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The Questions Book

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Tuesday 20 May 2008

Notes:
* Indicates a Question for Oral Answer.
+ Indicates a Question not included in the random selection process but accepted because the quota for that day had not been filled.
[N] Indicates a Question for Written Answer on a named day, i.e. the Member has indicated under S.O. No. 22(4) the day on which he wishes the Question to be answered.
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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Tuesday 20 May 2008
(the 'Questions Book')

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Tuesday 20 May 2008


This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Tuesday 20 May of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper. They are arranged in alphabetical order of answering Department.

For other Written Questions for answer on Tuesday 20 May of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.

For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Tuesday 20 May see Part 2 of this paper.


Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
1
John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what advice his Department issues to UK businesses operating overseas on the reinvestment of profits in local communities.
(206935)
2
John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what advice his Department issues to UK businesses operating overseas on in-country environmental and planning guidelines.
(206936)
3
John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what recent estimate he has made of the monetary value of annual investment in Brazil by UK companies.
(206971)
4
N
Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what assessment he has made of the potential of space-based installations to harness solar power as an energy source.
(206175)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
5
N
Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of people in (a) West Chelmsford constituency and (b) Chelmsford Local Authority area who have been adversly affected by the abolition of the 10 pence income tax rate.
(206063)
6
N
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Oral Statement of 13th May 2008, Official Report, columns 1201-2, on income tax, what the effect of the (a) increase in personal allowances and (b) abolition of the 10 pence starting rate of tax is for those earning below £40,835, broken down by £1,000 income bands; and if he will make a statement.
(206884)
7
N
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Oral Statement of 13th May 2008, Official Report, column 1202, on income tax, what information he holds on the (a) age, (b) sex, (c) household composition and (d) earnings level of the 1.1 million people estimated to receive partial compensation as a result of his proposals in relation to those who lost out as a result of the withdrawal of the 10 pence starting rate of tax.
(206885)
8
N
Mr David Gauke (South West Hertfordshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average salary is of a member of staff in HM Revenue and Customs assigned to handling the recovery of tax credit overpayments.
(206861)
9
N
Mr David Gauke (South West Hertfordshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many members of staff in HM Revenue and Customs are assigned to handling the recovery of tax credit overpayments.
(206862)
10
N
Mr David Gauke (South West Hertfordshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which user groups he has consulted on the operation of the tax credit system.
(206866)
11
N
Mr David Gauke (South West Hertfordshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what costs have been incurred by HM Revenue and Customs as a consequence of tax credit cases under investigation by the Financial Ombudsman in each of the last three years.
(206868)
12
Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to reply to the letter of 18th March 2008 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton on Ms M. George.
(206966)
13
Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to reply to the letter of 10th March 2008 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton on Mrs E. Flint.
(206967)
14
Susan Kramer (Richmond Park): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the cost to the public purse of extending the early years education entitlement to (a) two year olds in households below 60 per cent. of median income and (b) all two year olds.
(206904)
15
N
Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the average stamp duty paid by a first-time buyer in (a) Reading, (b) England and (c) the UK in the most recent period for which figures are available.
(204997)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families
16
John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of support for cricket in state schools.
(206926)
17
John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what percentage of children in the care system are from ethnic minorities.
(206927)
18
John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many children were adopted in (a) Aylesbury Vale district and (b) England in 2007.
(206928)
19
John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many respite care home places were available for disabled children in (a) Aylesbury Vale district and (b) England in 2007.
(206929)
20
John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many foster care placements there were in (a) Aylesbury Vale district and (b) England in 2007.
(206930)
21
John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what recent estimate he has made of the proportion of children in maintained schools who have access to computers at school.
(206931)
22
John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what estimate he has made of the number of classrooms in maintained schools which were out of action due to their state of disrepair at the latest date for which figures are available.
(206932)
23
John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of unauthorised school absences resulting from family holidays taken in term-time.
(206933)
24
John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many teaching posts in maintained schools in England were vacant at the latest date for which figures are available.
(206937)
25
N
Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what proportion of looked-after children had a known religious affiliation, broken down by affiliation, in the latest period for which figures are available.
(206107)
26
N
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many students who gained five A* to C grades at GCSE including English and mathematics in 2007 had not previously attained the required standard of level 4 or above in English, mathematics and science at Key Stage 2.
(206867)
27
Susan Kramer (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what estimate he has made of the take-up rate of the early years education entitlement in each local authority for the most recent period for which figures are available.
(206905)
28
Susan Kramer (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what steps his Department is taking to ensure childcare providers have security of funding for the duration of study courses being taken by their employees; and if he will make a statement.
(206906)
29
Susan Kramer (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much and what proportion of the Transformation Fund has been spent; and if he will make a statement.
(206907)
30
Susan Kramer (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much and what proportion of the Graduate Leader Fund has been spent; and what guidance has been given to local authorities about how to allocate it.
(206908)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
31
N
Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the number of people living (a) in hostels, (b) in bed and breakfasts, (c) in squats and (d) with friends or family members on a non-permanent basis.
(206379)
32
Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will place in the Library a copy of (a) the research on return path capability amongst the elderly and (b) the draft return path costed option annex referred to in the minutes of the Emerging Technologies Group meeting on 27th February in relation to the digital switchover assistance scheme.
(206973)
33
N
Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much her Department has allocated to (a) the Campusalam website and (b) the Lokahi Foundation in each year for which figures are available.
(206865)
34
N
John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many times fire and rescue services evacuated residents from their homes in each of the last five years.
(206786)
35
N
John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many emergency fire control staff are employed in local fire control rooms in each (a) fire authority and (b) region; and what indicative numbers are used by her Department for planning purposes of control staff required for each regional control centre under steady state operating conditions.
(206787)
36
Mr John Randall (Uxbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what information her Department holds on the expenses of board members of the Local Government Task Force.
(206917)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
37
John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment his Department has made of the effects of the introduction of Freesat on the level of the take-up among consumers of Freeview services.
(206972)
38
Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many of his Department's officials will attend the Beijing Olympic Games in an official capacity; what the purpose of each individual's attendance is; and what estimate he has made of the costs associated with such attendance.
(206961)
39
N
Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much the National Lottery Commission spent on conferences in each of the last three years.
(206725)
40
N
Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much (a) the Big Lottery Fund, (b) the Heritage Lottery Fund, (c) Arts Council England, (d) Sport England, (e) UK Sport and (f) the UK Film Council spent on conferences in each of the last three years; and what percentage of each was funded out of National Lottery income.
(206726)
41
N
Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many press officers and public affairs employees were employed by (a) the Big Lottery Fund, (b) the Arts Council, (c) the Heritage Lottery Fund, (d) Sport England, (e) UK Sport and (f) the UK Film Council in each of the last three years; and at what cost.
(206727)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
42
John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department made towards the target for the provision of wireless internet facilities for the Armed Forces by Easter 2008.
(206925)
43
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what basis service personnel qualify for (a) an Iraq Medal and (b) bars to the Iraq Medal; what changes have been made to this procedure since the conflict began; and if he will make a statement.
(206902)
44
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on whose authority a Royal Navy maintenance team was recently sent to Dubai; for what reasons it did not complete its scheduled job; and what the cost was.
(206903)
45
Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much local overseas allowance service personnel received to travel back from (a) Germany and (b) Cyprus in each year since 2000.
(206911)
46
Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much it costs frontline troops in (a) Afghanistan and (b) Iraq to top-up telephone time by (i) 20, (ii) 30, (iii) 45 and (iv) 90 minutes during on-peak periods; and what hours constitute (A) on-peak and (B) off-peak talk time for armed forces personnel in (1) Afghanistan and (2) Iraq.
(206912)
47
Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which companies manage the (a) television, (b) internet and (c) telephone contracts for (i) the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine at Selly Oak Hospital and (ii) Headley Court rehabilitation centre.
(206913)
48
Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much service personnel in (a) the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine at Selly Oak Hospital and (b) Headley Court rehabilitation centre are charged for use of (i) television, (ii) internet and (iii) telephone services per (A) minute, (B) 20 minutes, (C) 30 minutes, (D) 45 minutes and (E) hour.
(206914)
49
Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which force elements reported (a) no serious or critical and (b) no critical weakness against (i) the ability to generate from peacetime readiness to immediate readiness for deployment on operations and (ii) required peacetime readiness levels in each year since 2004-05.
(206915)
50
Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library copies of the Ministry of Defence quarterly performance reports from each year since 1997.
(206916)
51
N
Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his estimate is of the time which will elapse between (a) completion of the construction of each Future Aircraft Carrier and formal handover to the Royal Navy and (b) formal handover of each Future Aircraft Carrier to the Royal Navy and entry into service with the Fleet.
(206328)
52
N
Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Type 45 destroyers will be able to be deployed simultaneously if the total built is (a) six, (b) seven and (c) eight; and if he will make a statement.
(206329)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
53
N
Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to encourage retail outlets to replace plastic bags with brown paper bags; and if he will make a statement.
(206065)
54
N
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will consider assigning the proceeds of the fine imposed on Severn Trent plc to improvement of the sewage and drainage systems in areas affected by last year's flooding; and if he will make a statement.
(206892)
55
N
Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the value of the contribution honey bees made to the agricultural economy in the last 12 months.
(206784)
56
N
Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to monitor and control foul brood diseases in bees.
(206785)
57
N
Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what research he is funding on tropilaelaps; and if he will make a statement.
(206789)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
58
John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of the effects of the political situation in Zimbabwe on that country's education system.
(206954)
59
Peter Bottomley (Worthing West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the US authorities on the case of Krishna Maharaj; whether British Government representatives will attend the June clemency hearing in Tallahassee; and if he will make a statement.
(206963)
60
N
Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what guidance his Department issued to (a) UK-registered and (b) Royal Navy ships operating in or passing through areas where there is a risk of piracy on (i) intervention in and (ii) taking active steps to prevent acts of piracy in the five years prior to the transfer of responsibility for the issue to other Departments.
(206886)
61
N
Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he plans to take in the week beginning 25th May to monitor the (a) treatment and (b) risk of torture of Mr Simon Mann in Black Beach Prison, Equatorial Guinea; and whether he has received reports that Mr Mann is still being continuously shackled.
(206288)
62
N
Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of contacts with Mr Simon Mann in Black Beach Prison, Equatorial Guinea by any (a) diplomatic officials, (b) media staff and (c) other personnel independent of the Equatorial Guinea authorities since Mr Mann's appearance on Channel 4 News; and if he will make a statement.
(206289)
63
N
Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he was last given any substantive information about the (a) welfare of, (b) proposed trial of and (c) other matters relevant to Mr Simon Mann by the Equatorial Guinea authorities.
(206290)
64
N
Hywel Williams (Caernarfon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many teachers of (a) English and (b) Welsh were employed by the British Council in each country outside the UK, over the last five years.
(206869)
65
N
Hywel Williams (Caernarfon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much has been spent by the British Council on promoting the (a) English and (b) Welsh language outside the UK in each of the last five years.
(206870)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
66
Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many full-time equivalent qualified dentists were working in the NHS in each (a) strategic health authority and (b) primary care trust at the latest date for which figures are available.
(206898)
67
Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients were waiting to be registered with an NHS dentist in each primary care trust area at the latest date for which figures are available.
(206899)
68
Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were waiting to be registered with an NHS dentist in Harrogate and Knaresborough in (a) 2006, (b) 2007 and (c) March 2008.
(206901)
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
69
John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) males and (b) females were arrested for alcohol-related offences in Buckingham constituency in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available.
(206942)
70
N
Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much has been spent, and on what projects, in (a) West Chelmsford constituency and (b) Chelmsford Local Authority area to deter youths from committing crimes in each of the last five years.
(206062)
71
Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with the police on policing of ticket touting at football matches.
(206974)
72
Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on the policing of ticket touting at football matches.
(206975)
73
N
Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department has allocated to (a) the Campusalam website and (b) the Lokahi Foundation in each year for which figures are available.
(206864)
74
N
Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to her letter in response to Question 179071 on Mukhtar Ibrahim, when she will write to the hon. Member for Ashford with reference to Questions 156981, 150411 and 150410 on Mr Ibrahim tabled on 30th October 2007.
(206860)
75
Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many originating summonses for recovery order proceedings under Part 5 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 were issued by the Assets Recovery Agency in Northern Ireland in each year of the agency's existence.
(206955)
76
Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) interim receiving orders, (b) property freezing orders, (c) Mareva injunctions and (d) freezing orders were granted under or ancilliary to proceedings under Part 5 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 in (i) England and Wales and (ii) Northern Ireland in each year of the Assets Recovery Agency's existence.
(206956)
77
Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many proceedings for recovery orders under Part 5 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 were concluded in (a) England and Wales and (b) Northern Ireland by the Assets Recovery Agency in each year of the agency's existence.
(206957)
78
Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many claim forms for recovery order proceedings under Part 5 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 were issued by the Assets Recovery Agency in England and Wales in each year of the agency's existence.
(206958)
79
Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many outstanding applications for recovery orders under Part 5 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 were inherited in (a) England and Wales and (b) Northern Ireland by the Serious and Organised Crime Agency following the abolition of the Assets Recovery Agency.
(206977)
80
Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to reply to the letter of 9th April 2008 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton on Ms R. Hughes.
(206964)
81
Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to reply to the letter of 7th February 2008 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton on Mrs Rabia Begum.
(206968)
82
N
Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason police officers are conducting a traffic census on Rochester Row and Warwick Way, London SW1 during May 2008; what the census is seeking to achieve; and if she will make a statement.
(206522)
83
N
Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the likely impact on the human rights of migrant domestic workers of ending the domestic migrant worker visa.
(206108)
84
N
Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations she has received on the future of the domestic migrant worker visa.
(206109)
85
N
Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to make an announcement on the future of the domestic migrant worker visa.
(206110)
86
N
Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the protection afforded to workers covered by the terms of the domestic migrant worker visa.
(206111)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills
87
John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what recent discussions he has had with (a) the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform and (b) the National Council for Graduate Entrepreneurship on a national network of university enterprise clusters.
(206943)
88
N
Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how much his Department has allocated to the Lokahi Foundation in each year for which figures are available.
(206863)
Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
89
John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate he has made of the number of attacks on UK aid workers which have taken place in Afghanistan in the most recent period for which figures are available.
(206951)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
90
John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 12th May 2008, Official Report, column 1381W, on prisoners: rehabilitation, what plans his Department has to assess the effects on the rehabilitation of prisoners of the interaction between inmates and prison guards on prison councils.
(206962)
91
N
Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what percentage of (a) remand and (b) sentenced prisoners in HMP Chelmsford tested positive for illegal drugs in each of the last five years.
(206064)
92
N
Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) male and (b) female young offenders aged 10 to 17 years old were held within an adult prison in the last 12 months.
(206887)
93
N
Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what percentage of (a) male and (b) female young offenders aged between 10 to 17 years entered custody with (i) a drug misuse problem, (ii) an alcohol misuse problem and (iii) another substance misuse problem in the latest period for which figures are available.
(206888)
94
N
Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) male and (b) female offenders aged 10 to 17 years have been assessed as having (i) dyslexia, (ii) dyspraxia, (iii) a speech and language disorder, (iv) autism and (v) any other learning disorder while in custody in each of the last five years.
(206889)
95
N
Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) male and (b) female offenders aged 10 to 17 years old gained one or more (i) GCSE, (ii) AS Level, (iii) NVQ, (iv) BTEC and (v) other qualifications while in custody in each of the last five years.
(206890)
96
N
Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) male and (b) female offenders aged 10 to 17 years began (i) GCSE, (ii) AS Level, (iii) A Level, (iv) NVQ, (v) BTEC and (vi) apprenticeship qualifications while in custody in each of the last five years.
(206891)
97
N
Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 14th May 2008, Official Report, column 1572W, on prisoners: release, how many prisoners have been released automatically at the halfway point under section 244 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 in each of the last five years.
(206783)
98
N
Nick Herbert (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what payments have been made to external organisations in respect of the development of a British Statement of Values since 3rd July 2007.
(206834)
99
N
Nick Herbert (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what events are scheduled as part of the Government's consultation on a British Statement of Values.
(206835)
100
N
Nick Herbert (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to formulate a British Statement of Values.
(206836)
101
Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to reply to the letter of 25th March 2008 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton on Miss A. S. Galtrey.
(206965)
102
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what sentencing guidelines are given to courts on the use of electronic tagging orders combined with curfews and the circumstances in which such a sentence would be appropriate.
(206938)
103
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many of the electronic tagging orders imposed during sentencing for road traffic offences have been issued in respect of (a) driving whilst disqualified, (b) drink driving and (c) other offences since 1999.
(206939)
104
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many of those convicted for road traffic offences have received a sentence including both a curfew and an electronic tagging order since 1999.
(206940)
105
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people in each age cohort were subject to an electronic tagging order in each of the last three years.
(206941)
106
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance his Department has issued on using a combination of curfews and electronic tagging in sentencing; and under what circumstances his Department considers such sentencing appropriate.
(206949)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
107
Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many foreign nationals were released from prison in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years.
(206893)
108
Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many foreign nationals were sentenced to a term of imprisonment in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years.
(206894)
109
Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many foreign nationals were sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 12 months or more in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years.
(206895)
110
Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many foreign nationals received a recommendation for deportation by the sentencing judge in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years.
(206896)
111
Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many foreign national prisoners were transferred from Northern Ireland to serve their sentence in their home country in the last year for which information is available.
(206897)
Questions to the Minister for the Olympics
112
Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, pursuant to the Answer of 3rd December 2007, Official Report, column 758W, on Olympic Games: China, what specific exceptions the Beijing Olympic Games Organising Committee referred to during discussions on their commitment to the free movement of accredited and non-accredited journalists.
(206959)
113
Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, pursuant to the Answer of 12th May 2008, Official Report, column 1059, on the Beijing Olympic Games, what assessment she has made of China's compliance with its commitment to the International Olympic Committee to ensure the free movement of accredited and non-accredited journalists in the run-up to the Olympics.
(206970)
114
Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, how many Government officials will accompany her to the Beijing Olympic Games; what the purpose of each individual's attendance is; and what estimate she has made of the costs associated with such attendance.
(206976)
Questions to the Solicitor General
115
Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Solicitor General, what plans there are to improve the capacity for the institution of civil recovery proceedings under Part 5 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 of (a) the Crown Prosecution Service, (b) the Serious Fraud Office, (c) the Revenue and Customs Prosecuting Office and (d) the Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland.
(206960)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
116
John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what percentage of road accidents which resulted in death or serious injury involved drivers aged (a) over 75, (b) between 40 and 74 and (c) 18 to 39 years old in the last 12 months.
(206952)
117
John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has held with the Civil Aviation Authority on routes for departures from Heathrow Airport.
(206953)
118
John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has held with the Civil Aviation Authority on publication of the Western Airspace Extension review for Luton Airport.
(206969)
119
N
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff joined the Maritime and Coastguard Agency in each year since 1997; and how many left the Agency in each of these years, broken down by reason for ending employment.
(206713)
120
N
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff who started employment with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency since 1997 left employment within (a) one year and (b) two years.
(206714)
121
N
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (a) employs and (b) employed in 1997, broken down by (i) grade and (ii) office.
(206715)
122
N
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what involvement the Maritime and Coastguard Agency has in civil contingency planning; and what impact the industrial action by agency staff has had on civil contingency plans.
(206782)
123
N
Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many exemptions from road tax in each band were granted to disabled people in the last 12 months.
(206788)
124
N
Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the criteria are for the use of speed advisory signs on motorways; who is responsible for authorising the (a) operation of such signs and (b) the advisory speed displayed; what mechanisms are in place to provide assurance that such advice is appropriate; and if she will make a statement.
(206521)
125
N
Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will impose a three-year residency requirement for foreign nationals seeking employment as security workers at UK airports.
(206680)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
126
N
Mr Stephen Byers (North Tyneside): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects to publish the latest Households Below Average Income statistics; what the reasons are for the time taken to publish them; and if he will make a statement.
(206837)
Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
127
Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what the population of each (a) strategic health authority and (b) primary care trust area is.
[Transferred] (206900)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
128
N
Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans she has to assist first-time buyers with house purchases in the next two years.
[Question Unstarred] (206430)

 
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