Written answers
Monday, 6 February 2012

  • Communities and Local Government
    • Aerials: Planning Permission
      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether he plans to commission a review of planning legislation relating to mobile telephone masts.
    • Community Development: Planning Permission
      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what plans he has for the funding of the inspection of neighbourhood development plans.
    • Departmental Manpower
      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many jobs in (a) his Department and (b) agencies and non-departmental bodies for which he is responsible were transferred to...
    • Homelessness
      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) how many local authorities have assumed homelessness duties to households exclusively on the grounds that the children...
    • Local Government Finance: Markets
      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what information his Department holds in the amount of income local authorities in Lancashire derived from renting out market...
    • Multiple Occupation
      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will make it his policy to retain protection for tenants of houses in multiple occupation.
    • Non-domestic Rates
      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) how many businesses his Department estimates will use the Business Rates Deferral Scheme announced in the autumn...
    • Non-domestic Rates
      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the reduction in yield from business rates due to successful appeals was in each of the last 10 years; and what proportion...
    • Non-domestic Rates
      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the change was in the (a) amount and (b) proportion of business rates yield as a result of successful appeals in each...
    • Right to Buy Scheme
      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government when he plans to introduce discounts for tenants who are eligible under the right to buy scheme; and if he will make a statement.
    • Sustainable Communities Act 2007
      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Hove and Portslade of 17 January 2012, Official Report, column 632W, on the...
    • Travellers: Planning Permission
      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government when he plans to publish new guidelines in relation to Gypsy and Traveller planning policy.
    • Travellers: Planning Permission
      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what plans he has to issue a revised version of Circular 04/2007 on Planning for Travelling Showpeople.
  • Culture Media and Sport
    • Arts
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport how many people were employed in the arts sector in (a) the North West and (b) Liverpool in the latest period for which...
    • Arts Council
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport whether he has made an assessment of the equality impact assessment prepared by the Arts Council for its Renaissance Programme...
    • Arts Council
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what assessment he has made of the likely effect on Sheffield of the Arts Council's objective under its Renaissance Programme...
    • Arts Council
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport when he last met representatives of the Arts Council to discuss its objective that every child and young person should have...
    • Arts: Greater London
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what estimate he has made of the number of people employed in the creative industries in the Greater London area. [R]
    • Broadband
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport whether Broadband Delivery UK has obtained state aid approval for the local authorities superfast broadband contracting and...
    • Broadcasting
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what information his Department holds on which BBC channels are broadcast outside the UK, by country; and at what cost per...
    • Connecting Cities
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport whether the Connecting Cities proposals announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer have been submitted to the European...
    • Departmental Manpower
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport how many jobs in (a) his Department and (b) the agencies and non-departmental bodies for which he is responsible were...
    • Departmental Manpower
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport how many consultants, contractors and other temporary staff from Pincent and Mason his Department employs.
    • Departmental Travel
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 16 January 2012, Official Report, column 31WS, on cost of ministerial cars,...
    • Diamond Jubilee 2012
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what assessment he has made of the effect on (a) the economy and (b) businesses of Her Majesty’s diamond jubilee.
    • Football
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what steps he has taken to engage with the football authorities in working together to implement the recommendations of the...
    • Football: Discrimination
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what recent discussions he has had with (a) the Football Association and (b) representatives of lesbian, gay, bisexual and...
    • Libraries
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what support his Department has allocated to local authorities to maintain library services during the comprehensive spending...
    • Libraries
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport (1) how many books were loaned by libraries in each of the last 10 years; and what proportion of loans were e-books in each...
    • Libraries
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport how many people visited public libraries in each of the last 10 years.
    • Mobile Phones
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport (1) when he expects the launch of the first 4G service in the UK will take place; and if he will make a statement; (2) what...
    • Olympic Games 2012
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport if he will publish a list of all contacts between himself and the Minister of Culture in the Northern Ireland Assembly on the...
    • Olympic Games 2012
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport how many invitations to attend events at the London 2012 Olympics (a) he, (b) other Ministers in his Department and (c) senior...
    • Olympic Games 2012: Poetry
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what steps he is taking to ensure that poetry forms part of the events taking place during the Cultural Olympiad.
    • Press
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what his policy is on levels of competition within the newspaper publishing and distribution industry.
    • Public Libraries: Closures
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport with which local authorities his Department has had discussions on the scale of library closures carried out or planned since...
    • Radio Frequencies
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport (1) what assessment he has made of whether Ofcom's white space device trials in Bute and Cambridge will adequately measure...
    • Radio Frequencies
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what steps he plans to take to tackle the problem of unlicensed users of radio spectrum; and what resources he plans to...
    • Radio Frequencies
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport how many prosecutions of unlicensed users of radio spectrum have taken place in each year since 2006.
    • Round Peg Field Research
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport how much his Department spent on commissioning Round Peg Field Research company in the last year.
    • Telecoms Council
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport whether he commissioned research into the optimal levels for wholesale and retail prices for data roaming services prior to...
  • Defence
    • Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations
      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether he has discussed with the Government of Pakistan his planned date for withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan.
    • Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations
      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what discussions he has had with the Government of Turkey on continued use of that country’s airspace by RAF planes flying from the UK to Afghanistan.
    • Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations
      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether he has considered increasing the use of drones to monitor Taliban activity in Afghanistan.
    • Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations
      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether he is taking steps to improve wi-fi access for UK personnel serving in Afghanistan.
    • Armed Forces: Animals
      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 24 January 2012, Official Report, column 178W, on animals: euthanasia, what local contracts his Department uses for the...
    • Armed Forces: Entertainers
      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether celebrities have accepted payments from his Department for visiting service personnel in hospital in the last five years; and if he will make a...
    • Departmental Assets
      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 1 November 2010, Official Report, columns 597-98W, whether it remains his policy that no other UK location (a) offers the...
    • Departmental Manpower
      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of the number and proportion of full-time equivalent staff in his Department engaged in delivering (a) frontline and (b)...
    • Departmental Manpower
      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many jobs in (a) his Department and (b) the agencies and non-departmental bodies for which he is responsible were transferred to the private sector...
    • Diamond Jubilee 2012: Medals
      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether the Jubilee Medal will be awarded to members of the armed forces who have been made compulsorily redundant prior to the qualifying date.
    • EU Law
      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which EU (a) directives, (b) regulations and (c) other legislation affecting his Department require transposition into UK law; and what estimate he has...
    • Ex-servicemen: Homelessness
      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps he plans to take to improve support services available to current and former armed forces personnel who (a) are homeless and (b) have...
    • Third Sector
      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence 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...
  • Justice
    • Antisocial Behaviour Orders
      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the highest number was of previous convictions for breach of anti-social behaviour order for an individual convicted of an offence of breach of...
    • Approved Premises: Females
      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the answer of 12 January 2012, Official Report, column 402W, on approved premises: females, what plans he has to establish new approved...
    • Cannabis: Sentencing
      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what recent assessment he has made of sentencing guidelines for possession of cannabis; and if he will make a statement.
    • Crime: Ethnic Groups
      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many and what proportion of (a) people, (b) women and (c) black and minority ethnic people aged 18 to 24-years-old who received a criminal conviction...
    • Departmental Manpower
      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many jobs in (a) his Department and (b) the agencies and non-departmental bodies for which he is responsible were transferred to the private sector...
    • Employment Tribunals Service
      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the ratio was of multiple claims per multiple case (a) accepted and (b) disposed of by the employment tribunal system in each year since 2005-06.
    • HM Prison Service: Ethnic Groups
      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what steps his Department is taking to encourage applications from black and minority ethnic groups for jobs in HM Prison Service.
    • Illegal Immigrants: Prosecutions
      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many employers were prosecuted for employing illegal immigrants in (a) 2010 and (b) 2011.
    • Offenders: Rehabilitation
      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many offenders served part or all of their sentence working on community projects in Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency in the latest period for...
    • Police Custody: Ethnic Groups
      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people aged 18 to 24 years old were held in custody in each year since 2008; and what proportion and how many such people were (a) women and (b)...
    • Rape: Cambridgeshire
      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many allegations of rape in the northern division of Cambridgeshire constabulary resulted in (a) arrest, (b) charge and (c) custodial sentence of...
    • Sentencing: Young People
      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many sentences were handed down to young adults aged 18 to 24-years-old of each sex in (a) magistrates courts and (b) Crown courts in each year since...
    • Young Offender Institutions: Death
      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will establish a public inquiry into the causes of deaths in custody in young offenders' institutions and measures to reduce and prevent them.
  • Scotland
    • Departmental Billing
      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many and what proportion of his Department's invoices from its private sector suppliers were paid (a) within 14 days, (b) between 15 and 30 days,...
    • Government Departments: Buildings
      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he plans to hold discussions with the Scottish Government on making empty and under-utilised Government-owned buildings available to small...
  • Transport
    • Aviation: Northern Ireland
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) when she plans to announce an aviation strategy for Northern Ireland; (2) what representations she has received from Northern Ireland airports...
    • Crossrail Line
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what information her Department holds on whether Crossrail has carried out an assessment of the scope for using alternatives to road haulage for the...
    • Departmental Apprentices
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many apprentices were employed by her Department between (a) April 2010 and March 2011 and (b) April and December 2011; and how many...
    • Departmental Drinks
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much (a) her Department and (b) its public bodies have spent on (i) wine, (ii) other alcoholic refreshments and (iii) bottled water since May 2010.
    • Departmental Manpower
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many jobs in (a) her Department and (b) the agencies and non-departmental bodies for which she is responsible were transferred to the private...
    • Departmental Public Expenditure
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what she proposes will be the total (a) expenditure from her Department's budget and (b) Network Rail's regulated asset base on the east-west rail link...
    • Departmental Travel
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether her Department has agreed any contracts with (a) private hire vehicle and (b) taxi companies since May 2010.
    • Departmental Work Experience
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what work experience or traineeship schemes her Department offers to minority groups.
    • Freedom of Information
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether her Department publishes on its website its response to each request it receives under the Freedom of Information Act 2000; whether the...
    • Heathrow Airport: Noise
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent assessment she has made of Lden noise levels at Heathrow airport; and what assessment she has made of the Lden noise level in (a) Kingston,...
    • London and South Eastern Railway
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent assessment she has made of overcrowding on Southeastern Railway services; and what representations she has received on this issue.
    • Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what representations her Department has received on allowing car-owners to pay car tax by direct debit on a monthly basis rather than in one or two...
    • Official Cars
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 16 January 2011, Official Report, columns 30-32WS, on ministerial cars, how many cars were transferred...
    • Ports: Milford Haven
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what discussions she has had on a transfer of ownership of Milford Haven Port Authority to the Welsh Government.
    • Railway Stations
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) how many railway stations were closed because they were within one mile of another station offering a similar service in each of the last 10...
    • Railways: Overcrowding
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what proportion of trains running from stations in Woking constituency to London Waterloo were classed as overcrowded during (a) peak and (b) non- peak...
    • Railways: Scotland
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the cost to the public purse will be of new sleeper carriages for the Caledonian Sleeper service in each of the remaining years of the...
    • Roads: Accidents
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) how many road traffic accidents were caused by drivers who had made an incorrect declaration of their medical condition in each of the last three...
    • South Wales Railway Line: Electrification
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the estimated cost is of (a) electrifying the Great Western main line railway to Cardiff and (b) electrifying the line between Cardiff and Swansea...
    • Third Sector
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what contribution her Department is making to implementation of the Compact with the voluntary sector; and if she will make a statement.
    • Transport: Expenditure
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) how much her Department spent on transport per head of population in each region of England in each of the last three years for which figures are...
  • Wales
    • Bus Services: Finance
      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what recent discussions she has had with Welsh Ministers on the reduction in the Bus Service Operators Grant in Wales; and if she will make a statement.
    • Departmental Billing
      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many and what proportion of her Department's invoices from its private sector suppliers were paid (a) within 14 days, (b) between 15 and 30 days, (c)...
    • Departmental Buildings
      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what the (a) cost of (i) lease and (ii) rates and (b) running costs were of the Wales Office Discovery House office in Cardiff Bay for the last year.
    • Departmental Recruitment
      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how much her Department spent on (a) recruitment services and (b) executive search agencies in each month since May 2010; and if she will make a statement.
    • Departmental Training
      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many away days her Department has held since May 2010; what the location was of each such away day; how many staff attended; and what the cost was of...
  • Attorney-General
    • Crime: Disability
      To ask the Attorney-General how many people the Crown Prosecution Service prosecuted for hate crimes against disabled people in 2011.
    • Departmental Manpower
      To ask the Attorney-General how many jobs in the Law Officers' Departments were transferred to the private sector in 2010-11.
  • Education
    • Academies
      To ask the Secretary of State for Education what responsibility Academy schools without post-16 provision will have to ensure their graduating students remain in full-time education when the...
    • Academies: Lambeth (1 annotation)
      To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether his Department has any plans to require the conversion of a school to an academy in Lambeth; and whether his Department has had any contact...
    • Children: Protection
      To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) when he plans to (a) roll out new training materials and (b) re-examine statutory guidelines for professionals and practitioners working with...
    • Children: Protection
      To ask the Secretary of State for Education what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for (a) Health and (b) Communities and Local Government on updating the Joint Strategic Needs...
    • Departmental Manpower
      To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many jobs in (a) his Department and (b) agencies and non-departmental bodies for which he is responsible were transferred to the private sector in...
    • Departmental Recruitment
      To ask the Secretary of State for Education pursuant to the answer of 17 January 2012, Official Report, column 799W, on departmental recruitment, what the names are of the individuals employed by...
    • Free School Meals
      To ask the Secretary of State for Education how much his Department has spent on encouraging the take-up of (a) free and (b) paid-for school meals in each of the last five years; and how much it...
    • Free School Meals
      To ask the Secretary of State for Education what guidance his Department provides to new academies and free schools on the provision of (a) fresh food and (b) food and drink available in vending...
    • Literacy: Children
      To ask the Secretary of State for Education what his Department's most recent estimate is of the number of 15-year-olds who are functionally illiterate.
    • Primary Education: Lambeth
      To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether Lambeth local authority has been designated for urgent collaboration with his Department with the aim of improving local primary schools; and...
    • Pupils: Disadvantaged
      To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many children qualified for the pupil premium in High Peak constituency in the last year for which figures are available.
    • Schools
      To ask the Secretary of State for Education how much and what proportion of the increase in spending on school buildings will be allocated to schools in (a) Dartford constituency and (b) Kent.
    • Schools: Inspections
      To ask the Secretary of State for Education what consideration he has given to allowing (a) early years and (b) child care settings to commission Ofsted re-inspections following a rating of...
  • Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
    • Bahrain: Politics and Government
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received on allegations of use of tear gas in towns and villages in Bahrain.
    • Bosnia and Herzegovina: Cultural Heritage
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with the Government of Bosnia-Herzegovina on state funding of national heritage institutions.
    • Bosnia and Herzegovina: Politics and Government
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent reports he has received on the Office of the High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
    • Bosnia and Herzegovina: Politics and Government
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment his Department has made of the stability of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
    • Bosnia and Herzegovina: Politics and Government
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment his Department has made of the agreement between the Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the...
    • China: Animal Welfare
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the Chinese Government on the illegal trade in ivory and endangered species.
    • Christmas
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much his Department spent on (a) Christmas trees and (b) other Christmas decorations in 2011; and if he will make a statement.
    • Deloitte
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what contracts for his Department have been awarded to Deloitte and its associates since May 2010; and what the (a) net and (b)...
    • Democratic Republic of Congo: Politics and Government
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will ask his counterpart in the Democratic Republic of Congo for what reason provincial elections were postponed...
    • Departmental Manpower
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many jobs in (a) his Department and (b) the agencies and non-departmental bodies for which he is responsible were...
    • Departmental Travel
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 16 January 2012, Official Report, column 31WS, on cost of ministerial cars,...
    • Diplomatic Service: Languages
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the answer of 19 December 2011, Official Report, column 969W, on Diplomatic Service: languages, how many of his...
    • Diplomatic Service: Manpower
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what proportion of the staff working in UK (a) embassies, (b) high commissions and (c) consulates were (i) UK-based and (ii)...
    • Falkland Islands
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assurances he received from the Government of Brazil during his recent visit to that country in respect of its policy on...
    • Gibraltar: Sovereignty
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether it is his policy that co-sovereignty will not be part of the future political architecture for Gibraltar.
    • Lost Property
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what items have been lost by his Department in each of the last two years.
    • Middle East: Armed Conflict
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment he has made of the rate of settlement building by Israeli citizens in the west bank.
    • Middle East: Armed Conflict
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what his most recent assessment is of the level of threat of rocket attacks on Israel from Gaza.
    • Olympic Games 2012
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many invitations to attend events at the London 2012 Olympics (a) he, (b) other Ministers in his Department and (c) senior...
    • Prisoners: Children
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received of the treatment of child prisoners by the Government of Israel.
    • Theft
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what items have been stolen from his Department's offices and staff (a) in the UK and (b) abroad in each of the last two years.
  • International Development
    • Bangladesh: Diabetes
      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development which programmes aimed at tackling diabetes in Bangladesh his Department funds.
    • Democratic Republic of Congo: Drugs
      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if he will have discussions with the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo on the assessment by Médecins Sans...
    • Democratic Republic of Congo: Elections
      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if he will raise with the African Union the (a) conduct of the recent elections and (b) decision to delay indefinitely Provincial...
    • Departmental Manpower
      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many jobs in (a) his Department and (b) the agencies and non-departmental bodies for which he is responsible were transferred to...
    • Developing Countries: Water
      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps he plans to take to ensure that the outcome of the high level meeting on Sanitation and Water for All on 26 April 2012...
    • East Africa: Overseas Aid
      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what expenditure over £50,000 has been made by multilateral organisations to which the UK is a donor for international development...
    • Post Codes
      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development whether his Department uses postcodes for purposes other than the postage of mail.
    • Somalia: Politics and Government
      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what recent assessment he has made of the humanitarian situation in Somalia; and if he will make a statement.
    • Westminster Foundation for Democracy
      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what contribution his Department made to the Westminster Foundation for Democracy in 2011; and what contribution it plans to make in 2012.
    • Yemen: Overseas Aid
      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what criteria his Department used to determine the level of aid to Yemen in the most recent period for which figures are available.
  • Women and Equalities
    • Equality and Human Rights Commission: Finance
      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities pursuant to the answer of 10 January 2012, Official Report, column 193W, on the Equality and Human Rights Commission: finance, and with reference to...
  • Cabinet Office
    • Armed Forces: Cabinet Committees
      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many times the Cabinet Committee on forces welfare, announced on 19 December 2011, has met; and if he will publish the agenda for each such meeting.
    • Birth Certificates
      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many birth certificates were registered without a father’s name in each of the last 30 years.
    • Central Office of Information: Closures
      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office (1) what savings he expects to be realised from the closure of the Central Office of Information; (2) if he will publish the business case for the...
    • Deaths: Alcoholic Drinks
      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many alcohol-related deaths there were in (a) Chesterfield constituency, (b) Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Trust, (c) Derbyshire and (d) England...
    • Departmental Food
      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what proportion of food purchased by his Department was produced in the UK in each of the last five years.
    • Departmental Manpower
      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many jobs in (a) his Department and (b) the agencies and non-departmental bodies for which he is responsible were transferred to the private sector...
    • Electoral Register: Greater London
      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what estimate he has made of the number of people in each parliamentary constituency in London registered to vote and resident abroad.
    • Government Departments: Billing
      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what average time was taken by all Government departments to pay the invoices of their small business suppliers; and if he will make a statement.
    • Government Departments: Buildings
      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many (a) empty and (b) under-utilised Government-owned buildings there are in Scotland; and where such buildings are located.
    • Government Departments: Freedom of Information
      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if he will publish his Department's guidance on private emails and the Freedom of Information Act referred to in the Education Select Committee evidence...
    • Government Departments: Procurement
      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what proportion of savings on Government procurement has resulted from (a) demand management or curtailment and (b) negotiations based on existing...
    • Government Departments: Procurement
      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if he will require Government departments with procurement budgets to allocate 25 per cent. of their procurement funds to small and medium-sized...
    • Government Departments: Procurement
      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many (a) full-time and (b) part-time staff in his Department are currently working on identifying and realising procurement-led savings.
    • Grace and Favour Housing
      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many grace and favour houses are allocated to each government department; how many are vacant; and how many were vacant before May 2010.
    • Official Residences: Costs
      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the cost to the public purse has been of (a) renovation of and (b) decoration to grace and favour properties used by Cabinet Ministers (i) between...
    • Redundancy
      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many members of staff will be (a) made redundant and (b) re-deployed within his Department when the Central Office of Information is closed.
    • Third Sector
      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office pursuant to the answer of 30 January 2012, Official Report, columns 444-45W, on the third sector, how much funding each of the pilot providers received...
    • Well-being
      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office (1) how many surveys were conducted in connection with the development of new measures of national well-being in (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12; how many...
    • Well-being: Unemployed People
      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office pursuant to the answer of 14 November 2011, Official Report, columns 541-2W, on well-being, whether the National Statistician has made any estimate of...
  • Energy and Climate Change
    • Carbon Emissions: Housing
      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what estimate he has made of progress made towards meeting his Department's Carbon Emissions Reduction Target obligations; and what the...
    • Departmental Billing
      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many and what proportion of his Department's invoices from its private sector suppliers were paid (a) within 14 days, (b) between...
    • Departmental Food
      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what proportion of food purchased by his Department was produced in the UK in each of the last five years.
    • Departmental Manpower
      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many jobs in (a) his Department and (b) the agencies and non-departmental bodies for which he is responsible were transferred to...
    • Departmental Ministerial Policy Advisers
      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many special advisers his Department employs; and at what pay grade.
    • Energy: Billing
      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what estimate he has made of the number of domestic customers who pay their (a) gas and (b) electricity bills by periodic fixed direct...
    • Energy: Billing
      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what estimate he has made of the average amount of funds held by the big six energy suppliers for each domestic account that is in...
    • Energy: Consumption
      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (1) what proportion of energy consumed in the UK was (a) domestic and (b) business consumption in (i) 2006, (ii) 2007, (iii) 2008,...
    • Energy: EU Action
      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what recent discussions he has had with the Danish EU Presidency on liberalisation of the energy market; and if he will make a statement.
    • Energy: Meters
      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what steps his Department is taking under the procurement process for smart meter communication services to assess (a) the proposed...
    • Energy: Prices
      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change if he will take steps to ensure the energy regulator enforces cost reflective pricing in the energy market for customers with and...
    • Energy: Prices
      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (1) whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to ensure energy companies do not discriminate against existing customers...
    • Energy: Prices
      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (1) pursuant to the answer of 24 November 2011, Official Report, column 539W, on energy prices, what assessment he has made of the...
    • Energy: Standards
      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what steps his Department is taking to ensure compliance with clean energy targets and deadlines.
    • Government Procurement Card
      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change if he will place in the Library a copy of the (a) transaction date, (b) supplier and (c) amount of each transaction made on a...
    • Green Deal Scheme
      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what meetings the Minister of State for Climate Change had to discuss the Green Deal between September and December 2011.
    • Infrastructure: Capital Investment
      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much private sector capital his Department's programmes for infrastructure investment have attracted since May 2010.
    • Methane
      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what his Department's latest estimate is of the reserves of methane hydrate in the UK; what his Department's policy is on the...
    • Nuclear Power Stations: Hinkley Point
      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change whether he has received any additional information concerning the Hinkley Point licensed nuclear site since the designation of the...
    • Renewable Energy: Feed-in Tariffs
      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what criteria he used to set budget limits for the feed-in tariff scheme.
    • Renewable Energy: Feed-in Tariffs
      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change with reference to his planned changes to feed-in tariffs, what steps his Department plans to take to ensure that rural businesses...
    • Shale Gas: Exploration
      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change whether the Welsh Government has requested advice from his Department on exploration methods for shale gas; and what advice his...
    • Shale Gas: Exploration
      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what plans he has for public (a) scrutiny and (b) consultation on his proposals for the regulation of shale gas drilling.
    • Shale Gas: Exploration
      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many exploration and development licences for shale gas drilling in the UK he has issued since May 2010; and in which locations...
  • Environment Food and Rural Affairs
    • Agriculture: International Co-operation
      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs which international food and farming tradeshows Ministers in her Department are planning to attend in 2012.
    • Animal Health and Welfare Board for England
      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether the Animal Health and Welfare Board for England has sought to recruit a member of the board who is a dairy farmer;...
    • Animal Welfare: Poultry
      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps she plans to take at European level to seek to ensure that all EU member states comply with EU animal welfare...
    • Biodiversity
      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much her Department spent on biodiversity conservation in (a) England and (b) the British overseas territories in 2010-11.
    • Biofuels: Health Hazards
      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs with reference to the answer to the hon. Member for Chichester of 10 November 2009, Official Report, columns 218-9W, on...
    • British Overseas Territories: Fisheries
      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether her Department provides funding to British Overseas Territories to help them protect their waters from illegal fishing.
    • Contaminated Land
      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when she plans to publish the statutory guidance following the consultation on changes to the contaminated land regime under...
    • Contaminated Land
      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when she plans to publish the responses to the consultation on changes to the contaminated land regime under Part 2A of the...
    • Contaminated Land
      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what discussions she has had on the possible effect on the property market of her planned introduction of four categories of...
    • Contaminated Land
      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the compatibility of her Department's public consultation on its revised contaminated land...
    • Crayfish
      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many crayfish licences have been granted by the Environment Agency in each of the last five years.
    • Dangerous Dogs
      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many (a) letters and (b) e-mails on dangerous dogs she has received from (a) hon. Members, (b) peers and (c) others in...
    • Departmental Data Protection
      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many cases of data loss or breaches of confidentiality occurred in her Department in 2011.
    • Departmental Freedom of Information
      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for what reasons her Department has not published its responses to requests under the provisions of the Freedom of...
    • Departmental Manpower
      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many jobs in (a) her Department and (b) the agencies and non-departmental bodies for which she is responsible were...
    • Departmental Responsibilities
      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many times each Minister in her Department has visited (a) Northern Ireland, (b) Scotland and (c) Wales in an official...
    • Departmental Training
      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many away days her Department has held since May 2010; what the location was of each such away day; how many staff...
    • Departmental Work Experience
      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what work experience or traineeship schemes her Department offers to minority groups.
    • Direct Mail: Waste
      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps she is taking to reduce the amount of waste generated by junk mail.
    • Farming Regulation Task Force
      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) if her Department will specify the timescales and actions to be taken to implement the recommendations of the Farming...
    • Flood Control
      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 13 December 2011, Official Report, column 633W, on floods: north east, what flood and coastal...
    • Flood Control: Expenditure
      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much flood defences cost in (a) Cumbria and (b) England in each of the last five years.
    • Food: Waste Disposal
      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what plans she has to provide incentives for the commercial catering sector to recycle food waste for use in renewable energy...
    • Freedom of Information
      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether her Department publishes on its website its response to each request it receives under the Freedom of Information Act...
    • Japanese Knotweed
      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps have been taken to protect waterways from Japanese knotweed.
    • Landfill Tax
      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate she has made of the revenue generated from implementation of the EU Landfill Tax in each year since its...
    • Members: Correspondence
      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what her Department’s target time is for responding to communications from (a) hon. Members and (b) members of the public.
    • Otters
      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate her Department has made of the size of the otter population in the last 30 years.
    • Rivers: Environmental Protection
      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what discussions she has had with Natural England on the protection of the Lune Estuary; and if she will bring forward...
    • Rural Areas
      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when she expects to publish her Department's Rural Policy Statement.
    • Scotland
      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will list visits made to each parliamentary constituency in Scotland by Ministers in her Department since May 2010.
    • Snares
      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether her Department’s research project entitled Determining the Extent of Use and Humaneness of Snares in England...
    • Veterinary Medicine: Negligence
      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will put in place measures to monitor cases of veterinary medical negligence. [R]
    • Veterinary Medicine: Training
      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will discuss with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons standards of training for general practice vets.
    • Water Charges
      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what discussions she has had with Ofwat on the revision of guidelines for water prices for 2012-13; what assessment she...
    • Water Companies: Debts
      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when her Department will make available the cost impact assessment for its consultation Tackling Bad Debt in the Water...
    • Water Supply: Consumers
      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what the role of the Water Services Regulation Authority is in ensuring the customer service arrangements of water...
    • Wildlife Trusts: Expenditure
      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what funding her Department has made available to the wildlife trusts in each of the last five years.
  • Home Department
    • Reduced Street Lighting: Effect on Crime
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent assessment she has made of the effect of reduced street lighting on (a) levels and (b) fear of crime in England and Wales.
    • Police and Crime Commissioners
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment she has made of the potential role of police and crime commissioners in making the police more responsive to the priorities...
    • Criminal Record Checks
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent progress she has made on reforming the Criminal Records Bureau status checks regime.
    • Police Pay and Conditions
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent discussions she has had with police forces on the recommendations of the independent review of police officers' and staff...
    • Police Funding Settlement
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether she plans to reassess the Police Funding Settlement for 2012-13.
    • Arrest Warrants
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will consider the UK's operation of the European arrest warrant as part of her response to the Baker review of UK extradition arrangements.
    • British Nationality
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will bring forward legislative proposals to revoke the citizenship of any person found to have obtained British citizenship by deception.
    • Departmental Manpower
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many jobs in (a) her Department and (b) the agencies and non-departmental bodies for which she is responsible were transferred to the...
    • Domestic Service
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans she has to improve the protection of overseas domestic workers in the UK; and if she will make a statement.
    • Harassment: Internet
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans she has to work with (a) social media networks and (b) the Crown Prosecution Service to support police investigations into cases...
    • Human Trafficking
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many times the Ministerial inter-departmental committee on Human Trafficking has met; and what was the average number of its members who...
    • Illegal Immigrants: Employment
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate she has made of the number of foreign nationals working illegally in Northern Ireland.
    • Immobilisation of Vehicles
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what recent estimate she has made of the number of wheel-clamping companies; and if she will make a statement; (2) what estimate she...
    • Immobilisation of Vehicles: Police National Computer
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether rogue private sector wheel clampers are permitted to use the police national computer; and if she will make a statement.
    • John Vine
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 31 January 2012, on the report by the independent chief inspector of the UK Border Agency,...
    • Police and Crime Commissioners
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment she has made of the potential role of police and crime commissioners in making the police more responsive to local need.
    • Police and Crime Commissioners: Elections
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much has been allocated to spend on elections for police commissioners (a) nationally and (b) in each region.
    • Police Authorities: County Councils
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many meetings a year between local police authorities and county and district councils are (a) required and (b) recommended by her Department.
    • Private Security Industry
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to amend the regulation of the private security industry in each of the next two...
    • Written Questions: Government Responses
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she plans to reply to question 85690 tabled on 5 December 2011 for named day answer on 8 December 2011, on departmental funding.
  • Treasury
    • Alcoholic Drinks: Eastern Europe
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps his Department has taken to tackle the illegal production of alcohol by Eastern European gangs.
    • Chemicals: Foreign Investment in UK
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he has considered introducing new fiscal incentives to secure investment from global chemical companies.
    • Child Benefit: Income Tax
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer of 10 October 2011, Official Report, column 124W, on child benefit, when he expects the Office for National Statistics to make public...
    • Crown Estate Commissioners
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what objectives he has set for the Crown Estate in (a) 2011-12 and (b) 2012-13; and if he will make a statement.
    • Cru Investment Management
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give consideration to holding an investigation under section 14 of the Financial Services Markets Act 2000 into the suspension of pension funds...
    • Departmental Equality
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what equality impact assessments his Department has carried out since May 2010; and for what purpose in each case.
    • Departmental Manpower
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many jobs in (a) his Department and (b) the agencies and non-departmental bodies for which he is responsible were transferred to the private sector in...
    • Departmental Pay
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many officials in his Department and the bodies for which he is responsible earned more than (a) £65,000, (b) £95,000, (c) £140,000 and...
    • Enterprise Zones: Blyth
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the Enterprise Zone in the port of Blyth.
    • Excise Duties: Beer
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the economic effect on (a) pubs and (b) hospitality sector jobs of the proposed change in beer duty.
    • Excise Duties: Gaming Machines
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what discussions he has had with the amusement industry about the effect of machine games duty on (a) the sector and (b) businesses at the seaside.
    • Excise Duties: Gaming Machines
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the amount of VAT which businesses are able to reclaim and which will become irrecoverable under the system for machine games duty (MGD) will be...
    • Excise Duties: Gaming Machines
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will take steps to ensure machine games duty is (a) tax revenue neutral and (b) not a burden on small businesses.
    • Gift Aid: Schools
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what the value was of tax relief on gift aid donations to state schools in Lancashire in the last two tax years; (2) what the value was of tax relief...
    • Income Tax
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will assess the potential benefits to lower paid employees of raising the income tax threshold to £10,000 per annum and raising the threshold at...
    • Income Tax: Tax Rates and Bands
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the measures announced in the autumn statement on marginal deduction rates in 2012-13.
    • Mortgages
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the effect of a 1% rise in mortgage interest rates on average monthly disposable household income.
    • Public Expenditure
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what account his Department has taken in its development of policy of the finding of the National Audit Office that at least £31.8 billion has been...
    • Revenue and Customs: Inspections
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what discussions he has had with representatives of small businesses on the operation of HM Revenue and Custom's inspections regime.
    • Stocks and Shares
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the names are of (a) overseas investors and (b) major private companies which own gilt holdings.
    • Students: Loans
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the additional (a) administration costs and (b) resource and accounting budget charges of providing students loans via the Student Loan Company will be...
    • Taxation: Environment Protection
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how his Department will assess the effect on (a) jobs and (b) investment in low carbon environmental goods of the recent change to the control framework for...
    • Taxation: Environment Protection
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of revenue from environmental taxes levied in the current financial year.
    • Taxation: Foreign Companies
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many NRL2 forms were submitted to HM Revenue and Customs in (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12 to date; (2) how many NRL2 forms were rejected by HM...
    • Valuation Office Agency: Annual Reports
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer for what reason the Valuation Office Agency included information on the success rate of business rate appeals in its annual report for 2009-10 but not in...
    • Vat
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make an assessment of the effect on (a) the economy as a whole and (b) levels of consumer spending of reducing the rate of value added tax to...
    • VAT: Energy
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent estimate he has made of increased VAT receipts arising from the increase in energy bills.
    • VAT: Fraud
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps are being taken to ensure that HM Revenue and Customs action against VAT fraud does not penalise small and medium-sized enterprises.
  • Work and Pensions
    • Attendance Allowance: Glasgow
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in Glasgow South West constituency received attendance allowance in (a) 2008-09, (b) 2009-10 and (c) 2010-11.
    • Carer's Allowance: Glasgow
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in Glasgow South West constituency received carer's allowance in (a) 2008-09, (b) 2009-10 and (c) 2010-11.
    • Children: Maintenance
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the (a) mean and (b) maximum length of time was between a parent no longer being liable to make child maintenance payments and those...
    • Departmental Manpower
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many jobs in (a) his Department and (b) agencies and non-departmental bodies for which he is responsible were transferred to the private...
    • Departmental Travel
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether his Department has agreed any contracts with (a) private hire vehicle and (b) taxi companies since May 2010.
    • Departmental Work Experience
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what work experience or traineeship schemes his Department offers to minority groups.
    • Disability Living Allowance
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what proportion of claimants of disability living allowance who have applied for employment and support allowance have been (a) refused the...
    • Disability Living Allowance
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what proportion of people in the support group of employment and support allowance are also in receipt of disability living allowance.
    • Employment Agencies
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 16 January 2012, Official Report, column 594W, on employment agencies, how much of the £2,793,948.00 spent on...
    • Employment Schemes
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether his Department has provided briefing to journalists on data relating to the Mandatory Work Activity Scheme prior to its official...
    • Employment: Young People
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the likely effect of the youth contract on overall levels of employment.
    • Employment: Young People
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether Work programme providers that place young people in jobs through the youth contract will receive a payment in addition to the wage...
    • Housing Benefit
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much each London borough has spent on transition payments to assist private sector tenants whose rent is above the maximum housing benefit...
    • Housing Benefit
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much housing benefit by (a) value and (b) percentage was paid to tenants in (i) social housing, (ii) private landlords and (iii) other...
    • Housing Benefit
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what has been the (a) actual and (b) percentage change in the number of households in receipt of local housing allowance (i) in total and (ii)...
    • Independent Living Fund
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what responses from users his Department received on its consultation on the Independent Living Fund.
    • Independent Living Fund
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how he used the criteria of sustainability when making his decision to abolish the Independent Living Fund.
    • Independent Living Fund
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people who received funding from the Independent Living Fund pay (a) income tax and (b) national insurance contributions; what the...
    • Industrial Health and Safety
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether the Health and Safety Executive is required to conduct an investigation into a workplace incident within a set period of time.
    • Industrial Health and Safety
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when the Health and Safety Executive will publish its report into its investigation of the incident at the PHS Waste Management site in Burscough.
    • Industrial Health and Safety
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the timetable has been of the Health and Safety Executive's investigation of the incident at the PHS Waste Management site in Burscough...
    • Industrial Health and Safety: Asthma
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has of the number of workplace inspections conducted by the Health and Safety Executive in each of the last 10 years...
    • Members: Correspondence
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when he plans to reply to the letter of 8 December 2011 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Esther Chilam.
    • Occupational Pensions
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will amend the qualifying criteria for pension schemes eligible for auto-enrolment to include (a) a cap on the level of charges that may...
    • Pensions
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether he has assessed the ruling of the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals for the Southern District of New York of 19 September 2011 on Aguinda v....
    • Personal Independence Payment
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether his Department has determined the location for the work relating to administration of the personal independence payment.
    • Social Fund
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in (a) Barnsley Central constituency, (b) South Yorkshire and (c) England and Wales took out loans using the social fund in...
    • Social Fund: Liverpool
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much was spent from the social fund in Liverpool in 2011.
    • Social Security Benefits (1 annotation)
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what proportion of claims affected by the benefit cap he expects to have had a duration prior to introduction of the cap of (a) less than six...
    • Social Security Benefits (1 annotation)
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the number of households which received benefits above the benefit cap in each local authority area; and how many...
    • Social Security Benefits: Foreign Workers
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many migrants to the UK who claimed working age benefits were (a) aged between 16 and 24 years old and (b) from the Commonwealth in the...
    • Social Security Benefits: Foreign Workers
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many legal migrants are claiming working age benefits after living in the UK for (a) less than (i) one year, (ii) two years, (iii) five...
    • Social Security Benefits: Mental Illness
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what proportion of claimants called in for work availability interviews were diagnosed with a mental illness in the last year for which figures...
  • Business, Innovation and Skills
    • Apprentices: Autism
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what proportion of apprenticeships were undertaken by people with (a) autism and (b) disabilities in (i) the most recent period...
    • Business: Disclosure of Information
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) whether his Department supports the European proposal for extractives companies to disclose financial information on a...
    • Business: Disclosure of Information
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of the European Commission proposal that extractive companies should disclose financial information...
    • Business: Equipment
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of the levels of spare capacity in businesses; and what assessment he has made of the effect of such...
    • Copyright
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what progress he has made in implementing the recommendation of the Hargreaves Review to place a statutory obligation on the...
    • Departmental Manpower
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many jobs in (a) his Department and (b) agencies and non-departmental bodies for which he is responsible were transferred to...
    • Economic and Social Science Research Council: Finance
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how much he spent on funding the Economic and Social Science Research Council (ESRC) in the last year for which figures are...
    • Economic Growth
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what supply side reforms his Department has considered; and what assessment he has made of the potential effect of each measure...
    • Exports: Electronic Surveillance
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills whether he has considered extending export controls for the purposes of preventing the export of all surveillance equipment to...
    • Financial Services: Advisory Services
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of expenditure by each local authority (a) overall and (b) per head of population on debt and financial...
    • Further Education
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of the effect on the further education sector of the projected decrease in adult learners; and what...
    • Further Education: Finance
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how much funding he has allocated to the provision of information, advice and guidance to prospective further education students...
    • Further Education: Safety
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what plans he has to issue simplified guidance for further education colleges on health and safety; and if he will make a statement.
    • Higher Education
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills which institutions offer access to higher education courses in each subject area.
    • Higher Education: Admissions
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent discussions he has had with the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education to identify barriers to adult...
    • Higher Education: North East
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills pursuant to the answer of 12 January 2012, Official Report, column 408W, on higher education: North East, how many UCAS...
    • Manufacturing Industries: Lancashire
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps he is taking to encourage manufacturing in Morecambe and Lunesdale constituency.
    • Manufacturing Industries: Manpower
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what comparative assessment he has made of the number of people employed directly in the manufacturing industry in (a) the west...
    • Manufacturing Industries: Olympic Games 2012
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps he is taking to promote (a) manufacturing and (b) export capabilities during the London 2012 Olympics; and if he will...
    • Manufacturing Industries: Publicity
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what his priorities are for promoting manufacturing in 2012.
    • Pensions
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent consideration he has given to the recommendations of the Fair Pensions report entitled Protecting our Best Interests:...
    • Regional Development Agencies
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) what recent estimate he has made of the value of the liabilities held by each regional development agency (RDA); and which...
    • Research: EU Action
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what discussions he has had with his European counterparts on measures to protect the EU's science and research budget.
    • Research: Finance
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of the UK's progress towards meeting the Innovation Union target of spending 3% of gross domestic...
    • Research: Science
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps he (1) plans to take to encourage growth and innovation in UK biosciences; (2) is taking to incentivise private...
    • Student Loans Company: Finance
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills whether additional funding will be allocated to the Student Loans Company for the administration of further education student...
    • Students: Age
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what the maximum number will be of students aged 24 years and over studying a level three or above qualification for the cohort...
    • Students: Finance
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how much the introduction of further education student loans will add to the student loan book in (a) 2013-14, (b) 2014-15 and...
    • Students: Finance
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of the impact on women of the introduction of further education student loans for access courses; and...
    • Students: Finance
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the number of (a) doctoral, (b) taught masters and (c) research masters postgraduate degree course...
    • Students: Finance
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of the effect of further education student loans on levels of (a) individual and (b) household debt...
    • Students: Finance
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the (a) average size of student loan for further education and (b) total cost of students loans for...
    • Students: Finance
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what his policy is on offering maintenance loans for further education when further education student loans are introduced in 2013-14.
    • Technology: Research
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Technology Transfer Office system in the commercialisation of...
    • TICC Skill Centres: Redundancy
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills with reference to the answer of 6 October 2008, Official Report, column 292W, on TICC: redundancy, whether any of the 21 claims...
    • TICC Skillcentres: Redundancy
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills with reference to the answer of 29 October 2008, Official Report, column 1079W, on TICC skill centres: redundancy, whether any...
    • Veterinary Medicine: Fees and Charges
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills if he will discuss with the Office of Fair Trading the pricing of (a) general practice and (b) specialist veterinary fees. [R]
  • Health
    • Abortion: Counselling
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health which hon. Members Ministers in his Department have met recently to discuss abortion counselling (a) individually and (b) at all-party parliamentary group...
    • Accident and Emergency Departments: Travel
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what his policy is on the maximum distance a person should have to travel to reach a hospital accident and emergency department.
    • Ambulance Services: Northamptonshire
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what information his Department holds on the response times of the East Midlands Ambulance Service in Northamptonshire in the most recent period for...
    • Ambulance Services: Northamptonshire
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the East Midlands Ambulance Service achieves its target level of reaching 75% of life-threatening 999...
    • Ambulance Services: Northamptonshire
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what information his Department holds on the level of staff sickness in (a) the East Midlands Ambulance Service and (b) that part of the service based in...
    • Ambulance Services: Northamptonshire
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the governance arrangements for the East Midlands Ambulance Service for preventing and responding to...
    • Breast Cancer: Plastic Surgery
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidance he plans to issue to the NHS on categorising breast reconstruction as clinically necessary for breast cancer patients in cases where a...
    • Cancer: Drugs
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Cancer Drugs Fund.
    • Cancer: Health Education
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment his Department has made of the provision of educational material on diet to patients with cancer in other European countries; and what...
    • Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Children (1 annotation)
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the results of research published in the online journal BMJ Open into the proportion of school children who have chronic...
    • Clinical Commissioning Groups: North East
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what progress his Department has made on establishing clinical commissioning groups and determining their membership in the North East.
    • Clinical Trials
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what steps he is taking to ensure rapid patient access to drugs at phase II of the clinical trial process; (2) whether he has any plans to reduce...
    • Departmental Billing
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many and what proportion of his Department's invoices from its private sector suppliers were paid (a) within 14 days, (b) between 15 and 30 days, (c)...
    • Departmental Manpower
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many jobs in (a) his Department and (b) the agencies and non-departmental bodies for which he is responsible were transferred to the private sector in...
    • Diabetes
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he expects to publish the national diabetes audit.
    • Diabetes: Chiropody
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health with reference to National Institute for Clinical Excellence Clinical Guideline 10, how many podiatrists are required to provide foot health care to...
    • Diabetes: Chiropody
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will instigate an audit of the implementation of National Institute for Clinical Excellence Clinical Guideline 10 on the prevention and management...
    • Diabetes: Orthopaedics
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many amputations were carried out for each 1,000 adults with diabetes in each primary care trust in England.
    • Drugs: Safety
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to ensure the views and expertise of non-medical prescribing leads are represented within clinical commissioning groups; and if he...
    • Fertility: Medical Treatments
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the potential savings from the commissioning of tertiary infertility services on a national basis; and if he will make a...
    • Health Services: Greater London
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how much has been spent on redundancy payments by (a) Brent Primary Care Trust, (b) Harrow Primary Care Trust and (c) North West London Hospitals...
    • Hospitals: Chiropody
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health which hospitals do not have an in-patient podiatry service in England.
    • Ivf
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has for the future arrangements for commissioning of in vitro fertilization treatment on the NHS.
    • London Olympics 2012
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many invitations to attend events at the London 2012 Olympics (a) he, (b) other Ministers in his Department and (c) senior officials in his Department...
    • Mental Health Services: Prisoners
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the target time is for referral by responsible clinicians working in prisons to complete the administrative process for the transfer of mentally ill...
    • Midwives: Manpower
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many midwives were working in the NHS in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available.
    • Midwives: Training
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average cost was of training a midwife in the latest period for which figures are available.
    • NHS
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether it is his policy to change the process for registration with a GP or for the accessing of treatment by the NHS.
    • NHS: Procurement
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much was spent on procuring products and services by each NHS trust in 2010-11.
    • Nurses
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health with reference to his Department's announcement of 6 January 2012 on the Time to Care initiative, if he will provide further details on the initiative;...
    • Nurses
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what the average number of patients is per qualified nurse in NHS hospitals; (2) what his policy is on a mandatory qualified nurse to patient ratio...
    • Out-patients
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to improve the services offered to patients following discharge from an NHS hospital.
    • Perinatal Mortality
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of stillbirths.
    • Smoking: Health Services
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many people attended NHS Stop Smoking services in each quarter of 2010-11; (2) how many people made calls to the NHS Stop Smoking Quitline in...
    • Smoking: Motor Vehicles
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what assessment he has made of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Smoking and Health report on smoking in private vehicles; (2) if he will...
    • Social Services: Females
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of jobs in adult social care are filled by women.
    • Social Services: Finance
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the effect of changes in funding for social care on (a) avoidable emergency admissions and (b) NHS costs.
    • Social Services: Reform
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent representations he has received on the reform of social care; and if he will make a statement.
    • Thromboembolism
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many cases of venous thromboembolism (VTE) were diagnosed in each of the last five years; in how many cases VTE was identified as the (a) primary and...
    • Tinnitus
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department is taking to assist primary care trusts in treating patients with tinnitus; and if he will make a statement.
  • House of Lords
    • Abortion
      To ask Her Majesty's Government what information they have regarding the basis on which the decision was taken to allow for-profit organisations to advertise abortion services on television; what...
    • Abortion
      To ask Her Majesty's Government who made the decision to permit for-profit organisations to advertise abortion services on radio and television; what assessment was made of any previous...
    • Abortion
      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have the power to review advertisements for abortion services by for-profit organisations before they are broadcast; if they do, what use they intend...
    • Abortion
      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the right of the wounded and sick to comprehensive medical care, under the Geneva Conventions and the Convention Against Torture, includes a right for...
    • Abortion
      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will encourage the Government of the United States to withdraw the restriction on its foreign aid which prevents the provision of safe abortion and...
    • Armed Forces: Afghanistan
      To ask Her Majesty's Government how much has been spent by the United Kingdom on developing and running Kandahar airfield in financial years (1) 2005-06, (2) 2006-07, (3) 2007-08, (4) 2008-09,...
    • Atos Healthcare
      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Atos assessment centres there are; and how many of those are wheelchair accessible.
    • Aviation: Passenger Duty
      To ask Her Majesty's Government from which airports in Scotland flights can depart which are not subject to air passenger duty. To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any flights departing from...
    • Bank of England: Financial Policy Committee
      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will ask the shadow Financial Policy Committee of the Bank of England to review the current level of the risk-free rate of return as a potential...
    • Banking: Bonuses
      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will require more detailed disclosure of the pay of senior executives of banks in time for inclusion in 2011 annual reports to shareholders and for...
    • Civil Service: Retirement
      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the average age of retirement from the senior civil service in HM Treasury; and what was the average pension paid to those retired senior civil servants in...
    • Cluster Munitions
      To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they have taken following the display by the Pakistan Ordnance Factory and Pakistan's Defence Export Promotion Organisation of promotional material for...
    • Coastal Communities Fund
      To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect to invite bids to the Coastal Communities Fund.
    • Crime: Bail
      To ask Her Majesty's Government, for each police force, how many people are presently on police bail and have been for (1) one month or less, (2) three months or less, (3) six months or less, and...
    • Crime: Rioting
      To ask Her Majesty's Government what budget shortfall the Metropolitan Police is facing in meeting the costs of the riots in the summer of 2011.
    • Crime: Rioting
      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Prime Minister committed the Government to paying the full policing bill for the riots in the summer of 2011; and whether they have fulfilled that...
    • Crime: Rioting
      To ask Her Majesty's Government why they have decided to deduct charitable donations from compensation awards made to victims of the riots in the summer of 2011.
    • Democratic Republic of Congo
      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the new Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Due Diligence Guidance for mineral supply...
    • Democratic Republic of Congo
      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to recognise as legitimate the elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and their outcome; and what representations they have made...
    • Environment: Community Growing Spaces
      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have piloted any schemes using Government-owned land for community growing spaces; and, if so, where.
    • EU: Taxation
      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they support the introduction by the European Union of a consolidated corporate tax rate.
    • EU: Taxation
      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they support the introduction by the European Union of an energy tax directive and uniform rates of energy taxes across the European Union.
    • Gaza
      To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent discussions they have had with the Government of Israel concerning the impact of its restrictions on building materials entering the Gaza Strip upon...
    • Government Departments: Staff
      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many civil servants employed by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and each of its agencies were (1) prosecuted, and (2) convicted of a...
    • Health: AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have made representations to the Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria regarding United Kingdom contributions following its High Level...
    • Health: Speech Therapy
      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to give effect to the recommendations made by the Communications Champion, Jean Gross, in her final report of December 2011 on speech therapy...
    • Housing
      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Hanham on 10 January (WA 47), whether they have any plans to simplify the rules governing the renting out of a room by...
    • Hungary
      To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have held with the Government of Hungary in relation to its new constitution.
    • Hungary
      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the new Hungarian constitution.
    • Hungary
      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are making representations to the Government of Hungary about the independence of the Hungarian media, judiciary and data protection agency, and about...
    • Immigration
      To ask Her Majesty's Government what effect the Zambrano ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union in March 2010 on the granting of citizenship to "third country" parents of EU citizen...
    • International Monetary Fund
      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will limit any further subscriptions to the International Monetary Fund to a general quota contribution and bilateral contributions.
    • Israel
      To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Government of Israel on any declaration by Israel on whether it has possession of nuclear weapons; and what discussions...
    • Israel and Palestine: West Bank
      To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the Deputy Prime Minister's statement on 17 January referring to Israeli settlements on the West Bank as "vandalism", what proposals they have made for...
    • Israel and Palestine: West Bank
      To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the Government of Israel concerning the demolition of the Beit Arabiya Peace Centre and surrounding Bedouin homes in the...
    • Migrant Workers: Bulgarians and Romanians
      To ask Her Majesty's Government when self-employed Romanian and Bulgarian nationals who have paid no national insurance contributions or income tax become eligible to claim social security...
    • Misuse of Drugs Act 1971
      To ask Her Majesty's Government, in respect of drug possession offences under Sections 5(1) and 5(2) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 for the year 2009-10, (a) what was the total number of people...
    • Museums and Galleries
      To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to ensure that the Wedgwood collection and museum are protected so that the collection can remain on public display; and whether the...
    • Museums and Galleries
      To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have held with (1) the Wedgwood Museum, (2) Arts Council England, and (3) the National Museum Directors' conference, about the implications...
    • Palestine
      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Northover on 19 December 2011 (WA 300-01) regarding donor contributions in the field of education in the Palestinian...
    • People Trafficking
      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their response to the report from the Children's Commissioner for England, Landing in Dover, and whether they have considered the response from the Centre...
    • Philippines
      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have made representations to the Government of the Republic of the Philippines about the alleged murders of priests and journalists, including Rev...
    • Ports and Harbours
      To ask Her Majesty's Government what level of public funding has been offered to EastPort in Great Yarmouth since the completion of the new harbour. To ask Her Majesty's Government what...
    • Railways: Chorley Flying Arches
      To ask Her Majesty's Government what responsibility the Minister for Tourism and Heritage has for ensuring the listed flying arches over rail track in Chorley are replaced.
    • Railways: Network Rail
      To ask Her Majesty's Government what responsibility the Minister of State for Transport has for overseeing Network Rail.
    • Railways: Network Rail
      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are taking action to encourage Network Rail to maintain and keep tidy the land running alongside railway tracks.
    • Railways: West Coast Franchise
      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the invitation to tender for the West Coast Rail franchise, what assessment they have made of the impact of open access competition on the level of...
    • Roads: Street Signs
      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many street signs in the United Kingdom for which they are responsible are illuminated using solar photovoltaics.
    • South Sudan
      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have assessed the situation in South Sudan's Jonglei State; who they believe to be responsible for the deaths and displacement of civilians; and what...
    • Statutory Instruments
      To ask Her Majesty's Government, in each Parliamentary Session since 2001, how many statutory instruments laid by the Home Office were reprinted due to (1) defective drafting, and (2) other...
    • Sudan
      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will be assisting any efforts by the United States to deliver humanitarian assistance to South Kordofan and Blue Nile.
    • Sudan
      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports originating from the Satellite Sentinel Project that the Sudanese Armed Forces have cut off the main evacuation routes...
    • Sudan
      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of bombing attacks by the Republic of Sudan on territories in South Sudan; and what representations they have made to their...
    • Sudan
      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Northover on 23 January (WA 195), what proportion of debt cancellation in Sudan will accrue to the Government of South...
    • Sudan
      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their response to the statement by Susan Rice, United States Ambassador to the United Nations, on 17 January on United Nations Radio, that the Government...
    • Sudan
      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their latest estimate of the number of civilians killed or displaced in Kordofan.
    • Transport: Overcrowding
      To ask Her Majesty's Government how health and safety regulations to prevent overcrowding on trains and buses are enforced.
    • World Book Day
      To ask Her Majesty's Government what they are doing to support World Book Day 2012.

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