Mrs Anne Campbell: I thank my hon. Friend for that reply. Does he agree that being in work is absolutely crucial to future pensions provision? Does he further agree that scrapping the new deal for lone parents, which has helped hundreds of lone parents in my constituency, will have a catastrophic effect on future pension provision for many women?
Mrs Anne Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many contracts were awarded to small and medium-sized enterprises in each year since 2001–02 by (a) his Department and (b) agencies for which his Department is responsible; and what the total value of the contracts was in each case.
Mrs Anne Campbell: To ask the Minister for Women what plans she has to offer advice on work-life balance issues to women in work.
Mrs Anne Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many extra 16 to 18-year-olds he expects to stay in education as a result of the education maintenance allowance in Cambridge.
Mrs Anne Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what plans he has to expand vocational education and training for adults in Cambridge.
Mrs Anne Campbell: I welcome the measures to deal with animal extremism, which is very damaging to many of my constituents working in the biotech industry, but I was reassured by my right hon. Friend's statement that other measures would be considered. I do not think that the measures in the Bill will be sufficient to ensure that important medical advances will not be damaged by animal rights extremists.
Mrs Anne Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many research and development procurement opportunities were disseminated by her Department to small and medium-sized enterprises registered through the Small Business Research Initiative web portal in each year since 2001–02, including figures for 2004–05 to date; and what the value of such opportunities was in each case.
Mrs Anne Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what action he is taking to eliminate the funding gap between schools and further education colleges in Cambridge.
Mrs Anne Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills whether the 14–16 Increased Flexibility Programme will be continued.
Mrs Anne Campbell: As the representative of a famous science city, I warmly welcome the continuing and increased investment in science. I also welcome the Chancellor's announced intention to remove tax barriers to spin-offs, which is an important move. Has he made any assessment of what it would mean to have a £500 million cut to business support in the Department of Trade and Industry budget?
Mrs Anne Campbell: My schools in Cambridge are extremely grateful for the extra money that has been received throughout this Government. May I point out to my right hon. Friend—[Interruption.]
Mrs Anne Campbell: May I point out to my right hon. Friend that Cambridgeshire county council is still not receiving the amount of funding that it was led to expect in 2002 that it would receive, which means that schools, in some cases, are still underfunded, even though funding has improved so much since 1997? I hope that he will join me in making representations to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister on...
Mrs Anne Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what research his Department has undertaken to ascertain the willingness of employers to pay for training.
Mrs Anne Campbell: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs when he expects to announce the review of electoral systems.
Mrs Anne Campbell: My right hon. Friend will recall that the 2001 Labour party manifesto contained a promise to review electoral systems. When does he expect to make an announcement about that review?
Mrs Anne Campbell: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs when he expects to announce the review of electoral systems.
Mrs Anne Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he expects to make a substantive response to the question tabled by the hon. Member for Cambridge for named day answer on 22 July, reference 184736.
Mrs Anne Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will make a statement on the detention of the terrorist suspects at Belmarsh prison held under the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001; (2) what plans there are to charge the remaining 12 terrorist suspects detained at Belmarsh prison under the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001; and if he will make a statement.
Mrs Anne Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish the guidance issued to Work Permits UK regarding the permits for those people wishing to work as care assistants in the UK.
Mrs Anne Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the proportion of care assistants working in the UK who are from (a) the UK, (b) Eastern Europe and (c) the Philippines.
