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Commons Hansard for 25 November 2008 (Volume 483)

From the bound volume. Last updated 13 May 2018 at 7.38pm.

Written Statements

Written statements are normally used to put the day-to-day business of government on the official record and in the public domain.

Written Ministerial Statements (item number 1) (id 08112560000001)
Scotland (item number 18) (id 08112591000009)

Written Answers

Content for Written Answers.

Written Answers to Questions

Transport

Aviation (item number 1) (id 08112564000031)
Aviation: Exhaust Emissions (item number 1) (id 08112564000032)
Aviation: Passengers (item number 1) (id 08112564000033)
Brussels (item number 1) (id 08112564000034)
Bus Services: Competition (item number 1) (id 08112564000035)
Bus Services: Concessions (item number 1) (id 08112564000036)
Buses: Accidents (item number 1) (id 08112564000037)
Christmas (item number 1) (id 08112564000038)
Crossrail: Finance (item number 1) (id 08112564000039)
Cycling England: Finance (item number 1) (id 08112564000040)
Cycling: Accidents (item number 1) (id 08112564000041)
Dartford-Thurrock Crossing: Road Traffic (item number 1) (id 08112564000042)
Departmental Catering (item number 1) (id 08112564000043)
Departmental Civil Servants (item number 1) (id 08112564000044)
Departmental Consultants (item number 1) (id 08112564000045)
Departmental Contracts (item number 1) (id 08112564000046)
Departmental Information Officers (item number 1) (id 08112564000047)
Departmental Internet (item number 1) (id 08112564000048)
Departmental Land (item number 1) (id 08112564000049)
Departmental Manpower (item number 1) (id 08112564000050)
Departmental Marketing (item number 1) (id 08112564000051)
Departmental Ministerial Policy Advisers (item number 1) (id 08112564000052)
Departmental NDPBs (item number 1) (id 08112564000053)
Departmental Press Releases (item number 1) (id 08112564000054)
Departmental Public Opinion (item number 1) (id 08112564000055)
Departmental Travel (item number 1) (id 08112564000056)
Departmental Written Questions (item number 1) (id 08112564000057)
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (item number 1) (id 08112564000058)
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Data Protection (item number 1) (id 08112564000059)
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Databases (item number 1) (id 08112564000060)
Driving Standards Agency (item number 1) (id 08112564000061)
Driving Tests (item number 1) (id 08112564000062)
First Great Western (item number 1) (id 08112564000063)
Heathrow Airport (item number 1) (id 08112564000064)
Heathrow Airport: Carbon Emissions (item number 1) (id 08112564000065)
Heathrow Airport: Railway Network (item number 1) (id 08112564000066)
Hotels (item number 1) (id 08112564000067)
Motor Vehicles: Accidents (item number 1) (id 08112564000068)
Motor Vehicles: Licensing (item number 1) (id 08112564000069)
Motor Vehicles: Safety (item number 1) (id 08112564000070)
Network Rail: Finance (item number 1) (id 08112564000071)
Newport to London Railway Line (item number 1) (id 08112564000072)
Official Visits (item number 1) (id 08112564000073)
Oil: Prices (item number 1) (id 08112564000074)
Operation V79 (item number 1) (id 08112564000075)
Racial Harassment (item number 1) (id 08112564000076)
Railways: Finance (item number 1) (id 08112564000077)
Road Traffic (item number 1) (id 08112564000078)
Road Traffic Offences: Fixed Penalties (item number 1) (id 08112564000079)
Roads (item number 1) (id 08112564000080)
Roads: Accidents (item number 1) (id 08112564000081)
Roads: Closures (item number 1) (id 08112564000082)
Roads: Repairs and Maintenance (item number 1) (id 08112564000083)
Roads: Urban Areas (item number 1) (id 08112564000084)
Rolling Stock (item number 1) (id 08112564000085)
Speed Limits: Cameras (item number 1) (id 08112564000086)
Tolls (item number 1) (id 08112564000087)
Trains: ICT (item number 1) (id 08112564000088)
Transport: Schools (item number 1) (id 08112564000089)
Transport: West Yorkshire (item number 1) (id 08112564000090)

Communities and Local Government

Brussels (item number 1) (id 08112564000124)
Councillors: Isle of Wight (item number 1) (id 08112564000125)
Departmental Catering (item number 1) (id 08112564000126)
Departmental Consultants (item number 1) (id 08112564000127)
Departmental Electronic Equipment (item number 1) (id 08112564000128)
Departmental Internet (item number 1) (id 08112564000129)
Departmental Manpower (item number 1) (id 08112564000130)
Departmental Marketing (item number 1) (id 08112564000131)
Departmental Ministerial Policy Advisers (item number 1) (id 08112564000132)
Departmental Press Releases (item number 1) (id 08112564000133)
Fire Services: Manpower (item number 1) (id 08112564000134)
Homelessness (item number 1) (id 08112564000135)
Housing: Low Incomes (item number 1) (id 08112564000136)
Housing: Planning (item number 1) (id 08112564000137)
Local Government: Procurement (item number 1) (id 08112564000138)
Local Government: Telephone Services (item number 1) (id 08112564000139)
National Clearing House Scheme (item number 1) (id 08112564000140)
Non-domestic Rates: Ports (item number 1) (id 08112564000141)
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service (item number 1) (id 08112564000142)
Official Engagements: Regional Ministers (item number 1) (id 08112564000143)
Regional Planning and Development: Railways (item number 1) (id 08112564000144)
Sleeping Rough: North Yorkshire (item number 1) (id 08112564000145)
South East Plan (item number 1) (id 08112564000146)
Travelling People (item number 1) (id 08112564000147)

Energy and Climate Change

Biofuels (item number 1) (id 08112568000004)
British Energy: EDF (item number 1) (id 08112568000005)
British Energy: Nuclear Liabilities Fund (item number 1) (id 08112568000006)
Carbon Emissions: Housing (item number 1) (id 08112568000007)
Carbon Emissions: Local Authorities (item number 1) (id 08112568000008)
Carbon Sequestration (item number 1) (id 08112568000009)
Climate Change Group (item number 1) (id 08112568000010)
Climate Change: Local Area Agreements (item number 1) (id 08112568000011)
Departmental Manpower (item number 1) (id 08112568000012)
Departmental Marketing (item number 1) (id 08112568000013)
Departmental Microgeneration (item number 1) (id 08112568000014)
Departmental Ministerial Policy Advisers (item number 1) (id 08112568000015)
Energy Supply: Consumers (item number 1) (id 08112568000016)
Energy Supply: Fuel Poverty (item number 1) (id 08112568000017)
Energy: Conservation (item number 1) (id 08112568000018)
Energy: Consumption (item number 1) (id 08112568000019)
Energy: Prices (item number 1) (id 08112568000020)
Fuel Poverty (item number 1) (id 08112568000021)
Fuel Poverty: Barnet (item number 1) (id 08112568000022)
Global Threat Reduction Programme (item number 1) (id 08112568000023)
Home Energy Efficiency Scheme (item number 1) (id 08112568000024)
Home Energy Efficiency Scheme: Greater London (item number 1) (id 08112568000025)
Home Energy Efficiency Scheme: North Yorkshire (item number 1) (id 08112568000026)
Ministers: Cabinet (item number 1) (id 08112568000027)
Natural Gas: Storage (item number 1) (id 08112568000028)
Nuclear Installations Inspectorate (item number 1) (id 08112568000029)
Renewable Energy: Electricity Generation (item number 1) (id 08112568000030)
Renewable Energy: International Co-operation (item number 1) (id 08112568000031)
Renewable Energy: National Grid (item number 1) (id 08112568000032)
River Severn: Tidal Power (item number 1) (id 08112568000033)
Strategic Siting Assessment (item number 1) (id 08112568000034)
Uranium: Prices (item number 1) (id 08112568000035)
Warm Front Scheme (item number 1) (id 08112568000036)

Written Answers to Questions

Transport

Rail Fares (item number 1) (id 081125105000016)
Motorcycle Driving Test (item number 1) (id 081125105000017)
Fatal Road Accidents: Illegal Drugs (item number 1) (id 081125105000018)
DVLA (item number 1) (id 081125105000019)
Young Person’s Railcard (item number 1) (id 081125105000020)
Air Travel: Emissions (item number 1) (id 081125105000021)
Rail Network (item number 1) (id 081125105000022)
Concessionary Bus Fares (item number 1) (id 081125105000023)
Rail Services: Halifax-London (item number 1) (id 081125105000024)
Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (item number 1) (id 081125105000025)
High Speed Rail Line (item number 1) (id 081125105000026)
Regional Airports (item number 1) (id 081125105000027)
Aviation: Surcharges (item number 1) (id 081125105000028)
Channel Tunnel (item number 1) (id 081125105000029)
Concessions: Gloucestershire (item number 1) (id 081125105000030)
Cycling (item number 1) (id 081125105000031)
Cycling: East Midlands (item number 1) (id 081125105000032)
Departmental Early Retirement (item number 1) (id 081125105000033)
Departmental Information Officers (item number 1) (id 081125105000034)
Departmental Land (item number 1) (id 081125105000035)
Departmental Manpower (item number 1) (id 081125105000036)
Departmental Pay (item number 1) (id 081125105000037)
Departmental Publications (item number 1) (id 081125105000038)
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Industrial Relations (item number 1) (id 081125105000039)
Driving and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Data Protection (item number 1) (id 081125105000040)
Driving Standards Agency (item number 1) (id 081125105000041)
Heathrow Airport: Railway Network (item number 1) (id 081125105000042)
Inland Waterways (item number 1) (id 081125105000043)
Intercity Express Programme (item number 1) (id 081125105000044)
M3 (item number 1) (id 081125105000045)
Motor Vehicles: Safety (item number 1) (id 081125105000046)
National Business Travel Network (item number 1) (id 081125105000047)
Network Rail: Disabled (item number 1) (id 081125105000048)
Network Rail: Finance (item number 1) (id 081125105000049)
Railways: Construction (item number 1) (id 081125105000050)
Railways: Fares (item number 1) (id 081125105000051)
Railways: Overcrowding (item number 1) (id 081125105000052)
Railways: Scotland (item number 1) (id 081125105000053)
Railways: South-West (item number 1) (id 081125105000054)
Roads: Repairs and Maintenance (item number 1) (id 081125105000055)
Roads: Tolls (item number 1) (id 081125105000056)
Rolling Stock (item number 1) (id 081125105000057)
Shared Service Centre: Finance (item number 1) (id 081125105000058)
Transport: Concessions (item number 1) (id 081125105000059)
Written Questions: Government Responses (item number 1) (id 081125105000060)

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Africa (item number 1) (id 0811266000002)
Alexis Sinduhije (item number 1) (id 0811266000003)
Algeria: Religious Freedom (item number 1) (id 0811266000004)
Arms Trade: Treaties (item number 1) (id 0811266000005)
Australia: Foreign Relations (item number 1) (id 0811266000006)
British Council: Finance (item number 1) (id 0811266000007)
Colombia: Armed Forces (item number 1) (id 0811266000008)
Colombia: Human Rights (item number 1) (id 0811266000009)
Colombia: Intelligence Services (item number 1) (id 0811266000010)
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Armed Conflict (item number 1) (id 0811266000011)
Democratic Republic of the Congo: United Nations (item number 1) (id 0811266000012)
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Violence (item number 1) (id 0811266000013)
Departmental Buildings (item number 1) (id 0811266000014)
Departmental Electronic Equipment (item number 1) (id 0811266000015)
Departmental Information Officers (item number 1) (id 0811266000016)
Diego Garcia: Rendition (item number 1) (id 0811266000017)
Diego Garcia: USA (item number 1) (id 0811266000018)
Ilois: Resettlement (item number 1) (id 0811266000019)
India: Christianity (item number 1) (id 0811266000020)
Iran: Nuclear Power (item number 1) (id 0811266000021)
Iraq: Christianity (item number 1) (id 0811266000022)
Iraq: Diplomatic Service (item number 1) (id 0811266000023)
Iraq: Human Rights (item number 1) (id 0811266000024)
Kosovo: Politics and Government (item number 1) (id 0811266000025)
Libya (item number 1) (id 0811266000026)
Madagascar (item number 1) (id 0811266000027)
Middle East: Peace Negotiations (item number 1) (id 0811266000028)
Montserrat: Foreign Relations (item number 1) (id 0811266000029)
Montserrat: Tourism (item number 1) (id 0811266000030)
Nuclear Fuels (item number 1) (id 0811266000031)
Peace Negotiations: Women (item number 1) (id 0811266000032)
Redundancy (item number 1) (id 0811266000033)
Russia: BBC External Services (item number 1) (id 0811266000034)
Russia: EU External Relations (item number 1) (id 0811266000035)
Russia: Foreign Relations (item number 1) (id 0811266000036)
Russia: Georgia (item number 1) (id 0811266000037)
Russia: Missiles (item number 1) (id 0811266000038)
Rwanda: Armed Conflict (item number 1) (id 0811266000039)
Somalia: Armed Conflict (item number 1) (id 0811266000040)
Somalia: Piracy (item number 1) (id 0811266000041)
Sudan: War Crimes (item number 1) (id 0811266000042)
Turks and Caicos Islands: Foreign Relations (item number 1) (id 0811266000043)
Turks and Caicos Islands: Hurricanes (item number 1) (id 0811266000044)
Turks and Caicos Islands: Overseas Aid (item number 1) (id 0811266000045)
Western Sahara: Politics and Government (item number 1) (id 0811266000046)

Health

Alzheimer's Disease: Drugs (item number 1) (id 08112617000002)
Breast Cancer: East Midlands (item number 1) (id 08112617000003)
Carers (item number 1) (id 08112617000004)
Dental Services: Derbyshire (item number 1) (id 08112617000005)
Dental Services: Finance (item number 1) (id 08112617000006)
Departmental Coordination (item number 1) (id 08112617000007)
Departmental Ministerial Policy Advisers (item number 1) (id 08112617000008)
Departmental Public Relations (item number 1) (id 08112617000009)
Diabetes (item number 1) (id 08112617000010)
Diabetes: Pupils (item number 1) (id 08112617000011)
Health Professions: Prosthetics (item number 1) (id 08112617000012)
Health Services: Technology (item number 1) (id 08112617000013)
Health: Screening (item number 1) (id 08112617000014)
Healthcare for London (item number 1) (id 08112617000015)
Hearing Aid Council (item number 1) (id 08112617000016)
Home Energy Efficiency Scheme: Hampshire (item number 1) (id 08112617000017)
Hospitals: Crimes of Violence (item number 1) (id 08112617000018)
Medical Records: Lost Property (item number 1) (id 08112617000019)
Mental Health Act 2007 (item number 1) (id 08112617000020)
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus: Staffordshire (item number 1) (id 08112617000021)
Neurology: Drugs (item number 1) (id 08112617000022)
NHS: Dental Services (item number 1) (id 08112617000023)
NHS: Discharges (item number 1) (id 08112617000024)
NHS: ICT (item number 1) (id 08112617000025)
NHS: Mental Health Services (item number 1) (id 08112617000026)
NHS: Public Participation (item number 1) (id 08112617000027)
NHS: Publications (item number 1) (id 08112617000028)
NHS: Reorganisation (item number 1) (id 08112617000029)
Ophthalmology: Tamworth (item number 1) (id 08112617000030)
Patient Choice Schemes (item number 1) (id 08112617000031)
Social Services: Vocational Guidance (item number 1) (id 08112617000032)
Strokes (item number 1) (id 08112617000033)

Home Department

Animal Experiments (item number 1) (id 08112618000003)
Antisocial Behaviour Orders: Derbyshire (item number 1) (id 08112618000004)
Antisocial Behaviour Orders: Hertfordshire (item number 1) (id 08112618000005)
Anti-social Behaviour: Fixed Penalties (item number 1) (id 08112618000006)
Anti-social Behaviour: Hertfordshire (item number 1) (id 08112618000007)
Assaults on Police (item number 1) (id 08112618000008)
Asylum: Work Permits (item number 1) (id 08112618000009)
Borders: Personal Records (item number 1) (id 08112618000010)
Coastal Areas (item number 1) (id 08112618000011)
Community Relations (item number 1) (id 08112618000012)
Community Relations: Leicestershire (item number 1) (id 08112618000013)
Crime: Intellectual Property (item number 1) (id 08112618000014)
Crime: Newcastle (item number 1) (id 08112618000015)
Criminal Records Bureau: International Cooperation (item number 1) (id 08112618000016)
Criminal Records Bureau: Standards (item number 1) (id 08112618000017)
Demonstrations: Parliament Square (item number 1) (id 08112618000018)
Departmental Pay (item number 1) (id 08112618000019)
Departmental Procurement (item number 1) (id 08112618000020)
Departmental Sick Leave (item number 1) (id 08112618000021)
Deportation (item number 1) (id 08112618000022)
Drugs: Crime (item number 1) (id 08112618000023)
Entry Clearances: Biometrics (item number 1) (id 08112618000024)
Entry Clearances: Telephone Services (item number 1) (id 08112618000025)
Football: Arrests (item number 1) (id 08112618000026)
Genetics: Databases (item number 1) (id 08112618000027)
Hizb ut-Tahrir (item number 1) (id 08112618000028)
Human Trafficking (item number 1) (id 08112618000029)
Human Trafficking: Romania (item number 1) (id 08112618000030)
Identity Cards (item number 1) (id 08112618000031)
Identity Cards: Contracts (item number 1) (id 08112618000032)
Immigrants: English Language (item number 1) (id 08112618000033)
Immigration: Biometrics (item number 1) (id 08112618000034)
Immigration: Fees and Charges (item number 1) (id 08112618000035)
Members: Correspondence (item number 1) (id 08112618000036)
National Anti-Fraud Network (item number 1) (id 08112618000037)
National Policing Information Agency: Correspondence (item number 1) (id 08112618000038)
Offences Against Children (item number 1) (id 08112618000039)
Offensive Weapons: Young People (item number 1) (id 08112618000040)
Police: Bexley (item number 1) (id 08112618000041)
Police: Driving Offences (item number 1) (id 08112618000042)
Police: Gwent (item number 1) (id 08112618000043)
Police: Pensions (item number 1) (id 08112618000044)
Police: Resignations (item number 1) (id 08112618000045)
Police: Retirement (item number 1) (id 08112618000046)
Secure Accommodation (item number 1) (id 08112618000047)
Telecommunications: Databases (item number 1) (id 08112618000048)
UK Border Agency: Disciplinary Proceedings (item number 1) (id 08112618000049)
Vetting (item number 1) (id 08112618000050)
Vetting: Greater London (item number 1) (id 08112618000051)
Vetting: Young People (item number 1) (id 08112618000052)
Written Questions: Government Responses (item number 1) (id 08112618000053)

Communities and Local Government

Compulsory Purchase: Coastal Areas (item number 1) (id 08112618000054)
Council Housing (item number 1) (id 08112618000055)
Departmental Land (item number 1) (id 08112618000056)
Disabled Facilities Grants (item number 1) (id 08112618000057)
Eco-towns (item number 1) (id 08112618000058)
Green-belt (item number 1) (id 08112618000059)
Homelessness (item number 1) (id 08112618000060)
Housing Associations (item number 1) (id 08112618000061)
Housing: Low Incomes (item number 1) (id 08112618000062)
Housing: Standards (item number 1) (id 08112618000063)
Housing: Thames Gateway (item number 1) (id 08112618000064)
Listed Buildings (item number 1) (id 08112618000065)
Local Authorities: Conservation (item number 1) (id 08112618000066)
Multiple Occupation (item number 1) (id 08112618000067)
Multiple Occupation: Coastal Areas (item number 1) (id 08112618000068)
Non-domestic Rates (item number 1) (id 08112618000069)
Non-domestic Rates: Ports (item number 1) (id 08112618000070)
Planning (item number 1) (id 08112618000071)
Regeneration: Coastal Areas (item number 1) (id 08112618000072)
Regional Planning and Development (item number 1) (id 08112618000073)
Rented Housing: Private Sector (item number 1) (id 08112618000074)
Repossession Orders: Telephone Helplines (item number 1) (id 08112618000075)
Revenue Support Grant (item number 1) (id 08112618000076)
Second Homes (item number 1) (id 08112618000077)
Shared Ownership Schemes (item number 1) (id 08112618000078)
Shelter: Eco-Towns (item number 1) (id 08112618000079)
Sleeping Rough (item number 1) (id 08112618000080)
Tenants Rights: Duchy of Cornwall (item number 1) (id 08112618000081)
Travelling People (item number 1) (id 08112618000082)
Travelling People: Caravan Sites (item number 1) (id 08112618000083)
Travelling People: Coastal Areas (item number 1) (id 08112618000084)

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