Order Book Part 1

House of Commons

Session 2007 - 08
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The Questions Book

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Friday 29 February 2008

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

Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Friday 29 February 2008
(the 'Questions Book')

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Friday 29 February 2008

This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Friday 29 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 Friday 29 February of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.

For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Friday 29 February see Part 2 of this paper.

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

1
Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) women, (b) black and minority ethnic people and (c) people with disabilities in apprenticeships, broken down by business sector.

(191366)

2
Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many adult apprenticeships have been completed since the programme was introduced.

(191367)

3
Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many complaints were made against the Mail Preference Service in each year since 2000.

(191368)

4
Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many complaints were made against the Advertising Standards Authority in relation to the Mail Preference Service in each year since 2000.

(191369)

5
Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what estimate he has made of the volume of unsolicited commercial advertising mail received by UK citizens from companies registered outside the UK; and what steps he plans to take to reduce such mailings.

(191375)

6
Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what the rate of unemployment was in each of the English regions in each year for which figures are available.

(191356)

7
N Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, which Minister and departmental division in his Department is responsible for corporate social responsibility.

(190898)

8
N Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what the budget was for promoting corporate social responsibility (a) internally at his Department and (b) externally by his Department to British companies in each of the last five calendar years.

(190899)

9
N Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many full-time equivalent staff work on corporate social responsibility in his Department.

(190900)

10
N Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what discussions he has had with Post Office Ltd on the options for outreach in the current closure programme; and what flexibility he is encouraging in the use of this method of delivering services.

(190902)

11
N Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what minimum service is being made available by Post Office Ltd under the heading outreach as part of the current closure campaign.

(190903)

12
N Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what the maximum financial amount is that a post master/mistress may be paid as compensation for branch closure.

(190904)

13
Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what steps he has taken to reduce his Department's carbon dioxide emissions in the next financial year.

(191017)

14
Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, when he will reply to the letter of 5th November 2007 from the hon. Member for Mid Worcestershire on World Trade Organisation agreements and the approach of the US Administration to on-line gambling.

(191359)

15
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many residents in North Yorkshire he estimates will have access by road to a post office within three miles following the implementation of the Post Office restructuring programme.

(191329)

16
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, whether individual trades union members have the right to (a) opt out from the Trades Union Congress (TUC) political fund and (b) opt out from their political levy being apportioned to the TUC's political fund.

(191052)

17
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what assessment he has made of the level of awareness of trades union members of their right to opt out of contributing to trades unions' political funds.

(191087)

18
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, whether a Government response was issued to the recommendations of the Council for Science and Technology's 2005 report entitled, Better use of personal information: opportunities and risks.

(191094)

19
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many plasma television screens have been purchased by his Department, its predecessor and its agencies, and at what cost, in the last 24 months.

(191097)

20
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Chichester of 18th February 2008, Official Report, column 408W, on union modernisation fund: audit, for what reasons his Department took the decision to apply the Standardised Terms of Engagement to the independent accountant; and if he will amend the terms of engagement in respect of the independent accountant to enable his reports on union modernisation fund expenditure to be published.

(191141)

21
N Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, if he will make it his policy that all suppliers of liquid petroleum gas be regulated by the energy supply ombudsman.

(190841)

22
Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, when he will reply to the letter from the hon. Member for West Worcestershire, dated 21st December 2007, transferred from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (CMS 85948), about the withdrawal of CapTel.

(191156)

23
Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many regulatory impact assessments his Department has conducted in the last 12 months.

(191274)

24
Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, if he will take steps to ensure that the new complaint handling standard for gas and electricity consumers reflects the views of consumers outlined by Ofgem in Consumers Views on Complaint Handling published in November 2007 on the accuracy and transparency of information provided by suppliers; and if he will make a statement.

(191332)

25
Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, to what wind farm proposals his Department has lodged objection in each of the last three years; and for what reasons in each case.

(191121)

Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

26
Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many litres of bottled water were purchased by his Department in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement.

(191248)

27
Peter Bottomley (Worthing West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make taxation of alcoholic products proportionate to the amount of alcohol in the product.

(191291)

28
James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people died from an alcohol-related underlying cause aged (a) under 20, (b) 21 to 30, (c) 31 to 40, (d) 41 to 50, (e) 51 to 60, (f) 61 years and above in each of the last 10 years, broken down by sex.

(191395)

29
Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 17th January 2008, Official Report, column 1431W, on Northern Rock, when he expects the annual report and accounts for 2007 to be published.

(191334)

30
Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will commission research to determine the extent to which wealth created over the last 10 years is sustainable.

(190951)

31
Stephen Hesford (Wirral West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of residents of Wirral West constituency paid the higher rate of income tax in each of the last two years for which figures are available.

(191281)

32
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many full-time equivalent staff were employed in the City of Dundee by HM Revenue and Customs, and its predecessors, in each of the last 10 years.

(191010)

33
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the maximum weekly amount of cash is that an employee may receive from his or her employer for expenses undertaken in the course of their duties, but without provision of receipts proving that the payments were so undertaken, before HM Revenue and Customs treats the payment as taxable; and whether there are any exceptions to this rule.

(191047)

34
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many plasma television screens have been purchased by his Department and its agencies, and at what cost in the last 24 months.

(191029)

35
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Blaby of 24th January 2008, Official Report, column 1626, on HM Revenue and Customs, for what categories of individuals security is a higher priority; and how many people there are in each category.

(191039)

36
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Blaby of 24th January 2008, Official Report, column 1626, on HM Revenue and Customs, which Minister authorised the practice of according a higher priority to the security of some categories of individual.

(191040)

37
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff work in the Prime Minister's Delivery Unit; and what the budget for the unit was for 2007-08.

(191088)

38
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether trades union subscriptions paid through payroll-giving are deducted from (a) pre-tax or (b) post-tax income under HM Revenue and Customs rules.

(191090)

39
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 24th January 2008, Official Report, column 2133W, on Government departments: property, what his definition is of (a) actual, (b) future and (c) potential vacant space.

(191288)

40
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 24th January 2008, Official Report, column 2133W, on Knowledge Network Project, what the title was of each guidance note and manual produced by his Department on using the Knowledge Network.

(191323)

41
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the population density of (a) Bridgend, (b) Wales, (c) England and (d) the UK was in each year since 1995.

(191158)

42
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what forecasts he has made of population density in Bridgend in (a) 2031 and (b) 2056 based on statistics from the (i) Government Actuary Department and (ii) the Office of National Statistics.

(191168)

43
N Paul Rowen (Rochdale): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which gambling products are subject to more than one ad valorem tax.

(190437)

44
Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has made to the US Administration on the repayment of costs incurred in assisting the US in the Iraq war; and if he will make a statement.

(191161)

45
Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what payments were made to the US in respect of war debt incurred by Britain during and following the Second World War, including the (a) line of credit and (b) land-lease loan in each of the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement.

(191162)

46
Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many regulatory impact assessments his Department has conducted in the last 12 months.

(191263)

47
Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) mode, (b) median and (c) mean proportion by which goods confiscated from vehicles seized on entry to the UK exceeded permitted allowances was in the last 12 month period for which figures are available.

(191278)

48
Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will reassess personal allowances for importation of (a) tobacco products and (b) alcoholic drinks.

(191279)

49
Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what factors were considered when setting the current rate of gross profit tax for licensed bingo; and if he will make a statement.

(191350)

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

50
Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many litres of bottled water were purchased by his Department and its predecessor in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement.

(191246)

51
Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, if he will consider introducing specific measures to attract veterans leaving the armed forces into a career in teaching.

(191333)

52
James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what funds have been allocated to family intervention projects for each of the next three financial years.

(191386)

53
Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many schools (a) applied for and (b) received foundation status in each year for which figures are available.

(191201)

54
Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much was spent on examination fees by schools in each year since 2002.

(191293)

55
Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many agencies, organisations and non-departmental bodies receive funding from his Department; and how much was spent on such bodies in each of the last three years.

(191294)

56
Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many teachers were accused of misconduct by (a) pupils and (b) parents in each year since 2002.

(191295)

57
Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many pupils in the gifted and talented programme did not gain level five or above at key stage three tests in 2007.

(191300)

58
Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many pupils classified as gifted and talented received a fixed period exclusion in each of the last three years.

(191301)

59
Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many teachers were (a) suspended and (b) suspended and reinstated in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available.

(191302)

60
Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many teachers were attacked on school premises resulting in hospital treatment in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available.

(191303)

61
Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many teachers under 60 years old have left the profession since 1997.

(191304)

62
Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many teachers were without qualified teacher status teaching in schools in each year since 1997.

(191305)

63
John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many local authorities in England with responsibility for children's services have placed children in the care of the States of Jersey since 1980; and what steps are being taken to ascertain the whereabouts of those people placed in care.

(190958)

64
Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what funding his Department provided to the School Playgrounds Scheme in each of the last five years; and what plans he has further to fund the scheme in the next three years.

(191393)

65
Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what proportion of his Department's expenditure was allocated to Government growth areas in the last year for which figures are available.

(190956)

66
Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what steps he has taken to reduce his Department's carbon dioxide emissions in the next financial year.

(191018)

67
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many plasma television screens have been purchased by his Department and its predecessor and its agencies, and at what cost, in the last 24 months.

(191028)

68
N Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, pursuant to the Answer of 4th February 2008, Official Report, column 927W, on physical education: teachers, if he will breakdown the figure of 1,570 physical education initial teacher training (ITT) places between those which are (a) school-centred and (b) employer-based.

(190433)

69
N Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what assessment he has made of the implications of the recent data published by the NHS Information Centre on childhood obesity for the assessment of performance against the Government's relevant targets; and what impact these data have had on the strategy for school sport.

(190434)

70
N Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many children meeting the Government's two hours of high quality sport and physical education targets are (a) overweight and (b) obese.

(190435)

71
N Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how the Government (a) monitors and (b) measures performance against the two hours of high quality sport and physical education public service agreement target; and who is responsible for (i) collecting and (ii) interpreting data.

(190436)

72
N Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, if he will place in the Library a copy of each document relating to the (a) monitoring and (b) measurement of performance against the two hours of high quality sport or PE public service agreement target.

(190438)

73
Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many regulatory impact assessments his Department has conducted in the last 12 months.

(191276)

74
Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, to which wind farm proposals his Department lodged objections in each of the last three years; and for what reasons in each case.

(191112)

Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

75
Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how much his Department spent on travel (a) within the UK and (b) overseas in the last year for which figures are available.

(191171)

76
Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what estimate he has made of the proportion of contracts awarded to third sector organisations that provide public services in Chorley constituency that are three-year contracts; and what progress has been made on increasing the proportion of such contracts which are of a three-year duration.

(191200)

77
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, for what reasons the Cabinet Office negotiated an agreement for the early settlement of the lease for IT equipment with Hitachi Data Systems Ltd; and how many months there were before the natural termination of the lease.

(191012)

78
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, which recommendations of the 2005 report on data security by Dr Mark Walport of the Council for Science and Technology the Government adopted.

(191013)

79
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what consultancy firms the Cabinet Office has contracted to provide advice relating to property and estates in the last 12 months.

(191023)

80
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many plasma television screens have been purchased by (a) the Cabinet Office and its agencies and (b) other offices for which he has responsibility in such matters, and at what cost in the last 24 months.

(191025)

81
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many full-time equivalent staff work within his Department's Office of the Third Sector.

(191027)

82
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, pursuant to the Answer of 24th January 2008, Official Report, column 2178W, on electronic mail, if he will place in the Library a copy of the sections of the Cabinet Office's protective security policy on the use of e-mail.

(191038)

83
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 22nd November 2007, Official Report, columns 147-50WS, how many of the special advisers in post on 22nd November 2007 have since (a) resigned and (b) given notice of their intention to resign.

(191041)

84
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what official engagements the hon. Member for West Bromwich East has undertaken in his capacity as Parliamentary Secretary in the Cabinet Office since his appointment; and what his official engagements are in the next calendar month.

(191044)

85
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many home computer users are signed up to receive information from IT Safe.

(191045)

86
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what the objectives are of the Government Gateway Strategic Support programme.

(191046)

87
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Broxbourne, of 18th February 2008, Official Report, column 119W, on Ministerial policy advisers, if he will provide figures for special advisers separately from the figures in the Annual Report of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments on Crown servants.

(191050)

88
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Broxbourne, of 18th February 2008, Official Report, column 119W, on Ministerial policy advisers, which special advisers have (a) received approval from and (b) been refused by the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments to take up an outside appointment on leaving office since May 2005.

(191051)

89
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, when he expects the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments' annual report for 2006-07 to be published.

(191059)

90
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how much the Cabinet Office spent on domestic and international air travel in 2006-07, broken down by class of travel.

(191080)

91
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many reports of incidents involving those working in (a) the Cabinet Office and (b) 10 Downing Street were made under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurences Regulations 1995 in (a) 2005-06, (b) 2006-07 and (c) 2007-08 to date.

(191081)

92
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what records his Department maintains on the number of civil servants who are (a) on the Priority Movers List, (b) part of the Priority Talent Pool, (c) part of the Career Support Network and (d) part of the Redeployment Network in each government agency and department.

(191089)

93
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many staff who work in the Office of the Third Sector were previously (a) Government special advisers, (b) Labour Party employees and (c) trades union employees.

(191093)

94
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what estimate he has made of the Office of the Third Sector's expenditure in 2007-08; and what budget has been set for the Office for 2009-10.

(191095)

95
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what the timetable is for the Charity Commission's issue of a new edition of its CC9 guidance on campaigning and political activity by charities.

(191099)

96
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what sub-divisions of the Prime Minister's Office there are based in (a) No. 10 Downing Street, (b) HM Treasury, (c) the Cabinet Office and (d) elsewhere.

(191100)

97
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what tonnage of carbon dioxide was offset by the Government Carbon Offsetting Fund in respect of (a) his Department's and (b) the Prime Minister's Office's air travel in 2006-07.

(191115)

98
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what the policy is of (a) the Cabinet Office and (b) Downing Street, on whether air flights should be made by standard class, business class or first class travel.

(191116)

99
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, which recommendations of the Council for Science and Technology's 2005 report, entitled Better use of personal information: opportunities and risks, have been implemented by the Government.

(191124)

100
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, if he will place in the Library copies of the Cabinet Office staff magazine from the last 12 months.

(191125)

101
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what the scope and purpose of the Government Security Zone project is.

(191126)

102
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many copies of the Morning Star (a) the Cabinet Office and (b) 10 Downing Street purchase each day.

(191143)

103
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 19th February 2008, Official Report, columns 34-7WS, on the departmental expenditure limit (2007-08), for what reasons the Charity Commission's departmental expenditure limit was increased by £2.8 million.

(191147)

104
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 19th February 2008, Official Report, columns 34-7WS, on the departmental expenditure limit (2007-08) for what reasons there was a drawdown on the reserve for V matched funding.

(191148)

105
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, pursuant to the Cabinet Office's Annual Resource Accounts for 2006-07, in what ways the Government Security Zone project has been delivered more slowly than expected; and what the (a) forecast and (b) outturn expenditure on the project was in 2006-07.

(191175)

106
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Government's data sharing programme.

(191177)

107
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what criteria are used to determine whether those undertaking air travel on behalf of (a) his Department and (b) the Prime Minister's Office are entitled to travel standard, business and first class.

(191231)

108
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what responsibilities the Office of the Third Sector has in relation to the Charity Commission.

(191374)

109
Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many regulatory impact assessments his Department has conducted in the last 12 months.

(191275)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

110
Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many litres of bottled water were purchased by her Department and its predecessor in each of the last three years; and if she will make a statement.

(191247)

111
Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 21st January 2008, Official Report, column 1533W, on regional government: Ministers, on how many occasions each regional Minister has visited each of the constituencies in their region referred to in the Answer.

(191377)

112
N Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when she intends to commence the provisions of the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002; and if she will make a statement.

(190776)

113
Michael Fabricant (Lichfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what account her Department plans to take of the core principles of the West Midlands Regional Spatial Strategy set out in paragraphs 3.4 and 3.14 in the development of its strategy for housing in the region.

(191033)

114
N Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department has taken to ensure that social housing providers take account of the importance of companion animals to tenants.

(189196)

115
N Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the (a) budget and (b) completion date was of the (i) future of building control, (ii) Councillors' Commission, (iii) evaluation of Social HomeBuy, (iv) review of the future governance of the planning portal, (v) review of land use and (vi) review of shared equity projects.

(190540)

116
N Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what her Department's definition is of a non-departmental public body.

(190542)

117
N Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the budget for the Lyons Inquiry was.

(190543)

118
Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of new homes built since 2003 meet the Government's targets for sustainability on (a) energy use and (b) water use.

(191191)

119
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to collect data in respect of spending on empty properties under market renewal programmes; and if she will make a statement.

(191098)

120
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will meet hon. Members representing constituencies in the Leeds City Council area to discuss working neighbourhood funding allocations for 2008-09; and if she will make a statement.

(191131)

121
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much has been allocated to the regeneration of (a) the Talbot Gateway and (b) other regeneration in central Blackpool for (i) 2008-09, (ii) 2009-10 and (iii) 2010-11; and if she will make a statement.

(191321)

122
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the likely number of residential properties to be built on the tidal or fluvial floodplain in the Thames Gateway area over the next eight years; and if she will make a statement.

(191322)

123
Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of her Department's expenditure was allocated to Government growth areas in the last year for which figures are available.

(190955)

124
Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps she has taken to reduce her Department's carbon dioxide emissions in the next financial year.

(191019)

125
Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, for what reason a full design and access statement is required in relation to minor household extensions (a) in conservation areas and (b) for listed buildings; and if she will make a statement.

(191299)

126
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many plasma television screens have been purchased by her Department and its agencies, and at what cost, in the last 24 months.

(191026)

127
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what bookings the QEII Conference Centre has arranged, at commercial rates, for Whitehall-based Government departments in the last six months.

(191092)

128
N Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions she had had with local authorities on the premium charged to people who pay their council tax through post offices; and if she will make a statement.

(190454)

129
N Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether Part M of the Building Regulations applies to house extensions and improvements; and if she will make a statement.

(190455)

130
N Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many fires in bed and breakfast establishments have been caused by cigarette smoking in the last five years.

(190772)

131
N Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many bed and breakfast establishments have had fires caused by guests in the last five years.

(190773)

132
Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many regulatory impact assessments her Department has conducted in the last 12 months.

(191277)

133
David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans she has to ensure that local authorities act upon guidance offered by the Food Standards Agency in respect of (a) food provision for older people and (b) food served to adults in institutions in the provision of (i) meals on wheels, (ii) luncheon clubs, (iii) sheltered accommodation, (iv) staff catering and (v) other civic catering services.

(191362)

134
Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, to which wind farm proposals her Department has lodged objection in each of the last three years; and for what reasons in each case.

(191113)

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

135
Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many litres of bottled water were purchased by his Department in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement.

(191245)

136
N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps the Government has taken to tackle binge drinking while protecting consumer rights.

(190539)

137
N Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the balance of payments in tourism in 2007.

(190429)

138
N Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, by what means his Department benchmarks the UK's performance in attracting overseas visitors against other European countries; and if he will publish the results of the latest such benchmarking exercise.

(190432)

139
Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much was spent by Arts Council England in the London Borough of Bexley in each of the last 10 years.

(191001)

140
Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much capital expenditure was allocated to evening sports clubs for young people in Bexley in each year since 1997.

(191003)

141
Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what restrictions are in place on the advertisement of (a) alcohol, (b) food high in fats, salt and sugar, (c) gambling and (d) 18 classified content on television (i) during programmes for children and young people, (ii) before the watershed and (iii) at all other times; what assessment he has made of the prevalence of these types of advertising during these times; and if he will make a statement.

(191016)

142
Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding his Department provided to each of the regional cultural consortia in each of the last five years.

(191363)

143
Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding the National Lottery Commission received from (a) the National Lottery Distribution Fund and (b) the Olympic Lottery Distribution Fund in each of the last five years.

(191364)

144
Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many spoliation compensation payments his Department made in each of the last 10 years and what the (a) cause of compensation and (b) value of each such payment was.

(191365)

145
Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much his Department provided to each of the regional development agencies for the promotion of tourism in each of the last five years for which figures are available; what the (a) purpose and (b) value of each such payment was; and what further such expenditure he plans in the next three years.

(191370)

146
Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much his Department spent on Wembley Stadium in each of the last 10 years; and what outstanding financial commitments it has relating to the stadium in each of the next three years.

(191371)

147
Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what funding (a) his Department, (b) the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council, (c) English Heritage, (d) the Arts Council and (e) Sport England provided for the Cultural Services Improvement Unit at the Improvement and Development Agency in each of the last three years; and what plans there are for continuation of funding from each body in the next three financial years.

(191372)

148
Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Own Art scheme; how many outlets were participating in the scheme on the latest date for which figures are available; how many individuals have taken part in the scheme since its inception; and how much funding his Department provided for the scheme in each of the last three years.

(191373)

149
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when he will reply to the letter of 21st January from the hon. Member for Warrington North on the Orford Park project.

(190997)

150
Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he has taken to reduce his Department's carbon dioxide emissions in the next financial year.

(191020)

151
N John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the long-term potential for corporate sponsorship as a source of funding in the cultural sector.

(190711)

152
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress has been made in obtaining the indefinite extension of the derogation of artists' resale rights.

(191313)

153
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many plasma television screens have been purchased by his Department and its agencies, and at what cost, in the last 24 months.

(191022)

154
N Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when he will reply to the letter from the hon. Member for West Worcestershire, dated 18th January, about cuts to grants for the arts DCMS Ref: 86913.

(190774)

155
Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many regulatory impact assessments his Department has conducted in the last 12 months.

(191269)

156
N Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will prevent the demolition of the Brunel pumping station at Totnes railway station; and if he will request English Heritage to list the building as a Grade II building.

(190576)

157
Mr Edward Vaizey (Wantage): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 26th February 2008, Official Report, column 1389W, on the Convergence Think Tank, what external bodies have been commissioned to carry out research for the Think Tank.

(191163)

158
Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, to which wind farm proposals his Department lodged objection in each of the last three years; and for what reasons in each case.

(191109)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence

159
Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many litres of bottled water were purchased by his Department in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement.

(191250)

160
Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will consider introducing a scheme to assist veterans leaving the armed forces to employment on a similar model to the US authorities, Troops to Teachers programme.

(191326)

161
Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on travel (a) in the UK and (b) overseas for officials in the last year for which figures are available.

(191169)

162
N Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to mark the role played in the defence of the UK by the Territorial Army Volunteer Reserve in its centenary year.

(190610)

163
Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date he expects UK troops deployed in Iraq to be reduced to 2,500; and if he will make a statement.

(191331)

164
Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the implications of missile defence systems for the UK's defence industry.

(191055)

165
Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on the possible development of a European research and development programme for technical and industrial capabilities related to the US missile defence system.

(191062)

166
Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer to the hon. Member for Newark of 5th February 2008, Official Report, column 964, on departmental Freedom of Information (FOI), if he will give a breakdown of all identifiable sources of the FOI requests received by his Department.

(190949)

167
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average cost is per capita per diem of feeding British troops on operations in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan; and what percentage of the total cost is attributable to (i) transport, (ii) storage, (iii) catering and (iv) food.

(191342)

168
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what system is used to ensure that there is sufficient spare track in theatre for Challenger 2 main battle tanks.

(191343)

169
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many tracks needed replacement on Challenger 2 main battle tanks in each of the last six months; how many spare tracks there were available in theatre in each such month; and how many spare tracks there are available.

(191344)

170
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much track for Challenger 2 main battle tanks is kept in storage by his Department.

(191345)

171
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects to complete the order for the additional tranche of Mastiff vehicles announced by the Prime Minister on 7th October 2007.

(191346)

172
N Linda Gilroy (Plymouth, Sutton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the role of the Surface Ship Support Alliance.

(190837)

173
Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, why an inquiry was conducted into the conduct of Lieutenant Colonel Roger Buston; what the length and cost of conducting the inquiry was; whether the inquiry reached conclusions; and if he will make a statement.

(190961)

174
Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to reduce his Department's carbon dioxide emissions in the next financial year.

(191021)

175
Mr Peter Kilfoyle (Liverpool, Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions have taken place with local mobile telephone companies in Afghanistan on jamming telecommunication networks.

(191128)

176
Mr Peter Kilfoyle (Liverpool, Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what equipment is available to British forces in Afghanistan for jamming Taleban communications.

(191129)

177
Mr Peter Kilfoyle (Liverpool, Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times British forces have jammed mobile telephone networks in Afghanistan.

(191130)

178
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to review the provision of military airfields in the UK.

(191327)

179
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many plasma television screens have been purchased by his Department and its agencies, and at what cost, in the last 24 months.

(191085)

180
Mr John Spellar (Warley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 1st February 2008, Official Report, column 1490W, on Cyprus: military bases, how many individuals were (a) charged with and (b) convicted of poaching under the Protection and Management of Game and Wild Birds Ordinance 2004 in each of the last three years.

(190933)

181
N Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps the Government has taken in support of implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325.

(190194)

182
N Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will meet representatives of Soroptimist International to discuss disarmament matters.

(190195)

183
Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent representations he has received on the use of cluster munitions; and if he will make a statement.

(191159)

184
Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many regulatory impact assessments his Department has conducted in the last 12 months.

(191270)

185
Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, to which wind farm proposals his Department lodged objection in each of the last three years; and for what reasons in each case.

(191110)

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

186
Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to protect whales, dolphins and porpoises in UK waters.

(191339)

187
Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to prevent the closure of the bottlenose dolphin sanctuary in the Moray Firth.

(191340)

188
Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effects on the canal system of the changes to British Waterways' budget in 2007-08.

(191189)

189
Stephen Hesford (Wirral West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the size of the UK seal population is; and what assessment he has made of risks to that population.

(191283)

190
Stephen Hesford (Wirral West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent estimate he has made of the number of vegetarians living in England.

(191286)

191
Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what (a) research and (b) assessments he has evaluated on the impact of the Energy-using Products Directive on the boiler-making industry; and if he will make a statement.

(191056)

192
Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment the Government has made of the impact of Lot 1 of the Energy-using Products Directive on the UK heating controls industry.

(191057)

193
Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what account was taken of electrical equipment waste arising from the requirement of the Energy-using Products Directive to supply system bundles after 2013.

(191058)

194
Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will reclassify the glycerol by-product from bio-diesel production from used cooking oil as fuel rather than waste; and if he will make a statement.

(191349)

195
Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of his Department's expenditure was allocated to Government growth areas in the last year for which figures are available.

(190954)

196
Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he has taken to reduce his Department's carbon dioxide emissions in 2008-09.

(191008)

197
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the likely effects of the Energy-using Products Directive's provisions on supply system bundles on levels of waste from 2013.

(190932)

198
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many plasma television screens have been purchased by his Department and its agencies, and at what cost, in the last 24 months.

(191084)

199
Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many farm inspections were conducted in each of the last five years, broken down by inspection body.

(191145)

200
Mr John Randall (Uxbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether birds imported into the UK from other EU member states with Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species sales certificates may be traced for DNA testing if required.

(191014)

201
Mr John Randall (Uxbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what methods his Department uses to assess the validity of captive breeding claims of species in Annex A of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species before issuing sales certificates.

(191015)

202
Mr John Randall (Uxbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what species were chosen for his Department's research project on DNA profiling of birds of prey using fluorescent multiplexing initiated in 2004; what criteria were used to choose the species; what the costs to his Department were of the project; what the date of completion of the project was; and what the purpose of the project was.

(191392)

203
N Mr John Spellar (Warley): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 26th February 2008, Official Report, column 1340W, on food: procurement, what advice he has provided to other government departments and public bodies to encourage purchasing of food from local sources.

(190911)

204
Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many regulatory impact assessments his Department has conducted in the last 12 months.

(191268)

205
N Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information his Department has received from Milk Link on cases of suspected bovine tuberculosis in Devon; how many such cases were reported by Milk Link in each of the last three years; and what steps his Department has taken as a result.

(190575)

206
N Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of cattle slaughtered in (a) Devon and (b) England which had (i) tuberculosis and (ii) lesions in lymph glands and lungs in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.

(190577)

207
N Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much was spent by his Department on compensation to farmers whose cattle were slaughtered as inconclusive reactors to tuberculosis in each of the last three years.

(190578)

208
Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, to which wind farm proposals his Department lodged objection in each of the last three years; and for what reasons in each case.

(191117)

209
Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether there have been changes to the funding allocated to the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science for the next five years since the Answer given on 4th December 2007, Official Report, column 1089W, on the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture: finance; and if he will make a statement.

(190941)

210
Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what effect the reduction in the funding to the Marine and Fisheries Agency from 2007-08 to 2008-09 had on discussions over the changes made to the new contract effective from 1st April 2008 with the Royal Navy on the number of Fishery Protection Squadron patrol days to be provided; and if he will make a statement.

(190942)

211
Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how he calculates the level of aerial surveillance required to enforce fisheries rules and regulations; and if he will make a statement.

(190943)

212
Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what account he took of the commitments and likely spending of the Marine and Fisheries Agency (MFA) in the next financial year when reducing the MFA budget from 2007-08 to 2008-09; and if he will make a statement.

(190944)

213
Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he will decide whether to alter the number of patrol days provided by the Royal Navy Fishery Protection Squadron under the new contract; what consideration he has given to changing the number of days to (a) 750, (b) 650 and (c) 600; and if he will make a statement.

(190945)

214
Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what vessels from other EU member states undertake fisheries protection and enforcement within UK fishery limits; and if he will make a statement.

(190946)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

215
Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many litres of bottled water were purchased by his Department in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement.

(191252)

216
Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department spent on travel (a) within the UK and (b) overseas for officials in the last year for which figures are available.

(191170)

217
Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the likely effect of the recent EU Rule of Law mission in Kosovo on relations between the EU and the UN; and what work the mission will undertake to combat organised crime.

(191053)

218
Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the EU's policy is on responding to a threat of an attack against Europe using missiles and weapons of mass destruction.

(191054)

219
Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the Government's policy is on whether the EU should (a) establish a European intelligence agency and (b) fund an EU intelligence-gathering capability.

(191063)

220
Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for the European security and defence policy of the EU's border on the Black Sea following the accession of Romania and Bulgaria.

(191064)

221
Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the likely effect of the US missile defence shield installations in Poland and the Czech Republic on relations between the European Union and Russia.

(191066)

222
Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) current and (b) future relationship between NATO and the EU.

(191067)

223
Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the impact on the EU of recent developments in Russian foreign policy; and whether the Government supports the development of an EU common policy toward the Russian Federation.

(191068)

224
Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of EU work to train Afghan police; what arrangements there are to co-ordinate the work of the EU and (a) individual EU member states and (b) the US on such training; what the (i) short, (ii) medium and (iii) long-term objectives of the EU's work are; and what the (A) criteria and (B) timescale are for ending the work in the future.

(191069)

225
Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of the number of (a) Qassam rocket, (b) Katyusha rocket and (c) mortar bomb attacks from Gaza into Israel in (i) 2005, (ii) 2006, (iii) 2007 and (iv) 2008; and if he will make a statement.

(191132)

226
Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Palestinians on rocket and mortar attacks from Gaza into Israel.

(191133)

227
Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of the number of Israeli residents (a) killed, (b) injured and (c) diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of rocket and mortar attacks from Gaza in each year since August 2005.

(191134)

228
Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the impact on (a) commercial, (b) social and (c) educational life in Israeli towns of rocket and mortar attacks from Gaza.

(191135)

229
Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assistance he plans to provide to Israel to protect its citizens from rocket and mortar attacks from Gaza; and what recent discussions he has had with the Israeli Government on ways for it to protect its citizens from such attacks.

(191136)

230
Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of chemicals used to make explosives and propellants for rockets and bombs being smuggled into Gaza disguised as EU aid; and if he will make a statement.

(191137)

231
Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the cost to Israel of physical damage to buildings and structures caused by rockets and mortars fired from Gaza in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement.

(191138)

232
Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of the impact on the economy of Israeli towns which have been subject to rocket and mortar attacks from Gaza; and if he will make a statement.

(191139)

233
Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on restoring the EU monitoring force, EUBAM, on the Rafah border between Egypt and Gaza; and if he will make a statement.

(191140)

234
Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will publish the guidance given to staff in UK overseas posts on handling immigration cases involving suspected forced marriage.

(191183)

235
Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many cases of suspected forced marriage were identified by British officials in each UK overseas post in immigration cases in each of the last five years.

(191184)

236
Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department takes to inform the Home Office when suspected cases of forced marriage in immigration cases are identified by British officials in overseas posts.

(191185)

237
Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many people in immigration cases who had been identified by officials in UK overseas posts as taking part in activities surrounding potential forced marriage were reported to the authorities in the country concerned in each of the last five years.

(191186)

238
Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 2nd November 2004, Official Report, column 225W, on Diego Garcia, on what date the British Representative on Diego Garcia most recently confirmed that there were no detainees or prison facilities associated with rendition on Diego Garcia.

(190947)

239
Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether passports and immigration documents for the personnel and aircraft involved in the rendition of two suspects through Diego Garcia in 2002 were presented to British Indian Ocean Territory imports and exports control officers on Diego Garcia; and if he will make a statement.

(191042)

240
Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether (a) he and (b) officials from his Department have held discussions with their EU counterparts on revising the 6th June 2006 E3+3 proposals to Iran; and if he will make a statement.

(191151)

241
Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when the Commissioner of the British Indian Ocean Territory last visited Diego Garcia; and if he will make a statement.

(191152)

242
Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he expects to present to the US Administration the list of flights of concern in relation to the alleged rendition of suspects by the United States through UK territory, waters or airspace; and if he will make a statement.

(191153)

243
Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many flights of concern have been identified in relation to the alleged rendition of suspects by the United States through UK territory, waters or airspace; and if he will make a statement.

(191154)

244
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the legal personality accorded to the EU under the Treaty of Lisbon will enable the EU to agree defence treaties with third countries.

(191181)

245
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what advice he has received on the potential effects of the merging of the European Communities and the European Union in relation to Common Foreign and Security Policy and the European Security and Defence Policy for (a) UK and (b) international law.

(191182)

246
N Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Falkland Islands (a) Governor and (b) Government on South Georgia, South Orkney, South Sandwich and other territories in the South Atlantic.

(190905)

247
N Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the Falkland Islands about constitutional reform there.

(190906)

248
N Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Ministry of Defence on protecting the territorial waters in the Falklands.

(190907)

249
David Lepper (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations the Government has made to the government of Israel about the demolition of Palestinian homes in the village of Hadidiya in the Jordan Valley by the Israeli army on 6th February.

(190940)

250
N Mr John MacDougall (Glenrothes): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his Department's latest assessment is of the political situation in Burma.

(190654)

251
N Mr John MacDougall (Glenrothes): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his Department's latest assessment is of the political situation in Zimbabwe.

(190655)

252
N Mr John MacDougall (Glenrothes): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his Department's latest assessment is of the human rights situation in Zimbabwe; and if he will make a statement.

(190656)

253
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what role his Department plays in (a) scrutinising and (b) approving the activities of the British Council.

(191037)

254
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many plasma television screens have been purchased by his Department and its agencies, and at what cost, in the last 24 months.

(191083)

255
N Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what access to consular services is available to Mr Charlie Northfield, recently imprisoned in Gambia.

(190594)

256
N Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make it his policy to (a) participate in future Oslo Process conferences, (b) sign up to a treaty to prohibit the use, production and transfer of cluster munitions and (c) declare a moratorium on the use, production and transfer of cluster munitions until a treaty is in place; and if he will make a statement.

(189448)

257
N Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many UK representatives are attending the Oslo Process conference in New Zealand from 18th to 22nd February 2008; and if he will make a statement.

(189449)

258
Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has received from his counterparts in the EU on the operation of the Emissions Trading Scheme; and if he will make a statement.

(191174)

259
Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many regulatory impact assessments his Department has conducted in the last 12 months.

(191267)

260
Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what correspondence he received from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the (a) proposed European Constitution and (b) Lisbon Treaty on (i) fisheries, (ii) the marine environment and (iii) marine biological resources; and if he will make a statement.

(190952)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Health

261
Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many litres of bottled water were purchased by his Department in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement.

(191254)

262
Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what use the NHS is making of geographical information systems to improve healthcare treatment in the UK.

(191341)

263
N Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to increase the numbers of organ donor transplant co-ordinators.

(189216)

264
N Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will hold discussions with his American counterparts on the implementation of real time information technology systems for the administration and co-ordination of organ donations.

(189217)

265
N Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had on the creation of a UK-wide organ donation ethics group.

(189218)

266
N Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the average working hours of donor transplant co-ordinators in the most recent period for which figures are available; what assessment he has made of the stress on co-ordinators from their working hours; and if he will take steps to reduce that stress.

(189219)

267
Peter Bottomley (Worthing West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to provide further (a) training and (b) guidance for relevant healthcare professionals on the identification and management of alcohol abuse.

(191289)

268
Peter Bottomley (Worthing West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which strategic health authorities have trusts with Cerner Millennium systems (a) installed and (b) proposed for installation; who in NHS headquarters has the responsibility for collating the experience of trusts with Cerner; what assessment he has made of levels of satisfaction with Cerner in the NHS; and if he will make a statement.

(191290)

269
N Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department has taken to put in place interim arrangements for the period between the closure of the Trafford Patient and Public Involvement Forum and the establishment of the Trafford Local Involvement Network.

(190427)

270
James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent estimate he has made of the number of people with chronic health problems arising from illicit drug-taking; and what estimate he has made of the annual cost to the NHS of this.

(191383)

271
James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many new diagnoses of hepatitis C there were in each of the last 10 years.

(191384)

272
James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost of prescribing methadone was in each of the last three years, broken down by primary care trust.

(191385)

273
N Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to increase take-up of breast screening in prisons.

(190842)

274
N Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of regional variations in take-up of breast cancer screening in each of the last three years.

(190843)

275
N Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of female prisoners eligible for breast screening have been screened in the last three years.

(190844)

276
N Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of women eligible to receive breast cancer screening have been screened in the last three years in England.

(190845)

277
Jim Dobbin (Heywood & Middleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what services are provided to pregnant women to assist withdrawal from (a) voluntary and (b) involuntary or prescribed tranquilliser addiction.

(191167)

278
N Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many organ donors were registered in (a) Lancashire and (b) England in each of the last five years.

(190589)

279
N Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many breast cancer screenings there were in Lancashire in each of the last five years.

(190614)

280
Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many pensioners aged 65 and over received free influenza inoculations in (a) Bexley and (b) London in each year since they became available.

(191000)

281
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his policy to issue guidance on the administering of enbrel and humira to people diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis.

(191179)

282
Stephen Hesford (Wirral West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many births were the result of IVF or donor insemination betwen 2002 and 2007.

(191285)

283
Stephen Hesford (Wirral West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients treated for a mental illness in 2007 received NHS counselling and therapy services; and what steps his Department is taking to increase availability of such services.

(191287)

284
Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of his Department's expenditure was allocated to Government growth areas in the last year for which figures are available.

(190957)

285
Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost of the GP patient survey is; and how much has been spent on translation services for the survey.

(191006)

286
Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects to publish guidance on local involvement networks for local authorities; and by when he plans to require that guidance to be implemented.

(191298)

287
John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish a breakdown of (a) the costs to date and (b) the estimated final costs of the Healthcare for London Review.

(190923)

288
John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much has been paid to (a) IPSOS MORI and (b) other external providers in relation to the Healthcare for London review.

(190924)

289
John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many responses to date (a) in total and (b) from each primary care trust area have been received by the Healthcare for London Review.

(190925)

290
John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish a breakdown of the (a) costs to date and (b) estimated final costs of the NHS next stage review.

(190926)

291
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many plasma television screens have been purchased by his Department and its agencies, and at what cost, in the last 24 months.

(191082)

292
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what payments his Department and its agencies have made to communications consultancy, Clear; and for what purpose.

(191086)

293
N Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what surveys his Department has initiated on primary care trusts' progress on implementation of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence's guidelines on access to in-vitro fertilisation treatment; and if he will publish the results of these surveys.

(190428)

294
N Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he will reply to the letter from the hon. Member for West Worcestershire, dated 25th January, on the future availability of primary medical care to non EU visitors.

(190775)

295
Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the Minister of State will reply to the letter from the hon. Member for West Worcestershire, dated 23rd January, about the painkiller drug Vioxx.

(191157)

296
Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many regulatory impact assessments his Department has conducted in the last 12 months.

(191266)

297
Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will commission research into the time taken for the East of England region stroke patients to receive a brain scan; and if he will make a statement.

(191353)

298
Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to reduce the time taken for stroke patients to receive a diagnostic brain scan in the East of England region.

(191354)

299
David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans his Department has to require (a) NHS hospitals, (b) private sector hospitals, (c) nursing homes, (d) residential homes and (e) other institutions to act upon the Food Standards Agency's guidance in respect of food provision for (i) older people and (ii) adults in institutions; and what the existing requirements are.

(191361)

300
Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, to which wind farm proposals his Department lodged objection in each of the last three years; and for what reasons in each case.

(191120)

301
Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) abattoirs and (b) meat processing plants are subject to inspection by the Meat Hygiene Service.

(191202)

302
Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) veterinarians and (b) technicians worked for the Meat Hygiene Service in each of the last three years.

(191203)

303
Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average cost to the Meat Hygiene Service of a (a) bovine, (b) ovine, (c) porcine and (d) avian carcass inspection was in each of the last three years.

(191204)

304
Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) bovine, (b) ovine, (c) porcine and (d) avian carcass inspections were carried out by the Meat Hygiene Service in each of the last three years; and how much was received from the meat processing industry in fees for such inspections in each such year.

(191205)

305
Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of future funding for the Meat Hygiene Service; and what plans he has to establish full cost recovery from the industry.

(191206)

306
Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment the Government has made of the impact of reducing funding to the Meat Hygiene Service on (a) disease control, (b) the agricultural economy, (c) the future of the service, (d) public confidence in food quality, (e) public health and (f) the profitability of small abattoirs.

(191292)

Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department

307
Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many litres of bottled water were purchased by her Department in each of the last three years; and if she will make a statement.

(191257)

308
Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to enforce compliance with the ban on hunting with dogs; and what progress has been made on improving the detection of illegal hunting.

(191318)

309
James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many illegal (a) cannabis and (b) methamphetamine factories were detected in each of the last three years, broken down by police force area.

(191379)

310
James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria will be applied in determining whether a drug addiction treatment is an effective treatment for the purposes of assessing the Government's public service agreement target 25.

(191380)

311
James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many trafficked children were taken into police custody following raids on illegal cannabis factories in each of the last three years.

(191381)

312
James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many arrests there were for shoplifting in each of the last three years; and what proportion of those arrested tested positive for illicit drugs.

(191382)

313
Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 7th February 2008, Official Report, column 1388W, on crime: drugs, if she will break down the figures for the amounts of class A drugs seized in the UK by the Serious and Organised Crime Agency in 2006-07 to provide information on a comparable basis to those reported by the Concerted Inter-Agency Drug Action Group for 2005-06.

(191061)

314
N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government has taken to tackle anti-social behaviour in shopping precincts since 1997.

(190535)

315
N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government has taken to work with supermarkets to reduce underage drinking.

(190536)

316
N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government has taken to reduce illegal immigration since 1997.

(190537)

317
N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government has taken to improve the UK's immigration system since 1997.

(190538)

318
N David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 20th February 2008, Official Report, column 793W, on human trafficking: children, who the Metropolitan Police Service Gold Commander for Operation Caddy was.

(190840)

319
Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many alcohol consumption designated public place orders have been introduced, broken down by (a) location and (b) date of commencement.

(191312)

320
N Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with her counterparts in (a) Ukraine, (b) Belarus and (c) Moldova on combating illegal migration and human trafficking.

(190588)

321
Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost to her Department of making telephone intercepts was in (a) 2006 and (b) 2007.

(191187)

322
Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations she has received about the impact of the points-based migration system on US university internships in the UK; and if she will make a statement.

(191188)

323
Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many attacks have been made on UK lorry drivers returning through the Channel ports by potential illegal immigrants since 1st January 2008.

(191190)

324
Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much the Identity and Passport Service spent on translation services for those applying for a passport in (a) 2006 and (b) 2007.

(191192)

325
Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many accession workers cards were issued to (a) Romanians and (b) Bulgarians in 2007.

(191193)

326
Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of self-employed workers from (a) Romania and (b) Bulgaria who arrived in Britain in 2007.

(191194)

327
Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many seasonal agricultural workers' cards were issued to workers from (a) Romania and (b) Bulgaria in 2007.

(191195)

328
Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many workers from (a) Romania and (b) Bulgaria were issued with a registration certificate in 2007.

(191196)

329
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her response is to recommendation 17 of the Animal Procedures Committee's 2005 report on the Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals.

(191166)

330
Stephen Hesford (Wirral West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department has spent on security at Liverpool John Lennon Airport since 2002.

(191282)

331
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of cases resulting in conviction secured to date in which evidence based on DNA profiles from the national DNA database was used (a) of those without a previous conviction and (b) not found at the scene of a crime.

(191144)

332
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many DNA samples were stored on the national DNA database at the end of each year since the database was created.

(191172)

333
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in how many prosecutions DNA samples from the national DNA database was used in evidence since the database was created.

(191173)

334
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in how many prosecutions DNA samples on the national DNA database from people with no previous convictions have been used.

(191176)

335
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many samples from (a) those with no conviction, (b) those with no conviction but whose DNA was found at the scene of a crime and (c) others were stored on the national DNA database in each year since the database was created.

(191198)

336
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in how many cases where convictions have been secured DNA from the national DNA database was used in evidence since the database was created.

(191199)

337
Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has plans to meet representatives of the Portman Group to discuss (a) binge and (b) under-age drinking; and if she will make a statement.

(191335)

338
Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she will reply to Question 179826, on a reply to correspondence on the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme, tabled by the hon. Member for Mid Worcestershire on 14th January.

(191360)

339
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many plasma television screens have been purchased by her Department and its agencies, and at what cost, in the last 24 months.

(191096)

340
Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to deal with attacks by dogs on (a) adults and (b) children.

(191009)

341
N Paul Rowen (Rochdale): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will place in the Library the full Home Office research report entitled The effects of video violence on young offenders (1998).

(190059)

342
Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she will reply to the letter from the hon. Member for West Worcestershire, dated 7th January, transferred from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP reference: NEWCASE/410308), about a points-based system for chefs applying for work permits to work in UK restaurants.

(191155)

343
Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many regulatory impact assessments her Department has conducted in the last 12 months.

(191271)

344
Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, to which wind farm proposals her Department lodged objection in each of the last three years; and for what reasons in each case.

(191118)

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

345
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many plasma television screens have been purchased by the House, and at what cost, in the last 24 months.

(191070)

346
Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many members of the public visited the Parliamentary Archives in Victoria Tower in each of the last five years.

(191280)

347
Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many public tours were made of the Clock Tower in each of the last five years.

(191296)

348
N Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, by what means hon. Members are consulted before cases involving the House are brought before the Freedom of Information Tribunal; what the total cost to the House has been of such cases to date; and if he will make a statement.

(190771)

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

349
Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many litres of bottled water were purchased by his Department and its predecessor in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement.

(191253)

350
Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many UK students studied abroad on ERASMUS programmes in each of the last 10 years.

(190959)

351
N Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what progress his Department has made on the Learning Outside the Classroom manifesto published in November 2006.

(190909)

352
N Linda Gilroy (Plymouth, Sutton): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what assessment he has made of levels of awareness of the availability of bursaries and scholarships for higher education; and if he will make a statement.

(190838)

353
N Mr David Hamilton (Midlothian): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what representations he has received on the funding of the UK Astronomy Technology Centre.

(190544)

354
N Mr David Hamilton (Midlothian): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what steps he has taken to ensure that the UK Astronomy Technology Centre remains operational prior to the publication of the Wakeham review.

(190545)

355
N Mr David Hamilton (Midlothian): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what discussions he had with Scottish academic institutions before deciding upon the budget for the Science and Technology Facilities Council.

(190546)

356
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many plasma television screens have been purchased by his Department, since its creation; and how many such screens have been purchased by its agencies in the last 24 months.

(191079)

357
Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many regulatory impact assessments his Department has conducted in the last 12 months.

(191272)

358
Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what the variable threshold bands are for EU graduates who move abroad and who owe money to the Student Loans Company.

(191164)

359
Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many (a) undergraduate and (b) postgraduate students had their university fees (i) partially and (ii) wholly paid for by their employer in the last 12 months.

(191165)

Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development

360
N Mr John MacDougall (Glenrothes): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what his Department's most recent assessment is of the humanitarian situation in Darfur.

(190593)

361
N Mr John MacDougall (Glenrothes): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what his Department's latest assessment is of the economic situation in Sierra Leone.

(190612)

362
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many plasma television screens have been purchased by his Department, and at what cost, in the last 24 months.

(191078)

363
Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many regulatory impact assessments his Department has conducted in the last 12 months.

(191264)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice

364
Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many litres of bottled water were purchased by his Department and its predecessor in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement.

(191251)

365
James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many first-time entrants into the youth justice system aged 10 to 17 years there were in each of the last three years.

(191389)

366
James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) prosecutions there were and (b) successful convictions were obtained for the publication or distribution of obscene matter or offensive material on the internet in each of the last three years.

(191390)

367
James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people (a) were cautioned, (b) received a penalty notice for disorder and (c) were convicted for shoplifting in each of the last three years.

(191391)

368
Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 6th February 2008, Official Report, column 1186W, on departmental travel, what his Department's expenditure on travel and subsistence was in financial year 2006-07.

(191351)

369
Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many closure notices have been given to premises licence holders for persistently selling alcohol to children since the coming into force of section 23 of the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006.

(191310)

370
Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many closure notices were issued by police or licensing authorities when alcohol was found to have been sold other than under the condition of the licence in each of the years since the coming into force of section 19 of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001.

(191311)

371
N Mr David Heath (Somerton & Frome): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what provision is made by each contracted-out prison for (a) prisoner education, (b) work placements, (c) work in the community and (d) programmes designed to provide prisoners with employment upon release from prison.

(188249)

372
Mr David Heath (Somerton & Frome): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many of those convicted of rape in each police authority area were given (a) an immediate custodial sentence, (b) a community sentence, (c) a fine, (d) a conditional discharge and (e) an absolute discharge in each of the last five years.

(191043)

373
Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many firms of solicitors held contracts with the Legal Services Commission for the supply of legal advice in family law matters in 2006.

(191060)

374
Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number and proportion of current inmates of prisons in England and Wales who served in the UK armed forces in either of the conflicts in the Gulf.

(191336)

375
Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many firms of solicitors held community legal services contracts for the supply of criminal law advice and representation in the most recent financial year for which figures are available.

(191337)

376
Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many firms of solicitors held community legal services contracts to supply criminal law advice and representation in 2005.

(191338)

377
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many plasma television screens have been purchased by his Department, its predecessor and its agencies, and at what cost in the last 24 months.

(191024)

378
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether civil servants who are trades union officers in his Department are permitted to use (a) paid and (b) unpaid leave to engage in political activities.

(191036)

379
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Chichester, of 18th February 2008, Official Report, column 205W, on trades unions, whether those recognition agreements permit employees of his Department to take (a) paid and (b) unpaid leave to undertake political officer duties for those unions.

(191049)

380
Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many regulatory impact assessments his Department has conducted in the last 12 months.

(191265)

381
Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, to which wind farm proposals his Department lodged objection in each of the last three years; and for what reasons in each case.

(191119)

Questions to the Leader of the House

382
Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the Leader of the House, pursuant to the Answer of 28th January 2008, Official Report, column 11W, on departmental visits abroad, how many visits overseas by officials in her Office there were in the financial year 2006-07.

(191396)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

383
Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many litres of bottled water were purchased by his Department in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement.

(191255)

384
Dr Alasdair McDonnell (Belfast South): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps his Department took to investigate allegations made in the House by the right hon. Member for East Belfast on 8th February 2006, Official Report, columns 957-8, of terrorist-related activity by the Sheridan Group; and if he will make a statement.

(191378)

385
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when Mr Phil Taylor formally ended his employment as a special adviser to the Northern Ireland Office.

(191031)

386
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the employment status was of special adviser to the Northern Ireland Office, Mr Phil Taylor while working on a Labour Party deputy leadership campaign; and if he will make a statement.

(191034)

387
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many plasma television screens have been purchased by his Department and its agencies, and at what cost, in the last 24 months.

(191075)

388
Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many regulatory impact assessments his Department has conducted in the last 12 months.

(191260)

389
Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, to which wind farm proposals his Department lodged objection in each of the last three years; and for what reasons in each case.

(191111)

Questions to the Minister for the Olympics

390
Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, pursuant to the Answer of 21st February 2008, Official Report, column 835, on humanitarian aid, which Government department employs the Humanitarian Assistance Unit staff; what contribution the Department of Culture, Media and Sport makes to the unit; and which other departments make contributions.

(191142)

391
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, how many plasma television screens have been purchased by her office, and at what cost, in the last 24 months.

(191072)

Questions to the Prime Minister

392
Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Prime Minister, what recent consideration he has given to returning powers devolved to the Scottish Parliament to the United Kingdom Parliament.

(190948)

393
Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 4th February 2008, Official Report, columns 747-8W, on China, what discussions he had with the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform on (a) the selection of business leaders to accompany him on his trip to China, (b) the basis on which such business leaders were invited and (c) any bilateral business agreements made during the visit; and if he will make a statement.

(190950)

394
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Prime Minister, how many plasma television screens have been purchased by 10 Downing Street, and at what cost in the last 24 months.

(191030)

395
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Prime Minister, what reviews he has commissioned since June 2007; on what date each review commenced; what progress has been made on each to date; and when each is expected to report.

(191048)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland

396
Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many litres of bottled water were purchased by his Department in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement.

(191256)

397
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many plasma television screens have been purchased by his Department, and at what cost, in the last 24 months.

(191074)

398
Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many regulatory impact assessments his Department has conducted in the last 12 months.

(191261)

Questions to the Solicitor General

399
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Solicitor General, what devolution issues she has recently considered.

(191328)

400
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Solicitor General, how many plasma television screens have been purchased by the Attorney General's Department in each of the last five years, and at what cost.

(191122)

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

401
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, how many plasma television screens have been purchased by the Commission, and at what cost, in the last 24 months.

(191071)

402
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, with reference to Electoral Commission press release dated 12th February, on grants allocated to community-based organisations, what steps the Commission is taking to ensure that such funding is awarded to politically impartial organisations.

(191091)

403
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what progress has been made on the Electoral Commission's investigation into the permissibility of the donations by Mr Michael Brown to the Liberal Democrat Party.

(191127)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport

404
Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many litres of bottled water were purchased by her Department in each of the last three years; and if she will make a statement.

(191258)

405
N Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to her Written Ministerial Statement of 26th February 2008, Official Report, columns 73-4WS, on First Great Western franchise, how many extra carriages for the Portsmouth to Cardiff line will be provided; from where these will be sourced; and by what date.

(190605)

406
N Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions took place with the rolling stock company responsible for the Thames Valley commuter trains run by First Great Western prior to her Written Ministerial Statement of 26th February 2008, Official Report, columns 73-4WS, on First Great Western franchise on the intention to refurbish these trains.

(190606)

407
N Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average weight of (a) an electric and (b) a diesel train carriage is; and what the average weight will be of each of those referred to in the rolling stock plan of 30th January.

(190607)

408
N Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many new train carriages (a) entered and (b) were removed from service in each year since 2004; and how many are expected to (i) enter and (ii) be removed from service in (A) 2008, (B) 2009, (C) 2010 and (D) 2011.

(190608)

409
N Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to her Written Ministerial Statement of 26th February 2008, Official Report, columns 73-4WS, on First Great Western franchise, how many carriages First Great Western is running; how many the franchise requires them to run from April 2008; and how many they will run from April 2008.

(190609)

410
Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what premium East Midlands Trains is forecast to pay to the Government over the period of its franchise.

(191146)

411
James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) drivers, (b) passengers and (c) pedestrians aged (i) 16 or under, (ii) 17 to 20, (iii) 21 to 25, (iv) 26 to 30, (v) 31 to 35, (vi) 36 to 40, (vii) 41 to 45, (viii) 46 to 50, (ix) 51 to 60, (x) 61 to 70 and (xi) 71 years or over were (A) killed and (B) injured in a road accident, in each of the last five years; and how many drivers in each age group were convicted of an offence of driving whilst intoxicated due to (1) alcohol and (2) drugs or other substances in each such year.

(191394)

412
Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 7th February 2008, Official Report, column 1415W, on departmental travel, if she will provide the figures on departmental travel (a) within the UK and (b) overseas for the financial year 2006-07.

(191388)

413
N Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what research her Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on air contamination levels in commercial aircraft.

(190765)

414
N Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will meet the British Airports Authority to discuss a review of security arrangements following the incident at Heathrow Airport on 25th February.

(190766)

415
Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with her EU counterparts on their levels of support for the Galileo project.

(191065)

416
Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will conduct an equal pay audit across her Department; and if she will make a statement.

(190927)

417
Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the trades unions representing staff in her Department requested the health and standard rules in respect of Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme ill-health benefits to be changed; what her Department's response was; and when this response was made.

(190928)

418
Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department's rules on paternity leave refer to the rights of (a) adoptive parents and (b) parents whose child was stillborn after 24 weeks gestation to take such leave.

(190929)

419
Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what correspondence has been received from the trades unions representing staff in her Department on partial retirement; when her Department replied to this letter; and when her Department's management will meet the unions to discuss partial retirement.

(190930)

420
Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has created a Property Asset Register (PAR); and whether a PAR Board has been established.

(190931)

421
N Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has to improve transport links between the South West and Heathrow airport.

(190430)

422
N Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on improvements to infrastructure in relation to large scale new housing development.

(190769)

423
N Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the budget was for transport for the South West in 2006-07; and who is responsible for the timescale within which these funds were spent.

(190770)

424
N Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 20th February 2008, Official Report, column 737W, on roads: accidents, how many (a) deaths and (b) injuries occurred on roads in (i) Cornwall and (ii) England in each year from 2001 to 2005, broken down by age group of those so killed and injured.

(190431)

425
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she received from South West Trains notification of network modifications relating to travel offices in Hampshire; and if she will make a statement.

(191178)

426
Stephen Hesford (Wirral West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent improvements have been made to transport links to and from Liverpool John Lennon Airport; and if she will make a statement.

(191284)

427
Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the (a) feasibility and (b) cost of giving people eligible for free bus passes free local travel on all modes of public transport available in their local area.

(191387)

428
Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of her Department's expenditure was allocated to Government growth areas in the last year for which figures are available.

(190953)

429
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the cost of implementation of the national concessionary bus fares scheme.

(191330)

430
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many plasma television screens have been purchased by her Department and its agencies, and at what cost, in the last 24 months.

(191077)

431
Mr Brooks Newmark (Braintree): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many persons were (a) killed and (b) seriously injured on the A12 in Essex in each of the last five years.

(191319)

432
Mr Brooks Newmark (Braintree): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which five locations (a) on the A12 in Essex and (b) in Essex had the highest number of traffic accidents in each of the last five years.

(191320)

433
Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make a statement on the inquiry into an additional access road for Canvey Island; and what the (a) timetable and (b) cost of the inquiry is expected to be.

(191160)

434
Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many regulatory impact assessments her Department has conducted in the last 12 months.

(191262)

435
N Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what price of oil has been used by her Department when making forecasts of congestion on the road network; and if she will make a statement.

(190456)

436
N Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the average public subsidy to a bus operating on the non-tendered network in (a) Greater Manchester and (b) England in 2006-07.

(190457)

437
N David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which local authorities in England (a) have undertaken and (b) are planning to undertake trials of part-night street lighting.

(190767)

438
Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, to which wind farm proposals her Department lodged objection in each of the last three years; and for what reasons in each case.

(191114)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales

439
Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many litres of bottled water were purchased by his Department in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement.

(191244)

440
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many plasma television screens have been purchased by his Department, and at what cost, in the last 24 months.

(191073)

441
Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many regulatory impact assessments his Department has conducted in the last 12 months.

(191259)

Questions to the Minister for Women and Equality

442
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, how many plasma television screens have been purchased by the Government Equalities Office, and at what cost, since its creation.

(191123)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

443
Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many litres of bottled water were purchased by his Department in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement.

(191249)

444
N Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what average length of time elapsed between the date of application and date of determination of applications for incapacity benefit in Dorset in each of the last three years.

(190590)

445
N Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what arrangements are in place for the replacement of the New Deal for Disabled People in Dorset after 29th April.

(190591)

446
N Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that young adults with learning difficulties in receipt of jobseekers allowance, who cannot read or understand forms or use telephones, are able to receive personal help from his Department.

(190592)

447
N Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what average length of time Dorset residents in receipt of incapacity benefit had to wait for a personal capability assessment in each of the last three years.

(190611)

448
N Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the successful contractor for the Pathways scheme in Dorset will be announced; and when the contract will commence.

(190613)

449
N Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many participants have taken part in the (a) New Deal for Young People, (b) New Deal 25 Plus, (c) New Deal 50 Plus, (d) New Deal for Lone Parents, (e) New Deal for Disabled People and (f) New Deal for Partners in each month since each such programme was established.

(190579)

450
N Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many of those participants leaving the (a) New Deal for Young People, (b) New Deal 25 Plus, (c) New Deal 50 Plus, (d) New Deal for Lone Parents, (e) New Deal for Disabled People and (f) New Deal for Partners immediately entered (i) employment and (ii) sustainable employment in each month of the existence of each programme.

(190580)

451
N Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many of those completing participation in the (a) New Deal for Young People, (b) New Deal 25 Plus, (c) New Deal 50 Plus, (d) New Deal for Lone Parents, (e) New Deal for Disabled People and (f) New Deal for Partners were doing so for the (i) first, (ii) second, (iii) third, (iv) fourth and (v) fifth or more times in each month since each such programme was established.

(190581)

452
N Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 22nd February 2008, Official Report, column 1124W, on unemployment, what the equivalent figures were for 1997.

(190913)

453
N Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the increases in the basic state pension payable in each year from 2009-10 to 2012-13 if surpluses in the National Insurance Fund were reallocated to state pensions.

(190768)

454
Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) public and (b) private sector open defined benefit occupational pension schemes there were in each year since 1997.

(191149)

455
Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many defined benefit occupational pension schemes have wound up since 1997; and how many are in the process of winding up.

(191150)

456
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many full-time equivalent staff were employed in the City of Dundee by his Department in each of the last 10 years.

(191011)

457
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many plasma television screens have been purchased by his Department and its agencies, and at what cost, in the last 24 months.

(191076)

458
Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will place in the Library a copy of the internal departmental review on polygamy and income support.

(191004)

459
Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy to collect statistics on the number of (a) three person and (b) four person polygamous unions where the members are in receipt of income support.

(191005)

460
N Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many fatalities relating to falls from height were incurred as a result of felonious activity in each of the last three years for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.

(190839)

461
N Mr John Spellar (Warley): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 26th February 2008, Official Report, column 1388W, on social security benefits: Ireland, whether discussions took place on the time migrants have to be resident before claiming benefit in the meetings referred to.

(190910)

462
Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many regulatory impact assessments his Department has conducted in the last 12 months.

(191273)

Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

463
Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the rate of (a) economic growth and (b) inward investment was in each of the English regions in each year for which figures are available.

[Transferred] (191355)

464
Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many complaints against regional development agencies were (a) received and (b) upheld in each year for which figures are available.

[Transferred] (191357)

465
Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his most recent estimate is of the number of migrant workers there were in (a) Bexleyheath and Crayford and (b) the London Borough of Bexley in each of the last three years.

[Transferred] (191002)

466
N Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many national insurance numbers issued under the Foreign Worker Registration Scheme have no contributions credited to them.

[Transferred] (190901)

467
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many couple households (a) with and (b) without dependent children there were in each year since 1992; how many and what proportion of these in each category were couples of working age where (i) one and (ii) both were (A) in and (B) out of work.

[Transferred] (191324)

468
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) disabled people and (b) lone parents of working age there were in each quarter since 1992; and how many and what proportion of these were (i) employed, (ii) unemployed and (iii) economically active in each such quarter.

[Transferred] (191325)

469
Damian Green (Ashford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, in respect of how many children in (a) Romania, (b) Bulgaria, (c) Poland, (d) the Czech Republic and (e) Slovakia UK child benefit was being paid on 31st December 2007.

[Transferred] (191197)

Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

470
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, with reference to the inquiry into the covert recording of the hon. Member for Tooting, whether the Wilson Doctrine forbids surveillance or interception of hon. Members' use of (a) personal digital assistants, (b) mobile telephone texts, (c) voice over internet protocol systems, (d) internet browsers and (e) email.

[Transferred] (191035)

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

471
Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to encourage UK businesses to use recycled paper when sending out unsolicited mail.

[Transferred] (191376)

Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department

472
Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were (a) cautioned, (b) prosecuted and (c) given a penalty notice for disorder for selling alcohol to people under the age of 18 years in (i) 2006 and (ii) 2007.

[Transferred] (191297)

473
Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many children were (a) cautioned, (b) prosecuted and (c) given a penalty notice for disorder for buying or attempting to buy alcohol under age in each of the last three years for which information is available.

[Transferred] (191306)

474
Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were (a) cautioned, (b) prosecuted and (c) given a penalty notice for disorder for buying or attempting to buy alcohol on behalf of a person under 18 years old in each of the last three years for which information is available.

[Transferred] (191307)

475
Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many children were (a) cautioned, (b) prosecuted and (c) given a penalty notice for disorder for knowingly consuming alcohol on licensed premises in each of the last two years.

[Transferred] (191308)

476
Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were (a) cautioned, (b) prosecuted and (c) given a penalty notice for disorder for knowingly allowing the consumption of alcohol on licensed premises by a child in each of the last two years.

[Transferred] (191309)

477
Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were (a) cautioned, (b) prosecuted and (c) given a penalty notice for disorder for failing to comply with a request from police (i) not to consume alcohol in an alcohol consumption designated public place and (ii) for failing to surrender alcohol in their possession in each of the last 10 years.

[Transferred] (191314)

478
Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were (a) cautioned, (b) prosecuted and (c) given a penalty notice for disorder for being drunk and disorderly in a public place in each of the last two years.

[Transferred] (191315)

479
Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many instances there were of alcohol found in the possession of children being seized in accordance with section 1 of the Confiscation of Alcohol (Young Persons) Act 1997 in each of the last three years; and how many people were (a) cautioned, (b) prosecuted and (c) given a penalty notice for disorder having failed to comply with such a request in each of the last 10 years.

[Transferred] (191316)

480
Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Serious and Organised Crime Agency.

[Transferred] (191007)

481
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which forms of interception are subject to authorisation by a warrant from her.

[Transferred] (191032)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice

482
N David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many of the 359 appeals against a notice of intent to deport between 1st August and 31st October 2006 were successful; and what the grounds were for those appeals which were successful.

[Transferred] (190912)

483
David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what requirements there are on (a) prisons and (b) young offender institutions to act upon nutritional guidance offered by the Food Standards Agency in respect of food provision for (i) older people and (ii) adults in institutions.

[Transferred] (191358)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport

484
Stephen Hesford (Wirral West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much biofuel was produced in the UK in the last 12 months; and what estimate she has made of the effect on the UK's carbon dioxide emissions of use of biofuels in substitution for fossil fuels in that period.

[Transferred] (191207)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales

485
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when his Department was informed of (a) the dumping of toxic waste and (b) the leaching of toxins into groundwater at Brofiscin Quarry; what steps have been taken to (i) remove the waste and (ii) prevent further leaching; and if he will make a statement.

[Transferred] (191180)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

486
N Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what funding has been made available to the Pathfinder authorities for the pilots of the local housing allowance.

[Transferred] (190541)

487
N Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department plans to issue to local authorities on the up-take of bank accounts during the roll-out of local housing allowances; and whether such guidance will be issued by April 2008.

[Transferred] (190777)

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