Written answers

Llun, 22 Mawrth 2004

  • Environment Food and Rural Affairs

    • Badgers/Bovine TB

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the most significant causes of mortality in the badger population in the UK are.

    • Badgers/Bovine TB

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to her answer of 8 December 2003, Official Report, column 216W, on badgers, whether gassing of badger setts is...

      Badgers/Bovine TB

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what numerical targets for the reduction in incidence of TB in cattle have been set for the next 10 years.

      Badgers/Bovine TB

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs under what circumstances the Government would withdraw (a) wholly and (b) partly from intervention in the control of bovine TB.

      Badgers/Bovine TB

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the requirement for public support for wildlife management schemes in order to reduce the...

      Badgers/Bovine TB

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) at what level TB in badgers creates a significant risk to public health through (a) direct and (b) indirect...

      Badgers/Bovine TB

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what her definition is of a sustainable control policy for bovine TB; (2) what factors constitute sustainability in...

      Badgers/Bovine TB

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what information she holds on the existence in countries other than the United Kingdom of suitable accommodation for testing...

      Badgers/Bovine TB

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what progress is being made in the application of variable number tandem repeats in subdividing known TB spoligotypes; and...

      Badgers/Bovine TB

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what assessment she has made of the badger culling study conducted in the Republic of Ireland; (2) what information...

      Badgers/Bovine TB

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the current state of progress of the TB99 survey is; and when she expects to publish results.

      Badgers/Bovine TB

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the average cost of (a) processing a successful Section 10 application under the Protection of Badgers Act 1992 and (b)...

      Badgers/Bovine TB

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether the size of the infective dose of M. bovis to cattle affects the (a) incubation period and (b) the severity of the...

      Badgers/Bovine TB

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what protocol has been adopted for the post mortem examination of reactor cattle for the purpose of detecting TB lesions.

      Badgers/Bovine TB

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the cost to her Department of the pre- and post-movement testing regime will be.

      Badgers/Bovine TB

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what provision she has made for farmers who wish to undertake pre- and post-movement testing who are unable to secure the...

      Badgers/Bovine TB

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what her policy is on the use of stop snares.

      Badgers/Bovine TB

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether it is necessary to ensure that potential immigrant populations are free from TB infection before culling TB-infected...

      Birds

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the estimated population was of (a) corncrakes, (b) woodlarks, (c) nightjars, (d) skylarks, (e) curlews, (f) snipe, (g)...

      Pesticides

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the impact of pesticide use on the United Kingdom's bee population; and if she will make a...

  • Transport

    • British Transport Police

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many British Transport Police officers are planned to be based in each British Transport Police force area for the period 2004–05.

    • Disabled Parking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will place in the Library an update on progress made since December 2002 on taking forward responses to new representations made by the Disabled...

      Rail Compensation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to his answer of 10 March 2004, Official Report, column 1488W, on rail compensation, if he will list (a) the compensation arrangements for...

      Railway Bridges (Salisbury)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when railway bridge works at (a) Skew Bridge, Salisbury will be completed and (b) Broken Cross Bridge, Ford will be started.

      Romford Station

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) how much it cost to maintain Romford railway station in the last financial year for which figures are available; (2) how much public funding has...

  • House of Commons Commission

    • Fire Safety

      To ask the hon. Member for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, representing the House of Commons Commission what recent steps have been taken to provide fire safety training for (a) hon. Member's, (b)...

  • International Development

    • Eritrea

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what help the Department is giving to Eritrea, with particular reference to measures to overcome the effects of recent conflict.

    • Guinea

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if he will make it his policy to raise with the international community the need to deal with the malaria problem in the Nzerekore...

  • Trade and Industry

    • Anti-competitive Practices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what representations have been received regarding anti-competitive practices associated with the distribution of bounty bags to new mothers...

    • BNFL American Assets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what estimate she has made of the maximum liability to the public purse arising from BNFL's United States assets.

      Call Centres

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what estimate she has made of the number of UK call centre employees working for employers who are using VAT grouping arrangements to avoid...

      Defence Knowledge Transfer

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will make a statement on defence knowledge transfer to civil manufacturing.

      Departmental Communications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many staff are employed in the Department to work in the communications field, broken down by (a) Government Information and Communication...

      Departmental Communications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the total expenditure on communications for her Department has been in 2003–04, broken down by expenditure on (a) Government...

      Fair Trade Products

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps she is taking to encourage Government departments and agencies to offer fair trade products in their restaurants and cafeterias.

      Fair Trade Products

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps she is taking to encourage more companies to participate in fair trade practices.

      Miners' Compensation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how long on average former miners (a) represented and (b) not represented by a trade union have waited for their respiratory claims to be resolved.

      Post Office Closures

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will instruct Post Office Ltd. to publish a profile of the select teams of personnel involved in walking between each sub-post office...

      Post Office Closures

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps she takes to monitor the factual accuracy of information upon which proposals to close sub-post offices are based; what steps have...

      Post Office Closures

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) what assessment has been made of the change in the number of road journeys consequent on the proposal to close sub-post offices within...

      Postwatch Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry in how many cases Postwatch Scotland has lodged an objection to a proposed post office closure in the context of the Urban Reinvention...

      Regional Development Agencies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many (a) new and (b) safeguarded jobs are directly attributable to each regional development agency for each year since their inception.

      Regulations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many regulations were (a) removed and (b) reformed pursuant to the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 in each year since 1994; and...

      Regulations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry pursuant to the answer of 3 March, Official Report, columns 963–64W, on business regulation, what the findings were of the 2002 Small...

      Regulations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much was spent on regulatory issues emanating from the EU in each year between 1997 and 2007; and how much full-time equivalent staff time...

      Renewable Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what mechanisms are in place to ensure that electricity supply companies purporting to supply set percentages from renewable sources actually...

      Renewable Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what recent assessment she has made of the ability of renewable energy sources to meet an increase in demand for electricity over the next decade.

      Science/Technology (Promotion)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what progress has been made in joint working with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on the promotion of UK science, engineering and technology.

      Small Businesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will place a copy of the Small Business Survey 2003 in the Library.

      Small Businesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) how many proposed regulations have been aborted as a result of the Small Firms Impact Test; (2) if she will list the proposed...

      Vibration White Finger

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what progress is being made to resolve outstanding vibration white finger claims for compensation from former employees of British Coal who...

  • Home Department

    • Sexual Offences Act

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what additional resources have been allocated to police forces to bring prosecutions for internet grooming under the Sexual Offences Act 2003.

    • Identity Cards

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the effects of a national identity card scheme on the problem of illegal working.

      Anti-social Behaviour

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans his Department has to support the gating of alleys to tackle anti-social behaviour.

      Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the operation of section 55 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002.

      Street Crime (Castle Point)

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will visit Canvey Island to discuss levels of street crime.

      Internet Pornography

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what action he is taking to tackle websites hosted outside the UK which contain child pornography and other images of abuse.

      Immigration (Eastern Europe)

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many immigrants came to the UK from Eastern Europe in the last 12 months.

      Police (CBRN Training)

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officers, and from how many constabularies, have been trained at the police Nuclear, Chemical, Biological and Radiological...

      Prisons

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what meetings he has had with Prison Service managers to discuss the situation in prisons.

      Asylum Seekers

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many asylum seekers from Zimbabwe were refused asylum in the UK (a) in 2002–03 and (b) since April 2003; and how many failed asylum...

      Departmental Communications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many staff are employed in the Department to work in the communications field, broken down by (a) Government Information and...

      Departmental Communications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the total expenditure on communications for the Department has been in 2003–04, broken down by expenditure on (a) Government...

      Youth Justice Board

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many complaints his Department has received about the operation of the Youth Justice Board since its inception.

      Departmental Scientific Adviser

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether his Department has a chief scientific adviser.

      Drinking Water

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what his Department's policy is on the provision of drinking water in HM young offenders institutions for (a) staff and (b) inmates;...

      Firearms Legislation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) when he will publish the consultation paper for the Home Office Review of firearms legislation; (2) what the purpose is of his...

      Heroin

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to increase the penalties for (a) possession and (b) use of heroin.

      Illegal Immigration

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps he is taking to prevent people falsely claiming to be students for immigration purposes from entering the UK.

      Internet Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what action he is taking to combat fraud on the internet.

      Management Consultants

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the cost to his Department of using management consultants has been in each of the last five years.

      National Offender Management Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the timetable is for the establishment of the National Offender Management Service.

      Police Cells

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether HM Chief Inspector of Prisons has the authority to carry out inspections of police cells when they are being used to hold prisoners...

      Prisoners

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) women and (b) men were being held in prison on 11 March; how many prisoners were released on early release on 11 March; how many...

      Probation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many offenders undergoing Probation Service accredited programmes (a) breached the programme and (b) were sentenced to custody as a...

      Research and Statistics Directorate

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many people are employed by his Department's Research and Statistics Directorate; and how many employees there were in each year...

      Sentencing Guidelines

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how he will ensure that victims' views are taken into account by the criminal justice system when he sets sentencing guidelines.

      Sex Offences (Peterborough)

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on how decisions are taken to allocate those accused of sex offences to the bail hostel in Peterborough.

      Young Offenders

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of young offenders has been diagnosed as suffering from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in the last five years.

  • Defence

    • Anti-anthrax Vaccines

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what research his Department has carried out on the health effects of anti-anthrax vaccines given to military personnel and medical auxiliaries involved...

    • Arctic Campaign Veterans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will introduce a medal for those servicemen who served on the Arctic convoys to Russia during the Second World War.

      Armoured Battlegroup Support Vehicle

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of the cost of the Armoured Battlegroup Support Vehicle; and when he expects this vehicle to enter service.

      Armoured Battlegroup Support Vehicle

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what progress has been made on the procurement of the Armoured Battlegroup Support Vehicle; and when he expects to make a decision on the awarding of the...

      Armoured Battlegroup Support Vehicle

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the role of the proposed Armoured Battlegroup Support Vehicle will be.

      Armoured Battlegroup Support Vehicle

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what effect the proposed future rapid effects system has had on the future requirement for the Armoured Battlegroup Support Vehicle.

      Budget Holders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list his Department's top level budget holders and their related management groups for the financial years (a) 2002–03 and (b) 2003–04.

      Civilian Posts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how many (a) service and (b) of his Department's civilian posts have been transferred to the private sector in each year since 1997 for the (i)...

      Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the impact of the accession of new members to NATO on the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty; and if he will make a...

      Deepcut Barracks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many hours per week on average each Royal Logistic Corps trainee at Deepcut barracks was required to perform guard duty in the last year for which...

      Defence Intelligence Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the future of the Defence Intelligence Services.

      Departmental Communications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many staff are employed in the Department to work in the communications field, broken down by (a) Government Information and Communication Service...

      Departmental Communications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the total expenditure on communications for his Department has been in 2003–04, broken down by expenditure on (a) Government Information and...

      Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many service personnel tested positive for the use of each controlled substance, broken down by unit, in calendar year 2003.

      Eurofighter Typhoon

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he expects to make a statement on Tranche Two of the Eurofighter.

      Iraq

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what conditions are attached to the payment of compensation to Iraqi civilians who have lost relatives due to UK actions; and if he will make a statement.

      Iraq

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what reports he has received of politically motivated killings within the British zone in Southern Iraq perpetrated by political groups represented...

      Iraq

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence in relation to the deaths of which civilians in Iraq the UK Government has made ex-gratia payments to the families of the deceased; and how much has been...

      Iraq

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence on which dates and in relation to which individuals UK forces in Iraq have informed the International Committee of the Red Cross of confirmed civilian...

      Iraq

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to his answer of 19 January 2004, Official Report, column 919W, on Iraq, how many ex-gratia payments have been made to Iraqis regardless of...

      Iraq

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much fuel was purchased for UK forces in Iraq for each month since the inception of the war; from which (a) country and (b) company the fuel was...

      Iraq

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much has been paid to families of Iraqi civilians killed by UK personnel in Iraq.

      Iraq

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will give the (a) age and (b) sex of those Iraqi civilians (i) whose deaths have been investigated by the Special Investigations Branch and (ii)...

      Joint Strike Fighter

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much money the Government has spent on research and development of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF); and what the estimated date is for the delivery of...

      Land Command

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what the cost of maintaining United Kingdom Land Command headquarters at Wilton is for 2003–04; (2) how many (a) service and (b) civilian...

      Land Command

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many troops were under the command of UK Land Command in (a) 2002 and (b) 2003.

      Post Office

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 27 February 2004, from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Work and Pensions, Official Report, column...

      Regimental Records

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether the search records of (a) the 7th City of Belfast battalion of the Ulster Defence Regiment, (b) the 10th City of Belfast battalion of the Ulster...

      Heroes Return Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what support his Department is providing for the celebration of Heroes Return outside London.

      Unexploded Ordnance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the total amount of ordnance destroyed in the UK by controlled explosions was in the last five years; and what sorts of ordnance were involved.

      Unexploded Ordnance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the life expectancy is of (a) Swingfire, (b) Milan and (c) artillery shells in war stocks; and what the policy of removal is.

      Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what joint programmes with other countries have been undertaken on (a) research and (b) building of unmanned aerial vehicles.

  • Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

    • Conferences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many non-ministerial staff in his Department have attended conferences (a) in the UK and (b) abroad in the year to 29...

    • East Africa

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will propose action to the UN Security Council to resolve the border dispute between Ethiopia and Eritrea.

      EU Enlargement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with his European counterparts on EU enlargement; and if he will make a statement.

      European Council of Ministers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) how many informal meetings of the European Council of Ministers took place (a) between 1 July and 31 December 2003 and (b)...

      Falkland Islands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the availability of (a) charter and (b) scheduled flights to the Falkland Islands; and what plans...

      Falkland Islands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent representations he has made to Argentina about the introduction of an open skies policy on charter flights to the...

      Falkland Islands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the Argentine Government's policy on use of its airspace by (a) charter and (b) scheduled flights...

      Falkland Islands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether it is the policy of Her Majesty's Government not to enter into negotiations with the Government of Argentina on...

      Guatemala

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of progress in improving human rights in Guatemala.

      Human Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make it his policy to support the (a) adoption and (b) implementation within an agreed timescale of the UN norms on...

      Iranian Nuclear Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the (a) matters discussed and (b) outcome of the International Atomic Energy Agency Board of...

      Middle East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment his Department has made of settlement activity in the West Bank and Gaza Strip in the past six months.

      Science Strategy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he has taken to enhance science in his Department since the publication of the Government's science strategy...

      Tibet

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when his Department last made a statement to the House on the sovereignty of Tibet.

  • Prime Minister

    • Departmental Officials

      To ask the Prime Minister which former officials of his (a) Office and (b) policy unit have asked for permission to join (i) PricewaterhouseCoopers, (ii) Deloitte and Touche, (iii) Ernst and...

    • Honours

      To ask the Prime Minister how many honours nominations have been submitted in each of the last five years.

      Honours

      To ask the Prime Minister how many people resident in the constituencies of (a) Pendle, (b) Burnley, (c) Ribble Valley, (d) Hyndburn, (e) Rossendale and (f) Blackburn have received an honour in...

      Hunting with Dogs

      To ask the Prime Minister what plans he has to propose legislation on the issue of hunting with dogs.

      Iraq

      To ask the Prime Minister what communications the Government received from the United States Administration about the legality in international law of the Iraq war; and if he will make a statement.

      Iraq

      To ask the Prime Minister when the Government first formed the view that a second UN resolution was not required to ensure the legality of the Iraq war; and if he will make a statement.

      Iraq

      To ask the Prime Minister whether legal advisers other than law officers of the Crown were involved in the preparation and scrutiny of the September 2002 dossier; and if he will make a statement.

      Ministerial Meetings

      To ask the Prime Minister if he will list the occasions since 1997 on which he met senior executives from (a) Enron and (b) British Nuclear Fuels Ltd.

      Opinion Sampling

      To ask the Prime Minister what his estimate is of total expenditure by his Office on (a) focus groups and (b) opinion polls in each year from 1995–96 to 2003–04; and if he will make a...

      People's Peers

      To ask the Prime Minister pursuant to his Answer of 18 December 2003, Official Report, column 1076W, on people's peers, when he expects the names of the second tranche of people's peers to be...

      Press Officers

      To ask the Prime Minister how many press officers were employed in his office in each year from 1990–91 to 2003–04; what the total cost was in each year; and if he will make a statement.

      Sovereign States (Pre-emptive Action)

      To ask the Prime Minister pursuant to his speech of 5 March, under what circumstances he supports the right of sovereign states to take pre-emptive action against other states.

      United Nations Charter

      To ask the Prime Minister what recent representations he has received on the reform of the (a) United Nations Charter and (b) international law to limit the sovereignty of nations in cases of (i)...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Better Regulation Task Force

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if he will list the enacted regulations that have been repealed on the recommendation of the Better Regulation Task Force since it was established.

    • Consultants

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how much his Department spent on external consultants in each financial year since 1997–98; and if he will make a statement.

      Contingency Planning

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if he will make a statement on the implications for contingency planning of the level of civil defence grants in the next financial year.

      Non-departmental Public Bodies

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office pursuant to his answer of 8 March, Official Report, columns 1262–3W, on non-departmental public bodies, if he will make a statement on the change...

      Parliamentary Questions

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what criteria are applied, and by whom, when a decision is taken that duplicate Parliamentary Questions tabled to different departments should be...

      Recycling

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what targets he has set in his Department for the re-cycling of waste (a) paper, (b) cardboard, (c) glass, (d) metal and (e) plastic in each of the last...

  • Constitutional Affairs

    • Judges' Instructions

      To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs on what basis the Home Secretary instructs judges to hold meetings with the public on their work.

    • Supreme Court

      To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs whether the Lord Chancellor has received a request to appear before the relevant committee in the Scottish Parliament to...

  • Work and Pensions

    • Company Pension Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many company pension schemes declared insolvent have been notified to his Department in the last three years.

    • Disability Living Allowance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many households had more than one person claiming disability living allowance on the latest date for which figures are available.

      Incapacity Benefit Payments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many (a) men and (b) women received incapacity benefit payments made on mental health grounds in each year since 1997 in relation to (i)...

      Industrial Injuries Report

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether he has received the report from the Industrial Injuries Advisory Committee on its review of Prescribed Disease A11.

      Maternity Allowance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many families are eligible to receive maternity allowance.

      National Insurance Contributions (Women)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what legislation prevents women who paid reduced National Insurance contributions before 1986 from making up those payments; and if he will...

      Parkinson's Disease

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people with Parkinson's disease who are of working age are in receipt of disability living allowance; and how many of this number are...

      Parkinson's Disease

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people with Parkinson's disease received support from the Jobcentre Plus Disability Employment Advisory Service in (a) 2001, (b) 2002...

      Pension Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the estimated cost is of administering the pension credit in each of the first five years of its operation.

      Pension Service (Telephone Calls)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many and what percentage of telephone calls to (a) the pension credit application line and (b) the Pension Service which were not classed...

      Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will estimate the annual cost to public funds from April, net of savings in mean-tested benefits and additional income tax revenue, (a)...

      Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what percentage of average male earnings the state retirement pension for a single person represented in each year from 1994 to 2004.

      Winter Fuel Allowance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people over (a) 60 years and (b) 80 years are in receipt of the winter fuel allowance in The Wrekin.

      Winter Fuel Allowance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of (a) payment errors and (b) overpayments of winter fuel allowance to older people.

  • Culture Media and Sport

    • Activity Co-ordination Team

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many times she has met the Secretary of State for Health to discuss the work of the Activity Co-ordination Team.

    • Activity Co-ordination Team

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what budget her Department has allocated to the work of the Activity Co-ordination Team.

      Broadcasting (Children)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport pursuant to her Answer of 4 December 2003, Official Report, columns 163–4W on broadcasting (children), what representations she...

      Departmental Scientific Adviser

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport whether her Department has a chief scientific adviser.

      Digital Television

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the level of take-up of digital television services has been from 1998 to the most recent date for which figures are available,...

      Film Making

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what (a) financial and (b) other assistance has been provided towards film making in (i) Greater London and (ii) England in each of the...

      Libraries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much money has been spent on library (a) buildings and (b) books in (i) Lancashire and (ii) Chorley in each year since 1997.

      National Endowment for Science, Technology andthe Arts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will list the ideas sponsored by the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts which have gone into commercial...

      Opinion Sampling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what her estimate is of total expenditure by her Department on (a) focus groups and (b) opinion polls in each year from 1995–96 to...

      Police Transfers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport whether an officer in the Royal Parks Constabulary who is within two years of retirement at age 60 years will be eligible for transfer...

      Running Tracks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what grants have been made for running tracks in (a) Greater Manchester, (b) Merseyside, (c) Lancashire and (d) Cheshire in each year...

      Science Strategy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what steps she has taken to enhance science in her Department since the publication of the Government's science strategy Investing in...

      Sport Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much her Department spent per capita in grant-in-aid for sport in England in each of the last five years.

      Sport Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will place in the Library the latest available research showing what each European Union member country spends in direct...

      Sport Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what funding has been provided to promote (a) hockey, (b) rugby, (c) soccer, (d) cricket and (e) other sports in Greater London in each...

      Sport Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much Lottery expenditure has been allocated to sporting projects in each of the past five years, broken down by Lottery distributor.

      Sports (Honours)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will list the membership of the advisory committee responsible for recommending the awarding of honours to persons involved in...

  • Northern Ireland

    • Alcohol Addiction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people were receiving treatment for alcohol addiction in Northern Ireland on 1March; what facilities are available in Northern Ireland...

    • Antisocial Behaviour

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what steps are being taken to minimise antisocial behaviour in (a) accident and emergency departments and (b) hospitals in general; and if he...

      Cattle Tagging

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many cattle in Northern Ireland have been re-tagged during the past two years owing to the animals losing their identification tags.

      Diabetes Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) whether the implementation team to produce the implementation plan for the Diabetes Service Framework in Northern Ireland has been...

      Fair Employment Exemptions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what exemptions are in place in Northern Ireland from equal fair employment laws; and whether these exemptions are from (a) United Kingdom, (b)...

      Illiteracy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what his latest assessment is of the levels of illiteracy in Northern Ireland, broken down by age group.

      IVF Treatment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many couples received IVF treatment on the NHS in Northern Ireland in the last five years for which figures are available; what the average...

      Key Stage 3

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what opportunity Key Stage 3 of the education curriculum will provide for all children to participate in physical activity.

      Killyleagh Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much Northern Ireland departments intend to invest in Killyleagh in the next year.

      Libraries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many (a) public libraries and (b) mobile library units there were within each Education and Library Board district in Northern Ireland in...

      Multiple Sclerosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what steps he is taking to increase provision for multiple sclerosis sufferers in (a) North Down and (b) Northern Ireland; and if he will make a...

      Rail Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland with what frequency safety inspections are carried out on Translink rolling stock, broken down by type.

      Rail Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland which organisation is responsible for the (a) inspection and (b) maintenance of railway lines in Northern Ireland; how often safety inspections...

      Civil Servants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the cost of recruitment of civil servants for the Department was in each financial year since 1996–97, broken down by (a) delegated...

      Smacking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many responses to the Office of Law Reform's consultation Physical Punishment in the Home supported (a) the law as it stands, (b) a change...

      Speed Cameras

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many speeding detections were made by (a) hand held and (b) permanent cameras between March 2003 and February 2004, broken down by (A)...

      Speed Cameras

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the location of each permanent speed camera in Northern Ireland was between March 2003 and February 2004; how many detections were made by...

      Speed Cameras

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many speed cameras were operated by the Police Service of Northern Ireland between March 2003 and February 2004, broken down by (a)...

      Speed Cameras

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many fixed speed cameras are in operation in Northern Ireland; how many new cameras are planned; how many drivers were caught speeding in...

      Union Flag

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on the flying of the Union flag on public buildings on designated days when the Union flag is flown on Government...

      University of Ulster (Car Clamping)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what (a) personnel and (b) financial resources have been required to deal with the decision of the University of Ulster to introduce car...

  • Health

    • Allergies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what research has been (a) conducted and (b) commissioned by his Department into the possible links between environmental pollution and allergies.

    • Bounty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to ensure that data collected from new mothers by Bounty is (a) subject to the Data Protection Act and (b) not passed on for...

      Bounty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much money the NHS has received from Bounty this year; and how much it has received in kind.

      Bounty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will take steps to ensure that cotton nappies are available in all packs given to mothers of new-born babies.

      Bounty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to ensure that Bounty bags distributed to new mothers through NHS facilities do not include products which (a) adversely affect...

      Care Homes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the timetable is for the development of (a) accessible and (b) understandable information about care homes to enable consumers to make more informed...

      Care Homes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will delay the implementation of the requirement for care home managers to have an NVQ qualification.

      Care Homes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what representations he has received regarding the simplification of the Statement of Purpose that care homes are required to produce.

      Care Homes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what representations he has received regarding a reduction in the number of inspections required each year by care homes.

      Change Agent Team

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the work of the Change Agent Team.

      Charges Revenue

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the total revenue was from (a) eye test charges, (b) dental check charges, (c) all other dental charges and (d) prescription charges in each of the...

      Dentistry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many dentures the NHS provided in each year since 2000–01.

      Dentistry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health from whom dentists from EU accession states can obtain details of the procedure for obtaining accreditation to (a) set up in private practice and (b) to...

      Diabetes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of the total amount of funding provided for diabetes services has been allocated to paediatric diabetes services in (a) Gedling, (b)...

      DXA Scans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average waiting time for DXA scans was (a) in total and (b) broken down by strategic health authority in each year since 1997; and if he will...

      DXA Scans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many hospitals are equipped to perform DXA scans (a) in total and (b) broken down by strategic health authority; and if he will make a statement.

      DXA Scans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average distance travelled by patients in need of a DXA scan has been since 1997; and if he will make a statement.

      Ebixa

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) which NHS trusts make the drug Ebixa available for people with dementia on the NHS; and which do not; (2) if he will make it his policy to ensure...

      Epilepsy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the availability of (a) advice on and (b) assistance with the ketogenic diet offered by the NHS.

      Breast Cancer

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many and what percentage of women in Buckingham with suspected breast cancer saw a specialist within two weeks in each of the last seven years.

      Hormone Replacement Therapy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many women in England were prescribed hormone replacement therapy, broken down by drug type, in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement.

      Hospitals (Body Disposal Procedures)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) whether NHS hospital staff are obliged to see green forms issued by a registrar of births, marriages and deaths prior to the release of a body; (2)...

      Marlow Day Hospital

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many responses have been received from patients in relation to recent consultations carried out at Marlow Day Hospital.

      Medicines and Healthcare ProductsRegulatory Agency

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether the Head of Enforcement at the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency has a (a) past and (b) present connection with the...

      Myalgic Encephalomyelitis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many specialists in myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) are employed in the NHS; how many sufferers from ME there are in (a) each of the Wakefield primary...

      Older People (Medication)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what representations he has received on poor concordance with medication for older people living in sheltered housing; (2) what monitoring is...

      Older People (Medication)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many adverse drug reactions and adverse incidents relating to the medication of older people living in sheltered housing there were in the last 12...

      Organ Donors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to encourage voluntary organ donation; and how much the Government has spent promoting on (a) organ donor cards and (b) the organ...

      Prescription Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health which medical conditions have become exempt from prescription charges in the last 30 years, broken down by year.

      Incontinence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what funding his Department has allocated for future years for research into incontinence resulting from childbirth; (2) what research has been...

  • Education and Skills

    • Education Statistics

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many 14 to 16 year olds in England did not receive full-time education in each of the last five years.

    • Looked-after Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many looked-after children had (a) a yearly dental health check and (b) up-to-date child immunisations, broken down by local authority...

      "Every Child Matters"

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the total cost was of drafting, publishing and circulating "Every Child Matters: Next Steps"; and to how many people the document was sent.

      Child Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much the Government has spent on pre-school education and child care per head of children below compulsory school age in each year since...

      Child Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what steps his Department is taking to tackle the regional disparities in the availability of child care places for children under...

      Children (Classifications)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills within which age ranges a young child is classified as (a) a baby and (b) an infant for official purposes.

      Children's Services Authority (Lancashire)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what assessment he has made of the possible problems of co-ordination that might arise from the establishment of a local safeguarding board...

      Children's Services Authority (Lancashire)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what assessment he has made of the possible practical problems that might arise from the designation of Lancashire county council as a...

      Class Sizes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many children in Buckingham were taught in classes of more than 30 on the latest date for which figures are available.

      Connexions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if he will make a statement on the progress central Government has made in supporting Connexions Partnerships by (a) linking its policies...

      Connexions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what guidance his Department has issued to Connexions partnership Chief Executives concerning partnerships' VAT liability.

      Connexions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what initiatives have developed from the Achieving Together conference for Connexions partnerships and the Voluntary and Community Sector...

      Departmental Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the value of contracts awarded by the Department to (a) PricewaterhouseCoopers, (b) KPMG, (c) Ernst and Young, (d) Deloitte and Touche,...

      Deprivation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the Index for Multiple Deprivation is for each local education authority.

      Deprivation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what criteria are used to determine the level of deprivation used in calculating per pupil funding.

      Drugs Advisers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if he will make a statement about (a) the future of drugs advisers and (b) their funding in Essex schools.

      Future Schools Initiative

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what supplementary information he is requesting from those unsuccessful in bidding for resources from the Building Schools for the Future...

      Teaching Assistants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many teaching assistants were employed in (a) north east Lincolnshire and (b) north Lincolnshire local education authority in each year...

      Education (Ribble Valley)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many pupils were being educated at each key stage in the Ribble Valley constituency in each school year since 1997–98.

      Education (Ribble Valley)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many pupils were on the roll in each secondary school in the Ribble Valley and Fulwood constituency in each year since 1998; and what...

      Education Funding (Crosby)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much public funding was spent per pupil in Crosby in each of the last seven years.

      Education Funding (Crosby)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much public funding has been spent on education in Crosby in each of the last seven years.

      Education/Training (Greater London)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much money was spent on school buildings in Greater London in each year since 1997, broken down by borough.

      Environmentally Sustainable Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills in what ways environmentally sustainable procurement strategies within the Department have driven innovation in the design and supply of...

      GCSE (Kurdish)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) if he will make a statement on the establishment of GCSE courses in the Kurdish language; (2) what support his Department provides...

      Higher Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much public funding has been spent on higher education in Buckingham in each of the last seven years.

      Kinship Foster Carers

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of the number of kinship foster carers (a) as a total for England, (b) aged 50 to 64 and (c) aged 65 and over; and...

      Learning and Skills Councils

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many complaints about maladministration have been dealt with internally by the Learning and Skills Councils in London since their...

      New Deal for Schools

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much funding each school in Chorley has received from the New Deal for Schools.

      Qualifications and Curriculum Authority

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what recent guidance the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority has issued on the titles of courses.

      Rewarding and Developing Staff Initiative

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much funding the Government has provided to universities for the Rewarding and Developing Staff funding initiative; and what criteria...

      School Catchments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many (a) primary and (b) secondary school pupils live more than three miles from the school that they attend.

      School Funding (Staffordshire)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much funding each school in (a) Burton constituency and (b) Staffordshire has received from the New Deal for School.

      School Meals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many (a) primary and (b) secondary school pupils in England are (i) eligible for and (ii) take up free school meals, broken down by...

      School Meals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much was spent by each local education authority on free school meal provision in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in the latest...

      School Meals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills when the joint exercise by his Department and the Food Standards Agency into nutritional standards in schools will be complete.

      School Meals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what estimate he has made of the number of parents whose children are receiving free school meals who supplement the meal with additional...

      School Sports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if he will make a statement on the effects on schools of changes since 1997 in the level of investment in school sports in Crosby.

      School Sports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what action his Department is taking to ensure that extended use of sports facilities in schools built with private finance is affordable...

      School Uniform Grants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if he will list the local authorities in England which provide school uniform grants; and what the average grant was in each authority in...

      Science Teaching (Chorley)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much money has been spent on science in schools in Chorley in each year since 1997.

      Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many times the Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunals panel have reviewed a decision under part (a) C and (b) D of the...

      Special School Teachers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what assessment has been made of the reasons for the change in teacher numbers in special schools between 2001 and 2002.

      Teachers/Teaching Assistants (Staffordshire)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many teachers there were in (a) Staffordshire and (b) the Burton constituency in each of the last seven years.

      Teachers/Teaching Assistants (Staffordshire)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many teaching assistants there were in (a) Staffordshire and (b) the Burton constituency in each of the last seven years.

      UKeU

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much has been spent on UKeU; and what discussions took place between UKeU and the Open University before it was launched.

      UKeU

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many students have enrolled in UKeU since it was launched; and what the average cost has been of educating each student.

      UKeU

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if he will merge UKeU with the Open University.

      UN Convention (Children's Rights)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills in what ways his Department is carrying forward the Government's commitment to the UN Convention on the Rights of a Child.

      Undergraduates (Greater London)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many undergraduate students in Greater London have declared themselves bankrupt in each year since 1992; and if he will make a statement.

      Workforce Reform

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what plans he has to support the cost of workforce reform after 2005–06; and if he will make a statement.

  • Deputy Prime Minister

    • Benefit Fraud

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many staff in his Department have been (a) suspended, (b) dismissed, (c) prosecuted and (d) convicted for involvement in benefit fraud in each of the last six...

    • Local Government

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many local government employees there were in each year since 1997.

      Civil Servants

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how much space, expressed in square metres, the Department occupies for the offices of civil servants in (a) central London and (b) Greater London.

      Dee Estuary

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will make a statement on the undertaking given during his visit to the Airbus factory in Broughton, Flintshire on 5 March to ensure that permission is...

      Departmental Staff

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will make a statement on the future staffing of his Department's Hemel office.

      Fire and Rescue Services Bill

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what help will he give to help retain fire stations under the new Fire Bill.

      Growth Area Funding

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will identify the two sites referred to in the London Leyton area masterplan for which £150,000 growth area funding has been provided.

      Housing

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister pursuant to his Answer of 5 March 2004, Official Report, column 1185W, on houses in multiple occupation, what plans he has to introduce a cap on the total licence...

      Local Government Finance

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the levels of net debt were for each local authority in England in the most recent year for which figures are available.

      Local Government Finance

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister whether a capped local authority will receive additional financial support from central Government to compensate for the costs of re-billing.

      Local Government Finance

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what estimate his Department has made of the cost to the average (a) district, (b) county, (c) London, (d) metropolitan and (e) unitary authority in England of...

      Local Government Finance

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister (1) how much money the Treasury plans to set aside in 2005 for local government grants; (2) how much money the Treasury set aside for local government grants...

      Local Government Finance

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will make a statement on the range of new responsibilities to be undertaken by local authorities in the next financial year.

      Local Government Finance

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister pursuant to his answer of 11 March 2004, Official Report, column 1710W, what the value was (a) of the grant paid to the Isle of Wight for 2004–05 and (b)...

      New Deal for Communities

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the administration budget was for each New Deal for Communities partnership for each financial year since 1999–2000; and what the estimated...

      Parliamentary Questions

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many parliamentary questions have been tabled to his Department since 1 January 2003, broken down by (a) ordinary written and (b) named day; what percentage...

      Regional Assemblies

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister who is responsible for the (a) design, (b) production and (c) distribution of the leaflets (i) "Your Say: A new opportunity for the North East", (ii) "Your Say: A...

      Social Housing (Greater London)

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many new houses have been built in the social rented sector in Greater London in each year since 1997; and what the cost was in each year.

      Sunset Clauses

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will make a statement on his policy on the use of sunset clauses in legislation; and which Acts containing such clauses relevant to his Department were...

      Telecommunications Masts

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the minimum distance is that a telecommunications mast may be from houses.

      Telecommunications Masts

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will take steps to ensure that mobile telephone operatives consider the case for mast sharing before any application for new masts.

      Telecommunications Masts

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will amend the General Permitted Development Order 1995, section 17 (A), to bring telecommunications masts and base stations erected on land owned by...

      Telecommunications Masts

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister whether the Code of Best Practice on Mobile Phone Network Development issued by his office on 11 November 2002 covers the Tetra project.

      Telecommunications Masts

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what plans he has to amend Planning Policy Guidance Note 8 (revised) (PPG8) in relation to the Tetra project.

      Telecommunications Masts

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what discussions he has had with the Scottish Executive concerning Planning Policy Guidance Note 8 (revised) (PPG8) in relation to the Tetra project.

  • Treasury

    • Money Laundering

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what guidance he has published for estate agents on the requirements of the money laundering regulations which comes into force on 1 March; and if he will...

    • Money Laundering

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether a photcopy of a conveyancing solicitor's or conveyancer's identification documentation will be sufficient to enable estate agents to meet the money...

      Pensioner Population

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the pensioner population is in (a) each London borough and (b) England.

      Animal Feed

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what quantity of (a) soya and (b) maize gluten was imported for animal feed in each of the last five years; and which companies were the main importers in...

      Birth Defects

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many birth defects there were in (a) England, (b) each region and (c) each strategic health authority in each year since 1997; and if he will make a...

      Cancer

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the latest death rate figures for cancer are for England; and what they were in 1996–97.

      Carers

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the number of carers aged 65 years and over in Greater London.

      Computer Misuse

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many cases of computer misuse there were in his Department in (a) 1997 and (b) 2003, broken down by each category of misuse; and how many of those cases...

      Death Certification

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how the new proposals on death certification will affect the recording of deaths involving MRSA.

      Deaths (Greater London)

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many deaths in people over 60 in each year since 1997 in Greater London were due to (a) cancer, (b) coronary heart disease and (c) falls.

      Departmental Advertising

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the total cost is of the advertising campaign for tax credits.

      Drug-related Deaths

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many drug-related deaths there were in people aged under (a) 21, (b) 30 and (c) 40 years in (i) Greater London and (ii) each London borough in the last...

      Earnings

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the average percentage change in (a) public sector pay and (b) non-manual earnings has been in each year since 1993.

      Earnings

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list for (a) male, (b) female and (c) all workers in (i) Greater London and (ii) each London borough the (A) weekly median earnings and (B)...

      Electorate (Lancashire)

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the change in the size of the electorate was in each Lancashire constituency in each year since 1997; and what these figures were as a percentage of...

      Employer Tax Contributions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the effects of harmonising employer support on income tax, National Insurance contributions and VAT.

      Labour Statistics

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what the (a) change and (b) percentage change in the number of full-time jobs in Stroud was from 1997 to 31 December 2003; (2) how many people were...

      Labour Statistics

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the level of unemployment was in Stroud in each year since 1997; and what percentage of the workforce this represented.

      Labour Statistics

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many (a) males and (b) females aged (i) 21 to 30, (ii) 31 to 40, (iii) 41 to 50 and (iv) 51 to 60 years in Greater London have been unemployed for...

      EU Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the total level of tax raised was per head of population for each current EU country for the last year for which figures are available, taking into...

      Euro

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps his Department is taking to continue to evaluate its five economic tests for entry to the euro; and what plans he has to publish findings on a...

      Housing Market

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what action he intends to take to encourage more first time home buyers into the market.

      Inland Revenue

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what efforts are being made to (a) enhance the services provided by the Inland Revenue and (b) facilitate its closer working with other government departments.

      Pet Passports

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what level of VAT is chargeable on (a) passports, (b) pet passports and (c) passports for horses.

      Financial Services (VAT)

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the types of financial transaction that are subject to VAT.

      National Asset Register

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer on how many occasions the National Asset Register has been published since November 1997.

      Orphans Fund

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what discussions he has had with the Financial Services Industry on the orphans funds held in respect of unclaimed matured policies.

      Pensions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the average effect would be on an individual pensioner of adopting the harmonised index of consumer prices as a means of calculating inflation in...

      Pensions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many pensioners have been affected by the changes to the way inflation is calculated since the adoption of the harmonised index of consumer prices.

      Personal Debt

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his estimate is of the current level of debt outstanding on (a) credit cards and (b) home loans and mortgages in the UK; and what the comparable...

      Pre-owned Assets Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what representations he received from tax practitioners during the consultation period on the proposed tax on pre-owned assets.

      Procurement (Outsourcing)

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on his Department's procurement policy with regard to offshore IT and call centre outsourcing; whether his Department is...

      Residential Property Purchase

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what estimates have been made of the cost of implementing the tax relief proposals on purchasing residential property through (a) SIPPS and (b) SAPPS...

      Self-Assessment

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many penalty notices were issued by the Inland Revenue to taxpayers for alleged late submission or non-submission of their 2003 self-assessment tax...

      Self-Assessment

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if he will make a statement on the implementation by the Inland Revenue of the scheme whereby taxpayers who no longer need to submit a self-assessment...

      Population Statistics

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many (a) births, (b) deaths, (c) marriages and (d) divorces there were in each year since 1997.

      Tax Credits

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many families in The Wrekin are in receipt of (a) working tax credit and (b) child tax credit; and what the average change in income has been as a result.

      Tax Credits

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how much money has been overpaid to tax credit recipients in (a) the Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the United...

      Tax Credits

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many awards of child tax credit have been determined to have been wrongly calculated; and of those how many were (a) too high and (b) too low; (2)...

      Working Tax Credit

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many fraudulent claims have been made for the childcare element of the working tax credit in each year since 2002.

      Winter Deaths (Liverpool)

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people have died in the winter months in each of the council wards of Liverpool in each of the last 10 years.

  • House of Lords

    • Ulster-Scots Agency

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Who was consulted in the setting of the budget for the Ulster-Scots Agency for 2004; and on what dates.

    • Food Safety Promotion Board

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Why the budget of the Food Safety Promotion Board Cross-Border Implementation Body was increased by 9.3 per cent between 2002 and 2003; what information was used...

      Northern Ireland: Smoking

      asked Her Majesty's Government: What percentage of males and females smoke in Northern Ireland; and how those figures compare with the rest of the United Kingdom.

      Northern Ireland: Smoking

      asked Her Majesty's Government: How many fires were believed to have been started in Northern Ireland as a result of cigarettes in each year since 2000.

      Tourism Ireland

      asked Her Majesty's Government: What policies Tourism Ireland has introduced since November 2002 to increase the number of tourists visiting Northern Ireland from outside the island of Ireland.

      House of Lords Refreshment Department: "Fair Trade" Produce

      asked the Chairman of Committees: Which "Fair Trade" products are sold in each outlet of the House of Lords Refreshment Department.

      Guantanamo Bay: British Detainees

      asked Her Majesty's Government: In relation to the five British subjects now due to be released from Guantanamo Bay, when the Government first believed that each of them would not pose a threat...

      Guantanamo Bay: British Detainees

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they believe that each of the four British subjects not due to be released from Guantanamo Bay pose a threat to the security of the British people.

      Guantanamo Bay: British Detainees

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will ask the United States authorities to supply all information they have on the five British citizens released from Guantanamo and returned to this...

      Guantanamo Bay: British Detainees

      asked Her Majesty's Government: What representations they are making to the United States authorities to ensure fair trials for the four British citizens still held prisoner at Guantanamo.

      Guantanamo Bay: British Detainees

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they accept any responsibility for prisoners held at Guantanamo who were formerly residents, though not citizens of the United Kingdom; and, if so, what is...

      Guantanamo Bay: Algerian Detainess

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they have received representations from the Government of Algeria concerning six Algerians who were arrested in Bosnia, ordered to be released by the...

      Afghanistan

      asked Her Majesty's Government: What additional measures they consider necessary, in the light of two fatal terrorist attacks on groups of non-governmental organisation workers in the past...

      China: Human Rights

      asked Her Majesty's Government: What representations they have made to the Chinese authorities about the death sentence passed on a Tibetan monk, Rinpoche Tenzin Delek; and whether they will draw...

      Hong Kong

      asked Her Majesty's Government: What steps they are taking to persuade the People's Republic of China to strengthen the democratic process of electing the Hong Kong administration.

      Oryx Natural Resources

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether, in light of the United Nations Security Council presidential statement S/PRST/2003/21, they will seek the assistance of the Secretary-General in obtaining...

      Entente Cordiale

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by the Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean on 26 February (WA 71) concerning the centenary of the Entente Cordiale, what plans they have...

      Uganda

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they would assist the Ugandan Government to enter a more regular dialogue with Acholi community leaders and the Lord's Resistance Army if such dialogue...

      Nepal: Human Rights

      asked Her Majesty's Government: What is their response to Amnesty International's latest report on extra-judicial executions and human rights violations by the Nepalese security forces and the...

      103 Battalion REME: Vehicles

      asked Her Majesty's Government: What is the establishment for Foden and Scammell EKA recovery vehicles in 103 Battalion REME (V); and what was the current holding on 9 March.

      Dental Services

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether dental patient registrations will be abolished from 2005.

      Licensing Act 2003

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will delay the coming into force of the Licensing Act 2003, and the issuing of guidance thereon, until at least six months after the forthcoming...

      Licensing Act 2003

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they have received a report from the Metropolitan Police that the Licensing Act 2003 is likely to cause an increase in crime and disorder; and whether they...

      Playing Fields

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether the statistics on planning applications affecting playing fields, released on 4 March 2004, were considered and approved by the Department for Culture,...

      School Sport

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will define "high quality physical education and school sport" in the context of their public sector agreement target.

      National Stud

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by the Minister of Sport on 23 February (HC Deb, 38W), what is their intention regarding use of proceeds from any sale of the assets...

      Cricket

      asked Her Majesty's Government: What action they are taking to further the development of cricket at grass-roots level.

      Sport

      asked Her Majesty's Government: What assessment they have made of the benefits of UK Sport and Sport England's priority sports to the health of children, adults and elderly people.

      Food: Country of Origin Labelling

      asked Her Majesty's Government: What is their response to the European Commission's consultation on the merits of a "Made in the European Union Origin Marking" scheme, especially with regard to food.

      Renewable Energy

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether electricity generators, in co-firing biomass fuel, face any restrictions on where they must source that fuel, in order for the electricity generated to...

      Defra: Consultants and Professional Advisers

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Whitty on 23 February (WA 37), why the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has not held a single list of...

      Defra: Consultants and Professional Advisers

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Whitty on 23 February (WA 37), whether the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs have since put in place a...

      Common Agricultural Policy

      asked Her Majesty's Government: What is their estimate of the total cost of the common agricultural policy in 2002 to British consumers, taking account of the cost of food prices in the United...

      Eurostar

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether the agreement between Eurostar and Union Railways committing Eurostar to pay for up to eight train paths per hour on the Channel Tunnel Rail Link for 50...

      Regulations: Cost to Business

      asked Her Majesty's Government: What would be the cost of estimating the cost to business of new regulations introduced in each year since 1997; and how that figure is calculated.

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