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Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 10 September 2008
Notes:
* Indicates a Question for Oral Answer.
+ Indicates a Question not included in the random selection process but accepted because the quota for that day had not been filled.
[N] Indicates a Question for Written Answer on a named day, i.e. the Member has indicated under S.O. No. 22(4) the day on which he wishes the Question to be answered.
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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Wednesday 10 September 2008
(the 'Questions Book')

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 10 September 2008

This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 10 September 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 10 September of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.

For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Wednesday 10 September see Part 2 of this paper.

Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
1
N 		Adam Afriyie (Windsor): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many people there are in the shareholder executive team undertaking the trading fund assessment; and what the criteria for their selection were.
(223239)
2
N 		Adam Afriyie (Windsor): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, which representatives of the private sector the shareholder executive team (a) has met and (b) plans to meet as part of the trading fund assessment.
(223240)
3
N 		Adam Afriyie (Windsor): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, which public sector bodies the shareholder executive team (a) has met and (b) plans to meet as part of the trading fund assessment.
(223241)
4
N 		Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many and what proportion of (a) households and (b) individuals are in fuel poverty in each (i) county and (ii) region in England; what change this represents from the equivalent figures in 2002; what assistance his Department makes available to (A) families and (B) individuals to help with fuel costs; what the average amount paid by his Department is per (1) family and (2) individual experiencing fuel poverty; what plans he has to change this amount during the next six months; what conditions determine the amount received; what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on fuel poverty; and if he will make a statement.
(223425)
5
N 		Mr Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what estimate has been made of the likely financial savings which will arise from the closure of (a) Dresden Post Office branch and (b) Trentham Post Office branch in Stoke-on-Trent South constituency.
(223325)
6
N 		Mr David Hamilton (Midlothian): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what progress has been made on reducing the tariffs for electricity on pre-payment meters.
(223452)
7
N 		Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what steps his Department is taking to encourage the installation of free cash machines at post office branches.
(223238)
8
N 		John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what contractors his Department uses to undertake cleaning duties; and what the hourly rates of pay are for cleaners working in the Department.
(223281)
9
N 		John Penrose (Weston-Super-Mare): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what assessment he has made of the likely effect on the Severn Tidal Power Feasibility Study of English Heritage's identification of Weston-Super-Mare as a conservation area.
(223217)
10
N 		John Penrose (Weston-Super-Mare): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, for what reasons he has not replied to the hon. Member for Weston-super-Mare's letters of 19th May and 18th June 2008 on behalf of his constituent Mr Egbers.
(223218)
11
N 		Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, if he will require Post Office Limited to publish details of the objections raised to each of the proposed branch closures in Cornwall during the network change consultation process.
(223395)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
12
N 		Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the interim Crosby report on the mortgage market.
(223438)
13
N 		Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to publish the advice he has commissioned on the Parliamentary Ombudsman's recent report on Equitable Life.
(223439)
14
N 		Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the losses incurred by Equitable Life policyholders as a result of the company's collapse.
(223440)
15
N 		Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the Parliamentary Ombudsman's recent report on Equitable Life.
(223441)
16
N 		Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps his Department has taken on mortgage (a) access and (b) provision for potential house purchasers.
(223442)
17
N 		Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received from (a) airline operators, (b) airport operators and (c) overseas governments on the proposed aviation duty; and which of these were (i) in favour and (ii) against the proposals.
(223259)
18
N 		Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what percentage of private dwelling sales were valued at £175,000 or less in the most recent year for which figures are available, broken down by (a) parliamentary constituency and (b) region and devolved administration area.
(223260)
19
N 		Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the maximum monthly sum for investment into a Save As You Earn Sharesave Plan for employees if the £250 limit set in 1991 had been increased in line with the retail prices index.
(223261)
20
N 		Mr Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to respond to the recommendations of the Parliamentary Ombudsman in respect of Equitable Life.
(223252)
21
N 		Mr Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what date he was first advised by Goldman Sachs that under the best case scenario for Northern Rock the related costs to the Exchequer would be at least £450 million.
(223253)
22
N 		Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will establish a compensation scheme under an independent tribunal for policyholders in the Equitable Life Assurance Company.
(223417)
23
N 		Mr David Gauke (South West Hertfordshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost of distributing tax credit renewal packs was in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
(223205)
24
N 		Mr David Gauke (South West Hertfordshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many tax credit renewal packs were distributed in each of the last four years.
(223206)
25
N 		Mr David Gauke (South West Hertfordshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many recipients of tax credit renewal packs were subsequently found not to be eligible for tax credits in the latest period for which figures are available.
(223207)
26
N 		Mr David Gauke (South West Hertfordshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what procedures are in place to discontinue the distribution of tax credit renewal packs to former tax credit claimants when they have ceased to be eligible for tax credits.
(223208)
27
N 		Justine Greening (Putney): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many vehicles were exempted from vehicle excise duty in the disabled tax class as a result of (a) disability living allowance and (b) war pensioner's mobility supplement in each year from 2002; and how many were exempted because they fell within the disabled passenger vehicle taxation class in each such year.
(223093)
28
N 		Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many of his Department's staff work in support of the Minister of State with responsibility for revenue protection at the UK border.
(223106)
29
N 		Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Minister of State with responsibility for revenue protection at the UK border has an office in Treasury buildings.
(223107)
30
N 		Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what events the hon. Member for Birmingham, Hodge Hill has attended in his capacity as Minister of State with responsibility for revenue protection at the UK border since his appointment to that post.
(223108)
31
N 		Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consideration he has given to the Parliamentary Ombudsman's report Equitable Life: A decade of regulatory failure; and what plans he has to respond to the recommendations made in the report.
(223375)
32
N 		Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions his Department had with (a) local authorities, (b) the Local Government Association and (c) the Chief Cultural and Leisure Officers' Association before his announcement of free swimming for the over 60s.
(223382)
33
N 		Dr Stephen Ladyman (South Thanet): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many winding-up orders of companies involved in road haulage have been requested by HM Revenue and Customs in (a) each month since April 2007 and (b) each financial year between 1990 and 2007.
(223385)
34
N 		John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what contractors his Department uses to undertake cleaning duties; and what the hourly rates of pay are for cleaners working in the Department.
(223282)
35
N 		Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what resources HM Revenue and Customs and its predecessors deployed to control imports of products of animal origin in each of the last five years.
(223337)
36
N 		Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many checks designed to detect products of animal origin were conducted by HM Revenue and Customs at UK ports of entry in each of the last five years.
(223338)
37
N 		Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of a suspension of stamp duty up to £175,000 on house price affordability in (a) Cornwall, (b) the South West and (c) England.
(223397)
38
N 		David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of (a) the track and trace system operated on tobacco and alcohol products in Turkey and (b) proposals to introduce a track and trace system for tobacco products in Germany.
(223229)
39
N 		David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the voluntary anti-smuggling agreement amongst tobacco companies on the amount of illicit tobacco entering the UK in the last year; and if he will make a statement.
(223230)
40
N 		David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether all the tobacco companies supplying the UK market are party to the voluntary anti-smuggling agreement amongst tobacco companies.
(223231)
41
N 		Mark Williams (Ceredigion): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Welsh language inquiries have been processed by HM Revenue and Customs in each of the last five years.
(223167)
42
N 		Mark Williams (Ceredigion): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) offices will be able to deal with Welsh language enquiries following the planned reorganisation of HMRC.
(223168)
43
N 		Mark Williams (Ceredigion): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what provision he plans to make for HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) offices to deal with Welsh language inquiries as part of the planned reorganisation of HMRC.
(223169)
44
N 		Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he will reply to the hon. Member for Walsall North's letter of 10th July 2008 regarding a constituent, reference 1/59111/2008.
(223190)
45
N 		Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what percentage of monies collected by his Department from local commission areas in Scotland is spent in Scotland.
(223360)
46
N 		Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what criteria his Department uses to determine the percentage of monies raised in Scotland retained by the Government.
(223361)
47
N 		Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what realignments have been made to the communities budget for England as a result of the Stamp Duty Land Tax (Exemption of Certain Acquisitions of Residential Property) Regulations 2008; and if he will make a statement.
(223363)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families
48
N 		Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, in what ways he expects revised statutory guidance on looked-after children to affect the provision of healthcare assessments and reviews.
(223098)
49
N 		Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, when he plans to issue revised guidance on the implementation of sections 10 and 11 of the Children Act 2004; what plans he has to provide funding for implementation of such guidance; and what steps his Department will take to monitor health agencies' compliance with such guidance.
(223099)
50
N 		Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what assessment he has made of the likely effects of new joint strategic needs assessments on the health and well-being of looked-after children; and what steps his Department plans to take to monitor those effects.
(223100)
51
N 		Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how and by whom the new statutory guidance on sections 10 and 11 of the Children Act 2004 will be monitored and evaluated; and when he expects the first evaluation to be completed.
(223353)
52
N 		Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what steps he is taking to ensure the national indicator set for local government reflects the health and well-being of looked-after children.
(223354)
53
N 		Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, pursuant to the Answer of 2nd November 2005, Official Report, columns 1207-12W, on science, what percentage of students who gained (a) a GCSE, (b) an A-level and (c) an AS-level in (i) biology or human biology, (ii) chemistry and (iii) physics at each grade were educated in (A) the mainstream maintained sector and (B) the independent sector in each year since 1997.
(223191)
54
N 		Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what percentage of students who gained (a) a GCSE, (b) an A-level and (c) an AS-level in (i) French, (ii) German and (iii) Spanish at each grade were educated in (A) the mainstream maintained sector and (B) the independent sector in each year since 1997.
(223192)
55
N 		Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, which local authorities required to submit plans to his Department as part of the National Challenge did so before 1st August.
(223193)
56
N 		Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what assessment he has made of the performance of Liberata in administration of the education maintenance allowance.
(223194)
57
N 		Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many education maintenance allowance payments have not been made on time in 2008; and what the average length of delay in those payments has been.
(223195)
58
N 		Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what assessment he has made of the merits of allowing grandparents looking after their grandchildren to become foster parents without the child being first placed in care.
(223209)
59
N 		Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many pupils have enrolled on diploma courses for (a) Construction and the Built Environment, (b) Engineering, (c) Society, (d) Health and Development, (e) Creative and Media and (f) Information Technology; and if he will make a statement.
(223455)
60
N 		Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what proportion of 15 year olds took (a) a GCSE and (b) an A-level in (i) French, (ii) German, (iii) Spanish, (iv) Italian, (v) Mandarin Chinese and (vi) another modern foreign language in each year since 2001; and if he will make a statement.
(223456)
61
N 		Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what proportion of the money paid to the ETS to administer the marking of the national standard assessment tests has been repaid; and if he will make a statement.
(223457)
62
N 		Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many (a) people and (b) couples had been assessed as suitable adoptive parents and were yet to adopt at the most recent date for which information is available.
(223342)
63
N 		Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many (a) people and (b) couples were assessed as suitable adoptive parents in each of the last 10 years.
(223344)
64
N 		Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many children who were adopted waited longer than (a) one month, (b) six months and (c) one year to be adopted following the decision that adoption was in their best interest in each of the last five years.
(223345)
65
N 		Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, pursuant to the Answer of 17th July 2008, Official Report, column 559W, on clinical trials, what the certain conditions are which must be met for minors to be allowed to be entered into a trial prior to consent having been obtained from a person with parental responsibility or a legal representative.
(223346)
66
N 		Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what proportion of Sure Start Children's Centres run positive parenting programmes.
(223101)
67
N 		Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, in how many schools in (a) England, (b) Hampshire and (c) Basingstoke fewer than 65 per cent. of pupils achieved level 4 or above in mathematics and English in (i) 2006, (ii) 2007 and (iii) 2008.
(223400)
68
N 		Mrs Linda Riordan (Halifax): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what plans he has for funding for disabled children in schools in the next three years.
(223103)
69
N 		Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the average cost of each employee of the Training and Development Agency for Schools, including pension and social security costs, has been in each year since it was established.
(223402)
70
N 		Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what percentage of the staffing costs of the Training and Development Agency for Schools were spent on temporary staff in 2007-08.
(223403)
71
N 		Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the percentage change has been in the cost of administration at the Training and Development Agency for Schools since 2003-04.
(223404)
72
N 		Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much of the £4.09 million of efficiency savings made by the Training and Development Agency for Schools between 2005-06 and 2007-08 was cashable.
(223405)
73
N 		Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, when he last met Lancashire County Council to discuss academies in Lancaster.
(223334)
74
N 		Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many applications for education maintenance allowances have been made by South Gloucestershire pupils for the 2008-09 academic year; how many such allowances (a) have been paid and (b) are outstanding; and if he will make a statement.
(223393)
Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
75
N 		Mr David Amess (Southend West): 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 and (c) incomes in Southend-on-Sea in each year since 1997.
(223423)
76
N 		Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what the Office of National Statistics' (ONS) most recent projections of population densities in (a) the United Kingdom, (b) England, (c) Scotland, (d) Wales and (e) Northern Ireland in (i) 2031, (ii) 2056 and (iii) the most distant date for which figures are available are; what population density in each such area is in 2008; and what recent comparison the ONS has made of population density in the UK and other EU member states.
(223149)
77
N 		Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many of the 1499 government websites identified for closure in the Varney review have been closed to date.
(223370)
78
N 		Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, with reference to the Joint Statement on Access to Skills, Trade Unions and Advice in Government Contracting, whether private sector firms with public sector contracts who provide information to their employees about trade union membership will be (a) required or (b) encouraged by the Cabinet Office to include information about union members' rights to opt out of the political levy.
(223371)
79
N 		Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, further to page 52 of the Cabinet Office Annual Report 2007-08, how many new reflection rooms have been established in (a) Downing Street and (b) the Cabinet Office in the last 24 months; and whether strategies to reduce workplace stress in these locations have been put in place.
(223372)
80
N 		Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many charities closed down in each year since 1997.
(223270)
81
N 		Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what estimate he has made of the funding received by all charities from the Government in each year since 1997.
(223271)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
82
N 		Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions her officials have had with the Mayor of London on the Thames Gateway Bridge in the last 12 months.
(223120)
83
N 		Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions her Department has held with the Mayor of London on regeneration in the Thames Gateway area.
(223121)
84
N 		Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to visit the London Borough of Bexley.
(223122)
85
N 		Mr Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the number of commercial premises likely to be demolished in Kent as a result of the changes in empty property rates in 2008.
(223250)
86
N 		Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what methodology her Department uses to estimate the number of (a) homeless people and (b) rough sleepers.
(223376)
87
N 		Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many (a) churches and (b) other places of worship were recorded on the Valuation Office Agency's 2005 Rating List in each region in the latest period for which figures are available.
(223138)
88
N 		Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the practicality of establishing additional council tax bands in England in the absence of a revaluation exercise; and what advice she has received from (a) the Lyons Inquiry team and (b) the Valuation Office Agency on the matter in the last two years.
(223139)
89
N 		Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what powers of entry local authorities have to ascertain the validity of claims for council tax (a) exemptions and (b) discounts.
(223140)
90
N 		Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will place in the Library copies of the independent financial reports her Department has received on the most recent round of unitary local government restructuring.
(223141)
91
N 		Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans she has to review the operation and effectiveness of the home information pack scheme.
(223112)
92
N 		Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many (a) churches and (b) other places of worship were on the Valuation Office Agency's 1995 rating list in (i) each government office region in England and (ii) Wales in 1997 or the closest periods to that for which figures are available.
(223315)
93
N 		Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent representations her Department and its agencies have received from urban regeneration companies on the effect of increases in empty property business rates on regeneration.
(223316)
94
N 		Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of the new empty property business rates tax on regeneration schemes.
(223317)
95
N 		Mr Eric Pickles (Brentwood & Ongar): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 9th July 2008, Official Report, column 1637W, on non-domestic rates: empty property, what the addresses were of the properties where the four possible incidents took place; who the owner of each of the properties was; and whether her Department has been notified of any further cases since 20th June.
(223381)
96
N 		Mrs Linda Riordan (Halifax): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many (a) White and (b) Green Papers on reforming the structure of local government have been published by her Department and its predecessors since 1997.
(223095)
97
N 		Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many homes she estimates will be bought by local authorities under the Ensuring a fair housing market for all programme; and how much money will be made available for such purchases in (a) Cornwall, (b) the South West and (c) England.
(223398)
98
N 		Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many (a) home condition reports (HCRs) and (b) energy performance certificates (EPCs) for domestic dwellings are entered on the (i) HCR Register and (ii) EPC Register respectively.
(223410)
99
N 		Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the average sale price was of the homes built in the former Deputy Prime Minister's Design to Build £60,000 home competition.
(223411)
100
N 		Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which public sector bodies will have access to the information contained in property information questionnaires.
(223412)
101
N 		Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the average right to buy discount (a) in cash terms and (b) as a percentage of the market value of the property was in (i) England and (ii) each Government Office region in England in each year since 1996-97.
(223413)
102
N 		Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many hectares of green wedge designated land will be developed through (a) housing and (b) non-housing development in the proposed Pennbury eco-town site.
(223414)
103
N 		Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what changes to projects funded by her Department have been made as a result of implementation of the Stamp Duty Land Tax (Exemption of Certain Acquisitions of Residential Property) Regulations 2008.
(223362)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
104
N 		Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the running costs of the National Lottery Promotions Unit have been in each year since its establishment; and how much and what proportion of such costs were met by (a) the National Lottery and (b) the Government in each such year.
(223110)
105
N 		Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much the (a) National Lottery Distribution Fund and (b) Olympic Lottery Distribution Fund has paid to the National Lottery Promotions Unit in each year since its establishment.
(223111)
106
N 		Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much his Department has paid to Fast Track for services related to the raising of £100 million in private sector sponsorship for elite sport; on what date a contract with Fast Track was signed; what the terms of the contract are; and what changes have been made to his Department's arrangements with Fast Track following the decision to reduce the target for private sector support for elite sport to £79 million.
(223383)
107
N 		Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much additional income he expects (a) UK Sport and (b) each of the other National Lottery distributors to receive as a result of cost savings identified by Camelot.
(223384)
108
N 		Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the cost of works associated with providing all municipal swimming pools with a 30-year life.
(223366)
109
N 		Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what funding his Department has provided for (a) swimming pools and (b) other leisure facilities in Blackpool since 2005.
(223130)
110
N 		Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many people are eligible for assistance under the Digital Switchover Help Scheme in the area covered by the Selkirk television transmitter and its related relays on the grounds that they are (a) over 75 years, (b) in receipt of (i) disability living allowance, (ii) attendance allowance and (iii) constant attendance allowance and (c) registered blind or partially sighted; what the overall percentage take-up of eligible people is to date; and how many have opted for (A) the default option of Sky, (B) a Freeview digital box, (C) a Freeview playback digital television recorder, (D) a new television with digital built-in, (E) Freesat and (F) Top Up TV.
(223267)
111
N 		Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much has been made available by Digital UK to the digital outreach scheme in the Scottish Borders area; and if he will make a statement.
(223268)
112
N 		Mrs Linda Riordan (Halifax): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department has taken to encourage people to undertake sporting activity for at least 30 minutes a day.
(223097)
113
N 		Mrs Linda Riordan (Halifax): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has to put forward sites to UNESCO for designation as world heritage sites.
(223105)
114
N 		Mr Don Touhig (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what funding his Department provides for the upkeep of buildings relating to 20th century industrial heritage.
(223320)
115
N 		Mr Don Touhig (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what criteria are used to assess applications for Lottery funding for renovations to historical buildings.
(223321)
116
N 		Mr Don Touhig (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much Lottery funding was awarded to preserve historical buildings built (a) before 1900 and (b) after 1900 in the last 12 months.
(223322)
117
N 		Mr Don Touhig (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to improve and preserve buildings relating to working-class history.
(223323)
118
N 		Mr Don Touhig (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many former miners' institutes applied for Heritage Lottery Fund grants in each year since 1997; and what percentage of such applications were successful in each of those years.
(223324)
119
N 		Mr Robert Walter (North Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what meetings there have been between his Department and the Racecourse Association on racecourse bookmakers since December 2007; and if he will place a copy of the minutes of each such meeting in the Library.
(223408)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
120
N 		Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the pay as you dine scheme.
(223380)
121
N 		Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many single-skin tankers there are in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary; what plans there are to replace them; and what the cost to his Department of environmental liability insurance for such tankers was in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
(223210)
122
N 		Robert Key (Salisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the Royal Military Police first (a) reported to his Department concerns that Land Rovers were deficient vehicles for operational duty and (b) requested replacement armoured vehicles.
(223170)
123
N 		Robert Key (Salisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the Royal Military Police first submitted an urgent operational requirement for armoured replacements for Land Rovers.
(223171)
124
N 		John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which contractors his Department uses to undertake cleaning duties; and what the hourly rates of pay are for cleaners working in the Department.
(223279)
125
N 		Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of people eligible for veterans badges who are resident in the Scottish Borders area; and how many badges have been issued to such residents.
(223266)
126
N 		Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his policy to ensure the development of ground-based laser defence systems as part of the UK's counter-mortar and counter-rocket capabilities.
(223224)
127
N 		Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the estimated total cost of the defence training review programme is.
(223225)
128
N 		Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK nationals have been taken into custody following military operations as part of OP HERRICK in Afghanistan.
(223226)
129
N 		Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of the armed forces recruited in the last five years from (a) Cumbria and (b) Copeland are on front-line duty in (i) Iraq and (ii) Afghanistan.
(223200)
130
N 		Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of the armed forces recruited in the last five years from (a) Cumbria and (b) Copeland were killed in service in (i) Iraq and (ii) Afghanistan.
(223201)
131
N 		Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of the armed forces recruited in the last five years from (a) Cumbria and (b) Copeland received debilitating wounds whilst on active service in (i) Iraq and (ii) Afghanistan.
(223202)
132
N 		Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel have been recruited into the armed forces from (a) Cumbria and (b) Copeland in the last five years.
(223203)
133
N 		Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of members of the armed forces recruited in the last five years from (a) Cumbria and (b) Copeland did not complete basic training.
(223204)
134
N 		Willie Rennie (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much of receipts from assets sales his Department has allocated to expenditure on armed forces personnel accommodation in each of the last five years.
(223181)
135
N 		Willie Rennie (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to assist armed services personnel to meet housing costs; and if he will will make a statement.
(223182)
136
N 		Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on the recruitment of citizens of overseas countries to the Army; and whether that policy includes a maximum proportion of the Army consisting of recruits from overseas countries.
(223290)
137
N 		Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel were enlisted in the army at the latest date for which information is available.
(223291)
138
N 		Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people from the West Indies were recruited to the army in (a) each of the first eight months of 2008, (b) 2007, (c) 2006 and (d) 2005.
(223299)
139
N 		Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of (a) all personnel and (b) officers in the army were nationals of overseas countries (a) in 1997, (b) in 2001, (c) in 2005 and (d) at the latest date for which information is available.
(223300)
140
N 		Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many non-UK citizens there were in (a) the Army excluding the Gurkhas and (b) the Gurkhas at the latest date for which figures are available; and how many personnel there were from each (i) overseas country and (ii) British overseas territory in each case.
(223301)
141
N 		Mr Robert Walter (North Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Boeing-built, designed or supported (a) airborne platforms, (b) aircraft, (c) helicopters and (d) other air systems are (i) in use, (ii) in the process of acquisition or appraisal and (iii) under consideration for use in the three services.
(223406)
142
N 		Mr Robert Walter (North Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many United States-built, designed or supported (a) airborne platforms, (b) aircraft, (c) helicopters and (d) other air systems are (i) in use and (ii) under contract for future delivery in the three services.
(223407)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
143
N 		Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what quantity of green list wastes was exported to non-OECD countries in the last five years; and to which companies this waste was exported in the receiving countries.
(223448)
144
N 		Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will provide a breakdown by source of the level of carbon dioxide emissions from his Department's (a) agencies and (b) arm's length bodies in each of the last five years.
(223449)
145
N 		Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of publicly-procured food exceeded the 0.9 per cent. genetically-modified labelling threshold in each of the last three years.
(223451)
146
N 		Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reasons the Pesticides Safety Directorate has withdrawn its provisional authorisation for aminopyralid.
(223172)
147
N 		Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on what date (a) (i) the Pesticides Safety Directorate (PSD) and (ii) the relevant Minister was informed that the manufacturers of aminopyralid had withdrawn it, (b) the PSD recommended that the provisional authorisation for aminopyralid should be withdrawn and (c) a Minister decided to withdraw the provisional authorisation.
(223173)
148
N 		Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) sheep and (b) cattle were infected by coccidiosis in each of the last five years.
(223214)
149
N 		Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to assist farmers in meeting fertiliser costs; and if he will will make a statement.
(223215)
150
N 		Susan Kramer (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effects of the Animal Welfare Act 2006 on the behaviour of breeders of dogs; and what plans he has to reduce the number of young dogs in animal sanctuaries.
(223116)
151
N 		Susan Kramer (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the merits of a UK derogation from the nitrogen oxide provisions of the EU Air Quality Directive; whether he plans to meet the European Commission to discuss the matter; and if he will make a statement.
(223243)
152
N 		Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many single farm payment scheme claims from (a) North Yorkshire, (b) Yorkshire and the Humber and (c) England from 2005 have not been paid in full.
(223211)
153
N 		Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many single farm payment scheme claims for each of the last three years have not been paid in full.
(223212)
154
N 		Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent representations his Department has received on the provisions of the proposed EU Water Performance Directive for Buildings.
(223213)
155
N 		Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the evidential basis is for the statement in his Department's 2008 annual report that the Government is on course to meet the 2008 target for limiting the spread of bovine tuberculosis.
(223339)
156
N 		Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to implement the CERT 40 per cent. carbon dioxide emission reduction obligation among rural priority groups in remote areas.
(223340)
157
N 		Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many lock-keepers' cottages his Department plans to (a) sell and (b) let in the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement.
(223341)
158
N 		Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has had made of the effects of his Department's budget overspend in (a) 2006-07 and (b) 2007-08 on (i) cashflow for payments under the Single Payment Scheme and (ii) delivery of other frontline services.
(223394)
159
N 		Paddy Tipping (Sherwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what timetable he proposes for the adoption of private sewers; and if he will make a statement.
(223269)
160
N 		Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 22nd May 2008, Official Report, column 404W, on sewers, when the steering group expects to complete its work on the proposed transfer of private sewers; and when he expects to announce his decision on the timing of transfer.
(223399)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
161
N 		John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether provisions relating to human rights will be included in the EU agreement with Morocco on advanced status.
(223295)
162
N 		John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the UK embassy in Morocco takes to monitor the human rights situation in the Western Sahara; and when UK diplomats last discussed matters arising with the Moroccan government.
(223296)
163
N 		John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the Government's policy is on whether MINURSO should be mandated to monitor human rights in the Western Sahara.
(223297)
164
N 		John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Royal Thai Government on the recent deportations of Karen refugees from camps in Thailand back to Burma.
(223298)
165
N 		Mr Philip Dunne (Ludlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his most recent estimate is of the number of British expatriates resident in each country outside the UK.
(223175)
166
N 		Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will place in the Library a copy of the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers' report on the COREPER meetings on the European External Action Service held on 7th and 13th May.
(223277)
167
N 		Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 26th June 2008, Official Report, column 533W, on the European External Action Service, whether the Government holds a copy of the European Commission's report on the COREPER meetings on the European External Action Service held on 7th and 13th May 2008; and if he will ask the European Commission to make copies of that report available to hon. Members.
(223373)
168
N 		Mr John Grogan (Selby): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the state of relations between the United Nations and Paraguay; and if he will make a statement.
(223124)
169
N 		Mr John Grogan (Selby): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the likelihood of a referendum in Western Sahara on independence; and if he will make a statement.
(223125)
170
N 		Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the security and intelligence services reported to his Department on the possibility of military action by Georgia in South Ossetia before the action began.
(223176)
171
N 		Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information his Department holds on whether the US administration was informed in advance about Georgian plans to take military action in South Ossetia.
(223177)
172
N 		Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Georgian government on the effects of its military actions in South Ossetia on civilians in the region.
(223178)
173
N 		Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of the number of (a) civilians in South Ossetia killed as a result of Georgian actions and (b) Georgian citizens killed as a result of Russian actions in the recent conflict; and if he will make a statement.
(223179)
174
N 		Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether (a) the Government and (b) the Presidency of the Council of Ministers of the EU was informed by (i) the US administration and (ii) the Georgian government of Georgia's plans to take military action in South Ossetia before the action took place.
(223180)
175
N 		Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement as to what representations the UK Mission in Washington DC has made to (a) members of the US Congress and (b) the US Administration on the Congressional Bill that would preclude UK citizens from pursuing civil litigation in US Federal Courts against the government of Libya in respect of (i) the Lockerbie/Pan Am 103 bombing, (ii) Libya's involvement in IRA bombings and (iii) the bombing of La Belle disco in Berlin; and if he will make a statement.
(223285)
176
N 		Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what meetings he has had with diplomats and officials from (a) Georgia, (b) Russia, (c) the UN, (d) the European Union and (e) NATO on the outbreak of conflict in South Ossetia since it took place; and if he will make a statement.
(223396)
177
N 		Mr Robert Walter (North Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many valid UK diplomatic passports are held by (a) serving accredited UK diplomats, (b) other Foreign and Commonwealth Office officials, (c) serving military personnel, (d) officials of other Government departments, (e) Ministers of the Crown, (f) hon. Members who do not hold ministerial office and (g) others.
(223409)
178
N 		Mark Williams (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that the indigenous people of Western Sahara receive licensing revenues or aid derived from the EU-Morocco Fisheries Agreement as a result of UK trawlers' fishing activity in the waters of the occupied Western Sahara.
(223165)
179
N 		Mark Williams (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Government regards the waters off the coast of Western Sahara as international waters; and what the status is of UK fishing vessels fishing in those waters under the terms of the EU fisheries agreement with Morocco.
(223166)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
180
N 		Peter Bottomley (Worthing West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will estimate the extra costs incurred by the Worthing and Southlands Hospital Trust as a result of use of the CERNER NHS IT system in (a) 2007-08 and (b) 2008-09; and what the expected source of the funding of the additional costs will be.
(223427)
181
N 		Peter Bottomley (Worthing West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which other NHS acute hospital trusts have the version of the CERNER NHS IT system supplied to the Worthing and Southlands Hospital Trust; what assessment he has made of (a) present and (b) future costs and benefits of the system; and if he will make a statement.
(223428)
182
N 		Peter Bottomley (Worthing West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many terminations of pregnancies of women in each (a) age group and (b) region have taken place in each of the last 10 years.
(223429)
183
N 		Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the cost to the NHS of ending charges for car parking at all NHS hospitals in England.
(223263)
184
N 		Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of falciparum malaria were recorded in London in each year from 1997 to 2008.
(223235)
185
N 		Angela Browning (Tiverton & Honiton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department has spent on research into (a) dementia excluding DenDRon and (b) neurogenerative diseases since 2000.
(223142)
186
N 		Angela Browning (Tiverton & Honiton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department has spent on research into non-Alzheimer's dementia since 2000.
(223143)
187
N 		Angela Browning (Tiverton & Honiton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what consideration has his Department has given to funding research into off-patent drug treatments for dementia.
(223144)
188
N 		Angela Browning (Tiverton & Honiton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funding allocations his Department has made to support the delivery of its National Strategy for England in the next five years.
(223145)
189
N 		Ben Chapman (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of general practitioners are accredited to carry out minor surgery.
(223219)
190
N 		Ben Chapman (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of general practitioners carried out minor surgery in the latest period for which figures are available.
(223220)
191
N 		Ben Chapman (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what proportion of recurrences of basal cell carcinoma occurred in patients whose cancer had been removed by (a) GPs and (b) hospital consultants in the latest period for which figures are available.
(223221)
192
N 		Ben Chapman (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what proportion recurrences of skin cancer occurred in patients whose cancer had been removed by (a) GPs and (b) hospital consultants in the latest period for which figures are available.
(223222)
193
N 		Ben Chapman (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his Department's policy is on GPs undertaking procedures to remove skin cancer.
(223223)
194
N 		Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of people participating in the bowel cancer screening programme (a) in Bolton and (b) nationally.
(223379)
195
N 		Mr David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many family planning clinics there were in the (a) Hull, (b) the East Riding of Yorkshire, (c) North Lincolnshire and (d) North East Lincolnshire local authority area for each of the last 10 years.
(223292)
196
N 		Mr David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the take-up rate for cervical smear tests was in (a) the East Riding of Yorkshire, (b) Hull and (c) North Lincolnshire primary care trust areas in each of the last 10 years.
(223293)
197
N 		Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations he has received on the future of services at Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup.
(223123)
198
N 		Mr Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 6th March 2008, Official Report, column 2734W, on hearing aids: waiting times, what the average waiting time for all audiological assessments, including assessment for digital hearing aids, has been in (a) West Kent and (b) Eastern and Coastal Kent Teaching Primary Care Trust area in the period since 1st January 2008.
(223249)
199
N 		Mr Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will visit the village of Farningham in Kent to discuss with residents his proposals regarding dispensing doctors.
(223251)
200
N 		Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many injuries were sustained from Class 3b and 4 lasers and intense light sources in each of the last five years.
(223216)
201
N 		Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people in England with increased cardio-vascular risk as a result of using Vioxx.
(223303)
202
N 		Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions his Department has had with Merck in the United States on the effects of Vioxx on people in England; and if he will make a statement.
(223304)
203
N 		Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects to publish his report on the future of NHS dentistry.
(223318)
204
N 		Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were discharged from treatment for drug misuse in England categorised as (a) treatment completed drug free, (b) treatment completed not drug free, (c) dropped out, (d) referred to other treatment, (e) individual entered prison, (f) individual died and (g) reason not known in each year from 2003-04 to 2007-08.
(223388)
205
N 		Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many individuals discharged from treatment for drug misuse in England on the grounds that they completed treatment drug free in (a) 2003-04, (b) 2004-05, (c) 2005-06, (d) 2006-07 and (e) 2007-08 subsequently re-entered treatment for drug misuse.
(223389)
206
N 		Kate Hoey (Vauxhall): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the likely effects of the removal of the one mile rule on the number of (a) dispensing doctors and (b) patients able to fulfil prescriptions at dispensing doctors' practices.
(223377)
207
N 		Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many reports his Department has commissioned from the Independent Reconfiguration Panel in the last 12 months; and in what percentage of these cases the Panel made recommendations which differed from the proposals being made by the relevant NHS trust.
(223088)
208
N 		Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many times he has not accepted a recommendation from the Independent Reconfiguration Panel since the panel's establishment.
(223090)
209
N 		Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what incentives there are for general practitioners to set up practices in deprived areas under each of the primary medical services contracts.
(223458)
210
N 		Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average number of general practitioners per 100,000 population was in each primary care trust, in each of the last five years, broken down by index of deprivation decile.
(223459)
211
N 		Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much has been (a) allocated and (b) spent on (i) general medical services, (ii) personal medical services and (iii) alternative provider medical services contracts in (A) cash and (B) real terms in current prices in each of the last five years.
(223460)
212
N 		Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the minimum practice income guarantee cost in (a) cash and (b) real terms in current prices in each year since 2004; what plans he has for the future of the guarantee; what assessment he has made of its effects on funding levels in deprived areas; and if he will make a statement.
(223461)
213
N 		Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the impact of the Qualities and Outcomes Framework (QOF) on (a) reducing health inequalities and (b) supporting mental health provision in primary care; whether he plans to amend the QOF to increase funding for these priorities; and if he will make a statement.
(223462)
214
N 		Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many adverse events have been recorded in NHS maternity services (a) in England and (b) in each strategic health authority area in each year since 1997, broken down by type of adverse event.
(223355)
215
N 		Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) deaths from and (b) cases of (i) clostridium difficile and (ii) MRSA there have been in each year since 1997, broken down by region.
(223356)
216
N 		Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his latest estimate is of the (a) gross and (b) net number of dentists that have left the NHS since 1st April 2006.
(223357)
217
N 		Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the (a) population, (b) five year cancer survival rate and (c) NHS spending on cancer was in each cancer network in the most recent period for which figures are available.
(223358)
218
N 		Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to Table 9a of his Department's Memorandum to the Health Select Committee, entitled Public Expenditure on Health and Personal Social Services 2006, published in November 2006, what the equivalent figures on patient charges are for (a) 2006-07 and (b) 2007-08, broken down by type of charge.
(223359)
219
N 		John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which contractors his Department uses to undertake cleaning duties; and what the hourly rates of pay are for cleaners working in the Department.
(223280)
220
N 		Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress Blackpool Primary Care Trust has made towards achieving its cancer screening targets in each year since 1997.
(223129)
221
N 		Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he plans to take to reduce reported high exception rates to lowering cholesterol levels among patients in spearhead primary care trusts.
(223131)
222
N 		Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department provides to primary care trusts on (a) the recommended caseload levels of health visitors and (b) the timing and frequency of visits made by health visitors to families with children under the age of five.
(223401)
223
N 		Anne Milton (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cycles of invitro fertilisation treatments each primary care trust offered at the latest date for which figures are available.
(223227)
224
N 		Anne Milton (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children were fitted with bone anchored hearing aids in 2007.
(223228)
225
N 		Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he plans to establish an English Centre for Telehealth.
(223183)
226
N 		Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department provides on the (a) procurement and (b) use of video-conferencing technology for the delivery of healthcare in the NHS.
(223184)
227
N 		Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make an assessment on the potential of video-conferencing to (a) facilitate the deregulation of dental care and (b) allow dental hygienists to deliver a greater proportion of treatment with remote diagnosis by dentists.
(223185)
228
N 		Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he plans to enable the N3 network for video conferencing.
(223186)
229
N 		Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what breakdown in points allocation was awarded to (a) Gardasil and (b) Cervarix under the criteria and weighting system for evaluation of the contract to supply a human papilloma virus vaccine.
(223187)
230
N 		Mr John Spellar (Warley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department has spent on research into the causes and treatment of dementia in each of the last five years; and what the projected level of spending on such research is for the next three years.
(223232)
231
N 		Sir John Stanley (Tonbridge & Malling): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether it is his policy that GP practices with dispensaries will be required to re-apply for permission for their dispensaries to continue.
(223286)
232
N 		Sir John Stanley (Tonbridge & Malling): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his policy to ensure that GP dispensaries with a pharmacy within one mile will be permitted to continue to have their dispensaries.
(223288)
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
233
N 		Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost of testing people committing trigger offences as defined in Schedule 6 of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 for the presence of a specified class A drug was in the most recent year for which figures are available; and what estimate she has made of the annual cost of extending testing for class A drugs to those committing other public order offences.
(223262)
234
N 		James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department spent to support the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs in each of the last five years.
(223151)
235
N 		James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her most recent estimate is of the number of crimes committed against business in each of the last three years.
(223152)
236
N 		James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individual support orders were issued in (a) 2006 and (b) 2007; and what proportion of all anti-social behaviour orders issued to 10 to 17 year olds individual support orders represented in each year.
(223153)
237
N 		James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many intervention orders have been made since 1st October 2006; and what proportion this represents of all anti-social behaviour orders issued in this period.
(223154)
238
N 		Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of the non-UK citizens who do not have a right to work in the UK but are licensed to work in the security industry by the Security Industry Authority have been accredited to perform community safety functions under the Police Reform Act 2002.
(223146)
239
N 		Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department has issued on the accreditation of (a) EU and (b) non-EU citizens under the Community Safety Accreditation Scheme; what checks her Department performs to establish whether applicants from overseas have criminal records in countries other than the UK; and what estimate she has made of the number of foreign nationals accredited under the scheme to date.
(223147)
240
N 		Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the breakdown by nationality is of the 250 sentence-expired foreign nationals held in detention under immigration powers.
(223148)
241
N 		Ms Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) supplying, (b) breeding and (c) scientific procedure establishments designated under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 there were in Scotland on 31st December 2007.
(223096)
242
N 		Ms Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many regulated procedures under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 were carried out in Scotland in 2007.
(223196)
243
N 		Ms Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many project licences were (a) granted under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 in 2007 and (b) in force at the end of 2007 in respect of work to be carried out in Scotland.
(223197)
244
N 		Ms Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of the regulated procedures conducted in Scotland in 2007 under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 were performed in (a) public health laboratories, (b) universities and medical schools, (c) National Health Service hospitals, (d) Government departments, (e) other public bodies, (f) non-profit making organisations and (g) commercial organisations.
(223198)
245
N 		Ms Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of the regulated procedures conducted in Scotland in 2007 under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 were carried out for (a) fundamental and applied studies other than toxicology and (b) toxicity tests or other safety and efficacy evaluation.
(223199)
246
N 		Mr David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many unauthorised surveillances were discovered by the Office of Surveillance Commissioners in each of the last five years.
(223294)
247
N 		Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many rapes were reported to police in England and Wales in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available; and how many of these cases were recorded as involving excessive alcohol consumption by the victim or perpetrator.
(223348)
248
N 		Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department received from the Migration Advisory Committee the Tier 2 skilled employment shortage occupation list due to be completed by June 2008; and when her Department plans to publish it.
(223327)
249
N 		Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of asylum seekers who had been waiting more than two months to be paid section 4 support at 31st July 2008.
(223328)
250
N 		Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many businesses had applied for licences to sponsor foreign migrants by (a) 31st July 2008 and (b) 31st August 2008.
(223329)
251
N 		Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department paid (a) Facebook, (b) Bebo and (c) other social networking sites for advertising the mylifemyid.org website; and how many hits the website received as a result of that advertising.
(223330)
252
N 		Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many fines her Department issued to airlines for carrying illegal immigrants into the UK in the last 12 months; and which airlines were fined.
(223331)
253
N 		Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) duration, (b) value and (c) terms of remuneration are in the contract agreed between Thales SA and the Identity and Passport Service to deliver the National Identity Register.
(223390)
254
N 		Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what terms have been provided for early termination of the contract agreed between Thales SA and the Identity and Passport Service to deliver the National Identity Register.
(223391)
255
N 		Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when contractual negotiations between the Identity and Passport Service and (a) International Business Machines Corporation UK, (b) Electronic Data Systems Corporation UK, (c) Computer Sciences Corporation UK and (d) Fujitsu Services Limited to deliver the national identity card scheme are expected to be concluded.
(223392)
256
N 		Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what revenue protection targets have been set for the UK Border Agency.
(223102)
257
N 		Mr Adam Holloway (Gravesham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what drug seizures have been made by or with the operational involvement of the revenue cutters operating in the Maritime Section of the UK Border Agency and its predecessors in each year since 1996-97; and what the (a) date of seizure, (b) type of drug seized, (c) quantity of drug seized, (d) location of operation, (e) vessel intercepted and (f) designation of cutter was in each case.
(223113)
258
N 		Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential advantages and disadvantages of the use of identity cards in the airline industry against existing security arrangements.
(223368)
259
N 		Martin Linton (Battersea): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many known overstayers (a) were deported, (b) were removed, (c) left of their own accord and (d) had no action taken against them in the last 12 months.
(223415)
260
N 		Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has taken to reduce anti-social behaviour in Blackpool since 2005.
(223128)
261
N 		Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she will reply to the hon. Member for Walsall North's letter of 8th July 2008 on a constituent, reference M12920/8; and what the reasons are for the time taken to reply.
(223189)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills
262
N 		Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what steps he is taking to increase the number of people undertaking adult apprenticeships.
(223117)
263
N 		Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many people aged (a) 16 and 17, (b) 18 and over and (c) in total have enrolled on an apprenticeship in (i) Jarrow constituency, (ii) South Tyneside, (iii) the North East and (iv) nationwide in each year since 1997.
(223118)
264
N 		Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many people aged 18 and over at the outset of an apprenticeship have completed their apprenticeship in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) nationwide in each year since 1997.
(223119)
265
N 		Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how much his Department and its predecessors spent on (a) higher education and (b) further education in Blackpool in each year since 1997.
(223127)
266
N 		Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what proportion of lipreading classes were provided free to learners in each year since 2004-05; and if he will make a statement.
(223242)
Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
267
N 		Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what topics are on the agenda for the United Nations Millennium Development Goals summit on 25th September; who will represent the Government at the summit; what goals the Government has set for this summit; by what criteria the outcomes of the summit will be judged by the Government; and if he will make a statement.
(223264)
268
N 		Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance his Department has provided to Georgia in each of the last three years; what assistance has been provided to Georgia to alleviate the humanitarian situation following its recent conflict with Russia; and if he will make a statement.
(223265)
269
N 		Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance his Department has given to Iran to deal with refugees from Afghanistan.
(223332)
270
N 		Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding his Department has made available to (a) the UN and (b) the EU to assist Iran in dealing with Afghani refugees.
(223333)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
271
N 		Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the efficiency of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority in the time taken to award sums to those injured in the London bombings of 2005; how many claims for such compensation have been submitted; how many have been paid; what the average payment has been; what the average time taken for a payment to be made has been; whether he plans to make a further contribution to the London Bombings Relief Charitable Fund; and if he will make a statement.
(223255)
272
N 		Peter Bottomley (Worthing West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will estimate the level of use of illegal drugs by prisoners in each of the last 10 years.
(223430)
273
N 		Peter Bottomley (Worthing West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his most recent estimate is of the effect of the size of the prison population on levels of crime.
(223443)
274
N 		Mr Philip Dunne (Ludlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many British expatriates resident in each country outside the UK were registered to vote in UK elections at the most recent date for which figures are available.
(223174)
275
N 		Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many incidents of (a) a sexual nature other than sexual assault, (b) sexual assault, (c) violence, (d) theft and (e) other offences occurred in prisons in England and Wales in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available; and how many of these incidents were (i) prisoner on prisoner, (ii) prisoner on staff and (iii) staff on prisoner.
(223349)
276
N 		Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many incidents involving violence or the threat of violence by prisoners have been recorded as motivated by racial or religious prejudice in each prison in England and Wales in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available; what the nature of the incident was in each case; and what measures he has put in place to reduce such occurrences.
(223350)
277
N 		Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reasons the 110 prisoners who remain unlawfully at large have been recalled to custody while on end of custody licence.
(223351)
278
N 		Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of prisoners who will be released early under the end of custody licence scheme between the commencement of the scheme in June 2007 and January 2009; and what proportion of the prison population this figure represents.
(223352)
279
N 		Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what representations his Department has received from (a) the Council of Europe and (b) EU institutions following the European Court of Human Rights' judgment in the case of Hirst v. UK on voting rights for prisoners.
(223436)
280
N 		Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to launch a consultation on extending voting rights to prisoners in England and Wales.
(223437)
281
N 		Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of theatre and drama participation in improving the behaviour of violent offenders; and if he will make a statement.
(223369)
282
N 		Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what arrangements are in place to facilitate the transfer of enhanced status points awarded in recognition of good behaviour in young offender institutions and prisons between establishments.
(223244)
283
N 		Mr John Spellar (Warley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) original and (b) most recent estimated capital cost for the Supreme Court was.
(223234)
Questions to the Leader of the House
284
N 		Sir John Stanley (Tonbridge & Malling): To ask the Leader of the House, if she will place in the Library a copy of the full text setting out the responsibilities of the Accounting Officer for the House of Commons Members' Estimate.
(223289)
Questions to the Prime Minister
285
N 		Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Prime Minister, what steps he took to ensure that his release of written Ministerial statements on 22nd July 2008 did not constitute a breach of section 9.3 of the Ministerial Code; and if he will will make a statement on the application of the code to written ministerial statements issued on that date.
(223258)
286
N 		Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 22nd July 2008, Official Report, columns 981-2W, on employment, what change there has been in the number of (a) UK citizens and (b) foreign nationals in employment in the UK since 1997.
(223150)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
287
N 		Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the effects of overhead lighting on road safety on the M25; and if she will make a statement.
(223424)
288
N 		Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) cost and (b) quantity of fuel used by her Department's road vehicles was in the last 12 months.
(223450)
289
N 		Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she plans to take to ensure that roads around Stonehenge are both adequate to deal with the level of visitor traffic and appropriate for the special nature of the location.
(223254)
290
N 		Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what railway rolling stock was off-lease as of 15th July 2008.
(223256)
291
N 		Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 14th July 2008, Official Report, column 8W, on rolling stock, how many train operating companies have had discussions with her Department on the provision of additional rolling stock since 2005.
(223257)
292
N 		Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many children were (a) killed, (b) seriously injured and (c) non-seriously injured while riding a bicycle in each of the last five years.
(223155)
293
N 		Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to promote the wearing of helmets by children whilst cycling; and if she will make a statement.
(223156)
294
N 		Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will support the Helmet Watch Initiative.
(223157)
295
N 		Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families on children wearing helmets when cycling to school; and if she will make a statement.
(223158)
296
N 		Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress her Department has made in its review of the wearing of cycle helmets by children; and if she will make a statement.
(223159)
297
N 		Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations she has received on the proposed congestion charge in the Greater Manchester area from organisations and residents (a) in Bolton, (b) in Greater Manchester and (c) elsewhere.
(223378)
298
N 		Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people had a Blue Badge disabled driver's permit in each year from 2002.
(223094)
299
N 		Mr John Grogan (Selby): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answers of 12th July 2007, Official Report, columns 1579-80W, on A69, Greenhead, if she will publish the letter dated 1st December 1982 sent by her Department to the Northumberland County Council headed notes for the guidance of engineers employed in connection with trunk road schemes, together with all the said guidance notes.
(223126)
300
N 		Dr Stephen Ladyman (South Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many weigh in motion sensors have been deployed; and what plans there are for further deployments.
(223386)
301
N 		Dr Stephen Ladyman (South Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many offences of vehicle overloading by (a) overseas and (b) UK hauliers have been detected by weigh in motion sensors each quarter since their initial deployment.
(223387)
302
N 		Martin Linton (Battersea): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with the Mayor of London on the completion of Phase 2 of the East London Line extension.
(223416)
303
N 		John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which contractors her Department uses to undertake cleaning duties; and what the hourly rates of pay are for cleaners working in the Department.
(223278)
304
N 		Mr Elliot Morley (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether cyclists are required by her Department to have a bell or audible warning on their bicycles.
(223347)
305
N 		Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will meet bus operators' representatives to discuss return fare ticketing.
(223114)
306
N 		Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will meet representatives of airline operators to discuss the likely effects of airport ownership by airline operators.
(223115)
307
N 		Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the reasons were for refusing permission for the Hope Cove inshore lifeboat to launch in response to the recent incident which involved two teenagers in difficulty in the sea.
(223444)
308
N 		Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people have been assisted by the Hope Cove inshore lifeboat since 2000; how many boats have been towed by the lifeboat in that period; how many animals have been rescued by the lifeboat in that period; and how many times the boat has been launched in that period.
(223445)
309
N 		Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with the Chief Coastguard and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency on the (a) role and (b) operational area of the Hope Cove inshore lifeboat.
(223446)
310
N 		Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the responsibilities and duties of the Hope Cove inshore lifeboat were until 2007; what they are now; and for what reasons they have been changed.
(223447)
311
N 		Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people were issued penalties due to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency not receiving a vehicle disposal notice in the last 12 months.
(223272)
312
N 		Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what procedure is undertaken by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency to record each document received when multiple documents are received in a single envelope.
(223273)
313
N 		Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many instances have been reported of customers' paperwork being lost by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) in each of the last five years; and how many complaints have been made to the DVLA about fines being imposed following such losses.
(223274)
314
N 		Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average cost of issuing a notification to individuals when the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency had not received a disposal notice was in the last five years.
(223275)
315
N 		Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many recorded instances there have been of individuals not receiving an acknowledgement letter in regards to a vehicle disposal notification when the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency has received the notification in each of the last five years.
(223276)
316
N 		Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many bids for road pricing demonstration projects she has received; and how many of the eight demonstration schemes will utilise satellite technology.
(223305)
317
N 		Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she plans to publish her Department's further work on the Government's proposals regarding the challenges to be addressed in the 2012 transport plan.
(223306)
318
N 		Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make it her policy to publish all the responses to the consultation Adding Capacity at Heathrow Airport at the same time as the Government's official response.
(223307)
319
N 		Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has to change her Department's role in rolling stock procurement; and if she will make a statement.
(223308)
320
N 		Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the proportion of records on the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency's road vehicle database which were accurate in each of the last five years.
(223309)
321
N 		Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many flight cancellations there have been by airlines in respect of departures from UK airports in the last 12 months, broken down by (a) airline and (b) airport of departure; and what percentage of all such flights these figures represent.
(223132)
322
N 		Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many flight cancellations by each airline there were at each airport in Scotland between 1st January and 30th June 2008.
(223133)
323
N 		Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department takes to promote compliance with the provisions of the Civil Aviation (Denied Boarding, Compensation and Assistance) Regulations 2005 and European regulations in respect of payment of compensation for (a) cancelled and (b) delayed flights.
(223134)
324
N 		Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department has taken following non-compliance on the part of airline operators with Council Regulation (EC) No. 261/2004 on duties to deliver compensation and assistance in respect of cancelled and delayed flights since the Regulation came into force.
(223135)
325
N 		Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many complaints her Department has received regarding non-compliance with regulations on compensation to passengers for delayed or cancelled flights since 17th February 2005.
(223136)
326
N 		Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking on access to public transport for parents and carers of infants and young children in prams; and if she will make a statement.
(223137)
Questions to the Minister for Women and Equality
327
N 		Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, when she plans to publish an Equality Bill; and if she will make a statement.
(223164)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
328
N 		Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to reduce levels of poverty in persons aged over 65 years; what research has been (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated by his Department on the causes of poverty in persons aged over 65 years in the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
(223426)
329
N 		Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effect of increases in the cost of living on people on benefits.
(223236)
330
N 		Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what research his Department has conducted into the quality of the assistance and advice given to mothers seeking employment.
(223237)
331
N 		Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many sanctions have been applied to claimants on each New Deal scheme during their (a) first, (b) second, (c) third and (d) fourth or more time of involvement with the scheme for their (i) first, (ii) second and (iii) third or more offence.
(223319)
332
N 		Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many new claims for income support on the grounds of incapacity for work for which the claimant qualified for the disability premium from the start of the claim were awarded to (a) single persons aged under 35, (b) single persons aged 35 to 44, (c) single persons aged 35 to 65, (d) couples with claimant aged under 35, (e) couples with claimant aged 35 to 44 and (f) couples with claimant aged 35 to 65 years in the most recent 12 month period for which figures are available.
(223245)
333
N 		Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many lone parents whose youngest child is aged 11 years or over are in receipt of income support, broken down by parliamentary constituency.
(223246)
334
N 		Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what qualitative evaluation he has made of the customer experience of work-focussed interviews; and if he will make a statement.
(223247)
335
N 		Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of jobseeker's allowance claimants have been (a) referred and (b) sanctioned for not accepting a reasonable job offer in each of the last five years.
(223248)
336
N 		Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of people whose national insurance contributions have been paid through the benefits system for more than 20 years of their working lives; and if he will make a statement.
(223302)
337
N 		Mr David Hamilton (Midlothian): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent representations he has received on changes to the mobility component of disability living allowance for blind and visually-impaired people.
(223453)
338
N 		Mr David Hamilton (Midlothian): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress has been made in implementing changes to the mobility component of disability living allowance received by blind and visually-impaired people.
(223454)
339
N 		Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effects of the economic situation on the (a) rate of progress in obtaining the goals, (b) timing of implementation and (c) costs of his Department's Welfare to Work strategy.
(223160)
340
N 		Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, from which part of his Department's budget funding to raise the Access to Work budget will be drawn.
(223162)
341
N 		Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many new child benefit claims have been made in each of the last 12 months; and how many and what proportion of those claims have been made by (a) UK and (b) EU citizens resident outside the UK.
(223163)
342
N 		Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many new scheme cases were handled by the Child Support Agency in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the UK in each year since 1997.
(223283)
343
N 		Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many old scheme cases were handled by the Child Support Agency in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the UK in each year since 1997.
(223284)
344
N 		Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications for 52 week backdating of housing benefit have been received in each of the last five years; and how many and what percentage of those applications were successful.
(223367)
345
N 		Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many self-employed parents had children aged 15 years or under at the latest date for which figures are available.
(223343)
346
N 		John Penrose (Weston-Super-Mare): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reasons the Pension Regulator has not replied to the hon. Member for Weston-Super-Mare's letters of 13th May, 23rd June and 28th July 2008 on behalf of his constituent Mr Leyshon; and when he will reply to those letters.
(223326)
347
N 		Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of people who did not receive timeous payment as a result of the Child Support Agency's computer system failure in the first week of September 2008; what assessment he has made of the hardships likely to be caused to clients affected by the failure; what steps he plans to take to compensate those who have incurred bank charges and other financial penalties as a result of the failure; and if he will make a statement.
(223364)
348
N 		Mr John Spellar (Warley): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what percentage of state benefits were paid into Post Office card accounts in Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council area in the last year for which figures are available.
(223233)
349
N 		Sir John Stanley (Tonbridge & Malling): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his letter of 9th July to the right hon. Member for Tonbridge and Malling, what (a) EU and (b) UK legislation creates a legal requirement for a competitive tender to be held for the successor to the current Post Office Card Account.
(223287)
350
N 		Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his Department's estimate is of the proportion of benefits claimants who live (a) within 10 miles, (b) within 20 miles, (c) within 30 miles and (d) further than 30 miles from a JobCentre Plus office; and if he will make a statement.
(223431)
351
N 		Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much revenue the Child Benefit Helpline has generated in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
(223432)
352
N 		Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of callers to the Child Benefit Helpline whose call was logged with the promise of a call back within 24 hours received a call back in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
(223433)
353
N 		Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of calls to the Child Benefit Helpline were (a) answered by a representative, (b) received an automated message, (c) logged with the promise of a call-back and (d) responded to in another manner in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
(223434)
354
N 		Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many jobseeker's allowance claimants there were per member of frontline staff in JobCentre Plus and its predecessor agencies in each of the last 10 years (a) in total and (b) broken down by region; and if he will make a statement.
(223435)
355
N 		Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will arrange for a final reply to be sent to the hon. Member for Walsall North from the Chief Executive of the Child Support Agency (CSA) about a constituent of the hon. Member further to the CSA letter of 30th July 2008, reference PCO/177 431/CM/WOD.
(223188)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
356
N 		Mrs Linda Riordan (Halifax): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what plans his Department has to encourage the purchase of television sets which support integrated digital television.
[Transferred] (223104)
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
357
N 		Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many HM Revenue and Customs staff were based at each (a) port of entry and (b) airport as at 31st December 2007.
[Transferred] (223109)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland
358
N 		Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what his most recent estimate is of the number of deaths from hypothermia and related conditions which will occur in Scotland between October 2008 and April 2009.
[Transferred] (223365)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
359
N 		Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reasons those living in care homes are classified as ineligible for winter fuel payments by his Department; and if he will make a statement.
[Transferred] (223161)
360
N 		Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what consideration he has given to seeking an exemption for professional paint removers should the European Commission's proposals to prohibit the use of methylene chloride be implemented.
[Transferred] (223374)

 
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