Written answers

Wednesday, 31 October 2001

  • Defence

    • Submarines

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what action he has taken to sell submarines in the last two years; with whom he negotiated; and if he will make a statement.

    • Military Equipment (Updating)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans the armed forces have to update existing military equipment with particular reference to radio communications equipment, following the...

      Armed Forces (Recruitment)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent initiatives have been taken to increase the level of recruitment to the armed forces.

      RAF St. Athan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will publish the consultants' report on the relocation of the fixed wing aircraft repair business of the Defence Aviation Repair Agency from RAF...

      RAF St. Athan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what representations he has received from business in the Vale of Glamorgan on the Defence Aviation Repair Agency's unsuccessful attempt to relocate its...

      Armed Forces (Training)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what representations he has received regarding the (a) Defence Intelligence and Security Centre defence agency review of training of armed forces and (b)...

      Road Safety Report 1999–2000

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when the Defence Annual Road Safety report for 1999–2000 will be placed in the Library.

      HMS Ocean

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what nature of refit is required by HMS Ocean; and if he will make a statement.

      HMS Ocean

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what mechanical problems are being repaired on HMS Ocean; when repairs are expected to be completed; when HMS Ocean will be ready for re-deployment; and...

      Defence Logistics Organisation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he expects Defence Logistics Organisation (a) current expenditure and (b) capital expenditure to be within their respective estimates provision in the...

      Joint Strike Fighter Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement about the Joint Strike Fighter programme.

      Territorial Army

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has to review the decision taken in the Strategic Defence Review to reduce the role of the TA in nuclear biological chemical...

      Exercise Swift Sword

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps he has taken to use Exercise Swift Sword to increase recruitment to the armed forces.

      Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will urge his American counterpart to stop US forces using cluster bombs over Afghanistan.

      Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the (a) use of and (b) preparedness to use napalm in Afghanistan of coalition forces.

      Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his policy is on a bombing pause to assist the more effective delivery of humanitarian aid in Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement.

      Technology Readiness and Risk Assessment Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what progress has been made on the Technology Readiness and Risk Assessment Programme; and when he expects studies to be complete.

      Drugs (Armed Forces)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if disciplinary action over drug taking is exercised consistently between the three services.

      Drugs (Armed Forces)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many service personnel have been tested under the Compulsory Drug Testing programme in the last year in each of the three services; and how many have...

      Drugs (Armed Forces)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what disciplinary action was taken by each of the three services in the last year in respect of service personnel who tested positive under the...

      Drugs (Armed Forces)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has to alter regulations and penalties for possession of cannabis among servicemen and women, following the changes proposed in civilian...

      Porton Down Veterans Support Group

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will invite the Porton Down Veterans Support Group to the next meeting of the Veterans Forum.

      Tomahawk Cruise Missiles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Tomahawk cruise missiles have been fired by British forces during the present action in Afghanistan.

      Regular Commission Boards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement about the future location and organisation of the regular commission boards. [R]

      Territorial Commissioning Board

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement about the future locations and organisation of the territorial commissioning board. [R]

      Defence Industry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he expects the paper being prepared by the Defence Procurement Agency on the future of the defence industry to be published; and if he will make a...

      Armed Forces (Advanced Driving)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many active servicemen successfully completed advanced driving safety courses in the last 12 months.

      Nuclear Installations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if security at nuclear installations has been upgraded in respect of terrorist threat; and what plans he has to take further measures.

      MOD F680 Export Control Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many MOD 680 export control applications (a) are awaiting decision and (b) have been waiting for (i) one month or more, (ii) two months or more,...

      Biological Warfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what discussions he has had with pharmaceutical companies about facilities used for the creation of biological organisms and toxins with potential for...

      Biological Warfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what vaccines the Government have in place to treat biological agents, organisms and toxins affecting the population.

  • Prime Minister

    • Interception of Communications Commissioner

      To ask the Prime Minister when he plans to publish the next annual report of the Interception of Communications Commissioner; and if it will be available electronically.

    • Occupational Health and Vocational Rehabilitation

      To ask the Prime Minister if he will clarify departmental and agency responsibilities for occupational health and vocational rehabilitation.

      Afghanistan

      To ask the Prime Minister what British planes taking off from the base in Diego Garcia have dropped cluster bombs during the military action in Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement on the...

      Afghanistan

      To ask the Prime Minister what discussions he has had with President Bush on the armaments used during the military action in Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement.

  • House of Commons

    • Child Care Facilities

      To ask the hon. Member for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, in what ways the Commission plans to assist access for children of staff, hon. Members and hon....

  • Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

    • Zimbabwe

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of number of farm occupations taking place in Zimbabwe; and if he will make a statement.

    • Zimbabwe

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what policy initiatives he plans to promote democracy and the rule of law in Zimbabwe; and if he will make a statement.

      Zimbabwe

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the level of political violence in Zimbabwe; and if he will make a statement.

      Visa Centres

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he plans to open the proposed visa centres in Jallandhar, Ahmedabad and Sylhet.

  • Transport, Local Government and the Regions

    • Nuclear Waste (Transportation)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if permission has been given to DRS railway transport company to increase the operating speed on trains moving spent...

    • Railway Industry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, local Government and the Regions when he informed the Rail Regulator of his Department's discussions with (a) passenger rail franchisees and (b) train...

      Railway Industry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how much public money was invested in Railtrack in each of the years since privatisation.

      Railway Industry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how much public money he estimates will be required to meet the 10-year plan's objectives for higher safety; and how...

      Railway Industry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how the requirement for public sector investment in rail during the period of the 10-year plan will change as a...

      Railway Industry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many times he has met the Chairman of the Strategic Rail Authority since June; and what the date of their last...

      Railway Industry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if Railtrack is able to meet the requirements of the Late Payments of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1999 in paying...

      Railway Industry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, pursuant to his answer of 23 October 2001, Official Report, columns 195–97W, to the hon. Member for Preston...

      Railway Industry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will make a statement on the relationship between the future track access charge regime and the non-profit...

      Railway Industry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will make a statement on his plans for placing responsibility for safety on stakeholder directors of Railtrack.

      Railway Industry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what arrangements he will make for the financing of the successor body to Railtrack so that it can meet its (a)...

      Railway Industry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what steps he is taking to ensure train operating companies maintain the wheels of rolling stock and locomotives to...

      Railway Industry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what assessment he has made of the impact on the rail manufacturing and renovation industry of the decision to extend...

      Railway Industry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what issues he will consider when exercising his powers under schedule 7 to the Railways Act 1993 in approving the...

      Railway Industry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what advice he has received on the strength of balance sheet needed by the new Railtrack company to obtain a BBB...

      Railway Industry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how his Department will provide further financial assistance for Railtrack plc in administration.

      Merseyside Rail Franchise

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions when the Strategic Rail Authority will announce (a) the rail franchises for the north-west region of England and (b)...

      Petrol Storage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what conditions are attached to the licences for underground storage tanks to prevent and detect leakages; and how...

      Petrol Storage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what proposals he is implementing to encourage petrol retailers to report leakages.

      Petrol Storage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many breaches of licensing conditions of underground storage tanks have (a) been reported and (b) resulted in...

      Petrol Storage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if his Department will carry out a full condition audit of all underground storage tanks in the United Kingdom.

      Petrol Storage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he plans to incorporate the recommendations of the Institute of Petroleum and the Association for Petrol and...

      Petrol Storage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions when the report into modernising petrol legislation will be published.

      Firefighters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions (1) if he will make a statement on firefighter numbers in South Yorkshire; (2) what the average number of...

      Council Tax Exemptions (Students)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how local authorities are compensated for properties exempted from council tax on the grounds that they consist of...

      London Underground (Line Closures)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many line closures there were of more than one day on each of the lines of the London Underground network since 1...

      South East England Regional Assembly

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what changes in expenditure by the South East England Regional Assembly on (a) regional intelligence, (b)...

      South East England Regional Assembly

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what steps he is taking to control expenditure by the South East England Regional Assembly.

      Traffic (Cheltenham)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what assessment he has made of the impact of GCHQ's New Accommodation Project on traffic in Cheltenham; and if he...

      Traffic (Cheltenham)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will make a statement on his policy towards rerouting traffic away from the A40 through Cheltenham; and if he...

      Replacement Rail Services (Arriva)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what discussions he has had with the Strategic Rail Authority about the replacement of rail services with bus...

      Pedestrian Deaths

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many (a) car occupants and (b) pedestrians were killed in car crashes since 1971, broken down into five-yearly...

      Vehicles (Pedestrian Protection Standards)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions (1) if he will publish the Transport Research Laboratory's estimate of the comparative effects of the full...

      Abandoned Cars

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will make a statement on abandoned cars.

      Disabled Drivers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions when he will publish his review of the blue badge scheme for disabled drivers.

      Merchant Navy (Cadets)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will make a statement on his plans for cadet training within the Merchant Navy.

      Departmental Assets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what stocks of (a) antiques, (b) paintings and (c) fine wines are held by his Department; if he will list such assets...

      Planning Guidance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions when regional planning guidance for Yorkshire and the Humber will be published.

      Building Regulations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions when he will publish guidance on amendments to Part L of the Building Regulations, which deals with energy...

      European Railways (Interoperability)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, pursuant to his answer of 23 October 2001, Official Report, column 192W, what practical changes will be required in...

      Cleaner Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions (1) what guidance he has given to car manufacturers on the future for LPG cars; (2) what recent assessment he has...

      Speed Restrictions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what plans he has to issue revised guidance on factors affecting the imposition of speed restrictions on roads.

      Starter Home Initiative

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions for what reason teachers in further education are not eligible for the Starter Home Initiative.

      National Air Traffic Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will make a statement on the financial position of National Air Traffic Services; and if it is seeking new...

      Port of London Authority

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what application he has received from the Port of London Authority under section 14 of the Harbours Act 1964...

  • International Development

    • Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will estimate the number of trucks of food which have been transported into Afghanistan (a) in the last week, (b) on average on...

    • Papua New Guinea

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what aid projects in Papua New Guinea are supported by her Department (a) bilaterally, (b) from EU sources and (c) multilaterally; what...

      The Gambia

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assistance her Department gave to the Independent Electoral Commission in The Gambia (a) prior to and (b) during the presidential...

      The Gambia

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assistance she will give to the Independent Electoral Commission in The Gambia prior to its 2002 parliamentary elections.

      The Gambia

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will review her programme of assistance to The Gambia following the presidential election held on 18 October.

      China

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will increase funds for her Department's HIV/AIDS programme in China.

      Departmental Assets

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what stocks of (a) antiques, (b) paintings and (c) fine wines are held by her Department; if she will list such assets sold over the...

      Democratic Republic of the Congo

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will make a statement on the humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

      Sustainable Development Summit

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what her Department plans to achieve at the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg; and if she will make a statement.

      Argentina

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what representations she has made to her Argentinean counterparts regarding the imprisonment of a group of Argentinean farmers who grew...

  • Scotland

    • Departmental Assets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what stocks of (a) antiques, (b) paintings and (c) fine wines are held by her Department; if she will list such assets sold over the last three years...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Better Regulation Task Force

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what progress the better regulation task force is making in relation to speeding up decisions required by existing environmental regulations and diminishing their...

    • Special Advisers

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will publish new guidelines on the employment of special advisers.

      Special Advisers

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will take steps to reduce the number of special advisers employed by Her Majesty's Government.

      Emergency Planning

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will make a statement on his Department's co-ordination role in emergency planning.

      Emergency Planning

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will make a statement on the progress made in the work undertaken by the Civil Contingencies Secretariat.

      Regulatory Reform

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if his Department proposes to publish a regular progress list on items being considered under the regulatory reform procedure.

      Government Office for the North-West

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will make a statement on the operational priorities for the Government office for the north-west.

      Departmental Co-ordination

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister for Cabinet Office what steps he is taking to improve co-ordination between Government Departments, the Prime Minister's office and his Department.

      Kyoto Protocol

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister for Cabinet Office what role his office is playing in promoting the implementation of the Kyoto protocol.

      British-Irish Council

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister for Cabinet Office when the British-Irish Council last met; and what was on the agenda for that meeting.

      Government Office for the East Midlands

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what are the operational priorities for the Government office for the east midlands.

      Government Office for the East of England

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister when he last met representatives of the east Anglia Government office; and if will make a statement.

      Modernising Government White Paper

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what progress has been made in achieving the Government targets as set out in the modernising Government White Paper.

      Civil Service Pay

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what plans he has to audit civil service pay to assess the impact of pay policy on (a) men and (b) women.

  • Trade and Industry

    • Regional Development Agencies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what progress has been made in implementing Recommendation 17 of the report, Strategy Development and Partnership Working in the RDAs.

    • Regional Development Agencies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what progress has been made in implementing the recommendations of the report "Reaching Out The Role of Central Government at Regional and...

      Computer Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many cases of computer (a) hacking, (b) fraud and (c) theft her Department has recorded in 2000 and 2001; and on how many occasions in...

      Petrol Retailers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many petrol retailers (a) are in operation and (b) have been closed and sealed since 1990, classed in the categories (i) oil company...

      Post Office Card Accounts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the Government's target is for the number of Post Office Card Accounts to be operational in (a) 2003 and (b) 2006; and what the estimated...

      Microsoft Pricing Policies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps she is taking in response to industry representations on Microsoft pricing policies.

      A380 Airbus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) what assessment she has made of the impact on competitiveness of British aerospace subcontractors of bidding for elements of the A380...

      Limited Liability Partnerships

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many partnerships have (a) applied for and (b) been granted limited liability status; and whether such partnerships are required to make a...

      Arms Exports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what her policy is on the export of cluster bombs; how many licences for the export of cluster bombs are in force; and to which countries.

      Arms Exports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will list the value and country of destination of exports under the military list in categories (a) ML4a (b) P5030, (c) ML7, (d) ML7d,...

      Legal Profession

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will make a statement on progress with the OFT report on the legal profession.

      Inward Investment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment she has made of trends in foreign direct investment in Scotland, Wales and the English regions in the last 12 months.

      Inward Investment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will make a statement on the levels of inward investment in the UK.

      Inward Investment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) what measures she is taking to ensure that the UK remains attractive to foreign investment; (2) what recent steps she has taken to...

      Inward Investment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will provide an estimate of foreign direct investment for each region of the United Kingdom for each year since 1997, and the forecast...

      Departmental Assets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what stocks of (a) antiques, (b) paintings and (c) fine wines are held by her Department; if she will list such assets sold over the last...

      Small Business Service (Chorley)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many inquiries the Small Business Service has had from the Chorley constituency.

      Small Business Service (Chorley)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many businesses have been started in the Chorley constituency with the help of the Small Business Service.

      Renewable Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to his answer of 22 October 2001, Official Report, column 11W, if he will list the location of the sites where tidal stream...

      Renewable Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will list the sites of the wind farm developments seeking sea-bed leases from the Crown Estate which have achieved pre-qualification...

      Renewable Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she intends to implement the provisions of the EU Renewable Energy Directive for good quality energy from waste as part of the hierarchy of...

      Renewable Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what representations she has received on the need to include high quality energy from waste in the Renewables Obligation, consistent with the...

      Electricity Trading

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what progress she has made on reaching a settlement with the energy regulator on the viability of combined heat and power projects under the...

      Electricity Trading

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what representations she has received regarding the new electricity trading arrangements.

      Electricity Trading

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when she will publish her consultation document responding to the Ofgem report on the effects of new electricity trading arrangements on small...

      Electricity Trading

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment she has made of the part aggregation could play in addressing the position of small generators under new electricity trading...

      Medicines (Developing Countries)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if her Department will press the forthcoming WTO summit to take steps to ensure that developing countries have access to cheap medicines.

      Post Office Closures

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many post offices were closed in each quarter of each financial year for 1979–80 to 2000–01.

      Icelandic Trawlermen (Compensation)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many claims made under the Icelandic trawlermen's compensation scheme which have been refused at appeal have been taken to the independent...

      Icelandic Trawlermen (Compensation)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what is the average length of time taken to settle claims made under the Icelandic trawlermen's compensation scheme.

      Icelandic Trawlermen (Compensation)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many claims under the Icelandic trawlermen's compensation scheme from those who have continued to fish after 1979 have been paid.

      Icelandic Trawlermen (Compensation)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many claims under the Icelandic trawlermen's compensation scheme are outstanding; and if she will make a statement.

      Icelandic Trawlermen (Compensation)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many claims made under the Icelandic trawlermen's compensation scheme have been refused; how many have been subsequently appealed; and how...

      Icelandic Trawlermen (Compensation)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the total amount paid so far is under the Icelandic trawlermen's compensation scheme.

  • Solicitor-General

    • Ladbroke Grove Rail Disaster

      To ask the Solicitor-General what the basis was for the advice of the Crown Prosecution Service to the British Transport police relating to a further investigation arising from the Ladbroke Grove...

    • Personal Injury Claims

      To ask the Solicitor-General what plans she has to review the process of personal injury claims, with particular reference to the role of insurance companies.

      Personal Injury Claims

      To ask the Solicitor-General what powers she has to intervene in personal injury claims when it is clear that there is deliberate delay on the part of one party.

  • Education and Skills

    • Individual Learning Accounts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many people have registered for individual learning accounts.

    • Individual Learning Accounts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what her estimate is of the total cost of the suspension of individual learning accounts.

      Individual Learning Accounts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the cost has been to date of the advertising campaign advising people of the suspension of individual learning accounts.

      Individual Learning Accounts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what guidance she has given to UK online centres following the suspension of individual learning accounts.

      Teaching Materials

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what recent representations she has received about the relaxation of guidelines over branding of teaching materials and activities by...

      A-Level Results

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what plans she has to address gender differences in A-level results.

      Social Exclusion Report

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what progress has been made in implementing the social exclusion unit's report on 16 to 18-year-olds not in education, employment or training.

      School Exclusions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what plans she has to increase the level of funding for education provision of excluded pupils.

      Further Education (West Chelmsford)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what proportion of (a) post A-level and (b) vocational school leavers in the constituency of West Chelmsford in (i) July 2001, (ii) July...

      Sixth Forms (Worcestershire)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will list (a) the number of pupils in each sixth form and (b) the indicative budgets for each school sixth form in 2002–03 for...

      Primary School Admissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what steps are taken to prevent admission authorities from requiring parents to enter their children prematurely for reception classes to...

      Teachers (East Yorkshire)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the class sizes of (a) primary and (b) secondary schools were in the East Riding of Yorkshire on 31 March in each year since 1996.

      Special Schools

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what consultation has been carried out with the parents of pupils in special schools on the policy of inclusion and the future of those...

      Special Schools

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to his answer of 17 October 2001, Official Report, column 1231W, on specialist schools, what proportion of the applicants who...

      Special Schools

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to his answer of 17 October, Official Report, column 1231W, on specialist schools, what proportion of the applicants who gained...

      Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what representations have been received on the most recent SEN code document.

      Computers Within Reach

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills which of the targets for Computers Within Reach were (a) achieved and (b) not achieved, indicating the reasons for not meeting the targets.

      Holocaust Memorial Day

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what plans have been made by (a) her Department and (b) institutions involved in the preparation for Holocaust Memorial Day 2002.

      Capital Grants (Northamptonshire)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills which schools in Northampton, South which have received capital grants; and what the value of grants was in each case.

      Post-16 Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of children remained in education after completing their GCSEs in (a) schools with sixth forms and (b) schools without sixth...

  • Home Department

    • Antisocial Behaviour Orders

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many antisocial behaviour orders have been imposed in the London Borough of Bromley and at what cost to public funds.

    • Antisocial Behaviour Orders

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many anti-social behaviour orders have been issued in each of the local authority areas covered by the Essex police; and if he will list...

      Volunteer Bureaux

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what representations he has received concerning The Experience Corps Limited and funding for local volunteer bureaux.

      Chinese State Visit (Policing)

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what account he has taken of the findings of the High Court on 3 May 2000 in respect of the actions of the Metropolitan police in determining...

      Chinese State Visit (Policing)

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what meetings have taken place between the Metropolitan police, his Department, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Chinese officials to...

      Criminal Records (Discrimination)

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what measures will be introduced to prevent discrimination against those with criminal records when they apply for a job, following the...

      Special Constables

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the turnover rate was for special constables in each constabulary in England in the last three years; and if he will make a statement.

      Special Constables

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many special constables are to be assigned to the Senlac Division (a) this year and (b) in the next five years.

      Special Constables

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many special constables were with the Essex police at the end of (a) 1971, (b) 1981 and (c) 1991; and what the latest available figure is...

      Emergency Services Personnel (Assaults)

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people convicted of assaulting (a) ambulance personnel and (b) other emergency services' personnel in the last 12 months for which...

      Prison Work

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what representations he has received during the last 12 months on the impact of the price of goods manufactured by prisoners on similar...

      Nottinghamshire Police

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will set out the budget for Nottinghamshire police in (a) cash and (b) real terms for each financial year since April 1996.

      Crime Reduction

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what discussions he has held with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, the Department for Education and Skills and the...

      Police Priorities

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many priorities he has set each police authority in England and Wales in the last three years.

      Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he will reply to the letter of 24 July from the hon. Member for Torbay regarding Mr. Tuci of Chelston, Torquay.

      Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will reply to the letter to him dated 21 September from the hon. Member for Solihull concerning the company known as A & N...

      Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what was, for each year since 1995, the average response time for providing a substantive answer to (a) hon. Members' correspondence,...

      Child Deaths

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many homicides there were of a child aged under one, broken down by the relationship of the victim to the principal suspect; and how many...

      Child Deaths

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many child deaths where domestic violence is a factor were recorded in each police authority since such statistics were collated.

      Summer Recess (Departmental Publications)

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) press notices and (b) consultation documents were issued by his Department during the summer recess.

      Data Retention (Communications Service Providers)

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what types of data are included within the code of practice which his Department is drawing up for data retention by communications service...

      Data Retention (Communications Service Providers)

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has in respect of the retention of communications data by communication service providers; and whether this will be (a)...

      Sussex Police

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) police officers and (b) special constables there were in Sussex in each of the last 10 years.

      Sussex Police

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answer of 22 October 2001, Official Report, column 68W, on Sussex police numbers, what are the working-time equivalent...

      Computer Errors (Exceptional Leave to Remain)

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department on how many days in 2001 the Home Office computer system has incorrectly issued permissions for exceptional leave to remain; and how many...

      Asylum Seekers

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) families, (b) single persons and (c) persons of all categories including dependants, received voucher-only support in each of...

      Road Traffic Penalties

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the responses received to the consultation paper on road traffic penalties.

      Prisoners (Drugs)

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners (a) are known to have taken illegal drugs and (b) have tested positive at a later date in each of the last three years;...

      Car Theft

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what information he has collated on the proportion of those convicted of car theft who have previous car theft convictions; and what...

      Car Theft

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what his estimate is of the offending rate for car theft for (a) 14, (b) 15, (c) 16, and (d) 17-year-old (i) males and (ii) females in each...

      Police Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the average cost of recruiting, training and equipping a police officer is.

      Parole

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners in the UK were granted parole in the last three years.

  • Environment Food and Rural Affairs

    • Climate Change

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make a statement on the progress of the climate change negotiations.

    • Climate Change

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what new initiatives she plans to assist British compliance with commitments under the Kyoto protocol.

      Foot and Mouth

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what improvements in the co-ordination of rural policy and departmental operation have been achieved since the outbreak of...

      Foot and Mouth

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what restrictions will apply to the provision of grants to rural businesses as part of the extension of the Business...

      Foot and Mouth

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what statistical information she has collated on the impact foot and mouth disease has had on (a) farm incomes and (b) output.

      Foot and Mouth

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many contracts have been concluded between her Department and farms infected by foot and mouth near Thirsk for the...

      Foot and Mouth

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many animals were slaughtered as a result of foot and mouth disease, broken down by those from infected farms and those...

      Foot and Mouth

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for what reason blood tests requested by her Department in July on 22 farms in north Somerset were delayed until October.

      Foot and Mouth

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the reasons were for the change in Government policy on the criteria for classifying outbreaks of foot and mouth disease...

      Live Animal Exports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) if she will propose changes to EU law to allow the banning of export of live animals; (2) if she will make a statement...

      Flood Defences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much money has been allocated to the Greater London flood defences by her Department in each of the last three years.

      Flood Defences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what plans she has to undertake a review of responsibility for flood defence management and funding; and if she will...

      Flood Defences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate her Department has made of the additional annual investment that would be required to ensure all flood defences...

      Hunting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent studies of foot and mouth disease risks surrounding fox hunting she has commissioned.

      Hunting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when she plans to publish the results of the risk assessment in relation to hunting with dogs in areas free of foot and mouth...

      Milk Task Force

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make a statement on the work of the Milk Task Force; and when she expects it to publish its report.

      Local Food Production

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what reports on local food production and sale she has received; and if she will make a statement.

      Environment Agency (Somerset)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will increase the budget of the Environment Agency in Somerset.

      Coffee Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what discussions she has had with (a) other UK Government Departments and (b) her EU counterparts regarding the effect of...

      Forests

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the total acreage of forest in the UK is.

      Forests

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much land was planted into forest in the UK during 2000.

      Livestock

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many (a) cows, (b) sheep and (c) pigs there were in the UK on 1 October.

      Agrimonetary Compensation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she intends to apply to pay optional agrimonetary compensation to the arable sector.

  • Northern Ireland

    • Summer Recess

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many (a) press notices and (b) consultation documents were issued by his Department during the summer recess.

  • Health

    • Sexual Offences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will introduce new legislation on sexual offences further to protect mentally handicapped victims.

    • Cardiac Surgery (Jarrow)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many cardiac surgical operations have been carried out on people in the Jarrow constituency in each of the last five years.

      NHS Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the cost of the NHS to the average family was in 2000–01; and what it is forecast to be in 2001–02.

      Occupancy Rates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what were the occupancy rates for each NHS hospital trust in (a) 1998–99, (b) 1999–2000 and (c) 2000–01.

      Whittington Hospital

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what details of the PFI proposals for the Whittington hospital will be published; and if he will publish his assessment of (a) its cost and (b) the cost...

      Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many new graduate primary care mental health workers (a) have been employed and (b) will be employed in (i) the current financial year, (ii)...

  • Treasury

    • Debt Write-off (Government Companies)

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his policy is on the granting of requests for debt write-offs by national and local government and wholly- owned companies of the Government; how many...

    • Pensioners

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer further to the answer to the hon. Member for Aylesbury (Mr. Lidington) of 15 October 2001, Official Report, column 1034W, if he will publish his estimate of...

      Special Advisers

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will place in the Library a copy of the record kept under clause 9 of the Code of Conduct for Special Advisers of contacts between his special...

      National Insurance and Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what his estimate is of the annual revenue which would be raised by (a) raising the employee national insurance rate by 1 per cent., (b) raising the...

      Hypothecated Health Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if it is his policy to introduce a hypothecated health tax to finance the national health service; and if he will make a statement.

      Alcohol and Tobacco Smuggling

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the revenue value of detected alcohol and tobacco fraud and smuggling was for the financial year 2000–01.

      Income and Corporation Taxes Act

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the schemes under section 590 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 the Inland Revenue has approved which relate to retirement ages.

      Children's Tax Credit

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many families in Northampton have received the Children's Tax Credit since its introduction on 6 April.

      Consolidated EU Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the proposal by the European Commission for a single consolidated tax base; and what plans he has to discuss these proposals...

      Departmental Spending

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his answers of 15 October 2001, Official Report, columns 854W-56W, if he will distinguish between total managed expenditure for 1999–2000...

      Delivered Administrations

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his answer of 15 October 2001, Official Report, column 838W, what is the degree of convergence already achieved between expenditure by the...

      Taxation (Fines)

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much revenue was raised for HM Treasury through fines imposed by (a) HM Customs and Excise and (b) the Inland Revenue for (i) late completion of tax...

      Climate Change Levy

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the forecast is for (a) the total charges made under the climate change levy and (b) the amount within this total which is attributable to sales of (i)...

      Market-sensitive Information

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish the guidelines on the timing of release of market-sensitive information contained in decisions by Government Departments.

      Ministerial Meetings

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will place in the Library details of meetings between Ministers in his Department and outside groups since 7 June in the form specified in paragraph...

      Compliance Costs Research Programme

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on (a) the progress and (b) expected timescale of the Inland Revenue and Customs Joint Compliance Costs Research Programme.

      Office for National Statistics

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how the Office for National Statistics performed against its key targets in 2000–01.

  • Work and Pensions

    • War Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what clarification was given on 24 November 2000 by DSS officials to representatives of the Association of British Civilian Internees Far East...

    • Benefit Fraud (Highland District Council)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when he will publish the inspection report of the Benefit Fraud Inspectorate in respect of Highland district council.

      Department of Social Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what plans he has to phase out references to the Department of Social Security (a) on printed materials and (b) on the internet.

      Disability Discrimination Act

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps he is taking to advise small businesses of their present and future obligations under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, as amended.

      National Insurance Numbers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what his most recent estimate is of the number of (a) bogus and (b) surplus national insurance numbers.

      Stakeholder Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will estimate the number of companies under the regulations introduced on 8 October that (a) are obliged to provide and (b) have so far...

      Stakeholder Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what arrangements he is making to monitor employers' compliance with their obligation to designate stakeholder pension schemes.

      Stakeholder Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what avenues of redress are available to individual employees where their employer has failed to meet the deadline for designation of a...

      Child Support Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment framework is employed by the Child Support Agency to decide the level of a working non- resident parent's child maintenance...

      Child Support Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if existing cases will be given priority in the implementation of the Child Support Agency reforms.

      Fraud Buster Computer System

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will make a statement on the Fraud Buster computer system.

      Pension Provision Group

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when the Government will publish the revised reports from the Pension Provision Group on (a) pension provision for self-employed people and (b)...

      Housing Benefit Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what his most recent estimate is of the level of housing benefit fraud.

      Preserved Rights (Residential Homes)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his answer of 15 October 2001, Official Report, column 834W, on preserved rights, what estimate he has made of the number of...

  • Lord Chancellor

    • Magistrates (Leeds)

      To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many magistrates in the Leeds district currently serve on the present petty sessional area benches; and for each of those PSA...

    • Jury Rooms (Smoking Ban)

      To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will (a) introduce and (b) enforce a smoking ban in jury rooms within the Courts Service.

      Libra Project

      To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what proportion of magistrates courts are operating the office automation element of the Libra project in parallel with legacy systems.

      Extradition Costs

      To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what has been the total cost to public funds to date of (a) legal aid and (b) Government legal costs in the extradition cases of...

      Judicial Appointments Report

      To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department when he will publish the Third Judicial Appointments annual report.

      Court Service Review

      To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department when he will begin the quinquennial review of the Court Service.

      Medical Records

      To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what plans he has to keep under review the fee for individuals to gain access to their medical records under the Data Protection...

      Trials (Magistrates Courts)

      To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many magistrates court trials scheduled to be heard on a particular day in England and Wales between January and July had to...

      Trials (Magistrates Courts)

      To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many trials in magistrates courts in England and Wales were rescheduled from the original date between January and July.

      Trials (Magistrates Courts)

      To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many trials were heard by magistrates courts in England and Wales between January and July.

      Computer Crime

      To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many cases of computer (a) hacking, (b) fraud and (c) theft his Department has recorded in 2000 and 2001; and on how many...

      Magistrates Courts Service Annual Report

      To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department when he will publish the annual report of the chief inspector of the magistrates courts service; and if he will make a statement.

  • Wales

    • Departmental Assets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what stocks of (a) antiques, (b) paintings and (c) fine wines are held by his Department; if he will list such assets sold over the last three years...

    • Energy Efficiency Week

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what action his Department took in recognition of energy efficiency week.

  • Culture Media and Sport

    • Hooliganism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what further measures are to be initiated to help prevent violence and hooliganism at sporting events.

    • Manchester Commonwealth Games

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will make a statement on the work of the Ministerial Group on the Manchester Commonwealth Games.

      Manchester Commonwealth Games

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much public money has been spent in each of the last five years to construct the necessary facilities, transport networks and...

      Picketts Lock

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if Her Majesty's Government will recompense the Lee Valley Regional Park Authority for the costs it incurred in respect of the athletics...

      Athletics Facilities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will discuss with Scottish Ministers the locating of national athletics facilities for the United Kingdom in Scotland.

      Athletics Facilities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what stadiums there are in (a) the United Kingdom and (b) London capable of holding international athletics events under the auspices of...

      Athletics Facilities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what assessment she has made of United Kingdom sports medicine provision for international athletics; and if she will make a statement.

      Golden Jubilee

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what recent representations she has received about plans for the Queen's Golden Jubilee.

      Golden Jubilee

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what plans her Department has made for the celebration of the Queen's Golden Jubilee.

      Golden Jubilee

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what plans she has to allow school children free tickets to the Commonwealth games to celebrate the Queen's Golden Jubilee.

      Museum Attendance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the level of museum attendance was (a) last year, (b) this year and (c) projected for next year.

      Olympic Games

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what assessment she has made of the impact of the loss of the venue for hosting the World Athletics Championships on the future of an...

      Olympic Games

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what estimate she has made of the cost to public funds of supporting a bid to host the 2012 Olympic games.

      Community Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what plans the Government have to ensure equality among London boroughs for future distributions of awards by the Community Fund.

      Wembley Stadium

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what plans she has to recoup Government money invested in the Wembley National Stadium project.

      Wembley Stadium

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will make a statement on Wembley stadium.

      European Football Championships

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what support she plans to give to Scotland's bid to host the 2008 European Football Championships.

      Football (Funding)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what financial support is provided through (a) Sport England, (b) UK Sport and (c) other Government funding sources to develop football...

      Sports Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what are the (a) terms, (b) timescale and (c) membership of the Performance and Innovation Unit review of how major sporting events are...

      BBC

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many (a) black and (b) Asian governors there are on the BBC Board of Governors.

      BBC

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport when she last discussed the ethnic breakdown of staff with the Director General of the BBC.

      Independent Commission on Gaming

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what representations she has received from non-profit making private clubs on the proposals of the Independent Commission on Gaming; and...

      Independent Commission on Gaming

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what assessment she has made of the impact on the financial viability of non-profit making private clubs of the proposals of the...

  • House of Lords

    • Poverty Reduction: EU Aid Programme

      asked Her Majesty's Government: What action they are taking to ensure that the European Union's aid programme has a poverty reduction focus.

    • UK Passports

      asked Her Majesty's Government: How many United Kingdom passports are at present valid; and what arrangements exist to ensure that passports are returned for cancellation on the death of the holder.

      Culture On Line

      asked Her Majesty's Government: What is the cost to the Treasury of the preparatory work to set up Culture On Line carried out under the auspices of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

      Red Diesel

      asked Her Majesty's Government: What is the percentage reduction of tax levied on the category of diesel fuel known as red diesel; when this privilege was introduced; which classes of users...

      War Pensions Agency

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether there has been a change in the status of the War Pensions Agency in the last 12 months.

      Interception of Communications Commissioner

      asked Her Majesty's Government: What plans they have to publish the next annual report of the Interception of Communications Commissioner.

      Travel and Tourism: Impact of Terrorist Crisis

      asked Her Majesty's Government: What representations the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions has received from the Council for Travel and Tourism about the impact...

      Construction

      asked Her Majesty's Government: What changes in planning policy guidance and Building Regulations they have introduced to deliver a sustainable approach to construction, as outlined in Building a...

      Secondary School Teachers: Subject Qualification

      asked Her Majesty's Government: How many teachers in secondary schools are teaching subjects for which they were not trained.

      Playgroups: Graduate-trained Teachers

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the comments made by Baroness Ashton of Upholland on 22 October (H.L. Deb., col. 906), how many graduate-trained teachers will be employed to support...

      State Benefits: Hospital Downrating Rule

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Answer by Baroness Hollis of Heigham on 17 October, how many people are employed in hospitals in reporting to the Department for Work and Pensions...

      Abandoned Vehicles

      asked Her Majesty's Government: What they intend to do about the increasing number of vehicles abandoned by the roadside.

      CAP: Rural Development Plan

      asked Her Majesty's Government: With reference to EU Common Agricultural Policy funds that are allocated to the United Kingdom: (a) how much is allocated to England; (b) of that allocation how...

      Government Car Service

      asked Her Majesty's Government: What cost is charged by the Government Car Service to Ministers and officials at the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (per year) for the...

      Food Purchase by Public Bodies

      asked Her Majesty's Government: What guidance they would give to farmers and producers about the ability of: (a) health trusts; (b) local authorities; and (c) government bodies and departments to...

      Medicines for Food-producing Animals

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they support the European Union's proposal that all medicines for food-producing animals must be prescribed by a veterinary surgeon; and what would be the...

      Arable Sector: Agrimonetary Compensation

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they intend to apply to pay optional agrimonetary compensation to the arable sector.

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