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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Tuesday 6 May 2008
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Tuesday 6 May 2008
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Tuesday 6 May of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper. They are arranged in alphabetical order of answering Department. For other Written Questions for answer on Tuesday 6 May of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Tuesday 6 May see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 1
N | Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what the primary role of Ordnance Survey's Shareholder Executive is. | | (203429) | 2
| Roger Berry (Kingswood): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what meetings (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have had with legal representatives of BAE Systems since 10th April 2008. | | (203903) | 3
N | Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what the operating budget of the Defence Export Services Organisation was prior to its move from the Ministry of Defence to become the UKTI Defence and Security Organisation; what the current budget is of the UKTI Defence and Security Organisation; and how much of that budget was moved from the Ministry of Defence. | | (202235) | 4
N | Mr Charles Kennedy (Ross, Skye and Lochaber): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, if he will request the Low Pay Commission to take into account the financial position of students in its report on potential changes to the minimum wage to support younger workers; and if he will make a statement. | | (203691) | 5
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what (a) Ministerial and (b) official representation his Department plans to have at the environmental trade show Sustainability Live on 20th to 22nd May. | | (203970) | 6
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many receptions he has hosted and funded in his capacity as Secretary of State in the last 12 months; which individuals and organisations (a) were invited to and (b) attended each reception; and what the cost was of each. | | (203795) | 7
| Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what the budgeted operating cost for Consumer Direct will be in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11 and (c) 2011-12. | | (203912) | 8
| Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, pursuant to the Answer of 11th March 2008 to the hon. Member for Brent East, Official Report, column 251W, on non-departmental public bodies: finance, what the budgeted operating cost for Consumer Direct is for 2008-09. | | (203913) | 9
N | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what assessment he has made of the report by the Office for National Statistics into the volume of output in the UK's production industries in the first quarter of 2008; and if he will make a statement. | | (202912) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 10
| Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 28th April 2008, Official Report, columns 143-4W, on minimum wage: prosecutions, how many employers have appealed against a minimum wage arrears enforcement notice in each year since the minimum wage was introduced, broken down by region. | | (203860) | 11
| Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 28th April 2008, Official Report, columns 143-4W, on minimum wage: prosecutions, how many and what proportion of minimum wage enforcement notices have become due in each year since the introduction of the minimum wage, broken down by region. | | (203861) | 12
| Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 28th April 2008, Official Report, columns 143-4W, on minimum wage: prosecutions, what the average length of time taken by employers to pay minimum wage arrears was in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (203862) | 13
| Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 28th April 2008, Official Report, columns 143-4W, on minimum wage: prosecutions, how arrangements for employers to pay minimum wage arrears are established and monitored; and if he will make a statement. | | (203863) | 14
| Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 28th April 2008, Official Report, columns 143-4W, on minimum wage: prosecutions, what arrangements are in place to check that employers who previously accrued minimum wage arrears are now compliant; and if he will make a statement. | | (203864) | 15
| Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 28th April 2008, Official Report, columns 143-4W, on minimum wage: prosecutions, how many employers have had a case relating to minimum wage arrears heard before an employment tribunal in each year since the minimum wage was introduced; and how many of these appeals were successfully upheld. | | (203865) | 16
| Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 28th April 2008, Official Report, columns 143-4W, on minimum wage: prosecutions, how many employers have accrued minimum wage arrears in each year since the minimum wage was introduced, broken down by region. | | (203866) | 17
| Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 28th April 2008, Official Report, columns 143-4W, on minimum wage: prosecutions, how many employers have been recorded as having (a) obstructed minimum wage compliance officers and (b) failed to produce required records in each year since the minimum wage was introduced, broken down by region. | | (203867) | 18
| Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 28th April 2008, Official Report, columns 143-4W, on minimum wage: prosecutions, how many employers have accrued minimum wage arrears in relation to (a) under five employees, (b) five to 15, (c) 15 to 30, (d) 30 to 50, (e) 50 to 100, (f) 100 to 200, (g) 200 to 500 and (f) over 500 employees in each year since the minimum wage was introduced, broken down by region. | | (203868) | 19
| Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 28th April 2008, Official Report, columns 143-4W, on minimum wage: prosecutions, how many employers have accrued minimum wage arrears of (a) under £5,000, (b) £5,000 to £25,000, (c) £25,000 to £50,000, (d) £50,000 to £75,000, (e) £75,000 to £100,000 and (f) over £100,000 in each year since the minimum wage was introduced, broken down by region. | | (203869) | 20
| Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 28th April 2008, Official Report, columns 143-4W, on minimum wage: prosecutions, how many enforcement notices have been issued to employers who have accrued arrears through failure to pay the minimum wage in each year since the minimum wage was introduced, broken down by region. | | (203870) | 21
| John Cummings (Easington): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in Easington constituency were in receipt of (a) working tax credit, (b) child tax credit and (c) pension credit at the most recent date for which figures are available. | | (203790) | 22
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to answer the letter of 10th March 2008 from the right hon. Member for Manchester Gorton, with regard to Mrs N. Hussain. | | (203887) | 23
| Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consideration he has given to requiring credit cards to carry a photograph of the person they are issued to. | | (203859) | 24
N | Mr John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what requirements there are on Government departments to include a development uplift clause when they sell land which might be developed to provide for part of any gain in value from a grant of planning permission to be paid to the Government; whether monies paid under such provisions are retained by the selling department; and whether there is a standard percentage of uplift in value which is included. | | (203653) | 25
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many receptions he has hosted and funded in his capacity as Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer in the last 12 months; which individuals and organisations (a) were invited to and (b) attended each reception; and what the cost was of each reception. | | (203854) | 26
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the revenue to the Exchequer which will accrue from taxation of petrol and diesel in 2008-09 if fuel prices remain at their current level; and what forecast he made for such revenues for 2008-09 in Budget 2008. | | (203778) | 27
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assumption was made in Budget 2008 about the price of a litre of petrol. | | (203779) | 28
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the tax take is on a litre of petrol costing 110 pence at the pump. | | (203781) | 29
N | Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what compensation is planned for retired people over the age of 65 years who are adversely affected by the abolition of the 10 pence income tax rate. | | (203394) | 30
N | Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he will reply to the letter dated 19th March 2008, regarding VAT paid by Mercia Inshore Search and Rescue on equipment and services (PO Ref: 1/55630/2008). | | (203395) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families 31
N | Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what discussions he has had with the Minister for the Olympics on the educational legacy of the 2012 Olympic Games. | | (203346) | 32
| John Cummings (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many teachers of citizenship there were in secondary schools in Easington constituency at the most recent date for which figures are available; and what estimate he has made of the average number of hours each week of citizenship teaching which took place in each school in the constituency in the last 12 month. | | (203786) | 33
| John Cummings (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the average expenditure on each pupil in (a) primary and (b) secondary education in the County of Durham was in each year since 2003. | | (203789) | 34
N | Mr David Curry (Skipton & Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many people were serving on the boards of the non-departmental public bodies which his Department sponsors at the latest date for which figures are available. | | (203600) | 35
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what his policy is on the use of Reform mathematics in the teaching of mathematics in primary schools; and if he will make a statement. | | (203792) | 36
| Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many Sure Start children's centres there will be in 2010. | | (203712) | 37
| Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many Sure Start children's centres have been closed in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) England in each year since their inception. | | (203713) | 38
| Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much capital funding for Sure Start children's centres in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) England his Department has provided in each year since the Sure Start programme commenced. | | (203780) | 39
| Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many outreach workers his Department has employed in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) England in each of the last five years. | | (203782) | 40
| Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many Sure Start children's centres have been established in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) England in each year since the Sure Start programme commenced. | | (203791) | 41
| Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many young people have been the subject of youth referral orders, broken down by categories of offence. | | (203822) | 42
| Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many youth referral orders have been issued in each region. | | (203825) | 43
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, if he will estimate the proportion of the education budget which was (a) devolved directly to schools, (b) devolved directly to local authorities and (c) allocated by his Department in 2007-08; and if he will make a statement. | | (203806) | 44
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, pursuant to the Answer of 28th April 2008, Official Report, column 240W, on supply teachers, what the reasons for the difference in spending on supply teachers between 2005-06 and 2006-07 were; and if he will make a statement. | | (203904) | 45
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, pursuant to the Answer of 28th April 2008, Official Report, column 250W, on teachers: training, how much has been allocated for spending on the national strategies programmes in each year from 2008-09 to 2011-12; and if he will make a statement. | | (203905) | 46
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, pursuant to the Answer of 28th April 2008, Official Report, column 238W, on sixth form education: finance, on what date he plans to publish the KPMG report on the funding gap between school sixth forms and further education colleges; and if he will make a statement. | | (203907) | 47
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, pursuant to the Answer of 29th April 2008, Official Report, columns 402-3W, on departmental public expenditure, if he will provide a breakdown of the proportion of his Department's budget which is not devolved to schools or local authorities; and if he will make a statement. | | (203923) | 48
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what estimate he has made of the number of existing early years workers who will require additional qualifications once the Integrated Qualifications Framework comes into effect. | | (203899) | 49
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many children in care were placed with a member of their extended family in each of the last 10 years. | | (203900) | 50
| Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many pupils obtained an A-level in (a) German, (b) French and (c) Spanish in each year since 2000. | | (203774) | 51
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many receptions he has hosted and funded in his capacity as Secretary of State in the last 12 months; which individuals and organisations (a) were invited to and (b) attended each reception; and what the cost was of each reception. | | (203840) | 52
| Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the cost was of the assessment of the Enterprise Summer School Pathfinders conducted by Oxford University in 2006. | | (203909) | 53
| Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many of the nine recommendations made following the evaluation of the School's Enterprise Education Network carried out by York Consultancy LLP in September 2007 have been (a) accepted and (b) implemented. | | (203910) | 54
| Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the cost was of the evaluation of the School's Enterprise Education Network carried out by York Consultancy LLP in September 2007. | | (203911) | 55
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what plans he has to raise awareness of fire hazards associated with certain types of composite building panels among those involved in the Building Schools for the Future programme. | | (203709) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 56
| Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what research the Social Exclusion Unit has undertaken on the effects of the tax system on low-income households. | | (203805) | 57
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what weekly publications the Prime Minister's office subscribes to or purchases each week; and at what cost. | | (203891) | 58
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many widowers alive today had spouses who died before 1972. | | (203901) | 59
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many receptions he has hosted and funded in his capacity as Minister for the Cabinet Office in the last 12 months; which individuals and organisations (a) were invited to and (b) attended each reception; and what the cost was of each reception. | | (203839) | 60
| Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, pursuant to the Answer of 18th March 2008, Official Report, column 1061W, on non-domestic rates, if he will provide the information broken down by turnover band of (a) less than £50,000, (b) £50,000 to £99,999, (c) £100,000 to £499,999, (d) £500,000 to £1,999,999, (e) £2,000,000 to £9,999,999, (f) £10,000,000 to £49,999,999, (g) £50,000,000 to £999,999,999 and (h) £1,000,000,000 or more. | | (203914) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 61
N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 21st April 2008, Official Report, column 1405W, on floods: repair and maintenance, if she will break down by local government area the indicated number of households which are still displaced following the summer floods of 2007. | | (203525) | 62
N | Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the cost to (a) her Department and (b) the public purse of meeting requests for private sector organisations for master address lists in the last 12 months. | | (203430) | 63
N | Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how frequently the National Land and Property Gazetteer is updated. | | (203431) | 64
N | Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the cost to (a) the public purse and (b) local authorities has been of creating the National Land and Property Gazetteer. | | (203432) | 65
N | Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, for what reasons the definition of Ordnance Survey's new Public Task has been extended to include addressing. | | (203433) | 66
N | Ben Chapman (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure that local authorities make provision for allotment sites. | | (203575) | 67
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what payments her Department has made to Connect Public Affairs since her Department was created; on what dates; and for what purpose in each case. | | (203793) | 68
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what payments the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister's Neighbourhood Renewal Unit made to Connect Public Affairs; on what dates; and for what purpose in each case. | | (203794) | 69
| John Cummings (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many new houses were built in Easington constituency in each of the last five years. | | (203788) | 70
N | Mr David Curry (Skipton & Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people were serving on the boards of the non-departmental public bodies which her Department sponsors at the latest date for which figures are available. | | (203601) | 71
| Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much was spent on translation services into (a) Welsh and (b) other languages by her Department, associated agencies and non-departmental public bodies in (i) 2003-04, (ii) 2004-05, (iii) 2005-06, (iv) 2006-07 and (v) 2007-08. | | (203871) | 72
| Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 3rd March 2008, Official Report, column 2133W, on community relations, when she expects to publish guidance on tension monitoring. | | (203976) | 73
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the requirements are on local authorities to prioritise service personnel for accommodation. | | (203989) | 74
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when her Department will respond to the letter of 21st December 2007 from South Cambridgeshire District Council on the Formula Grant Distribution for 2008-09 and 2010-11. | | (203886) | 75
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many receptions she has hosted and funded in her capacity as Secretary of State in the last 12 months; which individuals and organisations (a) were invited to and (b) attended each reception; and what the cost was of each reception. | | (203841) | 76
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many successful prosecutions for breaches of the Building Control Regulations there have been since 2000. | | (203706) | 77
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department has issued to local authorities on the fire resistance standards to be applied to materials used in the construction of public and community buildings. | | (203708) | 78
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to inform local authorities about the fire performance of certain composite panels. | | (203835) | 79
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to revise standard LPS 1181 relating to the fire performance of composite panels used in the construction of schools and other community buildings. | | (203836) | 80
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will meet the Loss Prevention Certificate Board to discuss the fire performance of composite panels. | | (203837) | 81
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what projects were completed in Castle Point constituency by the Thames Gateway Strategic Partnership in each of the last five years; and what funding was provided for the Thames Gateway in each of those years. | | (203710) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 82
| Ben Chapman (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much lottery funding was awarded to projects in Wirral South constituency in 2007-08. | | (203704) | 83
| Ben Chapman (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Big Lottery Fund's outreach strategy in Wirral; and if he will make a statement. | | (203707) | 84
| Ben Chapman (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the ratio of lottery funding applications to grants in the last five years in Wirral South constituency; and if he will make a statement. | | (203831) | 85
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will place in the Library a copy of (a) the research on return path capability amongst the elderly and (b) the drafted return path costed option annex referred to in the minutes of the Emerging Technologies Group meeting on 27th February in relation to the digital switchover assistance scheme. | | (203804) | 86
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when he expects to publish the VisitBritain Strategic Review of UK Tourism Support. | | (203877) | 87
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will place in the Library a copy of the Creative Economy Strategy. | | (203879) | 88
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when he will publish the schedule for the implementation of the proposals in the McMaster Review of the Arts. | | (203880) | 89
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will place in the Library a copy of the new Sport England Strategy and Business Plan. | | (203882) | 90
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much has been raised by UK Sport towards the target of £100 million of private sector funding for elite sport programmes ahead of the 2012 Olympic Games. | | (203884) | 91
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the (a) terms of reference and (b) timetable of the review of the Portable Antiquities Scheme are; who is to undertake the review; and if he will make a statement. | | (203898) | 92
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the effect on the operation of the Portable Antiquities Scheme of the decision to maintain funding for the scheme at 2007-08 levels in 2008-09. | | (203906) | 93
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many receptions he has hosted and funded in his capacity as Secretary of State in the last 12 months; which individuals and organisations (a) were invited to and (b) attended each reception; and what the cost was of each reception. | | (203842) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 94
| Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people have (a) joined and (b) left the regular Army since 2005. | | (203718) | 95
| Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people have (a) joined and (b) left the Royal Navy since 2005. | | (203721) | 96
| Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people have (a) joined and (b) left the Royal Air Force since 2005. | | (203772) | 97
| Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his most recent assessment is of the Army's capability to react to the unexpected. | | (203773) | 98
| Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the number of (a) infantry battalions, (b) helicopters, (c) aircraft and (d) training teams available to NATO forces deployed in Afghanistan to achieve their objectives. | | (203776) | 99
| Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to sell RAF Weston on the Green to Parkridge Holdings if proposals for the Weston Otmoor eco-town proceed; and if he will make a statement. | | (203800) | 100
N | Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what guidance his Department issues to Royal Navy ships operating in or passing through areas where there is a risk of piracy on (a) intervention in and (b) taking active steps to prevent acts of piracy. | | (202712) | 101
N | Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what guidance his Department has issued to (a) UK-registered and (b) Royal Navy ships operating in or passing through areas in and near Somali territorial waters where there is a risk of piracy on (i) intervention in and (ii) taking active steps to prevent acts of piracy in the last five years. | | (203016) | 102
N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what mechanisms are in place to monitor the adequacy of equipment deployed in (a) Afghanistan and (b) Iraq. | | (203652) | 103
| John Cummings (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many homes for service personnel there are in (a) Northumberland and (b) County Durham. | | (203785) | 104
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of force elements reported (a) no serious or critical and (b) no critical weaknesses against required peacetime readiness levels in each year since 1997. | | (203719) | 105
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of force elements reported (a) no serious or critical and (b) no critical weaknesses against the ability to generate from peacetime readiness to immediate readiness for deployment on operations in each year since 1997. | | (203720) | 106
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discount is offered to (a) service personnel and (b) service leavers living in properties owned by Annington Homes who wish to buy their accommodation. | | (203980) | 107
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether measures are in place to ensure service personnel are offered (a) priority and (b) first refusal in buying (i) their accommodation and (ii) other service accommodation that is being sold off. | | (203981) | 108
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to help (a) service personnel and (b) service leavers onto the property ladder. | | (203982) | 109
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what percentage of Annington Homes' service accommodation units that have been sold have been bought by (a) service personnel and (b) service families since 1997. | | (203983) | 110
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what percentage of service accommodation units owned by Annington Homes has been sold since 1997. | | (203984) | 111
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) service personnel and (b) veterans are (i) waiting for and (ii) in redress of disability allowances being offered. | | (203985) | 112
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) shortest, (b) longest and (c) average length of time was to determine disability allowances for (i) service personnel and (ii) veterans in each of the last five years. | | (203986) | 113
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many claims for disability allowance have been refused under (a) the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme and (b) the War Pension Scheme in each of the last 10 years. | | (203987) | 114
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the ability of the Joint Service Housing Advice Office to assist service leavers on their departure from the armed forces. | | (203988) | 115
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average life of VHF manpack batteries for the Bowman radio is. | | (204001) | 116
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average range of the Bowman radio is. | | (204002) | 117
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many representations his Department has received about the longevity of the VHF manpack batteries used in Bowman radios. | | (204003) | 118
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many complaints Modern Housing Solutions received in each of the last 12 months. | | (204004) | 119
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the monthly housing reports produced by the Defence Estates Housing Directorate in each of the last 12 months. | | (204005) | 120
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the results of the latest customer satisfaction survey carried out by Modern Housing Solutions. | | (204006) | 121
N | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what review of the defence procurement programme is in progress; and when he expects announcements to be made about the next stage in the procurement of (a) future Lynx, (b) the future carrier programme, (c) the Astute programme, (d) JSF, (e) FRES, (f) Type 45, (g) A400M and (h) Nimrod MRA4. | | (203416) | 122
N | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what critical military gaps remain to be filled in the NATO military requirement for Afghanistan. | | (203417) | 123
| Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what representations he has received from defence equipment suppliers on the effects on them of the separation of the emissions trading scheme; and if he will make a statement. | | (203803) | 124
| Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what lessons have been learned from the procurement process for the Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft (FSTA); and what steps will be taken to retain the expertise and experience gained by the FSTA acquisition team for use in future major procurement programmes. | | (203902) | 125
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on the Royal Navy (a) arresting pirates at sea and (b) rendering arrested pirates for justice before (i) United Kingdom and (ii) non-United Kingdom courts. | | (203580) | 126
N | Mr John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the Royal Engineer Depot at Long Marston was sold; what price was received; and whether there was a development uplift clause in the sale contract under which a portion of any gain in value from a grant of planning permission is to be paid to the public purse. | | (203654) | 127
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many receptions he has hosted and funded in his capacity as Secretary of State for Defence in the last 12 months; which individuals and organisations (a) were invited to and (b) attended each reception; and what the cost was of each reception. | | (203843) | 128
N | Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many university graduates joined (a) the Army, (b) the Royal Navy and (c) the Royal Air Force in each of the last five years. | | (203615) | 129
N | Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many women joined the (a) Royal Air Force, (b) Royal Navy and (c) Army in each of the last 10 years. | | (203655) | 130
N | Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many British service personnel were serving as part of (a) UN and (b) NATO forces at the latest date for which figures are available; and where such forces are stationed. | | (203656) | 131
N | Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of Taliban insurgents killed by British forces in Afghanistan since 2001. | | (203657) | 132
N | Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many school leavers joined the (a) Army, (b) Royal Navy and (c) Royal Air Force in each of the last five years. | | (203658) | 133
N | Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library copies of each of the research reports commissioned by his Department on climate change in the last five years. | | (203568) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 134
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the UK meets its targets for the reduction of nitrogen oxides by 2010 under the EU National Emissions Ceiling Directive and the UN Gothenburg Protocol. | | (203915) | 135
| Mr Martin Caton (Gower): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to implement (a) EC Regulation 166/2006, (b) EC Regulation 1882/2002, (c) Council Directive 96/61/EC, (d) EU Directive 2003/87/EC and (e) Commission Directive 2003/35. | | (203722) | 136
N | Mr David Curry (Skipton & Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many people were serving on the boards of the non-departmental public bodies which his Department sponsors at the latest date for which figures are available. | | (203597) | 137
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the levels of amenity available to the residents of the parishes of Lapley, Stretton and Wheaton Aston in Staffordshire. | | (203694) | 138
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the take-up was for registration with the Environment Agency for flood warnings in each of the last five years; and whether flood warnings extend to business properties. | | (203920) | 139
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many receptions he has hosted and funded in his capacity as Secretary of State in the last 12 months; which individuals and organisations (a) were invited to and (b) attended each reception; and what the cost was of each reception. | | (203844) | 140
| Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much EU funding was provided for the individual axes of the European Rural Development Programme for England, expressed in euro; what the sterling equivalent was at the time the sum was settled; and what it is at the most recent exchange rate. | | (203928) | 141
| Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how often his Department draws down funding for the European Rural Development Programme from the EU; and what exchange rate is used to allocate that funding to the regional development agencies and Natural England. | | (203929) | 142
| Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding he has allocated to the European Rural Development Programme from UK funds as matched funding; and what effect changes in the euro/sterling exchange rate will have on that sum. | | (203930) | 143
| Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what arrangements he has agreed with regional development agencies and Natural England to account for exchange rate variations. | | (203931) | 144
| Mr John Spellar (Warley): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much was paid in 2007 by the EU to subsidise tobacco production in member states. | | (203894) | 145
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what capacity his Department has to assess what fishing takes place in the proposed offshore special areas of conservation sites at (a) Braemar Pockmarks, (b) Scanner Pockmark, (c) North Norfolk Sandbanks and Saturn Reef, (d) Haig Frais, (e) Stanton Banks, (f) Darwin Mounds and (g) Wyville Thomson Ridge. | | (203965) | 146
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his department has made of the (a) actual and (b) potential environmental damage or risk of environmental damage from fishing and related activities within the proposed offshore special areas of conservation sites at (i) Braemar Pockmarks, (ii) Scanner Pockmark, (iii) North Norfolk Sandbanks and Saturn Reef, (iv) Haig Frais, (v) Stanton Banks, (vi) Darwin Mounds and (vii) Wyville Thomson Ridge. | | (203966) | 147
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how he plans to comply with the UK's mandatory obligations in relation to the marine environment under the EU Habitats Directive. | | (203967) | 148
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what ongoing monitoring of potential damage from fishing and related activities he plans to undertake in the proposed offshore special areas of conservation sites at (a) Braemar Pockmarks, (b) Scanner Pockmark, (c) North Norfolk Sandbanks and Saturn Reef, (d) Haig Frais, (e) Stanton Banks, (f) Darwin Mounds and (g) Wyville Thomson Ridge. | | (203968) | 149
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he plans to take to prevent fishing activity if the Joint Nature Conservation Committee advises that fishing damages or has the potential to damage the proposed offshore special areas of conservation sites at (a) Braemar Pockmarks, (b) Scanner Pockmark, (c) North Norfolk Sandbanks and Saturn Reef, (d) Haig Frais, (e) Stanton Banks, (f) Darwin Mounds and (g) Wyville Thomson Ridge; and how he plans to prevent environmental damage from fishing and related activities at each site. | | (203969) | 150
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what fishing and related activities took place in the proposed offshore special areas of conservation at (a) Braemar Pockmarks, (b) Scanner Pockmark, (c) North Norfolk sandbanks and Saturn reef, (d) Haig Frais, (e) Stanton Banks, (f) Darwin Mounds and (g) Wyville Thomson Ridge in the latest period for which information is available; how often fishing took place in each; which boats were identified; in which countries those boats were registered; what species were targeted in each; what catch techniques were used; and what the commercial value was of each catch. | | (203974) | 151
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to protect the Dogger Bank as an offshore special area of conservation under the EU Habitats Directive. | | (203992) | 152
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the percentage of UK waters that would need to be turned into no-take marine reserves to (a) preserve biodiversity within the UK's marine environment and (b) help fish stocks recover from over-fishing. | | (203993) | 153
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many vessels from (a) the UK and (b) other EU countries are involved in the pair trawling fishery for bass in the Western Channel. | | (203994) | 154
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish the most recent available data on cetacean strandings in Cornwall and Devon. | | (203995) | 155
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the extent to which the UK has met its obligations under the EU by-catch regulation (EC) No. 812/2004; and what impact this has had on cetacean populations in UK waters. | | (203996) | 156
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many UK vessels are using acoustic deterrent devices to reduce cetacean by-catch . | | (203997) | 157
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what role the Sea Mammal Research Unit at St Andrews University plays in UK marine policy. | | (203998) | 158
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding he provides to the Sea Mammal Research Unit (SMRU) at St. Andrews University; what proportion of the work carried out by the SMRU relates to whaling; and if he will make a statement. | | (203999) | 159
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent research on cetacean by-catch in UK waters his Department has commissioned. | | (204000) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 160
| Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what critical military gaps in NATO's deployment in Afghanistan remain to be filled. | | (203775) | 161
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on whether British personnel taken hostage in Iraq have passed into the custody of Iran's Revolutionary Guard; and if he will make a statement. | | (203875) | 162
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the Pakistan government Riaz Marsh and Muhammed Shafiq case in the Lahore Court. | | (203829) | 163
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the progress of Sudan's fifth census which began on 22nd April; and what help he is offering to ensure its successful completion. | | (203830) | 164
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effects on Somalia of the continuing Ethiopian presence in that country. | | (203908) | 165
N | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department's paper referring to critical military gaps in the NATO mission in Afghanistan, as referred to in the Daily Telegraph of 29th April 2008. | | (203418) | 166
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Ministry of Defence on tackling piracy on the high seas, with particular reference to the potential for asylum being claimed by arrested pirates; what guidance his Department has issued as a result of those discussions; and if he will make a statement. | | (203579) | 167
N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what arrangements exist for any UK-based law enforcement agency to investigate allegations of misconduct by (a) British nationals and (b) nationals of other countries, other than Iraqis, who are employees of private military or security companies contracted to work in Iraq by his Department; and if he will make a statement. | | (203692) | 168
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many receptions he has hosted and funded in his capacity as Secretary of State in the last 12 months; which individuals and organisations (a) were invited to and (b) attended each reception; and what the cost was of each reception. | | (203845) | 169
| Mr Chris Mullin (Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Chinese authorities on the delivery of arms to Zimbabwe; and if he will make a statement. | | (203892) | 170
| Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on negotiations on the constitutional future of Anguilla. | | (203990) | 171
| Mr John Spellar (Warley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much and what proportion of funding the UK contributed to the EU Budget in each of the last three years. | | (203893) | 172
N | Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he will reply to the letter, dated 26th March 2008, transferred from the Prime Minister, about meeting the Dalai Lama. | | (203392) | 173
N | Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 21st April 2008, Official Report, column 1713W, on Diego Garcia: rendition, whether any UK official met each of the two individuals during their detention. | | (203522) | 174
N | Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many British nationals have been detained in Pakistan on suspicion of terrorist offences since 2000. | | (203571) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 175
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects the National Cancer Intelligence Network to complete its framework enabling accurate comparisons of England's cancer services with other countries; and when he plans to begin making such comparisons. | | (203610) | 176
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which costs associated with implementation of the cancer reform strategy will be met by his Department in each of the next five years; and what additional resources have been included in primary care trust allocations to cover other costs of implementing the strategy. | | (203611) | 177
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to publish the first annual review on progress towards meeting targets under the New Ambition on Healthy Weight initiative. | | (203612) | 178
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to monitor how (a) commissioners and (b) providers implement (i) advice, (ii) support and (iii) examples of best practice on (A) how to deliver high-quality, cost effective cancer services and (B) how cancer expenditure should be prioritised. | | (203613) | 179
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to identify possible economies of scale in the procurement of digital mammography services. | | (203614) | 180
N | Mr Alan Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will review the procedure for considering applications to open pharmacies within the areas of dispensing GP practices. | | (203376) | 181
| Mr Richard Benyon (Newbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department has collated the number of cases of illnesses caused by the effects of passive smoking since the implementation of the smoking ban in 2007. | | (203807) | 182
| John Cummings (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many influenza vaccinations were given in Easington constituency in each year since 2004. | | (203784) | 183
| Mrs Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, at which NHS institutions abortions were conducted at (a) 16 weeks, (b) 17 weeks, (c) 18 weeks, (d) 19 weeks, (e) 20 weeks, (f) 21 weeks, (g) 22 weeks, (h) 23 weeks and (i) 24 weeks period of gestation in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (203977) | 184
| Mrs Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many abortions took place in NHS hospitals at (a) 16 weeks, (b) 17 weeks, (c) 18 weeks, (d) 19 weeks, (e) 20 weeks, (f) 21 weeks, (g) 22 weeks, (h) 23 weeks and (i) 24 weeks period of gestation in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (203978) | 185
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will consider the merits of banning trans fats in restaurants; what representations he has received on this issue; and if he will make a statement. | | (203833) | 186
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate was made of the contribution of the alcohol industry to (a) alcohol awareness programmes and (b) alcohol rehabilitation services for the purposes of determining his Department's spending share in each year since 1997. | | (203801) | 187
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people to date have elected not to have their medical records put on the NHS spine. | | (203777) | 188
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether patients may elect not to have their records included on the NHS Secondary Uses Service database; and if he will make a statement. | | (203787) | 189
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many receptions he has hosted and funded in his capacity as Secretary of State in the last 12 months; which individuals and organisations (a) were invited to and (b) attended each reception; and what the cost was of each reception. | | (203846) | 190
| Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what provision is made in the training of psychiatric nurses for the recognition and understanding of the mental health needs of those aged under 25 years. | | (203699) | 191
| Ms Dari Taylor (Stockton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many ambulance calls were made to ambulance call or control centres in (a) Middlesbrough and (b) Tyneside in 2007-08 or the most recent year for which information is available. | | (203769) | 192
| Ms Dari Taylor (Stockton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many ambulance calls made to the call centre in Middlesbrough in the last 12 month period for which information is available were from people in (a) Redcar/Cleveland, (b) Middlesbrough, (c) Darlington, (d) Hartlepool and (e) Stockton. | | (203797) | 193
| Ms Dari Taylor (Stockton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many 999 calls were made to ambulance or control call centres in (a) Middlesbrough and (b) Tyneside in 2007-08 or the most recent year for which information is available. | | (203798) | 194
| Ms Dari Taylor (Stockton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many ambulances arrived late at their destination as a result of being misdirected by the ambulance control centre in (a) Tyneside and (b) Middlesbrough in 2007-08 or the most recent 12 month period for which information is available. | | (203799) | 195
| Ms Dari Taylor (Stockton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many deaths occurred as a result of the ambulance service (a) being misdirected and (b) (i) arriving late and (ii) not arriving at the destination in the Teesside area of the North East, including Redcar, Cleveland, Middlesbrough, Darlington, Hartlepool and Stockton, in 2007-08 or the last 12 month period for which information is available. | | (203802) | 196
| Dr Richard Taylor (Wyre Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of medical students studying in English medical schools in England gained entry from (a) British and (b) overseas schools in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (203919) | 197
| Dr Richard Taylor (Wyre Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what evidence he has assessed on the (a) health effects and (b) cost-effectiveness of screening the general population for cardiovascular disease. | | (203932) | 198
| Dr Richard Taylor (Wyre Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the merits of screening specific high risk populations for cardiovascular disease, with particular reference to people with rheumatoid arthritis; and if he will make a statement. | | (203933) | 199
| Dr Richard Taylor (Wyre Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that the particular continuing health and social care needs of people with arthritis are taken into account in (a) Lord Darzi's review of the NHS and (b) the World Class Commissioning initiative. | | (203934) | 200
| Dr Desmond Turner (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department plans to take to assess what services are offered to children and adults who are bedbound or housebound due to the effects of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome. | | (203960) | 201
| Dr Desmond Turner (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department plans to take to address the geographical gaps which exist in local specialist services for people with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome. | | (203961) | 202
| Dr Desmond Turner (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department plans to take to ensure that the recommendations for research into myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome in the new National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guidelines are met, with particular reference to the (a) causes of the illness, (b) effectiveness of intervention strategies and (c) efficient ways to deliver domiciliary care for people who are severely affected. | | (203962) | 203
| Dr Desmond Turner (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the average time taken to diagnose myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome. | | (203963) | 204
| Dr Desmond Turner (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to encourage primary care trusts to implement the recommendations of the new guidelines on myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome produced in August 2007 by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence. | | (203964) | 205
| Dr Desmond Turner (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department plans to take to address the effect on paediatric services for children and young people with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome of the closure of units in Leeds, Stevenage and London. | | (203971) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 206
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has received recent representations from the government of the Irish Republic on the grant of British passports and citizenship to Irish citizens living in the United Kingdom. | | (203438) | 207
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the percentage of foreign nationals who will be counted (a) in and (b) out of the UK under the border and immigration system in 2008. | | (203605) | 208
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of foreign nationals were counted (a) in and (b) out of the UK under the border and immigration system in (a) 2006 and (b) 2007. | | (203606) | 209
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will provide a breakdown by offence of the arrests made under Project Semaphore of the e-Borders programme. | | (203607) | 210
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will provide a breakdown by category of the alerts raised under Project Semaphore of the e-Borders programme. | | (203608) | 211
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many passenger movements there were across UK borders in each of the last five years. | | (203609) | 212
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the likely cost to local authorities for (a) IT equipment, (b) staff training and (c) other costs required for the use of national identity cards for the Government's aims of reducing (i) council tax, (ii) voter registration and (iii) other frauds; and whether these costs are planned to be met by central Government. | | (203832) | 213
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether airline pilots with (a) British and (b) foreign nationality will be required to possess identity cards along with other airside staff ahead of the general population. | | (203834) | 214
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations she has received from trades unions on the issue of identity cards to airside staff. | | (203858) | 215
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many consultation meetings the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Identity has held on identity cards in the last six months; whether (a) these meetings were open to the public and (b) minutes were taken; where these events took place; where future meetings are planned to take place; which organisations and individuals attended each meeting; what form and agenda the meetings took; and what the cost to the public purse has been of this exercise. | | (203921) | 216
N | Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average number of telephone calls to the 101 number were per month in (a) the Isle of Wight, (b) Cardiff, (c) Sheffield, (d) Leicester City and Rutland and (e) Northumberland and Tyne and Wear in the period of the pilots. | | (203602) | 217
N | Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the reasons were for discontinuing funding for the 101 number in the Cardiff pilot area. | | (203603) | 218
N | Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the 101 number in (a) the Isle of Wight, (b) Cardiff, (c) Sheffield, (d) Leicester City and Rutland and (e) Northumberland and Tyne and Wear pilots. | | (203604) | 219
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to answer the letter of 28th February 2008 from the right hon. Member for Manchester Gorton, with regard to Mr Floyd B. Smith. | | (203889) | 220
N | Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff were employed by North Wales police in (a) 2006 and (b) 2007, broken down by function. | | (203530) | 221
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were (a) arrested and (b) successfully prosecuted for (i) kerb-crawling and (ii) running a brothel in each police authority area in each of the last 10 years. | | (203796) | 222
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many receptions she has hosted and funded in her capacity as Secretary of State in the last 12 months; which individuals and organisations (a) were invited to and (b) attended each reception; and what the cost was of each reception. | | (203847) | 223
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Government services require individuals to provide personal information to Government departments and agencies. | | (203703) | 224
| Mr John Spellar (Warley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make a statement on the use of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 in relation to terrorist cases. | | (203823) | 225
| Mr John Spellar (Warley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many pages of forms need to be filled in by the police to obtain Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 authorisation. | | (203824) | 226
N | Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Minister of State will reply to the letter, dated 25th March 2008, about visas for Chernobyl children. | | (203391) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills 227
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what forecasts have been made for expenditure on the courses listed in Table 4a in the 2007 Annual Report of the Learning and Skills Council for years after 2007-08. | | (203873) | 228
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, if he will publish a reconciliation of Table 8.9 in his Department's Annual Report with Table 4a in the 2007 Annual Report of the Learning and Skills Council. | | (203874) | 229
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, if he will break down by subheading each line in Table 8.9 in the 2007 Annual Report of the former Department for Education and Skills. | | (203878) | 230
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many complaints he has received on the Office of Fair Trading in relation to its work on the home maintenance, repairs and improvements sector. | | (203922) | 231
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, whether Sector Skills Council board members or officers are able to serve on the board of the UK Commission for Employment and Skills. | | (203924) | 232
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many students studied a higher education course in a further education college in each of the last 20 years for which figures are available. | | (203925) | 233
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what percentage of higher education students were studying at a further education college in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (203926) | 234
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, if he will break down the most recent number of apprenticeships by (a) region, (b) industrial sector, (c) sex and (d) whether or not the apprenticeships were at advanced level in each case. | | (203927) | 235
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, when he plans to answer the letter of 7th March from the right hon. Member for Manchester Gorton, with regard to Dr J. Byrne. | | (203888) | 236
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many receptions he has hosted and funded in his capacity as Secretary of State in the last 12 months; which individuals and organisations (a) were invited to and (b) attended each reception; and what the cost was of each reception. | | (203849) | 237
N | Stephen Williams (Bristol West): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many undergraduates qualified for maintenance grants of (a) £2,765, (b) £2,417, (c) £1,548, (d) £1,230, (e) £927, (f) £401 and (g) £50 for the 2007-08 academic year; and how many received no grant. | | (203523) | 238
N | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how much intervention funding he plans to make available to each regional and sub-regional learning and skills council to support further education college mergers and other exceptional circumstances in each of the years of the current comprehensive spending review period. | | (203390) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 239
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much UK aid was delivered to Zimbabwe in each of the last five years. | | (203695) | 240
N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what arrangements exist for UK-based law enforcement agencies to investigate allegations of misconduct by (a) British nationals and (b) nationals of other countries, other than Iraq, who are employees of private military or security companies contracted to work in Iraq by his Department; and if he will make a statement. | | (203693) | 241
| Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much his Department has spent on aid to (a) Pakistan and (b) India in each year since 2000. | | (203770) | 242
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many receptions he has hosted and funded in his capacity as Secretary of State in the last 12 months; which individuals and organisations (a) were invited to and (b) attended each reception; and what the cost was of each reception. | | (203848) | 243
N | Mr Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funds his Department provided to the (a) Food and Drug Capacity Building Project, (b) Orissa Health Systems Development Project, (c) Second National Aids Control Project, (d) Malaria Control Project and (e) Tuberculosis Control Project in India in each year from 2001-02 to 2007-08. | | (203569) | 244
N | Mr Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much his Department spent in Kenya on HIV/AIDS control in each year from 2001-02 to 2007-08; and on what projects. | | (203570) | 245
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the date was of the Actis business plan on which KPMG based its valuation update of 31st March 2004. | | (203714) | 246
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will place in the Library a copy of the Actis business plan of 19th March 2004, including the detailed breakdown of Actis' financial forecasts. | | (203715) | 247
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when his Department's Regional Assistance Plan (2008-2011) for Latin America will be published. | | (203716) | 248
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much financial aid the Government gave to Mozambique in 2007. | | (203979) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice 249
| Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 29th April 2008, Official Report, column 158, how many prisoners convicted of terrorist offences and serving a determinate sentence under the provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 will be automatically released after serving half of their sentence. | | (203701) | 250
| Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners were (a) employed, (b) unemployed, (c) on short-term sick leave, (d) on long-term sick leave, (e) retired and (f) on maternity leave at the latest date for which information is available. | | (203702) | 251
N | Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to prevent hon. Members from also being (a) members of a devolved legislature and (b) local councillors. | | [R] (203661) | 252
| Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much was spent on translation services into (a) Welsh and (b) other languages by his Department, associated agencies and non-departmental public bodies (i) in 2003-04, (ii) in 2004-05, (iii) in 2005-06, (iv) in 2006-07 and (v) in 2007-08. | | (203872) | 253
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what percentage of young offenders whose final custodial establishment was a secure children's home were reconvicted within two years of release in each of the last five years. | | (203895) | 254
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many inmates of young offender institutions were transferred to the secure adult prison estate in each of the last 10 years. | | (203896) | 255
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) inmates of and (b) visitors to young offender institutions were found to be in possession of illegal drugs in each year since 1997. | | (203897) | 256
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many receptions he has hosted and funded in his capacity as Secretary of State in the last 12 months; which individuals and organisations (a) were invited to and (b) attended each reception; and what the cost was of each reception. | | (203857) | 257
| Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many churches in Wales have been listed in connection with the chancel repair liability provisions of the Land Registration Act 2002. | | (203991) | 258
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much has been spent on his Department's Offender Management computer scheme. | | (203711) | 259
N | Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he will reply to the letter, dated 28th March 2008, transferred from the Cabinet Office, on parliamentary elections. | | (203393) | Questions to the Leader of the House 260
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Leader of the House, how many receptions she has hosted and funded in her capacity as Leader of the House in the last 12 months; which individuals and organisations (a) were invited to and (b) attended each reception; and what the cost was of each reception. | | (203850) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 261
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what changes in (a) presentation and (b) questions are planned for the 2011 census in Northern Ireland. | | (203434) | 262
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) full-time and (b) part-time employees there were in the Northern Ireland Office on (i) 1st April 2007 and (ii) 1st April 2008. | | (203435) | 263
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether any telephone numbers for use by the general public in Northern Ireland to contact offices under his Department's control are premium rate. | | (203436) | 264
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many crimes of violence against a person there were in each constituency in Northern Ireland in each of the last three years; and what each figure represents per thousand of the population. | | (203437) | 265
N | Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether a person with a conviction for membership of a proscribed paramilitary organisation in Northern Ireland has been granted a licence to run a private security firm since 1998. | | (203659) | 266
N | Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether any person with a conviction for membership of a proscribed paramilitary organisation in Northern Ireland has been granted a licence to carry a personal firearm since 1998. | | (203660) | 267
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many receptions he has hosted and funded in his capacity as Secretary of State in the last 12 months; which individuals and organisations (a) were invited to and (b) attended each reception; and what the cost was of each reception. | | (203851) | Questions to the Minister for the Olympics 268
N | Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, what representations the Department for Culture, Media and Sport received in connection with the Olympic Legacy Masterplan in each of the last three years. | | (203344) | 269
N | Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, what criteria have been set for projects and developments in the Olympic Park post 2012; and if she will make a statement. | | (203345) | Questions to the Prime Minister 270
| Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Prime Minister, who his Office has employed as a speechwriter since he took up office as Prime Minister. | | (203890) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland 271
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many receptions he has hosted and funded in his capacity as Secretary of State in the last 12 months; which individuals and organisations (a) were invited to and (b) attended each reception; and what the cost was of each reception. | | (203852) | Questions to the Solicitor General 272
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Solicitor General, how many people were (a) prosecuted for and (b) convicted of religious hate crimes where the victim was (i) a convert from Islam to Christianity and (ii) a convert from Christianity to Islam in each year since 2000. | | (203705) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 273
N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the environmental implications of airlines running empty or near-empty flights to retain slot allocation. | | (203388) | 274
N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what visits to Brussels were made by each Minister in her Department by (a) Eurostar, (b) commercial flights, (c) other flights and (d) other means of travel in 2007-08. | | (203389) | 275
N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 19th March 2008, Official Report, column 1117W, on GoVia, by what date she expects to have made an announcement regarding the South Central rail franchise. | | (203524) | 276
N | Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance her Department issues to UK-registered ships operating in or passing through areas where there is a risk of piracy on (a) intervention in and (b) taking active steps to prevent acts of piracy. | | (202713) | 277
N | Mr David Curry (Skipton & Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people were serving on the boards of the non-departmental public bodies which her Department sponsors at the latest date for which figures are available. | | (203599) | 278
N | Mr Robert Goodwill (Scarborough & Whitby): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for how many days the Mottram bypass public inquiry has sat since June 2007. | | (203526) | 279
N | Mr Robert Goodwill (Scarborough & Whitby): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost to (a) her Department and (b) the Highways Agency of the Mottram bypass public inquiry has been. | | (203527) | 280
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 21st April 2008, Official Report, column 1445W, on M20: noise, how many sites having been designated as high priority for resurfacing have been resurfaced when the road surface has been assessed as being structurally sound. | | (203876) | 281
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 21st April 2008, Official Report, column 1445W, on M20: noise, how many sites identified as being a high priority for resurfacing have been resurfaced in each of the last five years; and how many her Department plans to resurface in each of the next five years. | | (203881) | 282
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 21st April 2008, Official Report, column 1445W, on M20: noise, how many sites have been designated as high priority for resurfacing. | | (203885) | 283
N | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many incidents there have been on the A12 and at junctions on the A12 in Essex which have resulted in serious injury or death over the most recent 12 month period for which figures are available; and how many people were (a) seriously injured and (b) died as a result of these incidents. | | (203414) | 284
N | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the current programme of A12 improvements will be completed in Essex; and what plans there are for a further programme of improvements to the A12 in Essex to provide for (a) better safety and (b) increased capacity. | | (203415) | 285
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she expects the roadworks between junctions 6 and 10 of the M1 motorway to be completed; and when she expects all lanes on this part of the road to be open. | | (203528) | 286
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) cameras and (b) other equipment are installed on the gantries recently erected in the vicinity of junction 9 of the M1 motorway; what purpose each piece of equipment serves; and if she will make a statement. | | (203529) | 287
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many receptions she has hosted and funded in her capacity as Secretary of State in the last 12 months; which individuals and organisations (a) were invited to and (b) attended each reception; and what the cost was of each reception. | | (203853) | 288
| Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will issue guidance on providing pedestrian crossings at roundabouts that at night can be decoupled from the traffic lights that control their operation to increase traffic flow and reduce noise at such junctions at night. | | (203700) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales 289
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many receptions he has hosted and funded in his capacity as Secretary of State in the last 12 months; which individuals and organisations (a) were invited to and (b) attended each reception; and what the cost was of each reception. | | (203855) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 290
| Janet Anderson (Rossendale & Darwen): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will review the procedures by which decisions are made on whether those suffering from myalgic encephalopathy/chronic fatigue syndrome should be allowed benefits with a view to reducing the number of such decisions which subsequently go to appeal. | | (203916) | 291
| Janet Anderson (Rossendale & Darwen): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how (a) the provisions of the Welfare Reform Act 2007 and (b) the guidance on disability living allowance published in July 2007 will improve access to benefits for people with myalgic encephalopathy/chronic fatigue syndrome. | | (203917) | 292
| Janet Anderson (Rossendale & Darwen): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that assessments for the new employment and support allowance take account of the fluctuating state of health which is characteristic of people who have myalgic encephalopathy/chronic fatigue syndrome. | | (203918) | 293
| Miss Anne Begg (Aberdeen South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what percentage of his Department's claim packs mention services provided by Citizens' Advice Bureaux. | | (203717) | 294
N | Mr David Curry (Skipton & Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were serving on the boards of the non-departmental public bodies which his Department sponsors at the latest date for which figures are available. | | (203598) | 295
| Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress he has made on the development of plans to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the International Labour Organisation in 2009. | | (203771) | 296
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many receptions he has hosted and funded in his capacity as Secretary of State in the last 12 months; which individuals and organisations (a) were invited to and (b) attended each reception; and what the cost was of each reception. | | (203856) | 297
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions (a) he and (b) the Health and Safety Executive have had with local authorities and the construction industry on fire resistance standards for materials used in public buildings. | | (203723) | 298
| Dr Desmond Turner (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how (a) the provisions of the Welfare Reform Act 2007 and (b) the guidance on disability living allowance published in July 2007 will improve access to benefits for people with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome who go to appeal to get benefits. | | (203972) | 299
| Dr Desmond Turner (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will review the procedures by which judgement is made on whether those suffering from myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome should be allowed benefits in order to reduce the number of appeals and successful appeals. | | (203973) | 300
| Dr Desmond Turner (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that assessments for the new employment and support allowance take account of the fluctuating health cycle characteristic of people who have myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome. | | (203975) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 301
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will place in the Library a copy of the cross-Government Physical Activity Review. | | [Transferred] (203883) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 302
N | Mr Robert Goodwill (Scarborough & Whitby): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what consideration he has given to the personal relationship between general practitioners and patients in formulating primary care policy. | | [Question Unstarred] (203367) | 303
N | Mr Mohammad Sarwar (Glasgow Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what support his Department has allocated to developing more effective treatments for drug-resistant tuberculosis. | | [Question Unstarred] (203364) |
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