Written answers

Iau, 7 Gorffennaf 2005

  • Cabinet Office

    • Civil Contingencies

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will make a statement on the work of the Civil Contingencies Secretariat.

    • EU Presidency

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will take steps to ensure that English wine is served (a) exclusively and (b) at the request of guests at meals, parties and receptions...

  • Culture Media and Sport

    • British Board of Film Classification

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will list the examiners at the British Board of Film Classification; what the professional background of each is; and if she will...

    • Digital Television

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what assistance will be given to (a) pensioners and (b) people on low incomes to switch to digital television.

      Licensing Act 2003

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what recent representations she has received from sports clubs about the impact on them of the Licensing Act 2003.

      Licensing Act 2003

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what estimate her Department has made of the number of premises licence applications for variations to include live music that will be...

      Ofcom

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what means her Department uses to assess the effectiveness of Ofcom in upholding its duties to citizens and consumers; and if she will...

      Radio Station Licences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many applications there were for local radio station licences in (a) 2004 and (b) to date in 2005.

  • Defence

    • Gibraltar

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the future of RAF Gibraltar; and how many and what types of aircraft use the base.

    • Gibraltar

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many other nations' air forces have used RAF Gibraltar in the last three years; and how many and what type of aircraft were involved.

      Maritime Forces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the (a) Royal Navy and (b) Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels which are not at full operational readiness in consequence of the STOROB process...

      Prisoners of War

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether the report made to Multi-National Division (South East) by the (a) Prisoner of War Registration Unit and (b) Prisoner Monitoring Team at Camp...

      RN Patrol Boats

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the current whereabouts of the three Royal Naval patrol boats seized by Iran in June 2004; what representations he has...

  • Deputy Prime Minister

    • Advertisements

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what definition his Department uses of a (a) fixed and (b) mobile site for posters and advertisements.

    • Affordable Housing

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many (a) affordable homes and (b) homes for rent were provided with public funds in Lancashire in each of the last five years, broken down by district council...

      Council Tax

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will reconsider the proposed capping of Hambleton district council's tax.

      Council Tax

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what expenditure in total has been incurred so far on the council tax revaluation in England by (a) his Department, (b) the Valuation Office Agency and (c) other...

      English Partnerships

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how much land English Partnerships owns in each Lancashire district.

      English Partnerships

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what recent discussions he has had with English Partnerships on securing a better return on resources under its ownership.

      Fire Service (Essex)

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many attacks have taken place on fire crews in (a) Southend and (b) Essex in each of the last five years.

      Fire Service (Essex)

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the average response time was to an emergency call to the Fire Brigade in each Essex borough in each of the last eight years for which figures are available.

      Flooding (North Yorkshire)

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will propose a moratorium on planning applications for construction of buildings on (a) functional flood plains and (b) areas that have recently experienced...

      Housing Market Renewal Pathfinder

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what assessment he has made of the merits of establishing urban development corporations in the Housing Market Renewal Pathfinder areas in England; and if he will...

      London Housing Board

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister (1) when he expects to receive the London Housing Board's recommendations on funding allocations for 2006 to 2008; (2) if he will place a copy of the London...

      Mobile Phone Masts

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of planning procedures for mobile phone masts.

      Motorway Advertisements

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what his policy is on the siting of advertisements on land adjacent to motorways.

      Neighbourhood Renewal Support Fund

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the floor targets for Neighbourhood Renewal Support Fund are; what the performance of Newcastle upon Tyne against those targets was; and what the average...

      Neighbourhood Renewal Support Fund

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will place in the Library (a) the assessment of each (i) output and (ii) super output area of the city of Newcastle upon Tyne against the factors in the...

      New Build (Lancashire)

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many homes have been built in Lancashire in each of the last five years, broken down by district council area.

      Planning (London)

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister on how many occasions the Mayor of London exercised his power to direct a refusal of a planning application in each of the last five years for each London...

      Safer Stronger Communities Fund

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the allocation for Birmingham local authority is from the Safer Stronger Communities fund for 2005–06; and what the population of Birmingham local...

      Safer Stronger Communities Fund

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the allocation for Walsall local authority is from the Safer Stronger Communities fund for 2005–06; and what the population of Walsall local authority...

      Safer Stronger Communities Fund

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the allocation for Wolverhampton local authority is from the Safer Stronger Communities fund for 2005–06; and what the population of Wolverhampton...

      Social Housing

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will provide additional support for Shrewsbury and Atcham borough council for the provision of social housing.

      Standards Board for England

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the running costs were of the Standards Board for England in each of the last five years.

      Standards Board for England

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many cases were reported to the Standards Board for England in each of the last five years; and in how many cases standards were found to have been breached.

      Standards Board for England

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the average cost of an investigation by the Standards Board for England was in 2004–05.

      Surgery Car Parking

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what guidance he gives planning authorities concerning car parking requirements for (a) dental surgeries and (b) general practitioners surgeries in residential...

  • Environment Food and Rural Affairs

    • Bovine TB

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many cattle were slaughtered in the last recorded month as a result of bovine TB.

    • Environmental Policies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make a statement on her environmental priorities for the UK presidency of the European Union.

      EU Sugar Regime

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make a statement on the implications for the British sugar industry of the European Commission's proposals for...

      Fisheries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many fatalities of UK fishermen she estimates were caused by fishing vessels operated by other EU states in each of the...

      Fly-tipping

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what advice her Department gives to local authorities on measures to combat fly-tipping.

      Newcastle Brown Ale

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what (a) product specification, (b) production and (c) content disclosures were required as a result of the granting of...

      Newcastle Brown Ale

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what consultations were carried out on the proposed removal of protected geographical indicator status from Newcastle Brown...

      Pet Cemeteries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when the hon. Member for Wight will receive the substantive reply promised in the Prime Minister's letter of 2 June...

      Press Officers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many press officers the Department and its predecessors employed in each year since 1997; and what the cost was in each year.

      Rural Pathfinders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will list the Rural Pathfinders in England; on what date each was established; and what outcomes they have achieved...

      Rural Pathfinders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the terms of reference of the Rural Pathfinder for the Peak District are; which other agencies are involved in its work;...

  • Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

    • Guinea-Bissau

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment has been made of the (a) transparency and (b) legitimacy of the recent election in Guinea-Bissau.

    • Liberia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he has taken to facilitate the trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor for violation of international...

      Witchcraft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he has passed to the Home Office information the Department has gathered on the impact on children of being accused of...

  • Health

    • Advertising Campaigns

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list the health-related advertising campaigns commissioned since February 2002, indicating the (a) objectives, (b) start and end dates, (c)...

    • Alcohol Abuse (Children)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many children were admitted to hospital in each London strategic health authority owing to alcohol-related problems in 2004–05.

      Asthma

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) adults and (b) children per 100 population diagnosed with asthma there are in each London borough.

      Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate she has made of the number of children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in each year since 1997.

      Bacteriophages

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment she has made of the suitability of bacteriophage in methods to reduce MRSA infection; and what representations she has received on such...

      Blood Donations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people have given blood in London in each of the last five years.

      Children's Hospices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list children's hospices, broken down by region; and if she will make a statement.

      Departmental Advertising Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much (a) the Department and (b) non-departmental bodies for which the Department is responsible spent on advertising in 2004–05, broken down by...

      Departmental Advice

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health when her Department's advice "Clostridium Difficile: Infection Prevention and Management" was last reviewed; and what plans she has to audit compliance...

      Diagnostic and Treatment Centres

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list diagnostic and treatment centres, broken down by (a) location and (b) specialism.

      Diversity Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether (a) medical students and (b) student nurses receive diversity training; and what research the Government have commissioned on the effects of...

      East Sussex Hospitals Trust

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health on what dates the Department's Recovery and Support Unit visited East Sussex Hospitals Trust; whether it has reported to Ministers; and what actions she...

      Ethical Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of recruiting agencies used by the NHS were signed up to the Department's Code of Practice on ethical recruitment in each of the last...

      Ethical Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what measures are in place to ensure that the NHS abides by its Code of Practice on ethical recruitment.

      Ethical Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what measures are in place to ensure that the NHS does not recruit from the private sector health care workers who have migrated to the UK from countries...

      Ethical Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what measures are in place to ensure that the NHS does not contract out services to private sector organisations which have not signed up to the...

      General Practitioner Cover

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much was allocated by her Department in each primary care trust in England for out-of-hours general practitioner services in (a) 2003–04, (b)...

      Healthcare-associated Infections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health when she will introduce legislation to combat healthcare-associated infection; and if she will make a statement.

      Hospital Admissions (Accidents)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the rate of hospital admission for serious accidental injury has been per 100,000 population in each year since 1995.

      Influenza Pandemic

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what plans the Government has for emergency assistance to the national infrastructure in the event of an influenza pandemic; (2) whether the Health...

      Influenza Pandemic

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans the Health Protection Agency has for the provision of hospital beds in the event of an influenza pandemic.

      London SHAs (Staff)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people are directly employed as (a) medical and dental staff and (b) non-medical staff in each London strategic health authority.

      Lung Disease

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people in the Easington primary care trust area suffer from (a) chronic bronchitis and emphysema and (b) pneumoconiosis.

      Lutein/Zeaxanthin

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will take steps to enable the drugs (a) Lutein and (b) Zeaxanthin to be made available on prescription; and if she will make a statement.

      NHS Direct

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many complaints have been made by members of the public regarding the service they received from NHS Direct; and how many were upheld.

      NHS Direct

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health for what reasons she is proposing to change the status of NHS Direct.

      NHS Professionals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what percentage of NHS trusts implemented NHS professionals by the end of April; (2) what NHS professionals' budget (a) was in 2004–05 and...

      NHS Trust Deficits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether the Bradford Acute Trust was in deficit before it became a Foundation Trust.

      NHS Trusts (Financial Consultants)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much each NHS trust spent on external financial consultants during the financial period (a) 2001–02, (b) 2002–03, (c) 2003–04 and...

      Nurses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many nursing vacancies there were on 31 May, broken down by primary care trust; and if she will make a statement.

      Scanning Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average waiting time for a scan in County Durham and Tees Valley Strategic Health Authority area was in the last period for which figures are...

      Scanning Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many residents of Sacriston have had scans carried out by Alliance Medical; (2) how many residents of Great Lumley have had scans carried out...

      Scanning Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate she has made of waiting times for routine MRI scans in (a) Kingston and Surbiton, (b) South West London, (c) London and (d) England.

      Sexual Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many young people between the ages of 16 and 18 years have been diagnosed with a sexually transmitted disease in the Easington Primary Care...

      Sickness Absence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the rate of sickness absence for (a) medical staff, (b) non-medical clinical staff and (c) all other staff has been in each (i) primary care trust...

      Social Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how pilot areas will be chosen to test the proposals for individual budgets for social care.

      South West London and St. George's Mental Health Trust

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many staff have been killed by residents of in-patient wards in South West London and St. George's Mental Health Trust in each of the last 10...

  • Home Department

    • Abandoned Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) prosecutions and (b) convictions have resulted from proceedings against the individuals believed to have abandoned vehicles in...

    • Domestic Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many calls have been received by the National Domestic Violence Helpline since its introduction; and what the cost of its operation has been.

      Mobile Phones

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what measures he is taking to encourage compliance with the ban on the use of hand-held mobile phones while driving a motor vehicle on the...

      Passports

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list for each of the last 12 months the average time a passport application took to be processed by the UK Passport Agency; and if...

      Racial and Religious Hatred Bill

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the likely effects on freedom of speech of the Racial and Religious Hatred Bill.

      Sexual Offences Act

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what data his Department is collecting to evaluate the effectiveness of sections 15 and 123 to 129 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003; and when...

  • Leader of the House

    • Government Bills (Explanatory Notes)

      To ask the Leader of the House if he will list the occasions, in each of the last three sessions, when Explanatory Notes to Government Bills have not been made available (a) on the same day that...

    • Parliamentary Education (Schools)

      To ask the Leader of the House what steps he is taking to promote knowledge of, and interest in, both Houses of Parliament through schools.

      Sitting Hours

      To ask the Leader of the House if he will list the occasions when the House has sat later than 2.00 am in each session since 1976.

      Sitting Hours

      To ask the Leader of the House if he will list the occasions when a Standing Committee has sat later than 2.30 am in each session since 1976.

  • Scotland

    • Proceeds of Crime Act

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much has been seized in Midlothian as a consequence of prosecutions under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.

    • Work-related Stress

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many cases of work-related stress have been reported in his Department in each of the last three years; how much compensation was paid to employees...

  • Trade and Industry

    • Advantage West Midlands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much has been spent by Advantage West Midlands in each relevant (a) parliamentary constituency and (b) local authority area since 1997.

    • Directorate Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many members of each Directorate have taken early retirement since October 2003; and for what reasons.

      Internal Market Services Directive

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) what assessment he has made of regulations which might be considered a barrier to trade under the terms of the EU Directive on Services...

  • Transport

    • A102

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport for what reasons the speed limit on the A102 between the A11 and the A13 has been reduced from 50 mph to 40 mph.

    • A11/A13

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many (a) minor and (b) serious accidents occurred on the A102 between the A11 and the A13 in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available.

      A21 Upgrade

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what representations he has received regarding funding for the proposed A21 upgrade between Flimwell and Robertsbridge.

      A21 Upgrade

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what representations he has received opposing the proposed A21 upgrade; and if he will make a statement.

      A38

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the answer of 28 June 2005, Official Report, column 1412W on the A38, how many households at (a) each location referred to and (b) the M1...

      A40

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many fatal accidents occurred in each year between 1984 and 2004 on the A40 road between (a) Carmarthen and St. Clears and (b) St. Clears and...

      Advertising Hoardings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the implications for road safety of the unregulated use of advertising hoardings in the immediate proximity of motorways...

      Blue Badges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) how many disabled person's Blue Badges were issued in each local authority in each of the last two years; (2) how many people were refused a...

      Blue Badges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the current criteria are to receive a disabled person's Blue Badge.

      Civil Aviation (Missile Defence)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on the use of anti-missile technologies in the UK civil aviation industry.

      Cyclists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps he is taking to raise awareness amongst cyclists of the need to stop at red traffic lights.

      Cyclists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many cyclists were (a) injured and (b) killed in road traffic accidents in (i) the Metropolitan Police area of London, (ii) Southend, (iii) Essex...

      Cyclists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many cyclists have been (a) injured and (b) killed in each of the last 10 years in road traffic accidents caused by passing a red traffic light.

      Driver Vision

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will take steps to introduce a lesser sanction than removal of a driving licence for an individual who marginally fails the minimum standard of...

      Four-wheel Drive Cars

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate he has made of the number of cars owned in (a) Kingston and Surbiton, (b) South West London, (c) London and (d) England; and what...

      Learner Drivers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many refunds have been given to purchasers of the Complete Official Learner Driver packs; how many more he expects to issue; and what the total...

      Learner Drivers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many Complete Official Learner Driver packs have been withdrawn from sale; and at what cost.

      Maximum Driving Times

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the adherence of foreign drivers in the UK to EU regulations on maximum driving times.

      Mini-Motos

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what measures he intends to introduce to prevent the use of miniature motorcycles (mini-motos) on public highways.

      Motorway Advertising

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what discussions his Department has had with motoring and road safety organisations on the impact of advertisements situated next to motorways.

      Motorway Advertising

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what discussions he has had with the police about advertising boards in fields adjacent to the motorway network.

      Pedestrian Crossings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what criteria the Highways Agency takes into account before a decision is taken to install a pedestrian crossing.

      Railways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether he expects existing rail services at stations on the (a) Hastings to Charing Cross and (b) Bexhill to London lines to be maintained at their...

      Railways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) whether his Department will fund the fitting-out of the interchange box under St. Pancras Station; and if he will make a statement; (2) if he...

      Renewable Transport Fuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make it his policy to set annual targets towards achieving a 5.75 per cent. market share for renewable transport fuels by 2010.

      Renewable Transport Fuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans he has to introduce a renewable transport fuels obligation; and if he will make a statement.

      Road Improvements

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the road improvement schemes managed by the Highways Agency in (a) the Kent, East and West Sussex area and (b) England in each year...

      Road Tax

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what research his Department has carried out into alternatives to road tax.

      Road Tax

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps his Department is taking to reduce the level of non-payment of road tax.

      Road Tax

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate he has made of the number of vehicles using the roads which have not paid road tax.

      Road Traffic Accidents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many road traffic accidents have been caused by loads breaking free of cargo trucks in each month since January 2003; how many of these resulted in...

      Road Transport Fuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what percentage by weight of road transport fuel was comprised of (a) liquefied petroleum gas and (b) compressed natural gas in the last 12...

      Roads

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list his Department's planned road building programmes, broken down by county.

      Roads

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport which road schemes that have been proposed by local authorities in England in local transport plans will affect (a) sites of special scientific...

      Roads

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport which completed road building programmes have affected designated (a) sites of special scientific interest, (b) areas of outstanding natural beauty and...

      Roads

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many (a) accidents and (b) fatalities were recorded on the A253 between (i) Hastings and Bexhill and (ii) Bexhill and Pevensey with particular...

      Roads

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many private contractors have traffic cones which they can use to block road lanes; how many cones are in the possession of (a) private...

      Roads

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much he has allocated to the (a) improvement and (b) maintenance of the (i) A127 and (ii) A13 in the Southend area in each of the next three...

      Roads

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many speed cameras are situated on (a) the A127 between the M25 and Southend and (b) the A13 between the M25 and Southend; and what plans there are...

      Roads

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many (a) minor and (b) serious road accidents occurred on the A127 between the M25 and Southend in each of the last five years for which figures...

      Safety Cameras

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many speed cameras there are in England and Wales, broken down by borough; how much money has been raised in fines, broken down by borough, since...

      Safety Cameras

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many speed cameras are situated on each side of the road on the A102 between the A11 and the A13.

      Traffic Accidents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the answer of 16 June 2005, Official Report, column 537W, on traffic accidents (London), if he will set out the equivalent figures for the...

      Traffic Calming

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what research his Department has evaluated on the effects of traffic calming measures on (a) reducing speed and (b) preventing accidents.

      Traffic Management Act

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he intends to lay regulations under section 6 (Civil Enforcement of Traffic Contraventions) of the Traffic Management Act 2004; and if he will...

      Traffic Statistics

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment his Department has made of the effect on (a) carbon dioxide and (b) other exhaust pollutants of the 25 foot turning circle of London taxis.

      Traffic Statistics

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport for what reasons plans to upgrade the A14 around Kettering have been put back from 2012 to 2016 to 2017 to 2021.

      Transport Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on transport infrastructure needs in (a) London, (b) Kent and (c) Surrey.

      Vehicle Registration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate he has made of the number of vehicles on the roads which are not registered to their owners.

      Vehicle Registration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many vehicles were reported to the Driver Vehicle Licensing Agency via V28 forms in each year since 1996–97.

      Vehicle Registration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many (a) applications and (b) renewals were processed by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency in Swansea in each of the last five years.

      Vehicle Registration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the average time taken to process (a) applications and (b) renewals at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency in Swansea was in the last year for...

      Vehicle Registration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many complaints were received regarding problems in the processing of applications and renewals at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency in...

  • Treasury

    • Births

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many babies were born in (a) England and Wales and (b) the Southend area, broken down by maternal age in each of the last five years for which figures...

    • Carbon Capture and Abatement Technologies

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will provide additional tax and financial incentives to (a) promote the development of carbon capture and abatement technologies and (b) support the...

      Cost Recovery

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer of 28 June 2005, Official Report, column 1424W, on cost recovery, what advice his Department has given to the NHS on reaching...

      EC Officials

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the average pension is of each grade of retired European Communities official; and if he will make a statement.

      Government Debt

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the effects on debt servicing costs if the Government refinanced its debt of 10-year maturity or longer at the same 10-year interest...

      Government Debt

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what factors underlie the level of long-term interest rates (or bond yields) paid by the Government on their debt with a maturity of 10 years or more; and...

      Hypothermia

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many deaths linked with hypothermia there were in (a) the United Kingdom, (b) England, (c) Scotland, (d) Wales, (e) Essex and (f) the Southend area of...

      Poverty Reduction

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps he is taking to reduce poverty in persons aged over 65 years; and if he will make a statement.

      Public Borrowing

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how he calculates the start and end points of the economic cycle; when, for the purposes of calculating the golden rule, the current economic cycle (a)...

      Science Investment

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the projected figures for increasing public investment in scientific research set out in the 2004 Spending Review are contingent on increases in...

      Tax Avoidance Schemes

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will introduce legislation to prevent accountancy firms selling aggressive tax avoidance schemes from securing contracts awarded by his Department.

      Tax Credits

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his estimate is of the proportion of overpaid tax credits for 2003–04 which so far have been written off; and if he will make a statement.

      Tax Credits

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what (a) the total amount of tax credit payments claimed in Northern Ireland since their introduction, (b) the total amount of overpayments, (c) the value...

      Tax Credits

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the performance of the tax credits system against targets set for it over the period March 2003 to June 2005; and if he will...

      Tax Credits

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list the management information collected on a regular basis and reported to Ministers on the tax credit system.

      Tax Credits

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many people have been notified of overpayments of tax credits since 5 May; (2) how many people received overpayments of tax credits before 5th May.

      Tax Credits

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many complaints about tax credits have been made to HM Revenue and Customs in each of the last three financial years.

      Tax Credits

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people are employed to work for the tax credit helpline, broken down by where staff are based in the UK.

      Tax Credits

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the progress made in recovery of overpaid tax credits.

      Tax Credits

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer by what date he intends to introduce a statutory test for recovery of overpaid tax credits; whether the test will include an independent right of appeal;...

      Tax Credits

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people are employed within Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs to handle complaints relating to tax credits.

      Tax Credits

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the (a) number and (b) total value of excess tax credit payments and overpayments where there was no disregard of income rises...

      VAT (New Build Projects)

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what representations he has received from charitable organisations which zero-rate the VAT on new build projects and have an unfunded future liability for...

  • Work and Pensions

    • Benefits (Dundee)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people were in receipt of (a) incapacity benefit, (b) jobseeker's allowance, (c) income support and (d) income support for lone...

    • Earnings-Related Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 14 June 2005, Official Report, column 260W, on earnings-related pensions, what estimate he has made of the cost (a)...

      Financial Assistance Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will list the pension schemes expected to be eligible for the Financial Assistance Scheme, broken down by parliamentary constituency in...

      Incapacity Benefit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the average time between an initial personal capability assessment for claimants of incapacity benefits and a follow-up assessment has...

      Pension Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many pensioners in the Lanark and Hamilton, East constituency are in receipt of the pension credit; how much they receive on average; and...

      Pension Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many recipients there are of pension credit in Cardiff, North constituency; and what the average award is.

      Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate has been made of the effect on projected expenditure for the basic state pay as you go pension if all those currently contracted...

      Social Security Office (Aberystwyth)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what assessment he has made of the likely effect of the proposed closure of the social security office in Aberystwyth upon delivery of...

      Training and Enterprise Council Pension Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) whether approaches have been made to the (a) Pensions Protection Fund and (b) Financial Assistance Scheme in respect of former Training...

  • House of Lords

    • Afghanistan: National Development Strategy

      asked Her Majesty's Government: What advice they have given to the Afghan Government regarding the design and implementation of the Afghanistan National Development Strategy process in order to...

    • Animal Welfare: Export of Live Horses for Slaughter

      asked Her Majesty's Government: What progress they have made towards banning the export of live horses for slaughter.

      Avian Flu

      asked Her Majesty's Government: What representations they have made with the Belgium Government to ascertain whether the two eagles smuggled into Belgium and found to be carrying the HSN 1 virus...

      Common Agricultural Policy

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they have received any representations from Members of the European Parliament on reform of the common agricultural policy; and what were the broad nature...

      Common Agricultural Policy

      asked Her Majesty's Government: What approximate proportion of current common agricultural policy appropriations would be left for the 15 member states, prior to the 10 recent accession states'...

      Common Agricultural Policy

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they have anything to add to the Prime Minster's Answer on 29 June (HC Deb, col. 1293–94) raising the possibility of the abolition of the European...

      Crossrail Bill

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Davies of Oldham on 15 June (WA 129), why the regulatory impact assessment of Crossrail considered a Transport and Works...

      Economic Growth and Road Traffic

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Davies of Oldham on 28 June (WA 15), what is the evidence that the link between economic growth and road traffic has...

      Housing: The Groves, Liverpool

      asked Her Majesty's Government: What assessment they have made of the representations of the Lodge Lane Regeneration Group, Toxteth, Liverpool, concerning the future of the Groves; how many of...

      NHS: Amputations

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Warner on 26 May (WA 22), whether they consider that a wrong limb amputation is so tragic an event that information on...

      NHS: Obesity and Slimming

      asked Her Majesty's Government: What is their view of the development of slimming on referral by Greater and Central Derby primary care trusts and Slimming World; what assessment they have made...

      Traffic Management: Reading

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they have had any discussions with Reading Borough Council concerning a proposal to convert the inner distribution road to a one-way traffic system; and...

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