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Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 8 January 2003

Here you can browse the Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 8 January 2003, of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper. They are arranged in alphabetical order of answering Department.

Notes:
* Indicates a Question for Oral Answer.
+ Indicates a Question not included in the random selection process but accepted because the quota for that day had not been filled.
[N] Indicates a Question for Written Answer on a named day, i.e. the Member has indicated under S.O. No. 22(4) the day on which he wishes the Question to be answered.
[R] Indicates that a relevant interest has been declared.
 


 

WEDNESDAY 8th JANUARY

1  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what advice he provides to planning authorities on applications to install solar panels on listed buildings.

 (89074)

2  
N  
Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will list housing allocations created as a result of stock transfer from a local authority which have since been transferred to another housing association.

 (88322)

3  
N  
Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what (a) the level of homelessness and (b) housing list numbers for those requiring housing were in each authority which has undergone stock transfer (i) at the time of transfer and (ii) at each year-end subsequent to unit transfers.

 (88323)

4  
N  
Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what steps he has taken to ensure that there is no conflict of interest in the position of senior local authority officers promoting stock transfer.

 (88324)

5  Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what his housing decency standard relating heat loss to energy input is; and what temperature that standard is designed to maintain.

 (89570)

6  Mr Mike Wood (Batley & Spen): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what steps he intends to take to encourage planning authorities into the appropriate enforcement action when planning law is breached.

 (89556)

7  Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make a statement on her policy on applying HM Treasury's Green Book assumptions, and the appropriate assumptions for inflation, when calculating the cost of staging the 2012 Olympic Games.

 (89582)

8  Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what her criteria are for assessing the success of the Commonwealth Games in Manchester; and if she will make a statement.

 (89581)

9  Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what measurable financial return on public investment she seeks in assessing the viability of bidding for the 2012 Olympic Games.

 (89580)

10  Mr Mike Wood (Batley & Spen): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much her Department intends to spend in the next year developing sport at (a) youth and (b) grassroots levels.

 (89553)

11  
N  
Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the terms of agreement are between his Department and the US Air Force in the use of RAF Fairford.

 (88320)

12  
N  
Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what liaison takes place between his Department and (a) local honourable Members and (b) local authorities in the use of domestic military airfields when being used by the aircraft of a foreign power.

 (88321)

13  Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the British (a) hardware and (b) personnel commitment is to the ERRF; and to what extent this has changed since November 2002.

 (89588)

14  Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what British commitment he estimates will be required to meet goal shortfalls by fellow members of the ERRF in (a) its first year and (b) subsequent years.

 (89589)

15  Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what purposes beyond humanitarian relief, peacekeeping and crisis management British hardware and personnel committed to the European Rapid Reaction Force may be used.

 (89587)

16  Mr Mike Wood (Batley & Spen): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much the transportation of HMS Nottingham is expected to cost; and when the board of enquiry report into the incident which caused the damage is to be published.

 (89558)

17  
N  
Michael Fabricant (Lichfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the SSA average grant per pupil in (a) primary schools and (b) secondary schools will be in each LEA in England and Wales in (i) 2003-04 and (ii) subsequent years for which figures are available.

 (88325)

18  Mr Peter Pike (Burnley): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what recent representations he has received on EMAG policy and funding distribution.

 (89598)

19  Mr Peter Pike (Burnley): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what responses he received on the consultation on EMAG distribution; and if he will make a statement.

 (89597)

20  Mr Peter Pike (Burnley): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proposals he plans to make in the EMAG distribution formula; and if he will make a statement.

 (89596)

21  Mr Peter Pike (Burnley): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what has been the comparative EMAG funding at a constant value basis for each of the last five years for which figures are available.

 (89599)

22  Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what criteria he will use to judge the effectiveness of Connexions Partnerships in (a) providing a vibrant high quality youth service, (b) making many more young people active citizens, (c) engaging many more young people in developmental activities and (d) ensuring that parents, carers and teachers are supportive of Connexions, as set out in Youth Support Services for 13-19 year-olds: A Vision for 2006.

 (89574)

23  Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) young people of the relevant age group and (b) personal advisors there are in the area of each Connexions Partnership; and what the ratio of (a) to (b) is in each case.

 (89572)

24  Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, for what reason the consultation paper on admissions did not meet the Government's code of practice on good government recommendations on minimum consultation periods.

 (89590)

25  Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of 16 to 18 year-olds are not in education, training or employment in each of the Connexions Partnership areas.

 (89575)

26  Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what outcome-driven performance targets he has set for (a) the Connexions service and (b) each Connexions Partnership.

 (89576)

27  Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, which Connexions Partnerships (a) are operational, (b) are still to take effect, (c) offer a one-stop shop service and (d) offer Connexions Direct.

 (89571)

28  Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what discussions took place with (a) local education authorities and (b) schools and colleges on paragraph A45 of the admissions consultation paper.

 (89592)

29  Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what (a) qualifications and (b) professional standards are required of Connexions personal advisors.

 (89579)

30  Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the annual budget is of (a) the Connexions Service National Unit and (b) each Connexions Partnership.

 (89578)

31  Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, which organisations were consulted formally on the admissions consultation paper published on 16th September.

 (89591)

32  Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what his target maximum wait is for an appointment with (a) a Connexions personal advisor and (b) a careers advisor.

 (89573)

33  Mr Mike Wood (Batley & Spen): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what progress has been made towards meeting the 2004 target for having free nursery places available to all three year olds; and for what reason such places are not yet available to all three year olds.

 (89554)

34  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what was the total (a) volume and (b) value of flowers imported into the UK from Kenya for each year since 1997; what discussions her Department has had relating to the involvement of UK companies in the import or production of flowers produced in Kenya using chemicals banned in the EU; and if she will make a statement.

 (88281)

35  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what controls are placed on the import of flowers into the UK in relation to the use of (a) pesticides and (b) environmentally unsustainable practices; and if she will make a statement.

 (88282)

36  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether a Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method document has been prepared for the refurbishment of Nobel House.

 (89079)

37  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her total departmental budget was for each year of its existence; what the projected budget is for 2002-03; and how much within each year has been allocated to (a) rural affairs, (b) agriculture, (c) environmental protection and (d) international environmental matters.

 (89096)

38  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list the local authorities which (a) have responded to the Environment Minister's letter on timber procurement from 19th September 2002, (b) have confirmed that they have policies to ensure that all timber purchased is from legal and sustainable sources and (c) do not have policies to ensure timber procurement from legal and sustainable sources; and what percentage of local authorities have taken action under (a), (b) and (c).

 (89078)

39  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many officials in her Department work (a) in the Strategic Development Unit and (b) on Regulatory Impact Assessment matters.

 (89092)

40  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what percentage of eggs sold were (a) free range and (b) intensively farmed in the last year for which records are available.

 (89086)

41  Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what requirements are placed on water companies on explaining charges to customers when compiling customer invoices.

 (89560)

42  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what (a) advantages and (b) disadvantages he identified in deciding to introduce the climate change levy in preference to a carbon tax.

 (89098)

43  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what his policy is on the application of tax to (a) plastic bags and (b) aviation fuel.

 (89093)

44  
N  
Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the impact of the increased insurance costs on voluntary sector organisations.

 (88505)

45  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what measures the Government intends to take (a) unilaterally and (b) internationally to stop the import of Liberian conflict timber where it cannot be demonstrated that it is not being used for legitimate social, humanitarian and development purposes; and if he will make a statement.

 (89070)

46  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the UK Government has taken to ensure that the Liberian Government, under UN Security Council resolution 1408 (2002), has established a transparent and internationally verifiable audit regime to ensure that revenue derived from the Liberian timber industry is used for legitimate social, humanitarian and development purposes, and not for purchasing arms, and if he will make a statement.

 (89069)

47  Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the Government's aspirations for the Convention on the Future of Europe.

 (89583)

48  Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on his policy on the content of the draft Constitutional Treaty of European Union prepared by Professor Alan Dashwood.

 (89584)

49  Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on his policy on the principle of loyal co-operation proposed for inclusion in the conclusions of the Convention on the Future of Europe.

 (89585)

50  Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether British Government representatives observed the recent Pakistani elections (a) as part of the EU observer team and (b) independently; and whether his policy is on the EU team's criticism of the Pakistani government's offering financial aid to those political parties it favours.

 (89586)

51  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made towards a clearer labelling system on animal meat products to ensure that the consumer can tell where the animal (a) originated and (b) was slaughtered.

 (89084)

52  Mr Peter Pike (Burnley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which areas were approved to field site status in the Modernising Dentistry Options for Change programme; which applications were unsuccessful; and if he will make a statement.

 (89595)

53  Mr Peter Pike (Burnley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department proposes to take to increase NHS Dental Service provision in the Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale area; and if he will make a statement.

 (89594)

54  Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the cost of restoring free (a) dental and (b) eye examinations to (i) all adults, (ii) those over 65, (iii) those over 60 and (iv) those over 55; and if he will make a statement.

 (89555)

55  
N  
Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will ask the Government Actuary to investigate police pension costs.

 (88504)

56  Mr Peter Pike (Burnley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what health study his Department proposes to undertake into the Airwave Police Communication System; and if he will make a statement.

 (89603)

57  Mr Peter Pike (Burnley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police forces use the Airwave Communication System; what representations he has received about the system; and if he will make a statement.

 (89604)

58  Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department gives development aid to North Korea.

 (89551)

59  
N  
Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions she has held with (a) groups working in Burma and (b) the Burmese internally displaced people.

 (88776)

60  
N  
Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has had with the Governments of (a) Afghanistan, (b) Burundi, (c) the Democratic Republic of Congo, (d) Liberia, (e) Somalia, (f) Burma and (g) Colombia on the recent UN Report on child soldiers; and what efforts she is making to end the practice of using child soldiers.

 (88778)

61  
N  
Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her Department is doing to help children suffering grave psychological trauma as a result of conflict situations.

 (88635)

62  
N  
Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her Department is doing to help women and girls who have been victims of rape and sexual violence as a deliberate instrument of war.

 (88636)

63  
N  
Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department gave through multilateral agencies in (a) 2000, (b) 2001 and (c) 2002 to (i) the Government of Burma and (ii) the Burmese internally displaced people.

 (88771)

64  
N  
Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department is proposing to give in 2003 to (a) the Government of Burma and (b) the Burmese internally displaced people.

 (88772)

65  
N  
Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what is the (a) value of imports the UK received from Burma and (b) the nature of these imports in 2002.

 (88773)

66  
N  
Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the use of child soldiers in Burma.

 (88774)

67  
N  
Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of human rights abuses by Burmese soldiers, with particular reference to sexual violence against ethnic minority women and girls.

 (88775)

68  
N  
Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the recent UN report on child soldiers.

 (88777)

69  
N  
Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her Department is doing to help children (a) orphaned, (b) seriously injured and (c) permanently disabled as a result of conflict situations.

 (88779)

70  Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, if he will list the regional offices of the Legal Services Commission, stating for each (a) the complement of staff and (b) the number of vacancies at the most recent date for which information is available.

 (89561)

71  Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, on what basis decisions were made on the location of Legal Services Commission offices; and what population number is served by each office.

 (89562)

72  Mr Eddie McGrady (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what action will be taken to address the backlog of maintenance and improvement work to (a) Housing Executive and (b) housing association homes.

 (89601)

73  Mr Eddie McGrady (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what additional financial resources will be allocated to the provision of sufficient social housing units to meet housing demand in Northern Ireland.

 (89600)

74  Mr Eddie McGrady (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he will take to ensure sustained investment in housing in Northern Ireland (a) to tackle disrepair and (b) to reduce unfitness in the residential sector.

 (89602)

75  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will place in the Library a copy of the Cabinet Office guidance issued to Cabinet Committees requiring all Cabinet papers and letters to explain how proposals meet the economic, social and environmental objectives of sustainable development.

 (89094)

76  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Prime Minister, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the delivery of environmental policy, with particular reference to the allocation of departmental responsibilities and the separation between policy making in DEFRA and policy delivery in other departments.

 (89068)

77  Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Prime Minister, what recent advice he has received from the Government's Chief Scientific Adviser in respect of the option to use nuclear power in the future.

 (89559)

78  Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask the Prime Minister, to which Minister the Delivery Unit is accountable; and if he will make a statement.

 (89557)

79  Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Prime Minister, how many persons in each county were (a) knighted or equivalent and (b) admitted to each rank of the orders of chivalry in each honours list since January 2002.

 (89565)

80  Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Prime Minister, how many persons elevated to the peerage since 20th July 2001 were resident at the time of their elevation in each region of (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland.

 (89563)

81  Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Prime Minister, how many persons (a) knighted or equivalent and (b) admitted to each rank of the orders of chivalry in each honours list since January 2002 were honoured for their contribution as (i) employees of Her Majesty's Government or a government-sponsored organisation, (ii) employees of local government or a local government-sponsored organisation, (iii) private sector employees, (iv) voluntary sector employees, (v) health service employees, (vi) school staff and (vii) volunteers.

 (89564)

82  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what percentage of cosmetics sold in the UK were tested on animals, in the last year for which figures are available.

 (89085)

83  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans the Government has to introduce a clearer labelling system to enable consumers to tell whether products have been tested on animals.

 (89083)

84  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will make a statement on plans to establish a primate breeding facility at the military research centre at Porton Down, indicating (a) what the maximum number of monkeys held will be, (b) from where the original monkeys will be obtained, (c) what species of monkey will be bred there and (d) for what purposes these monkeys will be used.

 (89080)

85  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what her policy is on the time a discontinued nuclear power station should remain untouched before dismantling begins.

 (89091)

86  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what recent assessment she has made of the solvency of (a) British Energy and (b) BNFL.

 (89089)

87  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the likely effects on the public purse of British Energy going bankrupt.

 (89103)

88  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what estimate she has made of the excess of generating capacity over consumption if all electricity from UK nuclear power stations were to cease.

 (89087)

89  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will calculate the cost of generating one unit of electricity from a new-built (a) nuclear power station, (b) coal-fired power station, (c) gas-fired power station, (d) offshore wind facility and (e) onshore wind facility; assuming average size in each case, and the write-off of capital costs over a 30 year period.

 (89088)

90  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will make a statement on the compatibility of the Government's policy of the Three Rs with the establishment of a primate breeding centre at Porton Down.

 (89081)

91  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps the Government is taking to encourage the World Trade Organisation to allow countries to impose restrictions on the import of products that compromise animal welfare.

 (89082)

92  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what sum has been identified as representing the maximum cost to public spending over the next 10 years of supporting the nuclear industry.

 (89090)

93  Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans she has to protect British energy markets from state-aided competition.

 (89568)

94  Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the extent is of foreign ownership of British (a) gas and oil exploration, (b) electricity generation, (c) oil supply, (d) gas supply, (e) electricity supply and (f) other energy industries.

 (89569)

95  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what work he has done to establish (a) the correlation between road space available and road congestion and (b) the impact on existing public transport alternatives along such corridors arising from the provision of extra road space.

 (89099)

96  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what additional volume of traffic he estimates will be generated using the SACTRA model in each of the road schemes announced in his recent statement to the House.

 (89101)

97  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, which rail schemes involving new or reopened (a) lines and (b) stations the SRA will complete by 2015.

 (89100)

98  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what his policy is on toll charging on motorways.

 (89102)

99  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, when he expects a quieter road surface to be applied to the A27 Lewes bypass.

 (89097)

100  Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will list the proposals received by the Strategic Rail Authority for investment in signalling, track improvement and platform lengthening in the areas served by (a) South-West Trains and (b) Islandline; and which are included in forthcoming investment programmes.

 (89567)

101  Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what additional investment in travel by sea there is in his spending plans for 2003-04.

 (89566)

102  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Cabinet Office, what the average cost per minister arising from the allocation of a ministerial car was in each of the last three years.

 (89072)

103  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Cabinet Office, what role was played by Lord Sainsbury in the study carried out by the Strategy Unit into GM crops; and whether Lord Sainsbury has access to papers held by the Unit.

 (89095)

104  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Cabinet Office, how many Ministers are entitled to the allocation of a car; and how many Ministers in each year from 1997 have chosen not to avail themselves of one.

 (89073)

105  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the practicality of replacement by a car pool of the system of allocation of cars individually to ministers; and if he will estimate the savings which would result were such a scheme implemented.

 (89071)


106  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Cabinet Office, what refurbishment and redevelopment is being undertaken at 70 Whitehall; how much timber will be used; from which countries this will be sourced; and which companies are supplying this timber.

 [Transferred]   (89075)

107  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Cabinet Office, if a Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method document has been prepared for the refurbishment at 70 Whitehall; and if he will place a copy in the Library.

 [Transferred]   (89076)

108  
N  
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Cabinet Office, what action is being taken by his Department to ensure that timber procured for use in the current refurbishment of 70 Whitehall is sourced legally and sustainably.

 [Transferred]   (89077)

109  Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what target he has set for the reduction in (a) under-16 conceptions and (b) the incidence of unlawful sexual activity among under-16s.

 [Transferred]   (89577)

110  Mr Mike Wood (Batley & Spen): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what plans she has to create a children's commissioner for England.

 [Transferred]   (89552)

111  Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what the cost of preparation and distribution of the Office of Government Commerce's video Smaller supplier . . . Better value? was; how many were produced in each format; and how many have been distributed.

 [Transferred]   (89593)




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