WEDNESDAY 19 NOVEMBER
Questions for Oral Answer Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland *1
| Tony Baldry (Banbury): What his most recent estimate is of the cost of the Saville inquiry; and if he will make a statement. | | (235738) | *2
| Christopher Fraser (South West Norfolk): What assessment he has made of the effects on the economy of Northern Ireland of the fact that the Northern Ireland Executive has not met recently. | | (235739) | *3
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): What recent assessment he has made of levels of terrorist activity in Northern Ireland. | | (235740) | *4
| James Duddridge (Rochford & Southend East): What assessment he has made of the reasons the Northern Ireland Executive has not met recently. | | (235741) | *5
| Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot): How much has been spent on the Saville inquiry to date; and how much has been spent on (a) solicitors and (b) counsel. | | (235742) | *6
| Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): What assessment he has made of recent political developments in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement. | | (235743) | *7
| Mark Durkan (Foyle): What his Department's policy priorities are for 2008-09; and if he will make a statement. | | (235744) | *8
| Mr Richard Benyon (Newbury): What discussions the Government has had with Lord Saville or his inquiry staff on the Bloody Sunday report and the time taken to finalise it. | | (235745) | *9
| David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): What recent representations he has received on the devolution of policing and justice matters to the Northern Ireland Assembly. | | (235746) | *11
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): What progress has been made on the devolution of policing to the Northern Ireland Assembly. | | (235748) | *12
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): What his latest estimate is of the final costs of the Saville inquiry. | | (235749) | *13
| Ben Chapman (Wirral South): What assessment he has made of the conclusions of the recent report by the Independent Monitoring Commission on levels of Republican paramilitary activity. | | (235750) | *14
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): What assessment he has made of the effect on the operation of the planning system in Northern Ireland of the fact that the Northern Ireland Executive has not met recently. | | (235751) | *15
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): What progress has been made on the devolution of policing and criminal justice matters to the Northern Ireland Assembly. | | (235752) | At 12 noon Oral Questions to the Prime Minister Unless otherwise indicated the Members listed below will ask a question without notice. *1
| Mr Philip Dunne (Ludlow): If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 19th November. | | (236806) | *2
| Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): | | (236807) | *3
| Mr Khalid Mahmood (Birmingham, Perry Barr): | | (236808) | *4
| Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate): | | (236809) | *5
| Miss Anne Begg (Aberdeen South): | | (236810) | *7
| David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): | | (236812) | *8
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): | | (236813) | *9
| Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): | | (236814) | *10
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): | | (236815) | *11
| Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): | | (236816) | *12
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): | | (236817) | *13
| Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): | | (236818) | *14
| Mrs Betty Williams (Conwy): | | (236819) | *15
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): | | (236820) |
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Wednesday 5 November 1
N | Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has set a target for the proportion of successful appeals for (a) incapacity for work cases and (b) disability living allowance cases. | | (234435) | 2
N | Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has a performance indicator for the proportion of successful appeals that will trigger a review of the quality of initial decision-making for (a) incapacity for work cases and (b) disability living allowance cases. | | (234436) | 3
N | Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total cost to his Department was of appeals relating to (a) incapacity for work cases, (b) disability living allowance cases and (c) such cases in which the appeal was successfully defended by the Secretary of State in the latest period for which figures are available; and what the average cost of each case in each category was. | | (234437) |
Notices given on Tuesday 11 November 1
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether there have been any instances of aerial attacks on civilians in Afghanistan by British aircraft as a result of (a) error and (b) deception; and if he will make a statement. | | (236074) | 2
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the procedures are for ensuring that British military air strikes are not directed against civilians in Afghanistan. | | (236075) | 3
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the maximum future endurance on station of the Astute-class submarines. | | (236076) | 4
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the crew strength per boat is in terms of (a) officers and (b) men, in respect of the current generation of attack submarines; and what the crew strength will be in respect of each Astute-class submarine. | | (236077) | 5
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the practicability of having two crews for each Astute-class submarine. | | (236078) | 6
N | Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what discussions (a) he and (b) his officials have had with the Higher Education Funding Council for England on the North West Lifelong Learning network. | | (235948) | 7
N | Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Higher Education Funding Council for England's arrangements for liaison in the North West region with sixth form and other further education colleges involved with the Aim Higher initiative. | | (235949) |
Notices given on Thursday 13 November 1
N | Sir John Stanley (Tonbridge & Malling): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what percentage of council tax receipts in England were used to fund pension schemes that are funded by local authorities in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (237002) | 2
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what checks are in place to ensure that wine sold in the UK does not contain harmful levels of metals such as lead, zinc and copper; and if he will make a statement. | | (237005) | 3
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans there are for harmonising type approval of aircraft across the European Union; and if he will make a statement. | | (237003) | 4
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost to the appplicant to obtain type approval from the Civil Aviation Authority for a new model of aircraft for use in the UK was for each of the last 10 such approved applications; and how long the application process took to complete in each case. | | (237004) | 5
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding was provided from central government to local government for the creation of park and ride schemes in the latest period for which figures are available; and what monitoring processes are in place to assess the effectiveness of such expenditure. | | (237006) |
Notices given on Friday 14 November 1
N | Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what his assessment is of the impact of Royal Mail's proposal to close the sorting office at Copperan Hill, Liverpool on employment in the city; and if he will make a statement. | | (237302) | 2
N | Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many nationals of each A8 country were receiving child benefit for a child or children living outside the UK at the end of September 2008; and in respect of how many such children child benefit was being paid on that date. | | (237404) | 3
N | Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what guidance his Department provides on the procurement of home to school transport services for children with special educational needs in London. | | (237406) | 4
N | Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what her assessment is of the impact of retrospective changes to business rates on the port of Liverpool on employment and economic activity in Merseyside; and if she will make a statement. | | (237303) | 5
N | Linda Gilroy (Plymouth, Sutton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to encourage the introduction of smart water meters. | | (237308) | 6
N | Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the cost has been to his Department of producing the new draft codes of practice for (a) cats, (b) dogs and (c) equines. | | (237405) | 7
N | Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of Angolan, Zimbabwean and Rwandan troops being drawn into the fighting in Democratic Republic of Congo; and if he will make a statement. | | (237311) | 8
N | Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the time needed to mobilise additional African Union troops to support MONUC in Democratic Republic of Congo. | | (237312) | 9
N | Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of the recruitment of child soldiers in Democratic Republic of Congo; and if he will make a statement. | | (237313) | 10
N | Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of incidents of rape and violence against women in Democratic Republic of Congo in recent weeks; and if he will make a statement. | | (237314) | 11
N | Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many registered neonatal nurses he estimates will be required in neonatal intensive care units in (a) Wandsworth and (b) London in (i) 2009, (ii) 2010 and (iii) 2011. | | (237298) | 12
N | Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many registered neonatal nurses there are in (a) Wandsworth and (b) London. | | (237299) | 13
N | Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much has been spent on each project funded by the Stabilisation Aid Fund in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan in each of the last five years. | | (237304) | 14
N | Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much his Department spent on each individual project which it has funded in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan in each of the last five years. | | (237305) | 15
N | Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many quick impact projects of each type have been (a) appraised, (b) authorised and (c) completed in Helmand Province in each month of the last five years. | | (237306) | 16
N | Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what percentage of development projects of each type undertaken in (a) Afghanistan and (b) Iraq have been constructed to sphere standards in each month of the last five years. | | (237307) | 17
N | Mr Edward Timpson (Crewe & Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people convicted of causing or allowing the death of a child or vulnerable adult since 2005 received (a) a custodial sentence of less than 12 months, (b) a custodial sentence of more than 12 months but less than four years, (c) a custodial sentence of four years of more, (d) an indeterminate sentence for public protection, (e) a suspended sentence, (f) a community sentence and (g) a conditional discharge. | | (237309) | 18
N | Mr Edward Timpson (Crewe & Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) prosecutions and (b) convictions there have been for the offence of causing or allowing the death of a child or vulnerable adult under section 5 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004. | | (237310) | 19
N | Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the meaning is of the term bear down used in the Air Transport White Paper 2003 in relation to aircraft noise; and what the policy of bearing down on aircraft noise entails in relation to aircraft noise (a) across the UK and (b) in the vicinity of each UK airport. | | (237300) | 20
N | Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the Government's policy is on reducing aircraft noise from (a) day and (b) night and early morning flights to and from Heathrow Airport. | | (237301) | 21
N | Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his latest estimate is of the costs of the Post Office Card Account tender process over the last three years; and how much compensation will be paid to participants in the tendering process. | | (237403) |
Notices given on Monday 17 November 1
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what consideration his Department has given to the collection of data under the waste electrical and electronic equipment directive on the amount of material that goes to landfill. | | (237859) | 2
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many civil servants from his Department have worked in (a) Basra, (b) Baghdad and (c) other locations in Iraq in each month since 2005. | | (237812) | 3
| Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what procedures his Department has put in place to enable a community to apply for the opening of a new post office. | | (237792) | 4
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, when he plans to answer Question 210460, tabled on 11th June 2008, on age discrimination; and what the reasons are for the time taken to answer. | | (237592) | 5
| Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how much compensation the private firms affected by the Government's decision to withdraw the Post Office Card Account from tender will receive. | | (237569) | 6
| Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what grounds HM Revenue and Customs is contesting the recent ruling relating to overpaid VAT on interval games of bingo; and if he will make a statement. | | (237697) | 7
| Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the implications of the European Court of Justice ruling on Linneweber for the tax treatment of licensed bingo. | | (237953) | 8
| Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the implications of the recent HM Revenue and Customs Tribunal on the application of VAT on games of interval bingo. | | (237954) | 9
| Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 7th July 2008, Official Report, column 1267W, on VAT: lighting, what progress he has made at EU level on its proposals for wider application of reduced value added tax rates to energy saving and energy efficient products; and if he will make a statement. | | (237591) | 10
| Andrew George (St Ives): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he will announce the results of the remaining decisions in the (a) workforce change and (b) transformation programmes. | | (237794) | 11
| Andrew George (St Ives): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the impact which the closure of HM Revenue and Customs offices have upon the economy of the areas in which they were based. | | (237860) | 12
| Andrew George (St Ives): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the fiscal stimulus which HM Revenue and Customs offices contribute to the economies in the areas in which they are located. | | (237861) | 13
| Andrew George (St Ives): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the merits of the proposal submitted by staff in the Penzance HM Revenue and Customs office in response to his Department's workforce change proposals on the deployment of their expertise to expand the Department's repayment compliance project. | | (237862) | 14
| Mr David Hamilton (Midlothian): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 17th July 2008, Official Report, columns 37-38WS, on free cash machines (low-income areas), how many sites for the 600 proposed free automatic teller machines have now been identified. | | (237562) | 15
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he makes of the merits of using British Standards Institution Standards, PAS 2050 in public procurement. | | (237744) | 16
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance he has given the Centre of Expertise for Sustainable Procurement regarding the use of whole-life costing in public sector procurement. | | (237746) | 17
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many secondees have worked in HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) since 1st January 2005; from which organisations each was seconded; in which section of HMRC each was employed; and for what period each worked at HMRC. | | (237564) | 18
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, who in HM Revenue and Customs is responsible for deciding on applications under the business appointments procedures. | | (237565) | 19
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many secondees have worked in his Department since 1st January 2005; from which organisations each was seconded; in which section of his Department each was employed while at the Department; and for what periods each worked at the Department. | | (237566) | 20
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the rules on movements of HM Revenue and Customs officials to commercial companies under the business appointments procedures. | | (237567) | 21
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what date John Connors, the Director of HM Revenue and Customs's Large Business and Employers' Customer Unit, submitted an application under the business appointments procedures to join Vodafone; on what date the application was approved; and what conditions were placed on him when the application was approved. | | (237568) | 22
| Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on claimants of mortgage interest payments if the standard interest rate is reduced and lenders do not reduce interest rates on mortgages by an equivalent amount. | | (237949) | 23
| John Penrose (Weston-Super-Mare): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he will reply to the letters of 31st July and 8th September 2008 from the hon. Member for Weston-super-Mare on behalf of his constituent, Alex Layard. | | (237919) | 24
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on action which might be taken at EU level to discourage nationals of EU countries from using offshore financial centres. | | (237711) | 25
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what unilateral actions the UK can take to discourage the use of offshore financial centres by (a) persons domiciled in the UK for tax purposes and (b) UK-registered companies. | | (237712) | 26
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what criteria are used to assess candidates for non-executive directorships at the Treasury. | | (237762) | 27
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what national targets have been set for the Valuation Office Agency; and what the performance of offices in the South West Region against these targets was in 2007-08. | | (237935) | 28
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what national processing performance targets were set for HM Revenue and Customs offices in 2007-08; and what the performance of branches in Devon was against those targets. | | (237940) | 29
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff of each grade were employed at the Inland Revenue and HM Customs and Revenue offices at (a) Concord House, Paignton and (b) Tor Hill House, Torquay on (i) 31st March 2005, (ii) 31st March 2007 and (iii) 31st March 2008. | | (237943) | 30
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many pensioners not eligibile for pension credit have experienced a net reduction in their income following the removal of the 10 per cent. tax band and the subsequent increase of the tax-free allowance. | | (237946) | 31
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people were overpaid tax credit entitlement in each of the last five years; what the amount of the average overpayment was in each year; how many of those who received overpayments were asked to repay the additional amount in each year; how many people who were asked to make repayments did so in full in each year; how many of those who declared that they were unable to repay were prosecuted in each year; and how many of those who were asked to make a repayment were informed that the whole or part of the amount due had been received in each year. | | (237683) | 32
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will assess the effects of rising prices in the Chipping Barnet constituency. | | (237552) | 33
| Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many referrals to social services were made where there was a concern about a child's safety in the year ending March (a) 2004, (b) 2005, (c) 2006, (d) 2007 and (e) 2008. | | (237698) | 34
| Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many children were on the child protection register in the year ending March (a) 2004, (b) 2005, (c) 2006, (d) 2007 and (e) 2008. | | (237699) | 35
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, if his Department will provide funding in 2008-09 to increase emergency refuge accommodation across the UK; and if he will make a statement. | | (237858) | 36
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many children are entitled to free school meals in each (a) primary and (b) secondary school that serve the principal seaside towns of England. | | (237658) | 37
| Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, which schools in Colchester constituency use temporary classrooms; and how many such classrooms are at each school. | | (237550) | 38
| Mr Dennis Skinner (Bolsover): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many (a) teachers and (b) teaching assistants were employed in the East Midlands in (i) 2006-07 and (ii) each of the preceding five years. | | (237903) | 39
| Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many universities are (a) sponsors and (b) actively involved in becoming a sponsor of an academy; and if he will make a statement. | | (237652) | 40
| Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what percentage of full-time teachers in Yorkshire and the Humber took sick leave in each of the last five years; what the average annual rate was; and if he will make a statement. | | (237653) | 41
| Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much each local authority area in Yorkshire and the Humber spent on supply teachers in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. | | (237654) | 42
| Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many academies are currently co-sponsored by a local education authority; and if he will make a statement. | | (237655) | 43
| Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what plans he has for the Independent Appeals Panels for exclusions from academies; and if he will make a statement. | | (237656) | 44
| Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what estimate he has made of levels of truancy in academies in each of the last three years, broken down by age group. | | (237657) | 45
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what the (a) name, (b) cost and (c) purpose was of each advertising campaign carried out by the Central Office of Information in each year from 2002-03 to 2005-06. | | (237738) | 46
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many times the National Economic Council has met since its creation on 3rd October 2008. | | (237632) | 47
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, which members of the Regional Economic Council have been absent from meetings of the Regional Economic Council, broken down by meeting. | | (237633) | 48
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, which members of the National Economic Council have been absent from meetings of the National Economic Council, broken down by meeting. | | (237634) | 49
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many times the Regional Economic Council has met since its creation on 3rd October 2008. | | (237635) | 50
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what his most recent estimate is of the number of home repossessions in the Chipping Barnet constituency in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (237918) | 51
| Andrew Gwynne (Denton & Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many of the recommendations made by the Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs Committee in its Eighth Report of Session 2000-01, HC 91, on cemeteries, have been implemented; and what progress has been made on implementing the other recommendations accepted by the Government. | | (237551) | 52
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will assess the extent of inter-communal discrimination against Dalit people living in the UK. | | (237916) | 53
| Mrs Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many cases there have been of Green Belt land being released in order to build publicly-owned Gypsy and Traveller sites in the last 10 years. | | (237750) | 54
| Mrs Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many authorised sites for gypsies and travellers were provided in (a) 1988 and (b) 1998 by local authorities in (a) Essex, (b) Suffolk, (c) Norfolk, (d) Kent, (e) Hertfordshire, (f) Berkshire, (g) Cambridgeshire and (h) Greater London. | | (237751) | 55
| Mrs Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the average cost to a local authority was of providing (a) an authorised site for gypsies and travellers and (b) an authorised pitch for gypsies and travellers in each of the last three years. | | (237752) | 56
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what progress is being made towards the completion of private finance initiative contracts with local authorities as part of the waste management strategy in compliance with the EU Landfill Directive. | | (237648) | 57
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what process was used to set area boundaries for local housing allowance; and if she will make a statement. | | (237646) | 58
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will assess the effects of house repossessions in the Chipping Barnet constituency. | | (237553) | 59
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many staff are employed by Ofcom and at what cost; and what budget Ofcom has been set for (a) 2008-09, (b) 2009-10 and (c) 2010-11. | | (237639) | 60
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many staff (a) the Gambling Commission and (b) the National Lottery Commission employs; at what cost; and what budget each have set for (a) 2008-09, (b) 2009-10 and (c) 2010-11. | | (237640) | 61
| Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what projects have been undertaken in England as part of the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue. | | (237589) | 62
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what information his Department holds on the number of thoroughbread racehorses which die, or are destroyed, on racecourses, or within a month of sustaining an injury on a racecourse. | | (237643) | 63
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what reports he receives on the work of the Horserace Betting Levy Board; how often he receives such reports; and what procedures are in place for making such reports public. | | (237647) | 64
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will consider the merits of introducing legislative proposals to ensure that when a decision is taken to destroy an injured horse on a racecourse that the horse is first sedated. | | (237684) | 65
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of surplus breeding of thoroughbreds by the racing industry. | | (237923) | 66
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what representations the Amateur Swimming Association has made to his Department on the policy of getting two million more people active by 2012; and if he will place a copy of each in the Library. | | (237586) | 67
| Mr Dennis Skinner (Bolsover): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what public funding his Department made available to theatre companies in the East Midlands in each year between 1999 and 2007. | | (237904) | 68
| Mr Dennis Skinner (Bolsover): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the percentage of households in the East Midlands that will qualify for assistance under the Digital Switchover Help Scheme. | | (237905) | 69
| Mr Dennis Skinner (Bolsover): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what funding his Department has allocated to public libraries in Derbyshire in each of the last five years. | | (237907) | 70
| Mr Dennis Skinner (Bolsover): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much has been spent by the UK Film Council in the East Midlands in each of the last five years. | | (237908) | 71
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many equipment failure reports have there been for Snatch Land Rovers in each year since 2005. | | (237805) | 72
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of the (a) armed forces, (b) Army, (c) Navy and (d) Air Force are currently engaged in (i) operations and (ii) other military tasks. | | (237806) | 73
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) required and (b) actual number of (i) first line and (ii) second line staff is for resettlement support. | | (237807) | 74
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library a copy of the most recent Armed Forces Families' Attitude Survey. | | (237808) | 75
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of the Army failed to meet (a) harmony guidelines for tour intervals and (b) separated service guidelines in the latest period for which figures are available, broken down by corps. | | (237809) | 76
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many incidents involving pirates the Royal Navy has been involved with in each of the last three months. | | (237810) | 77
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average tour interval was for each army corps in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (237813) | 78
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of personnel in each pinch point trade in the armed forces exceeded harmony guidelines for tour intervals in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (237814) | 79
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) target and (b) actual (i) inflow, (ii) outflow and (iii) voluntary outflow rate of each pinch point trade was in the last 12 months. | | (237927) | 80
| Ann Winterton (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Jackal vehicles have been damaged beyond repair in service in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan. | | (237621) | 81
| Ann Winterton (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library a copy of the technical specifications and photographs of the Alvis/Vickers Scarab vehicle as evaluated by his Department in the assessment phase of the future command and liaison vehicle competition. | | (237622) | 82
| Ann Winterton (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library a copy of the technical specifications and photographs of the Glover Webb Armoured Patrol Vehicle. | | (237623) | 83
| Ann Winterton (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Glover Webb armoured patrol vehicles were initially purchased; when they were purchased; when they were sold; and to whom they were sold. | | (237624) | 84
| Ann Winterton (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Warrior vehicles have been damaged beyond repair in (a) Iraq in the last five years and (b) Afghanistan since they were introduced into that country. | | (237625) | 85
| Ann Winterton (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Mastiff vehicles have been damaged beyond repair since their introduction into theatre. | | (237626) | 86
| Colin Challen (Morley & Rothwell): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the working lifetime of any new nuclear power station built in the UK. | | (237747) | 87
| Colin Challen (Morley & Rothwell): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the security of supply of uranium for the whole lifetime of any new nuclear power station built in the UK. | | (237795) | 88
| Colin Challen (Morley & Rothwell): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the price of uranium during the whole lifetime of any new nuclear power station built in the UK. | | (237796) | 89
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what strategies the Department has in place to reduce energy consumption by high street shops; what targets are in place for those strategies; and what progress is being made in reaching these targets. | | (237761) | 90
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will assess the effect of increasing energy prices on people living in the Chipping Barnet constituency as part of his Department's work on fuel poverty. | | (237917) | 91
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what methodology his Department uses to assess the environmental impacts of proposed incineration facilities. | | (237749) | 92
| Bill Etherington (Sunderland North): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the Bee Health Advisory Panel last met; what matters were discussed; and if he will place in the Library a copy of the minutes of the meeting. | | (237580) | 93
| Bill Etherington (Sunderland North): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he last made an assessment of the effectiveness of the operation of the Bee Diseases Control Order 1982. | | (237581) | 94
| Bill Etherington (Sunderland North): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent guidance his Department has provided to (a) hobbyist and (b) commercial bee-keepers on (i) management of healthy hives and (ii) detection and reporting of bee diseases. | | (237582) | 95
| Bill Etherington (Sunderland North): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) hobbyist and (b) commercial bee-keepers there are in each local authority area in England; and how many hives each type of bee-keeper has. | | (237583) | 96
| Bill Etherington (Sunderland North): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps will be taken to maintain levels of UK production of honey from 2009. | | (237584) | 97
| Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the Competition Commission's Growing Sector Investigation report published in April. | | (237793) | 98
| Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what response he has to Chapter 11 of the Competition Commission's Growing Sector Inquiry report in respect of primary producers. | | (237863) | 99
| Mr Elliot Morley (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of Planted Ancient Woodland Sites managed by Forest Enterprise under a clear-fell regime, are scheduled for or in the process of restoration, broken down by forest district. | | (237685) | 100
| Mr Elliot Morley (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of Planted Ancient Woodland Sites managed by Forest Enterprise are (a) scheduled for and (b) in the process of restoration, broken down by forest district. | | (237686) | 101
| Mr Elliot Morley (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of Planted Ancient Woodland Sites managed by Forest Enterprise have been replanted with conifers since 2005, broken down by forest district. | | (237687) | 102
| Mr Elliot Morley (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of planted ancient woodland sites managed by Forest Enterprise are scheduled for replanting with conifers in current management plans, broken down by Forest District. | | (237709) | 103
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he proposes to respond to the letter to him dated 23rd October 2008 from solicitors Harrison Grant, acting on behalf of the 2M Group on pollution levels around Heathrow. | | (237770) | 104
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will place in the Library a copy of the most recent six monthly report of the EU High Representative on Operation Althea. | | (237811) | 105
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 13th November 2008, Official Report, column 1407W, on departmental reorganisation, if he will list the projected net operating costs in support of his Department's four strategic priorities for (a) 2007-08 and (b) 2009-10. | | (237740) | 106
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will place a copy of each of the five bilateral agreements signed with Libya on 17th November 2008 in the Library. | | (237910) | 107
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the terms of the prisoner transfer agreement signed with Libya on 17th November 2008 are; when it is expected to come into force; and if he will make a statement. | | (237911) | 108
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what decisions were agreed at the 13th November 2008 meeting of the political directors of the (a) United States, (b) France, (c) Great Britain, (d) China and (e) Russia regarding (i) sanctions and (ii) negotiations with Iran; and if he will make a statement. | | (237912) | 109
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate his Department made of the (a) amount and (b) value of refined petroleum products sold to Iran by companies registered in the UK or with headquarters on UK territory in the three most recent financial years for which figures are available. | | (237913) | 110
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what financial commitment the UK will make to the UK-Chile Scholarship Agreement signed on 14th November 2008; and what estimate he has made of the number of Chilean students who will participate in the next 12 months. | | (237955) | 111
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he plans to answer Question 216274, tabled on 2nd July 2008, on trade with Cuba; and what the reasons are for the time taken to answer. | | (237593) | 112
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Indian government on the human rights of the Dalit peoples in India. | | (237914) | 113
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many UK diplomats in overseas posts have been (a) expelled from a host country and (b) recalled following representations from the host country in each of the last five years; and what the reason for the action was in each case. | | (237585) | 114
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 28th October 2008, Official Report, columns 919-20W, on multiple sclerosis: drugs, what factors his Department considered when deciding not to publish Annex C of the ScHARR report; if he will place in the Library a full copy of the report; how many of the 5,000 patients subject to routine monitoring are still taking any of the drugs covered by the scheme; in which peer reviewed medical journal the results of the two-year analysis will be published; and if he will make a statement. | | (237791) | 115
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the extent to which primary care trust spending on services to reduce alcohol harm correlates with the extent of alcohol problems on the local population. | | (237849) | 116
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the timetable is for implementing the Caring with Confidence programme; how much funding has been allocated to it; and what mechanisms are in place to ensure that local organisations are able to access the programme. | | (237921) | 117
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to include consideration of the needs of carers in the implementation of the recommendations of the NHS Next Stage Review conducted by Lord Darzi. | | (237934) | 118
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what requirements his Department has placed on primary care trusts to plan for the commissioning of breaks for carers with carers and other agencies. | | (237951) | 119
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the timetable is for announcing primary care trust allocations regarding funding breaks for carers and the amounts to be allocated. | | (237952) | 120
| Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) on the use of melanotan; and whether NICE is undertaking any work in relation to melanotan. | | (237651) | 121
| Dr Stephen Ladyman (South Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effects of implementing the Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products Directive. | | (237659) | 122
| Dr Stephen Ladyman (South Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions have been held between Ministers in his Department and representatives of the National Association of Health Stores to discuss the effect of the Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products Directive; and what plans there are for such discussions. | | (237660) | 123
| Dr Stephen Ladyman (South Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will seek a delay in the deadline for implementation of the Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products Directive in light of the Commission's review of the implementation of the Directive. | | (237661) | 124
| Dr Stephen Ladyman (South Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the outcomes of the review by the European Commission of the implementation of the Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products Directive. | | (237662) | 125
| Mr Alan Meale (Mansfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will establish a national representative body by which local involvement networks members may enable patients and the public to engage and influence health and social care policy. | | (237864) | 126
| Mr Alan Meale (Mansfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish a list of committees established by his Department on which appointed persons are renumerated. | | (237865) | 127
| Mr Alan Meale (Mansfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish a list of external appointments made in the last three years to committees established by his Department which are remunerated. | | (237866) | 128
| Mr Alan Meale (Mansfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will consider providing funding for the establishment and operation of a national association of local involvement networks. | | (237867) | 129
| Anne Milton (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 21st October 2008, Official Report, column 302W, on British National Formulary, how many copies of the British National Formulary have been issued to NHS (a) hospital doctors and (b) GPs by his Department. | | (237590) | 130
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what provision has been made to assess advanced telehealth technology within the Whole Systems Demonstrator Programme trials. | | (237554) | 131
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of his Department's effectiveness in promoting innovation since the publication of the Wanless report. | | (237555) | 132
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department has taken to develop and support the UK telehealth sector. | | (237556) | 133
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the Whole Systems Demonstrator Programme has cost, broken down by budget heading, and including the amount paid to external consultants and companies to monitor and oversee the programme. | | (237557) | 134
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what use his Department plans to make of telehealth technology in providing health checkups to all people over the age of 40 years. | | (237558) | 135
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the cost of providing free checkups to all people over the age of 40 years. | | (237559) | 136
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what resources his Department plans to make available to provide free checkups to all people over the age of 40 years. | | (237560) | 137
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what reasons have been given to his Department for the decision by NHS Direct not to pursue Foundation Trust status; and if he will make a statement. | | (237636) | 138
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) units of dental activity (UDAs) issued for NHS treatment have been clawed back by primary care trusts (PCT) since April 2006 and (b) additional UDAs have been commissioned in the same period, broken down by PCT; and if he will make a statement. | | (237649) | 139
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many primary care trusts have clawed back attributed funding under the new dental contract issued in 2006; and how many units of dental activity this equated to in (a) 2006-07 and (b) 2007-08. | | (237650) | 140
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 12th November 2008, Official Report, column 1204W, which specific projects are supported by his Department at regional level to reduce the rate of smoking amongst ethnic minority communities. | | (237682) | 141
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many contracts put out to tender by his Department for the provision of healthcare services valued at over £100,000 have been (a) delayed and (b) cancelled in the last period for which figures are available. | | (237702) | 142
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many health trainers have been recruited from local communities to effect a reduction in smoking amongst ethnic minority groups in each year since 2004. | | (237703) | 143
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, (a) what the total budget is of and (b) how many full-time staff are employed by the Asian Tobacco Helpline. | | (237704) | 144
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, in which languages his Department provides resources designed to effect a reduction in smoking amongst ethnic minority groups. | | (237705) | 145
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that the ability of private health care firms commissioned by the NHS to provide services is not affected by the current economic situation. | | (237706) | 146
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department has issued guidance to primary care trusts for use in the event that private healthcare providers commissioned to provide NHS services are unable to do so. | | (237707) | 147
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average length of time was between the issue of invitations to tender and the initiation of work for NHS dental contracts in the last period for which figures are available. | | (237708) | 148
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the likelihood of achieving in European negotiations the Government's objectives for the setting of a maximum permitted levels of vitamins and mineral in food supplements; and what assessment he has made of the capacity of staff of the Food Standards Agency to successfully manage this process. | | (237909) | 149
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the likely future timetable is for the setting of maximum permitted levels for vitamins and minerals under the provisions of article 5 of the Food Supplements Directive; what consultation he anticipates the Food Standards Agency will hold on any such proposed maximum permitted levels; and if he will take steps to ensure that hon. and rt hon. Members are fully involved in consideration of those levels prior to their finalisation and adoption as national regulation. | | (237920) | 150
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he next plans to meet the European Commissioner for Health; what subjects he intends to raise at that meeting; if he will discuss with the Commissioner the implications for consumer choice within the United Kingdom of the setting of maximum permitted levels for nutrients in food supplements; and if he will make a statement. | | (237922) | 151
| Mr Dennis Skinner (Bolsover): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS dental practices are operating in Derbyshire. | | (237895) | 152
| Mr Dennis Skinner (Bolsover): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many dentists on NHS contracts were registered in Derbyshire in each year since 2005. | | (237896) | 153
| Mr Dennis Skinner (Bolsover): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people had strokes in (a) England and (b) the East Midlands in each of the last five years. | | (237897) | 154
| Mr Dennis Skinner (Bolsover): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting times were for (a) heart and (b) cancer operations in Bolsover constituency in each year since 2001-02. | | (237898) | 155
| Mr Dennis Skinner (Bolsover): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of breast cancer were (a) diagnosed and (b) successfully treated in the East Midlands in each of the last 10 years. | | (237899) | 156
| Mr Dennis Skinner (Bolsover): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) adults and (b) children have been (i) diagnosed with and (ii) treated for diabetes in each of the last five years. | | (237900) | 157
| Mr Dennis Skinner (Bolsover): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of providing drugs for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease in each of the last five years. | | (237901) | 158
| Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many reports of child abuse were made to the police in the year ending March (a) 2004, (b) 2005, (c) 2006, (d) 2007 and (e) 2008. | | (237701) | 159
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) individuals and (b) asylum seekers known to be resident in the UK are on the UN list of those belonging to or associated with Al Qaeda. | | (237561) | 160
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 21st October 2008, Official Report, column 259W, on departmental procurement, how much was paid to (a) The Labour Party, (b) Biometrix, (c) Information Risk Management plc, (d) Good Relations Ltd and (e) Marks and Spencer Lunch to Go in 2007-08; and for what purpose in each case. | | (237801) | 161
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 21st October 2008, Official Report, column 259W, on departmental procurement, what payments the Identity and Passport Service made to (a) London Metropolitan University, (b) London South Bank University, (c) University of Leicester, (d) Manchester College of Arts and Technology and (e) University of East London in 2007-08; and for what purpose in each case. | | (237802) | 162
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 21st October 2008, Official Report, column 259W, on departmental procurement, what payments the Identity and Passport Service made to Swingletree Stables in 2007-08; and for what purpose in each case. | | (237803) | 163
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 21st October 2008, Official Report, column 259W, on departmental procurement, what payments the Identity and Passport Service made to (a) the Plain English Campaign Ltd and (b) the Stillpoint School of Reiki in 2007-08; on what dates; and for what purpose in each case. | | (237804) | 164
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to criminalise the purchase of tobacco on behalf of those under 18 years. | | (237637) | 165
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what national performance targets have been set for youth offending teams; and what the performance of Torbay youth offending team was against those targets in 2007-08. | | (237937) | 166
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on the situation of Zimbabwean refugees who have been denied leave to remain in the UK but who will not be deported due to the security situation in their country of origin. | | (237644) | 167
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on enforced removals to Zimbabwe. | | (237645) | 168
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, if he will consider introducing a national bursary scheme for higher education students to distribute financial support on the basis of need. | | (237944) | 169
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what recent discussions he has had with the National Union of Students on higher education funding. | | (237945) | 170
| Mr Dennis Skinner (Bolsover): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what recent estimate he has made of the levels of adult literacy in England; and if he will make a statement. | | (237902) | 171
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department takes to ensure that aid to India is delivered in a non-discriminatory manner with particular regard to the Dalit peoples. | | (237915) | 172
| Ann Winterton (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what progress is being made by the Stabilisation Unit in Afghanistan on wealth creation projects. | | (237627) | 173
| Ann Winterton (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many major road projects have been (a) started and (b) completed in Afghanistan since 2001; how many of the roads concerned remain in operation; and what the geographical starting and finishing points of each project are. | | (237628) | 174
| Ann Winterton (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what forms of access roads there are into and out of Musa Qaleh. | | (237629) | 175
| Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convictions for child abuse offences were made in the year ending March (a) 2004, (b) 2005, (c) 2006, (d) 2007 and (e) 2008. | | (237700) | 176
| Mr David Heath (Somerton & Frome): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Prison Service plans to review its practice of paying prisoners in cash. | | (237587) | 177
| Mr David Heath (Somerton & Frome): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners in England and Wales are undertaking work for Transport for London. | | (237588) | 178
| David Howarth (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment has been made by the Prison Service of the possible benefits of prisoners being constructively employed. | | (237753) | 179
| David Howarth (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his latest assessment is of the cost of keeping an adult man in prison for 10 years. | | (237754) | 180
| David Howarth (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to ensure that prisoners who are serving long sentences are able to engage in productive work; and if he will make a statement. | | (237755) | 181
| David Howarth (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the flat cash grant allocation is for the Cambridgeshire probation area in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11 and (c) 2011-12. | | (237756) | 182
| David Howarth (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the forecast shortfall is for the Cambridgeshire probation area in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11 and (c) 2011-12. | | (237757) | 183
| David Howarth (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the estimated share of national savings is for the Cambridgeshire Probation Area in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11 and (c) 2011-12. | | (237758) | 184
| David Howarth (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff employed by his Department would be lost through (a) natural wastage, (b) retirement and (c) redundancy in the Cambridgeshire Probation Area during (i) 2009-10, (ii) 2010-11 and (iii) 2011-12. | | (237759) | 185
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of prisoners held at HMP Peterborough are (a) British citizens, (b) EEA citizens and (c) non-EEA citizens; and if he will make a statement. | | (237950) | 186
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of alleged juvenile offenders were remanded in custody in the latest period for which figures are available, broken down by offence. | | (237745) | 187
| Julie Morgan (Cardiff North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many mothers held in prison had their babies with them on 1st April (a) 2008, (b) 2007, (c) 2006, (d) 2005 and (e) 2004. | | (237688) | 188
| Julie Morgan (Cardiff North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many of the prison population in England and Wales were in prison for non-payment of fines on 1st April (a) 2008, (b) 2007, (c) 2006, (d) 2005 and (e) 2004. | | (237689) | 189
| Julie Morgan (Cardiff North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many women from Wales were held in prison for non-payment of fines on 1st April (a) 2008, (b) 2007, (c) 2006, (d) 2005 and (e) 2004. | | (237690) | 190
| Julie Morgan (Cardiff North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will list the offences for which women from Wales who were held in prison on 1st April (a) 2008, (b) 2007, (c) 2006, (d) 2005 and (e) 2004 were imprisoned. | | (237691) | 191
| Julie Morgan (Cardiff North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, of the women from Wales who were held in prison on 1st April (a) 2008, (b) 2007, (c) 2006, (d) 2005 and (e) 2004, how many were held on remand. | | (237692) | 192
| Julie Morgan (Cardiff North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in which prisons were women from Wales held on 1st April (a) 2008, (b) 2007, (c) 2006, (d) 2005 and (e) 2004. | | (237693) | 193
| Julie Morgan (Cardiff North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many women whose homes were in Wales were held in prison on 1st April (a) 2008, (b) 2007, (c) 2006, (d) 2005 and (e) 2004. | | (237694) | 194
| Julie Morgan (Cardiff North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many women were held in prison in England and Wales on 1st April (a) 2008, (b) 2007, (c) 2006, (d) 2005 and (e) 2004. | | (237695) | 195
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 17th October 2008, Official Report, column 1505W, on justice: driving offences, on how many occasions an individual has been sentenced with a custodial sentence and a driving ban at the same hearing in (a) each of the last 10 years and (b) 2008 to date. | | (237764) | 196
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 17th October 2008, Official Report, column 1505W, on justice: driving offences, on how many occasions has an individual been sentenced with a custodial sentence and a driving ban to run concurrently in (a) each of the last 10 years and (b) 2008 to date. | | (237765) | 197
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many drivers (a) in total and (b) under the age of 25 years were (i) prosecuted and (ii) given a fixed penalty notice for using a mobile telephone whilst driving in each region of England and Wales in each year since 2003 for which records are available. | | (237931) | 198
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many fixed penalty notices for speeding were issued to drivers in each year since 1997 for which records are available. | | (237932) | 199
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what percentage of all motoring conviction in England and Wales in each year since 1997 speed cameras have provided evidence. | | (237933) | 200
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Leader of the House, if she will bring forward proposals to establish a select committee to (a) monitor the work of and (b) hold to account public regulators; and if she will make a statement. | | (237549) | 201
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when he expects the Northern Ireland Assembly will take on responsibility for criminal law, with particular reference to abortion; what recent discussions he has had on the issue; what recent representations he has received on the issue; what response he gave; and if he will make a statement. | | (237713) | 202
| Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the anticipated capital expenditure is of the Public Prosecution Service in the next (a) five and (b) 10 year periods. | | (237868) | 203
| Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the anticipated capital expenditure is of the Northern Ireland Prison Service in the next (a) five and (b) 10 year periods. | | (237869) | 204
| Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the anticipated capital expenditure is of the Forensic Science Northern Ireland Service in the next (a) five and (b) 10 year periods. | | (237870) | 205
| Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the anticipated capital expenditure is of the Youth Justice Agency in the next (a) five and (b) 10 year periods. | | (237871) | 206
| Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the anticipated capital expenditure is of the Compensation Agency in the next (a) five and (b) 10 year periods. | | (237872) | 207
| Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the anticipated capital expenditure is of the Police Service of Northern Ireland in the next (a) five and (b) 10 year periods. | | (237873) | 208
| Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the anticipated capital expenditure is of the Northern Ireland Policing Board in the next (a) five and (b) 10 year periods. | | (237874) | 209
| Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the anticipated capital expenditure is of the Office of the Police Ombudsman in the next (a) five and (b) 10 year periods. | | (237875) | 210
| Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the anticipated capital expenditure is of the Northern Ireland Police Fund in the next (a) five and (b) 10 year periods. | | (237876) | 211
| Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the anticipated capital expenditure is of the Royal Ulster Constabulary George Cross Foundation in the next (a) five and (b) 10 year periods. | | (237877) | 212
| Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the anticipated capital expenditure is of the Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland in the next (a) five and (b) 10 year periods. | | (237878) | 213
| Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the anticipated capital expenditure is of the Northern Ireland Probation Board in the next (a) five and (b) 10 year periods. | | (237879) | 214
| Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the anticipated capital expnditure is of the Northern Ireland Law Commission in the next (a) five and (b) 10 year periods. | | (237880) | 215
| Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the anticipated capital expenditure is of the Independent Assessor for Police Service of Northern Ireland Recruitment Applications in the next (a) five and (b) 10 year periods. | | (237881) | 216
| Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the anticipated capital expenditure is of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Appeals Panel for Northern Ireland in the next (a) five and (b) 10 year periods. | | (237882) | 217
| Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the anticipated capital expenditure is of the Parades Commission in the next (a) five and (b) 10 year periods. | | (237883) | 218
| Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the anticipated capital expenditure is of the Police Rehabilitation and Retaining Trust in the next (a) five and (b) 10 year periods. | | (237884) | 219
| Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the anticipated capital expenditure is of the independent monitoring boards of (a) Maghaberry, (b) Magilligan and (c) Hydebank Wood prisons in the next (i) five and (ii) 10 year periods. | | (237885) | 220
| Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the anticipated capital expenditure is of the Prisoner Ombudsman in the next (a) five and (b) 10 year periods. | | (237886) | 221
| Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the anticipated capital expenditure is of the Life Sentence Review Commissioners in the next (a) five and (b) 10 year periods. | | (237887) | 222
| Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the anticipated capital expenditure is of the Commissioner for Hearings under Prison Rule 109B (Loss of Remission Commissioner) in the next (a) five and (b) 10 year periods. | | (237888) | 223
| Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the anticipated capital expenditure is of the State Pathologist in the next (a) five and (b) 10 year periods. | | (237889) | 224
| Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the anticipated capital expenditure is of the medical appeal tribunals in the next (a) five and (b) 10 year periods. | | (237890) | 225
| Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the anticipated capital expenditure is of the Northern Ireland Court Service in the next (a) five and (b) 10 year periods. | | (237891) | 226
| Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the anticipated capital expenditure is of the Northern Ireland Legal Services Commission in the next (a) five and (b) 10 year periods. | | (237892) | 227
| Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the anticipated capital expenditure is of the Judicial Appointments Commission in the next (a) five and (b) 10 year periods. | | (237893) | 228
| Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the anticipated capital expenditure is of the Judicial Appointments Ombudsman in the next (a) five and (b) 10 year periods. | | (237894) | 229
| Mr Dennis Skinner (Bolsover): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, what locations in the East Midlands are being considered as training sites for athletes for the 2012 Olympics. | | (237906) | 230
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many accidents involving bus passengers were reported in each of the last five years, broken down by (a) constituency and (b) service provider; and if he will make a statement. | | (237848) | 231
| Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department expects the whole number of train carriages announced in the high level output specification to be (a) tendered, (b) ordered and (c) in service. | | (237797) | 232
| Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects the extra train carriages announced as part of the intercity express programme to be (a) tendered, (b) ordered and (c) in service. | | (237798) | 233
| Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the capital cost of train carriages announced in the (a) high level output specification and (b) intercity express programme will be directly funded by the taxpayer. | | (237799) | 234
| Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the capital cost of train carriages announced in the high level output specification and the intercity express programme will be funded through the assumption of contingent liability. | | (237800) | 235
| Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of funding methods for new trains. | | (237924) | 236
| Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's policy is on the involvement of rolling stock companies in the procurement and funding of new trains. | | (237925) | 237
| Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's policy is on future private investment in the procurement and funding of new trains. | | (237926) | 238
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to encourage train operating companies to make real time information available on trains relating to connecting train services; and if he will make a statement. | | (237710) | 239
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will undertake research to evaluate the needs for mandatory fitting of Fresnel lens mirrors on (a) British and (b) foreign heavy goods vehicles. | | (237696) | 240
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will discuss with Ministerial colleagues the merits of amending the National Contingency Plan to incorporate cargo-related incidents. | | (237741) | 241
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the EU Third Maritime Safety Package will be implemented in the UK. | | (237742) | 242
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Hazardous and Noxious Substance Convention will be implemented in the UK. | | (237743) | 243
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimates for the price of oil he has used in the past three years when considering wider policy issues. | | (237760) | 244
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to introduce a comprehensive legislative framework to govern the recovery of cargo involved in shipping incidents in British waters. | | (237763) | 245
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many businesses have signed up to the National Business Travel Network; how much has been spent on the network since its launch, broken down by different projects; and how much he plans to spend on the network over the next two years. | | (237616) | 246
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will place a copy of his departmental travel plan in the Library. | | (237617) | 247
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of his Department's staff use public transport to travel to and from work. | | (237618) | 248
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the changes to aviation policy which will be necessary as a result of (a) inclusion of the the aviation sector in the Climate Change Bill and (b) the decision to set a target to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 80 per cent. by 2050. | | (237619) | 249
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what projections he has made of the change in the number of flight movements at (a) Heathrow and (b) all UK airports between 2030 and 2050. | | (237620) | 250
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many pedestrians have been killed in accidents involving cyclists and no other vehicles in each of the last 10 years. | | (237748) | 251
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his support for Crossrail is conditional on a third runway being constructed at Heathrow. | | (237766) | 252
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish an estimate of the costs of the Airtrack proposal to improve rail links at Heathrow. | | (237767) | 253
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether it is proposed to meet any costs of funding the Airtrack proposal to improve rail links to Heathrow via public funding. | | (237768) | 254
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, of the 1,300 new carriages promised in the 2007 Rail White Paper, how many additional vehicles will be allocated (a) to First Transpennine and (b) to First Capital Connect; and whether these are in addition to the new Thameslink carriages. | | (237769) | 255
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many of the 1,300 new carriages promised in the 2007 Rail White Paper have been (a) ordered and (b) delivered; and of these, how many have been allocated to specific lines. | | (237815) | 256
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many of the eight road pricing demonstration schemes will include overlapping charge classes within one charge area as outlined in the Demonstration Scheme Template Guidance. | | (237816) | 257
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many of the eight road pricing demonstration schemes will include difference charges for (a) vehicle class, (b) user class and (c) time class as outlined in the Demonstration Scheme Template Guidance; and how these classes have been defined for each scheme. | | (237817) | 258
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of road congestion levels in (a) Leeds, (b) North Yorkshire, (c) Milton Keynes, (d) Buckinghamshire, (e) South West London, (f) Suffolk and (g) Essex. | | (237818) | 259
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the evidential basis is for his Department's decision to select (a) Leeds, (b) North Yorkshire, (c) Milton Keynes, (d) Buckinghamshire, (e) South West London, (f) Suffolk and (g) Essex areas for road pricing demonstration schemes. | | (237819) | 260
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the estimated cost is of each road pricing demonstration project; and what proportion of this cost is to be paid by his Department in each case. | | (237820) | 261
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the estimated costs are of having the systems proposed in the Road Pricing Demonstration Project externally checked; and what proportion of this cost will be paid for by his Department. | | (237821) | 262
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many bids for road pricing demonstration projects proposed to track motorists to within five seconds accuracy as outlined in the Demonstration Scheme Template Guidance. | | (237822) | 263
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will place in the Library the guidance issued to DVLA staff for use when approached by third parties for motorists' information. | | (237823) | 264
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on how many occasions in each of the last 10 years an employee of the DVLA has been issued with a (a) oral and (b) written warning for inappropriate use of access to motorists' information; and how many of these occasions has resulted in dismissal. | | (237824) | 265
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many of the eight demonstration schemes proposed to track motorists within five seconds accuracy have been outlined in the Demonstration Scheme Template Guidance. | | (237825) | 266
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how manyrRoad pricing demonstration projects have stipulated (a) a minimum, (b) a maximum and (c) an average charge; and what each of these charges are. | | (237826) | 267
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of road pricing on different sections of society. | | (237827) | 268
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects to announce the successful bidders for the road pricing demonstration projects. | | (237828) | 269
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what times of day does each of the eight Road Pricing Demonstration Projects propose to operate charges. | | (237829) | 270
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many members of his Department's staff are working on a possible high speed line from London to Scotland. | | (237830) | 271
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 8th October 2008, Official Report, column 648W, on railways: construction, when the recent work he refers to in his Answer was carried out for his Department. | | (237831) | 272
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 8th October 2008, Official Report, column 648W, on railways: construction, who the work he refers to was carried out by; and if he will place a copy of this work in the Library. | | (237832) | 273
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17th September 2008, Official Report, columns 2248-9W, on roads: tolls, whether any of the road pricing demonstrations will not use satellite technology. | | (237833) | 274
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10th September 2008, Official Report, column 2007W, on rolling stock, which train operating companies (a) have and (b) have not ordered their share of the 1,300 new carriages promised in the rail White Paper; and what steps his Department is taking to ensure train operating companies procure these extra trains quickly and efficiently. | | (237834) | 275
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether an agreement has been made with BAA on the exact amount of funding BAA will contribute to Crossrail. | | (237835) | 276
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether there have been any national programmes aimed at checking compliance with driver and vehicle requirements since Operation V79 in 2006; and what plans he has to initiate future such programmes. | | (237836) | 277
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost when first submitted for the Targeted Programme of Improvement approval was of each current Government-funded local authority and Highways Agency road scheme; what the latest cost estimates are for each; and what the percentage change is between the two. | | (237837) | 278
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost was when first submitted for the Targeted Programme of Improvement approval of each completed Government-funded local authority and Highways Agency road scheme; what the cost was at completion in each case; and what the percentage change is between the two. | | (237838) | 279
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6th October 2008, Official Report, column 375W, on excise duties: motor vehicles, what the effect of each of these factors and any others has been in each of the last 10 years; and what forecast he has made for the next three years as a result of the vehicle excise duty charges introduced in the 2008 Budget. | | (237850) | 280
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) accidents, (b) injuries and (c) deaths have been caused by foreign drivers in the UK in each of the last 10 years. | | (237928) | 281
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many accidents involving cyclist (a) injuries and (b) deaths have involved collisions with (i) cars, (ii) vans, (iii) heavy goods vehicles, (iv) motorbikes, (v) other cyclists and (vi) pedestrians in each of the last 10 years. | | (237929) | 282
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many requests the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has received for motorists' information in each of the last 10 years; and how many such requests the DVLA has refused. | | (237930) | 283
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will place in the Library a copy of the research underpinning his assumptions on future oil prices contained in the 2003 Aviation White Paper. | | (237956) | 284
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish targets he has agreed with BAA for increasing the proportion of passengers arriving at and departing from Heathrow via public transport. | | (237957) | 285
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has visited (a) Sipson and (b) Harmondsworth on official business since his appointment as Secretary of State for Transport; and whether he intends to visit (i) Sipson and (ii) Harmondsworth with referene to his Department's policy on Heathrow Airport. | | (237958) | 286
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many visits he has made to the London Borough of (a) Hillingdon, (b) Hounslow, (c) Richmond and (d) Wandsworth on official business since his appointment. | | (237959) | 287
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what level of induced demand for air travel he anticipates will be generated by construction of a third runway at Heathrow, pursuant to the Adding Capacity at Heathrow consultation document. | | (237960) | 288
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he proposes to respond to the letter sent to him dated 23rd October from solicitors Harrison Grant acting on behalf of the 2M group, on pollution levels around Heathrow. | | (237961) | 289
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much was spent on entertainment by his Department in Gwydyr House in 2007-08; and how much of that was accounted for by food. | | (237642) | 290
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, how much was spent on entertainment by the Government Equalities Office in Eland House in 2007-08; and how much of that was accounted for by (a) food and (b) alcohol. | | (237563) | 291
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, what the cost of maintaining the Government Equalities Office website for 2007-08 was; and what the forecast costs of maintaining it in 2008-09 are. | | (237570) | 292
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, how many (a) page hits and (b) visitors the Government Equalities Office website received in 2007-08. | | (237571) | 293
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, how many full-time equivalent press officers (a) work and (b) provide assistance for the Government Equalities Office. | | (237572) | 294
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, how many external consultants work for the Government Equalities Office. | | (237573) | 295
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, how much was spent on hotel bills by the Government Equalities Office in 2007-08. | | (237574) | 296
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost of maintaining his Department's website was in 2007-08; and what the forecast costs of maintaining it are in 2008-09. | | (237575) | 297
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) page hits and (b) visitors his Department's website received in 2007-08. | | (237576) | 298
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many full-time equivalent press officers (a) work and (b) provide assistance for his Department. | | (237577) | 299
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many external consultants work for his Department. | | (237578) | 300
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was spent on hotel bills by his Department in 2007-08. | | (237579) | 301
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was spent on entertainment by his Department in Caxton House in 2007-08. | | (237641) | 302
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what national targets there are for the Benefit Fraud Inspectorate; and what the performance of its activities in Devon has been against these targets in each year since they were set. | | (237739) | 303
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what national targets have been set for the Pension Service; and what the performance of offices in Devon was in relation to those targets in 2007-08. | | (237936) | 304
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what national targets have been set for the Appeals Service; and what the performance of the relevant offices in South Devon was against those targets in 2007-08. | | (237938) | 305
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what targets have been put in place for the length of time within which telephone calls to Social Fund offices must be answered. | | (237939) | 306
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many clients used Jobcentre Plus services at Torquay jobcentre between (a) 1st April 2006 and 31st March 2007 and (b) 1st April 2001 and 31st March 2008. | | (237941) | 307
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what national targets have been set for the Child Support Agency; and what the performance of offices in the southwest region was against those targets in 2007-08. | | (237942) | 308
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many formal complaints were received by Jobcentre Plus in each region in each of the last five years. | | (237947) | 309
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what national performance targets have been set for Jobcentre Plus offices; and what the performance of Jobcentre Plus Torquay was against these targets in 2007-08. | | (237948) |
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