

(174134)

169
Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment his Department has made of the effects of the Gambling Act 2005 on the (a) revenue and (b) employment levels of (i) adult gaming centres, (ii) family entertainment centres, (iii) gaming machine manufacturers, (iv) gaming machine suppliers and operators, (v) bingo halls and (vi) licensed betting offices since its implementation.

(174464)

170
Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans his Department has to review (a) gaming machine stake and prize levels and (b) numbers of gaming machines permitted in different types of gambling premises following the publication of the British Gaming Prevalence Survey 2007.

(174560)

171
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much has been spent by his Department on international flights in each year since 1997.

(174350)

172
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what his Department's policy is on recycling.

(174407)

173
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much and what proportion of its waste his Department recycled in each of the last five years.

(174436)

174
Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the evidential basis was for the determination of the stake and prize levels for category B2 and B3 gaming machines.

(174496)

175
Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the evidential basis was for the decision to restrict the number of B3 machines permitted in adult gaming centres and bingo halls of any size to four under the Gambling Act 2005.

(174497)

176
Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will bring forward proposals to amend the existing B3 machine entitlement in adult gaming centres and bingo halls to allow larger premises an increase in the number of B3 machines in proportion to the total number of gaming machines.

(174498)

177
Sandra Osborne (Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is planning to take in response to changes in the level of activity in the (a) gaming industry and (b) seaside arcades and bingo halls since the introduction of the Gambling Act 2005.

(174463)

178
Sandra Osborne (Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will place in the Library copies of the letters he has received since 1st September 2007 on (a) gaming machine stake and prize levels and (b) the number of gaming machines in use.

(174516)

179
N Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what projects will be funded from the £290 million allocated to elite and community sport in the Olympic budget.

(174027)

180
N Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many confirmed security breaches of databases controlled by his Department occurred in each of the last five years; whether the breach resulted from internal or external action in each case; how many records were compromised on each occasion; and what estimate was made of the total number of records accessible to the individuals concerned.

(173708)

181
Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the cost has been to (a) his Department and (b) English Heritage of preparatory work in connection with the Stonehenge Visitors' Centre.

(174376)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence

182
Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many young people are members of the (a) Air Training Corps, (b) Army Cadet Force, (c) Royal Naval cadets, (d) sea cadets and (e) Combined Cadet Force; how many were members of each in 1997; what Government funding is allocated to each organisation in 2007-08; and if he will make a statement.

(174140)

183
N Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 28th November 2007, Official Report, column 452W, on Iraq: Hercules aircraft, when his Department plans to implement the recommendations (g) and (k) of the Board of Inquiry report.

(173855)

184
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the expected tour length is of Apache crews; and whether there are any plans to change the length of operational tours.

(174468)

185
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the licence of each training area which requires a licence from a national park authority expires.

(174470)

186
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average cost was for upgrading a (a) single living accommodation and (b) single family accommodation from Standard 4 to Standard 3 in the latest period for which figures are available.

(174471)

187
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel are part of the long service advance of pay scheme.

(174473)

188
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what mechanisms his Department provides to help the families of service personnel with childcare whilst personnel are on deployment.

(174474)

189
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether there are plans to change the length of operational tours for the Army.

(174476)

190
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what outreach programmes are being carried out by British forces in Kandahar province.

(174477)

191
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library copies of the Annual Army Abstracts published since 1997.

(174478)

192
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library copies of the monthly Defence Analytical Services Agency British Army Statistics Report issued since April 1997.

(174479)

193
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library copies of the monthly Defence Analytical Services Foreign and Commonwealth Nationality Report issued since April 1997.

(174480)

194
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library a copy of the Army's Total Fleet Requirement 2007.

(174482)

195
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the status is of the Airborne Manned Surveillance urgent operational requirements; and if he will make a statement.

(174485)

196
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to send the six Merlin helicopters recently procured from Denmark to Afghanistan.

(174486)

197
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the small arms threat to aircraft in (a) Helmand and (b) Kandahar province.

(174487)

198
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many hours each day military units may train at the Otterburn training area.

(174488)

199
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many training areas in the United Kingdom place restrictions on training due to environmental concerns.

(174490)

200
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the status is of the licence his Department has applied for to the Dartmoor National Park Authority to use Dartmoor for military training from 2012; and if he will make a statement.

(174491)

201
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many training areas require licences from a national park authority before military training can be conducted.

(174492)

202
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with HM Treasury on payments for urgent operational requirements.

(174493)

203
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) planned and (b) actual Apache flying hours were per month in (i) Afghanistan and (ii) Iraq in 2007.

(174494)

204
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many training exercises were conducted by Apache and Chinook helicopter crews in each of the last five years; and what the (a) location and (b) type was of each.

(174495)

205
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans there are to send Vector armoured vehicles to Afghanistan; what the Vector's capabilities are; and if he will make a statement.

(174499)

206
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether urgent operational requirements are paid for from the Treasury Reserve.

(174500)

207
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's budget is for telephone allowances as part of the deployment welfare package.

(174501)

208
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average cost was of upgrading a (a) single living accommodation and (b) single family accommodation from Standard 2 to a Standard 1 in the latest period for which figures are available.

(174502)

209
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average cost was of upgrading a (a) single living accommodation and (b) single family accommodation from Standard 3 to a Standard 2 in the latest period for which figures are available.

(174504)

210
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 10th December 2007 to the hon. Member for Fareham, Official Report, column 59W, on Departmental Public Participation, if he will place in the Library the findings of the opinion polls conducted by his Department.

(174553)

211
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his statement of 12th November 2007 that the defence budget will receive an additional £200 million in 2010-11, Official Report, column 500, what the revised (a) near cash resource deparmental expenditure limit (DEL), (b) non-cash resource DEL and (c) capital DEL is.

(174554)

212
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the original bidders for the Defence Training Rationalisation programme Package 2 will be invited to bid on the revised procurement strategy.

(174183)

213
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much was spent on spare parts for equipment by (a) the Army, (b) the Royal Navy and (c) the Royal Air Force in each of the last five financial years.

(174238)

214
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the change in procurement strategy for the Defence Training Rationalisation Programme Package 2 will require (a) more time and (b) additional expenditure for the programme.

(174239)

215
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the proposed revised procurement strategy for the Defence Training Rationalisation Programme Package 2 is; whether the revised strategy was among the options initially considered; why the strategy initially chosen was not proceeded with; and if he will make a statement.

(174240)

216
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what has been the cost of the work carried out on the Defence Training Rationalisation programme Package 2 by (a) his Department and (b) each of the principal bidders.

(174288)

217
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the impact on the (a) capital and (b) running costs of the Defence Training Rationalisation programme package 1 of the elimination of package 2 from consideration; and if he will make a statement.

(174306)

218
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much has been spent by his Department on commercial international flights in each year since 1997.

(174359)

219
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's policy is on recycling.

(174404)

220
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much and what proportion of its waste his Department recycled in each of the last five years.

(174421)

221
Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 23rd October 2007, Official Report, column 173W, on armed forces: personnel management, how many underpayments there were to Royal Air Force personnel between 1st January 2007 and 30th September 2007 classified by category of error; how many of these underpayments have now been corrected; and what changes have been made to the (a) payment system and (b) departmental processes following these errors.

(174135)

222
Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 22nd November 2007, Official Report, columns 312-3W, on prisoners of war: compensation, how many claims under the scheme for compensation for British civilian prisoners of the Japanese came forward after the Elias case; and how many of these have been rejected.

(174201)

223
N Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many servicemen and women's pay was paid late in each of the last five financial years.

(173709)

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

224
N Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what effect there was on the level of expenditure on single farm payments made by the Rural Payments Agency in 2006-07 from the resizing of fields.

(173857)

225
N Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if the Government will make partial single farm payments for 2007 before Christmas 2007.

(173858)

226
N Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent progress has been made in (a) finalising and (b) publishing his Department's strategy for wild boar management.

(173884)

227
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much has been spent by his Department on international flights in each year since it was established.

(174357)

228
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his Department's policy is on recycling.

(174402)

229
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much and what proportion of its waste his Department recycled in each of the last five years.

(174423)

230
Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to bring forward proposals for regional development agency waste performance targets.

(174311)

231
Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding from (a) the Business Resource Efficiency and Waste Programme and (b) other funding streams within his responsibility has been provided to (i) the Carbon Trust, (ii) Envirowise, (iii) the National Industrial Symbiosis Programme and (iv) Wrap in (A) 2005-06 and (B) 2006-07; and what the volume was of (1) landfill diverted (tonnes), (2) carbon dioxide emissions averted, (3) virgin materials not used, (4) hazardous waste reduced and (5) amount of water saved (tonnes) as a result of this expenditure.

(174312)

232
Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance he has issued on legislative requirements for farmers who wish to move livestock by road to take a written test on the welfare of animals during transport; and if he will make a statement.

(174246)

233
Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the (a) implementation and (b) enforcement of EC legislation on the welfare of animals during transport in EU Member States.

(174247)

234
Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessments were made of the likely effects of the requirement for a written test on the welfare of animals during transport prior to its introduction; what the findings were of such assessments; and if he will make a statement.

(174248)

235
Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what criteria he has established to assess the contribution of the written test on the welfare of animals to (a) animal welfare and (b) road safety; and if he will make a statement.

(174249)

236
Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will bring forward proposals to exempt experienced drivers from the requirement to take a written test on the welfare of animals during transport; and if he will make a statement.

(174250)

237
Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Welsh Assembly Government on the movement to Wales of livestock ordinarily pastured on Welsh farms but temporarily pastured in the Shropshire bluetongue protection zone; and if he will make a statement.

(174251)

238
Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures are in place to prevent the insect-related spread of bluetongue.

(174252)

239
N Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Environment Agency on levels of nitrates in water; and if he will make a statement.

(173988)

240
N Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the incidence of silting in rivers and waterways in connection with nitrates found in those waterways; and if he will make a statement.

(173989)

241
N Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the size of the badger population in (a) England and (b) Gloucestershire in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.

(173990)

242
N Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of levels of tuberculosis transmission from cattle to other animals; and if he will make a statement.

(173991)

243
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will ensure that compensation paid to farmers for cattle slaughtered as a result of contracting bovine tuberculosis reflects the market values of different types of cattle.

(174132)

244
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, who is responsible for changing gates on footpaths across farmland in order to comply with the Disability Discrimination Act 2005; and if he will make a statement.

(174272)

245
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what obligations there are on local authorities to display information on behaviour to be adopted when walking across farm land; and if he will make a statement.

(174273)

246
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Fallen Stock Disposal Scheme as it applies to large animals; and if he will make a statement.

(174274)

247
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Rural Payments Agency on making faster single farm payments to farmers who have been affected by the recent flooding; and if he will make a statement.

(174275)

248
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how the amounts paid to farmers under the single farm payment scheme have been calculated; and if he will make a statement.

(174276)

249
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much the Government has paid in fines to the EU as a result of late payments made under the single farm payment scheme for 2005; what fines he expects the Government to have to make for late payments arising from 2006; and if he will make a statement.

(174277)

250
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what percentage of the Rural Payments Agency's income was spent on (a) administration and (b) payments to farmers in each of the last two years; and if he will make a statement.

(174278)

251
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance is available to farmers on the rules on the export of agricultural products to (a) EU and (b) non-EU countries; and if he will make a statement.

(174438)

252
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance is available to farmers on the rules on the movement of livestock in restricted areas; and if he will make a statement.

(174439)

253
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with trading standards departments on the movement of livestock in restricted areas; and if he will make a statement.

(174440)

254
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what compensation is available to farmers who lose livestock due to foot and mouth where the cause of the outbreak has been traced to leaks from the Pirbright centre; and if he will make a statement.

(174441)

255
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how compensation related to foot and mouth disease has been distributed; and if he will make a statement.

(174442)

256
Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the (a) economic and (b) other effects of public spending on canals with particular reference to effects on (i) regeneration, (ii) flood management and (iii) tourism and leisure.

(174142)

257
N Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what account is taken of (a) county boundaries and (b) distance from outbreak in determining foot and mouth disease restriction zones; and if he will make a statement.

(172296)

258
N Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will assess the merits of the use of pre-movement testing as a strategy for containing bluetongue disease; and if he will make a statement.

(172297)

259
Mr Ian Taylor (Esher & Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the reasons are for the Enviroment Agency's policy that insurers should refuse cover for homes which local authorities have alowed to be built on flood plains; and if he will make a statement.

(174245)

260
Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what responsibility the proposed Marine Management Organisation will have over planning consents for offshore wind turbines; and if he will make a statement.

(174149)

261
Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what provision for wind farms he expects will be made in the draft Marine Bill; and if he will make a statement.

(174150)

262
Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform on wind farms; and if he will make a statement.

(174151)

263
Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) convictions and (b) prosecutions there have been under the Animal Welfare Act 2006, broken down by offence; and if he will make a statement.

(174483)

264
Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he expects to bring forward secondary legislation under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 on (a) pet fairs, (b) wild animals in circuses, (c) cats, (d) dogs, (e) pet shops, (f) game birds, (g) animal boarding, (h) tethering of horses, (i) riding schools, (j) livery yards, (k) animal sanctuaries and (l) performing animals; and if he will make a statement.

(174484)

265
Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent progress the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) has made in administering the Single Farm Payment Scheme (SPS); and whether the RPA has cleared all the claims that needed to be revisited for SPS 2005 and 2006 where errors had been generated.

(174287)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

266
N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government has taken to assist other governments to make mining practices safer and to reduce numbers of preventable accidents since 1997.

(173422)

267
N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions the Government has had with the South African government on fatal accidents involving mineworkers.

(173423)

268
N Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with (a) opposition parties and (b) civil organisations in Russia on reports of voting irregularities in the recent election.

(172048)

269
N Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions have taken place between the Government, the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe and the EU on the conduct of the Russian election.

(172049)

270
N Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of the Russian election result on the wider region.

(172050)

271
N Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on UK relations with Russia following the Russian parliamentary elections.

(172051)

272
Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what studies have been completed by the Post Conflict Reconstruction Unit into the UK reconstruction in (a) Afghanistan and (b) Iraq; and if he will make a statement.

(174174)

273
Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he will reply to Question 166140 on helicopter numbers for the UNAMID mission in Darfur tabled by the right hon. Member for Richmond, Yorkshire, on 14th November.

(174175)

274
Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when the next report of the Director-General on Iran's co-operation under the August 2007 Work Plan is due; and if he will make a statement.

(174176)

275
Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department will produce an updated version of the January 2005 document, Iran's Nuclear Programme: A Collection of Documents, column 6443; and if he will make a statement.

(174177)

276
Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the proliferation risk posed by Iran's heavy water nuclear research reactor at Arak; and when the reactor is expected to be operational.

(174178)

277
Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of whether the government of Sudan is co-operating fully with efforts to deploy the UNAMIS force to Darfur; and if he will make a statement.

(174179)

278
Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what waiving of EU sanctions was required in order to permit the attendance of a Zimbabwean delegation, including President Mugabe, at the EU-AU Summit in Lisbon; and if he will make a statement.

(174180)

279
Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what formal discussions of the human rights situation in Zimbabwe took place during the EU-AU summit in Lisbon; and what conclusions were reached.

(174181)

280
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent (a) discussions he has held with and (b) representations he has received from (i) Ministerial colleagues, (ii) the Belarus Ambassador and (iii) charities on Chernobyl-affected children being able to enter the UK; and if he will make a statement.

(174198)

281
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many Chernobyl-affected children received visas to visit the UK in 2007 (a) prior to 31st August and (b) since 1st September; what his assessment is of the reasons for any difference; and if he will make a statement.

(174199)

282
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has held with (a) the Belarus Ambassador to London and (b) directly with the Belarus government on the establishment of a seasonal visa application centre in Gomel oblast, Belarus.

(174200)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Health

283
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to implement section 1(3A) of the Abortion Act 1967; what definition his Department uses of non-traditional settings for termination of pregnancy; what recent discussions his Department has had with (a) the medical profession and (b) primary care trusts on implementation of this section; what follow-up care he proposes to make available to women who receive treatment under this section; and if he will make a statement.

(174129)

284
N Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on what date the next Adult Dental Health Survey will be published.

[R] (173776)

285
N Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funding his Department has committed to the forthcoming Adult Dental Health Survey.

[R] (173777)

286
N Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many five year olds were given a general anaesthetic for dental treatment in England in each of the last five years.

[R] (173778)

287
N Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children aged (a) 12 and (b) five years had decayed, missing and filled teeth in England in each of the last five years.

[R] (173779)

288
N Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the new general dental services contract upon (a) access to care, (b) quality of care, (c) the level of oral health and (d) the quality of the patient experience.

[R] (173780)

289
Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what targets there are for waiting times for cancer patients requiring diagnostic endoscopies; and what the average waiting time is for cancer patients awaiting diagnostic endoscopies in each hospital in the most recent period for which information is available.

(174139)

290
Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the human papilloma virus (a) vaccination and (b) screening programme; and if he will make a statement.

(174143)

291
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 10th December 2007, to Question 170029, on practice-based commissioning for dermatology services, how he expects practice-based commissioning to affect the delivery of dermatology services.

(174182)

292
N Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many alcohol-related admissions there were to hospitals in each primary care trust area in (a) 2004, (b) 2005 and (c) 2006; and what proportion these figures represented of all admissions in each area.

(172406)

293
N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government has taken to educate young people about the long-term effects of alcohol abuse since 1997.

(169328)

294
N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government has taken to reduce health inequalities between the richest and poorest quartiles of the population since 1997.

(169329)

295
N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government has taken to educate young people about HIV infection since 1997.

(170158)

296
N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government has taken to encourage scientific research into HIV since 1997.

(170159)

297
N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government has taken to assist general practitioners in detecting signs of serious illnesses at the earliest opportunity since 1997.

(173424)

298
N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government has taken to encourage local healthcare services to open practices outside the hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. since 1997.

(173425)

299
N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what action the Government has taken to improve cardiac services in the NHS since 1997.

(173702)

300
N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government plans to take to increase the availability of cardiac rehabilitation services.

(173703)

301
N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions the Government has had with the British Heart Foundation on the efficiency and effectiveness of NHS cardiac services.

(173704)

302
Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 4th December 2007, Official Report, column 1118W, on the eye care services steering group, when the group last met.

(174518)

303
Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the rate of infection from respiratory syncytial virus in infants under the age of two in England in the last five years; and what steps he is taking to reduce the rate of infection among such infants.

(174531)

304
Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many incidents of respiratory syncytial virus infection were recorded in (a) October 2007, (b) November 2007, (c) October 2006 and (d) November 2006.

(174532)

305
Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what resources his Department has made available to the Joint Committee on Vaccinations and Immunisation to promote compliance with its guidance in the NHS.

(174555)

306
Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department has given to the NHS on implementation of the Joint Committee on Vaccinations and Immunisation guidance.

(174556)

307
Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the cost of compliance with the Joint Committee on Vaccinations and Immunisation guidance on respiratory syncytial virus at (a) national and (b) strategic health authority level.

(174557)

308
Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the level of adherence within the NHS to guidance from the Joint Committee on Vaccinations and Immunisation on prophylaxis against respiratory syncytial virus for babies and infants; and whether guidance on immunotherapy for respiratory syncytial virus is included in the Green Book on immunisation.

(174558)

309
Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department plans to revise the Green Book on immunisation.

(174559)

310
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many dentists have been recruited to (a) part-time and (b) full-time NHS work in each primary care trust area in Hampshire in each of the last five years; and what his forecast is of such numbers for the next three years.

(174188)

311
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many dentists (a) partially and (b) entirely gave up NHS work in each primary care trust area in Hampshire in each of the last five years; and what his forecast is for the numbers expected to do so in each of the next three years.

(174189)

312
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much has been spent by his Department on international flights in each year since 1997.

(174358)

313
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to provide services to tackle atrial fibrillation.

(174392)

314
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his Department's policy is on recycling.

(174403)

315
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much and what proportion of its waste his Department recycled in each of the last five years.

(174422)

316
Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what support his Department gives to specialist nurses for (a) multiple sclerosis, (b) epilepsy and (c) Parkinson's disease; and if he will make a statement.

(174241)

317
Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he will issue best practice guidelines on the role of specialist nurses; and if he will make a statement.

(174242)

318
Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of (a) MRSA infection and (b) clostridium difficile infection have been diagnosed in staff working in the NHS in each of the last three years.

(174243)

319
Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what arrangements are in place for routine screening of NHS staff for (a) MRSA infection and (b) clostridium difficile.

(174244)

320
Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether medical students from non-European Economic Area countries undertaking postgraduate training will be able to complete their entire training in the UK; and if he will make a statement.

(174337)

321
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which (a) NHS trusts, (b) strategic health authorities and (c) departmental units each of the 14 providers appointed to the Framework for Procuring External Support for Commissioners (i) have previously worked in and (ii) currently work in, broken down by services provided.

(174313)

322
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect on health inequalities of (a) migration and (b) poverty.

(174314)

323
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what studies are underway to assess the prevalence and incidence of asymptomatic carriers of vCJD amongst the population; when he expects these studies to be completed; and whether such studies will contribute to his Department's consideration of whether to introduce prion filtration to prevent the risk of contracting vCJD through blood transfusion.

(174469)

324
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he has powers to (a) write off and (b) sell the debt of NHS trusts within the Financially Challenged Trust Regime.

(174472)

325
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what account is taken of the precautionary principle in steps to mitigate vCJD transmission via the transfusion of blood from asymptomatic carriers.

(174475)

326
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what evidence was taken into account in making the decision to implement leucodepletion in 1999 to prevent the risk of contracting vCJD through blood transfusions; and whether additional evidence will be required to inform decisions on implementing prion filtration.

(174481)

327
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which projects under the private finance initiative his Department's Private Finance Unit has categorised as having not established clear requirements before getting underway.

(174489)

328
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what amendments have been made to Wikipedia entries from computers with departmental IP addresses in the last 12 months.

(174508)

329
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council meeting, what assessment he has made of the effect the establishment of an EU-wide organ donation policy will have on regulation in the UK organ donation sector; what effect an EU-wide organ donation policy will have on (a) numbers and (b) types of organs, (i) entering and (ii) leaving the UK; and what steps he is taking to ensure the best outcomes for the UK from an EU-wide organ donation policy.

(174519)

330
N Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will estimate the cost to the NHS of providing one cycle of in-vitro fertilisation treatment in the latest year for which figures are available.

(174014)

331
N Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will estimate the cost to the NHS of treating an entopic pregnancy in the latest year for which figures are available.

(174015)

332
N Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence intends to publish a review of its guidance on Fertility: assessment and treatment for people with fertility problems, published on 25th February 2004.

(174016)

333
N Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many diagnoses of (a) female infertility there have been (i) in total and (ii) of tubal origin and (b) male infertility there have been in England in each year since 1997-98.

(174017)

334
N Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many diagnoses of ectopic pregnancy there have been in each year since 1997-98.

(174018)

335
Mr Andrew Robathan (Blaby): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of (a) malaria and (b) other diseases apart from HIV and CJD were caused by blood transfusion in England between (i) 1980 and 1990 and (ii) 2000 and 2005.

(174144)

336
Mr Andrew Robathan (Blaby): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of levels of donations of blood to the National Blood Service; and if he will make a statement.

(174145)

337
Mr Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects to reply to the letter of 22nd October from the right hon. Member for Banff and Buchan on the Unicef UK baby friendly initiatives.

(174462)

338
Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost to the public purse has been of the provision of influenza vaccines in 2007-08.

(174184)

339
Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations he has received from the voluntary sector on the possible use of influenza vaccines returned by GPs or hospitals.

(174185)

340
Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of unused influenza vaccines that will be returned by GPs in the next 12 months.

(174186)

341
Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many unused influenza vaccines were returned by (a) hospitals, (b) GPs and (c) other establishments in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement.

(174187)

342
Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many community matrons were employed in Suffolk in each year since 2004; and how many were planned to be employed in each of those years.

(174153)

343
Dr Howard Stoate (Dartford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what administrative arrangements have been put in place at departmental level to co-ordinate the delivery of new healthcare facilities and resources in the Thames Gateway growth area to meet the demands of new house building within the region.

(174219)

344
Dr Howard Stoate (Dartford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department has issued on the provision of cancer clinical nurse specialists.

(174253)

345
Dr Howard Stoate (Dartford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to test the model of community based prostate health clinics outlined in the Cancer Reform Strategy.

(174254)

346
Dr Howard Stoate (Dartford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions his Department has had with (a) professional and (b) patient representatives on the use of cancer clinical nurse specialists.

(174255)

347
Dr Howard Stoate (Dartford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department has taken to improve the effectiveness of multi disciplinary teams working in the field of prostate cancer; and if he will make a statement.

(174256)

348
N Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his plans are for the repayment of the one-off borrowing by North Bristol Trust as part of its financial recovery programme; and if he will make a statement.

(173771)

349
N Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which acute hospitals trusts have had red alert status for bed capacity in the last four weeks; and if he will make a statement.

(173772)

Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department

350
James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she expects to implement the additional protocol to the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime on the criminalisation of acts of a racist and xenophobic nature committed through computer systems.

(174425)

351
James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) prosecutions have been made and (b) convictions obtained for offences under sections 21 and 22 of the Public Order Act 1986 in the last three years for which figures are available.

(174427)

352
N Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects to respond to the letter of 22nd November 2007 from the hon. Member for Twickenham about bribery and corruption; what the reasons are for the time taken to reply; and if she will make a statement.

(173219)

353
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the residency status is of Mr Chanceless Takaruva of Skelmersdale and his family (Home Office ref: T1095080).

(174530)

354
N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government has taken to involve local communities in crime reduction since 1997.

(172937)

355
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much has been spent by her Department on international flights in each year since 1997.

(174360)

356
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what contingency plans are in place for security in circumstances in which industrial action is taken by the police; and if she will make a statement.

(174393)

357
Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information she has taken into account on provisions for detaining terrorist suspects before charge in other jurisdictions when formulating her policy on the matter.

(174138)

358
N John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what obligations her Department places on police forces and authorities in relation to the procurement of forensic science services.

(173598)

359
N John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether there is European legislation relating to the liberalisation of forensic science services.

(173599)

360
N John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much has been spent on the Forensic Science Service since it acquired the status of a Government-owned company in 2006.

(173600)

361
N John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what performance targets were set for the Forensic Science Service (FSS) in (a) 2006 and (b) 2007; and how the FSS performed against its targets in the most recent year for which figures are available.

(173601)

362
N John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff were employed by the Forensic Science Service in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and what staff turnover was in each such year.

(173602)

363
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 26th February 2007, Official Report, columns 1056-60W and 1072-6W, on police, if she will provide figures for 2007.

(174217)

364
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to her Department's Modernising Police Powers, Review of the Police and Criminal Evidence 1984, Consultation Paper of March 2007; if she will list, in relation to street bail, the pilots of electronic stop and search records referred to in Chapter 3; and what the location was of each.

(174224)

365
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what definition is used of (a) operational and (b) policy issues in relation to the police service and its accountability to local communities, with reference to Sir Ron Flanagan's review of policing.

(174225)

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

366
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many and what proportion of students from state maintained schools the Government estimates will attend a Russell Group university in each year until 2012-13.

(174346)

367
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many and what proportion of students from state maintained schools the Government estimates will attend university in each year until 2012-13.

(174347)

368
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many and what proportion of students from state maintained schools the Government estimates will attend a 1994 Group university in each year until 2012-13.

(174348)

369
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how much has been spent by his Department on international flights since establishment.

(174349)

370
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, which apprenticeships are only available at level two, broken down by framework.

(174362)

371
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what proportion of employers who participated in Train to Gain were not defined as hard to reach.

(174363)

372
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what performance targets have been set for the Learning and Skills Council's National Employer Service.

(174364)

373
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what estimate has been made of the effect on staffing costs of the (a) skills brokerage service and (b) National Employer Service arising from the expansion of Train to Gain.

(174366)

374
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what proportion of people who started training under Train to Gain failed to complete their course in the last period for which figures are available.

(174367)

375
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many formal complaints have been received by his Department about skills brokers.

(174369)

376
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what his Department's policy is on recycling.

(174409)

377
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how much and what proportion of its waste his Department recycled in each of the last five years.

(174437)

378
Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how much the Government has spent on the UK Near Earth Object Information Centre since January 1999; and if he will make a statement.

(174282)

379
Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what assessment he has made of the performance of the UK Near Earth Object Information Centre against its objectives since it was established; and if he will make a statement.

(174283)

380
Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many regional Near Earth Object Information Centres have been set up since 2001; and if he will make a statement.

(174284)

381
Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many of the recommendations of the Near Earth Objects Task Group's report (a) have been implemented, (b) are in the process of being implemented, (c) have not been commenced and (d) will not be implemented; and if he will make a statement.

(174285)

382
Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, if he will make it his policy to plan joint working with the US Administration to address the risk posed by Near Earth Objects; and if he will make a statement.

(174286)

383
Dr Howard Stoate (Dartford): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effect on the pharmacy profession of his Department's proposal to withdraw funding for the teaching of students studying for qualifications deemed to be of an equivalent or lower level to those they have already received; and if he will make a statement.

(174218)

384
Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, if he will place in the Library copies of the contracts relating to the sale of the British Library site on which it is proposed to establish the UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation.

(174371)

385
Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what the value is of the British Library site on which it is proposed to establish the UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation.

(174372)

386
Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, if he will place in the Library a copy of the estimate of (a) running costs and (b) other costs for the proposed UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation.

(174373)

387
Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what estimate he has made of the cost of moving the National Institute for Medical Research to become part of the proposed new UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation.

(174374)

388
Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many scientists have been consulted about the proposal to move the National Institute for Medical Research from its current site.

(174375)

389
Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what the full terms of reference are of the Scientific Advisory Committee announced by the Prime Minister on 5th December to oversee the establishment of the proposed UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation.

(174414)

390
Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, by what process appointments will be made to the Scientific Advisory Committee announced by the Prime Minister on 5th December to oversee the establishment of the proposed UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation.

(174415)

391
Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how much his Department spent developing the proposal to move the National Institute for Medical Research to the site formerly occupied by the National Temperance Hospital.

(174416)

392
Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what contribution the Medical Research Council will make to the costs of the proposed UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation.

(174417)

393
Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, if he will break down the £500 million allocation announced by the Prime Minister for the establishment of the UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation (UKCMR) by main budget heading; what estimate he has made of annual staffing costs of the UKCMR; and whether the £500 million figure is an indicative budget.

(174418)

Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development

394
Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what development projects have been identified for funding by the Basra Development Commission; and if he will make a statement.

(174171)

395
Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many officials from his Department are seconded to the Basra Development Commission; where these officials are based; and how much has been spent by his Department on the Commission.

(174172)

396
Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when the final report by his Department and the World Bank into possible economic incentives to reduce opium production in Afghanistan will be published; and if he will place a copy in the Library.

(174173)

397
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much has been spent by his Department on commercial international passenger flights in each year since 1997.

(174356)

398
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what his Department's policy is on recycling.

(174401)

399
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much and what proportion of its waste his Department recycled in each of the last five years.

(174424)

400
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what humanitarian aid his Department has provided to Afghanistan in the last 12 months.

(174279)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice

401
N Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) illegal immigrants and (b) failed asylum seekers were serving custodial sentences in UK prisons in each of the last 10 years; and what proportion of the prison population these figures represented.

(173773)

402
N Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of offenders convicted for (a) violent offences and (b) all offences were (i) illegal immigrants and (ii) failed asylum seekers in each of the last 10 years.

(173774)

403
N Angela Browning (Tiverton & Honiton): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average cost to the Land Registry was of processing a land registry search for a domestic property in England for the purposes of a sale in 2006-07.

(174019)

404
N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps the Government has taken to minimise the burden of court proceedings relating to divorce for children affected.

(172936)

405
N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps the Government has taken to increase conviction rates for domestic violence.

(173715)

406
N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps the Government has taken to reduce re-offending rates of domestic violence offenders.

(173716)

407
N Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many individuals are electronically tagged in (a) England and (b) Wales, broken down by the companies carrying out the monitoring.

(173987)

408
Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he expects to reply to the letter of 3rd November from the hon. Member for Beaconsfield on a permanent high court in Birmingham.

(174128)

409
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much has been spent by his Department on international flights since it was established.

(174361)

410
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his Department's policy is on recycling.

(174405)

411
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much and what proportion of its waste his Department recycled in each of the last five years.

(174420)

412
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to improve the level and consistency of provision of purposeful activity in prisons.

(174514)

413
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress has been made on developing an integrated Learning and Skills Service as indicated in the Government's Reducing Re-offending National Action Plan.

(174549)

414
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the Government last reviewed the relevance of vocational training in prisons to the skills needed in the job market.

(174552)

415
Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what percentage of women prisoners were serving sentences for (a) serious, (b) violent and (c) drug-related offences in each of the last five years; and what percentage of those in prison for drug-related offences have a drug addiction in each year.

(174257)

416
Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what percentage of women prisoners convicted of serious offences were in prison for drugs-related offences in each of the last five years; and of these what percentage had a drug addiction.

(174258)

417
Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what procedures he (a) has put in place and (b) plans to put in place to expedite (i) trials and (ii) asylum hearings involving children.

(174155)

418
Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the longest period is for which a child under 16 has been detained in (a) prison awaiting trial and (b) an immigration detention centre awaiting a decision on their asylum status in the last 10 years.

(174156)

419
Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many children under 16 are being detained in (a) prison awaiting trial and (b) an immigration detention centre awaiting a decision on their asylum status.

(174157)

420
N Susan Kramer (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convictions for (a) drink-driving and (b) drug-driving resulted in custodial sentences in each year since 1997, broken down by police force area.

(173985)

421
Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information his Department collects on the academic achievement of young people in custody; and if he will make a statement.

(174266)

422
Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of 16 year olds who had been in custody for more than one year was entered for GCSE examinations in each year since 2001; and what proportion of 16 year olds in custody gained five A* to Cs at GCSE in each of those years.

(174267)

423
N Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many confirmed security breaches of databases controlled by his Department occurred in each of the last five years; whether the breach resulted from internal or external action in each case; how many records were compromised on each occasion; and what estimate was made of the total number of records accessible to the individuals concerned.

(173710)

Questions to the Leader of the House

424
Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East): To ask the Leader of the House, which local authorities have promoted private bills to regulate the street trading activities of pedlars in each year since 1997; and what private bills including such regulation have been enacted since 1997.

(174141)

425
Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Leader of the House, what the terms of reference are for the Deputy Leader of the House's review of the system of scrutiny for European matters; when she expects recommendations arising from that review to be made; and what the timetable is for publication of those recommendations.

(174513)

Questions to the Minister for the Olympics

426
N Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, what projects the £500 million contingency funding allocated to the Olympic Delivery Authority will be allocated to; and how much will be allocated to each project.

(174020)

427
N Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the existing contingency fund within the Olympic budget; and if she will make a statement.

(174021)

428
N Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, when she intends to provide further information about the likely cost of the Olympic village.

(174022)

429
N Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, who will be responsible for allocating the £32 million of funding for Look of London; which organisations form Look of London; what the objectives of Look of London are; and what activities it will undertake.

(174023)

Questions to the Prime Minister

430
N Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Prime Minister, when he next plans to discuss UK-Russia relations with President Putin.

(172047)

431
Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Prime Minister, how many officials worked for him outside No. 10 Downing Street in (a) May 2007 and (b) December 2007, broken down by area; and if he will make a statement.

(174259)

Questions to the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

432
N Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what processes are in place for liaison between the police and the Electoral Commission when dealing with serious breaches of electoral law.

(173649)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport

433
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much was spent by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency on sending out letters of apology to people whose details have been lost in the most recent period for which figures are available.

(174345)

434
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much has been spent by her Department on international flights in each year since it was established.

(174353)

435
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her Department's policy is on recycling.

(174398)

436
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much and what proportion of its waste her Department recycled in each of the last five years.

(174433)

437
N Susan Kramer (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many road traffic accidents were caused by (a) drink-driving and (b) drug-driving in each year since 1997, broken down by police force area.

(173984)

438
N Susan Kramer (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for how many road accident fatalities was driving under the influence of drugs recorded as a causal or a contributory factor in each of the last five years.

(173986)

439
Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has to upgrade and dual stretches of the A303.

(174268)

440
N Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much was (a) allocated to and (b) spent on mitigating the effects of noise generated by major roads and motorways in each year since 2000; how much has been allocated for this purpose in each year until 2011; if she will place in the Library copies of research commissioned by her Department on identifying, mapping and modelling communities affected by such noise; and if she will make a statement.

(173628)

441
Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much her Department has spent on the Attitudes to Noise from Aviation Sources report on aircraft noise.

(174319)

442
Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure co-ordination of the upgrade work on London Bridge Station and Thameslink in order to minimise disruption to passengers.

(174320)

443
Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, further to the Answer of 26th November 2007, Official Report, column 20W, on railway track, which 13 properties BRBR have disposed of which contain disused railway lines.

(174321)

444
Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the cost of upgrading London Bridge Station.

(174322)

445
Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the cost of electrification of the railway between Reading and Maidenhead.

(174377)

446
Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the estimated cost was of the proposed northern route to divert road traffic from Stonehenge.

(174378)

447
Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what work her Department is carrying out into the possibility of dualling the A30 between Temple and Bodmin.

(174379)

448
Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of road safety on the A30 between Temple and Bodmin.

(174380)

449
Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the Government's plans are for the proposed Weymouth relief road; and if she will make a statement.

(174381)

450
Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost has been to (a) her Department and (b) the Highways Agency of preparatory work on the A303 Stonehenge improvement scheme since July 2005.

(174382)

451
Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she expects the upgrade of London Bridge station to start; how long she estimates the upgrade to take; and if she will place in the Library the contracts that have been let in relation to the upgrade.

(174383)

452
Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the cost of extending Crossrail from Maidenhead to Reading; whether the upgrade of Reading station has had an effect on that cost; and what estimate she has made of the cost of adapting Maidenhead as the station at the end of the Crossrail line.

(174384)

453
Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of proposals to move frequency of MOT testing for road vehicles to the EU minimum frequency.

(174292)

454
N Sir George Young (North West Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of whether introduction of precision radio navigation in the UK would make unnecessary the Terminal Control South West Airspace Development change proposal affecting current flights in the vicinity of Compton VHF omnidirectional radio; and whether she plans to introduce precision radio navigation in the UK.

(171848)

455
N Sir George Young (North West Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what evidential basis there is for the Terminal Control South West Airspace Development change reducing delays in flights.

(171849)

456
N Sir George Young (North West Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many flights using the Compton VHF omnidirectional radio (VOR) there were between September 2005 and September 2006; how many of these flights were delayed as a result of congestion in the VOR system; and what the average delay in those flights was.

(171850)

Questions to the Minister for Women and Equality

457
Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, how many alleged incidents of forced marriage have been reported to the Government's Forced Marriages Unit in each year since its establishment.

(174506)

458
Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, what estimate she has made of the number of trafficked people who arrived in the UK in each of the last five years, broken down by (a) country of origin and (b) sex; and how many of these were (i) British and (ii) foreign nationals.

(174507)

459
Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, how many rape crisis centres there were in each year since 1980.

(174509)

460
Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, how much the Government spent on support for rape crisis centres in each year since 1980.

(174510)

461
Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, what estimate she has made of the number of recognised legal polygamous marriages in the United Kingdom.

(174511)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

462
N Mr Stephen Byers (North Tyneside): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the effect on his Department's expenditure on benefits which would arise from an increase in the national minimum wage to £6.75 per hour.

(174025)

463
N Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when his Department will pay the award of current incapacity benefit and arrears from 3rd April due to Mr Hudspith of Christchurch following the decision of the Appeal Tribunal (Ref. 185/07/00866) on 14th November 2007; and what the reasons are for the time taken to make the payment.

(173856)

464
N Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 6th December 2007, Official Report, columns 1508-09W, on social fund, what definition his Department uses of serious risk to health and safety in relation to crisis loan applications.

(173811)

465
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much has been spent by his Department on international flights in each year since 1997.

(174355)

466
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his Department's policy is on recycling.

(174399)

467
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much and what proportion of its waste his Department recycled in each of the last five years.

(174430)

468
N Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was spent on housing benefit in the Peterborough City Council area in each month since January 2004.

(173705)

469
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many jobseeker's allowance claimants in Peterborough constituency had been claiming for (a) more than three months, (b) more than six months, (c) more than nine months and (d) more than 12 months, including any period for which a person may have been on the New Deal but returned to jobseeker's allowance immediately afterwards, at the most recent date for which figures are available.

(174410)

470
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of people in Peterborough constituency in receipt of jobseeker's allowance who have been offered suitable work and have refused it in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement.

(174411)

471
Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what benefits can be claimed by parents of children who have been prescribed drugs for depression and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; how many cases there were of benefits claimed on this basis in each year since 1996-97; and if he will make a statement.

(174264)

472
Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect on Post Office counters of the 2007 arrangements for paying benefits which would otherwise fall due over the Christmas period.

(174227)

473
Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the earliest date is on which benefit payments which would otherwise fall due over the Christmas period may be paid; and if he will make a statement.

(174228)

474
Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will bring forward the earliest date on which benefit payments which would otherwise fall due over the Christmas period may be paid; and if he will make a statement.

(174229)

475
Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) the East of England and (b) Suffolk claiming incapacity benefits had drug or drink dependency as their primary medical conditions in each of the last five years.

(174154)

476
N Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 1st October 2007, Official Report, column 2376W, on pensions, for what reason his Department's Resource Accounts 2006-07, page 104, give the number of letters sent to pensioners between September 2004 and September 2005 as 414,427; and if he will make a statement.

(173770)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Health

477
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he will publish his review of the rules governing access to the NHS by foreign nationals.

[Transferred] (174315)

Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department

478
Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people who have been acquitted of terrorism charges are subject to control orders restricting their movements.

[Transferred] (174158)

479
Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment the Government has made of the effect of (a) recent and (b) proposed anti-terrorism legislation on civil liberties and human rights.

[Transferred] (174230)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice

480
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 127(1) of the Communications Act 2003 in the last three years for which figures are available.

[Transferred] (174426)

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