Monday, 23 January 2012
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport how much was spent on advertising in the UK economy in the last year for which figures are available; and what proportion of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what discussions he has had with the Department for Communities and Local Government on European regional development fund...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport (1) what provision will be made for British Overseas Territories in the official Queen's diamond jubilee celebration; (2)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what assessment his Department has made on the possible financial benefits to the economy of Torbay from the sale of HMS Ark...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport how many listed places of worship have participated in the grant scheme for repairs in (a) Leicester and (b) England in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport which five sports (a) he and (b) the Minister for Sport and the Olympics visited most in an official capacity in 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport whether he has assessed the effect of (a) advertising specifically focused on children and (b) fictional acts of violence...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what steps his Department is taking to measure progress on the implementation of policies supporting the Big Society...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what estimate he has made of the cost of the Standard Learning Credit scheme in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14 and (d) 2014-15; (2) what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps he has taken to encourage more service personnel to take advantage of the funding assistance provided by his Department through schemes such...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether the National Security Council has discussed the Arms Trade Treaty; and whether he has asked the Council to discuss it.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much funding from the public purse has been spent on provision of accommodation, hospitality, transport or other facilities to enable showbusiness...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether he has any plans to assess whether levels of (a) alcohol dependency, (b) substance dependency, (c) homelessness, (d) mental health problems and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has for the future management and conservation of the wreck of HMS Victory 1744; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many RFA tankers are to be ordered in the MARS programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 14 December 2011, Official Report, column 799W, on rescue services, what the minimum altitude was of the maritime patrol...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister pursuant to the oral answer of 11 October 2011, Official Report, column 172W, on individual voter registration, for what reasons the level of voter registration...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister whether he has considered downgrading the remit of the Electoral Commission to monitor electoral registration.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will publish the outcome of the consideration he gave under section 9 of the Academies Act 2010 to the effect of establishing the free schools...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) whether his Department is working with the Church of England to make it possible for community schools to convert to faith academies in one...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what assessment he has made of any effects of the conversion of primary schools into academies on (a) head teacher salaries, (b) provision of cooked...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what plans his Department has to include reference to children's subjective well-being relating to school life within school inspection frameworks and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of the ending of educational maintenance allowance on levels of subjective well-being...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what recent assessment he has made of the (a) quality and (b) level of financial education in schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what consideration he gives to the number of free school meals claimed when calculating levels of educational (a) attainment and (b) performance.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of children taking history at GCSE level.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many (a) men and (b) women have qualified as primary school teachers in the last three years for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what estimate he has made of the number of children eligible for the pupil premium in Carlisle constituency in academic year 2012-13.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many children the pupil premium has been allocated to in Carlisle constituency since it was introduced.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what assessment he has made of the effect on schools in Liverpool of reductions in his Department's budget in 2014-15.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many and what proportion of maintained secondary schools had nominated at least one pupil for the Gifted and Talented programme as at the end of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether the updated health and safety guidance for schools and local authorities issued in July 2011 also applies to sixth form colleges; and if he...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what discussions have taken place between his Department and Lancashire County Council on the future of the Skerton Community Primary School site.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what written representations he has made to Commissioner Hedgegaard on UK readiness to co-finance carbon capture and storage projects...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assurances representatives of the European Commission's DG Climate have sought on the UK's readiness to co-finance carbon capture...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much his Department spent on (a) Christmas trees and (b) other Christmas decorations in 2011; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change with reference to the impact assessment for the Green Deal and Energy Company Obligation, what estimate his Department has made of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change whether his Department holds information on the EU regulations in its policy areas of responsibility which have not been implemented in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change which EU regulations his Department has not implemented; on what date the regulations became EU law; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change when he expects to be notified by the European Commission's DG Climate of the relative positions of UK projects in the ranking prepared...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what legal costs his Department has incurred in the case of Homesun Holdings Ltd v Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much Scottish farmers have received in subsidies from the EU in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what legal obstacles prevent the enactment of a ban on wild animals in circuses in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs with reference to the recent decision by the Austrian Constitutional Court, whether she has taken further legal advice on the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 16 January 2012, Official Report, column 456W, on animal welfare: circuses, and with reference to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 17 January 2012, Official Report, columns 733-4W, on animal welfare: circuses, which licensing...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what proportion of the Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency budget was allocated to the inspection of live animal...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many staff in the Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency are responsible for inspecting live animal export...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what recent discussions she has had with ministerial colleagues on the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991; (2) what discussions...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many contracts her Department has awarded directly to (a) small, (b) medium-sized and (c) large businesses in each month...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much her Department spent on recruitment agencies in each month since September 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 11 January 2012, Official Report, column 363W, to the hon. Member for Portsmouth South, on dogs:...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what assessment she has made of the effect of reductions in the number of days fishermen can spend at sea on the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what her policy is on over-fishing; what recent representations she has received on the issue; and if she will make a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will assess the relevance to her Department's policies of the recommendations in the report commissioned by the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what discussions she had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the effect of the Habitats Regulations between July 2011 and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many applicants for hydro-electric power schemes there have been; and what progress she has made with the Nene Valley...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps she is taking to encourage farmers and landowners to excavate and install lakes and reservoirs.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what criteria she proposes the Natural Capital Committee will use to determine if natural assets are being used...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will take steps to stop the sale of endangered species as pets.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of river flows in Surrey and West Sussex; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether she has assessed the available annual water resource in the UK under the (a) 2°C and (b) 4°C global...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland when he plans to announce the appointment of the next Chief Executive of the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland; and what account he has...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what estimate she has made of the number of vehicles which used the Dartford crossing in each of the last 18 months; (2) what estimate she has...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what estimate she has made of how much of the cost to the public purse of the Tyne and Wear Metro falls beyond the comprehensive spending review...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether Ministers have been involved in the decision by East Coast Trains to apply to the Office of Rail Regulation for train paths to enable them to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what her policy is on a rail connection from the Great Western Main Line to Heathrow airport and the proposed High Speed 2 scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many vehicles of each type are available to incident support units in each area of the Highways Agency network; and how many such vehicles of each...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether any (a) Ministers and (b) special advisers in her Department have received hospitality from Japan Tobacco International since May 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport on what occasions (a) she and (b) other Ministers in her Department have met with representatives of Pearson VUE since 25 October 2011; and what future...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate she has made of the number of accidents that occurred on zebra crossings in the latest period for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what representations she has received on the application of traffic regulations to pedicabs since June 2010; (2) what recent discussions she has...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether the provisions of the Disability Discrimination (Transport Vehicle) Regulations 2006 apply to pedicabs; and what assessment her Department has...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment her Department has made of the (a) safety and (b) roadworthiness of pedicabs.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what progress she has made on implementing the Port Security Regulations 2009.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many UK cities do not have disabled access at mainline railway stations.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether the foreign exchange rate risk was considered as part of the major projects and rail investment review.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many cases of theft of metal from railways lines there have been in (a) Newton Abbot constituency and (b) Devon in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport who she consulted on her decision to alter standards in respect of (a) response time to incidents and (b) winter maintenance on roads under the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent assessment she has made of the appropriateness of the volumes of road grit reserves.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps she plans to take to ensure that travel information is available in a variety of formats.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if she will regulate the use of unmanned aerial vehicles by the Government and police.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the effect of air passenger duty on the airline industry.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent assessment he has made of the potential economic effects of levying variable air passenger duties in different parts of the UK.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps he is taking to make the bonuses awarded to employees of state-owned and state-funded banks more transparent.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what recent discussions he has had with the Financial Services Authority on the number of cases where banks were found to be in breach of Conduct of...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what guidance he has issued to officials in HM Revenue and Customs on the practice of offering sweetheart deals; and what his policy is on the future of...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the average annual saving to the Exchequer of abolishing child benefit for (a) higher rate taxpayers and (b) third and...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he expects the spending cap to be reached for every policy covered by his Department's Control framework for Department of Energy and Climate Change...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Community Development Tax Relief Scheme; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps (a) his Department and (b) those bodies for which his Department is responsible are taking to mark UN Year of the Co-operative 2012; and if he...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if his Department will estimate the (a) credit rating an independent Scotland would receive from international ratings agencies and (b) the 10 year bond...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) whether his Department holds information on the EU regulations in its policy areas of responsibility which have not been implemented in (a) France and...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the economic effect of the introduction of Machine Game Duty on (a) seaside tourism and (b) city centres.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the effect of machine gaming duty on (a) jobs and (b) businesses in the amusement sector.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what assessment he has made of the quality of data published by banks on their lending activities to businesses in deprived areas; and if he will make...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will consider relaxing the requirement that in order to claim 25 per cent. Gift Aid, charities must write a letter to the donor on each occasion a...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of income tax revenue was derived from the (a) first, (b) second, (c) third and (d) fourth quartile of earners in (i) 2010-11 and (ii) 2011-12.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 19 December 2011, Official Report, columns 140-1WS, on flood risk management, what meetings (a) have taken...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he has any plans to review the budget allocated to the Listed Places of Worship Grant scheme.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much money was owed to the UK, and by which countries, in the last year for which figures are available.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the effect of the outsourcing of services in the manufacturing sector on its assessed contribution to GDP in National Statistics over...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans his Department has for future regulation of buy-to-let mortgage loans.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps he plans to take to ensure that members of the public are able to obtain assistance and advice on the deadline for online self-assessment returns...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the policy of HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is on charging penalties for late return if the delay is the fault of HMRC.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps he plans to take to reduce the incidence of tax evasion.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he plans to introduce minimum pay for self-employed workers when calculating tax credits in respect of the Government's plans for universal credit.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much tax was unpaid in each of the last three years; and what estimate he has made of the cost to the Exchequer of collecting all unpaid tax in each of...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment HM Revenue and Customs has made of the effect on small businesses of making online submission of VAT returns compulsory from April 2012.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the cost to the Exchequer of VAT fraud within the EU emissions trading system in each year since 2008.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many small and medium-sized businesses were rejected repayment agreements in respect of their VAT liability in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11 and (c)...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many households in Shrewsbury and Atcham constituency in receipt of working tax credit were working less than 24 hours per week in the latest...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how much money Big Society Capital has raised from dormant accounts in banks, building societies and other financial institutions since its inception;...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what steps his Department is taking to incentivise employers to offer payroll giving opportunities to their employees; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office whether his Department holds information on the EU regulations in its policy areas of responsibility which have not been implemented in (a) France and...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many and what proportion of children live with (a) married (first time marriage), (b) married (reconstituted), (c) divorced (living with father),...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office (1) how many and what proportion of children live in more than one household; (2) what estimate he has made of the effect of the number of children...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what information his Department holds on the number of people who worked night shifts in each of the last 30 years.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how much the Government has invested in social impact bonds in the latest year for which figures are available; what estimate he has made of the level...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what steps his Department is taking to measure progress on the implementation of policies supporting the Big Society initiative; and if he will make a...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what assessment he has made of the recommendation of the Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations Commissioner on Big Society that the...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what information his Department holds on the average number of hours worked by full-time workers in each socio-economic group in each of the last 30 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much his Department spent on (a) Christmas trees and (b) other Christmas decorations in 2011; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what steps he plans to take to provide funding to deal with the backlog of capital works needed to council housing; and what his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment he has made of the effect on the income of Sefton borough council of proposed reform of council tax.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether he has had discussions with the Deputy Prime Minister on the potential effects of funding reductions by his Department...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) how much money from the European regional development fund has been (a) contracted and (b) paid to projects in each region...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many of the regulations his Department brought into force through (a) primary legislation, (b) secondary legislation and (c)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government which EU (a) directives, (b) regulations and (c) other legislation affecting his Department require transposition into UK law;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether his Department holds information on the EU regulations in its policy areas of responsibility which have not been...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government which EU regulations his Department has not implemented; on what date the regulations became EU law; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what steps his Department is taking to ensure that regions of England access all funds available under the European regional...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the (a) revenue and (b) capital cost was of the Eastern Region Fire Control Centre in Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire in each of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what plans he has for the disposal of the Eastern Region Fire Control Centre building in Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire; and if he...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many first time buyers have participated in the (a) First Buy Shared Equity and (b) New Build Home Buy scheme since it was...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate he has made of the level of New Homes Bonus funding to be allocated to (a) Swindon and (b) Wiltshire in 2012-13.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what funding his Department has provided to Kent County Council in each year since 2005.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what economic impact assessment his Department has carried out on the effect of the proposed changes to the Local Government...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether he plans to review guidance issued by his Department on the management of mobile home parks.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what powers are available to local councils to deal with owners of mobile homes who breach the guidance on the number of homes...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government when he expects to publish proposals for the regulation of park homes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment he has made of the effect on the income of Sefton borough council of his proposed changes to non-domestic rates.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps his Department is taking to ensure the enforcement of the Antarctic Treaty.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will raise the effect of intensive logging on the Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagle population with the Government of Australia.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the government of Belarus on freedom of expression in that country.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he expects the Government's target to halt overall loss of biodiversity by 2020 to apply to the British Overseas...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent reports he has received on the health of monk U Sandawbartha, known as U Gambira, recently released from prison in Burma.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what mechanisms his Department has put in place to ensure that the contracts it awards relating to Crown Dependencies and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many officials in his Department are solely responsible for Overseas Territory affairs; and what the (a) job title and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what estimate he has made of the number and proportion of full- time equivalent staff in his Department engaged in delivering...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many unpaid or expenses-only interns there were employed by or based at UK (a) embassies and (b) consulates since May 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether his Department holds information on the EU regulations in its policy areas of responsibility which have not been...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which EU regulations his Department has not implemented; on what date the regulations became EU law; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which (a) Departments, (b) Ministers and (c) other stakeholders are consulted prior to the preparation by his Department of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the answer of 10 January 2012, Official Report, column 85W, on Ilois: resettlement, what the costs to the public...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received on unrest around the town of Gharyan in Libya.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will discuss with his Nigerian counterpart the effect of unrest and industrial action on disadvantaged communities in that...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent representations he has received on the cost to the Exchequer of a new headquarters for the President of the European...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assurances he has sought that (a) the Somali pirates captured by the Royal Navy in January 2012 and (b) Somali pirates...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will hold discussions with the US Secretary of State on the national security implications for the US of independence for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of future commissioning arrangements for air ambulance services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of air ambulance personnel are funded by the NHS.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what warnings his Department has issued on possible teratogenic effects of the use of benzodiazepines; when such warnings were issued; and on what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much his Department spent on (a) Christmas trees and (b) other Christmas decorations in 2011; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health on what occasions since August 2010 he has taken flights on departmental business in the UK; how many of any such flights were made in either first or...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to introduce universal screening for diabetes in South Asian communities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the potential effects of the timescales for variations to pharmaceutical licences on UK businesses involved in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the conclusions were of the review by the South West Specialised Commissioning Group (SCG) of funding of deep brain stimulation for severe dystonia;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether his Department holds information on the EU regulations in its policy areas of responsibility which have not been implemented in (a) France and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health which EU regulations his Department has not implemented; on what date the regulations became EU law; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether data on the percentage of appointments at genito-urinary clinics made within 48 hours of the appointment will continue to be collected after April...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what discussions he has had on the recommendations made by the NHS Future Forum about health professionals asking patients about their lifestyle.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what funding his Department has allocated to the provision of health trainers in (a) England and (b) Worcestershire in the latest period for which figures...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what timetable he proposes for the development of nationally convergent commissioning policies in relation to specialised services; what plans he has for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what funding he proposes to allocate to Healthwatch in Lancashire in each of the three financial years from 2013-14.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much funding was made available to local involvement networks in Lancashire in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether he plans to reduce regulations which limit the manufacture and supply of approved drugs such as liposonal dioxorubicin.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the effect of mindfulness-based practices on levels of (a) mental health, (b) depression and (c) physical health.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he expects the recommendations on the mental health of veterans in the Fighting Fit report will be implemented in full.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to reduce barriers to employment for people with (a) mental health issues and (b) learning difficulties.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will prepare and publish a national outcomes strategy for long-term neurological conditions.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many NHS Trusts were found to have breached his Department's advertising guidelines in (a) 2007, (b) 2008, (c) 2009, (d) 2010 and (e) 2011; and how...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what statistics each NHS organisation reported to his Department in the Estates Return Information Collection on (a) the number of car parking spaces...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what assessment he has made of the causes of regional variations in pancreatic cancer survival rates; (2) what steps he is taking to ensure that...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether his Department has assessed paroxetine as being teratogenic.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what estimate he has made of the number of people in England diagnosed with schizophrenia in each (a) primary care trust area, (b) strategic health...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people were diagnosed with schizophrenia in (a) each primary care trust and (b) England in each year since 2002.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the cost of adult social care in (a) Dartford constituency and (b) Kent in (i) 2020, (ii) 2040 and (iii) 2060.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many hospital-based staff have completed Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training in each primary care trust in each of the last five years; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will meet the hon. Member for Westmorland and Lonsdale, local clinicians and patients to discuss (a) the lessons learned from the investigation of...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much her Department spent on (a) Christmas trees and (b) other Christmas decorations in 2011; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which EU regulations her Department has not implemented; on what date the regulations became EU law; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department with reference to the letter from the Minister for Immigration of 13 June 2011 on the number of appeals allowed by the First-tier Tribunal...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what proportion of the monetary value of claims brought under the Riot (Damages) Act 1886 have been paid since August 2011; (2) how...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) whether the security systems and resources of the Metropolitan Police, Government and Olympic Agencies, Transport for London and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the cost of security checks on family visitors to Bronzefield prison was in the last year for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) whether he proposes that the charter for the coroner service will include reference to the chief coroner and his (a) functions and (b) powers; (2)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many cases relating to the public disorder in summer 2011 summer disorder have involved the use of restorative justice processes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether any offenders convicted of involvement in the public disorder in August 2011 whose cases were heard in the Inner London Crown court were issued...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice with reference to Lord Jackson's recommendations in his review of civil litigation funding, what steps he has taken to determine the means by which a 10...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what progress he has made in determining the qualifications that will be used in the qualified one way costs shifting regime for civil litigation; and if...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the average cost is of (a) providing supervision for and (b) supporting an offender with a community sentence; and what the average cost is of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many contact orders issued by the family division were contested by a parent in each of the last three years; (2) how many contact orders were...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) whether a time limit exists for prosecutions brought in respect of offences committed in other countries; (2) whether steps are being taken to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the answer to the right hon. Member for Tooting of 28 February 2011, Official Report, columns 5-8W, on departmental public expenditure and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many complaints about bailiffs his Department has received in each month since May 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many times his Department has used the services of debt recovery companies since May 2010; which companies were used; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) what the average waiting time for a disability living allowance appeal to be heard was (a) in London and (b) nationally in the latest period for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many people were convicted of causing death by careless driving under the influence of drink or drugs in (a) 2010 and (b) 2011; (2) how many...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether he has any plans to alter fees and charges for lodging cases with employment tribunals.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether his Department holds information on the EU regulations in its policy area which have not been implemented in (a) France and (b) Germany and the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice which EU regulations his Department has not implemented; on what date the regulations became EU law; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what response he has made to the European Court of Human Rights Grand Chamber Judgement in the Hanif and Khan v United Kingdom case; whether he has any...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many fixed penalty notices were issued in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what costs under each heading of expenditure his Department incurred in (a) abolishing HM Courts Service and (b) establishing HM Courts and Tribunals Service.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice under what categories of expenditure he expects the Judicial Appointments Commission to make savings; and what assessment he has made of the effect of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many cases of child abduction came before the courts where the abductor was a parent of the child concerned in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will place in the Library a copy of the response of the Employment Appeal Tribunal to his consultation on the Reform of Legal Aid.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will make it his policy to ensure that inadvertent errors in completing Legal Services Commission forms can be corrected without the need for a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what his estimate is of the total amount of time spent in a month by judges on endorsing claims by Counsel seeking payment for their work from the Legal...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice for what reason a one-page Family Advocacy Scheme Attendance form has to be signed or initialled by a judge in up to six different places before a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the average time taken by the Legal Services Commission was to process fee payment applications on behalf of barristers undertaking work funded from...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice when he plans to reply to the letter of 28 November 2011 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr Tariq Nadeem and Mrs Salma Tariq.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the highest number was of previous convictions for taking indecent photographs of children held by a person convicted of that offence without being...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what steps he is taking to measure the proportion of offenders diagnosed as dyslexic.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people were recalled to prison in (a) 2009, (b) 2010 and (c) 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) what proportion of (a) male and (b) female prisoners have no educational qualifications; (2) what proportion of (a) male and (b) female prisoners...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) with which countries his officials are negotiating treaties for the repatriation of foreign national prisoners; (2) with which countries the UK...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice with which non-EU countries the UK has a treaty for the repatriation of foreign national prisoners; and on what date each treaty was signed.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much funding was allocated to (a) prisoner support and (b) offender support third sector organisations in each of the last five years; and if he will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the average cost is of a hearing at the Social Entitlement Chamber of the First Tier Tribunals.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much funding his Department allocated to organisations providing support to victims of crime in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the answer of 19 December 2011, Official Report, columns 1068-72W, how many times a restrictive physical intervention was used; how many...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many juvenile offenders from the London borough of Enfield have been held in a (a) secure children's home, (b) secure training centre and (c) young...
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities how much her Department spent on (a) Christmas trees and (b) other Christmas decorations in 2011; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities how many and what proportion of full- time equivalent staff in the Government Equalities Office are engaged in delivering (a) frontline and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether his Department is working with the Department of Health on the deployment of applications produced by StartHere.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what plans he has to reduce the rate of female unemployment; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps his Department is taking in conjunction with disability groups to update the handbook and guidance used by Atos in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will estimate the cost to his Department of continuing to pay carer’s allowance to those carers in receipt of a state pension.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what grants his Department made to charitable organisations in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many child support cases the Child Support Agency held for Carlisle in (a) 2008-09, (b) 2009-10 and (c) 2010-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much his Department spent on (a) Christmas trees and (b) other Christmas decorations in 2011; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps (a) his Department and (b) those bodies for which his Department is responsible are taking to mark UN Year of the Co-operative 2012;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the average backdated claim was which was awarded in disability living allowance appeals in the latest period for which figures are...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether his Department holds information on the EU regulations in its policy area which have not been implemented in (a) France and (b) Germany...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions which EU regulations his Department has not implemented; on what date the regulations became EU law; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what discussions he has had on the effects on unemployment of closure of the future jobs fund.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps he is taking to protect the interests of people with small pension pots.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the effect on living standards of people (a) with disabilities and (b) diagnosed with cancer of his proposals in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether his Department's recent unemployment figures include those people aged over 60 but under 65 who no longer need to make further national...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on what date he expects to publish programme plans for universal credit.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on what sources of information his Department bases its calculations of the number of job vacancies that are available to people seeking employment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much he expects to save from the reform of the welfare system in each of the next three years; and what assessment he has made of the cost...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many off-benefit checks his Department has performed in relation to the Work programme since its inception.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions by what means he will assess the extent to which Work Programme Prime Providers' funding arrangements meet the Merlin Standard for equitable...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 8 November 2011, Official Report, column 217W, on the Work programme, whether claimant starts for the period June to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what discussions he has had with ACAS on changes to early conciliation and the resources to support such changes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of the additional resources required by ACAS to implement the Government's early conciliation...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how much funding his Department provided to ACAS in each year between 2008 and 2011; and how much his Department plans to provide...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the average debt of those entering bankruptcy in each year since 2001; and what the average debt...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of average levels of cash on companies' balance sheets; and what discussions he has had with...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills which EU regulations his Department has not implemented; on what date the regulations became EU law; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of the opportunity to develop and increase Business in the Community's Business Connector programme;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) what steps he is taking to encourage companies to offer opportunities and assistance to help their staff volunteer; and if...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills with reference to the EU Consumer Credit Sweep (1) what steps he plans to take to ensure that UK regulatory and enforcement...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how much the (a) Medical Research Council and (b) Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council spent on dementia research...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the number and proportion of full-time equivalent staff in his Department engaged in delivering (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills if he will publish a list of (a) all new regulations introduced and (b) all regulations abolished under his Department’s...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills whether his Department holds information on the EU regulations in its policy areas of responsibility which have not been...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what discussions his Department has had with the (a) CBI, (b) Institute of Directors and (c) Federation of Small Businesses on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps his Department and its predecessors have taken to promote flexible working in the last 30 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills pursuant to the answer of 14 September 2011, Official Report, column 1211W, on the High Street Support scheme, what the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills whether he plans to issue guidance to universities on donations from countries with a poor record on human rights.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills pursuant to the answer of 21 November 2011, Official Report, column 145W, on higher education: admissions, following the 15...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills when the Insolvency Service intends to release information on personal insolvencies in each parliamentary constituency for 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what role local economic partnerships will play in delivering services previously provided by UK Trade and Investment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps the Strategic Relations Unit has taken to ensure there is a coherent trade policy across all Government Departments.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills pursuant to the Third Special Report from the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee, HC 1545, paragraph 14, if he will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what the UK's global ranking is for (a) exports and (b) inward investment in the (i) marine, (ii) security, (iii) aerospace and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of changes in the levels of (a) exports and (b) inward investment arising from UK Trade and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how much his Department spent from its funding for science and research programmes in each region in each year for which figures...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps his Department plans to take to ensure that (a) small and medium-sized businesses, (b) the creative industries and (c)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what mechanism his Department has put in place to assess the effectiveness of The British Business Ambassadors Network.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what the (a) name, (b) country of origin and (c) sector expertise is of each member of the Catalyst UK network.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what strategy UK Trade and Investment has put in place to increase its work with small and medium-sized businesses.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps his Department is taking to attract business leaders into roles in UK Trade and Investment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what criteria UK Trade and Investment uses to calculate its budgets for different international markets.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what role sector group task forces have within UK Trade and Investment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many staff UK Trade and Investment employs in each country in which it has a presence.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what services PA Consulting provides through its contract with UK Trade and Investment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many unpaid or expenses-only interns have been employed by UK Trade and Investment since May 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many apprentices were employed by each public body for which his Department is responsible between (a) April 2010 and March 2011...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much funding his Department allocated to sponsor apprenticeships in his Department in (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12; and how much...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many apprentices were employed by his Department between (a) April 2010 and March 2011 and (b) April and December 2011; and how...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the names are of people other than officials and political advisers who have accompanied him and his Ministers on official visits...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what discussions officials from his Department have had on the development of new agreement mechanisms for (a) food insecurity and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment he has made of the Save the Children Charter to End Extreme Hunger.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development (1) what his policy is on the Save the Children Charter to End Extreme Hunger; (2) if he plans to hold discussions with...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what recent assessment he has made of the famine in Somalia; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what discussions his Department has had on the UK's contribution to the 2012 Consolidated Appeals for Somalia, Kenya and Djibouti.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what recent assessment he has made of the effects of the recent famine in the Horn of Africa; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many of the regulations his Department brought into force through (a) primary legislation, (b) secondary legislation and (c) other...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development which EU (a) directives, (b) regulations and (c) other legislation affecting his Department require transposition into UK law; and what...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development whether his Department holds information on the EU regulations in its policy areas of responsibility which have not been implemented in...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development which EU regulations his Department has not implemented; on what date the regulations became EU law; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much Government aid was given to East African countries to alleviate the food shortages in the last financial year for which...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development whether he is taking steps to avert a food crisis in West Africa.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development whether the UK will make a contribution to the Global Agriculture and Food Security Programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development whether his Department has any plans to respond to the Government Office for Science’s Foresight report entitled Migration and...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what support the Government have provided for the training of police in Nigeria.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what recent assessment his Department has made of the risk of a food crisis developing in the Sahel; and what steps his Department is...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps his Department is taking to increase the livelihood resilience of (a) rural populations and (b) smallholders in the Sahel.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what meetings (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have had with representatives of foreign governments including the promotion...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to facilitate the building of an effective relationship between the Government of Afghanistan and civil society in Afghanistan.
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Astor of Hever on 18 July 2011 (WA 226), 11 August 2011 (WA 456), and 10 January (WA 2), when is the next conversion course...
To ask Her Majesty's Government why the Queen's Jubilee medal is being awarded only to service personnel with five or more years' service.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will take any action to regulate the shadow banking sector further, in the light of the growth of that sector relative to the regulated banking...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage corporate responsibility so that multinational companies are accountable to both governments and citizens.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether there is any provision made from public funds for Civil Service employees to have access to private health care.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the costs and losses for the creative industries of the proposals in the consultation on copyright to (1) introduce an exception...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what were the circumstances surrounding the recent demonstration and rioting at the Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area in the Republic of Cyprus; who was involved; and...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the recommendation by the International Monetary Fund, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, the United Nations and the...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will consider including music in the English Baccalaureate.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their approach to providing and funding English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) classes in 2012; and what schemes and projects are being promoted.
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Wilcox on 20 December (WA 343), what is their assessment of the 13-point rise in the proportion of 16 to 18 year-olds...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of ongoing studies on whether low-frequency noise produced by wind turbines causes significant nuisance in their vicinity, whether they will halt the...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of attacks on opposition politicians and the media in Ethiopia; and whether they have any plans to raise those attacks with the...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether there were any measures contained in the statements on 15 December concerning (1) the European Union Education, Youth, Culture and Sport Council, (2) the...
To ask Her Majesty's Government who are the current members of the Management Team of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills; when each was appointed; on how many occasions the...
To ask Her Majesty's Government under what legislation export control is regulated; what amendments have been made to the legislation since it was enacted; what changes are planned in each of the...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions each Minister in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has had regarding the regulation of payday loans since July 2011; with...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will review the operation in the United Kingdom of the securities repurchase market and its role in regulatory arbitrage and systemic risk posed by...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Financial Services Authority employees have been employed by the Banking Regulatory Division of the Bank of England and other similar government...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Hanham on 1 December 2011 (WA 93), which relevant research projects are currently being considered by the Department for...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Hanham on 29 November 2011 (WA 49), what research was carried out by the Department for Communities and Local Government...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, for each of the past five years for which figures are available and according to Civil Service band, how many people were eligible for performance and special...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, for each of the next three years for which figures are available and according to Civil Service band, how many people are eligible to receive performance and...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many press officers employed by the Government are members of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations; and what percentage of the total number employed...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many prospectuses for the Get Britain Building investment fund have been issued to interested developers to date.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they support the Government of India in calling for automatic exchange of tax information.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have carried out an impact assessment on proposed changes to the pre-packaged insolvency sales regime; and, if so, whether they will publish that...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what arrangements they are making to discuss with United Kingdom development, humanitarian and human rights non-governmental organisations issues relating to trade...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to publish the completed impact assessment which the Food Standards Agency has submitted to the Regulatory Policy Committee on charges for...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to follow the Government of the United States in condemning the murder of the Iranian nuclear scientist Mostafa Ahmadi-Roshan in north Tehran...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many visits Ministers in the Department for Education have made to national, regional and district youth orchestras, bands or choirs since 6 May 2010.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of the charge-out rate for a contracted official veterinarian comprises the cost paid by the Food Standards Agency to the contractor; what are the...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what strategic direction the National Security Council and Building Stability Overseas Board will give to the Stabilisation Unit with respect to post-conflict and...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they will take to facilitate the integrated approach advocated in the Strategic Defence and Security Review and the Building Stability Overseas Strategy.
To ask Her Majesty's Government , further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Richard Benyon, on 22 November (Official...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statements by Lord Wallace of Saltaire on 20 December 2011 (WS 195-201), which public sector pension schemes will have active members'...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Sassoon on 5 December (WA 128-130), what will happen to the One North East pension scheme on that body's closure; and...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Separated Children's Guardianship Project scheme in Scotland and its application to trafficked children in England.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will require every form or other piece of paperwork produced by a public body that is intended to be completed by a private person, including a...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether Cabinet Office Ministers' attention has been drawn to Lord Barnett's Question for Written Answer which was due for answer on 8 November and remained...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of the rail infrastructure capital investment announced in the 2011 Autumn Statement has been allocated to each region in England.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the timescale for the widening of the A14 Kettering bypass between junctions 7 and 9.
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hill of Oareford on 14 September 2011 (WA 76), whether they will research the links between the economic and employment...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how much of the £1 billion investment in youth and grassroots sport over the next five years will be invested in primary schools.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many teaching staff in England were investigated by the General Teaching Council during its operation from foundation up to and including 2011 in respect of...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many of the teaching staff in England investigated by the General Teaching Council from foundation up to and including 2011 were found to be (1) guilty of...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what will be the process from now on by which a teacher's (1) professional misconduct, and (2) unsatisfactory teaching performance, will be (a) reported, (b)...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how much each local authority spent on sports and recreation facilities for each of the years 2007 to 2011; and what is their projection of the level of local...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport's comments on 10 January that sport legacy "does not mean taking funding and programmes that were...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many partnerships exist between schools and local clubs for participation and competition in sport and recreation, in both Olympic and non-Olympic sports; and...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to support the steel industry in the United Kingdom. To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to ensure the...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with Tata Steel about the retention of steel making in Corby.
To ask Her Majesty's Government under what conditions they intend to provide debt relief to the Government of Sudan.
To ask Her Majesty's Government which embassy represents the United Kingdom in Taiwan.
To ask Her Majesty's Government when the last official Government visit to Taiwan took place; who attended; and what was the occasion.
To ask Her Majesty's Government when a representative of the Government of Taiwan last made an official visit to the United Kingdom.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to make an official visit to Taiwan.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, in the interests of fairness and equality, all the nations of the United Kingdom should be asked, through simultaneous referendums, whether they wish to...
To ask Her Majesty's Government in how many homes in each of the 32 London Boroughs and the City of London water usage is measured by a domestic meter.
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