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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Wednesday 23 January 2008
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 23 January 2008
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 23 January of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper. They are arranged in alphabetical order of answering Department. For other Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 23 January of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Wednesday 23 January see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 1
| Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how much was spent on travel (a) within and (b) outside the UK for staff of the Commission in each of the last 10 years; and what percentage of the Commission's overall expenditure was spent on such travel in each such year. | | (181538) | 2
| Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many overseas visits by officials in his Department took place in each of the last 10 years; which countries were visited; and how much was spent on such visits in each such year. | | (181614) | 3
| Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how much his Department and its predecessors spent on travel (a) within and (b) outside the UK for officials in each of the last 10 years; and what percentage of his Department's overall expenditure was spent on such travel in each of those years. | | (181638) | 4
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, whether the insolvency service investigation into First Solution Money Transfer Limited has concluded. | | (181914) | 5
| Mr Mark Field (Cities of London & Westminster): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, when his Department will reply to the letters from the hon. Member for the Cities of London and Westminster of 30th August, 10th October, 26th November 2007 and 2nd January 2008 on the concerns about Companies House and identity theft of his constituent Nigel Walmsley. | | (181462) | 6
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what estimate he has made of the proportion of UK businesses which did not export to other European Union member states in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (181720) | 7
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, which UK enterprises that have received state aid are registered on the European Commission's State Aid scoreboard. | | (181762) | 8
| Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what steps he has taken to reduce his Department's carbon dioxide emissions in 2008-09. | | (181842) | 9
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what (a) turnover and (b) profit the South East England Development Agency realised from its (i) Enterprise Gateway projects and (ii) Enterprise hubs in each of the last five years. | | (181672) | 10
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, which properties are owned by the South East England Development Agency; to whom each is leased; and on what terms. | | [R] (181673) | 11
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what discussions the South East England Development Agency has held with stakeholders in the last year about (a) the development of Shoreham Harbour and (b) the infrastructure improvements to transport links with Shoreham Harbour. | | (181674) | 12
N | Mr Angus MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what consideration he has given to applying the provisions of Part 8 of the Enterprise Act 2002 in response to the volume of consumer complaints generated by Weatherseal Holdings plc and its subsidiaries. | | (181176) | 13
N | Mr Angus MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what assessment his Department has made of Weatherseal Holdings plc's and its subsidiaries' compliance with the consumer credit legislation. | | (181177) | 14
| Anne Milton (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, by what means his Department defines (a) rural, (b) deprived urban and (c) remote communities in the minimum access criteria for the Post Office Network Change Programme. | | (181471) | 15
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, when he expects to publish the Government's response to the consultation on the review of the Export Control Act 2002; and if he will make a statement. | | (181739) | 16
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many staff in his Department are working to promote the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's guidelines for multinational enterprises; and if he will make a statement. | | (181740) | 17
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many and what proportion of shoes purchased in the UK had been manufactured in the UK in each year since 1997. | | (181748) | 18
| Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what estimate he has made of average energy prices in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Northern Ireland and (d) Wales in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (181906) | 19
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, if he will hold discussions with the Russian government on the Energy Charter Treaty. | | (181474) | 20
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what consultancy contracts his Department issued in each year since 2005; what the (a) value, (b) purpose and (c) contractor was in each case; and whether the consultant's report is publicly available in each case. | | (181891) | 21
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what assessment he has made of whether the Sustainable Communities Act 2007 has any implications for policy-making in his Department; and if he will make a statement. | | (181900) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 22
| Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what percentage of tax credit claimants have been overpaid more than once since their claim began. | | (181469) | 23
| Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what percentage of tax credit claimants have been underpaid more than once since their claim began. | | (181470) | 24
| Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the UK net contribution was to the EU (a) in the latest period for which figures are available and (b) is expected to be in 2011. | | (181773) | 25
| Peter Bottomley (Worthing West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an estimate of the effect on the public finances of the current credit conditions in the economy; and if he will make a statement. | | (181512) | 26
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his Answer of 7th January 2008, Official Report, column 308W, on Child Benefit: personal records, what percentage of households constitute the vast majority referred to. | | (181545) | 27
| Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many overseas visits by officials in his Department took place in each of the last 10 years; which countries were visited; and how much was spent on such visits in each such year. | | (181593) | 28
| Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department spent on travel (a) within and (b) outside the UK for officials in each of the last 10 years; and what percentage of his Department's overall expenditure was spent on such travel in each such year. | | (181631) | 29
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many individuals (a) have and (b) have had in the last 20 years, tax immunity or privileges in the UK as a result of involvement in an international activity. | | (181911) | 30
| Mr Philip Dunne (Ludlow): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many individuals indicated non-domicile status on a P86 form in the last five years; and how many of those did not submit a self-assessment tax return in the 2005-06 tax year. | | [R] (181543) | 31
| Mr Philip Dunne (Ludlow): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many individuals filed a DOM1 form with HM Revenue and Customs in the last five years; and how many of those did not submit a self-assessment tax return in the 2005-06 tax year. | | [R] (181544) | 32
| Mike Gapes (Ilford South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if the Office for National Statistics will include White Irish as a category in the 2011 census. | | (181763) | 33
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 15th November 2007, Official Report, column 409W, on welfare tax credits, for what reason some tax credit overpayments resulting from official error have not been remitted. | | (181541) | 34
| John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what factors he takes into consideration when determining the tax rate for gaming products. | | (181558) | 35
| John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will apply a zero-rate VAT liability to the bingo industry. | | (181697) | 36
| John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which gambling products are subject to more than one ad valorem tax rate; and for what reasons in each case. | | (181698) | 37
| Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average household income was in Houghton and Washington East constituency in each year since 1997. | | (181551) | 38
| Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken to reduce his Department's carbon dioxide emissions in 2008-09. | | (181821) | 39
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans the Government has to encourage saving to reduce the credit deficit; and if he will make a statement. | | (181630) | 40
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consultancy contracts his Department issued in each year since 2005; what the (a) value, (b) purpose and (c) contractor was in each case; and whether the consultant's report is publicly available in each case. | | (181895) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families 41
| Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much his Department spent on travel (a) within and (b) outside the UK for officials in each of the last 10 years; and what percentage of his Department's overall expenditure was spent on such travel in each such year. | | (181521) | 42
| Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many overseas visits by officials in his Department took place in each of the last 10 years; which countries were visited; and how much was spent on such visits in each such year. | | (181612) | 43
| Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much was spent on children with (a) special educational needs, (b) dyslexia and (c) dyspraxia in (i) Ribble Valley constituency and (ii) Lancashire County Council area in each of the last 10 years. | | (181726) | 44
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many pupils sat (a) GCSE and (b) A-Level (i) history and (ii) geography in the London Borough of Bexley in each of the last 10 years; and what results were achieved. | | (181479) | 45
| Mike Gapes (Ilford South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what steps he plans to take to improve the services offered by his Department for people with autism and Aspergers' syndrome in the next 10 years. | | (181560) | 46
| Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many schools have been fitted with fire sprinkler systems in accordance with the guidance in Building Bulletin 100: Design for Fire Safety in Schools; and how many planned new schools are to be fitted with such sprinklers. | | (181546) | 47
| Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many pupils in (a) Tyne and Wear and (b) Houghton and Washington East constituency were eligible for education maintenance allowance at (i) £30, (ii) £20 and (iii) £10 in the last three years. | | (181552) | 48
| Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many free nursery places have been provided in Houghton and Washington East constituency in the last 10 years. | | (181554) | 49
| Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many families have received (a) healthcare and (b) other support from the Sure Start programme in Houghton and Washington East in the last five years. | | (181825) | 50
| Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what steps he has taken to reduce his Department's carbon dioxide emissions in 2008-09. | | (181843) | 51
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what estimate he has made of the number of schools in each English local authority area that do not have kitchen facilities capable of serving daily hot meals; and if he will make a statement. | | (181788) | 52
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what methodology his Department and the Schools Food Trust use to access the take-up of school meals in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools; and if he will make a statement. | | (181790) | 53
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what estimate he has made of the proportion of young people who will be studying for diplomas in 2013; and if he will make a statement. | | (181791) | 54
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, whether secondary schools in rural areas will be required to provide access to all 17 diploma lines; and if he will make a statement. | | (181792) | 55
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, by what date English local authorities must submit their plans for primary school reorganisation; and if he will make a statement. | | (181793) | 56
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many surplus places there are in each local authority in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools; and if he will make a statement. | | (181794) | 57
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what proportion of referred children received a provisional assessment of special educational needs statement within 18 weeks in each year since 1997, broken down by local authority; and if he will make a statement. | | (181798) | 58
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what information his Department collects on the proportion of excluded pupils from families in each income decile; and if he will make a statement. | | (181800) | 59
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what proportion of children in (a) England and (b) each local authority were (i) statemented and (ii) on School Action Plus in each year since 1997. | | (181801) | 60
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what assessment he has made on the impact of the Building Schools for the Future project on the future budgets of (a) schools and (b) local authorities; and if he will make a statement. | | (181802) | 61
N | Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many family nurse partnership (FNP) programmes are in operation; how many family nurses there are; how many and what proportion of (a) families and (b) children (i) have been provided with information on and (ii) are accessing these programmes; where the programmes are located and what criteria were used to determine these locations; what plans there are to expand the FNP programme; what targets and indicators there are for the programme; what research and evaluation is being carried out into it; when the results of that research will be published; and if he will make a statement. | | (180987) | 62
N | Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many what proportion of (a) children and (b) families (i) who are black and minority ethnic, (ii) with English as an additional language, (iii) with special needs and disabilities and (iv) with a lone parent (A) have been provided with information on and (B) are accessing Sure Start programmes and services; what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of those programmes and services; and if he will make a statement. | | (180988) | 63
N | Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the capacity of provision for childcare through Sure Start programmes was in each of the last five years; how many and what proportion of (a) families and (b) children (i) received information on and (ii) accessed this provision over this period; what average proportion of capacity was used over that period; and if he will make a statement. | | (180989) | 64
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, whether any criminal allegations have been made against teachers acting in their capacity as such in the London Borough of Havering in the last 12 months. | | (181562) | 65
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what estimate he has made of the total capacity of children's day care centres in (a) Romford, (b) Essex and (c) Greater London in the most recent period for which figures are available; and what steps the Government is taking to increase this figure in 2008. | | (181687) | 66
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what consultancy contracts his Department issued in each year since 2005; what the (a) value, (b) purpose and (c) contractor was in each case; and whether the consultant's report is publicly available in each case. | | (181890) | 67
| Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the requirements are for approval by primary schools of local primary strategies for change, before formal agreement to a strategy by the Department. | | (181482) | 68
| Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what specific issues his Department have informed Isle of Wight Council are required to be addressed in the local primary strategy for change. | | (181484) | 69
| Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the reason is for the withdrawal of £7 million from the Isle of Wight Council budget in respect of primary capital funding from the national budget. | | (181803) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 70
| Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many Ministers have held more than (a) one, (b) two, (c) three, (d) four, (e) five, (f) six, (g) seven, (h) eight, (i) nine and (j) 10 ministerial positions in the last 10 years. | | (181475) | 71
| Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many Ministerial positions there were in each of the last 10 years, broken down by government department. | | (181476) | 72
| Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what increase in Ministerial pay there was in each of the last 10 years; and what percentage of the 1997 level of Ministerial pay each increase represents. | | (181477) | 73
| Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, when he will publish information on the number and expenditure of non-departmental public bodies for 2007. | | (181481) | 74
| Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how much his Department spent on travel (a) within and (b) outside the UK for officials in each of the last 10 years; and what percentage of his Department's overall expenditure was spent on such travel in each such year. | | (181522) | 75
| Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how much was spent on travel (a) within and (b) outside the UK for officials in the Prime Minister's Office in each of the last 10 years; and what percentage of the Prime Minister's Office's overall expenditure was spent on such travel in each such year. | | (181537) | 76
| Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many overseas visits by officials in the Office of the Prime Minister took place in each of the last 10 years; which countries were visited; and how much was spent on such visits in each such year. | | (181597) | 77
| Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many overseas visits by officials in his Department took place in each of the last 10 years; which countries were visited; and how much was spent on such visits in each such year. | | (181613) | 78
| Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, pursuant to the Answer of 14th January 2007, Official Report, columns 911-2W, on departmental legal opinion, what the cost to the public purse was of external legal advice provided to special advisers in relation to the police investigation into allegations of cash for peerages. | | (181723) | 79
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what consultancy contracts his Department issued in each year since 2005; what the (a) value, (b) purpose and (c) contractor was in each case; and whether the consultant's report is publicly available in each case. | | (181892) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 80
N | Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will introduce legislation to require the retrospective implementation in council housing of the 2004 British Standard for water system thermostats. | | (180971) | 81
| Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much her Department spent on travel (a) within and (b) outside the UK for officials in each of the last 10 years; and what percentage of her Department's overall expenditure was spent on such travel in each such year. | | (181527) | 82
| Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many overseas visits by officials in her Department took place in each of the last 10 years; which countries were visited; and how much was spent on such visits in each such year. | | (181611) | 83
N | Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when the Scot Wilson Strategic Flood Risk Assessment for Mid Essex and Colchester will be published; and what the reasons are for the time taken to publish it. | | (180712) | 84
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of whether Chorley Borough Council makes adequate provision for allotments. | | (181705) | 85
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment she has made of the (a) role and (b) effectiveness of (i) vision boards and (ii) local strategic partnerships. | | (181706) | 86
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, where funding for local strategic partnerships comes from; and to whom members of local strategic partnerships are accountable. | | (181707) | 87
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, at which high level events and with regard to which high level projects the Minister for the West Midlands has championed the region as referred to in paragraph 118 of The Governance of Britain. | | (181651) | 88
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what engagements the Minister for (a) the North East, (b) the North West, (c) Yorkshire and the Humber, (d) London, (e) the South East, (f) the South West, (g) the East Midlands, (h) the West Midlands and (i) the East of England plan to attend in their capacity as regional ministers in 2008. | | (181654) | 89
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 17th December 2007, Official Report, coumn 943W, on regional government: public participation, what meetings the Minister for the West Midlands has had with local authorities. | | (181700) | 90
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 17th December 2007, Official Report, column 943W, on regional government: public participation, which (a) stakeholder events, (b) local projects and (c) other organisations the Minister for the West Midlands has visited in his capacity as regional minister. | | (181701) | 91
| Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent steps the Government has taken to improve social housing in the North East. | | (181550) | 92
| Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps she has taken to reduce her Department's carbon dioxide emissions in 2008-09. | | (181844) | 93
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what grants her Department has provided for the re-development of Coventry in the last 12 months; and what (a) grants and (b) loans for that purpose are planned for the future. | | (180717) | 94
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what consultancy contracts her Department issued in each year since 2005; what the (a) value, (b) purpose and (c) contractor was in each case; and whether the consultant's report is publicly available in each case. | | (181889) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 95
| Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much his Department spent on travel (a) within and (b) outside the UK for officials in each of the last 10 years; and what percentage of his Department's overall expenditure was spent on such travel in each such year. | | (181526) | 96
| Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many overseas visits by officials in his Department took place in each of the last 10 years; which countries were visited; and how much was spent on such visits in each such year. | | (181610) | 97
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many premises of each type in each region have (a) an extended and (b) a 24-hour alcohol licence. | | (181683) | 98
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many and what percentage of applications for extended alcohol licences have been rejected since the coming into force of the Licensing Act 2003. | | (181684) | 99
| Mike Gapes (Ilford South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions his Department has had with the Irish government on establishing a dedicated Irish television channel for Irish people living in the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement. | | (181764) | 100
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many applications for (a) operating, (b) premises and (c) personal licences the Gambling Commission received in each year since 2005. | | (181392) | 101
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many applications for (a) operating, (b) premises and (c) personal licences the Gambling Commission declined in each year since 2005. | | (181393) | 102
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much (a) his Department and (b) Sport England have spent on providing information on sports and fitness facilities to the NHS Choices website. | | (181394) | 103
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how often Sport England are required to provide updated information on sports and fitness facilities for inclusion on the NHS Choices website. | | (181395) | 104
| Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the average expenditure per head by overseas tourists visiting the North East in the last five years for which figures are available. | | (181547) | 105
| Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he has taken to reduce his Department's carbon dioxide emissions in 2008-09. | | (181845) | 106
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what consultancy contracts his Department issued in each year since 2005; what the (a) value, (b) purpose and (c) contractor was in each case; and whether the consultant's report is publicly available in each case. | | (181893) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 107
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many US visiting forces are based at each location in the UK. | | (181873) | 108
| Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on travel (a) within and (b) outside the UK for officials in each of the last 10 years; and what percentage of his Department's overall expenditure was spent on such travel in each such year. | | (181525) | 109
| Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many overseas visits by officials in his Department took place in each of the last 10 years; which countries were visited; and how much was spent on such visits in each such year. | | (181590) | 110
| Michael Fabricant (Lichfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the future funding of the Armed Forces Memorial and the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire. | | (181483) | 111
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which assets of his Department in Hampshire have been sold since 1997; and what the (a) sale completion date and (b) price realised was for each. | | (181663) | 112
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the projected expenditure on the Nuclear Warhead Capability Sustainment Programme is (a) in each year from 2008-09 to 2010-11 and (b) the life of the programme from 2005 to 2015. | | (181443) | 113
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) name, (b) function, (c) estimated cost and (d) projected in-service date is of each of the 23 new build projects in the Atomic Weapons Establishment Site Development Context Plan 2005 to 2015. | | (181444) | 114
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 19th November 2007, Official Report, columns 480-1W, on Iraq: military equipment, what personnel training and mentoring of Iraqi forces, UK troops are providing at (a) brigade, (b) division and (c) battle group level. | | (181712) | 115
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many soldiers are serving in the standard Iraqi (a) brigade, (b) division and (c) battle group. | | (181713) | 116
| Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to reduce his Department's carbon dioxide emissions in 2008-09. | | (181846) | 117
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the impact on educational achievement of the children of military personnel of relocation in terms of (a) academic results and (b) personal and social development of the children; and what assessment he has made of the effect of the relocation of military personnel on education results of schools attended by their children. | | (181516) | 118
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what consultancy contracts his Department issued in each year since 2005; what the (a) value, (b) purpose and (c) contractor was in each case; and whether the consultant's report is publicly available in each case. | | (181888) | 119
| Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 14th January 2008, Official Report, column 885W, on Iraq: detainees, what the Government's policy is on recording (a) requests for the transfer of individuals to the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay and (b) the transfer of individuals to the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay for which the UK Government's consent was not requested. | | (181542) | 120
| Ann Winterton (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether weight-dispersion boots are available to British forces in theatres where mines are prevalent; and to which armed forces personnel they are made available. | | (181789) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 121
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what consideration has been given to the establishment of ring-fenced and self-contained arrangements for the aviation sector within the EU Emissions Trading Scheme. | | (181515) | 122
| Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department spent on travel (a) within and (b) outside the UK for officials in each of the last 10 years; and what percentage of his Department's overall expenditure was spent on such travel in each such year. | | (181524) | 123
| Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many overseas visits by officials in his Department took place in each of the last 10 years; which countries were visited; and how much was spent on such visits in each such year. | | (181609) | 124
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will bring forward measures to require water companies to fund severe flooding alleviation measures. | | (181913) | 125
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he expects to publish a national noise strategy. | | (181657) | 126
| Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress his Department has made towards its public service agreement target of a reduction in the number of cases of bovine spongiform encephalopathy detected by both passive and active surveillance to less than 60 in 2006, with the disease being eradicated by 2010; and if he will make a statement. | | (181485) | 127
| Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress his Department has made towards its public service agreement target of a reduction of 40 per cent. in the prevalence of scrapie infection by 2010; and if he will make a statement. | | (181486) | 128
| Mr Mark Field (Cities of London & Westminster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which cities did not meet their air quality targets in the latest year for which figures are available. | | (181463) | 129
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 9th January 2008, Official Report, column 521W, on plastics: recycling, if he will commission research to determine the amount of (a) non-bottle shaped and (b) bottled shaped domestic plastics packaging that is (i) recycled into new products in the UK, (ii) landfilled and (iii) exported for reprocessing in other countries; and if he will make a statement. | | (181662) | 130
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make a statement on the future development of a common EU food security policy, with particular reference to issues of security of supply. | | (181711) | 131
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the level of production of recycled aggregate in each year since 2001; and if he will make a statement. | | (181513) | 132
| Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the flood defence budget allocated to the North East region is for (a) 2008-09, (b) 2009-10 and (c) 2010-11. | | (181563) | 133
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what grants his Department has provided for the re-development of Coventry in the last 12 months; and what (a) grants and (b) loans for that purpose are planned for the future. | | (180716) | 134
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the impact on the environment of payments to UK energy companies under the EU emissions trading scheme. | | (181452) | 135
| Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what notifiable animal disease outbreaks have occurred in each of the last 10 years; and what the estimated cost to (a) the British farming industry and (b) the public purse was of each. | | (181754) | 136
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the scientific basis is for dogs arriving in the United Kingdom from areas to which the pet passport scheme does not apply to be required to spend six months in quarantine. | | (181648) | 137
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what consultancy contracts his Department issued in each year since 2005; what the (a) value, (b) purpose and (c) contractor was in each case; and whether the consultant's report is publicly available in each case. | | (181887) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 138
| Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department spent on travel (a) within and (b) outside the UK for officials in each of the last 10 years; and what percentage of his Department's overall expenditure was spent on such travel in each such year. | | (181523) | 139
| Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many overseas visits by officials in his Department took place in each of the last 10 years; which countries were visited; and how much was spent on such visits in each such year. | | (181589) | 140
N | Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much Ministers in his Department spent on (a) Christmas cards and (b) the postage of Christmas cards in 2007. | | (180513) | 141
| Mr David Gauke (South West Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department has awarded any contracts to PricewaterhouseCoopers since 2000. | | (181509) | 142
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many visas for entry into the United Kingdom were issued by each issuing post in each of the last five years for which figures are available. | | (181626) | 143
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the average length of time was for the processing of visa applications at each issuing post in the last five years for which figures are available. | | (181627) | 144
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many UK nationals (a) are serving life sentences and (b) have been sentenced to death and are imprisoned in prisons overseas. | | (181709) | 145
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many UK nationals are currently in prison overseas; and what estimated proportion of these cases relate to (a) violent crime and (b) drugs offences. | | (181710) | 146
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information his Department holds on the cost of EU pavilions at international events. | | (181768) | 147
| Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he has taken to reduce his Department's carbon dioxide emissions in 2008-09. | | (181810) | 148
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps are being taken by the Government to secure agreement to an international legally-binding arms trade treaty. | | (181727) | 149
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent progress has been made in multilateral efforts to agree a common and legal definition of conflict resources; what role the Government is playing in this process; and if he will make a statement. | | (181728) | 150
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Government's policy is to support the Commission for Africa Report recommendations to agree a United Nations endorsed definition of conflict resources; and what progress has been made on the creation of a permanent expert panel within the UN to monitor the links between natural resource extraction and violent conflict and the implementation of sanctions. | | (181729) | 151
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, by what means the Government is supporting the Kimberley Process on conflict diamonds; and what funding the Government is providing to support the continuation of the process. | | (181730) | 152
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what funding the Government is providing to promoting the Extractives Industry Transparency Initiative scheme. | | (181731) | 153
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many staff in his Department are working to promote the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises. | | (181732) | 154
| Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the likelihood of the unrest in Kenya developing into civil war; and if he will make a statement. | | (181750) | 155
| Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of (a) whether the recent elections in Kenya were fair and free and (b) reported irregularities during the period of the election; and if he will make a statement. | | (181751) | 156
| Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the merits of establishing an international sanctions regime against the government of Kenya in response to recent civil unrest within Kenya; and if he will make a statement. | | (181752) | 157
| Mr Andy Reed (Loughborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the human rights situation in Eritrea; and if he will make a statement. | | (181819) | 158
| Mr Andy Reed (Loughborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the treatment of Christians in Eritrea; and if he will make a statement. | | (181820) | 159
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what consultancy contracts his Department issued in each year since 2005; what the (a) value, (b) purpose and (c) contractor was in each case; and whether the consultant's report is publicly available in each case. | | (181886) | 160
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of relations between Somalia and Ethiopia; and if he will make a statement. | | (181902) | 161
| Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the US administration on the destruction of videotapes of interrogations with suspected al-Qaeda operatives by the CIA in 2005. | | (181472) | 162
| Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he will discuss with Mr Thomas Hammarberg, Commissioner for Human Rights in the Council of Europe, the Secretary-General's proposal on secret detention and detainee transfers, when he meets him on 6th February. | | (181473) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 163
| Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department spent on travel (a) within and (b) outside the UK for officials in each of the last 10 years; and what percentage of his Department's overall expenditure was spent on such travel in each such year. | | (181534) | 164
| Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many overseas visits by officials in his Department took place in each of the last 10 years; which countries were visited; and how much was spent on such visits in each such year. | | (181608) | 165
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, from what budget the Health in Pregnancy Grant will be funded. | | (181910) | 166
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect of job retention or an early return to employment on patients with musculoskeletal disorders. | | (181912) | 167
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions have been held with the Nigerian government on the testing of trovan in Nigeria by Pfizer; and if he will make a statement. | | (181915) | 168
| Mr Quentin Davies (Grantham & Stamford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the expenditure of the NHS on prozac was in the last 12 month period for which figures are available. | | (181441) | 169
| Mr Quentin Davies (Grantham & Stamford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his most recent estimate is of the number of HIV positive people in the United Kingdom; and what proportion of them are believed to have contracted HIV from (a) heterosexual and (b) homosexual acts. | | (181449) | 170
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many emergency calls were made to the ambulance service in each region in each of the last five (a) years and (b) New Year periods; and how many of these calls were for alcohol-related health problems in each case. | | (181682) | 171
| Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what legislation governs the standards of those performing aesthetic treatments, with particular reference to derma fillers. | | (181721) | 172
| Mr Mark Field (Cities of London & Westminster): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when his Department expects to publish new guidance on lipid modification. | | (181464) | 173
| Mr Mark Field (Cities of London & Westminster): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the value for money for the NHS in the treatment of primary hypercholesterolaemia by use of cholesterol absorption inhibitors. | | (181465) | 174
| Mr Mark Field (Cities of London & Westminster): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the estimated cost of treating coronary heart disease was to the NHS in the last year for which information is available. | | (181466) | 175
| Mr Mark Field (Cities of London & Westminster): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the proportion of the decline in mortality from coronary heart disease which is attributable to treatment of individuals at risk in each year since 1997 for which figures are available. | | (181467) | 176
| Mike Gapes (Ilford South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he plans to take to improve the services offered by his Department for people with autism and Aspergers' syndrome in the next 10 years. | | (181561) | 177
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, who has the power to (a) appoint and (b) dismiss chief executives of primary care trusts. | | (181694) | 178
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much has been allocated to the Central Lancashire Primary Care Trust for the provision of NHS dental services in 2007-08. | | (181695) | 179
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many enquiries were received by the Central Lancashire Primary Care Trust on access to NHS dentists in each of the last three years. | | (181696) | 180
| Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what studies his Department commissioned on child obesity in the North East and its implications for the future health of people in the region in each of the last five years. | | (181548) | 181
| Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) men and (b) women in the North East Region were screened by each local chlamydia screening programme in (i) 2005-06 and (ii) 2006-07. | | (181549) | 182
| Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he has taken to reduce his Department's carbon dioxide emissions in 2008-09. | | (181811) | 183
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many FP10 forms were lost in each year since 1997. | | (181828) | 184
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the NHS Connecting for Health video on the Summary Care Record cost to make; how many actors were involved in the making of the film; and which parts each played. | | (181829) | 185
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what powers he has to (a) prevent and (b) limit the payment of severance pay to the former Chief Executive of the Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Trust; and whether his Department has prevented or limited the severance payment to the former Chief Executive of the Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Trust. | | (181830) | 186
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how the calculation was made of £40 million as a contingency fund against healthcare-associated infection claims. | | (181831) | 187
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment Lord Darzi made of the role of carers in his research for his report on the NHS. | | (181832) | 188
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what targets have been set for blood donation; and what performance has been against those targets in the last period for which figures are available. | | (181833) | 189
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what targets have been set for organ donation; and what performance has been against those targets in the last period for which figures are available. | | (181834) | 190
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what consultations his Department has undertaken since 1997; what the final cost was of all completed consultations; and what the projected final cost is of all ongoing consultations. | | (181835) | 191
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether Choose and Book supports Safari web browsers. | | (181877) | 192
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the transfer of blue light accident and emergency from Burnley General to Blackburn Royal Infirmary on 1st November 2007; and if he will make a statement. | | (181749) | 193
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measurements will be used to assess the effectiveness of the deep cleaning of hospitals in England. | | (181809) | 194
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of (a) MRSA and (b) extended-spectrum beta-lactamases and (c) vancomycin-resistant stephylococcus aureus were reported at the Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Hospitals Trust in 2007. | | (181905) | 195
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if his Department will collect information on the average response time to emergency calls by each national health service ambulance trust. | | (181647) | 196
| 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 in the region. | | (181797) | 197
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what consultancy contracts his Department issued in each year since 2005; what the (a) value, (b) purpose and (c) contractor was in each case; and whether the consultant's report is publicly available in each case. | | (181885) | 198
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he has issued guidance to primary care trusts on the number of health visitors each should employ at each grade per head of the population in urban areas. | | (181901) | 199
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the operating budget of the Meat Hygiene Service (a) is in 2007-08 and (b) was in (i) 2004-05, (ii) 2005-06 and (iii) 2006-07. | | (181445) | 200
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the operating budget for the Meat Hygiene Service is in (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d) each region in 2007-08. | | (181446) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 201
| Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department spent on travel (a) within and (b) outside the UK for officials in each of the last 10 years; and what percentage of her Department's overall expenditure was spent on such travel in each such year. | | (181533) | 202
| Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many overseas visits by officials in her Department took place in each of the last 10 years; which countries were visited; and how much was spent on such visits in each such year. | | (181607) | 203
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign offenders who received a community sentence were (a) deported and (b) subject to administrative removal in each of the last five years. | | (181847) | 204
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the reply of the Chief Executive of the Border and Immigration Agency to question 18 of the evidence session before the Home Affairs Committee on 15th January 2008, in how many cases deportation of a foreign individual serving more than 12 months has not occurred because of (a) a decision by a court and (b) a decision not to seek deportation for other reasons. | | (181848) | 205
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the replies of the Chief Executive of the Border and Immigration Agency to questions 36 to 38 of her evidence session before the Home Affairs Committee on 15th January 2008, how many prisoners are held in detention awaiting deportation or removal following the completion of their custodial sentence; how many have (a) served a sentence of more than four years and (b) received their sentence for an offence of a violent or sexual nature; if she will break down these prisoners by nationality; and what the longest period spent in detention following completion of sentence is for which such a prisoner currently held in detention has been held. | | (181850) | 206
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the reply of 16th January 2008, Official Report, column 1297W, on asylum, which countries are included in the category Europe other in the breakdown by nationality of the grant of indefinite leave to remain under the 2003 family ILR exercise; and if she will break down by nationality the number in the (a) Europe other and (B) EU accession states categories. | | (181904) | 207
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) prosecutions and (b) convictions there were for alcohol-related offences in each of the last five years, broken down by (i) region and (ii) offence committed. | | (181804) | 208
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many arrests were made under Operation Bus Tag in each of the last five years. | | (181478) | 209
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were charged as a result of evidence gathered under Operation Bus Tag in each of the last five years. | | (181480) | 210
| Mr David Gauke (South West Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has awarded any contracts to PricewaterhouseCoopers since 2000. | | (181511) | 211
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of foreign nationals who entered the United Kingdom in each of the last five years did not require a visa to enter. | | (181625) | 212
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people worked for the Identity and Passport Service on 31st December 2007. | | (181628) | 213
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people (a) employed by and (b) working as contractors and couriers for the Identity and Passport Service have been subject to Criminal Records Bureau checks at each level of disclosure. | | (181629) | 214
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people who do not speak English as a first language (a) applied for a passport and (b) were granted an interview at a passport interview centre in each month since interviews commenced. | | (181664) | 215
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department and its agencies have spent on interpreters and translators for use in passport interview centres since interviews commenced. | | (181665) | 216
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people under the age of 18 years have been interviewed at passport interview centres since interviews for passport applications were introduced. | | (181666) | 217
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department (a) permits or (b) requires responsible adults to be present when interviewing minors at passport interview centres; what child protection procedures her Department and its agencies have in place when processing minors' applications; and if she will make a statement. | | (181668) | 218
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether foreign nationals who require a biometric immigration document will have their details entered onto the National Identity Register. | | (181669) | 219
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which pieces of information to be included on identity cards for British nationals are included on biometric immigration documents for foreign nationals; and if she will make a statement. | | (181670) | 220
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, from which countries the Government does not require its nationals to hold a visa to enter the United Kingdom. | | (181671) | 221
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people in the Identity and Passport Service and its predecessor agencies (a) investigated, (b) dismissed and (c) disciplined for corruption or other irregularities relating to the issuing or processing of British passports in each of the last five years for which figures are available. | | (181676) | 222
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many incidents of (a) data loss and (b) data security breaches reported in the Identity and Passport Service and its predecessor agencies in each of the last five years. | | (181677) | 223
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of family visitors to the UK who overstayed their visas in each of the last five years for which figures are available. | | (181678) | 224
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of reported murders were committed with knives in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (181759) | 225
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of all reported injuries as a result of assault were inflicted by knives in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (181760) | 226
| Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to reduce her Department's carbon dioxide emissions in 2008-09. | | (181812) | 227
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will introduce a dedicated scheme to compensate victims of crimes committed by animal rights extremists. | | (181643) | 228
N | Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to change the minimum salary regime for senior carer work permit renewals; and if she will make a statement. | | (179782) | 229
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what consultancy contracts her Department issued in each year since 2005; what the (a) value, (b) purpose and (c) contractor was in each case; and whether the consultant's report is publicly available in each case. | | (181884) | Questions to the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission 230
| Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many overseas visits were made by House of Commons staff in each of the last 10 years; which countries were visited; and what the cost of the visits was in each year. | | (181457) | 231
| Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, how much was spent on travel by officials of the House (a) within and (b) outside the UK in each of the last 10 years; and what percentage of the House's overall expenditure was spent on such travel in each such year. | | (181535) | 232
| Michael Fabricant (Lichfield): To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, if the Commission will bring forward plans to construct a canopy to protect people walking between Norman Shaw South and Norman Shaw North from rain; and if he will make a statement. | | (181685) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills 233
| Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how much his Department spent on travel (a) within and (b) outside the UK for officials in each of the last 10 years; and what percentage of his Department's overall expenditure was spent on such travel in each such year. | | (181532) | 234
| Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many overseas visits by officials in his Department took place in each of the last 10 years; which countries were visited; and how much was spent on such visits in each such year. | | (181601) | 235
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many complaints have been received about the time taken to pay student loans or grants; and what assessment he has made of the reasons for complaints. | | (181908) | 236
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what the sum revenue accrued from businesses by Investors in People UK was in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (181699) | 237
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, if he will make a statement on his policy on the flying of EU flags by establishments for which his Department is responsible. | | (181702) | 238
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, by what mechanism improvements are monitored and measured in the work of the Quality Improvement Agency. | | (181703) | 239
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what his policy is on participating in ambient assisted living projects at EU level; and if he will make a statement. | | (181722) | 240
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what cost-benefit assessment has been made of Train to Gain. | | (181757) | 241
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what cost-benefit assessment has been made of skills brokers. | | (181758) | 242
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many classified documents went missing from his Department in the last 12 months for which figures are available; at what grades of classification; and whether any of these were in the post. | | (181787) | 243
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, with reference to the Answer of 12th July 2007, Official Report, column 1619-20W, on departments: committees, if he will place in the Library a copy of the (a) agenda and (b) most recent minutes of each organisation. | | (181805) | 244
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, if he will make it his policy to make a statement on the agenda of each Council of Ministers meeting he attends before so doing. | | (181824) | 245
| Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what the membership of the Ministerial Science Group is; how frequently the group has met in the last 12 months; and what subjects it has considered. | | (181724) | 246
| Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how much has been transferred from other budgets to allow the research councils to provide 80 per cent. of the full economic costs of the research that they sponsor; and if he will make a statement. | | (181725) | 247
| Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what steps he has taken to reduce his Department's carbon dioxide emissions in 2008-09. | | (181813) | 248
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what percentage of school leavers went on to higher education in (a) Romford, (b) Essex and (c) Greater London in 2007. | | (181690) | 249
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what consultancy contracts his Department issued in each year since 2005; what the (a) value, (b) purpose and (c) contractor was in each case; and whether the consultant's report is publicly available in each case. | | (181883) | 250
| Mark Williams (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, at which institutions English for Speakers of Other Languages approved courses were delivered in the latest period for which figures are available; and at what level each provided courses. | | (181559) | 251
| Mark Williams (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many individuals (a) registered for and (b) successfully completed an English for Speakers of Other Languages approved course in England in each of the last five years. | | (181564) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 252
| Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much his Department spent on travel (a) within and (b) outside the UK for officials in each of the last 10 years; and what percentage of his Department's overall expenditure was spent on such travel in each such year. | | (181531) | 253
| Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many overseas visits by officials in his Department took place in each of the last 10 years; which countries were visited; and how much was spent on such visits in each such year. | | (181615) | 254
| Michael Fabricant (Lichfield): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether his Department has received representations from the John Lewis Partnership on the Waitrose Foundation in the last 12 months. | | (181468) | 255
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what his policy is on introducing conditionality changes related to anti-trafficking measures into the UK's bilateral development and assistance programmes. | | (181680) | 256
| Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps he has taken to reduce his Department's carbon dioxide emissions in 2008-09. | | (181814) | 257
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many complaints have been made to the UK's National Contact Point (NCP) on the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's guidelines for multinational enterprises; how many NCP statements there have been that breaches of the guidelines have taken place; and if he will make a statement. | | (181733) | 258
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps have been taken by his Department in co-operation with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform to raise awareness amongst British companies which operate in conflict-affected countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's guidelines for multinational enterprises and the risk awareness tool for multinational enterprises in weak governance zones; and if he will make a statement. | | (181734) | 259
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the UK's financial contribution to the African Union is in 2007-08; what this contribution has been used to fund; and what plans the Government has to provide funding for these budget lines in 2008-09. | | (181735) | 260
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the UN Peacebuilding Commission in carrying out its functions. | | (181736) | 261
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether the Commission for Africa Report recommendation that donors agree to fund at least 50 per cent. of the African Union's (AU's) Peace Fund from 2005 onwards has been implemented; what representations he has made to international donors to encourage further funding for the AU's Peace Fund; and if he will make a statement. | | (181737) | 262
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much the UK has provided by voluntary contribution to the African Union Peace Fund since 2005. | | (181738) | 263
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what (a) country assistance and (b) regional assistance plans his Department expects to (i) produce and (ii) renew in the next 18 months. | | (181741) | 264
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many country governance assessments have been carried out in the last 18 months; and what account has been taken of these assessments in his Department's (a) development decisions, including budget support decisions and (b) formulation of country and regional development assistance plans. | | (181742) | 265
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of whether the Government is on course to implement the recommendations made by the Commission for Africa for which it is responsible; and if he will make a statement. | | (181743) | 266
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the (a) role and (b) remit of the Africa Progress Panel is; what support the Government is providing to the Africa Progress Panel in 2007-08; and what activities have been undertaken by the Africa Progress Panel since it was established. | | (181744) | 267
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether the Africa Partnership Forum is planning to present a progress report on peace and security in Africa. | | (181745) | 268
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many staff in his Department are working on policy on conflict resources. | | (181746) | 269
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many staff in his Department are working to promote the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's guidelines for multinational enterprises. | | (181747) | 270
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what consultancy contracts his Department issued in each year since 2005; what the (a) value, (b) purpose and (c) contractor was in each case; and whether the consultant's report is publicly available in each case. | | (181882) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice 271
| Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department and its predecessors spent on travel (a) within and (b) outside the UK for officials in each of the last 10 years; and what percentage of his Department's overall expenditure was spent on such travel in each such year. | | (181536) | 272
| Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many overseas visits by officials in his Department took place in each of the last 10 years; which countries were visited; and how much was spent on such visits in each such year. | | (181600) | 273
N | Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 16th October 2007, Official Report, column 954W, on prisons: education, when the randomised control trial of enhanced thinking skills will be published. | | (181274) | 274
N | Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offender behaviour programmes are accredited for use in prisons; and what the title is of each programme. | | (181331) | 275
N | Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the re-conviction rate was for prisoners who had completed offender behaviour programmes in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (181332) | 276
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many incidents of restrictive physical intervention were recorded in each establishment of the secure estate for children and young people in the last year for which figures are available. | | (181455) | 277
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many institutions have been assessed to (a) be in full compliance, (b) be in partial compliance and (c) have failed to comply with the Youth Justice Board's Code of Practice for Managing the Behaviour of Children and Young People in the Secure Estate; and if he will make a statement. | | (181456) | 278
| Mr David Gauke (South West Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has awarded any contracts to PricewaterhouseCoopers since 2000. | | (181510) | 279
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his policy is on the provision of a common helpline number for victims of human trafficking across Europe; and if he will make a statement. | | (181679) | 280
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many foreign nationals there were in UK prisons in the most recent period for which figures are available, broken down by country of origin. | | (181708) | 281
| Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he has taken to reduce his Department's carbon dioxide emissions in 2008-09. | | (181817) | 282
| Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what timing targets have been set for the Office of the Public Guardian to respond to (a) correspondence and (b) requests for an interim order to enable assets of an elderly person to be handled. | | (181755) | 283
| Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which Cabinet committees and sub-committees he chairs. | | (181907) | 284
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what items of Channel Islands legislation are awaiting ratification; and when each was received for ratification. | | (181642) | 285
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what consultancy contracts his Department issued in each year since 2005; what the (a) value, (b) purpose and (c) contractor was in each case; and whether the consultant's report is publicly available in each case. | | (181881) | Questions to the Leader of the House 286
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Leader of the House, how many suggestions for topical debates her Department has received from hon. and right hon. Members by (a) post, (b) the link on her website and (c) other means; how many she has received from hon. Members of each party; and who suggested each of the subjects she has selected for debate. | | (181869) | 287
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Leader of the House, what proportion of subjects for topical debates suggested by hon. and right hon. Members she has selected for topical debates. | | (181870) | 288
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Leader of the House, what the 10 most popular suggestions made by hon. and right hon. Members for topical debates have been. | | (181871) | 289
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Leader of the House, what criteria she uses to decide whether a subject proposed for a topical debate is topical. | | (181872) | 290
| Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the Leader of the House, how many overseas visits by officials in her Office took place in each of the last 10 years; which countries were visited; and how much was spent on such visits in each such year. | | (181599) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 291
| Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much his Department spent on travel (a) within and (b) outside the UK for officials in each of the last 10 years; and what percentage of his Department's overall expenditure was spent on such travel in each such year. | | (181530) | 292
| Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many overseas visits by officials in his Department took place in each of the last 10 years; which countries were visited; and how much was spent on such visits in each such year. | | (181598) | 293
| Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 6th December 2007, Official Report, columns 1472-3W, on elderly abuse, what the criteria are for dealing with assaults on the elderly by means of (a) non-sanction clearances and (b) charge/summons. | | (181772) | 294
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what consultancy contracts his Department issued in each year since 2005; what the (a) value, (b) purpose and (c) contractor was in each case; and whether the consultant's report is publicly available in each case. | | (181898) | Questions to the Minister for the Olympics 295
| Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, how many local authority tenants will be displaced from their housing as a result of the 2012 Olympics; how their housing needs will be met; and if she will make a statement. | | (181822) | Questions to the Prime Minister 296
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Prime Minister, when he plans to answer the letter to him dated 10th December 2007 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton on police pay. | | (181770) | Questions to the Chairman of the Public Accounts Commission 297
| Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the Chairman of the Public Accounts Commission, how many overseas visits were made by staff of the National Audit Office in each of the last 10 years; which countries were visited; and what the cost of the visits was in each year. | | (181460) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland 298
| Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much his Department spent on travel (a) within and (b) outside the UK for officials in each of the last 10 years; and what percentage of his Department's overall expenditure was spent on such travel in each such year. | | (181529) | 299
| Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many overseas visits by officials in his Department took place in each of the last 10 years; which countries were visited; and how much was spent on such visits in each such year. | | (181596) | 300
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what consultancy contracts his Department issued in each year since 2005; what the (a) value, (b) purpose and (c) contractor was in each case; and whether the consultant's report is publicly available in each case. | | (181897) | Questions to the Solicitor General 301
| Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the Solicitor General, how much the Law Officers' Departments spent on travel (a) within and (b) outside the UK for officials in each of the last 10 years; and what percentage of the Departments' overall expenditure was spent on such travel in each such year. | | (181540) | 302
| Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the Solicitor General, how many overseas visits by officials in the Law Officers' Department took place in each of the last 10 years; which countries were visited; and how much was spent on such visits in each such year. | | (181595) | Questions to the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission 303
| Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, how many overseas visits were made by staff of the Electoral Commission in each year since it was established; which countries were visited; and what the cost of the visits was in each year. | | (181459) | 304
| Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, how much the Electoral Commission spent on travel (a) within and (b) outside the UK for officials in each year since it was established; and what percentage of the Commission's overall expenditure was spent on such travel in each such year. | | (181539) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 305
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) research and (b) discussion has been conducted or is planned by her Department on the role of emissions trading within the aviation industry; and what representations have been received by her Department on this matter. | | (181616) | 306
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department has had or plans to have on the causal processes and mechanisms responsible for (a) past and (b) potential future modal shifts between air transport and other modes of transport for (i) passengers and (ii) freight on (A) domestic and (B) international flights; and what representations have been received on this matter. | | (181617) | 307
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department has had or plans to have on the past and potential future impact of (a) changes in noise levels permitted from individual aircraft and (b) changes in the size of aircraft upon (i) past increases and future total passenger and freight numbers and (ii) past and future (A) economic, (B) environmental and (C) social impacts; and what representations have been received on these matters. | | (181618) | 308
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many bicycles were carried by train by each train operating company in each year since 1997; how many bicycle spaces were provided on the railways (a) at the latest available date and (b) in 1997; and which train operating companies have increased the number of bicycle spaces on board their rolling stock since 1997. | | (181619) | 309
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what research (a) has been conducted since 1997 and (b) is planned by her Department comparing forecast and actual traffic levels for (i) the building of new roads and motorways and (ii) the widening of existing roads and motorways; and if she will place in the Library copies of reports of such research. | | (181620) | 310
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent research her Department has commissioned on the economic consequences of building new (a) airports and (b) runways. | | (181621) | 311
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the number of (a) motorcars and (b) motorcycles being used on the road without the payment of vehicle excise duty in each region in each year since 2001. | | (181622) | 312
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the number of (a) motorcars and (b) motorcycles being used on the road without insurance in each region in each year since 2001. | | (181623) | 313
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 14th January 2008, Official Report, column 547W, on railway stations, which stations have been (a) opened and (b) re-opened since 1st May 1997. | | (181624) | 314
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department will be required to pay the bid costs for consortia which have bid for the £5 billion M25 contract if her Department decides not to continue with the M25 widening projects. | | (181874) | 315
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will place in the Library a copy of the cost-benefit analysis which informed her decision on whether to include the M25 widening projects in the national feasibility study into rolling out active traffic management. | | (181875) | 316
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many miles (a) Ministers and (b) officials in her Department travelled by (i) car, (ii) rail and (iii) air on Government business in each year since 1997. | | (181916) | 317
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of the Government's Ministerial car fleet are low sulphur vehicles. | | (181917) | 318
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of the Government's Ministerial car fleet is in each of the vehicle excise duty bands. | | (181918) | 319
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what volume of carbon dioxide was emitted from Ministerial vehicles in each year for which information is available. | | (181919) | 320
| Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much her Department spent on travel (a) within and (b) outside the UK for officials in each of the last 10 years; and what percentage of her Department's overall expenditure was spent on such travel in each such year. | | (181528) | 321
| Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many overseas visits by officials in her Department took place in each of the last 10 years; which countries were visited; and how much was spent on such visits in each such year. | | (181594) | 322
| Michael Fabricant (Lichfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress is being made in discussions between her Department and Virgin Trains on the elongation of Pendolino trains from nine to 11 cars. | | (181442) | 323
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the levels of overcrowding on trains running between Preston and Manchester at peak times; and if she will make a statement. | | (181453) | 324
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many trains stopped at (a) Chorley and (b) Adlington on weekdays in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (181454) | 325
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when work will begin on the construction of the new railway station at Buckshaw Village, Chorley. | | (181704) | 326
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many trains operate between Preston and Manchester via Chorley on a daily basis. | | (181795) | 327
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans there are to increase the (a) number and (b) capacity of trains calling at (i) Chorley and (ii) Adlington. | | (181796) | 328
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what subsidy has been provided from the public purse per passenger for rail travel in each of the regions in England in each of the last five years. | | (181753) | 329
| Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she has taken to reduce her Department's carbon dioxide emissions in 2008-09. | | (181815) | 330
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she plans to upgrade the (a) A303 and (b) A358; and if she will make a statement. | | (181799) | 331
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which companies have been invited to tender for the widening of the M25. | | (181644) | 332
| Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many road traffic accidents there have been on the A11 in Suffolk since 1997. | | (181769) | 333
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what consultancy contracts her Department issued in each year since 2005; what the (a) value, (b) purpose and (c) contractor was in each case; and whether the consultant's report is publicly available in each case. | | (181896) | 334
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the numbers of train journeys which would be required to transport nuclear waste on the commissioning of new nuclear power stations in each year; and if she will make a statement. | | (181920) | 335
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) road traffic and (b) on-farm accidents were reported involving an agricultural vehicle in each year from 1997. | | (181756) | 336
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of whether to change the age at which an individual can start driving. | | (181450) | 337
| Dr Tony Wright (Cannock Chase): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will seek to amend EU regulations on the fixing of metal bull bars to new vehicles to cover vehicles which had such bars fitted when the present regulations entered into force. | | (181555) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales 338
| Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many overseas visits by officials in his Department took place in each of the last 10 years; which countries were visited; and how much was spent on such visits in each such year. | | (181592) | 339
| Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much his Department spent on travel (a) within and (b) outside the UK for officials in each of the last 10 years; and what percentage of his Department's overall expenditure was spent on such travel in each such year. | | (181632) | 340
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what consultancy contracts his Department issued in each year since 2005; what the (a) value, (b) purpose and (c) contractor was in each case; and whether the consultant's report is publicly available in each case. | | (181894) | Questions to the Minister for Women and Equality 341
| Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, how many overseas visits have been made by staff of the Government Equalities Office since it was established; which countries were visited; and what the cost was of the visits. | | (181458) | 342
| Ben Chapman (Wirral South): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, what recent research she has evaluated on the effect of the time spent on domestic tasks on women's career progression; whether she has received representations on this matter; and if she will make a statement. | | (181448) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 343
N | Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the number of single (a) women and (b) men who will have reached the age of 60 after the qualifying week for winter fuel payment eligibility in 2007, but before 29th February 2008. | | (181389) | 344
N | Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) men and (b) women who will have reached the age of 60 between 23rd September 2007 and 29th February 2008 who live alone and receive pension credit or jobseekers' allowance. | | (181390) | 345
N | Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) men and (b) women who will have reached the age of 60 between 23rd September 2007 and 29th February 2008 who live in a care home and do not claim pension credit. | | (181391) | 346
N | Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) men and (b) women who will have reached the age of 60 between 23rd September 2007 and 29th February 2008 who live with a partner who receives pension credit or jobseekers' allowance on their behalf. | | (181403) | 347
| Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 9th January 2008, Official Report, columns 570-1W, on departmental public expenditure, what percentage of annual managed expenditure savings made by his Department HM Treasury has agreed to add to his Department's expenditure limit. | | (181771) | 348
| Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the merits of increasing the age limit for claiming disability living allowance in line with the increase in state pension age. | | (181806) | 349
| Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the cost of raising the age limit for claiming disability living allowance in line with the increase in state pension age. | | (181807) | 350
| Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the cost of providing disability living allowance instead of attendance allowance to those who have a disability that commences after the age of 65. | | (181808) | 351
| Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many overseas visits by officials in his Department took place in each of the last 10 years; which countries were visited; and how much was spent on such visits in each such year. | | (181591) | 352
| Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department spent on travel (a) within and (b) outside the UK for officials in each of the last 10 years; and what percentage of his Department's overall expenditure was spent on such travel in each such year. | | (181639) | 353
| Ben Chapman (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of additional jobs resulting from the developments of (a) Wirral International Business Park and (b) the Croft Retail Park in Bromborough; and if he will make a statement. | | (181447) | 354
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of his Department's employees who hold temporary national insurance numbers; and what his Department's policy is on the employment of staff with temporary national insurance numbers. | | (181849) | 355
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he next plans to visit a job centre; and which job centres he has visited since 20th July 2007. | | (181851) | 356
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his statement of 16th January 2008, Official Report, column 944, that there was record employment under Labour, including record numbers of British jobs, how many (a) people and (b) working age people were in employment in each year since 1997; what the (i) employment rate and (ii) working age employment rate was of (A) the UK population, (B) UK citizens, (C) UK born citizens and (D) non-UK citizens in each year; what the figures were in each quarter since 1st January 2006; and if he will make a statement on Government targets for the employment rate in the UK. | | (181903) | 357
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the proportion of UK citizens who reached state retirement age and had never been employed in the UK in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (181633) | 358
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many national insurance numbers issued to illegal immigrants were cancelled in each of the last five years. | | (181634) | 359
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of pensioners eligible for means-tested support were overpaid as a result of errors in the application process in the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (181635) | 360
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the proportion of pensioners eligible for means tested support who did not claim their full entitlement in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (181636) | 361
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the average amount paid in benefits to a workless household in the UK in the last period for which figures are available. | | (181637) | 362
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of households receiving benefits of in excess of (a) £30,000 and (b) £25,000 in the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (181640) | 363
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many of those people claiming incapacity benefit at the most recent date are expected to (a) die and (b) reach state retirement age in each of the next 10 years. | | (181641) | 364
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people (a) died and (b) reached state retirement age while in receipt of incapacity benefit in each of the last three years. | | (181645) | 365
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the proportion of incapacity benefit claimants who have had a full, independent medical assessment. | | (181646) | 366
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of (a) working age adults were in receipt of incapacity benefit and (b) households in each Metropolitan council area were workless in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (181649) | 367
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people aged (a) 16 to 18 and (b) 18 to 24 years were unemployed on (i) 1st May 1997 and (ii) the most recent date for which figures are available. | | (181650) | 368
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were on a New Deal programme on the most recent date for which figures are available. | | (181652) | 369
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many meetings the child poverty unit has had. | | (181658) | 370
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the change in living costs for pensioners in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (181659) | 371
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners living in each country overseas were entitled to receive the winter fuel payment in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (181765) | 372
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of benefit payments made by his Department were to people living outside the UK in the last year for which figures are available. | | (181766) | 373
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was paid in benefits to non-UK nationals in the last year for which figures are available. | | (181767) | 374
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the economic cost of youth unemployment in the latest year for which figures are available. | | (181761) | 375
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many children in Peterborough constituency were living in a household in receipt of at least one out-of-work benefit in each year since 1997. | | (181556) | 376
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many workless households there were in Peterborough constituency in each year since 1997. | | (181557) | 377
| Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he has taken to reduce his Department's carbon dioxide emissions in 2008-09. | | (181816) | 378
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions were held with Somerset County Council before the announcement of the closure of Chard Jobcentre; if he will publish all the responses to the consultation on the future of Chard Jobcentre; and if he will make a statement. | | (181774) | 379
| Mr Andy Reed (Loughborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were claiming incapacity benefit in Leicestershire on the most recent date for which figures are available. | | (181818) | 380
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many foreign residents successfully applied for national insurance numbers in each London borough in each of the last four years. | | (181653) | 381
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many unemployed people under the age of 25 years there were in (a) Romford, (b) Essex and (c) Greater London in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (181655) | 382
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were in receipt of local housing allowance in Havering on the most recent date for which figures are available. | | (181656) | 383
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people (a) reported accidents at work and (b) received compensation for accidents at work in 2007. | | (181660) | 384
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government is taking to increase awareness of the Disability Discrimination Act 2005 and its implications for business; and if he will make a statement. | | (181661) | 385
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many new jobs were created in (a) Romford, (b) Essex and (c) Greater London in each of the last four years. | | (181667) | 386
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average age of entitlement to a state pension was in (a) Romford, (b) Essex and (c) Greater London in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (181675) | 387
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his most recent estimate is of the number of old age pensioners living in poverty in (a) Romford, (b) Essex and (c) Greater London. | | (181686) | 388
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many families received state benefits in excess of £15,000 in (a) Romford, (b) Essex and (c) Greater London in 2007. | | (181688) | 389
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many of the people who participated in a New Deal scheme in 2007 were unemployed in (a) Romford, (b) Essex and (c) Greater London at the most recent date for which figures are available. | | (181689) | 390
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people had received job seeker's allowance for two years or more in each London borough at the most recent date for which figures are available; and what steps the Government plans to take to reduce the numbers. | | (181691) | 391
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of single mothers receiving (a) child support and (b) housing in Romford; and if he will make a statement. | | (181692) | 392
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were prosecuted for crimes relating to benefit fraud in the London Borough of Havering in each of the last four years. | | (181693) | 393
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what consultancy contracts his Department issued in each year since 2005; what the (a) value, (b) purpose and (c) contractor was in each case; and whether the consultant's report is publicly available in each case. | | (181899) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 394
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons NATO leaflets advised Afghan civilians to stay in their homes before the bombing of Musa Qala. | | [Transferred] (181909) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 395
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make a statement on the outcome of the review of the Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund. | | [Transferred] (181514) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 396
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made on establishing (a) telephone helplines, (b) interactive websites and (c) support groups under the National Alcohol Strategy to assist people who want to drink less. | | [Transferred] (181681) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice 397
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress has been made on the implementation of Lord Carlile's recommendations arising from his February 2006 inquiry into children in custody; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (181451) | 398
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the monthly maximum capacity of custody places was for under 18s in each of the last five reported years, broken down by (a) type of facility and (b) gender of offender catered for; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (181461) |
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