Tuesday, 27 March 2012
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities what recent progress she has made on her mentoring scheme to help women fulfil their potential in business.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities what assessment she has made of the effects of the Government's deficit reduction plan on women.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities pursuant to the answer of 7 June 2011, Official Report, column 221W, on departmental work experience, how many people (a) worked as an intern, (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland pursuant to the answer of 5 March 2012, Official Report, column 491W, on departmental responsibilities, for what reason he does not disclose the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland pursuant to the answer of 19 March 2012, Official Report, columns 443-4W, on Police Service of Northern Ireland, for what reason he does not...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland pursuant to the answer of 13 March 2012, Official Report, column 169W, on security and the answer of 19 March 2012, Official Report, column...
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what media monitoring services his Department has purchased in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what recent meetings she has had with members of the Commission on devolution in Wales on the revised timetable for the report.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what recent meetings she has had with the Secretary of State for Health on the potential effects of the provisions of the Health and Social Care Bill on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if she will have discussions with her ministerial colleagues on the potential effects of introducing regional pay for public sector workers in Wales.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what meetings she has had with the Welsh Government to discuss devolving responsibility for Remploy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what assessment his Department has made of the contribution of the arts to reducing (a) racism, (b) homophobia, (c) disability...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what discussions he has had with betting companies and their representatives on unclaimed winnings and dormant betting accounts.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport with reference to his Department's Business Plan 2011-15, what steps his Department took to complete action (a) 5.1.i on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport with reference to the Budget 2012, what assessment he has made of the potential benefits of expanding high-speed internet...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what recent progress he has made on his plans to extend superfast broadband to the North East and Northumberland.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport (1) what his Department's definition is of the leisure industry; and whether his Department differentiates between the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport how many people are employed in interim posts by the Department, or a non-ministerial department or arm's length body...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Olympic Delivery Authority's learning legacy website in sharing...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what estimate he has made of the cost to an individual of purchasing a femtocell to benefit from his Mobile Infrastructure Project.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport (1) whether his Department has procured any goods from Remploy factories in the last three years; and what the value was of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what plans he has to increase participation in sport; and what targets he has set.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what assessment he has made of the likely effect of withdrawing targets for increasing participation in school sport on...
To ask the Prime Minister pursuant to his oral answer of 21 March 2012, on what date he expects the full tender document to be issued for an early intervention foundation; and on what dates he...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what rationale her Department used when permitting the participation of the Electronic Collar Manufacturers' Association in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much the Food Standards Agency paid for the work commissioned from Imperial college London as part of its project on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs with reference to the Budget 2012, what assessment she has made of the role of food and drink exports in the Government's...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many employees of the Environment Agency are assigned to regulating the EU emissions trading system (a) full-time, (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the outcome was of her Department's review of the implementation of the EU Habitats and Wild Birds Directives in England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 19 March 2012, Official Report, column 551W, on rural areas: broadband, what proportion of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the costs and benefits of making the Schmallenberg virus notifiable.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much her Department spent on taxis for (a) Ministers and (b) civil servants between August 2011 and January 2012.
To ask the Attorney-General pursuant to the answer of 4 May 2011, Official Report, column 737W, on departmental work experience, how many people (a) worked as an intern, (b) undertook a work...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education when his Department plans to issue guidance to local authority pensions managers on academies pooling with their former local authority.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how much his Department spent on complimentary refreshments for (a) staff and (b) visitors in the latest period for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how much funding he has allocated to Sure Start children's centres in (a) Leeds North West constituency and (b) Leeds for 2012-13; and whether such...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what steps his Department is taking to improve citizenship education in schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many families will receive the extension of 15 hours of childcare to the poorest families in (a) the North East and (b) Hexham constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how much his private Ministerial office spent on (a) tea and coffee, (b) wine, (c) alcoholic refreshments other than wine and (d) bottled water in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what percentage of pupils were (a) entered for and (b) passed the English Baccalaureate in 2010-11 in each parliamentary constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what his policy is on the weight given to the internally-assessed writing element of Key Stage 2 English in setting the level of achievement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many primary schools have opted for an external assessment for the writing element of the Key Stage 2 English assessment in the latest period for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what assessment criteria will be issued to primary schools for Key Stage 2 English writing assessments.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many free schools due to open in September 2012 have secured sites.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many (a) academies and (b) free schools are adhering to his Department's regulations on school food standards.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) how many children were awarded A*-C grades in GCSE (a) mathematics and (b) English in (i) Kent and (ii) Dartford constituency in each of the last...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether his Department has a role in intellectual property policy development.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many schools have applied for matched funding to purchase phonics material; and which providers they have indicated they will be purchasing from.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many schools have applied for matched funding to purchase phonics material; and from which providers such materials will be purchased.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many schools and pupils have received the pupil premium in (a) the north-east and (b) Hexham constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what recent discussions his Department has had with Remploy on the procurement of goods.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many (a) applications have been received and (b) places were available for the 2012-13 academic year in (i) free schools and (ii) all state schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what estimate he has made of the (a) demand for and (b) supply of school places in Birmingham in the next five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will issue guidance to free schools on the installation of fire sprinkler systems in new school premises.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education when he expects to publish the Education (Exemption from School Inspection) (England) Regulations under section 5 of the Education Act 2005, as amended...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what additional costs he estimates will arise for (a) Ofsted, (b) his Department and (c) local authorities as a consequence of changes proposed in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what assessment has been made of the standard of school toilet facilities; and whether an assessment has been made of any relationship to the incidence...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether local authorities can re-charge schools for the employment costs of teachers engaged in trade union activities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what percentage of people recruited to initial teacher training courses for secondary schools in (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12 trained as teachers in (i)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what discussions he has had with Ministers in the Welsh Government on the transfer of responsibility for the pay and conditions of teachers to the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many days of truancy were recorded in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in the City of Leeds in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what steps his Department is taking to reduce alcohol consumption by 11 to 15-year-olds who drink regularly.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether any new contracts have been let by his Department to A4e between 28 February and 27 March 2012.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the average wage paid to apprentices undertaking one year workplace-based apprenticeships is.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 21 November 2011, Official Report, column 113W, on consultants, what (a) reports on implementation of universal...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps he is taking to work with disabled people and disability organisations to ensure that the Disability Strategy is co-produced and not...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many decisions have been made by his Department to end disability living allowance in respect of children in (a) each of the last five...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many decisions have been made by his Department to end disability living allowance in respect of those aged 16 to 18 in (a) each of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what recent progress he has made on reducing fuel poverty.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the numbers of people in work who are claiming (a) housing benefit and council tax benefit, (b) housing benefit...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether his Department has a role in intellectual property policy development.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the level of take-up has been of the (a) New Enterprise Allowance and (b) New Enterprise Allowance Loan in Birmingham, Ladywood...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the (a) cost and (b) administrative burden of introducing auto-enrolment for the agency worker sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will assess the financial effect of the implementation of auto-enrolment on the agency worker sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what discussions he has had on the introduction of regional pay in his Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the (a) median and (b) mean income was of households with (i) no children, (ii) one child, (iii) two children, (iv) three children, (v)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will take steps to ensure that the application form for personal independence payment will ask for information on people's difficulties...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what incentives he plans to offer to local businesses to employ disabled people made redundant by Remploy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assistance he has offered to Remploy factories in Wales to become more profitable.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the number of people who are claiming benefits to which they are not entitled by (a) region, (b) sex and (c) age;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Flexible Support Fund in helping people find work.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 7 November 2011, Official Report, column 65W, on universal credit, how much of the £2 billion allocated to the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 7 November 2011, Official Report, column 65W, on universal credit, how much of the £105 million allocated to the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when he expects to announce what role local authorities will play in delivering universal credit; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the value is of payments made to ATOS in respect of the Harrington changes to work capability assessments for employment and support...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what discussions he has had with the US Secretary of Defense since his statement on American forces ending their combat role in 2013.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many supply and re-supply operations there have been to Afghanistan since (a) operations began and (b) January 2011; and what the cost of those...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many RAF pilots have learnt foreign languages as part of the carrier programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence on what occasions he has taken flights to overseas countries on official business since August 2010; what class of travel was used on each such flight;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of cats and traps on the Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent examination he has made of the comparative cost of (a) fitting catapults and arrestor gear to one of the future carriers and (b) acquiring...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the (a) cost and (b) time period of installation will be of installing catapult and arrestor gear on one Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carrier.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) at the time of the Strategic Defence and Security Review, what the estimated cost was of installing catapult and arrestor gear on one Queen...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what weight of jet is able to take off from the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what guidance he has issued to members of the armed forces on contact with hon. Members; (2) what discussions (a) he and (b) Ministers in his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent assessment he has made of the role of defence community police officers and the services they provide to members of the armed forces and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what proportion of UK armed forces are Scottish regiments.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he expects to achieve interim (a) missile defence capability and (b) alert capability of a missile attack.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what assessment he has made of the potential effects of the privatisation of search and rescue services in the Falkland Islands; and if he will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether his Department has a role in intellectual property policy development.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether members of the Intelligence and Security Committee are given full access by the US authorities to (a) the inner Operations area, (b) other parts...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when members of (a) the Intelligence and Security Committee, (b) the Joint Intelligence Committee, (c) the Assessment Staff, (d) the Intelligence,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many pieces of Iraqi military equipment were destroyed using depleted uranium ammunition by coalition forces during the 2003 Iraq conflict; and how...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if the F-35B joint strike fighter variant will be able to fire advanced medium range air-air missiles.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence who attended the Joint Strike Fighter Executive Steering Board Meeting in Sydney on 15 March 2012; and what was discussed.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether he has any plans to lease additional C-17 aircraft to transport equipment from Afghanistan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence on how many occasions a foreign-requested aircraft has provided search and rescue assistance over UK territorial waters in the last five years; what role...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the total cost is of the relocation of Waterbeach Barracks to Kinloss.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence for what reasons the relocation of Waterbeach Barracks to Kinloss was brought forward.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many members of the Ministry of Defence Police are based at Colchester Garrison.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether his Department has considered reducing the number of Ministry of Defence police officers at HMNB Clyde.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what role was played by the RAF Regiment radiation monitoring team in Japan following the accident at Fukushima in March 2011; and what the cost was of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence who pays for the operation of the Menwith Hill shuttle bus that runs between NSA Menwith Hill and Harrogate.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many suspicious vessels UK armed forces have intercepted off the Somali coast in the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps his Department is taking to work with the US Administration to resolve the situation in Syria.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much his Department spent on taxis for (a) Ministers and (b) civil servants between August 2011 and January 2012.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if she will publish data on public perceptions of the safety of cycling in each local authority area.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps she is taking to encourage non-London local authorities and the Highways Agency to identify and prioritise junctions where cycle safety...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if she will make it her policy to keep Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority data services in the UK; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when the route options for the Y route of HS2 proposed by HS2 Ltd will be published.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment she has made of the effects on local businesses of the construction of HS2; and what estimate she has made of the number of such...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether her Department has a role in intellectual property policy development.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans her Department has for the revenue raised from charging foreign HGVs to use the UK road network.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment she has made of the possibility of increased congestion and delays at British airports before, during and immediately after the London...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) if she will estimate the change in income from rail fares that would arise from changing the cap on fare increases from retail prices index (RPI)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many leisure vessels have received assistance from each of the maritime rescue co-ordination centres in the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many (a) training and (b) flying hours will be stipulated in the contract to provide search and rescue services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) how many staff the Traffic Penalty Tribunal employed on a (a) full-time equivalent and (b) headcount basis in the latest period for which figures...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office whether he or his Department have provided any briefing or other guidance to witnesses other than Ministers appearing before the Select Committee on...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many staff in his Department are responsible for cross-Whitehall policy on commissioning and procurement; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many people are employed in interim posts by the Department, or a non-ministerial department or arm's length body controlled by his Department...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office pursuant to the answer of 12 March 2012, Official Report, column 56W, on Homes and Communities Agency: statistics, (1) if he will place in the Library...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what estimate he has made of the (a) number and (b) proportion of households in (i) England and (ii) each constituency in England which spent more than...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many affordable homes have been (a) begun and (b) completed in Birmingham, Ladywood constituency since May 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what steps his Department plans to take to evaluate the implementation of the measures contained in its document Creating the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will assess the (a) costs and (b) benefits of installing fire sprinkler systems in new schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what fire safety requirements apply to free schools where buildings are converted from other uses to educational use.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 1 March 2012, Official Report, columns 469-70W, on housing: energy, what steps his Department has...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment he has made of the adequacy of housing survey coverage in rural areas.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many new affordable rural homes in smaller settlements have been completed since 2008.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what representations his Department has received from housing associations on provision of credit to those seeking to purchase...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what steps his Department is taking to minimise noise transference in newly built social housing.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what information his Department holds on the number of complaints received by local authorities on noise transference within...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many households in rural areas were living in temporary accommodation on the latest date for which information is available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many families will be included in his Department's Troubled Families initiative in the Peterborough City Council area in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government with reference to the editorial in the British Medical Journal of 8 March 2012, concerning potential health effects of wind...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what estimate he has made of the average daily cost of remanding a person in custody.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what recent assessment he has made of the likelihood of the Commission on a Bill of Rights delivering on its terms of reference.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what estimate his Department has made of the cost of establishing an independent appeals process for decisions made by the newly appointed Chief Coroner.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice with reference to his removal of the power of the Chief Coroner under section 40 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009, where responsibility lies for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice with reference to EU Council Decision 2003/642/JHA, what assessment his Department has made of the likely benefits of applying the convention on the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much was spent on translation and interpretation at (a) Peterborough Crown Court and (b) Peterborough Magistrates' Court in each year since 2004; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many court cases have been delayed in the last 12 months as a result of Applied Language Solutions not providing an interpreter.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what plans he has to implement a system of information sharing on sexual and serious offenders across EU borders.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how much his Department spent on taxis for (a) Ministers and (b) civil servants between August 2011 and January 2012; (2) how much his Department...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the answer of 29 February 2012, Official Report, columns 368-9W, on Employment Tribunals Service, how many of the 1,495 unpaid employment...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will consider the report commissioned by the Family Justice Council on Evaluating Expert Witness Psychological Reports; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice with reference to Article 4 of EU Council Framework Decision 2005/214/JHA, how many final decisions requiring a financial penalty to be paid by a natural...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what steps his Department is taking to encourage the accession of additional countries to the 1980 Hague Convention on international child abduction.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many law firms in the London Borough of Bexley received payments for legal aid work in each of the last five years; and what the total value of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) what steps his Department is taking to ensure that litigants in person will continue to be able to access justice following the reduction in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) pursuant to the answer of 13 March 2012, Official Report, column 217W, on legal aid: fees and charges, in respect of how many cases the Legal...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether he plans to relocate any staff in his Department to new offices in Birmingham.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the average prison population was in each year since 1990.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many (a) suicides, (b) deaths by natural causes and (c) unclassified deaths of prisoners there have been in each of the privately-run prisons since...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will take steps to provide greater protection for small businesses which are encouraged to enter into binding legal contracts by the use of...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment he has made of progress towards international tuberculosis control targets as set out in the Global Plan to Stop TB...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development (1) what estimate his Department has made of the number of internally displaced people in Iraq in each year since 2003; (2) what...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what plans he has to visit Sri Lanka.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many officials of his Department are currently stationed in Sri Lanka.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much the Government spent on research and development into clean coal technology in (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12; and what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change if he will define the 60 per cent. greenhouse gas emissions savings standard compared with fossil fuel which he proposes for use of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment he has made of his Department's accuracy in forecasting forward carbon emission factors for grid electricity for the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what estimate he has made of the number of (a) domestic customers and (b) non-domestic customers disconnected by their energy supplier...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what recent estimate his Department has made of the cost to companies of smart meter roll-out.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what steps he is taking to protect consumers from rising global energy prices.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment he has made of the effects of his Department's policy that post-2020 targets for decarbonisation should be neutral with...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change when he last met the EU Commission to discuss state aid rules in relation to support for energy intensive industries under the Carbon...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what plans he has to take account of recommendations from the Hills Fuel Poverty review on the energy company obligation (ECO) in his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what plans he has to publish a response to the report of the Consents barriers and retaliatory evictions working group.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many people were employed in interim posts by (a) his Department and (b) a Non-Ministerial Department or arm’s length body...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change whether it is his policy to decarbonise the power sector by 2030.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many staff in his Department are working on (a) community scale renewable energy, (b) electricity market reform and (c) new nuclear...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change if he will include bioliquids in his scheme of assistance for domestic heating installations under the Renewable Heat Incentive.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what consideration he has given to including public acceptability in the sustainability criteria for renewables obligation certificates.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what representations he has received on including public acceptability in the sustainability criteria for the Renewable Obligations...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change if he will make an assessment of the British Medical Journal editorial of 8 March 2012 on health effects of the distance of wind...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what steps he has taken to realise the Offshore Wind Developers' Forum target for UK-based suppliers to provide at least 50 per cent....
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what proportion of UK offshore wind development contracts have been awarded to firms based in the UK in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the cost was of maintaining his Department's Carlton Gardens property under each budget heading in each of the last two years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much has been spent on redecorating the Carlton Gardens property; and how much of that was paid by him.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether his Department has a role in intellectual property policy development.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent representations he has made to the Government of Iraq on women’s rights in Iraq.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will appoint a human rights envoy to Iraq to submit reports to the Government and Parliament.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the government of Iraq regarding the use of (a) torture and (b) evidence obtained through...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with the government of Iraq on the transparency and fairness of judicial processes in Iraq.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received from the government of Iraq on the number of (a) executions carried out and (b) offences for which...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent steps the Government has taken to protect the safety of UK citizens visiting Libya.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had on the Fisheries Partnership Agreement with Mauritania.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether the provision of processing and landing facilities will be included in a new Fisheries Partnership Agreement with Mauritania.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps his Department is taking as part of the UK presidency of the UN Security Council to seek consensus for a resolution...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many higher-rate taxpayers have more than 10 children in receipt of child benefit; (2) if he will set out his calculation of the minimum number...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many families with children have an earner with a gross taxable income in excess of (a) £50,000, (b) £60,000 and (c) £70,000.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the costs of administering the new arrangements for child benefit.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what estimate he has made of the number of single-parent households that will lose child benefit (a) altogether and (b) partially as a result of his...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his estimate is of the administrative cost of recovering through the tax system child benefit paid to families with a person earning over £50,000...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many taxpayers who do not currently have to submit a tax return will be required to do so as a result of the Government's proposals in relation to child...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he plans to bring forward proposals to remove the privilege of confidentiality in relation to tax returns from recipients of child benefit with a...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what criteria will be used to judge whether significant administrative savings are deliverable following the consultation on the Carbon Reduction Commitment...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much his Department has spent on (a) recruitment services and (b) executive search agencies in each month since May 2010; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much his Department spent on recruitment agencies in each month since September 2011.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many road hauliers have had their licences withdrawn as a result of successful HM Revenue and Customs action to tackle alcohol duty fraud in each of the...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the number of people resident in (a) Chatham and Aylesford constituency and (b) Medway who will no longer pay income tax...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many members of staff at HM Revenue and Customs work on the enforcement of the national minimum wage.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer for what reasons his Department adopted the interim solution to provide real time information for PAYE; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the (a) value and (b) extent of forestalling in advance of the coming into effect of his planned changes to stamp duty land tax.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much revenue was foregone by HM Revenue and Customs due to multinational company tax write-offs in the latest period for which figures are available.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer with reference to paragraph 4.16 of his Department's publication, Tackling Tobacco Smuggling—building on our success, how many (a) charges and (b)...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he has conducted an impact assessment of the potential effects of a reduction in the rate of VAT to five per cent. for home repair, maintenance and...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the number of households in each region which will no longer be entitled to tax credits following the introduction of changes...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how he plans to evaluate the effectiveness of the public health responsibility deal.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the involvement of the private health care sector in the NHS.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the average waiting time for patients to see their GP in the latest period for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to review the health allocation formula.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health on how many occasions and on what dates he has met the Secretary of State for Scotland to discuss the potential effects of the Health and Social Care Bill...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he expects a universal and full service for the treatment of Asperger's syndrome to be available following diagnosis without a second condition.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will assess the effectiveness of the Care Quality Commission.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many contracts with external consultants were held by the Care Quality Commission in (a) 2008-09, (b) 2009-10 and (c) 2010-11; how many have been held...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people in England have high cholesterol; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the estimated expenditure was on community contraceptive services for women (a) aged under 20 years and (b) aged 20 years and over in (i) England and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether (a) he, (b) Ministers and (c) senior officials in his Department have met employees of Crosby-Textor since May 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what representations he has received on the application process for those applying for entry to the Foundation Programme in August 2012; (2) what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to address the misdiagnosis of epilepsy and non-epileptic seizure disorder.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answers of 19 March 2012, Official Report, column 556W, on clinical commissioning groups, if he will take steps to prevent the NHS...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answers of 19 March 2012, Official Report, column 556W, on clinical commissioning groups, (1) whether the interpretation of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent estimate he has made of expenditure by primary care trusts on management consultants contracted to support shadow clinical commissioning...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidance is given to emerging clinical commissioning groups on the acceptance of support from management consultancy firms on a pro bono or...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many physical assaults on health visitors were recorded in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) the latest period for which figures are available in 2012.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much was spent by his Department's arm's length bodies on external consultants in (a) 2010-11 and (b) each of the last five years for which figures...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent discussions he has had with the Minister for the Cabinet Office on expenditure on external consultants by (a) his Department, (b) its...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he plans to take to ensure that the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency implements the traditional herbal medicinal products...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many older people were subject to delayed discharge from hospital as a result of malnutrition in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) the latest period for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much was paid in compensation in respect of maternity cases by Barking, Havering and Redbridge NHS Trust in each of the last five years; and how many...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many contracts with external consultants were held by Monitor in (a) 2008-09, (b) 2009-10 and (c) 2010-11; how many have been held in 2011-12 to date;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what work was carried out by McKinsey under contracts held by Monitor in 2011-12; and what the duration is of those contracts.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what progress the NHS East Midlands Specialised Commissioning Group has made in developing neuromuscular services in the region; and if he will make a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether he has powers to refuse the merger of NHS foundation trusts covering two adjacent counties.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what assessment he has made of the capacity of advocacy organisations to absorb the administrative costs associated with achieving the quality...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much has been spent by NHS bodies on external management consultants in 2011-12 to date.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether he plans to commission external consultants to carry out independent assessments of the boards of NHS trusts.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much was spent by NHS bodies on external consultants in 2010-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 13 March 2012, Official Report, column 192W, on NHS: standards, how many people waited longer than 18 weeks for a consultation...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many thefts from NHS premises were recorded in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) the latest period for which figures are available in 2012.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what steps his Department is taking to improve pancreatic cancer survival rates; (2) when he last made an assessment of the standards of care and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will provide an update on the status of the prostate cancer drug Abiraterone.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent representations he has received on proposed investment in and redevelopment of the Royal Sussex County Hospital; whether formal agreement of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of progress in tackling tuberculosis in the UK; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what consideration he gave to the need for (a) service co-location and (b) accountability when taking the decision that tuberculosis services should be...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how tuberculosis control is included in local health protection plans.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many cars, vans and lorries have been intercepted at points of entry into the UK as part of the UK Border Agency's steps to tackle...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what representations she has received from the drinks industry on the Government's alcohol strategy.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many iris scanners there are at airports in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if she will review the rights of family members who do not have the nationality of an EU member state enjoying the same rights as an EU...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department with reference to Article 5 of EU Council Decision 2004/919/EC, what the UK contact point is for tackling cross-border vehicle crime; and on...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department with reference to EU Council Decision 2003/847/JHA of 27 November 2003, whether the drugs 2C-I, 2C-T-2, 2C-T-7 and TMA-2 are subject to...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to lift the restriction on certain controlled drugs to enable full nurse prescribing to...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many out-of-country visas were issued to both main applicants and dependents for intra-company transfers between 2000 and 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment her Department has made of the plans to reduce staffing levels at the Equality and Human Rights Commission and the potential...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what statistics her office holds on the number of migrant domestic workers reporting unlawful working conditions.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many freezing orders the UK (a) sent to and (b) received from other EU member states under the procedure established by EU Council...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications for EEA2 residence cards were made by non-EU nationals living in (a) Bexleyheath and Crayford, (b) the London borough...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of people who had been granted limited leave to remain for an initial five-year period were then granted another period of...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will put in place additional border checks at all points of entry to the UK for the duration of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will estimate the number of foreign nationals in Lewisham, Deptford constituency pursuing applications of any kind with the UK Border...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether public interest immunity applications were made in the inquest into the 7 July 2005 bombings.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether her Department has a role in developing intellectual property policy.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether she has plans to alter the regulation of the (a) importation to the UK and (b) sale of lasers.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether she plans to classify lasers as an offensive weapon.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether (a) she and (b) officials in her Department have had recent discussions with their US counterparts on dangers arising from the aiming...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what property has been lost or stolen from her Department in the last 12 months; and what the estimated cost was of replacement of such property.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans she has to bring forward proposals to enable local authorities to be involved in the selection of borough commanders in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department with reference to Article 4 of EU Council Framework Decision 2001/500/JHA of 26 June 2001, on money laundering and confiscation of proceeds...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) pursuant to the answer of 22 February 2012, Official Report, column 814W, on Olympic Games 2012, what additional resources her...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will publish a strategy for tackling violence initiated or facilitated by gangs; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of liaison officers operating under EU Council Decision 2003/170/JHA of 27 February 2003;...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department by what date she expects to lay all outstanding secondary legislation in respect of police and crime commissioners.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she expects to publish secondary legislation on elections for the posts of police and crime commissioner.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if she will make a statement on the out-sourcing of police services to the private sector; (2) whether front-line policing will be...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what steps her Department is taking to ensure that operational control remains with chief police officers under the Business Partnering...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will place in the Library a copy of her Department's (a) analysis of the merits of and (b) business case for the Business Partnering...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether elected police and crime commissioners in the West Midlands and Surrey police force areas will have the ability to halt the proposals...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the UK has fully enacted the provisions of EU Council Framework Decision 2004/757/JHA; and what assessment her Department has made of...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of EU Council Decision 2002/348/JHA of 25 April 2002 on improving security at international...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much her Department spent on taxis for (a) Ministers and (b) civil servants between August 2011 and January 2012.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate she has made of the number of metal thefts which have occurred in the last year (a) nationally and (b) in Milton Keynes.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many frontline UK Border Agency staff there were working at the UK borders in (a) 2010, (b) 2009, (c) 2008, (d) 2007, (e) 2006, (f) 2005,...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many of the staff that will be transferred to the UK Border Force from the UK Border Agency are frontline staff.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the UK Border Force will receive additional funding to improve its control of UK borders.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many frontline UK Border Force staff there are working at the UK borders.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department with reference to EU Council Decision 2002/494/JHA of 13 June 2002, what the UK contact point is for the exchange of information concerning...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what arms export licences have been revoked subsequent to the Government's response, Cm 8079, to the First Report of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of the potential effect on English for speakers of other languages learners in further education...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how much the Technology Strategy Board spent in each region in each of the last three years; how many grants it awarded in each...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how much his Department spent on complimentary refreshments for (a) staff and (b) visitors in the latest period for which figures...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what the cost to the public purse was of expenses paid to HRH the Duke of York between 22 July 2011 and 30 December 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills if he will estimate the number of (a) UK firms that trade with other EU member states and (b) people employed in those firms; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills which UK strategic export control licences to Bahrain are currently extant; and what the nature and quantity of the licensed...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills which UK strategic export control licences to Egypt are currently extant; and what the nature and quantity of the licensed goods...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills which UK strategic export control licences to Libya are currently extant; and what the nature and quantity of the licensed goods...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills which UK strategic export control licences to Syria are currently extant; and what the nature and quantity of the licensed goods...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills which UK strategic export control licences to Tunisia are currently extant; and what the nature and quantity of the licensed...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills which UK strategic export control licences to Yemen are currently extant; and what the nature and quantity of the licensed goods...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) if he will estimate the number of jobs created by overseas companies which decided to locate their European headquarters in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills whether his Department or the agencies reporting to his Department, collect data on non-completion rates in private higher...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills whether his Department has a role in intellectual property policy development.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills who the members are of the four expert advisory groups advising the Intellectual Property Office; and what the remuneration is of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) how many (a) men and (b) women aged over 24 years were studying for qualifications at Level 3 and Level 4 or above in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many (a) men and (b) women in England who are following courses leading to qualifications at Level 3 or above are aged (i) 24...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps he is taking to encourage banks to work in partnership with small to medium-sized property developers and construction...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what plans he has to reinstate the research and development scorecard.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how much the Technology Strategy Board spent in each region in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills pursuant to the Prime Minister's contribution in debate of 21 March 2011 in response to the hon. Member for Brighton, Pavilion,...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Bank of England was provided with the opportunity to review the Financial Services Authority's report The failure of the Royal Bank of Scotland in...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Northover on 27 February (WA 203-4), which Minister approved the business case for the grant of £90 million by the...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how the Wales Office define bonus payments in the context of civil service pay; what proportion of civil servants are eligible to receive non-consolidated...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress is being made as a result of decisions taken at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Perth in October 2011.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the procurement process by which Locality was appointed as the "selected partner" to "deliver and train up to 5,000 community organisers", including the...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many senior or trainee community organisers have so far been appointed and in which localities they are operating; how many will be appointed during the rest...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the £20,000 bursaries to be paid to community organisers will be subject to income tax and national insurance contributions and whether monies spent...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will fund local Community Organiser schemes beyond the initial training contracts, bursaries or salaries paid to the first 500 Community Organisers;...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the approved criteria for the appointment by Locality of host organisations in the community organisers programme; what evidential basis is used for the...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what criteria they have set out for the proposed recruitment of 4,500 part-time voluntary community organisers; whether those posts will be advertised by (1)...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether persons taking part in the Work Programme may be placed as part-time voluntary community organisers as part of that programme.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have assessed the regulatory impact and costs to business of the proposals in their Consultation on Copyright to impose statutory codes on collective...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they envisage any expansion in the number of district judges; and if so, how much.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many district judges currently serve in England and Wales; and how this compares with the figures for each year since 2002.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many magistrates currently serve in England and Wales; and how this compares with the figures for each year since 2002.
To ask Her Majesty's Government for how many total hours magistrates sat in session in 2011; and how this compares with figures for each year since 2002.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have responsibility for ensuring the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities across the United...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will give effect to the recommendation by the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland and the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission to develop a...
To ask Her Majesty's Government , further to the Written Answer by Lord Sassoon on 7 March (WA 421-2), what steps they have taken to ascertain how many suppliers around the United Kingdom are...
To ask Her Majesty's Government why enhanced 100% capital allowances are available in the Liverpool, Sheffield, Tees Valley, Humber, Black Country and North Eastern enterprise zones in England...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Equality and Human Rights Commission regarding its publication of statutory Codes of Practice under the Equality Act 2010.
To ask Her Majesty's Government , further to the Written Answer by Lord Hill of Oareford on 13 March (WA 41), whether the advice for school leaders, staff, governing bodies and local authorities...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, when finalising the list of candidates for the office of the United Kingdom judge at the European Court of Human Rights, the Government exercised their...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many written instructions have been provided by ministers in the Scotland Office to the Accounting Officer for the Department in accordance with paragraph 5.5...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how the Scotland Office define bonus payments in the context of civil service pay; what proportion of civil servants are eligible to receive non-consolidated...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the groups of diseases or other health-related issues for which in-house pathology tests using in-vitro methods have been developed in the National Health...
To ask the Chairman of Committees what are the job titles of all staff in Black Rod's Department who are not administrative staff or doorkeepers; what is the value of their salary and any other...
To ask the Chairman of Committees whether the same boiler supplies heating for both Houses of Parliament within the Palace of Westminster.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of any increase in housing mobility resulting from changes to housing benefit and the introduction of the household...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are considering a written intervention under Article 36 of the European Convention on Human Rights in the case of Vejdeland and Others v Sweden...
To ask Her Majesty's Government , further to the Written Statement by Lord Howell of Guildford on 28 February (WS 114-5) announcing a sustainable use marine protected area in South Georgia and...
To ask Her Majesty's Government , further to the Written Answer by Lord Sassoon on 12 March (WA 19), what is the estimated value of current forged notes and coins in circulation.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many commissioning support services for clinical commissioning groups are expected to be identified by 1 April 2012; and how many of those are expected to be...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many private sector contracts currently exist within the National Health Service in primary, acute and tertiary care; and what is the value of those contracts.
To ask Her Majesty's Government which public sector pension schemes will revalue active members' benefits above the level of the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) and by what percentage figure; what...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the scheme-specific cost ceilings for the public sector pension schemes currently being reformed.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the incidence of rape within United Kingdom prisons in each year since 2008; and in the light of the United Kingdom's current extradition arrangements...
To ask Her Majesty's Government which five local education authorities had the best and which five had the worst pupil attendance records in England and Wales, in each year from 2005 to 2011.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Combined Cadet Force contingents there were in schools in 2010-11; and, of those, how many were based in independent schools.
To ask the Chairman of Committees whether there are plans to mark the two hundredth anniversary of the assassination of Spencer Perceval on 11 May 1812 in the Palace of Westminster; and, if the...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to amend the Sunday trading laws.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what financial support they have given towards the US-Ireland Alliance Mitchell Scholars' programme or to the president of the US-Ireland Alliance; and how the use...
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