Tuesday, 28 June 2005

Written answers

  • Cabinet Office
    • Directgov
      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will make a statement on the launch of the Directgov internet portal for Government services.
    • Civil Service Bill (2 annotations)
      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster when he expects to introduce legislation on the Civil Service.
    • National School of Government
      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many people have attended the finance for non-financial managers course run by the National School of Government, broken down by (a) year and...
  • Culture Media and Sport
    • Casinos
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many applications have been made to the Gaming Board for casino licences for each quarter since January 2004; what the outcome was...
    • Casinos
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what discussions her Department has held with the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister regarding the use class of casinos since 1...
    • EU Commission (2 annotations)
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport pursuant to the answer of 22 June 2005, Official Report, column 1058W, to question 5146, if she will place in the Library (a) the...
    • Free Television Licences (Northern Ireland)
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many households in each constituency in Northern Ireland are in receipt of the free television licence for over-75s.
    • Gaelic Language
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what steps she has taken to implement the undertakings of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages in relation to the...
    • Heritage Economic Regeneration Scheme
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what discussions she has held on a successor scheme to the Heritage Economic Regeneration scheme; and if she will make a statement.
    • Heritage Economic Regeneration Scheme
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what assessment has been made of the impact of the Heritage Economic Regeneration scheme with particular reference to (a) retention and...
    • International Sport (Access Gender Discrimination)
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport whether the Government's policy regarding support for United Kingdom teams participating in international sports competitions is...
    • Licensed Premises
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what proportion of licensed premises she estimates will seek a variation in their current licence provisions under the new agreements...
    • Licensed Premises
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what representations she has received on delaying the requirement for a new alcohol licence for licensed premises under the Licensing...
    • Television Licence
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the amount collected in fines for not having a TV licence was in London in each year since 1997.
    • Television Licence
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many people were prosecuted for not having a television licence in London in each of the last five years.
  • Defence
    • Absence Without Leave
      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 14 June 2005, Official Report, columns 331–32W to the hon. Member for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk (Mr. Moore), on...
    • Aircraft Carriers
      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether it remains the Government's policy that two new aircraft carriers will enter service in 2012 and 2015 respectively; and what (a) minimum and (b)...
    • Armoured Vehicle Training Services Requirement
      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he expects the Armoured Vehicle Training Services requirement to be in operation with the armed forces.
    • Sudan
      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what discussions he has had with his (a) EU and (b) NATO counterparts on assisting the implementation of a no-fly zone over the Darfur region.
    • Dentistry
      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the role of military dental practitioners in each of the services; what their role is in performing preventative...
    • Dentistry
      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) dental practitioners and (b) dental support staff are employed by each of the services; what their establishment is; and if he will make a...
    • Forces Personnel (Resignations)
      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of the number of armed forces personnel who have resigned since 2003 to join private security companies.
    • Gibraltar
      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the future of defence (a) hospital and (b) medical services in Gibraltar.
    • Gulf-war Related Illness
      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many claims in respect of Gulf War related illness have been (a) rejected and (b) accepted by the Veterans Agency, Blackpool; and how many claims...
    • Honours
      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many officials currently in the Department received honours in the recent Queen's Birthday Honours List; and at what rank of honour.
    • Incendiary Weapons (Iraq) (4 annotations)
      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to his letter to the hon. Member for Leyton, deposited in the Library, correcting his January parliamentary answer about the use of incendiary...
    • Joint Strike Fighter
      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the work his Department has carried out since the publication of the Rand Europe report on the Joint Strike Fighter to...
    • Military Readiness
      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the finding of the National Audit Office report Assessing and Reporting Military Readiness, paragraph 2.39, concerning...
    • Military Readiness
      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many times in each year since 1997 the military readiness traffic light reporting system has shown a (a) yellow and (b) red state of readiness for...
    • Ministry of Defence Police (Royal Mint Investigation)
      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the outcome was of the investigation commenced in July 2002 at the Royal Mint Llantrisant; and on which Government agency's behalf his Department's...
    • Mrsa
      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what (a) advice is given on, and (b) precautions are taken against the spread of MRSA in military ambulances; and if he will make a statement.
    • Mrsa
      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many cases of MRSA have been recorded in his Department's hospitals since 1997; and if he will make a statement.
    • Portsmouth Nuclear Accident Plan
      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what enhancements to the Portsmouth nuclear accident plan are necessary to cover vessels powered by nuclear reactors manoeuvring around the City of...
    • Race Relations (Amendment) Act
      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what arrangements are in place to ensure that bodies within the responsibility of his Department comply with the requirements of the Race Relations...
    • RAF Innsworth
      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the implications for the tri-service medal office of the proposed changes at RAF Innsworth; and if he will make it his...
    • Royal Navy Ships (Berth Availability)
      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the forecast availability is of the Z berth in Malabar, Bermuda, for Royal Navy ships.
    • Surface Fleet
      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the configuration of the planned surface fleet is for (a) 2011, (b) 2012, (c) 2013 and (d) 2014; and if he will make a statement.
    • Territorial Army
      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the long-term future of Territorial Army centres in Lancashire.
    • Trafalgar Celebrations
      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what events his Department is organising in Gibraltar to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar; and how many ships will visit as...
    • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has for (a) launching and (b) controlling the proposed Watchkeeper unmanned aerial vehicle system from Royal Navy ships.
    • Uzbekistan
      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many UK service personnel have been on training exercises in Uzbekistan in each year since 1997; and what the nature was of those training exercises.
    • Uzbekistan
      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many UK service personnel have been stationed in Uzbekistan for the purposes of training Uzbek military personnel in each year since 1997; and what...
    • Wormwood Scrubs Act
      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what arrangements there are under the Wormwood Scrubs Act 1879, as amended, for his Department to be consulted should a local authority propose carrying...
  • Environment Food and Rural Affairs
    • Bovine TB
      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many badgers have been culled in (a) Devon, (b) Cornwall, (c) Somerset and (d) Dorset in each of the last three years;...
    • Dog Control Areas
      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the commencement date will be in respect of powers for local authorities to introduce dog control areas; when she...
    • Foot and Mouth
      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the impact of the airborne spread of foot and mouth disease during the 2001 outbreak.
    • Mole-catchers (1 annotation)
      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what incidents of (a) damage to and (b) destruction of wildlife caused by the use of strychnine hydrochloride for the killing...
    • Packaging
      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what her most recent estimate is of the amount of household waste which is made up of unnecessary packaging.
    • Recycling
      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what progress has been made on recycling since the Household Waste Recycling Bill was enacted.
    • Tethered Equines
      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what the animal welfare guidelines are for permanently tethered equines; (2) whether she has received any...
    • Timber
      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what proportion of construction waste was timber in each of the last five years; what proportion of such timber was...
    • Veterinary Medicines (EU Directive)
      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what discussions she has had with (a) small animal vets and (b) their representatives on the implementation of the EU...
    • Waste Recycling
      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what percentage of electrical and electronic waste in the UK was recycled in the last year for which figures are available.
  • House of Commons Commission
    • XML Feeds
      To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission when XML feeds of the Parliamentary website for information, including the Official Report and Early Day...
  • International Development
    • UK Companies (Accountability)
      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if he will take steps to ensure UK companies are accountable for their impact on (a) communities and (b) the environment in developing...
  • Trade and Industry
    • Commission for Africa
      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment he has made of the Commission for Africa's observations on the merits of using trade agreements to achieve growth and poverty...
    • Company Directors
      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make it his policy to allow company directors the discretion to forgo commercial advantage for ethical and public objectives.
    • Corruption
      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many allegations of overseas bribery and corruption by British companies have been received by his Department since May 2004.
    • Export Credits Guarantee Department
      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry pursuant to the answer of 13 June 2005, Official Report, columns 78–9W, on Export Credits Guarantee Department, when he expects to...
    • Export Credits Guarantee Department
      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when the Government's response to the consultation, Estimating the Economic Cost of the ECGD to the DTI, will be published; and if he will...
    • Export Credits Guarantee Department
      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much the Export Credits Guarantee Department has allocated to (a) fossil fuel projects and (b) renewable energy in each of the last five years.
    • MG Rover
      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what issues he has asked the inspectors Messrs Guy Newey and Gervase MacGregor to investigate in their inquiry into MG Rover; whether he has...
    • Miners Compensation
      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment he has made of the implications of the proposed transfer of miners' compensation claims by the UDM from AMS Law Solicitors to...
    • Miners Compensation
      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry for what reasons his Department signed an agreement in 1999 on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with the Union of Democratic Mineworkers...
    • Monopsonies/Oligopsonies
      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what plans he has to deal with monopsonies and oligopsonies with particular reference to (a) supermarkets, (b) disintermediation and (c) small...
    • Onshore Wind Technology
      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what action he is taking to support newly emerging renewable technologies other than onshore wind farms.
    • Opencast Mining (Scotland)
      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what discussions he has had with the Scottish Executive on the implications of new planning guidelines for opencast mines in relation to...
    • Timeshares
      To ask the Secretary of State for Tradeand Industry if he will bring forward legislation to make it illegal for a timeshare operation to dispose of timeshare development without offering full...
    • Wind Farms
      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the risk to sea birds of placing a large wind farm in the Thames Estuary; and if she will...
  • Transport
    • Concessionary Fares
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of the concessionary travel fare scheme for pensioners.
    • Crossrail (London Olympic Bid)
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on the implications of the Crossrail project for the London...
    • Rail Utilisation Strategy (West Midlands)
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on the West Midlands Rail Utilisation Strategy.
    • Road Fund Tax
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate he has made of current levels of evasion of the road fund tax.
    • National Road Pricing System
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on the introduction of a national road pricing system.
    • Road Improvements
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he expects work to begin to dual the A21 between Tonbridge and Pembury if the project is prioritised by the South East England Regional Assembly.
    • Road Improvements
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent discussions he has had with the Highways Agency about plans to improve the A417 between Nettleton Bottom and Brockworth bypass,...
    • A38
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the outcome of the noise hotspots assessment was for the (a) A38 Shobnall Road, (b) A38 Wyggeston, (c) M6 Western Downs, (d) A38 Branston and...
    • A40
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) how many accidents occurred in each year between 1984 and 2004 on the A40 road between Carmarthen and St. Clears; (2) how many accidents...
    • Air Displays
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the impact on air displays of the proposed increase in fees for an Article 70 display permission; and if he will make a...
    • Aircraft Pollution
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what proposals he has to reduce pollution from aircraft.
    • Crossrail (2 annotations)
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether Crossrail is exempt from the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
    • Crossrail
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what criteria were used to decide that the Romford Crossrail Depot Option required a dive-under.
    • Double-deck Trains
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) on what train lines the Government is planning to introduce double-deck trains; (2) whether the existing UK rail network can accommodate...
    • Durham Roads Budget
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what central funding has been allocated to Durham county council roads budget in each year since 1997.
    • Gatwick Express
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he last met (a) the Strategic Rail Authority and (b) the British Airports Authority to discuss the future of the Gatwick Express; and if he will...
    • Heathrow
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate he has made of the number of passengers at Heathrow who were (a) UK residents on business trips, (b) overseas residents on business trips...
    • Illegal Drivers
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will estimate the number of drivers who have never taken a driving test.
    • M18
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans he has to erect fencing alongside the carriageways of the M18 motorway.
    • Rail Freight
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps are being taken to encourage the transporting of freight by rail.
    • Rail Passengers
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate his Department has made of the number of passengers who used the London to Scotland sleeper in each of the last three years; and at which...
    • Rail Projects
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on Government funding for the (a) Euston rail development and (b) extension of the Eurostar route.
    • Railway Stations
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport which railway stations in Lancashire have CCTV.
    • Railway Stations
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will commission a feasibility study into the provision of a new parkway rail station for Canvey Island linking into the Fenchurch Street line at...
    • Railways
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what progress there has been towards a higher frequency train service on the North London line.
    • Railways
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the average increase was in long distance fares charged by each of the rail franchise holders operating in England between 2004 and 2005.
    • Railways
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent studies his Department has (a) carried out and (b) evaluated into the viability of introducing passenger community rail services on a...
    • Railways
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on the report from the Association of Train Operating Companies advocating a congestion charge for the railways at peak hours.
    • Railways
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what constraints exist on an increase in passenger capacity on the Fenchurch street to Shoeburyness rail line; and if he will make a statement.
    • Railways
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many (a) rail bridges and (b) embankments there are over roads in the Stroud constituency; and what measures have been put in place to improve...
    • Railways
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the answer of 16 June 2005, Official Report, column 535W on Railways, how many prosecutions there were for trespassing on railways in the...
    • Road Safety
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what research has been conducted in the last five years into the safety of re-surfaced roads in all weather conditions; and what the key findings were.
    • Speed Limits
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what criteria his Department uses in its national policy on implementing speed limits on roads; and if he will make a statement.
    • Speed Limits
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans he has to review statutory speed limits on UK roads.
    • Taxis
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what his timetable is for publishing accessibility regulations for taxis under Part 5 of the Disabilities Discrimination Act 1995; and if he will make...
    • Train Operating Companies
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will ensure that train operating companies that plan to operate a congestion charge for commuters at peak hours are not awarded rail franchises.
    • Violence Against Transport Personnel
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many (a) railway employees, (b) bus drivers and conductors and (c) taxi drivers have been the victims of offences of violence in each of the last...
    • Virgin Trains
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate his Department has made of the proportion of passengers who had no seat on Virgin trains from London to the North West in the last period...
  • Treasury
    • Aid Provision
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps are being taken to improve EU member states' targeting of aid to the poorest countries; and if he will make a statement.
    • Aviation Taxation
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his policy is on the introduction of new taxes on (a) domestic and (b) international UK flights to fund development aid for Africa; and if he will make...
    • Burma (Imports)
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what tonnage of goods has been imported to the UK from Burma through (a) Teesport, (b) Harwich, (c) Felixstowe and (d) London per year on average over the...
    • Cost Recovery
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he intends to update his guidance on full cost recovery for voluntary and community sector organisations; and what impact he expects this will have on...
    • Customs and Excise (Fraud)
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he plans to review previous criminal investigations into cases of fraud by staff working for Customs and Excise; and if he will make a statement.
    • Customs and Excise Staff (Criminal Investigations)
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the criminal investigations which have been undertaken by Customs and Excise in respect of which legal proceedings are not ongoing into...
    • Finance Bill
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the oral statement of 7 June 2005, Official Report, column 1133, on the Finance Bill, what model was used to estimate the VAT gap.
    • HM Revenue and Customs
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer for what reasons HM Revenue and Customs has not yet announced its restructuring plans; and when these plans will be announced.
    • HM Revenue and Customs
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much HM Revenue and Customs and its predecessor bodies spent on consultancy projects in each of the last four years for which figures are available.
    • Hospital Infections
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many deaths have been recorded in each year since 2001 where (a) Clostridium difficile, (b) glycopoptide resistant enterococci, (c) small round...
    • Hospital Infections
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the (a) remit, (b) time scale and (c) reporting date are for the special study the Office for National Statistics is undertaking with the Health...
    • Income Tax Returns
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his estimate is of the total amount of financial penalties that have been collected by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs for late filing of income tax...
    • Inheritance Tax/Stamp Duty
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what the average inheritance tax paid in (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) the UK and (d) each Government Office region has been in each year since 1997;...
    • Inland Revenue Offices
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether it is his Department's policy to maintain a physical presence at local inland revenue offices.
    • Managed Expenditure
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the increase in total managed expenditure between 1999–2000 and 2007–08 inclusive was in real terms.
    • Pension Funds
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the total tax receipts from pension funds has been in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement.
    • Research Projects
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the research projects being undertaken by (a) the Treasury and (b) Inland Revenue and Customs which are being paid for out of public funds.
    • Tax Avoidance Schemes
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what additional taxation revenue has been collected as a consequence of the introduction of the requirement for sellers of tax avoidance schemes to...
    • Tax Avoidance Schemes
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many accountancy firms have been prosecuted by his Department for selling aggressive tax avoidance schemes since 1997.
    • Tax Credits
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many awards for (a) child and (b) working tax credit there were in the constituency of West Dunbartonshire in (i) 2003–04 and (ii) 2004–05;...
    • Tax Credits
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much was paid in tax credits in 2004–05; and how much of that sum was overpayment now being claimed back.
    • Tax Credits
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of the sum overpaid in tax credits in 2003–04 is estimated to be due to fraud.
    • Tax Credits
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people in Swansea East have received (a) tax credits and (b) child tax credits since each was introduced.
    • Tax-related Convictions
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will bring forward proposals for legislation under which accountancy firms would be required to declare tax-related convictions when filing tax...
    • Vat
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the scale of unpaid VAT as a percentage of the theoretical liability for VAT has been in each of the last 10 years for which data are available; and if...
    • Vat
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many (a) churches, (b) religious institutions and (c) sacred places in Northern Ireland have made use of the reduced VAT scheme introduced in the 2004...
    • Working Tax Credit
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people over state pension age have received working tax credit in the last two years, broken down by region; and what proportion of all childless...
    • World Bank/IMF
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will press the World Bank and International Monetary Fund to end the practice of placing economic conditions on aid, loans and debt relief to...
    • Young Mothers
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many mothers in each age cohort from 12 to 19 have given birth in each year since 2000–01.
  • Education and Skills
    • Adult Education
      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills whether her Department will fully fund courses for adults at level 3 in Wirral in 2006–07.
    • Catering
      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what representations she has received about the content of the Level 1 Vocationally Related Qualification in Healthier Catering.
    • Chemistry Students
      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills pursuant to the Answer of 14 June 2005, Official Report, column 370W, on student numbers, what her assessment is of the factors behind the...
    • City Academies
      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will place in the Library a copy of the admissions policy of each city academy; and which academies use the national normal...
    • Dartington Tech
      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what funds have been made available to (a) the National Learning and Skills Council and (b) Dartington Tech in each of the of the last three...
    • Dyslexia
      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what support is given to primary schools to help them identify children with dyslexia.
    • Dyslexia
      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what procedures are in place to detect dyslexia in children below school age.
    • EU Students
      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills pursuant to the answer of 14 June 2005, Official Report, column 356W, on EU students, what her estimate is of the cost of maintenance...
    • Faith Schools
      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what commitments were given in the recent re-organisation of primary schools in Vauxhall and Everton concerning the proposed (a) Trinity...
    • Further and Higher Education
      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what her estimate is of the (a) proportion of the total of and (b) contribution from public funds to adult education courses which focused...
    • Further and Higher Education
      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many times the Secretary of State has modified trust deeds or other instruments in exercise of the powers in section 46 of the Further...
    • Honours
      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many officials currently in the Department received honours in the recent Queen's birthday honours list; and at what rank of honour.
    • Lancashire Education Authority
      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much the Government have allocated to Lancashire education authority in 2005–06; and how much of this sum is for school buildings.
    • Leadership Incentive Grant
      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will make a statement on the future of the leadership and training grant; and whether she plans to extend the life of the grant.
    • NVQs
      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what (a) funding and (b) training system is available for workplace assessors for NVQ level qualifications.
    • Overseas Students
      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what estimate she has made of the proportion of graduates from English universities from EU member states who went to work outside the UK...
    • Plater College
      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much money Plater college has received from (a) her Department and (b) the bodies for which it is responsible in each of the last 20years.
    • Plater College
      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the date was of the Secretary of State's confirmation that there was proper governing documentation in place to enable Plater college...
    • School Build (Waltham Forest)
      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much public funding has been spent on (a) building and (b) repairing schools in Waltham Forest in each year since 1997.
    • School Meals
      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many school children in Lancashire (a) receive free school meals and (b) pay for school meals, broken down by district.
    • School Meals
      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills whether schools that have opted out of local authority catering contracts will be eligible for access to the £280 million package to...
    • School Meals
      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills in (a) what circumstances and (b) in how many cases in the past three years she and her predecessor exercised powers to direct a school to...
    • Special Schools
      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many special schools have closed since 1997.
    • Spending per Pupil
      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the spending per pupil was in (a) primary, (b) secondary and (c) special schools in (i)1985 and (ii) in the last year for which figures...
    • Sure Start
      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills whether she expects the current level of Sure Start provision in Everton to continue.
    • Tuition Fees
      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much was raised from higher education tuition fees in each education authority in England in (a) 2002–03, (b) 2003–04 and...
  • Home Department
    • Abduction of African children
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what measures his Department has taken to prevent abduction of African children in England and Wales.
    • Anti-terrorism Legislation
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he plans to implement the recommendations made by Lord Carlile of Berriew QC in his review of the operation of anti-terror laws.
    • Biometric Information
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what information he has collated on which other countries are (a) planning and (b) using biometric information on (i) passports and...
    • Biometric Information
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the Passport Service expects to issue biometric passports in accordance with US requirements.
    • Biometric Information
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what his estimate is of the cost of producing biometric passports (a) to comply with US requirements and (b) with a facial recognition...
    • Biometric Information
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the accuracy of biometric readings.
    • Biometric Information
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the merits of automatic face recognition technology; and if he will make a statement.
    • CCTV Cameras
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many CCTV cameras are currently operated by police in England and Wales.
    • Criminal Assets
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much each police force recovered from the proceeds of crime in the last year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.
    • Criminal Records Bureau
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the progress of implementing the Basic Disclosure by the Criminal Records Bureau and if he will bring forward...
    • Identity Cards
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the robustness of available technology to meet the requirements of the proposed identity card scheme.
    • Identity Cards
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what information he has collated on which other countries have an identity card scheme; and when each scheme was introduced.
    • Identity Cards
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many digits he expects to be printed on identity cards; and what information he has collated on the number of digits required on...
    • Identity Cards
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the assumption in CM 6020 that once the validity period expires, an automatic replacement identity card would be provided free of...
    • Identity Cards
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 6 June 2005, Official Report, columns 320–21W, on on-line identity verification, whether the costs of...
    • Identity Cards
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 13 June 2005, Official Report, columns 157–58W, on identity cards, (1) if he will disaggregate the total...
    • Identity Cards
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what information will be held on the national identity card register to establish a person's entitlement to free NHS treatment.
    • Identity Cards
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department with which commercial companies his Department has held discussions about the proposed identity card scheme.
    • Identity Cards
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to issue identity cards to newly arrived asylum seekers.
    • Identity Cards
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what mechanisms will be put in place to ensure the security of the National Identity Register.
    • Identity Cards
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps the Department will take to ensure that identity cards will not be required to be produced by those subject to stop and search,...
    • Identity Cards
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what contingency plans the Department is making in the event that the identity card technology goes wrong.
    • Identity Cards (3 annotations)
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment the Department has made of the extent to which the introduction of identity cards will eliminate identity theft perpetrated...
    • Identity Cards
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he expects information held on individuals under the proposals in the Identity Cards Bill to be shared with (a) international...
    • Identity Cards (1 annotation)
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he expects biometric details of victims of (a) domestic violence, (b) rape and (c) sexual abuse would be removed from the National...
    • Identity Cards
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 13 June 2005, Official Report, columns 157–58W on identity cards, if he will disaggregate the total average...
    • Identity Cards
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what components are included by the current best estimate of £93 for the unit cost of an adult passport and identity card given in...
    • Identity Cards
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of the set-up costs that will be incurred after the first identity cards and biometric passports are issued as...
    • Identity Cards
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on how married people who wish to use both their pre-marriage and post-marriage name will be dealt with under the...
    • Identity Cards
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether a decision has been made on the (a) number and (b) location of centres where biometric information may be collected.
    • Identity Cards
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what failure rate in recognising biometric data in the proposed identity cards would be considered acceptable.
    • Identity Fraud/Theft
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much of his estimate of the total cost of identity fraud constitutes (a) credit card fraud and (b) identity theft.
    • Identity Fraud/Theft
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what (a) methodology and (b) sources were used for the calculation of the cost of identity theft in Appendix B of Identity Fraud: A Study, of...
    • Illegal Labour
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which sections of commerce, agriculture or industry feature most prominently as employers of illegal labour.
    • Immigration
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps he plans to take to tackle forgery of indefinite leave to remain documents.
    • Immigration
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what guidance is given to immigration officials on assessing whether passports and other immigration documents are genuine.
    • Immigration
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the backlog is of applications for each category of leave to remain in the UK; and if he will make a statement.
    • Immigration
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department in how many cases the detention of children under immigration law for more than 28 days has been subject to ministerial authorisation since 1...
    • Iranian Repatriation
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what his Department's current policy on the repatriation of Iranian nationals who are seeking asylum in the United Kingdom is.
    • Passports (1 annotation)
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the minimum technical requirements are for a biometric passport to conform to the International Civil Aviation Organisation...
    • Police (Hertfordshire)
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on funding to facilitate the establishment of an anti-corruption policy for Hertfordshire constabulary.
    • Prevention of Terrorism Act
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been subject to the control orders introduced by the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005; and how many of those individuals...
    • Proceeds of Crime Act
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the value is of the funds so far recovered under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 as a result of the actions of law enforcement agencies...
    • Retinal Scans
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans the Department has to allow the use of retinal scans in the police national computer database.
    • Sexual Offences Act 2003
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 6 June 2005, Official Report, column 244W, on Sexual Offences Act 2003, what data will be collected to evaluate the...
    • Vehicle Checks
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many road-side vehicle checks were carried out by the Metropolitan Police in each year since 1997.
  • Northern Ireland
    • Big Lottery Fund
      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what consultations he has on the appointment of a person to represent Northern Ireland on the Big Lottery Fund.
    • Bombardier C-Series Programme
      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what assistance is provided by his Department to Bombardier's C-Series programme.
    • Business Grants
      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much funding has been allocated to (a) Business Start Up, (b) Promoting Entrepreneurs and (c) Enterprise Northern Ireland in each of the...
    • Child Poverty
      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what research his Department has carried out into the levels of child poverty in North Belfast; and if he will make a statement.
    • Counterfeit Medicines
      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what strategy is being pursued by the Chief Pharmacist in combating the counterfeiting of (a) medical and (b) veterinary pharmaceutical products...
    • Departmental Budget
      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the reasons are for the differences between the figures for Northern Ireland Departmental Administration Costs Limits for 2005–06...
    • Education Strike
      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what steps he is taking to avert strike action by teachers, classroom assistants and other education personnel in Northern Ireland.
    • EU Funding (North Belfast)
      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what EU funds from (a) mainstream funds and (b) special programmes and initiatives have been allocated to North Belfast in each year since 1997.
    • EU Peace Funds
      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what steps he is taking to ensure that communities from a Protestant and Unionist background receive a fair share of EU Peace funds.
    • Fuel Poverty
      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what estimate he has made of the number of deaths attributable to fuel poverty in 2004–05; and if he will make a statement.
    • Honours
      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many officials currently in the Department received honours in the recent Queen's Birthday Honours List; and at what rank of honour.
    • House Fire Fatalities
      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people have died in house fires in Northern Ireland (a) in each month so far in 2005 and (b) in the last three years for which figures...
    • Nitrates Directive (Slurry)
      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what financial assistance his Department will provide to farmers in Northern Ireland to build new slurry tanks following implementation of the...
    • Olympic Games
      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what assessment he has made of the benefits to Northern Ireland so far of the 2012 Olympic bid.
    • Olympic Games
      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on the benefits to Northern Ireland of the London bid to...
    • Out of School Provision
      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether funding for the expansion of out-of-school provision in Northern Ireland was included in the recent announcement by the Secretary of...
    • Pensioners
      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many pensioners there are in the Strangford constituency.
    • Pharmaceutical Counterfeiting
      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many staff are engaged within the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety in combating the counterfeiting of pharmaceutical...
    • School Transport
      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what assessment he has made of the criteria used to determine children's eligibility for free school transport.
    • Sinn Fein (Remuneration)
      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much has been paid in (a) salaries and (b) office allowances to Sinn Fein Assembly members since 29 April 2004; and if he will make a statement.
    • Sinn Fein (Remuneration)
      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on the effectiveness of the first direction given under section 51B(2) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 against Sinn...
    • Sinn Fein (Remuneration)
      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland for what reasons he declined to exercise his powers under section 47 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 to make a determination in relation to the...
    • Smoke Alarms
      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what estimate he has made of the number of homes in Northern Ireland which are not fitted with a working smoke alarm; and what steps are being...
    • Smoke Alarms
      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people in Northern Ireland have (a) died and (b) suffered injury as a result of house fires where there was a non-working smoke alarm...
    • Strangford Lough Fishing Ban
      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people have been awarded compensation by his Department since the ban on fishing with mobile gear in Strangford Lough came into force;...
    • Strangford Lough Fishing Ban
      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what criteria were used by his Department when awarding compensation following the ban on fishing with mobile gear in Strangford Lough.
    • Tennis
      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what proportion of the recently-announced lottery funding for sport in Northern Ireland has been earmarked specifically to develop tennis.
    • Trading Standards
      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many Trading Standards offences were recorded in Northern Ireland in each of the past five years; and how many people were prosecuted as a...
    • Trading Standards
      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many Trading Standards officers were employed in Northern Ireland in each of the past five years, broken down by rank.
    • Velcade
      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what plans he has to make Velcade available on the NHS in Northern Ireland; and for what reasons it has not been available to date.
  • Constitutional Affairs
    • Civil Legal Aid Budget (1 annotation)
      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what allocations she has made to the civil legal aid budget for each of the next five years.
    • Coroners (Bridgend/Teesside)
      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs if she will instruct the Bridgend coroner, Mr. Walters, to provide doctors at the Oaktree Surgery in Bridgend with copies of...
    • Coroners (Bridgend/Teesside)
      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what the contents are of the monthly reports which the Lord Chancellor has been receiving from the coroner of Teesside.
    • Coroners (Bridgend/Teesside)
      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs on what basis the Lord Chancellor will decide whether he requires the Teesside coroner to continue to send him monthly reports.
    • Coroners (Bridgend/Teesside)
      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs if the Lord Chancellor will require the Teesside coroner to undergo extra training to ensure that there is no recurrence of delays.
    • Immigration and Asylum
      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what studies her Department has undertaken into the effect of the new legal aid control on the immigration and asylum system.
    • Jury Service (Northern Ireland)
      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs how many people were called to jury service in Northern Ireland in each of the last three years; and what the average length of...
    • Law Society
      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs whether she has been consulted about the Law Society's Training Framework Review.
    • Magistrates
      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs if she will make it her policy to collect data on magistrates residency by constituency in order to identify areas where extra...
    • Solicitors (Newly Qualified/Trainee)
      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what the average salary has been of a one-year qualified solicitor (a) conducting civil legal aid work and (b) in non-publicly...
    • Solicitors (Newly Qualified/Trainee)
      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what the average salary has been of a trainee solicitor (a) conducting civil legal aid work and (b) in non-publicly funded...
    • Tolerance Work Contracts
      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what steps she has taken to review legal aid advice under contracts for tolerance work.
  • Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
    • Consultants
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what plans he has to issue guidance on effective commissioning for those in the public and voluntary sectors who are...
    • European Armaments, Research and Military Capabilities Agency
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the role is of the European Armaments, Research and Military Capabilities Agency; when it was established; how it is...
    • India
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions his Department has had with the Government of India regarding Sikh separatism in the Punjab.
    • Iran
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the Baha"'-" community in Iran.
    • Iran
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what proposals the EU3 has made on (a) nuclear co-operation, (b) technological and economic co-operation and (c) security issues...
    • Iraq/Afghanistan (Human Rights)
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether the 2005 Annual Human Rights report will (a) set out the steps which the UK have taken to ensure that human rights are...
    • Kashmir
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what progress has been made towards an improvement in the human rights situation in Kashmir.
    • Kashmir
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what progress has been made in reducing external support for militants in Kashmir.
    • Middle East
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the Government's policy towards Israel's plans to build a Gaza sea barrier.
    • Middle East
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of whether Israel is fulfilling human rights commitments made to the EU.
    • Middle East
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with the Israeli Government on the timetable for Israeli withdrawals from Gaza.
    • Saddam Hussein
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what effects the (a) possibility of Saddam Hussein receiving a capital sentence and (b) implications of the European Convention...
    • Saddam Hussein
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the oral answer of 21 June 2005, Official Report, column 650 on Saddam Hussein, whether the Government plans (a) to...
    • Saudi Arabia
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with the Government of Saudi Arabia regarding democratic reform.
    • Student Visas
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with ministerial colleagues about the effect of increases in visa charges on numbers of applications...
    • Sudan
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with the Justice and Equality Movement of Darfur (JEM); and whether the JEM has recently...
  • Deputy Prime Minister
    • Business Rates
      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the average business rate in London has been in each year since 1997.
    • Council Tax
      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will take steps to limit regional variations in council tax.
    • Council Tax
      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the average (a) Band D and (b) per dwelling council tax bill has been in (i) London and (ii) each London borough in each year since 1997–98.
    • Council Tax
      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will make a statement on the Government's plan for (a) council tax on and (b) planning permission for second homes.
    • Council Tax
      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the estimated gross revenue generated in England by reducing the council tax discount on (a) second homes and (b) empty homes was in the last year for which...
    • Council Tax
      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the definition is of a second home for the purposes of setting council tax bills.
    • E-projects (Funding)
      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will list the projects for e-enabling parish councils and local community groups that his Department is funding; what the (a) central funding and (b)...
    • EU Funding (West Midlands)
      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how much EU funding has been secured for projects in the west midlands since 1997, broken down by (a) parliamentary constituency and (b) local authority.
    • EU Funding (West Midlands)
      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how much (a) objective 2, (b) objective 3 and (c) other EU funding has been secured in the West Midlands in 2005–06, broken down by (i) parliamentary...
    • Home Ownership
      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister pursuant to his written statement of 25 May 2005, Official Report, column 17WS, on home ownership, how many people in each region he expects to be eligible for...
    • Home Ownership
      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister pursuant to the written statement of 25 May 2005, Official Report, column 17WS, on home ownership, how many of the shared home ownership schemes he expects to be...
    • House Prices
      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister pursuant to the answer of 21 June 2005, Official Report, column 878W, on house prices, what the average house price for England was in (a) 1993 and (b) 2004.
    • House Sales (Islamic Financing)
      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister (1) how many homes have been sold in each year since 1997 under (a) shared ownership and (b) right-to-buy schemes using the principles of Islamic financing; (2)...
    • Housing Initiatives
      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what assessment he has made of the proportion of (a) shared owners and (b) Homebuy purchasers who expect to own their own home outright eventually.
    • Housing Initiatives
      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what assessment he has made of the potential costs to (a) public funds and (b) mortgage lenders of properties purchased under the Homebuy Joint Shared Equity Loan...
    • Key Workers
      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what definition of key worker his Department uses.
    • Local Authorities (Performance)
      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what extra powers the Government will offer local authorities rated (a) excellent and (b) good in the revised Comprehensive Performance Assessment regime.
    • Local Authority Budgets
      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the timetable is for capping local authority budgets.
    • Mobile Phone Masts
      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister for what reasons the Government did not proceed with its undertaking to make all telephones masts the subject of normal planning procedures.
    • Mobile Phone Masts
      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what percentage of planning appeals for mobile phone masts were decided (a) for and (b) against the appellant in the most recent year for which figures are available.
    • Mobile Phone Masts
      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister when research into mobile phone use and the necessity for masts in the future, announced on 4 April, is expected to be completed.
    • Property Values
      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what (a) year and (b) month's house prices were used to assess property values in the original valuation of properties for council tax in England.
    • Property Values
      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the timetable was for the original valuation of residential properties for council tax in England.
    • Property Values
      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will place in the Library a copy of the methodology used for the original valuation of properties for council tax in England.
    • Public Conveniences
      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister pursuant to the answer of 21 June 2005, Official Report, column 879W, on public conveniences, in what year public conveniences first became liable for business...
    • Rates (Collection)
      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the collection rate for (a) business rates and (b) council tax has been in each local authority in each year since 1996–97.
    • Second Home Discount
      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how much revenue was accrued through the change in the second home discount in the last year for which figures are available, broken down by local authority; and...
    • South East England Regional Spatial Strategy
      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister to what timetable he expects the South East England Regional Spatial Strategy to be completed.
    • Standards Board
      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister (1) if he will require the Standards Board to record the amount of staff time spent on each investigation; and if he will make a statement; (2) if he will...
  • Work and Pensions
    • Incapacity Benefit
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what percentage of claimant off-flows from jobseeker's allowance were due to the claimant claiming incapacity benefit for each of the last 10...
    • Local Housing Allowance
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of levels of fraud and error in connection with payment of housing benefit within the local housing allowance pilot areas.
    • Medical Examination Centres
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what assessment he has made of the impact on benefit claimants in (a) Amber Valley and (b) Derbyshire of the decision to close the...
    • Pension Credit
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many pensioners in (a) Dudley, North and (b) Dudley as a whole are in receipt of the pension credit; how much they receive on average; how...
    • Pension Protection Fund
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how employers will be informed of their expected contribution levels to the Pension Protection Fund; and if he will list the expected 10...
    • Pensions
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 14 June 2005, Official Report, column 264W, on pensions, if he will list those representatives of the pensions...
    • Pensions
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will make a statement on planned changes (a) to increase the minimum financial holdings contained within pension reserves and (b) to...
    • Pensions
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) if he will make a statement on the applicability of the Pensions Protection Fund to Dexion pensions holders; (2) if he will make a...
    • Pensions
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will make a statement on plans to modify the cap on support for individuals in collapsed pensions schemes.
    • Pensions
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will make a statement on the taxable status of compensatory pensions for Dexion pension holders.
    • Pensions
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many company pensions have failed in each year since 1997; how many pension holders were affected; what the nominal pension reserve...
    • Pensions
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many former Dexion (a) workers and (b) retired workers he estimates are principally reliant on state pensions.
    • Pensions
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will make a statement on the backdating of compensatory Government payments for Dexion pension holders.
    • Pensions
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what level of basic state pension a person must have before a full state second pension added onto it will bring them outside eligibility for...
    • Return to Work
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps he is taking to help people with adverse health conditions and disabilities to return to work.
    • Skills Shortages
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the number of job vacancies that remained unfilled because of skills shortages in each year between 2001–02...
  • Health
    • Acrylamide (Foodstuffs)
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will make a statement on the public health implications arising from the presence of acrylamide in foodstuffs, with particular reference to potato...
    • Adverse Incidents
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) fatal and (b) non-fatal adverse incidents occurred in hospitals in the NHS in each year since 1997, broken down by month.
    • Alzheimer's Disease
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment she has made of the availability of drugs for patients with moderately severe to severe Alzheimer's disease in Milton Keynes.
    • Alzheimer's Disease
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the expenditure on drugs available on the NHS for Alzheimer's disease was in Hornsey and Wood Green in the latest year for which figures are...
    • Ambulance Service
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what account was taken of (a) the impact on tri-service arrangements, (b) rural issues and (c) the future of patient transport in the report on the...
    • Audiology Services (1 annotation)
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps she is taking to reduce the number of people waiting (a) to be assessed for their first NHS hearing aid and (b) to switch from analogue to...
    • Forget Me Not" Report
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what progress has been made against the priorities for action set out in the Audit Commission's Forget Me Not report in 2002.
    • Autism
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what support services are provided for people who suffer from autism; and if she will make a statement.
    • British Pregnancy Advisory Service
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 14 June 2005, Official Report, column 302W on the British Pregnancy Advisory Service; when she expects to complete her...
    • Broomfield Tip (Fire)
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what research her Department has undertaken into the effect of benzen particulates and gases emanating from the fire at Broomfield Tip, Standish, on the...
    • Bt 10 Maize
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what quantities of Bt 10 maize have been imported into the UK; over what period; and what quantities she estimates have been consumed by (a) animals and...
    • Burns Units (London)
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many specialist burns services units there are in the Greater London region.
    • Cancer (Waiting Times)
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the mean waiting time in days from the time of diagnosis by consultant to hospital admission for treatment was for (a) cancer of the brain, (b)...
    • Cancer Treatment
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health which NHS trusts have contracts with private companies for the examination of cervical cancer smear tests; which companies are involved; and whether any...
    • Cancer Treatment
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if she will make a statement on the availability of antibody treatment for cancer in the NHS; (2) what research she has evaluated on antibody...
    • Care Homes
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will make a statement on the Office of Fair Trading's report on care homes for older people.
    • Care Provision Funding
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what contribution to the cost of care provision came from (a) equity release and (b) other property based loans in (i) absolute and (ii) percentage terms,...
    • Clinical Negligence Claims
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many clinical negligence claims were made against NHS bodies in each year since 1996.
    • Clostridium Difficile
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health when the first statistics will be published from the mandatory surveillance of (a) Clostridium difficile infections and (b) surgical site infections.
    • Continuing Care
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what steps she has taken to assess the legality of the guidance given to strategic health authorities concerning the provision of free continuing...
    • Dementia
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what discussions she has had, and with whom, on the recommendations made in the report of the Royal College of Psychiatrists and the Alzheimer's Society...
    • Digital Hearing Aids
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average time patients diagnosed as having hearing problems waited to be fitted with digital hearing aids was in the last year for which figures...
    • Drug Rehabilitation (Portsmouth)
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health which drug rehabilitation centres are available to residents of Portsmouth within a 10-mile radius of the city centre.
    • ECT Treatment
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people in England have undergone electroconvulsive therapy in each of the past five years; and how many were (a) 50 years or over and (b) 65...
    • Edgware Hospital
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will make a statement on the progress over the proposed MRI scanner for Edgware hospital.
    • Epidermolysis Bullosa
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps she has taken to improve (a) awareness of and (b) training on epidermolysis bullosa for health professionals; and if she will make a statement.
    • Food Procurement
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much was spent by her Department on public procurement of food in the most recent year for which figures are available; and what proportion of that...
    • General Practitioners
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to her answer of 8 June 2005, Official Report, column 587W, on general practitioner appointments, how many patients were included in the...
    • General Practitioners
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of patients have not had the opportunity to book advance GP appointments, in each month since the monitoring process began.
    • GM Food
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent assessment she has made of the implications for human health of the consumption of GM foods containing antibiotic resistance marker genes.
    • GM Food
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what account has been taken of Food Standards Agency research in formulating the Government's policy on genetically modified food; and if she will make a...
    • Health Authority for London
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans she has to create a Health Authority for London; and if she will make a statement.
    • Health Care Demand (London)
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment she has made of (a) the current and (b) the expected growth in demand for maternity services in London; and if she will make a statement.
    • Health Development Agency
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what budget was allocated to the Health Development Agency in each year since its inception.
    • Health Finance (Oxfordshire)
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how much and what percentage of the Oxfordshire Mental Healthcare Trust budget she expects to come from (a) primary care trusts and (b) other...
    • Health Finance (Oxfordshire)
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the formula is on which funding is allocated to the (a) Cherwell Vale Primary Care Trust, (b) North East Oxfordshire Primary Care Trust and (c)...
    • Health Finance (Oxfordshire)
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health by how much she expects (a) Oxford Radcliffe NHS Trust, (b) Oxfordshire Mental Healthcare NHS Trust and (c) primary care trusts in Oxfordshire to...
    • Hepatitis C
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people have been diagnosed with hepatitis C in England in each of the last seven years.
    • Hepatitis C
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many fibre scan machines used to diagnose hepatitis C there are in England.
    • Hepatitis C
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what progress has been made in the establishment of managed clinical networks to provide accessible specialist assessment and treatment for people with...
    • Hepatitis C
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what role she plans for screening in the process of controlling the spread and progression of hepatitis C infections.
    • Hepatitis C
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans she has to improve data collection relating to the spread of hepatitis C in England.
    • Hepatitis C
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment she has made of the level of monitoring of disease progression of hepatitis C among sufferers with mild liver disease.
    • Hospital Beds
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether it is her policy to reduce bed occupancy levels in NHS trusts to 82 per cent.
    • Hospital Cleaning
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many cleaners in hospitals in England are employed by (a) the NHS and (b) private contractors providing services to the NHS; and if she will...
    • Hospitals
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will make a statement on proposals (a) to reduce bed numbers and (b) to change service provision at the West Herts Hospital Trust's Hemel Hempstead...
    • Hospitals
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many nurses employed in (a) Sunderland Royal Hospital, (b) Hartlepool University Hospital and (c) Durham University Hospital were recruited from...
    • Hospitals
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many palliative care beds there have been in (a) Sunderland Royal Hospital, (b) Hartlepool University Hospital and (c) Durham University Hospital in...
    • Intensive Care/High Dependency (Costs)
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the cost of (a) intensive care and (b) high dependency care in Enfield was in the most recent year for which figures are available; and what...
    • Jarvis plc (Private Finance Initiative)
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list the private finance initiative contracts that exist between NHS organisations and Jarvis plc.
    • Leukaemia
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will meet the charity Children with Leukaemia to discuss the implications of the Draper report; and if she will make a statement.
    • Hair Dyes (Cancer Risk)
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will commission research into possible links between the use of hair dye and lymphoma.
    • Mental Health
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many children have been treated by child and adolescent mental health services in each of the last eight years.
    • Mental Health
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans she has to reduce violent and threatening behaviour within mental health wards.
    • Mental Health
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidance is given to primary care trusts on the provision of (a) alternative and (b) cognitive behavioural therapies in mental health wards.
    • Mental Health
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans she has to increase provision to (a) train and (b) recruit psychologists for inpatient mental health wards.
    • Mental Health
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what measures are being implemented following the publication of the national service framework for mental health—Five years on".
    • Methadone/Buprenorphine
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidance she has issued to drug actions teams on the use of (a) methadone and (b) buprenorphine.
    • MMR (Students)
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what advice the Department has given to (a) general practitioners and (b) medical centres covering university campuses about the MMR vaccination for...
    • MMR (Students)
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many cases of (a) mumps and (b) measles among students there were in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
    • Mobile Phone Risks (Children)
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what assessment she has made of the possible risk posed by mobile phones to young children; and if she will make a statement; (2) what measures are...
    • Mrsa
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what measures the Government plans to take to combat the threat of MRSA in hospitals.
    • Needle Exchange Projects (Hepatitis C)
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment she has made of the effect of needle exchange projects on the prevention of hepatitis C infection in (a) the Burton constituency and (b)...
    • NHS Dentistry
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health which dentists in the Portsmouth area are accepting new NHS (a) children and (b) adult patients.
    • NHS Direct
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list the 10 most common reasons for calls to NHS Direct in the most recent year for which figures are available.
    • NHS Direct
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment she has made of the impact of NHS Direct on staff recruitment in accident and emergency; and if she will make a statement.
    • NHS Direct
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment she has made of the impact of NHS Direct on continuity of care; and if she will make a statement.
    • NHS Spending
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health by what amounts NHS spending was (a) above and (b) below planned levels in the financial year (i)2003–04, (ii) 2004–05 and (iii) 2005–06...
    • NHS Staff
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the (a) vacancy rates and (b) full role calculations for (i) radiographer and (ii) consultant radiologist posts are in each hospital trust.
    • NHS Trusts (Finances)
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the financial position of each (a) primary care trust, (b) hospital trust and (c) other health service trust was at the end of the last financial year.
    • Nurses
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many nurses have finished training in Lancashire teaching hospitals in each of the last three years.
    • Nurses
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much was spent on (a) agency nurses and (b) bank nurses in Hull and East Riding (i) Hospitals NHS Trust and (ii) Community Health NHS Trust in each of...
    • Nurses
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many NHS nurses left the Hull and East Riding (a) Hospitals NHS Trust and (b) Community Health NHS Trust in each of the past five years; (2)...
    • Nutrition (Staff Training)
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what requirements in respect of knowledge of nutrition and malnutrition are placed on registrants by each health and social care regulatory body.
    • Older People
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans she has to establish a central information source about care for older people, as recommended in the Office of Fair Trading report, Care homes...
    • Older People
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what percentage of people over 75 years taking four or more medicines have their medicines reviewed at least every six months; (2) what percentage...
    • Outpatient Appointments
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many outpatient appointments were missed (a) in England and (b) in each NHS trust in the most recent year for which figures are available; how many...
    • Pbde
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps she is taking to reduce exposure to the brominated flame retardant PBDE; and if she will make a statement on levels of this chemical in the...
    • Plano Lenses
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will provide support to individuals with reading difficulties who could benefit from using plano lenses; and if she will make a statement.
    • Plano Lenses
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will make plano lenses available to those with multiple sclerosis; and if she will make a statement.
    • Primary Care
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health by how much she expects Milton Keynes primary care trust to overspend in the 2005–06 financial year.
    • Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (Stanmore)
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will make a statement on the plans to redevelop the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore.
    • Schizophrenia
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) 50 to 64-year-olds, (b) 65 to 74-year-olds and (c) over 75-year-olds were diagnosed with schizophrenia in each of the last five years.
    • Sexually Transmitted Diseases (Drug Use)
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what research she has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on whether there is a link between the use of illegal substances and the spread of sexually...
    • South Tees Hospitals NHS Trust
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) which areas of funding South Tees Hospitals NHS Trust is expected to reduce over the next three years; and what changes in staffing levels she...
    • Stem Cell Research
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what financial commitment her Department plans to make to stem cell research in each year from 2005 to 2008.
    • Thimerosal
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether thimerosal is used in vaccines in the NHS; and what assessment she has made of whether there are health risks associated with it.
    • Treatment Overseas (E111 Form)
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what measures the Government have taken to alert British citizens to the fact that E111 forms issued before August 2004 have been invalid since 31...
    • Tuberculosis
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many cases of tuberculosis were diagnosed (a) in England and (b) in each region in each year since 1997.
    • Tuberculosis
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people have received (a) BCG immunisations and (b) related skin tests in each of the last 24 months.
    • Tuberculosis
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the availability is of (a) magnetic Heaf heads and (b) purified protein derivative solution required to carry out skin tests prior to BCG...
    • Vacancies (Accident and Emergency)
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many staff vacancies there are in Accident and Emergency departments in each NHS trust; and what percentage of the complement this represents in each case.
    • Work Placements
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether she plans to make payments to students while on work placements within the NHS.
  • House of Lords
    • A1
      asked Her Majesty's Government: Why the new A1 road, west carriageway, between Wetherby and Wakefield, was dug up and re-laid; what was the cost of this reconstruction; and whether a similar...
    • Asylum and Immigration:Legal Aid
      asked Her Majesty's Government: How many firms of solicitors or law centres withdrew from legally aided asylum or immigration work in 2004 and 2005 to date.
    • Cabinet Committees
      asked Her Majesty's Government: When each Cabinet committee last met.
    • Civil Service Appeal Board
      asked Her Majesty's Government: How many appeals have been heard by the Civil Service Appeal Board in each of the past eight years.
    • Data Protection: National Consumer Council
      asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will respond to the recommendations of the National Consumer Council to strengthen the data protection laws, as reported in the Financial Times on 14 June.
    • Discrimination Law Review
      asked Her Majesty's Government:What Civil Service support is being provided for the discrimination law review. Question number missing in Hansard, possibly truncated question.
    • Economic Growth and Road Traffic
      asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether there has been a correlation over the past decade between economic growth and growth in road traffic; and, if so, what it is.
    • Electoral Register
      asked Her Majesty's Government: What is the estimated annual cost of preparing and publishing the opted-out version of the electoral register; and what is the annual income from the sale of the...
    • Electricity (Standards of Performance) Regulations 2005
      asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will provide an explanation of the formula contained in the box in Section 6(6)(a) of the Electricity (Standards of Performance) Regulations 2005...
    • Equality and Human Rights Commission
      asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether the Equality and Human Rights Commission will be subject to judicial review of the way in which it performs its statutory duties and exercises its...
    • Lord Birt
      asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Davies of Oldham on 7 June (WA 62), whether the Prime Minister's Strategy Adviser, the Lord Birt, was notified in advance...
    • M2/A299 Roadworks
      asked Her Majesty's Government: When the roadworks at the junction of the M2 and the A299 are scheduled to finish; and Whether any traffic management plan has been put in place during the period...
    • McKinsey and Co.
      asked Her Majesty's Government: (a) whether McKinsey and Company Incorporated is currently carrying out any work for the Department of Health; (b) how many projects the firm has carried out for...
    • McKinsey and Co.
      asked Her Majesty's Government: (a) Whether McKinsey and Company Incorporated is currently carrying out any work for the Department for Transport; (b) how many projects the firm has carried out...
    • NHS Professionals
      asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Warner on 20 June (WA 152), whether they will describe what kind of new status is envisaged for the NHS Professionals...
    • North Middlesex and Whittington Hospitals
      asked Her Majesty's Government: What were the reasons for the breakdown of computer systems in the North Middlesex Hospital and the Whittington Hospital during June 2005; how many other National...
    • North West London Hospitals NHS Trust
      asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether the North West London Hospitals NHS Trust is following the Department of Health's guidelines on whistle-blowing.
    • Property: North-west England
      asked Her Majesty's Government: On what grounds they have determined to overrule the recommendations of a public inquiry in the north-west of England not to permit the compulsory purchase and...
    • Road Repair Funding
      asked Her Majesty's Government: How many local authorities in England and Wales have not spent the funds allocated for road repairs.
    • Road Traffic Accidents
      asked Her Majesty's Government: Of the 3,508 people killed in road accidents in 2003, how many were killed on (a) motorways, and (b) rural roads; and how many were caused by (i) drink drivers,...
    • Sudan: Darfur
      asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether the deployment of an international peacekeeping force in Darfur represents an invitation to every jihadist in the region to go there, as stated by Mr Chris...
    • Tax Credits: Overpayments
      asked Her Majesty's Government: What is their estimate of the number of families that have experienced severe hardship as a result of recovery of overpaid tax credits.

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