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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Wednesday 6 February 2008
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 6 February 2008
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 6 February of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper. They are arranged in alphabetical order of answering Department. For other Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 6 February of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Wednesday 6 February see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 1
| Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, pursuant to the Answer of 24th January 2008, Official Report, columns 2188-9W, on employment: discrimination, how many cases based wholly or partially on a complaint of age discrimination have been brought before the Employment Service Tribunal in each of the last 10 years. | | (185432) | 2
N | Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what assessment he has made of the implementation of his Department's guidelines on public consultations. | | (184603) | 3
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what estimate he has made of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage capacity that will be provided at the two new LNG import terminals to be commissioned at Milford Haven. | | (185064) | 4
| Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, pursuant to the Answer of 21st January 2008, Official Report, column 1632W, on nuclear power, how many respondents requested anonymity for their submissions; how many such respondents were (a) companies, (b) individuals and (c) others; and how many submissions were made to the consultation. | | (185486) | 5
| Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what steps are being taken to reduce the difference in costs between those paying for fuel on prepay meters and those paying by direct debit. | | (185295) | 6
| Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many people pay for fuel on prepay meters in Sparkbrook and Small Heath constituency. | | (185296) | 7
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what consideration the Minister of State for Employment Relations and Postal Affairs has given to the letter from the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham dated January 2008 on post office closures in that local authority area. | | (185475) | 8
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what payments were made under coal health schemes in each year for which figures are available. | | (185178) | 9
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how much was spent on office premises by each regional development agency in each of the last five years. | | (185197) | 10
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, which external consultancy received the largest number of contracts from his Department in each of the last 10 years; and what the value of those contracts was. | | (185209) | 11
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what payments were made to British Energy for contractual historic spent fuel liabilities in each year for which figures are available. | | (185240) | 12
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, pursuant to the Answer of 24th January 2008, Official Report, column 2187W, on departmental accountancy, what measure of inflation is used in uprating concessionary fuel payments. | | (185260) | 13
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many of his Department's personal digital assistants were (a) lost and (b) stolen in each of the last five years; and what the value of those items was. | | (185284) | 14
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what databases are (a) owned and (b) maintained by (i) his Department and (ii) its agencies. | | (185426) | 15
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, pursuant to the Answer of 30th January 2008, Official Report, column 418W, on South East England Development Agency, how much the South East England Development Agency received from renting its facilities to (a) enterprise gateway projects and (b) enterprise hubs in each of the last five years. | | (185066) | 16
| Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, which agencies of his Department maintain offices overseas; in which country each office is maintained; how many staff were based in each such office in each of the last five years; and what the cost of each office was in each year. | | (185487) | 17
| Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what applications have been received for export licences for the sale of arms to Sri Lanka since 1st January 2007; what type of arms were included in each application; whether each application was approved; and what the grounds for refusal were for each application which was refused. | | (185258) | 18
| Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what estimate he has made of the (a) number and (b) percentage of UK companies that store data indefinitely in compliance with one or more of (i) the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive, (ii) the single euro payments area, (iii) the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and (iv) the Companies Act 2006. | | (185411) | 19
| Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what guidance and incentives are available for businesses to implement more energy efficient (a) information and communication technology equipment, (b) working practices and (c) data centres. | | (185412) | 20
| Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what estimate he has made of the number of UK businesses which have transferred data centres offshore in the latest period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. | | (185512) | 21
N | Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what steps his Department has taken to implement the EU Radio and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment Directive; what further steps he plans to take; and if he will make a statement. | | (185006) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 22
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent representations he has received on tax incentives for manufacturers of flexible-fuel vehicles. | | (185061) | 23
| Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he expects to receive the next quinquennial review of the National Insurance Fund. | | (185395) | 24
| Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what advice he has received from the Acting Government Actuary on the minimum recommended balance in the National Insurance Fund. | | (185405) | 25
| Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what percentage increase in the basic state pension could be paid in the years from 2009-10 to 2012-13 by using the National Insurance Fund's excess of receipts over payments projected by the Acting Government Actuary for that period. | | (185406) | 26
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what criteria were used to classify (a) angling, (b) ballooning, (c) billiards, pool and snooker, (d) crossbow, (e) rifle and pistol shooting, (f) flying, (g) gliding, (h) motor sports and (i) parachuting as sports which do not qualify for a tax exemption. | | (185325) | 27
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason community amateur sports clubs as defined by HM Revenue and Customs receive tax exemptions; what the criteria are for definition as a community amateur sports club; and if he will make a statement. | | (185326) | 28
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether (a) his Department and (b) the Poynter Review has been able to conclude whether the two data discs missing from HM Revenue and Customs were posted. | | (185212) | 29
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) median employment income and (b) value of each (i) decile boundary and (ii) quartile boundary in employment income was in the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (185238) | 30
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the employment rate of (a) men and (b) women in each London borough was in (i) 2001 and (ii) the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (185239) | 31
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for South Cambridgeshire of 21st January 2008, Official Report, columns 1567-9W, on pay: public sector, when he expects data for 2007 to be available. | | (185259) | 32
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many of his Department's personal digital assistants were (a) lost and (b) stolen in each of the last five years; and what the value of those items was. | | (185282) | 33
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 16th January 2008, Official Report, column 1341W, on departmental data protection, whether the investigation related to the two child benefit discs missing from HM Revenue and Customs. | | (185345) | 34
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what databases are (a) owned and (b) maintained by (i) his Department and (ii) its agencies. | | (185422) | 35
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many complaints the Tax Credits Office received on tax credits in each of the last five years. | | (185305) | 36
| Mr David Wilshire (Spelthorne): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many alcohol-related deaths there were in (a) the borough of Spelthorne and (b) the Administrative County of Surrey area in each of the last five years. | | (185175) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families 37
N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many facilities for extended school provision in deprived areas in England were (a) set up and (b) closed in each of the last three years. | | (185102) | 38
| Mr Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many of the (a) highest and (b) lowest performing 100 secondary schools, as listed in the Government's achievement and attainment tables for 2007, had (i) fewer than 500 pupils, (ii) between 500 and 1,000 pupils and (iii) more than 1,000 pupils in that year. | | (185390) | 39
| Mr Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many schools built under the Building Schools for the Future programme have provision for (a) fewer than 500 pupils, (b) between 500 and 1,000 pupils and (c) more than 1,000 pupils. | | (185391) | 40
| Mr Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many new schools have been built under the Building Schools for the Future programme; how many have been refurbished; and what proportion of funding to the programme has been spent on each activity. | | (185392) | 41
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what proportion of pupils received a fixed period exclusion from schools with (a) more and (b) fewer than 2,000 pupils in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (185396) | 42
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what proportion of secondary school pupils received a fixed period exclusion from schools with fewer than 1,000 pupils in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (185397) | 43
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, regarding how many Muslim schools Ofsted has raised concerns with his Department in the last five years. | | (185398) | 44
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what proportion of primary school pupils took unauthorised absence in primary schools with (a) fewer than and (b) more than 100 pupils in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (185399) | 45
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many schools had more than (a) 30 per cent., (b) 50 per cent. and (c) 70 per cent. surplus places in each of the last 10 years. | | (185400) | 46
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what arrangements are in place for the inspection of independent Muslim schools. | | (185401) | 47
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what support has been given to head teachers in exercising their function of excluding pupils since June 2007. | | (185185) | 48
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what additional funding has been allocated since June 2007 to support head teachers in exercising their function of excluding pupils. | | (185186) | 49
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what powers teachers have to confiscate weapons on school premises; and if he will make a statement. | | (185189) | 50
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much funding has been allocated to provide intensive education warnings about guns and knives in secondary schools. | | (185196) | 51
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the staffing costs of (a) teachers and (b) all school staff were in the latest year for which figures are available. | | (185206) | 52
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many of his Department's personal digital assistants have been (a) lost and (b) stolen in each of the last five years; and what the value of those items was. | | (185281) | 53
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what databases are (a) owned and (b) maintained by (i) his Department and (ii) its agencies. | | (185424) | 54
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, which rural schools are (a) on and (b) not on the list of rural schools for which there is a presumption against closure; and if he will make a statement. | | (185330) | 55
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, when his Department drew up the list of rural schools for which there is a presumption against closure, with reference to his letter of 31st January 2008 to Directors of Children's Services in England. | | (185331) | 56
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what capital grant will be available from April 2008 to those local authorities with large numbers of primary schools without school kitchens; which local authorities have the largest number of schools without kitchens; and if he will make a statement. | | (185332) | 57
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what account the Primary Capital Programme will take of the removal of surplus places; and if he will make a statement. | | (185333) | 58
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what plans he has to establish primary school academies; and if he will make a statement. | | (185334) | 59
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, which local authorities have been asked to submit their primary school strategies for change before June; and what deadlines apply in each case. | | (185335) | 60
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, which local authorities have been given early warning of specific issues to be addressed in their primary school strategy for change, as indicated in paragraph 42 of the guidance issued to local authorities on 6th December 2007; and if he will make a statement. | | (185336) | 61
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what estimate he has made of the number of poor quality school buildings which are situated in deprived areas; and if he will make a statement. | | (185337) | 62
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many local authorities (a) had over 10 per cent. surplus primary school places in each year since 1997 and (b) are estimated to have over 10 per cent. of surplus places in each year until 2015; and if he will make a statement. | | (185338) | 63
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many rural schools closed in each year between 1996 and 2007; and if he will make a statement. | | (185339) | 64
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, 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 (1) special advisers, (2) Ministers and (3) communications officials in (x) his Department and (y) its predecessor since August 2005. | | (185535) | 65
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what mechanisms are in place to inform teachers of (a) new legislation and (b) new guidelines; and if he will make a statement. | | (185310) | 66
| Mr David Wilshire (Spelthorne): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many children in the Administrative County of Surrey area had special educational needs statements in each of the last five years. | | (185176) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 67
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what guidance he has sent to Government departments on disclosing the dates and locations of meetings held by Ministers. | | (185179) | 68
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many civil servants employed by his Department have no job description. | | (185181) | 69
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what the policy of his Department is on the attendance of civil servants at party political events; and if he will make a statement. | | (185199) | 70
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, if he will place in the Library a copy of the organogram of his Department's Strategy Unit. | | (185237) | 71
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many of his Department's personal digital assistants were (a) lost and (b) stolen in each of the last five years; and what the value of those items was. | | (185279) | 72
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what databases are (a) owned and (b) maintained by (i) the Cabinet Office and (ii) its agencies. | | (185429) | 73
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, 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 (1) special advisers, (2) Ministers and (3) communications officials in (x) his Department and (y) its agencies since August 2005. | | (185528) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 74
| Jim Dowd (Lewisham West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the provision of connections to street-lighting in inner London by EDF; what estimate she has made of the time taken by EDF to reconnect street lights in inner London in the latest period for which figures are available; and if she will hold discussions with (a) EDF and (b) other companies providing connections to street lighting on steps to be taken to expedite connection times. | | (185603) | 75
| Mr John Greenway (Ryedale): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy to give equal recognition in planning policy to the renewable wood sector and wood processing sector and the renewable electricity industry generally; and if she will require local authorities to have regard to strategic energy needs in determining planning policy. | | (185476) | 76
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of (a) gravel and (b) mineral demand she estimates will be met from (i) land, (ii) marine and (iii) recycled sources in the next (A) five, (B) 10 and (C) 20 years. | | (185177) | 77
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of quarries on (a) residential areas and (b) areas of outstanding natural beauty. | | (185214) | 78
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of mineral extraction in the UK was from (a) land, (b) marine and (c) recycled sources in each of the last three years. | | (185215) | 79
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to (a) encourage the use of recycled and secondary aggregates and (b) reduce the use of primary aggregates. | | (185216) | 80
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many appeals against planning decisions to allow gravel extraction have been made in the last 10 years; and how many of those appeals have been allowed. | | (185217) | 81
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many sites are being used for gravel extraction; how many sites have been used and have not been restored to their former condition in the last five years; and what the Government's policy is in respect of land that has not been restored. | | (185219) | 82
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the environmental effects of extraction of primary aggregates. | | (185220) | 83
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what forecasts of gravel demand have been made by her Department for the next (a) five, (b) 10 and (c) 20 years. | | (185221) | 84
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what criteria her Department applies to assess submitted minerals and waste development documents. | | (185222) | 85
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the gravel extraction targets set for each local authority are for the next (a) five, (b) 10 and (c) 20 years. | | (185223) | 86
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the amount of gravel required to build three million new homes by 2020. | | (185224) | 87
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the average amount of aggregate required for the construction of a house with (a) one, (b) two, (c) three and (d) four bedrooms. | | (185225) | 88
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what percentage of aggregates from demolished buildings was recycled in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (185226) | 89
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what criteria she uses to assess planning applications on the extraction of aggregates. | | (185227) | 90
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what statutory obligations require local authorities to identify new sites for landfill. | | (185228) | 91
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions her officials have had with the construction industry on reducing the use of aggregates in the last three years. | | (185229) | 92
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance has been issued to local planning authorities on the protection of wetland sites of international importance designated under the Ramsar Convention on wetlands. | | (185230) | 93
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what research her Department has commissioned on the relative costs of mineral extraction from (a) land and (b) marine sources in the last five years. | | (185231) | 94
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what obligations local authorities are under to identify alternative extraction sites in the minerals and waste development documents submitted to her Department. | | (185232) | 95
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, who the statutory consultees are for the minerals and waste development documents submitted to her Department. | | (185233) | 96
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many public inquiries concerning mineral extraction plans there have been in the last five years. | | (185234) | 97
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many of her Department's personal digital assistants were (a) lost and (b) stolen in each of the last five years; and what the value of those items was. | | (185280) | 98
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has purchased products featuring departmental or Government branding in the last five years. | | (185341) | 99
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what minerals and waste development proposals her Department is considering from each local authority. | | (185354) | 100
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what databases are (a) owned and (b) maintained by (i) her Department and (ii) its agencies. | | (185421) | 101
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what measures she is taking to facilitate the involvement of private investment funding in the Thames Gateway project; and if she will make a statement. | | (185482) | 102
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many central homelessness advisers are working with local authorities affected by flooding in 2007; and if she will make a statement. | | (185483) | 103
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much further funding is planned to be made available to local authorities in (a) 2007-08 and (b) 2008-09 in respect of assistance for those residents currently in temporary accommodation due to flooding; and if she will make a statement. | | (185484) | 104
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to review the effect of private investor activity within housing renewal areas in the next 12 months; and if she will make a statement. | | (185485) | 105
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether empty dwellings mangement orders can be made in respect of properties the owner of which is serving a custodial sentence; and what guidance her Department has given to local authorities on the issue. | | (185301) | 106
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many homeless people there were in (a) England, (b) each English region, (c) Tees Valley district and (d) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency in each of the last 10 years; and how many of these were under 25 years old. | | (185502) | 107
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what measures the Government has introduced to provide services and support for homeless people since 1997. | | (185503) | 108
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what support the Government provides for homeless young people; and if she will make a statement. | | (185504) | 109
N | Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether local planning authorities are (a) expected and (b) obliged to levy affordable housing contributions on all applications that are classified as a sui generis use in the context of the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes Order) 1987. | | (185047) | 110
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, 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 (1) special advisers, (2) Ministers and (3) communications officials in (x) her Department and (y) its predecessor since August 2005. | | (185534) | 111
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether she is monitoring the expenditure of local authorities on local involvement networks. | | (185579) | 112
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many beds were available in residential care homes in Essex in each of the last five years. | | (185312) | 113
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many beds were available in private care homes in Essex in each of the last five years. | | (185313) | 114
| Mark Williams (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much was spent on street cleaning in each local authority in England in each of the last five years. | | (185460) | 115
| Mr David Wilshire (Spelthorne): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much funding for flood relief and recovery in addition to that delivered through the local government settlement she will make available to Surrey County Council in 2008-09. | | (185173) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 116
| Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the basis was for the decision to introduce B3A machines under the auspices of the Gambling Act 2005; and what evidential factors were considered when deciding to introduce the machines. | | (185544) | 117
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what his Department's target is for reducing obesity; and what baseline figure was set. | | (185255) | 118
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what criteria must be satisfied for pigeon racing to become a sport. | | (185324) | 119
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what research his Department has conducted on the effects on behaviour of depictions of (a) knife use and (b) other violence in computer games. | | (185200) | 120
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many of his Department's personal digital assistants were (a) lost and (b) stolen in each of the last five years; and what the value of those items was. | | (185277) | 121
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what databases are (a) owned and (b) maintained by (i) his Department and (ii) its agencies. | | (185419) | 122
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what (a) funding and (b) advice and assistance his Department makes available to encourage and facilitate the installation of blue plaques. | | (184629) | 123
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what financial support his Department provided to promote (a) sport and (b) the arts in the North East in each of the last five years. | | (185394) | 124
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, 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 (1) special advisers, (2) Ministers and (3) communications officials in his Department since August 2005. | | (185530) | 125
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what mechanisms are in place to provide support to outstanding young athletes in relation to elite sport. | | (185320) | 126
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will take steps to encourage digital television (a) broadcasters and (b) equipment providers to incorporate talking menus and programme guides in digital television (i) broadcasts and (ii) receivers for blind and partially sighted people. | | (185540) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 127
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the policy of (a) UK and (b) US forces is on spraying drug crops in Afghanistan in order to destroy them. | | (185350) | 128
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) sets of body armour, (b) AK47 assault rifles, (c) underslung grenade launchers for AK47s and (d) 9mm pistols are owned by UK forces. | | (185180) | 129
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of his Department's personal digital assistants have been (a) lost and (b) stolen in each of the last five years; and what the value of those items was. | | (185276) | 130
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 21st January 2008, Official Report, column 1605W, on Trident, how much highly enriched uranium the UK had on the latest date for which data is available. | | (185356) | 131
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what databases are (a) owned and (b) maintained by (i) his Department and (ii) its agencies. | | (185418) | 132
| Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects to publish the next phase of the Defence Industrial Policy. | | (185433) | 133
| Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the Military Afloat Reach and Sustainability programme. | | (185466) | 134
| Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the supply of munitions from UK produced supplies to UK forces. | | (185467) | 135
| Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises in the North East arising from the ordering of the two aircraft carriers. | | (185469) | 136
| Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the planned in-service date is of the Future Rapid Effect System; and if he will make a statement. | | (185470) | 137
| Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the Future Rapid Effect System. | | (185471) | 138
N | Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much from the sale of Chelsea Barracks will be (a) available to his Department and (b) returned to HM Treasury; and what the payment schedule is for the sale of Chelsea Barracks. | | [R] (184828) | 139
N | Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the effect on costs of below strength recruitment to (a) the Army, (b) the Royal Navy and (c) the Royal Air Force in each year since 2000. | | [R] (184829) | 140
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, 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 (1) special advisers, (2) Ministers and (3) communications officials in (x) his Department and (y) its agencies since August 2005. | | (185529) | 141
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will hold discussions with NATO allies on providing Pashtun linguists for non-kinetic operations in Afghanistan. | | (185203) | 142
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will hold discussions with his German counterpart about the provision of German troop transport support for OP Herrick 7 and OP Herrick 8. | | (185205) | 143
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what reports he has received of the nationalities of Taliban fighters killed in Afghanistan since the conflict began; and if he will make a statement. | | (185207) | 144
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will hold discussions with the Kennel Club on increasing the supply of working dogs entering into service with the Royal Veterinary Corps of the British Army. | | (185246) | 145
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will put in place measures to (a) reduce the number of serving Royal Gurkha Rifles personnel who are leaving the British Army in order to apply for indefinite leave to remain (ILR) in the United Kingdom and (b) extend ILR status to such personnel. | | (185249) | 146
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will hold discussions with his Russian counterpart on improving information on legacy mines to reduce mine casualties amongst UK armed forces personnel. | | (185250) | 147
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will extend home student status to the children of serving Royal Gurkha Rifles personnel. | | (185251) | 148
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the outcomes have been from steps taken to improve corporate leadership in his Department following the findings of his Department's Capability Review. | | (185256) | 149
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Finance Director of his Department has visited (a) OP Telic and (b) OP Herrick to view existing operations. | | (185257) | 150
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will hold discussions with his French counterpart on France increasing its air assets in Afghanistan. | | (185346) | 151
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what contingency arrangements are in place for the operation by civilian contractors of unmanned aerial vehicles in the event of their unavoidable unavailability. | | (185431) | 152
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will hold discussions with those responsible for the operation of the Joint Personnel Administration system on marrying Territorial records with mobilised records. | | (185452) | 153
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what airframes will be deployed on the new generation of Royal Navy aircraft carriers; and if he will make a statement. | | (185453) | 154
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the total carbon emissions from his Department's estate in each year since 2005; and what estimate he has made of the total carbon emissions from military establishments (a) in the UK and (b) overseas in each year since 2005. | | (185462) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 155
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether a licence is required to (a) breed and (b) keep racing pigeons. | | (185327) | 156
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much was spent by (a) his Department and (b) its agencies on (i) official hospitality and (ii) staff entertainment in each year since 1997. | | (185182) | 157
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many of his Department's personal digital assistants were (a) lost and (b) stolen in each of the last five years; and what the value of those items was. | | (185274) | 158
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what databases are (a) owned and (b) maintained by (i) his Department and (ii) its agencies. | | (185413) | 159
| Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with other Ministers on raising awareness of the infrastructure provided by rural communities councils; and if he will make a statement. | | (185242) | 160
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, 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 (1) special advisers, (2) Ministers and (3) communications officials in (x) his Department and (y) its agencies since August 2005. | | (185526) | 161
| Helen Southworth (Warrington South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his assessment is of the contribution made by UK recycling of aluminium to (a) waste reduction and (b) reduction of greenhouse gas emissions; and if he will make a statement. | | (185578) | 162
| Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the UK's net emissions of (a) hydrofluorocarbons, (b) perfluorocarbons and (c) sulfurhexafluoride in each of the last 10 years; for what reasons such emissions were not included in the UK climate change sustainable development indicator: 2006 greenhouse gas emissions final figures; and if he will make a statement. | | (185393) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 163
| John Austin (Erith & Thamesmead): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much funding has been provided by the European Commission to support biodiversity conservation projects in UK overseas territories in the last 12 months. | | (185352) | 164
| John Austin (Erith & Thamesmead): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans the Government has to support biodiversity conservation on Gough Island over the next five years. | | (185404) | 165
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his European Union counterparts on the merits of a common European energy policy; and if he will make a statement. | | (185065) | 166
| Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent support his Department has offered to the government of Colombia in combating the smuggling of illegal drugs across the Colombia-Venezuela border. | | (185454) | 167
| Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many visa applications were made with the use of a false identity in the last two years for which data is available, broken down by nationality of applicant. | | (185300) | 168
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many of his Department's personal digital assistants have been (a) lost and (b) stolen in each of the last five years; and what the value of those items was. | | (185275) | 169
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what databases are (a) owned and (b) maintained by (i) his Department and (ii) its agencies. | | (185414) | 170
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to other countries on the decriminalisation of homosexuality in those countries where it is illegal. | | (185506) | 171
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will support the introduction of an international convention which explicitly recognises gay rights as essential human rights; and if he will make a statement. | | (185507) | 172
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, 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 (1) special advisers, (2) Ministers and (3) communications officials in (x) his Department and (y) its agencies since August 2005. | | (185524) | 173
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will hold discussions with the government of Dubai to establish improved anti-money laundering capabilities to prevent Taliban funds being channelled through Dubai. | | (185210) | 174
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will hold discussions with the government of Brunei on increasing the provision of married quarters for Royal Gurkha Rifles personnel stationed in Brunei. | | (185211) | 175
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will take steps to increase the number of Pashtun speakers employed by his Department. | | (185244) | 176
N | Paul Rowen (Rochdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many people within the UK have been the subject of sanctions (a) under chapter VII of the UN Charter imposed by the United Nations Security Council and (b) by European Union institutions and agencies since 1999; how many of these have subsequently been removed from such lists; and what the average duration of such sanctions has been in the last 10 years. | | (184943) | 177
N | Paul Rowen (Rochdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 22nd November 2007, Official Report, column 1043W, on United Nations: sanctions, what representations have been made to his Department on the appropriateness and equity of the targeting of UN sanctions under chapter VII of the UN Charter on persons within the UK; whether there are reasonable opportunities for the subjects of sanctions to appeal; and if he will make a statement. | | (184944) | 178
N | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations on the Treaty of Lisbon he has received from (a) Action Aid, (b) the NSPCC, (c) One World Action and (d) Oxfam. | | (185099) | 179
N | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the powers and responsibilities of the proposed EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy will be over (a) trade and (b) aid programmes; and if he will make a statement. | | (185101) | 180
N | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on the level of co-operation between the UK and the EU on defence matters under the Treaty of Lisbon if ratified. | | (185133) | 181
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on the proposed relationship between the President of the European Council and officials of the European Commission. | | (185538) | 182
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on the proposed role of the President of the European Council in representing the EU internationally. | | (185539) | 183
| Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports the Government has received about allegations of the involvement of Colonel Karuna in the massacre of Sri Lankan police officers. | | (185389) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 184
N | Sir John Butterfill (Bournemouth West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to review the market forces factor for NHS trusts; and if he will make a statement. | | (184446) | 185
| Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the NHS spent on the employment of agency nurses in each of the last three years. | | (185455) | 186
| Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the highest hourly rate paid to agency nurses by the NHS was in each of the last three years. | | (185456) | 187
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children aged 11 to 16 years were considered (a) obese and (b) overweight in each year since 1997. | | (185247) | 188
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children under the age of 11 years were considered (a) obese and (b) overweight in each year since 1997. | | (185254) | 189
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department records the number of people treated by GPs for conditions caused by the abuse of anabolic steroids. | | (185328) | 190
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department records the number of people admitted to hospital for conditions caused by the abuse of anabolic steroids. | | (185329) | 191
| Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people are waiting for an organ transplant in each region. | | (185297) | 192
| Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people carry donor cards; and how many transplants took place where consent was given by the existence of such a card, in the last 12 months for which figures are available. | | (185298) | 193
| Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of people who travelled abroad for an organ transplant in the last year for which data is available. | | (185299) | 194
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many of his Department's personal digital assistants were (a) lost and (b) stolen in each of the last five years; and what the value of those items was. | | (185273) | 195
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what databases are (a) owned and (b) maintained by (i) his Department and (ii) its agencies. | | (185415) | 196
| Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what options are being considered for regulation of the sunbed industry, as mentioned in the cancer reform strategy. | | (185407) | 197
| Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the cancer reform strategy, in what manner the SunSmart campaign will expand; when the expansion will become effective; and what activities it will cover. | | (185437) | 198
| Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Executive on the provision of health-related information in (a) supervised and (b) unsupervised sunbed salons. | | (185439) | 199
| Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions his Department's (a) public health and (b) cancer teams have had on the regulation of (i) (A) supervised and (B) unsupervised sunbed salons and (ii) the usage of sunbeds by those under the age of 18. | | (185440) | 200
| Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with (a) the sunbed industry and (b) stakeholders in the health community on the health effects of sunbed usage. | | (185441) | 201
| Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with (a) the World Health Organisation, (b) his counterparts in the European Union and (c) the Scottish Executive on the use of sunbeds by those under the age of 18. | | (185442) | 202
| Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the level of usage of (a) supervised and (b) unsupervised sunbed salons by under 18 year olds in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (185443) | 203
| Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to determine the number and distribution of (a) supervised and (b) unsupervised sunbed salons; and over what timescale. | | (185444) | 204
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimates he has made of the number of people who experience migraine in (a) England, (b) the North East, (c) Tees Valley district and (d) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency. | | (185510) | 205
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were diagnosed as HIV positive in (a) England, (b) the North East, (c) Tees Valley district and (d) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency in each of the last 10 years in each age group; and if he will make a statement. | | (185511) | 206
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to reduce the exposure of children to electromagnetic radiation. | | (185500) | 207
| Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to ensure that parents whose child is premature and is in neo-natal care are made aware of all financial and other support schemes available to them; and if he will make a statement. | | (185559) | 208
| Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will improve existing financial and other support schemes available to parents whose child is premature and is in neo-natal care; and if he will make a statement. | | (185560) | 209
| Anne Milton (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to issue guidance to primary care trusts on (a) the delivery of the human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccinations and (b) the consent required for administering the HPV vaccination; whether he plans to recommend a school-based delivery programme; and if he will make a statement. | | (185342) | 210
| Anne Milton (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to increase the take-up rate of cervical screening; and if he will make a statement. | | (185343) | 211
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) hospitals and (b) NHS organisations Ministers in his Department have visited since taking up their posts. | | (185561) | 212
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what Goverment expenditure on palliative care was in each year since 2004-05; and what it is forecast to be in each year to 2010-11. | | (185562) | 213
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 18th December 2007, Official Report, column 1396W, on nutrition, how many patients were (a) admitted to and (b) discharged from hospital with a diagnosis of (i) malnutrition, (ii) nutritional anaemia and (iii) other nutritional deficiencies in 2006-07, per 1,000 patient admissions, broken down by NHS trust. | | (185563) | 214
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients were infected with (a) clostridium difficile and (b) MRSA as recorded by the mandatory surveillance system, broken down by NHS trust in 2006-07; and what those figures are per 1,000 admissions of patients aged over 65 years. | | (185564) | 215
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many contracts NHS bodies have with private sector providers of health care. | | (185565) | 216
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to support the involvement of patients and the public in monitoring the effectiveness of services provided for the NHS by the third sector and the private sector. | | (185566) | 217
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to promote the involvement and consultation of patients and the public who receive NHS services through the third sector and the independent sector. | | (185567) | 218
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make provision for a financial loss allowance for members of local involvement networks. | | (185568) | 219
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the budget was for (a) community health councils, (b) each community health council, (c) patient involvement forums and (d) each patient involvement forum in the last full financial year of their operation; and what the budget is for (i) local involvement networks and (ii) each local involvement network in the first full financial year of their operation. | | (185569) | 220
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the amount of work undertaken by (a) community health councils, (b) patient involvement forums and (c) local involvement networks. | | (185570) | 221
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the former community health councils and their corresponding patient forums and local involvement networks. | | (185571) | 222
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 18th December 2007, Official Report, column 1396W, on nutrition, what assessment he has made of the reasons for the trend in the diagnoses of (a) malnutrition, (b) nutritional anaemias and (c) other nutritional deficiencies since 1997-98. | | (185572) | 223
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions (a) he and (b) his Ministers have had with members of the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Configuration of the Council of the European Union on the subject of undernutrition across the EU. | | (185573) | 224
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many nutritional support products were dispensed in the community in each year since 1997. | | (185574) | 225
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 10th December 2007, Official Report, column 309W, on Health and Social Care Information Centre, when the Information Centre began reviewing the information for which data should be made available in the future; which interested parties are contributing to the review; when he expects the review to conclude; and if he will make a statement. | | (185575) | 226
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 10th December 2007, Official Report, column 333W, on NHS: ICT, which stakeholders his Department (a) has consulted and (b) plans to consult in its informatics review; and whether he expects to publish interim findings emerging during the course of the review. | | (185576) | 227
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member of Wyre Forest of 12th December 2007, Official Report, column 657W, on NHS: finance, which new indicators are under consideration for inclusion in the Better Care Better Value indicators. | | (185577) | 228
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of patient and public involvement in Lord Darzi's reviews of (a) the NHS and (b) NHS London. | | (185580) | 229
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many requests Lord Darzi has received to meet members of the National Association of Patients' Forums; and how many times Lord Darzi has met members of the National Association of Patients' Forums in the course of his reviews of the NHS to hear their views on delivering effective patient and public involvement. | | (185581) | 230
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the remit is of the Information Services Division in his Department. | | (185596) | 231
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 13th December 2007, Official Report, column 864W, on the elderly: nutrition, whether the membership of his Department's Nutrition Action Plan Delivery Board has been decided. | | (185597) | 232
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 13th December 2007, Official Report, column 865W, on arthritis: drugs, what assessment he has made of the reasons for the trend since 2004 in (a) the number and (b) the net ingredient cost of prescription items dispensed in the community. | | (185598) | 233
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on what days the www.jobs.nhs.uk/terms.html webpage was updated in the last two months. | | (185599) | 234
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department paid the NHS Confederation to provide the NHS jobs website in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (185600) | 235
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have received NHS Continuing Care in (a) 2004-05, (b) 2005-06, (c) 2006-07 and (d) 2007-08 to date in each primary care trust | | (185601) | 236
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of (a) men and (b) women were underweight in (i) 2005, (ii) 2006 and (iii) 2007, (1) in total and (2) broken down by age. | | (185602) | 237
| Helen Southworth (Warrington South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department has taken to improve outcomes in coronary health care in (a) Warrington and (b) Cheshire in the last five years; and if he will make a statement. | | (185582) | 238
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many diagnoses of breast cancer there were in Essex in each of the last five years. | | (185314) | 239
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many breast cancer screenings there were in Essex in each of the last five years. | | (185315) | 240
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients were (a) seeking to be registered with and (b) on waiting lists for an NHS dentist in Essex in each of the last five years. | | (185316) | 241
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many posts were available for trainee (a) doctors and (b) physiotherapists in the NHS in each of the last five years. | | (185317) | 242
| Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost to the NHS Business Services Authority was of taking Mr Phil Mitchell of Ticknall to court for payment of a penalty charge; and if he will make a statement. | | (185403) | 243
| Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of people who have experienced (a) strokes and (b) heart attacks related to their use of the drug Vioxx. | | (185402) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 244
| Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many honour killings were recorded by each police force in each of the last 10 years; and if she will make a statement. | | (185349) | 245
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to extend the British Crime Survey to children under 16 years. | | (185286) | 246
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost was to her Department of conferences relating to the national identity scheme in the last two years. | | (185287) | 247
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of Government officials who will be permitted to access the national identity register. | | (185288) | 248
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) projected cost at the time of tender and (b) actual cost at the time of completion was for each IT contract commissioned by her Department in the last five years. | | (185289) | 249
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much was spent by her Department on external media relations during the 12 months to December 2007. | | (185290) | 250
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much was spent on ordering refreshments for meetings held by her Department in the last year. | | (185291) | 251
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many laptops owned by her Department were recorded as missing or stolen in each of the last three years. | | (185293) | 252
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many charter flights were used to deport illegal immigrants and overstayers in each of the last five years, broken down by (a) destination and (b) cost. | | (185294) | 253
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the outcome of the review on cannabis will be announced. | | (185323) | 254
N | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the proportion of violent incidents in each region of England and Wales where the offender was thought to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs was in each year since 1997. | | (185100) | 255
N | Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of violent crimes committed (a) in and (b) immediately outside pubs and clubs in each year since 1997. | | (185132) | 256
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has received representations from the Church of England on the points-based immigration system. | | (185472) | 257
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make a statement on the rules and procedures to combat illegal migration and progress expected to be made in areas such as border management, document security and the fight against organised crime by (a) Albania, (b) Bosnia and Herzegovina, (c) Montenegro, (d) Serbia, (e) the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, (f) the Government and (g) the European Union in order to meet the terms of visa facilitation and readmission agreements. | | (185473) | 258
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make a statement on the effect for UK border control of the visa facilitation and readmission agreements between the EU and (a) Albania, (b) Bosnia and Herzegovina, (c) Montenegro, (d) Serbia and (e) the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. | | (185474) | 259
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether (a) the Church of England, (b) its dioceses and (c) its individual parishes will be entitled to obtain licences to sponsor immigrants. | | (185477) | 260
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether (a) the Roman Catholic Church, (b) its dioceses and (c) its individual parishes will be entitled to obtain licences to sponsor immigrants. | | (185478) | 261
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has been made since the Ministerial letter of 31st January 2006 responding to the recommendations of the Animal Procedures Committee's 2005 report on the Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals on the commitment to liaise with the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for Northern Ireland with the aim of amalgamating the statistics for Great Britain and Northern Ireland. | | (185465) | 262
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will introduce a nationwide scheme to close down crack houses. | | (185188) | 263
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of her Department's personal digital assistants were (a) lost and (b) stolen in each of the last five years; and what the value of those items was. | | (185283) | 264
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what databases are (a) owned and (b) maintained by (i) her Department and (ii) its agencies. | | (185423) | 265
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people under the age of 18 years were arrested for carrying a (a) knife and (b) firearm in (i) England and Wales, (ii) the North East, (iii) the Tees Valley and (iv) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland in each of the last 10 years. | | (185285) | 266
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many pupils were arrested in each of the last five years for violent offences in schools in (a) England and Wales, (b) the North East, (c) Tees Valley district and (d) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency. | | (185505) | 267
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many school pupils were arrested for taking a weapon into school in (a) England and Wales, (b) the North East, (c) Tees Valley district and (d) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency in each of the last five years. | | (185508) | 268
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many school pupils were arrested for possession of illegal substances in schools in (a) England and Wales, (b) the North East, (c) Tees Valley district and (d) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency in each of the last five years. | | (185509) | 269
N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times terrorist suspects have been held in pre-charge detention for (a) 28 days, (b) 27 days, (c) 26 days, (d) 25 days, (e) 24 days, (f) 23 days, (g) 22 days, (h) 21 days, (i) 20 days and (j) 19 days in each year since the 28 day maximum came into effect; and if she will make a statement. | | (185046) | 270
N | Rob Marris (Wolverhampton South West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police special officers there were in each police authority in (a) England and (b) Wales in each year since 2000. | | (181582) | 271
| Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make a cost-benefit analysis of offering corrective laser eye surgery to firearms officers. | | (185241) | 272
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, 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 (1) special advisers, (2) Ministers and (3) communications officials in (x) her Department and (y) its agencies since August 2005. | | (185527) | 273
N | Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of complaints of assault against staff involved in removals from the United Kingdom were upheld in each of the last three years. | | (184945) | 274
N | Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many complaints of assault have been made against staff involved in immigration removals from the United Kingdom in each of the last three years. | | (184946) | 275
N | Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of those making a complaint against staff involved in removals from the United Kingdom were interviewed in each of the last three years. | | (184947) | 276
N | Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent representations she has received on granting amnesty for asylum seekers without a record of illegal activity who have been in the UK for over 10 years. | | (184948) | 277
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many failed citizenship tests there were in 2006-07; what happened to the failed applicant in each case; and if she will make a statement. | | (185321) | 278
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much providing citizenship tests in Essex cost the public purse in the last year for which figures are available; and how many such applicants were successful. | | (185322) | 279
| Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much additional data storage will be required to administer the national identity card database. | | (185514) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills 280
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what representations he has received proposing changes to the method of calculating interest on student loans since June 2007. | | (185235) | 281
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many of his Department's personal digital assistants were (a) lost and (b) stolen in each of the last five years; and what the value of those items was. | | (185272) | 282
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what databases are (a) owned and (b) maintained by (i) his Department and (ii) its agencies. | | (185425) | 283
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, 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 (1) special advisers, (2) Ministers and (3) communications officials in (x) his Department and its predecessor and (y) its agencies since August 2005. | | (185536) | 284
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many university places were offered to applicants resident in Essex in each of the last five years. | | (185306) | 285
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many applications were made to universities by people resident in Essex in each of the last five years. | | (185307) | 286
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what financial provisions were made available to students for postgraduate education in the arts in 2007-08; and if he will make a statement. | | (185308) | 287
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what additional financial support is available to undergraduate students who have been orphaned; and if he will make a statement. | | (185309) | 288
| Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what estimate he has made of the number of personal computers in the UK in (a) business and (b) domestic use in each of the last 10 years. | | (185513) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 289
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the Government has taken to assist developing countries to introduce environmentally sustainable development schemes since 1997. | | (180713) | 290
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the Government has taken to encourage developing countries to prioritise environmentally-friendly policies since 1997. | | (180714) | 291
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department has taken to provide aid supplies to the people of Gaza affected by recent events. | | (182943) | 292
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the Government has taken to assist development in India since 1997. | | (182944) | 293
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the Government has taken to assist Mozambique to rebuild the damage caused by the latest floods. | | (182945) | 294
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many of his Department's personal digital assistants were (a) lost and (b) stolen in each of the last five years; and what the value of those items was. | | (185271) | 295
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what databases are (a) owned and (b) maintained by (i) his Department and (ii) its agencies. | | (185416) | 296
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, 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 (1) special advisers, (2) Ministers and (3) communications officials in his Department since August 2005. | | (185531) | 297
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate he has made of the total volume of carbon emissions from his Department's estate in each year since 2005. | | (185464) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice 298
N | Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost was of repairing criminal damage in young offender institutions in each county in England and Wales in each of the last five calendar years. | | (185067) | 299
N | Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many incidents of criminal damage were recorded in young offender institutions in each county in England and Wales in each of the last five calendar years. | | (185068) | 300
N | Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps are being taken to reduce the incidence of criminal damage in young offender institutions. | | (185069) | 301
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many bail hostels there are in (a) Ribble Valley constituency, (b) Lancashire and (c) England; and what their total capacity is. | | (185063) | 302
| Nick Herbert (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether there is a unique personal identifier to connect individual data records in OaSys, C-NOMIS, Libra and the Police National Computer. | | (185542) | 303
| Nick Herbert (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the value is of new contracts for offender services let by probation boards to private and third sector providers in each of the last five years, in terms of (a) annual value and (b) value over the life of the contract. | | (185543) | 304
| Nick Herbert (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the value of new contracts let for prisons was in each of the last 10 years, in terms of (a) annual value and (b) value over the life of the contract. | | (185545) | 305
| Nick Herbert (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much was spent on offender services for adults by the National Offender Management Service (a) in prison and (b) in the community in the latest year for which figures are available. | | (185546) | 306
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were convicted of the possession of a knife in a public place in a crime hot spot in the last 12 months for which figures are available; how many of those people received a custodial sentence; and if he will make a statement. | | (185187) | 307
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many of his Department's personal digital assistants were (a) lost and (b) stolen in each of the last five years; and what the value of those items was. | | (185278) | 308
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what databases are (a) owned and (b) maintained by (i) his Department and (ii) its agencies. | | (185420) | 309
N | Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to encourage the appointment of more magistrates from areas which experience the highest levels of crime and anti-social behaviour; and if he will make a statement. | | (185007) | 310
N | Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many magistrates on the Warrington bench come from (a) Warrington North constituency, (b) Warrington South constituency, (c) outside the borough and (d) from one of the 20 per cent. of the most deprived wards in the borough as measured by the standard index of deprivation. | | (185008) | 311
| Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to reform the coroners service in England and Wales; and if he will make a statement. | | (185468) | 312
N | Rob Marris (Wolverhampton South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of those sentenced since 1st April 2004 to custodial sentences of less than five years for the offence of possession of a firearm were (a) white and (b) of (i) African, (ii) Caribbean, (iii) South Asian and (iv) other heritage. | | (181581) | 313
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, 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 (1) special advisers, (2) Ministers and (3) communications officials in (x) his Department and its predecessor and (y) its agencies since August 2005. | | (185537) | 314
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many criminal cases were successfully tried on the basis of decrypted data in each of the last five years. | | (185318) | 315
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases of fraud have been postponed due to problems involving the encryption of critical data in each of the last five years. | | (185319) | 316
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the total carbon emissions from the estate of his Department and its predecessor in each year since 2005. | | (185461) | 317
| Mr David Wilshire (Spelthorne): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many foreign prisoners have been released from HM Prison Bronzefield in each month since the prison opened; and how many of these have been subsequently deported. | | (185174) | Questions to the Leader of the House 318
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Leader of the House, how many (a) amendments and (b) Government amendments were made to Government Bills by end of the Report Stage in the House in each Session since 1997-98. | | (185236) | 319
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Leader of the House, how many of her Department's personal digital assistants have been (a) lost and (b) stolen in each of the last five years; and what the value of those items was. | | (185270) | 320
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Leader of the House, what databases are (a) owned and (b) maintained by her Office. | | (185430) | 321
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Leader of the House, how many powers to enable primary legislation to be amended or repealed by secondary legislation have been enacted in each of the last 30 years. | | (185516) | 322
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Leader of the House, 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 (1) special advisers, (2) Ministers and (3) communications officials in her Office since August 2005. | | (185533) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 323
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many of his Department's personal digital assistants have been (a) lost and (b) stolen in each of the last five years; and what the value of those items was. | | (185267) | 324
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what databases are (a) owned and (b) maintained by his Department. | | (185410) | 325
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, 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 (1) special advisers, (2) Ministers and (3) communications officials in (x) his Department and (y) its agencies since August 2005. | | (185525) | 326
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps the Government is taking to implement the provisions of the (a) Good Friday and (b) St Andrews Agreement in relation to the Irish language. | | (185304) | Questions to the Prime Minister 327
N | Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Prime Minister, what representations he made to the President of Pakistan on that country's record on human rights and civil liberties at their meeting on 28th January 2008; and if he will make a statement. | | (183787) | 328
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Prime Minister, how much the rebranding of Government departments cost the public purse following his taking of office. | | (185302) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland 329
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what databases are (a) owned and (b) maintained by his Department. | | (185409) | 330
| Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Executive on regulation of (a) sunbed salons and (b) unsupervised sunbed salons and the use of each by persons under 18 years of age. | | (185445) | 331
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, 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 (1) special advisers, (2) Ministers and (3) communications officials in his Department since August 2005. | | (185532) | 332
| Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the annual expenditure on vehicles by his Department was in the last 12 months; and what the planned expenditure is for 2007-08. | | (185479) | 333
| Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the annual expenditure on training and development by his Department was in each of the last two financial years; and what the planned expenditure is for 2007-08. | | (185480) | 334
| Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what functions in his Department are carried out in Scotland; and what the administration costs of these functions were in the last year for which figures are available. | | (185481) | Questions to the Solicitor General 335
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Solicitor General, if she will issue guidance to the Crown Prosecution Service to ensure that each person arrested in possession of a knife in public in a crime hot spot is prosecuted. | | (185184) | 336
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Solicitor General, how many missing trader intra-community fraud cases have been investigated by HM Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office since its creation; and how many it is currently investigating. | | (185190) | 337
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Solicitor General, what the budget of the HM Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office (a) has been in each year since its creation and (b) will be in each year of the spending review period. | | (185191) | 338
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Solicitor General, what meetings she has had with the director of the HM Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office in each of the last 12 months. | | (185192) | 339
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Solicitor General, whether Michaela Partridge was employed as a consultant to HM Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office in (a) 2006-07 and (b) 2007-08. | | (185193) | 340
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Solicitor General, what the reasons are for the fee structure introduced by HM Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office in September 2006; and if she will make a statement. | | (185194) | 341
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Solicitor General, what the net operating cost of HM Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office was in 2006-07. | | (185195) | 342
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Solicitor General, what salary was paid to (a) the director and (b) the chief operating officer of HM Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office in 2006-07. | | (185198) | 343
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Solicitor General, how much was paid in fees to legal counsel by HM Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office in 2006-07; and what proportion of the Office's expenditure for that year this represented. | | (185201) | 344
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Solicitor General, how many individuals have been (a) prosecuted and (b) convicted on charges relating to missing trader intra-community fraud brought by HM Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office since its creation. | | (185202) | 345
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Solicitor General, whether HM Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office produces an internal staff magazine. | | (185253) | 346
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Solicitor General, what databases are (a) owned and (b) maintained by the Law Officers' Departments. | | (185427) | 347
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Solicitor General, whether any special advisers in the Law Officers' Departments have outside appointments. | | (185436) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 348
| Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 23rd October 2007, Official Report, column 151-2, on Airedale and Wharfedale lines, when she expects Network Rail to set out its plans for additional capacity on the Airedale and Wharfedale lines. | | (185541) | 349
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many UK petrol stations sell ethanol fuels. | | (185062) | 350
N | Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 28th January 2008, Official Report, column 48W, on roads: accidents, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the number of road deaths in those areas where road death rates have risen in the last 10 years. | | (184940) | 351
N | Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 28th January 2008, Official Report, column 48W, on roads: accidents, what proportion of deaths on roads occurred on (a) motorways, (b) trunk roads, (c) B roads and (d) other roads in the last 10 years. | | (184941) | 352
N | Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 28th January 2008, Official Report, column 48W, on Roads: Accidents, what assessment she had made of the causes of the reduction of the number of deaths from road accidents in the last 10 years. | | (184942) | 353
| Mr John Gummer (Suffolk Coastal): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what arrangements are in place by which members of the public who are affected by the decisions of the Civil Aviation Authority and National Air Traffic Services concerning overflying and air safety measures may hold those bodies to account. | | (185450) | 354
| Mr John Gummer (Suffolk Coastal): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, under the flight path arrangements for which her Department is responsible, what the estimated maximum number of aeroplanes is that may fly safely over Suffolk each day. | | (185451) | 355
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much (a) revenue support and (b) capital allocations for (i) Hampshire, (ii) Portsmouth and (iii) Southampton for (A) urban bus challenge, (B) kick start, (C) rural safety grant and (D) detrunked roads (1) there were in each year since 2005 and (2) are planned for each of the next three years. | | (185434) | 356
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many of her Department's personal digital assistants have been (a) lost and (b) stolen in each of the last five years; and what the value of those items was. | | (185269) | 357
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what databases are (a) owned and (b) maintained by (i) her Department and (ii) its agencies. | | (185417) | 358
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason substantial tree-felling is taking place alongside the southbound carriageway of the M1 motorway south of junction 27; and if she will make a statement. | | (184630) | 359
| Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of levels of compliance with disability access requirements of railway stations in Worcestershire; and when such stations which do not comply with the requirements will be modified to conform with them. | | (185248) | 360
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, 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 (1) special advisers, (2) Ministers and (3) communications officials in (x) her Department and (y) its agencies since August 2005. | | (185523) | 361
| Helen Southworth (Warrington South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to ensure that information on (a) helplines and (b) access to support for victims of forced marriage or persons in fear of forced marriage is made available at airports, ports and other public places within the responsibility of her Department. | | (185583) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales 362
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what databases are (a) owned and (b) maintained by his Department. | | (185408) | 363
| Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the Welsh Assembly Government on numbers of (a) sunbed salons and (b) unsupervised sunbed salons in Wales; and if he will make a statement. | | (185446) | Questions to the Minister for Women and Equalities 364
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what products featuring departmental or Government branding have been procured by the Government Equalities Office since its establishment. | | (185204) | 365
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether any of the Government Equalities Office's special advisers have outside appointments. | | (185340) | 366
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what databases are (a) owned and (b) maintained by the Government Equalities Office. | | (185428) | 367
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what estimate she has made of the number of polygamous unions there are in the UK involving (a) three and (b) four people. | | (185351) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 368
| Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was paid in compensation for Child Support Agency maladministration in each of the last 10 years; and how many cases were involved in each year. | | (185592) | 369
| Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 21st January 2008, Official Report, column 1547W, on departmental cost effectiveness, what the administrative cost to his Department was of paying benefits into bank accounts in each of the last 10 years; and how many and what proportion of benefits claims were paid directly into bank accounts in each of the last 10 years. | | (185593) | 370
| Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the administrative cost to his Department of paying benefits into Post Office card accounts was in each year since April 2003; and how many and what proportion of benefits claims were paid into Post Office card accounts in each of the last 10 years. | | (185594) | 371
| Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the administrative cost is to his Department of paying benefits claims by means other than post office card accounts and bank accounts; and how many and what proportion of benefit claims are paid in this way. | | (185595) | 372
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment for benchmarking purposes he has made of the provision of state pensions in the UK in comparison with other European countries. | | (185048) | 373
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate he has made of levels of pensioner poverty; and what steps he is taking to improve the financial prospects of pensioners in Essex. | | (185049) | 374
N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what role the Equality and Human Rights Commission has to deal with inquiries from the public purse about disability matters; how much funding it has to deal with such inquiries in 2007-08; and if he will make a statement. | | (185103) | 375
N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the two tick system in guaranteeing a disabled person with appropriate qualifications an interview for an advertised job. | | (185104) | 376
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what reviews he has conducted of the payment of benefits to claimants in polygamous marriages; what guidelines have been issued in respect of payment of benefits and polygamous marriage; what benefits are payable; what estimate he has made of (a) the number of individuals affected and (b) the cost of payments; what consultations have been carried out, including consultations with other Government departments; and if he will make a statement. | | (185245) | 377
| Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to mark the centenary of the introduction of the old age pension in the UK. | | (185448) | 378
| Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of the cohort of women who did not fully benefit from home responsibilities protection, referred to in the May 2006 Pensions White Paper, will be over pension age on 6th April 2010; and what estimate he has made of the cost of extending the reduction from 39 to 30 in the number of qualifying years required to be eligible for a full basic state pension to these women. | | (185449) | 379
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many national insurance numbers were issued in each of the last five years. | | (185213) | 380
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was spent on (a) the new deal and (b) the new deal self-employment option in each year since their establishment; and what the planned budget for each is in each year of the spending review period. | | (185243) | 381
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many of his Department's personal digital assistants have been (a) lost and (b) stolen in each of the last five years; and what the value of those items was. | | (185268) | 382
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what databases are (a) owned and (b) maintained by (i) his Department and (ii) its agencies. | | (185355) | 383
| Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment the Health and Safety Executive has made of the levels of use of (a) sunbed salons and (b) unsupervised sunbed salons by under 18 year olds since 1990. | | (185447) | 384
N | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 14th January 2008, Official Report, columns 862-3W, what the outcome of each of the five cases was for the health of the individual concerned. | | (185009) | 385
N | Chris McCafferty (Calder Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness and efficiency of the Vertex-contracted Child Support Agency (CSA) office in Bolton in (a) communicating with (i) hon. and right hon. Members, (ii) Ministers and (iii) other CSA offices and (b) operating efficiency. | | (184447) | 386
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in polygamous marriages received income support in each year since 2000. | | (185347) | 387
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what opportunities are available through the Jobcentre Plus network to jobseekers who have been out of work for less than six months; and if he will make a statement. | | (185303) | 388
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many families came off jobseeker's allowance and income support to re-enter full-time employment in each of the last five years. | | (185311) | 389
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the total carbon emissions from his Department's estate in each year since 2005. | | (185463) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 390
| Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what is the minimum permitted distance from housing at which windfarms may be constructed in England and Wales; and what studies of comparable standards in Germany have been undertaken. | | [Transferred] (185488) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 391
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the minimum age is at which an individual can be issued with a national insurance number. | | [Transferred] (185218) | 392
| Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, amongst what (a) age ranges and (b) social classes the incidence rates for malignant melanoma increased most rapidly in the latest period for which figures are available. | | [Transferred] (185435) | 393
| Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the incidence rate was for malignant melanoma in the latest period for which figures are available; and what assessment he has made of trends in such rates over the last 30 years. | | [Transferred] (185438) | 394
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to monitor financial transactions between Afghan individuals in the United Kingdom and (a) Afghanistan and (b) Dubai. | | [Transferred] (185344) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 395
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, whether any cases of bullying have been reported in the Prime Minister's Office in the last 12 months. | | [Transferred] (185183) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 396
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will meet representatives of the construction industry to discuss the possible relationship between incidence of childhood leukaemia and the building of houses close to high voltage power lines. | | [Transferred] (185501) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 397
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many (a) substantive and (b) honorary awards of each class of honour have been made to foreign nationals in each of the last five years. | | [Transferred] (185208) | 398
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will hold discussions with the Government of Equatorial Guinea on improving prison conditions for Simon Mann. | | [Transferred] (185515) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 399
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were detained in the UK solely in connection with extradition procedures initiated by a foreign authority in the latest period for which figures are available. | | [Transferred] (185348) | 400
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many fixed penalty notices were issued for drunk and disorderly behaviour in each of the last four years. | | [Transferred] (185292) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 401
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what contingency plans he has should the Kajaki dam in Afghanistan cease to work. | | [Transferred] (185252) |
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