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Column: 1789W

Written Answers to Questions [22 January 2008]

Prime Minister [22 January 2008]

Departmental E-mail [22 January 2008]

Mr. Hoban:

Mr. Maude:

The Prime Minister:

Downing Street Political Office [22 January 2008]

Mr. Maude:

The Prime Minister:

Column: 1790W

Gordon Brown [22 January 2008]

Adam Price:

The Prime Minister:

Human Trafficking [22 January 2008]

Mr. Steen:

The Prime Minister:

Northern Ireland [22 January 2008]

Departmental Contracts [22 January 2008]

Jim Cousins:

Mr. Woodward:

Column: 1791W

Column: 1792W

Trade Unions [22 January 2008]

Mr. Hoban:

Mr. Woodward:

Innovation, Universities and Skills [22 January 2008]

Erasmus [22 January 2008]

Mr. Hayes:

Bill Rammell:

Column: 1793W

Europass [22 January 2008]

Mr. Hayes:

Bill Rammell:

Higher Education: Gifts and Endowments [22 January 2008]

Mr. Hayes:

Bill Rammell:

Higher Education: Greater London [22 January 2008]

Mr. Evennett:

Bill Rammell:

Higher Education: Peterborough [22 January 2008]

Mr. Stewart Jackson:

Column: 1794W

Bill Rammell:

Research: Animal Experiments [22 January 2008]

Anne Moffat:

Ian Pearson:

Column: 1795W

Students: Finance [22 January 2008]

Mr. Bone:

Bill Rammell:

Communities and Local Government [22 January 2008]

Capita [22 January 2008]

Mr. Amess:

Mr. Dhanda:

Council Tax Benefits: Tax Rates and Bands [22 January 2008]

Grant Shapps:

John Healey:

Column: 1796W

Council Tax: Bedfordshire [22 January 2008]

Margaret Moran:

John Healey:

Departmental Accountancy [22 January 2008]

Mr. Hoban:

Mr. Dhanda:

Departmental Contracts [22 January 2008]

Jim Cousins:

Mr. Dhanda:

Column: 1797W

Column: 1798W

Departmental Pay [22 January 2008]

Mr. Pickles:

Mr. Dhanda:

Eco-Towns [22 January 2008]

Mr. Hoban:

Yvette Cooper:

English Language: Public Participation [22 January 2008]

Mr. Paul Goodman:

Mr. Dhanda:

Fire Services: Cleveland [22 January 2008]

Dr. Kumar:

Mr. Dhanda:

Fire Services: Finance [22 January 2008]

Dr. Kumar:

Column: 1799W

Mr. Dhanda:

Column: 1800W

Column: 1801W

Dr. Kumar:

Mr. Dhanda:

Home Information Packs: Expenditure [22 January 2008]

Mr. Pickles:

Yvette Cooper:

Column: 1802W

Housing: Low Incomes [22 January 2008]

Mr. Jim Cunningham:

Mr. Iain Wright:

Local Authorities: Finance [22 January 2008]

Mr. Drew:

Column: 1803W

John Healey:

Local Authorities: Rodents [22 January 2008]

Sir Peter Soulsby:

Joan Ruddock:

Official Visits: Expenditure [22 January 2008]

Andrew Mackinlay:

Yvette Cooper:

Redundancy Pay [22 January 2008]

Mr. Pickles:

Mr. Dhanda:

Regional Ministers: Accountability [22 January 2008]

Mr. Andrew Mitchell:

Column: 1804W

Mr. Dhanda

Regional Planning and Development: East of England [22 January 2008]

Mr. Pickles:

Mr. Dhanda:

Regional Planning and Development: Fire Services [22 January 2008]

Mr. Bone:

Mr. Dhanda:

Regional Planning and Development: South East Region [22 January 2008]

Anne Milton:

Column: 1805W

Mr. Dhanda:

Sleeping Rough [22 January 2008]

Julia Goldsworthy:

Column: 1806W

Mr. Iain Wright:

Trade Unions [22 January 2008]

Mr. Hoban:

Mr. Dhanda:

Urban Areas: Carbon Emissions [22 January 2008]

Mr. Hoban:

Yvette Cooper:

Urban Areas: Sustainable Development [22 January 2008]

Tony Baldry:

Yvette Cooper:

Anne Milton:

Yvette Cooper:

Mr. Gibb:

Yvette Cooper:

Mr. Hunt:

Yvette Cooper

Column: 1807W

Written Questions [22 January 2008]

Andrew Mackinlay:

Yvette Cooper:

Youth Services: Finance [22 January 2008]

Joan Walley:

John Healey:

Culture, Media and Sport [22 January 2008]

Arts Council of England: Grants [22 January 2008]

Mr. Hunt:

James Purnell

Capita [22 January 2008]

Mr. Amess:

Column: 1808W

Mr. Sutcliffe:

Coastal Areas: Finance [22 January 2008]

Mr. Hunt:

Margaret Hodge:

Mr. Hunt:

Margaret Hodge:

Departmental Accountancy [22 January 2008]

Mr. Hoban:

Margaret Hodge:

Departmental Marketing [22 January 2008]

Mr. Hoban:

Column: 1809W

Margaret Hodge:

Departmental Ministerial Policy Advisors [22 January 2008]

Mr. Hoban:

James Purnell:

Digital Switchover Help Scheme: Copeland [22 January 2008]

Mr. Don Foster:

James Purnell:

Column: 1810W

Licensing [22 January 2008]

Mr. Pickles:

Mr. Sutcliffe:

Column: 1811W

Column: 1812W

Mr. Hoban:

Mr. Sutcliffe:

Regulation [22 January 2008]

Mrs. May:

Margaret Hodge:

Column: 1813W

Column: 1814W

Sports: Females [22 January 2008]

Mr. Jenkins:

Mr. Sutcliffe:

Tourism: Vocational Training [22 January 2008]

Shona McIsaac:

Column: 1815W

Margaret Hodge:

Leader of the House [22 January 2008]

Departmental Meetings [22 January 2008]

Mr. Hoban:

Ms Harman:

Transport [22 January 2008]

Shrewsbury to London Rail Service [22 January 2008]

Daniel Kawczynski:

Mr. Tom Harris:

Smart Cards [22 January 2008]

Mr. Harper:

Ms Rosie Winterton:

Air Travel [22 January 2008]

Margaret Moran:

Column: 1816W

Jim Fitzpatrick:

Rail Overcrowding [22 January 2008]

Mr. Leigh:

Mr. Tom Harris:

Air Transport Auxiliary [22 January 2008]

Nigel Griffiths:

Jim Fitzpatrick:

Metronet [22 January 2008]

Harry Cohen:

Ms Rosie Winterton:

Rail Staff [22 January 2008]

John McDonnell:

Column: 1817W

Mr. Tom Harris:

Aircraft Noise [22 January 2008]

Mr. Hands:

Jim Fitzpatrick:

Bus Accessibility [22 January 2008]

Paul Rowen:

Ms Rosie Winterton:

Concessionary Travel [22 January 2008]

Mr. Jim Cunningham:

Ms Rosie Winterton:

Tim Loughton:

Column: 1818W

Ms Rosie Winterton:

Jeff Ennis:

Ms Rosie Winterton:

West Coast Main Line [22 January 2008]

Ann Winterton:

Mr. Tom Harris:

Vehicle Size [22 January 2008]

Alan Simpson:

Jim Fitzpatrick:

Buses: Stockton [22 January 2008]

Ms Dari Taylor:

Ms Rosie Winterton:

Railways [22 January 2008]

Mr. McGovern:

Mr. Tom Harris:

Column: 1819W

Mr. MacShane:

Mr. Tom Harris:

Bicycles: Children [22 January 2008]

Mr. Bone:

Jim Fitzpatrick:

David Abrahams [22 January 2008]

Mr. Pickles:

Mr. Tom Harris

Mr. Pickles:

Column: 1820W

Mr. Tom Harris:

Departmental Data Protection [22 January 2008]

Mrs. Villiers:

Jim Fitzpatrick:

Level Crossings: Hampshire [22 January 2008]

Mr. Hancock:

Mr. Tom Harris:

Level Crossings: Safety [22 January 2008]

Mr. Hancock:

Mr. Tom Harris:

Column: 1821W

Network Rail [22 January 2008]

Mr. Hoban:

Mr. Tom Harris:

Mrs. Laing:

Mr. Tom Harris

Network Rail: Bridges [22 January 2008]

Mrs. Laing:

Mr. Tom Harris

Column: 1822W

Network Rail: Repairs and Maintenance [22 January 2008]

Mrs. Laing:

Mr. Tom Harris

Mrs. Laing:

Mr. Tom Harris

Railway Stations: Accidents [22 January 2008]

Mr. Hancock:

Mr. Tom Harris:

Column: 1823W

Railways: Construction [22 January 2008]

Norman Baker:

Mr. Tom Harris

Railways: Disabled [22 January 2008]

Mr. Hancock:

Mr. Tom Harris:

Column: 1824W

Railways: Fares [22 January 2008]

Stephen Hesford:

Mr. Tom Harris:

Railways: Gravesend [22 January 2008]

Mr. Holloway:

Mr. Tom Harris:

Mr. Holloway:

Mr. Tom Harris:

Column: 1825W

Railways: Passengers [22 January 2008]

Norman Baker:

Mr. Tom Harris

Railways: Planning [22 January 2008]

Mr. McLoughlin:

Mr. Tom Harris:

Railways: Standards [22 January 2008]

Mr. Hancock:

Mr. Tom Harris:

Column: 1826W

Railways: Watford [22 January 2008]

Sir Malcolm Rifkind:

Mr. Tom Harris:

Sir Malcolm Rifkind:

Mr. Tom Harris:

Regulation [22 January 2008]

Mrs. May:

Column: 1827W

Jim Fitzpatrick:

Roads [22 January 2008]

Mr. Hoban:

Mr. Tom Harris:

Shipping: Containers [22 January 2008]

Andrew George:

Jim Fitzpatrick:

Column: 1828W

Andrew George:

Jim Fitzpatrick:

South West Trains: Rolling Stock [22 January 2008]

Mr. Hancock:

Mr. Tom Harris:

Train Operating Companies: Fines [22 January 2008]

Mr. Hancock:

Mr. Tom Harris:

Column: 1829W

Trains: Standards [22 January 2008]

Mr. Hancock:

Mr. Tom Harris:

Transport: Radioactive Materials [22 January 2008]

Norman Baker:

Jim Fitzpatrick

Column: 1830W

Defence [22 January 2008]

Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations [22 January 2008]

Bob Russell:

Des Browne

Mr. Hancock:

Mr. Bob Ainsworth:

Aircraft Carriers: Procurement [22 January 2008]

Mr. Jenkin:

Mr. Bob Ainsworth:

Armed Forces: Compensation [22 January 2008]

Mr. Gray:

Derek Twigg:

Column: 1831W

Armed Forces: Housing [22 January 2008]

Dr. Fox:

Derek Twigg:

Column: 1832W

Mr. Baron:

Derek Twigg

Armed Forces: Literacy [22 January 2008]

Mr. Gibb:

Derek Twigg:

Column: 1833W

Armed Forces: Pay [22 January 2008]

Mr. Jenkin:

Mr. Bob Ainsworth:

Armed Forces: Vacancies [22 January 2008]

Dr. Fox:

Derek Twigg:

Column: 1834W

Column: 1835W

Atlas Consortium: Contracts [22 January 2008]

Mr. Gray:

Mr. Bob Ainsworth:

BOWMAN Combat Radio System: Batteries [22 January 2008]

Mr. Hancock:

Mr. Bob Ainsworth:

Mr. Hancock:

Mr. Bob Ainsworth:

Mr. Hancock:

Mr. Bob Ainsworth:

Column: 1836W

Departmental Alcoholic Drinks [22 January 2008]

Mike Penning:

Derek Twigg:

Departmental Art Works [22 January 2008]

Mr. Dai Davies:

Derek Twigg:

Helicopters [22 January 2008]

Mr. Laws:

Mr. Bob Ainsworth:

Column: 1837W

Iraq: Peacekeeping Operations [22 January 2008]

Bob Russell:

Des Browne

Column: 1838W

Kuwait: Armed Forces [22 January 2008]

Dr. Fox:

Mr. Bob Ainsworth:

Military Aircraft: Helicopters [22 January 2008]

Nick Harvey:

Mr. Bob Ainsworth:

Column: 1839W

Column: 1840W

RAF Menwith Hill [22 January 2008]

Norman Baker:

Des Browne:

Training: Young People [22 January 2008]

Mr. Kidney:

Derek Twigg:

Duchy of Lancaster [22 January 2008]

Anniversaries [22 January 2008]

Mr. Hayes:

Jane Kennedy:

Cabinet Committees [22 January 2008]

Mr. Hancock:

Edward Miliband:

Strategy Unit [22 January 2008]

Mr. Hoban:

Phil Hope:

Column: 1842W

Strategy Unit: Secondment [22 January 2008]

Mr. Hoban:

Phil Hope:

Solicitor-General [22 January 2008]

Departmental ICT [22 January 2008]

Susan Kramer:

The Solicitor-General:

Domestic Violence: Prosecutions [22 January 2008]

Dr. Kumar:

The Solicitor-General:

Column: 1843W

Column: 1844W

Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform [22 January 2008]

Audit: Tax Avoidance [22 January 2008]

Mr. Austin Mitchell:

Mr. Timms:

Banks: Pay [22 January 2008]

Mr. Austin Mitchell:

Mr. Timms:

Broadband: Scotland [22 January 2008]

Mr. Moore:

Mr. Timms:

Column: 1845W

Column: 1846W

Business: Greater London [22 January 2008]

Mr. Burstow:

Mr. Timms:

Column: 1847W

Column: 1848W

Fuel Poverty [22 January 2008]

Mr. Jim Cunningham:

Malcolm Wicks:

Radioactive Materials: Theft [22 January 2008]

Paul Flynn:

Mr. Woolas:

Column: 1849W

Regional Development Agencies: Brussels [22 January 2008]

Mr. Pickles:

Mr. Timms:

Regional Development Agencies: Land [22 January 2008]

Mr. Pickles:

Mr. Timms:

Rolls-Royce: Closures [22 January 2008]

Mrs. Curtis-Thomas:

Column: 1850W

Mr. Timms:

Foreign and Commonwealth Office [22 January 2008]

Burma: Arms Trade [22 January 2008]

Mr. Keith Simpson:

Meg Munn:

Chevening Scholarships Programme [22 January 2008]

Ben Chapman:

Mr. Jim Murphy:

Column: 1851W

Gaza [22 January 2008]

David Lepper:

Dr. Howells:

Group of Friends of the UN Secretary-General on Myanmar [22 January 2008]

Mr. Keith Simpson:

Column: 1852W

Meg Munn:

Gulf States: Military Bases [22 January 2008]

Mr. MacShane:

Mr. Jim Murphy:

Indian Subcontinent: Entry Clearances [22 January 2008]

Mike Wood:

Dr. Howells:

Israel: EU External Trade [22 January 2008]

Richard Burden:

Column: 1853W

Jane Kennedy:

David Lepper:

Dr. Howells:

Israel: Oppression [22 January 2008]

David Lepper:

Dr. Howells:

Middle East: Diplomatic Service [22 January 2008]

Mr. Hague:

Column: 1854W

David Miliband:

Mr. Hague:

David Miliband:

Nuclear Disarmament [22 January 2008]

Andrew George:

Dr. Howells:

Column: 1855W

PricewaterhouseCoopers [22 January 2008]

Mr. Gauke:

Meg Munn:

Rizana Nafeek [22 January 2008]

Mr. Mullin:

Dr. Howells:

Spratly Islands [22 January 2008]

Mr. Clifton-Brown:

Meg Munn:

Sudan: Human Rights [22 January 2008]

Mr. Keith Simpson:

Meg Munn:

Column: 1856W

Sudan: Politics and Government [22 January 2008]

Mr. Keith Simpson:

Meg Munn:

Turkey: Religious Freedom [22 January 2008]

Mr. Dismore:

Mr. Jim Murphy:

Mr. Dismore:

Mr. Jim Murphy:

Column: 1857W

Mr. Dismore:

Mr. Jim Murphy:

Turkey: Travel Restrictions [22 January 2008]

Mr. Dismore:

Mr. Jim Murphy:

Uganda: Kenya [22 January 2008]

Mr. Drew:

Meg Munn:

Home Department [22 January 2008]

Asylum [22 January 2008]

Mr. Clappison:

Column: 1858W

Mr. Byrne:

Mr. Clappison:

Mr. Byrne

Christmas [22 January 2008]

Mr. Philip Hammond:

Mr. Byrne:

Column: 1859W

Malcolm Bruce:

Mr. Byrne:

Community Policing: Manpower [22 January 2008]

Mr. Ruffley:

Mr. McNulty:

Column: 1860W

Column: 1861W

Column: 1862W

Departmental Aviation [22 January 2008]

Mr. Hayes:

Mr. Byrne:

Column: 1863W

Departmental Christmas Cards [22 January 2008]

Mr. Burns:

Mr. Byrne:

Departmental Publicity [22 January 2008]

David Simpson:

Mr. Byrne:

Column: 1864W

Driving Under Influence: Alcoholic Drinks [22 January 2008]

Mr. Jim Cunningham:

Mr. Coaker

EC Immigration [22 January 2008]

Mr. Hayes:

Mr. Byrne:

Extradition [22 January 2008]

Sarah Teather:

Meg Hillier:

Column: 1865W

Foreigners: Visits [22 January 2008]

Keith Vaz:

Mr. Byrne:

Human Trafficking [22 January 2008]

Mr. Steen:

Mr. Coaker

Column: 1866W

Illegal Immigrants [22 January 2008]

Damian Green:

Mr. Byrne:

Column: 1867W

Mr. Clappison:

Mr. Byrne:

Illegal Immigrants: Employment [22 January 2008]

Mr. Blunt:

Mr. Byrne:

Immigration [22 January 2008]

Mr. Clappison:

Mr. Byrne:

Column: 1868W

Immigration and Nationality Directorate [22 January 2008]

Mr. Clappison:

Mr. Byrne:

Immigration Controls: Skilled Workers [22 January 2008]

Mark Pritchard:

Mr. Byrne:

Immigration: Deportation [22 January 2008]

Mr. Clappison:

Mr. Byrne:

Column: 1869W

Immigration: Turkey [22 January 2008]

Mr. Clappison:

Column: 1870W

Mr. Byrne:

Offensive Weapons [22 January 2008]

Mr. Hayes:

Mr. Coaker:

Offensive Weapons: Amnesties [22 January 2008]

Mr. Hayes:

Mr. Coaker:

Passports [22 January 2008]

Damian Green:

Meg Hillier:

Column: 1871W

Stewart Hosie:

Meg Hillier:

Column: 1872W

Police Service Pay Award [22 January 2008]

Tom Brake:

Mr. McNulty

Police: Finance [22 January 2008]

Mr. Ruffley:

Mr. McNulty:

Column: 1873W

Column: 1874W

Column: 1875W

Column: 1876W

Column: 1877W

Column: 1878W

Police: Firearms [22 January 2008]

Mr. Ruffley:

Mr. McNulty:

Column: 1879W

Column: 1880W

Column: 1881W

Column: 1882W

Police: Lost Working Days [22 January 2008]

Mr. Ruffley:

Mr. McNulty:

Police: Manpower [22 January 2008]

Mr. Ruffley:

Mr. McNulty:

Police: Pay [22 January 2008]

Lembit Öpik:

Mr. Coaker:

Lembit Öpik:

Mr. Coaker:

Police: Sick Leave [22 January 2008]

Sarah Teather:

Mr. McNulty:

Prostitution [22 January 2008]

Lynne Jones:

Mr. Coaker:

Column: 1883W

Lynne Jones:

Mr. Coaker:

Lynne Jones:

Mr. Coaker:

Column: 1884W

Visas: Overseas Students [22 January 2008]

Mr. Evans:

Mr. Byrne

International Development [22 January 2008]

Developing Countries: AIDS [22 January 2008]

Mr. Laurence Robertson:

Mr. Douglas Alexander:

Mr. Laurence Robertson:

Mr. Malik:

Column: 1885W

Developing Countries: Trade Barriers [22 January 2008]

Mr. Laurence Robertson:

Mr. Thomas:

Overseas Aid [22 January 2008]

Annette Brooke:

Mr. Thomas:

Column: 1886W

Pakistan: Education [22 January 2008]

Mr. Gordon Prentice:

Mr. Malik:

Sub-Saharan Africa: AIDS [22 January 2008]

Mr. Andrew Smith:

Mr. Malik:

Column: 1887W

Work and Pensions [22 January 2008]

Backdated Pension Payments [22 January 2008]

Steve Webb:

Mr. Mike O'Brien

Benefits: Offenders [22 January 2008]

Mr. Bellingham:

Mr. Plaskitt:

Better Off in Work Credit [22 January 2008]

Mr. Frank Field:

Column: 1888W

Caroline Flint

Children: Daycare [22 January 2008]

Danny Alexander:

Caroline Flint:

Departmental Surveys [22 January 2008]

Danny Alexander:

Mr. Plaskitt:

Column: 1889W

Employment Schemes: Lone Parents [22 January 2008]

Harry Cohen:

Caroline Flint:

Fireworks: Safety [22 January 2008]

Mr. Pickles:

Mrs. McGuire:

Housing Benefit [22 January 2008]

Julia Goldsworthy:

Mr. Plaskitt:

Housing Benefit: North East Region [22 January 2008]

Shona McIsaac:

Mr. Plaskitt:

Column: 1890W

Jobcentre Plus: Data Protection [22 January 2008]

Julia Goldsworthy:

Caroline Flint:

Column: 1891W

Jobseeker's Allowance: Peterborough [22 January 2008]

Mr. Stewart Jackson:

Mr. Plaskitt:

Labour Party: Elections [22 January 2008]

Adam Price:

Mr. Hain

Low Incomes: Scotland [22 January 2008]

Mr. Moore:

Caroline Flint:

Column: 1892W

Members: Correspondence [22 January 2008]

Sir Gerald Kaufman:

Mr. Plaskitt:

Sir Gerald Kaufman:

Mr. Plaskitt:

National Insurance: Foreigners [22 January 2008]

Mr. Betts:

Caroline Flint:

Column: 1893W

New Deal for Young People: Cleethorpes [22 January 2008]

Shona McIsaac: