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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Tuesday 19 February 2008
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Tuesday 19 February 2008
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Tuesday 19 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 Tuesday 19 February of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Tuesday 19 February see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 1
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many post offices there were in Scotland at the end of January 2007. | | (187042) | 2
| Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what financial contributions were made by (a) O2, (b) Vodafone, (c) 3, (d) Orange, (e) T-Mobile and (f) Virgin Mobile to Ofcom in the last year for which information is available. | | (187018) | 3
| Mr Eddie McGrady (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what the timescale is for decommissioning nuclear sites; and what estimate he has made of the prospects for achieving targets set for decommissioning such sites. | | (187065) | 4
| Mr Eddie McGrady (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what the estimated cost is of decommissioning each nuclear site within the responsibility of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority. | | (187066) | 5
| Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, which post offices are proposed for closure under the consultation process due to begin in July 2008 in (a) Cambridgeshire and (b) North East Cambridgeshire constituency. | | (187321) | 6
| Mr Greg Pope (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many members of the Senior Civil Service have been awarded an honour while working in his Department. | | (187134) | 7
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what renewable energy projects have been built which are not connected to the national grid. | | (186995) | 8
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what recent meetings his Department has held with energy companies to discuss the premium paid by pre-payment customers for gas and electricity; and what progress has been made in encouraging energy suppliers to reduce this premium. | | (187226) | 9
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what estimate his Department has made of the number of domestic microgeneration installations, broken down by type; and if he will make a statement. | | (187227) | 10
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what steps he is taking to encourage the public to participate in promoting the post office closure consultation. | | (187229) | 11
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many households in each London borough will be sent the Post Office's consultation paper when the list of recommended closures is published on 19th February. | | (187230) | 12
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many letters his Department has received from (a) members of the public and (b) hon. Members and Members of the House of Lords on the subject of post office closures, broken down by region. | | (187231) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 13
| Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the distribution of expenditure via (a) working tax credit, (b) child tax credit, (c) the childcare element of working tax credit and (d) the disability element of child tax credit, broken down by household income quintile. | | (186975) | 14
| Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number and proportion of families eligible for (a) working tax credit, (b) child tax credit, (c) the childcare element of working tax credit and (d) the disability element of child tax credit in each income quintile. | | (186976) | 15
| Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much a single earner on average earnings with two children earned in (a) 1997 and (b) 2007. | | (187302) | 16
| Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many families in Nottingham North constituency were in receipt of working families tax credit in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (187303) | 17
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the amount of tax revenue lost due to avoidance by large corporations; and if he will make a statement. | | (187215) | 18
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the tax revenue lost due to tax avoidance in each financial year since 1997. | | (187216) | 19
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the value of deposits in dormant bank accounts in the United Kingdom; and what steps his Department has taken to inform the public of the funds in these dormant bank accounts. | | (187219) | 20
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many children died as a result of drinking alcohol in the last (a) 12 months and (b) five years, broken down by (i) strategic health authority, (ii) age and (iii) sex. | | (187201) | 21
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of children were living with (a) both birth parents, (b) one birth parent and (c) no birth parents in each year since 1987, broken down by social class. | | (187143) | 22
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many migrant workers from (a) inside and (b) outside the EU were in employment in the UK in each quarter since 1984. | | (187149) | 23
| Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of families received the childcare element of the working tax credit during the last year for which data are available; and if he will make a statement. | | (187092) | 24
| Mr Greg Pope (Hyndburn): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many members of the Senior Civil Service in his Department have received an honour. | | (187118) | 25
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how the Office of Government Commerce measures the cost effectiveness of departmental websites and online services. | | (187014) | 26
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what data security measures have been put in place for HM Revenue and Customs databases; and how much these measures (a) have cost and (b) are expected to cost. | | (187016) | 27
| Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, who in HM Revenue and Customs is responsible for ensuring compliance with the National Standards for Enforcement Agents by contracted enforcement companies; what compliance checks were undertaken in 2007; and if he will make a statement. | | (187009) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families 28
| Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many children of (a) five, (b) six and (c) seven years of age were taught in classes of more than 30 children in (i) 1997 and (ii) 2007. | | (187306) | 29
| Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what percentage of children in Nottingham left school with five A*-C grade GCSEs in (a) 1997 and (b) 2007. | | (187307) | 30
| Mr Richard Benyon (Newbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many schools took part in the pilot for the Online Procurement for Educational Needs system; how many orders were sent as part of the pilot; and what the cost of the system has been. | | (186970) | 31
| Mr Richard Benyon (Newbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many invoices have been unsuccessfully submitted by schools under the electronic invoice system Online Procurement for Educational Needs. | | (186971) | 32
| Mr Richard Benyon (Newbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the annual cost has been of his Department's Purchasing Team for the Online Procurement for Educational Needs (OPEN) system; and how much has been paid to (a) PA Consulting and (b) Proc Serve to establish the OPEN system in the last three years. | | (186972) | 33
| Mr Richard Benyon (Newbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many of the suppliers to the Online Procurement for Educational Needs system had received orders by the end of January 2008. | | (186973) | 34
| Mr Richard Benyon (Newbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the effects on costs has been of the introduction of the Online Procurement for Educational Needs system; and what the target savings were. | | (186974) | 35
| Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what assessment he has made of the occupancy rate in nursery facilities provided in Sure Start children centres. | | (187235) | 36
| Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what steps children and learners teams working in government offices for the regions have taken to implement childcare strategies in their areas; and what assessment he has made of the impact of regional teams on childcare providers. | | (187236) | 37
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what steps the Government plans to take to improve career advice services in schools. | | (180066) | 38
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what steps the Government has taken to widen accesssibility to computers and the internet for low-income families since 1997. | | (180067) | 39
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what steps the Government has taken to improve science facilities in schools since 1997. | | (180068) | 40
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what steps the Government has taken to improve kitchen facilities in schools since 1997. | | (183444) | 41
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much the Government has spent on school kitchen facilities in the West Midlands in each of the last five years. | | (183445) | 42
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much Ofsted inspections cost in each of the last three years. | | (187328) | 43
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what proportion of pupils in receipt of free school meals were entered for GCSE examinations in 2007, broken down by subject. | | (187164) | 44
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what proportion of pupils in receipt of free school meals gained five A* to C at GCSE, including English, science, mathematics and a foreign language in each of the last three years. | | (187165) | 45
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many private finance schemes have been signed under the Building Schools for the Future programme; and what the (a) contractor and (b) length of contract is in each case. | | (187166) | 46
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many pupils were home educated in each year since 1997. | | (187167) | 47
| Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much capital funding was allocated to playgrounds in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) England in each year since 1997. | | (187068) | 48
| Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much capital funding was allocated to sports facilities in schools in (a) Jarrow constiutency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) England in each year since 1997. | | (187069) | 49
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what proportion of children entitled to free school meals attend a school which has more than 30 per cent. of such children in the most recent period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. | | (187139) | 50
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what estimate he has made of the proportion of children entitled to free schools meals that live in an area where more than 45 per cent. of children are living in families in receipt of benefits; and if he will make a statement. | | (187140) | 51
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what proportion of children (a) entitled and (b) not entitled to free school meals obtained (i) five or more GCSEs at grades A*-C and (ii) five or more GCSEs at grades A*-C including English and mathematics in each year since 1990; and if he will make a statement. | | (187141) | 52
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what proportion of children (a) living with both their mother and father, (b) living with their mother or father and other guardians and (c) living only with their mother achieved five or more GCSEs at grades A*-C in each year since 1992; and if he will make a statement. | | (187142) | 53
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the social class attainment gap at Key Stage 4 between the most deprived and least deprived quartile of children was in each year between 1997 and 2007 using the Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index. | | (187144) | 54
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what his most recent estimate is of participation rates in early years education, broken down by social class; and if he will make a statement. | | (187145) | 55
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what assessment he has made of the quality of childcare and early years education in (a) deprived areas and (b) affluent areas; and if he will make a statement. | | (187146) | 56
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what assessment he has made of the effect of the educational maintenance allowance on school attainment; and if he will make a statement. | | (187147) | 57
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what proportion of primary schools in each local authority area have no kitchen facilities for producing hot meals; and if he will make a statement. | | (187150) | 58
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of changes in energy prices on school budgets for 2008-09. | | (187151) | 59
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what guidance his Department has given to schools on managing changes in energy costs and their effect on school budgets. | | (187152) | 60
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what proportion of teachers attained the National Professional Qualification of Headship between 2003 and 2007 who are not head teachers. | | (187153) | 61
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what proportion of head teachers hold the National Professional Qualification for Headship. | | (187154) | 62
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many appeals against a refusal on the part of a local authority to issue a statement of special needs there were in each of the last five years, broken down by local authority. | | (187188) | 63
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, when he expects the Implementation Review Unit to report on the work of his Department; and if he will make a statement. | | (187189) | 64
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what targets his Department has set to reduce the burden of administration in schools; what progress his Department has made against those targets; and if he will make a statement. | | (187190) | 65
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what funding he plans to make available to support extended schools in (a) 2008-09, (b) 2009-10 and (c) 2010-11; what estimate he has made of the number of (i) primary and (ii) secondary extended schools which charge parents who wish their children to attend activities outside regular school hours; and if he will make a statement. | | (187191) | 66
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many maintained secondary schools entered one or more students for separate science GCSEs in each year since 2001. | | (187209) | 67
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what proportion of 16 year olds in maintained secondary schools were entered for GCSE, dual award science, in each year since 2001. | | (187210) | 68
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the average weekly cost is of extended school provision in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools, which is payable by parents, in each local authority. | | (187211) | 69
| Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what recent discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child; and if he will make a statement. | | (187162) | 70
| Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what proportion of Sure Start children's centres in each local authority area have (a) childcare staff vacancies, (b) manager and/or administrator vacancies, (c) outreach staff vacancies and (d) speech and language therapist vacancies; and if he will make a statement. | | (187093) | 71
| Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what assessment he has made of levels of recruitment and retention in Sure Start children's centres; and if he will make a statement. | | (187094) | 72
| Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what funding was provided to each local education authority to provide free nursery education for three and four year olds in (a) 2003-04, (b) 2004-05 and (c) 2005-06 as part of the under-fives sub-block of authorities' education formula spending; and if he will make a statement. | | (187095) | 73
| Mr Greg Pope (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many members of the Senior Civil Service in his Department have received an honour. | | (187132) | 74
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what proportion of children in primary schools received free school milk in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (187241) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 75
| Mr Greg Pope (Hyndburn): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many members of the Senior Civil Service in his Department have received an honour. | | (187133) | 76
N | Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what information his Department holds on the Civil Service grade of senior information risk owners in each Department. | | (186860) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 77
N | Mr Michael Clapham (Barnsley West & Penistone): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when Firebuy will sign a managed service contract with the preferred bidder for the Integrated Cloth Project (ICP). | | (186822) | 78
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the cost of Commission for Social Care inspections was in each of the last three years. | | (187329) | 79
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many of her Department's staff are based in her Department's central London offices. | | (187330) | 80
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much was spent on (a) Housing Supply and Demand, (b) Decent Places to Live, (c) Tackling Disadvantage, (d) Better Services and (e) Development of English Regions initiatives in 2006-07. | | (187331) | 81
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the running costs for her Department's central London offices were in 2007-08; and what they are budgeted to be in each of the next four years. | | (187332) | 82
| Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when her Department expects to announce which eco-town bids have been shortlisted. | | (187343) | 83
| John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the housing revenue account subsidy entitlement for each local authority with housing was for (a) 2006-07 and (b) 2007-08 in (i) percentage and (ii) cash terms; and for local authorities with negative subsidy what that negative subsidy was per property in each such year. | | (187327) | 84
| Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many fire-fighters there were in each local authority area in the East Midlands in each year since 1997. | | (187034) | 85
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many houses in the Peterborough City Council area were in each council tax band in each year since 1997. | | (187244) | 86
| Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answers of 5th February 2008, Official Report, columns 1034-5W, on urban areas: sustainable development, what measures, rules, codes of practice, or other guidelines are in place on transparency and propriety her Department's dealings with property developers in relation to eco-towns; how much financial or other assistance has been received in sponsorship for eco-town events by property developers in Micheldever in the last 12 months; how much is expected in the next 12 months; and if she will make a statement. | | (186988) | 87
| Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps the Government has taken on (a) eviction practices and (b) temporary homelessness in multi-occupancy housing areas with large migrant worker populations. | | (187316) | 88
| Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps the Government has taken in relation to car usage and parking provision in multi-occupancy housing areas with large migrant worker populations. | | (187317) | 89
| Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps the Government has taken to improve fire safety in multi-occupancy housing areas with large migrant worker populations. | | (187318) | 90
| Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps the Government has taken to improve waste disposal services in multi-occupancy housing areas with large migrant worker populations. | | (187319) | 91
| Mr Greg Pope (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many members of the Senior Civil Service in her Department have received an honour. | | (187131) | 92
| Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether any local authorities have had legal action brought against them on the basis of the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006. | | (187254) | 93
| Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many local authorities in England provide concessionary rates for adult education to those over 60 years of age. | | (187255) | 94
| Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what advice she has given to local authorities on implementing the pollution prevention guidelines on vehicle washing and cleaning in policy planning guidance 13; and if she will make a statement. | | (187003) | 95
| Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will introduce legislation requiring all properties to display a number or name. | | (187005) | 96
| Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, who in her Department is responsible for ensuring compliance with the National Standards for Enforcement Agents by local authorities; what compliance checks were undertaken in 2007; and if she will make a statement. | | (187010) | 97
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the number of homes that meet the decent homes standard but do not meet the thermal comfort standard. | | (187019) | 98
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the number of empty homes in England; and if she will make a statement. | | (187020) | 99
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many public request to order disposal applications have been received by the Government. | | (187021) | 100
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department has taken on the public request to order disposal applications made in relation to Prescot Villas on Prescot Drive in Liverpool. | | (187022) | 101
| Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many attacks there were on fire crews in (a) the East of England and (b) Suffolk in each of the last five years. | | (187115) | 102
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many homes were judged to be of poor quality in the (a) social rented and (b) private sector in (i) Cornwall, (ii) the South West and (iii) England in each year since 1979. | | (186986) | 103
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much social housing stock there was in (a) Cornwall, (b) the South West and (c) England in each year since 1979; and what percentage of overall housing stock was social housing in each area in each year. | | (186998) | 104
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what training staff who undertake assessments for (a) Supporting People and (b) local authority housing allocation receive in autism spectrum disorders. | | (187234) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 105
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 4th February 2008, Official Report, column 775W, on digital broadcasting: television, when he expects a decision to be taken on the proposal to establish a rolling television channel to provide information on the digital switchover. | | (187083) | 106
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress has been made towards his Department's public service agreement target to increase significantly the number of people from priority groups visiting designated historic environment sites; and if he will make a statement. | | (187350) | 107
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the number of people aged under 16 years and above (a) from black and minority ethnic groups, (b) with a limiting disability, (c) from lower socio-economic groups and (d) in total who visited designated historic environment sites in each year for which figures are available. | | (187351) | 108
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress has been made towards his Department's public service agreement target to increase significantly the number of people from priority groups accessing museums and galleries collections; and if he will make a statement. | | (187352) | 109
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many people aged 16 years and above (a) from black and minority ethnic groups, (b) with a limiting disability, (c) from lower socio-economic groups and (d) in total who attended museums and galleries collections in each year for which figures are available. | | (187353) | 110
| Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much capital has been allocated to evening sports clubs for young people in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) England in each year since 1997. | | (187067) | 111
| Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much capital has been allocated to new school playing fields in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (b) the North East and (d) England in each year since 1997. | | (187070) | 112
| Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many school sports co-ordinators have been introduced in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) England in each year since the establishment of the policy. | | (187071) | 113
| Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much capital has been allocated to sport in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) England in each year since 1997. | | (187072) | 114
| Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many (a) hits and (b) unique visitors were recorded by Culture Online in each year since it was established, broken down by project website. | | (187324) | 115
| Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much was spent on Culture Online in each year since its was established. | | (187325) | 116
| Mr Greg Pope (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many members of the Senior Civil Service in his Department have received an honour. | | (187130) | 117
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many (a) on-licences, (b) off-licences and (c) public entertainment licences have been issued in each local authority area in each of the last five years. | | (187136) | 118
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what funding is available for foreign film production companies to make films in the United Kingdom. | | (187357) | 119
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what measures are in place to encourage British film companies to collaborate with foreign film companies. | | (187358) | 120
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many British and foreign film company collaborations have taken place in the last 10 years. | | (187359) | 121
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many British and foreign film company collaborations have taken place in the last 12 months. | | (187360) | 122
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many collaborations there have been between British and Indian film companies in the last 10 years. | | (187361) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 123
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 24th January 2008, Official Report, column 2138W, on AWE Burghfield: floods, and page 22 of the Health and Safety Executive Nuclear Newsletter, November 2007 issue, on what date (a) the Health and Safety Executive nuclear installation inspectorate was satisfied that emergency arrangements were in place and (b) operational activities resumed. | | (187040) | 124
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel were involved in disciplinary or criminal proceedings as a result of (a) firearms and (b) other military equipment being sold illegally in each of the last five years. | | (187367) | 125
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 21st January 2008, Official Report, column 1602W, on military equipment: Iraq, where the Government sourced the 6,500 AK47 assault rifles; and how much was paid for them. | | (187081) | 126
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many unmanned aerial vehicles have been lost or destroyed in Afghanistan in the last 12 months. | | (187197) | 127
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Bowman radio system provides (a) secure voice communications and (b) interface with other key battlefield communications at tactical level. | | (187198) | 128
| Mr Greg Pope (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of the Senior Civil Service in his Department have received an honour. | | (187129) | 129
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to offer (a) Royal Navy, (b) Army and (c) Royal Air Force recruits apprenticeships appropriate to their trade or profession; and whether any changes are planned to apprenticeships that are in place in each service. | | (187273) | 130
| Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many parachute-related (a) injuries and (b) deaths there were in each of the last 10 years in (i) the Army, (ii) the Royal Navy and (iii) the Royal Air Force. | | (187004) | 131
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether funds will be made available for a third radar station at Staxton Wold if the new T102 radar is found to mitigate the effects of wind turbines. | | (186996) | 132
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on the use of the new T102 air defence radar near onshore and offshore wind turbines; and what assessment he has made of the effect of wind farms on the T102 radar system. | | (186997) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 133
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent communications his Department has had with the British Horseracing Authority on the provisions of the Animal Welfare Act 2006, with particular regard to section 4; and if he will make a statement. | | (187326) | 134
| Mr Greg Pope (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many members of the Senior Civil Service in his Department have received an honour. | | (187128) | 135
| Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the process is for servicing boilers installed under the Warm Front scheme; how often boilers and central heating appliances are serviced under the Warm Front scheme; what the response time is when boilers or central heating appliances are reported faulty under the Warm Front scheme; what the procedure is, under the Warm Front scheme, for those left without heating or hot water when appliances fitted under Warm Front break down; and whether there is a procedure for emergency situations when such boilers or heating appliances break down. | | (186981) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 136
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 6th February 2008, Official Report, columns 1160-1W, on the Aral Sea, what representations he has made to the Uzbekistan government on the effect of irrigation for cotton farms in Uzbekistan on the Aral Sea. | | (187041) | 137
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations his Department has made to Brazil on the human rights of tribal peoples in Brazil. | | (187045) | 138
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations his Department has made to the Botswana government on the Botswana High Court ruling in December 2006 that the Botswana government had illegally removed Kalahari bushmen from their tribal lands; and whether his Department has received recent reports on the Botswana government's response to this ruling. | | (187046) | 139
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations his Department plans to make to Burmese authorities on the inclusion of opposition parties and ethnic minorities in the process of drafting a new Burmese constitution planned for May 2008. | | (187080) | 140
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the impact on the Kenyan economy of the political situation in that country. | | (187212) | 141
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department plans to encourage the Kenyan political community to reach a political settlement through the use of sanctions; and if he will make a statement. | | (187213) | 142
N | Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he plans to take to support the elections scheduled for 2010 in Burundi. | | (186597) | 143
| Mark Durkan (Foyle): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what undertakings were given to staff at the British Embassy in Dublin on local labour relations procedures and the treatment of industrial relations disputes. | | (187044) | 144
| Mark Durkan (Foyle): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps are being taken to promote dialogue between the British Embassy in Dublin and the UNITE trade union within the framework of the Labour Relations Commission apparatus in Ireland. | | (187247) | 145
| Mark Durkan (Foyle): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many (a) voluntary and (b) compulsory redundancies of Irish employees are planned at the British Embassy in Dublin; and if he will make a statement. | | (187249) | 146
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many times the EU-Israel Human Rights Working Group (HRWG) has met; what monitoring the HRWG has undertaken of the implementation of the human rights provisions of the EU-Israel Association Agreement; and what conclusions have been drawn from the monitoring. | | (187228) | 147
N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what safeguards exist against the arbitrary dismissal of chief justices in overseas territories which are compliant with European Convention of Human Rights and other international norms and treaty obligations; and if he will make a statement. | | (186457) | 148
N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the suspension of the Chief Justice of Gibraltar. | | (186859) | 149
| Mr Greg Pope (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many members of the Senior Civil Service in his Department have received an honour. | | (187127) | 150
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will hold discussions with the government of Pakistan on the representation of religious minority groups in the selection of candidates for the forthcoming Pakistan parliamentary elections. | | (187245) | 151
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will hold discussions with the government of Egypt over the independence of the judiciary in that country. | | (187246) | 152
N | Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has discussed with his European Union counterparts the prospects for EU-sponsored dialogue between West Papuan leaders and the government of Indonesia on a peaceful resolution to the conflict in West Papua. | | (186107) | 153
N | Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the government of Indonesia on the banning and seizure of the book The Sinking of the Melanesian Race: The Political Struggle in West Papua, by West Papuan academic, Sendius Wonda. | | (186137) | 154
N | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the (a) total budget and (b) UK funding contribution for the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy in the first year after ratification of the Treaty of Lisbon. | | (186291) | 155
N | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had on the salary, allowances and pension of the President of the European Council under the Treaty of Lisbon if ratified. | | (186292) | 156
N | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what competencies will be transferred from the UK to the EU under the Treaty of Lisbon. | | (186456) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 157
| Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when his Department plans to publish the NHS Pension Scheme and NHS Compensation for Premature Retirement Scheme Resource Accounts 2006-07. | | (187086) | 158
| Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the average length of service of (a) nurses, (b) NHS trust chief executives, (c) midwives, (d) nursing support staff, (e) manual staff, (f) GPs, (g) dentists, (h) consultants and (i) staff and associate doctors in each of the last 10 years. | | (187087) | 159
| Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the average final salary of (a) nurses, (b) NHS trust chief executives, (c) midwives, (d) nursing support staff, (e) manual staff, (f) GPs, (g) dentists, (h) consultants and (i) staff and associate doctors at the end of service in each of the last 10 years. | | (187088) | 160
| Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number and proportion of (a) nurses, (b) NHS trust chief executives, (c) midwives, (d) nursing support staff, (e) manual staff, (f) GPs and (g) dentists in each pay band under the Agenda for Change in each year since 2004; and what the lower and upper limits were in each pay band in each year. | | (187089) | 161
| Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the average salary paid to staff falling under each of the pay bands under the Agenda for Change programme in each year since 2004. | | (187090) | 162
| Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department issues to NHS trusts on the recruitment and remuneration of chief executives. | | (187091) | 163
| Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many doctors and nurses were employed by the NHS in (a) the Nottingham primary care trust area and (b) England in (i) 1997 and (ii) 2007. | | (187305) | 164
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government has taken to improve research conducted by the NHS since 1997. | | (183106) | 165
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government has taken to improve maternity services since 1997. | | (183842) | 166
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what key steps the Government plans to take on public health in the next three years. | | (183843) | 167
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government has taken to educate the public in the last three years on the correct use of antibiotics. | | (186294) | 168
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government has taken to improve standards in residential care homes since 1997. | | (186295) | 169
| Mr Mark Field (Cities of London & Westminster): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the estimated cost is of the (a) Healthcare for London: Consulting the Capital and (b) Our NHS, Our Future consultation. | | (187168) | 170
| Mr Mark Field (Cities of London & Westminster): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department spent on the (a) printing and (b) design costs of producing publications in the latest year for which information is available. | | (187169) | 171
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 31st January 2008, Official Report, column 643W, on hospital beds, if he will investigate the discharges of patients from Hampshire hospitals into the community. | | (187082) | 172
| Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) nurses, (b) midwives and (c) doctors were working in the NHS in (i) Chesterfield primary care trust and (ii) Derbyshire County primary care trust in each year since 1997. | | (187036) | 173
| Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) 18 to 65 and (b) under 18 year olds were registered for NHS dental treatment in Chesterfield in each year since 1997. | | (187037) | 174
| Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS dentists in Chesterfield (a) admitted new adult patients to their list and (b) treated NHS patients between the ages of 18 and 65 years in each of the last five years. | | (187038) | 175
| Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many dentists were recruited to (a) part-time and (b) full-time NHS work in (i) Chesterfield Primary Care Trust and (ii) Derbyshire County Primary Care Trust area in each of the last five years; and what estimate he has made of such recruitment in each of the next three years. | | (187039) | 176
| Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many social workers there were in Chesterfield in each year since 1997. | | (187205) | 177
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 9th January 2008, Official Report, column 575W, on alcoholic drinks: misuse, if he will break down the information provided by the sex of those admitted. | | (186989) | 178
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 9th January 2008, Official Report, column 575W, on alcoholic drinks: misuse, how many children aged (a) under eight, (b) eight to 12, (c) 13 to 16 and (d) 17 to 18 years were admitted to accident and emergency departments in each strategic health authority area in England as a result of drinking alcohol in the last (i) 12 months and (ii) five years, broken down by sex. | | (186992) | 179
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the policy of hospital deep cleaning covers hospital supplied accommodation for nurses and junior doctors. | | (187112) | 180
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the spread of healthcare-associated infections in the community. | | (187113) | 181
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what records his Department holds of incidents of healthcare-associated infections outside hospitals and care homes; and how many such cases there were in each of the last five years. | | (187199) | 182
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research has been (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the effectiveness of one-off deep cleaning of hospitals in preventing the spread of healthcare-associated infections. | | (187200) | 183
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many recorded cases of drug resistant gonorrhoea have been confirmed in each of the last five years; what steps he has taken to tackle drug resistant gonorrhoea; whether he has received representations on (a) penicillin, (b) tetracycline and (c) fluoroquinolone resistant gonorrhoea; how many representations he has received on antibiotic resistance relating to the treatment of gonorrhoea; and if he will place in the Library copies of such representations. | | (187202) | 184
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases there were of (a) mumps, (b) rickets, (c) whooping cough, (d) scarlet fever, (e) cholera, (f) diphtheria, (g) leprosy, (h) botulism, (i) gout, (j) impetigo, (k) scurvy, (l) listeria, (m) tuberculosis, (n) polio, (o) typhus and (p) typhoid in England in each of the last five years, broken down by strategic health authority. | | (187203) | 185
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding has been allocated under GP Systems of Choice to each primary care trust (PCT) in England for IT infrastructure upgrades; and what proportion such funding represents of the IT budget of each such PCT. | | (187204) | 186
| Anne Milton (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will allocate funds to research into the number of adults with autism. | | (187193) | 187
| Anne Milton (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the barriers to adults with autism to public services. | | (187194) | 188
| Anne Milton (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to improve the capacity of his Department to meet the needs of people with autism. | | (187195) | 189
| Anne Milton (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will issue guidance to local authorities on reducing barriers to adults with autism to public services. | | (187196) | 190
| Mr Greg Pope (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many members of the Senior Civil Service in his Department have received an honour. | | (187126) | 191
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what data security measures have been put in place for his Department's databases, including the NHS Care Records Service database; and how much these measures (a) have cost and (b) are expected to cost. | | (187013) | 192
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent by his Department on IT consultancy services in 2006-07. | | (187015) | 193
N | Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made on setting a national tariff for specialist orthopaedic treatments; and if he will make a statement. | | (186003) | 194
N | Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish full details of the responses to his Department's consultation on proposals to excluded overseas visitors from eligibility to free NHS primary medical services. | | (186004) | 195
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what training staff who undertake assessments through Fair Access to Care Services receive in autism spectrum disorders. | | (187233) | 196
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of staff in each acute hospital trust is classified as non-medical. | | (187138) | 197
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many foreign nationals were employed as doctors by the NHS in (a) 2007 and (b) each of the previous 10 years. | | (187158) | 198
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of NHS doctors were EU nationals in the last five years. | | (187159) | 199
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of doctors working in the NHS were non-EU foreign nationals in 2007. | | (187160) | 200
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of doctors working in the NHS were UK nationals in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (187161) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 201
| Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers there were in Nottinghamshire constabulary in (a) 1997 and (b) the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (187308) | 202
N | Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects to answer Question 177566, tabled on 7th January 2008 by the hon. Member for Southend West; what the reasons are for the time taken in replying; and if she will make a statement. | | (186298) | 203
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much of the £50 million capital fund for mobile data devices has been spent; and how many devices are in use. | | (186994) | 204
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle honour killings; and if she will make a statement. | | (187217) | 205
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle forced marriages in England; and if she will make a statement. | | (187218) | 206
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government has taken to reduce the numbers of drivers using mobile telephones when driving in the last three years. | | (186293) | 207
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects to answer Question 175239, tabled by the hon. Member for Haltemprice and Howden on 13th December 2007. | | (186991) | 208
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were employed in the National High Tech Crime Unit in 2005; and how many people are employed in the e-crime unit in the Serious and Organised Crime Agency. | | (187274) | 209
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prosecutions have been brought following investigations by the e-crime unit in the Serious and Organised Crime Agency. | | (187275) | 210
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many disclosure notices have been obtained by the Serious and Organised Crime Agency to date. | | (187276) | 211
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people employed by the Serious and Organised Crime Agency have been trained in powers of arrest since 1st April 2006. | | (187277) | 212
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases relating to (a) drugs, (b) firearms and (c) counterfeit currency have been referred to the Serious and Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) by HM Revenue and Customs; and how many of those cases have been investigated by SOCA. | | (187278) | 213
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many members of staff resigned from the Serious and Organised Crime Agency in each quarter since 1st April 2006. | | (187279) | 214
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been (a) arrested, (b) prosecuted and (c) convicted as a result of operations by the Serious and Organised Crime Agency. | | (187280) | 215
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much the Serious and Organised Crime Agency spent in 2006-07 on expanding covert intelligence gathering capabilities. | | (187281) | 216
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many officers from the Serious and Organised Crime Agency are seconded to partner agencies overseas. | | (187282) | 217
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were employed by the Serious and Organised Crime Agency in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (187283) | 218
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many firearms have been seized by the Serious and Organised Crime Agency. | | (187284) | 219
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many information technology projects have been terminated by her Department since 1997; and what costs were incurred by each. | | (187285) | 220
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which of her Department's decisions were challenged by judicial review in each parliamentary session since 1997; and in how many cases (a) her Department's decision was upheld by the court, (b) the court found for the applicant, (c) her Department accepted the judgment and (d) her Department appealed successfully against the decision. | | (187286) | 221
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many non-criminal prisoners are detained under the Immigration Act 1971; and for how many weeks they have been detained following the completion of their sentence. | | (187288) | 222
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people she estimates will have access to the National Identity Register. | | (187289) | 223
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in how many cases the detention of children under immigration law for more than 28 days has been subject to written ministerial authorisation in each year since 2004; and if she will make a statement. | | (187290) | 224
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the proportion of occurrences of alcohol-related disorders that may be attributed to the sale by (a) supermarkets and off licences and (b) pubs and other licensed premises of alcohol to under 18 year olds. | | (187291) | 225
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department has spent in planning and consulting on alcohol disorder zones. | | (187292) | 226
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many confiscation orders have been (a) obtained and (b) enforced by the Serious and Organised Crime Agency. | | (187294) | 227
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases the Serious and Organised Crime Agency has passed to the Assets Recovery Agency since 1st April 2007. | | (187295) | 228
| Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers there were in the Derbyshire Police Authority area in each year since 1997. | | (187035) | 229
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many officials in her Department were paid gross remuneration of (a) between £50,000 and £75,000, (b) between £75,001 and £100,000, (c) between £100,001 and £125,000, (d) between £125,001 and £150,000, (e) between £150,001 and £175,000, (f) between £175,001 and £200,000 and (g) in excess of £200,000 in each of the last five years. | | (187248) | 230
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff in her Department were (a) dismissed, (b) subject to disciplinary procedures short of dismissal, (c) moved to less sensitive duties due to shortcomings in performance and (d) given early retirement in each of the last five years. | | (187250) | 231
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much was paid in discretionary bonuses to staff in her Department in each of the last five years. | | (187251) | 232
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average annual change was in the gross pay per staff member (a) in her Department and (b) in the highest decile of her Department in each of the last five years. | | (187252) | 233
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals are subject to control orders; for how long each has been subject to the order; and on what date the prospect of prosecution was most recently considered in each case. | | (187253) | 234
| Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were (a) arrested and (b) convicted for shoplifting in the South Wales police force area in each of the last two years. | | (187096) | 235
| Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has been made of the incidence of shoplifting in the South Wales Police Division H area. | | (187097) | 236
| Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce shoplifting. | | (187098) | 237
| Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress the Assets Recovery Agency is making in recovering assets under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002. | | (187099) | 238
| Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the results of the British Crime Survey, in relation to the perception of anti-social behaviour in the South Wales Police force area in 2006-07. | | (187100) | 239
| Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent progress has been made on the Government's target of reducing anti-social behaviour. | | (187101) | 240
| Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the costs of providing translation services in each police authority area of England and Wales were in each of the last two years. | | (187206) | 241
| Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her most recent estimate is of the number of migrant workers there were in (a) Cambridgeshire, (b) Peterborough and (c) North East Cambridgeshire constituency in each of the last three years. | | (187207) | 242
| Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many car-related crimes there were in (a) Cambridgeshire police authority area and (b) each division within the authority in each of the last three years, broken down by category. | | (187208) | 243
| Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government has taken on reducing petty crime in multi-occupancy housing in areas with large migrant worker populations. | | (187315) | 244
| Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many hours detainees awaiting deportation spent in police custody in (a) Cambridgeshire and (b) England and Wales in 2006; and at what cost to the public purse. | | (187320) | 245
| Mr Greg Pope (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many members of the Senior Civil Service in her Department have received an honour. | | (187125) | 246
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data security measures have been implemented for the ePassport database; how much has been spent on such measures; and how much is expected to be spent on such measures in future. | | (187012) | 247
| Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to bring the regulation of private bailiffs within the purview of the Security Industry Authority; and if she will make a statement. | | (187007) | 248
| Joan Ryan (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to reduce crime in and around schools in (a) England and (b) Enfield. | | (186999) | 249
| Joan Ryan (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps she has taken to tackle knife crime amongst young people. | | (187000) | 250
| Joan Ryan (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps she has taken to tackle anti-social behaviour amongst young people. | | (187001) | 251
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were (a) arrested and (b) convicted for human trafficking offences in (i) Cambridgeshire, (ii) Peterborough and (iii) the UK in each of the last five years. | | (187137) | 252
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of doctors who settled in the United Kingdom in 2007 were (a) non-EU and (b) EU foreign nationals. | | (187157) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills 253
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what steps the Government plans to take to increase the number of apprenticeships in the West Midlands. | | (183841) | 254
| Mr Greg Pope (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many members of the Senior Civil Service in his Department have received an honour. | | (187124) | 255
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, whether he plans to sell off student loans accrued by non-UK EU citizens as part of the sale of the student loan book. | | (187237) | 256
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many additional places for first-time students will be funded in 2008-09 as a result of the shift in funding away from students on courses that are equivalent or lower to qualifications they already hold. | | (187238) | 257
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, whether public funding is available for students studying for a masters in research degree who already hold a level 7 qualification. | | (187239) | 258
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, whether approved vocational qualifications must be based on National Occupational Standards. | | (187240) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 259
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much aid was channelled through UK-based non-governmental organisations in each of the last five years, broken down by type of aid budget line; and what allocations have been made for 2007-08 on the same basis. | | (187163) | 260
| Mr Greg Pope (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many members of the Senior Civil Service in his Department have received an honour. | | (187123) | 261
| Mr Greg Pope (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much the UK gave in (a) bilateral aid and (b) contributions to EU aid to Nicaragua in each of the last three yeas; and how much is planned to be given in the next three years. | | (187135) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice 262
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps the Government intends to take to reduce re-offending rates by reducing the rate of prisoner dependency on drugs. | | (186296) | 263
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps the Government intends to take to reduce the numbers of deaths in prisons. | | (186297) | 264
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) prosecutions and (b) convictions there have been for unauthorised (i) access to computer material, (ii) access to computer material with intent to commit or facilitate commission of further offences and (iii) modification of computer material under the Misuse of Computers Act 1990. | | (187287) | 265
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many financial reporting orders have been issued by courts. | | (187293) | 266
| Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he will bring the Prisoners Earnings Act 1996 and associated secondary legislation into force. | | (187102) | 267
| Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of those foreign national prisoners released from a custodial sentence had served more than half of their sentence in each of the last 10 years. | | (187104) | 268
| Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of foreign nationals sentenced to custody was recommended by the sentencing court for deportation on completion of sentence in each of the last 10 years. | | (187105) | 269
| Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he or his officials have had with the governments of non-EU states on (a) the deportation from the United Kingdom of their citizens in custody in the UK and (b) arrangements for their citizens to serve the remainder of their custodial sentence in their own countries in the last three years; and with which governments such discussions have been held. | | (187107) | 270
| Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many foreign national prisoners are (a) serving sentences of (i) six months or less, (ii) six to 12 months, (iii) 12 to 24 months, (iv) two to four years, (v) four to eight years, (vi) determinate sentences of more than eight years, (vii) indeterminate sentences for public protection with minimum tariffs of categories set out in (i) to (vi) and (b) serving life sentences, broken down by those who have minimum tariffs of (A) under five, (B) five to 10 and (C) more than 10 years. | | (187108) | 271
| Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many foreign nationals are serving community sentences. | | (187109) | 272
| Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners held in HM Prison Bullwood Hall and HM Prison Canterbury on 18th February 2008 had completed their custodial sentences and were awaiting deportation; and how many of those who remain in custody are up to (a) one month, (b) three months, (c) six months, (d) 12 months and (e) more than 12 months beyond the date of sentence completion. | | (187110) | 273
| Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much was spent on buildings and structural maintenance in each prison built (a) between 1995 and to date, (b) between 1980 and 1995, (c) between 1930 and 1980 and (d) before 1930 in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available. | | (187111) | 274
| Mr Greg Pope (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many members of the Senior Civil Service in his Department have received an honour. | | (187122) | 275
| Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, who in HM Courts Service is responsible for ensuring compliance with the National Standards for Enforcement Agents by (a) County Court bailiffs, (b) authorised High Court enforcement officers and their bailiffs and (c) enforcement companies and their employees contracted for magistrates' enforcement; what compliance checks were undertaken in 2007; and if he will make a statement. | | (187008) | 276
| Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many of those convicted of rape in (a) the East of England and (b) Suffolk were given (i) an immediate custodial sentence, (ii) a community sentence and (iii) a (A) conditional and (B) absolute discharge in each of the last five years. | | (187114) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 277
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many letters his Department received in each of the last five years. | | (187047) | 278
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people were employed in his Department's ministerial correspondence unit in each of the last five years; and how much it cost to run the unit, including utilities and other expenses, in each year. | | (187050) | 279
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people were employed in his Department's press office in each of the last five years; and how much it cost to run the office, including utilities and other expenses, in each year. | | (187051) | 280
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much his Department spent on electricity in each of the last five years. | | (187056) | 281
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much his Department spent on stationery in each of the last five years. | | (187057) | 282
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many journeys his Department's (a) Ministers and (b) civil servants made between London and Northern Ireland on official business in each month since May 2007. | | (187060) | 283
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many receptions were held at 11 Millbank in each of the last five years. | | (187221) | 284
| Mr Greg Pope (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many members of the senior Civil Service in his Department have received an honour. | | (187121) | 285
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much the Police Service of Northern Ireland spent on combating illicit drugs in each of the last two years. | | (186982) | 286
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) cases were brought and (b) convictions there were for (i) possession and (ii) distribution of (A) cocaine, (B) heroine, (C) ecstasy, (D) amphetamine and (E) cannabis in Northern Ireland in each of the last two years. | | (186983) | 287
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much (a) cocaine, (b) heroine, (c) ecstasy, (d) amphetamine and (e) cannabis was seized in Northern Ireland in each of the last 12 months. | | (186984) | 288
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much time the Police Service of Northern Ireland spent on work to tackle the illegal production and distribution of cannabis in each of the last two years. | | (186985) | Questions to the Minister for the Olympics 289
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, what recent progress has been made on the relocation of (a) wildlife and (b) feral cats from the Olympic site at Stratford; and if she will make a statement. | | (187076) | 290
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, what percentage of her budget has been spent on advertising since its inception. | | (187184) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland 291
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many people were employed in his Department's ministerial correspondence unit in each of the last five years; and how much it cost to run the unit, including utilities and other expenses, in each year. | | (187048) | 292
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many people were employed in his Department's press office in each of the last five years; and how much it cost to run the office, including utilities and other expenses, in each year. | | (187052) | 293
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much his Department spent on electricity in each of the last five years. | | (187055) | 294
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much his Department spent on stationery in each of the last five years. | | (187058) | 295
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many journeys his Department's (a) Ministers and (b) civil servants made between London and Scotland on official business in each month since May 2007. | | (187062) | 296
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many letters his Department received in each of the last five years. | | (187063) | 297
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many receptions were held at Dover House in each of the last five years. | | (187220) | 298
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment he has made of the recommendations of the Third Report of the Scottish Affairs Committee Session 2007-08, on Child Poverty in Scotland, (HC 277); what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the Report; and what steps his Department plans to take to implement recommendations set out in the Report. | | (187314) | 299
| Mr Greg Pope (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many members of the senior Civil Service in his Department have received an honour. | | (187120) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 300
| Mr Colin Breed (South East Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what purposes the eight SPECS cameras in the Saltash Tunnel are used. | | (187323) | 301
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she expects the Government to respond to its recent consultation on proposals to amend Section 9 of the Race Relations Act 1976. | | (187214) | 302
| Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many multi-agency taxi and minicabs STOP operations have been organised in (a) London and (b) Cheshire in 2007-08; how many drivers have been found to be owing outstanding fines; how much has been collected in fines; how many STOP notices have been issued; and for what types of vehicle. | | (187011) | 303
| Mr Adam Holloway (Gravesham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which road schemes in Gravesham have been paid for by funds raised from the Dartford River Crossing; and how much such funding was spent on these schemes in each of the last five years. | | (187077) | 304
| Mr Adam Holloway (Gravesham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many DART tag holders live in (a) DA11, (b) DA12, (c) DA13 and (d) ME3 postcode areas. | | (187078) | 305
| Mr Adam Holloway (Gravesham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much pre-payment income was received from DART tag holders at the Dartford River crossing in each of the last 12 months; and how many crossings were made by such customers in the last 12 months. | | (187079) | 306
| Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps have been taken with train operating companies to improve passenger safety on late-night services. | | (187224) | 307
| Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made by the Office of Rail Regulation with train operating companies on reducing the number of accidents on station platforms. | | (187225) | 308
| Robert Key (Salisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she received proposals from South West Trains under the Network Modifications (Closures) regime contained in the Railway Act 2005 to close the travel centre at Salisbury station; and when she expects to announce her decision. | | (187309) | 309
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what response she has made to the inspector's report into the proposed A1 upgrade between Dishforth and Barton. | | (187043) | 310
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 7th February 2008, Official Report, column 1411W, on airports: baggage, whether there is a requirement on UK airport authorities to record information on the disposal of items which are confiscated from the hand luggage of passengers; and how her Department ensures compliance with the requirement on airport operators to ensure that passengers are prevented from taking prohibited articles on to aircraft departing UK airports. | | (186993) | 311
| Mr Greg Pope (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many members of the senior Civil Service in her Department have received an honour. | | (187119) | 312
| Mr John Randall (Uxbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many consultation documents on the expansion of Heathrow Airport have been sent by post to (a) businesses and (b) residents in wards in each London borough. | | (187002) | 313
| Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps have been taken following the review in 2001-02 of the regulations dealing with safety standards for pedal cycles; and if she will make a statement. | | (187017) | 314
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the number of people affected by the decision to terminate trains on the Watford to Brighton line at Clapham Junction from winter 2008; and if she will make a statement. | | (187084) | 315
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which (a) groups, (b) companies and (c) individuals have been consulted on the decision to terminate railway services between Brighton and Watford at Clapham Junction. | | (187085) | 316
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her policy is on the use of motorbikes on public pathways. | | (187362) | 317
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what measures are in place restricting motorbike use in public parks. | | (187363) | 318
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many complaints were made on the improper use of public pathways by motorbike users in the last 12 months. | | (187364) | 319
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many accidents were reported due to the improper use of public pathways by motorbike users in the last five years. | | (187365) | 320
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many accidents have occurred within the last 12 months due to improper use of public pathways by motorbikers. | | (187366) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales 321
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many people were employed in his Department's ministerial correspondence unit in each of the last five years; and how much it cost to run the unit, including utilities and other expenses, in each year. | | (187049) | 322
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many people were employed in his Department's press office in each of the last five years; and how much it cost to run the office, including utilities and other expenses, in each year. | | (187053) | 323
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much his Department spent on electricity in each of the last five years. | | (187054) | 324
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much his Department spent on stationery in each of the last five years. | | (187059) | 325
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many journeys his Department's (a) Ministers and (b) civil servants made between London and Northern Ireland on official business in each month since May 2007. | | (187061) | 326
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many letters his Department received in each of the last five years. | | (187075) | 327
| Mr Greg Pope (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many members of the senior Civil Service in his Department have received an honour. | | (187117) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 328
| Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the distribution by household income quintile of the expenditure arising from pension credit in each year since its introduction. | | (186977) | 329
| Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners lived in the United Kingdom in the latest period for which figures are available, broken down by income quintile. | | (186978) | 330
| Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the distribution by income decile of the expenditure arising from (a) carer's allowance, (b) attendance allowance, (c) disability living allowance, (d) incapacity benefit, (e) income support and (f) winter fuel allowance in each year since 1997. | | (186979) | 331
| Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 13th December 2007, Official Report, column 68WS, on disability benefits, (European Court of Justice), what progress has been made in discussions with the European Commission to clarify the extent of the Government's responsibilities following the judgement in the European Court of Justice of 18th October 2007. | | (186980) | 332
| Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners in Nottingham North constituency received assistance under the minimum income guarantee in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (187296) | 333
| Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners in Nottingham North constituency were aged over 75 years in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (187297) | 334
| Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners received the £200 winter fuel payment in Nottingham North constituency in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (187298) | 335
| Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners there were in Nottingham North constituency in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (187299) | 336
| Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people the New Deal has helped into work, training and work experience in each New Deal category since its inception. | | (187300) | 337
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to make families aware of their benefits enetitlements. | | (187311) | 338
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to allow people to move from unemployment to work without losing income. | | (187312) | 339
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department plans to take to assist those children living in the severest poverty in Scotland. | | (187313) | 340
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his policy is on the payment of disability living allowance to UK citizens resident in other EU countries; and if he will make a statement. | | (187023) | 341
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people below the age of (a) 35 years and (b) 24 years were claiming (i) incapacity benefit, (ii) jobseeker's allowance and (iii) income support or predecessor benefits in each year since 1984; and if he will make a statement. | | (187148) | 342
| Mr Greg Pope (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many members of the senior Civil Service in his Department have received an honour. | | (187116) | 343
| Mr Greg Pope (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects the Chief Executive of the Child Support Agency to reply to the letter dated 21st September 2007 from the hon. Member for Hyndburn on Miss Angela Feeley. | | (187322) | 344
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people claimed each type of benefit in (a) Cornwall, (b) the South West and (c) England in each year since 1979; and what percentage those people were of the population in each area in each year. | | (186990) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 345
| Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many unemployed people there were in Nottingham North constituency in (a) 1997 and (b) 2007. | | [Transferred] (187301) | 346
| Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many families in Nottingham North constituency were in receipt of no more than the national minimum wage in the latest period for which figures are available. | | [Transferred] (187304) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 347
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many foreign doctors were granted visas in (a) 2007 and (b) each of the last 10 years. | | [Transferred] (187155) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 348
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of doctors who migrated to the United Kingdom were EU nationals in the last five years. | | [Transferred] (187156) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 349
| Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average cost was of deporting a foreign national prisoner in each of the last five years. | | [Transferred] (187103) | 350
| Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of those held in immigration detention centres have previously served prison sentences in England and Wales. | | [Transferred] (187106) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice 351
| Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to publish the findings of the consultation Regulation of Enforcement Agents (CP 02/07); and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (187006) | 352
| Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prosecutions there have been under the Emergency Workers (Obstruction) Act 2006; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (187187) | Questions to the Minister for the Olympics 353
| Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, what the cost of her Department's Humanitarian Assistance Unit was in each of the last three years. | | [Transferred] (186987) |
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