To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what meetings the Valuation Office Agency has had with the Australian Valuation Office in the last five years. (151322)

There is no central record of meetings held between the Valuation Office Agency and the Australian Valuation Office and the information could not be obtained without disproportionate cost.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer which divisions of the Valuation Office Agency the secondees from the (a) Australian Valuation Office and (b) Hong Kong Valuation Office were working within. (151323)

The secondees worked in the Valuation Office Agency’s Chief Executive’s Office (Non-Domestic Rating Section) and the London City Group and London District Valuer Service, respectively.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Meriden (Mrs. Spelman) of 15 June 2007, Official Report, column 1424W, on the Valuation Office Agency, if he will place in the Library a copy of the review. (150631)

Office of Government Commerce (OGC) Gateway Reviews are conducted on a confidential basis for Senior Responsible Owners (SROs) of projects and programmes across government. To place this report in the public domain would put at risk an important process that has recorded £2.5 billion of value for money through avoided costs in central civil government since 2003.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answers to the hon. Member for Meriden of 26 January 2007, Official Report, column 2134W, and 15 June 2007, Official Report, column 1422W, on the Valuation Office Agency, how many flights and to which destinations were made in 2006-07; and what estimate he has made of how much carbon dioxide each contributed to the 83 tonnes of carbon dioxide. (151137)

The Valuation Office Agency paid for 412 flights in the financial year 2006-07. Data are not held on how much each flight contributed to the 83 tonnes of CO₂ emissions.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer of 15 June 2007, Official Report, column 1424W to the hon. Member for Meriden, on the Valuation Office Agency, which organisation conducted the review. (151139)

The review was conducted by the Office of Government Commerce.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answers to the hon. Member for Meriden (Mrs. Spelman) of 26 January 2007, Official Report, column 2134W, and 18 June 2007, Official Report, column 1500W, on the Valuation Office Agency, what conferences were attended during the visit to Japan. (151150)

None.