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+ Indicates a Question not included in the random selection process but accepted because the quota for that day had not been filled.
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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Wednesday 16 May 2007
(the 'Questions Book')
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 16 May of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper. They are arranged in alphabetical order of answering Department.
For other Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 16 May of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.
For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Wednesday 16 May see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
N Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much time he expects to spend exercising his ministerial functions between 10th May and 27th June.
N Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list his public engagements for the next seven weeks.
Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he will update HM Revenue and Customs' table 13.5 on the distribution of marketable wealth; and if he will make a statement.
Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff funded by the public purse in his Department are classified as people without posts.
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total value of private finance initiative projects included in his Department's balance sheet (a) is in 2007 and (b) was in each of the last five years, broken down by project.
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the value was of annual private finance initiative payments made by his Department from (a) capital and (b) revenue budgets in each of the last five years.
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what value of annual private finance initiative payments by his Department was classified as (a) identifiable and (b) non-identifiable in each of the last five years, broken down by project.
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what value of annual private finance initiative (PFI) payments were (a) to repay capital and (b) expenditure on other parts of each PFI contract in each of the last five years, broken down by project.
Anne Main (St Albans):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many requests were made to his Department under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in each year since 2005; and how many of those requests were unsuccessful.
Mr Alan Meale (Mansfield):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much HM Revenue and Customs spent on consultants in each of the last two years, broken down by (a) division, (b) area and (c) type of work commissioned.
Mr Alan Meale (Mansfield):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many responses to the consultation on HM Revenue and Customs local offices were received, broken down by (a) area and (b) medium of contact.
Mr Alan Meale (Mansfield):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he expects to publish the conclusions of the review of HM Revenue and Customs staff and offices.
Mr Alan Meale (Mansfield):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the administration costs of the HM Revenue and Customs Chaucer House office in Mansfield were in each of the last two years, broken down by main budget heading.
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the effect of the abolition of the 10 pence tax band on an individual earning £10,000 per annum who is (a) in receipt of tax credits and (b) not in receipt of tax credits.
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park & Kensington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the (a) cash and (b) percentage change has been in total external support for each London local authority since 1997.
Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park & Kensington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the (a) cash and (b) percentage change has been in government support per 1,000 people in each London local authority since 1997.
Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park & Kensington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which grants for which her Department is responsible have been made to Westminster City Council, outside the Revenue Support Grant, in each year since 1997-98; and what the value was of each grant.
Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park & Kensington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the (a) gross and (b) net income from capital receipts, including property and land disposals, was in each London local authority in each of the last 10 years.
Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park & Kensington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many units of social housing there were in each London local authority in (a) 1986, (b) 1996 and (c) 2006; and how many of these were three-bedrooms or larger.
Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park & Kensington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people were registered on local authority housing waiting lists in each (a) English region and (b) London local authority in (i) 1986, (ii) 1996 and (iii) 2006.
Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park & Kensington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what percentage of each English local authority's housing stock was social housing in (a) 1986, (b) 1996 and 2006.
Ben Chapman (Wirral South):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when she expects discussions between her Department and the Ministry of Defence on exemption from council tax for members of the armed forces serving overseas to conclude.
Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what her response is to the conclusion contained in the Stakeholder Advisory Group on Extremely Low Frequency Electronic and Magnetic Fields report that a ban on building new homes and schools near power lines is the best available option for obtaining a significant reduction in exposure to power frequency electric and magnetic fields to protect public health; and if she will make a statement.
Mr John Gummer (Suffolk Coastal):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will assess the merits of introducing an inexpensive appeals procedure for architects removed from the Architects Register adminstered by the Architects Registration Board.
Mr John Gummer (Suffolk Coastal):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether she has discussed the increased subscription rates asked for by the Architects Registration Board with the Board and ascertained their reasons for the rise.
Mr John Gummer (Suffolk Coastal):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to reduce the regulation of architects administered by the Architects Registration Board.
Mr John Gummer (Suffolk Coastal):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions she has had with the Royal Institute of British Architects concerning the Architects Registration Board.
Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many staff funded by the public purse in her Department and its agencies are classified as people without posts.
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the total value of private finance initiative projects included in her Department's balance sheet (a) is in 2007 and (b) was in each of the last five years, broken down by project.
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the value was of annual private finance initiative payments made by her Department from (a) capital and (b) revenue budgets in each of the last five years.
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what value of annual private finance initiative payments by her Department was classified as (a) identifiable and (b) non-identifiable in each of the last five years, broken down by project.
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what value of annual private finance initiative (PFI) payments was (a) to repay capital and (b) expenditure on other parts of each PFI contract in each of the last five years, broken down by project.
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many and what value of fines were levied in England and Wales by local authorities with respect to offences under Part IV of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 in each year since 1997-98.
N Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with HM Treasury on how much value added tax is expected to be collected via Home Information Packs in the first year of operation; and if she will make a statement.
Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many Green Goddess emergency fire appliances are available for use in emergencies.
Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the effect of the diversion of lottery funds for the Olympics on other potential beneficiaries of lottery funds.
Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park & Kensington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which grants for which her Department is responsible have been given to Westminster City Council since 1997; and what the value was of such grants.
N Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to promote entrepreneurship in the creative industries.
Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many staff funded by the public purse in her Department are classified as people without posts.
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the total value of private finance initiative projects included in her Department's balance sheet (a) is in 2007 and (b) was in each of the last five years, broken down by project.
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the value was of annual private finance initiative payments made by her Department from (a) capital and (b) revenue budgets in each of the last five years.
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what value of annual private finance initiative payments by her Department was classified as (a) identifiable and (b) non-identifiable in each of the last five years, broken down by project.
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what value of annual private finance initiative (PFI) payments was (a) to repay capital and (b) expenditure on other parts of each PFI contract in each of the last five years, broken down by project.
N Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she expects to publish the results of the review of the guidance related to the Licensing Act 2003.
Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many apprentices were recruited into the Defence and Communication Services Agency technical apprenticeship scheme at (a) HMS Collingwood, (b) RAF Henlow and (c) Highbury College, Portsmouth in each year since 2003; what estimate he has made of the number of apprentices to be recruited in the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement.
Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 30th April 2007, Official Report, column 1461W, on the Defence and Communications Services Agency, for what reasons the schemes that trained in a commercial environment through civilian technical colleges were transferred to HMS Collingwood; and if he will make a statement.
N Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when (a) he has and (b) officials from his Department have met (i) Prince Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud and (ii) his representatives since 1st January 2006; and if he will make a statement.
N Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the (a) implementation of Additional Duties Commitments and (b) creation of Land Information Communication Security Groups (Volunteers), following the laying before the House on 30th April 2007 of Amendment 31 of the Territorial Army Regulations.
N Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Main Estimates 2007-08 (HC 438), if he will place in the Library a copy of the undertakings given to the Iraqi Ministry of Transport in relation to the provision of his Department's support services for the opening of Basra airport.
N Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of (a) the capabilities of the Taliban in southern Afghanistan and (b) whether the Taliban is being assisted by Iranian elements.
N Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many instances of armoured vehicle breakdown there have been in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan in the last six months, broken down by vehicle type.
N Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many complaints were registered in each of the last five years about equipment during training exercises.
N Nick Harvey (North Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which naval vessels have been sold by the Royal Navy in the last five years; what the (a) vessel type, (b) service cost and (c) destination country was in each case; and if he will estimate the (i) original costs of each vessel and (ii) financial gains accrued to public funds as a result of each sale.
Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff funded by the public purse in his Department are classified as people without posts.
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total value is of private finance initiative projects included in his Department's balance sheet for (a) 2007-08 and (b) each of the last five years, broken down by project.
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total value is of the annual private finance initiative payments made by his Department from (a) capital and (b) revenue budgets in each of the last five years.
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what value of the annual private finance initiative payments for his Department is (a) identifiable and (b) non-identifiable in each of the last five years, broken down by project.
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what value of annual private finance initiative (PFI) payments is (a) to repay capital and (b) expenditure on other parts of each PFI contract in each of the last five years, broken down by project.
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK armed services personnel (a) were barracked in the UK and (b) had a private residence that was not provided by the armed forces in each of the last five years.
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of accommodation provided by his Department to those of the rank of (a) General, (b) Lieutenant General, (c) Major General, (d) Brigadier, (e) Colonel, (f) Lieutenant Colonel, (g) Major and (h) Captain is considered to be of Standard 1 condition.
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of accommodation provided by his Department to non-ministerial members of the Army Board is considered to be of Standard 1 condition.
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what facilities are available for psychiatric treatment of troops requiring such treatment on return to North Yorkshire after service in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the estimated cost is of erecting a security fence at the Middlewick Firing Ranges, Colchester Garrison.
Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Bailey Bridge sections are available for immediate use.
Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the strength is of the University Officer Training Corps; how many applicants were turned down for the current academic year because there were no vacancies; and if he will make a statement.
Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will increase the strength of the University Officer Training Corps by (a) expanding existing units and (b) creating new units; and if he will make a statement.
Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what incentives are given to garrison commanders and unit commanders to generate income from the hire to the public of military facilities for non-military purposes; and if he will make a statement.
Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Civil Contingency Reaction Force; and if he will make a statement.
Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the UK's military position on Iran.
Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the steps the Government is taking to reduce the backlog of military inquests for the fatalities of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on Gulf War Syndrome and its effects on Gulf War veterans; and if he will make a statement.
Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the recent Continuous Attitude Survey findings relating to bullying and harassment in the armed forces.
Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the rate of pay of (a) armed forces personnel and (b) those beginning a career in the armed forces.
Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the decision regarding the future aircraft carriers will be made; and if he will make a statement.
Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the security situation in Iraq for UK armed forces.
Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Land Rovers of each type have turned over in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan since the first deployment of British Armed Forces in each country.
Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the cost per track/road mile, excluding crew costs, of operating the (a) Challenger 2 Tank, (b) Mastiff and (c) Bulldog in Iraq.
Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) acquisition cost and (b) average operating cost per hour is of the (i) RAF and (ii) Royal Navy version of the Merlin helicopter.
Ann Winterton (Congleton):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many hours downtime for maintenance or due to fatigue the (a) Lynx, (b) Merlin and (c) Sea King helicopters had during 2006 in (i) Iraq and (ii) Afghanistan; and what percentage of hours flown in that period that figure represents.
Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister
Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much his Department has spent on (a) anti-bullying training and (b) diversity awareness training since its creation.
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills
Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park & Kensington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, which grants for which his Department is responsible have been made to Westminster City Council since 1997-98; and what the value was of each grant.
Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park & Kensington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many entrants to university undergraduate courses came from Regent's Park and Kensington North in each of the last five years.
Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park & Kensington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of children attending (a) denominational and (b) maintained schools in each local education authority in England were entitled to receive free school dinners in (i) 1997 and (ii) 2005-06.
Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park & Kensington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the variation was in the proportion of children entitled to free school dinners between the school in each local education authority with the lowest entitlement and the school with the highest in (a) 1997 and (b) 2005-06; and what category of school was the (i) highest and (ii) lowest in each case.
Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park & Kensington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the percentage change is in the proportion of children defined as black or minority ethnic in (a) denominational and (b) maintained schools in each English local education authority since 2000-01.
Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park & Kensington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the average expenditure per head was on children in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in (i) the denominational and (ii) the maintained sectors in each London local authority in (A) 1997 and (B) 2006.
N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what funding was provided for young people who care for family members in each of the last three years.
N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what estimate his Department has made of the number of children who are educated out of school in 2006-07.
Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proportion of young people in the London Borough of Bexley were not in education, employment or training in each of the last 10 years.
Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many staff funded by the public purse in his Department are classified as people without posts.
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the total value of private finance initiative projects included in his Department's balance sheet (a) is in 2007 and (b) was in each of the last five years, broken down by project.
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the value was of annual private finance initiative payments made by his Department from (a) capital and (b) revenue budgets in each of the last five years.
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what value of annual private finance initiative payments by his Department was classified as (a) identifiable and (b) non-identifiable in each of the last five years, broken down by project.
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what value of annual private finance initiative (PFI) payments were (a) to repay capital and (b) expenditure on other parts of each PFI contract in each of the last five years, broken down by project.
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of children experiencing physical abuse and neglect.
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the average (a) primary and (b) secondary school teacher's wage was in the last 12 months in each local education authority.
Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the outcomes of the revision of the Education (School Premises) Regulations 1999, referred to in the Answer of 21st February 2005, Official Report, column 294W, on school toilets, were in relation to the required standards of toilet facilities provision for pupils.
Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what estimate he has made of the proportion of the £840 million allocated for extended schools which (a) has been and (b) will be spent on toilet and washroom facilities for pupils as referred to in the Answer of 23rd January 2006, Official Report, column 1927W, on school toilets.
Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will take steps to encourage local education authorities to make the upgrading of school toilet and washroom facilities integral to local asset management plans for schools.
Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the (a) minimum and (b) maximum period is between which Ofsted inspections of individual schools may take place.
Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many schools there are in circumstances where the period since their last Ofsted inspection took place exceeds the maximum period laid down for the next inspection, broken down by local education authority; and if he will make a statement.
David Taylor (North West Leicestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many staff at each grade in his Department have opted out of the Working Time Regulations.
David Taylor (North West Leicestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how his Department determines the staffing levels and grade mix for its directorates; and what cover for contingencies and emergencies is built into its resource planning for ongoing staff reductions in the Department.
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what guidance his Department provides to local education authorities on black and minority ethnic representation on independent appeals panels.
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what advice he has received from the Central Science Laboratory on the efficacy of a badger cull to counteract bovine TB.
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish the results of research commissioned by his Department on the relationship between badger numbers and the incidence of bovine TB.
N Justine Greening (Putney):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department has spent maintaining the National Fruit Collection in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
N Justine Greening (Putney):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what tenders it has received from third parties in relation to the contract to manage the National Fruit Collection; whether any of those parties' tenders would (a) break up and (b) relocate the collection from Brogdale; and if he will make a statement.
N Justine Greening (Putney):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he expects to announce a decision on the tendering of the contract to manage the National Fruit Collection; and if he will make a statement.
Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many staff funded by the public purse in his Department are classified as people without posts.
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the total value of private finance initiative projects included in his Department's balance sheet (a) is in 2007 and (b) was in each of the last five years, broken down by project.
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the value was of annual private finance initiative payments made by his Department from (a) capital and (b) revenue budgets in each of the last five years.
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what value of annual private finance initiative payments by his Department was classified as (a) identifiable and (b) non-identifiable in each of the last five years, broken down by project.
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what value of annual private finance initiative (PFI) payments were (a) to repay capital and (b) expenditure on other parts of each PFI contract in each of the last five years, broken down by project.
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his estimate is of the number of litres of bottled (a) sparkling and (b) still water consumed in the UK in each year since 2002; and what percentage was supplied in (i) plastic, (ii) glass and (iii) other materials.
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will introduce a requirement on water companies to submit an application for water scarcity status before seeking permission for any new reservoir capacity.
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the (a) merits, (b) practicality and (c) costs of constructing a water grid to enable the transportation of large volumes of water over long distances.
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will list the water reservoirs which (a) have become operational in each year since 1990 and (b) are planned; and who the operating company is in each case.
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much water on average was (a) available to and (b) consumed by each person in England in the last year for which figures are available, broken down by (i) water company and (ii) region.
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much water was used by (a) domestic, (b) business and (c) industry sectors in each year since 1992; and what the total water use was in each year.
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures the Government is (a) taking and (b) considering to promote efficiency in the use of water.
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what value of fines has been issued by courts following successful prosecutions for release of pollution from landfill sites in each year since 2000; how many offences were identified in each year; and what the (a) highest, (b) average and (c) lowest fine was in each year.
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many water desalination plants are (a) in operation, (b) under construction and (c) planned in England; and what the (i) location and (ii) company involved is in each case.
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information his Department holds on (a) fines and (b) prosecutions implemented relating to Part III of the Environmental Protection Act 1990.
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many registered companies were (a) successfully and (b) unsuccessfully prosecuted by the Environment Agency in each financial year since 1999; and what the average fine was in cases of successful prosecutions, broken down by (i) region and (ii) category of offence.
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of species which became extinct in England in each of the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement.
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps have been taken by his Department since May 2005 (a) to protect wild flower meadows and (b) to encourage the planting of wild flowers.
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many and what percentage of (a) priority habitats and (b) priority species under the Biodiversity Action Plan are decreasing; and which habitats and species are involved.
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the condition was of each site of special scientific interest (SSSI) in each year since 1997; and what the total land area of SSSIs was in each category in England in each (a) region and (b) location.
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what monitoring the Government undertakes of nitrous oxide levels in water supplies in England; and if he will make a statement.
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he expects the review of nitrate vulnerable zone designations to be completed; and if he will make a statement.
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many farms there are in nitrate vulnerable zones in England, broken down by region; and what the (a) size and (b) location is of each farm.
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information (a) his Department and (b) the Environment Agency collects on discharges of sewage into rivers; which rivers are monitored; and what data are collected in each case.
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much was spent on removing (a) pesticides and (b) nitrates from drinking water supplies in each of the last five years.
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which European Environmental Directives have been (a) agreed and (b) published since 1st January 2006; and what the date or planned date of transposition is of each.
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to encourage water efficiency in the (a) domestic and (b) commercial sector.
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many prosecutions resulting in (a) convictions and (b) custodial sentences there were in each year since 1st May 1997 for offences related to (i) water resources, (ii) flood defences, (iii) fisheries, (iv) navigation, (v) process industry regulation, (vi) radioactive substances, (vii) waste and (viii) water quality as recorded in the national enforcement database.
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) complaints, (b) court actions and (c) fines there were against landfill sites for problems related to (i) odours, (ii) water pollution, (iii) air pollution and (iv) human health impact (1) in England and (2) in each region of England in each year since 2001-02, what the locations were of the sites against which each fine was levied; and what the level of fine was in each case.
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many prosecutions brought by the Drinking Water Inspectorate resulted in (a) convictions and (b) custodial sentences in each year since 1995.
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on biodiversity of trends in the numbers of common species of moths.
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) prosecutions, (b) cautions and (c) enforcement notices were brought by the Drinking Water Inspectorate (i) in total and (ii) in each region in each year since 1995.
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the cost of removing (a) pesticides and (b) nitrates from drinking water supplies in each year since 2000.
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the (a) number and (b) total area was of landfill sites in each region of England in each year since 2002-03.
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the total was of fines issued by courts following successful prosecutions for release of pollution from landfill sites in each year since 2000; how many offences were recorded in each year; and what the (a) highest, (b) average and (c) lowest fine was in each year.
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the average monthly cost to consumers was of (a) water services and (b) sewerage services in each water supply area in 2005-06 (i) in total and (ii) for those who were (A) metered and (B) unmetered.
Anne Moffat (East Lothian):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what contingency planning his Department is undertaking to be able to respond effectively in the event of an outbreak of avian influenza in the UK.
Anne Moffat (East Lothian):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his Department's state of preparedness is for any future outbreak of avian influenza.
Mr Elliot Morley (Scunthorpe):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the contribution to the rural economy of coastal walking routes and national trails.
Mr Elliot Morley (Scunthorpe):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government's commitment to improving access to the coast includes improving access to all private beaches.
Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in Africa about (a) elephant populations and (b) the ivory trade in preparation for the forthcoming Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species conference.
Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what (a) meetings and (b) consultations his Department held on bovine tuberculosis and badger culling policy in August 2006; and if he will make a statement.
Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which public body is responsible for stopping ruminants from northern France being landed at Dover.
Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what checks are in place to prevent ruminants being transported to the UK from those parts of northern France in which blue tongue is prevalent.
Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many animals from northern France have been refused entry due to blue tongue exclusion rules since 17th April.
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
N Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when (a) she has and (b) officials from her Department have met (i) Prince Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud and (ii) his representatives since 1st January 2006; and if she will make a statement.
N Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps she has taken to support the establishment of a tribunal into the murder of ex-Prime Minister Rafik Hariri in Lebanon.
N Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports she has received of Iranian attempts to re-arm Hezbollah.
N Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations she has made to the government of (a) Russia and (b) China on their relationship with the government of Sudan.
Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many staff funded by the public purse in her Department are classified as people without posts.
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the total value of private finance initiative projects included in her Department's balance sheet (a) is in 2007 and (b) was in each of the last five years, broken down by project.
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the value was of annual private finance initiative payments made by her Department from (a) capital and (b) revenue budgets in each of the last five years.
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what value of annual private finance initiative payments by her Department was classified as (a) identifiable and (b) non-identifiable in each of the last five years, broken down by project.
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what value of annual private finance initiative (PFI) payments were (a) to repay capital and (b) expenditure on other parts of each PFI contract, broken down by project in each of the last five years.
N Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether she plans to discuss the human rights of the Christian community in Turkey with her Turkish counterpart; and if she will make a statement.
Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 2nd May 2007, Official Report, column 1712W, on Iraq: peacekeeping operations, how many requests there have been for assistance from British overseas posts by Iraqi nationals who have left Iraq after threats of violence because of their work as interpreters with the British Army; and how many of these requests have been agreed to.
N Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when HM High Commission Islamabad plans to act upon the decision of the Immigration Judge in the successful appeal of Mrs K. U. N., wife of Mr I. G. of Aylesbury (reference OA/26058/2006), the decision on which was promulgated on 19th February and forwarded to HM High Commission on 26th April.
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what mechanisms exist to monitor the accuracy of statistics provided in reporting on the provision of healthcare in prison establishments; and if she will make a statement.
Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what mechanisms exist to allow staff to report the submission of statistical inaccuracies on the provision of healthcare in prison establishments; and if she will make a statement.
Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will place in the Library a copy of the Secure Healthcare bid for the delivery of healthcare provision in prison establishments.
Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park & Kensington North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which grants for which her Department is responsible have been made to Westminster City Council since 1997-98; and what the value was of each grant.
N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the likely effects of the management of the NHS being undertaken by an independent board.
N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether she plans to establish a constitution for the NHS.
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many full-time equivalent physiotherapists there were in each NHS trust in each of the last three years; and if she will make a statement on recruitment and retention of physiotherapists in the NHS.
Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what account she takes of public concern in determining suitable precautionary measures on power frequency electric and magnetic fields (EMFs); what mechanism she plans to put in place to assess public opinion on the issues raised by the recently published Stakeholder Advisory Group on Extremely Low Frequency Electric and Magnetic Fields report on precautionary approaches to power frequency EMFs; and if she will make a statement.
Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many staff funded by the public purse in her Department are classified as people without posts.
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total value of private finance initiative projects included in her Department's balance sheet (a) is in 2007 and (b) was in each of the last five years, broken down by project.
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the value was of annual private finance initiative payments made by her Department from (a) capital and (b) revenue budgets in each of the last five years.
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what value of annual private finance initiative payments by her Department was classified as (a) identifiable and (b) non-identifiable in each of the last five years, broken down by project.
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what value of annual private finance initiative (PFI) payments was (a) to repay capital and (b) expenditure on other parts of each PFI contract in each of the last five years, broken down by project.
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many interventional cardiologists were practising in the NHS in each year since 2001; and if she will make a statement.
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate she has made of the number of children under the age of five years who died following abuse or neglect in each of the last five years; and if she will make a statement.
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps she is taking to increase hospital security.
Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the promotion of (a) re-usable nappies and (b) disposable nappies in NHS hospitals; and if she will make a statement.
N Norman Lamb (North Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent by each of her Department's arm's length bodies on (a) public relations companies and (b) other consultants in each of the last three years.
Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many of her Department's staff have been (a) recruited by and (b) seconded to designated foundation trust hospitals.
Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 29th November 2006, Official Report, column 789W, on audiology services, what steps she plans to take to ensure that the planned additional audiology patient pathways are provided.
Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the definitions are of (a) general and personal medical services, (b) medical and dental workforce census and (c) non-medical workforce census as used in the NHS hospital and community staff and general workforce statistics.
Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will take steps to ban the use of Aspartame in drink and food marketed for consumption by children; and if she will make a statement.
Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make it a requirement for manufacturers of drink and food containing Aspartame to include in the labelling a warning of possible side effects; and if she will make a statement.
Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 1st May 2007, Official Report, column 1607W, on mental health services: sexual offences, what steps she has taken to ensure that patients making allegations of rape or sexual assault receive counselling and support; and if she will make a statement.
Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) mixed sex wards and (b) same sex wards are available in each mental health trust; how many beds there are in each such ward; and if she will make a statement.
Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if her Department will commission research on deep vein thrombosis experienced by people travelling on long distance coach journeys to and from all-seater sporting venues.
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
James Brokenshire (Hornchurch):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Penalty Notices for Disorder issued in 2006 were registered as fines; and how many Penalty Notices for Disorder issued in (a) 2004 and (b) 2005 were paid (i) within the 21 day suspended enforcement period and (ii) outside the 21 day suspended enforcement period.
Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park & Kensington North):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which grants for which his Department is responsible have been made to Westminster City Council in each year since 1997-98; and what the value was of each grant.
Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff funded by the public purse in his Department are classified as people without posts.
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total value of private finance initiative projects included in his Department's balance sheet (a) is in 2007 and (b) was in each of the last five years, broken down by project.
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the value was of annual private finance initiative payments made by his Department from (a) capital and (b) revenue budgets in each of the last five years.
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what value of annual private finance initiative payments by his Department was classified as (a) identifiable and (b) non-identifiable in each of the last five years, broken down by project.
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what value of annual private finance initiative (PFI) payments was (a) to repay capital and (b) expenditure on other parts of each PFI contract in each of the last five years, broken down by project.
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to reduce fear of crime amongst the elderly.
Susan Kramer (Richmond Park):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will sign the UN Convention on the rights of migrant workers and their families.
N Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many under-18 year olds have had Criminal Records Bureau checks.
N Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Criminal Records Bureau checks as a child protection measure.
Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers were engaged as dedicated officers for policing roads and vehicles in (a) May 1997 and (b) the latest year for which figures are available; and what his policy is on the provision of such officers.
Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
Mr Philip Dunne (Ludlow):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, for what reason the Government has not continued to provide funding for Book Aid International beyond 31st March.
Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many staff funded by the public purse in his Department are classified as people without posts.
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the total value of private finance initiative projects included in his Department's balance sheet (a) is in 2007 and (b) was in each of the last five years, broken down by project.
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the value was of annual private finance initiative payments made by his Department from (a) capital and (b) revenue budgets in each of the last five years.
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what value of annual private finance initiative payments by his Department was classified as (a) identifiable and (b) non-identifiable in each of the last five years, broken down by project.
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what value of annual private finance initiative (PFI) payments was (a) to repay capital and (b) expenditure on other parts of each PFI contract in each of the last five years, broken down by project.
Questions to the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice
Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, what the cost has been of establishing the Ministry of Justice.
Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, what discussions she has had with (a) the Director General of the Prison Service and (b) the governor at HM Prison Pentonville on the leaking of the second report into corruption amongst prison staff at the establishment; and if she will make a statement.
Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, what problems were incurred by prison establishments as a consequence of difficulties in implementing the i-procurement IT system; how long these problems took to resolve; which prison establishments were affected; and if she will make a statement.
Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, if she will make a statement on the financial performance and management of HM Prison Service during 2006-07.
Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, pursuant to her Answer of 31st January 2007, Official Report, column 367W, on prisons, what assessment she has made of the level of compliance of the requirements for fingerprinting at prison establishments; and if she will make a statement.
Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, when she plans to bring into force those sections of the Children and Adoption Act 2006 which provide for more sanctions to be available to the courts when a contact order is not complied with.
Mrs Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the Indra electronic counting system used in the electoral pilot of May 2007 by Bedford Borough Council; and if she will make a statement.
Mrs Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of (a) advance voting during the week before polling day, (b) voters providing their signature before being issued with their ballot papers, (c) electronic counting and (d) use of a single column on the ballot paper for the mayoralty election in the electoral pilots of May 2007 by Bedford Borough Council; and if she will make a statement.
Mrs Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, how much was spent by her Department on the use of electronic counting technology and equipment for the May 2007 elections to the Scottish Parliament; and if she will make a statement.
Mrs Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, what discussions her Department has had with the Secretary of State for Scotland on the use of electronic voting for the May 2007 elections to the Scottish Parliament; and if she will make a statement.
Mrs Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, what representations her Department has received from the Electoral Commission on the use of electronic vote counting technology and equipment for the May 2007 electoral pilots; and if she will make a statement.
Mrs Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, what independent safeguards were put in place for electoral pilots in May 2007 using electronic counting technology and equipment; and if she will make a statement.
Mrs Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, what steps the Government is taking to ensure public confidence in electronic vote counting technology and equipment in elections; and if she will make a statement.
Mrs Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, at what time the final election result was declared in (a) Bedford Borough Council, (b) Breckland District Council, (c) Dover District Council, (d) Stratford-on-Avon District Council and (e) Warwick District Council in the electoral pilot schemes of May 2007; how much was spent on the use of electronic counting and equipment in each area; how many spoilt ballot papers were rejected as a percentage of the total vote in each area; and if she will make a statement.
Mrs Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, how many electoral pilots in May 2007 which used electronic counting technology and equipment reverted to manual counting of votes; and if she will make a statement.
Mrs Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, what representations her Department has received on the use of random hand counts of ballots in electoral pilots of May 2007 which used electronic counting and equipment; and if she will make a statement.
Mrs Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, what measures were put in place to ensure that electoral pilots using electronic counting and equipment in May 2007 could be independently verified; and if she will make a statement.
Mrs Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, how many of the electoral pilots of May 2007 which used electronic counting and equipment undertook random hand counts of ballots; and if she will make a statement.
Mrs Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, what plans the Government has to use electronic counting and equipment in future electoral pilots; and if she will make a statement.
Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, how many offences were committed by tagged offenders in the London Borough of Bexley in each of last five years.
Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, if she will make a statement on progress towards the Co-ordinated Online Register of Electors.
Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, what estimate she has made of (a) the number of people who are not on their local Electoral Register but would be eligible to vote were they on the Electoral Register, (b) the number of people who are on a local Electoral Register but should not be, (c) the number of people who appear on more than one Electoral Register and (d) the number of people who appear more than once in a single Electoral Register.
Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, what the estimated total cost is of establishing the new Supreme Court in the Middlesex Guildhall, including costs already incurred; and what her estimate is of the eventual cost of creating seven new courtrooms elsewhere in central London to replace those currently in the Guildhall.
Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, when she expects the Supreme Court to be functional.
Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, what estimate she has made of the effect of the introduction of the victim surcharge on the fines collection rate.
Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, when she expects to make an announcement on family courts openness.
Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, how many enforcement orders under the Children and Adoption Act 2004 have been made by courts in England and Wales in each month since June 2006.
Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, how many contact order warning notices under section 3 of the Children and Adoption Act 2004 have been made by courts in England and Wales in each month since June 2006.
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, what (a) procedures are set in train and (b) sanctions are available in circumstances where a Minister does not lay a paper before Parliament within the timetable set in statute.
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, what the total value of private finance initiative projects included in her Department's balance sheet (a) is and (b) was in each of the last five years, broken down by project.
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, what the value was of annual private finance initiative payments made by her Department from (a) capital and (b) revenue budgets in each of the last five years.
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, what value of annual private finance initiative payments by her Department was classified as (a) identifiable and (b) non-identifiable in each of the last five years, broken down by project.
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, what value of annual private finance initiative (PFI) payments were (a) to repay capital and (b) expenditure on other parts of each PFI contract, broken down by project in each of the last five years.
Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many staff funded by the public purse were classified as people without posts in (a) his office and (b) its agencies, prior to the restoration of the devolved institutions.
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the total value of private finance initiative projects included in his Department's balance sheet (a) is in 2007 and (b) was in each of the last five years, broken down by project.
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the value was of annual private finance initiative payments made by his Department from (a) capital and (b) revenue budgets in each of the last five years.
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what value of annual private finance initiative payments by his Department was classified as (a) identifiable and (b) non-identifiable in each of the last five years, broken down by project.
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what value of annual private finance initiative (PFI) payments by his Department were (a) to repay capital and (b) expenditure on other parts of each PFI contract in each of the last five years, broken down by project.
Questions to the Prime Minister
N Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):To ask the Prime Minister, when (a) he has and (b) his officials have met (i) Prince Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud since 1st January 2006; and if he will make a statement.
Mr Peter Kilfoyle (Liverpool, Walton):To ask the Prime Minister, what conversations he had in April 2004 with President Bush concerning (a) Al-Jazeera radio station and (b) Fallujah; and if he will make a statement.
Mr Peter Kilfoyle (Liverpool, Walton):To ask the Prime Minister, what representations he made in April 2004 to the US Administration on US tactics in the assault on Fallujah.
Mr Peter Kilfoyle (Liverpool, Walton):To ask the Prime Minister, what representations he made in April 2004 to the US Administration on the effect on British troops of American tactics in the assault on Fallujah.
Mr Peter Kilfoyle (Liverpool, Walton):To ask the Prime Minister, what negotiations he had with President Bush and other members of the US Administration in April 2004 on the re-deployment of British troops outside south-eastern Iraq.
Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland
Mrs Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much was spent by his Department on the use of electronic counting vote technology and equipment for the May 2007 elections to the Scottish Parliament; and if he will make a statement.
Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many staff funded by the public purse in his Office are classified as people without posts.
Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what requirements there are for the return for long-term management or disposal of radioactively contaminated metals exported from decommissioning facilities at Sellafield to the Studsvik decontamination plant once processed; whether safety and security plans covering shipments from Sellafield to Studsvik have been approved by his Department; and what the costs are to (a) British Nuclear Group Sellafield Limited and (b) the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority of the planned shipments of such material from Sellafield to Studsvik.
N Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to the Answer of 22nd February 2007, Official Report, column 894W, on post offices, on what date his Department will (a) complete its analysis of responses to the Post Office network consultation and (b) publish its response to the consultation.
Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many staff funded by the public purse in his Department are classified as people without posts.
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the total value of private finance initiative projects included in his Department's balance sheet (a) is and (b) was in each of the last five years, broken down by project.
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the value was of annual private finance initiative payments made by his Department from (a) capital and (b) revenue budgets in each of the last five years.
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what value of annual private finance initiative payments by his Department was classified as (a) identifiable and (b) non-identifiable in each of the last five years, broken down by project.
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what value of annual private finance initiative (PFI) payments was (a) to repay capital and (b) expenditure on other parts of each PFI contract in each of the last five years, broken down by project.
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many prosecutions have been (a) initiated and (b) won in the courts by the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate against (i) companies, (ii) local authorities and (iii) individuals in relation to incidents of pollution, broken down by (A) region, (B) band of level of fine and (C) type of pollution incident.
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many and what proportion of (a) men and (b) women who appealed to an employment tribunal for unfair dismissal in the last 12 months have had their claim upheld.
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what account is taken of whether a ship in the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority nuclear transport fleet possesses the best available technology when decisions are being taken on which ship will undertake shipments of MOX plutonium-based nuclear fuel in European Union waters.
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the merits of requiring an escort for transport ships used to transport plutonium-based MOX fuel in European Union waters.
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what safety tests have been conducted on the type B flasks used for carrying plutonium-based MOX fuel on their ability to withstand explosions.
Ben Chapman (Wirral South):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made with the piloting of French-style rest areas next to motorways.
Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff funded by the public purse in his Department are classified as people without posts.
Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) purpose and (b) budget is of the National Roads Telecommunications Services project.
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total value of private finance initiative projects included in his Department's balance sheet (a) is in 2007 and (b) was in each of the last five years, broken down by project.
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the value was of annual private finance initiative payments made by his Department from (a) capital and (b) revenue budgets in each of the last five years.
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what value of annual private finance initiative payments by his Department was classified as (a) identifiable and (b) non-identifiable in each of the last five years, broken down by project.
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what value of annual private finance initiative (PFI) payments by his Department was (a) to repay capital and (b) expenditure on other parts of each PFI contract in each of the last five years, broken down by project.
Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10th May 2007, Official Report, column 452W, on cycling: Highway Code, for what reasons the wording was changed from "where practicable" to "where possible".
Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will bring forward amendments to the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2002 to enable the shape of a pedestrian to be painted on the road surface at the approach to pedestrian crossings as an additional safety measure.
Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales
Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many staff funded by the public purse in his Department are classified as people without posts.
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the total value of private finance initiative projects included in his Department's balance sheet (a) is in 2007 and (b) was in each of the last five years, broken down by project.
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the value was of annual private finance initiative payments made by his Department from (a) capital and (b) revenue budgets in each of the last five years.
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what value of annual private finance initiative payments by his Department was classified as (a) identifiable and (b) non-identifiable in each of the last five years, broken down by project.
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what value of annual private finance initiative (PFI) payments by his Department was (a) to repay capital and (b) expenditure on other parts of each PFI contract in each of the last five years, broken down by project.
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement on British accession to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
N Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many lone parents (a) were claiming income support and (b) have been claiming income support for more than five years in May 1997.
Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff funded by the public purse in his Department are classified as people without posts.
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total value of private finance initiative projects included in his Department's balance sheet (a) is in 2007 and (b) was in each of the last five years, broken down by project.
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the value was of annual private finance initiative payments made by his Department from (a) capital and (b) revenue budgets in each of the last five years.
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what value of annual private finance initiative payments by his Department was classified as (a) identifiable and (b) non-identifiable in each of the last five years, broken down by project.
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what value of annual private finance initiative (PFI) payments by his Department was (a) to repay capital and (b) expenditure on other parts of each PFI contract in each of the last five years, broken down by project.
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent measures he has taken to reduce fraudulent claims for benefits.
Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 10th May 2007, Official Report, column 467W, on social security benefits: fraud, if he will list and describe the other techniques referred to; how the caller's voice is recorded using voice risk analysis software if the customer is not present; and whether the Department intends to test the voice risk analysis software with customers (a) present and (b) absent.
N Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Rotherham are in receipt of pensioners' credit.
N Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Rotherham received assistance from the New Deal in each year since 1997.
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much has been levied in fines by local authorities for incidences of pollution against (a) companies, (b) local authorities and (c) individuals for each type of pollution incidence (i) in total, (ii) in each region and (iii) for each fine in each financial year since 1998-99.
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David Taylor (North West Leicestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent on enforcing the maximum yield legislation for cigarettes in each of the last five financial years.
Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, how many prisoners have been detained in police cells since the end of Operation Safeguard; what the cost has been of detaining those inmates; and if she will make a statement.
Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, what mechanisms exist to determine the award of bonuses within HM Prison Service; who is responsible for determining the size of the budget to be used for bonuses; and if she will make a statement.
Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, what the legal costs were of cases arising following homophobic incidents within HM Prison Service in each of the last three years; and if she will make a statement.
Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, what the cost was of awards at each prison establishment made as a consequence of homophobic incidents within HM Prison Service against (a) governors, (b) staff and (c) inmates in each of the last three years; and if she will make a statement.
Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, what mechanisms exist to regulate the promotion of staff working within HM Prison Service; and if she will make a statement.
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, what measures she is taking to improve the treatment of vulnerable and intimidated witnesses.
Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, what the timetable is for the public consultation on the mental health criteria for jury duty referred to in the report of the Social Exclusion Unit of June 2004.
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Fun Fundraisers For Schools – Quick "how to" tips on making fundraising fun for both participants and organizers. Use these tips to increase participation in your fundraiser and boost your fundraising profits.
Fun is part of fundraising. Don't make it drudgery to be a volunteer or a participant. Remember that they're giving up their free time to help. Plan fun things to do during each stage of the process that reward everyone.
Offer a Cream Pie Attack party to all sellers reaching a certain level. Have a fun day where key organizational figures do funny things for meeting goals. Examples: Shaving their head, dyeing their hair blue, wearing a funny wig, dressing like a clown, risk the dunking booth, etc.
Everybody loves to see themselves in a picture. Take some candid shots, have everybody pose, all ham it up for a group photo, etc. Be sure to post them where everyone can enjoy them. Reward with prizes for the best, the goofiest, the worst dressed, etc.
Show your appreciation to all facets of your organization and supporter base. Be sure to do fun things that aren't fundraisers. Example: Line up discounts on tickets to athletic events, go on group outings, provide doughnuts for volunteers, etc.
Work with local merchants for great prizes that mean the most to your sellers. Work deals for movie passes, merchandise discounts, gift certificates, miniature golf, IMAX theater trip for top ten, etc. Follow our Merchant Plan guidelines.
Do an event based solely on having fun. Have key organization members commit to doing crazy things once certain revenue goals are reached, say in $1000 increments. Let things build to the climactic moment where the head cheese does the ultimate fun thing as a way to reward the group for all their support.
Remember that you can blend fun into even the most traditional fundraising events. Everybody knows what a bake sale is, right? Use a cake walk to sell a large portion of your donated sweets. Kids love it and you'll get more for the desserts than if you sold them outright. Consider having awards for the various submissions and then auctioning off the best pie, cake, etc.
These will motivate your sellers and volunteers as much or more as winning actual prizes. Think about low cost fun events that you could tie to completing certain tasks: Top sales group gets a water balloon fight; all volunteers play in a Powder Puff touch football game an ultimate Frisbee match, etc.
You can't say thank you often enough to your supporters and your participants. Show your appreciation with heartfelt words and deeds.
Make your fundraisers fun and everyone will come back for more!


The Martkopi Towers are standing in the center of the village of the same name, in the Gardabani municipality in the Kvemo Kartli region in Georgia.
I called them the Martkopi Towers but actually both have their own name; the Shinjikashvili Tower and Tushmalishvili Tower. Both towers date back to the 18th century, have a circular ground plan and were built by separate families as a refuge in times of trouble. I have no historical information about them. If you know more; please mail me.
Shinjikashvili Tower stands in a small plot in between houses. The plot serves as a sort of little public park. The tower itself can not be entered.
Tushmalishvili Tower stands in the backyard of a private residence. It was built by one of the forefathers of the present occupant. This forefather also built the church south of the tower. Sadly enough part of Tushmalishvili Tower has collapsed in 2000, taking down the ornate original entrance.
At present Shinjikashvili Tower can freely be visited. As Tushmalishvili Tower stands in a private backyard it can not be visited. But if the very hospitable owner is home he might give you a small tour like he did give me. Thanks again Zaal.


Creek to Bay Cleanup 2017!
WILDCOAST will be on-site with water and snacks for participants. Volunteers are encouraged to bring a reusable water bottle and wear closed toed shoes for the days activities. WILDCOAST will also provide all of the necessary trash removal tools including gloves, buckets, shovels and pick-up sticks.
This is a great way for volunteer to make a direct positive impact on their local coastal and marine environments while supporting the sustainable theme of the day. Come out and join us for a day of environmental stewardship and help make out south San Diego community a better place.


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Steps: 1. Wavelet, Apply 2. Slice, Apply 3. Start trace, check **Show incremental trace** 4. change slice normal by hitting one of the buttons e.g. Z Normal, apply The trace has the following: ```python ... # find source wavelet1 = FindSource('Wavelet1') # get active source. slice1 = GetActiveSource() # Properties modified on slice1.SliceType slice1.SliceType.Normal = [0.0, 0.0, 1.0] # Properties modified on slice1.SliceType slice1.SliceType.Normal = [0.0, 0.0, 1.0] ... ``` The Normal is getting traced twice with same values.


?Internazionale has officially welcomed former Juventus official Giuseppe Marotta as their new chief executive of sport after spending the last eight years in Turin.
Marotta oversaw great success during his Juve tenure, wining included seven consecutive Serie A titles and making two UEFA Champions League final appearances, before leaving the club in October.
The 61-year-old, who also had a spell at Sampdoria, has already described his move to Inter as 'an important chapter' in his career and professional life.
"I am now part of the great Inter," Marotta said on Thursday.
"I'm very proud and I'm going to have the important role of the CEO of the sports area. It is certainly going to be an important chapter in my professional life and I will have great responsibility, but that doesn't daunt me.
Inter will hope that Marotta can help guide the club back to its former glories after going seven years without a trophy. That came in the shape of the Coppa Italia in 2011, while Inter haven't won Serie A or the UEFA Champions League since Jose Mourinho's remarkable treble in 2010.
The club crashed out of the Champions League at the group stage this week – their first time in the competition since the 2011/12 campaign – and will continue their continental adventure this season in the Europa League in the new year.


Magnus Carlsen �r fortfarande Norges st�rsta idrottsstj�rna, enligt tidningen VG:s �rliga rankning. Bild: Mary Altaffer Det �r femte g�ngen schackunderbarnet hamnar i topp.
Bild: Mary Altaffer Det �r femte g�ngen schackunderbarnet hamnar i topp.N�rmaste konkurrenter �r simmaren och Paralympics-medalj�ren Sarah Louise Rung, Henrik Lundqvists lagkamrat Mats Zuccarello i NHL-hockeyn och fotbollsspelaren Ada Hegerberg.
Sport�ret 2016 var inte bara fotbolls-EM och OS. Det var �ven Tre Kronor, solkr�m f�r l�ppar och - framf�r allt - Henrik Stenson. Den svenske golfstj�rnan, just nu rankad fyra i v�rlden, sade efter s�songen 2013 att det inte kunde bli b�ttre.
11: Karl Forsman tar Sveriges f�rsta guld i Paralympics efter ha vunnit 100 m br�stsim.
Crime Dec. 25, 2016 - 04:00PM JST ( ) TOKYO � Japan plans to work with U.N.
New Delhi, Dec 25: Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his last Mann Ki Baat address of 2016 on Sunday (Dec 25) congratulated Indian sports persons for their achievements all through the year.
PM also hailed the performance of Indian paralympians at Rio Paralympics for winning 4 medals.
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Little Mix star Jade Thirlwall has been spreading Christmas cheer at a cancer charity as she arrived home to spend the holidays in South Shields.
Jade is a patron of the charity along with Dame Margaret Barbour, and Paralympic gold medallist Josef Craig, and has been involved with its work since a young age.
Players ride on two-wheeled electric boards to compete in Hover Crosse in Minato Ward, Tokyo.
(The Yomiuri Shimbun, The Japan News / ANN) Looking toward 2020 The long-term goal of the Superhuman Sports Society is to organize an international competition with �superhuman sports� coinciding with the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games.
In it Her Majesty will emphasise the theme of inspiration, as she reflects on the achievements of Olympic and Paralympic athletes from the UK and across the Commonwealth at the Rio Games last summer.
BASKETBALL: A record breaking number of Paralympians will line up for the Suncoast Spinners' annual wheelchair basketball tournament at council's Caloundra Indoor Stadium next month.
Go! GETTYLeicester won the Premier League title in May GETTY2016 has been one of those years GETTYKadeena Cox won gold medals in which two Paralympic disciplines?
Sunday 25 December 2016 The Queen will use her Christmas Day address to highlight the achievements of those who inspire others, from Olympic and Paralympic athletes to "ordinary people doing extraordinary things".
Sunday, December 25th, 2016 2:08am The Queen will use her Christmas Day broadcast to deliver an upbeat message with the theme of inspiration, highlighting the importance of learning from "ordinary people doing extraordinary things".
Speaking of those who have inspired the UK and Commonwealth this year, she will talk of the success of Olympic and Paralympic athletes and the hard work carried out by the hundreds of charities she supports as patron.
The Queen will say she draws strength from "ordinary people doing extraordinary things" in her annual televised Christmas Day address.
The Queen will use her Christmas Day broadcast to deliver an upbeat message with the theme of inspiration, highlighting the importance of learning from "ordinary people doing extraordinary things".
The Queen will celebrate the achievements of those who inspire others in her Christmas Day address, from Britain's Olympic and Paralympic athletes to "unsung heroes" like "volunteers, carers and good neighbours".
MIL OSI United Kingdom � Source: United Kingdom � Prime Minister�s Office 10 Downing Street Headline: News story: Christmas 2016: Prime Minister�s message This year, the United Kingdom has had much to celebrate.
DONALD TRUMP's election to president has thrown the USA's bid to host the Olympic Games in 2024 into question.
It�s starting to look a lot like Christmas. Heck, it is Christmas today, and that means the backend of 2016 is well and truly upon us.
They represent the best of Singaporeans, young, old, and across ethnic groups and professions. Individually, their acts warm the heart. Collectively, their deeds inspire a nation.
Deepa Malik, who won the silver medal for India at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in shot put, was in Pune to address a lecture on �Ability Beyond Disability�. �Pune has always supported me, in good days and bad.
MANILA, Philippines � It was a silver that glistened like gold. A silver lining for a nation impoverished for Olympic glory as the feat of Hidilyn Diaz in the Rio Olympics fuelled anew its quest for gold.
Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party and First Minister of Northern Ireland This is an important week and one I look forward to as excitement grows in our house for Santa's arrival.
Jonathan Rea won the Superbike world title, and Bethany Firth and our other Olympic and Paralympic heroes provided us so many memorable moments.
(ATR) The speculative field of candidates to host the 2026 Winter Olympics will be narrowed to only the serious bidders in 2017.
an Olympics and Paralympics bid.
Throughout the year the people of the Rhondda have made us smile - and here are some of our favourites. They range from graduation ceremony proposals to parrots talking with a valleys accents and mysterious paintings popping up overnight.
Welsh Paralympian Rhys Jones had a heartwarming message of thanks -... Rhys Jones in Rio for the Paralympic Games Clydach Vale sprinter Rhys Jones was over the moon after achieving his Paralympic dream of making the final of the T37 100m final in Rio.
celebrates paralympian Kory Puderbaugh Meraki serves street-style gyros in BoDo Take a walk on the Boise Greenbelt in the snow.
Paralympian Stefan Daniel gave back to an organization close to his heart this holiday season, donating money to the Alberta Children�s Hospital.
It has been quite a year for Hannah Cockroft (coach: Jenni Banks). With expectation on her to deliver three gold medals at the Rio Paralympic Games, she did not disappoint and won the T34 100m, 400m and 800m titles, the 400m in world record time (58.78).
The year 2016 produced a lot of remarkable sporting moments the world over.
As 2016 comes to an end, India can celebrate yet another year of sporting achievement. Its sportspersons have done the nation proud with some very inspiring performances and continue to stand up as role models for the younger generation.
#YNaija2016Review: Leicester City, Simone Biles, the Paralympics� See the top 10 sporting moments of 2016.... Leicester City, Simone Biles, the Paralympics See the top 10 sporting moments of 2016 appeared first on YNaija.
Part Two of Highland�s Sports Review of the Year looks back on the Paralympic Games in Brazil and the stand out performances in Athletics.
International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) President Ulf Mehrens has signed a letter of intent with Wilfried Lemke, the United Nations� special adviser on sport for development and peace, to UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon.
The UN has already been working closely with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) in a bid to ensure that they unite their efforts to improve societies through sport.
GamesBids.com presents the ninth annual Top Ten list of Olympic Bid Stories for 2016. These stories impacted the course of Olympic host city bids, or the Olympic bid process, and formed interesting plot lines and story arcs for the year.
(TAP) - Here are results of TAP news agency's 2016 sports referendum. Best athlete of the year: Men: 1. Oussama Oueslati (taekwondo) 707 2. Malek Jaziri (tennis) 682 3. Wael Jallouz (handball) 518 4.
Few will forget the men�s 1,500m T13 final at the Rio 2016 Paralympics.
Swimming New Zealand was hit with a drastic funding reduction, dropping�its annual budget from $1.5 million in 2014 to $900,000 in 2017.
After 15 years as the RYA�s Olympic Manager, Stephen Park OBE is to take up a new post as the Great Britain Cycling Team�s Performance Director.
Park guided the British Sailing Team to the top of the sport�s medal table in Rio, and is to become British Cycling�s first Performance Director since 2014.
BRITISH PRIME MINISTER Theresa May has used her first Christmas message as PM to urge the UK to seize the �historic opportunity� afforded by the Brexit referendum to �forge a bold new role� in the world.
and Paralympic athletes continued to work and train � and they were rewarded by coming second in the medal table.
23 December 2016, by Hannah Ellison, Event looks back at the biggest stories of this year, including SSE Scottish Hydro's tennis activation, Kraken Rum's black ice cream stunt, Hyundai's immersive Euro experience, giant 'dream jars' inspired by Roald Dahl and Sony Pictures' Ghostbusters stunt.
The jars unveiled in London containedthe childhood dreams and aspirations of 50 celebrities and top artists such as Steven Spielberg, Sophie Dahl, Quentin Blake, Paralympian David Weir,Game of Thrones'Maisie Williams and HRH The Duchess of Cornwall.
Paralympics New Zealand (PNZ) has received a NZD$550,000 (�308,000/$378,000/�361,000) increase in funding from High Performance Sport New Zealand (HPSNZ), taking core investment up to NZD$2.250 million (�1.260 million/$1.550 million/�1.
Authorities are investigating the death of a Habersham County�man whose�body was discovered inside a chicken house on Chestlyn Drive off of Sam Bell Road near Clarkesville.
Goalball UK has been awarded �1.3 million ($1.6 million/�1.5 million) from Sport England in order to continue what it describes as "the remarkable progress being made in grassroots participation".
We might need to change the title to "Nine Olympic and Paralympic moments of magic, plus a little bit of magic from Gary Player".
We might need to change the title to "Nine Olympic and Paralympic moments of magic, plus a little bit of magic from Gary Player".The post appeared first on The South�.
Rugby and England�s tour to these shores aside, South Africa had a fantastic sporting year. The 2016 Rio Olympics was particularly awesome.
At just 14-years old, he won silver at the Paralympics .
Theresa May has used her first Christmas message as prime minister to call on British people to "come together" after a year of divisions over the Brexit referendum.
May stressed that 2016 has seen much for Britain celebrate, including the Queen's 90th birthday and successes in the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The newly crowned BC1 individual Paralympic champion knows more medals brings pressure, but team support is key.
Japan�s Ambassador to Bhutan Kenji Hiramatsu, who was in the country to host a reception to conclude the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Japan and Bhutan, spoke with Kuensel�s Tshering Palden.� Excerpts of the interview.
In view of the 2020 Olympics and Paralympic games, we would like to expand our cooperation programmes under the Sports for Tomorrow scheme.
[Christmas message from Governor John Rankin] Having arrived in Bermuda just a short time ago, I am delighted that one of my first responsibilities is to deliver a Christmas message to the people of Bermuda.
And of course all were cheering on the Bermudian athletes who did us proud during the Olympics and Paralympics in Rio.
January Source: Tommy Grealy/INPHO In a rather dismal January, it was hard to pinpoint a standout moment for Irish sport.
It's been a good year for global creativity. From wiener hot dogs and a fashion film to a brutal blood scene. 1. Burberry - The tale of Thomas Burberry Burberry launched a festive ad this year which was more than a campaign.
The 2016 Rio Paralympic Games was an occasion to make every Nigerian proud. 23 Paralympians represented our country, delivering our best performance since Nigeria started competing in 1992. They were also Africa�s best-performing team.
Elohor Omame profiles the Nigerian Paralympic team:... The 2016 Rio Paralympic Games was an occasion to make every Nigerian proud.... 23 Paralympians represented our country, delivering our best performance since Nigeria started competing in 1992.
NATALYA COYLE ISN�T usually one for taking breaks � it�s probably par for the course with multi-eventers.
Media work and commentary with RT� for the Paralympics began only weeks after her impressive seventh place finish in Rio, her second top-10 result in as many Olympics.