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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Friday 6 June 2008
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Friday 6 June 2008
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Friday 6 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 Friday 6 June of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Friday 6 June see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 1
| Colin Challen (Morley & Rothwell): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what consideration the Government has given to the proposal for the creation of an international renewable energy agency. | | (209767) | 2
| Colin Challen (Morley & Rothwell): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what progress has been made on the commitment to the Gleneagles G8 Climate Change Action Plan to develop partnerships with industry to reduce the greenhouse gas emission intensity of major industrial sectors. | | (209772) | 3
| Colin Challen (Morley & Rothwell): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what progress has been made on the commitment in the Gleneagles G8 Climate Change Action Plan to develop local commercial capacity projects promoting energy efficiency and low-carbon energy sources. | | (209773) | 4
| Colin Challen (Morley & Rothwell): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what progress has been made on the commitment in the Gleneagles G8 Climate Change Action Plan to (a) study the definitions, costs and scope for capture-ready fossil fuel plants and (b) consider economic incentives for the development of such plants. | | (209775) | 5
| Colin Challen (Morley & Rothwell): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what progress has been made on the commitment in the Gleneagles G8 Climate Change Action Plan to identify and link centres of excellence for the promotion of research and development of electricity grids. | | (209776) | 6
| Colin Challen (Morley & Rothwell): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what progress has been made on the commitment in the Gleneagles G8 Climate Change Action Plan to develop a framework for energy investment to accelerate the adoption of cleaner and more efficient energy technologies. | | (209777) | 7
N | Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what the energy requirement in Scotland was on (a) Friday 13th March 2008 and (b) Friday 27th March 2008. | | (209400) | 8
| 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, what assessment he has made of the independence of the companies awarded the contracts for feasibility studies; and what steps he has taken to ensure that those companies have no conflicts of interest. | | (209496) | 9
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what steps he is taking to ensure that the Useability Action Plan on Digital Television provides for (a) digital teletext, (b) talking menus and (c) audio description to assist the visually impaired. | | (209719) | 10
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what representations he has received on (a) allegations of audit failure at The Accident Group and (b) the investigation of such allegations by the Financial Reporting Council; and if he will make a statement. | | (209757) | 11
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, if he will introduce legislative proposals to impose on the Financial Reporting Council a duty of care towards those directly affected by the failure of firms to meet standards of corporate reporting and governance. | | (209758) | 12
| Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, pursuant to the Answer of 2nd June 2008, Official Report, column 782W, on estate agents, when he expects the Office of Fair Trading to announce who they have approved to run an approved estate agent redress scheme from October 2008; how many responses were received in total to the recent estate agent consultation; and if he will make a statement. | | (209610) | 13
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what discussions he has had with Ministerial colleagues in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport on locating lottery ticket machines in post offices. | | (209809) | 14
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, if he will make a statement on the effectiveness and appropriateness of current UK statutory redundancy settlements. | | (209627) | 15
N | Mr Edward Timpson (Crewe & Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what representations he has received on the proposed closure of the Royal Mail sorting office in Crewe; and if he will make a statement. | | (209401) | 16
N | Mr Edward Timpson (Crewe & Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what estimate he has made of the number of jobs which will be lost as a result of the proposed closure of the Royal Mail sorting office in Crewe. | | (209402) | 17
| Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, if he will bring forward proposals to prohibit the sale of domestic boilers that are incompatible with solar water-heating panels; and if he will make a statement. | | (209568) | 18
| Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, pursuant to paragraph 4.34 of Budget 2008, on helping vulnerable households heat their homes, whether the Government intends to bring forward proposals to introduce minimum standards for social tariffs. | | (209569) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 19
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the value of unclaimed tax credits was in each of the last three years. | | (209754) | 20
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which 35 areas have been selected for the working tax credit take-up campaign. | | (209847) | 21
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will consider the merits of introducing a windfall profits tax on energy suppliers. | | (209514) | 22
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on how many occasions a transfer of estate from a deceased to a surviving spouse incurring nil inheritance tax occurred in each of the last 10 years; and what the average length of the preceding marriage was in each year. | | (209233) | 23
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of recent trends in the mortgage and re-mortgaging market and their effects on the housing market and the wider economy. | | (209308) | 24
| Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much HM Revenue and Customs pay in rent at Kingfisher House, Aylesbury, (a) overall and (b) per square metre. | | (209874) | 25
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent representations he has received on the removal of the 10 pence income tax rate. | | (209878) | 26
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information he holds on the liability for UK tax of the organisations represented on the business-government forum on tax. | | (209760) | 27
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what prosecutions in relation to which proceedings have been completed were brought for the (a) sale, (b) marketing and (c) operation of illegal schemes purporting to operate as tax avoidance schemes in each of the last five years. | | (209761) | 28
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much tax relief on pension contributions was claimed at (a) the basic rate and (b) a higher rate in the last financial year for which figures are available. | | (209763) | 29
| Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many hereditaments in England have been eligible to receive the Small Business Rate Relief in each of the last three financial years. | | (209662) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families 30
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the average (a) pupil-teacher and (b) pupil-adult ratio for key stage 3 was in secondary schools in (i) Leeds Metropolitan District and (ii) Leeds West constituency in each year since 1997. | | (209738) | 31
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many secondary school pupils there were who received scholarships for higher education in (a) Leeds Metropolitan District and (b) Leeds West constituency in each year since 2000. | | (209739) | 32
N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what analysis has been conducted on behalf of his Department of the progress between predicting outcomes from the foundation stage profile points and actual Key Stage 1 outcomes. | | (209163) | 33
N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the results were of the analysis conducted by his Department on the progress between predicting outcomes from the foundation stage profile points and actual Key Stage 1 outcomes; and if he will make a statement. | | (209234) | 34
N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what percentage of parents used (a) after school clubs and (b) extended school provision in each of the last four years. | | (209396) | 35
N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what estimate he has made of the level of provision of formal childcare during school holidays in each of the last four years. | | (209397) | 36
N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the evidential basis in research is for the early learning goals for literacy in the early years foundation stage. | | (209398) | 37
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many performing arts schools there are in England; and how many places there are at each establishment. | | (209851) | 38
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, whether his Department informed the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority of Educational Testing Service's intention to end borderline checking of markers' standardisation test results before the award of the contract to administer Key Stage tests for 2008 to 2012. | | (209783) | 39
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what due diligence was carried out by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority regarding the commercial record and reputation of the company Educational Testing Service before the 2007 contract for standard assessment tests was agreed. | | (209819) | 40
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, when he was informed about problems with Educational Testing Service and Key Stage tests. | | (209820) | 41
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what evaluation criteria are applied to those organisations tendering for contracts to administer Key Stage tests; and what assessment his Department had of the extent to which Educational Testing Service met these criteria. | | (209821) | 42
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, whether his Department has contingency plans in place to re-mark this year's Key Stage 3 tests. | | (209822) | 43
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many of those who applied to mark Key Stage 3 examinations failed the markers' standardisation test in (a) 2007 and (b) 2008. | | (209823) | 44
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what discussions he had with the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority on Educational Testing Service's contract prior to 19th May. | | (209824) | 45
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what discussions his officials have had with the Educational Testing Service on 2008 Key Stage tests. | | (209825) | 46
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what due diligence was carried out by his Department in checking the commercial record and reputation of the company Educational Testing Service before the 2007 contract for Key Stage testing was awarded. | | (209826) | 47
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, whether his Department's observer raised any concern over the procurement procedure for selecting the company to administer Key Stage tests for 2008 to 2012. | | (209827) | 48
N | Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much expenditure from the public purse has been allocated per child in education in Warrington in each year since 1997. | | (209229) | 49
N | Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what research he has commissioned on the developmental appropriateness of the early years foundation stage; and when he plans to publish the findings. | | (209419) | 50
N | Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what representations he has received on the developmental appropriateness of the early years foundation stage. | | (209420) | 51
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what assessment he has made of the role of academies in (a) his Department's and (b) local authority strategies for education for the 14 to 19 age group. | | (209764) | 52
| Joan Ryan (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, whether he plans to expand Sure Start projects to areas that do not have access to this service. | | (209611) | 53
| Joan Ryan (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much funding his Department and its predecessors provided to the London Borough of Enfield for youth services in the last 10 years; and how much of the funding was spent in Enfield North constituency in each of those years. | | (209669) | 54
| Joan Ryan (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what steps his Department and its predecessor has taken to develop youth and community facilities for children over 11 years old in (a) England and (b) Enfield North constituency in the last five years. | | (209672) | 55
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many children in (a) Canvey, (b) Castle Point and (c) Essex were not allocated places at their first choice school in each of the last five years. | | (209628) | 56
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many children who are under 16 will be entering post-16 education in September. | | (209784) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 57
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what the average annual income has been in (a) Yorkshire and Humberside, (b) Leeds Metropolitan District and (c) Leeds West constituency in each year since 2000. | | (209745) | 58
N | Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, if he will estimate the number of workers in employment who were born outside the UK in each metropolitan authority or unitary authority in the North East in each year between 2001 and 2007. | | (206720) | 59
| Mr Paul Truswell (Pudsey): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many (a) children and (b) adults have died from an epilepsy-related cause in each of the last 10 years. | | (209817) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 60
N | Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when she will answer Questions 201301, 201302 and 201303, tabled on 21st April 2008, on the My Choice Homebuy Scheme. | | (209315) | 61
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether she has advised housing market renewal pathfinders to accept the guidance on consultation on renewal or regeneration areas in the recent National Audit Office report on pathfinders. | | (209749) | 62
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which arm's-length management organisations (ALMOs) (a) have and (b) do not have powers to bid for Housing Corporation funding; and what processes need to be followed to allow ALMOs such powers. | | (209750) | 63
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance she has given on the creation of single-party support groups for local government cabinet or executive members; and whether such groups are required to (a) hold open meetings and (b) routinely publish minutes and papers. | | (209756) | 64
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance she has given on the operation of question-times or regular meetings at which local government Cabinet or Executive members give an account of their stewardship. | | (209779) | 65
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many incidents attended by the Fire and Rescue Service in each fire authority area in each year since 1994 required standby or precautionary measures to be implemented because of a potentially hazardous situation. | | (209506) | 66
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many special service incidents, including those not specified, were attended by the fire service in each year since 1994. | | (209507) | 67
| Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many councillors have been convicted of criminal offences in each London borough since April 2006. | | (209655) | 68
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 14th May 2008, Official Report, column 1638W, on planning: wind power, what account she takes of the effects of planning advice in Scotland in formulating planning guidance for England on the siting of wind turbines; and if she will make a statement. | | (209616) | 69
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people are employed in the Cultural Services Improvement Unit of the Improvement and Development Agency. | | (209395) | 70
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when she will reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Yeovil, of 29th April 2008, on strip washing for elderly people. | | (209622) | 71
| Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether it is the policy of the Government that government departments should (a) maintain and (b) increase the number of staff posts located in the four growth zones identified by her Department in its Sustainable Communities Plan. | | (209873) | 72
| Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the effect of the siting of wind turbines on the market price of houses within sight of the turbines; and if she will make a statement. | | (209589) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 73
| Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what programmes of research are in place to establish the number of under-age gamblers in the UK. | | (209670) | 74
| Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when he expects the review of Visit Britain to be completed; and if he will make a statement. | | (209675) | 75
| Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what funding has been allocated to promote the Glasgow Commonwealth Games to (a) domestic and (b) overseas tourists. | | (209815) | 76
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has to encourage the introduction of talking menus for television services provided from digital platforms to assist the visually impaired. | | (209718) | 77
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether he plans to change the specification of Freeview boxes under the Help Scheme to provide audio description and talking menus to help the visually impaired. | | (209725) | 78
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has to encourage the development of digital teletext on digital platforms to assist the visually impaired. | | (209728) | 79
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many members of staff are employed by each (a) Regional Arts Council, (b) Regional Museums, Libraries and Archives Council and (c) Regional Cultural Consortium. | | (209403) | 80
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many people are employed by the National Heritage Memorial Fund. | | (209404) | 81
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much his Department spent on publishing in each of the last three years, broken down by publication. | | (209405) | 82
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the Department's performance against Public Service Agreement target 3 in the 2002 Spending Review during the period 2002 to 2008. | | (209406) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 83
| Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to reduce the number of Future Lynx procured from AgustaWestland; and if he will make a statement. | | (209595) | 84
| Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to reduce the amount spent on the Future Lynx capability. | | (209596) | 85
| Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Defence Industrial Strategy in procuring helicopters to meet the needs of the armed forces. | | (209597) | 86
| Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date the decision was taken not to procure the (a) NH90 helicopter, (b) Bell 407 helicopter, (c) EC635 helicopter, (d) AB139 helicopter and (e) UH-60 helicopter to meet the capability to be met by the Future Lynx. | | (209598) | 87
| Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date the business case for the Future Lynx was approved by his Department's Investment Approvals Board. | | (209599) | 88
| Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much of the Future Lynx Business Plan was completed by November 2005. | | (209600) | 89
| Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date Sir Kevin Tebbit joined the board of Finmeccanica UK. | | (209601) | 90
| Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the letter of 31st July 2007 from Lord Drayson to the hon. Member for Harwich, what assessment he has made of the ability of Future Lynx to meet the surface combatant maritime rotorcraft capability at a lower cost than alternatives. | | (209602) | 91
| Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the letter of 31st July 2007 from Lord Drayson to the hon. Member for Harwich, what assessment he has made of the ability of Future Lynx to meet the battlefield reconnaissance helicopter capability at an equivalent cost to alternatives. | | (209603) | 92
| Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons his Department did not conduct a competitive process before awarding AgustaWestland the contract to build the Future Lynx to meet the battlefield reconnaissance helicopter requirement. | | (209604) | 93
| Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what consideration was given to procuring an off-the-shelf helicopter under a competitive process to meet the battlefield reconnaissance helicopter requirement; and what estimate he has made of when helicopters would have been available to the armed forces under such a procurement process. | | (209605) | 94
| Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the role of the then Permanent Under Secretary at his Department was in taking the decision not to use a competitive process for the contract to meet the battlefield reconnaissance helicopter requirement. | | (209606) | 95
| Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will initiate an investigation into the procedures used in reaching the decision to award the Future Lynx contract. | | (209607) | 96
| Mr Douglas Carswell (Harwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what account was taken in the Department's procurement process of the conclusion of the long-term partnering agreement between his Department and Agusta-Westland in March 2005, with particular reference to bidders for fulfilment of the Future Lynx contract. | | (209608) | 97
N | Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what operational tours the (a) 2nd and (b) 4th Battalion The Rifles completed in the last five years; and what operational duties are scheduled for each battalion. | | (209393) | 98
| Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the estimated cost to his Department is of providing care and support to troops injured during service in (a) Afghanistan and (b) Iraq in 2008-09. | | (209612) | 99
| Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many rounds of (a) 5.56, (b) 7.62 and (c) .5 calibre ammunition were fired in each of the last six months by British troops in Afghanistan. | | (209613) | 100
| Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Trojan and (b) Terrier vehicles are deployed in Helmand province; and what their role is. | | (209614) | 101
| Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Snatch Land Rovers are deployed in (a) Afghanistan and (b) Iraq. | | (209615) | 102
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of (a) CRVT, (b) Saxon, (c) Warrior and (d) Challenger vehicles are (i) in service, (ii) fit for purpose and (iii) out of service. | | (209573) | 103
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of (a) CRVT, (b) Saxon, (c) Warrior and (d) Challenger vehicles are in (i) Iraq and (ii) Afghanistan. | | (209574) | 104
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Mastiffs are in theatre in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan. | | (209575) | 105
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made in delivering Mastiff vehicles to Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement. | | (209576) | 106
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Challenger tanks have been used in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan; and what percentage this represents of all tanks used. | | (209577) | 107
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average time taken for the decommissioning of nuclear submarines is. | | (209578) | 108
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what safety checks are in place to monitor current submarines in decommission. | | (209579) | 109
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what sports facilities are available to service personnel and their families on each base, broken down by (a) base, (b) facilities and (c) cost to users. | | (209580) | 110
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the estimated value of his Department's wine stores is. | | (209581) | 111
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many discussions he has had with (a) NATO and (b) Russia on Ballistic Missile Defence in the last 12 months. | | (209582) | 112
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what consideration he has made of the merits of using Rafale aircraft for the planned aircraft carriers. | | (209583) | 113
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Ukrainian helicopters are being used by UK forces in current operations; and where they are being used. | | (209584) | 114
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many British and Commonwealth service personnel have been killed in blue on blue incidents in Iraq since 2003. | | (209585) | 115
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many British and Commonwealth service personnel have been killed in blue on blue friendly fire incidents in Afghanistan since 2001. | | (209586) | 116
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many attacks have been made on Kandahar airbase in each of the last 12 months; what the average number of daily attacks against Kandahar airbase was in the last three months, broken down by day of the week; and what type of munitions have been used against Kandahar airbase. | | (209644) | 117
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many rocket attacks there were on Kandahar airbase in each year since 2001. | | (209645) | 118
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what force protection measures are in place at Kandahar airbase; and who is responsible for force protection measures at Kandahar airbase. | | (209646) | 119
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel have been diagnosed with (a) heatstroke and (b) other heat-related illness in Iraq since 2003. | | (209647) | 120
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel have been diagnosed with (a) heatstroke and (b) other heat-related illness in Afghanistan since 2001. | | (209648) | 121
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many fatalities of service personnel in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan have been as a result of (i) heatstroke and (ii) other heat-related illness. | | (209649) | 122
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the medals given to (a) RAF servicemen for service during the Second World War and (b) RAF servicemen who were part of the Bomber Command in the Second World War. | | (209650) | 123
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what criteria determine the use of military aircraft for deploying humanitarian aid. | | (209651) | 124
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions military aircraft have been used for humanitarian aid since 1997. | | (209652) | 125
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Predator unmanned aerial vehicles the armed forces have; and how many have been (a) used in recent operations and (b) shot down. | | (209653) | 126
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the Government plans to publish the Command Paper on service personnel. | | (209729) | 127
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the planned in-service dates for the Future Rapid Effects System. | | (209730) | 128
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the planned in-service dates for the Joint Strike Fighter. | | (209731) | 129
| Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he will publish the revised defence planning assumptions. | | (209805) | 130
| Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with (a) the devolved institutions and (b) political parties on the allocation of receipts from the sale of assets held by his Department to (i) Scotland, (ii) Wales and (iii) Northern Ireland. | | [R] (209810) | 131
| Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many schools have (a) acquired and (b) used the multi-media tool Defence Dynamics cited at page 25 of the Report of the Inquiry into National Recognition of our Armed Forces. | | (209812) | 132
| Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what occasions the Study for the Inquiry into National Recognition of our Armed Forces met representatives of service museums; and what the dates were of those meetings. | | (209813) | 133
| Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 2nd June 2008, Official Report, column 692W, on the National Recognition of our Armed Forces Inquiry, what timescale he has set for a full response to the National Recognition Study Report. | | [R] (209818) | 134
| Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to reinstate the Royal Tournament; and what assessment he has made of the impact of its discontinuation. | | (209870) | 135
| Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions the Government has had with the Iraqi government on the legal status of British forces in Iraq. | | (209853) | 136
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the value of Ministry of Defence property sold in Scotland was in the last (a) year, (b) five years, (c) 10 years and (d) 20 years. | | (209726) | 137
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost of QinetiQ's consultations on Nimrod were over the last three years. | | (209727) | 138
N | Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK service personnel have suffered damage to their (a) sight and (b) hearing as a consequence of service in (i) Iraq and (ii) Afghanistan. | | (209312) | 139
N | Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people have been (a) captured, (b) arrested and (c) detained by British forces during the conflicts in (i) Iraq and (ii) Afghanistan. | | (209309) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 140
N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what amount of verified emissions of carbon dioxide in tonnes there was from EU Emissions Trading Scheme installations in each sector in the UK in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement. | | (209480) | 141
N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Answer to the hon. Member for the Vale of York of 26th July 2007, Official Report, column 1519-20W, on floods: housing, what progress has been made on the Environment Agency's flood defence schemes announced in the 2005 medium term plan with a construction start in 2006-07 and with a construction spend in 2006-07 of greater than £250,000; and what the status of each scheme is. | | (209481) | 142
| Colin Challen (Morley & Rothwell): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what meetings he has held with representatives of the space industry on the development of earth observation satellites to monitor the effects of climate change in the last 12 months. | | (209768) | 143
| Colin Challen (Morley & Rothwell): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress has been made on the commitment in the Gleneagles G8 Climate Change Action Plan to promote the International Energy Agency's 1 Watt Initiative. | | (209778) | 144
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the animal welfare consequences of the use of electric shock (a) collars, (b) mats and (c) leads in training dogs. | | (209515) | 145
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to (a) include all breeds of dog within the provisions of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 so as to prohibit ownership by unfit persons in place of a general prohibition of ownership of particular breeds of dog and (b) prohibit dog rental schemes under the Animal Welfare Act 2006. | | (209626) | 146
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to find alternative sources of funding for the provision of border controls designed to stop the importation of illegal meat following the reduction of his Department's funding. | | (209747) | 147
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what account he takes of the possible effect on England and Wales of Scotland adopting a policy of banning GM crops when formulating policy. | | (209751) | 148
| Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his most recent assessment is of the UK's performance in meeting its international carbon dioxide emission reduction targets. | | (209676) | 149
| Mr John Gummer (Suffolk Coastal): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations he has received from (a) local authorities and (b) hon. and right hon. Members on the adequacy of Felixstowe's flood defences in the last five years; and what actions he took in response to such representations. | | (209871) | 150
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will commission research into the current and future condition of the chalk rivers of Hertfordshire. | | (209570) | 151
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether changes have been made in his Department's assessment of future (a) water demand and (b) water resource in (i) Hertfordshire and (ii) the Eastern Region since 2000 as a result of climate change. | | (209571) | 152
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to encourage improved water flow in the chalk rivers of Hertfordshire; and if he will make a statement. | | (209609) | 153
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what quantity of water he estimates will be necessary for the new homes in Hertfordshire planned up to 2021. | | (209617) | 154
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect on the ecology of the chalk rivers of Hertfordshire of current rates of water abstraction. | | (209634) | 155
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to introduce additional enforcement measures to ensure water efficiency. | | (209635) | 156
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the likelihood of drought conditions in Hertfordshire by 2021. | | (209636) | 157
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what (a) representations he has received on and (b) assessment he has made of the sustainability and acceptability of the abstraction regime in Hertfordshire on summer surface water availability. | | (209637) | 158
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make a statement on the planning and management of water supplies in the East of England. | | (209638) | 159
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the potential for increased water capacity from the Abberton reservoir to be deployed in Hertfordshire. | | (209639) | 160
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what contribution he expects to be made from future (a) demand management and (b) resource development in providing water for homes in the East of England by 2021. | | (209640) | 161
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the reduction in average daily household water usage in the East of England likely to be achieved on an annual basis by 2021; and if he will make a statement. | | (209641) | 162
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent representations he has received from the Environment Agency on the sustainable level of daily household water usage. | | (209656) | 163
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his benchmark figure is for daily household water usage (a) in new developments and (b) in all developments. | | (209657) | 164
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of daily household water usage in Hertfordshire. | | (209658) | 165
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much water is available in Hertfordshire for supply to new homes. | | (209659) | 166
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much unused water capacity there was in each county in the East of England on the last date for which figures are available. | | (209660) | 167
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the extent to which Hertfordshire is water-stressed; and if he will make a statement. | | (209661) | 168
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many cod avoidance plans he has negotiated with British fishing vessels. | | (209587) | 169
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what records he holds on the level of de minimis funding given to the (a) French fishing industry, (b) Spanish fishing fleets and (c) fishing fleets of other EU member states. | | (209588) | 170
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to make extra days of fishing available to English fishing vessels which agree to a cod avoidance plan (a) in 2008 and (b) in 2009. | | (209594) | 171
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the amount of discards made by the English fishing industry in the last 12 months; and what assessment he has made of the relationship between the size of cod stocks fished by English vessels and the volume of discards. | | (209643) | 172
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what evidence he has on the effectiveness of marine conservation areas in (a) fishing waters with reefs and (b) areas of mixed fisheries. | | (209720) | 173
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he expects to publish maps showing the scale and location of marine conservation areas to be established under the Marine Bill. | | (209721) | 174
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what mechanisms will be used to protect marine conservation areas envisaged in his draft Marine Bill from fishing. | | (209722) | 175
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proposals he has for the involvement of fishermen and their organisations in implementing marine conservation areas; and what discussions he has had with them on the matter in preparation of the draft Marine Bill. | | (209723) | 176
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on what basis de minimis grants may be made to the fishing industry under EU rules; whether he plans to provide as such funding to the English fishing industry; and what the limit is of such funds that can be paid to fishing enterprises. | | (209724) | 177
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will commission research on the potential effect of the digging of a deep channel in the Thames adjacent to (a) the Canvey Island sea defences and (b) the Sir Richard Montgomery ammunition ship wreck; and if he will make a statement. | | (209630) | 178
| David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of existing capacity safely to capture and dispose of products containing ozone depleting substances, with particular reference to those contained within plastic foam insulation; and if he will make a statement. | | (209642) | 179
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding was allocated to each county council in England for recycling and sustainable waste management in each year since 1979. | | (209673) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 180
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what meetings his Department has held with the Red Cross on the arrest and detention in adult criminal prisons of Afghan child refugees in Greece; and if he will make a statement. | | (209741) | 181
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the Burmese authorities to encourage them to permit the Red Cross into areas of conflict in Eastern Burma; and if he will make a statement. | | (209742) | 182
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with which countries the UK is discussing extradition arrangements; and if he will make a statement. | | (209850) | 183
| Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to (a) the government of Sudan and (b) the government of South Sudan on the situation in Abyei. | | (209509) | 184
| Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the likely (a) effectiveness and (b) impartiality of the Bangladesh Truth and Accountability Commission. | | (209510) | 185
| Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with African Union member states on the contribution of military forces to the African Union peacekeeping operations in (a) Sudan and (b) Somalia. | | (209511) | 186
| Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received regarding the assassination of the Karen National Union leader from Burma, Padoh Mahn Sha; and whether he has discussed this matter with his Thai counterpart. | | (209502) | 187
| Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of the visit to the UK by representatives of the Karen National Union Peace Council; and what discussions he has held on this matter. | | (209503) | 188
| Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what meetings he has had with representatives of the (a) Karen National Union Peace Council and (b) Karen National Union in the last 12 months. | | (209504) | 189
| Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what meetings he or his officials have held with Pastor Timothy Laklem or other representatives of Asian Tribal Ministries. | | (209505) | 190
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of alleged child abuse by peacekeepers and aid workers in (a) the Ivory Coast, (b) southern Sudan and (c) Haiti. | | (209045) | 191
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of (a) Indonesian military operations in the highlands of West Papua, Jayawijaya Regency and (b) the effect of such operations on the civilian populations; whether he has made representations to the Indonesian government on this matter; and if he will make a statement. | | (209046) | 192
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on the establishment of a UNMIS-monitored demilitarised zone for the Abyei region of Sudan. | | (209746) | 193
| Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the government of Bangladesh about the (a) number and (b) conditions of political prisoners in that country. | | (209872) | 194
| Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the cost has been of (a) accommodation and (b) flights for the employment of overseas security officers as a consequence of staff turnover of personnel employed under the control risk contract in each year since the contract was let; and if he will make a statement. | | (209811) | 195
| Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications of the Cuba government's decision to sign the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. | | (209854) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 196
| Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations his Department has received on the incidence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. | | (209830) | 197
| Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government has taken to raise awareness of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. | | (209831) | 198
| Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the potential for pulmonary rehabilitation and follow-on exercise classes to reduce the number of emergency hospital admissions for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. | | (209832) | 199
| Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the number of (a) emergency hospital admissions and (b) inpatient bed days that could be saved by improving the rate of early diagnosis for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. | | (209833) | 200
N | Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what average waiting times were for (a) adult, (b) adolescent and (c) child psychiatry in each mental health trust in the North East in each year between 2002 and 2007; and how many people were on waiting lists in each category in each year. | | (206719) | 201
N | Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the weighted capitation formula figure is for each primary care trust in England in terms of (a) per capita target and (b) per capita allocation for 2008-09. | | (206721) | 202
N | Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the Newcastle City Overview and Scrutiny Committee has asked him to consider (a) the transfer of the Sir Martin Roth Unit, Newcastle General Hospital to Prudhoe and (b) the closure, and partial transfer to Prudhoe, of the Nuffield Unit, Newcastle upon Tyne. | | (206723) | 203
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Newcastle Central on the date of the publication of the report from the Advisory Committee on Resource Allocation. | | (209753) | 204
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will (a) include treatment for osteoporosis in the GP quality outcare framework and (b) increase the level of funding for such treatment. | | (209625) | 205
| Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department plans to increase the number of trained asthma nurses in deprived areas. | | (209572) | 206
| Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people with asthma were offered a consultation with a trained asthma nurse during the last year for which figures are available. | | (209623) | 207
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 29th April 2008, Official Report, column 275W, on nurses: schools, how many nurses are based in schools, broken down by local education authority. | | (209877) | 208
| Mr John Gummer (Suffolk Coastal): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, under what circumstances his Department requires independent verification of the figures for patient numbers by category provided by the medical director of an NHS trust. | | (209857) | 209
| Mr John Gummer (Suffolk Coastal): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make an assessment of the possible social impact of proposals for the reorganisation of oncology services in the East of England on families in Ipswich and the surrounding areas. | | (209858) | 210
| Mr John Gummer (Suffolk Coastal): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will hold discussions with the Minister for Women and Equality on the possible effect of proposals for the reorganisation of oncology services in the East of England on women in Ipswich and the surrounding areas. | | (209859) | 211
| Mr John Gummer (Suffolk Coastal): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will assess the impact of proposals for the reorganisation of oncology services in the East of England on those living in wards that are low down on the index of multiple deprivation in Ipswich and the surrounding areas. | | (209861) | 212
| Mr John Gummer (Suffolk Coastal): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the impact of proposals for the reorganisation of oncology services in the East of England on carbon dioxide emissions in Ipswich and surrounding areas. | | (209862) | 213
| Mr John Gummer (Suffolk Coastal): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what status his Department classifies Ipswich Hospital as; and when that status last changed. | | (209863) | 214
| Mr John Gummer (Suffolk Coastal): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he takes to ensure that primary care trusts make accurate figures available to members of the public when embarking on consultations for major changes in the services provided by hospitals. | | (209864) | 215
| Mr John Gummer (Suffolk Coastal): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will investigate the accuracy of the figures provided by Ipswich Hospital to the Suffolk Primary Care Trust on the number of head and neck cancer cases dealt with by that hospital. | | (209866) | 216
| Mr John Gummer (Suffolk Coastal): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what definition he uses of close geographical proximity; and whether Ipswich Hospital and the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital are in close geographical proximity according to the terms of that definition. | | (209867) | 217
| Mr John Gummer (Suffolk Coastal): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what definition he uses of sparsely populated area; and whether (a) Norfolk and (b) Suffolk are such areas within the terms of his definition. | | (209869) | 218
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the policy objectives are of retaining Monitor and the Healthcare Commission as separate entities; and if he will set out the objectives of each organisation. | | (209590) | 219
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the running costs of Monitor are expected to be in the next 12 months. | | (209591) | 220
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will merge Monitor and the Healthcare Commission. | | (209592) | 221
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, who the members of the board of Monitor are; and what the professional expertise of each is. | | (209593) | 222
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the cost of abolishing prescription charges. | | (209762) | 223
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of people registered with a NHS dentist in (a) 1997, (b) 1999, (c) 2002 and (d) 2006. | | (209848) | 224
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of hospital admissions related to (a) dentistry and (b) dental problems in each of the last 10 years. | | (209849) | 225
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) training and (b) consultancy posts were established in each of the last five years for paediatrics. | | (209631) | 226
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many hospital admissions to (a) Southend Hospital and (b) Basildon Hospital that were (i) primarily related to drug misuse and (ii) where drug misuse was a secondary factor there have been in each of the last five years. | | (209632) | 227
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS dentists there were in (a) Essex and (b) Castle Point in each of the last five years. | | (209633) | 228
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the median waiting time was for (a) an outpatient first appointment and (b) an inpatient appointment in (i) Cornwall, (ii) each parliamentary constituency in Cornwall, (iii) the South West region and (iv) England in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (209674) | 229
| Mr Paul Truswell (Pudsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department plans to undertake research into sudden unexplained deaths in epilepsy. | | (209816) | 230
| Mr Paul Truswell (Pudsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what monitoring his Department undertakes of the incidence and causes of sudden unexplained deaths in epilepsy. | | (209843) | 231
| Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has for future levels of spending in GP surgeries, with particular reference to services for hard to reach vulnerable patients. | | (209498) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 232
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases have been reported of threatening or abusive behaviour towards hunt monitors by supporters of hunting with dogs in the last 12 months; what steps are being taken to prevent illegal hunting activity and to enforce the provisions of the Hunting Act 2004; and if she will make a statement. | | (209678) | 233
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information technology projects are being undertaken by (a) her Department and (b) its agencies; what the (i) start date, (ii) original planned completion date, (iii) expected completion date, (iv) originally planned costs and (v) estimated costs are of each; and if she will make a statement. | | (209679) | 234
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were (a) cautioned, (b) prosecuted and (c) given a penalty notice for disorder for selling alcohol to people under the age of 18 years in each borough in London in each of the last five years. | | (209842) | 235
N | Mike Gapes (Ilford South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the UK Border Agency plans to reply to the letter of 24th April 2008 from the hon. Member for Ilford South on his constituent Mr Dominic Brown and the request for a visit visa for Ms Saeeda Begum following the outcome of her appeal on 20th February 2008, reference 1403584. | | (209422) | 236
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many deaths or injuries due to gun crime there have been (a) in total and (b) per head in (i) Wales and (ii) England in each year since 1997 for which information is available. | | (209828) | 237
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many recorded gun crimes, excluding those involving use of air weapons, have been committed (a) in total and (b) per head in (i) Wales and (ii) England in each year since 1997 for which information is available. | | (209829) | 238
| Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the reasons are for the time taken to reply to the letter of 29th February 2008 from the hon. Member for North Down in relation to Mrs Margaret Rippey. | | (209624) | 239
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her most recent estimate is of the number of illegal migrants in (a) Kettering, (b) Northamptonshire and (c) England. | | (209307) | 240
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 31st March 2008, Official Report, column 602W, on Departmental accountancy, what estimate she has made of the monthly cost to her Department of providing the data for 385 departmental budget lines to HM Treasury. | | (209860) | 241
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many reports of missing people were made to Cleveland Police in 2007, broken down by local authority area; how many of them related to (a) vulnerable adults, (b) children under the age of 12 years, (c) children aged 12 to 16 years old and (d) young people aged 17 to 18 years old; and how many of the reports of a missing person under the age of 18 years old related to a child or young person (i) in the care of a local authority, (ii) with a learning disability and (iii) with a physical disability. | | (209508) | 242
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will seek advice from (a) the police and (b) other security agencies on the implications for hon. Members' safety of publication of their home addresses in accessible form. | | (209162) | 243
| Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effects of the increase in the number of internet service providers using filters to prevent access to child sexual abuse images. | | (209618) | 244
| Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with (a) US and (b) Russian authorities on preventing access to child abuse images on the internet. | | (209619) | 245
| Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what further steps she plans to take to prevent producers of child sexual abuse images from hopping servers. | | (209620) | 246
| Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has for the future of the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre. | | (209621) | 247
| Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will assess the adequacy of the advice given by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary to police authority appointment panels for senior police posts. | | (209855) | 248
| Mr John Spellar (Warley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many vehicles were stopped at the Port of Dover as a result of the use of automatic number plate recognition in the last 12 months. | | (209765) | 249
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what reports she has received of the police preventing members of the public from taking photographs in public places; what her policy is on this matter; and if she will make a statement. | | (209526) | 250
| Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 3rd June 2008, Official Report, column 883W, on human trafficking: children, when she expects the Child Exploitation Online Protection Centre study will be published; and what the reason is for the time taken to publish it. | | (209856) | 251
| Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 3rd June 2008, Official Report, column 883W, on human trafficking, what definition of the term juxtaposed controls she uses. | | (209865) | 252
| Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 21st April 2008, Official Report, column 1489W, on foreign workers: domestic service, if she will take steps to reconsider the proposal that migrant domestic workers must stay with the employer to whom the visa has been granted. | | (209868) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills 253
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many types of apprenticeship are available; and what estimate he has made of the number of people on each scheme. | | (209310) | 254
N | Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what estimate he has made of the number of British students who visited Syria to study (a) Arabic, (b) Islamic Studies and (c) any other academic course in each of the last 10 years; and what information he has on which institutions they attended. | | (209421) | 255
N | Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how much funding was allocated to Warrington Collegiate for apprenticeships in each of the last five years. | | (209231) | 256
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what estimate he has made of the cost of abolishing university tuition fees for all undergraduate students from England studying at English universities. | | (209759) | 257
| Joan Ryan (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many students resident in Enfield North constituency entered higher education in each of the last 10 years. | | (209671) | 258
| Stephen Williams (Bristol West): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what reports he has received of the level of training of sign language interpreters in Wales; and if he will increase provision for sign language interpreters training in England. | | (209523) | 259
| Stephen Williams (Bristol West): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what information his Department holds on the skills base of grounds professionals. | | (209785) | 260
| Stephen Williams (Bristol West): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what assessment he has made of the future skills base of grounds professionals. | | (209786) | 261
| Stephen Williams (Bristol West): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many colleges have applied for degree-awarding powers since 1st May 2008. | | (209787) | 262
| Stephen Williams (Bristol West): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) 18 to 20 year olds and (b) persons aged 21 years and over with A levels, Vocational A levels, NVQ Level 3, advanced apprenticeships or other qualifications who began courses for (i) full-time and (ii) part-time foundation degrees in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (209788) | 263
| Stephen Williams (Bristol West): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how much is planned to be spent on Train to Gain in each year from 2007-08 to 2010-11; and how much has been allocated to (a) skills brokers, (b) wage compensation, (c) adult basic skills, (d) adult first full Level 2 and adult second full Level 2, (e) adult first non-Level 2 and adult second non-Level 2, (f) adult first full Level 3 and adult second full Level 3, (g) adult first non-Level 3 and adult second non-Level 3 and (h) higher education Level 4 provision in each year. | | (209789) | 264
| Stephen Williams (Bristol West): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how much was spent within Train to Gain on (a) private employers, (b) public employers, in each sector and (c) voluntary employers in (i) 2006-07 and (ii) 2007-08. | | (209790) | 265
| Stephen Williams (Bristol West): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how much is expected to be spent within Train to Gain on (a) 16 to 19 year olds and (b) people aged 19 years and older from 2007-08 to 2010-11. | | (209791) | 266
| Stephen Williams (Bristol West): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how much is expected to be spent within Train to Gain on (a) volunteers, (b) the self-employed, (c) employees, (d) full-time employees and (e) part-time employees in each year from 2007-08 to 2010-11. | | (209792) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 267
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what contribution his Department has made to increasing food aid to Egypt since March 2006; and if he will make a statement. | | (209732) | 268
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding his Department has provided to the African Children's Educational Trust for each year since 2000; and if he will make a statement. | | (209733) | 269
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which 10 recipients received the greatest amount of UK aid for Palestinian refugees in 2007-08; how much each received; and if he will make a statement. | | (209734) | 270
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment his Department has made of the humanitarian implications of the food price rise in Egypt; and if he will make a statement. | | (209735) | 271
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what level and type of aid assistance his Department is providing to Sudan in 2008-09; and if he will make a statement. | | (209736) | 272
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much UK aid he estimates reached internally displaced people in the West Bank in each year since 1997; and what factors have slowed the distribution of aid. | | (209737) | 273
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what aid is being provided to Somalia to develop efficient and up-to-date methods of food production; and if he will make a statement. | | (209743) | 274
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate he has made of the effect of economic sanctions on food and medicine distribution in Zimbabwe in 2007-08; and if he will make a statement. | | (209744) | 275
| Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the humanitarian situation in Abyei. | | (209512) | 276
| Colin Challen (Morley & Rothwell): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what meetings he has held with representatives of the space industry on the development of earth observation satellites to undertake monitoring work on global weather patterns to reduce the impact of natural disasters in the last 12 months. | | (209769) | 277
| Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will increase levels of support given to the Thailand Burma Border Consortium following rice price increases. | | (209501) | 278
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of international progress towards the UN commitment to eliminating violence against women as adopted in 1995; and what contribution the UK has made to that work. | | (209748) | 279
N | Mr Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the territorial extent of the agreement with the government of Burma on distribution of aid to alleviate the effects of Cyclone Nargis is. | | (209399) | 280
N | Mr Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of his Department's annual budget for aid to Burma for 2008-09 has been allocated to (a) the United Nations, (b) international non-governmental organisations and (c) Burmese aid organisations. | | (209407) | 281
N | Mr Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps he has taken to ensure that aid delivered to Burma via UK transport is not appropriated by Burmese armed forces. | | (209479) | 282
| Mr John Spellar (Warley): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Oral Answer of 30th April 2008, Official Report, column 286, what recent assessment he has made of the contribution of market speculation to the effects on developing countries of the increase in world food prices. | | (209766) | 283
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what progress has been made on the UK's commitment to universal access to HIV/AIDS treatment by 2010. | | (209527) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice 284
| Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what sentencing guidelines apply to the offence of causing death by careless driving. | | (209668) | 285
N | Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Lasting Powers of Attorney have been registered by the Office of the Public Guardian under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 since their introduction. | | (209313) | 286
N | Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Enduring Powers of Attorney were registered by the Office of the Public Guardian between (a) October 2006 and October 2007 and (b) October 2005 and October 2006. | | (209314) | 287
N | Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the implementation of Lasting Powers of Attorney by the Office of the Public Guardian under the Mental Capacity Act 2005; and if he will make a statement. | | (209316) | 288
| Mr John Gummer (Suffolk Coastal): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will assess the adequacy of the systems in place at Hollesley Bay Prison intended to prevent those on training schemes from (a) accessing drugs and alcohol and (b) using their work time for social activities. | | (209875) | 289
| John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many injunctions against domestic violence perpetrators have been (a) made by courts and (b) breached under the provisions of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004; and how many breaches have led to a term of imprisonment. | | (209667) | 290
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make it his policy to record the number of cases brought before the courts in England and Wales for crimes committed against persons arising from their having left the Islamic faith. | | (209517) | 291
| Mr Paul Truswell (Pudsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if his Department will require (a) medical advisers, (b) coroners and (c) other relevant professionals to undertake specific training in the (i) investigation, (ii) certification and (iii) holding of inquests into sudden unexplained deaths in epilepsy and other epilepsy-related deaths. | | (209780) | 292
| Mr Paul Truswell (Pudsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if his Department will put in place measures to ensure that (a) coroners and (b) local safeguarding children boards work together more effectively on investigating child deaths. | | (209781) | 293
| Mr Paul Truswell (Pudsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if his Department will issue guidance to ensure that people bereaved as a result of sudden unexplained deaths in epilepsy are provided with details of Epilepsy Bereaved and other relevant support services. | | (209782) | 294
| Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what representations he has received on the exclusion of people receiving treatment for a mental illness from undertaking jury service, with particular reference to its compatibility with the Disability Discrimination Act 2005. | | (209499) | Questions to the Leader of the House 295
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Leader of the House, pursuant to her Statement of 22nd May 2008, Official Report, column 399, on publication of hon. Members' addresses, what assessment she has made of the effect on the (a) personal safety and (b) ability to speak on controversial issues of hon. and right hon. Members if their home addresses are published and accessible; whether she has (i) sought and (ii) received security advice on the implications of such publication for the safety of right hon. and hon. Members, their families and neighbours; and if she will make a statement. | | (209161) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 296
N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when the Saville inquiry is due to report; and what his most recent estimate is of the cost of the inquiry. | | (209230) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 297
| Mr Crispin Blunt (Reigate): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to ensure the maintenance scheme on the drainage system on the M25 between junctions 8 and 9 close to Walton on the Hill includes provision to replace the concrete surface with a quieter surface. | | (209513) | 298
| Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average speed was of drivers successfully prosecuted for exceeding the speed limit in SPECS sites on the (a) M25 and (b) M11 in each of the last five years. | | (209808) | 299
| Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many successful prosecutions of drivers exceeding the speed limit in SPECS sites on the (a) M25 and (b) M11 there were in each of the last five years. | | (209814) | 300
| Colin Challen (Morley & Rothwell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made on the commitment to the Gleneagles G8 Climate Change Action Plan to use public procurement policy to accelerate market development of low-carbon vehicles. | | (209771) | 301
| Colin Challen (Morley & Rothwell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made on the commitment in the Gleneagles G8 Climate Change Action Plan to support climate science research on specific aviation-related atmospheric issues to inform technological and operational responses; and what responses have resulted. | | (209774) | 302
| Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support her Department provides to assist the development of cycle networks in Bournemouth. | | (209677) | 303
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many passengers (a) entered and (b) left each port in Wales in the last 12 years; and what tonnage of (i) imports and (ii) exports there was from each port in each year. | | (209845) | 304
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost of a standard rail fare was from Cardiff to Bangor in each of the last 12 years. | | (209846) | 305
N | Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she expects the first new inter-city express programme carriages to be (a) ordered, (b) delivered and (c) brought into service. | | (208283) | 306
N | Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether 1,300 new carriages are still expected to be produced under the High Level Output Statement; and whether any of those carriages will be cascaded from other operators. | | (209232) | 307
N | John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many prosecutions were brought following assaults on railway station staff in (a) 2004, (b) 2005, (c) 2006, (d) 2007 and (e) 2008. | | [R] (208281) | 308
N | John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many stations on the national rail network are unstaffed (a) after 18.00 hours, (b) at the weekend and (c) outside morning and evening peak periods. | | [R] (208282) | 309
| Dr Nick Palmer (Broxtowe): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer from Lord Bassam of Brighton on 2nd June 2008, House of Lords, Official Report, column 26-8WA, on transport: tram trains, where and when the second phase of the trial will be held. | | (209852) | 310
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance her Department issues to local authorities on the applicability of parking regulations to parking enforcement vehicles. | | (209524) | 311
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the number of councils using CCTV cars for the enforcement of parking restrictions. | | (209525) | 312
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will visit Canvey Island during the rush hour period to meet residents and commuters to discuss ways to reduce congestion. | | (209629) | 313
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information was provided to her Department by Alstom and Barclays Private Equity on their reasons for withdrawing from the tendering process to build trains under the Intercity Express Programme. | | (209663) | 314
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will commission an independent assessment of the information provided by BAA for the preparation of the Adding Capacity at Heathrow consultation document. | | (209664) | 315
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to measure (a) the total greenhouse gas emissions and (b) the monetary costs arising from those emissions from inbound international flights to the UK. | | (209665) | 316
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of progress in planning the proposed (a) western route and (b) northern route of the M6-Heysham link road. | | (209666) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales 317
| Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with Treasury Ministers on steps being taken by that Department to alleviate any effects on local employment of the closure or downgrading of HM Revenue and Customs offices in Wales. | | (209500) | Questions to the Minister for Women and Equality 318
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, what representations she has received on the applicability of sexual discrimination legislation to the membership rules of private members' clubs; and if she will make a statement. | | (209516) | 319
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, if she will commission research into the incidence of discrimination in the supply of goods and services to children and young people under 18 years of age on the basis of their age; and if she will make a statement. | | (209654) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 320
N | Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate he has made of the (a) number and (b) proportion of pensioners who will be entitled to (i) means-tested benefits and (ii) pension credits in (A) 2010, (B) 2020, (C) 2030, (D) 2040 and (E) 2050; and if he will make a statement. | | (209394) | 321
N | Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent representations he has received on the reduction in backdating periods for pension credit, council tax benefit and housing benefit; and what estimate he has made of the number of claims for backdating for periods of over three months in (a) 2005, (b) 2006 and (c) 2007. | | (206722) | 322
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the value of unclaimed means-tested (a) benefits, (b) pension credit, (c) disability related allowances and (d) attendance allowance was in each of the last three years. | | (209755) | 323
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy to (a) permit telephone or postal signing on and (b) provide assistance towards travel expenses to allow claimants to sign on in person where local Jobcentre Plus offices have closed and claimants do not live near another office. | | (209752) | 324
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much he estimates will be spent on each type of employment and support allowance in each of the next five years. | | (209311) | 325
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much he estimates will be spent on each type of incapacity benefit in each of the next five years. | | (209317) | 326
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people beginning to claim incapacity benefit were entitled to an age addition in each of the last five years. | | (209318) | 327
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was spent on age additions to incapacity benefit in each of the last five years. | | (209319) | 328
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much he expects to spend on each type of income support in each of the next five years. | | (209320) | 329
| Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many fatal accidents were recorded in relation to the operation of wind turbines in (a) Wales, (b) England, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (209566) | 330
| Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what entitlement a married man has to a state retirement pension on the basis of contributions made by his wife; and if he will make a statement. | | (209567) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 331
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many business registrations for value added tax there have been in (a) Leeds Metropolitan District, (b) Leeds West constituency area and (c) Yorkshire and Humberside in each year since 2000. | | [Transferred] (209740) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 332
| Colin Challen (Morley & Rothwell): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish the response to the letter to the Prime Minister dated 19th December 2007 from Dr James Hansen on the development of coal-fired power stations. | | [Transferred] (209770) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 333
| Mr John Gummer (Suffolk Coastal): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will review the extradition treaty with the US with a view to ensuring that the UK is able to extradite suspects from the US under the same conditions pertaining to extradition from the UK to the US. | | [Transferred] (209876) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales 334
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many recorded deaths from traffic accidents there were in Wales in each of the last 12 years. | | [Transferred] (209844) |
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