asked Her Majesty's Government:When communications from the Northern Ireland Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety will be issued on headed paper using either three languages (English, Ulster Scots and Irish) or only English. [HL1855]

In the absence of a restoration of the devolved institutions, the Government have no plans to change their present approach to the use of language on letterheads for the departments of the Northern Ireland Administration, including that for the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety.

asked Her Majesty's Government:What progress has been made since 1 January 2004 in the provision of pensions for civil servants working in the area of Cross-Border Implementation Bodies. [HL1887]

The draft rules of the north/south pension scheme have been cleared with all key stakeholders. Work continues on the appointment of a scheme administrator and on the drafting of legislation on the jurisdiction of each pensions ombudsman, and on transferring out provisions.

asked Her Majesty's Government:What percentage of primary legislation arose from, or was significantly influenced by, European Union decisions in each of the past five years; and [HL2230]What percentage of secondary legislation, excluding regulations, arose from, or was significantly influenced by, European Union decisions in each of the past five years. [HL2231]

This information is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

asked Her Majesty's Government:Why the Question for Written Answer tabled by the Lord Lester of Herne Hill on 23 February (HL1406) on whether they have intervened in proceedings pending before the Supreme Court of the United States has not been answered after 30 days. [HL2292]

The Question was answered on 5 April (Official Report, col. WA 187). The delay in reply arose because no single government department has overall responsibility for intervention in proceedings before the Supreme Court of the United States and because in order for an accurate reply to be given, all departments were asked to provide information on proceedings they were undertaking.

asked Her Majesty's Government:Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Goldsmith on 31 March (

As previously stated in the Written Answer I gave on 31 March, the Government consider that it is a fundamental principle of our constitution that the competence of Parliament to legislate on any matter is unlimited. It would not be helpful to speculate on wholly hypothetical instances of legislation.

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they have information that militias armed by the government of the Sudan have invaded parts of the Republic of Chad; and, if so, whether they will raise the matter at the United Nations Security Council; and [HL2186]Whether they will consider that acts of genocide have taken place in Darfur Province of the Sudan; and, if so, what action they will take. [HL2187]

We are seriously concerned about the situation in Sudan and the reported targeting of civilians, and are in close contact with the UN on this matter. We are urging the parties to the conflict to ensure the protection of civilians and to respect the principles set down in international humanitarian law.

asked Her Majesty's Government:What specific tasks are to be undertaken by European Union defence forces in order to support the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, once the Stability Force (SFOR) withdraws. [HL2192]

Discussions are ongoing on the precise role of the proposed EU force, including in support of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, and the division of responsibilities with the continuing but limited NATO presence.

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they will invite the Russian Government to agree to the re-establishment of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe's Assistance Group to Chechnya; and what other measures they consider should be taken by the OSCE to ensure that a full assessment of the human rights situation in Chechnya is made in advance of their human dimension implementation meeting in October 2004. [HL2236]

The EU and the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) chairmanship have made a number of appeals to the Russian Federation in the hope of persuading them to allow the OSCE to operate in Chechnya again. Most recently, in the OSCE permanent council on 25 March, the EU presidency stated that "the EU supports renewed engagement by the OSCE, including ODIHR, in Chechnya". So far, there has been no indication that Russia would countenance a re-establishment of the OSCE Assistance Group. It is difficult for the OSCE to assess the human rights situation in Chechnya without a presence in the region.

asked Her Majesty's Government:Further to the Written Answer by the Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean on 29 March (

Consular relations between the UK and the US are governed by the bilateral consular convention between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America, 1951. Unlike the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, this bilateral treaty does not include a clause that gives compulsory jurisdiction to the International Court of Justice over disputes relating to its application.

asked Her Majesty's Government:What response they received from Florida's State Attorney following their complaint about the breach of the United Kingdom-United States bilateral agreement relating to the arrest of Krishna Maharaj. [HL2332]

My noble friend Lady Scotland of Asthal wrote to the Florida State Attorney in early 2001 to ask that she not seek the death penalty in Mr Maharaj's case and to highlight again the breach of the UK/US bilateral consular convention of 1951. We did not receive a reply to this letter.In the event, at a hearing on 26 March 2002, the Dade County District Court decided to resentence Mr Maharaj to a term of imprisonment rather than reinstate the death penalty.

asked Her Majesty's Government:What was the outcome of discussions between their Consul General in Atlanta and Governor Jeb Bush about the case of Krishna Maharaj. [HL2333]

Our Consul General in Atlanta discussed the case of Mr Maharaj with Governor Bush on 30 November 2001, including the clemency process in Florida. At that time, Mr Maharaj was on death row, and Her Majesty's Government's policy is to lobby in all cases where a British national faces the death penalty.In the event, at a hearing on 26 March 2002, the Dade County District Court decided to resentence Mr Maharaj to a term of imprisonment rather than reinstate the death penalty.

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they expect that sovereignty will be transferred to Iraq on 30 June 2004. [HL2376]

The coalition is committed to the transfer of authority to an Iraqi interim government on 30 June. We remain confident that this target will be achieved.

asked Her Majesty's Government:What conditions and restrictions will be imposed upon the powers that may be exercised by the Iraqi authorities after the transfer of sovereignty. [HL2377]

Discussion of the powers of the Iraqi interim government (the caretaker administration which will rule Iraq after 30 June until elections to a transitional national assembly by January 2005) continues between the Iraqi Governing Council, other Iraqis, the Coalition Provisional Authority and the UN. The aim is to forge an Iraqi consensus on this issue for inclusion in an annexe to the transitional administrative law (TAL), which was agreed by the Iraqi Governing Council on 8 March. A copy of the TAL has been placed in the Library of the House. The TAL already includes some important limits on the interim government, including a bill of rights and a precise timetable for elections. Article 3(A) of the TAL makes clear that the interim government will not have the authority to amend the TAL.

asked Her Majesty's Government:Further to the Written Answer by the Baroness Scotland of Asthal on 5 February (

The number of people sent to prison between 1998 and 2002 in connection with the offences referred to is 212 (9 in 1998, 30 in 1999, 41 in 2000, 43 in 2001, 89 in 2002).

asked Her Majesty's Government:How many fixed penalties and court fines have been ordered to be paid for the offence of speeding detected by camera since the inception of speed cameras in the Durham and Northumbria police areas. [HL2262]

Available information on the number of fixed penalties and court fines ordered to be paid for the offence of speeding detected by camera in the calendar years 1997 to 2001 is shown in the table for the Durham and Northumbria police force areas.Information for 2002 will be available in late spring.

Table A: Fixed penalty and court proceedings data for speeding offences detected by cameras 1,2 in the Durham police force area 1997–2001
Offence and Year	Fixed Penalties	Court proceedings3
	Number of tickets4	Number of fines
1997	—	—
1998	515	60
1999	980	80
2000	2,700	490
2001	6,000	910
1 Automatic cameras until 1998, all camera types from 1999.
2 Offences under the Road Traffic Regulations Act 1984 and the Motor Vehicles (Speed Limits on Motorways) Regulations 1973.
3 Includes cases where fixed penalty notices were issued but not paid and subsequently referred to court.
4 Paid, that is no further action.

asked Her Majesty's Government:Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Bach on 25 March (

The Ministry of Defence Police had reasonable grounds to suspect that Ms Percy committed offences against the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 when she trespassed at RAF Fairford on 3 March 2003. It is a matter for the court to determine if offences have been committed based on the evidence presented.

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether there is any guidance on playing the European anthem by British military bands. [HL2227]

Guidance for the playing of all anthems is contained within Queen's regulations and relates to visits by foreign dignitaries such as a sovereign or other member of a royal family, or a head of state or government.

asked Her Majesty's Government:How many commissioned officers failed drugs tests in 2002 and 2003, by service and drug type. [HL2228]

One naval officer tested positive in 2002 for cannabis and another in 2003 for cocaine. One probationary Army officer on a gap year commission between sixth form and university tested positive for cannabis in 2002. A second probationary Army officer on a university cadetship tested positive for cocaine in 2003. No RAF officers have tested positive for illegal drugs over the same period.

asked Her Majesty's Government:What is the breakdown of the estimated £30 million cost of setting up an elected north-east regional assembly; and, if the reorganisation of local government is not included in the £30 million estimate, what is the estimate of the cost of local government reorganisation prior to the setting up of a north-east regional assembly. [HL2261]

The main elements are the costs of the referendums and elections, the costs of preparation, including initial staff and accommodation costs, and the transfer of functions to the new assemblies. These costs will vary between regions, in proportion to the size of the regions' population and electorate, but are expected to average £30 million.

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether, as a consequence of the suspension of Mr Terence Hope, any operations have been cancelled at the Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham; and [HL2150]Whether they have anything to add to the answer given by Lord Warner to the Baroness Knight of Collingtree on 22 March (HL deb, col. 558): "I am reliably informed that there will be no detriment to patients because the work that that doctor was due to perform will be covered by his colleagues". [HL2151]

As indicated during the debate on 22 March, this is a matter for the Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust.I was however sorry to learn that contrary to the assurances given to me by the trust via the Trent Strategic Health Authority, a small number of operations were postponed as a result of Mr Hope's suspension. Those patients have since been contacted and have been offered rearranged dates. Mr Hope has since returned to work and the trust is due to review this issue to see what lessons can be learnt.

asked Her Majesty's Government:How the yellow card reporting system is submitted to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency; and what communication patients or their carers have with the healthcare staff who fill in the cards; and [HL2289]How many yellow card reports are received each year by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency; and how the information is used for research to benefit patients; and [HL2290]How long the yellow card reporting system for health care data has been in existence. [HL2291]

The yellow card scheme is the United Kingdom system for collecting and monitoring information on suspected adverse drug reactions (ADRs). The scheme is run by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) on behalf of the Committee on Safety of Medicines (CSM). The scheme relies upon voluntary reporting of suspected ADRs by health professionals.

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether there is any evidence of the effects of maternal alcohol consumption in pregnancy on children not exhibiting the diagnostic features of foetal alcohol syndrome. [HL2336]

Research indicates that excessive drinking during pregnancy may affect the brain of the developing foetus. The Government therefore recommend that women who are pregnant or who are trying to get pregnant should not drink more than one to two units of alcohol per week.However, any effect that excessive drinking in pregnancy may have on the later development of the child is less clear. It is difficult to assess the relative impact of excessive maternal drinking and other factors such as maternal socio-economic status, maternal age at the birth and maternal nutrition during pregnancy.

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether the regulator of National Health Service foundation trusts has made a prudential borrowing code under Section 12 of the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003; and, if so, when that was laid before Parliament pursuant to Section 12(4) of that Act. [HL2337]

We are informed by the chairman of the independent regulator that the draft prudential borrowing code has not yet been issued for consultation by the independent regulator. It is expected to be issued for consultation shortly and will be subject to a 12-week consultation period. Following the consultation, the regulator will consider the responses, amend the code as required, make the final code and lay a copy before Parliament.

asked Her Majesty's Government:On what basis National Health Service foundation trusts operating from 1 April 2004 may borrow money. [HL2338]

The independent regulator of NHS Foundation Trusts has authorised 10 NHS foundation trusts from 1 April 2004. Pursuant to Section 17(1) of the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 an NHS foundation trust may borrow money in connection with its functions. This is subject to the limit imposed by its terms of authorisation.These 10 trusts have been granted interim borrowing limits for 2004–05 determined by reference to the regulator's assessment of a prudential borrowing limit taking into account generally accepted principles used by financial institutions to determine the amounts of loans to non-profit making bodies. The figure reflects each NHS foundation trust's assessment of its likely borrowing requirements for the year 2004–05.

asked Her Majesty's Government:What is the authorised borrowing limit under Section 17(2) of the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 for each of the National Health Service foundation trusts created from 1 April 2004. [HL2339]

The independent regulator of NHS foundation trusts has set interim borrowing limits for new borrowing by the first 10 NHS foundation trusts as follows:

NHS Foundation Trust	2004–05 borrowing capacity (£million)
Basildon and Thurrock	3·4
Bradford	3·3
Countess of Chester	5·8
Doncaster and Bassetlaw	4·0
Homerton	6·3
Moorfields	5·6
Peterborough and Stamford	3·5
Royal Devon and Exeter	17·1
Stockport	11·0
The Royal Marsden	10·0

The figures above do not include existing borrowing (as at 1 April 2004), short-term working capital and potential increases in revaluation reserve.

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they will publish the authorisations issued by the foundation trusts regulator under Section 6 of the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 in respect of those National Health Service foundation trusts operating from 1 April 2004. [HL2340]

The terms of authorisation issued by the regulator to the first 10 NHS foundation trusts will be published on the regulator's website (www.nhsft-regulator.gov.uk) shortly and copies have been placed in the Library.

asked Her Majesty's Government:What is the current annual budget of the Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health (CPPIH), inclusive of all funding for patient and public involvement forums; how much of this budget is allocated to the CPPIH itself; how much to the forum support organisations; and how much directly to the patient and public involvement forums. [HL2361]

The commission's resource budget for 2003–04 was £34.9 million. Of this budget £8 million was used to support the extension of community health councils from 1 April to 1 December 2003, £5.2 million for the provision of the Independent Complaints Advocacy Service and £5.7 million for the cost of the commission's headquarters office. All other resources were either allocated or attributable to the start-up costs associated with the establishment of forums, the training of forum members, contractual payments to forum support organisations (FSOs), installing the forum and FSO information infrastructure and providing regional support to FSOs.

asked Her Majesty's Government:How many people are employed full-time in the head office and regional offices of the Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health; and how many are employed on a part-time basis. [HL2362]

As at 2 April 2004 the Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health employed a total of 138 permanent staff. Of this total, the head office employed 35 staff, none of whom are part time and nine regional centres employed 103 staff including 16 part-time staff.

asked Her Majesty's Government:How many staff (measured on a full-time equivalent basis) are employed in forum support organisations to support patient and public involvement forums; and approximately how many hours of support per week they are contracted to provide to each patient and public involvement forum on average. [HL2363]

The Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health awarded 140 contracts to cover the 572 patients' forums. At 1 April 2004 forum support organisations were employing 400 staff across the country. The contracts were awarded on the basis of organisations being able to deliver against the scope of work and not on hours worked.

asked Her Majesty's Government:What operational arrangements have been established to enable members of patient and public involvement forums to reclaim expenses legitimately incurred in pursuit of forum business; and what types of expenditure are allowable in this context. [HL2364]

An expenses guidance note has been issued to every forum member, setting out the commission's policy covering the eligibility for and payment of expenses incurred while carrying out their forum member activities. The types of expenses forum members can claim for include travel, both public transport and personal car usage, taxi fares, carer allowances and other incidental expenses such as car parking charges.The administration of forum member expenses is carried out through forum support organisations.

asked Her Majesty's Government:Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Filkin on 31 March (

Further to the Answer I gave on 31 March 2004, all legal advice given to the Government is covered by the Public Records Acts.

asked Her Majesty's Government:What proportion of those under the age of 18 who die each year are members of families dependent on income-related social security benefits. [HL2170]

This question cannot be answered directly. However, an approximate answer can be given using data on social fund funeral payments.In 2002–03, someone was entitled to a funeral payment if he or she had good reason for organising a funeral and was in receipt of income support, income-based jobseeker's allowance, housing benefit, council tax benefit, working families' tax credit or disabled person's tax credit.In 2002–03, in Great Britain, the number of funeral payment claims where the claimant was eligible and the deceased was aged under 16 was 1,642. Data where the deceased was aged under 18 are not available. Data are also not available on the split between qualifying benefits and tax credits.For a stillborn baby, any funeral is often free of charge. However, if charges are made or moneys have been spent on flowers, obituary notices, etc, then a funeral payment can be claimed and considered for payment.In calendar year 2002, in Great Britain, there were 5,064 deaths of children under the age of 16, excluding stillborn babies. Of those children who died under the age of 16, 67 per cent were aged under one.Of those under the age of 16 who die each year the proportion who are members of families where a funeral payment is claimed and the claimant is eligible is therefore approximately 32 per cent.

asked Her Majesty's Government:What assessment they have made of the implications on social care and health of closing sub-post offices in Northern Ireland. [HL2076]

The Government recognise the important role played by sub-post offices in local communities, particularly in rural areas and for the elderly and less mobile. Since November 2000 there has been a formal requirement on Post Office Ltd to maintain the rural network and prevent avoidable closures. This applies until 2006 in the first instance.In developing its urban reinvention programme post office closure proposals, Post Office Ltd undertakes a detailed assessment of the accessibility (including for the elderly and disabled) of alternative offices identified as the main receiving branches. This assessment includes the nature of the terrain between the branches, the distance of the journey on foot, including how busy the roads are and whether/where there are pedestrian crossings, traffic lights or underpasses where these need to be crossed. Access by public transport, predominately by bus, is checked giving route numbers and distance of stops from the closing and receiving branches. Availability of parking is also checked. At the end of this programme, at least 95 per cent of the urban population nationally will still live within one mile of a post office and the majority within half a mile.

asked Her Majesty's Government:Why they have submitted a draft national allocation plan (under the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme) which will require reductions in emissions by United Kingdom firms greater than those required by plans submitted by other member states; and whether this will place British companies at a competitive disadvantage. [HL2233]

The Government published for consultation a draft UK National Allocation Plan (NAP) setting out proposals for allocating emission allowances to firms covered under the first phase of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme, which runs from 2005–07, and the way in which the international competitiveness of UK industry will be supported. While the Government will be submitting a NAP to the European Commission outlining key principles in April 2004, the final decision on the overall allocation of allowances will not be taken until 1 October 2004. It is therefore too soon to state whether UK firms will be required to make emissions reductions greater than those required in the plans submitted by other member states.

asked Her Majesty's Government:How many miners or widows claiming under the British coal vibration white finger litigation died before receiving their compensation. [HL2269]

As at 15 March 2004 1,687 miners had died since they had submitted claims under the Vibration White Finger scheme. I am sorry that no similar figure is available for widows of former miners.

asked Her Majesty's Government:What they are doing to promote the integration of the Lisbon 2000 agenda into other key European Union policy areas, including the growth and stability pact; the structural and cohesion funds; and European Union competition and industrial policies. [HL2166]

The Government believe that the Lisbon strategy needs to incorporate action across a wide range of European Union policy areas if it is to be effective. The Government set out their approach in the progress report Advancing long term prosperity: economic reform in an enlarged Europe (February 2004).The recent spring European Council reflected this, with conclusions including support for the four presidency initiative on regulatory reform, implementation of the findings of the Kok review of European labour markets, and action to improve the single market for services. The Government are pursuing:reform of the structural and cohesion funds so that member states can pursue effective policies for regional growth and developing human capital within a framework which has sufficient flexibility to meet their differing needs as set out in the Government's consultation document

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether, if one of the qualifying alternative investment market shares entitled to 100 per cent inheritance tax relief and held for two years, is taken over for cash and net proceeds are reinvested in a similarly qualifying company, the investor loses all of the time benefits from the original holding; and [HL2214]Whether an investor of shares traded on the alternative shares market can carry over time benefits from one holding to another new holding; and what is the time within which the proceeds must be reinvested to carry over the time benefits in order to maintain inheritance tax relief; and [HL2215]Whether, if an investor of shares traded on the alternative shares market sells shares for one of the companies qualifying for relief from inheritance tax and the proceeds are reinvested in a similar qualifying company, the investor loses all the time benefits from the original holding. [HL2216]

The rules for inheritance tax business property relief provide for property to be replaced while maintaining entitlement to relief. The same rules apply to shares on the alternative investment market as to other property eligible for relief: where otherwise qualifying property has replaced other such property, it is entitled to business property relief if it and the property it replaced was owned for a total of at least two years during the five years immediately before the taxable transfer.

asked Her Majesty's Government:Further to the Written Answer by the Lord McIntosh of Haringey on 29 January (

In the memorandum of understanding between the Government and the Mayor of London, presented to Parliament in June 2003 as Command Paper Cm 5867, the Mayor has agreed that, subject to the Greater London Authority's decision-making processes, a council tax precept, beginning no earlier than 2006–07, would be made to support the cost of staging the games.As part of the bid, both the Mayor and the Government will he required to sign guarantees confirming the amounts to be funded by council tax and other funding sources, and pledging to take all necessary measures to ensure that London will fulfil its obligations under the host city contract, which will be signed with the International Olympic Committee if London's bid is successful. Under the GLA Act 1999, the Mayor and London Assembly have a duty to secure a financially balanced budget and the Mayor must levy the council tax precept that is necessary to fund that budget.

asked Her Majesty's Government:Since the commitment in the National Lottery funding decision document to increase the public's involvement in decisions on lottery spending, what consultations about particular local decisions and with whom the Community Fund and the New Opportunities Fund have carried out in:

The Community Fund makes most of its grant decisions on a regional basis. Decisions on grants in the north-east are made by a committee drawn from the region and this committee includes members of the north-east public drawn by lot.The New Opportunities Fund regularly consults with local authority officials. In particular, the fund arranges meetings twice a year with representatives from each north-east local authority to discuss grant decisions in their area.The National Lottery funding decision document refers to the future of the National Lottery, in particular the approach that the recently announced Big Lottery Fund will take. The Big Lottery Fund will merge the work of the New Opportunities Fund and the Community Fund. Plans are being developed for consultation events on how the Big Lottery Fund will work and these will involve the public across the UK, including the north-east areas mentioned in my noble friend's question.

asked Her Majesty's Government:In respect of the six-week closure of the cycleway alongside Constitution Hill, what risk assessment was made of the danger to cyclists of having to use the main carriageway; why no alternative routes have been provided; what steps are being taken to restrict the speed of traffic during this period; and whether consideration was given to offering incentives to contractors in order to complete the resurfacing of this cycleway in fewer than six weeks. [HL2395]

Constitution Hill and the off-road cycle track that runs alongside it in Green Park are the responsibility of the Royal Parks.In the period during which the cycle track is being widened, cyclists will be expected to dismount or to cycle on the road. Many cyclists use the road even when the cycle track is available for use. The speed limit on the road is 30 mph. In the circumstances, it was not considered necessary to provide an alternative off-road cycle route for the period of the resurfacing works, nor to reduce the speed limit on the road any further.The work on the cycle track is being carried out by Westminster City Council and paid for by a grant from Transport for London. The Royal Parks has not considered offering incentives to contractors in order to complete the works in fewer than six weeks.

asked Her Majesty's Government:How they are promoting public access to the Molyneux globes owned by the Middle Temple. [HL2403]

The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple has loaned two Molyneux globes to the National Maritime Museum, which is sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, for its 2003 exhibition commemorating the life of Elizabeth I.

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether it is accepted practice throughout government departments that letters to Ministers from Members of Parliament must be replied to by Ministers and not by civil servants. [HL2272]

Paragraphs 14 and 15 of the Cabinet Office document, Handling Correspondence from Members of Parliament: Guidance for Departments, sets out procedures for signing off letters to Ministers from Members of Parliament. Copies are available in the Library of the House.

asked Her Majesty's Government:What is the annual cost of travel and subsistence incurred by Ministers and civil servants attending meetings and events relating to European Union business. [HL2299]

The Government publish on an annual basis details of the total cost of all Ministers' visits overseas together with a list of all overseas visits by Cabinet Ministers costing more than £500. These figures include travel on European Union business.Information for the period 2 May 1997 to 31 March 2003 has already been published and is available in the Library of the House. These costs include travel undertaken by private office and press office staff accompanying Ministers. Information for the period 1 April 2003 to 31 March 2004 is currently in the process of being collected and will be published as soon as it is ready. I will send the noble Lord a copy when it is published.