Order Book Part 1

House of Commons

Session 2007 - 08
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The Questions Book

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Thursday 31 January 2008

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

Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Thursday 31 January 2008
(the 'Questions Book')

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Thursday 31 January 2008

This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Thursday 31 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 Thursday 31 January of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.

For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Thursday 31 January see Part 2 of this paper.

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

1
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what agencies under his Department's responsibilities use (a) 0845 and (b) 0870 telephone codes for customer enquiries; how many 0845 or 0870 telephone codes each agency uses; and how much revenue was generated by each of these codes for each agency in each of the last five years.

(183963)

2
Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, whether his Department discussed in advance with HRH Prince Andrew, in his role as special representative for international trade and investment, the businesses whose interest he would promote during his visit to the world economic forum in Davos.

(183788)

3
Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many meetings of his Department's Energy and Climate Security Panel have been held since its inception; which expert seminars have been organised to date on the advice of the panel; and what the URL for the panel's website is.

(183861)

4
N Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what role is performed by each of the Certification Officer's employees.

(183604)

5
Bill Etherington (Sunderland North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what estimate he has made of the average cost of indigenous deep-mined coal per tonne in (a) 1982, (b) 1992 and (c) 2007.

(183724)

6
Bill Etherington (Sunderland North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what estimate he has made of the average cost of imported coal per tonne for use in power stations and coking plants in (a) 1982, (b) 1992 and (c) 2007.

(183725)

7
Bill Etherington (Sunderland North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what the average cost was of all imported coal in (a) 1982, (b) 1992 and (c) 2007.

(183726)

8
Bill Etherington (Sunderland North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what the average cost was of (a) a barrel and (b) a tonne of coal equivalent of North Sea oil in (i) 1982, (ii) 1992 and (iii) 2007.

(183727)

9
Bill Etherington (Sunderland North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what the average cost was of (a) a barrel and (b) a tonne of coal equivalent of imported oil in (i) 1982, (ii) 1992 and (iii) 2007.

(183728)

10
Bill Etherington (Sunderland North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what the average cost was of a tonne of coal equivalent of North Sa oil in (a) 1982, (b) 1992 and (c) 2007.

(183729)

11
Bill Etherington (Sunderland North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what the average cost was of a tonne of coal equivalent of imported gas in (a) 1982, (b) 1992 and (c) 2007.

(183730)

12
Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what consultations his Department has undertaken on the operation of the renewables obligation.

(183918)

13
Dr Stephen Ladyman (South Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what support his Department has made available to attract inward investment to (a) Thanet and (b) Dover District Council areas in the last three years.

(183754)

14
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, on what basis charges are levied on accessing a post office card account or a girocheque.

(184016)

15
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many people living in the Vale of York he estimates will be resident more than three miles away from a post office once the restructuring of the Post Office is completed.

(184017)

16
Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what his Department's policy is on the use of fair trade goods (a) in staff catering facilities and (b) at official departmental functions and meetings; and if he will make a statement.

(183849)

17
Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, which (a) companies based in the United States and (b) UK subsidiaries of US companies were contracted to his Department and its agencies to provide services involving the use, storage, processing and analysis of databases of personal information held by the Government on UK citizens in each of the last five years.

(183858)

18
Martin Salter (Reading West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what recent representations he has received on raising the winter fuel allowance.

(184007)

19
Mr Don Touhig (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what steps his Department has taken to encourage people to save with credit unions.

(184043)

Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

20
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will reduce fuel duty in remote and peripheral areas which are highly dependent upon private transport.

(183739)

21
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will introduce legislation to (a) give the status of legal tender to banknotes issued by Scottish clearing banks and (b) create a legal obligation for English retailers to accept such notes.

(183741)

22
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what criteria are applied by HM Revenue and Customs in assessing the composition of biogas fuel for the purposes of applying duty; and if he will make a statement.

(183751)

23
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue was generated by each (a) 0845 and (b) 0870 telephone code used for customer enquiry lines by his Department's agencies in each of the last five years.

(183954)

24
N Jim Dobbin (Heywood & Middleton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many drug misuse deaths related to benzodiazepines have occurred in (a) Scotland, (b) Northern Ireland and (c) Wales in each year since 1999.

(183071)

25
N Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the annual revenue has been from (a) duty on alcohol and (b) VAT on sales of alcohol in the last five reported years; and if he will make a statement.

(182941)

26
N Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of families were (a) eligible for and (b) claiming (i) working tax credit and (ii) child tax credit in the latest period for which figures are available.

(183568)

27
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has been claimed in expenses by HM Revenue and Customs staff at Senior Civil Service level and above in the last five year period for which data are available.

(183704)

28
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what basis the police are conducting an investigation into the loss of child benefit data at HM Revenue and Customs; and whether it is classified as a criminal investigation.

(183705)

29
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many nationals of each A8 country were receiving UK child benefit for a child or children living in another EEA member state at the end of December 2007; and at what cost to the public purse.

(183706)

30
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, in respect of how many Czech children living in the Czech Republic UK child benefit is paid; and how much was spent on those payments in the last year for which figures are available.

(183707)

31
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, in respect of how many Hungarian children living in Hungary UK child benefit is paid; and how much was spent on those payments in the last year for which figures are available.

(183708)

32
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, in respect of how many Estonian children living in Estonia UK child benefit is paid; and how much was spent on those payments in the last year for which figures are available.

(183709)

33
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, in respect of how many Latvian children living in Latvia UK child benefit is paid; and how much was spent on those payments in the last year for which figures are available.

(183710)

34
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, in respect of how many Lithuanian children living in Lithuania UK child benefit is paid; and how much was spent on those payments in the last year for which figures are available.

(183711)

35
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, in respect how many Slovakian children living in Slovakia UK child benefit is paid; and how much was spent on those payments in the last year for which figures are available.

(183712)

36
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, in respect of how many Slovenian children living in Slovenia UK child benefit is paid; and how much was spent on those payments in the last year for which figures are available.

(183713)

37
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost has been of placing advertisements for HM Revenue and Custom's recruitment programme on the Google search engine.

(183714)

38
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which overseas destinations were visited by HM Revenue and Customs staff in the last financial year; how many visits were made to each destination; and what the cost to the public purse was of visits to each destination.

(183715)

39
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many overseas visits were made by staff working on tax credits in each of the last five years; which destinations were visited; and at what cost in each year.

(183716)

40
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he expects to publish the next Long-Term Public Finance Report.

(183717)

41
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many errors were made in processing tax returns in each of the last five years.

(183829)

42
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost to HM Revenue and Customs has been of the police investigation into the loss of child benefit data.

(184086)

43
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 23rd January 2008, Official Report, column 2101W, on tax credits, what proportion of complaints received replies in (a) under one week, (b) between one and two weeks, (c) between two and three weeks, (d) between four and five weeks and (e) over five weeks in each of the last three years.

(183812)

44
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what percentage of (a) all employees, (b) full-time employees and (c) part-time employees in (i) Scotland, (ii) each of the unitary local authority areas in Scotland and (iii) the United Kingdom had weekly earnings (gross, including overtime) below (A) £301.95, (B) £226.69 and (C) £200.63, broken down by sex.

(183938)

45
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the Barnett consequentials for the rollout of human papilloma vaccines for women in Wales in 2008.

(183825)

46
Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his Department's policy is on the use of fair trade goods (a) in staff catering facilities and (b) at official departmental functions and meetings; and if he will make a statement.

(183874)

47
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Wikipedia entries have been (a) created and (b) amended (i) by (A) special advisers, (B) Ministers and (C) communications officials and (ii) from IP addresses of (X) special advisers, (Y) Ministers and (Z) communications officials in (aa) his Department and (bb) its agencies since August 2005.

(183935)

48
Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Financial Services Authority officials involved in regulating Northern Rock during the last two years (a) have left the organisation, (b) have received bonuses and (c) are on permanent sick leave.

(183895)

49
N Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many dependent children living with (a) married couples and (b) single mothers there were in households in the UK in the second quarter of each year from 1997 to 2006.

(183624)

50
N David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with Ofgem on the regulatory response to recent changes in the cost of energy for domestic use; and if he will make a statement.

(183427)

51
Mr Don Touhig (Islwyn): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what measures are in place to encourage more credit unions to be set up.

(184042)

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

52
N Hugh Bayley (City of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many full-time equivalent (a) teachers, (b) teaching assistants and (c) support staff there were in local education authority schools in (i) Yorkshire and Humber and (ii) City of York in (A) 1997 and (B) the latest period for which figures are available.

(183489)

53
N Hugh Bayley (City of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what his Department's capital expenditure on schools in the City of York was in each financial year since 1996-97.

(183490)

54
Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many new secondary schools are planned to be built in the Milton Keynes and South Midlands Regional Strategy area in the next 10 years; and whether one is planned to be built in Wellingborough in that period.

(183814)

55
Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the criteria are for access to the Gifted and Talented scheme; and what measures his Department has taken to ensure that selection for the scheme is fair and objective.

(183738)

56
Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what his Department's policy is on the future of small rural schools; what discussions he has had with the National Association for Small Schools on closures of such schools; and if he will make a statement.

(183808)

57
Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what (a) primary and (b) secondary schools closed in each of the last five years, broken down by local authority.

(183809)

58
N Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many primary schools with fewer than 150 pupils there are in (a) Bedfordshire, (b) Cambridgeshire, (c) Essex, (d) Norfolk, (e) Suffolk, (f) Buckinghamshire, (g) Berkshire, (h) East Sussex, (i) West Sussex, (j) Hampshire, (k) Hertfordshire, (l) the Isle of Wight, (m) Oxfordshire, (n) Kent and (o) Surrey.

(183337)

59
N Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many primary schools with fewer than 150 pupils there are in (a) Cornwall, (b) Devon, (c) Dorset, (d) Somerset and (e) Wiltshire.

(183338)

60
N Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many primary schools with fewer than 150 pupils there are in (a) Gloucestershire, (b) Herefordshire, (c) Shropshire, (d) Staffordshire, (e) Warwickshire, (f) West Midlands, (g) Worcestershire, (h) Derbyshire (i) Leicestershire, (j) Lincolnshire, (k) Northamptonshire, (l) Rutland and (m) Nottinghamshire.

(183339)

61
N Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many primary schools with fewer than 150 pupils there are in (a) Lancashire, (b) Cheshire, (c) Merseyside, (d) Cumbria, (e) Greater Manchester, (f) County Durham, (g) Northumberland, (h) Tyne and Wear, (i) East Yorkshire, (j) South Yorkshire and (k) West Yorkshire.

(183340)

62
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, which universities his Department has formally requested to apply to establish an academy school.

(184030)

63
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what percentage of pupils in year (a) 9, (b) 10 and (c) 11 had a recorded unauthorised absence in (i) 2004-05, (ii) 2005-06 and (iii) 2006-07.

(184031)

64
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many incidents involving knives were reported at schools in England in 2007.

(184032)

65
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many knives were confiscated at schools in England in 2007.

(184033)

66
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what estimate he has made of the number of teachers that will be required to undergo training to teach a syllabus for the new diplomas.

(184052)

67
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what estimate he has made of the average cost per head of the training which teachers will be required to undertake to teach a syllabus for the new diplomas.

(184064)

68
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much of the public spending on Sure Start, early years and childcare announced on 2nd August 2007 will be allocated to each of the five projects mentioned in the announcement in each of the next three years.

(183813)

69
N Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what steps he is taking to ensure that teachers are trained to inform young people about the dangers of alcohol abuse.

(183494)

70
N Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many parenting orders have been issued in each region in each year since 2004.

(183574)

71
Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the closing date is for applications for grants from the basic needs allocation-related safety valve fund in the present period.

(184083)

72
Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much has been allocated to the basic needs allocation-related safety valve fund.

(184084)

73
Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many applications for the basic needs allocation-related safety valve fund have been made, broken down by (a) authority and (b) value of application.

(184085)

74
Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what estimate he has made of the likely number of additional teachers needed to provide cookery lessons in schools for 11 to 14 year olds over the next three years.

(183771)

75
Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what estimate he has made of the likely cost of re-training existing teachers to provide cookery lessons in schools.

(183772)

76
Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many secondary schools do not provide cookery lessons.

(183773)

77
Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, whether compulsory cookery lessons will be provided in academies.

(183774)

78
Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what account the setting of teacher training intake targets for 2008 has taken of the policy on the provision of compulsory cookery classes.

(183775)

79
Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what discussions he has with the Training and Development Agency for Schools on increasing the number of teachers who specialise in teaching cookery.

(183776)

80
Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what his Department's policy is on the use of fair trade goods (a) in staff catering facilities and (b) at official departmental functions and meetings; and if he will make a statement.

(183876)

81
Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, if he will take steps to ensure that (a) food labelling, (b) farming, (c) the origins of food and (d) obesity become part of the compulsory cooking lessons syllabus for children aged 11 to 14 years.

(183890)

82
Mr Denis Murphy (Wansbeck): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what assessment he has made of the potential effects of universal free school meals on levels of healthy eating.

(183816)

83
N Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what plans he has to amend the initial teacher training syllabus to counteract childhood obesity.

(183660)

84
N Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what assessment he has made of the amount of physical education training provided during initial teacher training for primary school teachers.

(183661)

85
N Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many initial teacher training places were available for physical education teachers at Loughborough University in each of the last three years; and how many will be available in 2008-09.

(183662)

86
Joan Ryan (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many children were on the roll (a) in each secondary school and (b) at special schools in Enfield in each of the last five years; and how many children in Enfield with special educational needs attended special schools outside Enfield in each year.

(183718)

87
Dr Howard Stoate (Dartford): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, pursuant to the Answer of 9th January 2008, Official Report, column 666W, on Sure Start, what discussions his Department has had with Kent County Council on the allocation of its ring-fenced Sure Start, Early Years and Childcare Grant since 9th January 2008; and if he will make a statement.

(184090)

Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

88
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what agencies under his Department's responsibilities use (a) 0845 and (b) 0870 telephone codes for customer enquiries; how many 0845 or 0870 telephone codes each agency uses; and how much revenue was generated by each of these codes for each agency in each of the last five years.

(183962)

89
N Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many emergency services call centre staff are on Civil Service pay grade AA, broken down by emergency service, including coastguard.

(183342)

90
N Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many members of staff work at emergency services call centres, broken down by emergency service, including coastguard.

(183343)

91
Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what his Department's policy is on the use of fair trade goods (a) in staff catering facilities and (b) at official departmental functions and meetings; and if he will make a statement.

(183875)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

92
N Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what criteria were used to select the attendees at the two roundtable meetings hosted by her Department since April 2007 in which women's access to mosque life was discussed.

(183577)

93
N Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much she has allocated to the Mosques and Imams Advisory Committtee in (a) 2008-09, (b) 2009-10 and (c) 2010-11.

(183579)

94
N Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much she has allocated to the (a) Preventing Violent Extremism pathfinder fund and (b) Preventing Violent Extremism community leadership fund for (i) 2008-09, (ii) 2009-10 and (iii) 2010-11.

(183580)

95
N Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much was spent on the development of leadership skills among Muslim (a) women and (b) young people in each year since 1997.

(183584)

96
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many local authorities have applied for Bellwin scheme funding consequent upon the flooding of July 2007; and if she will make a statement.

(184087)

97
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what (a) advice and (b) assistance her Department is providing to local authorities who have registered their intention to claim under the Bellwin scheme in respect of flood damage; and if she will make a statement.

(184088)

98
Dr Stephen Ladyman (South Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much her Department made available for regeneration projects and community building initiatives in (a) Thanet and (b) Dover District Council areas in each of the last three years.

(183756)

99
Dr Stephen Ladyman (South Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much was provided to each local authority in England as disabled facilities grant in each of the last three years; and what proportion was claimed by registered social landlords and their tenants in each case.

(183757)

100
Dr Stephen Ladyman (South Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department has issued to local authorities with planning responsibilities on (a) the delivery of housing with care for older people and (b) developing the extra care model of accommodation supported by the Department of Health; and if she will make a statement.

(183758)

101
Dr Stephen Ladyman (South Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of each local authority in England's spending on adult social care (a) in absolute terms and (b) as a proportion of total expenditure in each of the last three years; and what proportion of such expenditure was funded by central government.

(183759)

102
N John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what tests will be applied to determine whether the FireControl project represents value for money for fire and rescue authorities.

(183334)

103
N John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will place in the Library a copy of the FireControl Strategic Outline Business Case.

(183335)

104
N John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the full combined costs, including VAT, are of the interim solutions for the (a) FireControl and (b) FireLink projects.

(183336)

105
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department took to mark the (a) Holocaust and (b) more recent genocides on Holocaust Memorial Day.

(183832)

106
Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what her Department's policy is on the use of fair trade goods (a) in staff catering facilities and (b) at official departmental functions and meetings; and if she will make a statement.

(183883)

107
Mr Denis Murphy (Wansbeck): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many Freedom of Information requests her Department received in each year since 2005; and how many of those requests were refused.

(183799)

108
Dr Richard Taylor (Wyre Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to monitor the expenditure of local authorities on LINks; what restrictions there are on the ways in which such local authority money can be spent; and how compliance with such restrictions is monitored by her Department.

(183806)

109
Mr Don Touhig (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with Ministerial colleagues on steps to assist first-time buyers to purchase homes.

(183944)

110
N Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 25th January 2008, Official Report, column 2330W, on housing: South West region, what estimate she has made of the increase in dwellings in each local authority area under the Independent Panel's proposals, expressed as a percentage of the current housing stock in that area.

(183499)

111
Stephen Williams (Bristol West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the proportion of 16 to 25 year olds who were homeless in the latest period for which figures are available, broken down by (a) race, (b) sex and (c) sexual orientation.

(183945)

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

112
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much has been spent on advertising by digital UK, broken down by region; and how much will be spent on advertising in each region in each year until 2012.

(183846)

113
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether there are plans to set up an email helpline for Digital UK to enable those with hearing difficulties to make enquiries on digital switchover.

(183847)

114
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, by what date he expects the BBC high definition television channel to be fully operational.

(183856)

115
Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what funding will be allocated to VisitBritain to encourage tourism associated with the 2012 London Olympic Games (a) in the UK and (b) overseas in each year to 2012.

(184019)

116
Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will publish the provisional 2006 productivity data for the tourism and leisure industry, referred to in his Department's Autumn Performance Report 2007.

(184020)

117
Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what VisitBritain's overseas advertising budget was in each year since 1997.

(184021)

118
Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what his Department's policy is on the use of fair trade goods (a) in staff catering facilities and (b) at official departmental functions and meetings; and if he will make a statement.

(183880)

119
N Helen Southworth (Warrington South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will ensure that the experience of people with a visual impairment is taken fully into account in the preparations for digital switchover and that (a) access to the necessary support and equipment and (b) accessible information on services is provided and broadcasters are informed of steps they can take to improve programme accessibility.

(183331)

120
N Helen Southworth (Warrington South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the merits of audio description on television programmes for people with a visual impairment; and if he will make a statement.

(183332)

121
N Helen Southworth (Warrington South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will (a) take steps to ensure broadcasters are aware of the benefits of audio description to viewers with a visual impairment and (b) encourage broadcasters to provide more audio-described programmes.

(183333)

122
Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions (a) he, (b) his Department and (c) his predecessor have had with the Minister for the South West on funding for the Northcott Theatre in Exeter.

(183845)

123
Mr Don Touhig (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps have been taken to ensure that the gambling industry promotes responsible gambling in the last five years.

(184018)

124
Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what measures are in place in relation to the Portable Antiquities Scheme to provide the advice on recording finds previously supplied by schemes funds advisers; whether those posts were abolished due to cost-saving measures; and if he will make a statement.

(183833)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence

125
N Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 21st January 2008, Official Report, column 1580W, on armed forces: housing, how many of the extra 30,000 single living accommodation bed-spaces planned by 2013 he expects to be (a) new and (b) improved bed-spaces.

(183622)

126
N Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 21st January 2008, Official Report, column 1580W, on armed forces: housing, by what date he expects (a) all, (b) 95 per cent. and (c) 90 per cent. of (i) single living accommodation bed-spaces and (ii) service families accommodation properties to be in the top grade for condition.

(183623)

127
Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's planned expenditure is on (a) new armoured vehicles for the Army and (b) new escort ships for the Royal Navy in each of the next five years.

(183732)

128
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 22nd January 2008, Official Report, column 1835W, on Bowman Combat radio system: batteries, what information the Bowman power study is expected to add to (a) the report on portable power sources compiled by the Defence Scientific Advisory Council and (b) the commissioning of ABSL by the Future Integrated Soldier Technology project team to produce a prototype; and if he will make a statement.

(184081)

129
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 22nd January 2008, Official Report, column 1835W, on Bowman Combat Radio System, what research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the cost effectiveness of batteries provided by ABSL Power Solutions for Bowman; and whether the National Audit Office has been involved in making an assessment of the cost effectiveness.

(184089)

130
Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the presence of any radioactive contamination at the former RAF Pershore airfield at Throckmorton as a result of its use as a Vulcan bomber dispersal site.

(184059)

131
Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's policy is on the use of fair trade goods (a) in staff catering facilities and (b) at official departmental functions and meetings; and if he will make a statement.

(183851)

132
N Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 14th January 2008, Official Report, columns 889-90W, on RM Condor, for what reasons each unit of single accommodation at RM Condor in condition grades 3 and 4 has been given that grading.

(183573)

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

133
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the Government's policy is on the import of beef and beef products from Brazil; and if he will make a statement.

(183748)

134
Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to assist the development of a market for bull calves.

(183789)

135
Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to improve surveillance against bluetongue disease.

(183790)

136
Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his Department's policy is on eradicating bovine tuberculosis in (a) cattle and (b) wildlife.

(183791)

137
N Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the cost of the bluetongue variant 8 (BTV8) vaccine is to farmers per dose.

(183432)

138
N Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 25th January 2007, Official Report, columns 2305-6W, on New Forest Verderers, for what reason he declined to re-appoint Mr Oliver Crosthwaite-Eyre as Official Verderer of the New Forest; and on what sources of information he based that decision.

(183422)

139
N Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he consulted the New Forest National Park Authority before declining to re-appoint Mr Oliver Crosthwaite-Eyre as Official Verderer.

(183423)

140
N Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the level of performance of his duties as Official Verderer by Mr Oliver Crosthwaite-Eyre.

(183424)

141
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of problems with privately owned drains in relation to surface water flooding.

(184015)

142
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of drains under private riparian ownership.

(184028)

143
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many staff were employed by the Environment Agency in each of the last five years; and how many of these were occupied with flood protection, flood prevention and flood defence in each year.

(184029)

144
Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his Department's policy is on the use of fair trade goods (a) in staff catering facilities and (b) at official departmental functions and meetings; and if he will make a statement.

(183853)

145
Mr Chris Mullin (Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking under the Public Sector Food Initiative to encourage public sector bodies to phase out the purchase of conventional battery eggs when procuring food and meals; and if he will make a statement.

(183731)

146
Mr Denis Murphy (Wansbeck): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many requests were made to his Department under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in each year since 2005; and how many requests were refused.

(183753)

147
Mr Denis Murphy (Wansbeck): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many chickens were reared for meat in England in the last five years; and what percentage of those were reared free range in each year.

(183820)

148
N Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he intends to apply to the European Commission for an emergency vaccination programme for bluetongue disease; and how he plans to provide for the remaining costs of such a programme.

(183570)

149
N Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he expects to announce his strategy for the procurement and use of a vaccine for bluetongue disease.

(183571)

150
N Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of costs he plans to allocate to livestock owners for development of a vaccine for bluetongue disease.

(183572)

151
Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the change in the number of cattle which will be slaughtered as reactors to bovine tuberculosis tests using gamma interferon compared with numbers arising from skin tests alone; and what estimate he has made of the costs of compensation arising from any such change.

(183937)

152
Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the efficacy of polymerase chain technology for testing (a) live and (b) dead cattle for bovine TB either alone or as a supporting test to the skin test.

(183964)

153
N Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what financial assistance is available to farmers to enable them to clear ditches and other watercourses for which they are responsible; and if he will make a statement.

(183569)

154
N Anne Snelgrove (South Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the UK is able to adapt to climate change.

(178872)

155
N Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will ask the Standing Committee of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species to investigate the legality of Japanese whaling under the convention.

(183330)

156
N Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent representations he has received on the legality of Japanese whaling under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species; and if he will make a statement.

(183483)

157
N Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, to whom at the Japanese Embassy the recent request to discuss Japanese whaling was addressed; and if he will make a statement.

(183484)

158
Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reasons the planned consultation for the Quota Management Change Programme did not take place between January and March 2007; and if he will make a statement.

(183900)

159
Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to use the dispute resolution procedure in the devolution agreements to introduce UK-wide reform of quota management; and if he will make a statement.

(183901)

160
Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, under what circumstances he would use the dispute resolution procedure in the devolution agreements in relation to the establishment of quotas; and if he will make a statement.

(183902)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

161
N Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the impact on civilians of the closure of Gaza's electricity generating capacity on 20th January 2008 due to shortage of fuel.

(183625)

162
N Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Israeli government on easing the severe shortages of fuel in Gaza.

(183626)

163
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on the impact on the Aral Sea of cotton farm irrigation in Uzbekistan, with particular reference to the effect on the population of Karakalpakstan.

(183750)

164
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Iranian government on its practice of holding peaceful dissenters in detention without trial under national security legislation; and if he will make a statement.

(183859)

165
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much revenue was generated by each (a) 0845 and (b) 0870 telephone code used by his Department's agencies for customer enquiry lines in each of the last five years.

(183952)

166
N Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had at meetings of the Council of Ministers on (a) the European Union response to the murder of Alexander Litvinenko and (b) the refusal of the Russian authorities to extradite Andrei Lugovoi; and if he will make a statement.

(182189)

167
N Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will set out how the £400 million committed during the next three years by his Department, the Department for International Development and the British Council to tackle radicalisation and promote understanding overseas as announced by the Prime Minister in his Statement of 14th November 2007, Official Report, column 668W, on national security, is to be spent.

(183578)

168
N Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Government recognises the government of Mr Kibaki as the government of Kenya; and if he will make a statement.

(183345)

169
Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his Department's policy is on the use of fair trade goods (a) in staff catering facilities and (b) at official departmental functions and meetings; and if he will make a statement.

(183855)

170
Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which British Council offices and facilities were closed (a) permanently and (b) temporarily (i) as a result of pressure from foreign governments and (ii) in other circumstances in each of the last two years.

(183897)

171
Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he was informed in advance of the decision by the Afghan government to expel a British diplomat working for the UN and an Irish diplomat working for the EU.

(183898)

172
Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on which date he informed President Karzai or the Afghan government that Lord Ashdown was being considered for a role by NATO.

(183844)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Health

173
Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, further to the publication of the Cancer Reform Strategy, by what means he plans to determine whether Britain's cancer services are among the best in the world by 2012.

(183967)

174
Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, further to the publication of the Cancer Reform Strategy, by what means he plans to measure the extent to which local NHS organisations follow advice contained in the strategy; and what sanctions there will be on NHS organisations which do not follow the advice.

(183968)

175
Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, further to the publication of the Cancer Reform Strategy, what the timetable is for (a) beginning and (b) concluding a consultation on (i) proposals for the next steps in tobacco control and (ii) the further regulation of tobacco products.

(183969)

176
Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, further to the publication of the Cancer Reform Strategy, when he plans to evaluate the impact of the strategy to tackle obesity on cancer incidence; and by what means.

(183970)

177
Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, further to the publication of the Cancer Reform Strategy, what the timetable is for launching a national communications campaign to improve the public's understanding of units of alcohol; when he plans to evaluate the effectiveness of such a scheme; and by what means.

(183971)

178
Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, further to the publication of the Cancer Reform Strategy, what the timetable is for rolling out the Sunsmart campaign; when he plans to evaluate the effectiveness of the scheme; by what means; and what timetable he has for gathering more information about sunbed use.

(183972)

179
Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, further to the publication of the Cancer Reform Strategy, what the timetable is for introducing the national vaccination programme for young girls against the human papilloma virus; when he plans to evaluate the effectiveness of the programme; and by what means.

(183973)

180
Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, further to the publication of the Cancer Reform Strategy, by what means he plans to measure the extent to which (a) primary care trusts and (b) cancer networks give high priority to raising public awareness of cancer risk factors; and what sanctions there will be for (i) primary care trusts and (ii) cancer networks which do not do this.

(183974)

181
Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, further to the publication of the Cancer Reform Strategy, what (a) target and (b) timetable he has for reducing the variation of cervical cancer screening coverage between primary care trusts; when he plans to measure the performance of this policy; and by what means.

(183975)

182
Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, further to the publication of the Cancer Reform Strategy, on what date he expects all women to be informed of the result of their cervical screening test within two weeks of its being taken.

(183976)

183
Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, further to the publication of the Cancer Reform Strategy, what (a) target and (b) timetable he has set for tackling the falling participation of women aged 25 to 35 years in cervical cancer screening.

(183977)

184
Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, further to the publication of the Cancer Reform Strategy, what timetable he has set for extending breast screening to nine screening rounds between the ages of 47 and 73 years.

(183978)

185
Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, further to the publication of the Cancer Reform Strategy, what the timetable is for (a) commissioning and (b) evaluating research on the feasibility of a UK trial of CT screening for lung cancer.

(183979)

186
Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, further to the publication of the Cancer Reform Strategy, what the timetable is for launching a national awareness and early diagnosis initiative; when he plans to evaluate the effectiveness of such an initiative; and by what means.

(183980)

187
Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, further to the publication of the Cancer Reform Strategy, what the timetable is for undertaking a national audit in primary care of newly-diagnosed cancers.

(183981)

188
Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, further to the publication of the Cancer Reform Strategy, when he plans to extend the 31 day standard to cover all cancer treatments; how often he plans to measure achievement of this standard; and what sanctions will be imposed on NHS organisations which do not meet the standard.

(183982)

189
Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, further to the publication of the Cancer Reform Strategy, when he expects all patients with suspected cancer detected through national screening programmes to enter the 62 day pathway; how often he plans to measure performance against this standard; and what sanctions there will be for NHS organisations which do not meet the standard.

(183983)

190
Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, further to the publication of the Cancer Reform Strategy, what the timetable is for ensuring that hospital specialists are able to ensure that patients who were not referred urgently by their GP, but who have symptoms indicating a high suspicion of cancer, are managed on the 62 day pathway; how often he plans to measure performance against this standard; by what means; and what sanctions will be imposed on NHS organisations which do not meet the standard.

(183984)

191
Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, further to the publication of the Cancer Reform Strategy, what the timetable is for ensuring that all patients referred to a specialist with breast symptoms, even if cancer is not suspected, will be seen within two weeks of referral; how often he plans to measure the achievement of this standard; and what sanctions will be imposed on NHS organisations which do not meet the standard.

(183985)

192
Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, further to the publication of the Cancer Reform Strategy, what the timetable is for (a) establishing and (b) evaluating a pilot training programme for laparoscopic bowel surgery; and what criteria he will use in making a decision about national implementation.

(183986)

193
Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, further to the publication of the Cancer Reform Strategy, when he estimates that NHS providers will have sufficient capacity to meet the 31 day waiting time standard for all radiotherapy; and what the timetable is for ensuring that the recommendations set out in the National Radiotherapy Advisory Group's report are achieved.

(183987)

194
Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, further to the publication of the Cancer Reform Strategy, from what date he expects it to be the default position for all new cancer drugs and significant new licensed indications to be referred to the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence.

(183988)

195
Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, further to the publication of the Cancer Reform Strategy, when he expects the National Cancer Director to publish his evaluation of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence approved cancer drug usage.

(183989)

196
Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, further to the publication of the Cancer Reform Strategy, what the timetable is for asking all chemotherapy service providers to return an agreed dataset on all patients receiving chemotherapy.

(183990)

197
Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, further to the publication of the Cancer Reform Strategy, when he expects primary care trusts (a) to undertake a review of cancer chemotherapy and (b) to develop a strategic framework for chemotherapy services.

(183991)

198
Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, further to the publication of the Cancer Reform Strategy, what the timetable is for (a) launching and (b) evaluating (i) tumour specific national information pathways and (ii) implementation of the information prescriptions.

(183992)

199
Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, further to the publication of the Cancer Reform Strategy, when he expects commissioners to have robust systems in place to ensure that patients experience good continuity of care; by what means he plans to monitor progress towards this objective; and what sanctions will be imposed on NHS organisations which do not make sufficient progress.

(183993)

200
Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, further to the publication of the Cancer Reform Strategy, when he expects good psychological support services to be available throughout the cancer journey; by what means he plans to monitor progress towards this objective; and what sanctions will be imposed on NHS organisations which do not make sufficient progress.

(183994)

201
Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, further to the publication of the Cancer Reform Strategy, what timetable he has set for introducing a national cancer survivorship initiative; when he plans to evaluate the performance of such an initiative; and by what means.

(183995)

202
Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, further to the publication of the Cancer Reform Strategy, what the timetable is for introducing a National Cancer Equality initiative; when he plans to evaluate the performance of such an initiative; and by what means.

(183996)

203
Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, further to the publication of the Cancer Reform Strategy, what the timetable is for ensuring that GPs and primary care professionals have fast access to relevant diagnostic tests for cancer; and how he plans to measure progress towards this objective.

(183997)

204
Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, further to the publication of the Cancer Reform Strategy, when he expects to deliver a programme of work on inpatient management to support local implementation of new cancer service models; and by what means he plans to monitor implementation of such cancer service models.

(183998)

205
Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, further to the publication of the Cancer Reform Strategy, what the timetable is for developing national surveys to collect information on (a) awareness of cancer (i) risk factors and (ii) symptoms among different groups within society and (b) patients' experience of treatment.

(183999)

206
Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, further to the publication of the Cancer Reform Strategy, when he plans to establish a National Cancer Intelligence Network; when he plans to evaluate the performance of such a network; and by what means.

(184000)

207
Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, further to the publication of the Cancer Reform Strategy, how often he plans to evaluate the quality of support offered to primary care trusts by cancer networks; and by what means.

(184001)

208
Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, further to the publication of the Cancer Reform Strategy, when he expects to publish a guide for cancer commissioners; by what means he plans to measure the extent to which commissioners follow advice contained in the Strategy; and what sanctions will be imposed on commissioners who do not follow that advice.

(184002)

209
Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, further to the publication of the Cancer Reform Strategy, what the timetable is for making changes to payment by results taking account of findings from the review of payment by results and cancer.

(184003)

210
Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, further to the publication of the Cancer Reform Strategy, what new funding he plans to make available for cancer services in each of the next five years.

(184004)

211
Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, further to the publication of the Cancer Reform Strategy, when he plans to ensure that expenditure which does not benefit patients is eliminated; and by what means.

(184005)

212
Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, further to the publication of the Cancer Reform Strategy, when he plans to publish the first annual report on progress towards objectives contained in the Strategy.

(184006)

213
N Hugh Bayley (City of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the (a) average and (b) maximum waiting time for (i) in-patient and (ii) day case admissions was at York Hospitals NHS Trust in the quarter ending (a) June 2007, (b) September 2007 and (c) December 2007.

(183433)

214
N Hugh Bayley (City of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many full-time equivalent (a) medical consultants, (b) other medical staff, (c) nurses, (d) other professional staff, (e) administrative and clerical staff and (f) auxiliary staff were employed by York NHS Trust, excluding those transferred to Selby and York Primary Care Trust, in each year since 1996-97.

(183434)

215
John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many sexual assaults have been reported on mixed sex wards since 1997.

(183821)

216
John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many hospital beds are located in single sex wards.

(183822)

217
John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of progress towards the elimination of mixed sex wards.

(183823)

218
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will amend the code of practice governing the sale of cigarettes from vending machines to ensure that only those aged over 18 are able to buy cigarettes from such machines.

(183746)

219
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will strengthen the regulations on the sale of cigarettes from vending machines to under 18 year olds.

(183749)

220
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much revenue was generated by each (a) 0845 and (b) 0870 telephone code used for customer enquiry lines by his Department's agencies in each of the last five years.

(183955)

221
N Jim Dobbin (Heywood & Middleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reasons benzodiazepines are not included in the treatment outcomes profile monitoring questionnaire.

(178647)

222
N Jim Dobbin (Heywood & Middleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many involuntary tranquiliser addicts have been successfully withdrawn by NHS treatment in each year since 1998.

(183072)

223
N Jim Dobbin (Heywood & Middleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many companies are licensed by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency to manufacture or sell the drug Lorazepam or Ativan.

(183073)

224
Bill Etherington (Sunderland North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which strategic health authorities in England have undertaken public consultations on adding fluoride to water supplies; and what research projects have been commissioned by his Department since 2000 to investigate water fluoridation and health effects.

(183719)

225
N Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will define the range of conditions covered by the term learning difficulties as used in the Valuing People Now document; and if he will make a statement.

(183575)

226
N Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to consult disabled people with no ability to live independently or to work on the proposals in the Valuing People Now Initiative.

(183576)

227
Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will visit Cuba to assess best practice in biotechnology and health facilities in that country.

(183916)

228
Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many vaccines are being researched or developed in the UK.

(183917)

229
Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of women aged 25 to 35 years of age have attended a routine smear test in the last 12 months, broken down by primary care trust area.

(183760)

230
Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many women (a) under 25, (b) 25 to 35, (c) 35 to 50, (d) 50 to 60 and (e) over 60 years of age had a CIN 3 graded smear test in each of the last five years for which figures are available.

(183761)

231
Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many women (a) under 25, (b) 25 to 35, (c) 35 to 50, (d) 50 to 60 and (e) over 60 years of age died from cervical cancer in each of the last five years for which figures are available.

(183762)

232
Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many prescriptions for men (a) under and (b) over 60 years of age were issued for anti-impotence preparations in each of the last five years; and at what cost.

(183764)

233
Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many prescriptions were issued for anti-impotence preparations in each of the last three years, broken down by preparation.

(183765)

234
Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what advice has been issued to general practitioners on the prescription to diabetics of blood-testing strips.

(183907)

235
Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans his Department has to assess the extent to which the guidance of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation is implemented on (a) tuberculosis, (b) influenza, (c) human papilloma virus and (d) respiratory syncytial virus.

(183908)

236
Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions Ministers have had with the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation on the implementation of the guidance it provides.

(183909)

237
Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what support is available to primary care trusts in implementing action pursuant to guidance from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation.

(183910)

238
Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance exists for primary care trusts and strategic health authorities on the effective implementation of guidance from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation.

(183911)

239
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were certified as blind due to macular degeneration in (a) Hampshire and (b) England in each of the last five years, broken down by age bands.

(184060)

240
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his strategy is for reducing the number of young people who smoke.

(184061)

241
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he plans to initiate a warning on tobacco products that smoking can cause blindness.

(184062)

242
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent research he has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the relationship between smoking and macular degeneration; and if he will make a statement.

(184074)

243
Dr Stephen Ladyman (South Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many units of accommodation have been provided using funding from the extra care housing grant since it began; how many have been provided by (a) councils, (b) registered social landlords and (c) the private sector; and if he will make a statement on the future use of the grant.

(183755)

244
Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of (a) MRSA and (b) clostridium difficile cases there were in care homes in each of the last five years.

(183766)

245
Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people and what proportion of the population received continuing healthcare in each primary care trust area in England in each of the last five years.

(183767)

246
Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) recorded incidents of and (b) deaths attributed to (i) MRSA and (ii) clostridium difficle in (A) care homes and (B) other community settings there were in each of the last five years.

(183768)

247
Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what change there has been in the number of people receiving continuing care payments since the publication of the National Framework for Continuing Care on 1st October 2007.

(183769)

248
Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funding his Department provided to the Face It campaign on hepatitis C in each year since 2004; what steps he has taken to promote the campaign to (a) primary care trusts, (b) acute trusts and (c) strategic health authorities in England; how his Department has monitored the effectiveness of the campaign; and what recent meetings his Department has held with (i) patient groups, (ii) healthcare professionals, (iii) NHS bodies, (iv) community groups and (v) other stakeholders on developing the campaign.

(183770)

249
Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how often the records held by his Department on Continuing Care payments are collected; and whether they include information on (a) older people, (b) adults with learning disabilities and (c) younger adults with mental ill health.

(183792)

250
Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of deaths in care homes were caused by (a) MRSA and (b) clostridium difficile infections in each of the last five years.

(183834)

251
N Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects to reply to Question 173927, tabled by the hon. Member for North East Milton Keynes on 11th December 2007, on stillbirths.

(183491)

252
N Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, under what statutory provisions he proposes to make regulations to give himself powers to suspend the chairmen and non-executive directors of NHS trusts and primary care trusts and to delegate such powers to the Appointments Commission.

(183344)

253
Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his Department's policy is on the use of fair trade goods (a) in staff catering facilities and (b) at official departmental functions and meetings; and if he will make a statement.

(183850)

254
Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the NHS charged non-EU patients who were not permitted free health care in each year since the inception of charging; and what sums are outstanding.

(183885)

255
Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which approved (a) vaccines and (b) immunisations contain thiomersal; which are recommended for administration to children under the age of 18 years; and which are recommended to be taken before travelling abroad.

(183889)

256
Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, at what stage in a patient's treatment in an NHS hospital identification is requested; and in the case of non-EU residents, at what point (a) it is established that they are required to pay for their treatment and (b) they are informed of the total amount payable.

(183894)

257
Mr Denis Murphy (Wansbeck): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many requests were made to his Department under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in each year since 2005; and how many requests were refused.

(183752)

258
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he has taken to review the need for an independent complaints body for social care.

(183903)

259
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 15th January 2008, Official Report, column 1179W, on the departmental internet, how many of those creations and amendments were made by (a) special advisers, (b) Ministers and (c) communications officials; and how many of those creations and amendments were made from the IP addresses of (i) special advisers, (ii) Ministers and (iii) communications officials.

(183904)

260
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on what grounds he determined that the severance payment to the former Chief Executive of the Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust should not be made.

(183905)

261
Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what use is made by the NHS of the polymerase chain reaction test for testing for specific strains of tuberculosis in patients.

(183958)

262
N Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when his Department plans to publish new good practice guidelines on care planning, including support for self care; whether his Department intends to consult on these guidelines; and if he will make a statement.

(183563)

263
N Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his Department's policy is on the use of telecare systems and in-home monitors to help patients with (a) arthritis, (b) asthma, (c) diabetes, (d) heart disease and (e) other long-term conditions.

(183564)

264
N Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to assist NHS organisations to encourage patients with long-term conditions to monitor their own (a) heart activity, (b) blood pressure and (c) lung capacity at home; what equipment is required to allow patients to do so; and if he will make a statement.

(183565)

265
N Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to assist NHS organisations to encourage patients with long-term conditions to report medical information to healthcare professionals from their homes via (a) telephone and (b) computer.

(183566)

266
N Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he intends to announce a strategy on the future funding of NHS walk-in centres; whether in preparing that strategy he will consider the potential for walk-in centres to be funded by (a) the NHS, (b) local authorities and (c) others; and if he will make a statement.

(183567)

267
N Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much money his Department has provided to Gloucestershire Primary Care Trust for palliative care in each of the last five years for which figures are available; what the projected amounts for forthcoming financial years are; how much of these amounts are ring-fenced in each case; and if he will make a statement.

(183497)

268
N Mark Simmonds (Boston & Skegness): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average salary is of a (a) band 5 nurse working on a cancer ward and (b) cancer clinical nurse specialist; and how much it cost on average to train a nurse from band 5 to clinical nurse specialist level in the latest period for which figures are available.

(178715)

269
Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to ensure that (a) the NHS Centre for Involvement, (b) NHS service users and (c) local involvement networks members improve consultation at national, regional and local levels.

(183743)

270
Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his policy to increase the budget for local involvement networks to reflect the increased number of activities undertaken by such networks; and if he will make a statement.

(183744)

271
N Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will consider implementing a screening programme for type 1 diabetes in children.

(183599)

272
N Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department has issued to schools on managing children with type 1 diabetes.

(183600)

273
N Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department provides for parents on the causes and symptoms of type 1 diabetes in children.

(183601)

274
N Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children were diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in the years (a) 2004-05, (b) 2005-06 and (c) 2006-07.

(183602)

275
N Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to include screening for type 1 diabetes in children in the health screening programme recently announced by the Prime Minister.

(183603)

276
Dr Richard Taylor (Wyre Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he plans to take to promote the involvement of patients and the public in monitoring the effectiveness of services provided for the NHS by the (a) third and (b) private sector.

(183800)

277
Dr Richard Taylor (Wyre Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will require the National Centre for Involvement to provide information, advice and learning opportunities to patients, NHS service users and local involvement networks members in relation to improving consultation at national, regional and local levels in the NHS.

(183801)

278
Dr Richard Taylor (Wyre Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will ensure that the Local Involvement Network Regulations 2008 include provisions requiring private sector providers of health and social care to allow members of local involvement networks to enter their premises for the purpose of monitoring the quality of health and social care.

(183802)

279
Dr Richard Taylor (Wyre Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his policy to ensure members of local involvement networks (LINKs) are indemnified by his Department in relation to activities undertaken on behalf of a LINk in good faith.

(183803)

280
Dr Richard Taylor (Wyre Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his policy to ensure members of local involvement networks are paid appropriate expenses by the host.

(183804)

281
Dr Richard Taylor (Wyre Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will ensure that local involvement networks are provided with funds to establish regional and national networks and the means to monitor effectively (a) cancer, (b) mental health, (c) ambulance and (d) other services commissioned on a (i) regional and (ii) national basis.

(183805)

282
Dr Richard Taylor (Wyre Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will increase the budgets for local involvement networks.

(183807)

283
Mr Don Touhig (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what advice and assistance his Department makes available to people aged (a) 65 to 74 and (b) over 75 years on the care of their feet.

(183891)

284
Mr Don Touhig (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have been diagnosed with (a) alcohol, (b) drug and (c) gambling addictions by a GP in England in the last five years.

(183892)

285
Mr Don Touhig (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much has been provided for the treatment for people diagnosed with gambling-related addictions in each of the last five years.

(183942)

286
Mr Don Touhig (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what services are available to assist people with a diagnosed gambling-related addiction.

(183943)

287
N Mrs Betty Williams (Conwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of whether energy efficient light bulbs cause migraines.

(178861)

Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department

288
N Hugh Bayley (City of York): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) police and (b) community support officers were employed in North Yorkshire at the latest date for which figures are available.

(183435)

289
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much revenue was generated by each (a) 0845 and (b) 0870 telephone code used for customer enquiry lines by her Department's agencies in each of the last five years.

(183956)

290
N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government has taken to reduce the number of crimes which involve bogus callers.

(180078)

291
N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government plans to take to make immigration law easier to understand.

(180079)

292
David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to make membership of a gang (a) an offence and (b) a factor to be taken into account in sentencing.

(183950)

293
David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, who gave authorisation for television cameras to film the Metropolitan and Thames Valley Police raids in Slough on 24th January 2008 in which 11 suspected child victims of human trafficking were taken into the care of social services.

(183951)

294
David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her most recent estimate is of the number of (a) male and (b) female binge drinkers according to the definition of binge drinking used in the Alcohol Harm Reduction Strategy.

(184044)

295
N Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with police forces on alcohol-related crime and anti-social behaviour; and if she will make a statement.

(183492)

296
N Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make a statement on the status of the Government's appeal against the decision of the Proscribed Organisations Appeals Commission in the case of the People's Mojahedin of Iran.

(183485)

297
Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department's policy is on the use of fair trade goods (a) in staff catering facilities and (b) at official departmental functions and meetings; and if she will make a statement.

(183873)

298
Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what measures are in place to prevent the unauthorised passing of information from the Police National Computer to the media.

(184022)

299
Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations she has had from the Romanian embassy on the case of Isac Dumitru.

(183817)

300
Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, where Isac Dumitru is being looked after by Essex social services.

(183818)

301
Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she plans to take to secure the future of Isac Dumitru.

(183819)

Questions to the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission

302
Robert Key (Salisbury): To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, if he will make a statement on the carbon offset payment made by the House in respect of parliamentary air travel in 2006-07.

(183957)

303
Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge): To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Southend West of 18th December 2007, Official Report, column 1246W on the Parliament Visitors' Centre, how much of the additional cost is due to (a) variations to the brief and (b) contractors' additional preliminaries; when the contract was finally handed over to the House; and how many of the additional weeks required have been due to (i) contractors' delays, (ii) exceptional inclement weather and (iii) client requirements or delays.

(183940)

304
Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge): To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, how the Commission defines building projects which are (a) small works, (b) minor works, (c) standard contracts and (d) other categories.

(183941)

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

305
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, which agencies under his Department's responsibility use the (a) 0845 and (b) 0870 telephone codes for customer enquiries; how many 0845 and 0870 telephone codes each agency uses; and how much revenue was generated for each of these codes by each agency in each of the last five years.

(183888)

306
Bill Etherington (Sunderland North): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to increase the availability of language services professionals including (a) qualified British Sign Langauge interpreters, (b) cued speech transliterators, (c) speech to text reporters and (d) electronic/manual notetakers.

(183722)

307
Bill Etherington (Sunderland North): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what steps he has taken to increase the availability of basic and advanced sign language training in the North East region for adults, children and young people.

(183723)

308
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, which further and higher educational establishments have opened teaching centres overseas; what estimate he has made of the annual revenue from such centres; and if he will make a statement.

(184034)

309
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, which groups received funding from his Department and its predecessor in 2007.

(184035)

310
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what percentage of people who have started training under Train to Gain successfully completed a course in the last period for which figures are available.

(184036)

311
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what the entry requirement is for a programme-led apprenticeship in each subject.

(184037)

312
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how his Department encourages students entitled to bursaries to apply for them; and if he will make a statement.

(184038)

313
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how much work-based learning is required in a programme-led apprenticeship; and if he will make a statement.

(184039)

314
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what steps his Department has undertaken in consequence of the Resolution of the Council of the European Union of 14th November 2006 on participation by and information for young people in view of promoting their active citizenship; and if he will make a statement.

(184058)

315
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, whether, following the introduction of identity cards on a voluntary basis, an applicant for a student loan will be required to demonstrate that they hold an identity card in order to complete the application.

(184065)

316
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what lines in the European Union budget are available to fund projects initiated by his Department.

(184066)

317
Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what assessment his Department has made of the dental academic workforce; and what plans his Department has to increase the number of dental academic posts in the UK's dental schools.

(183733)

318
Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what the student to teacher ratio was in each dental school in the UK in each of the last 10 years; what the Department's recommended student to teacher ratio is; and if he will make a statement.

(183734)

319
Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what the average number of hours of clinical training received by dental students was in each of the last 10 years.

(183826)

320
Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of increased student numbers on the clinical time included in dental students' training.

(183827)

321
Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what his Department's policy is on the use of fair trade goods (a) in staff catering facilities and (b) at official departmental functions and meetings; and if he will make a statement.

(183881)

322
Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, which (a) companies based in the United States and (b) UK subsidiaries of US companies have been contracted by his Department and its agencies to provide services involving the use, storage, processing and analysis of databases of personal information held by the Government on UK citizens during the last five years.

(183857)

323
N Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many initial teacher training places will be available for physical education teachers in 2008-09.

(183659)

324
Mr Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, when he plans to reply to the letter of 11th December 2007 from the right hon. Member for Banff and Buchan regarding his constituent L. Flack of Cruden Bay.

(183961)

325
Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what assessment he has made of the merits of the Large Hadron Collider as an instrument for scientific discovery; and if he will make a statement.

(183742)

326
Stephen Williams (Bristol West): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what funding he has allocated in cash terms to (a) higher education and further and continuing education funding for teaching costs only, (b) fee grants for full-time students and fee grants for part-time students, (c) fee loans for full-time students, (d) maintenance loans for full-time students, (e) maintenance grants for full-time and part-time students and (f) access funds in each year from 2008-09 to 2010-11.

(183946)

327
Stephen Williams (Bristol West): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what the resource cost is expected to be of (a) fee loans and (b) maintenance loans in each year from 2008-09 to 2010-11.

(183947)

Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development

328
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department took to mark the suffering of the victims of the (a) Holocaust and (b) recent genocides on Holocaust Memorial Day.

(183831)

329
Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions he has had on funding for malarial control in developing countries; and if he will make a statement.

(183793)

330
Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions he has had with the World Trade Organisation on the Doha trade round; and what assessment he has made of the prospects for the agreement of a new trade deal in 2008.

(183794)

331
Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether he met (a) representatives of the UN World Food Programme and (b) President of the World Bank, Robert Zoellick, at the World Economic Forum, Davos, to discuss global supplies of essential food commodities; and what the outcome of that meeting was.

(183795)

332
Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what meetings he (a) attended and (b) chaired during the World Economic Forum, Davos, from 23rd to 28th January 2008.

(183796)

333
Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what his Department's policy is on the use of fair trade goods (a) in staff catering facilities and (b) at official departmental functions and meetings; and if he will make a statement.

(183854)

334
Mr Elliot Morley (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 21st January 2008, Official Report, columns 1498-9W, on water supply, if he will formally recognise the contribution made by the late Thuli Khambali, South African co-ordinator for the Partnership for Water and Sanitation, on the work undertaken on achieving the Millennium Development Goals.

(183893)

335
Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many branded plastic bags his Department has purchased in the last 24 months for which figures are available; and at what cost.

(184008)

336
N Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when he will reply to the letter from the hon. Member for West Worcestershire dated 3rd December 2007 about British-based mining companies.

(183428)

337
N Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when the Minister of State will reply to the letter from the hon. Member for West Worcestershire dated 20th December 2007 on fair trade for Africa.

(183430)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice

338
David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) escapes and (b) unapproved absences there were from prisons in England in each of the last five years.

(183949)

339
N Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to recompense miners for the mishandling of their compensation claims as set out in the Legal Services Complaints Commissioner's report entitled Investigation into the Handling of Coal Health Compensation Schemes Complaints by the Legal Complaints Service and Solicitors Regulation Authority dated 15th January 2008.

(183605)

340
Bill Etherington (Sunderland North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many full-time equivalent civil servants were employed by his Department in (a) Sunderland, (b) Tyne and Wear and (c) the North East region in each year since 2000.

(183721)

341
Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 29th January 2007, Official Report, columns 8-10, on Ministry of Justice (Reorganisation), what criteria his Department plans to use to judge the performance of the new structure in (a) improving public protection, (b) reducing reoffending, (c) improving relations with the judiciary and (d) streamlining leadership in Wales; and what measurement process will be used.

(184055)

342
Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reasons he chose (a) Wales and (b) London as the first regions in which to introduce the structural changes to the prison and probation service; and what factors he took into account in choosing those regions.

(184056)

343
Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average sentence length for those convicted of rape was in each of the last three years for which figures are available.

(184010)

344
Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Parole Board decisions were made in each of the last three years; and what percentage of these were unanimous decisions.

(184011)

345
Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders were serving whole life orders at the latest date for which figures are available.

(184012)

346
Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders were granted reductions in sentences for guilty pleas in each of the last three years for which figures are available.

(184013)

347
Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders who were given custodial sentences for driving offences served concurrent driving bans as part of their sentence in each of the last three years for which figures are available.

(184014)

348
N Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many violent offences were committed by persons on bail during the last 12 months for which figures are available, broken down by category of offence.

(183493)

349
Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reasons he is considering accommodating prisoners in bail hostels; what types of prisoners he is considering for that accommodation; and in what locations.

(183735)

350
N Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what consultations he plans to hold with police and local authorities before housing rented for asylum seekers is used as bail hostels.

(183824)

351
Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to establish further bail houses in North East Lincolnshire; what category of prisoner each will accommodate; and what capacity each will have.

(183828)

352
Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his Department's policy is on the use of fair trade goods (a) in staff catering facilities and (b) at official departmental functions and meetings; and if he will make a statement.

(183852)

353
Mr Denis Murphy (Wansbeck): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many decisions by public bodies not to disclose information under the Freedom of Information Act have been appealed against since 2005.

(183815)

354
Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what anti-fraud measures will be in place for the (a) English local elections, (b) Welsh elections and (c) Greater London Authority elections in May 2008 to prevent postal voting fraud and electoral registration fraud.

(184040)

355
Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his proposals for enforcement restriction orders will allow householders in financial difficulty to delay payment of council tax payments.

(184041)

356
Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the estimated general election electorate will be of each Parliamentary constituency under the revised Parliamentary boundaries for England that will be in operation for the next general election.

(184045)

357
Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if the Government will take steps to ensure that the rules for the next Parliamentary boundary reviews reduce the likelihood of a deviation of constituency electorates from quota of more than 10 per cent. above/below quota.

(184047)

358
Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what advice or guidance has been given to public authorities on signing contracts with external non-public bodies which have provisions which (a) facilitate and (b) limit disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

(184048)

359
Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on what date his Department's guidance, Public sector data sharing: guidance on the law, was originally published; when it was last updated; and what plans there are to revise or amend it.

(184049)

360
Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many branded plastic bags his Department and its agencies have purchased since his Department was created; and at what cost.

(184051)

361
Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 7th January 2008, Official Report, column 171W, on procurement, how many plastic bags have been procured by the division of his Department responsible for communications and marketing; and at what cost.

(184053)

362
Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 7th January 2008, Official Report, column 171W, on procurement, if he will list each division in his Department.

(184054)

363
Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the (a) set-up and (b) ongoing costs of introducing individual electoral registration.

(184057)

364
Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make a statement on the process for determining the security requirements for the CORE electoral database; and which consultancies have been employed to produce a business impact assessment.

(184067)

365
Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the specifications for the CORE electoral database will facilitate the sharing of data with the National Identity Register; and whether the database will have an interface with the register.

(184068)

366
Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 7th January 2008, Official Report, column 171W, on procurement, whether his Department has a central procurement division.

(184069)

367
N Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he will reply to the letter from the hon. Member for West Worcestershire dated 7th December 2007 on the policy on criminal appeals.

(183429)

Questions to the Leader of the House

368
Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Leader of the House, if she will place in the Library a copy of the internal guidance given to civil servants and Ministers on the use of Ministerial Corrections; and in what cases an incorrect answer to a written Parliamentary Answer should be corrected via (a) a Written Ministerial Statement and (b) a Ministerial Correction.

(184009)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

369
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, which of his Department's agencies use the (a) 0845 and (b) 0870 telephone codes for customer enquiries; how many 0845 or 0870 telephone codes each agency uses; and how much revenue was generated by each of these codes for each agency in each of the last five years.

(184046)

370
Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what his Department's policy is on the use of fair trade goods (a) in staff catering facilities and (b) at official departmental functions and meetings; and if he will make a statement.

(183877)

371
Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when he expects the report of the Saville Inquiry to be published.

(183896)

Questions to the Minister for the Olympics

372
Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, what the regional publicity schedule for the Olympics 2012 Business Opportunities Network in South Wales is; what liaison has taken place with (a) the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform and (b) the Welsh Assembly Government on the promotion of the Olympics 2012 Business Opportunities Network amongst small and medium-sized enterprises in Wales; and what interest has been shown by Welsh small and medium-sized enterprises in bidding for prospective Olympics 2012 contracts.

(183860)

373
Mr Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, when she plans to reply to the letter dated 19th September 2007 from the rt. hon. Member for Banff and Buchan, on her constituent W. J. Wood of Longside.

(183939)

Questions to the Prime Minister

374
Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Prime Minister, which British business leaders accompanied him on his recent visit to China and India; on what basis they were invited; what bilateral business agreements were made during the visit; what the outcomes from the trip were; and if he will make a statement.

(183862)

375
N Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Prime Minister, what meetings officials from his Office have had with BAA on (a) Crossrail and (b) expansion of Heathrow Airport since June 2007; if he will place in the Library a copy of the minutes of each of those meetings; and if he will make a statement.

(183608)

376
N Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Prime Minister, when officials in his Office were first shown a draft of the Adding Capacity at Heathrow Airport public consultation document; and if he will make a statement.

(183609)

377
Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Prime Minister, what his Office's policy is on the use of fair trade goods (a) in staff catering facilities and (b) at official departmental functions and meetings; and if he will make a statement.

(183884)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland

378
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on action to prevent excess winter deaths in Scotland in 2008.

(183740)

379
Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what his Department's policy is on the use of fair trade goods (a) in staff catering facilities and (b) at official departmental functions and meetings; and if he will make a statement.

(183878)

380
N Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the cost was of running the Scottish Parliamentary Elections of (a) 1999, (b) 2003 and (c) 2007.

(183425)

381
N Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what fees were paid to DRS Data and Research Services plc to administer the 2007 Scottish Parliamentary Election.

(183426)

Questions to the Solicitor General

382
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Solicitor General, which agencies under the Law Officers' Departments' responsibilities use the (a) 0845 and (b) 0870 telephone codes for customer enquiries; how many 0845 and 0870 telephone codes each agency uses; and how much revenue was generated for each of these codes by each agency in each of the last five years.

(183886)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport

383
N Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many road-widening schemes have been approved by the Highways Agency in each year since 1997; and what the cost of each completed scheme was.

(183663)

384
N Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many major new road schemes have been approved by the Highways Agency in each year since 1997; and what the cost of each completed scheme was.

(183664)

385
N Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the level of (a) traffic, (b) carbon dioxide emissions and (c) accidents were on the equivalent stretches of road (i) in the 12 months before construction and (ii) in the latest 12 months for which figures are available in respect of each Highways Agency scheme completed since 1997.

(183665)

386
N Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many accidents have occurred involving blue light vehicles from the (a) police force, (b) fire service and (c) ambulance service in each of the last five years; and how many (i) deaths and (ii) serious injuries resulted from accidents in each such category.

(183666)

387
N Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the demand for additional carriages to be added to Virgin Pendolino trains on the West Coast mainline route; and if she will make a statement.

(183667)

388
N Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what price for aviation fuel (a) for the period to 2030, (b) for the period 2030 to 2050 and (c) for the period 2050 to 2080 is used by her Department in calculating the economic benefits of new runways in its publication, UK Air Passenger Demand and CO 2 Forecasts is assumed.

(183581)

389
N Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the most recent assumption of aviation fuel prices is in (a) US dollars per barrel and (b) pence per litre used by her Department in its calculations of costs.

(183582)

390
N Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of the net economic benefit, as in paragraph 1.16 of the UK Air Passenger Demand and carbon dioxide Forecasts 2007, of new runways at (a) Stansted and (b) Heathrow would accrue to (i) UK and (ii) non-UK residents.

(183583)

391
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much revenue was generated by each (a) 0845 and (b) 0870 telephone code used for customer enquiry lines by her Department's agencies in each of the last five years.

(183953)

392
N Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many 999 calls the Maritime and Coastguard Agency has answered in each of the last five years.

(183341)

393
N Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when (a) her Department and (b) the project steering group were informed that the ANCON model would not be used for modelling work undertaken as part of the attitudes to noise from aviation sources in England study (ANASE); which organisations (i) tendered for the ANASE contract, (ii) are represented on the ANASE project board and (iii) peer reviewed the (A) stated preference aspect and (B) other aspects of the study; and if she will make a statement.

(183606)

394
N Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she expects households in wards in Putney who have not already done so to receive a copy of the consultation document, Adding Capacity at Heathrow Airport; and if she will make a statement.

(183607)

395
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve (a) seating comfort and (b) capacity on services provided by First Great Western.

(184070)

396
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) complaints and (b) representations on the (i) provision of services and (ii) performance by First Great Western services in Hampshire were received by her Department in each month since May 2005; and if she will make a statement.

(184071)

397
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make it her policy to accept the recommendations of the Rail Passengers Council - The Right Train? report of March 2005 on the use of class 450 trains on the Portsmouth mainline by South West Trains.

(184072)

398
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what specifications requested by her Department were written into the franchise documents for mainline express journeys from Portsmouth to London via Basingstoke for (a) seating and (b) stand alone tables prior to the franchise being won by South West Trains.

(184073)

399
Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason the central government grant to Transport for London does not cover buses which cross the boundary into Hertfordshire; and if she will make a statement.

(183777)

400
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she expects to make a decision on the inspector's report on the Dishforth to Barton A1 motorway scheme; and when she expects the construction to start.

(183703)

401
Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her policy is on changing the names of London railway stations.

(183763)

402
Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her Department's policy is on the use of fair trade goods (a) in staff catering facilities and (b) at official departmental functions and meetings; and if she will make a statement.

(183882)

403
Mr Denis Murphy (Wansbeck): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many freedom of information requests her Department received in each year since 2005; and how many of those requests have been refused.

(183798)

404
N Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost of speed cameras is expected to be (a) nationally and (b) in each police force area in 2007-08.

(183495)

405
N Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what methodology she uses to estimate the number of lives saved by the siting of speed cameras.

(183496)

406
N Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Minister of State will reply to the letter from the hon. Member for West Worcestershire dated 4th December 2007 on heavy lorries on country lanes (reference: RW/JF/027469/07).

(183431)

407
Mr Don Touhig (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether plans are in place to change the regulations for the renewal of driving licences for people aged over 70 years; and if she will make a statement.

(183965)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales

408
Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what his Department's policy is on the use of fair trade goods (a) in staff catering facilities and (b) at official departmental functions and meetings; and if he will make a statement.

(183879)

409
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many Wikipedia entries have been (a) created and (b) amended (i) by (A) special advisers, (B) Ministers and (C) communications officials and (ii) from IP addresses of (X) special advisers, (Y) Ministers and (Z) communications officials in (aa) his Department and (bb) its agencies since August 2005.

(183934)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

410
Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have completed a New Deal for the over 55s programme (a) in total, (b) twice, (c) three times, (d) four times, (e) five times and (f) more than five times.

(183736)

411
Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have completed a New Deal for young people programme (a) in total, (b) twice, (c) three times, (d) four times, (e) five times and (f) more than five times.

(183737)

412
N Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answerof 23rd January 2008, Official Report, column 2084W, on Christmas, how much his Department spent on (a) Christmas cards and (b) postage of Christmas cards sent by Minister in 2007.

(178640)

413
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has received a copy of the report Like any other child issued by Barnardo's charity; and if he will make a statement.

(183747)

414
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which agencies under his Department's responsibilities use the (a) 0845 and (b) 0870 telephone codes for customer enquiries; how many 0845 and 0870 telephone codes each agency uses; and how much revenue was generated for each of these codes by each agency in each of the last five years.

(183887)

415
N Mr Michael Clapham (Barnsley West & Penistone): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claims have been received and how many disablement benefit awards have been made for sensorinueral loss to claimants with vibration white finger PD A11 in the same period since the prescription of the disease was amended, broken down by region.

(178605)

416
N Mr Michael Clapham (Barnsley West & Penistone): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claims have been received from coal miners or former coal miners and how many disablement benefit awards have been made in relation to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease since 1999, broken down by region.

(178606)

417
N Mr Michael Clapham (Barnsley West & Penistone): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many disablement benefit awards have been made to coal miners or former coal miners with pneumoconiosis since 2004; and how many of those have been paid compensation under the (a) 1974 Coal Industry Scheme and (b) Pneumoconiosis etc. (Working Compensation) Act 1979, broken down by region.

(178607)

418
N Mr Michael Clapham (Barnsley West & Penistone): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many disablement benefit awards have been paid to those with (a) asbestoses, (b) mesothelioma and (c) other asbestos-related diseases, broken down by (i) region and (ii) sex; how much has been paid in such compensation in each year; and what the total annual value of the payments made has been.

(178608)

419
N Mr Michael Clapham (Barnsley West & Penistone): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will accept and implement the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council recommendations that those who have worked at screens on the surface of coal mines for 40 years or more be covered by Prescribed Disease PD D12; and if he will publicise that decision to all interested parties.

(178609)

420
Bill Etherington (Sunderland North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many full-time equivalent civil servants were employed by his Department in (a) Sunderland, (b) Tyne and Wear and (c) the North East region in each year since 2000.

(183720)

421
Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of those required to make payments by the Child Support Agency did not fulfil their obligations in the latest period for which figures are available.

(183912)

422
Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the results of outsourcing of Child Support Agency work, with particular regard to (a) response times and (b) quality of work delivered.

(183913)

423
Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many active Child Support Agency cases have been outstanding for more than three months.

(183914)

424
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much private agencies have collected on behalf of the Child Support Agency since such companies were first contracted to provide collection services on 7th July 2006.

(183810)

425
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many debt collection cases for child support have been referred to private agencies; in how many such cases has (a) full collection and (b) partial collection been secured; and how the performance of private agencies compares to cases handled directly by the Child Support Agency over the same period since 7th July 2006.

(183811)

426
Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his Department's policy is on the use of fair trade goods (a) in staff catering facilities and (b) at official departmental functions and meetings; and if he will make a statement.

(183848)

427
Mr Denis Murphy (Wansbeck): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Freedom of Information requests his Department has received in each year since 2005; and how many of those requests have been refused.

(183797)

428
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Wikipedia entries have been (a) created and (b) amended (i) by (A) special advisers, (B) Ministers and (C) communications officials and (ii) from IP addresses of (X) special advisers, (Y) Ministers and (Z) communications officials in (aa) his Department and (bb) its agencies since August 2005.

(183936)

429
N Mr Terry Rooney (Bradford North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what regulations have been made under sections (a) 257 and (b) 258 of the Pensions Act 2004.

(183498)

430
Ian Stewart (Eccles): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Child Support Agency acknowledges requests from the non-resident parent for a change of circumstances review; what the target time is for completion of such a review from the date of receipt; and what the average time taken was for completion of such a review from date of receipt in the latest period for which figures are available.

(183899)

431
Ian Stewart (Eccles): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the constituent of the hon. Member for Eccles (CSA Ref. 321022527924) will receive the refund and consolatory payment which the hon. Member was informed would be paid by 14th December 2007; and whether the level of consolatory payment will acknowledge the continuing delay in progressing the case.

(183906)

Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

432
Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he expects the Long Term Public Finance Report for 2007 to be published.

[Transferred] (183915)

433
Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Ribble Valley of 17th December 2007, Official Report, column 1126W, on mortgages: repossession orders, what assessment the Government has made of the reasons for the change in the number of mortgage possession orders from 2002 to 2006.

[Transferred] (184063)

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

434
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what funding has been allocated to the work of the Holocaust Educational Trust to help combat anti-semitism and racism.

[Transferred] (183830)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Health

435
Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to monitor the level of contributions made by local authority social services departments to NHS local information networks.

[Transferred] (183745)

Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department

436
N Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many years remain on the lease for South Eaton Place, the Government House in Pimlico.

[Transferred] (183486)

437
N Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for how many months the Government House in Pimlico has been vacant.

[Transferred] (183487)

438
N Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what changes have been made by the freeholder to leasehold extension rights regarding the Government House in Pimlico in the last five years.

[Transferred] (183488)

439
N Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will place in the Library a copy of the home information pack produced regarding South Eaton Place, the Government House in Pimlico at the time it was put on the market.

[Transferred] (183540)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice

440
David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 have not yet come into force; and when he expects each to come into force.

[Transferred] (183948)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport

441
Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reasons sections 32 to 36 of the Disability Discrimination Act (Taxi accessibility regulations) 1995 have not yet been brought into force.

[Transferred] (184050)

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