Written answers

Tuesday, 17 January 2006

  • Cabinet Office

    • Public Appointments

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many current public appointments are fixed term and non-renewable.

    • Civil Service

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what steps the Government have taken to increase diversity in the civil service; and what progress has been made.

      Government Policy

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what role his Department has in improving the strategic coherence of Government policy.

      Special Advisers

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will make a statement on the number and role of special advisers in central Government Departments.

      Regulations

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will make a statement about the progress his Department is making on reforming regulations.

  • Environment Food and Rural Affairs

    • Agricultural Subsidies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will consult hon. Members on agricultural subsidies before attending World Trade Organisation talks in Hong Kong.

    • Catering/Entertainment Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the total value is of (a) catering and (b) entertainment contracts let by her Department; and what value of such...

      Chimpanzee Shooting (Malton)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the circumstances were surrounding the shooting of a chimpanzee near Malton in December 2005; upon whose authority the...

      Climate Change

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what representations she has received on the outcome of the Montreal climate change talks.

      Departmental Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much was spent on external consultants and advisers by (a) her Department, (b) each (i) non-departmental public body and...

      Departmental Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the annual expenditure on training and development by (a) her Department and (b) each (i) non-departmental public body,...

      Departmental Jobs (Regional Distribution)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many and what proportion of jobs in (a) her Department and (b) each (i) non-departmental public body, (ii) executive...

      EU Committees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many meetings of the EC-Canada Joint Committee have taken place during the UK presidency of the EU; who presided over...

      Farm Incomes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many farming households in (a) England, (b) Northamptonshire and (c) Kettering constituency have household incomes below...

      Peatbogs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps she hastaken to protect the additional peatbogs designated as special areas of conservation in 2002, with...

      Public Bodies/Agencies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many staff were employed by non-departmental public bodies and agencies for which she has responsibility in (a) total and...

      Snares

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) if she will take steps to introduce a statutory code of practice on the use of snares; (2) if she will seek to...

  • Transport

    • Road Congestion

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans he has for reducing congestion on the road network.

    • Bus Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans he has to change the regulatory regime applying to buses.

      Crime (Public Transport)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps he is taking to combat crime on public transport.

      Urban Traffic

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what his estimate is of the typical proportion of urban traffic between 8.00 am and 9.30 am during term time which is related to journeys to and from...

      Railways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate he has made of the number of passengers who will be using the UK's railways by 2014. Question number missing in Hansard, possibly...

      Railways

      To ask the Secretary of State forTransport what plans there are for replacing the highspeed train fleet serving the Greater Western franchise.

      Railways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what total costs have been incurred by (a) the Government and Government agencies and (b) the Strategic Rail Authority in the franchising and tendering...

      Railways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the rate of growth of use in (a) the regional rail network, (b) rail networks serving the passenger transport executive areas, (c) the London and...

      Railways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many new passenger vehicles have been introduced on the (a) London and south east heavy rail network, (b) local regional rail network and (c)...

      Railways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the answer of 14 November 2005, Official Report, column 895W, on railways, how much his Department (a) was legally entitled to recover and...

      Railways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether the borrowings of Network Rail represent a contingent liability of his Department; what the level of this contingent liability is; and whether...

      Railways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the answer of 15 November 2005, Official Report, column 1150W, on train operating companies, what assessment he has made of the value for...

      Railways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the cost has been of (a) West Coast Main Line and (b) East Coast Main Line modernisation since 2000; what the cost overruns were against original...

      Railways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what percentage of trains ran to timetable in the last period for which figures are available; and what the equivalent figure was in 2000.

      Railways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on the operation of sections (a) 1 and (b) 2 of the Railways Act 2005.

      Railways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he expects each section of the Railways Act 2005 to come into force; and if he will make a statement.

      Railways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what arrangements he has made to manage the transition of South East Trains to Govia; and if he will make a statement.

      Speed Cameras

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on the use of speed cameras on roads.

      Ports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on the development of road and rail infrastructure to ports in England and Wales.

      Night Flights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what his Department's policy is on the number of night flights over London.

      Night Flights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) whether he has notified the European Commission of the night flying restrictions that will apply at Heathrow when the present restrictions...

      Night Flights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) when he expects to announce the night flying restrictions that will apply at Heathrow on the expiry of the present restrictions; (2) whether he...

      Night Flights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the answer to question 40915, on night flight restrictions, when he will announce his decisions in relation to the stage two consultation...

      Regional Air Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on the protection of regional air services from London Gatwick and Heathrow airports.

      Cliff Mitchie

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he will reply to the letter from the hon. Member dated 7 October 2005 in relation to Cliff Mitchie.

      Concessionary Rail Travel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans he has to extend concessionary travel to the regional rail network.

      Heathrow Airport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what the maximum number is of (a) arriving and (b) departing aircraft that Heathrow could handle between 6 am and 7 pm (i) at present and (ii)...

      Heathrow Airport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what the maximum capacity is of (a) arriving and (b) departing aircraft at Heathrow between 6.00 am and 7.00 am; and what the capacity is...

      Heavy Goods Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on his policy on the movement of heavy goods vehicles in rural areas.

      Ministerial Meetings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether he plans to meet members of the public following the award of the Integrated Kent Franchise; and what discussions he has held with GoVia Ltd.

      Motorway Repairs (M1)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport for what reasons the barrier repairs being carried on the central reservation of the M1 motorway near junction 16 on 15 November 2005 were not carried...

  • House of Commons Commission

    • Star Chamber Court

      To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission what discussions the House authorities had with (a) Westminster city council and (b) English Heritage on the...

  • Defence

    • Arms Regulations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the status of the UK's International Traffic in Arms Regulations waiver from the United States.

    • Civil Contingencies Reaction Force

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what the (a) established and (b) actual strength is of the Civil Contingencies Reaction Force (CCRF); how many members of the CCRF are deployed...

      Credit Card Companies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the effect on armed forces' personnel of the policies of major credit card companies' failure to recognise the British...

      Credit Card Companies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will take steps to ensure that all UK credit card companies recognise British Forces Post Office addresses as valid addresses for the purpose of...

      Departmental IT Equipment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much his Department has spent on IT systems in each year since 1997; what the purpose of each system is; what the outturn against planned expenditure...

      Defence Export Services Organisation (Iraq)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when the Defence Export Services Organisation last visited Iraq; which agencies and companies they met; and what was the outcome of the visit.

      Joint Strike Fighter

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the implications of theproposal by the US Congress to scrap the F35B version of the Joint Strike Fighter for UK defence...

      Procurement Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his policy is on the opening up of the European defence procurement market; and if he will make a statement.

      Procurement Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his policy is on the awarding of UK defence procurement contracts to non-UK companies; and if he will make a statement.

      Territorial Army

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many members of the Territorial Army have been mobilised out of role in the last five years.

      Trident

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what indications he has received from the United States Department of Defense of the future plans for the development and manufacture of Trident missiles.

      Welfare Services (Army Barracks)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what the hours of availability of welfare providers are at Catterick barracks; (2) what steps he has taken to monitor the availability of welfare...

  • Culture Media and Sport

    • Alcohol Licences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many applications have been granted for 24 hour sale of alcohol licences in (a) Swansea East and (b) Wales; and if she will make a...

    • Alcohol Licences

      To ask the Secretary of State forCulture, Media and Sport how many applications have been granted for licences for 24 hour sale of alcoholin (a) Bristol and (b) the constituency of Bristol East.

      Departmental Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many widescreen televisions have been purchased by her Department for use in London Headquarters in each of the last five years; and...

      Departmental Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the administrative costs were of each non-departmental public body for which she has responsibility in the last year for which...

      Digital Television (Northern Ireland)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many and what percentage of households in Northern Ireland receive digital television via (a) satellite, (b) cable and (c)...

      Elite Athletes (Funding)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport whether UK Sport's submission to her Department on funding for elite athletes was endorsed by the British Olympic Association.

      Elite Athletes (Funding)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport whether she considered the letter from the chair of the British Olympic Association to her on 2 December 2005 about elite funding to be...

      Energy Efficiency

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what targets she has set for improving energy efficiency in her Department; and what steps she is taking to achieve these targets.

      Licensing Act

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what representations she has received from (a) church halls, (b) village halls and (c) users of other community buildings about the...

      Licensing Act

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what representations she received from the hospitality sector in Tamworth on theLicensing Act 2003; and if she will make a statement.

      London Olympics

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many businesses in Marshgate will need to be relocated for the 2012 Olympics; and how many have reached a settlement with the London...

      Mobile Phone Masts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what assessment she has made of the impact of (a) one and (b) more than one mobile telephone masts on local television reception.

      Rural Tourism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what assessment she has made of rural tourism in Staffordshire; and if she will make a statement.

  • Treasury

    • Child Benefit

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the real terms level of child benefit for (a) the first child and (b) other children was in each year since 1976–77; and if he will make a statement.

    • Child Care

      To ask the Chancellor of theExchequer what role his Department has in theregulation of child care; and if he will make a statement.

      Child Poverty

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what assessment he has made of the role of child benefit in reducing child poverty; and if he will make a statement; (2) what assessment he has made...

      Dormant Accounts (Northern Ireland)

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much money is estimated to have been in dormant accounts in financial institutions in Northern Ireland in 2005.

      Drugs Seizures (Glasgow Airport)

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer on how many occasions HM Revenue and Customs officers seized drugs at Glasgow Airport in 2005.

      Freedom of Information

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer on how many occasions since May 2005 officials from his Department have consulted their Freedom of Information Officer on answers to parliamentary questions...

      Health Expenditure

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer of 1 March 2005, Official Report, column 1062W, on health expenditure, what percentage of the United Kingdom's gross domestic product...

      HM Revenue and Customs

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what percentage of telephone calls to HM Revenue and Customs contact centres were (a) answered on the firstcall, (b) answered on the same day and (c)...

      HM Revenue and Customs

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many HM Revenue and Customs officers are permanently based at Glasgow Airport.

      Lone Parents

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many lone parent families there were in the UK in each year since 1976–77; and if he will make a statement; (2) how many (a) workless...

      Lone Parents

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what schemes to help lone parents into employment are funded by the Treasury.

      Nuclear Power Stations (Insurance Liabilities)

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how public sector insurance liabilities relating to nuclear power stations are recorded in the national accounts; and whether there are special rules for...

      Public Sector Pension Schemes

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer which public sector pension schemes (a) provide and (b) do not provide benefits for unmarried heterosexual partners.

      Self-assessment Tax Returns

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much was spent on advertising (a) on television and (b) in printed media for the HM Revenue and Customs self-assessment awareness campaign in the last...

      Self-assessment Tax Returns

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what criteria he will use to measure the effectiveness of the HM Revenue and Customs recent self assessment awareness campaign.

      Self-assessment Tax Returns

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the plans to change the procedures for the processing of tax returns such that HM Revenue and Customs will no longer issue...

      Tax Credits

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many (a) terminations of tax credit notices and(b) new re-instatements of terminated tax credit notices have been issued in each month since 1 January 2004.

      Tax Credits

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what target the Government have for minimising the overpayment of tax credits in 2004–05; and what targets have been set for (a) 2005–06 and (b)...

      Tax Credits

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many and what proportion of telephone calls for tax credits in Wales (a) received the engaged tone, (b) were disconnected during the IVR process and(c)...

      Tax Credits

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much has been lost in tax credit payments by those people who failed to renew their tax credit applications by the annual deadline in 2005.

      Tax Investigations

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the cost of tax investigations by the Inland Revenue was in each year since 1997; and how many staff were employed to carry them out in each year.

      Untaxed Spirits

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer on how many occasions HM Revenue and Customs staff detected the illegal sale of untaxed spirits in Scotland in 2005.

      Valuation Office Agency

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the national targets are for the Valuation Office Agency; and what the performance of relevant offices in the South West Region has been against those...

  • Constitutional Affairs

    • Clinical Negligence

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs how many legally aided clinical negligence cases were closed in the last 12 months; and how many (a) proceeded beyond...

    • Departmental Expenditure

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what has been the annual expenditure on training and development for (a) her Department and (b) each (i) non-departmental...

      Office for Disability Issues

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs whether a Minister in her Department is planned to be nominated to take responsibility for liaison with the Office for...

      Legal Services Commission

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs if she will list the Legal Services Commissions' contracted suppliers in the London borough of Croydon for (a) criminal...

      Small Claims (Personal Injuries)

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs which organisations she plans to consult as part of the review of personal injuries limits for small claims.

  • International Development

    • African Partnership Forum

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what role his Department has given to African civil society groups in the African Partnership Forum.

    • Anti-retroviral Medicines

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what discussions his officials have had with UNICEF about the development of new anti-retroviral medicines for children suffering from...

      Commission for Africa

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps his Department has taken to raise awareness of the Commission for Africa Report in Africa.

      Commission for Africa

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what procedures were used by his Department for the recruitment of staff for the secretariat for the Commission for Africa.

      Democracy Projects

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if he will list the criteria used by his Department to assess the effectiveness of projects to promote democracy.

      Developing Countries (Agricultural Trade)

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps have been taken by his Department to assist developing countries in reforming their agricultural trade policies.

      Falluja

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development (1) what the (a) birth rate, (b) death rate and (c) infant mortality rate in Falluja was in each year since 1990; (2) what the...

      South East Asia Tsunami

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what conclusions were reached by the meeting in Brussels on 20 December 2005 to draw lessons from the emergency aid and relief effort...

      Sudan

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps his Department is taking to help reduce infant mortality in the Sudan; and what help is available to Sudan from Government...

      Tax Evasion/Avoidance

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment has been made by his Department of the impact of tax evasion and tax avoidance on government finances in developing...

      West Bank Barrier

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment he has made of the effect of the barrier dividing the West Bank from Israel on the Palestinian economy.

      World Water Forum

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development pursuant to the answer of 20 December 2005, Official Report, column 2679W, on the World Water Forum, by what process national...

      World Water Forum

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development pursuant to the answer of 20 December 2005, Official Report, column 2679W, on the World Water Forum, when the inter-governmental...

      World Water Forum

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development pursuant to the answer of 20 December 2005, Official Report, column 2679W, on the World Water Forum, whether the UK Government will be...

  • Education and Skills

    • Adult Education and Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the cost to public funds was of (a) adult education and (b) education and training for those aged over 22 years in each year from...

    • Adult Education and Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what opportunities are made available by her Department in Kettering constituency to (a) retrain, (b) reskill and (c) educate local adult...

      Adult Learning Inspectorate

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the national targets are for the Adult Learning Inspectorate; and what the performance of relevant offices in South Devon has been in...

      Aimhigher

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills which rural area has been chosen as one of the four area studies to be considered in the research report being conducted as part of the...

      Certificate in Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) how many teachers working in (a) higher and (b) adult education will be affected by the requirement to take a Certificate in Education...

      Departmental Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will list the (a) public and (b) voluntary and private organisations to which her Department made payments through grants or...

      Direct Grants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills pursuant to her answer of 5 December 2005, Official Report, column 943W, on direct grants, how much grant was received in 2005–06 by...

      Early Years Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what plans her Department has to improve (a) early years education and (b) after-school activities in Westmorland and Lonsdale.

      Further and Higher Education Private Sponsorship

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what her policy is on the role of private sponsorship in further and higher education.

      Fire Risk (Schools)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many responses were received by her Department to the public consultation on the draft guidance Building Bulletin 100, Designing and...

      Foreign Students

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many foreign students are studying in the UK, broken down by country of origin.

      Medical Students

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills whether medical students with a first degree from a UK institution will be permitted to defer payment of up-front tuition fees.

      National Parenting Academy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) where the National Parenting Academy will be based; (2) what plans she has made to ensure country-wide access to the National...

      National Parenting Academy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what powers the National Parenting Academy will have.

      National Parenting Academy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what criteria will be used by the National Parenting Academy when it decides which parents its trained professionals should assist.

      National Parenting Academy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what methods will be used by the National Parenting Academy to assist professionals to help parents to bring up their children.

      National Parenting Academy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how it will be decided which professionals will attend the National Parenting Academy.

      Pupil Enrolment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what assessment she has made of the level of pupil enrolment for a school to remain viable.

      Lone Parents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what skills training her Department provides to help lone parents into employment.

      Student Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) how many and what percentage of part-time undergraduate students would be eligible for the financial support package announced in...

      Student Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what estimate she has made of the number of undergraduate students who declared themselves bankrupt in London in each year since 1997.

      Sure Start

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many children are participating in the Sure Start programme in Tamworth constituency.

      University Tuition Fees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what representations her Department has received from Russell Group universities regarding the adequacy of tuition fee levels.

  • Work and Pensions

    • Benefit Claimants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the number of claimants moving into work in the last 12 months who are financially worse off.

    • Child Poverty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether child poverty in Northern Ireland is included in assessments made in relation to child poverty targets.

      Child Support

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the number of Child Support Agency cases which are being handled where the non-resident parent has been assessed...

      Child Support

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when he expects to move onto the new Child Support Agency scheme those who are paying under the old scheme.

      Child Support

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps are taken to ensure that those resident in the Isle of Man meet obligations placed on them by the Child Support Agency.

      Immigration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the impact of immigration on long-term unemployment.

      Incapacity Benefit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will make a statement on the reform of incapacity benefit.

      Pathways to Work

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Pathways to Work pilots in getting existing incapacity benefit claimants into work; and...

      Pathways to Work

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer to the right hon. Member for Birkenhead (Mr. Field) of 12 December 2005, Official Report, column 1764W, on incapacity...

      Pathways to Work

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer to the right hon. Member for Birkenhead (Mr. Field) of 12 December 2005, Official Report, column 1764W, on incapacity...

      Pension Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of how much will be spent on the (a) guarantee credit and (b) savings credit, assuming income taken into account for...

      Pensioners (Hendon)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many pensioners in Hendon have received (a) winter fuel payments, (b) winter fuel payments for over 80s, (c) council tax help and (d) extra...

      Winter Fuel Payments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what the total amount of winter fuel payments to each constituency in the UK has been since the introduction of the payments; and what...

      Women's Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what representations he has received about improving the pension provision of women who have stayed at home to bring up their children; and if...

  • Trade and Industry

    • Administrative Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the total administration costs of his core Department were in the last period for which figures are available; and whether these are...

    • Bus Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will ask the Office of Fair Trading to investigate bus service provision at district council level in metropolitan districts and larger...

      Civil Servants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many and what proportion of each civil service grade in his Department is located in each(a) region and (b) nation of the UK; what the...

      Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when the hon. Member for Walsall North will receive a reply to his letter of 2 November sent to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural...

      Credit Card Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if the Government will introduce legislation preventing credit card companies sending out credit card statements which are received by...

      Damages

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry pursuant to the answer of 5 December 2005, Official Report, column 1006W, on damages, if he will make a statement on each case to which he refers.

      Departmental Conferences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what financial provision his Department has made for branded (a) conference bags, (b) plastic carrier bags and (c) pens for distribution at...

      Departmental Estate

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list the former (a) buildings and (b) land of (i) his Department and (ii) (A) non-departmental public bodies, (B) agencies and (C)...

      Departmental Estate

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what (a) land and (b) property his Department owns in Southend West constituency.

      Departmental Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much the Department and its agencies have spent on (a) the design and production of new logos and (b) employing external (i) public...

      Departmental Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the annual expenditure on training and development by (a) his Department and (b) each (i) non-departmental public body, (ii) executive...

      Departmental Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the annual expenditure on (a) fixtures and fittings, (b) general office expenses and (c) office equipment was of (i) his Department and...

      Departmental Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much his Department spent on bottled water in 2004–05.

      Departmental Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the value is of (a) pay supplements, (b) bonuses and (c) other incentive packages that are payable in his Department on the basis of...

      Departmental Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many civil servants in his Department worked from home for at least one day a week in the last year for which figures are available.

      Departmental Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many cars are (a) owned and (b) leased by his Department; what models the cars are; what type of petrol each model requires; and what the...

      EU Employment Directive

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when the EU Employment Directive will be incorporated into United Kingdom law.

      Food Retail Sector

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what recent research his Department has conducted into independent food retailing in the UK; and if he will make a statement.

      Food Retail Sector

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what meetings he has had with the Office of Fair Trading on structures in the grocery market; and if he will make a statement.

      Interest Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will place a cap on the level of interest money lending organisations can charge; and if he will make a statement.

      Lyons Inquiry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether his Department has made a written submission to the Lyons inquiry on local government finance.

      Miners' Compensation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease claimants have gone through the full medical assessment process to date; how many of those have...

      Nuclear Decommissioning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what plans he has to speed up the decommissioning of Magnox stations.

      Paternity Benefits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what estimate he has made of the costs of paternity benefits arising from measures in the Government's Work and Families Bill for each year...

      Post Office (Teynham)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement on the future of Teynham post office.

      Royal Mail

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list the board members of Royal Mail; and what the date of appointment was of each one.

      School Holidays (Price Rises)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what investigations have been undertaken by (a) the Office of Fair Trading and (b) the Competition Commission into the practice of travel...

      Sick Leave

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many of his Department's employees who are within one year of the official retirement age are on extended sick leave.

      Sunday Trading

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry pursuant to the answer of 12 December 2005, Official Report, column 1675W, on Sunday trading hours, how many personal meetings he had with...

      Sunday Trading

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) what recent written representations he has received on the (a) economic and (b) social implications of liberalised Sunday trading hours;...

      Sunday Trading

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether the planned cost-benefit analysis of liberalisation of Sunday trading hours will invite representations from groups interested in the...

      Sunday Trading Laws

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether a change in Sunday opening would require primary legislation; and if he will make a statement.

      Sunday Trading Laws

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will strengthen the measures that protect those who for religious reasons do not wish to work on Sunday; and if he will include such...

  • Northern Ireland

    • Animal Welfare Bill

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what discussions he has had with relevant Ministers about the extension of the Animal Welfare Bill to Northern Ireland.

    • Animal Welfare Bill

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether he plans to take steps to amend legislation on penalties for those found to be responsible for cruelty to animals in the light of recent...

      Antisocial Behaviour

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many (a) interim and (b) full antisocial behaviour orders have been made in each Police Service of Northern Ireland district command unit...

      Bovine Tuberculosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland pursuant to the answer of 9 January 2006, to question 39669, on bovine tuberculosis, what compensation package is available for farmers who have...

      Bulimia/Anorexia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many specialist staff are available for the treatment of bulimia and anorexia in Northern Ireland; what facilities are available; and if he...

      Departmental Jobs (Regional Distribution)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many and what percentage of jobs in (a) his Department and (b) each (i) non-departmental public body, (ii) executive agency and (iii) public...

      Disabled Parking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much revenue was collected through fines incurred by (a) parking in a disabled person's parking space and (b) the wrongful use of a disabled...

      Executive Programme Funds

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will reinstate the Executive Programme funds which were abolished by the Direct Rule administration in 2002; and if he will make a statement.

      Gabion Wall (Killyleagh)

      To ask the Secretary of State forNorthern Ireland if he will make a statement on progress on reaching a decision on the Gabion wall at Killyleagh.

      Hip Replacements

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the waiting time was for hip replacements in each health board area in Northern Ireland on the last date for which figures are available;...

      Hospital Beds

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many single rooms are provided to patients at each hospital in the Province.

      Illegal Waste

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many prosecutions have been initiated against the illegal dumping of waste originating from the Republic of Ireland in each of the last five...

      Illegal Waste

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many illegal landfill sites with waste from the Republic of Ireland have been detected in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years;...

      Medical Treatment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many patients in Northern Ireland had to travel to other parts of the UK or further afield to receive treatment on the NHS in each of the...

      Review of Public Administration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what discussions his Department has had with representatives of the Irish government since the publication of the Review of Public...

      Review of Public Administration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what discussions have been held between (a) the Prime Minister and the Prime Minister of the Republic of Ireland and (b) the Secretary of State...

      Statutory Off Road Notices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many motorists in Northern Ireland should have completed the Statutory Off Road Notice during 2005, but did not; and how many were...

      Unauthorised Encampments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on the implementation of the Unauthorised Encampments (Northern Ireland) Order 2005.

  • Home Department

    • Public Order

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many antisocial behaviour orders have been issued by courts in Coventry, South since the penalty was introduced; and how many have been...

    • Public Order

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many antisocial behaviour orders have been issued by courts in (a) North East Lincolnshire and (b) North Lincolnshire in each...

      Public Order

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people in (a) Derbyshire and (b) Amber Valley have entered into acceptable behaviour contracts since their introduction.

      Asylum Seekers

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many failed asylum seekers were held in custody at the latest date for which figures are available; and how many were families with...

      Asylum Seekers

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many women are detained under Immigration Act powers; and how many of them are known to be pregnant.

      Automatic Number Plate Recognition

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the purposes for which his Department uses automatic number plate recognition; and how many convictions have resulted from...

      Burglar Alarms

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what discussions he has had regarding the provision of burglar alarms to the elderly at a reduced cost.

      Closing the Gap

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he received a draft copy of the document Closing the Gap before 13 September 2005.

      Community Safety Partnerships

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what mechanisms he has put in place for the monitoring of community safety partnerships.

      Consultants/Special Advisers

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) consultants and (b) special advisers were employed by his Department in each year since 1997; what the cost of each was in each...

      Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps he is taking to improve the Department's performance in replying to correspondence from members of the public.

      Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he will reply to the letter dated 28 November 2005 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Miss Sabrina Williams.

      Crime Statistics

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons convicted of (a) murder and (b) manslaughter in England and Wales were subsequently (i) charged with and (ii) convicted of...

      Crime Statistics

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people were (a) arrested for and (b) charged with a recordable offence in each year since 1995.

      Criminal Records Checks

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the (a) average and (b) longest time taken was for Criminal Records Bureau checks to be made when a doctor in training changed (i)...

      Departmental Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much departmental correspondence was addressed to people who had (a) died and (b) moved house in each of the last five years.

      Departmental Resources

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the real terms percentage increase in allocated resources for his Department (a) was for the period 1997–98 to 2004–05 and...

      Equality Bill

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what criteria were used to make the decision (a) to grant an exception from the religious discrimination provisions in clause 47 of the...

      Humberside Police

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the average response time to an emergency call to the police was in Humberside in each year since 1997.

      Identity Cards

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which public sector body will levy the proposed fines outlined in the planned identity card scheme.

      Immigration and Nationality Directorate (Correspondence)

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps he is taking to improve the Immigration and Nationality Directorate's performance in replying to correspondence from (a) members...

      Intercept Evidence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what discussions he has had with (a) police chief constables and (b) the Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis about using intercept...

      LT 12020 Speed Measuring Device

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the accuracy of the LT 12020 speed measuring device.

      Metropolitan Police Act

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) males and (b) females were (i) prosecuted and (ii) convicted during 2004 of an offence under paragraph 10 of section 54 of the...

      Misuse of Drugs Advisory Committee

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many scientists who have conducted research into the association between drug misuse and mental illness (a) serve and (b) have served...

      Mobile Phone Location Data

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what use the police made of public mobile communications networks during the response operation to the incidents on the London underground...

      Mobile Phone Location Data

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many instances there have been of the police using data from UK mobile phone operators to locate a missing person.

      Motoring Offences

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many motorists stopped for breaking the speed limit in (a) Tamworth, (b) Staffordshire and (c) England and Wales received a (i) warning...

      Offender Rehabilitation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what non-charitable premises are available in (a) Ruislip-Northwood constituency and (b) the London borough of Hillingdon for the provision...

      Operation Crackdown

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether there are plans to repeat Operation Crackdown in 2006; and if he will make a statement on the Government's plans to reduce the supply...

      Parenting Programmes

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what mechanisms are to be put in place to ensure that there is a lead organisation in every locality to deal with the most challenging...

      Police

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of the likely cost of the proposed police force restructuring (a) in England and Wales and (b) in Gloucestershire.

      Police

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how the police force restructuring will be funded.

      Police

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of the financial payback period for the police force restructuring.

      Police

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what guidance his Department has issued to chief constables on the distribution of (a) police officers and (b) resources.

      Police

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the conclusions of the Walsh Group evaluation in November 2003 in relation to the drug testing equipment...

      Police

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officers were (a) accused of, (b) arrested for and (c) charged with corruption-related offences in each year since 2000.

      Police

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what estimate his Department has made of the costs of the initial study into police force mergers undertaken by the Police Information...

      Police

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will amend the guidance given to police officers in relation to the shooting of animals being kept in captivity under licence which...

      Police

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officers have been allocated to each London borough since 1997; and if he will make a statement.

      Racist Attacks (Prosecutions)

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prosecutions there have been for (a) anti-Semitic attacks and (b) other racist attacks in each of the last three years.

      Reoffending

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people who had been placed in custody have re-offended in (a) Ruislip-Northwood constituency, (b) the London borough of Hillingdon,...

      Respect Action Plan Booklet

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Ministers' photographs are included in the booklet Respect Action Plan; and which Ministers wrote their own words.

      Road Traffic Act

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will increase the fixed penalty for offences under section 14(3) of the Road Traffic Act 1988 to £80; and if he will make a statement.

      Secure Training Centres

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the staff to trainee ratio is at (a) Rainsbrook, (b) Oakhill, (c) Hassockfield and (d) Medway secure training centres.

      Shellfish Toxins (Use of Animals)

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many project licences authorising the use of live animals to detect toxins in shellfish were extant on 31 December 2004; what severity...

      Tagging

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what sanctions apply to tagged offenders who remove their tags; and what discussions he has had on the effectiveness of such sanctions.

      Traffic Offences

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many motorists stopped for breaking the speed limit in (a) Southend, (b) Essex, (c) Hertfordshire, (d) the Metropolitan Police area of...

      Under-age Drinking

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many fixed penalty notices were issued for the consumption of alcohol by under-18s in licensed premises in (a) England and Wales,...

      Vulnerable Witnesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many vulnerable witnesses were interviewed by police in each year since 2000; and if he will make a statement.

      War Crimes

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many arrests for war crimes under the Geneva conventions have been made by the Metropolitan police since 1997.

      Young Offenders

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many young people of school age (a) found guilty of a crime and (b) placed in custody had a previous history of being in care in (i)...

      Young Offenders

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many crimes were committed by young offenders in each of the last eight years.

      Youth Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps he is taking to tackle youth crime in Southend; and if he will make a statement.

  • Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

    • BBC World Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the role of the BBC World Service in Central Asia.

    • BBC World Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how funding for the proposed BBC World Service Arabic TV channel will be sourced.

      Burma

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much investment in Burma has been made through UK dependent territories in each of the past five years.

      Democratic Republic of the Congo

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of (a) problems facing the oil industry in Muanda, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and (b)...

      Departmental Equipment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many (a) laptops and (b) mobile phones his Department bought in each year since 1997; and what the cost of each category of...

      Departmental Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the annual expenditure on (a) fixtures and fittings, (b) general office expenses and (c) office equipment was of (i) his...

      Departmental IT Systems

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much his Department has spent on IT systems in each year since 1997; what the purpose of each system is; what the outturn...

      EU Budget

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the net contribution per head of population in the United Kingdom will be under the next EU budget.

      EU Committees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many meetings of the EU (a) Joint Committee (EEC-Macao), (b) Joint Committee (EEC-Nepal), (c) Joint Committee (EEC-Pakistan)...

      EU Committees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many meetings of the EU (a) Joint Council (EEC-Countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council), (b) Joint Committee (ECC-Yemen),...

      EU Committees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many meetings of the (a) Joint Committee (EEC-Uruguay), (b) Joint Cooperation Committee (EEC-Canada) and (c) Joint Committee...

      EU Council

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many of the steps proposed on the reform of the European Council put forward in the Prime Minister and Chancellor...

      EU Council

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what proposals his Department supports to improve the decision-making process of the European Council.

      EU Council

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many (a) technical committees and (b) working parties of the EU Council of Ministers have been held since 1 July 1999; and...

      EU Documents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many and what proportion of EU documents have been classed as restricted and therefore not available to the European...

      EU Legislation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many pieces and what proportion of EU legislation has been passed during periods when the House has been in recess in each...

      External Consultants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much his Department has paid since 2004 to external consultants who had previously been employed by the Department in any...

      Scrutiny Reserve

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the occasions on which the scrutiny reserve was overridden in (a) 2004 and (b) 2005; and what the reason was in...

  • Health

    • A and E Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what improvements have been made to the accident and emergency services in (a) the Sunderland Royal general hospital, (b) Hartlepool university hospital...

    • Administrative Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the total administration costs of her core Department were in the last period for which figures are available; and whether these are regarded as (a)...

      Arrowe Park Hospital

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what percentage of patients treated in Arrowe Park Hospital in the last 12 months were resident (a) in the borough of Ellesmere Port and Neston and...

      Audiology Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) whether treatment will be defined as the fitting of a hearing aid if one is required in relation to the target due to be introduced in 2008 that no...

      Capio Healthcare UK

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health on what date Dr. Thomas Mann, chief executive of Capio Healthcare UK, left the employment of the NHS as director of the NHS national implementation team...

      Carers Special Grant

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much was allocated to each county in Carers Special Grant in each year since 2000.

      Chelmsford PCT

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to her oral answer of 20 December 2005, Official Report, column 1700, when she expects the turnaround team to conclude its work in investigating...

      Child Health and Social Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 22 November 2005, Official Report, column 1802W, on child health and social services, if she will make a statement on the...

      Counsellors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will make a statement on plans to regulate counsellors; whether this will include voluntary counsellors; and if she will make a statement.

      Dentistry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps she is taking to ensure adequate provision of NHS dentistry in East Yorkshire.

      Dentistry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many dentists serve the (a) Yorkshire Wolds and Coast primary care crust and (b) East Yorkshire primary care trust.

      Dentistry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many dentists in the Beverley and Holderness constituency (a) operate fully within the NHS and (b) offer NHS treatment only for children.

      Dentistry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether an individual primary care trust will be permitted to vary the value of a unit of dental activity between different dentists with whom it holds...

      Departmental Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much departmental correspondence was addressed to people who had (a) died and (b) moved house in each of the last five years.

      Departmental Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the annual expenditure on (a) fixtures and fittings, (b) general office expenses and (c) office equipment was of (i) her Department and (ii) each (A)...

      Departmental Funding

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what funding her Department has granted to the (a) General Chiropractic Council, (b) General Dental Council, (c) General Medical Council, (d) General...

      Emergency Contraception

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many prescriptions of the morning after pill were given in the Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland strategic health authority in the last 10...

      Free Eye Tests

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many pensioners in Hendon received free eye tests in 2005; and if she will make a statement.

      Greater Peterborough Primary Care Partnership Area

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps she is taking to tackle health inequalities in the Greater Peterborough primary care partnership area.

      Group B Streptococcus Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what analysis her Department has made of research and experience in other countries of Group B streptococcus screening during pregnancy; (2) what...

      Havering Primary Care Trust

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether the Havering primary care trust was successful in obtaining a share of the £95 million which was offered to those PCTs which had successfully...

      Health Committee Evidence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the oral evidence from Mr. John Bacon to the Health Committee on 1 December 2005, HC736-i, on public expenditure on health and personal social...

      Health Services (West Lancashire)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the (a) average and (b) target waiting time to see a (i) psychiatrist and (ii) psychologist was for (A) adults and (B) children in the West...

      Health Services (West Lancashire)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what funding was allocated for mental health services in (a) West Lancashire and (b) Lancashire in each of the last three years.

      Health Services (West Lancashire)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the waiting time is for people to be taken on by an NHS dentist in (a) West Lancashire constituency and (b) Lancashire; and if she will make a statement.

      Health Visiting Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidance she has issued to primary care trusts on the minimum level of funding that should be provided for health visiting services.

      Infertility Treatment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what action she is taking to ensure that the social eligibility criteria applied by primary care trusts to couples seeking infertility treatment is the...

      Influenza

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many pensioners have been unable to obtain influenza vaccines in each London borough in 2005; and if she will make a statement.

      Influenza

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 7 December 2005, Official Report, column 1406W, on influenza vaccines, what steps she is taking (a) to expand and (b) to...

      Influenza

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what progress is being made towards ensuring that an adequate vaccine against the human form of avian influenza is available in the UK.

      Lymphoedema

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people have been diagnosed with lymphoedema in (a) Tamworth constituency, (b) Staffordshire, (c) the West Midlands and (d) England in each year...

      Macular Degeneration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps the Government are taking to make photodynamic therapy available on the NHS to treat age-related macular degeneration.

      Media Monitoring

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will place in the Library copies of (a) print and (b) broadcast media monitoring undertaken for her Department since 2002.

      Nappies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how much the NHS spent on disposable nappies in each year since 1997; (2) what recent discussions she has had with ministerial colleagues in the...

      NHS Central Registration System

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate she has made of the number of new registrants with general practitioners who had previously been resident outside the UK in each of the last...

      NHS Gift Card Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Healthwhat involvement her Department has had in the NHS Gift Card Scheme; and if she will make a statement.

      NHS Tariff Uplift

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the size of the NHS tariff uplift (a) will be between 2005–06 and 2006–07 and (b) was between 2004–05 and 2005–06.

      NICE Guidance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what direction her Department has given to the NHS regarding the implementation of clinical guidelines emanating from the National Institute for Health...

      Nurses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many qualified nurses are on maternity leave from the NHS; and how many of these nurses qualified in the last 12 months.

      Nursing and Midwifery Council

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many complaints were referred to the Fitness to Practice Department of the Nursing and Midwifery Council in each of the last five years.

      Osteoporosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what representations she has received advocating the incorporation of osteoporosis in the new Quality and Outcomes Framework of the General Medical...

      Payment-by-results

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether any NHS organisations which have suspended the operation of payment by results for elective activity; whether suspension of payment by results has...

      Pesticide Residue

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent (a) assessment she has made of and (b) reports she has commissioned into the health implications arising from the presence in food of a...

      Prescribing Practice (Budget Overruns)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what representations she has received regarding occurrences of the prescribing practice where patients are denied access to certain treatments at times of...

      Psychology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of (a) chartered psychologists and (b) chartered educational psychologists currently have a doctorate in psychology.

      Respiratory Syncytial Virus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how the revised advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation on preventative treatment for respiratory syncytial virus will be...

      Scanning Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health when she expects to make a decision concerning a new data collection procedure for waiting times for scans and tests.

      School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the total cost of the School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme in 2005–06 is expected to be; what the cost was in 2004–05; and what has been the...

      Smoking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how bingo halls will be treated under the proposed ban on smoking in public places.

      Smoking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment her Department has made of the reduction in smoking prevalence rates that would be achieved by implementing option four in the regulatory...

      Smoking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether smoking on stage in theatres as part of the presentation will be permitted under the Government's proposed ban on smoking in public places.

      Smoking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will publish her response to the Health Select Committee's report advocating a wider ban on smoking than that contained in the Health Bill prior to...

      Smoking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what steps she is taking to improve access to smoking cessation services for hard-to-reach groups; (2) if she will take steps to increase referral...

      Southport and Ormskirk NHS Trust

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what assessment she has made of the reasons for Southport and Ormskirk NHS Trust's budget deficit; (2) when the turnround team sent into Southport...

      Southport and Ormskirk NHS Trust

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the future capital investment programme is for Southport and Ormskirk NHS Trust.

      Strategic Health Authorities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment she has made of the performance management abilities of strategic health authorities in managing NHS trusts and primary care trusts which...

      Therapy Providers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health with which organisations she has held discussions on professional accreditation of therapy providers; and if she will make a statement.

      Tobacco Control Alliance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how much her Department has spent supporting local tobacco control alliances since 1997; (2) how much public funding has been provided to the Kent...

      Tuberculosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many reported cases of tuberculosis there were in Gloucestershire in each of the last 10 years.

      Waiting Times

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to paragraph 67 of the document Commissioning an 18 week patient pathway:" Proposed principles and definitions: A discussion document, what steps...

      Waiting Times

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the (a) maximum and (b) average waiting times for outpatient appointments subsequent to an initial appointment were for each strategic health...

  • Deputy Prime Minister

    • Avon Fire Authority

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what discussions his Department has had with (a) the Avon fire authority, (b) the chief fire officer of Avon and (c) fire servicemen and women working in the Avon...

    • Housing

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many local authorities have indicated that they do not wish to transfer their council housing.

      Housing

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what assessment he has made of the number of local authorities which will be able to meet the local demand for affordable rented housing by 2007.

      Housing

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what impact he expects the (a) Thames Gateway, (b) Olympic facilities and (c) Kings Cross development to have on building cost inflation in London; and what...

      Housing

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister from which budget the additional resources made available to arm's length management organisations (ALMOs) to improve council homes comes; what level of funding...

      Fire Services

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what financial help will be offered to Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes Fire Authority in relation to the expansion of Milton Keynes.

      Government Bills

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will list the Government Bills sponsored by his Department that are expected to be introduced during the current session; what the proposed date of...

      Government Papers

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many copies of Cm 6526 were produced; how many copies were supplied free by his Department; and to whom such copies were supplied.

      Homelessness

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what steps his Department is taking to address rural homelessness.

      Housing Performance Indicators

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister pursuant to the answer of 9 January 2006, Official Report, columns 260–61W, if he will provide the figures for best value performance indicator 64 for (a)...

      Kent County Council

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will raise with Kent county council its requirement that (a) small businesses submit full accounts rather than abbreviated ones and (b) all potential...

      Kent County Council

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will take steps to ensure that the standard terms of contract adopted by Kent county council do not (a) discriminate against and (b) place an undue burden...

      Land Development

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what steps the Government is taking to tackle speculative and misleading sales and marketing of land without planning permission as land with development...

      Local Authority Accrued Liabilities

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what percentage of each local authority's assets were accrued liabilities according to the most recent actuarial valuation.

      Local Authority Mergers

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if the Government will assess the merits of mergers of local authorities across county boundaries.

      Local Government Finance

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the ranking was for each local authority which undertook a (a) full or (b) partial transfer under (i) the 1998 Index of Local Deprivation, (ii) the Indices...

      Local Government Finance

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the annual per capita allocation of revenue support grant was in Tamworth borough council in each of thelast eight years; what the annual percentage...

      Local Government Finance

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will, as part of the review of local government finance, take account of the additional spending needs of authorities with a disproportionately high number...

      Local Government Finance

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister when the Lyons Inquiry into council tax is expected to finish taking evidence.

      London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how much public money has been provided to the London borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in (a) revenue and (b) capital grants in each year since 1996–97.

      Neighbourhood Wardens (Haringey)

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will increase funding for neighbourhood wardens in the London borough of Haringey; and if he will make a statement.

      North-East Lincolnshire Council

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many findings of maladministration there have been against North East Lincolnshire council since 2003; and if he will provide a summary for each case.

      Planning Applications

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many planning applications were appealed in respect of proposals to replace houses and bungalows with flats in each of the last five years.

      Planning Applications

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what measures are in place to ensure that planning applications that are in the eight-week target category, but which are not processed by a local planning...

      Planning Applications

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister whether his Department consults the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs before it publishes new (a) planning regulations and (b) housing plans.

      Primary Care Trusts

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what discussions Ministers and officials in his Department had with their counterparts in the Department of Health on the reorganisation of primary care trusts in...

      Private Members' Bills

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister whether it is his policy to write to hon. Members presenting a Private Members' Bill on a subject within his Department's responsibility to express his support,...

      Private Members' Bills

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will list those Private Members' Bills introduced during the current session where policy responsibility rests with his Department.

      Private Members' Bills

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister (1) if he will list those Private Members' handout Bills prepared by his Department that are expected to be introduced during the current session; what the...

      Public Relations Companies

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will list the public relations companies that have had contracts with (a) his Department and previous Departments with his Department's responsibilities,...

      Supporting People Services

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what account his Department takes of the single assessment process in the guidance for the Supporting People assessment; and how the resulting support plan...

      Supporting People Services

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister to what assessment a person applying for access to an Extra Care scheme under Supporting People is subject.

      Standards Board for England

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what plans the Government has to (a) move the location of and (b) abolish the Standards Board for England.

  • House of Lords

    • Roads: A14

      asked Her Majesty's Government: How many people have been killed or seriously injured on the A14 between Cambridge and Huntingdon; and what is the estimated cost of these accidents in terms of...

    • Avian Flu

      asked Her Majesty's Government: What precautions have been taken and what plans have been made to prevent an outbreak of avian flu in the United Kingdom.

      British Citizenship: Status Letters

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by the Baroness Scotland of Asthal on 25 October (WA 169) on the issue of status letters by the Home Office, when they will respond...

      Civil Service: Reduction of Posts

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Why, in view of their proposal to reduce the state payroll, the number of people working for the Civil Service increased in 2005 from 519,000 to 570,000.

      Armed Forces: Eurofighter Typhoon

      asked Her Majesty's Government: When the latest Eurofighter Typhoon financial figures, omitted for reasons of commercial confidence from the National Audit Office annual major projects report,...

      Extraordinary Rendition Flights

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Davies of Oldham on 20 December 2005 (WA 251–52) on rendition flights, what is their interpretation and application...

      Gulf War Illnesses

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they accept the finding of the Pensions Appeal Tribunal concerning the delay by the Ministry of Defence in accepting Gulf War syndrome as the appropriate...

      Indian Citizenship

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will place in the Library of the House the correspondence from the Indian Government agreeing that an Indian minor who acquires British nationality by...

      Inheritance Tax: Property Prices

      asked Her Majesty's Government: What has been the effect of changes in property values on (a) the yield of inheritance tax; and (b) the numbers of people paying the tax in each of the past five years.

      Joint Strike Fighter Programme

      asked Her Majesty's Government: What advice they have received from the United States Government over the withdrawal of funding for the development of the Rolls Royce-General Electric variant of...

      Joint Strike Fighter Programme

      asked Her Majesty's Government: How much has been spent on the Joint Strike Fighter to the end of 2005; and how much of this is recoverable in the event of non-delivery of contracted capability.

      Manufacturing Industry: Job Losses

      asked Her Majesty's Government: How many jobs have been lost in British manufacturing since 1997.

      Milk Development Council

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Why the number of staff at the Milk Development Council increased in 2005 from 17 to 44.

      Ministers of Religion from Abroad

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they have decided not to proceed with plans to require foreign-born religious leaders who are applying for British citizenship to demonstrate knowledge of...

      National Firearms Licensing Management System

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether the live (beta) pilot of the National Firearms Licensing Management System for the Metropolitan Police Service started on 14 November and for the...

      Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill: Historical Investigations

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether, in light of the withdrawal of the Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill, they will now disband the Royal Military Police historical investigations team.

      Passenger Transport Executives and Authorities

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they have any plans to review the future roles of passenger transport executives and passenger transport authorities as part of a wider review of local...

      RAF Shawbury: Industrial Action

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether industrial action at RAF Shawbury has had any effect on training.

      Roads: Accidents

      asked Her Majesty's Government: How many deaths and permanent injuries have occurred as a result of motor accidents in the past five years.

      Sea Cadets

      asked Her Majesty's Government: What support they are giving to Sea Cadet units.

      Swansea Bay

      asked Her Majesty's Government: When they will fulfil the undertaking, made in their response to the report of the Science and Technology Committee, Renewable Energy: Practicalities (4th Report,...

      Vehicle Crime Prevention

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will consider introducing a voluntary scheme for the additional display of registration numbers on car roofs to assist in the fight against car theft.

      Veterinary Laboratories Agency

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Rural Affairs, Landscape and Biodiversity, Jim Knight, on 14 December (Official Report,...

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