Wednesday, 16 March 2011
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what assessment she has made of the outcome of the referendum on devolving primary law-making powers to the National Assembly for Wales.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the future of the Environment Agency's national...
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what discussions she has had with Ministers in the Welsh Assembly Government on the implications for the economy of west Wales of the Government's proposed...
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what discussions she has had with the (a) Welsh Assembly Government and (b) Secretary of State for Transport on electrification of the Cheltenham to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales which public bodies sponsored by her Department (a) have been and (b) are to be closed, merged or reorganised following her appointment; and how many (i)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the budget of the Animal Health Agency (a) was in each of the last five years and (b) will be in each of the next four...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when she plans to publish a bovine TB eradication programme for England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 30 November 2010, Official Report, column 68WS, on greenhouse gas...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what plans she has for the future of the Environment Agency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the draft Regulation on food labelling adopted by the Council of Ministers on 21 February...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many certified organic arable food producers there were in Kent in each of the last 10 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will ensure that sport and recreation organisations are represented on her proposed independent advisory panel on forestry.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much was spent from the public purse on the consultation on the proposed disposal of Forestry Commission land.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 25 January 2011, Official Report, column 177W, on the National Wildlife Crime Unit: finance, when...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) if she will set targets to limit the use of high grade timber for energy production; (2) what her policy is on the use...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what method his Department uses to assess the effectiveness of his Department's projects designed to assist women and girls.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what mechanisms his Department use to (a) regulate and (b) evaluate microfinance projects supported by his Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development pursuant to the answer of 27 January 2011, Official Report, columns 396-7W, on developing countries: microfinance, what tools will be...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what recent representations he has received on the effectiveness of his Department's microfinance projects.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what (a) projects and (b) organisations in Pakistan his Department funded in the latest period for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport how much Arts Council England spent on administration in 2009-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport how much was paid in bonuses to staff by Arts Council England in 2009-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport how much Arts Council England provided in grants per head of population to projects in each parliamentary constituency in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport who will be responsible for monitoring the independence of Sky News in the next decade; who will be responsible for recruiting...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what mechanism he plans to put in place to evaluate the effectiveness of his tourism strategy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much his Department has spent on (a) salaries and (b) pension entitlements for special advisers in the financial year 2010-11 to date.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many of those who received treatment at the Glasgow Children's Heart Surgery Unit were normally resident in England in the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what discussions he has had with ministerial colleagues on the operation of the big society bank in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will take steps to reduce the size of his Department's estate; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much his Department has spent on (a) salaries and (b) pension entitlements for special advisers in the financial year 2010-11 to date.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what support his Department is providing to the Northern Ireland Executive in preparing for the (a) Northern Ireland Assembly and (b) local...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will hold discussions with the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland on the introduction of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what progress he has made on the commitment made in the St Andrews Agreement on introduction of an Irish Language Act.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent representations he has received on the potential effects on shire county councils of changes to funding for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 3 March 2010, Official Report, column 569W, on public expenditure, how many households not in receipt...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) what regulations his Department introduced between 24 November 2010 and 8 February 2011; (2) what regulations his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on how many occasions his Department has consulted representatives of small businesses on the effects of proposed new...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what complaints on the frequency of household waste collections the Local Government Ombudsman has considered in the last three...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what his Department's policy is on measures to avoid compulsory redundancies arising from closure of the Government Office...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much has been paid to each local authority in planning grant in financial year 2010-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what steps his Department is taking to increase the efficiency of the planning process for large infrastructure projects.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what guidance his Department issues on (a) the responsibilities for maintenance of roads, drains and associated services on new...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) if he will put in place measures to ensure that the reduction in funding for local authorities will not result in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps she is taking to help reduce the incidence of burglary.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) convictions, (b) cautions and (c) fixed penalty notices were issued to people arrested for speeding offences in each police...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps her Department is taking to prevent illegal drugs from overseas reaching the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) scheduled and (b) unscheduled checks of (i) English language schools and (ii) other educational institutions the UK Border...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment she has made of the implications for the UK of the proposals in the EU Agenda for new skills and jobs in respect of...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will take steps to provide support for the Missing Rights campaign; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps her Department is taking to prevent child sexual exploitation.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she expects to appoint a permanent chief executive of the UK Border Agency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will consider the merits of introducing an exemption from requirements to wear seatbelts in motor vehicles for staff of ambulance services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent representations he has received on the future of Bembridge Harbour.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will take steps to promote the greater use of wheat-based bioethanol; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what payments of Bus Service Operators Grant were made to each operator in 2009-10; and what estimates he has made of the payments to be made to each...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the cost to his Department was of funding free bus passes for the elderly in the latest period in which figures are available; and if he will make...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the take-up rate was by elderly people of free bus passes in the latest period in which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate he has made of the savings accruing to his Department from changes to the Bus Service Operators Grant in the next four financial years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much his Department has saved in (a) energy costs and (b) carbon dioxide emissions since bringing in real time energy display.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what proportion of written questions tabled to him for answer on a named day between 27 May 2010 and 9 March 2011 did not receive a substantive answer...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps are planned to reduce the cost of contracts for the Highways Agency; and what estimate has been made of the level of savings that will arise...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the (a) capacity benchmark figures and (b) service delivery benchmark figures have been in each month of operation of the Southeastern rail...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what responsibilities he has with respect to the operation of ports and harbours which enter into bankruptcy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport with reference to the report of Passenger Focus on the operation of the assisted passenger reservation system, if he will take steps to encourage the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps his Department is taking to reduce road congestion.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will take steps to ensure the (a) evidence and (b) recommendations and the conclusions of the Transport Select Committee inquiry into coastguard...
To ask the Attorney-General whether receipts from the sale of assets owned by regional development agencies are reflected in the spending plans of the Law Officers' Departments for (a) 2012-13...
To ask the Attorney-General if he will place in the Library a copy of each representation the Law Officers' Departments have received on the introduction of deferred prosecution agreements in...
To ask the Attorney-General how many staff HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate expects to employ at the end of (a) March 2011 and (b) each subsequent financial year of the comprehensive...
To ask the Attorney-General (1) what the (a) resource and (b) capital budget of the Serious Fraud Office will be in each year of the Comprehensive Spending Review period; (2) what the (a)...
To ask the Attorney-General pursuant to the answer of 2 February 2011, Official Report, column 805W, on public expenditure, by how much the Serious Fraud Office expects to reduce expenditure...
To ask the Attorney-General (1) how many staff the Serious Fraud Office expects to employ (a) at the end of March 2011 and (b) at the end of each subsequent financial year of the...
To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, whether the House of Commons catering service has plans to promote Salt Awareness Week.
To ask the Prime Minister whether 10 Downing Street has (a) had any discussions with and (b) provided any assistance to British universities in securing (i) contracts and (ii) financial support...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will place in the Library each item of correspondence his Department has received from HM Treasury in respect of its RAF basing review.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will place in the Library a copy of each item of correspondence his Department received from hon. Members in respect of its RAF basing review.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many trainee pilots on courses of study leading to qualifications for flying Harrier aircraft have been made redundant to date under his Department's...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what the operational life is of the (a) L16, (b) L17 and (c) L18 propellant charges used for kinetic energy penetrator ammunition; (2) whether...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what assessment he has made of the suitability of Bay-class landing ship docks for humanitarian assistance duties; (2) what estimate he has made...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what role RFA Largs Bay undertook in providing humanitarian relief to Haiti following the earthquake in that country in 2010; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what recent assessment he has made of the contribution of RFA Fort Victoria to counter piracy activities; and whether further such contributions...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what rate of local overseas allowance is payable to personnel based in each overseas location.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the oral answer of 15 February 2011, Official Report, column 815, on the armed forces (redundancies), on what date and at what time (a) the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how many regional brigade headquarters his Department plans to close; how many redundancies he expects to result from such closures; and whether...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what reports he has received on the illegal trafficking of songbirds at UK sovereign bases in Cyprus.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will take steps to ensure that his published departmental organisational chart includes the names and responsibilities of all staff paid over...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what estimate he has made of the potential saving to his Department from the reductions in expenditure on (a) food, (b) energy, (c) professional...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much his Department spent on travel in each month in the period from January 2009 to March 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what proportion of written questions tabled to him for answer on a named day between 27 May 2010 and 9 March 2011 did not receive a substantive answer on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what assessment he has made of the suitability of an active electronically scanned array for the third tranche of Typhoon aircraft; (2) what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what proportion of the soldiers currently based in Germany will live in existing service accommodation upon their transfer to UK bases; (2) what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) pursuant to the answer of 31 January 2011, Official Report, column 582W, on returning troop costs (Germany), what estimate he has made of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) whether his Department has plans to recover (a) equipment and (b) systems installed in Harrier aircraft for use elsewhere; (2) whether his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he expects the Board of Inquiry to issue its report on the recent grounding of HMS Astute; and if he will place in the Library a copy of that report...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much his Department spent on capability to counter the use of improvised explosive devices in each financial year from 2000-01 to 2010-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has to purchase helicopters for the RAF.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which Royal Naval ships have participated in anti-piracy patrols off the coast of Somalia in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether his Department considered the merits of providing naval assistance to New Zealand following the recent earthquake in that country.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the (a) cost to the public purse and (b) difference in cost compared to the original estimate is of the procurement of six commercial Point Class...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make it his policy to explore the widest possible range of private sector defence alternatives for combating piracy on the high seas.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent assessment he made of the threat to international shipping from Somali piracy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much he expects his Department to save as a result of sale of the (a) Defence Support Group, (b) Marchwood Sea Mounting Centre and (c) Defence...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent discussions his Department has had with its (a) US and (b) NATO counterparts on sharing surveillance capabilities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the average running cost to a Type-22 batch 3 frigate was in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what changes to design costs there have been as a result of the decision to combine the C1 and C2 requirements into a single variant for Type 26 Global...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of recent progress in reaching local and regional political settlements in Afghanistan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what estimate he has made of the number of regular weekly listeners of BBC World Service Hindi-language radio broadcasts in each...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what cost benefit analysis his Department conducted prior to the decision to end BBC World Service transmission of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many visits to prisons in China have been made by British embassy staff in the last 12 months; and how many (a) UK...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether the UK plans to send representatives to the Council of Europe high level conference on the future of the European Court...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions (a) he and (b) his officials have had with their Hungarian counterparts on political reform in Hungary.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on what dates his Department chartered each aircraft to evacuate UK nationals from Tripoli; and on what date and at what time...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether any (a) British and (b) non-British citizens who were evacuated by the Royal Navy from Libya paid for their passage.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) how many (a) British and (b) non-British nationals who used the flights from Libya chartered by his Department have not...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what plans he has to provide assistance to areas of Libya no longer under the control of the Libyan government.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many (a) British and (b) non-British nationals have been evacuated by his Department from Libya to date.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what his most recent estimate is of the number of UK nationals in Libya.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps the Government has taken at the United Nations in respect of the use of force against civilians by the Government of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will assess the risks of weapons seized from the Libyan armed forces being used in conflicts outside of Libya.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment he has made of the political situation in Myanmar.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will investigate whether weapons and riot control equipment sold by UK companies have been used against protesters in (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment he has made of the political situation in Thailand.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on how many occasions issues relating to Tibet have been raised with the government of China by staff of his Department in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had on United Nations reform.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what his policy is on the United Nations; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment he has made of the political situation in Zimbabwe.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what definition of a serious offence will be used in connection with the enfranchisement of prisoners.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister at what time on 15 February 2011 (a) the written ministerial statement on the Protection of Freedoms Bill: Public Reading Stage was delivered to the House and...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office (1) how many birth certificates have been issued for babies born at under 21 weeks of pregnancy in each year from 2005 to 2010; (2) how many death...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if he will estimate the proportion of the seafood procured for (a) his Department and (b) the non-departmental public bodies for which he is...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the cost of setting up and administering the Your Freedom website has been to date.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office with reference to the answer to the hon. Member for Ruislip, Northwood of 12 October 2009, Official Report, column 409W, on public relations, whether...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what regulations his Department revoked between 2 February 2011 and 28 February 2011.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office for what reasons persons not employed by Government departments or agencies are issued with passes entitling them to enter his Department's premises.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office when he plans to publish the Government's ICT strategy.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what guidance his Department provides to other Government Departments on the minimum monetary value for a procurement project for which a senior...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office which of the recommendations from Sir Philip Green's Efficiency Review have been implemented to date.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what recent discussions his Department has had with (a) employment agencies and (b) other private sector contractors on contingency plans to operate...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what contingency plans his Department is developing to operate services in the event of industrial action by public sector workers; how many staff of...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what legal advice he has received on the introduction of an (a) voluntary and (b) mandatory minimum price for alcohol.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the banking industry on reducing the time taken to clear cheques into bank accounts.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the merits of implementing the recommendation made by the Walker Review of corporate governance of the UK banking industry on...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much his Department has spent on (a) salaries and (b) pension entitlements for special advisers in the financial year 2010-11 to date.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many procurement projects with a monetary value greater than (a) £10 million, (b) £50 million and (c) £100 million (i) his...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what regulations his Department introduced between 9 and 28 February 2011.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what regulations his Department revoked between 9 and 28 February 2011.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on the future of the UK rebate from the EU budget; (2) what reports he has received on...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what inflation rate his Department assumed in calculating the additional revenue forecast from the beer duty escalator for 2011-12; and what change would be...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer which alcoholic attracts the lowest rate of duty per unit; and whether his Department has made an estimate of how much the duty on spirits would need to...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what recent assessment he has made of the contribution of the brewing and pub sector to economic growth; (2) what assessment he has made of the...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what details (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department had with their European counterparts on securing agreement on transparency of executive pay in the...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what progress he has made on discussions with his European counterparts on increasing transparency in executive pay in the financial services sector.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many self-build home projects there were in (a) Brighton and Hove, (b) Sussex and (c) nationally in (i) 2008, (ii) 2009 and (iii) 2010.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what progress he has made on the facilitation of a voluntary scheme for financial institutions and the third sector to contribute to the junior ISAs...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the likely effect on UK law of the recent European Court of Justice ruling on gender discrimination in (a) insurance...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he plans to reply to the letters from the hon. Member for Hastings and Rye of 23 September 2010, Ref: AR/LS/195, and 26 November 2010, Ref: AR/LS/635...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will take steps to reverse the increase in rental prices in the Selby District Council area.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer on what date he notified the Scottish Government of the proposed end of end-year flexibility.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he has plans to align legislation governing co-operatives, community benefit societies and credit unions with that governing other corporate bodies.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what transitional protection arrangements will be put in place for parents in receipt of assistance with childcare costs at the point at which...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will consider amending the eligibility criteria for community care grants to include people entitled to contributory benefits.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many social fund crisis loans were paid in each parliamentary constituency in the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many defaults there were in social fund crisis loans in the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether he plans to allow remote telephone applications to the social fund crisis loan scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many social fund crisis loans were made to (a) individuals registered as disabled, (b) individuals over the pension age and (c) lone...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the average time taken to repay a social fund crisis loan was in the latest period for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions for which services provided by (a) his Department and (b) its associated public bodies interpreters provide services in a language or...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many staff in his Department were in the civil service redeployment pool on the latest date for which figures are available; and how many...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much his Department has spent on photography since May 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the (a) higher and (b) lower rate of disability living allowance (i) is and (ii) was in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in Carshalton and Wallington constituency are receiving disability living allowance for an indefinite period in each...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many (a) men and (b) women in each age group had their application to receive (i) higher and (ii) lower rate disability living allowance...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people normally resident in Bedford constituency were in receipt of (a) disability living allowance and (b) employment support...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people claimed industrial injuries disability benefit for osteoarthritis in (a) Rutherglen and Hamilton West constituency, (b) South...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people are receiving disability living allowance for an indefinite period for (a) low-rate care, (b) low-rate care and low-rate...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether claimants on contributory employment and support allowance in the Work Related Activity Group whose household income exceeds the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will assess the potential effects of planned reductions to the budget of the Health and Safety Executive on the number of deaths...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether he has made an assessment of the geographical distribution of households which will be affected by the cap on the level of household...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many (a) men and (b) women were in receipt of (i) housing benefit, (ii) council tax benefit and (iii) attendance allowance on the most...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will estimate the likely change in weekly income for a family with (a) three, (b) four, (c) five, (d) six, (e) seven and (f) eight...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether the protection to be given to households whose incomes will be uprated by the consumer prices index as a result of the introduction of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what private sector organisations he plans to engage to assist Jobcentre Plus with the incapacity benefit reassessment programme; and what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in Bedford constituency claimed the mobility component of disability living allowance at (a) the higher rate, (b) the lower...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many (a) women and (b) men are in receipt of (i) the basic state pension, (ii) pension credit and (iii) the additional state pension.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what plans he has in respect of the level of understanding of (a) severe learning disabilities and (b) autism spectrum disorder to be...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of monetary value of unclaimed benefits in the latest period for which figures are available; and how much was...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the expected level of benefit overpayments in each year of the comprehensive spending review period.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether his Department has any plans to provide support for those affected by the proposed increase in the state pension age for women born...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what recent estimate he has made of the effects of the introduction of universal credit on the income of couple households of one full-time...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assumptions his Department made on the (a) employment rate, (b) number of vacancies and (c) claimant count in carrying out the impact...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions with reference to table 2 of his Department's impact assessment on universal credit, how many households in receipt of the lower entitlement...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will estimate the number of people who will receive lower household entitlement under universal credit than under their benefit...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will estimate the number of people who will enter work solely as a result of the introduction of universal credit.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions with reference to paragraph 51 of his Department's impact assessment on universal credit, which benefits will be subject to automatic passporting.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assumptions underlie his estimate that (a) 950,000 individuals and (b) 350,000 children will be lifted out of poverty through the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what his most recent estimate is of the number of persons who will be subject to the higher withdrawal rates of universal credit in (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will estimate the net change in the incomes of couple households of one full-time worker and two children in (a) Glasgow North East...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will estimate the number of (a) households and (b) individuals in (i) Glasgow North East constituency, (ii) Glasgow, (iii) Scotland and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will estimate the number of (a) households and (b) individuals in (i) Glasgow North East constituency, (ii) Glasgow, (iii) Scotland and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will estimate the average change in income of (a) households and (b) individuals in (i) Glasgow North East constituency, (ii) Glasgow,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the effects of the introduction of universal credit on the amount retained from each additional pound earned in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will estimate the effect on average income of (a) households and (b) individuals in (i) Glasgow North East constituency, (ii) Glasgow,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of protection for benefit recipients in each year of the transition to universal credit.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what recent assessment he has made of the outcome of the boiler scrappage scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much his Department has spent on (a) salaries and (b) pension entitlements for special advisers in the financial year 2010-11 to date.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change which public bodies sponsored by his Department (a) have been and (b) are to be closed, merged or reorganised following his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change on how many occasions his Department has consulted representatives of small businesses on the effects of proposed new regulations since...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change if he will amend the draft National Policy Statement on Electricity Networks Infrastructure in the light of the recent research on bird...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of implementing the measures on the Energy 2020 Strategy adopted by the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment he has made of the efforts of the interaction between the EU Emissions Trading scheme and the proposed Emissions...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment he has made of the effects of his announcement on 7 February 2011 on the number of companies participating in the solar...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change pursuant to the answer of 28 February 2011, Official Report, column 241W, on solar power: feed-in tariffs, how many megawatts of solar...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how much and what proportion of formula grant provided for each local authority is to be top sliced to cover expenditure on Academies and Free Schools...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what methodology is used to calculate the amount of formula grant to be top-sliced from local authorities to cover expenditure on Academies and Free...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what assessment he has made of the potential effects in the quality of apprenticeship places of reductions in his Department's contribution to funding...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education which bodies he consulted before deciding to end funding for Booktrust.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many and what proportion of schools in each local authority area offer boxing as part of the sports curriculum.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what assessment his Department has made of the effects of income inequality on levels of childhood bullying.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) whether Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service employees can participate in the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what assessment he has made of the relationship between childhood obesity levels and participation in sport; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what estimate the scoping review to draw together data on child injury and safeguarding and to compare the position in England with that in other...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many Sure Start children's centres he expects to be open in 2014-15; what proportion of these he expects of offer a full service; and if he will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) how much funding he plans to provide to Sure Start centres in (a) Birmingham, Ladywood constituency, (b) Birmingham and (c) England in each of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many children's deaths were recorded in an Ofsted significant incident report as resulting from suspected (a) abuse and (b) neglect in (i) 2008,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether he has assessed any relationship between levels of student educational attainment and class sizes (a) below 30 and (b) of 30 and above in (i)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether disabled children will be classified as disadvantaged for the purposes of allocating free childcare for two-year-olds.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what measures he has undertaken to reduce jargon and promote plain English in departmental communications.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how much his Department has spent on furniture since May 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education for what reason his Department did not invite the Grandparents' Association to submit a bid for its proposed advice line.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) what funding his Department plans to provide for the Early Intervention Grant for the Think Family scheme in (a) 2011-12 and (b) 2012-13; (2)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education when he plans to announce his decision on funding for education business partnership services from April 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation will collaborate with universities in its work to monitor and improve the quality of A...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) how much and what proportion of formula grant to each local education authority has been allocated to expenditure on academies and free schools...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what plans his Department has for the (a) regulation and (b) inspection of out-of-hours schools and clubs.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) what account is taken of relevant (a) financial and (b) non-financial interests in the appointment of members of independent review panels in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education under what circumstances his Department is authorised to intervene in a local education authority under the provisions of Section 11 of the Education...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education when he plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Torbay of 22 December 2010 on his constituent Mark Thorneywork.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what recent progress his Department has made on developing the future Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 curriculum.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what discussions he has had with ministerial colleagues in the Department of (a) Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport and (b) Health on the effects of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Accredited Parenting programmes; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what funding his Department allocated to the Positive Activities for Young People Programme in (a) 2008-09, (b) 2009-10 and (c) 2010-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many pre-school facilities closed due to a lack of available trustees in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many free early years education places were provided in (a) Suffolk, (b) Norfolk, (c) Essex and (d) Cambridgeshire in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what mechanisms are in place to take account of high levels of mobility of pupils in pupil level annual school census data.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what the number of disabled children in each local authority area was in the latest period for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what his most recent estimate is of the amount that will be spent on pupil premium in each local authority area in each year from 2011-12 to 2014-15;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether he has plans to update his Department's statutory guidance on access to education for children and young people with medical needs published in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what representations his Department has received on provision of special educational needs services by academies.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education which organisations his Department consulted in developing its policy on the future of Sure Start in accordance with paragraph 2.4 of the Compact...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many Sure Start places were provided in Bolton South East constituency in 2009-10; and how many such places he expects to be provided in 2010-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many teachers took early retirement in (a) Suffolk, (b) Norfolk, (c) Essex, (d) Cambridgeshire, (e) Bedfordshire, (f) Hertfordshire and (g)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will estimate the likely cost to the public purse of introducing one-to-one tuition for all people aged 16 to 18 years who do not have at least a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education when he plans to answer (a) question 25142 tabled on 16 November 2010 for answer on 18 November 2010, (b) question 36851 tabled on 25 January 2011...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what funding his Department allocated to the Youth Taskforce in (a) 2008-09, (b) 2009-10 and (c) 2010-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how much was paid in bonuses to staff by Advantage West Midlands in 2009-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many (a) apprenticeship and (b) advanced apprenticeship starts he plans in (i) Southend West constituency, (ii) the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) what proportion of weapons manufactured in the UK were exported in the latest period for which figures are available; (2)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what arms exports have been licensed for (a) Morocco, (b) Tunisia, (c) Algeria, (d) Libya, (e) Egypt, (f) Yemen, (g) Saudi...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the proportion of online business turnover which is dependent on Internet search engines as a means...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what regulations affecting business have been removed by his Department in the last 10 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what proportion of the dedicated schools grant will be allocated to the all-age careers service.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills if he will take steps to ensure that credit card transaction fees are proportionate to the cost of processing payments when...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many public consultations his Department and its predecessors have conducted in each of the last 10 years; for how long each...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many regulations sponsored by his Department have been (a) introduced since 24 November 2010 and (b) revoked since 3...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills on how many occasions his Department has consulted representatives of small businesses on the effects of proposed new regulations...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many regulations affecting businesses have been revoked under his Department's one-in one-out policy since his appointment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what information his Department holds on the number of further and higher education institutions using biometric systems; and if...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) what his estimate is of the requirement for English for speakers of other languages courses in (a) Leyton and Wanstead...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many and what proportion of learners in receipt of fee remission for English for Speakers of Other Languages courses are in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills in respect of which projects in Sudan supported by the Export Credits Guarantee Department (ECGD) before 1980 debt is owed to ECGD.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills whether he has had discussions with further education lecturers and their representatives on mandatory membership of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what representations he has received from the retail motor sector on the application of a European code of conduct to (a) car...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) whether he has made an assessment of the effect on the economy of the North West Regional Development Agency's inward...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many places for nursing courses there were at Northumbria university in each year since 2008.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what the average student loan taken out in (a) East Sussex and (b) Hastings and Rye constituency was in each year since 2005.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills if he will prepare and publish an equality impact assessment on the decision to increase the cap on student fees to (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what research he has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the effect on the relative propensity of students to apply to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many of those who contracted HIV from contaminated blood products administered by the NHS are now clear of the virus.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if he will publish (a) each written submission, (b) each minute of meetings and (c) all other information he received from each of the expert...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he made of the financial needs of those infected with contaminated blood during his Department's recent review of the treatment of those...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people who contracted hepatitis C virus from contaminated blood products administered by the NHS have now been cleared of the virus while in (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much his Department has spent on (a) salaries and (b) pension entitlements for special advisers in the financial year 2010-11 to date.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health on how many occasions his Department has consulted representatives of small businesses on the effects of proposed new regulations since 6 May 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many residential rehabilitation centres for (a) drugs, (b) alcohol and (c) drugs and alcohol there were in England in each year since 2005.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the experience GPs have in budget management to be required under his proposals for GP commissioning.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the potential role of (a) nurses and (b) other ancillary health professionals in the proposed arrangements for GP...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of implementing the European Directive on cross-border healthcare; (2) what estimate he...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the number of patients from other EU member states who will use NHS services in the 12 months following implementation of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether he plans to increase the number of single rooms available to hospital patients in the NHS.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many knife wound injuries were treated in hospitals in (a) Suffolk, (b) Bedfordshire, (c) Cambridgeshire, (d) Essex, (e) Hertfordshire and (f)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients are awaiting a lung transplant in (a) Bolton, (b) Greater Manchester and (c) London; and how many such patients are over the age of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of (a) the cost of healthcare commissioning by primary care trusts in the last 12 months for which figures are available and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many nurses per 100 beds there were in (a) England, (b) West Suffolk hospital and (c) Ipswich hospital in each year since 2009.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of (a) children and (b) adults were (i) obese and (ii) overweight when measured by body mass index in (A) Bury St Edmunds constituency,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department is taking to endure that primary care trusts provide funding for patients to obtain access to drugs with orphan drug status.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether his Department has plans to review the list of chronic illnesses which entitle those diagnosed with those illnesses aged under 18 years or over 60...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) when he expects the report of the National Radiotherapy Implementation Group on radiosurgery to be published; (2) what progress he has made in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans his Department has to promote Salt Awareness Week; and what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of such activities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department is taking to improve (a) prevention and (b) management, (c) rehabilitation of strokes in children with sickle cell disease.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much has been spent by the NHS in each of the last three years on the removal of tattoos; and if he will estimate the proportion of such spending...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what account the NHS takes of a patient's age when deciding whether a patient can receive an organ transplant.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what meetings he has had with representatives of the specialist nursing sector to discuss the work of frontline staff in stoma care.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether there is a non-electronic alternative to the online ImmForm system for the ordering of vaccines.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what work he has undertaken in his role as the UK's international anti-corruption champion; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many claimants to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme were awarded the maximum award of compensation available in each of the last five...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how much compensation was paid out by the criminal injuries compensation scheme for each type of injury in each financial year since 1997; (2)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much funding his Department allocated to the criminal injuries compensation scheme in each financial year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much his Department has spent on (a) salaries and (b) pension entitlements for special advisers in the financial year 2010-11 to date.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice with reference to the Spring Supplementary Estimate 2010/11, HC 790, for what reasons there is proposed a reduction of £770,000 in non-voted...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice with reference to the Spring Supplementary Estimate 2010/11, HC 790, for what reasons there is proposed a reduction of £175,000 in voted expenditure...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many and what proportion of civil servants in his Department are entitled to travel first class by rail within the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) what regulations his Department introduced between 9 and 28 February 2011; (2) what regulations his Department revoked between 9 and 28 February 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what proportion of written questions tabled to him for answer on a named day between 27 May 2010 and 9 March 2011 did not receive a substantive answer on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many of each category of fixed penalty notices were (a) issued and (b) paid in each month since their introduction in each police force area; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the budget was for HM Courts Service in each financial year from 2005-06 to date.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what requirements the Land Registry places on developers relating to the provision of accurate information on the price of new properties.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what powers the Land Registry has to take action in instances where the registered price of a new property is higher than the sale price.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice under what circumstances a price other than the sale price of a property may be registered with the Land Registry.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many prison staff have been appointed on the new prison officer contract in each prison since September 2009.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will take steps to ensure that those referred to the Peterborough prison social impact bond scheme are representative of all short-term prisoners...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether he has plans to implement further social impact bond schemes based on the model used at HM Prison Peterborough.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will take steps to ensure all offenders sentenced to 12 months or less take part in a social impact bond scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what assessment he has made of the level of reoffending of prisoners who are not referred to the social impact bond scheme at HM Prison Peterborough.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the answer of 8 March 2011, Official Report, columns 1055-6W, on prisoners: mass media, what consideration was given to consulting victims...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the answer of 8 March 2011, Official Report, columns 1056-7W, on prisoners: publications, with which publishers and newspapers (a) prisons...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much his Department spent in each category of expenditure on (a) advertising for and (b) recruiting for the position of Prisons and Probation...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how much capital funding his Department has allocated for prison building for each year of the comprehensive spending review period; (2) how much...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people have been charged with an offence under section 45 of the Crime and Security Act 2010 since its entry into force.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what mechanisms he has put in place to prevent the use of mobile communication devices within prison.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many injuries were sustained by (a) prisoners and (b) prison staff in each prison disturbance for each category of injury in the last 12 months for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice which prisons experienced any kind of disturbance in the last 12 months; and what the nature was of each such disturbance.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people who have breached a suspended sentence (a) received and (b) did not receive an immediate custodial sentence in the latest period for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much revenue was received from fixed penalty notices issued in respect of speeding offences in each police force area in England and Wales in each...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice on what dates he has met the Secretary of State for (a) Education and (b) Communities and Local Government to discuss the resettlement of young...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many (a) 15, (b) 16 and (c) 17-year-olds were given custodial sentences in each police force area since 2007; and what the average length of...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether local authorities have the power to lease land which they own to allotment societies or co-operatives on long leases in the case of (a) land used as...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what services are available to service personnel suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.
To ask Her Majesty's Government when they plan to abolish the Audit Commission; and what measures are in place to provide external, transparent and objective auditing and advice to local...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Howell of Guildford on 16 February (WA 160), whether the criteria they used when deciding whether to agree to the BBC World...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Freud on 24 January (WA 115) and the letter of Darra Singh, Chief Executive of Jobcentre Plus, what assessment they have...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people in receipt of the disability component of working tax credits are in receipt of the higher rate of disability living allowance.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what guidance they have given to broadcasters whose programmes feature smoking; when; and with what result. To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many charities with a purpose related to the Armed Forces have been established in each of the past three years.
To ask Her Majesty's Government to what extent the Prime Minister's remarks on 5 March about the "enemies of enterprise" were directed at (a) the civil service, and (b) the European Union.
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Earl Howe on 8 March (WA 389), whether healthcare professionals providing fertility treatment and services that are subject to...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that carbon emissions traded under the European Emissions Trading Scheme are verified by bona fide certificates of origin.
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Neville-Jones on 16 February (WA 171-2), what form of parliamentary scrutiny there will be of the proposal for a...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Howell of Guildford on 8 February (WA 46-7), what plans they have to review the impact of European Union legislation on...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Howell of Guildford on 8 February (WA 46-7), whether third countries have equal access through the World Trade Organisation...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in deciding whether to introduce spray-water systems to suppress smoke in buildings, ships and aircraft, either in isolation or in...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many firearms certificates are presently in force in the United Kingdom.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the number and types of firearms held by citizens in possession of a firearms certificate in the United Kingdom.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, in proposing that local authorities should in future be the lead commissioners for water fluoridation schemes in line with section 3.9 of the public...
To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect to reach an agreement with relevant interest groups on a substantial reduction in the salt content of United Kingdom foodstuffs, including...
To ask Her Majesty's Government why they propose transferring functions of the General Social Care Council to the Health Professions Council.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how they will ensure that the specialist skills of the General Social Care Council will be transferred to the Health Professions Council.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take to reduce the vulnerability of global navigation satellite systems to terrorist attacks.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have for the independent evaluation of the local social impact of public services.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what safeguards are in place to ensure that power devolved to local levels will not become disproportionately concentrated.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether all Ministers with commercial interests have sold their investments or placed them in trusts with no restrictions on their trustees' ability to sell the...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many civil servants in the Department for Communities and Local Government earn over £100,000 per year; and whether they propose to subject the...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how much they will allocate to the Travellers' Pitch Funding Scheme; and how it will be operated.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will ensure that the proposed Health and Care Professions Council will require all students to register with the council before they begin practice...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how they will ensure that the transfer of social worker registration to the proposed Health and Care Professions Council will not affect the movement of social...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how they will ensure that the proposed Health and Care Professions Council has sufficient social work expertise on its council and within its staff.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the changes proposed in the Health and Social Care Bill will affect the principle of universal access to healthcare.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what would be the maximum number of working days within which consultant histo-pathologists in NHS laboratories should be expected to issue a report to the...
To ask Her Majesty's Government with which countries they have a reciprocal health agreement.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to prevent aggression against the people of Libya by the government there.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on music tuition of the delay in informing local authorities in England of the grant allocations they will receive for...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written statement by Baroness Hanham on 7 March (WS 144-5) about the London Thames Gateway Development Corporation, why they did not include the...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many local history museums are to be closed as a result of recent budget decisions taken by local authorities.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the total resource allocated to meet the redundancy costs of employees working for primary care trusts in each of the years 2011-12, 2012-13, and 2013-14.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are planning to take in response to representations by the British Medical Association about the changes proposed to the National Health Service by...
To ask Her Majesty's Government (a) what is their forecast of the reduction in the number of NHS employees which will be achieved by the proposed NHS reforms, and (b) what is the number of such...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how much has been paid to the staff of the Northern Ireland Office (NIO) in bonuses and payments in addition to salaries in the current financial year; and to what...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many staff in the Northern Ireland Office are paid more than £100,000 per year; what grades they are; and how much each received in bonuses.
To ask Her Majesty's Government which of the 16 countries which will cease to receive Department for International Development bilateral aid by 2016 (a) receive development aid from the European...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Freud on 9 February (WA 70), what follow-up action to recover funds was taken in respect of the 9,374 state pension...
To ask Her Majesty's Government with which countries they have a reciprocal pensions agreement.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how much money was paid out in 2009-10 under the provisions of the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) Act 1979 to (a) former slate quarrymen and their...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will regularly publish data for each police force showing the impact of funding cuts on (a) specialist units, (b) front-line services, and (c) middle...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case for introducing a property scrappage scheme.
To ask Her Majesty's Government to which countries, and on what dates, the Duke of York made official visits in his trade promotion role in each of the past three years; and to which countries...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what response they intend to give to the research published by the Religious Education Council of England and Wales on the value attached to the teaching of...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how the work of the Social Work Reform Board will be aligned with the development of proficiency standards by the proposed Health and Care Professions Council.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the legislation covering squatting.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will ask the United Nations General Assembly to include mental health in the forthcoming UN summit on Non Communicable Diseases in New York in September.
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