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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Wednesday 16 July 2008
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 16 July 2008
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 16 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 Wednesday 16 July of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Wednesday 16 July see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 1
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, if he will place in the Library a copy of the speech he made to the annual dinner of the British-Israel Chamber of Commerce; who drafted the speech; which Government departments provided advice; and if he will make a statement. | | (219716) | 2
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what steps (a) he has taken since January 2008 and (b) plans to take during the next 12 months to increase trade between the United Kingdom and Israel; how much his Department (i) has spent since January 2008 and (ii) plans to spend during the next 12 months on the promotion of trade between the United Kingdom and Israel; what recent representations he has received on increasing trade between the United Kingdom and Israel; what response he gave; and if he will make a statement. | | (219717) | 3
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) progress towards and (b) the merits of the target for offshore wind energy production; and what steps he plans to take to meet that target. | | (219389) | 4
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what the evidential basis is for the Government's calculation that £100 billion is required for investment in renewables to meet its EU obligations by 2020; and if he will make a statement. | | (219390) | 5
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what representations his Department has received on conditions for qualification for the Marine Renewables Deployment Fund; and if he will make a statement. | | (219391) | 6
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what the evidential basis is for the Government's estimate of the value of the environmental industries by 2010, including renewables and nuclear energy, waste management and pollution control. | | (219392) | 7
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what steps his Department is taking to take account of affordability in developing its renewable energy strategy does not make costs for domestic or business users unaffordable. | | (219397) | 8
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what recent discussions his Department has had on the EU's proposed biofuels sustainability criteria; and whether he plans to review the Government's own criteria in relation to biofuels. | | (219399) | 9
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what steps his Department is (a) taking and (b) planning to take to encourage greater international collaboration in relation to carbon capture and storage technologies; what steps he plans to take to encourage other countries to establish carbon capture and storage initiatives; and if he will make a statement. | | (219400) | 10
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what meetings (a) he and (b) his Ministers have held with representatives of the National Union of Mineworkers in the last six months; what the date was of each such meeting; and if he will make a statement. | | (219411) | 11
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, pursuant to the Answer of 2nd July 2008, Official Report, columns 949-50W, on the Olympic Games, what estimate he has made of the cost of his Department's Ministers' and officials' attendance at the Beijing Olympics. | | (219473) | 12
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many photovoltaic panels he estimates will be installed in the UK in (a) 2008, (b) 2009 and (c) 2010. | | (219349) | 13
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what discussions he has had with his German counterpart on mechanisms to encourage installation of photovoltaic panels. | | (219700) | 14
| Tom Levitt (High Peak): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what the value has been of imports of produce into (a) the UK and (b) the EU under the interim EU-Palestinian Authority Association Agreement; and if he will make a statement. | | (219745) | 15
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what measures are in place in his Department to monitor expenditure on alcohol for hospitality purposes. | | (219607) | 16
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many wind turbines generating (a) under 100kW, (b) between 100kW and 1MW and (c) over 1MW there are in England and Wales. | | (219664) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 17
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which HM Revenue and Customs enquiry centres are piloting the face-to -ace interviews in working tax credit take-up. | | (219759) | 18
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will direct HM Revenue and Customs to seek information from the US Internal Revenue Service on the sale of illegal tax shelters; and what information he has received on the availability in the UK of the VIPER products marketed by Ernst and Young. | | (219760) | 19
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the staff turnover rate was in each HM Revenue and Customs office in each of the last five years. | | (219796) | 20
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many phone calls to HM Revenue and Customs call centres went unanswered in each of the last six months for which figures are available. | | (219612) | 21
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the revenues that will arise from the auctioning of emissions permits in Phase III of the European Emissions Trading Scheme; and if he will make a statement. | | (219753) | 22
| Tom Levitt (High Peak): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many proof of origin certificates HM Revenue and Customs has accepted under the 1st February 2005 technical arrangement enabling companies operating inside Israel to maintain trade preferences under the EU-Israel Association Agreement; and what the value of this trade has been. | | (219744) | 23
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what measures are in place in his Department to monitor expenditure on alcohol for hospitality purposes. | | (219587) | 24
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the resale value of untaxed spirits intercepted in England and Wales was in each of the last three years, broken down by region. | | (219614) | 25
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the resale value of illegal cigarettes intercepted in England and Wales was in each of the last three years, broken down by region. | | (219616) | 26
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the effect on levels of child poverty of the eradication of fraud and error in child tax credits; and if he will make a statement. | | (219568) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families 27
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what progress has been made against each of the eight existing doorways in achieving the aspirational 2020 targets for Sustainable Schools. | | (219395) | 28
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many schools are taking part in the National Framework for Sustainable Schools. | | (219396) | 29
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much his Department has spent on implementation of (a) the Healthy Schools initiative and (b) the Sustainable Schools framework in each year since 2004; and what forecast expenditure on such activities is for (i) 2008-09 and (ii) 2009-10. | | (219401) | 30
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, when the Council for Learning Outside the Classroom will be established. | | (219405) | 31
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what research has been undertaken since 2004 to monitor the participation of young people in (a) music and (b) learning outside the classroom in the natural environment. | | (219406) | 32
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many staff in his Department work on the implementation of (a) the music and (b) the learning outside the classroom manifesto. | | (219407) | 33
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much his Department has spent on implementation of (a) the music and (b) the learning outside the classroom manifesto in each year since 2004; and what forecast expenditure is for such activity for (i) 2008-09 and (ii) 2009-10. | | (219408) | 34
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many children have had access to learning outside the classroom in the natural environment in each of the last five years. | | (219409) | 35
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what proportion of children aged 16 years or under are attending the schools identified as part of the National Challenge in each local education authority. | | (219738) | 36
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what estimate he has made of the expenditure which has been incurred by schools and local authorities on consultancy services related to the Building Schools for the Future programme. | | (219578) | 37
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many schools have applied for funding for the pre-U qualification. | | (219562) | 38
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many school federations took place in each year since 2005; and how many federations are planned. | | (219563) | 39
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many maintained mainstream schools entered one or more pupils for GCSE examinations in (a) mathematics, (b) English, (c) biology, (d) chemistry, (e) physics, (f) history, (g) geography, (h) French, (i) German and (j) Chinese in 2008. | | (219564) | 40
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much has been paid in bonuses to senior civil servants in his Department since its establishment. | | (219565) | 41
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many Building Schools for the Future projects are due to take place in schools that did not achieve 30 per cent. of their pupils obtaining five A* to C grades at GCSE in 2007; and what the expenditure on those projects will be. | | (219566) | 42
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many eligible pupils did not gain a GCSE in mathematics in each year since 1997. | | (219572) | 43
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many eligible pupils did not gain a GCSE in English in each year since 1997. | | (219573) | 44
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many eligible pupils did not gain a GCSE in mathematics at grade C or above in each year since 1997. | | (219574) | 45
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many eligible pupils did not gain a GCSE in English at grade C or above in each year since 1997. | | (219575) | 46
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many eligible pupils did not gain at least one GCSE, excluding equivalents, in each year since 1997. | | (219577) | 47
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much his Department has spent on hospitality in the last 12 months. | | (219696) | 48
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the sources of funding are for the rebuilding of Cedar Mount School and Melland School into Gorton Education Village; and what the cost of that rebuilding is. | | (219534) | 49
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the sources of funding for the rebuilding of Wright Robinson Sports College in Manchester, Gorton constituency are; and what the cost of the rebuilding is. | | (219535) | 50
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many foster carers received fixed penalty notices for non-attendance of children in their care at school in each of the last five years. | | (219482) | 51
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many children in care were absent from school without authorisation in each of the last 10 years. | | (219483) | 52
N | Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what proposals he has to reduce levels of bureaucracy in schools following the introduction of the New Relationship with schools; and if he will make a statement. | | (219036) | 53
| Mr Alan Milburn (Darlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many children in Darlington constituency took up free nursery places in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (219623) | 54
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that children and young people with diabetes receive the support they need to manage their condition in school. | | (219504) | 55
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what measures are in place in his Department to monitor expenditure on alcohol for hospitality purposes. | | (219605) | 56
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what steps he took in choosing local authorities to take part in the COO-L positive activities bursary pilot. | | (219582) | 57
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many (a) primary and (b) secondary age children took music lessons in schools outside the national curriculum in each London borough in each of the last five years. | | (219583) | 58
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what datasets his Department publishes which include information on the number of young people who are not in employment, education or training; and what the expected date of next publication of each set of data is. | | (219344) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 59
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many babies (a) were stillborn and (b) died within one year of birth in each year since 1979. | | (219714) | 60
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many deaths from hospital-acquired infections there were in Wales in each year since 1997, broken down by (a) hospital and (b) local health board area. | | (219709) | 61
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, pursuant to the Answer of 3rd July 2008, Official Report, column 1093W, how many away days were located outside his Department's premises in each of the last five years. | | (219489) | 62
| Mr Alan Milburn (Darlington): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what estimate he has made of (a) the overall mortality rate and (b) the cigarette smoking-related mortality rate in Darlington constituency in each of the last five years. | | (219625) | 63
| Mr Alan Milburn (Darlington): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many (a) part-time and (b) full-time jobs there were in (i) Darlington constituency, (ii) County Durham and (iii) the North East in each year since 1997. | | (219626) | 64
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what measures are in place in the Cabinet Office to monitor expenditure on alcohol for hospitality purposes. | | (219606) | 65
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what estimate he has made of the average increase in (a) fuel prices, (b) food prices, (c) house prices and (d) salary in each English region in each of the last five years. | | (219579) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 66
| Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield, Attercliffe): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what regard a local authority must have to views of tenants before termination of an arm's length management organisation; and what duty there is on an authority to consult with tenants before termination. | | (219786) | 67
| Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield, Attercliffe): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance she issues to local authorities on the termination of arm's length management organisations, with particular reference to the demonstration of the benefits of termination to tenants. | | (219787) | 68
| Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield, Attercliffe): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what consultation a local authority is required to undertake before any significant change is made to management arrangements with an arm's length management organisation; what consultation is required before an arm's length management organisation is established; and if she will make a statement. | | (219788) | 69
| Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield, Attercliffe): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance she issues to local authorities on the resolution of failings in an arm's length management organisation through discussions between the organisation and the Audit Commission. | | (219789) | 70
| Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield, Attercliffe): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether Decent Homes funding allocated to an arm's length management organisation is automatically switched to an alternative housing manager in the event of its termination. | | (219790) | 71
| Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield, Attercliffe): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the savings which will accrue to local authorities from implementing the lifetime homes standard. | | (219793) | 72
| Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield, Attercliffe): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of current trends in the housing market; what steps she plans to take to implement the lifetime homes standard in current market conditions; and if she will make a statement. | | (219795) | 73
| Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield, Attercliffe): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will incorporate accessible housing standards into her definition of sustainable communities. | | (219797) | 74
| Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield, Attercliffe): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what role the Homes and Communities Agency will have in (a) promoting the lifetime homes standard and (b) delivering accessible housing standards. | | (219798) | 75
| Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the Government's policy is on the application of council tax to empty industrial and commercial properties. | | (219539) | 76
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the likely effect of conditions in the economy on plans to build 83,200 houses in Hertfordshire by 2021. | | (219341) | 77
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the use of charrettes to involve local people in the planning process (a) in Hertfordshire and (b) elsewhere. | | (219697) | 78
N | Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many house sales have taken place under the HomeBuy scheme in each month since April 2006; and what the Government's targets for sales in each month were. | | (218860) | 79
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 3rd July 2008, Official Report, columns 1062-3W, on housing: standards, what estimate she has made of the cost of bringing all (a) owner-occupied, (b) private rented, (c) local authority and (d) registered social landlord housing up to code level 3 for sustainable homes. | | (219776) | 80
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 7th July 2008, Official Report, column 1355W, on empty property, what estimate she has made of the number of homes that will be made available using the £200 million fund; and what assessment she has made of the effect this initiative and the Settled Homes Initiative will have on (a) the numbers of households on housing waiting lists and (b) the number of empty properties on the housing market. | | (219792) | 81
| Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many (a) registered homeless people and (b) people in receipt of housing benefit have been housed in the private rented sector in each of the last five years. | | (219519) | 82
| Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which local authorities operate choice-based letting schemes that include private rented housing options; and if she will make a statement. | | (219520) | 83
| Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what (a) primary and (b) secondary legislation governs regulation of the private rented sector; and what plans she has to bring forward legislative proposals affecting regulation of the sector. | | (219521) | 84
| Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what (a) guidance and (b) financial assistance her Department has provided to local authorities to invoke (i) mandatory and selective houses in multiple occupation licensing powers and (ii) the Housing Health and Safety Rating System since the implementation of the Housing Act 2004. | | (219522) | 85
| Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate her Department has made of the average (a) age of tenant and (b) length of tenure of those living in the private rented sector in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (219523) | 86
| Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of economic migrants entering the UK in each of the last five years have been housed in the (a) owner-occupied, (b) social rented and (c) private rented sector. | | (219524) | 87
| Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, by what means the Eco Towns Challenge Panels plans to take account of expertise in biodiversity and wildlife management and protection in the course of its work. | | (219527) | 88
| Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure that the establishment and development of eco-towns does not undermine the preservation and protection of biodiversity. | | (219528) | 89
| Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which organisations have (a) met the team leading the independent review of the private rented sector announced by her Department on 23rd January 2008 and (b) been invited to contribute to the review of houses in multiple occupation announced by the Housing Minister on 9th April 2008. | | (219532) | 90
| Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if her Department will publish (a) the findings of the research it has commissioned into houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) and possible planning responses and (b) the membership of her Department's HMO working group. | | (219533) | 91
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what measures are in place in her Department to monitor expenditure on alcohol for hospitality purposes. | | (219604) | 92
| Mr John Spellar (Warley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 20th May 2008, Official Report, columns 267-8W, on Michael Clark, when she expects the review by West Yorkshire MAPPA to be published. | | (219791) | 93
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many (a) domestic and (b) non-domestic ground source heat pump installations there are; and what percentage of dwellings have ground source heat pumps installed. | | (219665) | 94
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the percentage of the construction products market represented by (a) recycled and (b) re-used materials, expressed in (i) cash terms and (ii) mass, in each year since 2004. | | (219666) | 95
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many (a) domestic and (b) non-domestic solar thermal hot water installations to buildings there were in each year since 2004; and what percentage of all buildings this represents. | | (219670) | 96
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the average building carbon dioxide emission per square metre of floor area in each year since 2004. | | (219672) | 97
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the average building carbon dioxide emission per square metre of floor area for (a) schools, (b) other public sector buildings, (c) commercial and industrial buildings and (d) retail buildings in each year since 2004. | | (219673) | 98
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the average annual dwelling's carbon dioxide emission per square metre of floor area in each year since 2004. | | (219674) | 99
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the average building energy use per square metre of floor area in each year since 2004. | | (219675) | 100
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the average non-domestic building energy use per square metre of floor area for (a) schools, (b) other public sector buildings, (c) commercial and industrial buildings and (d) retail buildings in each year since 2004. | | (219676) | 101
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the average dwelling energy use per square metre of floor area, in each year since 2004. | | (219677) | 102
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many gas boilers were installed in homes in England and Wales in each year since 2004; and how many were (a) A-rated, (b) B-rated condensing boilers and (c) D-rated boilers. | | (219678) | 103
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many and what percentage of households with lofts installed loft insulation in each year since 2004; and what proportion of these were first-time installations. | | (219679) | 104
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many and what percentage of households with cavity walls acquired cavity insulation in each year since 2004. | | (219680) | 105
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many and what percentage of households with hot water tanks installed tank insulation in each year since 2004; and what proportion of these were first-time installations. | | (219681) | 106
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many and what percentage of households installed double glazing in each year since 2004; and what proportion of these were initial installations. | | (219682) | 107
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance she has given to local authorities on providing recycling facilities for energy-saving light bulbs. | | (219580) | 108
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which local authorities offer recycling facilities for (a) batteries, (b) light bulbs and (c) energy-saving light bulbs. | | (219581) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 109
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 2nd June 2008, Official Report, columns 613-4W, on the Olympic Games, what estimate he has made of the cost of Ministers and officials from his Department attending the Beijing Olympic Games. | | (219475) | 110
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent research his Department has commissioned into levels of gambling amongst young people aged (a) between 16 and 18 and (b) under 16 years. | | (219686) | 111
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to his Department's press release 131/04, on the publication of the Gambling Bill, how many mystery shopper surveys the Gambling Commission has conducted since its creation; when these surveys were carried out; and if he will place a copy of the results in the Library. | | (219695) | 112
| Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what funding his Department plans to provide to the Connections through Culture initiative in the next three years. | | (219727) | 113
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many listed buildings graded at (a) grade I, (b) grade II* and (c) grade II are in private ownership. | | [R] (219352) | 114
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what measures are in place in his Department to monitor expenditure on alcohol for hospitality purposes. | | (219603) | 115
| Helen Southworth (Warrington South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions he has had with Ministerial colleagues on the benefits for children and young people of participation in organised sport; and if he will make a statement. | | (219651) | 116
| Helen Southworth (Warrington South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what research he has (a) conducted and (b) evaluated on the relationship between (i) alcohol prices and (ii) alcohol promotions in licensed premises and the excessive consumption of alcohol; and if he will make a statement. | | (219652) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 117
| Ms Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of civilian jobs in Scotland dependent on the Trident programme; what the locations are of those jobs; and how many there are at each site. | | (219728) | 118
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which troops will be trained at the Defence Training Academy at St Athan; and how they will be selected. | | (219736) | 119
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effect on the proposed Defence Training Academy at St Athan of the cancellation of major housebuilding projects in the area by Persimmon and other construction and housebuilding companies. | | (219617) | 120
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the likely effect of the construction of Olympic facilities for 2012 on availability of construction workers to work on the construction of St Athan Defence Training Academy. | | (219618) | 121
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the purpose is of his Department's consultation on the proposed Defence and Training Academy at St Athan; and how long the consultation will last. | | (219619) | 122
| Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 24th June 2008, Official Report, column 175W, on Afghanistan: peacekeeping operations, what the name was of each of the deceased; what the date was of each incident; what the (a) location was and (b) circumstances were of each incident; what the cause of death was in each case; and what the status is of each investigation. | | (219609) | 123
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what measures are in place in his Department to monitor expenditure on alcohol for hospitality purposes. | | (219602) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 124
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what meetings (a) he and (b) his Ministers have held with representatives of the National Union of Mineworkers in the last six months; what the date was of each such meeting; and if he will make a statement. | | (219410) | 125
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he expects to reach conclusions following his Department's aggregates levy consultation; and whether he plans to publish the outcome of the consultation. | | (219342) | 126
| Robert Key (Salisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he expects to publish a noise strategy for England. | | (219509) | 127
| Robert Key (Salisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason the permitted noise level from domestic microgeneration equipment has been set at a level five decibels higher than that proposed in the consultation document. | | (219510) | 128
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect on British farming of the proposed EU prohibition on the use of certain agrochemicals. | | (219536) | 129
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures are in place in his Department to monitor expenditure on alcohol for hospitality purposes. | | (219601) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 130
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he (a) has had recently and (b) plans to have with EU counterparts on anti-Semitism in (i) Ukraine and (ii) Russia; and if he will make a statement. | | (219555) | 131
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the government of Ukraine on (a) anti-Semitism and (b) anti-Semitic (i) organisations and (ii) publications in Ukraine; what response was received; and if he will make a statement. | | (219704) | 132
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of levels of anti-Semitism in Ukraine; and if he will make a statement. | | (219705) | 133
| Lorely Burt (Solihull): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he expects the guiding principles for dealing with cases of extraterritoriality, referred to by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State on 25th October 2007, Official Report, column 510, to be (a) finalised and (b) published. | | (219511) | 134
| Lorely Burt (Solihull): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what he expects to be included in the guiding principles for dealing with cases of extraterritoriality, as referred to by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State on 25th October 2007, Official Report, column 510; and what account will be taken of these principles in formulating and implementing the Government's extraterritorial policy. | | (219512) | 135
| Lorely Burt (Solihull): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his US counterparts on the exercise of the principle of extraterritoriality of US jurisdiction and its effect on UK companies. | | (219703) | 136
| Mr Tom Clarke (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of the Genocide Ideology Law recently passed in Rwanda; and if he will make a statement. | | (219647) | 137
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on (a) the provisions in the recent technical support contracts between oil multinational corporations and the government of Iraq and (b) preferences for future contracts involving oil extraction attached to the technical support contract; and if he will make a statement. | | (219737) | 138
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans he has to propose changes to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty; and if he will make a statement. | | (219758) | 139
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the recent attacks on UN-AU peacekeepers in Darfur which resulted in the death of six peacekeepers. | | (219125) | 140
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his Department's budget is for expenditure in Kosovo on (a) embassy staff and other operational costs, (b) support for the British Council, (c) technical assistance to the (i) government of Kosovo and (ii) non-governmental organisations working in Kosovo, (d) budgetary support for (A) the government of Kosovo and (B) non-governmental bodies working in Kosovo, (e) support for (1) UNMIK, (2) EULEX, (3) ICO, (4) OSCE and (5) other international bodies and (f) other costs in the 2008-09 financial year. | | (219648) | 141
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many officials are based at the UK Embassy in Kosovo; to which departments they are attached; and whether there are any posts unfilled. | | (219649) | 142
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many countries have recognised the Republic of Kosovo; and what steps he is taking to assist the government of Kosovo to increase the number. | | (219650) | 143
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many British personnel are seconded to or otherwise engaged with (a) UNMIK, (b) EULEX, (c) ICO and (d) each other international body in Kosovo; and what role each is undertaking. | | (219653) | 144
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the legal basis is of the (a) UNMIK, (b) EULEX and (c) ICO missions in Kosovo; and how long each lasts. | | (219654) | 145
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his Department's policy objectives are for its engagement with the Republic of Kosovo. | | (219655) | 146
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, in which areas the government of the Republic of Kosovo has requested assistance from his Department in the last 12 months. | | (219656) | 147
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will ensure that the applications to enter the UK from the group of Iraqi interpreters, who arrived in Amman, Jordan on 21st April 2008, will be decided before their Jordanian visas expire on 20th July; and if he will make a statement. | | (219689) | 148
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 10th July 2008, Official Report, column 1826W, on Iraq: asylum, how many of the 422 applications received by the UK Border Agency from Iraqi nationals under the Gateway Protection Programme have been approved. | | (219739) | 149
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 10th July 2008, Official Report, column 1826W, on Iraq: asylum, against which criterion of the Locally Employed Staff Assistance Scheme the most applications from former Iraqi staff have been rejected. | | (219740) | 150
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 10th July 2008, Official Report, column 1826W, on Iraq: asylum, how many of the applications received under the Locally Employed Staff Assistance Scheme that were not from former Iraqi staff were from current Iraqi staff. | | (219741) | 151
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 10th July 2008, Official Report, column 1826W, on Iraq: asylum, what the average time taken has been to process an application under (a) the Gateway Protection Programme and (b) the Locally Employed Staff Assistance Scheme. | | (219742) | 152
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 10th July 2008, Official Report, column 1826W, on Iraq: asylum, how many applications for assistance under the Locally Employed Staff Assistance Scheme have been received from (a) Jordan, (b) Syria, (c) the United Arab Emirates, (d) Bahrain, (e) Kuwait, (f) Lebanon, (g) Canada, (h) Thailand, (i) Germany, (j) Denmark, (k) Sweden, (l) India and (m) the United Kingdom; and how many applications from each country have been approved. | | (219743) | 153
| Sir Malcolm Rifkind (Kensington & Chelsea): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he takes towards foreign governments alleged to have severely mistreated British citizens, including through the use of torture. | | (219328) | 154
| Sir Malcolm Rifkind (Kensington & Chelsea): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, from which foreign governments the Government has received compensation following allegations of torture of British citizens since 8th December 1988; how much was paid in these cases; and how long the process took in each case. | | (219329) | 155
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what measures are in place in his Department to monitor expenditure on alcohol for hospitality purposes. | | (219600) | 156
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what publicity strategy his Department adopted in respect of the recent deployment of British police officers to Kabul. | | (219620) | 157
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what additional remuneration is to be paid to British police officers posted to Kabul. | | (219621) | 158
| Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has recently had discussions with UK retailers and trade bodies representing companies which source goods from illegal Israeli settlements. | | (219691) | 159
| Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what guidance his Department has issued on the obligations of UK companies under the International Criminal Court Act 2001 in relation to the purchase of goods from illegal Israeli settlements; and if he will make a statement. | | (219692) | 160
| Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on UK companies buying goods from illegal Israeli settlements. | | (219693) | 161
| Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has received on the compliance with international law of UK companies buying goods from illegal Israeli settlements. | | (219694) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 162
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations he has received from hon. and right hon. Members wishing to liberalise the provisions of the Abortion Act 1967; what response he has given; and if he will make a statement. | | (219644) | 163
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what legislation regulates the selling of abortion drugs on the internet; and if he will make a statement. | | (219661) | 164
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 1st July 2008, Official Report, column 862W, on departmental freedom of information, if he will place in the Library a copy of the information provided where the request was (a) agreed to and answered in full and (b) agreed to and answered in part; and if he will make a statement. | | (219662) | 165
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department has (a) issued and (b) plans to issue during the next 12 months on the definition of a serious handicap as grounds for an abortion; and if he will make a statement. | | (219663) | 166
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many abortions were performed under ground (a) A, (b) B, (c) C, (d) D, (e) E, (f) F and (g) G of the Abortion Act 1967 in (i) 2006 and (ii) 2007. | | (219706) | 167
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many abortions were performed on people aged (a) 10, (b) 11, (c) 12, (d) 13, (e) 14, (f) 15 and (g) 16 years old at (i) less than nine weeks, (ii) nine to 12 weeks, (iii) 13 to 16 weeks, (iv) 17 to 20 weeks, (v) 21 to 24 weeks and (vi) 24 weeks and over gestation on each of the seven grounds in the Abortion Act 1967 in (A) 2006 and (B) 2007. | | (219707) | 168
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will bring forward legislation to restrict the selling of abortion drugs on the internet; and if he will make a statement. | | (219708) | 169
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many officials in his Department have responsibility for the (a) formulation and (b) implementation of policy on abortion, broken down by pay band; and if he will make a statement. | | (219711) | 170
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his Department's policy is on the availability of abortions to girls under the age of 16 years without parental knowledge or consent; and if he will make a statement. | | (219712) | 171
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many recent representations he has received (a) supporting and (b) opposing the introduction of legislation requiring that the parent or guardian of a girl under 16 years of age is informed before an abortion is performed on her; and if he will make a statement. | | (219713) | 172
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department provides to primary care trusts on contingency plans if private sector service suppliers to the NHS enter financial difficulties. | | (219331) | 173
| Mr David Cameron (Witney): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations he has received seeking publication of the new model for the delivery of wheelchair services as a matter of urgency; and what steps he has taken in response. | | (219403) | 174
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many primary care trusts have protocols to support the delivery of a consistent level of care for people with diabetes when in hospital. | | (219610) | 175
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to develop guidance for the (a) quality and (b) appropriate timing of hospital meals for people with diabetes; and if he will make a statement. | | (219611) | 176
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will require NHS organisations to follow the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence's technology appraisals, ethical guidelines and other guidance. | | (219470) | 177
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the effects on people's health of taking anti-epileptic drugs unnecessarily as a result of misdiagnosis. | | (219471) | 178
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 6th May 2008, Official Report, column 568, on the review of prescription charges, on what date he plans to publish the outcome of the review of prescription charges. | | (219530) | 179
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many polyclinics he expects will be established in North East Hertfordshire constituency. | | (219348) | 180
N | Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 25th June 2008, Official Report, columns 361-2W, on injuries: offensive weapons, how many people were admitted to hospital with (a) stab wounds and (b) gunshot wounds aged (i) under 16, (ii) between 16 and 18 and (iii) over 18 years (A) in each year from 1996-97 to 2001-02 and (B) in 2007-08, broken down by strategic health authority. | | (218256) | 181
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations he has received on extending the exemption from the ban on smoking in public places granted to mental health in-patient units; and if he will make a statement. | | (219772) | 182
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the variations in policy on the operation of the ban on smoking in public places in mental health in-patient units. | | (219773) | 183
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the advice given on giving up smoking to patients with a mental health problem by (a) GPs and (b) clinicians in secondary care. | | (219774) | 184
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of whether there are beneficial effects from smoking on coping with symptoms of mental distress. | | (219775) | 185
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the Ministerial responsibilities are of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health, Lord Darzi, following publication of the NHS Next Stage Review final report. | | (219359) | 186
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, in what ways companies will be required to report on their employees' (a) health and (b) well-being as referred to on page 37 of his Department's document High Quality Care for All, Cm 7432. | | (219360) | 187
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what new resources he will provide to those areas worst affected by (a) obesity-related and (b) alcohol-related ill health, as referred to on page 37 of his Department's document High Quality Care for All, Cm 7432; whether these resources will be provided on a one-off or recurrent basis; whether the resources will be provided to primary care trusts on a conditional basis; and if he will make a statement. | | (219361) | 188
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to begin work with (a) professional and (b) patient groups to provide better incentives in the Quality and Outcomes Framework for maintaining good health, as referred to on page 37 of his Department's document, High Quality Care for All, Cm. 7432; with which (i) professional and (ii) patient groups he plans to work; when he expects the agreed changes to the Quality and Outcomes Framework will come into effect; and if he will make a statement. | | (219362) | 189
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what evidence his Department has on the (a) cost-effectiveness and (b) clinical effectiveness of exercise referral services as referred to on page 36 of his Department's document High Quality Care for All, Cm. 7432. | | (219363) | 190
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans primary care trusts (PCTs) to begin commissioning comprehensive well-being services, as referred to on page 35 of his Department's document High Quality Care for All, Cm. 7432; what the evidential basis is for focusing these services on (a) obesity, (b) alcohol, (c) drug addiction, (d) smoking, (e) sexual health and (f) mental health; what other areas were considered in assessing where to focus comprehensive well-being services; what national funding will be made available to PCTs to support them in commissioning comprehensive well-being services; what contractual mechanisms PCTs will use to commission comprehensive well-being services; in what settings he anticipates the comprehensive well-being services being provided; and if he will make a statement. | | (219364) | 191
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, in what ways he plans to work with third sector groups to reach those less able to access services, as referred to on page 35 of his Department's document High Quality Care for All, Cm. 7432. | | (219365) | 192
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding will be provided to support the Reduce Your Risk campaign in (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2010-11, as referred to on page 35 of his Department's document High Quality Care for All, Cm. 7432; through what media he plans the Reduce Your Risk campaign to be communicated; and if he will make a statement. | | (219366) | 193
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to introduce vascular health checks as referred to on page 35 of his Department's document High Quality Care for All, Cm. 7432; if he will publish the projected number of people (a) being offered and (b) accepting vascular screening checks in each of the next five years; what funding he plans to provide centrally in support of the programme in each of the next five years; what contractual mechanisms he plans to use to encourage (i) GPs, (ii) pharmacies and (iii) community clinics to offer vascular health checks; and if he will make a statement. | | (219367) | 194
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department plans to take to ensure the NHS implements the recommendations for screening and vaccination programmes (a) the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation and (b) the National Screening Committee, as referred to on page 34 of his Department's document High Quality Care for All, Cm. 7432; for what reasons he does not plan to include people's access to screening and immunisation services as a legal right in the NHS Constitution; for what reasons he does not plan the NHS to establish screening programmes as recommended by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence; and if he will make a statement. | | (219368) | 195
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to bring forward legislation introducing a new right to choose, as referred to on page 10 of his Department's document High Quality Care for All, Cm. 7432; whether the legislation will be (a) primary or (b) secondary; whether he plans to consult on the legislation in draft; and if he will make a statement. | | (219369) | 196
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will place in the Library a copy of each submission to his Department's national review Our NHS Our Future. | | (219370) | 197
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the (a) commissioning and development costs, (b) publishing and printing costs, (c) distribution costs and (d) media costs were for (i) Lord Darzi's national review of the NHS in England and (ii) each of his regional reviews. | | (219371) | 198
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many staff in each pay band in his Department worked solely on Lord Darzi's review of the NHS in England. | | (219372) | 199
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent on consultative events in each region as part of Lord Darzi's review of the NHS in England. | | (219374) | 200
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to page 9 of the NHS Next Stage Review Final Report, which organisations are participating in his Department's coalition for better health. | | (219375) | 201
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to page 10 of the NHS Next Stage Review Final Report, how much money his Department has allocated to the Reduce your Risk campaign; and when this campaign will be launched. | | (219376) | 202
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to page 10 of the NHS Next Stage Review Final Report, how much additional funding his Department plans to allocate to support the introduction of integrated fit for work services (a) in 2008-09 and (b) in 2009-10; and how many additional staff he estimates will be required for these services to be fully implemented. | | (219377) | 203
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on which dates each Minister in his Department has met representatives of general practitioners in the last 12 months. | | (219378) | 204
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department has allocated to central capital budgets in (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2010-11. | | (219380) | 205
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to page 148 of his Department's Annual Report 2008, if he will provide a similar breakdown of the NHS capital settlement for (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2010-11. | | (219381) | 206
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which GP surgery has two patients. | | (219382) | 207
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which 10 GP surgeries have the lowest number of patients; and how many patients each of those surgeries has. | | (219383) | 208
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 24th June 2008, Official Report, columns 197-8W, on departmental public expenditure, how much his Department spent on each of its programme capital budgets for 2007-08; and what programme capital budgets have been planned for (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2010-11. | | (219384) | 209
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average salary of a full-time general practitioner is. | | (219687) | 210
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the annual management costs of each primary care trust in North Yorkshire were in each of the last three years for which figures are available. | | (219688) | 211
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the projected management costs of the York and North Yorkshire Primary Care Trust are for (a) 2008-09, (b) 2009-10 and (c) 2010-11. | | (219690) | 212
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reasons his Department selected Cervarix as the vaccine for cervical cancer protection. | | (219781) | 213
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to review the allocation formula; and for what reason work on the formula has been suspended. | | (219782) | 214
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the current average payment to GPs per registered patient (a) nationally and (b) in North Yorkshire is. | | (219783) | 215
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the effect on average levels of payment to GPs per registered patient of removing the minimum practice income guarantee. | | (219784) | 216
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 9th July 2008, Official Report, column 1708W, on medical treatments: lasers, if he will ensure that his Department's response to the Private and Voluntary Healthcare: Care Standards Act 2000 consultation will include, in addition to an identification of organisations and individuals that responded, a list of those respondents who (a) supported and (b) opposed the Government's proposals for the deregulation of class 3B and 4 lasers and intense pulsed light sources. | | (219474) | 217
N | Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress the Health Professions Council has made on the statutory regulation of sports therapists; and if he will make a statement. | | (218742) | 218
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what arrangements are in place to manage the transition from paediatric to adult services for young people with diabetes; and what guidance his Department has given to primary care trusts to ensure the transition takes place at the appropriate time and is negotiated with and planned around the needs of each individual young person. | | (219500) | 219
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether World-Class Commissioning will ensure that commissioners consider the rights and needs of children when developing appropriate diabetes services. | | (219501) | 220
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average ratio of children to paediatric diabetes specialist nurses is in England. | | (219502) | 221
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to tackle geographical differences in access to insulin pumps for children and young people with diabetes. | | (219503) | 222
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many primary care trusts in England have carried out a local needs assessment as part of the development of services for children and young people with diabetes; and if he will make a statement. | | (219505) | 223
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department is undertaking an assessment of the implementation of Making Every Young Person with Diabetes Matter. | | (219538) | 224
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures are in place in his Department to monitor expenditure on alcohol for hospitality purposes. | | (219599) | 225
| Helen Southworth (Warrington South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures are in place to ensure that people with diabetes receive a comprehensive medical review every 12 months. | | (219646) | 226
| David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research his Department has conducted or evaluated on the influence of tobacco packaging on smoking rates in young people. | | (219735) | 227
| Dr Rudi Vis (Finchley & Golders Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, who has been consulted as part of his Department's review of the collection and use of cord blood; and if he will make a statement. | | (219358) | 228
| Dr Rudi Vis (Finchley & Golders Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the findings of his Department's review of the collection and use of cord blood will be published. | | (219379) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 229
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) families and (b) people in such families have been detained in immigration removal centres in (i) each year from 1997 to 2007 and (ii) each month in 2008 for which data is available. | | (219417) | 230
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been deported to (a) Darfur and (b) Khartoum in each year since 1997. | | (219418) | 231
N | Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what role Deloitte have played in the e-borders programme; at what cost to date; and what the full contractual cost of using Deloitte is estimated to be. | | (218829) | 232
N | Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what extended functionality and services to the e-borders programme have been agreed since the contract with Raytheon began; whether the other consortia which competed for the contract were informed of the extended functionality and service requirements prior to the selection of the Raytheon consortium; and whether any of the original consortia bidding for the contract submitted extended functionality and service requirements in their original bids. | | (218831) | 233
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will ensure that the Minister of State gives personal consideration to the exceptional aspects of the case of Mrs Sara Said, the constituent of the hon. Member for Sutton and Cheam. | | (219330) | 234
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many requests she has received from other European member states for a crosscheck of a DNA sample against profiles on the national DNA database in the last five years. | | (219322) | 235
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the overall detection rate for robbery was in each police force in each year since 1988. | | (219350) | 236
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the threat posed to UK security by Hizb ut-Tahrir. | | (219351) | 237
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many authorisations have been made to stop and search individuals taking photographs under section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000 in each year for which figures are available. | | (219353) | 238
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what instructions are issued to staff in her Department on how to (a) collect, (b) use and (c) delete personal information on members of the public. | | (219354) | 239
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of the prison population in England and Wales has a profile on the national DNA database. | | (219355) | 240
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for (a) indefinite leave to remain and (b) further leave to remain made in person at public enquiry offices were not processed within 24 hours in each of the last three years. | | (219356) | 241
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has taken in support of the United Nations Global Initiative to Fight Human Trafficking; what steps have been taken in the UK as a result of the UK high level delegation's participation in the Vienna Forum on the Global Initiative held on 12th to 15th February 2008; and if she will make a statement. | | (219357) | 242
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the proposed proscription of the military wing at Hezbollah, including the Jihad Council and all units reporting to it, including the Hezbollah External Security Organisation, which elements proposed for proscription are not covered by the existing proscription; and what assessment she has carried out of the differences between the level of threat under (a) the existing and (b) the proposed proscriptions. | | (219388) | 243
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 21st May 2008, Official Report, column 387W, on terrorism, how many of those detained were held for (a) fewer than seven days after arrest, (b) between eight and 14 days, (c) between 15 and 21 days and (d) between 22 and 28 days before charge or release. | | (219412) | 244
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of organised crime gangs from (a) Poland, (b) Romania and (c) Bulgaria operating in England and Wales; what estimate she has made of the volume of criminal activity related to such gangs; and if she will make a statement. | | (219419) | 245
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department has given to the police on the exercise of their power under section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000 to stop and search those taking photographs in public places. | | (219421) | 246
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were (a) arrested and (b) convicted of drug trafficking offences as a result of National Crime Squad operations in 2005-06. | | (219422) | 247
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many officers from the Serious and Organised Crime Agency have been seconded to partner agencies overseas in each year since its inception. | | (219425) | 248
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many press officers the Serious and Organised Crime Agency employs. | | (219426) | 249
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) police officers and (b) police support staff have been reassigned to the Serious and Organised Crime Agency since its creation, broken down by the (i) region and (ii) organisation of origin. | | (219427) | 250
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the fees are for applications made in person at public enquiry offices for (a) indefinite leave to remain and (b) leave to remain. | | (219428) | 251
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for (a) indefinite leave to remain and (b) further leave to remain were received in each of the last three years; and how many of these were (i) postal applications and (ii) applications made in person at public enquiry offices. | | (219429) | 252
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what service standards for the processing of leave to remain applications are in place. | | (219430) | 253
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many members of staff resigned from the Serious and Organised Crime Agency in each quarter since its inception. | | (219431) | 254
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people who transferred to the Serious and Organised Crime Agency as sworn constables have since left the agency in each month since its inception; and what proportion of (a) sworn constables and (b) all staff this represents. | | (219432) | 255
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the running costs of (a) the Assets Recovery Agency and (b) the Serious and Organised Crime Agency were in each year since their inceptions. | | (219435) | 256
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were convicted of terrorist offences in each of the last five years, broken down by offence. | | (219436) | 257
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were (a) arrested for and (b) convicted of drug trafficking offences as a result of operations by the Serious Organised Crime Agency in (i) 2006-07 and (ii) 2007-08. | | (219437) | 258
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answers of 15th May 2008, Official Report, column 1733W and 5th June 2008, Official Report, column 1126W, on human trafficking, for what offences the 84 convictions were secured. | | (219468) | 259
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 9th June 2008, Official Report, column 75W, on human trafficking: females, what steps are being taken by the (a) Serious Organised Crime Agency and (b) United Kingdom Human Trafficking Centre to improve the collection of intelligence of human trafficking. | | (219476) | 260
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were (a) arrested on suspicion of and (b) convicted of drug trafficking offences as a result of operations by the Serious Organised Crime Agency in (i) 2006-07 and (ii) 2007-08. | | (219479) | 261
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the probability of an adventitious match between DNA profiles submitted by law enforcement agencies of other member states and DNA profiles held on the national DNA database arising from the use of the six loci standard. | | (219480) | 262
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the accuracy of the Interpol Standard Set of Loci (ISSOL) in comparing DNA profiles; and what assessment she has made of the differences between ISSOL and the standard in use in the UK. | | (219481) | 263
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment the Government has made of the effectiveness of Project Contest. | | (219485) | 264
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many points of the Government's August 2005 counter-terrorism plan have been implemented. | | (219486) | 265
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the accuracy of the 6 loci DNA comparison standard for sharing of DNA data. | | (219487) | 266
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with Council of Europe member states on the development of a European Union Standing Committee on Internal Security; and what powers are proposed for the committee. | | (219488) | 267
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 25th April 2008, Official Report, columns 119-21WS, on the Justice and Home Affairs Council, how many times UK officers have been part of joint investigation teams performing operations in other member states in the last five years. | | (219490) | 268
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 25th April 2008, Official Report, columns 119-21WS, on the Justice and Home Affairs Council, how many times joint investigation teams have performed operations in the UK in the last five years. | | (219491) | 269
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 25th April 2008, Official Report, columns 119-21WS, on the Justice and Home Affairs Council, what powers European police officers acting as part of the joint investigation teams have on UK territory. | | (219492) | 270
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 9th June 2008, Official Report, column 75W, on human trafficking: females, what the evidential basis is which indicates an increase in human trafficking in recent years; and what estimate her Department has made of the level of increase in human trafficking in the last five years. | | (219493) | 271
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 4th June 2008, Official Report, column 998W, on genetics: cross border co-operation, how the estimated implementation cost of £31 million breaks down between budget headings. | | (219494) | 272
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance she has issued to police forces on involving young people in local crime reduction strategies. | | (219325) | 273
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether (a) police officers and (b) youth participation officers are trained in interacting with young people when on the beat. | | (219326) | 274
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the capability of external suppliers to provide for the secure collection of fingerprint biometrics; and if she will make a statement. | | (219754) | 275
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the likely cost to the individual of (a) having a suitable photograph taken for and (b) enrolling their biometrics in the identity card scheme. | | (219755) | 276
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the police on the use of (a) non-unique digital representations of fingerprint biometrics and (b) unique pure biometric images obtained via the National Identity Card scheme. | | (219756) | 277
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how the identity card scheme complies with each of the 10 principles set out in the Crosby Report; and if she will make a statement. | | (219757) | 278
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what form the identity register to be used for the initial roll out of the National Identity Scheme to a district subset of the UK population for trialling of the enrolment and verification process will take. | | (219761) | 279
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of records against which each biometric taken for the purpose of enrolment in the identity card scheme will need to be checked when the scheme is fully rolled out. | | (219762) | 280
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the chip and PIN type process of verification for the identity card scheme will use a PIN checked against encrypted information held on the card or against information held on a central server. | | (219763) | 281
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the process of verification of an individual's biometric identifiers for the identity card scheme will check the biometric against a local copy held on the card or against the biometric stored on the National Identity Register. | | (219764) | 282
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of false matches likely if fingerprint biometrics alone are used for the biometric verification for the identity card scheme after the enrolment of (a) one million, (b) six million, (c) 40 million and (d) 60 million individuals. | | (219765) | 283
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the personal information collated before an individual's interview to enrol in the identity card scheme will be destroyed after use; and how and where the details of (a) the particular questions asked during the interview and (b) the answers given will be stored. | | (219766) | 284
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the budget for the Office of the National Identity Scheme Commissioner will be in each of the first three years of its operation. | | (219767) | 285
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Independent Scheme Assurance Panel has received the work plan for the development and implementation of identity assurance and data management standards, policies and processes for the identity card scheme. | | (219768) | 286
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons the funding allocation to projects common to both the identity card and the passport elements of the identity card scheme rose from £63 million in the November 2007 cost report to £275 million in the May 2008 cost report; and what percentage of the cost of the identity card scheme is associated with the minimum necessary upgrade for introducing biometric passports. | | (219769) | 287
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of identity cards that will be in circulation by the end of 2015. | | (219770) | 288
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the percentage of the total eligible population that will have an identity card by 2016-17 under the March 2008 delivery plan; and what estimates were made under previous implementation plans. | | (219771) | 289
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 6th June 2008, Official Report, column 999W, on the national identity register, how many contacts for verification and amendment of records she estimates the Identity and Passport Service will receive in the identity card scheme's first 12 months of operation; and what estimate she has made of this cost. | | (219785) | 290
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 10th July 2008, Official Report, column 1768W, on government departments: data protection, which military databases are highly protected. | | (219794) | 291
| Susan Kramer (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the future role of forensic medical examiners in the Metropolitan Police; and if she will make a statement. | | (219373) | 292
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many knife crimes were reported in North Yorkshire in each of the last five years for which figures are available. | | (219508) | 293
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what mechanisms are in place in her Department to monitor expenditure on alcohol for hospitality purposes. | | (219598) | 294
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have passed through search arches erected under Operation Blunt in each month since the scheme was initiated. | | (219385) | 295
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been found to be carrying a knife through the use of search arches under Operation Blunt in each month since the scheme became operational, broken down by (a) age, (b) gender and (c) ethnic background. | | (219386) | 296
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many search arches have been erected in (a) schools, (b) colleges, (c) shopping centres, (d) transport hubs and (e) other locations under Operation Blunt in each month since the scheme was initiated; and how many knives have been discovered at each search point. | | (219387) | 297
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the proportion of victims of knife crime who were carrying a knife at the time at which they were attacked in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (219402) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills 298
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 20th June 2008, Official Report, columns 1217-8W, on the Olympic Games, what estimate he has made of the cost of sending Ministers and officials from his Department to the Beijing Olympic Games. | | (219472) | 299
| Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what the 10 most popular courses delivered in further education colleges at Level 4 and above were in 2005-06; and how many students enrolled on each. | | (219526) | 300
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what measures are in place in his Department to monitor expenditure on alcohol for hospitality purposes. | | (219597) | 301
N | Mr Robert Walter (North Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what assessment his Department made of the accuracy of the statement by the Chief Scientific Adviser broadcast on 27th November 2007 that the push-pull system of maize production in Africa involved genetically modified crops; what steps his Department took to correct the elements of the statement which have been demonstrated to be inaccurate; and if he will make a statement. | | (219249) | 302
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what planned publication dates there are for (a) statistical and (b) other publications of his Department. | | (219339) | 303
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many people have been routed to higher education institutions by Train to Gain skills brokers. | | (219343) | 304
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many and what proportion of 18 year olds who had been previously identified as gifted and talented went on to higher education in each of the last three years. | | (219346) | 305
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many and what proportion of current postgraduate students studying science, technology, engineering and mathematics subjects took their first degree in the UK, broken down by (a) type of postgraduate course and (b) subject. | | (219347) | 306
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, if he will provide an updated list of organisations with a monitoring, inspection or improvement role in further education colleges on the same basis as Box 4 on page 27 of the 2005 Department for Education and Skills publication Realising the Potential: A review of the future role of further education colleges. | | (219478) | 307
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 2nd July 2008, Official Report, columns 1000-01W, on student wastage, if he will place in the Library a copy of Table 3, broken down by course subject. | | (219517) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 308
| Mr Tom Clarke (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps he is taking to provide food aid to Somalia; and if he will make a statement. | | (219710) | 309
| Mr Tom Clarke (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will make representations to his international counterparts on the deployment of naval ships to escort food aid shipments to Somalia. | | (219734) | 310
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what mine harvesting projects his Department is funding in (a) Afghanistan, (b) Cambodia and (c) Yemen. | | (219323) | 311
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions he has had with the European Commission on humanitarian aid to Zimbabwe. | | (219576) | 312
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what his policy is on the creation of a UN Women's Agency; and what steps his Department has taken to implement this policy. | | (219398) | 313
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions he has had with the government of Swaziland on restrictions on trades unions in that country. | | (219404) | 314
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking to help women in Zimbabwe access sanitary protection. | | (219413) | 315
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment his Department has made of HIV prevalence in Swaziland. | | (219420) | 316
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking to support multi-party democracy in Swaziland in preparation for elections in October. | | (219433) | 317
| Mr Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans he has for the provision of aid to the government of Nigeria to help deal with unrest in the Niger Delta region. | | (219514) | 318
| Mr Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions he has had with (a) the Foreign Secretary and (b) the Secretary of State for Defence on possible assistance to the Nigerian government. | | (219515) | 319
| Mr Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the humanitarian implications of the breakdown of the ceasefire between the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta and the Nigerian government. | | (219516) | 320
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what his Department's budget is for expenditure in Kosovo on (a) staffing and other operational costs of the post, (b) technical assistance to (i) the government of Kosovo and (ii) non-governmental organisations working in Kosovo, (c) budgetary support for (i) the government of Kosovo, (ii) non-governmental bodies working in Kosovo and (d) other international bodies operating in Kosovo in 2008-09. | | (219657) | 321
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the outcomes were of the donors' conference for Kosovo held on 11th July; and what his Department's policy objectives are for its engagement with the Republic of Kosovo. | | (219658) | 322
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, in what areas the government of the Republic of Kosovo has requested assistance from his Department in the last 12 months. | | (219659) | 323
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what measures are in place in his Department to monitor expenditure on alcohol for hospitality purposes. | | (219596) | 324
N | Mr Robert Walter (North Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the Government plans to take to implement the findings of the International Assessment of Agriculture Technology for Development. | | (219250) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice 325
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) males and (b) females were convicted of offences in England and Wales under sections (i) 14(3), (ii) 15(2) and (iii) 15(4) of the Road Traffic Act 1998 in (A) 2005 and (B) 2006. | | (219569) | 326
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) males and (b) females aged (i) 17 to 24, (ii) 25 to 30, (iii) 31 to 35, (iv) 36 to 40 and (v) over 40 years were (A) prosecuted and (B) convicted of (1) failing to comply with a road sign, (2) offences under sections (x) 14(3), (y) 15(2) and (z) 15(4) of the Road Traffic Act 1998, (3) failing to provide a breath specimen for analysis, (4) failing to stop for a police constable and (5) disobeying a police constable stopping traffic in (aa) Essex Police area and (bb) Southend Police area in (AA) 2005 and (BB) 2006. | | (219570) | 327
| Mr Geoffrey Cox (Torridge & West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish the review of restraint in juvenile secure settings. | | (219702) | 328
| Mr Geoffrey Cox (Torridge & West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will ask the Legal Services Commission to re-examine the case for granting legal aid for actions involving damages to health caused by taking the drug Vioxx. | | [R] (219715) | 329
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent steps the Government has taken to improve accountability in family courts. | | (218743) | 330
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he has taken to improve the procedures of family courts. | | (218744) | 331
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps the Government has taken to minimise any harmful effects on children arising from their participation in court proceedings. | | (218745) | 332
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were (a) prosecuted, (b) fined and (c) cautioned for offences related to underage gambling in each of the last 10 years. | | (219684) | 333
| Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will introduce proposals to amend the target regime affecting the Prison Service to incentivise (a) the prevention of knives and offensive weapons entering prison premises and (b) the identification and confiscation of any knives and offensive weapons found on prison premises during searches. | | (219441) | 334
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance is issued to courts on the action to be taken should a knife be discovered on a person attending a court hearing. | | (219327) | 335
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) prosecutions and (b) convictions there were for the offence of photography contrary to section 1 of the Official Secrets Act 1911 in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (219424) | 336
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will discuss with local government representatives proposals to transfer child detention budgets to local authorities. | | (219438) | 337
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to involve the families of young offenders in their rehabilitation following a period of detention. | | (219439) | 338
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of young offenders who breached the terms of a community order received a custodial sentence as a result in the last three years. | | (219440) | 339
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what average sentence was imposed for knife crimes in North Yorkshire in each of the last five years. | | (219506) | 340
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convictions there were for knife crimes in North Yorkshire in each of the last five years. | | (219507) | 341
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what measures are in place in his Department to monitor expenditure on alcohol for hospitality purposes. | | (219595) | Questions to the Leader of the House 342
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Leader of the House, what (a) representations she has received and (b) discussions she has had since January 2008 with hon. and right hon. members wishing to introduce an amendment to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill to extend the Abortion Act 1967 to Northern Ireland; what response she gave; and if she will make a statement. | | (219746) | 343
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Leader of the House, with whom she discussed her decision to postpone consideration of the remaining stages of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill prior to her announcement; and if she will make a statement. | | (219747) | 344
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Leader of the House, what measures are in place in her Office to monitor expenditure on alcohol for hospitality purposes. | | (219594) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 345
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what measures are in place in his Department to monitor expenditure on alcohol for hospitality purposes. | | (219593) | 346
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the resale value of untaxed spirits intercepted in Northern Ireland was in each of the last three years. | | (219613) | 347
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the resale value of illegal cigarettes intercepted in Northern Ireland was in each of the last three years. | | (219615) | Questions to the Minister for the Olympics 348
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, what steps the Government has taken to promote the use of sporting venues in the West Midlands for pre-games training for the London 2012 Olympics. | | (218534) | 349
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, what steps the Government plans to take to encourage children and young people in the West Midlands to participate in events that are part of the London 2012 Olympics. | | (218598) | 350
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, pursuant to the Answer of 2nd June 2008, Official Report, columns 567-8W, on the Olympic Games, what estimate he has made of the cost of Ministers from her Department and departmental officials attending the Beijing Olympic Games. | | (219477) | 351
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, what standard of accessible facilities the London Olympic village will have for (a) spectators and (b) participants with profound and multiple learning disabilities; and whether those facilities will include (i) hoists, (ii) benches and (iii) sufficient space for a wheelchair and two carers. | | (219324) | 352
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, what measures are in place in her Office to monitor expenditure on alcohol for hospitality purposes. | | (219592) | Questions to the Prime Minister 353
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Prime Minister, what the procedure is for a (a) Canadian and (b) British citizen to return an honour; and if he will make a statement. | | (219556) | 354
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Prime Minister, how many honours were returned by (a) Canadian and (b) British citizens since 1990; and if he will make a statement. | | (219557) | 355
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 18th June 2008, Official Report, columns 920-1W, on the Olympic Games, what estimate he has made of the cost of his officials' attendance at the Beijing Olympic Games. | | (219531) | 356
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Prime Minister, how many staff he plans to employ in 10 Downing Street in 2009-10. | | (219701) | 357
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Prime Minister, what measures are in place in his Office to monitor expenditure on alcohol for hospitality purposes. | | (219591) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland 358
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what measures are in place in his Department to monitor expenditure on alcohol for hospitality purposes. | | (219590) | Questions to the Solicitor General 359
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Solicitor General, how many people were prosecuted for the offence of inviting, causing or permitting a child or young person to gamble in each of the last five years. | | (219685) | 360
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Solicitor General, what measures are in place in the Attorney General's Office to monitor expenditure on alcohol for hospitality purposes. | | (219589) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 361
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many road accidents involving stationary vehicles on motorway hard shoulders were reported in each year since 2004, broken down by motorway; and how many people were (a) injured and (b) killed in each case. | | (219554) | 362
N | Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what restrictions apply to liquids carried in carry-on hand baggage prior to passing security checkpoints at (a) Heathrow, Stansted and Gatwick and (b) all other UK airports. | | (218830) | 363
N | Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 30th June 2008, Official Report, columns 564-5W, on aviation: luggage, which airports have received permission to relax the one bag rule. | | (218850) | 364
| Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer to the hon. Member for Epsom and Ewell of 29th March 2007, Official Report, column 1694W, on railways, if she will place in the Library copies of the equivalent data for 2007-08. | | (219414) | 365
| Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the study being conducted by Network Rail into high-speed rail lines was commissioned by her Department. | | (219415) | 366
| Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the environmental effects of modal shift arising from the creation of a new high-speed rail line to run alongside the current route of the (a) West and (b) East Coast Main Line. | | (219416) | 367
| Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 19th June 2008, Official Report, column 1068W, on railways: rolling stock, for what reason and on what date her Department ceased to hold and collate this information. | | (219434) | 368
| Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 12th June 2008 to the hon. Member for Chipping Barnet, Official Report, column 405W, on railways: standards, for what reason and upon what date her Department ceased to gather data on the causes of train cancellation. | | (219442) | 369
| Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the average time her Department has taken to respond to parliamentary questions for written answer in each of the last eight quarters. | | (219525) | 370
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 1st July 2008, Official Report, column 746W, on traffic offences: cameras, if she will issue guidance to local authorities; and what her policy is on footage being made available on the internet. | | (219394) | 371
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the likely effect of conditions in the economy on proposals to build a second runway at Stansted Airport. | | (219340) | 372
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will bring forward plans for a Royston southern by-pass on the A10. | | (219698) | 373
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will bring forward plans to widen the A1(M) between Welwyn and Stevenage. | | (219699) | 374
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the consequences for the delivery to schedule of the West Coast Main Line upgrade of any failure by Network Rail to meet each of the 25 milestones agreed with the Office of Rail Regulation, broken down by milestone. | | (219645) | 375
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will provide a monthly report on progress towards the 25 milestones for the West Coast Main Line upgrade agreed between the Office of Rail Regulation and Network Rail. | | (219683) | 376
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what measures are in place in her Department to monitor expenditure on alcohol for hospitality purposes. | | (219588) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales 377
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what measures are in place in his Department to monitor expenditure on alcohol for hospitality purposes. | | (219586) | Questions to the Minister for Women and Equality 378
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, what measures are in place in the Government Equalities Office to monitor expenditure on alcohol for hospitality purposes. | | (219585) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 379
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will place in the Library a copy of (a) organisational charts for the structure of the Commercial and Estates Directorate below divisional level, (b) organisational charts showing the relationships between the Commercial and Estate Directorate and the Provision Delivery and Performance Division (WWEG Delivery Directorate) and (c) a sample role description of a (i) Field Financial Appraisal and Monitoring (FAM) team member, (ii) Third Party Provision Manager, as referred to in chapter 2, paragraph 37 of DWP Provider Guidance and (iii) Contract Manager, as referred to in q.206, Flexible New Deal Question and Answer Log. | | (219495) | 380
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of the headcount reduction in his Department in each year since 2004 were (a) redeployed within his Department including its business units, (b) redeployed elsewhere within the Civil Service, including the names of the destination departments and (c) placed on his Department's employment register. | | (219496) | 381
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will provide a table showing the profile of the Department's staff by grade in (a) total and (b) each business unit. | | (219497) | 382
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will place in the Library, a copy of organisational charts relating to the structure of the Pensions Disability and Carers Service below Board level. | | (219498) | 383
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will place in the Library a copy of a list of non-executive directors employed by his Department including the business units or areas of expertise to which they provide oversight and brief biographical information for each individual. | | (219499) | 384
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 1st July 2008, Official Report, column 818W, on Equality 2025, how much of the expenditure was (a) capital and (b) resource; and if he will place in the Library a copy of the annual accounts of Equality 2025 for each year since its establishment. | | (219393) | 385
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his Department's role is in the administration of the motability scheme; and if he will make a statement. | | (219529) | 386
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect of Health and Safety Executive inspections on safety in the workplace. | | (219332) | 387
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Health and Safety Executive inspectors he expects to (a) retire, (b) leave the service and (c) join the service in (i) 2008, (ii) 2009 and (iii) 2010. | | (219333) | 388
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Health and Safety Executive inspections he expects to take place in 2008. | | (219334) | 389
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Health and Safety Executive inspections took place in each of the last three years. | | (219335) | 390
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to improve the safety of high tower cranes. | | (219336) | 391
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to increase the number of Health and Safety Executive inspectors covering the construction industry. | | (219337) | 392
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Health and Safety Executive inspections of construction sites took place in (a) 2005, (b) 2006 and (c) 2007. | | (219338) | 393
| Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many social fund loans were found to have been issued to people who had fraudulently used someone else's identity to apply for the loan in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (219469) | 394
| Mr Alan Milburn (Darlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people received carer's allowance in Darlington constituency in each of the last five years. | | (219622) | 395
| Mr Alan Milburn (Darlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) liability orders and (b) deduction of earnings orders have been issued by the Child Support Agency to non-resident parents in (i) Darlington constituency, (ii) County Durham, (iii) the North East and (iv) the UK since 1997. | | (219624) | 396
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy to reduce by at least half the time it takes benefits offices to deal with a reconsideration request; and if he will make a statement. | | (219537) | 397
| David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what measures are in place in his Department to monitor expenditure on alcohol for hospitality purposes. | | (219584) | 398
N | Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the estimated additional annual costs of allowing the pension credit assessed income period to continue automatically after the age of 80 are; and if he will make a statement. | | (219210) | 399
N | Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the estimated annual costs of his Department's proposals to allow pension credit to be retained for up to 13 weeks of a temporary absence abroad are; and if he will make a statement. | | (219211) | 400
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the effect on levels of child poverty of an increase in expenditure take-up rates for all benefits amongst working age families to (a) 100 per cent. and (b) 90 per cent.; and if he will make a statement. | | (219558) | 401
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the effect on levels of child poverty of an increase in expenditure take-up rates for council tax benefit amongst working age families to (a) 100 per cent., (b) 90 per cent. and (c) 80 per cent.; and if he will make a statement. | | (219559) | 402
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the effect on levels of child poverty of an increase in caseload take-up rates for jobseekers allowance for working age families to (a) 100 per cent., (b) 90 per cent., (c) 80 per cent. and (d) 70 per cent.; and if he will make a statement. | | (219560) | 403
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the effects on levels of child poverty if (a) caseload and (b) expenditure take-up rates for housing benefit and local housing allowance amongst working age families were increased to (a) 100 per cent. and (b) 90 per cent.; and if he will make a statement. | | (219561) | 404
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the likely effect on levels of pensioner poverty if the caseload take-up rate for housing benefits or local housing allowance amongst pensioners were increased to 100 per cent.; and if he will make a statement. | | (219718) | 405
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the likely effect on levels of pensioner poverty if the expenditure take-up rate for council tax benefits amongst pensioners were increased to (a) 100 per cent., (b) 90 per cent., (c) 80 per cent. and (d) 70 per cent.; and if he will make a statement. | | (219719) | 406
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the likely effect on levels of pensioner poverty if the caseload take-up rate for council tax benefits amongst pensioners were increased to (a) 100 per cent., (b) 90 per cent., (c) 80 per cent. and (d) 70 per cent.; and if he will make a statement. | | (219720) | 407
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the likely effect on levels of pensioner poverty if the caseload take-up rate for the guarantee and savings element of pension credits were (a) 100 per cent., (b) 90 per cent. and (c) 80 per cent.; and if he will make a statement. | | (219721) | 408
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the likely effect on levels of pensioner poverty if the expenditure take-up rate for the savings element of pension credits were increased to (a) 100 per cent., and (b) 90 per cent.; and if he will make a statement. | | (219722) | 409
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the likely effect on levels of pensioner poverty if the caseload take-up rate for the guarantee element of pension credit were increased to (a) 100 per cent. and (b) 90 per cent; and if he will make a statement. | | (219723) | 410
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the effect on levels of pensioner poverty of the eradication of fraud and error from payments of the guarantee element of pension credits; and if he will make a statement. | | (219724) | 411
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the likely effect on levels of pensioner poverty of the eradication of fraud and error from payments of the guarantee and savings element of pension credits; and if he will make a statement. | | (219725) | 412
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the likely effect on levels of pensioner poverty of the eradication of fraud and error from council tax benefit payments; and if he will make a statement. | | (219726) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 413
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many (a) domestic and (b) non-domestic biomass installations there are. | | [Transferred] (219667) | 414
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many small hydro schemes supplying electricity to buildings there are. | | [Transferred] (219668) | 415
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what percentage of buildings have small wind turbines installed. | | [Transferred] (219669) | 416
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many (a) domestic and (b) non-domestic photovoltaic installations to buildings there were in each year since 2004; and what percentage of all buildings this represents. | | [Transferred] (219671) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 417
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will increase the fixed penalty for offences under section 14(3) of the Road Traffic Act 1998 to £80; what recent representations she has received about this issue; and if she will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (219571) | 418
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many incidents involving a bladed weapon or firearm have been reported in schools in each of the last 10 years. | | [Transferred] (219567) | 419
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much the UK contributed to the operation of Eurojust in each of the last five years. | | [Transferred] (219484) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 420
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what mine harvesting projects his Department is funding in Afghanistan. | | [Transferred] (219345) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 421
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the effects on levels of child poverty if expenditure take-up rates amongst working age families for income support were increased to 100 per cent.; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (219518) |
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