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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Wednesday 26 March 2008
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 26 March 2008
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 26 March of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper. They are arranged in alphabetical order of answering Department. For other Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 26 March of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Wednesday 26 March see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 1
| Hugh Bayley (City of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many transactions per week, on average, there were across post office counters in York in each of the last three years. | | (197136) | 2
| Ben Chapman (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how postmasters whose post offices have been closed are reimbursed for the length of their leases; and if he will make a statement. | | (197112) | 3
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, for how long the outreach provision provided by his Department to the eight post offices in the Cotswolds will be maintained. | | (196994) | 4
| Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what steps he plans to take to ensure that UK consumers can identify products containing free nanoparticles. | | (196963) | 5
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many staff in his Department and its agencies have attended the (a) Influencing with Integrity, (b) Emotional Intelligence, (c) Counselling Skills for the Workplace, (d) Managing your Confidence, (e) Balancing Work/Life Realities and (f) Working Assertively training course run by the National School of Government in the last 12 months for which information is available; and at what cost. | | (197120) | 6
| Stewart Hosie (Dundee East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, when he will reply to the letter dated 7th September 2007 from the hon. Member for Dundee East, regarding a constituent, Mr Lee Sexton, of Dundee. | | (196875) | 7
| Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what estimate he has made of the number of people employed by (a) games developers, (b) games publishers, (c) games distributors, (d) games retailers and (e) other industries and services associated with the games industry in each year since 1997. | | (196876) | 8
| Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what share of the UK's media exports were provided by the (a) video games, (b) television and (c) film industries in each year since 1997. | | (196877) | 9
| Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many (a) UK-owned and (b) non-UK owned video games development companies were based in the UK in each year since 1997. | | (196878) | 10
| Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what the value was of exports by the UK games development sector in each year since 1997. | | (196976) | 11
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, at how many events held by his Department (a) wine and (b) Fairtrade wine were served in the last three years; and what assessment his Department has made of the merits of serving Fairtrade wine at future events. | | (196941) | 12
| Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what visits he made to (a) Harrogate International Centre, (b) International Conference Centre, Birmingham, (c) Manchester Central, (d) Scottish Exhibitional and Conference Centre, Glasgow, (e) Edinburgh International Conference Centre, (f) Bournemouth International Conference Centre, (g) the Brighton Centre, Brighton, (h) the Riviera Centre, Torquay, (i) Queen Elizabeth Centre, London, (j) Excel Conference Centre, Docklands, London, and (k) Business Design Centre, Islington, London, in the period 1st January 2005 to 31st December 2007; and what events he attended at each. | | (197158) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 13
N | Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of household income came from (a) tax credits, (b) means-tested benefits, (c) other benefits, (d) earned income excluding tax credits and (e) other sources in each year since 2003-04, broken down by (i) income quintile and (ii) income decile. | | (196462) | 14
N | Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will place in the Library a copy of the needs assessment that preceded the introduction of the Barnett Formula that the Prime Minister referred to in his Oral Answer to the hon. Member for Manchester, Blackley on 19th March 2008, Official Report, column 921. | | (196522) | 15
| Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate the Office of National Statistics has made of the effect on the overall inflation rate of providing a public sector pay rise of (a) two per cent., (b) three per cent. and (c) four per cent. | | (196930) | 16
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff in his Department and its agencies have attended the (a) Influencing with Integrity, (b) Emotional Intelligence, (c) Counselling Skills for the Workplace, (d) Managing your Confidence, (e) Balancing Work/Life Realities and (f) Working Assertively training course run by the National School of Government in the last 12 months for which information is available; and at what cost. | | (197070) | 17
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many boats HM Revenue and Customs has; how much each cost to (a) purchase and (b) run in 2007-08; and what they are used for. | | (197119) | 18
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he will reply to the letters of 10th December 2007 and 11th February 2008 from the hon. Member for the Forest of Dean on Northern Rock. | | (196984) | 19
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue has been raised from sales of (a) gold and (b) mobile telephone licences in the last 10 years; and what such revenue was used for. | | (196808) | 20
N | Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) men and (b) women in the age groups (i) 15 to 19 years and (ii) 20 to 24 years there were in the UK in each year since 1991. | | (196824) | 21
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 19th March 2008, Official Report, column 1227W, on VAT: fraud, which paragraph of the National Identity Scheme Delivery Plan 2008 provides an assessment of the potential contribution of the identity cards scheme to the tackling of missing trader intra-community fraud. | | (197096) | 22
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make representations to the relevant EU Commissioner on the effects on independent tobacco retailers in the United Kingdom of illegal sales of tobacco imported from Belgium. | | (196872) | 23
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his Department's policy on the taxation of social security benefits is. | | (196873) | 24
| Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 14th March 2008, Official Report, columns 721-2W, on departmental databases, which US-registered service provider has been engaged to manage certain aspects of personal data; and what types of personal information it has been engaged to manage. | | (197147) | 25
| Joan Ryan (Enfield North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his most recent estimate is of the number of migrant workers in Enfield North constituency in each of the last 10 years. | | (196799) | 26
N | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the level of Government spending per capita was in each of the last 10 years. | | (196461) | 27
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, at how many events held by his Department (a) wine and (b) Fairtrade wine were served in the last three years; and what assessment his Department has made of the merits of serving Fairtrade wine at future events. | | (196948) | 28
| Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what visits he made to (a) Harrogate International Centre, (b) International Conference Centre, Birmingham, (c) Manchester Central, (d) Scottish Exhibitional and Conference Centre, Glasgow, (e) Edinburgh International Conference Centre, (f) Bournemouth International Conference Centre, (g) the Brighton Centre, Brighton, (h) the Riviera Centre, Torquay, (i) Queen Elizabeth Centre, London, (j) Excel Conference Centre, Docklands, London, and (k) Business Design Centre, Islington, London, in the period 1st January 2005 to 31st December 2007; and what events he attended at each. | | (197167) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families 29
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what steps his Department is taking to increase access to healthy school meals in primary schools in (a) West Lancashire constituency and (b) England. | | (196856) | 30
| Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the purpose of the Counterpoint Childhood Wellbeing research paper was; how much it cost; and what account will be taken of it during his Department's policy formulation process. | | (196928) | 31
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, pursuant to the Answer of 19th March 2008, Official Report, columns 1159-60W, on pupil exclusions, how many of the individuals recorded under the column (a) number of fixed period exclusions, had previously been awarded a fixed period exclusion (i) one, (ii) two, (iii) three, (iv) four and (v) five times and (b) number of permanent exclusions, had previously been excluded for a fixed period. | | (197026) | 32
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many staff in his Department have attended the (a) Influencing with Integrity, (b) Emotional Intelligence, (c) Counselling Skills for the Workplace, (d) Managing your Confidence, (e) Balancing Work/Life Realities and (f) Working Assertively training course run by the National School of Government in the last 12 months for which information is available; and at what cost. | | (197057) | 33
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many Children's Plan Toolkits were produced; and to whom they were distributed. | | (196979) | 34
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the cost of (a) production and (b) distribution of the Children's Plan Toolkit was. | | (196980) | 35
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what his Department's policy is on the oral component of examinations in foreign language GCSEs; and if he will make a statement. | | (196991) | 36
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the 10 most commonly studied, non-compulsory subjects taken to GCSE level were in the latest period for which figures are available, broken down by type of school; and how many pupils studied each such subject to GCSE level in the same period. | | (196992) | 37
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, which 10 subjects were most commonly studied at A-Level in the latest period for which figures are available, broken down by type of institution; and how many pupils took each such subject in the same period. | | (196993) | 38
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, pursuant to the Answer of 5th February 2008, Official Report, column 1101W, on specialised diplomas, what estimate he has made of the cost of training teachers in preparation for the first teaching of diplomas in September 2008. | | (197054) | 39
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many (a) academies, (b) grammar schools and (c) independent schools he estimates will offer the full range of diplomas from (i) September 2008 and (ii) September 2009; and if he will make a statement. | | (196879) | 40
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what proportion of pupils are entitled to free school meals in each maintained school that will not be offering the full range of diplomas from (a) September 2008 and (b) September 2009; and if he will make a statement. | | (196880) | 41
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what targets his Department has set to improve the educational outcomes of children in care; and if he will make a statement. | | (196881) | 42
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what proportion of 16 year olds in care obtained (a) at least one GCSE at any grade, (b) at least one GCSE at grades A* to C, (c) five GCSEs at any grade, (d) five GCSEs at grades A* to C and (e) five GCSEs at grades A* to C including English and mathematics in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (196882) | 43
| Joan Ryan (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many apprenticeships were (a) available and (b) taken up in the London Borough of Enfield in each of the last five years. | | (196793) | 44
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many children living in the Furtherwick school catchment area of Canvey Island have not secured a place at their first option for a secondary school in 2008. | | (196933) | 45
N | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many children did not secure a place at their first option for a secondary school on Canvey Island in each of the last five years. | | (196934) | 46
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what undertakings on school placements have been given to parents on Canvey Island following the decision to close Furtherwick school. | | (196961) | 47
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many children living in the Furtherwick secondary school catchment area of Canvey Island have not secured their second choice of school for September 2008; and if he will make a statement. | | (196962) | 48
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, who is responsible for (a) employing and (b) setting the salary of school improvement partners. | | (197089) | 49
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what advice he has given to (a) schools and (b) local education authorities on the starting salaries for school improvement partners. | | (197090) | 50
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what estimate he has made of the number of hours worked by school improvement partners in each local education authority in the last 12 months. | | (197091) | 51
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what advice he has given to schools on the employment, recruitment and retention of school improvement partners. | | (197092) | 52
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the total cost was to each local education authority of school improvement partners in the last 12 months. | | (197093) | 53
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many school improvement partners were employed in each local education authority at the latest date for which figures are available; and what the cost was in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (197094) | 54
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what estimate he has made of the average salaries of school improvement partners in each local education authority in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (197145) | 55
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, at how many events held by his Department (a) wine and (b) Fairtrade wine were served in the last three years; and what assessment his Department has made of the merits of serving Fairtrade wine at future events. | | (196939) | 56
| Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what visits he made to (a) Harrogate International Centre, (b) International Conference Centre, Birmingham, (c) Manchester Central, (d) Scottish Exhibitional and Conference Centre, Glasgow, (e) Edinburgh International Conference Centre, (f) Bournemouth International Conference Centre, (g) the Brighton Centre, Brighton, (h) the Riviera Centre, Torquay, (i) Queen Elizabeth Centre, London, (j) Excel Conference Centre, Docklands, London, and (k) Business Design Centre, Islington, London, in the period 1st January 2005 to 31st December 2007; and what events he attended at each. | | (197188) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 57
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what steps he is taking to support the community work of social enterprises providing services for vulnerable user groups. | | (196851) | 58
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what assessment he has made of the potential for third sector organisations to assist in the delivery of public services for those with learning difficulties. | | (196852) | 59
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what guidance his Department issues to other Government departments on their use of the Completely Automated Public Turing Tests to tell Computers and Humans Apart (CAPTCHAs); and which departments' websites use CAPTCHAs. | | (196982) | 60
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, when he expects to answer Question 193199, on Iraqi documents, tabled on 5th March 2008. | | (197111) | 61
| Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what visits he made to (a) Harrogate International Centre, (b) International Conference Centre, Birmingham, (c) Manchester Central, (d) Scottish Exhibitional and Conference Centre, Glasgow, (e) Edinburgh International Conference Centre, (f) Bournemouth International Conference Centre, (g) the Brighton Centre, Brighton, (h) the Riviera Centre, Torquay, (i) Queen Elizabeth Centre, London, (j) Excel Conference Centre, Docklands, London, and (k) Business Design Centre, Islington, London, in the period 1st January 2005 to 31st December 2007; and what events he attended at each. | | (197153) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 62
| Ben Chapman (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the recent performance of Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service; and if she will make a statement. | | (197046) | 63
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many staff in her Department and its agencies have attended the (a) Influencing with Integrity, (b) Emotional Intelligence, (c) Counselling Skills for the Workplace, (d) Managing your Confidence, (e) Balancing Work/Life Realities and (f) Working Assertively training course run by the National School of Government in the last 12 months for which information is available; and at what cost. | | (197058) | 64
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many Disabled Facilities Grant awards were made in each of the last five years. | | (196987) | 65
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 25th February 2008, Official Report, columns 66-67WS, on the national strategy for housing in an ageing society: disabled facilities grant (funding), how many disabled facilities grant awards the Government estimates will be made in (a) 2008-09, (b) 2009-10 and (c) 2010-11. | | (197107) | 66
N | Paul Rowen (Rochdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether she has considered amending planning guidance to ensure that private children's homes require planning permission before operating in former private residential properties. | | (196860) | 67
N | Paul Rowen (Rochdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families on the regulation of private children's homes operating in residential properties. | | (196861) | 68
N | Paul Rowen (Rochdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what representations she has received on private children's care homes which operate from residential properties. | | (196862) | 69
N | Paul Rowen (Rochdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what representations she has received on the operation of private residential children's homes by the company Greencorns. | | (196863) | 70
N | Paul Rowen (Rochdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether she has had discussions with the Local Government Association on the regulation of private children's homes operating in residential properties. | | (196864) | 71
| Joan Ryan (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much was spent by the London Borough of Enfield on improving homes for people with disabilities in each of the last three years. | | (196788) | 72
| Joan Ryan (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans her Department has for provision of affordable housing in (a) Enfield and (b) Greater London. | | (196795) | 73
| Joan Ryan (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help first-time buyers access affordable housing in the London Borough of Enfield. | | (196802) | 74
N | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many accidents there were involving fire engines on emergency calls in (a) Castle Point constituency and (b) Essex in each of the last five years. | | (196800) | 75
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, at how many events held by her Department (a) wine and (b) Fairtrade wine were served in the last three years; and what assessment her Department has made of the merits of serving Fairtrade wine at future events. | | (196950) | 76
| Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what visits she made to (a) Harrogate International Centre, (b) International Conference Centre, Birmingham, (c) Manchester Central, (d) Scottish Exhibitional and Conference Centre, Glasgow, (e) Edinburgh International Conference Centre, (f) Bournemouth International Conference Centre, (g) the Brighton Centre, Brighton, (h) the Riviera Centre, Torquay, (i) Queen Elizabeth Centre, London, (j) Excel Conference Centre, Docklands, London, and (k) Business Design Centre, Islington, London, in the period 1st January 2005 to 31st December 2007; and what events she attended at each. | | (197154) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 77
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent steps the Government has taken to tackle gambling addiction. | | (196888) | 78
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent steps the Government has taken to provide opportunities for young people to engage in cultural activities. | | (196889) | 79
| Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what activities the UK will be participating in as its contribution to the 2008 European Year of Intercultural Dialogue; and what the projected cost of each activity will be. | | (196932) | 80
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding was provided to (a) museums, galleries and libraries, (b) the arts, (c) sport and (d) heritage from (i) the public purse and (ii) Lottery funding in each year since 1997, expressed in 2007-08 prices. | | (197047) | 81
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many staff in his Department and its agencies have attended the (a) Influencing with Integrity, (b) Emotional Intelligence, (c) Counselling Skills for the Workplace, (d) Managing your Confidence, (e) Balancing Work/Life Realities and (f) Working Assertively training course run by the National School of Government in the last 12 months for which information is available; and at what cost. | | (197059) | 82
N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what his Department's role in conserving the Grade II listed building known as the State Cinema in Grays, Essex is; and if he will make a statement. | | (196312) | 83
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much has been provided from National Lottery funding to date for new and refurbished buildings in (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland in (i) grants and (ii) matching funding. | | (196867) | 84
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, at how many events held by his Department (a) wine and (b) Fairtrade wine were served in the last three years; and what assessment his Department has made of the merits of serving Fairtrade wine at future events. | | (196935) | 85
| Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what visits he made to (a) Harrogate International Centre, (b) International Conference Centre, Birmingham, (c) Manchester Central, (d) Scottish Exhibitional and Conference Centre, Glasgow, (e) Edinburgh International Conference Centre, (f) Bournemouth International Conference Centre, (g) the Brighton Centre, Brighton, (h) the Riviera Centre, Torquay, (i) Queen Elizabeth Centre, London, (j) Excel Conference Centre, Docklands, London, and (k) Business Design Centre, Islington, London, in the period 1st January 2005 to 31st December 2007; and what events he attended at each. | | (197149) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 86
| Hugh Bayley (City of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Territorial Army soldiers from Yorkshire and the Humber saw active service abroad in each year since 2001. | | (197137) | 87
| Hugh Bayley (City of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people from Yorkshire and the Humber were recruited into each of the armed services in each year since 2001. | | (197138) | 88
| Colin Challen (Morley & Rothwell): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many veterans of the Second World War are in receipt of a war pension. | | (196803) | 89
| Mr Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford & Woodford Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the (a) quality and (b) quantity of food supplies to (i) British forces and (ii) ISAF forces in Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement. | | (197012) | 90
| Mr Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford & Woodford Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the maximum period is that UK forces in Afghanistan have subsisted on 24-hour operational ration packs alone. | | (197013) | 91
| Mr Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford & Woodford Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the maximum period is that UK forces are expected to subsist on 24-hour operational ration packs alone. | | (197014) | 92
| Mr Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford & Woodford Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to prevent menu fatigue amongst UK forces in Afghanistan issued with 24-hour operational ration packs; and if he will make a statement. | | (197015) | 93
| Mr Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford & Woodford Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions forward operating bases in Afghanistan have gone for longer than a week without a resupply of fresh rations in the last 12 months; what the reasons were in each case; and if he will make a statement. | | (197016) | 94
| Mr Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford & Woodford Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many forward operating bases in Afghanistan are supported by (a) the Royal Logistics Corps and (b) contract caterers. | | (197017) | 95
N | Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which marks of Sea King helicopters have been fitted with high intensity strobe lights; and when this equipment was installed. | | (196367) | 96
N | Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when high intensity strobe lighting was (a) removed and (b) refitted to the second Sea King marks trials aircraft; and under whose authority this action was taken. | | (196368) | 97
N | Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the retro fitting of his Department's Sea King helicopters with high intensity strobe lighting was approved at all stages of planning and installation by the helicopters' manufacturers. | | (196369) | 98
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Nepalese nationals have served in the Brigade of Gurkhas since 1997. | | (197023) | 99
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Nepalese nationals have served in the Brigade of Gurkhas since 1978. | | (197024) | 100
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff in his Department and its agencies have attended the (a) Influencing with Integrity, (b) Emotional Intelligence, (c) Counselling Skills for the Workplace, (d) Managing your Confidence, (e) Balancing Work/Life Realities and (f) Working Assertively training course run by the National School of Government in the last 12 months for which information is available; and at what cost. | | (197060) | 101
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much the anti-terrorist unit patrolling RAF Menwith Hill has cost the Ministry of Defence Police Agency in each year since such patrols began. | | (197049) | 102
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date the space based infra-red system at RAF Menwith Hill became operational. | | (197050) | 103
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date the component of the US ballistic missile defence system at RAF Fylingdales became operational. | | (197051) | 104
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has to reimburse protected personnel for deductions made from their pay while held as prisoners of war in Germany; and what criteria he uses to determine the entitlement of protected personnel to compensation for periods spent as prisoners of war during the Second World War. | | (197075) | 105
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many flying hours were completed by (a) Apache Attack helicopter, (b) Gazelle, (c) Lynx Mk3, (d) Lynx Mk7, (e) Lynx Mk8, (f) Lynx Mk9, (g) Merlin Mk1 and (h) Merlin Mk3 helicopters in the armed forces in the last 12 months. | | (197097) | 106
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date work began on the installation of equipment at RAF Menwith Hill as part of the US ballistic missile defense system. | | (197098) | 107
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many empty properties his Department owns, broken down by (a) region and (b) constituency. | | (197099) | 108
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps Ministry of Defence police are taking to monitor his Department's empty properties and protect them against theft or vandalism. | | (197100) | 109
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 30th October 2007, Official Report, columns 1348-9W, on military housing, how many thefts have been reported in his Department's empty houses for (a) single living accommodation and (b) service families accommodation in the last 12 months. | | (197101) | 110
N | Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 12th March 2008, Official Report, column 18WS, on the Contingencies Fund, what the unforeseen pension pressures in 2007-08 are. | | [R] (197102) | 111
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much it cost to maintain the Falkland Islands garrison in the last year for which figures are available, broken down by category of expenditure. | | (196868) | 112
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many servicemen and women are in receipt of income support; and if he will make a statement. | | (196869) | 113
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) the ceiling on personnel numbers and (b) the actual strength of the Territorial Army was in each of the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement. | | (196870) | 114
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Territorial Army centres there were in each of the last 10 years. | | (196871) | 115
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the cost of training new recruits to the armed forces to meet the rate of resignations as a percentage of each force's total salary bill; and if he will make a statement. | | (197140) | 116
N | Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what reports he has received on the incident involving International Security Assistance Force and Afghan police in Lashkar Gah on 20th March 2008, which is being investigated by Royal Military Police. | | (197113) | 117
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which projects his Department (a) initiated, (b) oversaw, (c) directed and (d) funded in connection with the modernisation of the port of Umm Qasr; and if he will make a statement. | | (196916) | 118
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the development of the (a) security, (b) political and (c) economic situation in Basra province since December 2007; and if he will make a statement. | | (196917) | 119
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK armed forces personnel were stationed in Basra in each month since December 2007; and if he will make a statement. | | (196918) | 120
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 6th March 2008, Official Report, column 2712W, on Sudan: peacekeeping operations, which United Nations/African Union Mission in Darfur troop contributing countries have (a) requested and (b) received assistance with (i) the provision of equipment and (ii) training packages; and if he will make a statement. | | (196969) | 121
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many unoccupied properties are (a) rented and (b) owned by his Department in each constituency in (i) Scotland, (ii) Wales, (iii) Northern Ireland and (iv) England; when this figure was last updated; and if he will make a statement. | | (196970) | 122
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the locations are of accommodation sold by his Department in each year since 1993; and if he will make a statement. | | (196971) | 123
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) rules, (b) procedures and (c) standards set up by his Department are for (i) quality evaluation, (ii) maintenance and (iii) allocation of housing; when these were last (A) reviewed and (B) modified; and if he will make a statement. | | (196972) | 124
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what procedure is followed by his Department with regard to the sale of departmental accommodation; what role local consultation plays in this procedure; and if he will make a statement. | | (196973) | 125
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how his Department assesses the accommodation requirements of service personnel; how often this assessment is reviewed; and if he will make a statement. | | (196974) | 126
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK personnel were deployed to Kosovo in each month since August 2007; how many of those deployed received special training for civilian policing; where within Kosovo they have been deployed; and if he will make a statement. | | (197085) | 127
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people serving in the British forces in Iraq hold (a) British citizenship and (b) citizenship of countries other than Great Britain; and how many personnel there are of each nationality in the latter. | | (197103) | 128
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, at how many events held by his Department (a) wine and (b) Fairtrade wine were served in the last three years; and what assessment his Department has made of the merits of serving Fairtrade wine at future events. | | (196949) | 129
| Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what visits he made to (a) Harrogate International Centre, (b) International Conference Centre, Birmingham, (c) Manchester Central, (d) Scottish Exhibitional and Conference Centre, Glasgow, (e) Edinburgh International Conference Centre, (f) Bournemouth International Conference Centre, (g) the Brighton Centre, Brighton, (h) the Riviera Centre, Torquay, (i) Queen Elizabeth Centre, London, (j) Excel Conference Centre, Docklands, London, and (k) Business Design Centre, Islington, London, in the period 1st January 2005 to 31st December 2007; and what events he attended at each. | | (197163) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 130
N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many employees of Natural England have (a) been offered and (b) accepted early retirement in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement. | | (197076) | 131
| Colin Challen (Morley & Rothwell): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps have been taken in pursuance of the statement of the UK/India summit on 21st January that long-term convergence of per capita emission rates is an important and equitable principle that should be seriously considered in the context of international climate change negotiations. | | (196804) | 132
| Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will bring forward the timing of the decision on moving to a compulsory reporting scheme on nanotechnologies. | | (196965) | 133
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many staff in his Department and its agencies have attended the (a) Influencing with Integrity, (b) Emotional Intelligence, (c) Counselling Skills for the Workplace, (d) Managing your Confidence, (e) Balancing Work/Life Realities and (f) Working Assertively training course run by the National School of Government in the last 12 months for which information is available; and at what cost. | | (197061) | 134
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to implement EC Regulation 2037/2000 on the disposal of ozone depleting substances. | | (197117) | 135
N | Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many complaints his Department has received from hon. Members on the operation of the WarmFront scheme. | | (197039) | 136
| Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what procedures are in place to ensure that work carried out by firms under the WarmFront scheme is of a satisfactory standard. | | (197040) | 137
| Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much has been paid to firms involved in the WarmFront scheme. | | (197041) | 138
| Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what procedures are in place to ensure that work carried out by contractors for the WarmFront scheme is done by qualified staff. | | (197042) | 139
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 19th March 2008, Official Report, column 1123W, on cattle, if he will make it his policy to collect information on the number and proportion of cows in the national herd which are being kept in zero-grazed conditions. | | (197110) | 140
N | Paddy Tipping (Sherwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many bids were received for the former ADAS site at Gleadthorpe, Nottinghamshire; who the successful bidder was; what plans are being made to return the site to native heathland; and if he will make a statement. | | (196337) | 141
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with (a) Ofgem, (b) energy companies and (c) the devolved administrations on the insulation of hard-to-treat homes; and if he will make a statement. | | (196883) | 142
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of feasible methods of insulating hard-to-treat homes; and if he will make a statement. | | (196884) | 143
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of progress in meeting targets for the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions from the housing sector; and if he will make a statement. | | (196885) | 144
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of (a) the performance of and (b) the methods used by energy companies in achieving their energy efficiency commitments. | | (196886) | 145
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, at how many events held by his Department (a) wine and (b) Fairtrade wine were served in the last three years; and what assessment his Department has made of the merits of serving Fairtrade wine at future events. | | (196943) | 146
| Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what visits he made to (a) Harrogate International Centre, (b) International Conference Centre, Birmingham, (c) Manchester Central, (d) Scottish Exhibitional and Conference Centre, Glasgow, (e) Edinburgh International Conference Centre, (f) Bournemouth International Conference Centre, (g) the Brighton Centre, Brighton, (h) the Riviera Centre, Torquay, (i) Queen Elizabeth Centre, London, (j) Excel Conference Centre, Docklands, London, and (k) Business Design Centre, Islington, London, in the period 1st January 2005 to 31st December 2007; and what events he attended at each. | | (197160) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 147
| Roger Berry (Kingswood): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations the Government has made to ensure that civil society organisations will have a strong voice during the negotiations in May on a treaty banning cluster munitions. | | (196859) | 148
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support is provided by the United Kingdom to the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission. | | (196828) | 149
| Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of (a) progress on implementation of the Palestinian Reform and Development Plan and (b) the effect of Hamas' control of Gaza on the overall development of the Palestinian economy. | | (196849) | 150
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many staff in his Department and its agencies have attended the (a) Influencing with Integrity, (b) Emotional Intelligence, (c) Counselling Skills for the Workplace, (d) Managing your Confidence, (e) Balancing Work/Life Realities and (f) Working Assertively training course run by the National School of Government in the last 12 months for which information is available; and at what cost. | | (197062) | 151
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the government of Colombia on the (a) protection of trade unionists in that country and (b) deaths of Antonio Gomez and Carmen Carvajal Ramirez; and if he will make a statement. | | (196921) | 152
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the evidential basis is for the statement that Justice for Colombia supports the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia made by the Minister of State for South America; and if he will make a statement. | | (196922) | 153
| Stephen Hesford (Wirral West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to encourage the Chinese government to support UN sanctions against Sudan; and if he will make a statement. | | (196925) | 154
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many times VIP facilities at (a) Heathrow, (b) Gatwick, (c) Luton and (d) Stansted Airport were hired by Her Majesty's Government in each month since May 2006; and what the expenditure on VIP facilities at each was in each of those months. | | (196874) | 155
N | Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the police search of TNK-BP and BP-Trading Limited in Russia in March 2008. | | (197095) | 156
N | Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will place in the Library a copy of the recent report funded by the British High Commission into public attitudes within the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan; and if he will make a statement. | | (197114) | 157
| Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 13th March 2008, Official Report, columns 642-3W, on departmental databases, which US-registered service providers have been engaged; and what types of personal information they have been engaged to manage. | | (197146) | 158
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the achievements of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference since its establishment; and if he will make a statement. | | (196907) | 159
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the viability of introducing a no-fly zone in regions of the Sudan; and if he will make a statement. | | (196908) | 160
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) possibility and (b) merits of having a European Union observer at the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC); what discussions (i) he, (ii) his Department and (iii) UK representatives have had with (A) members and (B) representatives of (1) the governments of members states of the OIC, (2) the Permanent Secretariat of the OIC, (3) the governments of member states of the European Union and (4) the European Commission concerning observer status for the EU; and if he will make a statement. | | (196909) | 161
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of the accord signed between the governments of Chad and Sudan at the Dakar summit on 14th March; and if he will make a statement. | | (196910) | 162
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assistance his Department (a) offered and (b) provided to the government of Senegal in reaching the Dakar agreement between the governments of Chad and Sudan; and if he will make a statement. | | (196911) | 163
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of peace accords reached between the governments of Sudan and Chad in the last five years; and if he will make a statement. | | (196912) | 164
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of recent claims by the government of Chad of Sudanese support of rebel forces active in Chad; and if he will make a statement. | | (196913) | 165
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of the vote in Kenya's parliament on 18th March, unanimously approving the power-sharing agreement between Mr. Odinga and Mr. Kibaki; and if he will make a statement. | | (196915) | 166
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the (a) political and (b) security situation in Chad; and if he will make a statement. | | (196919) | 167
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of relations between Sudan and Chad; and if he will make a statement. | | (196920) | 168
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to President Yoweri Museveni's statement in London on 11th March 2008 and the Answer on 13th March 2008, Official Report, column 650W, on Uganda: politics and government, what assessment his Department has made of the (i) impact on the sustainability of a peace agreement in Uganda should Joseph Kony not face charges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) and (ii) likelihood of a peace agreement being reached if ICC (A) investigations and (B) charges against Joseph Kony are not dropped. | | (196968) | 169
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) conduct and (b) outcome of the election in Armenia on 19th February 2008; and if he will make a statement. | | (197033) | 170
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the likely political effects of the decision announced on 11th March 2008 by KazMunaiGas, Uzbekneftgaz and Turkmengaz to raise prices for natural gas; what discussions (a) he, (b) members of his Department and (c) UK representatives have had with the governments of (i) Kazakhstan, (ii) Turkmenistan and (iii) Uzbekistan on the matter; and if he will make a statement. | | (197034) | 171
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of (a) the human rights situation and (b) the transparency of (i) law enforcement agencies and (ii) the court system in Uzbekistan; and if he will make a statement. | | (197035) | 172
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions (a) he and (b) his officials have had with the government of (i) Azerbaijan, (ii) Armenia, (iii) Russia, (iv) the US and (v) with the European Commission on (A) reported statements by Azeri President Ilham Aliev on the status of Nagorno-Karabakh, (B) recent reports of armed clashes on 4th March 2008 and (C) possible initiatives in response to events in the region; and if he will make a statement. | | (197036) | 173
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions (a) he and (b) his officials have had with (i) the government of Israel, (ii) the government of Egypt and (iii) the European Commission on moves to open the Rafah border crossing to cargo; and if he will make a statement. | | (197037) | 174
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the implications of fighting in southern Sudan between the armed forces of Southern Sudan and the Misseriya since late November 2007; and if he will make a statement. | | (197038) | 175
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions (a) he, (b) members of his Department and (c) UK representatives have had with the governments of (i) the Central African Republic, (ii) Uganda and (iii) the Democratic Republic of Congo on recent activity by the Lord's Resistance Army; and if he will make a statement. | | (197077) | 176
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has received reports of Lord's Resistance Army troop movements into the Central African Republic; and if he will make a statement. | | (197078) | 177
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has had discussions with President Yoweri Museveni on (a) government negotiations with the Lord's Resistance Army and (b) the International Criminal Court's arrest warrant for Joseph Kony; and if he will make a statement. | | (197079) | 178
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of the proposed resolution by the Serb parliament abandoning Serbia's pursuit of membership of the European Union unless EU member states rescind their recognition of Kosovo's statehood; and if he will make a statement. | | (197080) | 179
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions (a) he, (b) members of his Department and (c) the UK representative in (i) Belgrade, (ii) Pristina and (iii) Moscow have had with (A) members and (B) representatives of the governments of (1) Serbia, (2) Kosovo and (3) Russia on (x) the proposed resolution by the Serb parliament abandoning Serbia's pursuit of membership of the European Union unless EU member states rescind their recognition of Kosovo's statement, (y) possible reactions by the Provisional Institutions of Self-Government in Kosovo and (z) Russia's position on this issue; and if he will make a statement. | | (197081) | 180
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions (a) he, (b) members of his Department and (c) the UK representative in (i) Brussels, (ii) Berlin, (iii) Paris and (iv) Madrid have had with (A) members and (B) representatives of the European Commission and the governments of (1) Germany, (2) France and (3) Spain on (w) the proposed resolution by the Serb parliament, abandoning Serbia's pursuit of membership of the European Union unless EU member states rescind their recognition of Kosovo's statement, (x) possible reactions by the Provisional Institutions of Self-Government in Kosovo, (y) Russia's position on this issue and (z) the possibility of a co-ordinated response by the EU and member states; and if he will make a statement. | | (197082) | 181
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of the recent statements by Azeri President Ilham Aliev on the status of Nagorno-Karabakh; and if he will make a statement. | | (197083) | 182
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of the civil unrest in Mitrovica on 18th March; and if he will make a statement. | | (197084) | 183
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions (a) he, (b) members of his Department and (c) UK representatives have had with (i) members and (ii) representatives of the governments of (A) Russia and (B) Serbia on developments in Kosovo (1) since the referendum on 17th February 2007 and (2) with regard to the civil unrest in Mitrovica on 18th March 2008; and if he will make a statement. | | (197086) | 184
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions (a) he, (b) members of his Department and (c) UK representatives in (i) N'Djamena and (ii) Yaounde have had with (A) members and (B) representatives of the government of Chad on the (1) grounds for and (2) nature of the detention of former President Lol Mahamat Choua; and if he will make a statement. | | (197133) | 185
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of progress on (a) establishing security, (b) establishing the rule of law and (c) improving humanitarian conditions in Somalia since the beginning of 2007; and if he will make a statement. | | (197134) | 186
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions (a) he, (b) members of his Department and (c) UK representatives in Colombo have had with (i) members and (ii) representatives of (A) the government of Sri Lanka and (B) the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam on (1) civilian deaths since and (2) the humanitarian effects of (x) the resumption of major fighting in Sri Lanka in August 2006 and (y) the government's formal withdrawal from the ceasefire agreement on 2nd January 2008; and if he will make a statement. | | (197135) | 187
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the willingness of (a) the government of Sudan, (b) the Sudanese Liberation Army, (c) the Justice and Equality Movement, (d) other rebel groups and (e) the Janjaweed in Darfur to reach a political solution to the civil war; and if he will make a statement. | | (197169) | 188
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions (a) he, (b) members of his Department and (c) UK representatives have had with (i) members and (ii) representatives of the government of Russia on its position on Darfur (A) prior to and (B) since Ambassador Vitaly Churkin's statement at the UN Security Council meeting on 11th March; and if he will make a statement. | | (197170) | 189
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the time needed to deploy the remaining 17,000 United Nations and African Union troops projected to operate in Darfur; what the main logistical difficulties are in deploying the full number; and if he will make a statement. | | (197171) | 190
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions (a) he, (b) members of his Department and (c) UK representatives have had with (i) members and (ii) representatives of the government of Sudan on (A) the current and (B) the proposed deployment of troops as part of the African Union/United Nations hybrid operations in Darfur; what concerns have been raised by the government of Sudan; what conditions have been (1) proposed and (2) attached to the deployment; and if he will make a statement. | | (197172) | 191
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) political and (b) security situation in Somalia since January; and if he will make a statement. | | (197176) | 192
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions (a) he, (b) members of his Department and (c) UK representatives overseas have had with (i) members and (ii) representatives of (A) the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia, (B) the government of Ethiopia, (C) the European Union Commission, (D) the governments of member states of the European Union and (E) the United States administration on the recent increase in fighting in (1) Mogadishu and (2) elsewhere in Somalia; and if he will make a statement. | | (197177) | 193
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions (a) he, (b) members of his Department and (c) UK representatives in Washington DC have had with (i) members and (ii) representatives of the United States Administration on the planned meeting between US Assistant Secretary of State, Christopher Hill and Vice-Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Kim Kye-gwan; and if he will make a statement. | | (197178) | 194
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions (a) he, (b) members of his Department and (c) UK representatives in (i) Zagreb and (ii) Belgrade have had with (A) members and (B) representatives of the governments of (x) Croatia and (y) Serbia on the (1) beginning of the trial of General Ante Gotovina, (2) co-operation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), (3) future co-operation with the ICTY and (4) (aa) diplomatic and (bb) economic incentives for such co-operation; and if he will make a statement. | | (197179) | 195
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions (a) he, (b) members of his Department and (c) UK representatives overseas have had with (i) members and (ii) representatives of the government of Russia on the detention of Maxim Reznick; and if he will make statement. | | (197185) | 196
N | Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether UK forces have been engaged in active operations with US forces in Task Force 6-26. | | (197028) | 197
N | Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 18th December 2007, Official Report, column 1356W, on detainees, what subsequent assessment he has made of the (a) adequacy of domestic legislation and international legal instruments and (b) future discussions of the Secretary General's proposals by the Committee of Ministers following the Oral Statement on terrorist suspects (renditions) of 21st February 2008, Official Report, columns 547-59. | | (197029) | 198
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, at how many events held by his Department (a) wine and (b) Fairtrade wine were served in the last three years; and what assessment his Department has made of the merits of serving Fairtrade wine at future events. | | (196947) | 199
| Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what visits he made to (a) Harrogate International Centre, (b) International Conference Centre, Birmingham, (c) Manchester Central, (d) Scottish Exhibitional and Conference Centre, Glasgow, (e) Edinburgh International Conference Centre, (f) Bournemouth International Conference Centre, (g) the Brighton Centre, Brighton, (h) the Riviera Centre, Torquay, (i) Queen Elizabeth Centre, London, (j) Excel Conference Centre, Docklands, London, and (k) Business Design Centre, Islington, London, in the period 1st January 2005 to 31st December 2007; and what events he attended at each. | | (197166) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 200
| Janet Anderson (Rossendale & Darwen): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with representatives of deaf communities on provisions in the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill. | | (196923) | 201
| Hugh Bayley (City of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what surplus or deficit he expects (a) York NHS Foundation Trust, (b) North Yorkshire and York Primary Care Trust and (c) Yorkshire and the Humber Strategic Health Authority to have at the end of the 2007-08 financial year; and whether he expects North Yorkshire and York Primary Care Trust to have brought its expenditure in the 2007-08 year into balance with its income. | | (197087) | 202
| Hugh Bayley (City of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many general dental practitioners providing NHS services there were in the City of York (a) at the latest date for which figures are available and (b) in each of the last 10 years. | | (197129) | 203
| Hugh Bayley (City of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of (a) adults and (b) children in (i) the City of York, (ii) Yorkshire and the Humber and (iii) England were registered with an NHS dentist in each of the last 10 years. | | (197130) | 204
| Hugh Bayley (City of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time for (a) in patient treatment and (b) day surgery was for each clinical speciality at York NHS Hospital in each year since 1997. | | (197131) | 205
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many hospital admissions there were where the primary or secondary diagnosis was drug-related, in each of the last five years, broken down by age of patient. | | (196842) | 206
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many methadone prescriptions were issued by primary care trusts in each of the last five years. | | (196843) | 207
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many staff in his Department and its agencies have attended the (a) Influencing with Integrity, (b) Emotional Intelligence, (c) Counselling Skills for the Workplace, (d) Managing your Confidence, (e) Balancing Work/Life Realities and (f) Working Assertively training course run by the National School of Government in the last 12 months for which information is available; and at what cost. | | (197063) | 208
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department spent on each category of services for adults with learning disabilities in each year since 2001-02. | | (197088) | 209
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) non-British EU nationals and (b) non-EU nationals worked in the East Midlands Strategic Health Authority (i) at the latest date for which figures are available and (ii) in each of the last five years. | | (197126) | 210
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) non-British EU nationals and (b) non-EU nationals worked for the (i) London, (ii) North East, (iii) North West, (iv) South Central, (v) South East, (vi) South West, (vii) West Midlands, (viii) Yorkshire and the Humber and (ix) East of England Strategic Health Authority (A) at the latest date for which figures are available, and (B) in each of the last five years. | | (197180) | 211
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of London primary care trusts have a vacancy for the position of Director of Public Health. | | (197115) | 212
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of London primary care trusts have a vacancy for the post of Finance Director. | | (197116) | 213
N | Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reasons planned NHS spending over the years from 2008-09 to 2010-11 set out in the 2008 Budget Report has been reduced from the planned spending set out in the 2007 Pre-Budget Report for those years. | | (196730) | 214
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on what date his Department agreed planned levels of NHS spending from 2008-09 to 2010-11 with HM Treasury. | | (196817) | 215
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many health visitors there were in each (a) region and (b) primary care trust in each of the last five years for which figures are available in terms of (i) headcount and (ii) full-time equivalent staff. | | (196818) | 216
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to introduce a preventative programme to reduce the incidence of leg ulcers. | | (196819) | 217
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were treated for leg ulcers in England in each of the last three years; and what the cost of such treatment was in each year. | | (196820) | 218
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much a district nurse home visit costs on average, exclusive of the cost of any treatment being administered in. | | (196821) | 219
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much (a) resource and (b) capital underspend incurred by his Department in 2007-08 he expects to be carried forward. | | (197045) | 220
| Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding each GP practice in Cambridgeshire received in the latest period for which figures are available; how many full-time equivalent doctors were employed by each practice; and how many patients were registered at each practice. | | (196858) | 221
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were waiting for operations in Hemel Hempstead constituency on 1st January 2008. | | (196865) | 222
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that oral health is maintained in England. | | (196866) | 223
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the cost of treating an AIDS patient (a) in hospital and (b) as an out-patient. | | (197141) | 224
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many gender reassignment operations were carried out by NHS trusts between January 2007 and January 2008; and at what cost. | | (196798) | 225
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects clinical trials for the use of avastin in the treatment of wet age-related macular degeneration to commence. | | (196809) | 226
| David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his policy to consult patient and service user organisations on the skills, competences and experience required of future (a) lay and (b) professional members of the Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence. | | (196789) | 227
| David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much time members of the new strategic boards proposed for professional healthcare regulatory bodies will be expected to commit each year; and how many times he expects each such board to meet in each year. | | (196805) | 228
| David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what (a) skills, (b) competences and (c) experience candidates for (i) professional and (ii) lay membership of the councils of professional healthcare bodies will be required to demonstrate before appointment. | | (196806) | 229
| David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations have been received by the NHS Appointments Commission in England on the communication skills to be required of professional applicants for membership of councils of professional health regulatory bodies. | | (196810) | 230
| David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations have been received by the NHS Appointments Commission in England on the patient and public advocacy skills to be required of lay applicants for membership of councils of professional health regulatory bodies. | | (196811) | 231
| David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of proposals requiring members of councils of professional health regulatory bodies regularly to consult national and local patient and consumer bodies. | | (196845) | 232
| David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures are in place to ensure that (a) professional and (b) lay members of councils of (i) professional healthcare regulatory bodies and (ii) the Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence reflect patient and service user concerns; and if he will make a statement. | | (196846) | 233
N | David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK) use in the UK of negative results from Seroxat trials; and who the (a) UK and (b) non-UK based professional registrants were who had (i) managerial and (ii) clinical responsibility for GSK's nine seroxat trials involving children between 1994 and 2002. | | (196847) | 234
| David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what consideration has been given to introducing a requirement for lay applicants for membership of councils of professional health regulatory bodies to demonstrate an understanding of issues from (a) patient, (b) consumer and (c) public perspectives. | | (196848) | 235
| David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will consider introducing a requirement for professional applicants to council of professional health regulatory bodies to demonstrate a capacity to put express in plain English technical information for use by the public. | | (196850) | 236
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, at how many events held by his Department (a) wine and (b) Fairtrade wine were served in the last three years; and what assessment his Department has made of the merits of serving Fairtrade wine at future events. | | (196944) | 237
| Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what visits he made to (a) Harrogate International Centre, (b) International Conference Centre, Birmingham, (c) Manchester Central, (d) Scottish Exhibitional and Conference Centre, Glasgow, (e) Edinburgh International Conference Centre, (f) Bournemouth International Conference Centre, (g) the Brighton Centre, Brighton, (h) the Riviera Centre, Torquay, (i) Queen Elizabeth Centre, London, (j) Excel Conference Centre, Docklands, London, and (k) Business Design Centre, Islington, London, in the period 1st January 2005 to 31st December 2007; and what events he attended at each. | | (197161) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 238
N | Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North & Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any complaints investigated by (a) her Department and (b) the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration resulted in findings of wrong-doing by Home Office employees or its contractors' employees, including immigration removal centre and immigration escort staff in each of the last five years; and if she will make a statement. | | (195039) | 239
N | Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North & Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, by what means her Department monitors trends in allegations of assault by its staff and its contractors, with particular reference to immigration removal centre and immigration escort staff; and if she will make a statement. | | (195040) | 240
N | Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North & Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what penalties have been imposed on her Department's contractors in relation to upheld complaints regarding assaults on detainees by their staff in immigration removal centres and in transit in the last four years; and if she will make a statement. | | (195041) | 241
N | Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North & Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many complaints of alleged assault of immigrants by her Department's staff or its contractors' staff have been reported by (a) the alleged victims, (b) their befrienders, (c) witnesses, (d) solicitors, (e) independent monitoring boards and (f) immigration removal centres over the last four years; and if she will make a statement. | | (195180) | 242
N | Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North & Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any criminal proceedings have been brought against (a) her Department's employees and (b) contractors' employees including immigration removal centre staff and immigration escort staff; and if she will make a statement. | | (195181) | 243
| Hugh Bayley (City of York): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of crime in North Yorkshire was cleared up in each year since 1987. | | (197127) | 244
| Hugh Bayley (City of York): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of people living in York seeking asylum in each year since 1997. | | (197128) | 245
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the availability and use of replica firearms in public places. | | (196855) | 246
N | David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any checks on the Dutch disk containing DNA samples of criminals remain to be completed. | | (196812) | 247
N | David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many matches have been found between the Dutch disk containing the DNA samples of suspected criminals and (a) the national DNA database and (b) other records or databases checked; how many people whose profiles have been matched have been convicted of a criminal offence since January 2007; and what those offences were. | | (196813) | 248
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many gun-related crimes were recorded by the Metropolitan police in (a) 2000-01 and (b) 2006-07. | | (196836) | 249
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many knife-related violent crimes were committed in London in (a) 2000-01 and (b) 2006-07. | | (196837) | 250
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many homicides were recorded by the Metropolitan Police in (a) 2000-01 and (b) 2006-07. | | (196838) | 251
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to bring serious crime prevention orders into effect. | | (196839) | 252
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the National Criminal Intelligence Service Annual Report for 2005-06 will be published. | | (196840) | 253
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many time-served foreign national prisoners being held in immigration removal centres were convicted of (a) Class A drug trafficking, (b) terrorist offences and (c) violent offences. | | (196841) | 254
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with G6 member states on the European Pact on Migration; and if she will make a statement. | | (196958) | 255
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how she plans to evaluate the effectiveness of the pilot scheme on disclosure of child sex offenders' convictions to certain members of the public. | | (196959) | 256
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has been made in implementing Action 4 of the Review of Protection of Children from Sex Offenders, published in June 2007. | | (196960) | 257
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to appeal against the judgements of the European Court of Justice in Case C-77/05 and Case C-137/05 on the UK's position on Frontex. | | (197052) | 258
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were subject to legal proceedings arising from being in possession of a loaded firearm while under the influence of alcohol in each of the last five years. | | (197073) | 259
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the threat posed by storm worm trojans to IT infrastructure in the UK. | | (197074) | 260
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will seek the views of Gurkha and other ex-servicemen's charities and organisations in its consultation on the Path to British Citizenship. | | (197018) | 261
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) letters and (b) representations her Department has received from (i) hon. and Rt. hon. Members and Peers, (ii) members of the public and (iii) ex-servicemen's charities and other groups on residency and citizenship rights of Gurkhas in the last 12 months. | | (197019) | 262
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Ministers in her Department have had meetings with (a) Gurkha and (b) other ex-servicemen's organisations on the immigration status of Gurkhas and their right to apply for British citizenship. | | (197020) | 263
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Gurkhas who served in the Brigade of Gurkhas before 1997 have been granted UK (a) residency and (b) citizenship. | | (197021) | 264
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Gurkhas who retired from the Brigade of Gurkhas since 1997 have been granted UK (a) residency and (b) citizenship; and what percentage of eligible persons this represents. | | (197022) | 265
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department gives to chief constables on the consideration to be given to duty of care to the community when considering the grant of authorisation for operations to remove illegal immigrants. | | (197025) | 266
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff in her Department and its agencies have attended the (a) Influencing with Integrity, (b) Emotional Intelligence, (c) Counselling Skills for the Workplace, (d) Managing your Confidence, (e) Balancing Work/Life Realities and (f) Working Assertively training course run by the National School of Government in the last 12 months for which information is available; and at what cost. | | (197064) | 267
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects to answer Question 174965 tabled on 12th December 2007. | | (196977) | 268
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects to answer Question (a) 162615, (b) 162124 and (c) 162271, tabled on 6th November 2007. | | (196978) | 269
N | Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many deaths of (a) civilians and (b) members of the security services and armed forces have been caused by terrorist activity in the UK in each year since 1978. | | (196822) | 270
N | Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many convictions there have been for terrorist offences in each year since 1997. | | (196823) | 271
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will assess research on the principal variables which affect levels of crime in order to assess their relative significance. | | (196825) | 272
N | Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to her Answer of 18th March 2008, Official Report, column 930W, on accountancy, how many distinct budget lines relating to her Department's expenditure and forecasts were reported to the Treasury in each month of 2007-08. | | (196890) | 273
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of (a) refugees and (b) internally displaced people resident in the UK in each year since 2000; and if she will make a statement. | | (197105) | 274
| Joan Ryan (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many officers were recruited into the Metropolitan Police from the London Borough of Enfield in each of the last 10 years. | | (196844) | 275
N | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many accidents there were involving police vehicles on emergency calls in (a) Castle Point constituency and (b) Essex in each of the last five years. | | (196801) | 276
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, at how many events held by her Department (a) wine and (b) Fairtrade wine were served in the last three years; and what assessment her Department has made of the merits of serving Fairtrade wine at future events. | | (196951) | 277
| Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what visits she made to (a) Harrogate International Centre, (b) International Conference Centre, Birmingham, (c) Manchester Central, (d) Scottish Exhibitional and Conference Centre, Glasgow, (e) Edinburgh International Conference Centre, (f) Bournemouth International Conference Centre, (g) the Brighton Centre, Brighton, (h) the Riviera Centre, Torquay, (i) Queen Elizabeth Centre, London, (j) Excel Conference Centre, Docklands, London, and (k) Business Design Centre, Islington, London, in the period 1st January 2005 to 31st December 2007; and what events she attended at each. | | (197164) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills 278
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what assessment his Department has made of the contribution of third sector organisations towards developing the skill set of specific groups, with particular reference to those with learning disabilities. | | (196853) | 279
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 17th March 2008, Official Report, column 861W, on vocational training: prisoners, what plans he has to conduct a new skills audit of prisoners; and if he will make a statement. | | (197106) | 280
| Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what plans he has to take forward public engagement on nanotechnologies; and how his plans for public engagement will feed into policy in 2008-09. | | (196966) | 281
| Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, when he will implement the recommendations of each Government-commissioned review on the regulatory framework for nanotechnology. | | (196967) | 282
| Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 28th February 2008, Official Report, columns 86-7W, on nanotechnologies, if he will set out a (a) timescale and (b) process for evaluating progress on the Government's commitments regarding nanotechnologies. | | (196995) | 283
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many staff in his Department and its agencies have attended the (a) Influencing with Integrity, (b) Emotional Intelligence, (c) Counselling Skills for the Workplace, (d) Managing your Confidence, (e) Balancing Work/Life Realities and (f) Working Assertively training course run by the National School of Government in the last 12 months for which information is available; and at what cost. | | (197065) | 284
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many private finance initiatives and public private partnerships his Department is responsible for; and what the value is of each such contract. | | (196988) | 285
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how much his Department spent on electricity in each month in the latest 12 month period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. | | (196989) | 286
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what steps he is taking to encourage recognition in the United States of vocational qualifications awarded in the UK. | | (196990) | 287
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what the average annual absence rate amongst civil servants in his Department was in the last three years. | | (197118) | 288
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, at how many events held by his Department (a) wine and (b) Fairtrade wine were served in the last three years; and what assessment his Department has made of the merits of serving Fairtrade wine at future events. | | (196937) | 289
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, whether the new arrangements for funding students studying for qualifications that are equivalent or lower to qualifications they already hold will apply to all EU-domiciled students. | | (197142) | 290
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, whether the new arrangements for funding students studying for qualifications that are equivalent or lower to qualifications they already hold will apply to students funded via Train to Gain. | | (197143) | 291
| Stephen Williams (Bristol West): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, if he will estimate the cost to the public purse of making the support available to (a) 25 to 30 years olds and (b) 25 to 35 year olds enrolled on their first full level 3 course equivalent to that of 19 to 25 year olds enrolled on their first full level 3 course in respect of tuition fees; and if he will make a statement. | | (196895) | 292
| Stephen Williams (Bristol West): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, if he will estimate the cost to the public purse of making the support available to part-time 19 to 25 year olds enrolled on their first full level 3 course equivalent to that of full-time, home-based, first degree undergraduates in respect of (a) grants, (b) maintenance loans and (c) fee loans; and if he will make a statement. | | (196896) | 293
| Stephen Williams (Bristol West): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, if he will estimate the cost to the public purse of making the support available to full-time over 25 year olds enrolled on their first full level 3 course equivalent to that of full-time, home-based, first degree undergraduates in respect of (a) grants, (b) maintenance loans and (c) fee loans. | | (196897) | 294
| Stephen Williams (Bristol West): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, if he will estimate the cost to the public purse of making the support available to part-time over 25 year olds enrolled on their first full level 3 course equivalent to that of full-time, home-based, first degree undergraduates in respect of (a) grants, (b) maintenance loans and (c) fee loans; and if he will make a statement. | | (196898) | 295
| Stephen Williams (Bristol West): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, if he will estimate the cost to the public purse of making the support available to full-time 19 to 25 year olds enrolled on their first full level 3 course equivalent to that of full-time, home-based, first degree undergraduates in respect of (a) grants, (b) maintenance loans and (c) fee loans; and if he will make a statement. | | (196899) | 296
| Stephen Williams (Bristol West): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many 19 to 25 year olds enrolled on their first full level 3 qualification there were in each year since 2001. | | (196900) | 297
| Stephen Williams (Bristol West): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, if he will estimate the number of 19 to 25 year olds expected to enrol on their first full level 3 course in each of the next five years. | | (196901) | 298
| Stephen Williams (Bristol West): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what proportion of part-time further education students completed level 3 courses funded by their employer in each year since 2001. | | (196902) | 299
| Stephen Williams (Bristol West): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, when he expects to implement the matched funding for funds raised by universities mentioned in the former Prime Minister's comments at Brunel University on 15th February 2007; and if he will make a statement. | | (196903) | 300
| Stephen Williams (Bristol West): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what estimate his Department has made of the average personal debt per student at the end of a degree course will have; and if he will make a statement. | | (196904) | 301
| Stephen Williams (Bristol West): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many (a) 25 to 30, (b) 25 to 35 and (c) over 25 year olds enrolled on their first full level 3 course there were in each year since 2001. | | (196905) | 302
| Stephen Williams (Bristol West): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, if he will estimate how many (a) 25 to 30 and (b) 25 to 35 year olds he expects to enrol on their first full level 3 course in each of the next five years; and if he will make a statement. | | (196906) | 303
| Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what visits he made to (a) Harrogate International Centre, (b) International Conference Centre, Birmingham, (c) Manchester Central, (d) Scottish Exhibitional and Conference Centre, Glasgow, (e) Edinburgh International Conference Centre, (f) Bournemouth International Conference Centre, (g) the Brighton Centre, Brighton, (h) the Riviera Centre, Torquay, (i) Queen Elizabeth Centre, London, (j) Excel Conference Centre, Docklands, London, and (k) Business Design Centre, Islington, London, in the period 1st January 2005 to 31st December 2007; and what events he attended at each. | | (197151) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 304
| Ben Chapman (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what financial contribution the UK is making to the 2007 G8 commitments on (a) prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV services and (b) paediatric HIV treatment; and if he will make a statement. | | (197053) | 305
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps are being taken to ensure that aid given by his Department is spent on the purposes for which it was intended. | | (196893) | 306
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department has taken to reduce conflict over water in developing countries. | | (196894) | 307
| Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe & Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the effect of the situation in Gaza on the flow of UK aid to the Palestinians; whether his Department plans to resume direct funding to the Palestinian Authority; and if he will make a statement. | | (196807) | 308
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many staff in his Department have attended the (a) Influencing with Integrity, (b) Emotional Intelligence, (c) Counselling Skills for the Workplace, (d) Managing your Confidence, (e) Balancing Work/Life Realities and (f) Working Assertively training course run by the National School of Government in the last 12 months for which information is available; and at what cost. | | (197066) | 309
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 20th March 2008, to Question 195258, on the United Nations Development Programme Trust Fund, what the (a) grade and (b) pay band was of the civil servant seconded from his Department; and if he will make statement. | | (197186) | 310
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what contribution his Department plans to make to the United Nations Development Programme Trust Fund to support the work of the Quartet Special Envoy in financial year 2008-09; and if he will make statement. | | (197187) | 311
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment his Department has made of the humanitarian impact of the activities of the Lord's Resistance Army; and if he will make a statement. | | (196914) | 312
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment his Department has made of whether (a) the Food Security Programme and (b) the Productive Safety Net Programme set up by the government of Ethiopia are viable models to be encouraged in countries facing similar food security issues; what assistance his Department has (i) offered and (ii) delivered (A) directly, (B) through the European Union and (C) through other international institutions to each programme; and if he will make a statement. | | (197031) | 313
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment his Department has made of the food security situation in Moldova; what assistance his Department has (a) offered and (b) provided to (i) the government and (ii) the population of Moldova to alleviate the impact of another possible drought; and if he will make a statement. | | (197032) | 314
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate his Department has made of the number of (a) refugees and (b) internally displaced people resident in (i) Pakistan and (ii) Tanzania in each year since 2000; and if he will make a statement. | | (197104) | 315
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment his Department has made of (a) the humanitarian effects of the civil war in Chad since December 2005 and (b) the availability of humanitarian aid; when this assessment was last reviewed; and if he will make a statement. | | (197121) | 316
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans his Department has for the (a) delivery and (b) distribution of humanitarian assistance in Chad; what the minimum security requirements are for these plans to be put into effect; and if he will make a statement. | | (197122) | 317
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions (a) he, (b) members of his Department and (c) UK representatives abroad have had on (i) the humanitarian situation in Chad, (ii) plans to alleviate the humanitarian situation in Chad and (iii) co-ordination of a post-conflict humanitarian response in Chad; with whom such discussions were held; and if he will make a statement. | | (197123) | 318
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment his Department has made of the humanitarian conditions of (a) internally displaced people in and (b) refugees from Somalia since the beginning of 2007; what estimate he has made of the number of such people; and if he will make a statement. | | (197124) | 319
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment his Department has made of the availability over the last 12 months of antiretroviral treatment in Zimbabwe; and if he will make a statement. | | (197125) | 320
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions (a) he, (b) members of his Department and (c) UK representatives have had with (i) members and (ii) representatives of (A) the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia, (B) the government of Ethiopia, (C) the European Commission, (D) the governments of member states of the European Union and (E) the United States administration, regarding (1) the provision of basic (aa) humanitarian and (bb) medical supplies and (2) the humanitarian situation in (v) Mudug region, (w) Galgadud region, (x) Nugaal region, (y) Bakool region and (z) Mogadishu; and if he will make a statement. | | (197173) | 321
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what programmes have been (a) planned, (b) initiated, (c) run, (d) directly funded and (e) part-funded by his Department using nutrient dense ready-to-use foods since the beginning of 2007; and if he will make a statement. | | (197174) | 322
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, at how many events held by his Department (a) wine and (b) Fairtrade wine were served in the last three years; and what assessment his Department has made of the merits of serving Fairtrade wine at future events. | | (196942) | 323
| Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what visits he made to (a) Harrogate International Centre, (b) International Conference Centre, Birmingham, (c) Manchester Central, (d) Scottish Exhibitional and Conference Centre, Glasgow, (e) Edinburgh International Conference Centre, (f) Bournemouth International Conference Centre, (g) the Brighton Centre, Brighton, (h) the Riviera Centre, Torquay, (i) Queen Elizabeth Centre, London, (j) Excel Conference Centre, Docklands, London, and (k) Business Design Centre, Islington, London, in the period 1st January 2005 to 31st December 2007; and what events he attended at each. | | (197159) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice 324
N | Mr James Arbuthnot (North East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what minimum level of security staffing is required at (a) magistrates' courts and (b) other courts; and if he will make a statement. | | (197043) | 325
N | Mr James Arbuthnot (North East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what security measures courts are required to put in place to deal with instances of disorder in the courtroom. | | (197044) | 326
| Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of (a) prisons, (b) community rehabilitation orders and (c) drug treatment and testing orders in stopping drug taking by offenders. | | (196929) | 327
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average sentence was for persons sentenced to immediate custody for offences under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 section 4(3) and 5(3), in each of the last five years. | | (196833) | 328
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were convicted of robbery in London in (a) 2000 and (b) 2006, broken down by age group. | | (196834) | 329
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many foreign national prisoners held in Category D prisons were convicted of (a) Class A drug trafficking, (b) terrorist offences and (c) violent offences. | | (196835) | 330
| Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many community law centres have given notice to his Department and the Legal Services Commission of an inability to continue (a) to operate and (b) to operate at current levels of service provision as a consequence of restricted funding; what response he has made to such notifications; and what steps he is taking to secure continued service provision to individual users of those community law centres which have given notice of an intention to close. | | (196790) | 331
| Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many community law centres there are; and how many closed in each of the last 10 years. | | (196791) | 332
| Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much was spent through the Legal Services Commission on community law centres in each of the last 10 years. | | (196792) | 333
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff in his Department and its agencies have attended the (a) Influencing with Integrity, (b) Emotional Intelligence, (c) Counselling Skills for the Workplace, (d) Managing your Confidence, (e) Balancing Work/Life Realities and (f) Working Assertively training course run by the National School of Government in the last 12 months for which information is available; and at what cost. | | (197067) | 334
| Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the addresses are of the residential institutions run by Clearsprings on behalf of the National Offender Management Service for offenders and ex-offenders. | | (197048) | 335
N | John Robertson (Glasgow North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he plans to take to increase access to criminal legal aid in Northern Ireland. | | (195498) | 336
| Mr John Spellar (Warley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress has been made in securing agreements with third countries on the return of prisoners held in the UK. | | (196816) | 337
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, at how many events held by his Department (a) wine and (b) Fairtrade wine were served in the last three years; and what assessment his Department has made of the merits of serving Fairtrade wine at future events. | | (196946) | 338
| Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what visits he made to (a) Harrogate International Centre, (b) International Conference Centre, Birmingham, (c) Manchester Central, (d) Scottish Exhibitional and Conference Centre, Glasgow, (e) Edinburgh International Conference Centre, (f) Bournemouth International Conference Centre, (g) the Brighton Centre, Brighton, (h) the Riviera Centre, Torquay, (i) Queen Elizabeth Centre, London, (j) Excel Conference Centre, Docklands, London, and (k) Business Design Centre, Islington, London, in the period 1st January 2005 to 31st December 2007; and what events he attended at each. | | (197165) | Questions to the Leader of the House 339
| Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough): To ask the Leader of the House, what visits she made to (a) Harrogate International Centre, (b) International Conference Centre, Birmingham, (c) Manchester Central, (d) Scottish Exhibitional and Conference Centre, Glasgow, (e) Edinburgh International Conference Centre, (f) Bournemouth International Conference Centre, (g) the Brighton Centre, Brighton, (h) the Riviera Centre, Torquay, (i) Queen Elizabeth Centre, London, (j) Excel Conference Centre, Docklands, London, and (k) Business Design Centre, Islington, London, in the period 1st January 2005 to 31st December 2007; and what events she attended at each. | | (197157) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 340
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many staff in his Department have attended the (a) Influencing with Integrity, (b) Emotional Intelligence, (c) Counselling Skills for the Workplace, (d) Managing your Confidence, (e) Balancing Work/Life Realities and (f) Working Assertively training course run by the National School of Government in the last 12 months for which information is available; and at what cost. | | (197068) | 341
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what contracts were awarded by his Department to (a) KPMG, (b) PricewaterhouseCoopers, (c) Ernst and Young, (d) McKinsey, (e) Deloitte and (f) other consultancy firms in each of the last 12 months; and what the (i) purpose and (ii) value was of each of these contracts. | | (196815) | 342
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, at how many events held by his Department (a) wine and (b) Fairtrade wine were served in the last three years; and what assessment his Department has made of the merits of serving Fairtrade wine at future events. | | (196938) | 343
| Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what visits he made to (a) Harrogate International Centre, (b) International Conference Centre, Birmingham, (c) Manchester Central, (d) Scottish Exhibitional and Conference Centre, Glasgow, (e) Edinburgh International Conference Centre, (f) Bournemouth International Conference Centre, (g) the Brighton Centre, Brighton, (h) the Riviera Centre, Torquay, (i) Queen Elizabeth Centre, London, (j) Excel Conference Centre, Docklands, London, and (k) Business Design Centre, Islington, London, in the period 1st January 2005 to 31st December 2007; and what events he attended at each. | | (197152) | Questions to the Minister for the Olympics 344
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, what recent steps the Government has taken to minimise the undesirable effects on the environment of the 2012 Olympics. | | (196887) | Questions to the Prime Minister 345
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Prime Minister, what additional resources are being made available to support each new initiative in the new National Security Strategy. | | (196831) | 346
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Prime Minister, what criteria will be used in determining the membership of the new National Security Forum. | | (196832) | 347
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will assess the effectiveness of the work of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments. | | (196892) | 348
| Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough): To ask the Prime Minister, what visits he made to (a) Harrogate International Centre, (b) International Conference Centre, Birmingham, (c) Manchester Central, (d) Scottish Exhibitional and Conference Centre, Glasgow, (e) Edinburgh International Conference Centre, (f) Bournemouth International Conference Centre, (g) the Brighton Centre, Brighton, (h) the Riviera Centre, Torquay, (i) Queen Elizabeth Centre, London, (j) Excel Conference Centre, Docklands, London, and (k) Business Design Centre, Islington, London, in the period 1st January 2005 to 31st December 2007; and what events he attended at each. | | (197168) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland 349
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many staff in his Department attended the (a) Influencing with Integrity, (b) Emotional Intelligence, (c) Counselling Skills for the Workplace, (d) Managing your Confidence, (e) Balancing Work/Life Realities and (f) Working Assertively training course run by the National School of Government in the last 12 months for which information is available; and at what cost. | | (197069) | 350
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what contracts were awarded by his Department to (a) KPMG, (b) PricewaterhouseCoopers, (c) Ernst and Young, (d) McKinsey, (e) Deloitte and (f) other consultancy firms in each of the last 12 months; and what the (i) purpose and (ii) value was of each of these contracts. | | (196814) | 351
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, at how many events held by his Department (a) wine and (b) Fairtrade wine were served in the last three years; and what assessment his Department has made of the merits of serving Fairtrade wine at future events. | | (196945) | 352
| Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what visits he made to (a) Harrogate International Centre, (b) International Conference Centre, Birmingham, (c) Manchester Central, (d) Scottish Exhibitional and Conference Centre, Glasgow, (e) Edinburgh International Conference Centre, (f) Bournemouth International Conference Centre, (g) the Brighton Centre, Brighton, (h) the Riviera Centre, Torquay, (i) Queen Elizabeth Centre, London, (j) Excel Conference Centre, Docklands, London, and (k) Business Design Centre, Islington, London, in the period 1st January 2005 to 31st December 2007; and what events he attended at each. | | (197162) | Questions to the Solicitor General 353
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Solicitor General, how many individuals matched to UK records from the Dutch disk of DNA profiles sent to the Crown Prosecution Service are (a) the subject of extradition requests by the Dutch authorities and (b) subject to a UK arrest warrant. | | (197055) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 354
| Hugh Bayley (City of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the level of punctuality of trains on the East Coast Main Line (a) has been since National Express started running the service and (b) was in the last year of the Great North Eastern Railway's operation of the franchise. | | (197181) | 355
| Hugh Bayley (City of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much the Government contributed to the cost of running bus services in York from (a) 1987 to 1997 and (b) 1997 to 2007. | | (197182) | 356
| Hugh Bayley (City of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much Government capital funding for transport was provided to the City of York from (a) 1987 to 1997 and (b) 1997 to 2007. | | (197183) | 357
| Hugh Bayley (City of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the number of passengers carried by buses in York in each year since 1987. | | (197184) | 358
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff in her Department and its agencies have attended the (a) Influencing with Integrity, (b) Emotional Intelligence, (c) Counselling Skills for the Workplace, (d) Managing your Confidence, (e) Balancing Work/Life Realities and (f) Working Assertively training course run by the National School of Government in the last 12 months for which information is available; and at what cost. | | (197056) | 359
| Stephen Hesford (Wirral West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to minimise overcrowding on trains; and if she will make a statement. | | (196926) | 360
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has to make a health impact assessment of the proposed expansion of Heathrow Airport. | | (197030) | 361
| Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17th March 2008, Official Report, columns 772-3W, on departmental databases, which US-registered service providers have been engaged by her Department and its agencies to manage aspects of personal data; and what types of personal information such service providers have been engaged to manage. | | (197148) | 362
| Joan Ryan (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department has taken to reduce overcrowding and improve punctuality for rail commuters in Enfield. | | (196796) | 363
| Joan Ryan (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many 20 mile per hour speed limit zones each London borough has introduced. | | (196797) | 364
| Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what visits she made to (a) Harrogate International Centre, (b) International Conference Centre, Birmingham, (c) Manchester Central, (d) Scottish Exhibitional and Conference Centre, Glasgow, (e) Edinburgh International Conference Centre, (f) Bournemouth International Conference Centre, (g) the Brighton Centre, Brighton, (h) the Riviera Centre, Torquay, (i) Queen Elizabeth Centre, London, (j) Excel Conference Centre, Docklands, London, and (k) Business Design Centre, Islington, London, in the period 1st January 2005 to 31st December 2007; and what events she attended at each. | | (197155) | 365
| Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost was of her Department's recent advertising campaign on the change in rules for the national concessionary bus fare scheme. | | (196826) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales 366
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many staff in his Department attended the (a) Influencing with Integrity, (b) Emotional Intelligence, (c) Counselling Skills for the Workplace, (d) Managing your Confidence, (e) Balancing Work/Life Realities and (f) Working Assertively training course run by the National School of Government in the last 12 months for which information is available; and at what cost. | | (197071) | 367
N | John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent assessment he has made of trends in unemployment levels in Wales; and if he will make a statement. | | (195519) | 368
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, at how many events held by his Department (a) wine and (b) Fairtrade wine were served in the last three years; and what assessment his Department has made of the merits of serving Fairtrade wine at future events. | | (196936) | 369
| Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what visits he made to (a) Harrogate International Centre, (b) International Conference Centre, Birmingham, (c) Manchester Central, (d) Scottish Exhibitional and Conference Centre, Glasgow, (e) Edinburgh International Conference Centre, (f) Bournemouth International Conference Centre, (g) the Brighton Centre, Brighton, (h) the Riviera Centre, Torquay, (i) Queen Elizabeth Centre, London, (j) Excel Conference Centre, Docklands, London, and (k) Business Design Centre, Islington, London, in the period 1st January 2005 to 31st December 2007; and what events he attended at each. | | (197150) | Questions to the Minister for Women and Equality 370
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, if she will publish the responses to the consultation on the Government's proposals for a single equality bill. | | (196983) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 371
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to support people with acute learning disabilities into sustainable work. | | (196854) | 372
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have taken part in the New Deal for Disabled People (a) nationally and (b) in West Lancashire. | | (196857) | 373
| Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, where the Risking It All - Targeting Benefit Thieves newsletter has been distributed to; how it was decided where to deliver them; and what the cost was. | | (196931) | 374
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, columns 1122-3W, on housing benefit: anti-social behaviour, what level of proof is needed for (a) individuals and (b) households to (i) be made the subject of an order for possession on grounds of anti-social behaviour and (ii) be found to have unreasonably refused to engage with the help and support offered as specified in a written warning notice. | | (197027) | 375
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many lone parents in receipt of income support in the most recent period for which figures are available had (a) one, (b) two, (c) three, (d) four and (e) five or more children. | | (197144) | 376
| Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many products containing free nanoparticles are available in the UK consumer market. | | (196964) | 377
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff in his Department and its agencies have attended the (a) Influencing with Integrity, (b) Emotional Intelligence, (c) Counselling Skills for the Workplace, (d) Managing your Confidence, (e) Balancing Work/Life Realities and (f) Working Assertively training course run by the National School of Government in the last 12 months for which information is available; and at what cost. | | (197072) | 378
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many full-time equivalent disability employment advisers were in post in England in each of the last five years. | | (196981) | 379
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what projects his Department has to assist disabled people to use computers; and how much funding each of these programmes received in the last 12 months. | | (196985) | 380
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 14th March 2008, Official Report, columns 30-31WS, on the flexible New Deal, if he will place in the Library copies of the advertisements for organisations interested in bidding for phase one contracts. | | (197108) | 381
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 14th March 2008, Official Report, columns 30-31WS, on the flexible New Deal, at what point final payment will be made to providers of phase one contracts; and what the payment process will be. | | (197109) | 382
N | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what action has been taken in response to allegations of a breach of the Civil Service Code in respect of unauthorised publication of material on the internet by a member of his Department; what the cost to the public purse of this action has been; what the results were; and if he will make a statement. | | (196178) | 383
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, at how many events held by his Department (a) wine and (b) Fairtrade wine were served in the last three years; and what assessment his Department has made of the merits of serving Fairtrade wine at future events. | | (196940) | 384
| Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what visits he made to (a) Harrogate International Centre, (b) International Conference Centre, Birmingham, (c) Manchester Central, (d) Scottish Exhibitional and Conference Centre, Glasgow, (e) Edinburgh International Conference Centre, (f) Bournemouth International Conference Centre, (g) the Brighton Centre, Brighton, (h) the Riviera Centre, Torquay, (i) Queen Elizabeth Centre, London, (j) Excel Conference Centre, Docklands, London, and (k) Business Design Centre, Islington, London, in the period 1st January 2005 to 31st December 2007; and what events he attended at each. | | (197156) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 385
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what assessment he has made of the security implications of developing new nuclear facilities in the United Kingdom, with reference to paragraph 4.89 of the National Security Strategy of the United Kingdom, Cm 7291. | | [Transferred] (196827) | 386
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how the Government plans to strengthen the capacities of the International Atomic Energy Agency's Nuclear Security Fund, as indicated at paragraph 4.21 of the National Security Strategy of the United Kingdom, Cm 7291. | | [Transferred] (196829) | 387
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, whether vulnerabilities of (a) nuclear installations and (b) nuclear materials in transit were evaluated in drawing up the new National Security Strategy. | | [Transferred] (196830) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 388
| Hugh Bayley (City of York): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) full and (b) part-time jobs there were in the City of York in each year since 1997. | | [Transferred] (197132) | 389
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what percentage of appeals against seizure of excise goods by HM Revenue and Custom officers resulted in the restoration of goods to importers in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | [Transferred] (196986) | 390
| Stephen Hesford (Wirral West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people emigrated from (a) the UK and (b) Merseyside between 2001 and 2007. | | [Transferred] (196924) | 391
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress has been made in the police investigation into the whereabouts of the 25 million missing child benefit records. | | [Transferred] (196891) | 392
| Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many UK video games development companies received the research and development tax credit in each year since its inception. | | [Transferred] (196975) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 393
N | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what (a) capital, (b) revenue funding and (c) other support, including donation of land or buildings, (i) the Government and (ii) the European Union has provided for (A) the Scottish Exhibition Centre and Scottish Conference Centre in Glasgow, (B) the Edinburgh International Conference Centre, Edinburgh, (C) the Arena and Conference Centre, Liverpool, (D) the International Conference Centre and the Symphony Hall, Birmingham, (E) the Bournemouth International Conference Centre, Bournemouth, (F) the Brighton Centre, Brighton, (G) the Riviera Centre, Torquay, (H) the Excel Centre, the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London, (I) the Manchester Central, Manchester and (J) the Harrogate International Centre, Harrogate; and if she will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (197139) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 394
| Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North & Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many ancestral visas were issued in the last five years for which figures are available; and what the countries of origin were of the applicants to which they were issued. | | [Transferred] (196957) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 395
| John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many passengers went through airport security in Great Britain in the last 12 months; how many of them had their hold luggage searched by hand; and how many (a) arrests, (b) charges and (c) convictions arose from these searches. | | [Transferred] (196794) |
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