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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Wednesday 7 May 2008
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 7 May 2008
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 7 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 Wednesday 7 May of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Wednesday 7 May see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 1
N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what assessment his Department has made of the merits of reopening the postal transport system under Central London for Royal Mail purposes. | | (203950) | 2
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what recent discussions he has had with UBS on the sale of British Energy. | | (204289) | 3
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what recent discussions he has had with National Grid on the supply of electricity in the UK during summer months. | | (204290) | 4
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, when he plans to publish the Innovation in Services project report. | | (204291) | 5
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what recent meetings he has held with the Ethnic Minority Business Task Force. | | (204292) | 6
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, when he expects to launch the women's enterprise campaign; and what recent assessment he has made of trends in women's enterprise activity. | | (204293) | 7
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on the impact of the performance of Heathrow Airport on UK competitiveness. | | (204294) | 8
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what recent discussions he has had with Post Office Limited about its trials of outreach branches. | | (204295) | 9
| Mr Colin Breed (South East Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what requirements his Department places on (a) Ministerial departments and (b) the Office of Fair Trading to produce impact assessments as part of the consultation process on regulatory guidance; and if he will make a statement. | | (204192) | 10
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, whether targets for renewable energy usage for the United Kingdom take account of regional variations. | | (203812) | 11
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what estimate he has made of the number of litres, to the nearest million, of vehicle fuel sold in the UK in each of the last five years. | | (203813) | 12
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what steps the Government plans to take to tackle unfair sales practices. | | (203735) | 13
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what steps the Government has taken to modernise company law since 1997. | | (203736) | 14
N | Mr David Curry (Skipton & Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, 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. | | (203731) | 15
| Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, from which regulatory requirements he proposes to exempt those companies with 20 or fewer employees; and if he will make a statement. | | (204083) | 16
| Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how much his Department and its predecessor spent on carbon offsetting in each of the last three years; and to which companies payments for carbon offsetting were made in each such year. | | (204108) | 17
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what assessment he has made of the effect of increases in fuel prices on the cost of domestic heating. | | (204228) | 18
| Mr David Jones (Clwyd West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of ultracapacitors as a power source for road vehicles. | | (204117) | 19
N | Mr John MacDougall (Glenrothes): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what steps his Department is taking to prevent imports of (a) cotton and (b) clothing which have been produced by child labour in Uzbekistan. | | (203810) | 20
| Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what progress has been made on the implementation of the recommendations of the Davidson Review on implementation of EU legislation. | | (204152) | 21
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, on how many occasions he has visited (a) Scotland, (b) Wales and (c) Northern Ireland in an official capacity in the last 12 months. | | (204402) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 22
N | Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much VAT revenue was raised from the sale of road fuel in each of the last 60 months for which figures are available. | | (203945) | 23
N | Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the average percentage of average household disposable income accounted for by (a) the purchase of road fuel and (b) the duty and VAT payable on road fuel in each of the last (i) five years and (ii) 12 months. | | (203946) | 24
N | Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what projections his Department has made of the amounts of revenue that would be raised annually from (a) road fuel duty and (b) VAT on road fuel if the price of oil was (i) 120, (ii) 130, (iii) 140 and (iv) 150 US dollars per barrel. | | (203947) | 25
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the amount of duty paid by consumers on vehicle fuel sold in the UK in each of the last five years. | | (203815) | 26
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will consider the merits of (a) suspending and (b) reducing value added tax on domestic fuel to assist low income households with heating costs. | | (204311) | 27
| Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department spent on carbon offsetting in each of the last three years; and to which companies payments for carbon offsetting have been made in each such year. | | (204100) | 28
| Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received on the adequacy of the Basel 2 regulatory regime; whether he plans to develop a Basel 3 regime; and if he will make a statement. | | (204126) | 29
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on how many occasions he has visited (a) Scotland, (b) Wales and (c) Northern Ireland in an official capacity in the last 12 months. | | (204387) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families 30
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much funding in real terms his Department and its predecessors have provided to Lancashire County Council for youth services in the last 10 years; how much of that sum was spent in West Lancashire constituency; and what percentage of the allocation to Lancashire County Council that represents. | | (204215) | 31
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what steps his Department is taking to introduce personal finance education as part of the future schools curriculum at (a) primary and (b) secondary level; and if he will make a statement. | | (204218) | 32
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what steps the Government has taken to improve pupil to teacher ratios since 1997. | | (203732) | 33
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what steps the Government has taken to reduce the administrative burden involved in the construction of new schools since 1997. | | (203733) | 34
| Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much his Department and its predecessors spent on carbon offsetting in each of the last three years; and to which companies payments for carbon offsetting have been made in each such year. | | (204107) | 35
N | Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, when he will reply to Question 200528 on school cadet forces, tabled on 18th April 2008 by the hon. Member for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton. | | (203955) | 36
N | Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, when he will reply to Question 200315 on trust schools, tabled on 22nd April 2008 by the hon. Member for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton. | | (203956) | 37
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what proportion of Questions tabled to his Department for written answer on a named day in the current session have been answered on the day named as at 1st May 2008. | | (204209) | 38
| John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, when he plans to implement the provisions relating to parenting in the Children and Adoption Act 2006. | | (204244) | 39
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what plans he has to implement multi-dimensional treatment foster care across England; what assessment he has made of the pilot schemes; and if he will make a statement. | | (203828) | 40
| Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many (a) childminders, (b) all daycare providers, (c) private, voluntary and independent daycare providers and (d) children's centres there are in each local authority classified by index of multiple deprivation decile. | | (204128) | 41
| Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many guidance notes to (a) nurseries, (b) children's centres and (c) local authorities have been issued by his Department, its predecessors and its agencies in each year since 1997. | | (204129) | 42
| Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what estimate he has made of trends in the level of staff vacancies in (a) maintained and (b) private voluntary and independent nurseries since 1997. | | (204139) | 43
| Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what proportion of children in care aged (a) three and above and (b) below three attended daycare nursery in each of the last 10 years. | | (204141) | 44
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what plans he has in relation to the discretionary spending powers and resources of the learning and skills councils. | | (204403) | 45
| Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what steps he is taking to ensure that adequate funding is available for mergers in the further education sector. | | (204404) | 46
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many pupils in England were found to be in the possession of (a) a weapon and (b) drugs on school premises in each of the last three years. | | (204378) | 47
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, on how many occasions he has visited (a) Scotland, (b) Wales and (c) Northern Ireland in an official capacity in the last 12 months. | | (204401) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 48
| Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how much the Cabinet Office spent on carbon offsetting in each of the last three years; and to which companies payments for carbon offsetting were made in each such year. | | (204114) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 49
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment her Department has made of planning regulations in the light of the floods in summer 2007. | | (204343) | 50
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the launch of the Green Homes Service. | | (204357) | 51
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what representations she has received on Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes Fire and Rescue Authority funding for 2008-09. | | (204358) | 52
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate her Department has made of the cost to the (a) public purse, (b) local community and (c) local economy of the flooding in Buckingham of 21st July 2007. | | (204359) | 53
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions her Department has had with the Environment Agency on the Buckingham Flood Alleviation Scheme. | | (204360) | 54
| Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much her Department and its predecessors spent on carbon offsetting in each of the last three years; and to which companies payments for carbon offsetting were made in each such year. | | (204106) | 55
N | Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions (a) she and (b) her Department has had with Wates Development Limited on the proposed eco-town at Ford since 1st January 2005. | | (203809) | 56
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what provision for appeals against decisions made by the Infrastructure Planning Commission she plans to put in place; and what role the Planning Inspectorate will play in such procedures. | | (204182) | 57
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when she plans to announce the names of members of the Infrastructure Planning Commission. | | (204183) | 58
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when she expects the Infrastructure Planning Commission to commence operation. | | (204184) | 59
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the cost to local authorities arising from the Border and Immigration Agency's Case Resolution Programme. | | (204186) | 60
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what consideration she will give to expertise in (a) air quality and (b) noise pollution in planning decisions relating to road or aviation infrastructure when making appointments to the Infrastructure Planning Commission. | | (204187) | 61
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether the Infrastructure Planning Commission considers (a) air quality and (b) noise pollution factors in determining major infrastructure planning applications. | | (204188) | 62
| Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what powers local authorities have to deal with the illegal use of caravans sited in holiday parks as permanent residences. | | (204008) | 63
| Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate her Department has made of the number of park homes which are used as houses of multiple occupation. | | (204009) | 64
| Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the number of (a) park homes and (b) caravans intended as holiday and temporary accommodation which are registered with local authorities. | | (204193) | 65
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which local authorities have transferred housing stock to arms length management organisations (ALMO); what the most recent Audit Commission rating of each such ALMO is; what permissions to borrow each has been granted; and what guidance her Department has issued to those ALMOs which have not achieved two stars. | | (204019) | 66
| Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the merits of (a) the Wiltshire Fire Service Salamander scheme and (b) other fire service youth community projects. | | (204234) | 67
| Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the number of young people who have participated in youth community projects run by fire services in England in each of the last three years. | | (204235) | 68
| Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which youth community projects are run by fire services in England. | | (204236) | 69
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, on how many occasions she has visited (a) Scotland, (b) Wales and (c) Northern Ireland in an official capacity in the last 12 months. | | (204400) | 70
N | Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the local education authority settlement in Devon was per pupil in (a) primary schools and (b) secondary schools in (i) 2005-06, (ii) 2006-07 and (iii) 2007-08; and what it will be in 2008-09. | | (203696) | 71
N | Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what level of local authority grant has been made to enable the subsidy of uneconomic bus routes for (a) 2007-08 and (b) 2008-09 in (i) Plymouth and (ii) Devon. | | (203697) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 72
| Mr William Cash (Stone): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the implementation by the BBC Trust of the six purpose remits established in the 2006 Agreement between the Secretary of State and the British Broadcasting Corporation. | | (204075) | 73
| Mr William Cash (Stone): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the implementation by the BBC Trust of the purpose remit relating to citizenship and civil society established in the 2006 Agreement between the Secretary of State and the British Broadcasting Corporation. | | (204076) | 74
| Mr William Cash (Stone): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the guidelines designed to secure appropriate standards in the content of the UK public services are, as required under the 2006 Agreement between the Secretary of State and the British Broadcasting Corporation. | | (204077) | 75
| Mr William Cash (Stone): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what agreements between the BBC and Ofcom under clause 92 of the 2006 Agreement between the Secretary of State and the British Broadcasting Corporation are in force. | | (204078) | 76
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 facilitate family attendance at sporting and cultural events. | | (203577) | 77
| Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much his Department spent on carbon offsetting in each of the last three years; and to which companies payments for carbon offsetting have been made in each such year. | | (204113) | 78
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what percentage of Arts Council England's (a) total income, (b) grant-in-aid income and (c) National Lottery income was provided to organisations in the form of (i) grants and (ii) regular funding in each of the last five years. | | (203737) | 79
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when the Scoping Study for a UK Gambling Act, 2005 Impact Assessment Framework was (a) commissioned and (b) planned to be published at the time it was commissioned. | | (203936) | 80
| Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what efficiency savings (a) his Department and (b) the non-departmental public bodies it sponsors have made in each of the last five years. | | (204142) | 81
| Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress his Department has made in implementing the recommendations of the Gershon efficiency review; and if he will make a statement. | | (204143) | 82
| Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many staff were employed in his Department in each year since 1997. | | (204144) | 83
| Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of the VAT Relief on Memorials scheme in each of the next three years. | | (204146) | 84
| Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of the Listed Places of Worship scheme in each of the next three years. | | (204147) | 85
| Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much his Department paid to the chairmen and chairwomen of regional sports boards in England in respect of their board duties in the last 12 months. | | (204148) | 86
| Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much his Department spent on art storage in each of the last five years. | | (204149) | 87
| Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the staff costs at each of the Sport England's regional offices were in each of the last three year for which figures are available. | | (204150) | 88
| Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the administrative budget of each regional sports board in England was in each of the last three years. | | (204151) | 89
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, on how many occasions he has visited (a) Scotland, (b) Wales and (c) Northern Ireland in an official capacity in the last 12 months. | | (204399) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 90
| Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what equipment will be made available to the UK operational reserve battalion for its deployment to Kosovo. | | (204140) | 91
| Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the rules of engagement will be of the UK operational reserve battalion for its deployment to Kosovo. | | (204145) | 92
| Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many serviceable helicopters are available to (a) the Army, (b) the Royal Navy and (c) the Royal Air Force; and how many were available to each in 2005. | | (204194) | 93
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the performance of the Defence Information Infrastructure Programme. | | (204351) | 94
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health on encouraging more NHS staff to become reservists. | | (204352) | 95
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with the Foreign Secretary on negotiations towards a legally binding treaty to prohibit cluster munitions. | | (204353) | 96
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how his Department plans to monitor the impact of the Armed Forces Benefits Calculator on recruitment. | | (204354) | 97
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions his Department has had with BAE Systems. | | (204355) | 98
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with defence sector (a) manufacturers and (b) interest groups in the last 12 months. | | (204356) | 99
| Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on carbon offsetting in each of the last three years; and to which companies payments for carbon offsetting have been made in each such year. | | (204099) | 100
N | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he was first informed that NATO would make a request for the UK to deploy a high readiness battalion to Kosovo; and when the request was formally received by his Department. | | (203935) | 101
N | Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what restrictions are in place on the movement of armed forces personnel in the back of four tonne vehicles with regard to (a) maximum distance travelled and (b) time allowed in the back of the vehicle. | | (203821) | 102
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions he has visited (a) Scotland, (b) Wales and (c) Northern Ireland in an official capacity in the last 12 months. | | (204398) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 103
| Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what initiatives the Government (a) funds directly and (b) otherwise supports for the protection and conservation of elephants; and if he will make a statement. | | (204260) | 104
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Energy Saving Trust on the launch of the Green Homes Service. | | (204297) | 105
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent meetings he has had with energy suppliers on the carbon dioxide emissions reduction target. | | (204298) | 106
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had on the introduction of the EU Directive on Ambient Air Quality and Cleaner Air for Europe. | | (204299) | 107
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress has been made on changes to the UK automatic monitoring network in preparation for the introduction of the EU Directive on Ambient Air Quality and Cleaner Air for Europe. | | (204300) | 108
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, at how many sites in England levels of (a) carbon monoxide, (b) sulphur dioxide and (c) nitrogen dioxide are monitored. | | (204301) | 109
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent representations he has received on genetically modified crops; and what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for International Development on genetically modified crops and developing countries. | | (204302) | 110
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent meetings his Department has held with farmers to discuss the impact of climate change on agriculture. | | (204303) | 111
| Ben Chapman (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what research the Government is funding on (a) acaricide-resistant varroa destructor and its associated viral diseases, (b) European foulbrood, (c) bee viruses and (d) nosema. | | (204196) | 112
| Ben Chapman (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of recent trends in the bee population; and if he will make a statement. | | (204199) | 113
| Ben Chapman (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding his Department provides for research into beekeeping; and if he will make a statement. | | (204200) | 114
| Ben Chapman (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the contribution of beekeeping to the agriculture sector; and if he will make a statement. | | (204201) | 115
| Ben Chapman (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the contribution of research to the formulation of policy on beekeeping. | | (204202) | 116
| Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department and its predecessors spent on carbon offsetting in each of the last three years; and to which companies payments for carbon offsetting have been made in each such year. | | (204105) | 117
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the cost of the flood impact study by Cranfield University is; and what proportion of the cost will be met by (a) the Environment Agency and (b) the Commission for Rural Communities. | | (204206) | 118
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) research studies and (b) reviews have been commissioned by his Department into the flooding in summer 2007; who commissioned them; who is carrying them out; and how much they will cost. | | (204207) | 119
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 29th April 2008, Official Report, columns 280-1W, on angling: licensing, what the reason for the significant rise in the concessionary duty rates for rod licences is. | | (204210) | 120
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of the abolition of the agricultural buildings allowance for slurry storage facilities on (a) the average net income of farmers, (b) implementation of nitrate vulnerable zones and (c) trends in nitrate levels. | | (204211) | 121
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what analysis he has commissioned of the costs and benefits of the implementation of nitrate vulnerable zones. | | (204212) | 122
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he expects to publish a response to the consultation on nitrate vulnerable zones; what the next steps will be; and when he expects to announce the Government's policy. | | (204213) | 123
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what factors were taken into account in setting the fee levels for pollution prevention and control permits; what the cost of administering the permit scheme is; and if he will make a statement. | | (204214) | 124
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the cost of a Pollution Prevention and Control permit in the UK; and if he will make a statement. | | (204227) | 125
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the amount of pollution generated in the process of manufacturing a standard family car. | | (204203) | 126
N | Mr John MacDougall (Glenrothes): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he last discussed the seal hunt in Canada with the Canadian government; and if he will make a statement. | | (203811) | 127
| David Maclean (Penrith & The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many single farm payments have been made relating to (a) 2007-08, (b) 2006-07 and (c) 2005-06; and how many payments of what total value are outstanding relate to each of those years. | | (204252) | 128
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on how many occasions he has visited (a) Scotland, (b) Wales and (c) Northern Ireland in an official capacity in the last 12 months. | | (204397) | 129
N | Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he expects to receive the £120 million allocated to the UK by the EU Solidarity Fund. | | (203826) | 130
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what records his Department holds of fishing in marine waters at 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. | | (204015) | 131
N | Sir George Young (North West Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he will reply to the request from the University of Southampton, London Zoo and the Environment Agency for an import licence for burbots. | | (203816) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 132
| Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has received from the government of Serbia in relation to the Government's recognition of the independence of Kosovo. | | (204007) | 133
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the government of Iran on human rights. | | (204316) | 134
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps are being taken by his Department to engage with the democratic opposition in Iran. | | (204317) | 135
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterparts at the United Nations on the regulation of access to the internet by Member States. | | (204318) | 136
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has received on regulation of access to the internet in other countries. | | (204319) | 137
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the government of the United States on the Military Commissions Act. | | (204320) | 138
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the government of the United States on the treatment of unlawful enemy combatants. | | (204321) | 139
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the government of Afghanistan on tackling violence against women in that country. | | (204322) | 140
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the government of Afghanistan on the status of women in that country. | | (204323) | 141
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the government of Iran on the status of women in that country. | | (204324) | 142
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the security situation in Nigeria. | | (204325) | 143
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the government of Russia on the observance of civil liberties and human rights. | | (204326) | 144
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received of the observance of human rights and levels of political freedom in Russia. | | (204327) | 145
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the government of the United States on (a) human rights and (b) use of torture. | | (204328) | 146
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the UN troop contributor governments on the conduct of troops on UN missions, including their treatment of women. | | (204329) | 147
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the government of China on tackling HIV/AIDS. | | (204330) | 148
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had on the use of the death penalty with the governments of (a) China, (b) Iran, (c) Saudi Arabia, (d) Pakistan and (e) the USA. | | (204331) | 149
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the UN Human Rights Council. | | (204332) | 150
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts at the United Nations on human rights training for troops seconded to UN missions. | | (204333) | 151
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received of the level of violence and persecution aimed at gay men in (a) Iraq and (b) Iran. | | (204334) | 152
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on the political situation in Bangladesh; and if he will make a statement. | | (204335) | 153
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on the safety of non-Arab ethnic Darfuris in Khartoum. | | (204336) | 154
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent (a) assessment he has made of the intensity of conflict and (b) estimate he has made of the deaths occurring in southern Sudan; and if he will make a statement. | | (204337) | 155
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had on a treaty on the prosecution of allegations of sexual abuse made against UN personnel, including peacekeepers. | | (204338) | 156
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on the treatment of refugees in Sudan, with particular reference to those from Eritrea. | | (204339) | 157
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the government of Sudan on its (a) treatment of refugees and (b) compliance with UNHCR protocols and commitments. | | (204340) | 158
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the safety of refugees returned to Eritrea. | | (204341) | 159
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the government of Syria on human rights in relation to the universal periodic review conducted by the UN Human Rights Council. | | (204342) | 160
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the government of Egypt on the use of torture. | | (204361) | 161
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps are being taken by his Department to improve the UN's capacity for the rapid deployment of troops for peacekeeping and peace-enforcement missions. | | (204362) | 162
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps are being taken by his Department to improve the education system in Afghanistan. | | (204363) | 163
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had at the UN on strategic reserves for rapid response in emergency situations. | | (204364) | 164
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the political situation in Nepal following the constituent assembly elections on 10th April 2008. | | (204365) | 165
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the government of Nepal on the observance of human rights. | | (204366) | 166
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the government of China on the Falun Gong. | | (204367) | 167
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on the prospects for a free and fair presidential election in (a) Lebanon and (b) the Ivory Coast. | | (204368) | 168
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps are being taken by his Department to support pro-democracy student groups in Iran. | | (204369) | 169
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the government of India on population control policies. | | (204370) | 170
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the government of India on tackling (a) child trafficking and (b) the child sex industry. | | (204371) | 171
| Mr William Cash (Stone): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 3rd April 2008, Official Report, column 1220W, on the European Union: public relations, whether the EU funds to which he referred are being disbursed to those both for and against European integration; how much has been disbursed (a) in the UK and (b) in other EU member states; and to whom the funds have been disbursed. | | (204074) | 172
| Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department spent on carbon offsetting in each of the last three years; and to which companies payments for carbon offsetting have been made in each such year. | | (204102) | 173
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 25th April 2008, Official Report, column 2322W, on Gaza: borders, what conditions need to be met for the EU border assistance mission at the Rafah crossing to resume operations; and if he will make a statement. | | (204080) | 174
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which countries have sold arms to Zimbabwe in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement. | | (204087) | 175
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to secure an international moratorium on arms sales to Zimbabwe; and if he will make a statement. | | (204088) | 176
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the UK's objectives are for the Paris 2008 Conference on Afghanistan to be held on 12th June 2008. | | (204089) | 177
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what proposals the UK has made for action to be taken by the UN on Zimbabwe; and if he will make a statement. | | (204090) | 178
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 24th April 2008, Official Report, columns 2189-90W, on the Chevening scholarships programme, how many Commonwealth scholarships were awarded in each of the last five years. | | (204115) | 179
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the Government's policy is on steps the International Atomic Energy Agency should take to investigate the alleged existence of a nuclear weapons programme in Syria and its links with North Korea; and if he will make a statement. | | (204118) | 180
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what (a) surveys, (b) questionnaires and (c) other services were provided for his Department by external organisations in financial year 2007-08, broken down by provider. | | (204125) | 181
N | Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications of the recent change to the constitution of the Republic of Cameroon altering the limits of presidential terms for the political situation in that country. | | (203937) | 182
N | Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether Ministers in his Department have met Caleb McCurry since his appointment as Cuba Transition Co-ordinator for the Bush Administration. | | (203957) | 183
N | Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent steps have been taken by the Government towards nuclear disarmament under the terms of Article 6 of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. | | (203958) | 184
N | Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the (a) sale of covert surveillance technology by UK companies to the Belarusian security service and (b) use of such equipment by the Belarusian security service. | | (203959) | 185
| Mr Mohammad Sarwar (Glasgow Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the government of Israel on fuel supplies to the Gaza Strip. | | (204191) | 186
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on how many occasions he has visited (a) Scotland, (b) Wales and (c) Northern Ireland in an official capacity in the last 12 months. | | (204396) | 187
N | Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what international status the Government ascribes to the Gaza Strip. | | (203698) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 188
| Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps are being taken to implement the Rapid Review Panel recommendations on healthcare technologies capable of reducing healthcare-acquired infection into clinical practice at trust level; what budget has been allocated for this purpose; and how uptake of such technologies will be monitored. | | (204116) | 189
N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that local authorities are aware of their obligations on the disposal of unwanted medicines under EU Directive 2004/27/EC. | | (203953) | 190
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations he has received on initiatives aimed at assisting bereaved children. | | (204265) | 191
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has held on the proposed Europe-wide organ donor card. | | (204266) | 192
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Justice on recommendations 1.39, 1.42 and 1.44 of the HM Inspectorate of Prisons report entitled The Mental Health of Prisoners Thematic, published in October 2007. | | (204267) | 193
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when his Department expects to publish guidance on the commissioning of specialist nursing services for patients with (a) diabetes, (b) Parkinson's disease, (c) multiple sclerosis, (d) epilepsy, (e) breast cancer and (f) stroke. | | (204268) | 194
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the take-up rate by NHS trusts in England of the NHS Institute's Productive Ward implementation modules launched in January. | | (204269) | 195
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with the Health Protection Agency on progress on its investigation into the potential health implications of Wi-Fi and WLAN technology. | | (204270) | 196
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many applications his Department has received for a licence to use the 5-a-day logo from (a) voluntary groups, (b) Government departments, (c) NHS bodies and (d) local authorities. | | (204271) | 197
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many applications his Department has received to use the 5-a-day logo on fruit or vegetable packaging. | | (204272) | 198
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many applications to become an official partner of the 5-a-day campaign have been approved by his Department. | | (204273) | 199
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when his Department plans to update the Know Your Limits leaflets. | | (204274) | 200
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has held with the National Audit Office on progress on its examination of plans to develop a comprehensive single complaints system across health and social care by 2009. | | (204275) | 201
N | Mr David Curry (Skipton & Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, 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. | | (203729) | 202
| Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS beds were available for patients sectioned under mental health legislation in each of the last five years. | | (204084) | 203
| Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were sectioned under mental health legislation in each of the last five years. | | (204085) | 204
| Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people absconded from secure NHS units in each of the last five years. | | (204086) | 205
| Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department spent on carbon offsetting in each of the last three years; and to which companies payments for carbon offsetting have been made in each such year. | | (204112) | 206
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 25th April 2008, Official Report, column 2383W, on drug treatment, how many hospital admissions in the last five years were related to illegal drug use, broken down by type of drug. | | (204410) | 207
| Mrs Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on what grounds each abortion took place in non-NHS hospitals or institutions 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 gestation in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (204012) | 208
| Mrs Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on what grounds each abortion 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 gestation in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (204013) | 209
| Mrs Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many abortions took place in non-NHS hospitals or institutions 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 gestation in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (204014) | 210
N | Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects to publish the National Service Framework for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; and if he will make a statement. | | (203817) | 211
N | Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he plans to include diagnostic testing for chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder in the proposed NHS Health MOTs; and if he will make a statement. | | (203818) | 212
N | Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his estimate is of the financial assistance needed for primary care trusts in England to meet the requirements of the proposed National Service Framework for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; and if he will make a statement. | | (203819) | 213
N | Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance he plans to give to primary care trusts on incorporating an awareness campaign for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in local pharmacy contracts; and if he will make a statement. | | (203820) | 214
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what mechanisms he has put in place to monitor the effectiveness of the NHS's contract with DHL for the delivery of medical supplies; what estimate he has made of the effect on costs of the contract over its lifetime; and if he will make a statement. | | (204127) | 215
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total NHS spend on medical supplies and equipment has been in each year since 2000; and if he will make a statement. | | (204130) | 216
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the terms of reference of the joint Office of Government Commerce and NHS Purchasing supply review is; when the review is expected to be complete; and if he will make a statement. | | (204131) | 217
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the outcomes of the recent Strategic Review of Collaborative Procurement in the NHS; and if he will make a statement. | | (204132) | 218
| Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will review his Department's policy on testing for cystic fibrosis carrier status when screening newborn babies for cystic fibrosis. | | (204082) | 219
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what surveys were conducted by (a) YouGov, (b) ICM, (c) Gallup, (d) GfK NOP, (f) ComRes and (g) Opinion Leader Research on behalf of his Department in the financial year 2007-08; and what the cost of each to the public purse was. | | (204124) | 220
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 25th March 2008, Official Report, column 26W, on NHS: ICT, what the timetable is to which the Answer refers. | | (204072) | 221
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 7th January 2008, Official Report, columns 123-4W, on NHS: ICT, if he will reconcile the figures in the table with the £12.4 billion cost identified by the National Audit Office on page four of its report, The National Programme for IT in the NHS; how much capital and revenue expenditure there was by (a) local NHS organisations and (b) central NHS organisations and Connecting for Health; what estimate he has made of the (i) capital and (ii) revenue expenditure on IT in the NHS in the absence of a National Programme; and what the (A) capital and (B) revenue expenditure on IT was in the NHS between 1989-90 and 2004-05 expressed as a percentage of NHS expenditure. | | (204073) | 222
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the procedure is for patients to choose not to have a summary care record; and what steps general practitioners have to take to put that choice into effect. | | (204219) | 223
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will place in the Library the results of the NHS National Workforce Projects pilots on the European Working Time Directive. | | (204221) | 224
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 26th March 2008, Official Report, column 206W, on medical records: databases, for what reasons Connecting for Health cannot comment on the specific monitoring processes; and what estimate he has made of the likely number of alerts (a) per day and (b) each Caldicott Guardian will be able to monitor. | | (204222) | 225
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 26th March 2008, Official Report, column 206W, on medical records: databases, under what terms and conditions suppliers will have access. | | (204223) | 226
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of NHS doctors of each specialty and grade which will be needed to meet the requirements of the European Working Time Directive in each of the next 10 years. | | (204224) | 227
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he and his officials have had with European counterparts on the European Working Time Directive in each of the last 10 years. | | (204225) | 228
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of doctors of each specialty and grade there will be in the NHS in each of the next 10 years. | | (204226) | 229
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what meetings he has had with his European counterparts on the revision of the Physical Agents (Electromagnetic Fields) Directive; and when he expects the proposal for a revised Directive to be brought forward. | | (204229) | 230
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 7th November 2007, Official Report, column 1285W, on kernicterus, when the Department plans to consider whether additional information should be added to the Pregnancy Book. | | (204231) | 231
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 25th June 2007, Official Report, column 271W, on the Pregnancy Book, whether standardisation of total serum bilirubin measurements has been accomplished; whether the cases of kernicterus reported to the British Paediatric Surveillance Unit have been analysed with a root cause analysis; whether a system of mandatory reporting of elevated bilirubin levels has been established; and what arrangements have been made for ready access to transcutaneous bilirubin and total serum bilirubin measurements among in-patients and out-patients. | | (204232) | 232
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 25th January 2007, Official Report, column 2045W, on the Pregnancy Book, if he will place in the Library the results of the work which was commissioned to complete the review. | | (204233) | 233
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the (a) levels of obesity and (b) general health of school children in England in the last three years. | | (204375) | 234
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of people attending accident and emergency departments in England presented with (a) alcohol-related conditions and (b) injuries in which alcohol was a contributory cause in each of the last three years, broken down by region. | | (204380) | 235
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many accident and emergency staff in England were victims of assault while on duty in each of the last three years. | | (204381) | 236
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many hospital staff in England were hospitalised as a result of assault while on duty in each of the last three years. | | (204382) | 237
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on how many occasions he has visited (a) Scotland, (b) Wales and (c) Northern Ireland in an official capacity in the last 12 months. | | (204395) | 238
| Ian Stewart (Eccles): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, in what year the NHS ceased to use thiomersal in vaccine doses under the public vaccination programme; and in what year the last vaccine stocks containing thiomersal were (a) exhausted and (b) withdrawn. | | (204011) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 239
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Ministry of Justice in relation to the universal periodic review by the UN Human Rights Council. | | (204276) | 240
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the UK Border Agency's Liverpool casework unit. | | (204277) | 241
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to update the training programmes for staff assessing visa applications. | | (204278) | 242
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many instances have been reported to her Department of Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 powers being used for cases unrelated to terrorism or serious crime. | | (204344) | 243
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what research she has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the effect of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 on civil liberties. | | (204345) | 244
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of safeguards contained within the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000. | | (204346) | 245
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the effects of financial hardship amongst children and young people on their propensity to offend. | | (204347) | 246
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has been made on developing initiatives to tackle the possession of illegal knives by young people. | | (204348) | 247
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the use by police forces of the portable metal-detecting knife arches and search wands announced by her Department in February 2008. | | (204349) | 248
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects the additional detection arches and scanners announced by her Department in February 2008 to be made available to police forces. | | (204350) | 249
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will estimate the number of times unauthorised monitoring of telephone conversations has taken place since 2005. | | (204119) | 250
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times Ministers authorised (a) telephone tapping and (b) telephone tapping of solicitors' conversations with their clients in 2007. | | (204120) | 251
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times the monitoring of solicitors' conversations with their clients has been authorised under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000. | | (204121) | 252
| Mr David Cameron (Witney): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to manage the costs of former unaccompanied asylum-seeking children following the recent transfer of that responsibility to her Department. | | (204255) | 253
N | Mr David Curry (Skipton & Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, 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. | | (203728) | 254
| Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department spent on carbon offsetting in each of the last three years; and to which companies payments for carbon offsetting have been made in each such year. | | (204110) | 255
| Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the advice she has received on the compatibility of the provisions of the Counter-Terrorism Bill with (a) race relations legislation and (b) the Human Rights Act 1998; and if she will make a statement. | | (204133) | 256
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people reported missing were subsequently found to have been missing as a result of (a) abduction and (b) being the victim of another criminal offence in each year since 1997; and how many of these were not found until their death. | | (204137) | 257
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of police man hours spent investigating reports of missing people in the last 12 months. | | (204138) | 258
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) consultation, (b) research and (c) policy appraisal her Department undertook prior to the decision to bring forward amendments to the Criminal Justice Act 2003 to allow the collection of DNA samples from persons arrested but not necessarily charged with a recordable offence. | | (204242) | 259
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what security measures the UK Border Agency will apply alongside the new automated gates for EEA citizens holding biometric passports; and if she will make a statement. | | (204243) | 260
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department has issued to the police on the taking of DNA samples from people who voluntarily present themselves at police stations to help the police with their enquiries. | | (204256) | 261
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many penalty notices for disorder have been issued in Cheshire since 2004 for (a) being drunk and disorderly in a public place, (b) selling alcohol to a person who is drunk, (c) supplying alcohol to a person under 18 years old, (d) buying or attempting to buy alcohol on behalf of a person under 18 years old, (e) being drunk on a highway, (f) consumption of alcohol by a person under 18 years old, (g) allowing the consumption of alcohol by a person who is under 18 years old on relevant premises and (h) buying or attempting to buy alcohol by a person under 18 years old. | | (204405) | 262
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many crimes were committed per head of population in each police force area in each year since 1998-99. | | (204406) | 263
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many gun crimes there were in Cheshire in each of the last five years. | | (204407) | 264
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons data on anti-social behaviour orders for 2006 have not been published; and if she will make a statement. | | (204408) | 265
| David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average police precept on Band D council tax bills was in (a) England and (b) Cheshire in each of the last 10 years. | | (204409) | 266
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the outcomes of her recent visit to Pakistan were; and if she will make a statement. | | (203939) | 267
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the global roll-out of fingerprint visas under the e-Borders programme. | | (203940) | 268
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate she has made of the cost of introducing identity cards for foreign nationals in the UK. | | (203941) | 269
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, from which high-risk countries travellers are subject to compulsory watch-list checks under the e-Borders programme. | | (203942) | 270
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals have been detained pre-charge under counter-terrorism measures for (a) up to three, (b) four to six, (c) seven to nine, (d) 10 to 12, (e) 13 to 15, (f) 16 to 18, (g) 19 to 21, (h) 22 to 24 and (i) 25 to 28 days; and of those detained which were charged, and for what offence, in those cases in which no legal proceedings are ongoing. | | (203949) | 271
N | Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 15th January 2007, Official Report, column 785W, on translation costs, how much was spent on translating her Department's publications into languages other than English in (a) 2003-04, (b) 2004-05, (c) 2005-06, (d) 2006-07 and (e) 2007-08. | | (203948) | 272
| Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had with the Department for Communities and Local Government on costs to local authorities arising from the Border and Immigration Agency's Case Resolution Programme. | | (204185) | 273
N | Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign nationals held at HMP Peterborough were deported on completion of their sentence in each month since March 2005; and if she will make a statement. | | (203682) | 274
N | Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers were employed by North Wales Police on 1st April in each of the last 10 years. | | (203534) | 275
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people arrested by officers of the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre since establishment have been (a) charged, (b) tried and (c) found guilty; and what the (i) sentence and (ii) earliest date for parole was in each case. | | (204071) | 276
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what mechanisms are in place to detect careless and abusive disclosures from the Police National Computer. | | (204220) | 277
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases of domestic violence were reported to the police in (a) England and (b) Wales in each of the last three years, broken down by region. | | (204376) | 278
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were the victim of crimes recorded as racially motivated in England in each of the last three years, broken down by region. | | (204377) | 279
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many teachers in England were the victims of (a) assault and (b) sexual assault in schools in each of the last three years, broken down by region. | | (204379) | 280
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions she visited (a) Scotland, (b) Wales and (c) Northern Ireland in an official capacity in the last 12 months. | | (204394) | 281
N | Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Border and Immigration Agency will reply to the letter from the hon. Member for West Worcestershire, dated 28th March, reference B12293/8. | | (203827) | 282
| John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 1st April 2008, Official Report, column 738W, on airports: security, what records are kept of passengers arrested while attempting to pass through UK airport security; how many passengers were arrested in the last 12 months; and how many of those have been (a) charged and (b) convicted of an offence. | | (204195) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills 283
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what steps the Government has taken to increase support available to mature students since 1997. | | (203734) | 284
N | Mr David Curry (Skipton & Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, 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. | | (203727) | 285
| Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how much his Department and its predecessors spent on carbon offsetting in each of the last three years; and to which companies payments for carbon offsetting have been made in each such year. | | (204104) | 286
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what proportion of Questions tabled to his Department for written answer on a named day have been answered on the day named in the current Session. | | (204208) | 287
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, on how many occasions he visited (a) Scotland, (b) Wales and (c) Northern Ireland in an official capacity in the last 12 months. | | (204393) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 288
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of international aid requested from the UK by overseas countries was paid in each year between 1997 and 2007. | | (203814) | 289
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the Government has taken to reduce the number of children who die from malaria in developing countries since 1997. | | (203531) | 290
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the Government has taken to mitigate the effects of rising food prices on the populations of developing countries in the last 12 months. | | (203532) | 291
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the Government has taken to involve private sector organisations in the facilitation of development in developing countries since 1999. | | (203533) | 292
N | Mr David Curry (Skipton & Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, 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. | | (203730) | 293
| Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much his Department spent on carbon offsetting in each of the last three years; and to which companies payments for carbon offsetting have been made in each such year. | | (204111) | 294
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 25th April 2008, Official Report, column 2325W, on Palestinians: overseas aid, what detailed criteria will be applied in making decisions about further UK disbursements; and if he will make a statement. | | (204079) | 295
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 29th April 2008, Official Report, column 322W, on departmental public participation, what the (a) cost and (b) number of respondents was for each listed piece of work. | | (204081) | 296
N | Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what progress has been made on the provision of an airport on the island of St Helena. | | (203725) | 297
| Mr Mohammad Sarwar (Glasgow Central): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance his Department gives to the work of the UN Relief and Works Agency in Gaza. | | (204190) | 298
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, on how many occasions he visited (a) Scotland, (b) Wales and (c) Northern Ireland in an official capacity in the last 12 months. | | (204392) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice 299
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent estimate he has made of the average number of hours of education undertaken by a prisoner in a young offender institution per week. | | (204263) | 300
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of prisoners in (a) HMP Grendon and (b) HMP Springhill are from the Thames Valley area. | | (204264) | 301
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of prisoners released while on the waiting list for approval for day release in the last 12 months. | | (204279) | 302
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his latest estimate is of the number of hours of purposeful activity undertaken by prisoners per week. | | (204280) | 303
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how his Department defines purposeful activity for which prisoners are eligible for payment. | | (204281) | 304
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans his Department has to encourage more women to become prison governors. | | (204282) | 305
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many female prison governors there are. | | (204283) | 306
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with the Prison Governors' Association on the turnover of prison governors. | | (204284) | 307
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps are being taken by his Department to improve the recruitment and retention of staff to HM Prison Service. | | (204285) | 308
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with the Prison Governors' Association on the introduction of prison councils. | | (204286) | 309
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the impact on the rehabilitation of prisoners of the interaction between inmates and prison staff on prison councils. | | (204287) | 310
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills on the impact of the churn of prisoners on further educational provision in prisons. | | (204288) | 311
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department has taken on implementing the recommendations of the HM Inspectorate of Prisons report entitled the Mental Health of Prisoners: Thematic, published in October 2007. | | (204306) | 312
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of category C prisoners are detained in category D prisons. | | (204308) | 313
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent estimate he has made of the average time taken to re-categorise prisoners. | | (204309) | 314
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent estimate he has made of the average time taken for a prisoner to be approved for day release. | | (204310) | 315
| Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department and its predecessors spent on carbon offsetting in each of the last three years; and to which companies payments for carbon offsetting have been made in each such year. | | (204109) | 316
| Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average number of hours per day spent in purposeful activity was by prisoners in (a) young offender institutions and (b) juvenile custodial institutions in each week of February and March 2008. | | (204259) | 317
| Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 30th April 2008, Official Report, column 521W, on young offender institutions, if he will publish the average number of hours of purposeful activity per day in (a) prisons which predominantly hold (i) adult male prisoners and (ii) adult female prisoners, (b) young offender institutions for males and (c) juvenile institutions in each week in April 2008 as soon as that data becomes available. | | (204261) | 318
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, under what circumstances prisoners are allowed to retain personal items of value while in custody; and what restrictions apply in such circumstances. | | (204258) | 319
N | David Howarth (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much prisons in England and Wales received for work done by prisoners from (a) private and (b) public sector organisations in each of the last five years; and what assessment he has made of the potential to increase prison revenue from such sources. | | (203783) | 320
N | Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many foreign nationals are detained at HMP Peterborough. | | (203683) | 321
N | Mr Siôn Simon (Birmingham, Erdington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his Department's policy is on blogging by prisoners. | | (203938) | 322
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on how many occasions he visited (a) Scotland, (b) Wales and (c) Northern Ireland in an official capacity in the last 12 months. | | (204391) | 323
| David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent representations he has received on further reform of the House of Lords. | | (204016) | 324
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many instances of prisoner-on-officer violence were recorded in each (a) secure training centre, (b) secure children's home and (c) young offender institution in each year since 2000; and if he will make a statement. | | (204372) | 325
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many instances of self-harm by women prisoners were recorded in each year since 2000, broken down by establishment; and if he will make a statement. | | (204373) | 326
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many instances of prisoner-on-prisoner violence were recorded in each (a) secure training centre, (b) secure children's home and (c) young offender institution in each year since 2000, broken down by establishment; and if he will make a statement. | | (204374) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 327
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what further steps he is considering to reduce the level of knife crime in Northern Ireland following previous amnesties. | | (203726) | 328
| Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much his Department spent on carbon offsetting in each of the last three years; and to which companies payments for carbon offsetting have been made in each such year. | | (204098) | Questions to the Minister for the Olympics 329
N | Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, whether she has invited the Red Arrows to perform at the 2012 Olympics. | | (203808) | 330
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, what proportion of staff working for the Olympic Delivery Authority are (a) women and (b) men. | | (204122) | 331
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, what proportion of staff working for the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games are (a) women and (b) men. | | (204123) | 332
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, on how many occasions she visited (a) Scotland, (b) Wales and (c) Northern Ireland in an official capacity in the last 12 months. | | (204390) | Questions to the Prime Minister 333
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Prime Minister, on how many occasions he visited (a) Scotland, (b) Wales and (c) Northern Ireland in an official capacity in the last 12 months. | | (204389) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland 334
| Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much his Department spent on carbon offsetting in each of the last three years; and to which companies payments for carbon offsetting have been made in each such year. | | (204097) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 335
| Mr Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans her Department has to improve facilities for (a) pedestrians and (b) cyclists on the A4123 in Dudley and Sandwell. | | (204245) | 336
| Mr Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the risk of accident to (a) pedestrians and (b) cyclists on the A4123 in Dudley and Sandwell. | | (204246) | 337
| Mr Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many accidents took place on the A4123 involving (a) pedestrians and (b) cyclists in the last five years. | | (204247) | 338
| Mr Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many accidents resulting in fatalities have occurred on the A4123 in the last five years. | | (204248) | 339
| Mr Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department has taken to improve safety for pedestrians crossing the A4123 between the Foxyard and Priory estates in Dudley. | | (204249) | 340
| Mr Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she plans to complete the de-trunking of the A4123. | | (204250) | 341
| Mr Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the feasibility of introducing improved provision for cyclists on the A4123. | | (204251) | 342
N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make it her policy to require the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) to release information to companies making manual requests only if such companies are members of a DVLA-accredited trade association. | | (203951) | 343
N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many requests for information in respect of the registered keeper of a vehicle were made to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) in the last month for which figures are available; how many of those were received by (a) electronic and (b) manual requests from (i) DVLA-accredited trade associations, (ii) non-DVLA-accredited car park operators, (iii) individuals and (iv) others; and how many in each category were (A) accepted and (B) refused. | | (203952) | 344
N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the merits of reopening the MailRail postal transport system under central London for mail or other purposes. | | (203954) | 345
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much was spent on (a) maintenance on and (b) improvements to the A14 in each year since 1997; and what the equivalent projected expenditure for (i) 2009, (ii) 2010, (iii) 2011, (iv) 2012 and (v) 2013 is. | | (204020) | 346
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the volume of traffic between each pair of adjacent junctions on the A14 in each year since 1997; and what projections have been made for (a) 2009, (b) 2010, (c) 2011, (d) 2012 and (e) 2013. | | (204021) | 347
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what volume of freight was carried by road between Felixstowe and Nuneaton in each of the last 10 years; and what volume is projected to be carried on the route in (a) 2009, (b) 2010, (c) 2011, (d) 2012 and (e) 2013. | | (204022) | 348
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much was spent on the Felixstowe to Nuneaton rail route in each year since 1997; how much her Department plans to spend in (a) 2009, (b) 2010, (c) 2011, (d) 2012 and (e) 2013; and how much of this expenditure is intended to improve the freight carrying capacity of the line. | | (204023) | 349
| Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much her Department and its predecessors spent on carbon offsetting in each of the last three years; and to which companies payments for carbon offsetting have been made in each such year. | | (204103) | 350
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate she has made of the projected number of passenger movements across UK borders in (a) 2008 and (b) 2009. | | (203943) | 351
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many cars have been registered in Great Britain in the last 10 years. | | (204204) | 352
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on how many occasions she visited (a) Scotland, (b) Wales and (c) Northern Ireland in an official capacity in the last 12 months. | | (204388) | 353
| Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 28th April 2008, Official Report, column 33W, on public transport: concessions, what account was taken of representations relating to those affected by mental health disabilities in determining the eligibility criteria for concessionary bus travel under the Transport Act 2000. | | (204017) | 354
| Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 28th April 2008, Official Report, column 33W, on public transport: concessions, what representation of those with mental health disabilities there is on the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee. | | (204018) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales 355
| Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much his Department spent on carbon offsetting in each of the last three years; and to which companies payments for carbon offsetting have been made in each such year. | | (204096) | Questions to the Minister for Women and Equality 356
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, what funding her Department has allocated to charities which provide specialist support to women who have been affected by domestic violence over the next three years. | | (204304) | 357
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, what recent representations she has received on the gender pay gap in the (a) private and (b) public sectors. | | (204305) | 358
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, what recent discussions she has had on the gender pay gap in the Civil Service. | | (204307) | 359
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, on how many occasions she visited (a) Scotland, (b) Wales and (c) Northern Ireland in an official capacity in the last 12 months. | | (204386) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 360
| Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 28th April 2008, Official Report, column 42W, on fraud, how many staff of his Department were responsible for each instance of fraud or attempted fraud (a) against the benefits system and (b) in other areas in each year since 2003. | | (204238) | 361
| Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 28th April 2008, Official Report, column 42W, on fraud, what estimate he has made of the losses from (a) the benefits system and (b) other areas from fraud committed by staff of his Department in each year since 2003. | | (204239) | 362
| Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 28th April 2008, Official Report, column 42W, on fraud, how many staff in his Department were (a) dismissed and (b) prosecuted for fraud offences in each year since 2003. | | (204240) | 363
| Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 28th April 2008, Official Report, column 42W, on fraud, how many staff in his Department who defrauded or attempted to defraud (a) the benefits system and (b) other areas worked in (i) his Department's offices at Westminster, (ii) Jobcentre Plus offices, (iii) the Pension Service, (iv) the Disability and Carers Service, (v) benefits delivery centres, (vi) the Child Support Agency and (vii) other offices operated by his Department in each year since 2003. | | (204241) | 364
| Ben Chapman (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in the North West used the out of hours evening service operated by Jobcentre Plus in the last three years. | | (204197) | 365
| Ben Chapman (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what representations he has received on the decision by Jobcentre Plus North West to discontinue its out of hours evening service; and if he will make a statement. | | (204198) | 366
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in West Lancashire constituency receive pension credit. | | (204216) | 367
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners in West Lancashire constituency received assistance under the minimum income guarantee in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (204217) | 368
| Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department spent on carbon offsetting in each of the last three years; and to which companies payments for carbon offsetting have been made in each such year. | | (204101) | 369
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many additional Pathways to Work placements he intends to provide in each year between 2010 and 2013. | | (204205) | 370
N | Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance is given to Job Centres on responding to those seeking to advertise vacancies for jobs in the so-called sex industry; and if he will make a statement. | | (203724) | 371
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on how many occasions he visited (a) Scotland, (b) Wales and (c) Northern Ireland in an official capacity in the last 12 months. | | (204385) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 372
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent representations he has received on reform of the International Monetary Fund. | | [Transferred] (204296) | 373
| Ben Chapman (Wirral South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effects of demographic trends on the future of the insurance industry. | | [Transferred] (204189) | 374
| Mr Mohammad Sarwar (Glasgow Central): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in Scotland are eligible for (a) working tax credits, (b) child tax credits and (c) pension credits; and what recent estimate he has made of the level of uptake of each credit. | | [Transferred] (204384) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 375
N | Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what progress has been made in removing the two-tier workforce. | | [Question Unstarred] (203754) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 376
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many households in England and Wales were classified as homeless in each of the last three years, broken down by region. | | [Transferred] (204383) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 377
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) deaths and (b) morbidities from kernicterus there were in the last 10 years, broken down by (i) maternity unit and (ii) ethnicity. | | [Transferred] (204230) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 378
| Mr Brian Binley (Northampton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, in how many accidents (a) Ministerial vehicles and (b) accompanying police vehicles have been involved in each of the last 10 years, broken down by Ministerial office; and what the cost of repairs was in each case. | | [Transferred] (204010) |
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