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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Thursday 5 June 2008
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Thursday 5 June 2008
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Thursday 5 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 Thursday 5 June of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Thursday 5 June see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 1
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what assistance his Department provides to Chinese businesses wishing to (a) invest in the United Kingdom and (b) take part in joint ventures with UK companies; how much was made available for these purposes in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. | | (209098) | 2
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what steps he (a) has taken and (b) plans to take to increase trade between the United Kingdom and China; how much his Department spent on trade promotion between the United Kingdom and China in 2007-08; and if he will make a statement. | | (209099) | 3
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many officials in his Department work on the promotion of trade between the United Kingdom and China; and how many in his predecessor Department did so in (a) 1983, (b) 1987 and (c) each year between 1998 and 2006. | | (209100) | 4
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many officials in his Department visited China on official business in 2007-08, broken down by grade; and what the equivalent figures for the Department of Trade and Industry were in (a) 1983, (b) 1987 and (c) each year between 1998 and 2006. | | (209101) | 5
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what proposals the United Kingdom plans to put to the meeting of G8 energy ministers on 6th June. | | (209156) | 6
| Jeff Ennis (Barnsley East & Mexborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how much in compensation payments former miners have received for (a) vibration white finger and (b) chronic bronchitis and emphysema in (i) Barnsley East and Mexborough constituency, (ii) Barnsley and (iii) Doncaster since the compensation schemes started. | | (208964) | 7
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, pursuant to the Answer of 15th May 2008, Official Report, column 1763W, on tidal power: River Severn, which companies have been awarded the contracts for feasibility studies. | | (209442) | 8
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, for what proportion of its staff his Department has provided vocational training in the last three years. | | (209428) | 9
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what assessment he has made of the impact on exports of British coal of other EU member states' coal industry state aids; and if he will make a statement. | | (209144) | 10
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what discussions he had with the Secretary of State for International Development on the proposed project by the UK company Global Coal Management Resources plc for an opencast coalmine at Phulbari in North West Bangladesh and possible effects for the population living in the area in advance of the decison to provide support to the company through the High Commission in Dhaka. | | (209461) | 11
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what research he has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the ways in which adoption of sustainable development practices and technologies is likely to affect businesses. | | (209333) | 12
N | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, if he will place in the Library the minutes of the meeting of 12th September 2007 in Brussels between his Department, the European Commission and Post Office Ltd. | | (208928) | 13
N | David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what guidance his Department has issued to major energy suppliers on techniques used to encourage consumers to switch supplier; what recent representations he has received on the topic; and if he will make a statement. | | (208419) | 14
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, when he expects to begin a public consultation on legislative proposals to require internet service providers and rights-holders to co-operate in the prevention and detection of illegal file-sharing. | | (209300) | 15
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what discussions he has had with (a) internet service providers, (b) rights holders and (c) consumer groups on (i) voluntary co-operation and (ii) possible legislation against illegal file sharing; and what the outcomes were of those discussions. | | (209304) | 16
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what estimate he has made of the number of music tracks illegally downloaded in each of the last five years. | | (209357) | 17
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many and what percentage of post offices have been closed in (a) North West Cambridgeshire constituency, (b) Cambridgeshire, (c) the East of England and (d) England and Wales since 1997. | | (209092) | 18
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what steps he is taking to increase the number and improve the retention of jobs in the East of England; and if he will make a statement. | | (209093) | 19
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, when each of his Department's and its agencies' green transport plans were introduced; and if he will place in the Library a copy of each such plan. | | (209245) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 20
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to answer Question 206123, tabled by the hon. Member for Southend West on 13th May 2008, on vehicle excise duty; what the reason is for the time taken to respond; and if he will make a statement. | | (208982) | 21
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the value is of private finance initiative schemes in (a) Leeds metropolitan district and (b) Leeds West constituency. | | (209204) | 22
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many private finance initiative schemes there are in Leeds West constituency. | | (209205) | 23
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff in his Department were dealing with corporate tax avoidance in each year from 1997 to 2007. | | (209206) | 24
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his latest estimate is of the number of people receiving working family tax credit in (a) Leeds West constituency and (b) Leeds metropolitan district. | | (209208) | 25
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his latest estimate is of the number of parents receiving child tax credit in (a) Leeds metropolitan district and (b) Leeds West constituency. | | (209209) | 26
N | Hugh Bayley (City of York): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average public expenditure per capita in the City of York was in 1996-97 and 2007-08. | | (208610) | 27
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will improve the water resistance of bank notes. | | (209228) | 28
N | Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what bonus payments were made to HM Revenue and Customs staff in each of the last three financial years, broken down by (a) grade and (b) department. | | (208817) | 29
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what proportion of its staff his Department has provided vocational training in the last three years. | | (209437) | 30
| Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received from the government of Belize concerning the activities of the Belize Bank in the UK. | | (209225) | 31
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when each of his Department's and its agencies' green transport plans were introduced; and if he will place in the Library a copy of each such plan. | | (209238) | 32
N | Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will arrange for a reply to be sent to the letter of 8th April sent to the Tax Credit Office in Preston by the hon. Member for Walsall North regarding a constituent. | | (208586) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families 33
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many childcare places are (a) available and (b) planned under the Sure Start programme in Leeds West constituency. | | (209212) | 34
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many mothers receive childcare allowances in (a) Leeds Metropolitan District and (b) Leeds West constituency. | | (209213) | 35
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many (a) public and (b) private sector childcare places there are in (i) Leeds Metropolitan District and (ii) Leeds West constituency. | | (209214) | 36
N | Mr Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what representations he has received on the (a) time taken to mark and (b) level of error in the marking of the 2008 standard assessment tests. | | (208814) | 37
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many school playing fields were sold in Hampshire in each of the last 15 years, broken down by school. | | (209155) | 38
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many school playing fields at each school in Southampton were sold in each of the last 15 years. | | (209194) | 39
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what plans are in place to provide schools with funding to ensure children engage in a minimum of two hours of exercise per week. | | (209195) | 40
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, for what proportion of its staff his Department has provided vocational training in the last three years. | | (209434) | 41
| Stephen Hesford (Wirral West): 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 Wirral West constituency in January 1997. | | (209343) | 42
N | Susan Kramer (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what his most recent estimate is of the number of looked-after children in each region receiving treatment or counselling for mental health problems. | | (208362) | 43
N | Susan Kramer (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many looked-after children in each local authority were moved to different placements in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement. | | (208363) | 44
N | Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many language schools have been found to be in breach of the immigration rules relating to qualified language teachers in the last two years; what the (a) shortest, (b) longest and (c) median time was that such a school remained on the Register of Education and Training Providers while working towards compliance with the rules in (i) London and (ii) Manchester; and if he will make a statement. | | (208659) | 45
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what recent representations he has received on targets and league tables for school results for Key Stages 1, 2 and 3 and GCSEs. | | (209494) | 46
| Sir Peter Soulsby (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many city academies he plans to establish in each of the next five years. | | (209447) | 47
| Sir Peter Soulsby (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, on how many occasions the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Schools and Learners has (a) visited schools and colleges in Leicester and (b) met teachers and local education officials from Leicester since May 2005. | | (209448) | 48
| Sir Peter Soulsby (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, with which local authorities his Department is in discussions on the establishment of city academies and trust schools. | | (209449) | 49
| Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much funding was provided per pupil in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in (i) Suffolk and (ii) England in each of the last five years. | | (209353) | 50
| Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many qualified teachers under the age of 60 years employed in local authority maintained schools in (a) Suffolk and (b) the East of England left their posts in each of the last five years. | | (209385) | 51
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, when his Department's green transport plan was introduced; and if he will place in the Library a copy of this plan. | | (209243) | 52
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the Personnel Security Standard expected of all external contractors before they are allowed access to his Department's information assets is. | | (209283) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 53
| Mr Brian Binley (Northampton South): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what the average length of time for (a) hon. and right hon. Members and (b) members of the public to receive a Ministerial response to letter correspondence was in each of the last 10 years. | | (208981) | 54
N | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what the (a) employment rate and (b) the number in employment of the working age population was for (i) the UK population of working age, (ii) foreign nationals of working age, (iii) UK nationals of working age and (iv) UK-born workers of working age in each year since 1997 according to the Office for National Statistics' reweighted statistics; what the difference in figures for each such category was as a result of the reweighting; and what the figures were in each quarter since 1st January 2005. | | (208688) | 55
N | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, pursuant to the Answer of 19th May 2008, Official Report, column 49W, on migration, what estimate the Office for National Statistics has made of the direct and indirect contribution of net migration to population growth by (a) 2031 and (b) 2056; and what proportion of total population growth each figure represents. | | (208820) | 56
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, for what proportion of the staff of the Prime Minister's Office vocational training has been provided in the last three years. | | (209438) | 57
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what the average subscription charge for the governmentfunding.org.uk website is; and what average sum was received from (i) voluntary, (ii) statutory and (iii) commercial organisations in the last period for which figures are available. | | (208796) | 58
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how much was received in subscription charges to the governmentfunding.org.uk website in each of the last three years. | | (208797) | 59
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many (a) voluntary, (b) commercial and (c) statutory organisations (i) subscribe, (ii) subscribed in each of the last three years to the governmentfunding.org.uk website and (iii) are eligible to pay subscription fees. | | (208798) | 60
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, when the Cabinet Office's and its agencies' green transport plans were introduced; and if he will place in the Library a copy of each such plan. | | (209244) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 61
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, for what proportion of its staff her Department has provided vocational training in the last three years. | | (209431) | 62
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which districts have held emergency planning measures and resilience scenarios to prepare for future floods following the summer floods of 2007 and the recommendations of the Interim Pitt Review. | | (209439) | 63
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if her Department will advise on the (a) permeability and (b) resilience to floods of materials used for homes in the new eco-towns; and if she will ensure that such materials are used in constructing such houses. | | (209440) | 64
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what criteria homes in new eco-towns must meet in respect of the adaptation criteria for the Government's climate change objectives. | | (209441) | 65
N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, for what reasons regional Ministers do not answer parliamentary questions; and if she will make a statement. | | (208654) | 66
| Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many new homes were built in Suffolk in each of the last five years. | | (209389) | 67
| Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the average grant per capita to (a) district councils and (b) county councils in England was in each of the last five years; and what the per capita grant to (i) Suffolk County Council and (ii) district councils in Suffolk was in each such year. | | (209410) | 68
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when each of her Department's and its agencies' green transport plans were introduced; and if she will place in the Library a copy of each such plan. | | (209418) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 69
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, for what proportion of its staff his Department has provided vocational training in the last three years. | | (209433) | 70
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the productivity rate in the tourism industry was in each year since 2002. | | (208799) | 71
N | Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what guidance is available to sports national governing bodies relating to the application of the Cotonou Agreement to sport in the UK. | | (208685) | 72
N | Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether he has made representations to the EU on the impact of the Cotonou Agreement on the free movement of sportsmen and women; and if he will make a statement. | | (208686) | 73
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what funds his Department has allocated to events to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty the Queen in 2012. | | (209290) | 74
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans his Department has made for the celebration of the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty the Queen in 2012. | | (209291) | 75
| Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to ensure that sports facilities and playing surfaces are maintained in good condition in the long term; and if he will make a statement. | | (209486) | 76
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when each of his Department's and its agencies' green transport plans were introduced; and if he will place in the Library a copy of each such plan. | | (209413) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 77
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether (a) he, (b) Ministers and (c) officials have had recent discussions with counterparts in the United States administration on the possibility of deploying anti-missile interceptors at United Kingdom bases. | | (209131) | 78
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the UK Trident warhead complies with the guideline that insensitive high explosive should be used for the supercharge in a nuclear weapon, as specified in JSP 538 regulation of the nuclear weapon programme, Annex G, on safety principles and guidelines for nuclear weapons systems. | | (209190) | 79
N | Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the UK's position on the ban of cluster bombs is; and if he will make a statement. | | (208648) | 80
N | Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the keels for each of the new aircraft carriers will be laid. | | (208656) | 81
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times special nuclear vehicles were used on the road between April 2007 and March 2008; and how many special escort group operations there were in the same period. | | (209339) | 82
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the merits of converting the design of the two future aircraft carriers to nuclear power. | | (209342) | 83
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what proportion of its staff his Department has provided vocational training in the last three years. | | (209423) | 84
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the nationality rules are for members of other European Union countries serving in the UK armed forces. | | (209143) | 85
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Westbury of 1st April 2008, Official Report, column 768W, on armed forces: influenza, what quantity of (a) vaccines and (b) antivirals are held by his Department for use by the armed forces for the treatment of seasonal influenza; where these stocks are held; and if he will make a statement. | | (208973) | 86
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Westbury of 3rd April 2008, Official Report, columns 127-8W, on the armed forces: influenza, how many antiviral courses are available to the armed forces to meet future operational demands; how many antiviral courses are held (a) in the UK and (b) overseas; in which countries the antiviral courses are held overseas; how many antiviral courses are held in each country; whether these antivirals are available for use by armed forces in the event of (i) seasonal and (ii) pandemic influenza; and if he will make a statement. | | (208983) | 87
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Westbury of 7th January 2008, Official Report, column 24W, on the armed forces: influenza, what assessment he has made of the speed at which the stockpile of antivirals held at Permanent Joint Headquarters may be deployed to theatre in the event of an influenza pandemic; how many face masks are held in (a) Afghanistan, (b) Iraq and (c) other theatres; what other appropriate preventative measures he is considering; and if he will make a statement. | | (208984) | 88
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Westbury of 3rd April, Official Report, column 1207-8W, on armed forces; influenza, whether the stockpile of A/H5N1 vaccines for use by the armed forces in the event of an influenza pandemic is held in the UK. | | (208985) | 89
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Westbury of 3rd April 2008, Official Report, columns 1207-8W, on the armed forces: influenza, what total quantity of antiviral courses is held in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan for use by the armed forces; what proportion of the total number of antiviral courses held in (i) Iraq and (ii) Afghanistan is allocated for the treatment of (A) pandemic influenza and (B) seasonal influenza; how many antivirals are held in other countries; in which countries they are held; and if he will make a statement. | | (209110) | 90
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Westbury of 1st April 2008, Official Report, column 786W, on armed forces: influenza, for which categories of armed forces personnel plans have been drawn up for the prophylactic use of antivirals; and if he will make a statement. | | (209293) | 91
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Westbury of 2nd April 2008, Official Report, column 937W, on armed forces: influenza, when the Pandemic Influenza Guide was published; which (a) Government departments and (b) other interested parties he consulted in producing the guide; to whom the guide has been distributed; if he will place a copy in the Library; and if he will make a statement. | | (209294) | 92
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 3rd April 2008, Official Report, column 1208W, on armed forces: influenza, to which overseas bases the antiviral courses were distributed. | | (209344) | 93
N | Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the book cost of the long service advance of pay scheme was in each year since its inception. | | (208887) | 94
N | Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what premises are occupied by units of the armed forces which are not owned by his Department. | | [R] (208888) | 95
N | Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what official residences are owned by his Department; and what the (a) office held by each resident, (b) address and (c) value is of each such residence. | | [R] (208889) | 96
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when each of his Department's and its agencies' green transport plans were introduced; and if he will place in the Library a copy of each such plan. | | (209414) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 97
| Mr Geoffrey Cox (Torridge & West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the financial impact on livestock markets in (a) Devon and (b) England of bluetongue movement restrictions. | | (209456) | 98
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what research evidence was reviewed by his Department on the use of electric shock training devices for dogs prior to commissioning further research. | | (209150) | 99
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to bring forward regulations on pet vending under the provisions of the Animal Welfare Act 2006. | | (209157) | 100
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of proposals to use DNA profiling to identify the breeds of dogs being held in kennels under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991, as amended; and if he will make a statement on the accuracy of current methods used to identify kennelled dogs. | | (209158) | 101
| Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reasons all farm waste plastics are required to be taken to Dumfries for disposal; and what estimate he has made of the level of carbon dioxide emissions arising from that requirement. | | (208965) | 102
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding his Department has provided to young farmers' organisations for the provision of skills and development in each of the last three years; and what plans he has to provide such funding in the next three years. | | (209362) | 103
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the relative standards of protection against flood risk in rural and urban areas; and if he will make a statement. | | (209364) | 104
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 12th May 2008, Official Report, column 1338W, on pollution control, how many IPPC permits were issued by (a) the Environment Agency and (b) local authorities in 2007-08; how many air pollution control permits were issued by local authorities in 2007-08; and what the total revenue in permit fees was. | | (209457) | 105
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what proportion of its staff his Department has provided vocational training in the last three years. | | (209426) | 106
N | Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations are being made to the European Parliament's Committee on Environment Public Health and Food Safety on the UK's position on proposals to tighten the cut-off criteria for approving essential pesticides. | | (208811) | 107
N | Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to encourage young people to work in the agricultural sector. | | (208812) | 108
| Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the Government's objectives are for the forthcoming G8 Environment Ministerial in Kobe, Japan; and whether he will be seeking an agreement to address illegal logging. | | (209369) | 109
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of his Department's targets on (a) energy efficiency, (b) renewable energy, (c) recycling and (d) resource efficiency on the types of skills required by environmental industries. | | (209331) | 110
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to contribute towards the take-up of sustainable development practices and technologies and the establishment of a low-carbon and resource efficient economy. | | (209332) | 111
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will implement a system for consultation with relevant local organisations in the New Forest prior to decisions being taken on the appointment or reappointment of the Official Verderer at the end of his term of office. | | (208810) | 112
| Anne Milton (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 25th April 2008, Official Report, column 2328W, on tree preservation orders: Guildford, what assessment he has made of progress on disposal of the site against the stated timetable; and who the preferred bidder is. | | (209384) | 113
| Mr Elliot Morley (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress has been made on ratifying the Council of Europe Convention for the Protection of Pet Animals; and if he will make a statement. | | (209133) | 114
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when each of his Department's and its agencies' green transport plans were introduced; and if he will place in the Library a copy of each such plan. | | (209415) | 115
| Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many unrecorded historic rights of way were discovered by his Department's Discovering Lost Ways project; and if he will make a statement. | | (209177) | 116
N | Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what further steps the Environment Agency has taken on the illegal crushing of concrete by KKB at Four Gun Field in Sittingbourne. | | (208806) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 117
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, to what events held in Israel to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the founding of that State, (a) he, (b) Ministers in his Department and (c) officials have been invited; what invitations have been (i) accepted and (ii) declined; and if he will make a statement. | | (209089) | 118
N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the performance of the right hon. Tony Blair in his capacity as Middle East peace envoy against his objectives; and if he will make a statement. | | (208924) | 119
N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what mechanism exists to (a) brief Rt. hon. Tony Blair and (b) receive reports from the right hon. Tony Blair in respect of his activities as Middle East peace envoy; and on how many occasions each has occurred to date. | | (208925) | 120
N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much has been allocated to the right hon. Tony Blair's activities as Middle East peace envoy; on what date this funding was agreed; what further expenditure is anticipated; and over what period. | | (208926) | 121
| Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what criteria determine the inclusion of names on the visa ban list under the EU Common Position on Burma. | | (209358) | 122
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the human rights situation in Belarus, with particular reference to protection for Christian human rights activists and politicians; what recent representations he has made on this matter; and if he will make a statement. | | (207851) | 123
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on violence occurring at Abyei, Sudan; if he will take steps to encourage mediation between the National Congress Party and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement on this matter; what reports he has received on how this conflict impacts on the wealth-sharing arrangements under the terms of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement; what assessment he has made of the effect on the Abyei Border Commission's recommendations; and if he will put pressure on both sides to come to an agreement over the Commission's report. | | (207852) | 124
N | Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he or his Department has had with Wali Karzai; and what his role is in the Afghan government. | | (208800) | 125
N | Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 9th May 2008, Official Report, column 1250W, on the Treaty of Lisbon, whether the contacts described have included discussions on the referendum in the Republic of Ireland on the Lisbon Treaty; and if he will make a statement. | | (208815) | 126
N | Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with (a) EU partners and (b) the European Commission on the CAP reform health check announced on 20th May 2008. | | (208816) | 127
N | Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with (a) EU partners and (b) the European Commission on whether the timing of policy announcements has been influenced by the timing of the referendum in the Republic of Ireland on the Lisbon Treaty; and if he will make a statement. | | (208818) | 128
| Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he expects the Government's proposals to lower the rate of VAT on energy-efficient light bulbs to receive approval at EU level. | | (209376) | 129
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will place a copy of the policy document Exceptional Assistance Measures for Terrorist Incidents Overseas in the Library. | | (209365) | 130
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will place in the Library a copy of guidance issued by his Department to British embassies and consulates on the implementation of the Exceptional Assistance Measures for terrorist incidents overseas. | | (209377) | 131
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to inform the public that Exceptional Assistance Measures for terrorist incidents overseas will not be available to UK citizens travelling abroad without travel insurance. | | (209378) | 132
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether there is a ceiling to the financial assistance offered under the Exceptional Assistance Measures for terrorist incidents overseas; and if he will make a statement. | | (209379) | 133
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many UK citizens have been the victim of terrorist incidents overseas in each of the last seven years. | | (209380) | 134
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what provisions the new Exceptional Assistance Measures for terrorist incidents overseas contain for financial support for the family members of victims of such incidents; and if he will make a statement. | | (209381) | 135
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many of those employed by his Department, other than those engaged locally, hold language qualifications in (a) Arabic, (b) Farsi, (c) Dari or Pashto, (d) Mandarin, (e) Swahili and (f) Japanese. | | (209382) | 136
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what proportion of heads of mission employed by his Department speak the language of the country to which they are accredited; and if he will make a statement. | | (209383) | 137
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what matters relating to West Papua he plans to discuss with the President of Indonesia on his forthcoming visit to London; and if he will make a statement. | | (209340) | 138
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, for what proportion of its staff his Department has provided vocational training in the last three years. | | (209435) | 139
| 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 South Africa on attacks on immigrants and refugees in South Africa. | | (209302) | 140
N | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much was paid by his Department to British citizens under the Aftercare Plan in each year since 2004. | | (208801) | 141
N | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many British citizens received help from his Department's Aftercare Plan in each year since 2004. | | (208802) | 142
N | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the (a) original budget and (b) actual financial out-turn was for his Department's Aftercare Plan in each year since 2004. | | (208803) | 143
N | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what research and analysis his Department carried out into the availability from commercial insurance companies of insurance against acts of terrorism before his decision to replace the Aftercare Plan with exceptional assistance measures; and if he will make a statement. | | (208804) | 144
N | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his Department's working estimate is of the cost of the Exceptional Measures for Victims of Terrorist Incidents Overseas scheme in (a) the 2008-09 financial year and (b) each of the next three financial years. | | (208805) | 145
| Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of improper payments made by the government of Venezuela to the Belize Bank. | | (209223) | 146
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 11th March 2008, Official Report, column 335W, on Sudan: peacekeeping operations, what progress has been made in appointing a Joint Chief Mediator; what the mandate of the mediator will be; and when he or she is expected to be in post. | | (209359) | 147
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the responsibilities of the Prime Minister's Special Envoy to Burma are; how many times he has visited the country; and what discussions he has had with the Burmese regime. | | (209370) | 148
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what technical assistance the Government (a) has offered and (b) proposes to offer to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission in relation to recent and forthcoming elections in Zimbabwe; and if he will make a statement. | | (209371) | 149
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the role of the Friends of UNAMID group is; and if he will make a statement. | | (209372) | 150
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the UN Secretary General's report of 9th May 2008, S/2008/304, what progress has been made by the Joint UN-AU hybrid force for Darfur in establishing regular contact with rebel movements to address security challenges in Darfur. | | (209373) | 151
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will commission research into the number of displaced Darfurians not included in the recent national census in Sudan and its effect on the implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement. | | (209374) | 152
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of proposals for the appointment of a UN High Level special adviser on human rights for Eastern Congo; and what reports he has received on progress towards establishment of the post. | | (209412) | 153
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when each of his Department's and its agencies' green transport plans were introduced; and if he will place in the Library a copy of each such plan. | | (209416) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 154
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on what date the 2007 Abortion Statistics will be published; if he will place copies in (a) the Vote Office and (b) the Library; and if he will make a statement. | | (209094) | 155
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many spontaneous abortions there were in each year since 1990, broken down by (a) length of gestation of the pregnancy, (b) age of the woman and (c) health authority. | | (209095) | 156
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what neo-natal units there are in each health authority area. | | (209096) | 157
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children were admitted to neo-natal units in each of the last five years, broken down by (a) age of the child and (b) health authority. | | (209097) | 158
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he has (a) taken and (b) plans to take to improve diagnosis rates of hepatitis C; what representations he has received on this issue since June 2007; and if he will make a statement. | | (209103) | 159
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he plans to conduct an anonymous blood-borne virus serosurvey in prisons; and if he will make a statement. | | (209104) | 160
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the evidential basis was for the statements made by the Minister for Public Health on 20th May 2008, Official Report, column 246, that a reduction in the current limit for abortion would (a) force women to give birth to unwanted children and (b) lead to women travelling abroad and seeking abortions elsewhere; and if he will make a statement. | | (209105) | 161
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is (a) taking and (b) plans to take to provide to nurses in primary care settings training to (i) identify, (ii) diagnose and (iii) assess patients with rheumatoid arthritis; what recent representations he has received about the issue; and if he will make a statement. | | (209111) | 162
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what support his Department gave to World Hepatitis Day on 19th May 2008; and if he will make a statement. | | (209112) | 163
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many discharges there were from hospitals after septic abortions in each year since 1990. | | (209113) | 164
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent research he has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on whether pregnant women who take Vitamin A reduce the risk of having a baby with a cleft lip or palate; and if he will make a statement. | | (209114) | 165
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many officials in his Department have responsibility for inflammatory arthritis policy and implementation, broken down by grade; and if he will make a statement. | | (209115) | 166
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children admitted to neo-natal units died within (a) 24 hours, (b) two days, (c) three days and (d) seven days in each of the last five years; and how many survived and were discharged. | | (209116) | 167
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research his Department (a) has commissioned, (b) plans to commission and (c) has evaluated on the number of children who were born alive following an attempted abortion; when his Department last undertook a review of the number of children who were born alive following an attempted abortion that took into account (i) UK and (ii) international research; and if he will make a statement. | | (209117) | 168
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research his Department (a) has commissioned, (b) plans to commission and (c) has evaluated on the causes of spontaneous abortion; when his Department last undertook a review on the causes of spontaneous abortion that took into account (i) UK and (ii) international research; and if he will make a statement. | | (209118) | 169
| Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to monitor the effects on health of ingestion of fluoride. | | (208968) | 170
| Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to assess public opinion on proposals to fluoridate water in the North West of England. | | (208969) | 171
| Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the relative prevalence of thyroid disease in fluoridated areas. | | (209109) | 172
| Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what budgeting allocation has been made for the proposed implementation of water fluoridation in the North West; and from which budget. | | (209375) | 173
N | Mr Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations he has received on the adequacy of the mileage allowance for district nurses. | | (208813) | 174
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the likelihood of a global pandemic of avian influenza; and if he will make a statement. | | (209171) | 175
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what contingency plans his Department has to deal with a pandemic of avian influenza. | | (209172) | 176
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what work his Department is undertaking (a) with EU partners and (b) through the World Health Organisation to tackle the problem of avian influenza and H5N1. | | (209173) | 177
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what procedures are in place to reduce the number of needlestick injuries to NHS staff. | | (209174) | 178
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many injuries to NHS staff in each trust were recorded as a result of needlestick injury in each of the last five years; and what types of infection resulted from such injuries. | | (209175) | 179
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people died in each trust as a result of receiving an influenza vaccine in each of the last five years. | | (209176) | 180
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were admitted to hospital in each trust as a result of receiving an influenza vaccine in each of the last five years. | | (209193) | 181
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the level of provision of eye tests in schools; whether he plans to increase the number of tests provided in schools; and if he will make a statement. | | (209196) | 182
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of junior doctors' accommodation; and if he will make a statement. | | (209197) | 183
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many junior doctors were provided with NHS-funded accommodation by his Department in each of the last five years. | | (209198) | 184
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of junior doctors who qualified in 2007 who have not been employed by the NHS. | | (209199) | 185
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) molar root treatments, (b) crown fittings, (c) simple denture fittings, (d) full denture fittings, (e) cobalt chrome denture fittings and (f) extractions there were in each of the last five financial years. | | (209200) | 186
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what influenza vaccines his Department has purchased; from which producers they were purchased; what quantities of each have been purchased; and if he will make a statement. | | (209201) | 187
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what contingency plans his Department has to deal with a (a) chemical and (b) biological attack on the UK; what stockpiles of vaccines there are to protect people against each chemical or biological agent; and if he will make a statement. | | (209292) | 188
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of regional ambulance emergency operation centres. | | (209295) | 189
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking (a) with EU partners and (b) through the World Health Organisation to tackle severe acute respiratory syndrome. | | (209296) | 190
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the likelihood of a global pandemic of severe acute respiratory syndrome; and if he will make a statement. | | (209297) | 191
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what contingency arrangements his Department has in place to deal with a global pandemic of severe acute respiratory syndrome. | | (209298) | 192
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many suicides of mental health patients there were in each mental health trust in each of the last five years. | | (209299) | 193
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on homeopathic treatments remaining available on the NHS; and if he will make a statement. | | (209341) | 194
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what proportion of its staff his Department has provided vocational training in the last three years. | | (209425) | 195
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department has taken to involve hon. Members in its consultation on the future of care and support services. | | (209337) | 196
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will treat Derek Wanless' reports on care and support services commissioned by the King's Fund as submissions to his Department's consultation on the future of such services. | | (209338) | 197
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will place in the Library copies of the self-assessment audit tools issued to the NHS in November 2007 to help strengthen pandemic influenza plans, as referred to on page 16 of his Department's NHS Winter Report 2007-08, published on 9th April 2008; whether the results of the audit will be collated at a national level; what steps he is taking to support NHS organisations in addressing issues raised in the audit; and if he will make a statement. | | (209086) | 198
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he has identified groups for which the pre-exposure prophylactic use of antivirals in the event of an influenza pandemic is required. | | (209087) | 199
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what mapping of the health services was conducted, and in particular the locations of pharmacies, in areas that have been identified as under-doctored or with health inequality before the decision was taken to introduce polyclinics. | | (209088) | 200
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, between what dates Operation United Endeavour II ran in January 2008, as stated on page 16 of his Department's NHS Winter Report 2007-08, published on 9th April 2008; when Operation United Endeavour I was run; what the outcomes were of Operations United Endeavour (a) I and (b) II; what form the daily cross-Government pandemic influenza report takes; and if he will make a statement. | | (209106) | 201
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to page 148 of his Department's Annual Report 2008, if he will provide a full breakdown of the (a) central Strategic Health Authority allocations, (b) Department of Health administration and (c) other revenue budgets, noting for each how much money has not yet been allocated. | | (209134) | 202
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to page 148 of his Department's Annual Report 2008, if he will provide a breakdown of Strategic Health Authority (SHA) running costs by SHA; and what percentage of these costs would be classed as (a) administration and (b) frontline service delivery. | | (209135) | 203
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to page 148 of his Department's Annual Report 2008, for what reasons EEA medical costs are expected to rise by £100 million from 2007-08 to 2008-09. | | (209136) | 204
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to page 148 of his Department's Annual Report 2008, if he will provide a breakdown of the £800 million to be spent on arm's length bodies in 2008-09, broken down by body. | | (209137) | 205
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to page 148 of his Department's Annual Report 2008, what percentage of the (a) primary care trust allocations and (b) NHS Trust and FT capital budgets have already been allocated. | | (209138) | 206
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to page 148 of his Department's Annual Report 2008, if he will provide a breakdown of the £1.4 billion central capital budgets, stating what percentage of this funding has already been allocated. | | (209139) | 207
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to page 160 of his Department's Annual Report 2008, if he will provide a breakdown of the arm's length bodies' budgets in figures 9.18 and 9.19 for each financial year. | | (209140) | 208
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to page 148 of his Department's Annual Report 2008, if he will provide a breakdown of the other allocations budget in figure 9.18 for each financial year. | | (209141) | 209
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 20th May 2008, Official Report, column 200W, on hospital beds, how many hospital beds are in single rooms in each NHS trust; and what proportion of all beds this represents in each trust. | | (209145) | 210
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 20th May 2008, Official Report, column 200W, on hospital beds, what percentage of beds were in single rooms in (a) acute, (b) geriatric, (c) mental illness, (d) learning disability and (e) maternity wards. | | (209146) | 211
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 20th May 2008, Official Report, column 200W, on hospital beds, what estimate he has made of the number of additional single rooms that will be provided on the basis of current projections for hospital building and refurbishment projects already underway. | | (209147) | 212
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 20th May 2008, Official Report, column 200W, on hospital beds, what percentage of beds were in single rooms, excluding intensive care and children's beds. | | (209148) | 213
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 15th May 2008, Official Report, column 1674W, on general practitioners, whether officials in his Department conducted trials of different weightings. | | (209178) | 214
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 15th May 2008, Official Report, column 1674W, on general practitioners, what weighting was given to each of the individual measures within each of the three indicators. | | (209179) | 215
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 15th May 2008, Official Report, column 1673-4W, on general practitioners, what the basis was for the decision to weight the different indicators in this way. | | (209180) | 216
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 15th May 2008, Official Report, columns 1672-3W, on departmental public expenditure, what centrally determined investment priorities are funded under the programme capital scheme. | | (209181) | 217
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 15th May 2008, Official Report, column 1672W, on departmental public expenditure, if he will provide a break down of the allocations to central budget holders made on 17th March. | | (209182) | 218
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 15th May 2008, Official Report, columns 1672-3W, on departmental public expenditure, what capital plans his Department has agreed for 2008-09; how much was allocated for each in 2008-09; and what the indicative allocations are for (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2010-11 for each. | | (209183) | 219
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 15th May 2008, Official Report, columns 1672-3W, on departmental public expenditure, how much has been set aside in (a) 2008-09, (b) 2009-10 and (c) 2010-11 to cover the costs of the arrangements to fund the local investment plans of (i) primary care trusts, (ii) foundation trusts and (iii) NHS trusts. | | (209184) | 220
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 16th May 2008, Official Report, column 1818W, on departmental managers, on what dates meetings of the national clinical directors have taken place in the last 12 months; and if he will place in the Library copies of the minutes of each meeting. | | (209185) | 221
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to page 148 of his Department's Annual Report 2008, what the reasons are for the difference between the £709 million listed for EEA medical costs in Figure 9.19 and the £0.8 billion in Figure 9.5. | | (209186) | 222
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 19th May 2008, Official Report, column 119W, on health centres, on what dates officials in his Department attended programme-based meetings within strategic health authorities' remit; and if he will place in the Library copies of the (a) agenda and (b) minutes of such meetings. | | (209187) | 223
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to page 174 of his Department's Annual Report 2008, if he will list each receipt from land sales (a) in 2007-08 and (b) expected in 2008-09; and what (i) the location of the land sold was, (ii) the book value of each piece of land was and (iii) the amount for which each was sold was. | | (209188) | 224
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to page 148 of his Department's Annual Report 2008 , if he will break down the `other' budget in Figure 9.19 for each financial year. | | (209189) | 225
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 19th May 2008, Official Report, column 119W, on health centres, on what dates regional workshops have been held; and if he will place in the Library copies of the (a) agenda, (b) minutes and (c) other papers for each of these workshops. | | (209191) | 226
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 19th May 2008, Official Report, column 119W, on health centres, on what dates future regional workshops have been planned; and what the planned content is of each. | | (209192) | 227
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department paid in bonuses to staff in (a) 2007-08 and (b) 2006-07; and for each year (i) how many staff received bonuses, (ii) what the highest amount paid to any individual was and (iii) what the average bonus was; and how many staff received bonuses above (A) £1,000, (B) £5,000, (C) 10,000 and (D) £20,000. | | (209455) | 228
| Mr Elliot Morley (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what records he holds of operating surpluses of GP practices in the North Lincolnshire Primary Care Trust area. | | (209132) | 229
N | Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether installation and personal advice will be part of any extension of home delivery of disability equipment under the Transforming Community Equipment programme; and if he will make a statement. | | (208689) | 230
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many units of dental activity were claimed by dentists in (a) Hemel Hempstead and (b) England in each quarter since the introduction of the new dental contract. | | (209356) | 231
| Mr John Spellar (Warley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of HIV and AIDS have been diagnosed (a) in the last 30 years and (b) in the last 12 months. | | (209489) | 232
| Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much NHS funding was provided per capita in (a) Suffolk and (b) England in each of the last five years. | | (209351) | 233
| Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many hospital admissions where the primary or secondary diagnosis was drug-related there were in Suffolk in each of the last five years, broken down by age. | | (209392) | 234
N | David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects to consult on proposals for changes to the Care Home Charging Regulations and the Charging for Residential Accommodation Guide. | | (208420) | 235
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when each of his Department's and its agencies' green transport plans were introduced; and if he will place in the Library a copy of each such plan. | | (209240) | 236
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many dentists are employed full-time by the NHS, broken down by strategic health authority. | | (208974) | 237
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many dentists are employed full-time by the NHS in (a) Eastbourne constituency, (b) East Sussex and (c) England. | | (208975) | 238
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many individuals are on a waiting list for an NHS dentist in (a) Eastbourne constituency, (b) East Sussex and (c) England. | | (208976) | 239
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many individuals are on a waiting list for an NHS dentist, broken down by strategic health authority. | | (208977) | 240
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many dentists were employed full-time by the NHS in each of the last 10 years. | | (208978) | 241
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people are served by each strategic health authority; and what percentage of the population each figure represents. | | (208979) | 242
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many dentists are listed on the primary care NHS list for (a) Eastbourne, (b) East Sussex and (c) England. | | (208980) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 243
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police vehicles were recorded by speed cameras in each of the last three years, broken down by police force; how many police officers received notification of intended prosecution; how many such prosecutions were (a) proceeded with and (b) subsequently dropped; and if she will make a statement. | | (209090) | 244
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps the Government has taken to reduce the incidence of crime against small businesses. | | (208859) | 245
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions the Government has had with local authorities and police forces on tackling crime against businesses. | | (208860) | 246
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the value was of goods stolen from police stations in (a) North Yorkshire, (b) West Yorkshire, (c) South Yorkshire and (d) the East Riding of Yorkshire in each of the last three years. | | (208647) | 247
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the value was of items stolen from police authorities in (a) Lancashire and (b) England and Wales in each of the last five years. | | (208651) | 248
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to answer Question 203949 tabled on 30th April 2008, on counter-terrorism. | | (208837) | 249
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what strategy her Department has established to deal with a chemical or biological attack on the UK; and if she will make a statement. | | (209348) | 250
| Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the threat of a chemical or biological attack on the UK. | | (209349) | 251
| Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she takes account of the charges made for passports in other EU member states in determining the charge made for a UK passport. | | (208966) | 252
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the Alternative to Detentions project at the Millbank Centre in Ashford; and if she will make a statement. | | (208987) | 253
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the length of the training period was for (a) immigration officers and (b) asylum officers before taking up their new responsibilities in the UK Border Agency. | | (208988) | 254
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many businesses had applied for licences to sponsor foreign migrants under the points-based system by 31st May 2008. | | (208989) | 255
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff her Department employs processing applications for licences to sponsor migrants; and what she expects the average processing time to be for an application made in (a) May, (b) June, (c) July, (d) August, (e) September, (f) October, (g) November and (h) December 2008. | | (208990) | 256
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of businesses likely to apply for a licence to sponsor migrants in 2008 who had not done so by 31st May 2008. | | (208991) | 257
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff from her Department assist the Migration Advisory Committee; what their job titles and responsibilities are; and whether they assist the Committee in a full-time capacity. | | (208992) | 258
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost to the public purse has been of the Migration Advisory Committee and its staff, broken down by (a) salary, (b) accommodation, (c) consultant and external fees and (d) other costs. | | (209077) | 259
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many presenting officers for asylum and immigration tribunal cases were employed by her Department on 1st April 2008. | | (209078) | 260
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average number of cases presented in asylum and immigration tribunals by each of her Department's presenting officers was in 2007. | | (209079) | 261
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times the Migration Advisory Committee has met since February 2008. | | (209080) | 262
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Iraqi citizens who applied for asylum as a result of their work for UK forces in Iraq had been granted asylum by 31st March 2008. | | (209081) | 263
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations she has received from businesses involved with operations through the Channel Tunnel about the introduction of e-borders; and if she will make a statement. | | (209083) | 264
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the effect on the time taken for travellers to travel through the Channel Tunnel of the introduction of e-borders. | | (209084) | 265
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many UK Border Agency (UKBA) enforcement operations have taken place on Saturdays or Sundays in each month of 2008, broken down by each region of the UKBA. | | (209085) | 266
N | Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 16th May 2008, Official Report, column 1798W, on local authorities: asylum, what funding her Department allocated from the Transitional Costs Fund in 2007-08, broken down by recipient local authority; how much has been allocated from the Fund for (a) 2008-09 and (b) 2009-10; and if she will make a statement. | | (208657) | 267
N | Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 16th May 2008, Official Report, column 1798W, on local authorities: asylum, how much her Department allocated to the Transitional Costs Fund in 2007-08; how much has been allocated for (a) 2008-09 and (b) 2009-10; and if she will make a statement. | | (208658) | 268
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what proportion of its staff her Department has provided vocational training in the last three years. | | (209424) | 269
| Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many persons were arrested for an offence of possession of an offensive weapon or bladed article as a result of police usage of metal detection devices in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (209301) | 270
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the biometric fingerprints to be stored on the National Identity Register will be rolled or plain impressions; and how many fingerprints will be stored on the register. | | (209347) | 271
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of neighbourhood policing in the creation of safer communities. | | (209492) | 272
| Mr John Spellar (Warley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the UK Border Agency will reply to the right hon. Member for Warley's letter of 11th April 2008 regarding Mr Z. S. Suleiman. | | (209345) | 273
| Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many incidents of knife crime were reported in Suffolk in each of the last five years. | | (209387) | 274
| Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police seizures of cannabis there were in Suffolk in each of the last five years. | | (209391) | 275
| Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much was allocated (a) in total and (b) per capita for police services in (i) Suffolk and (ii) England in each of the last five years. | | (209411) | 276
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) violent attacks, (b) sexual attacks, (c) thefts and (d) other crimes were reported against (i) licensed and (ii) unlicensed taxi drivers in each London borough in each of the last five years. | | (209368) | 277
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when each of her Department's and its agencies' green transport plans were introduced; and if she will place in the Library a copy of each such plan. | | (209242) | 278
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many respondents to the consultation on statutory charges for the removal, storage and disposal of vehicles supported the table of charges set out in Annex A of her Department's report on the consultation. | | (209259) | 279
N | Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the UK Border Agency plans to respond to the letter of 27th March 2008 from the hon. Member for Walsall North on a constituent, reference M4885/8. | | (208653) | Questions to the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission 280
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, what the average temperature was in the Visitor Reception Building on each day since its opening; what monitoring of the air temperature the Commission undertakes; what discussions the Commission has had with representatives of staff required to work in the Visitor Reception Building about the air temperature; and if he will make a statement. | | (209127) | 281
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, what the expected cost of the (a) design and (b) construction of the air conditioning system in the Visitor Reception Building was (i) at the commencement of building, (ii) on 1st January 2006, (iii) on 1st January 2007 and (iv) on 1st November 2007; what the final cost has been; and if he will make a statement. | | (209128) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills 282
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many adults post-16 were in skills training in (a) Leeds Metropolitan District and (b) Leeds West constituency supported by Government schemes or allowances in each year since 1997. | | (209210) | 283
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what recent steps the Government has taken to increase skills levels in science and engineering industries. | | (208857) | 284
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what recent steps the Government has taken to increase skills levels in manufacturing and technology industries. | | (208858) | 285
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, for what proportion of its staff his Department has provided vocational training in the last three years. | | (209432) | 286
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many people (a) are studying for and (b) have completed a course of study under train to gain in (i) each region of England and (ii) local authority, broken down by level of qualification studied for. | | (209450) | 287
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many people (a) started and (b) completed the train to gain programme in (i) each region and (ii) each local authority area since its inception; and what targets for numbers of people participating in the programme there are for each (A) region and (B) local authority. | | (209451) | 288
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what proportion of 18 and 19 year olds from each local authority area obtained a place at university in each year from 1995 to 2007. | | (209452) | 289
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many national vocational qualifications were studied for outside an apprenticeship framework in each year since 2000. | | (209453) | 290
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what the drop out rate was for each (a) higher education institution and (b) higher education course taught in a further education institution in the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (209454) | 291
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what (a) higher education institutions, (b) further education institutions, (c) schools and (d) other organisations have received money under the Aimhigher Initiative. | | (209462) | 292
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what recent assessment his Department has made of progress towards meeting the target of 50 per cent. participation in higher education by 2010. | | (209473) | 293
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what percentage of students who had previously studied for (a) higher national diplomas and (b) foundation degrees went on to study for honours degrees in each year since 1997-98. | | (209475) | 294
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many students from each socio-economic category participated in higher education in each year since 1995. | | (209476) | 295
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, which university vice-chancellors have made representations to him on the 2009 funding review for higher education in the last 12 months. | | (209478) | 296
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what assessment he has made of the findings of the Academic Misconduct Benchmarking Research Project. | | (209484) | 297
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what percentage of state school leavers entered Russell Group universities in (a) 1997 and (b) 2007. | | (209488) | 298
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many UK-domiciled students at English Russell Group universities were from state schools in (a) 1997 and (b) 2007. | | (209491) | 299
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what research he has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the extent to which course in subjects related to sustainable development in further and higher education institutions equip students with the skills required to facilitate the take-up of sustainable development technologies in the economy. | | (209334) | 300
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, if he will ring-fence a proportion of his Department's budget for the delivery of training to develop skills required by environmental industries. | | (209335) | 301
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what proportion of his Department's budget is spent on skills training relevant to the needs of environmental industries. | | (209336) | 302
N | Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 22nd May 2008, Official Report, column 394W, on departmental public participation, what steps (a) have been taken and (b) are planned as a result of the findings of each (i) survey, (ii) questionnaire and (iii) other service carried out in 2007-08. | | (208927) | 303
| Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many apprenticeships were (a) started and (b) completed in Suffolk in each of the last five years. | | (209386) | 304
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, when each of his Department's and its agencies' green transport plans were introduced; and if he will place in the Library a copy of each such plan. | | (209241) | 305
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many people (a) at a maintained school, (b) at a sixth form college, (c) at a further education college, (d) at an independent school, (e) at another educational institution and (f) studying on their own gained an A level at grades A to E in (i) accounting, (ii) art and design, (iii) business studies, (iv) communication studies, (v) dance, (vi) design and technology, (vii) drama/theatre studies, (viii) film studies, (ix) health and social care, (x) home economics, (xi) information and communication technology, (xii) leisure studies, (xiii) media studies, (xiv) music technology, (xv) performance studies, (xvi) performing arts, (xvii) photography, (xviii) physical education, (xix) sports studies and (xx) travel and tourism in 2006-07. | | (209409) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 306
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support his Department gave to the Democratic Republic of Congo in each year since 1997. | | (209215) | 307
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what agricultural support his Department is providing to Malawi in 2008-09; and if he will make a statement. | | (209221) | 308
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support his Department gave to Malawi in each year since 1997. | | (209222) | 309
| Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what cross-border projects for aid to Burma his Department is funding. | | (209360) | 310
| Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate he has made of the number of persons affected by Cyclone Nargis in Burma who had received humanitarian assistance as at 1st June 2008. | | (209361) | 311
| Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what reports he has received of discrimination against ethnic Karen people in the distribution of aid in the Irrawaddy delta. | | (209363) | 312
| Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate he has made of the number of internally displaced persons in eastern Burma in need of humanitarian assistance in areas where the Burmese government prohibits access by foreign aid agencies. | | (209366) | 313
| Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what (a) equipment and (b) supplies for those in Burma affected by Cyclone Nargis are on board HMS Westminster. | | (209367) | 314
N | Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which non-governmental organisations are employed by his Department in Helmand Province; and what type of project each is carrying out. | | (208807) | 315
N | Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many of his Department's personnel are based in Helmand Province; and what their budget for 2008-09 is. | | (208808) | 316
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, for what proportion of its staff his Department has provided vocational training in the last three years. | | (209427) | 317
| Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what aid the UK gave to Belize in each year since 2000. | | (209224) | 318
| Mr Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether the issue of the outstanding International Criminal Court arrest warrant for Ahmed Harun was addressed at the most recent pledging session of the Sudan Consortium in Oslo. | | (209458) | 319
| Mr Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much has been allocated to cross-border aid to the poor and internally displaced in Karen state, Burma. | | (209459) | 320
| Mr Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of the aid committed by the UK at the recent pledging session of the Sudan consortium in Oslo is to be delivered via the Sudanese Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs. | | (209460) | 321
| Mr Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will make it his policy to stipulate that future pledges of aid to Sudan are contingent on (a) the removal of Ahmad Harun from his position as Minister of State for Humanitarian Affairs and (b) the surrender of Ahmad Harun to the International Criminal Court. | | (209474) | 322
| Mr Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether UK aid is (a) directly and (b) indirectly involved in financing the construction of the Asia Highway. | | (209477) | 323
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what allocation of funding his Department has made to support implementation of the Government's strategy for tackling HIV in the developing world in the next three years. | | (209330) | 324
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when his Department's green transport plan was introduced; and if he will place in the Library a copy of this plan. | | (209248) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice 325
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will place in the Library copies of guidance issued by the Sentencing Guidelines Council to judges about consistency of sentencing; and if he will make a statement. | | (209125) | 326
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions are taking place between the Legal Services Commission, the Bar Council and the Law Society on Very High Cost Case (VHCC) criminal cases in relation to (a) the present VHCC contract of April 2008 and (b) the next round of VHCC cases; and if he will make a statement. | | (208650) | 327
| Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, at what intervals risk assessments are carried out on each life sentenced prisoner in order to assess (a) progress, (b) readiness to progress to a lower category prison and (c) other relevant factors. | | (209107) | 328
| Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of support provided to prisoners in the high security estate with regard to relationships with partners and close family members; and if he will make a statement. | | (209108) | 329
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what proportion of its staff his Department has provided vocational training in the last three years. | | (209436) | 330
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has received the Freedom of Information requests from (a) the hon. Member for New Forest East and (b) Mr Colin Smith respectively requesting that the home addresses of (i) all High Court judges and (ii) the three judges who heard the recent appeal case brought by the House of Commons should be published simultaneously with those of hon. Members; when he plans to respond; and if he will make a statement. | | (208809) | 331
N | Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to implement the recommendations of the Breaking the Circle report of the review of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. | | (208847) | 332
N | Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) criminal prosecutions and (b) civil actions were brought by (i) local authorities, (ii) the Crown and (iii) other parties against a person failing to comply with (a) a breach of condition notice under Section 187A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and (b) an enforcement notice under Section 179 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 in each year since 1997; and how many such prosecutions resulted in (1) a criminal conviction and (2) a civil enforcement action. | | (208693) | 333
| Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many mortgage possession orders were made in each county court in the East of England in each of the last five years. | | (209390) | 334
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many female prisoners are mothers to children under the age of 18 years. | | (209091) | 335
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many current prisoners have given birth whilst serving their prison sentence; and if he will make a statement. | | (209119) | 336
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which stakeholders were consulted in the decision to exclude Masters and district judges from applying for certain senior appointments, including as designated civil judges. | | (209120) | 337
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what factors are considered in the selection process of candidates for senior judicial appointments. | | (209121) | 338
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what percentage of senior judges were previously (a) Masters and district judges and (b) Queen's Counsel. | | (209122) | 339
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what qualifications are required of a person to be on the selection panel for senior judicial appointments. | | (209123) | 340
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what percentage of the members of the selection panels for senior judicial positions have come from an ethnic minority in (a) the last 12 months and (b) the last 10 years. | | (209124) | 341
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what percentage of senior judicial positions were subject to open competition in (a) the last 12 months and (b) the last 10 years. | | (209129) | 342
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many of those who currently hold senior judicial posts have had no previous judicial experience. | | (209151) | 343
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what percentage of people who hold senior judicial posts have had no previous judicial experience. | | (209152) | 344
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people who applied for senior judicial posts in (a) the last 12 months and (b) the last 10 years have a record of previous judicial experience. | | (209153) | 345
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what percentage of those people who have applied for senior judicial posts in (a) the last 12 months and (b) the last 10 years have a record of judicial experience. | | (209154) | 346
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when each of his Department's and its agencies' green transport plans were introduced; and if he will place in the Library a copy of each such plan. | | (209247) | Questions to the Leader of the House 347
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Leader of the House, what files are held by her Department on the Road Traffic (Seat Belts) Bill of Session (a) 1978-79, (b) 1979-80 and (c) 1980-81; and if she will make a statement. | | (209159) | 348
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Leader of the House, when she plans to answer Question 177571 tabled by the hon. Member for Southend West on 7th January 2008, on departmental bill files; what the reason is for the time taken to respond; and if she will make a statement. | | (209160) | 349
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Leader of the House, for what reasons it is not possible for hon. Members to e-table Early Day Motions. | | (209346) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 350
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what representations he has received since June 2007 from the leaders of political parties in Northern Ireland (a) supporting and (b) opposing the extension of the Abortion Act 1967 to Northern Ireland; what response was given to those representations; and if he will make a statement. | | (209126) | 351
| Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what progress has been made in the investigation of the murder of Thomas Devlin on 10th August 2005. | | (208967) | 352
| Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many persons in Northern Ireland were arrested for an offence of possession of an offensive weapon or bladed article as a result of police usage of metal detection devices in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (209303) | 353
| Mr Eddie McGrady (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make a statement on the introduction of police community support officers as recommended by the Patten Report. | | (208970) | 354
| Mr Eddie McGrady (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what financial arrangements have been made for the introduction of police community support officers in Northern Ireland. | | (208971) | 355
| Mr Eddie McGrady (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the timescale is for the introduction of police community support officers as recommended in the Patten Report. | | (208972) | 356
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when each of his Department's and its agencies' green transport plans were introduced; and if he will place in the Library a copy of each such plan. | | (209246) | Questions to the Minister for the Olympics 357
| Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, what steps she is taking to ensure that the London 2012 Olympics has the improvement of skills levels in sports facilities maintenance as part of its legacy; and if she will make a statement. | | (209487) | Questions to the Prime Minister 358
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Prime Minister, what representations he has received since June 2007 from the leaders of political parties in Northern Ireland (a) supporting and (b) opposing the extension of the Abortion Act 1967 to Northern Ireland; what response was given to those representations; and if he will make a statement. | | (209102) | 359
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Prime Minister, what matters in respect of bilateral co-operation on energy policy were discussed in his meeting with his Japanese counterpart on 2nd June. | | (209130) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland 360
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent discussions he has had with the First Minister on the preparation of legislative proposals for a referendum on independence for Scotland. | | (209493) | 361
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, when his Department's green transport plan was introduced; and if he will place in the Library a copy of this plan. | | (209236) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 362
N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to re-evaluate its transport appraisals using the current guide price for oil of $120 per barrel. | | (208923) | 363
N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will set a sector-specific target for reductions in carbon dioxide emissions from road transport. | | (209044) | 364
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans her Department has to re-open urban rail stations in the Leeds Metropolitan District area; and if she will make a statement. | | (209202) | 365
N | Mr Robert Goodwill (Scarborough & Whitby): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the likely effects of the provisions of the draft EU Whole Vehicle Type Approval Directive on small trailer manufacturers. | | (208652) | 366
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which 12 motorway sites identified as a high priority for resurfacing were resurfaced between 2004 and 2008; which four sites are planned to be resurfaced before the end of 2010-11; and which 10 sites are due to be resurfaced after 2010-11. | | (209082) | 367
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what proportion of its staff her Department has provided vocational training in the last three years. | | (209430) | 368
| Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much was spent on the maintenance of trunk roads in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham in each year since 2000. | | (209226) | 369
| Mr Eric Martlew (Carlisle): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has to introduce legislative proposals to make daytime running lamps compulsory for all motor vehicles; and if she will make a statement. | | (209352) | 370
| Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much her Department spent per capita on public transport in (a) Suffolk and (b) England in each of the last five years. | | (209350) | 371
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 20th March 2008, Official Report, column 1384W, on Heathrow Airport, which technical studies and documents regarding Heathrow expansion proposals have been made available to key stakeholders since 2003. | | (209249) | 372
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 20th March 2008, Official Report, column 1384W, on Heathrow Airport, which key stakeholders have been given access to technical studies regarding Heathrow expansion proposals conducted by her Department since 2003. | | (209250) | 373
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 20th March 2008, Official Report, columns 1383-4W, on Heathrow Airport, what the local environmental limits which the Government has set are; how these limits were determined; and what account was taken of them in (a) the technical studies conducted by her Department to assess the scope for developing Heathrow since 2003 and (b) the consultation document, Adding Capacity at Heathrow Airport. | | (209251) | 374
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 22nd April 2008, to the hon. Member for East Yorkshire, Official Report, column 1894W, on cars: research, how much expenditure her Department has incurred in testing vehicle emissions for the purposes of national emissions inventory modelling in the last three years; and by whom such testing has been conducted. | | (209252) | 375
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many expressions of interest she has received in supplying a fleet of trains under the InterCity Express Programme; and from which organisations such expressions have been received. | | (209253) | 376
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she expects a new fleet of trains supplied under the InterCity Express Programme to be fully operational; and on which routes she expects such trains to operate. | | (209254) | 377
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 20th March 2008, Official Report, column 1393W, on transport: policy, what research documents and consultation on the effects of her Department's policies on different groups in society her Department has sponsored; which of these were conducted by (a) her Department and (b) external organisations; and what fees her Department paid in respect of each such project in each year since 1998. | | (209255) | 378
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which bus operating companies are owned by a parent company which also owns a train operating company. | | (209256) | 379
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many journeys have been made to (a) Paris, (b) Lille and (c) Brussels on official business by staff in her Department in the last three years. | | (209257) | 380
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Eurostar tickets were paid for by her Department in each of the last three years; and what her Department's expenditure on such tickets was in each year. | | (209258) | 381
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 19th March 2008 to the hon. Member for Lewes, Official Report, column 1120W, on railways: South East, what guidance her Department has issued to Network Rail on the development of timetables to facilitate the delivery of the East London line extension and the construction of the Thameslink project; and if she will place in the Library a copy of such guidance. | | (209260) | 382
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 20th March 2008 to the hon. Member for Bournemouth East, Official Report, columns 1379-80W, on aviation: Scotland, what estimate she has made of the percentage of passengers departing from airports in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and flying to the United States who flew (a) directly, (b) via another UK airport and (c) via another airport in Europe in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (209261) | 383
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 22nd April 2008, Official Report, column 1895W, on railways: Scotland, what work she has asked Network Rail to undertake regarding a high speed rail link between England and Scotland. | | (209262) | 384
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 20th March 2008 to the hon. Member for City of York, Official Report, column 1391-2W, on roads: accidents, on how many occasions the information provided by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency to the police and courts has subsequently been found to be incorrect. | | (209263) | 385
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many community projects are awaiting Highways Agency access criteria approval, broken down by local authority. | | (209264) | 386
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many UK residents live within a 50 db Leq contour around an airport. | | (209265) | 387
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with (a) BA and (b) BAA on security breaches at Heathrow Terminal 5 since the terminal opened to the public. | | (209266) | 388
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many times she has asked (a) BA and (b) BAA for a report on security at Heathrow Terminal 5 in the last 12 months. | | (209267) | 389
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the likely effects on the profitability of the operator of Heathrow Airport of the volume of air traffic movements set out in the Adding Capacity at Heathrow Airport consultation document. | | (209271) | 390
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the likely effect of Heathrow Airport expansion on the level of chargeable landing fees by the airport operator. | | (209272) | 391
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 31st March 2008, Official Report, column 700W, on schools: cycling, which 36 local authorities have received funding from her Department under the Bikeability programme. | | (209273) | 392
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department and its agencies compensate the operators of rail replacement bus services in the event of (a) planned and (b) emergency rail closures. | | (209274) | 393
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what role is played by Network Rail in the administration and funding of rail replacement bus services. | | (209275) | 394
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of the cost of deployment of rail replacement bus services is met by (a) her Department, (b) Network Rail and (c) train operating companies. | | (209276) | 395
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what basis and by whom the assumptions referred to in paragraph 2.47 of Annex B to the Adding Capacity at Heathrow Airport consultation document were made. | | (209277) | 396
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much (a) her Department and (b) its agencies have spent on work relating to the proposed Heysham-M6 link road since 1997. | | (209278) | 397
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 18th March 2008, Official Report, columns 952-3W, on Great Western Trains, whether First Great Western's four-weekly reports on its Joint Performance Improvement Plan will be (a) published on her Department's website and (b) placed in the Library. | | (209279) | 398
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10th March 2008, Official Report, column 7W, on departmental data protection, what the appropriate level of vetting is for individuals contracted by her Department to supply specialist data and IT audit resources. | | (209280) | 399
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Oral Statement of 17th December 2007, Official Report, columns 624-6, on data storage and use, when her Permanent Secretary was first informed of the loss of information by Pearson Driving Assessments Ltd from its facility in Iowa City. | | (209281) | 400
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what date her Department's Permanent Secretary took up the post. | | (209282) | 401
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people used the rail network in the most recent accounting period for which figures are available, broken down by (a) franchise and (b) route. | | (209284) | 402
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her most recent estimate is of the number of miles of cycle routes in the National Cycle Network. | | (209285) | 403
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 25th March 2008, Official Report, column 95W, on Great Western Trains, when the amended franchise agreements will be published. | | (209286) | 404
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she expects the Highways Agency to implement its proposals for widening the M1 between junctions 10 and 13; and what estimate she has made of the cost of the scheme. | | (209287) | 405
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she expects the Highways Agency to implement its proposals for widening the M6 between junctions 11A and 19; and what estimate she has made of the cost of the scheme. | | (209288) | 406
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 26th March 2008, Official Report, column 171W, on the M1:M62, when she expects the Highways Agency to publish its findings on active traffic management measures for the M62 and M1. | | (209289) | 407
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 18th March 2008, Official Report, columns 953-4W, on Heathrow Airport, what role was played by BAA in developing the economic impact assessment on Heathrow expansion set out in Annex B of the Adding Capacity at Heathrow consultation document. | | (209305) | 408
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her Department's definition of route protection status is in the context of planned road developments. | | (209306) | 409
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with (a) environmental groups, (b) Lancashire County Council and (c) hon. Members representing local constituencies on the proposals for an M6-Heysham link road. | | (209326) | 410
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reasons the deadline for receipt of tenders to build trains under the InterCity Express Programme was extended. | | (209327) | 411
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her most recent estimate is of the percentage of the rail network that has been electrified. | | (209328) | 412
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which rail stations will be upgraded as indicated in the White Paper, Delivering a Sustainable Railway, in the next control period; and what her timetable is for such upgrades. | | (209329) | 413
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 2nd April 2008, Official Report, column 1014W, on Heathrow Airport, which (a) existing guidelines and (b) long-term targets recommended by the World Health Organisation were taken into account when preparing options for expansion included in the Adding Capacity at Heathrow Airport consultation document. | | (209443) | 414
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much the Government Car and Despatch Agency spent on (a) petrol, (b) diesel and (c) other vehicle fuel in each of the last five years. | | (209444) | 415
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people live within the 57dB Leq noise contour around a UK airport. | | (209445) | 416
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people live in areas of the UK where aviation noise is classified as dangerous by the World Health Organisation. | | (209446) | 417
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her plans for a national road pricing scheme will be limited to roads under the jurisdiction of the Highways Agency. | | (209464) | 418
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much her Department has spent on identification and development of the technologies required to implement a national road pricing scheme in the last five years. | | (209465) | 419
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her most recent estimate is of the cost of implementing a national road pricing scheme. | | (209466) | 420
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what method of redress is available to those who have paid a penalty charge notice subsequently found to be invalid under section 66(3) of the Road Traffic Act 1991. | | (209467) | 421
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which consultants and contractors her Department is working with on matters relating to a national road pricing scheme; and which were so engaged by her Department in each of the last five years. | | (209468) | 422
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has identified preferred bidders for implementation of national road pricing trials. | | (209469) | 423
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much her Department has allocated for trials of a national road pricing scheme; and how much of this has been spent to date. | | (209470) | 424
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, in which areas road pricing trials will take place. | | (209471) | 425
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she expects work to commence on the installation of equipment required for national road pricing trials. | | (209472) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales 426
N | Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when he last met Welsh Assembly Government Ministers to discuss the reorganisation of HM Revenue and Customs offices in Wales. | | (208692) | 427
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when his Department's green transport plan was introduced; and if he will place in the Library a copy of this plan. | | (209237) | Questions to the Minister for Women and Equality 428
N | Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, what estimate she has made of the number of people who do not feel they have been treated with dignity and respect from (a) disadvantaged and (b) non-disadvantaged backgrounds for use as a baseline against performance for indicator five in the 2008 to 2011 PSA 15; and if she will make a statement. | | (208690) | 429
N | Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, what estimate she has made of the number of people who feel they have been discriminated against for use as a baseline for performance against indicator 4 in the 2008 to 2011 PSA 15; and if she will make a statement. | | (208691) | 430
N | Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, what steps the Government has taken to promote the employment of women as part of the preparation for and delivery of the Olympic Games. | | (209043) | 431
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, when the Government's Equalities Office's green transport plan was introduced; and if she will place in the Library a copy of the plan. | | (209417) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 432
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what additional assistance his Department is giving to help pensioners pay their fuel bills. | | (209203) | 433
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people received pensioners credit in Leeds West constituency in each year since the inception of the benefit. | | (209207) | 434
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his latest estimate is of the number of people claiming jobseekers allowance in (a) Leeds Metropolitan District and (b) Leeds West constituency. | | (209218) | 435
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his latest estimate is of the number of people receiving incapacity benefit in (a) Leeds Metropolitan District and (b) Leeds West constituency. | | (209219) | 436
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his latest estimate is of the numbers of (a) male and (b) female pensioners in Leeds West constituency. | | (209220) | 437
N | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of expenditure on (a) housing benefit and (b) council tax benefit for non-UK nationals in (i) 1997 and (ii) the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (208649) | 438
N | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many non-UK citizens received (a) housing benefit and (b) council tax benefit in each year since 1997, broken down by (i) EU nationals and (ii) non-EU nationals receiving such benefits; and what the 10 nationalities with the greatest number of claims were in the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (208655) | 439
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what proportion of its staff his Department has provided vocational training in the last three years. | | (209429) | 440
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether winter fuel payments are payable to pensioners living outside the UK; and what representations he has received on this matter. | | (209142) | 441
N | Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason the Pensions Service is informing individual state pension claimants in correspondence that the Post Office Card Account service will no longer be available from 2010; and if he will make a statement. | | (208687) | 442
N | Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 21st April 2008, Official Report, columns 1845-6W, on the Post Office Card Account, what the maximum number of outlets where the card account is to be operated is; and if he will make a statement. | | (208819) | 443
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement on the future of the Post Office card account following the expiry of the current contract. | | (209495) | 444
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when each of his Department's and its agencies' green transport plans were introduced; and if he will place in the Library a copy of each such plan. | | (209239) | 445
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was spent on each type of benefit for pensioners in each year from 1997 to 2007; and how much is forecast to be spent on each type of benefit in each year from 2008 to 2030. | | (209354) | 446
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) male and (b) female pensioners were resident in the UK in each year between 1997 and 2008; and how many of each are expected to be resident in the UK in each year between 2009 and 2030. | | (209355) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 447
N | Jim Sheridan (Paisley and Renfrewshire North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the effects on the economy of public expenditure on education. | | [Question Unstarred] (208614) | 448
N | David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the effects on the economy of expenditure on rail infrastructure. | | [Question Unstarred] (208603) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 449
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what his latest estimate is of the number of lone parents with children under 16 years old in (a) Leeds Metropolitan District and (b) Leeds West constituency. | | [Transferred] (209211) | 450
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, pursuant to the Answer of 18th December 2007, Official Report, columns 1447-8W, on the armed forces: influenza, if he will place in the Library copies of the (a) agendas and (b) minutes of the meetings of the (i) MISC 32 Flu Working Group and (ii) the Pandemic Implementation Group. | | [Transferred] (208986) | 451
| Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many and what proportion of households in Suffolk had no one in full-time employment in each of the last five years. | | [Transferred] (209388) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 452
| Mr John Spellar (Warley): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the Government's policy is on charging households for waste disposal. | | [Transferred] (209490) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 453
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will place in the Library copies of (a) speeches made by the United Kingdom delegation at and (b) documentation submitted to the cluster munitions conference held in Dublin in May; and if he will make a statement on the outcome of the conference. | | [Transferred] (209149) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 454
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of international passengers who have been processed incorrectly through domestic arrival gates at Heathrow Terminal 5 in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | [Transferred] (209268) | 455
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many international flights landing at Heathrow Terminal 5 have included passengers subsequently incorrectly processed through domestic arrival gates. | | [Transferred] (209269) | 456
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she was first informed that passengers from international flights landing at Heathrow Terminal 5 had been incorrectly processed through domestic arrival gates. | | [Transferred] (209270) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills 457
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, whether his Department is funding research into brain machine interfacing; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (209216) | 458
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what research his Department is funding into developments in nano-technology; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (209217) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 459
| Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding has been provided to the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham for the purposes of highways maintenance in each year since 2000. | | [Transferred] (209227) |
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