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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Wednesday 4 June 2008
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 4 June 2008
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 4 June 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 4 June of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Wednesday 4 June see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 1
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many households he estimates will be removed from fuel poverty by the measures recently announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. | | (208993) | 2
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, for what reasons there is to be a further period of consultation on Miserden Post Office, with particular reference to proposals for outreach. | | (208994) | 3
| Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, whether permission is required for exploratory drilling for oil or other minerals within (a) three miles, (b) six miles or (c) 200 miles or the median line off the coast of the UK. | | (208895) | 4
| Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, when exploratory drilling last took place for (a) oil, (b) other sources of energy and (c) minerals off the coast of (i) the Isles of Scilly, (ii) Cornwall and (iii) South West England, and in the wider Western Approaches and Celtic Sea. | | (208896) | 5
| Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what records he holds of exploratory drilling for (a) oil, (b) other sources of energy and (c) minerals within 200 miles or the median line from the coast of (i) the Isles of Scilly, (ii) Cornwall and (iii) South West England. | | (208897) | 6
| Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what (a) records and (b) maps his Department holds of (i) oil, (ii) other sources of energy and (iii) other mineral resources identified within 200 miles or the median line off the coast of the UK. | | (208898) | 7
| Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many people in Houghton and Washington East constituency have had coal health claims settled since the scheme was introduced; and how much was paid out in relation to such claims. | | (208570) | 8
| Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many business start-ups took place in (a) the town of Aylesbury, (b) Aylesbury constituency, (c) Aylesbury Vale District, (d) Wycombe District and (e) Chiltern District in each of the last three years. | | (208580) | 9
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how much profit (a) Post Office Ltd and (b) the Royal Mail made in each year since 1997; and how many companies were authorised to provide services previously reserved to the Post Office Corporation in each such year. | | (208625) | 10
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, pursuant to the Answer of 18th February 2008, Official Report, column 387W, on the Fairtrade initiative, what Fairtrade products are (a) available for purchase at his Department's staff catering facilities and (b) offered at official departmental meetings and engagements. | | (209015) | 11
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, pursuant to the Answer of 18th February 2008, Official Report, column 387W, on Fairtrade initiative, what the value was of Fairtrade produce purchased at his Department's staff catering facilities in each of the last three financial years; and what proportion of total revenue this represented. | | (209016) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 12
N | Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the European Commission on proposals for a harmonised EU corporate tax base; and if he will make a statement. | | (208075) | 13
N | Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he expects the European Commission to make further proposals on a harmonised EU corporate tax base; and if he will make a statement. | | (208076) | 14
| Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has for lowering the rate of VAT on energy efficient light bulbs; and if he will make a statement. | | (208783) | 15
N | Justine Greening (Putney): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people paid vehicle excise duty at the pre-graduated rate in 2007-08 in respect of cars of engine size (a) 1549cc and below and (b) above 1549cc; what estimate his Department has made of the number of vehicles in each category in low-income households; and if he will make a statement. | | (208268) | 16
N | Justine Greening (Putney): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of people who will pay vehicle excise duty (VED) at the pre-graduated rate in 2008-09; how many will pay VED at (a) a lower rate, (b) a higher rate and (c) the same rate in (i) 2009-10 and (ii) 2010-11; and if he will make a statement. | | (208269) | 17
N | Justine Greening (Putney): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the revenue from vehicle excise duty at the pre-graduated rate from vehicles with engine sizes of (a) 1549cc and below and (b) above 1549cc in (i) 2008-09, (ii) 2009-10 and (iii) 2010-11; and if he will make a statement. | | (208270) | 18
N | Justine Greening (Putney): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of cars with engine sizes (a) 1549cc or below and (b) above 1549cc liable for vehicle excise duty at the pre-graduated rate in (i) 2008-09, (ii) 2009-10 and (iii) 2010-11; and what estimate he has made of the number of cars in each category in low-income households in each year; and if he will make a statement. | | (208271) | 19
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many smoking shelters were built at each HM Revenue and Customs office in the last five years. | | (208671) | 20
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will place in the Library a list of all staffing units created in his Department in the last 12 months, setting out the (a) functions and (b) staff complement of each. | | (208672) | 21
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 2nd April 2008, Official Report, column 971-2W, on Revenue and Customs: visits abroad, if he will place in the Library a copy of the full itinerary for the visit to (a) New Zealand and (b) Australia. | | (208740) | 22
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what average time was taken to process and pay tax refunds in each of the last three years. | | (208744) | 23
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his latest estimate is of the cost of the current update project for the HM Revenue and Customs website. | | (208745) | 24
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many incorrect penalty notices were sent by HM Revenue and Customs in each of the last five years. | | (208746) | 25
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was spent on (a) alcohol and (b) entertainment by each HM Revenue and Customs office in the last 12 month period for which figures are available. | | (208747) | 26
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he expects the final report by Kieran Poynter into the data loss at HM Revenue and Customs to be published; and if he will make a statement. | | (208748) | 27
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of people who (a) are eligible to claim back tax deducted from their savings income at 10 per cent. and (b) have claimed back this tax in the last 12 month period for which data are available. | | (208749) | 28
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to publish the findings of the multinational forum on tax. | | (208750) | 29
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the remit is of the multinational forum on tax. | | (208751) | 30
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many times the multinational forum on tax (a) has met and (b) is scheduled to meet in the next three months. | | (208752) | 31
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what analysis he undertook prior to the Budget 2008 of the effect of the proposed changes to vehicle excise duty on people in different income groups. | | (208836) | 32
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what meetings were held between Ministers and officials with third-party interest groups on the subject of changes to the system of vehicle excise duty prior to the 2008 Budget. | | (208845) | 33
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what average annual amount was paid out in tax refunds in each of the last five years. | | (209034) | 34
| Stewart Hosie (Dundee East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment has been made of the effect of changes in fuel prices on the cost of the provision of Government services; and if he will make a statement. | | (208738) | 35
| Stewart Hosie (Dundee East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of changes in the prices of oil and gas on taxation revenues accruing to the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement. | | (208739) | 36
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it is the policy of his Department that the proceeds of all asset sales by the Ministry of Defence should be available for re-investment within the defence budget; and if he will make a statement. | | (208718) | 37
| Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what (a) gross costs, (b) gross savings and (c) net savings are assumed by HM Revenue and Customs in respect of their proposals to change their operations in (i) Trinity House, Oxford, (ii) Andover, (iii) Aylesbury, (iv) Banbury, (v) Newbury, (vi) Sterling House, Oxford and (vii) South East England as a whole; and if he will make a statement. | | (208571) | 38
| Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, over what period of time HM Revenue and Customs plans to make the savings expected to derive from its reorganisation of offices in the South East. | | (208572) | 39
| Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what account has been taken of the Government's plans for housing growth in South East England in formulating the plans of HM Revenue and Customs for office reorganisation in that region. | | (208573) | 40
| Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish a cost/benefit analysis of HM Revenue and Customs' plans for office relocation and reorganisation in the South East. | | (208581) | 41
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many pensioners in receipt of the state pension are UK income tax payers; and what percentage of the overall national income tax revenue was attributable to pensioners in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (208867) | 42
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate has been made of the administrative cost of collecting income tax from those in receipt of the state pension. | | (208868) | 43
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 1st February 2008, Official Report, column 733W, on the Fairtrade initiative, what Fairtrade products are (a) available for purchase in his Department's staff catering facilities and (b) offered at official departmental meetings and engagements; what value of Fairtrade produce was purchased in his Department's staff catering facilities in each of the last three financial years; and what percentage of total revenue this represented. | | (208712) | 44
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 1st February 2008, Official Report, column 733W, on the Fairtrade Initiative, how much his Department spent on refreshments for official departmental meetings and engagements in each of the last three financial years; and what percentage of this was spent on Fairtrade products. | | (208713) | 45
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average annual income was in (a) Cornwall, (b) each parliamentary constituency in Cornwall, (c) the South West and (d) England in the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (208849) | 46
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average (a) housing wealth and (b) debt secured on housing was by owner-occupiers aged (i) 20, (ii) 25, (iii) 30, (iv) 35, (v) 40, (vi) 45, (vii) 50, (viii) 55, (ix) 60, (x) 65 and (xi) over 65 years old in (A) 1980, (B) 1985, (C) 1990, (D) 1995, (E) 2000, (F) 2005 and (G) 2007. | | (208788) | 47
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average (a) gross debt and (b) gross savings (excluding debt secured on housing) was by (i) 20, (ii) 25, (iii) 30, (iv) 35, (v) 40, (vi) 45, (vii) 50, (viii) 55, (ix) 60, (x) 65 and (xi) over 65 years olds in (A) 1980, (B) 1985, (C) 1990, (D) 1995, (E) 2000, (F) 2005 and (G) 2007, broken down by sex. | | (208789) | 48
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much households headed by 25 year olds earned as a proportion of the earnings of households headed by people aged 50 to 60 years in (a) 1980, (b) 1985, (c) 1990, (d) 1995, (e) 2000, (f) 2005 and (g) 2008. | | (208790) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families 49
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the pupil-teacher ratio was in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in the borough of Bexley in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (208636) | 50
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, if he will take steps to increase the number of family law mediation schemes in England and Wales. | | (208761) | 51
N | Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much capital funding for educational-related projects his Department allocated to Warrington Borough Council for 2007-08. | | (208411) | 52
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the average (a) pupil-teacher and (b) pupil-adult ratio was for Key Stage 1 in maintained primary schools in each year since 2001; and if he will make a statement. | | (208848) | 53
N | Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what estimate he has made of the cost of delivery of the extension of intensive phone-based support services under Chapter One of the Children's Plan; how large the service is; what its projected size is; what training will be provided for phone-based support services; and what the evidential basis was for the decision to expand the service. | | (208272) | 54
N | Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much will be made available to train the additional 5,000 practitioners to deliver outreach services under Chapter One of the Children's Plan; and what mechanism will be used to determine eligibility for this funding. | | (208273) | 55
N | Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many people will be on the Parents' Panel; how they will be chosen; how he proposes to use the Panel in policy-making; and what estimate he has made of the cost of establishing the Panel. | | (208274) | 56
N | Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many school-based parent support advisers are to be recruited in each of the next three years; and at what estimated cost as outlined in Chapter One of the Children's Plan. | | (208275) | 57
N | Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many Respect parenting experts there are in (a) England and (b) each local authority; how these experts provide support for families; and what the evidential basis is for the decision to expand the network of Respect parenting experts. | | (208310) | 58
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, pursuant to the Answer of 26th February 2008, Official Report, column 1539W, on the Fairtrade initiative, how much his Department spent on refreshments for official departmental meetings and engagements in each of the last three financial years; and what percentage of this total was spent on Fairtrade products. | | (208707) | 59
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, pursuant to the Answer of 26th February 2008, Official Report, column 1539W, on the Fairtrade initiative, what Fairtrade products are (a) available for purchase in his Department's staff catering facilities and (b) offered at official departmental meetings and engagements; what value of Fairtrade produce was purchased in his Department's staff catering facilities in each of the last three financial years; and what percentage this represented of total revenue. | | (208709) | 60
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, whether he is taking steps to ensure that freedom to choose or not to choose religious faith is taught in all state schools. | | (208793) | 61
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, whether steps were taken to encourage schools to celebrate St. George's Day in 2008 with extra-curricular activities. | | (208840) | 62
| Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, on what date rebuilding or refurbishment work under the Building Schools for the Future programme was (a) undertaken and (b) planned to be undertaken on the first secondary school in (i) Colchester constituency and (ii) Essex Education Authority area; and when he expects the last school in (A) Colchester constituency and (B) Essex Education Authority area to have works carried out. | | (208877) | 63
| Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, which secondary schools in (a) Colchester constituency and (b) Essex Education Authority area have had rebuilding and refurbishment work carried out under the Building Schools for the Future programme; and how much the works have cost in each case. | | (208878) | 64
| Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much has been spent in (a) Colchester constituency, (b) Essex Education Authority area and (c) England under the Building Schools for the Future programme; and if he will make a statement. | | (208879) | 65
| Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many secondary schools in (a) Colchester constituency, (b) Essex Education Authority area and (c) England have been rebuilt and refurbished under the Building Schools for the Future programme; and if he will make a statement. | | (208880) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 66
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many times his Department was found in breach of the Data Protection Act 1998 by the Information Commissioner in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. | | (208760) | 67
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, pursuant to the Answer of 13th March 2008, Official Report, column 592W, on the Fairtrade initiative, what Fairtrade products are (a) available for purchase at his Department's staff catering facilities and (b) offered at official departmental meetings and engagements. | | (209017) | 68
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, pursuant to the Answer of 13th March 2008, Official Report, column 592W, on the Fairtrade initiative, what the value was of Fairtrade produce purchased at his Department's staff catering facilities in each of the last three financial years; and what proportion of total revenue this represented. | | (209018) | 69
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what the average difference in age was between (a) male and (b) female civil partners in each period for which data is available. | | (208785) | 70
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what the average difference in age between men and women at marriage was in each year since 1978. | | (208786) | 71
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what estimate he has made of the proportion of (a) men and (b) women aged (i) 20, (ii) 22, (iii) 25 and (iv) 30 years old who lived with their parents in (A) 1985, (B) 1990, (C) 1995, (D) 2000, (E) 2005 and (F) 2007. | | (208791) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 72
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what measures she has in place to determine what the level of youth employment is in each region of England. | | (208995) | 73
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what research she has (a) commissioned and (b) funded on the number of homeless people who had been in care. | | (208996) | 74
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health on limitations on where people can smoke in open public spaces, with particular reference to the gardens of public houses. | | (208997) | 75
| Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of any regulatory limitations on the powers of the Office of the Local Government Ombudsman to fulfill its functions. | | (208899) | 76
| Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether she has considered the merits of developing the (a) role and (b) powers of the office of the Local Government Ombudsman. | | (208900) | 77
| Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the contribution made by the Local Government Ombudsman to (a) good practice, (b) increasing professional standards, (c) probity, (d) improving quality decision taking and (e) striving for improvement in local government. | | (208901) | 78
| Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the level of homelessness was in each region, in each of the last 10 years. | | (208862) | 79
| Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the effect on employment in her Department's Milton Keynes and South Midlands Sub-Regional growth area of plans by HM Revenue and Customs to reduce its operations in Aylesbury. | | (208578) | 80
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 18th February 2008, Official Report, column 17W, on the Fairtrade initiative, what Fairtrade products are available for purchase at her Department's staff catering facilities and (b) offered at official departmental meetings and engagements. | | (209011) | 81
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 18th February 2008, Official Report, column 17W, on the Fairtrade initiative, what the value was of Fairtrade products purchased at her Department's staff catering facilities in each of the last three financial years; and what proportion of total revenue this represented. | | (209012) | 82
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much was allocated to each local authority in the East of England under the Growth Fund Awards for 2008-09; what factors were taken into account in determining these sums; and if she will make a statement. | | (208583) | 83
N | Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many planning decisions have been taken (a) by planning officers under delegated powers and (b) by planning committees in each year since 1997. | | (208451) | 84
N | Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many outstanding (a) enforcement notices and (b) planning appeals there are in each region; and how many there were in each year since 1997. | | (208452) | 85
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how the Government plans to reduce the gap in growth rates between the regions. | | (208823) | 86
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what her definition of an affordable home in London is; and what the definition was in each of the last five years. | | (208827) | 87
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many houses in London are empty. | | (208828) | 88
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which areas of London have been included in the New Commitment to Neighbourhood Renewal; and which of these are on course to meet the 20 year target to end postcode poverty. | | (208838) | 89
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many local authorities in London have taken up local area agreements. | | (208839) | 90
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent guidance her Department has issued to local authorities in London on designating land for the building of new homes. | | (208851) | 91
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to tackle extremism in local communities. | | (209042) | 92
| Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much funding was provided to Milton Keynes Unitary Authority from the Decent Homes programme in each of the last 10 years. | | (208627) | 93
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much of the funding to aid reconstruction following the floods in (a) Hull and (b) Gloucestershire in 2007 has been (i) allocated and (ii) transferred to each relevant local authority. | | (208624) | 94
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many applications for assistance from the funds announced by the Government to aid reconstruction following the floods in (a) Hull and (b) Gloucestershire in 2007 have been approved and paid; and how much has been paid in total. | | (208629) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 95
| Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what financial contribution was made by the BBC towards the cost of the Eurovision Song Contest in each of the last 10 years. | | (209041) | 96
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many full-time equivalent employees were in post in his Department in each year since 1997, broken down by division. | | (208261) | 97
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many members of staff in his Department are responsible for each of its Public Service Agreement targets. | | (208262) | 98
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much his Department spent on (a) sport, (b) heritage, (c) arts and (d) tourism in each of the last five years, expressed as a percentage of its Request for Resources in each year. | | (208265) | 99
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much each National Lottery and Olympic Lottery distributor received from the National Lottery Distribution Fund and the Olympic Lottery Distribution Fund in each year since 1997-98. | | (208266) | 100
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the Department's total grant-in-aid funding of (a) English Heritage, (b) the Museums and Libraries Association, (c) the Arts Council, (d) Sport England, (e) UK Sport, (f) the Heritage Lottery Fund and (g) the UK Film Council was in each year since 1997-98. | | (208267) | 101
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 13th March 2008, Official Report, column 325W, on the Fairtrade initiative, what Fairtrade products are (a) available for purchase in his Department's staff catering facilities and (b) offered at official departmental meetings and engagements; what value of Fairtrade produce was purchased in his Department's staff catering facilities in each of the last three financial years; and what percentage of total revenue this represented. | | (208703) | 102
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 18th March 2008, Official Report, column 325W, on the Fairtrade initiative, how much his Department spent on refreshments for official departmental meetings and engagements in each of the last three financial years; and what percentage of this total was spent on Fairtrade products. | | (208711) | 103
| Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many (a) successful and (b) unsuccessful applications for Lottery funding from military and naval charities there were in each year since 1997. | | [R] (208917) | 104
| Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the amount was of Lottery funding (a) applied for by and (b) granted to military and naval charities in each year since 1997. | | [R] (208918) | 105
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much his Department spent on promoting St. George's Day in each of the last five years. | | (208825) | 106
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions his Department has had with English Heritage on its St. George's Day campaign. | | (208826) | 107
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department took to celebrate St. George's Day in 2008. | | (208841) | 108
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will make it his policy to provide funding to local authorities for the celebration of St. George's Day. | | (208842) | 109
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much has been spent on the online database under the Engaging Places programme. | | (208844) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 110
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 24th January 2008, Official Report, column 2138W, on AWE Burghfield, in what way the emergency arrangements infrastructure at AWE Burghfield was affected by the July 2007 flooding; and what steps have been taken to remedy the situation. | | (208892) | 111
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 20th May 2008, Official Report, column 178W, on AWE Burghfield, how many of the safety shortfalls identified at AWE Burghfield by the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate remain outstanding; and what the target date is for remedial work to be completed. | | (208894) | 112
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 21st May 2008, Official Report, column 379W, on the armed forces: USA, on how many occasions since 1997 visiting US personnel have been (a) prosecuted under UK law and (b) dealt with under US law for offences committed in the UK; and what information his Department holds on the results of such cases dealt with by the US military authorities. | | (208919) | 113
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many British Army FV430s (a) are to receive and (b) have been fitted with (i) a new engine and drive train, (ii) a package of armour, (iii) a remotely-operated machine gun and (iv) other improvements; how many have been made available to troops deployed on operations; and if he will make a statement. | | (208733) | 114
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) X berths and (b) Z berths are available for use by the Royal Navy's nuclear submarines between the Red Sea and the UK. | | (208734) | 115
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has for HMS Superb to dock and have her damage assessed before returning to the UK; and if he will make a statement. | | (208735) | 116
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his statement at the UN Conference on Disarmament on 5th February 2008 that the UK is willing to host a technical conference of P5 nuclear laboratories on the verification of nuclear disarmament before the next Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference in 2010, what (a) date has been set and (b) practical arrangements have been made for the meeting; and if he will make a statement. | | (208850) | 117
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of the armed forces are located outside the United Kingdom. | | (208758) | 118
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff funded by the public purse in his Department are classified as people without posts. | | (208759) | 119
| Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) veteran badges and (b) Bevin Boy badges have been issued to people in the North East. | | (208582) | 120
| Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, where the roll of military recipients of the medals of the Order of the British Empire awarded between 1917 and 1922 is located; if he will place a copy in the Library; whether these awards were affected by the revision in the Order of the British Empire in 1922 and the creation of the George Cross in 1940; and if he will make a statement. | | (208635) | 121
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 19th February 2008, Official Report, column 567W, on the Fairtrade initiative, what Fairtrade products are (a) available for purchase at his Department's staff catering facilities and (b) offered at official departmental meetings and engagements. | | (209024) | 122
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 19th February 2008, Official Report, column 567W, on the Fairtrade initiative, what the value was of Fairtrade produce purchased at his Department's staff catering facilities in each of the last three financial years; and what percentage of total revenue this represented. | | (209025) | 123
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 19th February 2008, Official Report, column 567W, on the Fairtrade initiative, how his Department promotes the use of fair trade products in British military establishments and bases. | | (209026) | 124
| Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, who has (a) contributed resources to, (b) offered to develop and (c) taken part in online polls relating to the Defence Dynamics e-learning tool. | | (208881) | 125
| Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the results were of (a) the online polls and (b) the rating of lessons in relation to the Defence Dynamics e-learning tool website. | | (208882) | 126
| Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) representations he has received on and (b) audit he has conducted of the e-learning product Defence Dynamics; and if he will place in the Library copies of the representations received. | | [R] (209037) | 127
| Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many students have used the e-learning product Defence Dynamics. | | [R] (209038) | 128
| Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people have registered on the Defence Dynamics website. | | [R] (209039) | 129
| Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people who have registered on the Defence Dynamics website have (a) used interactive exercises, (b) registered a class, (c) used teaching materials, (d) accessed the multimedia library, (e) downloaded multimedia resources, (f) used forums, (g) filed a complaint and (h) reported technical problems. | | [R] (209040) | 130
| Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on the resumption of the Royal Tournament; and if he will make a statement. | | (208875) | 131
| Ann Winterton (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much manpower will be required for the (a) operation, (b) maintenance and (c) training use of the 2000 provisionally proposed Piranha V vehicles; and which sections of the Army will use the vehicles. | | (208675) | 132
| Ann Winterton (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost per vehicle is of each design role category of the Piranha V vehicle. | | (208676) | 133
| Ann Winterton (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost per vehicle is of the appliqué armour for each Piranha V vehicle. | | (208677) | 134
| Ann Winterton (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Piranha V vehicles have been built and subjected to mine explosion tests of the type to which US candidates for the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected programme have been exposed; and if he will publish the results. | | (208678) | 135
| Ann Winterton (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the projected in-service date for the Future Rapid Effect System utility vehicle is. | | (208679) | 136
| Ann Winterton (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armoured heavy wheeled tractors have been purchased by his Department; and at what cost. | | (208680) | 137
| Ann Winterton (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armoured heavy wheeled tractors have been disposed of by his Department; to whom; and at what cost. | | (208681) | 138
| Ann Winterton (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the armoured heavy wheeled tractors offered to the Amey Lex Consortium were part of the C category vehicle inventory. | | (208682) | 139
| Ann Winterton (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the present C category vehicle contract between his Department and Amey Lex Consortium (ALC) permits his Department to require ALC to acquire specific types of vehicles; and whether under any circumstances ALC can refuse to accept C category vehicle types in the possession of the Army onto its inventory. | | (208683) | 140
| Ann Winterton (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what provisions exist for his Department to acquire and maintain C category vehicles outside the scope of the contract with Amey Lex Consortium. | | (208684) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 141
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the risks posed by the agricultural use of clothianidin and other neonicotinoid pesticides to (a) the wider insect population and (b) the beekeeping industry. | | (208891) | 142
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department has allocated to the Energy Saving Trust to fund activities as part of the Act on CO2 advice line. | | (208773) | 143
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to increase funding under Pillar 2 of the Common Agricultural Policy; and if he will take steps to make the process of modulating monies more transparent. | | (208903) | 144
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to provide greater incentives to use local food sourcing in public procurement. | | (208904) | 145
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effects of the rates of rents on levels of tenant farming. | | (208905) | 146
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to incorporate the British Animal Health and Welfare Strategy into the forthcoming EU model. | | (208906) | 147
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much has been allocated to research into endemic animal diseases for 2008-09; and how much was spent on such research in each of the last five years, broken down by disease. | | (208914) | 148
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the likely effect of the most recent US Farm Bill when enacted on British farming exports. | | (208915) | 149
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding his Department makes available to land owners to assist them in pursuing land management practices which contribute to flood defences. | | (208584) | 150
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will provide agri-environment payments for land owners to incentivise land management practices which contribute to flood defences. | | (208585) | 151
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what schemes for (a) financial support and (b) fuel subsidy to national fishing industries were approved by the European Commission in each month since November 2007; and what representations the Government made in respect of each scheme. | | (208753) | 152
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 6th March 2008, Official Report, column 2723W, on the Fairtrade initiative, what Fairtrade products are available for purchase in his Department's staff catering facilities; what value of Fairtrade produce was purchased in his Department's staff catering facilities in each of the last three financial years; and what percentage of total revenue this represented. | | (208701) | 153
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 6th March 2008, Official Report, column 2723W, on the Fairtrade initiative, how much his Department spent on refreshments for official departmental meetings and engagements in each of the last three financial years; and what percentage of this total was spent on Fairtrade products. | | (208708) | 154
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will bring forward measures to make Natural England a statutory consultee for applications to fell ancient woodlands. | | (209003) | 155
| Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to publish the National Noise Strategy for England; and if he will make a statement. | | (208874) | 156
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of the proposals in the Adding Capacity at Heathrow Airport consultation on the UK's greenhouse gas emissions. | | (209060) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 157
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of (a) steps taken by the Algerian government against Christian denominations and (b) the prosecution of Habiba Konider for possession of a Bible; what his policy is on the account taken of the need for toleration of all faiths by participants in the proposed EU-Mediterranean partnership; and what representations he has made to the Algerian government on these matters. | | (208666) | 158
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has made recent representations to the government of Pakistan on behalf of the Christian community in Pakistan, with particular reference to alleged apostasy. | | (208762) | 159
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the government of Pakistan to encourage it to repeal that country's blasphemy laws. | | (208763) | 160
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of the number of countries that plan to boycott the Beijing Olympics in protest at the situation in (a) Tibet and (b) Darfur. | | (208885) | 161
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the political situation and level of stability in Sudan, with particular reference to the north of Sudan and Khartoum and Omdurman. | | (208886) | 162
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he plans to support proposals for a United Nations Commission on Violence against Women. | | (208909) | 163
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with representatives of (a) the Democratic Republic of Congo and (b) Belgium on the arrest of the losing presidential candidate, Jean-Pierre Bemba, in Belgium to face charges laid by the International Criminal Court. | | (208910) | 164
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the political implications of the recent missile attack by Iran upon Ashraf City in Iraq. | | (208911) | 165
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of levels of violence in Sri Lanka, with particular reference to the recent incident at Dehiwala Station. | | (208912) | 166
| Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with Members of the European Parliament on the future of Eurojust; and if he will make a statement. | | (208736) | 167
| Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the cost was of the UK Permanent Representation to the EU in each of the last 10 years. | | (208781) | 168
| Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many (a) press or communication officers his Department has hired and (b) contracts for such services have been agreed in the last three months, broken down by Civil Service grade. | | (208782) | 169
| Mr David Gauke (South West Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the contract his Department has signed for its new content management system and website requires the Department to use a single contractor for the maintenance of these systems. | | (208724) | 170
| Mr David Gauke (South West Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the terms of his Department's contract with the provider of his Department's new content management system and website permits sharing the intellectual property with other Government departments. | | (208725) | 171
| Mr David Gauke (South West Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department has undertaken bench-marking activity against private sector bodies to establish whether the time taken to develop its new content management system and website is reasonable. | | (208726) | 172
| Mr David Gauke (South West Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department considered an open source solution during the procurement process for its new content management system and website. | | (208727) | 173
| Mr David Gauke (South West Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department's new content management system and website cost; and whether this project was delivered within the original budget. | | (208728) | 174
| Mr David Gauke (South West Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when his Department's new content management system and website was originally scheduled to be operational; what the reasons are for the time taken; and whether the private sector contractor was required to make penalty payments for the time taken. | | (208729) | 175
| Mr David Gauke (South West Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many officials were involved in the development of his Department's new content management system and website. | | (208730) | 176
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of Indonesian military operations in the Highlands of West Papua, Jayawijaya Regency, with particular regard to the effect of these operations on the civilian population of the region; and what representations he has made to the government of Indonesia on this matter. | | (208732) | 177
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the (a) observations and (b) recommendations of the report on Indonesia of the United Nations Committee against Torture; if he will make representations to the government of Indonesia on the Committee's observations and recommendations; and if he will make a statement. | | (208769) | 178
| Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the government of Uzbekistan on human rights and the promotion of democracy. | | (208861) | 179
| Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether it is his policy that the costs of (a) the Aftercare Plan and (b) the exceptional assistance measures should be recovered from the people helped; and if he will make a statement. | | (208774) | 180
| Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the judgment of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council of 28th February 2000, what representations he has made to the government of Bermuda on legislative proposals to amend section 17(2) of the Court of Appeal Act 1964 of Bermuda regarding the grounds for appeal to the Court of Appeal against a judgment of the Supreme Court; and if he will make a statement. | | (208772) | 181
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 6th March 2008, Official Report, column 708W, on the Fairtrade initiative, what Fairtrade products are (a) available for purchase at his Department's staff catering facilities and (b) offered at official departmental meetings and engagements. | | (209007) | 182
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 6th March 2008, Official Report, column 708W, on the Fairtrade initiative, what the value was of Fairtrade produce purchased at his Department's staff catering facilities in each of the last three financial years; and what proportion of total revenue this represented. | | (209008) | 183
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what matters were discussed in the meetings of 11th to 12th May 2008 between the Icelandic Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Minister of State for Europe and the Minister of State for Africa, Asia and the United Nations; and if he will make a statement. | | (208784) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 184
N | Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance he issues on the number of nurses per child designated to care for (a) sick and (b) premature babies in intensive care; and if he will make a statement. | | (208276) | 185
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many miles travel expenditure NHS community nurses claimed on average in each year since 2000. | | (208722) | 186
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment has been made of the effect of rising fuel prices on NHS community service staff. | | (208723) | 187
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of women in Bexley received cervical smear tests within the recommended period of time in the last 12 months. | | (208644) | 188
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations he has received on prescription charges. | | (208645) | 189
| Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that primary care practitioners receive appropriate resources to diagnose and treat peripheral arterial disease. | | (208669) | 190
| Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what mechanisms his Department is considering to improve the diagnosis and treatment of peripheral arterial disease in primary care. | | (208670) | 191
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what arrangements the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency has in place to consider commercial interests when responding to freedom of information requests. | | (208741) | 192
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans executive agencies of his Department have to review regulation of (a) unlicensed medicines, (b) off-label medicines and (c) medicinal products specifically manufactured to meet the special needs of a patient. | | (208742) | 193
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what regulations are in place to prevent the promotion of unlicensed medicines. | | (208743) | 194
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much expenditure there was on Tier 4 and Tier 5 services for people with personality disorders in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement on the implementation of Policy Implementation Guidance for the Development of Services for People with Personality Disorder, NIMHE 2003. | | (209036) | 195
| Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of carbon monoxide poisoning were treated by the NHS in the last five years for which figures are available. | | (208569) | 196
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research his Department (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated to inform its consultation on the future of care and support services. | | (208639) | 197
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department plans to take to develop care and support services pending the outcome of its consultation on the future of such services. | | (208640) | 198
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with (a) care providers in the (i) private, (ii) voluntary and (iii) independent healthcare sectors and (b) representatives of (A) insurers and (B) the Association of British Insurers as part of his Department's consultation on the future of care and support services. | | (208641) | 199
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to involve (a) patients with longer-term conditions and (b) (i) adult and (ii) young carers in his Department's consultation on the future of care and support services. | | (208642) | 200
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to achieve a broad range of responses to his Department's consultation on the future of care and support services. | | (208643) | 201
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 22nd February 2008, Official Report, column 1072W, on the Fairtrade initiative, what Fairtrade products are (a) available for purchase at his Department's staff catering facilities and (b) regularly offered at official departmental meetings and engagements. | | (208694) | 202
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 22nd February 2008, Official Report, column 1072W, on the Fairtrade initiative, how much and what proportion of revenue from his Department's staff catering facilities was from sales of Fairtrade products in each of the last three financial years. | | (208695) | 203
N | Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will bring forward plans to (a) raise awareness of pancreatitis and (b) provide support to pancreatitis patient self-help groups. | | (208554) | 204
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the salary of the temporary Chief Executive Officer of West Herts Acute Hospital Trust is; and if he will make a statement. | | (208622) | 205
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect on the number of GP practices in Hemel Hempstead of the polyclinic proposed to be sited there; and if he will make a statement. | | (208765) | 206
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what services currently offered by existing GP practices in Hemel Hempstead will also be offered by the polyclinic proposed to be sited there; and if he will make a statement. | | (208766) | 207
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will call for a report from Camden Primary Care Trust on (a) the bids that were submitted, (b) the criteria used to select the successful bid, (c) the tendering process and timescale, (d) the bidder weighted score in each category and the overall total weighted score for each bid submitted and (e) the per patient cost estimates in each of the bids submitted, in respect of the alternative provider medical service contract to run Camden Road, King's Cross and Brunswick Centre GP practices. | | (208767) | 208
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost was of the financial penalties incurred for the early termination of the NHS IT contract with Fujitsu. | | (208999) | 209
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will hold discussions with Shropshire GPs on proposals to introduce polyclinics. | | (209006) | 210
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect of an ageing population on social care budgets in London. | | (208843) | 211
| Ann Winterton (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what meetings (a) his Department and (b) the Food Standards Agency have held with Consensus Action on Salt and Health in the last two years to discuss dietary salt intake; and if he will make a statement. | | (208673) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 212
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 16th May 2008, Official Report, column 1827W on immigration: housing, what record is kept of the number of private sector providers of property for the National Asylum Support Service (NASS) transferring existing property to the private rented market; how many private sector providers provided property to NASS in each year since its inception; and how many private sector properties were provided for NASS in the same period. | | (208764) | 213
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 31st March 2008, Official Report, column 611W, on immigration: housing, what schemes to help prevent homelessness have been included in the reimbursement package in respect of individuals and families dealt with under the legacy exercise; what the budget is for such schemes; how much has been paid to local authorities by way of reimbursement; and which local authorities have (a) submitted claims and (b) been reimbursed. | | (208770) | 214
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 29th April 2008, Official Report, column 342W, on immigration: housing, what criteria have been established for (a) items of expenditure incurred by local authorities and (b) an agreed cohort of supported families cases. | | (208771) | 215
| Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how levels of child binge drinking are measured; and how these levels have changed over the last five years. | | (208777) | 216
| Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been detained on suspicion of terrorist or related offences but were released by the police or security services because they were not able to compile enough evidence to charge them within the 28-day period allowed for detention without charge within the Metropolitan Police Authority in the last two years. | | (208717) | 217
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 19th May 2008, Official Report, columns 5-6WS, on the UK Border Agency detention estate, how many illegal working operations have been mounted in each month of 2008. | | (208719) | 218
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 19th May 2008, Official Report, columns 5-6WS, on the UK Border Agency detention estate that an immigration offender is removed from the United Kingdom every eight minutes, how many new arrivals refused entry to the UK at port are counted as removed immigration offenders. | | (208720) | 219
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff are employed in immigration control at Stansted Airport; and how many are on duty at any one time, broken down by shift. | | (208660) | 220
| John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to respond to the letter of 29th April from the hon. Member for Birmingham, Yardley on Eugene Sands. | | (208716) | 221
| Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has been made of the the effect of increasing maximum sentences for knife crime on the number of offences committed. | | (208866) | 222
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) mounted police officers and (b) dog handlers were employed by each police force in each of the last five years. | | (208829) | 223
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the annual cost was of maintaining (a) the mounted police section and (b) the police dogs unit in each of the last five years, broken down by police force area. | | (208830) | 224
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) police horses and (b) police dogs were injured in the line of duty in each of the last five years. | | (208831) | 225
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) horses and (b) dogs were used by each police force in each of the last five years. | | (208832) | 226
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people who left the UK under the Facilitated Returns Scheme were arrested (a) trying to re-enter the UK and (b) while in the UK in each month since its inception. | | (208833) | 227
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what average amount was paid to people leaving the UK under the Facilitated Returns Scheme in each month since its inception, broken down by country of destination. | | (208834) | 228
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have left the UK under the Facilitated Returns Scheme in each month since its inception, broken down by country of destination. | | (208835) | 229
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to answer the letter of 23rd April from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton on Mr P. Jeffries. | | (208634) | 230
| Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum cases included in the Legacy Cases Review are awaiting allocation to a case worker. | | (208576) | 231
| Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has set the UK Border Agency a target for the review under the Legacy Cases Review of asylum claims first made in 2000; and if she will make a statement. | | (208577) | 232
N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she will make a substantive decision on the case of applicant N214395 and N1102544 (CTS Ref M13830/7) submitted by the hon. Member for Thurrock on 25th July 2007. | | (208279) | 233
N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons N. Lynn of the UK Immigration Service was unaware of the outstanding application submitted on 25th July 2007 by the hon. Member for Thurrock on behalf of applicant case reference N214395 and N1102544 (CTS Ref M13830/7) prior to the Border and Immigration Agency's attempt to detain the applicant; and if she will make a statement. | | (208280) | 234
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visas were offered under the HOPS student exchange programme in 2008; and what representations she has received from farmers on the number of places for migrant labourers to enter the UK on the scheme. | | (208633) | 235
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 18th February 2008, Official Report, column 441W, on the Fairtrade initiative, what fair trade products are (a) available for purchase at her Department's staff catering facilities and (b) regularly offered at official departmental meetings and engagements. | | (209029) | 236
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 18th February 2008, Official Report, column 441W, on the Fairtrade initiative, at what buildings fair trade products are (a) provided and (b) not provided at official meetings and functions. | | (209030) | 237
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 18th February 2008, Official Report, column 441W, on the Fairtrade initiative, how much and what proportion of revenue from her Department's staff catering facilities was accounted for by fairtrade products in each of the last three financial years. | | (209031) | 238
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will put in place measures to ensure that imams in the United Kingdom who have been issued with religious visas do not espouse a doctrine of violence against those who wish to leave the Islamic faith. | | (208792) | 239
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of UK citizens receiving police protection in England and Wales as a result of converting from the Islamic faith. | | (208794) | 240
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will put in place measures to ensure that security service personnel declare all additional paid employment. | | (209000) | 241
| Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers were injured as a result of an assault and took leave of (a) up to one month, (b) two to six months, (c) seven months to a year and (d) more than a year in the latest period for which figures are available, broken down by police force; and how many (i) had to retire because of their injuries and (ii) were assessed for post traumatic syndrome in that period. | | (208871) | 242
| Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many physical assaults without weapons were made against police officers in each police force in each of the last five years. | | (208872) | 243
| Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many assaults there were against police officers with (a) knives, (b) guns and (c) other objects in each police force in each of the last five years. | | (208873) | 244
N | Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many children who are British citizens have accompanied parents who are currently subject to removal or deportation directions. | | (207582) | 245
N | Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many children who are British citizens are in immigration detention; and for how long they have been there. | | (207583) | 246
N | Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether a race impact study on the detention of children who are British citizens with accompanying parents (a) has been carried out and (b) is proposed. | | (207584) | 247
N | Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, to which countries children who are British citizens accompanying their parents have been removed in the last two years. | | (207585) | 248
N | Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information is given to Foreign and Commonwealth Office representatives in receiving countries by the UK Border Agency about children who are British citizens who have been removed or deported with their parents; and what assistance is offered to these children. | | (207586) | 249
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many anti-social behaviour orders were imposed in the East Devon constituency in each of the last five years. | | (208754) | 250
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, who was responsible for drafting the table of charges set out in Annex A of the Report on the consultation regarding statutory charges for the removal, storage and disposal of vehicles by police; and on what date Ministers agreed the table of charges. | | (209061) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills 251
| Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, whether Government targets for apprenticeships include apprentices who have completed a programme-led course rather than a work-based craft apprenticeship. | | (208755) | 252
| Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many apprentices have (a) started and (b) completed (i) programme-led and (ii) work-based apprenticeships in construction in the last three years. | | (208795) | 253
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what discussions he has had with Ministerial colleagues on the (a) skills required to enable the UK to benefit from innovations in sustainable development technologies and (b) the qualifications which demonstrate such skills. | | (208638) | 254
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many apprenticeship (a) starts and (b) completions there were in (i) the public sector and (ii) the private sector in each area covered by a sector skills council in the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (208846) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 255
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what progress has been made with the programme for funding displaced Iraqis within that country and in Syria; and if he will make a statement. | | (208907) | 256
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the impact of Chinese policy on human rights in Africa. | | (208908) | 257
| Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the Government is taking to advance towards the goal of all children having access to primary education world-wide by 2015; and if he will make a statement. | | (208869) | 258
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 6th February 2008, Official Report, column 1175W, on the Fairtrade initiative, what Fairtrade products are (a) available for purchase at his Department's staff catering facilities and (b) offered at official departmental meetings and engagements. | | (209013) | 259
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 6th February 2008, Official Report, column 1175W, on the Fairtrade initiative, what the value was of Fairtrade produce purchased at his Department's staff catering facilities in each of the last three financial years; and what proportion of total revenue this represented. | | (209014) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice 260
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will bring forward plans to upgrade or replace the existing system for tracking prisoners who have been released with a tag. | | (209035) | 261
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have had decisions on parole delayed by the cancellation of the Parole Board meeting at which decisions were due because the Board had not received the relevant paperwork in the last five years. | | (208529) | 262
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 14th May 2008, Official Report, column 1571W, on the Information Commissioner, how many cases submitted to the Information Commissioner have been awaiting (a) investigation and (b) classification for more than six months; and if he will make a statement. | | (208757) | 263
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 14th May 2008, Official Report, column 1571W, on the Information Commissioner, how many cases have taken more than six months between receipt and commencement of investigation by the Information Commissioner in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement. | | (208822) | 264
| Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effect on the prison population of new sentencing guidelines for breaches of anti-social behaviour orders. | | (208865) | 265
N | Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to improve the access of young people who are victims of crime to (a) counselling and (b) other support services. | | (208407) | 266
N | Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to improve facilities for the families of victims in court; and what plans he has to increase the provision of (a) seating in public galleries in courtrooms and (b) rooms in court buildings for the use of the families of victims of crime. | | (208409) | 267
| Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make it his policy to include in future quarterly Ministerial statements on coroners' inquests relating to military personnel (a) whether a Board of Inquiry convened for each case, (b) the report date of each Board of Inquiry, (c) cause of death, (d) critical findings from completed inquests and (e) steps taken in response. | | (208721) | 268
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 7th February 2008, Official Report, column 1433W, on the Fairtrade initiative, what Fairtrade products are (a) available for purchase at his Department's staff catering facilities and (b) regularly offered at official departmental meetings and engagements. | | (208883) | 269
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 7th February 2008, Official Report, column 1433W, on the Fairtrade initiative, how much and what proportion of revenue from his Department's staff catering facilities was accounted for by Fairtrade products in each of the last three financial years; and what proportion of total revenue this represented. | | (208884) | 270
| Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the proportion of the prison population who are veterans of the armed forces. | | (209076) | 271
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners in England and Wales absconded from open prisons between April 2007 and April 2008. | | (209001) | 272
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress has been made in drawing up a Statement of British Values; and if he will make a statement. | | (209002) | 273
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many bail hostels there are in (a) the Borough of Telford and Wrekin and (b) Shropshire. | | (209004) | 274
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will introduce measures to consult (a) members of the public and (b) local authorities on the siting of bail hostels. | | (209005) | Questions to the Leader of the House 275
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Leader of the House, if she will hold discussions with the Prime Minister to bring forward proposals to ensure that future appointments to the Intelligence and Security Committee are decided by the House. | | (208998) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 276
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 18th February 2008, Official Report, column 132W, on the Fairtrade initiative, what Fairtrade products are (a) available for purchase at his Department's staff catering facilities and (b) offered at official departmental meetings and engagements. | | (209022) | 277
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 18th February 2008, Official Report, column 132W, on the Fairtrade initiative, in which departmental buildings (a) Fairtrade products are provided at official meetings and functions and (b) Fairtrade products are not made available for official meetings and functions. | | (209023) | Questions to the Minister for the Olympics 278
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, how many Bexley-based businesses have (a) tendered for and (b) obtained contracts for the London 2012 Olympic Games. | | (208637) | Questions to the Prime Minister 279
| Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Prime Minister, what the Ministerial duties and responsibilities of the Vice Chamberlain of Her Majesty's Household are. | | (208668) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland 280
| Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he has received representations on the holding of a referendum in Scotland on independence from the United Kingdom. | | (208778) | 281
N | Anne Moffat (East Lothian): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment he has made of electricity generation capacity in Scotland. | | (207931) | Questions to the Solicitor General 282
N | Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Solicitor General, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the access of victims of crime and their families to effective advice on benefits; and if she will make a statement. | | (208410) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 283
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government is taking to encourage and enable local authorities to offer flexible alternatives to the national concessionary bus pass. | | (208893) | 284
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, from what sources information on cargo lost at sea is obtained and collated by the Advisory Committee on the Protection of the Sea. | | (208920) | 285
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much her Department has spent on consultants on the specification for the new Thameslink rolling stock; and for what reason this matter was not deemed to be the responsibility of the rolling stock companies. | | (208921) | 286
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what allocation (a) her Department and (b) the Highways Agency has made for consultancy fees in relation to (i) roads, (ii) railways and (iii) other matters in its budget for 2008-09. | | (208922) | 287
| Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made in her Department's review of the wearing of cycle helmets by children; and when the review will be published. | | (208779) | 288
| Peter Bottomley (Worthing West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) advertised and (b) actual fuel consumption in (i) imperial and (ii) metric measures are of each main model of car used by the Government car service for Ministers. | | (208737) | 289
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what research she has commissioned into aircraft cabin air quality; whether this research was put out to tender; and what the cost was of commissioning such work. | | (208913) | 290
| Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether there are plans to upgrade the main road serving Bournemouth International Airport in light of the planned expansion of the airport. | | (208775) | 291
| Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent noise assessments have been made of Bournemouth International Airport; and how she expects noise levels to change when the airport expands. | | (208776) | 292
N | Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the baseline number of (a) trains and (b) buses accessible to people with disabilities is against which the 2008 to 2011 public service agreement 15 will be monitored; and if she will make a statement. | | (208361) | 293
N | Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the White Paper, Delivering a Sustainable Railway, Cm 7176, how much of the £15 billion in overall Government support for the railway between 2009 and 2014 has been allocated, broken down by scheme; and how much is yet to be allocated. | | (208264) | 294
N | Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average cost of Pendolino trains per carriage was in 2000; and what expected cost per carriage was used in the High Level Output Statement for planned purchases of Pendolino trains. | | (208358) | 295
N | Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many of the new carriages announced in the High Level Output Statement have been ordered. | | (208359) | 296
| Mr Eric Martlew (Carlisle): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many appeals relating to Traffic Commissioner decisions on (a) public service and (b) heavy goods vehicle licensing matters have been (i) submitted to, (ii) heard by, (iii) upheld by and (iv) rejected by the Transport Tribunal. | | (208870) | 297
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 7th February 2008, Official Report, column 1417W, on the Fairtrade initiative, what the value was of Fairtrade produce purchased at her Department's staff catering facilities in each of the last three years; and what proportion of total expenditure this represented. | | (209019) | 298
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 7th February 2008, Official Report, column 1417W, on the Fairtrade initiative, what Fairtrade products are (a) available for purchase at her Department's staff catering facilities and (b) offered at official departmental meetings and engagements. | | (209020) | 299
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the number of (a) licensed and (b) unlicensed taxis operating in each licensing authority area. | | (208632) | 300
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve regulation of licensed taxi drivers; and if she will make a statement. | | (208661) | 301
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many complaints have been made about licensed taxi drivers in each licensing authority in the last five years; and how many of these complaints have led to (a) prosecution and (b) loss of licence. | | (208662) | 302
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many taxi licensing authorities are in operation; and how many taxis were issued with a licence in each of the last five years. | | (208664) | 303
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to (a) promote the use of licensed taxis and (b) discourage the use of unlicensed taxis. | | (208665) | 304
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many transport-related applications for assistance from the funds announced by the Government to aid reconstruction following the floods in (a) Hull and (b) Gloucestershire in 2007 have been approved and paid; and how much has been paid in total. | | (208628) | 305
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many pages have been deleted from her Department's website in each of the last 12 months, broken down by subject matter. | | (209032) | 306
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 20th December 2005 to the hon. Member for Southend West, Official Report, column 2914W, on c2c Line/One Rail, and the Answer of 1st February 2006 to the hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, Official Report, column 562W, on train operating companies, how many trains were cancelled in the last 12 months, broken down by train operating company; and what the reason was for each cancellation. | | (209033) | 307
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her policy is on the class of travel which staff in her Department are entitled to claim as an expense. | | (209047) | 308
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance is given to her staff on use of sustainable travel for business purposes. | | (209048) | 309
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether sustainability of mode of travel is taken into account by her Department when approving staff travel expenses. | | (209049) | 310
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much her Department paid in staff travel costs in each of the last three years, broken down by mode of transport. | | (209050) | 311
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many members of her Department have access to car parking facilities at each Department and agency building. | | (209051) | 312
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the capacity is of car parking facilities at each building operated by her Department and its agencies. | | (209052) | 313
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much staff are charged to park in the car parking facilities provided at each building operated by her Department and its agencies. | | (209053) | 314
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the division of responsibilities is between her Department and BAA on security at Heathrow Terminal 5. | | (209054) | 315
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what methods of redress are available to members of the public who wish to challenge decisions taken by the Highways Agency. | | (209055) | 316
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 have been received by the Highways Agency since the Act came into operation. | | (209056) | 317
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what formal complaint mechanisms are open to members of the public in relation to decisions taken by the Highways Agency. | | (209057) | 318
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, to which bodies the Highways Agency is accountable. | | (209058) | 319
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with (a) the Mayor of London, (b) Transport for London and (c) train operating companies to establish and extend the use of Oyster pre-pay on London's train networks. | | (209062) | 320
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what consultations she has had with train operating companies on the provision of e-ticketing on the UK rail network. | | (209063) | 321
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the expected proceeds of the sale of the Government's interests in CTRL/London and Continental Railways. | | (209064) | 322
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she plans to make a decision on the uncompleted parts of the M1/M62 widening/improvements package; and what recent estimate she has made of the cost of this package. | | (209065) | 323
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the costs of (a) widening the M1 between junctions 10 and 13 and (b) deploying hard shoulder running on this stretch. | | (209066) | 324
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the costs of (a) widening the M6 between junctions 11a and 19 and (b) deploying hard shoulder running on this stretch. | | (209067) | 325
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the costs of (a) widening uncompleted parts of the M1/M62 widening and improvement package and (b) deploying hard shoulder running in these areas. | | (209068) | 326
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the average cost per mile of (a) motorway widening and (b) deploying hard shoulder running. | | (209069) | 327
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the average cost per mile of new high speed rail track construction. | | (209070) | 328
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the average cost per mile of new cycle path construction. | | (209071) | 329
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the average cost of installing a speed hump. | | (209072) | 330
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will place in the Library the databases used to calculate the average carbon dioxide emissions per person per journey within Great Britain via the Transport Direct website. | | (209074) | 331
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which train operating companies' franchise agreements permit them to increase fares by more than one per cent. above inflation for a given period of time; and by how much and over what period of time this is permitted in each case. | | (209075) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales 332
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to the Answer of 5th February 2008, Official Report, column 953W, on the Fairtrade initiative, what Fairtrade products are offered at his departmental meetings and engagements. | | (209021) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 333
| Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many migrant workers from other EU member states in (a) Wellingborough, (b) Northamptonshire and (c) the United Kingdom have national insurance numbers; and how many he estimates there will be in 2020. | | (208780) | 334
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the support and assistance available to get Employment and Support Allowance claimants back to work following the introduction of the allowance; and what estimate he has made of expenditure on such assistance. | | (208623) | 335
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what timetable has been set for agreement on funding arrangements for welfare to work proposals with HM Treasury; and if he will make a statement. | | (208667) | 336
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will review arrangements for travel expenses for clients where no local Jobcentre Plus office exists; and if he will make a statement. | | (208902) | 337
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was owed in child maintenance arrears by non-resident parents in Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency in each year since 1997. | | (208646) | 338
N | Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what arrangements his Department has made for the availability of funding to the Harrington Scheme in Hornsey and Wood Green constituency following the transfer of the relevant budget to local authority control; and if he will make a statement. | | (208263) | 339
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his timetable is for the publication of the findings of the cross-Whitehall unit examining the effects of EEA migration on the welfare state. | | (208528) | 340
| Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the levels of welfare dependency in each of the last 10 years. | | (208863) | 341
| Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he plans to take to tackle welfare dependency. | | (208864) | 342
N | David Howarth (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 15th May 2008, Official Report, column 1699W, on rented housing: Cambridge, if he will publish the information contained on the lettings information database for the Broad Market Rental Area within which Cambridge lies. | | (208360) | 343
| Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans his Department has for its services at Sunley House, Aylesbury. | | (208574) | 344
| Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff are employed in each of his Department's offices in Aylesbury; whether he plans to change those staff numbers; and if he will make a statement. | | (208575) | 345
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 20th February 2008, Official Report, column 749W, on the Fairtrade initiative, what Fairtrade products are (a) available for purchase at his Department's staff catering facilities and (b) offered at official departmental meetings and engagements. | | (209009) | 346
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 20th February 2008, Official Report, column 749W, on the Fairtrade initiative, what the value was of Fairtrade products purchased at his Department's staff catering facilities in each of the last three financial years; and what proportion of revenue this represented. | | (209010) | 347
N | Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many participants in Pathways to Work are aged (a) under 50 and (b) 50 years and over. | | (208277) | 348
N | Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of working people aged 50 years and over have (a) a limiting long-standing illness and level 2 qualification, (b) a limiting long-standing illness and no level 2 qualification, (c) no limiting long-standing illness but have a level 2 qualification and (d) no limiting long-standing illness and no level 2 qualification. | | (208278) | 349
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was paid in carer's allowance in each year since its introduction. | | (208715) | 350
N | Mr Edward Vaizey (Wantage): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many companies have appealed against decisions on the amount of their annual contribution to the Pension Protection Fund for 2008-09; how many of those appeals have been successful; and what the average amount by which a contribution has been reduced following a successful appeal is. | | (208421) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 351
| Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many business registrations for value added tax there were in (a) the town of Aylesbury, (b) Aylesbury constituency, (c) Aylesbury Vale District, (d) Wycombe District and (e) Chiltern District in each of the last three years. | | [Transferred] (208579) | 352
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what steps the Government has taken to implement Directive 2006/123/EC of 12th December 2006 on services in the internal market; what estimate he has made of the number of services affected by implementation; what assessment he has made of the effect of implementation on (a) the Royal Mail and (b) the Post Office; and what information he holds on the implementation of the Directive in other EU member states, including (i) the date of implementation and (ii) the length of any derogation. | | [Transferred] (208626) | 353
| Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what his policy is on the establishment of an additional public holiday; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (208876) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families 354
N | Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what steps his Department is taking to inform parents of the relationship between under-age drinking and young people becoming (a) involved in and (b) a victim of a crime; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (208408) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 355
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what the gross value added was in (a) London and (b) each region on the latest date for which figures are available. | | [Transferred] (208824) | 356
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, if he will place in the Library a copy of table 14A from the Effects of Taxes and Benefits on Household Income, broken down by the age of the household reference person in five year bands from the ages of 20 to 80 rather than by household income deciles for the current year, for (a) 2000, (b) 1995 and (c) 1990. | | [Transferred] (208787) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 357
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which transport-related projects have received funding from her Department to aid reconstruction following the floods in (a) Hull and (b) Gloucestershire in 2007. | | [Transferred] (208630) | 358
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much funding her Department provided to aid transport-related reconstruction following the floods in (a) Hull and (b) Gloucestershire in 2007; and how much of that funding has been allocated and transferred to each relevant local authority. | | [Transferred] (208631) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 359
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had at an EU level on the sale of chlorine-treated chicken for human consumption. | | [Transferred] (208916) | 360
| Ann Winterton (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to meet representatives of the salt industry to discuss salt levels in food. | | [Transferred] (208674) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 361
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the average cost of (a) installing and (b) maintaining a single speed camera for one year. | | [Transferred] (209073) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 362
| Mr David Gauke (South West Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what restrictions apply to a local authority in granting a commercial parking permit in a Controlled Parking Zone. | | [Transferred] (208731) | 363
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what requirements are in place on taxi licensing authorities with regard to Criminal Records Bureau checks on applicants. | | [Transferred] (208663) | 364
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many applications for judicial review were made in relation to the Highways Agency in each of the last 10 years. | | [Transferred] (209059) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales 365
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what plenary and functional meetings of the Joint Ministerial Committee there have been in the last 12 months; which Ministers attended; what the subject matter was of each meeting; and what the date is of the next scheduled plenary meeting of the Joint Ministerial Committee. | | [Transferred] (208756) |
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