To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what key targets have been set for the Defence Vetting Agency for the financial year 2001–02. [8604]

The Defence Vetting Agency carries out security vetting checks on people employed by the Ministry of Defence, by certain other Government Departments, and by defence contractors. Since 1997, the agency has been involved in an ambitious modernisation programme to create a responsive, efficient organisation that will exploit the capabilities of modern information technology to the benefit of its customers. This is the second year of major change for the agency. During this financial year a collocation programme, which involved the closure of its London and regional offices and the setting up of an integrated organisation in York, will be completed and a number of other initiatives to improve efficiency and responsiveness will also be progressed. It is expected that performance will be depressed while those changes take place. The chief executive has been set the following key targets:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what progress has been made with the quinquennial review of the medical agencies; and if he will make a statement. [8603]

I am pleased to say that the review team have completed the first phase of its studies. As indicated in my written answer to my hon. Friend the Member for Gedling (Vernon Coaker) of 15 December 2000, Official Report, column 275W, the team has covered medical arrangements for personnel in Germany and Northern Ireland; and the interrelationships between primary and secondary care as well as the functions and organisation of the Ministry of Defence's four medical agencies—the Defence Secondary Care Agency, the Defence Dental Agency, the Defence Medical Training Organisation and the Medical Supplies Agency.I have endorsed the broad lines of the review team's report on the first phase of its studies and have agreed a package of further work to underpin and confirm its provisional conclusions. A paper summarising the main features of the team's initial report and the phase 2 work, which will take place between now and the end of the year, is being placed in the Library of the House. As the paper indicates, this further work will result in a detailed report which will form the basis of full consultation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport when she will publish the Government's response to the Culture, Media and Sport Committee's report "Tourism—the Hidden Giant—and Foot and Mouth". [8602]

The Department's response to the Culture, Media and Sport Committee's report on "Tourism—the Hidden Giant—and Foot and Mouth" has been laid before both Houses today.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what plans she has to publish a response to the First report from the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee, Session 2000–01, on the operation of the national lottery. [8826]

The Department's response to the Culture, Media and Sport Committee's report on the operation of the national lottery has been laid before both Houses today.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the total amount of spending by her Department was in each nation and region of the UK, in the last year for which figures are available; what proportion of her Department's total spending this constitutes; and if she will make a statement. [6779]

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my right hon. Friend the Chief Secretary to the Treasury to the hon. Member for Banff and Buchan (Mr. Salmond) on 15 October 2001, Official Report, columns 454–56W.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the total expenditure was on (a) advertising, (b) polling, (c) focus groups, (d) design consultants, (e) caterers, (f) production of departmental publications and g photographs/photographers by her Department for each year since 1995 in (i) cash and (ii) real terms; what was (A) the annual percentage increase in spending on each category and (B) spending on each category as a percentage of the total departmental running costs; and if she will make a statement. [6882]

Excluding its agencies and non-departmental public bodies, the total cash expenditure on publishing, preparation and production of those official publications, which have been notified to the Department's publications unit by individual budget holders, is as follows:

Year	Cash (£)	Real (1995 prices) (£)	Per cent. increase in real terms from previous year	Spending as percent. of total running costs
1995–96	5,463,340	5,463,340	n/a	1.2
1996–97	5,176,892	5,011,512	–8.3	1.2
1997–98	4,886,238	4,596,649	–8.3	1.2
1998–99	7,208,674	6,583,264	43.2	1.7
1999–2000	4,552,019	4,064,303	–38.3	1.0
2000–01	5,298,296	4,647,628	14.4	1.1

These figures exclude the costs of publications produced for internal use. Where the Department makes use of a private sector publisher, the publishing, printing and design costs are generally met by the publisher as part of its acceptance of the risks of publication.The Department does not routinely collect the other information requested at the required level of detail, and to provide it would entail disproportionate cost.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many people in the last three years for which figures are available, in (a) mid-Essex and (b) the county of Essex (i) have died and (ii) have been injured as a result of vehicle accidents. [7168]

[holding answer 15 October 2001]: Deaths and injuries on public roads in accidents which involved a road vehicle are shown in the table for the County of Essex and for the areas covered by the local authorities Braintree District and Chelmsford Borough.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions (1) how many appeals against planning decisions made by Fareham borough council were outstanding at (a) 31 December 1998, (b) 31 December 1999, (c) 31 December 2000 and (d) 30 June 2001; [6270](2) how many appeals there were in respect of planning applications made in the area covered by Fareham borough council in

[holding answer 15 October 2001]: The provision of information on planning appeals is the responsibility of the Planning Inspectorate. I have asked the Inspectorate's Chief Executive, Mr. Chris Shepley, to write to the hon. Member.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions (1) (a) on what date he issued the consultation documents on the national homelessness strategy and (b) on what date those organisations that he has specifically invited to comment on the consultation were first alerted to the fact that the consultation was to take place; [7825](2) if he will list the organisations that he has specifically invited to comment on the consultation document, national homelessness strategy. [7824]

My Department placed a consultation document inviting views on a national homelessness strategy on its internet site on 21 September 2001. The Department has established a Stakeholder Group to assist in the development of the national homelessness strategy. The organisations represented on the Group are as follows:

• The Association for London Government
• The British Property Federation
• The Chartered Institute of Housing
• The Council of Mortgage Lenders
• The Greater London Authority
• Havant borough council
• The Housing Corporation
• The Housing Inspectorate
• The Local Government Association
• Manchester city council
• The National Homeless Alliance
• The National Housing Federation
• Portsmouth city council
• Shelter
• The Small Landlords Association.

Most of these organisations were invited to participate on or shortly after 12 September 2001.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many local authorities have fined utility companies using powers under section 74 of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991. [7508)

110 local authorities have now informed the Government that they are or will be making use of the powers to levy a daily charge on utilities where the latter's works overrun an agreed deadline. While we do not yet have comprehensive details as to exactly how many authorities have already imposed charges, the Department's consultants, Halcrow, will be gathering such information for the Government as part of the study they are conducting into the effect of the section 74 powers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what assessment he has made of the operation of the powers given through section 74 of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991; and if he will make a statement.[7509]

Halcrow have been appointed by the Government to carry out an assessment of the effect of the section 74 powers. They will be providing me with an interim report by the end of this year. A further report, covering the first 12 months of operation of the new powers will follow in spring 2002.

Region	Project description	Length (km)	Properties affected per km
2001–02
South East	Al2 Hatfield Peverel	1.5	158
South East	M11 J6–7 NB	7	11
South East	M27 J2–4	9	125
South East	M25 J16–17 marker post 104/9 to 110/4	6.0	32
South West	M5 J26–27 marker post 227/2 to 229/8	2.6	5

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what assessment has been made of the experiment of allowing local authorities to charge utility companies a daily amount for digging up the road; and if he will make a statement. [7510]

On 14 August, my right hon. Friend the Minister for Transport launched a consultation on the details of two pilot schemes to be launched in the London borough of Camden and in Middlesbrough. As part of the pilots, the two councils will be able to levy a daily charge (or "lane rental" as it is often called) on utilities carrying out works on the highway. The pilots are expected to begin in January 2002, and we will be monitoring closely the effect they have on the disruption caused to road users by utilities' works in the two areas.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what plans he has to pilot projects in local authorities to test the effectiveness of allowing them to levy a lane rental charge on companies undertaking street works. [8517]

My Department has recently concluded a period of consultation on draft regulations to permit pilot "lane rental" schemes in Middlesbrough and the London borough of Camden under section 74A of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991. We intend laying revised regulations before the House later this autumn and envisage that the pilots will begin operation early in 2002.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what progress has been made on surfacing concrete roads with quieter material. [8127]

Having consulted with English local highway authorities and other interested bodies, we have established criteria for prioritising the surfacing of concrete trunk roads with quieter materials. These criteria are:

1. that wherever possible the application of quieter surfaces will fit in with normal maintenance needs;

2. that priority will be given to those sites where treatment would benefit the greatest number of people.

3. that the works will be carried out in such a way as to minimise disruption to general public and users of network;

4. that priority will be given to roads, opened since June 1988, where actual noise levels have turned out to be significantly higher than predicted at the time of the Public Inquiry.

I am pleased to be able to announce a list of schemes that satisfy the first criterion and are planned for the following three years (2002–03, 2003–04 and 2001–05). They are listed together with those that are planned for 2001–02.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how much transport grant he has allocated for the Greater London Authority for 2001–02.[8128]

GLA transport grant is determined annually after consultation with the Mayor of London under section 101 of the GLA Act 1999. The Secretary of State has today redetermined the level of grant for 2001–02 at £714,388,000. This reflects additional monies paid to the Mayor in respect of his share of the costs relating to preparation for an east-west rail link across London, and other minor adjustments.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will provide details of how his Department will provide financial assistance for Railtrack plc in administration. [8715]

Full details of the funding arrangements agreed with the administrators are in the Loan Agreement. Parliamentary approval for this new expenditure in the form of a voted loan (to be repaid when Railtrack plc moves out of administration) will be sought in a Supplementary Estimate for DTLR. Pending that approval, urgent expenditure estimated at £800 million will be met by repayable cash advances from the Contingencies Fund.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will publish the letter of 9 October from Vernon Hince, Acting General Secretary if RMT, to the Chief Executive of Strategic Rail Authority and the Chief Executive's reply. [8107]

The publication of this correspondence is a matter for the individuals concerned and my hon. Friend may therefore wish to contact them direct.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what assessment she has made of the cost of administering the sixth form reforms. [6643]

We have not made an assessment of those costs. There will be no change to funding for local education authority administrative costs. The Department funds the Learning and Skills Council for its administrative costs. We expect the LSC to deliver its new sixth form funding responsibilities within the overall administrative budget allocated to it. There is no separate element within that overall budget identified for work on school sixth forms.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many schools bidding for specialist status under the specialist schools programme were supported by donations from the Technology Colleges Trust as part of the qualifying sponsorship criteria in the years (a) 1999–2000 and (b) 2000–01. [7689]

The Technology Colleges Trust does not itself make donations to applicant schools but raises funds from other donors. Detailed information on the sponsorship included in school applications for specialist status in 1999–2000 and 2000–01 is not readily available and can be provided only at disproportionate cost. However, we do have an analysis of applications for Arts, Technology and Language College status in June and October 1999 and in March 2000, which shows that 37 per cent. of applicants included sponsorship arranged through the Technology Colleges Trust.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much the planned expansion of the specialist school programme depends on the ability of the Technology Colleges Trust to support financially schools that are unable to find some or all of the required sponsorship. [7690]

The Technology Colleges Trust seeks at national level to raise sponsorship that can be allocated to schools intending to apply for specialist schools designation. Many specialist school applications include elements of sponsorship raised in this way. This is one source of sponsorship and has been part of the initiative since it began in 1994 and we expect it to remain so. Funds raised at national level help to ensure that schools are not excluded from the programme because of particular local difficulties in raising sponsorship.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many schools have failed to achieve specialist school status through their inability to raise the level of sponsorship that is required. [7691]

Our network of 685 specialist schools shows that applicant schools across the country, including those from rural and inner city areas, have raised the sponsorship required, but we are aware that some schools find this more difficult than others. It would not be practicable to make an estimate of the number of schools that have been unable to raise funds but we have taken steps to ensure all schools have a reasonable opportunity to do so. In 1999, the sponsorship requirement was halved to £50,000 and my Department grant aids the Technology Colleges and Youth Sport Trusts to provide advice to schools about raising sponsorship and raise funds themselves to support applicant schools. We will keep the sponsorship criteria under review.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what plans she has to change the sponsorship requirement for schools wishing to join the specialist schools programme. [7692]

There are no current plans to relax or remove the sponsorship requirement except that we are considering the position in relation to very small secondary schools. We will keep the situation under review.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will fund places at the National Academy for Gifted and Talented Youth to the most academically able 5 per cent. of the school population whether or not parents can afford to pay fees. [7494]

[holding answer 15 October 2001]: The tender documentation for the Academy says that tenderers should

"consider the contribution that might be made to income through fees and charges associated with its services, ensuring that these do not create a disincentive to participation on the part of those from relatively disadvantaged backgrounds".

The level and use of Government funding will be agreed when we have identified the winning tender.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what resources she plans to provide to local education authorities, with particular reference to Worcestershire, prior to the introduction of a new system for setting standard spending assessments for education for the financial year 2002–03; and if she will make a statement. [8037]

In 2002–03 the overall increase in Education Standard Spending will be over £1.3 billion or 5.7 per cent.; direct grants to schools will increase by 2.75 per cent.; and Standards Fund grant will increase by £85.6 million. We are currently working up proposals for a reformed system of school and LEA funding for introduction in 2003–04.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what civil defence guidance has been issued to schools since 11 September; [7501]

[holding answer 15 October 2001]: I have been asked to reply.Existing Government guidance to local authorities and others on civil defence continues to apply. My Department will shortly issue further guidance for local education authorities to disseminate to schools and others on a range of issues resulting from the terrorist attacks in the USA and subsequent events.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he will change the arrangements for overseas domestic workers who accompany their employers to the United Kingdom. [8743]

There is a longstanding concession, outside the Immigration Rules, enabling overseas employers coming to the United Kingdom to bring their domestic workers with them, if they need to do so.Changes to the conditions under which overseas domestic workers could be admitted to the United Kingdom were laid before the House on 23 July 1998. The primary objective of those changes was to deal with concerns about reports of abuse suffered by such workers. Responding to those concerns, while minimising scope for immigration abuse, presented a difficult balance. We therefore undertook at the time to review the changes in the light of operational experience.Following this review, a number of changes are being made with effect from today, which we shall include in the Immigration Rules at a suitable opportunity.In response to concerns raised by the employers of domestic workers, the level of duties needing to be performed by the worker will no longer have to exceed those set down in the International Labour Organisation's International Standard Classification of Occupations.We remain concerned at reports of abuse of domestic workers accompanying their employers to the United Kingdom and have discussed with Kalayaan, the organisation that represents overseas domestic workers, how this can be prevented. We have decided to continue allowing domestic workers to change employer but will be asking any that do so to inform the Immigration and Nationality Directorate in writing, outlining their reasons for doing so, at the earliest opportunity. This will enable officials to monitor any possible abuse of the concession by either individuals or employers and, if detected, liaise with other departments to ascertain whether any action could be taken.We are also clarifying what is meant in the concession by the meaning of 'household'. Some United Kingdom-based employers have long argued that, although they reside here, they maintain a household abroad and therefore domestic workers currently working in their overseas residence should qualify under this concession. We will make clear that a domestic worker wishing to come to the United Kingdom is expected to have been carrying out domestic duties under the same roof as their employer for 12 months before applying for entry clearance, or in a household that the employer uses for himself on a regular basis and where there is clear evidence of a connection between employer and employee. The domestic worker will also be expected to travel to the United Kingdom with their employer, their employer's spouse or minor child.This definition should make it clear that the concession is not intended to allow employers who are resident here to recruit domestic workers from overseas. It will also benefit those employers who regularly divide their time between two houses.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what his estimate is of the levels of repeat offending among drug misusing offenders in each year since 1997. [5888]

The New English and Welsh Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring (NEW-ADAM) research programme provides estimates of repeat offending drug misusing offenders for the purpose of tracking the drugs strategy. Repeat offending drug misusing offenders are defined as the proportion of arrestees that are using heroin and/or cocaine/crack at least once a week and who have offended at least twice a month in the last 12 months. As yet estimates are available only for the financial year 1999–2000. The proportion of arrestees falling within the definition of repeat offending drug misusing offenders category is 15 per cent. Please note that this only represents the interim baseline result. A summary of the full baseline data will be available in due course.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the extent of access to drugs among five to 16-year-olds in each year since 1997. [5762]

The survey of smoking, drinking and drug use among school children aged 11 to 15 years includes a question on whether children have been offered drugs.Information on the proportion of 11 to 15-year-olds in England who were offered drugs is presented in the table. Information regarding younger children is not available centrally.The data requested are available only for the years 1998–2000.

Percentage of 11 to 15 year olds in England who have been offered drugs
Year	Percentage
1998	34
1999	35
2000	35

Bases: 1998 = 4,751; 1999 = 8,795; 2000 = 7,089

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of the percentage of the Prison Service estate which will be privately managed by 2005; and if he will make a statement. [5104]

[holding answer 19 July 2001]: The estimated percentage is 8 per cent.; this represents 11 prisons out of a total of 138.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what representations he has received about the voucher support system for asylum seekers; and if he will make a statement. [6281]

We received many representations regarding the voucher support system and will make an announcement in due course.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many women have applied for admission to a prison mother and baby unit on reception to prison; [7941](2) how many women have been refused admission to a prison mother and baby unit in the last two years; and if he will make a statement. [7937]

The information requested is not held centrally. However, computer systems have recently been installed in each of the four mother and baby units and will record that type of information and transmit it to a central point. The staff concerned are being trained in its use and some inputting of new cases has begun.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on fire safety in prisons. [7399]

Fire safety in prisons is the responsibility of the individual prison governor. Prison governors are provided with guidance on the measures to be taken regarding fire safety in the form of written advice contained in the Prison Service publication "Fire Standards in Prison Establishments", copies of which are in the Library. Further advice is provided by fire safety qualified staff of the Prison Service Fire Safety Section.Prison premises are exempt from the requirement to have a fire certificate under the Fire Precautions Act 1971 but are subject to the requirements of the Fire Precautions (Workplace) Regulations 1997 as amended 1999. In state prisons these regulations are enforced by officers of The Crown Premises Inspection Group of Her Majesty's Fire Service Inspectorate. In private prisons the regulations are enforced by the local fire authority.Information relating to Scotland is a matter for the Scottish Executive and information relating to Northern Ireland a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what action he proposes to take concerning recent statements issued by Al Muhijiroon members (a) Shah Jalal Hussain, (b) Omar Brooks, (c) Abu Yahya and (d) Zahir Khan; [7640]

(2) if he will investigate the links between Abu Hamza and the Aden Abyan Islamic Army; and if he will make a statement; [7638]

(3) if he will make a statement concerning the activities of the Takfir wal-Hijra organisation at the North London Central Mosque; and if he will make a statement; [7637]

(4) if he will investigate the links between Abu Hamza and Rachid Ramda, awaiting extradition to France since 1995; and if he will make a statement; [7639]

(5) if he will investigate the links between Sakina Security Services Ltd., Al Muhijiroon and Supporters of Sharia; and if he will make a statement; [7572]

(6) if he will investigate the nature of training courses offered at North London Central Mosque, Finsbury Park; and if he will make a statement [7542]

(7) if he will make a statement concerning the activities of Yasser-Al-Siri; [7634]

(8) if he will make a statement on the activities of Supporters of Sharia since 11 September; [7565]

(9) if he will investigate whether Al Muhijiroon members have acted in contravention of the proscription of Hamas, Hezbollah or Islamic Jihad; and if he will make a statement; [7631]

(10) if he will investigate the links between Al Muhijiroon and Hamas and Hezbollah; and if he will make a statement; [7544]

(11) if he will make a statement concerning the statements issued by and actions of Abu Hamza since 11 September; [7543]

(12) if he will make a statement on investigations into the activities of Al Muhijiroon; [7939]

(13) what assessment he has made of recent statements issued on behalf of Sakina Security Services Ltd.; and if he will make a statement; [7547]

(14) what action he proposes to take concerning the fatwa issued by Omar Bakri Mohammed against the President of Pakistan; and if he will make a statement; [7671]

(15) if he will investigate the links between Abu Hamza and Ahmed Begal, recently arrested in Dubai; and if he will make a statement; [7636]

(16) if he will make a statement about the activities of Al Muhijiroon since 11 September; [7568]

(17) if he will investigate the activities of Muhammed Jamed with reference to Sakina Security and Al Muhijiroon; and if he will make a statement. [7632]

I have been in close touch with the relevant policing and anti-terrorist units, and with the Attorney-General, in tracking the work undertaken in surveilling, monitoring and evaluating evidence which might be used in any prosecution. As my hon. Friend knows, the detailed operational functions lie with the police and intelligence services, and decisions on prosecutions with the Crown Prosecution Service. We have made it clear that those who step over the line will be prosecuted.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what action he proposes to take to restrict the activities of those involved in recruiting British citizens for paramilitary training (a) in the UK and (b) overseas on behalf of Islamic fundamentalist organisations; and if he will make a statement; [7437]

(2) if he will make a statement on the activities of Al Muhijiroon and Supporters of Sharia in recruiting for training which is linked to terrorism; [7633]

(3) what action he plans to take concerning the statement by Omar Bakri Mohammed of 30 May 2000 in al Sharq al Awsat, on British passport holders being sent on Al Muhijiroon guerrilla training courses in the USA; [7670]

(4) what assessment he has made of the number of British citizens who (a) have recently undergone and (b) are undergoing (i) military and (ii) paramilitary training overseas, organised by Islamic fundamentalist groups; and if he will make a statement; [7438]

(5) if he will make a statement concerning the activities of Abu Yahya in respect of recruitment for military training camps in Kashmir. [7555]

I am aware of the allegations relating to the training of United Kingdom nationals overseas. Under Section 54 (1) and (2) of the Terrorism Act 2000, it is an offence to provide instruction or training or to receive instruction or training in the making or use of firearms, explosives, or chemical, biological or nuclear weapons. In addition, under subsection (3) (b) a person commits an offence if he invites another to receive instruction or training and the receipt would constitute an offence under subsection (2) but for the fact that it is to take place outside the United Kingdom. Any concrete and verifiable evidence of such activities will be dealt with immediately, and the police and intelligence services are fully aware of this.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will assess the evidence for proscribing Supporters of Sharia under the Terrorism Act 2000; and if he will make a statement; [7553](2) if he will assess the evidence with a view to proscribing Al Muhijiroon under the Terrorism Act 2000; and if he will make a statement. [7545]

Schedule 2 of the Terrorism Act 2000 applies only to those terrorist organisations which are 'concerned in terrorism' as defined under Section 3 of the Act. Decisions to proscribe and deproscribe are and will continue to be taken only after the most careful consideration and on the basis of the best possible security and other appropriate advice. Any evidence which my hon. Friend feels would be of assistance in aiding the process should be supplied to my Department immediately.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what discussions he has had with the US authorities concerning Sakina Security Services; and if he will make a statement. [7635]

None. However, the police, who are responsible for the investigation of any alleged illegal activity, have been meeting regularly with their United States counterparts to discuss a range of issues including those companies or organisations where concerns have been raised.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many refugees have sought to enter the UK from (a) Iran, (b) Iraq and (c) Afghanistan since January; and if he will make a statement.[8054]

It is not possible to provide information on how many refugees have sought to enter the United Kingdom in any given period, because some refugees arrive clandestinely and subsequently claim asylum in-country rather than claiming on arrival at United Kingdom ports, and because not all attempts to enter the United Kingdom are successful. Information on the numbers of applications for asylum to the United Kingdom in 2001 from nationals of Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan is provided in the table.

Applications for asylum to the UK from nationals of Afghanistan, Iran and Iraq, by location where made, January-July 2001
	Port	In-country	Total
Afghanistan
January	185	325	510
February	310	305	615
March	470	210	680
April	500	200	700
May	560	335	900
June	655	255	910
July	550	260	810
Total	3,230	1,890	5,120
Iran
January	155	430	585
February	105	255	355
March	110	180	295
April	100	195	295
May	70	135	205
June	65	130	200
July	105	135	245
Total	715	1,460	2,175
Iraq
January	185	570	755
February	230	475	710
March	215	215	425
April	155	140	295
May	175	160	340
June	205	240	440
July	340	240	580
Total	1,500	2,045	3,545

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will estimate the total annual running costs for buildings used, owned or rented by his Department for each nation and region of the UK, and estimate the average cost per sq m for properties used by his Department as a whole, and by region and nation of the UK. [6819]

Within the UK the FCO currently occupies, or partly occupies, seven properties, all located in England. The total internal letting area for these is 90,000 sq m. Total running costs (including the capital charge) in 2000–01 were £22.4 million. Average cost per sq m was £249.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list those British citizens held in foreign jails for which consular support has been requested, by (a) name, (b) country of imprisonment and c date of imprisonment. [7827]

As of 1 October we were aware of 3,605 British nationals in prison overseas. Around 40 per cent. of these prisoners were convicted on drugs related offences.The 3,605 prisoners are serving their sentences in 126 different countries. The 10 countries with the most British nationals serving sentences are:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for South-West Surrey concerning variations in levels of revenue funding for hospices. [7559]

A reply to the right hon. Member was sent on 10 October.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what negotiations he plans to have with drug companies on the cost of beta interferon. [7427]

[holding answer 15 October 2001]: We have met three companies in the light of the points made in the National Institute for Clinical Excellence's provisional appraisal determination and are planning further discussions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people have been waiting (1) over six months for an appointment in hospitals within Lancashire; [7699](2) over 12 months for an operation in hospitals within the north-west. [7746]

At the end of August 2001, 1,076 patients had been waiting more than 26 weeks for an out-patient appointment after being referred by a general practitioner to a hospital trust in Lancashire. This represents a 41.3 per cent. reduction compared with August 2000. Plans are in place to eliminate all over 26-week waits by the end of March 2002.The number of patients waiting more than 12 months for in-patient or day case treatment in the north-west, at the end of August, was 6,369. This is 20 per cent. fewer than the previous August figure.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what information or guidance he has issued during the past two months to NHS trust chairmen on (a) the purchasing of health care from other EU countries and (b) employing staff from other EU countries on short-term contracts; [7107]

(2) what contracts (a) his Department and (b) NHS (i) trusts and (ii) agencies have signed during the past month with an EU-based supplier of health care offering to treat British patients abroad, giving details in each case; [7106]

(3) what negotiations he has had during the past two months with suppliers of health care in other EU countries offering to treat patients abroad.[7108]

holding answer 15 October 2001]: On 12 July the European Court of Justice ruled on joined cases C-157/99 Geraets-Smits and Peerbooms and case C-368/98 Vanbraekel that some hospital services may fall within EC single market rules if they are provided for remuneration.Following this ruling, the Government announced that National Health Service commissioners will be able to commission care for NHS patients from providers in other member states of the European Union, as part of their wider efforts to reduce waiting times.NHS chief executives were alerted to the announcement on 30 August through the Chief Executive's Bulletin issued by the Department of Health.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many hospital trusts in England have received new radiotherapy equipment in the last two years paid for predominantly out of public funds. [7593]

[holding answer 15 October 2001]: Investment through the New Opportunities Fund and the NHS Plan will provide public funds for 102 linear accelerators for treating cancer. In the last two years 30 linear accelerators have been delivered to 20 National Health Service trusts and are expected to be treating patients by the end of the year.In addition as part of the planned investment announced in this period, public funding has been allocated for radiotherapy treatment planning computers and simulation equipment to support these. By 2004 all of this radiotherapy equipment will be in place. In total we expect 41 of the 48 hospitals delivering radiotherapy in England to have received equipment through central funding.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what investment has taken place in radiotherapy equipment in the NHS in each of the last four years; and what percentage of this was funded from NHS rather than voluntary sector sources. [7592]

[holding answer 15 October 2001]: Investment in radiotherapy equipment by the National Health Service in the last four years will have come from a number of sources and will not always have been made through central purchasing channels. Radiotherapy equipment may include linear accelerators, remote afterloading equipment, superficial treatment machines, and treatment planning computers and simulation equipment. Provision has been through traditional capital purchasing and through leasing arrangements.New Opportunities Fund funding of £44 million has been allocated to radiotherapy equipment over this period and further funding will be made available centrally for linear accelerators, simulation equipment and treatment planning computers, as announced in the NHS Plan.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many combined heat and power projects have been installed in NHS properties since 1997. [7615]

[holding answer 15 October 2001]: The information requested is not collected centrally.The Department it supports the Government's commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions as detailed in the current climate change programme, and in the Government's target for 10,000 megawatts of electricity (Mwe) installed combined heat and power (CHP) by the year 2010. Installing CHP in National Health Service premises is an effective means of achieving the energy/carbon efficiencies required as part of this agenda for action.Since 1990 the NHS has been working towards energy efficiency savings and successfully achieved the Government's previous target of a 20 per cent. reduction in energy use from 1990 to 2000. The new target is a 15 per cent. energy, 0.15 million tonnes carbon efficiency saving from a base year of March 2000 to March 2010. Ways of meeting this target will continue to include the introduction, where appropriate, of CHP plant.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will place a copy of the Royal College of Surgeons' report into the effectiveness of heart transplant procedures in the Library. [7150]

A copy of the Royal College of Surgeons of England's report entitled "The Report of the Working Party to Review Organ Transplantation", published in January 1999, will he placed in the Library.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what figure he uses as the EU average expenditure on health to form the basis of his target of meeting this figure in the UK; and by when he expects to achieve that target. [7792]

We aim to increase health expenditure in the United Kingdom up to the average of the countries of the European Union, which is around 8 per cent. of gross domestic product. By the end of the present spending review period (2003–04), we expect that total United Kingdom expenditure on health will have reached 7.7 per cent. of gross domestic product. Public sector spending beyond this period will be decided in future spending reviews.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for what reasons the inspector appointed by the Government to oversee the consultation exercise during the drawing up of the recent Essex waste plan forbade Essex county council from specifically excluding incinerators from the plan. [5196]

[holding answer 19 July 2001]: I have been asked to reply.The inspector did not forbid Essex county council from specifically excluding incinerators from the plan. The deposit draft plan itself, which was before the inspector at the inquiry, did not exclude incinerators. It set out a policy, W7K, which provided criteria for considering planning applications for incinerators, and at policy W8A it identified sites for major waste management facilities, which explicitly might include incinerators. In response to objections, the inspector recommended retention of these policies subject to modifications.In a schedule of proposed changes put to the inquiry by the county council, it was proposed to delete policy W7K. But this did not amount to excluding incinerators from the plan, as the relevant criteria were proposed to be transferred, with amendments, to policy W8A. The inspector recommended against such a change for reasons set out in his report, principally that it confused the criteria to be applied to proposed incinerators with those to be applied to major waste management sites, which might not necessarily be developed for incinerators.It would not in any case have been possible for the Inspector to have forbidden the county council for excluding incinerators. His role was to make recommendations to the county as to how they should respond to the objections made. It remained for the county council to decide whether or not to accept those recommendations.The reasons why the Inspector did not recommend the council to exclude incinerators from the plan as some objectors would have wished are set out in his report, especially paras 27.11–27.14 and 27.36–27.39. To get the full picture these paragraphs should be read in the context of other parts of the report, especially the remainder of part 27 and parts 5 and 34. In summary the main reasons are:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what powers inspectors appointed to oversee the drawing up of county waste plans have to overrule decisions of the councils concerned. [5197]

[holding answer 19 July 2001]: I have been asked to reply.The role of a Local Plan Inspector is prescribed in the Town and Country Planning (Development Plan) (England) Regulations 1999 and set out more informally in the Green Book, "Local Plans and Unitary Development Plans: A Guide to Procedures". Essentially it is to hold the inquiry and report to the council with recommendations as to the action they should take with respect to each of the objections. The council must decide whether or not to accept the Inspector's recommendations. They may decide not to do so but must give their reasons for this. The council will normally propose modifications to the Plan in accordance with their decisions on the Inspector's recommendations, prior to adopting the Plan.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what targets she has set for the Rural Payments Agency for 2001–02. [8746]

I have set the Rural Payments Agency the following performance targets for 2001–02.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how long foot and mouth disease can remain active in the digestive tract and faeces of (a) carrion crows and (b) foxes. [5255]

These species are not susceptible to infection by the foot and mouth disease virus. If they ingest the virus there is no true infection or colonisation of the digestive tract. If the virus is ingested, any remaining virus particles, which have survived the activities of digestion, will only persist in the gut for a day or two and will be excreted naturally. However, crows and foxes are not capable of excreting sufficient virus to infect one of the farm species.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent representations she has received on the handling by her Department of the foot and mouth outbreak. [5436]

The Department has received representations from an extremely wide range of interested parties on all aspects of the foot and mouth outbreak. Since the start of the outbreak, we have regularly consulted a wide range of stakeholders and worked closely with them in the development of our disease control policies.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will bring forward specific proposals to assist the local parish council surrounding the Great Orton disposal site. [5548]

The Department has engaged consultants to prepare detailed restoration and aftercare proposals for the site. The final form of the proposal is nearing completion and in the very near future a copy of the formal proposals will be submitted for approval by the Cumbria county council. Part of this process will involve the county council consulting a number of statutory agencies, the local council and the local parish council for their views.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the reasons were for the decision to scrap the EpiMan data management and prediction system for controlling a major foot and mouth epidemic. [7727]

The EpiMan data management and prediction system was not scrapped. The modelling component (Interspread) for evaluating control measures and predicting the future course of the epidemic has been used extensively and almost on a daily basis. One scientific paper has been published describing its use during the early stages of the epidemic. The data management component was not used in full as it was designed to administer all tracings associated with Infected Premises and other control activities from a central disease control centre. The widespread geographical distribution of infection did not lend itself to such a central administration. Staff in DEFRA built on their experiences from dealing with the outbreak of classical swine fever and produced a generic disease control database, which has proved to be of great benefit.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the estimated cost to the economy is of the foot and mouth disease outbreak to date. [7731]

I am very much aware that the outbreak is having a considerable impact on farming and a range of industries throughout the UK. However, it is not possible, at this stage, to make a reliable estimate of the longer-term economic consequences. Work is in hand to complete a national assessment, the details of which will be made publicly available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what is the total amount of compensation so far paid to farmers following the foot and mouth outbreak. [7666]

[holding answer 15 October 2001]: The total amount paid in statutory compensation in Great Britain as at 10 October is £1,047,102,708. This comprises £1,020,769,169 for animal compensation payments and £26,333,152 for items seized and destroyed such as hay, feed, fodder and semen straws.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what arrangements she has made to encourage (a) individuals, (b) companies and (c) organisations affected by foot and mouth disease to submit evidence to the inquiries the Government have established; and if she will make a statement. [8043]

The inquiries which the Government have announced into the current foot and mouth disease epidemic are independent. It would, therefore, be inappropriate for DEFRA to decide how to encourage any person, company or organisation to submit evidence. It is for the chairmen of the independent inquiries to encourage interested parties to submit their views.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what arrangements she has made for the Government inquiries into foot and mouth disease to receive representations from hon. Members; and if she will make a statement. [8040]

The inquiries into the current foot and mouth disease epidemic are independent. It is for the Chairmen to decide on how to receive any representations.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what contribution her Department is making to the research being undertaken to develop a vaccine against foot and mouth disease, which does not result in a carrier state. [6486]

As yet no vaccine is available that can provide a guarantee of preventing the carrier state. The Department is funding a programme of research on foot and mouth disease, concentrating on (i) vaccine development (ii) molecular structure of the virus (iii) improved diagnosis and (iv) epidemiology. During the current financial year, we are committed to spend just over £900,000 on this programme, of which £268,000 will be devoted to three projects on vaccine development. In addition, one project from the 'improved diagnosis' programme is specifically examining the carrier state in cattle. The Department has also received six proposals for future research and development into vaccine development and use.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when she expects that Somerset will be adjudged not to have high risk status in respect of foot at and mouth disease. [7889]

[holding answer 15 July 2001]: The county of Somerset was classified as foot and mouth disease free from 9 October, while the single unitary authority of Bath acid North East Somerset was declared foot and mouth disease free on 11 September. The unitary authority of North Somerset was classified as foot and mouth disease free on 16 October 2001.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much CHP capacity has been put out of service since the new electricity trading arrangements came into effect. [5181]

No information is available on whether any CHP capacity has been decommissioned since the introduction of NETA. However, the recent report by the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets, "Report to DTI on the Review of the Initial Impact of NETA on Smaller Generators", issued last month, indicates that the export of power from CHP has reduced by around 60 per cent.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what plans the Government have to legislate for a 30 per cent. improvement in the energy efficiency of the Government Estate. [5669]

[holding answer 20 July 2001]: Further to the current 20 per cent. improvement target, we are developing new realistic, but challenging energy efficiency targets for the Government estate. These will be based on an assessment of the estate's performance against national standards, which will be available next year.We are currently analysing the latest information about the estate's energy efficiency performance over the past decade, details of which will be announced next month.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what her policy is on the resumption of operation of livestock markets. [7891]

[holding answer 15 October 2001]: Veterinary and scientific advice is that there is an inherent risk of spreading the disease by mixing animals together and then dispersing them. Any livestock keeper with poor standards of biosecurity might attend markets from anywhere in the country and put at risk others attending the market. Even in designated free counties, it would take only one such lapse in biosecurity precautions to spread disease. It is right to be cautious at this stage but the situation will be kept under review.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what discussions he has had with the First Secretary of the National Assembly on support for small businesses in the tourism sector in Wales. [4199]

I regularly meet the First Secretary of the National Assembly to discuss a variety of issues, including the tourism sector in Wales.Over the last six months, I have made many visits to different parts of Wales, meeting representatives of local business communities, hoteliers and other organisations to listen to their concerns.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what discussions he has had with the First Secretary of the National Assembly on financial assistance for small businesses in the tourism sector which have been affected by foot and mouth disease. [4202]

I have regular meetings with the First Secretary to discuss a variety of issues, including the tourism sector in Wales.The Under-Secretary, my hon. Friend the Member for Islwyn (Mr. Touhig), recently visited my hon. Friend's constituency and met representatives of the local business community, hoteliers and other organisations to listen to their concerns on the effects of FMD on the local economy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement on the use of the Small Firms Loan Guarantee Scheme for promotion of businesses in tourism. [4208]

The Small Firms Loan Guarantee Scheme, a UK-wide scheme, is the responsibility of the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry.This scheme, which has been running since 1981, helps viable small firms access loans where conventional finance is unavailable because of a lack of security. Under standard scheme terms and conditions many business sectors are eligible including some within tourism.The scheme was temporarily extended in April 2001 to assist businesses affected by the outbreak of foot and mouth disease. Coverage was extended to a number of business sectors normally excluded, including retailing, catering and others within tourism.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what recent discussions he has had with the First Secretary of the National Assembly for Wales on the health service in Wales. [4200]

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what discussions he has had with the First Secretary of the National Assembly on the health service in Wales. [4215]

My right hon. Friend and I meet regularly the National Assembly First Minister and the Assembly Health and Social Services Minister to discuss the NHS in Wales.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what recent discussions he has had with the First Secretary of the National Assembly on transport in Wales. [4201]

My right hon. Friend meets the First Secretary of the National Assembly on a regular basis to discuss wide-ranging current issues affecting Wales, including transport.Transport generally is a matter for the National Assembly, though railways, air and ports remain, generally, the responsibility of Central Government, working closely with the Assembly on matters affecting Wales. I am keen to continue dialogue with the Assembly and Cabinet colleagues in order to determine how best to meet the transport needs of Wales.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what discussions he has had with the First Secretary of the National Assembly on transport in Wales. [4218]

I meet the First Secretary of the National Assembly on a regular basis to discuss wide-ranging current issues affecting Wales, including transport.Transport generally is a matter for the National Assembly, though railways, air and ports remain, generally, the responsibility of Central Government, working closely with the Assembly on matters affecting Wales. I am keen to continue dialogue with the Assembly and Cabinet colleagues in order to determine how best to meet the transport needs of Wales.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what discussions he has had with the First Secretary of the National Assembly on manufacturing industry in Wales. [4203]

I meet the First Secretary regularly to discuss a range of issues, including manufacturing in Wales.I am pleased to note the announcement of some 7,500 jobs in manufacturing operations across Wales in the past 12 months, particularly in the light of heavy job losses in the steel sector.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what discussions he has had with the First Secretary of the National Assembly on manufacturing industry in Wales. [4209]

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what discussions he has had with the First Secretary of the National Assembly on the manufacturing industry in Wales. [4219]

I meet the First Secretary regularly to discuss a range of issues, including manufacturing in Wales.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement on manufacturing employment in Wales. [4210]

I am pleased to note the announcement of some 7,500 jobs in manufacturing operations across Wales in the past 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what discussions he has had with his right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Education and Skills about higher education in Wales. [4205]

My right hon. Friend and I have had a number of meetings and discussions recently to discuss education in Wales. These discussions have included the provision of higher education.The Assembly's Education and Lifelong Learning Committee is conducting a comprehensive policy review of higher education in Wales, to inform a 10-year strategy for the sector. The review's findings are expected later this year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement on the mechanisms for determining cross-border environmental issues. [4206]

Such issues are a matter for the National Assembly for Wales, in discussion with the lead Whitehall Department and where appropriate the Environment Agency. The Wales Office would only become involved if I were asked to intervene to help resolve a difficulty.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the North Wales young offenders team; and if he will make a statement. [4207]

The Youth Justice Board for England and Wales has responsibility for the operation of youth offending teams. The Crime and Disorder Act 1998 requires local authorities to submit a youth justice plan to the Board annually, setting out the composition and funding of youth offending teams and how youth justice services in their areas are to be provided.I am informed that the Youth Justice Board is aware of the proposals by Wrexham county borough council and Flintshire county council to split into two the present North East Wales Youth Offending Team. It is for the Board to comment on the merits of these proposals.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what arrangements are in place to ensure that documents produced by his Department are obtainable in Welsh. [4211]

Wales Office publications are bilingual and we reply in Welsh to anyone who writes to us in that language. Our translation needs are met partly by the National Assembly for Wales under the terms of a service level agreement and partly by external translators. We are currently preparing a Welsh Language Scheme which will be published for consultation shortly.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many job losses have been announced, and how many new jobs have been created, in Blaenau Gwent in the past 12 months. [4212]

While the figures are not exhaustive, a survey of announcements over the past 12 months suggests that around 1,000 jobs have been lost in Blaenau Gwent and just under 300 new jobs have been announced during this period. While these figures are disappointing, I am pleased to note that the unemployment rate in Blaenau Gwent Unitary Authority has fallen by 0.7 per cent. in the last year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what discussions he has had with the First Secretary of the National Assembly on manufacturing job losses, with special reference to job losses in the Caerphilly county borough. [4213]

I meet the First Secretary regularly to discuss a wide range of issues including manufacturing employment in Wales.While a number of manufacturing job losses have been announced in Caerphilly and across Wales during the past 12 months, I very much welcome the announcement of continued expansion at Norgine Pharmaceuticals and National Britannia, with a total of 144 jobs to be created in Caerphilly.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what recent discussions he has had with the First Secretary concerning the level of inward investment in Wales. [4214]

I meet the First Minister regularly to discuss a wide range of issues including inward investment in Wales.In the past 12 months, Wales has attracted capital investment of £549 million, with nearly 9,000 new jobs created and over 6,000 jobs safeguarded.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what recent discussions he has had with the National Assembly for Wales regarding the state of the rural economy following the outbreak of foot and mouth disease; and if he will make a statement. [4216]

I have regular discussions with the First Minister on a wide range of issues, including the rural economy in Wales.The recent declines in rural incomes are attributable to prices for most commodities falling sharply due to market conditions, economic difficulties in Russia and Asia, and the strength of sterling, as well as the foot and mouth outbreak. We cannot ignore these difficulties, but must respond positively to the challenges. I understand that the National Assembly's Advisory Group is advising on how best to tackle these challenges in a way which best meets the needs of rural Wales.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what plans he has to assist redundant steelworkers in Wales. [4217]

On 3 May the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry announced a number of measures to help individuals and communities affected by redundancies in the steel industry. This included lump sum payments of around £2,500 in social aid. The scheme will be backdated to 1 January 2000.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if she will list the top 10 companies to which her Department contracted out its construction and refurbishment work in the last 12 months. [6615]

My Department has let no contracts for construction and refurbishment work in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what (a) building and (b) refurbishment projects are planned by her Department in (i)the current and (ii) the next financial year; and what the costs will be of each project. [6591]

	Target	Achievement
The average number of disabled people employed by Remploy	110,400	10,423
Average number of disabled people employed under the Interwork Scheme	14,400	4,403
The number of disabled employees to move from Remploy factories to Interwork having been employed there for at least six months, or from Interwork or factories to open employment	1700	774
Remploy will keep within a unit cost target (operating deficit per disabled worker) of:	£9,600	£9,580
1at least

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what representations he has received from carers' organisations regarding an increase in the invalid care allowance; and if he will make a statement. [7507]

We have received from carers' organisations a number of representations on this and other aspects of financial support for carers. Some of these were in response to the Government's recent consultation on our proposed changes to provide entitlement to Invalid Care Allowance (ICA) to those aged over 65, to make the benefit payable for 8 weeks after the death of the person being cared for, and to change its name to the more appropriate "Carer's Allowance". These enhancements to ICA, which are part of a £500 million per annum package

My Department has no building or refurbishment projects planned for this financial year or next, other than on-going minor maintenance work.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if she will list the compulsory retirement ages which apply to employees of her Department and of executive agencies and other public sector bodies for which it is responsible, broken down by grade or job title. [7230]

My Department's normal retirement age for all staff is 60. This policy is currently under review in relation to staff below the senior civil service.The Scotland Office has no executive agencies or other public service bodies.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will place the results of the evaluation of the March advertising campaign on targeting fraud in the Library. [8747]