Written answers

Monday, 4 October 2004

  • International Development

    • CDC/Actis Capital

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development whether external consultants have advised CDC/Actis Capital on the Higaturu Oil Palms investment since 1999; and whether the deal team...

    • CDC/Actis Capital

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if he will list CDC/Actis Capital's expenditure on (a) corporate executive and (b) department staff development and team building...

      CDC/Actis Capital

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if he will list CDC/Actis Capital public relations consultant expenditure since 1997, broken down by project.

      CDC/Actis Capital

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development (1) what representations he has received on the conditions of smallholders employed by Pacific Rim Palm Oil; (2) what...

      Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development when he will reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Richmond Park of 30 April regarding the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline.

      Council of Ministers

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development (1) if he will provide a written ministerial statement outlining for each meeting of the Council of Ministers at which his Department...

      Departmental Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what estimate he has made of the cost of fraud to his Department in each year since 1997, broken down by (a) UK locations and (b)...

      Departmental Projects

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if he will list water services (a) delivery and (b) consultancy projects his Department has supported in each of the last five...

      Departmental Projects

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what (a) overspend and (b) underspend has been identified for (i) programmes, (ii) initiatives, (iii) overseas projects and (iv)...

      Departmental Recycling

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the latest available 12 month figures are for the proportion of the Department's redundant documentation, waste paper and card...

      Disaster-prone Regions

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development pursuant to the answer of 22 July 2004, Official Report, columns 383–84W, on disaster-prone regions, if he will set a date for...

      Hurricane Ivan

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assistance his Department plans (a) to provide to and (b) to request from the European Union for (i) the Cayman Islands, (ii)...

      Natural Disasters

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much overseas aid the UK has provided to assist relief efforts following natural disasters in each of the last five years.

      Pakistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps his Department is taking (a) to encourage democratic reform and (b) to assist in institution-building in Pakistan.

      Sudan

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what estimate he has made of the level of funding the Government will commit to the reconstruction of southern Sudan during the...

      Tristan da Cunha

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment he has made of the impact on the islanders of Tristan da Cunha of the changes in sailing schedules of the Royal Mail...

  • Constitutional Affairs

    • Council of Ministers

      To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs (1) if he will provide a Written Ministerial Statement outlining the key points on the agenda for each of the Council...

    • Fathers 4 Justice

      To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs what plans he has to meet representatives of the Fathers 4 Justice campaign.

      Freedom of Information

      To ask the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the preparedness of Government Departments to fulfil the demands made on them...

      Judicial Appointments

      To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs what judicial appointments the Lord Chancellor made during the summer adjournment of both Houses of Parliament.

      Statute of Limitations

      To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs if he will seek to alter the statute of limitations so that where a convicted criminal serving a prison sentence comes...

      UN Convention

      To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, when Jersey and Guernsey will apply the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Convention on the Elimination...

  • Solicitor-General

    • Crown Prosecution Service

      To ask the Solicitor-General what plans there are to review the status of witnesses in the Crown Prosecution Service's decisions on prosecuting cases.

  • Treasury

    • Hospital Acquired Infection

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people who died in the last 12 months had hospital acquired infection attributed as the cause of death on their death certificates.

    • Immigration

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many immigrants he estimates have entered the United Kingdom from the new EU countries since May.

      Lisbon Agenda

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his assessment is of whether the EU has made progress towards achieving the Lisbon Agenda aim of making the EU the world's most competitive economy by...

      Lisbon Agenda

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the Statement of 13 September, Official Report, column 1101, on the Lisbon Agenda, if he will list the 102 benchmarks.

      Lisbon Agenda

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when the annual Lisbon Agenda score cards will be introduced.

      Census Results (Manchester)

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many 18-year-olds were resident in the City of Manchester at the last census; (2) how many 18-year-olds were resident in the Manchester,...

      Civil Service Redundancies

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer in which (a) departments and (b) agencies civil service job losses will be made.

      Civil Service Redundancies

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the number of Civil Service jobs that will be lost in (a) Yorkshire, (b) Leeds and (c) Leeds North West following the...

      Crown Estate's Communication Department

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the staffing costs for the Crown Estate's Communication Department were in each year since 1997.

      Economic Growth

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the (a) British and (b) European strategy is for combining economic growth while retaining the priority on social inclusion.

      Employment and Productivity

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what measures the Government are taking to ensure increased employment and productivity in the UK.

      Fair Trade Products

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what incentives the Treasury offers to British businesses which (a) sell, (b) stock and (c) use fair trade products.

      HM Revenue and Customs Department

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to his Answer of 7 September, ref. 187239, what responsibility (a) the Paymaster General and (b) the Economic Secretary will have with regard to...

      Information and Communication Specialists

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many information and communication technology specialists are in full-time employment in the Department.

      Job Creation (Mitcham and Morden)

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many jobs have been created in Mitcham and Morden since 1997.

      Tax Credits

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many appeals against rulings on tax credits have been lodged in the last 12 months.

      Taxation of Pensioners

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of total income tax in the last year for which figures are available was derived from pensioners; and if he will make a statement on the...

      Taxation of Pensioners

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will bring forward proposals to reduce the burden of taxation on pensioners' incomes.

      Taxation of Pensioners

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the cost to the Exchequer of exempting the state retirement pension from income tax; and if he will exempt the state retirement pension...

      Taxation of Pensioners

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the cost to the Exchequer of making the first £10,000 of occupational pensions income subject to a taxation rate of 10 per cent.;...

      US/UK Trade Links

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what measures the Government is taking to deepen its cooperation with the US on trade and investment.

  • Leader of the House

    • Civil Service (Job Losses)

      To ask the Leader of the House which services within his Office will be (a) affected by and (b) subject to job losses consequent on the cuts in the civil service announced in the Spending Review.

    • Information and Communication Specialists

      To ask the Leader of the House how many information and communication technology specialists are in full-time employment in his office.

  • Culture Media and Sport

    • Civil Service (Job Losses)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport which services within her Department will be (a) affected by and (b) subject to job losses consequent on the cuts in the civil service...

    • Council of Ministers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) if she will provide a Written Ministerial Statement outlining the key points on the agenda for each of the Council of Ministers'...

      Digital Television

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much her Department has allocated to digital television switchover (a) in the financial year and (b) for each of the next three...

      English Heritage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many official meetings she has had with English Heritage in the last 12 months.

      English Heritage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many English Heritage sites she has visited in the last 12 months.

      Freeview Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what percentage of the population are able to access Freeview; and what steps she is taking to speed up the availability of Freeview.

      Grade II Listed Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much was given in grants to Grade II listed buildings in the last financial year.

      Heritage Economic Regeneration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will make a statement on heritage economic regeneration schemes.

      Mobile Libraries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what plans she has to increase the use of mobile libraries.

      Princess Diana Memorial Fountain

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport whether compensation has been paid to those injured at the Princess Diana Memorial Fountain.

      Princess Diana Memorial Fountain

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much public money has been spent on the Princess Diana Memorial Fountain since its opening; and what the projected maintenance costs...

      Royal Parks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will make a statement on security measures in place in the Royal Parks.

      Switchco

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what progress has been made towards the establishment of Switchco.

  • Work and Pensions

    • Back-To-Work Bonus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether the back to work bonus of £1,000 is payable to unemployed people starting up their own business.

    • Jobcentre Plus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what changes in the number of civil service jobs have arisen from the introduction of Jobcentre Plus offices; and how many jobs have been...

      Housing Benefit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when he proposes to update assessed average rental values used in the calculation of entitlement to housing benefit.

      Incapacity Benefit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many incapacity benefit claimants there are in each (a) county, (b) metropolitan authority, (c) London Borough and (d) unitary authority in...

      New Deal (Mitcham and Morden)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many (a) people, (b) lone parents and (c) people with disabilities in Mitcham and Morden have gained work through the new deal.

      Pensioners (Mitcham and Morden)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the average change in income for pensioners in Mitcham and Morden has been from pension credit; and what the total sum paid to pensioners...

      Recycling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the latest available 12 month figures are for the proportion of the Department's redundant documentation, waste paper and card that is...

  • Education and Skills

    • Child Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what estimate the Government have made of the percentage of GDP the UK has spent on child care provision in each year since 1997.

    • Child Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what estimate the Government have made of the number of privately run nurseries in each year since 1997 (a) broken down by region and (b) in...

      Adult Education (London)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what public funding has been spent on adult (a) literacy and (b) numeracy in (i) Greater London and (ii) each London borough in each year...

      Bullying

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills whether the Department's guidance to schools on its anti-bullying strategy addresses identifying the individual needs of children who are...

      Cafcass

      To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs what the backlog of Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service reports is; and how many children are involved...

      Cambodia (Adoption)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if he will make a statement on the suspension of adoption arrangements with Cambodia.

      Children's Homes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many children are accommodated in (a) public children's homes, (b) private children's homes and (c) voluntary organisation children's homes.

      Children's Homes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the average cost of placement of a 15-year-old in (a) private children's homes and (b) local authority run children's homes was in the...

      Civil Service (Job Losses)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills which services within his Department will be (a) affected by and (b) subject to job losses consequent on the cuts in the civil service...

      Class Sizes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what plans the Government has to set lower statutory number limits for (a) infant, (b) junior and (c) nursery classes.

      Council of Ministers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) if he will provide a written ministerial statement outlining the key points on the agenda for each of the Council of Ministers'...

      Departmental Recycling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the latest available 12 month figures are for the proportion of the Department's redundant documentation, waste paper and card that is...

      Early-years Teacher Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the Government's policy is on the training of early years teachers; and if he will make a statement.

      Education (York)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many free books have been provided for pre-school children in York.

      Education Maintenance Allowance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if he will propose changes to the education maintenance allowance regulations to allow pupils who by the time they are 15 years old have...

      Educational Courses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what plans he has to increase the opportunities for older people to take educational courses which do not lead to a qualification.

      English Domiciled Students

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what proportion of English domiciled students in secondary education aged 18 years from each local education authority were accepted through...

      Higher Education (Manchester)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many students whose home address is in the City of Manchester went into higher education in (a) 2002–03, (b) 2003–04 and (c)...

      Mathematics

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what content has been removed from the course of study required for mathematics at (a) GCSE level and (b) A level under each examination...

      Minimum Funding Guarantee

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) whether it is his policy that a minimum funding guarantee overrides existing fair funding formulae; and if he will make a statement on...

      Minimum Funding Guarantee

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) what approaches have been made by Sefton local education authority to his Department seeking to amend Sefton's formula for the...

      Nurseries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) how many (a) announced and (b) unannounced inspections of nurseries took place in each of the last five years; (2) how many nurseries...

      Nurseries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) how many (a) nurseries and (b) nursery places have been closed in each of the last five years; (2) how many registered nurseries...

      Pre-school Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the Government's policy is on implementing the recommendations of the Effective Provision of Pre-School Education project; and if he...

      Protection of Children Act

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many names are on the Protection of Children Act list; and how many names have been added in each month since its inception.

      Pupil Exclusions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many (a) primary and (b) secondary pupils on average were (i) permanently excluded from school and (ii) unable to access a place in...

      School Furniture

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what representations he has received in favour of commissioning research into the possible relationship between back pain and school...

      Special Schools

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if he will issue guidance that pupils with emotional and behavioural difficulties should not be sent to moderate learning difficulties...

      Stable Families

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what steps the Government are taking to promote stable families.

      Sure Start (Tamworth)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what funding has been allocated to the Tamworth constituency under the Sure Start scheme since its inception.

      Teacher Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many new teachers were recruited in (a) 1997, (b) 2000 and (c) 2003.

      Teacher Salaries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the average total salary was in each year since 1997 of (a) a primary school teacher and (b) a secondary school teacher in (i) Greater...

      University Bursaries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what support from university bursary schemes has been proposed for students from families with joint incomes above (a) £22,500 and (b)...

  • Deputy Prime Minister

    • High Hedges

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister when he will issue guidance to local authorities in respect of provisions to address problems with high hedges contained in the Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003.

    • Town Centre Regeneration

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister (1) how much has been given in grants to redevelop town centres in the last 12 months; (2) if he will make a statement on funding for regeneration of town centres.

      Town Centre Regeneration

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will make a statement on future plans for the regeneration of (a) the London borough of Havering and (b) Romford town centre.

      Town Centre Regeneration

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what assessment he has made of the implications for revitalising town and city centres of the Government's plans to build more new and affordable homes.

      Town Centre Regeneration

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what assessment he has made of the impact of the Government's Sustainable Communities Plan on town centres which are not included in the Plan, with particular...

      Town Centre Regeneration

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will make a statement on regeneration of town centres in London.

      Brownfield/Greenfield Land

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what his estimate is of the area of (a) brownfield land and (b) greenfield land that will be used to deliver his Department's household projections in England by...

      Castle Point Borough Council

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the objectives are of the head official from his Department who has been placed with Castle Point borough council.

      Castle Point Borough Council

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many hours per week will be spent in Castle Point borough council by the head official from his Department (a) within the council and (b) on the council's...

      Civil Service (Job Losses)

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister which services within his Office will be (a) affected by and (b) subject to job losses consequent on the cuts in the Civil Service announced in the Spending Review.

      Compulsory Purchase Orders

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many compulsory purchase orders have been (a) initiated, (b) successfully completed and (c) completed at the initial price in the last two years; and what the...

      Failing Councils

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what criteria he considers in deciding whether to place a district or borough council which is judged as failing under administrative control; and if he will list...

      Market Towns

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many visits he has made to market towns over the past 12 months.

      Millennium Dome

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many people are employed on the Millennium Dome project; and what the total wage bill is for this financial year.

      Parish Boundaries

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will take steps to ensure that (a) local authorities and (b) parish councils are obliged to inform landowners of proposed changes to parish boundaries which...

      Planning Guidance (Rural Areas)

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what assessment he has made of the effects of planning guidance on (a) B1 and (b) B8 categories in rural areas; and what plans he has to issue further guidance on...

      Rossendale Council (Asset Sales)

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister whether his Department has had discussions with Rossendale borough council about the possible sale of the site of the former civic hall in Whitworth.

      Rossendale Council (Asset Sales)

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will list requirements made by his Department of Rossendale borough council in respect of asset sales.

      Smoke Alarms

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what his policy is on encouraging further take-up of smoke alarms in domestic properties; and if he will make a statement.

      Supporting People Programme

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister pursuant to the answer of 7 September 2004, Official Report, column 1172W, on the Supporting People programme, what (a) monitoring and (b) research he has...

      Sustainable Communities Plan

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will make a statement on progress with the Government's Sustainable Communities Plan.

      Telecommunications Masts

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister on how many occasions in each of the last five years a local planning authority has paid costs to the communications industry as a result of losing an appeal...

      Unauthorised Roadside Sales

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what advice he has given to local authorities on dealing with unauthorised sales carried out on roadside sites; and if he will make a statement.

  • Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

    • Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment has been made of the human rights of women and children jailed in Afghanistan under the Taliban regime for...

    • Bangladesh

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the political situation in Bangladesh; and if the UK will assist in dealing with attacks on...

      Colombia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on UK relations with Colombia.

      Colombia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on (a) the killing of the trade unionists Leonel Goyeneche, Hector Alirio Martinez and Jorge Prieto...

      Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he expects to reply to a letter from the hon. Member for Kingston upon Hull, North forwarded to the Foreign Office by the...

      Cuba

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent representations the UK has made to the (a) US Administration and (b) United Nations on lifting the US trade embargo...

      Departmental Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which services within his Department will be (a) affected by and (b) subject to job losses consequent on the cuts in the civil...

      EU Constitution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the cost was of printing the Government's recent White Paper on the EU Constitution; whether this document will be posted...

      EU Constitution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what estimate his Department has made of the cost of posting a copy of the proposed EU Constitution to every household in the...

      EU Directives

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the EU directives outstanding without implementation (a) over two years, (b) over three years, (c) over four...

      Explosion (Yanggang Province)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on reports of a large explosion in Yanggang Province in North Korea on North Korea's National Day...

      General Affairs and External Relations Council

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the outcome was of the General Affairs and External Relations Council held on 13 September; what the Government's stance...

      Gibraltar

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions his Department has had with Spanish counterparts concerning the re-opening of discussions on...

      Gibraltar

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many hostile actions have been taken against Gibraltar by Spain in each of the last three years.

      Gibraltar

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the celebrations to mark the 300 years of British rule over Gibraltar.

      Gibraltar

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what impact the change of government in Spain has had on discussions on Gibraltar.

      Gibraltar

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what ministerial visits to Gibraltar are planned over the next 12 months.

      Heads of Government (British Citizenship)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether (a) United Kingdom passport holders and (b) individuals granted British citizenship are permitted to retain this status...

      Iceland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the Government's policy is on Iceland joining the European Union.

      Information and Communication Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many information and communication technology specialists are in full-time employment in the Department.

      Intelligence Sharing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the extent to which British intelligence on relevant security issues and global terrorism is...

      International Atomic Energy Agency

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what proposals the United Kingdom plans to put to the conference on the global threat reduction initiative at the International...

      Iran

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations concerning Iran's nuclear programme the Government will make to the International Atomic Energy Agency in...

      Iran

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations the Government has received since February from human rights organisations operating in Iran; and if he...

      Iraq

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to his answer of 3 August 2004, Official Report, column 683W, on Iraq, whether hon. Members other than Ministers had an...

      Iraq

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he was informed that post-war validation had raised serious doubts about the reliability of reporting from the sub-source...

      Iraq

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the answer of 1 September 2004, Official Report, columns 683–4W, on Iraq, when the translation of Iraq's...

      Islamic Organisations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions his Department has had with prominent Islamic organisations in the UK.

      Israel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what evidence he has reviewed on the (a) development and (b) use of (i) biological and (ii) chemical weapons and agents by Israel.

      Krishna Maharaj

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what information has been made available to the Consular Service, in relation to Krishna Maharaj, on the failures to investigate...

      Maldives

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the (a) political situation in the Maldives and (b) arrest of Members of Parliament.

      Middle East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of Syrian policy towards terrorism in the Middle East; and what representations he has made to the...

      Muslims (Human Rights Abuses)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made regarding abuses of human rights against Muslims who choose to convert to another faith; and if...

      Non-EU Countries (Governmental Visits)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs from which non-EU countries' governments inward visits to the UK are planned in the next three months.

      Nordic Countries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what bilateral meetings are planned between the UK and the Nordic countries.

      Nordic Countries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on bilateral relations with (a) Iceland, (b) Denmark, (c) Norway, (d) Sweden, (e) Finland and (f)...

      Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent representations he has received in respect of compliance with the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty by (a) Iran, (b)...

      South Africa

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions his Department has had with (a) UK investors in the South African mining industry and (b) the South African...

      Terrorism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which ethnic groups have been responsible for each of the 20 largest terrorist attacks, in terms of loss of life, across the...

      UN International Day of Peace

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he is taking to encourage observance of the International Day of Peace declared by the United Nations General...

      Zimbabwe

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps the Government have taken to protect current and former British passport holders in Zimbabwe.

  • Transport

    • Roads (Luneside, East)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment has been made of vehicular access to Luneside East, Lancaster; and what estimate he has made of the change in traffic consequent on the...

    • Civil Service (Job Losses)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport which services within his Department will be (a) affected by and (b) subject to job losses consequent on the cuts in the civil service announced in the...

      Departmental Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much his Department has spent on (a) mobile phones, (b) hospitality and (c) taxi costs in (i) 1996–97 and (ii) the latest year for which...

      Departmental Recycling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the latest available 12-month figures are for the proportion of the Department's redundant documentation, waste paper and card that is recycled;...

      Humberside Safety Camera Partnership

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much money has been raised in gross by the Humberside Safety Camera Partnership in each year since its inception.

      Humberside Safety Camera Partnership

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many persons were employed by the Humberside Safety Camera Partnership at its inception.

      London, Tilbury and Southend Line

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on overcrowding on the London, Tilbury and Southend rail line.

      London, Tilbury and Southend Line

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the safety consequences of passengers standing on the London, Tilbury and Southend rail line; and if he will make a...

      London, Tilbury and Southend Line

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the impact on overcrowding on the London, Tilbury and Southend line of the removal of four four-coach Class 357 trains...

      Manchester Airport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what assessment he has made of projected passenger numbers at Manchester airport in his deliberations on the proposed phase three Metrolink...

      Manchester Public Transport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what assessment he has made of the contribution of an extension of the role of Metrolink in the economic competitiveness of Greater Manchester...

      Manchester Public Transport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether he has instructed officials to undertake a fundamental review of public transport options in Greater Manchester.

      Manchester Public Transport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what funds he is making available to keep the Oldham and Rochdale line open for local railway services in the absence of the phase three Metrolink...

      Manchester Public Transport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what guarantees he has offered regarding the funding of essential costs of track and systems renewals on the existing Manchester Metrolink.

      Manchester Public Transport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what guidance he sought from Greater Manchester Police before reaching a decision over the phase three extension to the Manchester Metrolink.

      Manchester Public Transport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what consultations he has undertaken with Greater Manchester Health Authority regarding the role of Metrolink in (a) improving access to health care...

      Motorway Traffic Officers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans he has to introduce motorway traffic officers to the (a) M62, (b) M1, (c) M606 and (d) M621 motorway in West Yorkshire.

      Ports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when his Department intends to conclude the updating of The Project Appraisal Framework for Ports, published in 2003.

      Ports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on the Autumn 2005 review date for a response to the global growth in shipping traffic and new port capacity.

      Railways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the cost implications are of giving control over the railways in the Greater London Authority area to the Mayor of London; and if he will make a...

      Railways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what Government subsidy was given to rail providers for the last year for which figures are available; and what it was calculated to be (a) per...

      Roads

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the level of road congestion on (a) motorways and (b) all roads has been in each year since 1997.

      Roads

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what his estimate is of the total cost to the Government of public expenditure on road investment taken from the Capital Departmental Expenditure...

      US Visas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to his Answer of 13 September 2004, Official Report, column 1389W, on US visas, what form representations to US authorities on the abolition...

  • Trade and Industry

    • Bogus Prizes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will regulate the practice of offering bogus prizes, via tickets and scratch cards, which have to be claimed using expensive premium...

    • British Nuclear Fuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what discussions (a) she, (b) other departmental ministers and (c) departmental officials have had with the European Commission on the...

      Carbon Sequestration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what investment is being made in carbon sequestration technologies.

      Civil Service (Job Losses)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry which services within her Department will be (a) affected by and (b) subject to job losses consequent on the cuts in the civil service...

      Electricity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will make a statement on her policy towards locational pricing structures for electricity transmission.

      Electricity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry under what regulations Welsh Water is barred from generating electricity.

      Electricity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what impact the recent increase in the wholesale price of gas has had on predictions for the costs of various forms of electricity generation...

      Employer Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many (a) employers and (b) staff in each Tyne and Wear district have been assisted by the Tyne and Wear Employer Training Pilot since it began.

      EU Nuclear Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment she has made of the revised proposed legislative texts produced by the European Commission on the safety of nuclear...

      End-of-Life Vehicles Directive

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what progress has been made in implementing the End-of-Life Vehicles Directive; and if she will make a statement.

      European State Aids

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the total value is of applications to the European Commission to allow state aids that have been (a) approved, (b) approved with...

      Gas and Electricity Consumer Council

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Gas and Electricity Consumer Council in protecting the interests of gas and...

      Gas/Oil Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment she has made of the relationship between changes in wholesale gas prices and oil prices.

      India

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment she has made of the opportunities for British companies to contribute to transport infrastructure projects in India; and what...

      Internet Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what discussions she has had with the telecommunications industry about internet dialler fraud.

      Jaguar (Coventry)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will make a statement on discussions her Department has held with Ford Motor Company regarding the future of Jaguar Motor Car...

      Jaguar (Coventry)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what discussions her Department has had with trade unions at national level about the future of Jaguar Motor Car Productions in Coventry.

      Laura Ashley

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what discussions she has had with Laura Ashley regarding the proposed downsizing of the workforce in the UK; and if she will make a statement.

      Nuclear Decommissioning Authority

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what estimate she has made of the proportion of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority's income which, in each of its first five years of...

      Nuclear Power Plants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether she has established a timetable to review the prospects for new building of nuclear power plants.

      Nuclear Power Plants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will place in the Library a copy of the communication, dated 3 September 2004, from the European Commission in respect of the...

      Nuclear Power Plants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will review her Department's policy on the economic position of nuclear power in the light of the recent increase in the wholesale...

      Nuclear Power Plants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will review her Department's position that nuclear power is uneconomic in the light of the recent report by the Royal Academy of...

      Nuclear Power Plants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what recent discussions she has had with the Scottish Executive on the future of nuclear energy generation in Scotland.

      Nuclear Power Plants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will publish the advice that Bectel has given to the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, including its major report into the future of...

      Nuclear Power Plants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what discussions she has had with the British Nuclear Group/BNFL over the future of the Berkeley site.

      Nuclear Power Plants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what contingency plans she has put in place in the event of there being insufficient engineering staff to run the remaining Magnox reactor sites.

      Nuclear Power Plants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what security lapses have occurred in respect of trains carrying nuclear material since September 2003; and if she will make a statement.

      Nuclear Power Plants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether nuclear material is transported (a) to and (b) from Bradwell power station; and if she will make a statement.

      Radio Devices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what representations she has received on the use of iTrips and similar such devices; and if she will make a statement.

      Research and Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what proportion of public investment in research and development went to projects for which all or part of the results are kept from...

      Rural Phone Boxes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will make a statement on Government policy on BT's proposed withdrawal of rural phone boxes.

      Science and Innovation Investment Framework

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what definition of the terms (a) public sector and (b) business research and development used in the paper Science and Innovation Investment...

      Sellafield

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will make a statement on the court action being taken by the European Commission in respect of access arrangements for nuclear...

      Sellafield

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what discussions she has had relating to the termination of fuel reprocessing at Sellafield, with particular reference to (a) the timescale...

      Small Businesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what research her Department has commissioned on reducing the administrative burden for small businesses.

      Small Businesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what recent action her Department has undertaken to support small businesses in the City of Newcastle upon Tyne.

      Small Businesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what representations she has received following the cross-cutting review of Government services for small businesses about (a) lack of...

      Solar PV

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps her Department will take (a) to encourage further investment in the UK solar PV manufacturing industry and (b) to safeguard jobs in...

      Telephone Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will make a statement on (a) the fraudulent misuse of premium rate numbers on the internet and (b) Government efforts to solve the problem.

      Telephone Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what consideration has been given to banning premium rate internet lines as a means of tackling fraudulent misuse of premium rate numbers.

      Telephone Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps she has taken to tackle improper premium rate charges for telephone calls being added to telephone bills through internet...

      Tissue Products

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will introduce legislation on the accurate labelling of tissue products; and what recent representations she has received from the...

      Unsolicited Goods and Services Act 1971

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many prosecutions there have been under the Unsolicited Goods and Services Act 1971 (a) since the introduction of the Act and (b) in each...

      Weapon Component Exports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps are being taken to block the practice by some armaments manufacturers and exporters of exporting components of particular weapons...

      Working Hours

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what her estimate is of the average number of hours worked by UK employees in the latest year for which figures are available.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Departmental Accounting Practice

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office who the Finance Director of the (a) Central Office of Information and (b) Cabinet Office is; what accountancy qualifications each Director holds; and on...

    • Drugs

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how much the report produced by the Strategy Unit about the impact of interventions on the drug supply chain from international production to...

      Public Shareholdings

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if she will make a statement on her Department's authority over the Government's public shareholder interests.

      Strategy Unit

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many projects undertaken by the Strategy Unit since its creation have had a direct impact on (a) the Bridgwater parliamentary constituency and (b)...

  • Defence

    • Aircraft Carriers (Escorts)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what level of escorts the two proposed aircraft carriers will require.

    • Armed Forces Staffing Levels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the UK armed forces full-time strength (a) numbers and (b) requirements are for each of the three forces.

      AWE Aldermaston

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what environmental impact assessment has been conducted on the planned hydrodynamics explosives testing facility at AWE Aldermaston; and what his...

      Chinook ZD576

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence who defined the terms of reference of the RAF Board of Inquiry into the aircraft accident of Chinook ZD576 on 2 June 1994; and who advised the President...

      Civil Emergencies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the likely impact of proposed changes in defence spending on resources available to respond to UK civil emergencies.

      Civil Service (Job Losses)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which services within his Department will be (a) affected by and (b) subject to job losses consequent on the cuts in the civil service announced in the...

      Coastal Protection (Northern Ireland)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the impact on security of his decision to decommission three coastal protection vessels in Northern Ireland.

      Colchester Garrison

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) whether the sale of family accommodation and land at Colchester Garrison to Annington Homes included provision for Annington to share with the...

      Colombia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will end UK military aid to Colombia; and if he will make a statement.

      Colombia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what British military assistance has been received by the Colombian Army 2nd Division.

      Contract DC4BESL/1002

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the time scale for the supply of equipment for the contract DC2ESL/3122 Op Telic.

      Cooking Oils

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what plans his Department has to sell its used cooking oils to overseas purchasers; and if he will make a statement; (2) if he will make a...

      Defence Attachés

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the cost was of defence attachés in each financial year since 2001–02.

      Defence Aviation Repair Agency

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list his Department's turnover for (a) the Defence Aviation Repair Agency for each of the financial years 2001–02 to 2003–04 and...

      Defence Diversification Agency/Council

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the activities of the Defence Diversification Agency are; who the senior employee is; how much it spent in (a) 2001–02, (b) 2002–03 and...

      Defence Diversification Agency/Council

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the members of the Defence Diversification Council; and how frequently it meets.

      Defence Information Infrastructure Contract

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he expects to announce the preferred bidder for the Defence Information Infrastructure (Future) contract.

      Defence Information Infrastructure Contract

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry on the consequences for jobs and skills in North West England of decisions...

      Defence Spending Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the implications of (a) the Defence Spending Review and (b) the proposals set out in his oral statement on future...

      Departmental Recycling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the latest available 12 month figures are for the proportion of the Department's redundant documentation, waste paper and card that is recycled; and...

      Departmental Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) regular military personnel, (b) Territorial Army and other part-time military personnel and (c) civilian personnel have been employed by his...

      Detainees (US)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assistance the UK has provided to the US authorities in the detention and interrogation of terrorist suspects; and if he will make a statement.

      Far East Prisoners of War

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many former Far East prisoners of war in Pendle received an ex gratia award of £10,000.

      FRES Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the (a) total budget and (b) budget timetable for the Future Rapid Effect System programme.

      FRES Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which other countries will be part of the Future Rapid Effect System programme; and whether it will be compatible with the equivalent US system.

      FRES Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which present and future vehicles will carry the Future Rapid Effects System.

      FRES Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether the Future Rapid Effect System will be operational without other countries providing spares or holding necessary hardware.

      FRES Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether the Future Rapid Effect System will be operational by 2010.

      FRES Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what international peacekeeping and stability roles the Future Rapid Effect System will have; and what role it will have in post conflict reconstruction.

      FRES Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the projected cost is of each Future Rapid Effect System unit.

      Gurkha Service Personnel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what representations he has received regarding the provision of (a) pensions and (b) other forms of support to Gurkha Service personnel who have served...

      HMS Vanguard

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the original date was for the re-commissioning of HMS Vanguard; what the current forecast is; what procedures have still to be completed; what the...

      Infantry Battalions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the expected financial saving will be from the reduction of infantry battalions; and who will take the decision on which infantry battalions are to...

      Infantry Battalions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the interval was between overseas or Northern Ireland operational tours for each infantry battalion since 1 June 1997, and what the (a) nature and...

      Iraq

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the wording is of the aide memoire card on the law of armed conflict supplied to UK military personnel deploying to Iraq; how many of these cards...

      Iraq

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether members of his departmental staff were informed in July 2003 that the Secret Intelligence Service in that month had withdrawn reporting from a...

      Iraq

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many members of HM Forces were injured in Iraq (a) during the war and (b) subsequently; and in each case how many were returned to the UK for medical...

      Iraq

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has to make a separate status of forces agreement with the Iraqi Government.

      Iraq

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what safeguards have been put in place by his Department to prevent the mistreatment of detainees in Iraq.

      Iraq

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans his Department has to provide security (a) before, (b) during and (c) after elections in Iraq.

      Iraq

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many British troops serving in Iraq have subsequently been invalided out of the armed forces.

      Iraq

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many members of HM forces have lost their lives in Iraq since 1 July 2003.

      Iraq

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will reintroduce the free parcel service to troops in Iraq.

      Iraq

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the impact of the deployment in Iraq on the ability of the armed forces to assist in UK civil emergencies, with particular...

      Kenley Airfield

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has for future use of Kenley Airfield.

      Meteorological/Hydrographic Offices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list his Department's turnover for the (a) Meteorological Office and (b) UK Hydrographic Office for each financial year from 1997–98 to...

      Military Operating Structures

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the operating structures of the (a) Queen's and Light Division and (b) Prince of Wales and King's Division.

      MOD Land

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the land in Scotland not owned or leased by his Department but over which it has limited rights, including areas of foreshore; and if he...

      Nimrod

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make it his policy to retain the skilled workforce at Woodford between the development and production phases of the Nimrod MRA4 through the...

      Nimrod

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the cost is of the upgrade of the Nimrod R1 aircraft, how many aircraft are involved; when the work is due (a) to begin and (b) to be completed;...

      Operational Deployments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the last three operational deployments were and what the length between each has been for (a) 40 Commando, (b) 42 Commando, (c) 45 Commando and (d)...

      Parachute Battalions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the (a) schedule and (b) operations of the three Parachute battalions has been over the last three years.

      Provigil

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many service personnel have been prescribed Provigil and similar drugs in each of the last six years; what quantities of drugs have been dispensed;...

      Public Relations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the salary costs to the Department were for employees working in public relations and publicity in each year since 1997.

      QinetiQ Ltd.

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what income has been received from the equity stake in Qinetiq Ltd.; who exercises the rights of the controlling equity stake on behalf of the...

      Quick Reaction Alert Aircraft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what progress has been made in equipping (a) RNAS Yeovilton, (b) RAF Marham and (c) RAF St. Mawgan to support quick reaction alert aircraft since his...

      RAF Croughton

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence for what reason an American colonel has been appointed as base commander of RAF Croughton.

      Regimental Changes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when the Army Board first consulted the colonels of the 19 regiments over impending changes.

      Regimental Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the recruiting levels were for the regiments in the (a) Queen's, (b) King's, (c) Prince of Wales and (d) Light Divisions over the past three years...

      Saudi Armed Forces Project Office

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the total cost was of the Saudi Armed Forces Project Office which was recharged to the Saudi Government in each financial year from 1997–98 to...

      Submarines

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether a decision has been taken to retrofit the Vanguard Class Ballistic Missile Submarines with a Combat Management System based upon Microsoft...

      Sudan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many United Kingdom armed forces personnel he plans to commit in the event of United Nations intervention in Sudan; what estimate he has made of the...

      Super Garrisons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the establishment of super garrisons.

      Territorial Army (Iraq)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what funding is being provided to Territorial Army personnel returning from service in Iraq.

      Terrorism (Russia)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what communications his Department has had with the Russian Government over security strategies to deal with terrorist threats.

      Troop Deployment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many British troops are in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan.

      Troop Deployment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which battalions of the Army are committed to Northern Ireland; where they are based; and what the average length of duty in Northern Ireland is of each...

      Troop Deployment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many troops were deployed in Northern Ireland in each year since 1997.

  • Home Department

    • Animal Rights Protesters

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps his Department is considering to protect smaller organisations and businesses from criminal damage committed by (a) the Lobster...

    • Animal Rights Protesters

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the activities of the Lobster Liberation Front.

      Animal Rights Protesters

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the recent attack on the Lander family of Swanage by the Lobster Liberation Front.

      Animal Experimentation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he last met (a) the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection and (b) the National Anti-Vivisection Society.

      Animal Experimentation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the (a) persons and (b) organisations (i) he, (ii) his Ministers and (iii) his officials have met in connection with animal...

      Animal Experimentation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 1 July 2004, Official Report, column 7WS, on the Animal (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986,...

      Animal Experimentation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether, during his Department's monitoring of the Imutran xenotransplantation programme under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986,...

      Animal Experimentation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement outlining his Department's definitions of (a) moderate severity and (b) substantial severity in animal experiments.

      Animal Experimentation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the results were of his Department's most recent monitoring of the progress made by Imutran in achieving each of the objectives in its...

      Animal Experimentation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what changes his Department has accepted and agreed to the original objectives in the project licence to Imutran for xenotransplantation research.

      Animal Experimentation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will order an independent public inquiry into the Imutran xenotransplantation research programme; and if he will make a statement.

      Animal Experimentation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what systems are in place to ensure that the relationships between his inspectors involved in monitoring licences for animal experiments and...

      Animal Experimentation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many primates have been involved in projects regulated under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 over the last 10 years (a)...

      Animal Experimentation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many animals have died following procedures which broke International Air Transport Association regulations; and if he will make a statement.

      Animal Experimentation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department for what reason his Department did not take action in respect of the case of the three primates found dead en route to Huntingdon in 1998.

      Animal Experimentation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the evidential basis is for the statement in paragraph 5.12.3 of the Home Office Chief Inspector's June 2001 Compliance Review, that a...

      Animal Experimentation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what action his Department has taken with regard to its contract with Imutran following the Home Affairs Select Committee's Report; and what...

      Anti-social Behaviour Orders

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many anti-social behaviour orders have been made in (a) Essex and (b) Braintree district.

      Anti-social Behaviour Orders

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many anti-social behaviour orders (ASBOs) have been made in each year since their introduction; how many of these were issued to children...

      Asylum Seekers/Immigration

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) cases and (b) children under 18 years were covered by the one-off exercise to allow families who applied for asylum to stay,...

      Asylum Seekers/Immigration

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many accommodation units the National Asylum Support Service has rented from (a) private landlords and (b) local authorities in North...

      Asylum Seekers/Immigration

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the occasions since 1997 on which he has been found by (a) the administrative court, (b) the court of appeal and (c) the...

      Cannabis

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the level of cannabis abuse since it was reclassified.

      Chechnya

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people from the Chechyna region of the Russian Federation were deported in the past 12 months; and to which destinations in the...

      Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) when he will reply to the letter to him dated 26 July from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Farag Alkailani;...

      Criminal Records Bureau

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people on whom Criminal Records Bureau checks have revealed convictions are employed in social services departments.

      Criminal Records Bureau

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what progress has been made in reducing the time taken by the Criminal Records Bureau to produce reports on individuals.

      Departmental Administration Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the cost of printing headed notepaper for his Department was in (a) 1996–97 and (b) the latest year for which figures are available.

      Distraction Burglaries

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps the Government are taking to promote schemes which help prevent distraction burglaries, with particular reference to the British...

      Drug Treatment

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the work the National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse has undertaken in Weston-super-Mare since its...

      European Weapons Directive

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the progress of the European Weapons Directive; and what the position of the UK Government is on each of its...

      Faith Communities

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent consultations have been carried out by his Department with representatives of faith communities; and if he will make a statement.

      Football Banning Orders

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the operation of banning orders for football supporters whose club has been relegated from the Football League...

      Gurkhas

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 19 April 2004, Official Report, column 324W, on Ghurkhas, when he expects to announce the findings of the review of...

      Hate Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if the Government will introduce a hate crimes register; and if he will make a statement.

      Hate Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish the results of the Home Office's Understanding and Responding to Hate Crimes project.

      Departmental Officials

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 21 April 2004, Official Report, column 524W, on departmental officials, whether the secondee from Deloitte &...

      Justice and Home Affairs Council

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the outcome was of the Justice and Home Affairs Council held on 19 July; what the Government's stance was on the issues discussed,...

      Mobile Phones

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he plans to publish statistics on the number of motorists found using hand-held mobile phones while driving since 1 December 2003.

      Neighbourhood Watch

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what evidence he possesses to support the statement by the Minister for Crime Reduction, Policing and Community Safety that the Neighbourhood...

      Overseas Police Secondments

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officers are seconded to work in Iraq; from what force areas they are seconded; what the periods of their secondment are; at...

      Overseas Police Secondments

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officers are seconded to work overseas in countries other than Iraq; from which forces they originate; what the cost was in...

      People-smuggling Operations

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people-smuggling operations were disrupted in the last year for which figures are available.

      Police (Suffolk)

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many incidents of (a) anti-social behaviour and (b) alcohol-related crime there have been in each of the last seven years in (i) the...

      Police Complaints Commission

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many arrests of (a) police officers and (b) civilians have been made in response to investigations carried out by the office of the...

      Police Complaints Commission

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many investigations carried out by the Police Complaints Commission for England and Wales have resulted in (a) successful prosecutions...

      Police Complaints Commission

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the total cost of the office of the Police Complaints Commission for England and Wales has been in each of the last three years.

      Police Complaints Commission

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many staff are employed (a) part-time and (b) full-time in the office of the Police Complaints Commission for England and Wales.

      Police Misconduct

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what the policy of police authorities in England and Wales is on suspending a police officer against whom serious allegations of...

      Press Officers

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many press officers are employed in his Department.

      Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assets have been recovered under the terms of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002; and how these proceeds have been disbursed since the Act...

      Public Relations/Marketing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much was spent by his Department on public relations and marketing consultants in each of the last three years.

      Special Constables

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to offer financial rewards to special constables.

      Special Constables

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will secure the removal of the special constable crest from the epaulettes of police uniforms in order to counter perceptions that...

      Tetra

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the take-up of TETRA by each police authority in England; and what cost there has been to each police...

      Vehicle Clamping

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what regulations govern the activities of vehicle clamping companies; what recent correspondence he has received regarding such activities;...

      Visas

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which Government Department is responsible for altering the terms of a seasonal agricultural worker's visa issued at the British embassy in...

      Witness Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have entered a witness protection programme in each year for which figures are available, broken down by police force.

      999 Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what representations he has received on the centralisation of the 999 police service in Essex; and if he will make a statement.

  • Environment Food and Rural Affairs

    • Biodiversity Action Plan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what definitions of the 45 priority habitats identified under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan have been established and...

    • Biodiversity Action Plan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what measures she has taken pursuant to the Biodiversity Action Plan to integrate biodiversity considerations into policies...

      Biodiversity Action Plan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what proportion of assessments made in 2002 in relation to UK status and trends for the Biodiversity Action Plan priority...

      Biodiversity Action Plan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what measures she has taken to improve the (a) surveillance and (b) monitoring of biodiversity since the 2002 biodiversity...

      Bovine TB

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether a distinction is made in the transport regulations of tuberculosis positive tested cattle between those over and...

      Combined Heat and Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether the Government continues to estimate that between 300–500 MWe of Micro-CHP capacity will be operational by...

      Combined Heat and Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many combined heat and power plants benefit from business rates exemption.

      Cites

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what additional controls she is proposing to deal with trophy hunting, with specific reference to discussions at the...

      Cites

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what rules govern hunted trophy imports into (a) the UK and (b) the EU; and if she will make a statement.

      Colchester Oyster

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what representations she has received to request the European Union to give Protected Geographical Indicator (PGI) status to...

      Combined Sewer Overflows

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps her Department has taken (a) to assess and (b) to deal with problems created by combined sewer overflows since...

      Conservation Support

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of how much of the money raised through import permits for hunting trophies is returned to...

      Cormorants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make a statement on the inclusion of cormorants in the issue of licences to kill.

      Crustacean Fishing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) if she will make a statement on the status of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1954/2003—Western Waters; (2) whether...

      Crustacean Fishing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what plans her Department has to improve the monitoring of UK fisheries to prevent (a) illegal incursions from foreign...

      Departmental Car Use

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what changes there have been in (a) road transport vehicle carbon dioxide emissions and (b) single occupancy car commuting in...

      Departmental Estate

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what total floor space area of buildings was owned or leased by her Department and its agencies in each year from 1997.

      Departmental Estate

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the most significant sustainable development impacts are which she has identified in relation to the operation of her...

      Departmental Estate

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what parts of her Department's estate will not be covered by the commitments set out in the Framework for Sustainable...

      Departmental Estate

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what changes there have been in water consumption by her Department in each year from 1997.

      Departmental Estate

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will list the non-office sites within the Department's estates which have been identified as being likely to provide...

      Departmental Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs which services within her Department will be (a) affected by and (b) subject to job losses consequent on the cuts in the...

      Departmental Water/Sewerage Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much her Department and its agencies spent on water and sewerage services in each year from 1997.

      Diet (Environmental Impact)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will carry out a lifecycle analysis of the environmental impact of typical (a) vegetarian and (b) non-vegetarian...

      Environmental Targets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will set out the Government's performance against its main environmental targets since May 1997.

      EU (Co-existence Regimes)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs which EU member states have a co-existence regime in place; and if she will make a statement.

      European Chemicals Agency

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many staff she estimates will be employed by the proposed European Chemicals Agency under the REACH proposals.

      European Habitats Directive

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make a statement on the complaint made to the European Commission about alleged contravention of the European...

      Farm Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the Milk Development Council Report, "Dairy Supply Chain Margins 2003–04"; and whether...

      Farm Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for what reasons London Economics was commissioned to produce a report on the impact of supermarkets on farm gate prices; and...

      Farmed Ducks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what plans she has to introduce greater control of intensively farmed ducks; and if she will make a statement.

      Fisheries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate she has made of the percentage of (a) plaice, (b) cod, (c) dab, (d) flounder, (e) herring, (f) haddock, (g)...

      Gangmasters (Licensing) Act

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what discussions she has had with representatives of the farming industry about the impact of the Gangmasters (Licensing) Act...

      GM Seed Directive

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what discretion the Government have not to implement a GM seed directive that has been added to the European common catalogue.

      Hazardous Waste

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make monthly statements over the following 12 months on the number of hazardous waste producers contacting her...

      Hazardous Waste

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 21 July 2004, Official Report, column 250W, on hazardous waste, if she will provide full details of...

      Hydrofluorocarbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what revisions, indicating amounts of increase or decrease, have been made in 2004 to the estimates of UK emissions of...

      Imported Primates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many primates, broken down by species, have been imported into the UK in each of the last 10 years; and if she will make...

      Imported Primates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many (a) rhesus macaques and (b) long-tailed macaques of (i) wild-caught origin, (ii) first generation captive bred and...

      Japanese Knotweed

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what public protection guidance her Department has offered local authorities with regard to the use of Tordon 22k to combat...

      Lions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will support the proposal to upgrade the African lion to Appendix 1 of the Convention on International Trade in...

      Marine Planning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what progress she has made in bringing to a conclusion (a) the review of marine nature conservation, (b) the marine fisheries...

      Organic Egg Production

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what assessment she has made of the implications for competition between UK and other EU producers of the removal of...

      Over-30-month Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what plans she has to abolish the over-30-month scheme.

      Peat Bogs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will propose Bolton Fell and Solway Moss peat bogs for Special Area of Conservation protection; and if she will make a...

      Peat Bogs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will list peat bog sites broken down by (a) area and (b) protected status.

      Peat Bogs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make a statement on the Government's strategy for protecting peat bogs.

      Peat Bogs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what area of peat bogs has been lost to commercial peat extraction in each year since 1997.

      Pollution Indicators (Castle Point)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the key pollution indicators are within Castle Point constituency; and what the monitoring systems are for these indicators.

      Reach

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what the latest estimate is of the cost of REACH to industry in (a) its phasing-in period and (b) the first 30 years;...

      Refrigerator Recycling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to her answer of 5 July 2004, Official Report, column 443W, on refrigerator recycling, why the deadline for the...

      Renewable-sourced Electricity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what proportion of electricity used by buildings in her Department and its agencies came from renewable sources in each year...

      River Thames (Radioactive Discharges)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what discharges of radioactivity to the river Thames and its tributaries are permitted.

      Rspca

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what extra powers, duties and responsibilities will be available to the RSPCA as a result of her agreement that they should...

      Sea Bass

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will place in the Library a copy of the European Commission's response to her submission to close the winter bass...

      Sea Bass

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make it her Department's catering policy to source sea bass from hand line fisheries; and if she will make a...

      Sea Bass

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps she proposes to take to persuade the European Commission of the need to close the sea bass fishery in order to...

      Shellfishing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what measures she is taking to prevent the theft of clams from Poole harbour.

      Shellfishing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what measures her Department is undertaking to assess (a) historical shellfish landings as the basis of any management...

      Sows (Birthing Methods)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what percentage of sows were recorded as giving birth in crates in each of the last 10 years.

      Spending Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what efficiency savings will be made by her Department in each financial year as announced in the Spending Review, broken...

      Town Centre Regeneration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment has been made of the impact of regeneration of town centres on the environment.

      Waste Management/Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether her Department has assessed the use of technology for weight-based charging for waste collection and disposal in the...

      Waste Management/Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how she proposes to implement £300 million of efficiency gains on waste services as set out in the Gershon Review.

      Western Waters (EU Regulation)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) if she will make a statement on the status of Council Regulation (EC) No 1954/2003 Western Waters; (2) what access...

      Woodland Grant Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the reasons are for the deferral of the start of the woodland creation grants scheme until 2006–07.

  • Health

    • Abortions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidelines are issued to doctors about informing the parents of girls who are 16 years or under who wish to have an abortion; and if he will make a...

    • Air Ambulances

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what representations he has received regarding the funding of Essex Air Ambulance.

      Air Ambulances

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what advice he has given regarding the funding of air ambulances; and if he will make a statement.

      Arm's Length Bodies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the planned timetable is for the abolition of arm's length bodies, with particular reference to the Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in...

      Breast Cancer

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many operations for breast cancer were carried out by the NHS in each of the last five years.

      Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what action he is taking to reduce the numbers of patients waiting for more than nine months for treatment at the Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals...

      Cancer

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how much the NHS spent on cancer treatment in each year from 2000; and what its planned level of expenditure for 2005 is; (2) what the average...

      Cancer

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much the NHS spent on research into environmental and occupational exposures in relation to cancer in each of the last three years.

      Cancer

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether the NHS, working through its National Cancer Research Institute, has set up a strategic planning group to investigate research into exogenous...

      Cancer

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many research programmes the NHS is undertaking into the exogenous causes of cancer.

      Care Homes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) care homes and (b) care home places were available in Somerset in each of the last six years run by (i) Somerset county council, (ii)...

      Care Homes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many beds are available for the elderly in care homes in (a) Greater London and (b) each London borough; and how many were available on average in...

      Care Homes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on care home funding in the London borough of Havering.

      CHCs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the total floor space being rented by community health councils.

      CHCs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many community health councils there were in each year since 1997.

      Cleaner Hospitals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health which of the initiatives set out in "Towards cleaner hospitals and lower rates of infection: A summary of action" and his departmental press release...

      Clinical Staff (York)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) doctors, (b) nurses and (c) other clinical staff have been employed by (i) York District Hospital, (ii) all hospitals in York and (iii)...

      Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much was spent on setting up and servicing the Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health.

      Community Health Councils

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the running costs of (a) community health councils in the last year of operation and (b) the replacement systems have been to date.

      Consultant Episodes (York)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many finished consultant episodes have been completed (a) in Yorkshire and the Humber and (b) at York District Hospital in each year since 1997.

      Delayed Discharges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the delayed discharge figures are for (a) the Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire Strategic Health Authority and (b) the Weston Primary Care Trust...

      Dentistry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to his answer of 1 September 2004, Official Report, column 888W, ref.186199, on NHS Dentistry, (1) whether those people were advised of...

      Dentistry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health when his Department plans to update the Dental Workforce Review.

      Dentistry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list those European Economic Area countries where practical experience gained using mannequins rather than live patients can satisfy the...

      Dentistry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the cost of training a dentist was in each of the last five years; how many dentists were trained in each year; what the total amount spent on...

      Dentistry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the effect of the new Dentists NHS Contract on NHS dentistry provision in Oxfordshire.

      Dentistry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many dentistry practices in England are accepting NHS patients; how many on average accepted NHS patients in 1994; and how many individual dentists...

      Dentistry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many NHS dentists there were in Somerset in each of the last seven years.

      Contraceptive Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the contents of the revised guidance for health professionals on the provision of contraceptive services for those under...

      Council of Ministers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a Written Ministerial Statement outlining for each meeting of the Council of Ministers at which his Department is represented as soon as...

      Digital Hearing Aids

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list (a) the present length of wait and (b) the number of patients waiting for digital hearing aids in each London hospital.

      Digital Hearing Aids

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average waiting time for (a) initial audiology appointments for digital hearing aids and (b) fitting of digital hearing aids is in each primary...

      Digital Hearing Aids

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what action he is taking to speed up universal availability of digital hearing aids.

      Disabled People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how much financial support has been allocated for the provision of disabled care for people in North Yorkshire in each year since 1997; and how much...

      Disabled People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what criteria were considered in deciding that the Wilf Ward Family Trust would receive less funding over the next three years.

      Dying at Home

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what his policy is on the practice of allowing terminally ill cancer patients to choose to die at home; (2) what resources he is making available...

      Dystonia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the levels of funding available for (a) researching, (b) treating and (c) raising awareness of dystonia in 2004–05.

      Eating Disorders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many finished consultant episodes there were with a primary diagnosis of (a) anorexia and (b) bulimia, broken down by (i) age and (ii) gender in each...

      Eating Disorders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the review of eating disorders undertaken by the National Development Group for Specialised Services.

      European Health Card

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what proof of identity will be needed to apply for an European health card; (2) what security measures will be put in place to verify identity on...

      National Service Framework for Older People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) pursuant to his Answer of 1 July, Official Report, column 408W, on fall/osteoporosis services, when the Healthcare Commission's review of the...

      Forum Support Organisations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether forum support organisations within the Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health (CPPIH) will end in August 2005 prior to the...

      Forum Support Organisations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many bone fractures resulting from falls were treated by the NHS in the last period for which figures are available; how many of those suffering from...

      Fraud Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate his Department has made of the cost of fraud to (a) his Department and (b) the executive agencies for which his Department in responsible in...

      Free Personal Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the projected cost is of providing free personal care for all elderly people for (a) 2004–05 and (b) each of the following 10 years.

      General Practitioners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many general practitioner practices in (a) England and (b) each strategic health authority have premises below a minimum standard; and what his...

      General Practitioners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many single practitioner general practitioner surgeries there were in each of the last five years.

      GP Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the 10 primary care trusts with the highest average general practitioner list sizes in England.

      Health Bodies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the (a) strategic health authorities, (b) primary care trusts and (c) NHS trusts which relate to each constituency, including their addresses.

      Health Bodies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list (a) the administration costs and (b) the total number of staff of (i) the Healthcare Commission, (ii) the Commission for Social Care...

      Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if he will make a statement on the future of Battledown Ward at Cheltenham General Hospital; (2) if he will make a statement on NHS acute...

      Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the proposals (a) to downgrade Battledown Children's Ward at Cheltenham General Hospital into a paediatric assessment unit...

      Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many NHS dental patients were registered in Torbay in each of the last five years for which figures are available.

      Healthy Living Centres

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the (a) technical and financial contracts, (b) technical consultants used on a call-off basis and (c) financial consultants used on a...

      Heart Bypass Surgery

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the survival rate for heart bypass surgery was in (a) England and (b) the London Borough of Havering in each of the last five years.

      Heart Disease

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what estimate he has made of the number of children suffering from heart disease; (2) how many children were detected with early signs of heart...

      Hospital Beds

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many hospital beds there were in (a) Southend Hospital Trust and (b) Basildon Hospital Trust in each of the last five years.

      Hospital Infection Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health to ask which (a) hospital orthopaedic directorates, (b) hospital infection control teams, (c) hospital chief executives and (d) hospital vascular...

      Hospital-acquired Infection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many bed days were lost due to MRSA infection in each hospital trust in Sussex in the last year for which figures are available.

      In-vitro Fertilisation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what support his Department is providing to primary care trusts to ensure that a national minimum level of one full cycle of in-vitro fertilisation...

      Infected Blood

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many payments have been made by the Skipton Fund to Hepatitis C sufferers who were infected from NHS blood or blood products; and how many...

      Joint Replacement Operations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people are on a NHS waiting list for a hip replacement operation.

      Joint Replacement Operations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much a knee replacement operation costs in the NHS.

      Mary Rose Birthing Centre

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what recent representations he has received on the proposal to close the Mary Rose Birthing Centre in Portsmouth; (2) what recent assessment his...

      Mary Rose Birthing Centre

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidance he has given the Portsmouth Hospital NHS Trust following the report to the Department of Health children taskforce from the maternity and...

      Mental Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what research his Department has conducted since 1997 into mental health in-patients' perception of their safety in NHS accommodation; and whether there...

      Mental Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what procedures are in place (a) to measure mental health in-patients' satisfaction with the services they receive while in hospital, (b) to eradicate...

      Mental Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what measures he is taking to ensure that service users are involved in the planning and delivery of mental health hospital services.

      Mental Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what his policy is on access for mental health patients to (a) fresh air, (b) exercise and (c) meaningful recreation; and what measures he has put in...

      Mental Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health which publicly funded bodies carry out inspections of NHS mental health trusts; and how frequently such inspections take place.

      Mental Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what progress has been made towards meeting the target for all regular carers of people with mental health problems to have been identified, received an...

      Milking Parlours

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what regulation requires the display of "No Smoking" signs on a farm's milking parlours.

      Missed Appointments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many GP appointments were missed in (a) the Castle Point and Rochford Primary Care Trust and (b) England in the last year for which figures are...

      Mobile Phones

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what assessment he has made of recent advice from the Chairman of the National Radiological Protection Board on potential dangers of radiation...

      Mrsa

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) whether the voluntary reporting system by hospitals of MRSA cases is still in place; (2) how many MRSA cases were recorded by the Public Health...

      Mrsa

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what action has been taken to implement the guidelines for combating MRSA set out in the report of the working party headed by Mr.G. Duckworth since its...

      Mrsa

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what measures he has instigated with the Chancellor of the Exchequer to ensure that (a) there is correct and consistent reporting of deaths caused by...

      Mrsa

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to counter MRSA in hospitals; and if he will make a statement.

      Myalgic Encephalomyelitis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the prevalence is of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome in England; and how much was spent on research into these illnesses in...

      Myasthenia Gravis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what funding his Department has made available for research into myasthenia gravis.

      New Deal for the Disabled

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people have secured employment in the NHS through the New Deal for the disabled employment programme in each year since its inception.

      NHS Appointments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether reference is made to political affiliation in making appointments to (a) health authorities and (b) primary care trusts.

      NHS Bureaucracy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will estimate the most recent total annual cost to the NHS of (a) SITREP returns and (b) monthly management information returns; and if he will make...

      NHS Drugs Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what the total expenditure on drugs in the NHS was in England in (a) cash terms and (b) real terms in each of the last 10 years for which figures...

      NHS Elect

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the progress of implementation of NHS Elect.

      NHS Planning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment is made of (a) proposals for increases in population and (b) housing targets when changes and amalgamation of NHS services are planned by...

      NHS Psychiatry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average waiting time for referral to psychiatric services in each mental health trust is.

      NHS Salary Increases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what increases in salaries have been awarded for NHS (a) doctors, (b) nurses, (c) scientific staff, (d) administrative staff and (e) managerial staff in...

      NHS Spending

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much has been spent on the NHS in (a) Yorkshire, (b) North Yorkshire and (c) York at current prices in each year since 1979.

      NHS Treatment (Older People)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of people received NHS treatment in (a) England and (b) the London borough of Havering in the last period for which figures are available...

      NHS Trust Funding

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much central funding was provided to each London NHS trust for 2004–05.

      Nurses/Midwives

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many pre-registration training places there were for nurses and midwives in England in each year since 1980 for which figures are available.

      Oldchurch Hospital

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of accident and emergency services at Oldchurch Hospital in the London borough of Havering.

      Oldchurch Hospital

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many official complaints have been received by the Department about Oldchurch Hospital in the London Borough of Havering in each of the last 10 years.

      Oldchurch Hospital

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what progress Oldchurch Hospital in the London Borough of Havering has made towards meeting the Government's targets for waiting lists.

      Oldchurch Hospital

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent discussions he has had with the management of Oldchurch Hospital in the London Borough of Havering.

      Oldchurch Hospital

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to visit Oldchurch Hospital in the London Borough of Havering.

      Osteoporosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many DEXA scanners are available in the NHS; what plans he has to increase the numbers of DEXA scanners; and if he will make a statement.

      Patient and Public Health Forums

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the budget of each intermediate body promoting patient and public health forums is.

      Pontefract General Infirmary

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many beds there were at the Pontefract General Infirmary in each of the past five years.

      Primary Care Centres

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what progress has been made towards meeting the target for new one stop primary care centres by December 2004.

      Prostate Cancer

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what assessment he has made of the Prostate Cancer Risk Management Programme; (2) what plans he has to raise public awareness of prostate cancer;...

      Silicone Cosmesis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what budget he has set for 2005–06 on silicone cosmesis.

      Silicone Cosmesis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of the £4 million allocation made towards silicone cosmesis has been spent by NHS trusts over the last three years.

      Smoking Ban

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the effects on the NHS of a ban on smoking in public places.

      Social Care Payments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many recipients of direct payments for social care there are in (a) England, (b) Leeds and (c) Leeds North West.

      Social Services (Haringey)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people are employed in Haringey social services Department, broken down by grade; and what the vacancy rate is.

      Speech Therapists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many primary care trusts have (a) withdrawn and (b) reduced budgets for speech therapists over the last three years; and if he will make a statement.

      Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many cases of vancomycin-resistant enterococcus there were in each of the last 10 years.

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