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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Tuesday 8 July 2008
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Tuesday 8 July 2008
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Tuesday 8 July of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper. They are arranged in alphabetical order of answering Department. For other Written Questions for answer on Tuesday 8 July of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Tuesday 8 July see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 1
| Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department's internal guidance for officials on the drafting of answers to Parliamentary Questions. | | (217338) | 2
| Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how much has been spent on the Trade Union Modernisation Fund in each year since its establishment. | | (217362) | 3
| Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what the planned expenditure on the Trade Union Modernisation Fund is in each of the next three years. | | (217363) | 4
| Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, pursuant to the Answer of 20th June 2008, Official Report, column 1274W, on economic and monetary union, for what reasons he is not willing to place a copy of his Department's euro transition plan in the Library. | | (217442) | 5
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what proportion of staff of his Department and its agencies did not receive the maximum bonus possible under a bonus scheme applying to them since his Department was established. | | (217372) | 6
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many staff in (a) his Department and (b) his Department's agencies have taken early retirement in the last two years. | | (217386) | 7
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what assessment he has made of the implications for the privacy of British internet users of the requirement for Google to disclose to a third party the viewing log of people who have its YouTube service. | | (217419) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 8
N | Nick Ainger (Carmarthen West & South Pembrokeshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions his Department had with representatives of senior management of the Large Business Sector (oils) in HM Revenue and Customs before publishing the proposal to close the HM Revenue and Customs Pembroke Dock office. | | (216636) | 9
N | Nick Ainger (Carmarthen West & South Pembrokeshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the publication of HM Revenue and Customs Workforce Change proposals on 11th June, how much spare capacity there will be in Ty Glees Carmarthen, following the transfer of staff from Ty Myoddin Carmarthen to Ty Glees. | | (216638) | 10
N | Nick Ainger (Carmarthen West & South Pembrokeshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the publication of HM Revenue and Customs Workforce Change proposals on 11th June, how many staff will be transferred from Pembrokeshire offices to Ty Glees in Carmarthen. | | (216639) | 11
N | Nick Ainger (Carmarthen West & South Pembrokeshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions HM Revenue and Customs officials have had with officials of the UK Border Agency on the co-location of their staff in Pembrokeshire. | | (216640) | 12
N | Mr Crispin Blunt (Reigate): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government has evidence that Bank Melli plc has been in breach of UN Security Council resolutions 1737, 1747 and 1803. | | (217079) | 13
N | Mr Crispin Blunt (Reigate): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the EU designation and his Department's asset freeze imposed on Bank Melli plc is (a) related to Bank Melli plc's activities or (b) aimed at the holding company in Iran; and if he will make a statement. | | (217080) | 14
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what amount of funds in the UK is frozen in accordance with Council Decision 2008/475/EC of 23rd June 2008 concerning restrictive measures against Iran. | | (217310) | 15
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what amount of funds in the UK is frozen in accordance with UN Security Council Resolution (a) 1737 (2006), (b) 1747 (2007) and (c) 1803 (2008). | | (217311) | 16
| Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance (a) the Office for Government Commerce and (b) his Department has provided on the use of eBay to sell surplus government stock or assets. | | (217359) | 17
| Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has been spent on legal costs in relation to the Office of Government Commerce and the Identity Cards Gateway Review. | | (217360) | 18
| Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which (a) companies and (b) other organisations have a framework agreement with the Office of Government Commerce. | | (217361) | 19
| Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer from the Minister of State, Home Office, to the hon. Member for Angus of 12th June 2008, Official Report, columns 471-2W, on departmental property, if he will place in the Library a copy of the new Treasury reporting procedures; and for what reasons the details of stolen assets are not required to be specified under the procedures. | | (217441) | 20
| Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what planning applications were made by his Department between May 1997 and May 2001; and for what purpose in each case. | | (217445) | 21
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff in (a) his Department and (b) his Department's agencies have taken early retirement in the last two years. | | (217383) | 22
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff in his Department and its agencies have been (a) dismissed and (b) disciplined for their conduct in the last two years. | | (217405) | 23
N | Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received on the use of red diesel by groundsmen employed by local authorities when driving on public roads between local authority-owned open spaces and recreation grounds; and if he will make a statement. | | (217130) | 24
N | Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what (a) costs and (b) savings he expects to arise from the closure of HM Revenue and Customs' Brecon office, broken down by budget heading. | | (217145) | 25
N | Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what savings HM Revenue and Customs plans to make through (a) staff headcount reductions and (b) asset disposal at its Brecon tax office in the next 12 months. | | (217147) | 26
N | Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the effect on costs of increased travel allowances for staff relocated from HM Revenue and Customs' Brecon office to an alternative tax office. | | (217250) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families 27
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what proportion of (a) all pupils and (b) pupils eligible to receive free school meals did not attain any GCSE grades higher than a D in 2007. | | (217329) | 28
| Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, pursuant to the Answer of 16th June 2008, Official Report, column 780W, on the Morning Star, whether his Department's (a) press office, (b) ministerial offices and (c) library subscribe to the Morning Star. | | (217446) | 29
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what proportion of staff of his Department did not receive the maximum bonus possible under a bonus scheme applying to them since the Department was established. | | (217371) | 30
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many staff in his Department have taken early retirement since the Department was established. | | (217379) | 31
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many staff in his Department have been (a) dismissed and (b) disciplined for their conduct since the Department was established. | | (217413) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 32
N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, on how many occasions since 1st June 2007 (a) focus groups have been consulted and (b) polling surveys have been undertaken; and what subject was in question in each case. | | (217149) | 33
| Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, pursuant to the Answer of 19th June 2008, Official Report, column 1186W, on departmental procurement, if he will place in the Library a copy of the list of names and addresses of each organisation that supplied goods or services to the Cabinet Office in 2007-08, derived from purchase order information held in the Department's electronic database. | | (217334) | 34
| Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, pursuant to the Answer of 19th June 2008, Official Report, column 1184W, on 10 Downing Street: manpower, what the job titles and specifications are of each of the 10 staff in the House Management Team. | | (217335) | 35
| Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, pursuant to the Answer of 18th June 2008, Official Report, column 1187W, on economic and monetary union, if he will place a copy of the Central Office of Information's euro changeover plan in the Library when it is published. | | (217336) | 36
| Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how much was spent on the refurbishment and maintenance of (a) the Downing Street offices and (b) the 10 and 11 Downing Street flats in (i) 2006-07 and (ii) 2007-08. | | (217339) | 37
| Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many staff worked in the Office of the Third Sector in April 2008; and what plans there are for the number of staff which will be in place in April 2009. | | (217347) | 38
| Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many Freedom of Information Act 2000 requests to the Cabinet Office are being considered on grounds of a possible public interest exemption more than (a) three months, (b) six months, (c) nine months and (d) 12 months after the initial request was made without a decision or refusal notice having been issued. | | (217348) | 39
| Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what the average time taken by his Department to consider the application of a possible public interest exemption was in relation to a Freedom of Information (a) initial request and (b) internal review since the Act came into force. | | (217349) | 40
| Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what contracts the Cabinet Office has with mobile telephone operators for the provision of mobile telephones for (a) staff and (b) ministerial use. | | (217350) | 41
| Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how frequently the Cabinet Office makes a payment to the Government Carbon Offsetting Fund; and whether the calculation of the cost of the offsetting is made by the Cabinet Office or the Offsetting Fund. | | (217351) | 42
| Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what the average cost per hour to his Department was of a management consultant working in the Cabinet Office in the last 12 months. | | (217352) | 43
| Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, if he will place in the Library copies of the menus, including prices, for the 10 Downing Street canteen from 30th June to 4th July 2008. | | (217353) | 44
| Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, on what date the Charity Commission began its current investigation into the Smith Institute. | | (217364) | 45
| Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many complaints the Charity Commission has received about the Smith Institute. | | (217365) | 46
| Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, whether privilege day holidays for civil servants are the same for all Government departments. | | (217367) | 47
| Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what requirements there are on 10 Downing Street to make Gershon efficiency savings. | | (217399) | 48
| Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many freedom of information requests the Cabinet Office received in 2007-08; what each request was for; and what action has been taken on each. | | (217400) | 49
| Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what the estimated cost to the public purse, including office costs, is of employing the five policy officers for the Office of the Third Sector in 2008-09. | | (217401) | 50
| Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many copies of the Morning Star are purchased each day by the Media Monitoring Unit. | | (217402) | 51
| Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, pursuant to the Answer of 4th June 2008, Official Report, column 1046W, on departmental recordings, what records are kept by the Cabinet Office website or IT team of the videos stored on the departmental intranet. | | (217443) | 52
| Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, pursuant to the Answer of 4th June 2008, Official Report, column 1046W, on departmental recordings, whether videos used by the Cabinet Office are produced by the Department or by others. | | (217444) | 53
| Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of expenditure made from the Futurebuilders England Fund. | | (217433) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 54
N | John Austin (Erith & Thamesmead): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions she has had with (a) the Mayor of London and (b) Transport for London on the Thames Gateway Bridge; what her policy is on the re-opening of the associated public inquiry; and if she will make a statement. | | (215451) | 55
N | Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what monies were vired from the growth area funding originally allocated to the Thames Gateway area to the Olympic Delivery Authority in each of the last three financial years; and if she will make a statement. | | (216942) | 56
N | John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what her Department's estimate for planning purposes of the convergence costs associated with FiReControl was in each fire (a) authority and (b) region; and whether these costs will be included in the FiReControl business case. | | [R] (217125) | 57
N | John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the (a) staffing costs, including civil servants, interim and agency staff, (b) secondment costs and (c) travel costs of the national FiReControl project team have been; and whether these costs are included in the business case. | | [R] (217126) | 58
N | John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the (a) staffing costs, including civil servants, interim and agency staff, (b) secondment costs and (c) travel costs of the regional FiReControl project teams have been; and whether these costs are included in the business case. | | [R] (217127) | 59
N | John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the cost, including VAT, has been of consultants' fees for the FiReControl project, broken down by consultancy; and which of these costs will be included in the business case. | | [R] (217128) | 60
N | John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what her estimate is of the cost, including VAT, of all consultants' fees for the FiReControl project for the duration of the project. | | [R] (217129) | 61
| Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 18th June 2008, Official Report, column 950W, on economic and monetary union, if she will place in the Library a copy of (a) her Department's euro changeover plan as updated in June 2007 and (b) the plans of each of the agencies and non-departmental public bodies listed in the Answer. | | (217440) | 62
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of staff of her Department and its agencies did not receive the maximum bonus possible under a bonus scheme applying to them in the last two years. | | (217369) | 63
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many staff in her (a) Department and (b) Department's agencies have taken early retirement in the last two years. | | (217377) | 64
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many staff in her Department and its agencies have been (a) dismissed and (b) disciplined for their conduct in the last two years. | | (217411) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 65
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of staff of his Department and its agency did not receive the maximum bonus possible under a bonus scheme applying to them in the last two years. | | (217368) | 66
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many staff in his Department have taken early retirement in the last two years. | | (217398) | 67
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many staff in his Department and its agency have been (a) dismissed and (b) disciplined for their conduct in the last two years. | | (217410) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 68
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of the National Security Strategy's objectives in areas within his Department's responsibility have been implemented; and if he will make a statement. | | (217345) | 69
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department and its agencies have to implement the National Security Strategy within areas of his Department's responsibility; and if he will make a statement. | | (217346) | 70
| Mr Doug Henderson (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many houses on the Ministry of Defence estate will be refurbished in each of the next five years. | | (217308) | 71
| Mr Doug Henderson (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many houses on the Ministry of Defence estate in (a) the North of England and (b) Cumbria will be refurbished in each of the next five years. | | (217309) | 72
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will estimate (a) the number and (b) the proportion of the population which has served at any time in the armed forces. | | (217326) | 73
| Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library a copy of the internal guidance available on his Department's staff intranet on the drafting of answers to Parliamentary Questions. | | (217337) | 74
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the minutes of the last meeting of the Defence Training Review Executive Board. | | (217394) | 75
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the impact on Defence Training Review project financing of levels of demand from residential developers for his Department's land at (a) Aborfield and (b) Borden. | | (217395) | 76
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff in (a) his Department and (b) his Department's agencies have taken early retirement in the last two years. | | (217382) | 77
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff in his Department and its agencies have been (a) dismissed and (b) disciplined for their conduct in the last two years. | | (217414) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 78
N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the volume of average water leakages per megalitre per day was in each of the last five years, broken down by (a) distribution and (b) supply infrastructure. | | (217283) | 79
N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the levels of compensation paid by water companies to their customers were last reviewed; and if he will make a statement. | | (217284) | 80
N | Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park & Kensington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) pensioner and (b) other households received support from the Warm Front scheme in each parliamentary constituency in the last five years. | | (214425) | 81
N | Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the UK will be participating in the conference to be held in Reunion from 7th to 11th July on the EU and its overseas entities strategies to counter climate change and biodiversity loss. | | (217249) | 82
| Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 1st July 2008, Official Report, column 733W, on food supply, what stocks are held which are not part of the existing food distribution chain. | | (217306) | 83
| Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, through what mechanism payments to the Government Carbon Offsetting Fund are made by individual departments; and whether the calculation of the amount of carbon dioxide equivalent to be offset is made by the relevant department or by the Fund. | | (217355) | 84
| Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, who administers the operation of the Government Carbon Offsetting Fund. | | (217356) | 85
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many staff in (a) his Department and (b) his Department's agencies have taken early retirement in the last two years. | | (217397) | 86
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many staff in his Department and its agencies have been (a) dismissed and (b) disciplined for their conduct in the last two years. | | (217407) | 87
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of staff of his Department and its agencies did not receive the maximum bonus possible under a bonus scheme applying to them in the last two years. | | (217418) | 88
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what research his Department has undertaken on the use of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique to identify infected badger setts; and when he estimates an effective PCR test is likely to be available. | | (217307) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 89
| Mr George Galloway (Bethnal Green & Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what arrangements have been made by the BBC World Service with the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority for control of content of re-broadcast BBC material in Pakistan; what level of Ministerial consent was required for this arrangement; and if he will make a statement. | | (217389) | 90
N | Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he plans to reply to the letter of 22nd April 2008, reference M7079/8, from the honourable Member for Wycombe, forwarded from the Home Office, on passport photograph requirements for visas and the hijab in relation to Dubai. | | (217118) | 91
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many requests for exemptions from UN travel restrictions on Iran have been received by the committee established pursuant to UN Resolution 1737 (2006); and how many of these have been granted. | | (217312) | 92
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on how many occasions the UN Security Council Committee on Iran sanctions established under UN Resolution 1737 (2006) has received information on alleged violations of measures imposed by Resolution (a) 1737 (2006), (b) 1747 (2007) and (c) 1803 (2008); and what action was taken in each case. | | (217313) | 93
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on how many occasions the UN Security Council Committee on Iran sanctions established under UN Resolution 1737 (2006) has received a request for the sale, transfer or provision of items prohibited under paragraphs 3, 4 and 6 of that resolution; how many such requests have been granted; and on how many occasions such requests have been granted because Iran has stated it will not use such items in nuclear activities. | | (217314) | 94
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of breaches of UN sanctions prohibiting the supply, sale or transfer of arms or related material from Iran; and if he will make a statement. | | (217315) | 95
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the efforts of Brigadier-General Mohammed Reza Naqdi to get round UN sanctions on Iran were, as referred to in Annex 1 of UN Security Council Resolution 1803 (2008). | | (217316) | 96
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many written reports have been submitted to the UN Security Council following an inspection of cargoes to and from Iran in accordance with paragraphs 11 and 12 of UN Security Council Resolution 1803; and if he will make a statement. | | (217317) | 97
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 24th June 2008, Official Report, columns 147-8W, on Iran (nuclear programme), what the evidential basis is for his statement that UN resolution 1803 has been fully implemented. | | (217391) | 98
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 24th June 2008, Official Report, columns 147-8W, on Iran (nuclear programme), what the evidential basis is for his statement that sanctions are having an effect on the Iranian economy; and what effect such sanctions are having. | | (217392) | 99
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 4th February 2008, Official Report, columns 770-1W, on UN resolutions: frontiers, how many further notifications have been received by the UN Security Council Committee established pursuant to UN Resolution 1737 (2006) from states reporting the entry into or transit through their territories of designated persons. | | (217393) | 100
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many staff in his (a) Department and (b) Department's agencies have taken early retirement in the last two years. | | (217387) | 101
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many staff in his Department and its agencies have been (a) dismissed and (b) disciplined for their conduct in the last two years. | | (217409) | 102
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of relations between China and Taiwan. | | (217423) | 103
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the political situation in South Ossetia. | | (217425) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 104
N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Food Standards Agency is taking to ensure that food containing genetically modified organisms which is sold in restaurants and public houses is identified as such to customers; and if he will make a statement. | | (217152) | 105
N | Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many recommendations the National Commissioning Group has made on national funding for ultra orphan therapies; whether his Department may overturn any decisions made by the National Specialised Commissioning Group on the funding of ultra orphan therapies; and if he will make a statement. | | (216766) | 106
N | Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what systems his Department has in place to prevent geographical variations in prescribing of novel and unique drug therapies for rare disorders which are not appraised by the National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence; and if he will make a statement. | | (216767) | 107
N | Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans the National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence has to appraise ultra orphan therapies; and if he will make a statement. | | (216768) | 108
N | Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, by what procedures and under what authority specialist commissioning groups assess funding for ultra orphan therapies; and if he will make a statement. | | (216769) | 109
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department plans to take to reduce the mortality rate of babies born prematurely. | | (217344) | 110
| Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many missed appointments there have been (a) at Luton and Dunstable Hospital, (b) in Luton Primary Care Trust and (c) in Luton Mental Health Trust in the last 12 months; and what the cost of missed appointments in each category was over that period. | | (217435) | 111
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations his Department has received on the number of beds in maternity facilities at Hemel Hempstead Hospital since June 2005; and if he will make a statement. | | (217318) | 112
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of staff of his Department and its agencies did not receive the maximum bonus possible under a bonus scheme applying to them in the last two years. | | (217374) | 113
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many staff in (a) his Department and (b) his Department's agencies have taken early retirement in the last two years. | | (217380) | 114
| Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the first cohort of new dentists will qualify from the new dental school in Carlisle. | | (217426) | 115
| Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the number of dentists required in (a) Cumbria and (b) Copeland constituency to meet demand for NHS dental care. | | (217427) | 116
| Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many students are expected to qualify as dentists from the new dental school in Carlisle each year. | | (217428) | 117
| Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many Copeland residents access NHS dental treatment outside Copeland. | | (217429) | 118
| Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many dental practices in (a) Cumbria and (b) Copeland constituency have stopped accepting NHS patients in the last 12 months. | | (217430) | 119
| Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many dental practices in (a) Cumbria and (b) Copeland constituency are accepting new NHS patients. | | (217431) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 120
N | Nick Ainger (Carmarthen West & South Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff of the UK Border Agency will be based in (a) Pembroke Dock and (b) Fishguard when they become fully operational. | | (216637) | 121
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to begin the new scheme targeted at domestic violence victims with no recourse to public funds, which will pay their housing and living costs if they are granted indefinite leave to remain. | | (217327) | 122
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will establish a working group with members drawn from non-governmental organisations and women's groups to advise it on policy on women with no recourse to public funds who have experienced domestic violence. | | (217376) | 123
| Mr David Hamilton (Midlothian): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many passports were reported lost or stolen by people aged (a) under 18, (b) between 19 and 25, (c) between 25 and 35, (d) between 35 and 45, (e) between 45 and 55, (f) between 55 and 65 and (g) over 65 years old in the last year for which figures are available. | | (217420) | 124
| Mr David Hamilton (Midlothian): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has taken to prevent the sale of stolen passports. | | (217421) | 125
| Mr David Hamilton (Midlothian): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many passports were reported (a) lost and (b) stolen in the last year for which figures are available. | | (217422) | 126
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the costed security plan being prepared by the Olympic Security Directorate will be finalised. | | (217319) | 127
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the (a) total costs and (b) costs additional to existing budgets of providing security for the Olympic Games in each year until 2012. | | (217320) | 128
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proposals are under discussion at EU level to enable access to the criminal records of one EU member state by the authorities of another. | | (217321) | 129
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department paid to staff in annual appraisal-related end-year bonuses in 2007-08. | | (217322) | 130
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of recent trends in levels of teenage knife crime. | | (217323) | 131
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her most recent estimate is of the cost of redundancies in her Department arising from the conclusions of the Gershon Review. | | (217324) | 132
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of computer modelling of crime and its causes. | | (217325) | 133
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many identity cards she estimates will be issued to foreign nationals in the first 12 months after their introduction. | | (217375) | 134
| Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will prepare and publish a privacy impact assessment for the identity cards scheme. | | (217357) | 135
N | Mr George Mudie (Leeds East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what targets have been set within her Department for the time for processing applications for leave to remain at each stage; and what the anticipated month and year is in which the application made by Mr Last Manzini (M1175940) in February 2005 will be decided. | | (217248) | 136
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff in (a) her Department and (b) her Department's agencies have taken early retirement in the last two years. | | (217381) | 137
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff in her Department and its agencies have been (a) dismissed and (b) disciplined for their conduct in the last two years. | | (217408) | 138
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of staff of her Department and its agencies did not receive the maximum bonus possible under a bonus scheme applying to them in the last two years. | | (217415) | 139
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she will next meet her EU counterparts to discuss the use of passenger name record data held by airlines. | | (216860) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills 140
N | Adam Afriyie (Windsor): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what progress the UK Intellectual Property Office has made in its consultation on copyright exceptions; and when he expects it to report the results of the consultation. | | (217146) | 141
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what proportion of staff of his Department and its agencies did not receive the maximum bonus possible under a bonus scheme applying to them in the period since the Department was established. | | (217370) | 142
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many staff in (a) his Department and (b) his Department's agencies have taken early retirement since the Department was established. | | (217378) | 143
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many staff in his Department and its agencies have been (a) dismissed and (b) disciplined for their conduct since the Department was established. | | (217412) | 144
N | Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many and what proportion of LearnDirect centres are on the premises of (a) companies and (b) other private sector organisations. | | (216770) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 145
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many staff in his Department have taken early retirement in the last two years. | | (217396) | 146
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many staff in his Department have been (a) dismissed and (b) disciplined for their conduct in the last two years. | | (217406) | 147
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of staff of his Department and its agencies did not receive the maximum bonus possible under a bonus scheme applying to them in the last two years. | | (217417) | 148
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance his Department provides to African countries to help them protect their waters from illegal fishing; and if he will make a statement. | | (217424) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice 149
N | Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what percentage of people convicted of carrying an offensive weapon under section 1 of the Prevention of Crime Act 1953 received (a) a fine and (b) a custodial sentence of (i) less than six months, (ii) six to 12 months, (iii) 12 to 18 months, (iv) 18 to 24 months, (v) two to three years and (vi) four years in each of the last 30 years. | | (217119) | 150
N | Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what percentage of people convicted of encouraging violent behaviour involving the use of a knife under the Knives Act 1997 received (a) a fine and (b) a custodial sentence of (i) less than six months, (ii) six to 12 months, (iii) 12 to 18 months and (iv) 18 to 24 months in each year since the Act was introduced. | | (217120) | 151
N | Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what percentage of people convicted of carrying an offensive weapon under section 139A of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 received (a) a fine and (b) a custodial sentence of (i) less than six months, (ii) six to 12 months, (iii) 12 to 18 months, (iv) 18 to 24 months, (v) two to three years and (vi) four years in each year since the Act was introduced. | | (217121) | 152
N | Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what percentage of people convicted of having an article with a blade or point under section 139 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 received (a) a fine and (b) a custodial sentence of (i) less than six months, (ii) six to 12 months, (iii) 12 to 18 months, (iv) 18 to 24 months, (v) two to three years and (vi) four years in each year since the Act was introduced. | | (217122) | 153
N | Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what percentage of people from each age group convicted under section 1 of the Restriction of Offensive Weapons Act 1959 received (a) a fine and (b) a custodial sentence in each of the last five years. | | (217123) | 154
N | Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were convicted for offences of selling knives to persons under (a) 18 and (b) 16 years old in each of the last five years. | | (217153) | 155
| Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance (a) his Department and (b) the Information Commissioner has provided to Departments on whether the cost of time taken to redact information should be taken into account in deciding whether a response to a freedom of information request exceeds the appropriate fees limit. | | (217358) | 156
| Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans there are to use citizens' juries or citizens' panels to discuss the Government's policy on Britishness. | | (217366) | 157
| Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 17th June 2008, Official Report, column 891W, on the Morning Star, which divisions of his Department receive the copies of the Morning Star. | | (217436) | 158
| Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 17th June 2008, Official Report, column 886W, on economic and monetary union, for what reasons he is not planning to place a copy of his Department's euro changeover plan in the Library. | | (217437) | 159
| Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff in his Department and each of its agencies are assigned to a people action team. | | (217438) | 160
| Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 23rd June 2008, Official Report, column 55W, on departmental security, what types of data breaches were notified by public sector organisations. | | (217439) | 161
| Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the proportion of those eligible to vote who are registered as electors in (a) Luton South and (b) the UK; and what steps he is taking to increase levels of voter registration. | | (217434) | 162
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff in (a) his Department and (b) his Department's agencies have taken early retirement in the last two years. | | (217388) | 163
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of staff of his Department and its agencies did not receive the maximum bonus possible under a bonus scheme applying to them in the last two years. | | (217416) | Questions to the Prime Minister 164
| Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Prime Minister, what the staff cost of his Office was in (a) 2006-07 and (b) 2007-08. | | (217340) | 165
| Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Prime Minister, what the cost of 10 Downing Street was in (a) 2006-07 and (b) 2007-08. | | (217341) | 166
| Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Prime Minister, how many staff were employed by 10 Downing Street in (a) April 2007 and (b) April 2008. | | (217342) | 167
| Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Prime Minister, whether communications traffic data on telephone calls made (a) by and (b) to hon. Members is covered by the Wilson Doctrine. | | (217354) | 168
| Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Prime Minister, what the (a) job title and (b) job specification of Mr Paul Sinclair is in Downing Street. | | (217390) | 169
| Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 18th June 2008, Official Report, column 919W, on departmental aviation, in what format information on domestic flights and expenditure incurred on them is held. | | (217432) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 170
| Mr James Arbuthnot (North East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average daily volume of traffic (a) on the M3 motorway between junctions (i) 4 and 4A and (ii) 4A and 5 and (b) entering and leaving the M3 at junctions 4, 4A and 5 was in each of the last 10 years. | | (217328) | 171
| Mr James Arbuthnot (North East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the accident rate at (a) Junction 4A of the M3 and (b) all three-lane motorway junctions was over the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (217343) | 172
N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the effect on local communities of the decision to discontinue through train services from Tulse Hill and Herne Hill stations to (a) Luton Airport and (b) Bedford. | | (217148) | 173
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department takes to ensure registered car owners pay vehicle excise duty. | | (216841) | 174
N | Mr Robert Goodwill (Scarborough & Whitby): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the revenue to be raised by her Department from the sale of (a) the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) test stations and (b) the Driving Standards Agency; and if she will place in the Library a list of the (i) VOSA test stations and (ii) DSA test centres due for closure. | | (217150) | 175
N | Mr Robert Goodwill (Scarborough & Whitby): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many heavy goods vehicle or public service vehicle operators (a) have and (b) do not have the necessary facilities to carry out MOT tests. | | (217151) | 176
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of staff of her Department and its agencies did not receive the maximum bonus possible under a bonus scheme applying to them in the last two years. | | (217373) | 177
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff in (a) her Department and (b) her Department's agencies have taken early retirement in the last two years. | | (217385) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 178
N | Mr Brian H. Donohoe (Central Ayrshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy that Child Support Agency staff respond personally to correspondence marked for their attention. | | (216599) | 179
N | Mr Brian H. Donohoe (Central Ayrshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what categories of managers are working at the Child Support Agency. | | (216600) | 180
N | Mr Brian H. Donohoe (Central Ayrshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many managers are employed at the Child Support Agency. | | (216601) | 181
N | Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much and what proportion of each type of state benefit paid to residents in Warrington North constituency was paid into Post Office card accounts in each of the last five years. | | (217124) | 182
| Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reasons Mr Phil Collins left his post as his speechwriter. | | (217403) | 183
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff in (a) his Department and (b) his Department's agencies have taken early retirement in the last two years. | | (217384) | 184
| Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff in his Department and its agencies have been (a) dismissed and (b) disciplined for their conduct in the last two years. | | (217404) | 185
N | Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people claimed benefits in (a) each Scottish parliamentary constituency, (b) Scotland and (c) the UK in the most recent period for which records are available, broken down by type of benefit claimed. | | (216644) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 186
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department takes to prevent disqualified drivers from driving. | | [Transferred] (216840) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 187
N | Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has to enable community transport groups to extend the services that they offer. | | [Question Unstarred] (216876) |
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