House of Commons and House of Lords

Written answers

Some recent written answers

Defence: Veterans: Mental Health (6 May 2008)

Liam Fox:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what progress has been made on the development of the community-based mental health programme for veterans announced on 23 November 2007; and if he will make a statement.

Defence: Departmental Sick Leave (6 May 2008)

Mark Hoban:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence

(1) how many working days were lost by his Department due to stress-related illness in each of the last 24 months;

(2) how many of his Department's staff took more than (a) five, (b) 10, (c) 15, (d) 20, (e) 25, (f) 30, (g) 35 and (h) 40 days leave due to stress in each of the last five years, broken down by pay grade.

House of Commons Commission: Staff: Disabilities (8 May 2008)

Nia Griffith:

To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission what percentage of staff employed by the House have a disability.

Health: Compulsorily Detained Mental Patients (8 May 2008)

Philip Davies:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people were sectioned under mental health legislation in each of the last five years.

Home Department: Wildlife: Crime (7 May 2008; 1 comment)

John Randall:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will instigate a joint review by the police and prosecution inspectorates into wildlife crime in England.

Children, Schools and Families: Pupils: Per Capita Costs (8 May 2008)

John Cummings:

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the average expenditure on each pupil in (a) primary and (b) secondary education in the County of Durham was in each year since 2003.

Leader of the House: Early-day Motions (8 May 2008)

Adam Holloway:

To ask the Leader of the House what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Early Day Motions procedure.

Health: Hospitals: Waiting Lists (6 May 2008)

Paul Burstow:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients in each primary care trust in London waited for (a) three, (b) six, (c) nine, (d) 12, (e) 15, (f) 18, (g) 21 and (h) 24 weeks and over for out-patient admission in each quarter of each of the last five years.

House of Lords: Immigration: Failed Asylum Seekers (8 May 2008)

Lord Lester of Herne Hill:

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether some failed asylum-seekers subject to deportation orders are being kept in immigration detention during the period in which the Home Office obtains emergency travel documents for them; if so, whether they have been detained for more than one year; and, if so, how frequently in the past year detentions of over one year have occurred.

Home Department: Departmental Temporary Employment (7 May 2008)

Mark Todd:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many full-time posts in her Department were filled on a temporary basis for a period in excess of six months in each of the last three years.

House of Lords: Licensing: Music (8 May 2008)

Lord Clement-Jones:

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What proportion of schools in England and Wales hold a premises licence authorising performances of live music.

House of Lords: Health: Long-term Neurological Conditions (8 May 2008)

Lord Campbell-Savours:

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will publish the terms and value of the contract for the study into support services for patients with long-term neurological conditions by a team at King's College London; and

When the report of the team at King's College London into support services for patients with long-term neurological conditions is expected to be received by Ministers.

House of Lords: Marine Environment: Conservation Areas (7 May 2008)

Lord Dykes:

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will increase the designation of United Kingdom waters as a marine conservation protection area to more than the present 2.25 per cent; and, if so, to what percentage.

Health: NHS: Negligence (6 May 2008)

Mark Simmonds:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the cost to the public purse was of (a) legal costs and (b) damages awarded in respect of clinical negligence cases involving the NHS in each of the last three years.

Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: China: Family Planning (8 May 2008)

David Amess:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions (a) he, (b) Ministers in his Department and (c) officials have had with the government of China since 2006 about the implementation in Tibet of the Population and Birth-planning Law 2002; and if he will make a statement.

Leader of the House: Private Members' Bills: Westminster Hall (8 May 2008)

Hugh Bayley:

To ask the Leader of the House if she will propose to the Select Committee on Modernisation of the House of Commons that it inquire into using Westminster Hall as well as the main Chamber for debate on Private Members' Bills on Fridays.

Transport: Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Disclosure of Information (7 May 2008)

Norman Baker:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if she will make it her policy to require the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) to release information to companies making manual requests only if such companies are members of a DVLA-accredited trade association.

Communities and Local Government: Local Government Finance Funding Changes Independent Inquiry (8 May 2008)

Eric Pickles:

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government which recommendations of the Lyons Inquiry into local government finance the Government (a) has implemented and (b) plans to implement.

Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Badgers (7 May 2008)

James Paice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the estimated badger population was in England and Wales in each of the last 10 years.

Children, Schools and Families: Departmental Telephone Services (8 May 2008)

Julia Goldsworthy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what (a) 0800, (b) 0845 and (c) 0870 telephone numbers for the public are in use by (i) his Department and (ii) agencies which report to his Department.