Written answers
Monday, 21 May 2012

  • Energy and Climate Change
    • Carbon Emissions
      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what his Department's total level of carbon emissions was between (a) 1 April 2010 and 1 April 2011 and (b) 2 April 2011 and 1 April 2012.
    • Carbon Emissions
      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what measures his Department introduced to reduce its carbon emissions in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012.
    • Consultants
      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much his Department spent on external consultants, including management consultants, in (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12; and if he will...
    • Exhaust Emissions: Large Good Vehicles
      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what estimate he has made of the carbon footprint arising from lorries (a) delivering biomass to and (b) removing fly ash and other...
    • Departmental Staff
      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many full-time equivalent employees his Department employed in May 2010; and how many it employed at the latest period for which...
    • Departmental Staff
      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many full-time equivalent employees have (a) left and (b) been recruited to his Department in the last two years.
    • Minerals
      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change if he will consider giving mineral rights to communities and individual landowners that live near or above fracking sites.
    • National Grid
      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what consideration he has given to creating an open web-based register of grid connection applications by distribution network...
    • National Grid
      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what consideration he has given to making improvements to the grid connection process managed by distribution network operators.
    • Non-departmental Public Bodies
      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many quangos his Department has (a) abolished and (b) established since May 2010.
    • Procurement
      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what proportion of payments made by his Department to small and medium-sized enterprises have been paid late since May 2010.
    • Procurement
      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what proportion of his Department's expenditure on procurement has gone to small and medium-sized enterprises since May 2010.
    • Procurement
      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change if he will take steps to ensure that payments to public sector contractors hired by his Department are made within 30 days.
    • Redundancy
      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many of his Department's employees have been made redundant in the last two years.
    • Security
      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many people who are not employees of his Department have been issued with security passes for his Department's building; and for...
    • Western Power Distribution
      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what meetings he and Ministers in his Department have had with Western Power Distribution in the last 12 months.
  • Attorney-General
    • Information Officers
      To ask the Attorney-General how much has been claimed in reimbursable expenses by press officers in the Law Officers' Departments and their public bodies since May 2010.
  • Northern Ireland
    • Dealing with the Past
      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the outcome was of his talks with party leaders on dealing with the past; and if he will make a statement.
    • Dealing with the Past
      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on which dates he met party leaders to discuss dealing with the past.
    • Egypt
      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what representations he has received from organisations in Egypt on mechanisms for truth and reconciliation.
    • Gerry McGeough
      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what recent representations he has received on the case of Gerry McGeough.
    • Gerry McGeough
      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what assessment he has made of the implications for the peace process in Northern Ireland of the continued incarceration of Gerry McGeough; and...
    • Gerry McGeough
      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will review the case of Gerry McGeough under paragraph 20 of the Good Friday Agreement.
    • Good Friday Agreement
      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what assessment he has made of progress in the implementation of paragraph 20 of the Good Friday Agreement; and if he will make a statement.
    • Good Friday Agreement
      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people are imprisoned or held on remand for alleged terrorist offences committed prior to the signing of the Good Friday agreement in 1998.
    • Pat Finucane
      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what discussions he has had with the family of Pat Finucane since his decision not to hold a public inquiry into his murder.
    • Pat Finucane
      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what recent representations he has received from the Irish Government on the murder of Pat Finucane.
    • Pat Finucane
      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what recent progress has been made on the De Silva review of the murder of Pat Finucane; and if he will make a statement.
    • Procurement
      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) what proportion of his Department's expenditure on procurement has gone to small and medium-sized enterprises since May 2010; (2) what...
    • Procurement
      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland when his Department next expects to undertake a spend recovery audit to identify overpayments to suppliers caused by fraud or error.
  • Women and Equalities
    • Equality and Human Rights Commission
      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities how much (a) members of the Board and (b) senior executives of the Equality and Human Rights Commission incurred in expenses in (i) 2009-10, (ii)...
    • Furniture
      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities how much the Equality and Human Rights Commission spent on (a) furniture, (b) artwork and (c) sculptures in (i) 2009-10, (ii) 2010-11 and (iii) 2011-12.
    • Hotels
      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities how much the Equality and Human Rights Commission spent on (a) hotel accommodation and (b) hotel room hire in (i) 2009-10, (ii) 2010-11 and (iii) 2011-12.
    • Training
      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities how much the Equality and Human Rights Commission spent on (a) conferences, (b) staff away days and (c) sports events in (i) 2009-10, (ii) 2010-11 and...
    • Travel
      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities how much the Equality and Human Rights Commission spent on (a) first, (b) Club or business and (c) economy class air travel in (i) 2009-10, (ii)...
  • House of Commons Commission
    • Security
      To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many passholders are permanently based in each building in the Commons part of...
  • Electoral Commission Committee
    • Allowances
      To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, how much (a) members of the Board and (b) senior executives of the Electoral...
    • Furniture
      To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, how much the Electoral Commission spent on (a) sculptures, (b) furniture and (c)...
    • Hotels
      To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, how much the Electoral Commission spent on (a) hotel accommodation and (b) hotel...
    • Logos
      To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, how much the Electoral Commission spent on items branded with its logo in (a)...
    • Training
      To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, how much the Electoral Commission spent on (a) conferences, (b) staff away days and...
    • Travel
      To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, how much the Electoral Commission spent on (a) first and (b) standard class rail...
  • Culture Media and Sport
    • Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport whether his Department has made an analysis of the discussions in the European Parliament on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade...
    • Broadband
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what steps he has taken to ensure that small businesses benefit from BDUK broadband funding.
    • Carbon Emissions
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what his Department's total level of carbon emissions was between (a) 1 April 2010 and 1 April 2011 and (b) 2 April 2011 and 1...
    • Carbon Emissions
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what measures his Department introduced to reduce its carbon emissions in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012.
    • Casinos and Bingo Clubs
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport if he will place in the Library a copy of each response received to the 1996 paper Casinos and Bingo Clubs, A Consultation Paper.
    • Government Contracts: Political Affiliation
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport (1) what (a) grants and (b) contracts his Department has awarded to companies or organisations run by individuals who were...
    • Copyright: Internet
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport whether his Department has made an analysis of the recent High Court ruling requiring internet service providers to block...
    • Cultural Heritage
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what steps he is taking to protect and promote intangible cultural heritage in (a) England and (b) other parts of the UK.
    • Cultural Heritage
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport how much funding his Department has allocated to the promotion and protection of intangible cultural heritage in each year...
    • Food: Marketing
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport if he will bring forward proposals to prevent children from being exposed to online marketing of high fat, sugar and salt food...
    • Members: Correspondence
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport when he plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Poplar and Limehouse of 29 March 2012 on...
    • Non-departmental Public Bodies
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport how many quangos his Department has (a) abolished and (b) established since May 2010.
    • Procurement
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what proportion of payments made by his Department to small and medium-sized enterprises have been paid late since May 2010.
    • Procurement
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what proportion of his Department's expenditure on procurement has gone to small and medium-sized enterprises since May 2010.
    • Procurement
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport when his Department next expects to undertake a spend recovery audit to identify overpayments to suppliers caused by fraud or...
    • Risk Assessment
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what strategic or transitional risk registers are held by the national lottery and its distributors.
    • Risk Assessment
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what strategic or transitional risk registers in each area of policy are held by his Department; and if he will make a statement.
    • Trade Unions
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport how many trade union representatives in (a) his Department and (b) its non-departmental public bodies had (i) part-time and...
    • Trade Unions
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport if he will place in the Library copies of the facility time agreements between trade unions and (a) his Department and (b) its...
    • VisitBritain
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what budget his Department allocated to VisitBritain in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13; and how much was allocated...
  • Transport
    • Procurement
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what proportion of payments made by her Department to small and medium-sized enterprises have been paid late since May 2010.
    • Carbon Emissions
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what discussions her Department has had with the Department of Energy and Climate Change on future UK carbon budgets.
    • Carbon Emissions
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps her Department is taking to reduce the UK's share of emissions from international aviation and shipping originating in the UK.
    • Carbon Emissions
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when her Department plans to respond to the Committee on Climate Change recommendations on including the UK's share of emissions from international...
    • Carbon Emissions
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps her Department is taking on implementing the recommendation of the Committee on Climate Change that the UK's share of emissions from...
    • Driving Offences (1 annotation)
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when she expects the data for (a) seat belt wearing and (b) mobile telephone use by drivers to be available for (i) 2010 and (ii) 2011.
    • Driving under Influence
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what information she has available on the number of road traffic (a) violations and (b) accidents in which a driver has consumed alcohol below the...
    • Driving: Licensing
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many prosecutions there were for the (a) purchase and (b) sale of fraudulent drivers' licences online in each of the last five years.
    • Driving: Licensing
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent assessment she has made of the numbers of fraudulent drivers' licences sold online.
    • Highways Agency
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many and what proportion of senior staff left the Highways Agency in (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12; and if she will make a statement.
    • Highways Agency
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the budget was of the Highways Agency in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13; what proportion of its budget was for road repairs (i) in each...
    • Midland Main Line
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what assessment she has made of the potential benefits for Kettering of upgrading the midland main line at Derby, Leicester and Market...
    • Midland Main Line
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when she plans to make a decision on the possible upgrade and electrification of the midland main line.
    • Olympic Games 2012
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what representations she has received from (a) pharmacies and (b) other businesses in London on receiving adequate supplies during the road...
    • Procurement
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what proportion of her Department's expenditure on procurement has gone to small and medium-sized enterprises since May 2010.
    • Railways: North West
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what schemes under the Northern Hub project have (a) been allocated and (b) yet to be allocated public money.
    • Redundancy
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many of her Department's employees have been made redundant in the last two years.
    • Roads: Accidents
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate she has made of the number of road traffic accidents that involved (a) cyclists, (b) motorcycles and (c) pedestrians in the London...
    • Roads: Accidents
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment has been made of the possible effect on numbers of road collisions of bringing in a more stringent eyesight standard for motorists.
    • Roads: Accidents (3 annotations)
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many (a) fatalities and (b) injuries resulted from accidents involving cyclists on the pavement in each year for which figures are available,...
    • Shipping
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what meetings (a) Ministers and (b) officials of her Department have had with (i) trades unions and (ii) the Chamber of Shipping at which the...
    • Shipping
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what progress her Department has made in defining a one-port voyage in the (a) maritime and (b) offshore energy sector since May 2010; what legal...
    • Speed Limits
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport with reference to the Strategic Road Safety Framework, when her Department plans to publish revised guidance to local authorities on speed limits in...
    • Transport
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much funding her Department has allocated to (a) road maintenance, (b) the Network Rail passenger budget and (c) the local authority major...
    • Transport: Exports
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) if she will respond to the findings of the British Chambers of Commerce's Exporting is Good for Britain and Transport Connections Support Trade...
  • Communities and Local Government
    • Accountancy
      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many staff in his Department had (a) a recognised accountancy qualification and (b) the Associate Chartered Accountant...
    • Audit Commission
      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government with reference to his answer of 30 April 2012, Official Report, column 1234, if he will provide a breakdown of the £650...
    • EU Grants and Loans
      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much funding from the European Regional Development Fund has been (a) contracted and (b) paid to projects in each region;...
    • Housing: North East
      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what residential properties in Newcastle previously owned by the North East Regional Development Authority (a) were transferred...
    • Land: Registration
      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will make it his policy to indemnify local authorities against settlement costs associated with claims in respect of land...
    • Meetings
      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on what dates (a) he, (b) Ministers and (c) senior officials in his Department have met representatives of (i) the Institute for...
    • Mitzvah Day UK
      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much funding he has allocated to Mitzvah Day UK; and on what basis.
    • Non-departmental Public Bodies
      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many quangos his Department has (a) abolished and (b) established since May 2010.
    • Non-domestic Rates
      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much revenue was raised from business rates on (a) small and medium-sized enterprises, (b) micro businesses and (c) other...
    • Non-domestic Rates: Charities
      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what guidance he has provided to local authorities on the application of business rate relief in respect of properties that are...
    • Planning Inspectorate
      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will ask the Planning Inspectorate to make it its policy to photocopy documents from the public rather than asking the...
    • Procurement
      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) what proportion of payments made by his Department to small and medium-sized enterprises have been paid late since May...
    • Procurement
      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government when his Department next expects to undertake a spend recovery audit to identify overpayments to suppliers caused by fraud or error.
    • Shingle Recycling: Dungeness
      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what consideration he has given to conducting a review of the proposal by Kent county council for shingle recycling at Dungeness.
    • Telephone Services
      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many call centres provide services for his Department and the bodies for which he is responsible; and how many such call...
    • Trade Unions
      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will place in the Library copies of the facility time agreements between trade unions and (a) his Department and (b) each...
    • Wind Power: Scotland
      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on onshore wind-farms.
  • Education
    • Government Contracts: Political Affiliation
      To ask the Secretary of State for Education which individuals have been paid by his Department for consultancy or other services who were previously employed in any capacity by the (a)...
    • Government Contracts: Political Affiliation
      To ask the Secretary of State for Education which individuals have been paid by his Department for consultancy or other services who previously held an elected position as a member of the (a)...
    • E-mail
      To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether his Department has taken legal advice in respect of claims relating to Freedom of Information Act 2000 requests for e-mails about official...
    • English Baccalaureate: West Midlands
      To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many children were awarded A* to C grades in the English Baccalaureate subjects in (a) Birmingham, Ladywood constituency and (b) the west midlands...
    • Food Technology: Young People
      To ask the Secretary of State for Education what steps he plans to take to support families in teaching young people practical cooking skills.
    • Free School Meals: South West
      To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many children in Newton Abbot constituency are eligible for free school meals.
    • Fruit
      To ask the Secretary of State for Education how much his private ministerial office has spent on fresh fruit in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
    • Departmental Staff
      To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many jobs formerly in his Department and its agencies and non-departmental bodies were transferred to the private sector in 2011-12.
    • Procurement
      To ask the Secretary of State for Education when his Department next expects to undertake a spend recovery audit to identify overpayments to suppliers caused by fraud or error.
    • Pupils: Disadvantaged
      To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) what guidance his Department has provided to schools on effective use of funds received under the pupil premium; (2) how many schools have...
    • Pupils: West Midlands
      To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many (a) schools and (b) pupils in (i) Birmingham, Ladywood constituency, (ii) the Birmingham local authority area and (iii) the West Midlands...
    • Schools: Food
      To ask the Secretary of State for Education what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health on nutritional standards in schools.
    • Schools: North Yorkshire
      To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) how many (a) schools and (b) pupils have participated in the pupil premium in (i) North Yorkshire and (ii) the Harrogate District in the latest...
    • Stakeholder Advocacy Group
      To ask the Secretary of State for Education what steps he took to ensure that the Stakeholder Advocacy Group complied with the Civil Service Code of Conduct.
    • Taxis
      To ask the Secretary of State for Education with reference to the answer of 17 April 2012, Official Report, column 329W, on taxis, how much each Minister in his Department has spent on private...
    • Theft
      To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many thefts from his private ministerial office have been recorded in the last two years.
  • Justice
    • Community Orders
      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many community orders have been issued to each of the 10 recorded offenders with the most community sentences in the latest period for which figures...
    • Community Orders
      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many offenders have received more than one community sentence in each of the last five years.
    • Criminal Proceedings
      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what steps he plans to take to speed up the administration of criminal justice.
    • Legal Aid Scheme
      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much his Department spent on legal aid providers in (a) the fourth quarter of 2010-11, (b) the first quarter of 2011-12 and (c) the second quarter of...
    • Personal Injury: Compensation
      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) what percentage of the total number of personal injury claims made in the last full year for which figures are available were for damages of...
    • Personal Injury: Compensation
      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether the report by Professor Paul Fenn on extension of the road traffic accident portal will be published before the completion of the Government's...
    • Probation
      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what mechanisms exist for members of the public to complain about decisions taken by probation services; and if he will make a statement.
    • Probation
      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many complaints were recorded against the probation service in (a) Essex, (b) Southend and (c) England and Wales in each of the last 10 years; what...
    • Probation
      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what steps he plans to take to increase the cost-effectiveness of probation authorities in the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement.
    • Probation: Essex
      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many times the chief executive of Essex Probation has met hon. Members since her appointment; and when such meetings took place.
    • Probation: Essex
      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the salary was of the (a) chief executive of Essex Probation and (b) chairman of the Essex Probation Trust in each year since appointment.
    • Probation: Essex
      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) what meetings the chief executive of Essex Probation has had since June 2007; what the location was; whether a record of each meeting was kept; who...
    • Probation: Essex
      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what (a) publications, (b) periodicals and (c) newspapers have been purchased by Essex Probation in each month since 2010; what criteria Essex Probation...
    • Probation: Essex
      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether any people employed by Essex Probation have been (a) prosecuted and (b) convicted of a criminal offence in the last five years.
    • Probation: Essex
      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice which (a) barristers' chambers and (b) solicitors' firms have undertaken work for Essex probation in each of the last two financial years; what the...
    • Probation: Essex
      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how much was spent by Essex Probation defending actions brought against it by victims of crime in each year since 2001; and if he will make a...
    • Probation: Essex
      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much Essex Probation (a) budgeted and (b) spent on security in each year since 2000; and if he will make a statement.
    • Probation: Essex
      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what complaints against Essex Probation have been upheld in each year since 2000; what (a) response was made and (b) steps were taken by Essex Probation...
    • Probation: Essex
      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what recent representations he has received on the morale of probation officers in Essex Probation; and if he will make a statement.
    • Probation: Essex
      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice under what circumstances an Essex Probation security pass may be (a) suspended and (b) revoked; and if he will make a statement.
    • Probation: Essex
      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many copies of the Essex Probation (a) Three Year Strategic Plan 2010 to 2013 and (b) Annual Report 2010-11 were produced; at what cost; how many...
    • Probation: Essex
      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many (a) men and (b) women in each age group were employed by Essex probation service at the latest date for which figures are available; and how...
    • Probation: Essex
      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many (a) men and (b) women employed by Essex Probation service retired in each year since 2000.
    • Probation: Essex
      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what discussions (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have had with Essex Probation service in the last three years; what issues were...
    • Public Order Offences
      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the highest number of previous convictions for public order acts offences for an individual convicted of public order acts offences without being...
    • Reoffenders
      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the re-offending rate is for people sentenced to one year’s imprisonment or less; and what steps he is taking to reduce reoffending by such people.
    • Social Security Benefits: Appeals
      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what plans he has to extend the scope of legal aid to include appeals to first-tier tribunals on welfare benefits matters where a point of law is raised;...
    • Social Security Benefits: Appeals
      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will estimate the proportion that the £20 million funding assigned for debt, housing, welfare benefit and employment advice by not-for-profit...
    • Theft: Convictions
      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the highest number of previous convictions for theft for an individual convicted of an offence of theft without being sent to prison was in each of...
    • Translation Services (2 annotations)
      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many (a) tier 1, (b) tier 2 and (c) tier 3 interpreters have been supplied by Applied Language Solutions for (i) Crown court and (ii)...
    • Young Offenders: Greater Manchester
      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many juvenile offenders from the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside were being held in (a) a secure children's home, (b) a secure training centre and...
  • Treasury
    • Arch Cru
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many of the investors affected by the failure of Arch Cru he estimates will be compensated by the Financial Services Authority's proposed compensation...
    • Construction Industry Scheme
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many companies in the construction sector were under the rules of the construction industry scheme for wrongly stating the employment status of a member...
    • Crown Estate
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer who the members are of the Remuneration Committee of the Crown Estate; how many times and on what dates it has met since May 2010; and if he will make a...
    • Crown Estate
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer in which funds the pensions of (a) civil servants and (b) staff of the Crown Estate are invested; and if he will make a statement.
    • Employee Benefit Trusts
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the cost to the Treasury of using employer-supported employee benefits to increase the take-up of the green home improvement programme...
    • Exhaust Emissions: Motor Vehicles
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent research his Department has undertaken on feebate schemes to provide a refund to new car buyers for purchasing low-emission cars funded by taxes...
    • Income Tax
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many and what proportion of adults (a) over and (b) under the age of 65 pay income tax; and how many in each group pay tax at the higher rate or above.
    • Infrastructure UK
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many staff are employed by Infrastructure UK; and what salaries these staff are paid.
    • Infrastructure UK
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much funding he allocated for the operation of Infrastructure UK in (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12.
    • Midland Main Line
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on the economic effects of the upgrade and electrification of the Midland Main Line.
    • Mobile Phones
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment his Department has made of the likely revenue to the Exchequer from the auction of the 4G mobile broadband spectrum under minimum coverage...
    • Mountain Rescue
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will bring forward proposals to pay emergency service provider Mountain Rescue £4 million from the Consolidated Fund equivalent to the fine paid...
    • Paye
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many outstanding PAYE open cases there were on the most recent date for which figures are available; and how many of these are from tax years (a)...
    • Paye
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will assess the merits of increasing the use of automated matching for unreconciled open cases in the PAYE system; and if he will make a statement.
    • Pensioners: Social Security Benefits
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many pensioners in (a) Barnsley East constituency, (b) Barnsley metropolitan borough and (c) South Yorkshire will be affected by the freeze on...
    • Pensioners: Tax Allowances
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent estimate he has made of the number of pensioners in Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency who will be affected by the freeze on age-related allowances.
    • Procurement
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of his Department's expenditure on procurement has gone to small and medium-sized enterprises since May 2010.
    • Procurement
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when his Department next plans to undertake a spend recovery audit to identify overpayments to suppliers caused by fraud or error.
    • Railways: Radlett
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer with reference to the answers of 26 April 2012, Official Report, columns 1064-5, on meetings, what representations his Department has received in the...
    • Revenue and Customs
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he has had recent discussions with officials in his Department on the development and implementation of a secure online two-way communication...
    • Revenue and Customs
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the HM Revenue and Customs secure online login system; and if he will make a statement.
    • Revenue and Customs (1 annotation)
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the cost per minute is of calls to the 0845 3000627 HM Revenue and Customs hotline number; and what information his Department holds on (a) average and...
    • Tonnage Tax
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer with reference to the answer of 17 April 2012, Official Report, column 343W, on tonnage tax, when he expects an estimate of the 2010 reduction in tax...
    • Vat
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what the volume of sales was of (a) static holiday caravans and (b) cold food consumed on suppliers' premises in (i) 2009-10, (ii) 2010-11 and (iii)...
    • Vat
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the volume of sales was of hot food in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11 and (c) 2011-12; and what estimate he has made of the likely change in volume sold...
    • Welfare Tax Credits
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many days a (a) child tax credit and (b) working tax credit claim should take to be processed by his Department; (2) what the average length of...
    • Welfare Tax Credits
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many officials in his Department worked on (a) child tax credit and (b) working tax credit claims in (i) 2008, (ii) 2009, (iii) 2010 and (iv) 2011; and...
  • Environment Food and Rural Affairs
    • Nature Conservation
      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will bring forward proposals to transfer the status of the lion from Appendix II to Appendix I at the next Convention...
  • Prime Minister
    • Iraq Committee of Inquiry
      To ask the Prime Minister when he expects to receive the report of the Iraq Inquiry.
    • Nato
      To ask the Prime Minister what his objectives are for the NATO summit to be held in Chicago; and if he will make a statement.
  • Home Department
    • Police Remuneration and Conditions
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent assessment she has made of part 2 of the independent review of police officers' and staff remuneration and conditions.
    • Police Numbers
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether there has been a reduction in the number of police officers in public-facing roles since May 2010.
    • Arrest Warrants
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what obligation the (a) Serious Organised Crime Agency and (b) local police have to inform a person of the existence of a European arrest...
    • Association of British Insurers
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the date was of each meeting between officials in her Department and the Association of British Insurers between 6 August 2011 and 6 May...
    • Government Contracts: Political Affiliation
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which individuals have been paid by her Department for consultancy or other services who were previously employed in any capacity by the (a)...
    • Crime Prevention
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether officials in her Department discussed the use of the police preferred specification marque with the Association of Chief Police...
    • Discrimination: Ethnic Groups
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what consideration she has given to the report by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research on the incidence of discrimination...
    • Driving: Eyesight
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many drivers who failed to comply with the restrictions on their driving licences on eyesight standards have been reported by police in...
    • Driving: Eyesight
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment must be made by police when attending road traffic incidents of drivers' compliance with restrictions on their driving...
    • Entry Clearances: Overseas Students
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she expects the UK Border Agency to have cleared its backlog of student visa expirations.
    • Entry Clearances: Pakistan
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many appeals against refusal of entry clearance for (a) settlement and (b) family visits made by applicants in Pakistan were (i) allowed,...
    • Entry Clearances: Pakistan
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the longest time was between the promulgation of a determination by the First-Tier Tribunal allowing an entry clearance (a) settlement...
    • Entry Clearances: South Asia
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many visitors' visa applications from residents of South Asian countries working as farmers were (a) accepted and (b) refused in each of...
    • Immigration Controls
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department with reference to the Migrant Advisory Committee's report on the family migration route, when she plans to announce her policy on changes to...
    • Immigration Controls: Foreign Workers
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps she is taking to break the link between foreign nationals coming to work in the UK and subsequently gaining permanent residency.
    • Immigration Controls: Merseyside
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Border Agency staff were deployed in (a) docks and (b) airports in Merseyside in (i) May 2010 and (ii) May 2012.
    • Immigration: Married People
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when her Department plans to publish revised minimum income thresholds for those seeking a visa for a foreign spouse.
    • Members: Correspondence
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the UK Border Agency plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Walsall North of 16 April 2012, Home Office ref U1016190 and...
    • Organised Crime: EU Action
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment her Department has made of the likely benefits for the UK of EU Council Decision 2006/560/JHA on the common use of liaison...
    • Police: Remuneration and Conditions
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment she has made of part two of the Winsor report on police remuneration and conditions.
    • Police: Firearms
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many firearms units there are in (a) Avon and Somerset Police Constabulary, (b) Gloucestershire Police Constabulary, (c) Devon and...
    • Procurement
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of payments made by her Department to small and medium-sized enterprises have been paid late since May 2010.
    • Procurement
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of her Department's expenditure on procurement has gone to small and medium-sized enterprises since May 2010.
    • Sexual Offences: Drugs
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department with reference to the recommendations of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs on drug-facilitated sexual assault, when this offence...
  • Defence
    • Armed Forces: Mental Health Services
      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what funding his Department provides to Combat Stress; and whether it accepts referrals from former armed forces personnel who have problems with abuse...
    • Army: Foreign Nationals
      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many soldiers from other Commonwealth countries are serving in each regular army unit in the British Army.
    • Carbon Emissions
      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his Department's total level of carbon emissions was between (a) 1 April 2010 and 1 April 2011 and (b) 2 April 2011 and 1 April 2012.
    • Departmental Staff: Political Affiliation
      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what the (a) job title and (b) pay band was of each official, excluding special advisers, recruited by his Department since May 2010 who previously...
    • Defence: Procurement
      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many urgent operational requirements have been identified in each of the last three years; how many such requirements have not been fulfilled; and...
    • Departmental Staff
      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many staff (a) his Department and (b) its agencies employs in each parliamentary constituency.
    • Non-departmental Public Bodies
      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how many quangos his Department has (a) abolished and (b) established since May 2010; (2) how many quangos his Department has (a) abolished and...
    • Ordnance Board: Disclosure of Information
      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence with reference to the answer of 16 October 2001, Official Report, column 1141W, on the Ordnance Project Board, if he will place in the Library a copy of...
    • Procurement
      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what proportion of payments made by his Department to small and medium-sized enterprises have been paid late since May 2010.
    • Procurement
      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what proportion of his Department's expenditure on procurement has gone to small and medium-sized enterprises since May 2010.
    • Procurement
      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when his Department next expects to undertake a spend recovery audit to identify overpayments to suppliers caused by fraud or error.
    • RAF Northolt
      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what discussions he has had with (a) the Secretary of State for Transport, (b) civil engineering companies and (c) airline companies about a potential...
    • Risk Assessment
      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what strategic or transitional risk registers in each area of policy are held by his Department; and if he will make a statement.
    • Sick Leave
      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many days of sick leave were taken by staff in his Department in each of the last three years.
    • Telephone Services
      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many call centres provide services for his Department and the bodies for which he is responsible; and how many such call centres are based abroad.
    • Territorial Army
      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Territorial Army personnel have completed five or more years of consecutive service but have not qualified for a Diamond Jubilee Medal.
    • Territorial Army
      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many recruits signed up to the Territorial Army in each of the last five years for which figures are available; how many of such recruits became...
    • Trade Unions
      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many trade union representatives in (a) his Department and (b) each of its non-departmental public bodies had (i) part-time and (ii) full-time paid...
    • Trade Unions
      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many days were utilised for paid facility time by each trade union representative in (a) his Department and (b) each of its non-departmental public...
    • Trade Unions
      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many trade unions representatives in (a) his Department and (b) each of its non-departmental bodies have faced disciplinary action for abusing paid...
    • Veterans: Mental Health Services
      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many NHS trauma units are available in (a) England and (b) Wales to treat soldiers with (i) post-traumatic stress disorder and (ii) other mental...
    • Weapons: Radioactive Waste
      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many sites in the UK, in addition to Dalgety Bay, he estimates are subject to radium pollution as a result of the burying of radium-coated military...
  • Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
    • Bahrain
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what projects and initiatives he is funding in Bahrain through the (a) Arab Partnership Fund and (b) other sources in 2012-13;...
    • China
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether his Department has received any video, CCTV, film or mobile telephone images taken in the hotel room in Chongquing where...
    • Government Contracts: Political Affiliation
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) what (a) grants and (b) contracts his Department has awarded to companies or organisations run by individuals who were...
    • Departmental Staff: Political Affiliation
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) what the (a) job title and (b) pay band was of each official, excluding special advisers, recruited by his Department...
    • Consultants
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much his Department spent on external consultants, including management consultants, in (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12; and if...
    • Drugs: EU Action
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will assess the potential benefits to the UK resulting from EU Council Decision 2005/481/CFSP regarding the exchange of...
    • Eritrea
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make it his policy to support the appointment of a UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea.
    • Eritrea
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether his Department has made an estimate of the number of refugees leaving Eritrea in the last year; and whether it has...
    • Ethiopia
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether his Department has received any reports of human rights violations connected with the villagisation programme in...
    • Exports
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many meetings officials in his Department have had with businesses seeking to export to (a) India, (b) China and (c) Brazil...
    • Foreign Investment in UK
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many meetings officials in his Department have had with businesses from (a) India, (b) China and (c) Brazil seeking to...
    • Israel
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the Israeli Government on discriminatory water supply policies in the Jordan Valley.
    • Israel
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with the International Committee of the Red Cross on the humanitarian needs of Palestinian prisoners...
    • Israel
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the Israeli Government on the ending of restrictions on exports from Gaza.
    • Lithuania
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make representations to the Lithuanian Government on its decision to honour Juozas Brazaitis.
    • Middle East
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how eligible organisations in target countries are notified of the availability of project funding through the Arab Partnership...
    • Middle East
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with the Israeli authorities on recovering the costs or repairing damage caused to the Commonwealth...
    • Nigeria
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what measures are in place to support British companies wishing to do business in Nigeria; and what charges are made for this...
    • Non-departmental Public Bodies
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many quangos his Department has (a) abolished and (b) established since May 2010.
    • North Africa
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what projects and initiatives (a) have been and (b) are being funded through (i) the Arab Partnership Fund and (ii) other...
    • North Africa and Middle East
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps his Department is taking to encourage the use of renewable energy and recycling in the Middle East and North Africa.
    • Sudan: South Sudan
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) whether his Department has received an estimate of the number of Sudan armed forces personnel who remain in the Abyei...
    • Telephone Services
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many call centres provide services for his Department and the bodies for which he is responsible; and how many such call...
    • Thailand
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the Government of Thailand on the imprisonment and death of Ampon Tangnoppakul.
    • Thailand
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment his Department has made of access to health care for prisoners in Thailand.
    • Thailand
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment his Department has made of the treatment of people (a) arrested and (b) convicted under lèse majesté...
    • Thailand
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment his Department has made of the compliance of lèse majesté laws in Thailand with Article 19 of the...
    • Trade Unions
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many trade union representatives in (a) his Department and (b) each of its non-departmental public bodies had (i) part-time...
    • Trade Unions
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many days were utilised for paid facility time by each trade union representative in (a) his Department and (b) each of its...
    • Trade Unions
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many days were utilised for paid facility time by each trade union representative in (a) his Department and (b) each of its...
    • Trade Unions
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will place in the Library copies of the facility time agreements between trade unions and (a) his Department and (b) each...
    • Trade Unions
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many trade union representatives in (a) his Department and (b) each of its non-departmental public bodies have faced...
    • Trade Unions
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many meetings have taken place between (a) his Department and (b) its non-departmental public bodies and trade union...
    • Trade Unions
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on how many occasions trade union representatives from (a) his Department and (b) each of its non-departmental public bodies...
    • Western Sahara
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs with reference to the answer of 12 March 2012, Official Report, column 67W, on Western Sahara, what groups have de facto control...
  • Health
    • Substance Misuse
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many children under the age of 18 years and resident in the London borough of Bexley were receiving treatment for (a) alcohol and (b) drug dependency...
    • Babies
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what his policy is on the use of pulse oximetry testing for all newborn babies; (2) what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of...
    • Breast Cancer: Screening
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to promote the use of innovative digital mammography technology in the NHS.
    • Breasts: Plastic Surgery
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what discussions he had with Ministers in the Welsh Government prior to publishing his response to the Sixteenth Report from the Health Committee Session...
    • Cancer
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health with reference to the answer of 30 April 2012, Official Report, column 1288W, on cancer, what funding earmarked for cancer networks was included in the...
    • Care Homes
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what systems are in place to minimise the impact of provider failure on users of care and nursing homes; (2) who is responsible for oversight of...
    • Care Homes
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what assessment he has made of the effect of not increasing the means test capital limit for residential care on (a) businesses, (b) charities and...
    • Care Homes
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether his Department had any communication with representatives of Terra Firma about the company's short and long term plans for the care and nursing...
    • Childbirth
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what his policy is on the provision of cardiotocography machines in response to requests from women during labour; (2) what advice his Department...
    • Cystic Fibrosis
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has been made of the merits of exempting people with cystic fibrosis from prescription charges.
    • Depressive Illnesses
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people in the London borough of Bexley were diagnosed with depression in the most recent period for which figures are available.
    • Diabetes
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health when the National implementation plan for diabetes will be published.
    • Drugs: Regulation
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will bring forward proposals to reduce the level of regulation governing the sale of motion sickness tablets for the purpose of improving access.
    • Epilepsy
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will take steps to ensure that the generic substitution of prescribed medication is not placing people with epilepsy at unnecessary risk.
    • Epilepsy
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many unplanned hospitalisations patients with epilepsy had in (a) 2009, (b) 2010, (c) 2011 and (d) 2012.
    • Epilepsy: Drugs
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what information his Department holds on how many patients prescribed branded anti-epileptic drugs were switched to generic brands in (a) 2009, (b) 2010,...
    • Hepatitis: Prisoners
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what steps his Department is taking to improve access to screening and treatment for hepatitis C in prisons; (2) what estimate he has made of the...
    • Hospital Beds: Southwark
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many beds were provided for NHS patients in hospitals in the London borough of Southwark in each of the last five years.
    • Hospitals: Consultants
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the total cost to the public purse was of the hospital consultants clinical excellence and distinction awards system in each of the last five years.
    • Hospitals: Greater London
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people in (a) Camberwell and Peckham constituency and (b) the London borough of Southwark waited longer than 18 weeks for a consultation for...
    • Mental Illness
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what measures are in place to assess the outcomes of clinical interventions for soldiers with (a) post traumatic stress disorder and (b) other mental...
    • Multiple Sclerosis: Death Certificates
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health with reference to the answer of 16 April 2012, Official Report, column 127W, on multiple sclerosis, if he will make it his policy that where multiple...
    • Non-departmental Public Bodies
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many quangos his Department has (a) abolished and (b) established since May 2010.
    • Nurses: Birmingham
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many nurses were employed in the NHS in South Birmingham in May 2010; and how many nurses are employed in the NHS in South Birmingham.
    • Palliative Care
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what assessment his Department has made of the effects of electronic palliative care co-ordination systems on choice at the end of life; (2) what...
    • Palliative Care
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what consideration his Department has given to improving access to social care to improve choice for people at the end of life.
    • Pancreatic Cancer
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps the Government is taking to improve awareness of pancreatic cancer and to encourage early diagnosis.
    • Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what the process is for referring a former soldier who may have post traumatic stress disorder to a trauma unit; (2) what proportion of veterans in...
    • Prescription Drugs
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps are being taken to enable local pharmacies to supply prescription medicines to patients without delays in sourcing the medicines.
    • Procurement
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of payments made by his Department to small and medium-sized enterprises have been paid late since May 2010.
    • Procurement
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of his Department's expenditure on procurement has gone to small and medium-sized enterprises since May 2010.
    • Procurement
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health when his Department next expects to undertake a spend recovery audit to identify overpayments to suppliers caused by fraud or error.
    • Radiotherapy
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans the NHS has to replace old radiotherapy equipment in the next three years; whether those plans include an exclusive national price agreement...
    • Radiotherapy
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will estimate the number of cancer patients in each primary care trust area in England who have to travel for more than 45 minutes in order to...
    • Schizophrenia
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what estimate he has made of the proportion of people with schizophrenia who rely on a family member or carer to manage their condition; (2) what...
    • Schizophrenia
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what steps his Department is taking to improve diagnosis, treatment and access to long-lasting injectables for people in prison with schizophrenia;...
    • Streptococcus
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to improve awareness of Group B streptococcus.
    • Streptococcus
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people in Portsmouth South constituency were (a) tested for, (b) diagnosed with and (c) treated for Group B streptococcus in the latest period...
    • Streptococcus
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many NHS Trusts offer enriched culture medium testing; (2) what steps he plans to take to increase the number of NHS trusts offering enriched...
    • Streptococcus
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people died from bacterial infection stemming from Group B streptococcus in each of the last 10 years.
  • International Development
    • Developing Countries: Malnutrition
      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps he is taking to tackle malnutrition in developing countries.
    • Developing Countries: Malnutrition
      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development whether he plans to raise malnutrition and problems associated with physical and intellectual growth at the forthcoming G8 summit; and...
    • Israel
      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what recent discussions he has had with his Israeli counterparts on international disaster response efforts.
    • Departmental Staff
      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many full-time equivalent employees his Department employed in May 2010; and how many it employed at the latest period for which...
    • Departmental Staff
      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many full-time equivalent employees have (a) left and (b) been recruited to his Department in the last two years.
    • North Africa and Middle East
      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what programmes his Department supports in North Africa and the Middle East on (a) women's social and political participation, (b)...
    • North Africa and Middle East
      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps his Department is taking to encourage the use of renewable energy and recycling in the Middle East and North Africa.
    • Overseas Aid
      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment he has made of the areas of aid policy in which the European Commission has a competitive advantage over the UK.
    • Procurement
      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what proportion of payments made by his Department to small and medium-sized enterprises have been paid late since May 2010.
    • Procurement
      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what proportion of his Department's expenditure on procurement has gone to small and medium-sized enterprises since May 2010.
    • Procurement
      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development when his Department next expects to undertake a spend recovery audit to identify overpayments to suppliers caused by fraud or error.
    • Sahel
      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much the Government spent on responding to the food crisis in the Sahel region of Africa in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012.
    • Sahel
      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what priorities he has set for responding to the food crisis in the Sahel region of Africa.
    • South Sudan
      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps his Department plans to take to encourage a change in attitudes that tolerate and perpetuate violence against women and...
    • South Sudan
      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how his Department's Strategic Vision for Women and Girls will be applied in South Sudan.
  • Deputy Prime Minister
    • Executive
      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will bring forward legislative proposals to lower the limit on the number of Government Ministers in line with his proposed reduction in the number of...
    • House of Lords: Reform
      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will publish the Government's estimate of the cost of setting up and running the House of Lords as envisaged in his draft Bill.
    • Trade Unions
      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister (1) when he plans to bring forward legislation to reform political party donations in respect of the political levy paid by trade union members; (2) if he will...
    • Voter Identification
      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister whether he plans to introduce legislation to require photo-identification at polling stations; and if he will make a statement.
  • Cabinet Office
    • Average Earnings
      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if he will estimate the average earnings of full-time employees in Pendle constituency for April in each year since 2000.
    • Billing
      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what mechanisms are in place to ensure that payments are made within 30 days to public sector contractors hired by his Department.
    • Charities
      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if he will estimate the potential additional funding that charitable trusts and foundations would distribute if a five per cent minimum payout threshold...
    • Community Development
      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many senior community organisers his Department expects to train in each quarter to 2015.
    • Employment: Disability
      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many disabled people were in paid work in (a) Birmingham Ladywood constituency and (b) Birmingham city council area in each of the last five years.
    • Government Departments: Databases
      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office with reference to the answer of 30 April 2012, Official Report, column 1175W, on Government Departments: databases, how many central Government data...
    • Government Departments: Databases
      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the baseline cost was for central Government data centres in 2011.
    • Innovation in Giving Fund
      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what awards have been made from the Innovation in Giving Fund (a) nationally and (b) in Yorkshire and the Humber in the latest period for which figures...
    • Mitzvah Day UK
      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how much funding he has allocated to Mitzvah Day UK.
    • Non-departmental Public Bodies
      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many quangos his Department has (a) abolished and (b) established since May 2010.
    • Older People
      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office (1) how many people aged over 60 are registered (a) sick and (b) unemployed in England and Wales in the latest period for which figures are available;...
    • Population
      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what estimate has been made of the proportion of the population in each age band; and what account was taken of the effect of variant population...
    • Procurement
      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what proportion of his Department's expenditure on procurement has gone to small and medium-sized enterprises since May 2010.
    • Procurement
      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office with reference to the answer of 30 April 2012, Official Report column 1177-8W, on the public sector: procurement, what the timetable is for each...
    • Procurement
      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office when his Department next expects to undertake a spend recovery audit to identify overpayments to suppliers caused by fraud or error.
    • Recruitment
      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office whether his Department issues guidance to Government Departments, agencies and non-departmental public bodies on the use of name-blank CVs or...
    • Risk Assessment
      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what risk registers are held by the Big Lottery Fund; and if he will make a statement.
    • Trade Unions
      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office (1) how many trade union representatives in (a) his Department and (b) each of its non-departmental public bodies had (i) part-time and (ii) full-time...
    • Veterans: Jobseeker’s Allowance
      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office (1) how many former service personnel were claiming jobseeker's allowance on (a) 1 January 2011, (b) 1 January 2012 and (c) 1 May 2012; (2) how many...
    • Voluntary Work: Young People
      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office when he expects to publish the cost per participant of the National Citizen Service in its first year.
  • Work and Pensions
    • Government Contracts: Political Affiliation
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what (a) grants and (b) contracts his Department has awarded to companies or organisations run by individuals who were previously...
    • Government Contracts: Political Affiliation
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) which individuals have been paid by his Department for consultancy or other services who were previously employed in any capacity by the...
    • Government Contracts: Political Affiliation
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the (a) job title and (b) pay band is of each official, excluding special advisers, recruited by his Department since May 2010 who was...
    • Departmental Staff: Political Affiliation
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the (a) job title and (b) pay band is of each official, excluding special advisers, recruited by his Department since May 2010 who...
    • Consultants
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions with reference to the answer of 23 April 2012, Official Report, column 650W, what payments were made to (a) PricewaterhouseCoopers and (b)...
    • Crisis Loans: Leicester
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many crisis loans were provided to people living in (a) Leicester South constituency and (b) Leicester in each of the last five years.
    • Employment and Support Allowance
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many errors in the award or refusal of employment support allowance have been identified in the last 12 months in (a) England, (b)...
    • Employment and Support Allowance
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many and what proportion of appeals against refusals of employment and support allowance were upheld in Halton district in the 2011-12...
    • Employment Schemes
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether he plans to allow volunteers on the Work programme to choose to which provider they are referred.
    • Employment Schemes
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether Jobcentre Plus staff have flexibility in determining which Work programme prime contractor a claimant is referred to; and if he will...
    • Employment Schemes: Lone Parents
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what arrangements are in place to ensure lone parents with children aged under 13 are not required to attend Work programme appointments...
    • Employment Schemes: Lone Parents
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether any lone parents on the Work programme have been sanctioned for refusing appointments or training at unsuitable times.
    • Employment Schemes: Lone Parents
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many lone parents in Bristol have joined the Work programme since June 2010; and what proportion of these have found employment.
    • Employment Schemes: Lone Parents
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions which specialist subcontractors have provided services to lone parents on the Work programme in Bristol to date.
    • Employment Schemes: Veterans
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps his Department is taking to support former service personnel disabled as a result of their service.
    • Employment Schemes: Young People
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many businesses in (a) Dartford constituency, (b) Kent, (c) the South East and (d) England have entered the Youth Contract programme; and...
    • Pensioners: Income
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the average gross income of pensioners was in each of the last 30 years; and what proportion comprised (a) benefits, (b) occupational...
    • Pensioners: Income
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the real terms growth was in weekly median net income of pensioner units in each quintile of the net income distribution for (a) single...
    • Pensioners: Income
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what proportion of pensioners were in receipt of occupational pension income in each of the last 30 years; (2) what the (a) mean and (b)...
    • Pensioners: Means-tested Benefits
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many pensioner benefit units were receiving, or entitled to but not receiving, means-tested benefits in each of the last 30 years.
    • Pensioners: Personal Savings
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the effective marginal tax rates were on pension savings of pensioners (a) on income support, (b) on housing benefit and council tax...
    • Personal Independence Payment: Visual Impairment
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the number of visually-impaired people resident in Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency; and what proportion of...
    • Post Office Card Account
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many Post Office card accounts receive payments in respect of benefits which will be integrated into universal credit from October 2013.
    • Post Office Card Account
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether he proposes that universal credit will be paid into post office card accounts (POCAs) from October 2013; what estimate he has made of...
    • Post Office Card Account
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what plans he has to migrate current users of post office card accounts to mainstream bank accounts; and if he will make a statement.
    • Social Fund: Scotland
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much funding he plans to allocate to the Scottish Government for the aspects of the social fund which will be devolved; according to what...
    • Social Security Benefits
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the weekly rate of the (a) minimum income guarantee and (b) basic state retirement pension was in each of the last 30 years.
    • Social Security Benefits: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what recent discussions his Department has had with Atos about the effect of myalgic encephalomyelitis on a person's capacity to work.
    • Social Security Benefits: Disability
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what recent estimate he has made of the number of residents of Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency who will become ineligible for...
    • Social Security Benefits: Lone Parents
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many (a) lone parents with children under five and (b) claimants of (i) incapacity benefit, (ii) income support due to illness or...
    • St Mungo’s: Employment Schemes
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the reasons for which the St Mungo’s homelessness charity received no referrals from the three Work...
    • Universal Credit
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what alternative methods of payment for universal credit he is considering for benefit claimants who do not have access to a mainstream bank...
    • Work Capability Assessment
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department's evaluation of the Spring 2011 Newcastle-upon-Tyne Medical Assessment Centre pilot of...
    • Work Capability Assessment
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what recent estimate he has made of the number of people in Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency claiming employment and support allowance who...
    • Work Capability Assessment: Appeals
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) whether he has the power to require the Tribunal Service to publish statistical information on the outcome of appeals to work capability...
  • Business, Innovation and Skills
    • Apprentices
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many young people started an apprenticeship in (a) England, (b) North Yorkshire and (c) the Harrogate district in the last 12...
    • Apprentices
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many apprenticeships his Department supported in each occupation in the last year for which figures are available.
    • Business: Finance
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps his Department is taking to promote access to finance from non-bank sources for small and medium-sized enterprises.
    • Care Homes
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment his Department has made since the collapse of Southern Cross in 2011 of the business models of companies...
    • Citizens Advice
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills whether Citizens Advice will be required to become a non-departmental public body in order to take on statutory responsibilities...
    • Citizens Advice Bureaux
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many Citizens Advice Bureau offices have closed in (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12; and how many he estimates will close in 2012-13.
    • Citizens Advice Bureaux
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills which local authorities reduced funding for citizens advice bureaux (CAB) services in (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12; by how much...
    • Government Contracts: Political Affiliation
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) which individuals have been paid by his Department for consultancy or other services who were previously employed in any...
    • Consumer Focus: Intellectual Property Office
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent representations he has received on the relationship between Consumer Focus and the Intellectual Property Office.
    • Copyright
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills when he plans to publish a response to the copyright consultation.
    • Copyright
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what (a) discussions and (b) meetings officials in his Department have had with officials of the European Commission about the...
    • Copyright
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what organisations he has met to discuss the copyright consultation.
    • Degrees
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of the trends in degree class awarded in the last 10 years, broken down by (a) subject and (b) type...
    • UK Equity Markets
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what consideration the Kay Review of investors' fiduciary duties has given to the management of environmental, social and...
    • Food: Production
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills if he will assess the potential effects on sustainable food production of intervening with universities, colleges and the...
    • Groceries Code Adjudicator
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what plans he has for scrutiny of the work of the Groceries Code Adjudicator by Ministers of devolved Administrations.
    • Groceries Code Adjudicator
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what discussions he has had on scrutiny of the proposed Groceries Code Adjudicator Bill by devolved Administrations.
    • Groceries Code Adjudicator
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what discussions (a) he, (b) his Ministers and (c) departmental officials have held with counterparts at the Department for...
    • Higher Education: Barnsley
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many people normally resident in Barnsley East constituency entered university in each year since 1990.
    • Higher Education: Private Sector
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) with reference to the answer of 19 March 2012, Official Report, column 518W, on higher education: admissions, what...
    • Higher Education: Private Sector
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills with reference to the answer of 27 March 2012, Official Report, column 1141W, on higher education: private sector, for what...
    • Information Officers
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how much has been claimed in reimbursement expenses by press officers in his Department, its agencies and public bodies since May...
    • Insolvency Act 1986
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent representations he has received on possible amendments to section 233 of the Insolvency Act 1986.
    • Insolvency Service: Stockton on Tees
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment has been made of the potential effects on (a) travel costs and times for those wishing to use insolvency services...
    • Insolvency: Costs
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent representations he has received on (a) a clearer definition and (b) stricter controls of administration expenses when...
    • Legal Profession: Training
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate his Department has made of the cost of extending the availability of student loans and apprenticeship funding to...
    • Manufacturing Industries: Reading
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many manufacturing firms are located in Reading West constituency.
    • Mutual Societies: Private Sector
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what the terms of reference and work programme are of the Independent Adviser on employee ownership in the private sector; and if...
    • New Businesses: Manufacturing Industries
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps the Government is taking to increase the number of start-ups by women in the manufacturing industry.
    • Overseas Trade: Turkey
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what support his Department offers to small and medium-sized enterprises based in Leicester and the East Midlands to export to...
    • Science: Finance
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how much his Department plans to spend on science capital in 2012-13.
    • Students: Fees and Charges
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills with reference to the answer of 16 April 2012, Official Report, column 293W, on students: fees and changes, for what reason the...
    • Students: Fees and Charges
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills if he will assess the effects of higher undergraduate tuition fees on postgraduate participation; and if he will involve...
    • Students: Fees and Charges
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what discussions he has had with (a) banks and (b) the research councils on postgraduate funding since May 2010.
    • Summertime
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills when the contract was advertised for the study to review the scope, quality and robustness of available evidence concerning...
    • Technology Strategy Board
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how much the Technology Strategy Board spent on (a) collaborative research and development project grants, (b) knowledge transfer...
    • Trade Unions
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many trade union representatives in (a) his Department and (b) each of its non-departmental public bodies had (i) part-time...
    • Trade Unions
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many days were utilised for paid facility time by each trade union representative in (a) his Department and (b) each of its...
    • Trade Unions
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many days were utilised for paid facility time by each trade union representative in (a) his Department and (b) each of its...
    • Trade Unions
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills if he will place in the Library copies of the facility time agreements between trade unions and (a) his Department and (b) each...
    • Trade Unions
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many trade union representatives in (a) his Department and (b) each of its non-departmental bodies have faced disciplinary...
    • Trade Unions
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many meetings have taken place between (a) his Department and (b) each of its non-departmental bodies and trade union...
    • Trade Unions
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills on how many occasions trade union representatives from (a) his Department and (b) each of the non-departmental public bodies have...
  • Church Commissioners
    • Listed Buildings: VAT
      To ask the hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, what assessment the Church Commissioners have made of the effect on churches in Denton and Reddish constituency of the...
  • House of Lords
    • Agriculture: Barley and Wheat
      To ask Her Majesty's Government what impact they expect the drought to have on barley and wheat output in the United Kingdom.
    • Charity Emblems
      To ask Her Majesty's Government which, if any, constabularies and police authorities in the United Kingdom are instructing officers not to wear poppies or charity wristbands, including those for...
    • Drugs: Thalidomide
      To ask Her Majesty's Government how they are marking the 50th anniversary of the extent of the effect of the use of Thalidomide by pregnant women becoming clear; and what recent contacts they...
    • Elections: Police and Crime Commissioners
      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the estimated cost of conducting elections for police and crime commissioners due in November 2012; and what estimates they have made of the likely turnout.
    • Embryology
      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 10 January (WA 22), whether they consider that patients were in a position to provide informed consent regarding the...
    • Embryology
      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 22 November 2011 (WA 222), whether the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority's policy of not commenting on...
    • Energy: Green Deal
      To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the latest developments on the establishment of the oversight body for the Green Deal; when it will be in place; and what its functions will be.
    • Energy: Wind Farms
      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord De Mauley on 23 April (WA 318), to what extent the level of renewable obligation support for offshore and onshore windfarm...
    • Gangmasters
      To ask Her Majesty's Government on what basis they are reducing the resources of the Gangmasters Licensing Authority and considering "lighter touch regulation" in respect of gangmaster regulation...
    • Health: Mesothelioma
      To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to the membership of the group which will review the payment of success fees to lawyers involved in cases of mesothelioma;...
    • Health: Podiatry
      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will review the provision of podiatry services within the National Health Service, in the light of current amputation rates. To ask Her Majesty's...
    • Houses of Parliament: Mobile Devices
      To ask the Chairman of Committees what progress has been made since 2009-10 in delivering archived video coverage of parliamentary proceedings to mobile devices.
    • Human Rights
      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Shutt of Greetland on 1 May (WA 454), whether they have received applications for compensation in relation to other deaths...
    • Immigration: Detention Centres
      To ask Her Majesty's Government what improvements have been made at Haslar Immigration Removal Centre in response to recommendations following the HM Inspectorate of Prisons inspection in May 2011.
    • Israel
      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have provided or plan to provide any financial assistance or practical support to organisations and bodies tackling discrimination and inequality...
    • Israel
      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have made an assessment of how the decision by the Government of Israel to classify as formal settlements the outposts of Bruchin, Rechanim and...
    • Israel
      To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made or intend to make to the Government of Israel regarding the decision to classify as formal settlements the outposts of Bruchin,...
    • Israel
      To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had or intend to have with their European Union partners regarding the government of Israel's decision to classify as formal settlements...
    • Jordan and Egypt
      To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the connection between the Arab Spring and economic conditions, whether they have any programmes aimed at increasing employment in information and...
    • Pensions
      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Sassoon on 30 April (WA 419), whether, in later negotiations with trades unions about the revaluation of the NHS Pension...
    • Pigs
      To ask Her Majesty's Government what records are held relating to the incidence of (1) breeding sow deaths, (2) piglet stillbirths, (3) piglet malformations in live births, and (4) the use of...
    • Police: Racism
      To ask Her Majesty's Government how their race integration policies, reflected in the Equality Strategy, the Social Mobility Strategy and Creating the conditions for integration, are contributing...
    • Police: Racism
      To ask Her Majesty's Government what requirements will be imposed on police and crime commissioners to eradicate racism from all aspects of the services for which they are responsible, and how...
    • Questions from the Media
      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Shutt of Greetland on 19 March (WA 146), whether there is any cross-departmental limit on the number of questions that...
    • Questions from the Media
      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to operate a policy of refusing to answer some media questions on the grounds of disproportionate cost.
    • Schools: Free Meals
      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many and what proportion of 16- and 17-year olds in (1) sixth forms and (2) further education colleges, received free school meals in the most recent five...
    • Sudan
      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether a campaign of genocide is being conducted by the government of Sudan against the people of South Kordofan; and what is...
    • Sudan and South Sudan
      To ask Her Majesty's Government what measures they are taking to assist in arresting the violence between Sudan and South Sudan.
    • Taxation
      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will take steps to encourage British overseas territories and Crown dependencies to sign the multilateral convention on mutual administrative...
    • Universities: Conservation
      To ask Her Majesty's Government what research has been undertaken to evaluate the impact on universities of the removal of the zero rate of VAT for alterations to protected buildings; and what...

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