Written answers

Friday, 7 March 2008

  • Wales

    • Departmental Property

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many residential properties his Department owns; how many of these are vacant; and how many of these have been vacant for longer than (a) three, (b)...

  • Women and Equality

    • Equality

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equality whether there is a duty on each Equality and Human Rights Commission Commissioner to promote lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered people's rights.

  • Transport

    • Crossrail Line

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what contribution she expects BAA to make towards Crossrail if permission (a) is and (b) is not given for a third runway at Heathrow.

    • Departmental Sick Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the cost of sickness pay to staff within her Department was in the most recent year for which figures are available.

      Ministerial Car Fleet

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the answer of 18 February 2008, Official Report, column 154W, on the Ministerial car fleet, to whom the cars in bands F and G have been...

      Network Rail: Fines

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if she will ensure that revenue from the fine imposed on Network Rail for delays in December 2007 and January 2008 is spent on the rail network.

      Parliament Square: Accidents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many road accidents occurred in Parliament Square in each year since 2001; how many (a) involved and (b) were caused by persons taking part in...

  • Justice

    • Chelmsford Prison

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the approved capacity for the number of prisoners to be held at Chelmsford Prison is; and how many prisoners were held there on (a) 1 January, (b)...

    • Chelmsford Prison: Suicide

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many prisoners committed suicide in Chelmsford Prison in each of the last 10 years; and how many have committed suicide in 2008; (2) how many...

      Freedom of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will bring forward proposals to bring (a) London councils, (b) regional assemblies and (c) the Local Government Association within the terms of...

      Prisoners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many prisoners were resident in open prisons who were deemed unsuitable for release on temporary licence in each of the last 12 months.

      Prisoners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many prisoners were resident in open prisons who had not completed relevant offender management or treatment programmes in the closed estate in each...

      Prisoners Release

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many prisoners were released on end of custody licence from prisons in Essex on 1 January 2008.

      Probation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) whether any probation areas have advised the relevant courts that (a) unpaid work, (b) domestic violence programmes, (c) alcohol programmes,...

      Probation Officers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many trainee probation officers who qualified in 2007 have not been offered permanent jobs as probation officers.

      Young Offenders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice when he intends to establish restorative peer panels in Essex.

  • Treasury

    • Capital Gains Tax: Second Homes

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he has discussed his proposals on capital gains tax and second homes with the Government's rural affairs adviser Dr. Stuart Burgess.

    • Debts: Developing Countries

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what further steps he plans to take to extend international debt relief.

      Departmental Publicity

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much his Department has spent on public awareness media advertising in the last 12 months.

      Financial Institutions: Charity

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what plans he has encourage charitable trusts of financial institutions to contribute to good causes; (2) which financial institutions have...

      Inward Migration

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer of 25 February 2008, Official Report, column 753, to the hon. Member for Peterborough, on inward migration, what the figure was for...

      Drinking Water

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much his Department spent on mineral water in each of the last three years.

      Unemployed: Housing

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of unemployed people live in (a) council properties, (b) housing association properties, (c) private rented accommodation and (d)...

  • Home Department

    • Alcoholic Drinks: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many arrests have been made for underage drinking in (a) Cornwall, (b) the South West and (c) England in each year since 1979.

    • Assets Recovery Agency

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the annual running costs were of (a) the Assets Recovery Agency and (b) the Serious and Organised Crime Agency in each of the three...

      Drugs: Methamphetamine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what her most recent assessment is of the prevalence of crystal meth usage in England.

      Hooliganism: Football

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what discussions she has had with UEFA officials on the violence during the Bolton Wanderers versus Atletico Madrid football match in...

      Immigrants: Domestic Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will provide funding for (a) legal aid and (b) safe accommodation for women with undecided immigration status who are victims of...

      Neighbourhood Watch Schemes: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much financial support was given to Neighbourhood Watch in each of the last 10 years, including 2007-08; and how much is proposed to be...

      Police: Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how much each police force in England and Wales spent on border security and enforcement in each of the last three financial years; (2)...

      Security: Licensed Premises

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what licensing conditions apply to door staff working after midnight at licensed premises.

      Shoplifting

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many arrests there were for shoplifting in each of the last three years; and what proportion of those arrested tested positive for...

      Theft: Computers

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps she has taken to raise public awareness of the risk of theft of laptop computers from cars through the use of devices to detect...

      Wildlife: Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many full-time wildlife crime officers there were in each police force in each year since 1997, broken down by rank; and if she will make...

  • Olympics

    • Olympic Games 2012

      To ask the Minister for the Olympics if she will place in the Library a copy of the Lee Valley Regional Park Authority Governance Review produced by Deloitte and Touche.

    • Olympic Games 2012: Construction

      To ask the Minister for the Olympics what steps have been taken to ensure that objects of historic value identified during the construction process for the 2012 Olympics are protected.

      Olympic Games: Freedom of Speech

      To ask the Minister for the Olympics what discussions she has had with officials from the British Olympic Association on freedom of speech for British athletes participating in the Olympic Games...

  • Duchy of Lancaster

    • Assets: Consultants

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what consultancy firms the Cabinet Office has contracted to provide advice relating to property and estates in the last 12 months.

    • Data Protection

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1) which recommendations of the 2005 report on data security by Dr. Mark Walport of the Council for Science and Technology the Government...

      Departmental Impact Assessments

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many regulatory impact assessments his Department has conducted in the last 12 months.

      Email: Data Protection

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster pursuant to the answer of 24 January 2008, Official Report, column 2178W, on electronic mail, if he will place in the Library a copy of the...

      Magazine Press

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will place in the Library copies of the Cabinet Office staff magazine from the last 12 months.

      Members: Telephone Tapping

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster with reference to the inquiry into the covert recording of the hon. Member for Tooting, whether the Wilson Doctrine forbids surveillance or...

      Security: Greater London

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what the scope and purpose of the Government Security Zone project is.

  • Defence

    • Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many times British forces have jammed mobile telephone networks in Afghanistan.

    • Armed Forces: Compensation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what guidance exists for compensation for armed forces personnel who are injured in armed combat; and if he will make a statement.

      Armed Forces: Gliding

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will place in the Library a copy of the RAF's project evaluation in respect of the relocation of the Joint Service Gliding Centre and the RAF...

      Armed Forces: Publications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will place in the Library copies of the joint service publications (a) JSP 463, (b) JSP 468, (c) JSP 469 and (d) JSP 471.

      Armed Forces: Uniforms

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the average cost of (a) service dress, (b) blues and (c) mess dress is for each regiment; and how much service personnel receive towards the...

      Defence Medical Service: Manpower

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what progress is being made in recruitment to fill manning shortfalls in the Defence Medical Service.

      Departmental Consultants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many consultants his Department employed in (a) 2005, (b) 2006 and (c) 2007; and at what cost in each year.

      Departmental Plants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much his Department spent on pot plants in each of the last five years.

      Departmental Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether the policy of British jobs for British workers will affect his Department's recruitment policy.

      Harrier Aircraft: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the current percentage shortfall is in spares for the (a) Harrier and (b) Typhoon aircraft.

      Iraq: Peacekeeping Operations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence on what date he expects UK troops deployed in Iraq to be reduced to 2,500; and if he will make a statement.

      Iraq: Peacekeeping Operations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the average cost is per capita per diem of feeding British troops on operations in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan; and what percentage of the total...

      RAF Halton: Complaints

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many complaints (a) his Department and (b) the RAF received in (i) 2003, (ii) 2004, (iii) 2005, (iv) 2006 and (v) 2007 about flying activities at...

      Territorial Army

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps his Department is taking to mark the role played in the defence of the UK by the Territorial Army Volunteer Reserve in its centenary year.

      USA: Nuclear Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what discussions he has had with counterparts in NATO countries on the United States' plan to site nuclear missile bases in the Czech Republic and Poland.

  • Prime Minister

    • Councillors: Surveillance

      To ask the Prime Minister if he will extend the Wilson Doctrine to cover the communications of elected local councillors with their constituents.

    • Devolution: Scotland

      To ask the Prime Minister what recent consideration he has given to returning powers devolved to the Scottish Parliament to the United Kingdom Parliament.

      Efficiency in Public Services Review: Written Questions

      To ask the Prime Minister pursuant to the answer of 26 February 2008, Official Report, column 1343W, on efficiency in public services review: written questions, what assessment he has made of...

      Farnborough Air Show

      To ask the Prime Minister what plans he has to visit the Farnborough Air Show.

      British Food

      To ask the Prime Minister what proportion of food served in 10 Downing Street was of British origin in (a) 2005, (b) 2006 and (c) 2007, broken down by food type; and what proportion was...

      Human Embryo Experiments

      To ask the Prime Minister how many (a) letters and (b) postcards he has received since July from (i) members of the public, (ii) hon. Members and (iii) members of the House of Lords on (A) the...

      Ministerial Policy Advisers

      To ask the Prime Minister how many special advisers he employs; and how much each of them is paid.

  • Health

    • Abortion

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what (a) reports and (b) studies on post-abortion syndrome have been considered by his Department since January 2006; and if he will make a statement.

    • Accident and Emergency Departments: Admissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of patients attending accident and emergency (A&E) departments were subsequently admitted to hospital via A&E in each quarter...

      Blood: Donors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what legal advice his Department has received on the compatibility of the ban on gay men giving blood with anti-discrimination legislation; and if he will...

      Cannabis: Rehabilitation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what support is available to people who are trying to stop using cannabis.

      Chlamydia: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 18 December 2007, Official Report, column 1377W, on Chlamydia: screening, what steps have been taken to work with the strategic...

      Clear

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what payments his Department and its agencies have made to communications consultancy, Clear; and for what purpose. [Official Report, 2 June 2008, Vol....

      Departmental Disciplinary Proceedings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many of his Department's civil servants were (a) suspended and (b) dismissed for accessing (i) obscene and (ii) other prohibited material on work...

      Departmental Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 21 January 2008, Official Report, column 1690W, on departmental standards, which financial control total each East of England...

      Diseases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many cases there were of (a) mumps, (b) rickets, (c) whooping cough, (d) scarlet fever, (e) cholera, (f) diphtheria, (g) leprosy, (h)...

      Food: Salt

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what responsibility his Department has for Government policy on the effects of salt intake on health.

      Health Services: Admissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many attendances at (a) walk-in centres, (b) minor injuries units and (c) type 1 accident and emergency departments there were in each quarter...

      Health Services: Overseas Visitors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the policies of EU Member States in respect of reimbursement of patient expenditure on (a) biological treatments and (b)...

      Health: Climate Change

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what research the Government has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the effects of climate change on public health in the last 10 years.

      Hepatitis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many new diagnoses of hepatitis C there were in each of the last 10 years.

      HIV Infection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what expenditure the NHS incurred on average on the treatment and care of a patient with HIV in each of the first five years from diagnosis.

      Human Embryo Experiments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) letters and (b) postcards he has received since July from (i) members of the public, (ii) hon. Members and (iii) members of the House of...

      In Vitro Fertilisation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many human embryos were (a) lost, (b) damaged and (c) destroyed due to accidents at fertility clinics in each year since 2000; what steps he has...

      In Vitro Fertilisation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many births were the result of IVF or donor insemination between 2002 and 2007.

      Influenza: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many pensioners aged 65 and over received free influenza inoculations in (a) Bexley and (b) London in each year since they became available.

      Meat Hygiene Service: Inspections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) abattoirs and (b) meat processing plants are subject to inspection by the Meat Hygiene Service.

      Meat Hygiene Service: Manpower

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) veterinarians and (b) technicians worked for the Meat Hygiene Service in each of the last three years.

      Medicine: China

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment his Department has made of (a) the potential health effects of Chinese medicine techniques and (b) the effectiveness of the regulations...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health when the Minister of State will reply to the letter from the hon. Member for West Worcestershire, dated 23 January, about the painkiller drug Vioxx.

      NHS: Questionnaires

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 18 February 2008, Official Report, column 310W, to the hon. Member for Westmorland and Lonsdale (Tim Farron), on NHS:...

      West Suffolk Hospital: Clostridium

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients at (a) West Suffolk Hospital, (b) Addenbrookes Hospital and (c) Ipswich Hospital died from Clostridium difficile in each of the last...

  • Children, Schools and Families

    • Building Schools for the Future Programme: Disadvantaged

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what steps he is taking to encourage local authorities to use the Building Schools for the Future programme to benefit deprived...

    • Regional Development Agencies: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families whether he has allocated any resources to be spent via the regional development agencies' single pot in 2007-08.

      Written Questions: Government Responses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families when he expects to answer question 173128, on user survey research, tabled on 6 December 2007 by the hon. Member for Falmouth and...

  • Work and Pensions

    • Child Support: Administration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether employees at the Child Support Agency were given an indication of the timescale under which older cases would be put onto the new child...

    • Credit Unions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in which constituencies credit unions have received financial assistance from the public purse in the last 12 months for which figures are...

      Departmental Disciplinary Proceedings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many of his Department's civil servants have been (a) suspended and (b) dismissed for accessing (i) obscene and (ii) other prohibited...

      Departmental Impact Assessments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many regulatory impact assessments his Department has conducted in the last 12 months.

      Departmental Official Hospitality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much his Department and its agencies spent on (a) alcohol and (b) entertaining in the last 12 months.

      Departmental Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the salary range is for each pay band of civil servants in his Department.

      Departmental Plants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much his Department spent on pot plants in each of the last five years.

      Departmental Public Relations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many external contracts his Department held with public relations companies in each of the last 10 years; and what the total cost of those...

      Employment Agencies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much his Department paid to recruitment agencies in relation to departmental appointments in each year since 1997.

      Honours

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many members of the senior Civil Service in his Department have received an honour.

      Incapacity Benefit: Medical Examinations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the annual cost of medical examinations for those on incapacity benefit is expected to be under his proposed system.

      Incapacity Benefit: Part-Time Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps the Government plans to take to stop incapacity benefits claimants from being discouraged to seek part-time work.

      Jobcentres: Telephone Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the efficacy of the telephone service in jobcentres; and if he will make a statement.

      Low Incomes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how his Department defines material deprivation; and whether this definition has changed since 1997.

      New Deal for Lone Parents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will bring forward proposals under the New Deal for Lone Parents beyond its current level two in order to extend access to personal...

      Pensions Service: Telephone Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions why the arrangement for free calls to the 0800 Pension Service number from mobile telephones was ended.

      Poverty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what targets have been set for poverty reduction by 2010; and what progress has been made towards them.

      Social Security Benefits: Disabled

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 13 December 2007, Official Report, column 68WS, on disability benefits (European Court of...

      Social Security Benefits: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much the Government has spent on the Shop Benefit Fraudsters advertisements.

      Widows: Bereavement Benefits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the eligibility criteria are for who may receive widow's benefits on the death of a husband; and whether there is a cap on the number of...

      Winter Fuel Payments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many households (a) with more than £100,000 annual income and (b) in each household income decile have (i) one member and (ii) two...

      Winter Fuel Payments: Eltham

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people received a winter fuel payment in (a) Eltham constituency and (b) Greenwich borough in the most recent period for which...

  • Northern Ireland

    • Drinking Water

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many litres of bottled water were purchased by his Department in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement.

  • International Development

    • Basra Development Commission: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development pursuant to the Answer of 29 November 2007, Official Report, column 730W, on Basra Development Commission: standards, whether the...

    • Ghana: Money

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development pursuant to the Answer of 1 February 2008, Official Report, column 721W, on Ghana: money, what the exchange rate was on each transfer;...

      Kosovo: Electricity

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment he has made of the availability of supply of (a) electricity and (b) water in Kosovo; what assessment he has made of...

      Kosovo: Internet

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment he has made of (a) the number of internet users in Kosovo and (b) the availability of access to internet services;...

      Mozambique: Money

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development pursuant to the Answer of 1 February 2008, Official Report, column 722W, on Mozambique: money, what the exchange rate was on each...

      Uganda: Money

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development pursuant to the Answer of 1 February 2008, Official Report, columns 723-24W, on Uganda: money, what the date was of each transaction;...

  • Environment Food and Rural Affairs

    • Cetaceans: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what steps he is taking to protect whales, dolphins and porpoises in UK waters; (2) what steps he is taking to protect...

    • Cetaceans: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will take steps to prevent the closure of the bottlenose dolphin sanctuary in the Moray Firth.

      Coastal Fishing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the remit is of the study commissioned to monitor the environmental effects of inshore fishing; and if he will make a...

      Energy Using Products Framework Directive

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the EnergyUsing Products Framework Directive does not disadvantage...

      Fisheries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many pelagic pair trawlers from each country of origin operated within each area in the UK's 12 nautical mile limit in...

      Fisheries: Enforcement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what joint operations the Government has undertaken with its European counterparts in relation to fisheries protection and...

      Fisheries: Enforcement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many joint operations were undertaken between the Royal Navy Fishery Protection Squadron and the Scottish Fisheries...

      Fisheries: Enforcement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how he calculates the level of aerial surveillance required to enforce fisheries rules and regulations; and if he will make a...

      Fisheries: Enforcement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what vessels from other EU member states undertake fisheries protection and enforcement within UK fishery limits; and if he...

      Fisheries: Navy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what effect the reduction in the funding to the Marine and Fisheries Agency from 2007-08 to 2008-09 had on discussions over...

      Fisheries: Navy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when he will decide whether to alter the number of patrol days provided by the Royal Navy Fishery Protection Squadron under...

      Heating

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment the Government have made of the likely effects of Lot 1 of the Energy-using Products Directive on the UK...

      Incinerators

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what guidance his Department has provided to local authorities on the minimum levels of energy produced from waste that...

      Marine and Fisheries Agency: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what account he took of the commitments and likely spending of the Marine and Fisheries Agency (MFA) in the next financial...

      Seas and Oceans: Nature Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2008, Official Report, column 1633W, whether the network of ecologically coherent and...

      Seas and Oceans: Nature Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when he expects the majority of the marine Natura 2000 network protecting species and habitats of key importance to be in...

      Seas and Oceans: Nature Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many offshore marine sites his Department has surveyed for marine protected area status; when they were surveyed; and if...

      Seas and Oceans: Nature Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2008, Official Report, column 1634W, on seas and oceans: Treaty of Lisbon, what...

      Waste Management: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the Business Resource Efficiency and Waste (BREW) budget is for 2008-09; and what funding has been allocated to each of...

      Written Questions: Government Responses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for what reasons the answers given on 27 February 2008, Official Report, column 1634W, on seas and oceans, were not provided...

  • Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform

    • Departmental Cost Effectiveness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what progress his Department has made on its zero-based budget review under the comprehensive spending review.

    • Departmental Freedom of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what percentage of Freedom of Information requests received by his Department have given rise to responses that have...

      Departmental Older Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform how many people over the age of 55 have been recruited by his Department and its predecessors in each of the last...

      Departmental Private Finance Initiative

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform which private finance initiative projects were approved by his Department in each of the last three financial years;...

      Fairtrade Initiative

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform if he will take steps to promote Fair Trade Fortnight 2008 among staff within his Department; and if he will make a...

      Frontiers: Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform how much was spent in total by local trading standards units on border security and enforcement in each of the last...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform when he will reply to the letter of 5 November 2007 from the hon. Member for Mid Worcestershire on World Trade...

      Overseas Trade: Iran

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what the value of UK trade with Iran was in years (a) 2005-06 and (b) 2006-07; and what it is expected to be in 2007-08.

      Personal Records: Data Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform whether a Government response was issued to the recommendations of the Council for Science and Technology's 2005...

  • Communities and Local Government

    • Council Tax: Databases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimates or projections her Department has made of the change in the size of the council tax database due to (a)...

    • Electoral Register: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether legal guidance has been given to (a) the Audit Commission and (b) local authorities on the request by the Audit...

      Fire Services: Manpower

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 25 February 2008, Official Report, column 1220W, on fire services: buildings, what estimate she has...

      Housing Association: Debts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what changes the Housing and Regeneration Bill will make to the status of housing association debt for the purpose of the...

      Local Authorities: Assessments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the Comprehensive Performance Assessment rating, including sub-categories, was of each local authority in each year such...

      Local Authorities: Cost-effectiveness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government which local authorities cited efficiencies in (a) parking charges and (b) parking enforcement in their submissions of (i)...

      Travelling People: Caravan Sites

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much her Department plans to spend on (a) the provision of new Gypsy and Traveller sites and (b) the refurbishment of...

  • Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

    • 1 Carlton Gardens

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the Answer of 5 February 2008, Official Report, column 964W, on 1 Carlton Gardens, whether an empty property...

    • Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent representations he has received from his counterparts in the EU on the operation of the Emissions Trading Scheme;...

      Caribbean: Royal Visits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what costs his Department expects to incur associated with the use of the Leander yacht by HRH Prince of Wales during his...

      Caribbean: Royal Visits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many members of the Royal Household he expects to accompany the Prince of Wales during his visit to the Caribbean in March...

      Defence: Foreign Relations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the likely effect of the US missile defence shield installations in Poland and the Czech Republic...

      Departmental Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether the policy of British jobs for British workers will affect his Department's recruitment policy.

      EC Common Foreign and Security Policy: Black Sea

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the implications for the European security and defence policy of the EU's border on the Black Sea...

      Gibraltar: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the likely effects on the people of Gibraltar of (a) the new constitution and (b) agreement...

      International Cooperation: Human Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs who represented the Government at the Durban Two Preparatory Committee meeting on 31 August 2007.

      Nato

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment he has made of the (a) current and (b) future relationship between NATO and the EU.

      Saudi Arabia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he next plans to visit Saudi Arabia.

      Simon Mann

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he plans to take in the week beginning 10 March to monitor the (a) treatment and (b) risk of torture of Mr. Simon...

      Spain: Gibraltar

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what estimate he has made of the average waiting time at the border for those travelling from (a) Spain into Gibraltar and (b)...

      Sudan: Peacekeeping Operations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the answer of 5 December 2007, Official Report, column 1306W, on Sudan: peacekeeping operations, what assessment...

      USA: Nuclear Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the Government's policy is on the United States' plan to site nuclear missile bases in the territory of EU member states;...

  • Innovation, Universities and Skills

    • Apprenticeships: Teesside

      To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what steps his Department has taken to involve employers on the Tees to establish and deliver plans to increase the number of...

    • Apprenticeships: Teesside

      To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what steps the Government plan to take to increase the number of apprenticeship in (a) Teesside and (b) Stockton.

      Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what estimate he has made of the cost to date of the establishment of his Department.

      Council of Ministers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what the A List items are of the next EU Council of Ministers meeting he will be attending.

      Departmental ICT

      To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many websites his Department currently operates; how many it operated at 1 January 2005; and what the estimated annual...

      Departmental Recycling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what (a) volume and (b) percentage of its waste his Department recycled in each of the last five years.

      Departmental Sustainable Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills whether his Department has adopted the Carbon Trust's Carbon Management Programme.

      Departmental Sustainable Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills whether his Department met the target in the Sustainable Operations on the Government Estate to reverse the then upward trend...

      Departmental Telephone Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills which agencies under his Department's responsibility use the (a) 0845 and (b) 0870 telephone codes for customer enquiries;...

      Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many written parliamentary questions have been tabled for answer by his Department this Session; and what the average...

      Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many and what proportion of Parliamentary questions from hon. Members for answer on a named day received by his...

      Higher Education: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what research his Department has undertaken on the impact of removing funding for equivalent or lower level qualifications on...

      Drinking Water

      To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many litres of bottled water were purchased by his Department and its predecessor in each of the last three years; and if...

      Official Engagements

      To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what the engagements of the Minister of State for Lifelong Learning, Further and Higher Education were for (a) 5 , (b) 6...

      Physics: Degrees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many first degree physics undergraduates there are; and what the equivalent figures were in (a) 2003, (b) 1998 and (c)...

      Space Technology: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what support the Government has provided to the UK space sector since 1997.

      Students: Bankruptcy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many undergraduate students resident in (a) Suffolk, (b) the East of England and (c) England declared themselves...

      Students: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills pursuant to his request to the Higher Education Funding Council for England of 7 September on funding for equivalent and...

      Students: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills pursuant to his request to the Higher Education Funding Council for England of 7 September on funding for equivalent and...

      Students: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how he plans to fund the 50,000 higher education student places for 2008-11 announced in the comprehensive spending review;...

      Students: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills pursuant to his request to the Higher Education Funding Council for England of 7 September on funding for equivalent and...

      Students: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills pursuant to his request to the Higher Education Funding Council for England of 7 September on funding for equivalent and...

      Students: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills pursuant to his request to the Higher Education Funding Council for England of 7 September on funding for equivalent and...

      Students: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills pursuant to his request to the Higher Education Funding Council for England of 7 September on funding for equivalent and...

      Students: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills pursuant to his request to the Higher Education Funding Council for England of 7 September on funding for equivalent and...

      Students: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills pursuant to his request to the Higher Education Funding Council for England of 7 September on funding for equivalent and...

      Students: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills pursuant to his request to the Higher Education Funding Council for England of 7 September on funding for equivalent and...

      Students: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what consultation he undertook in advance of his request to the Higher Education Funding Council for England of 7 September...

      Students: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills prior to his request to the Higher Education Funding Council for England of 7 September on funding for equivalent and lower...

      Students: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what forecast he has made of the number of students enrolling for an equivalent and lower qualification (ELQ) as an...

      Students: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what steps his Department plans to take to ensure that students are informed of bursary and scholarship options prior to...

      Students: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many (a) undergraduate and (b) postgraduate students had their university fees (i) partially and (ii) wholly paid for...

      Training: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what estimate he has made of the additional number of jobs that will be created for British citizens following the...

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