Written answers
Tuesday, 22 January 2013

  • Electoral Commission Committee
    • Electoral Register
      To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, which parliamentary constituencies were in local authority areas whose electoral...
    • Electoral Register
      To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, in which local authorities' electoral registration officers did not meet the...
  • Defence
    • Assets
      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the cost to the public purse of the UK-based defence estate was in the latest period for which figures are available.
    • Contracts and Meetings
      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how many contracts were awarded by his Department to Oracle in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012; (2) how many contracts were awarded by his...
    • Cybercrime
      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what progress his Department has made on developing UK computer emergency response teams.
    • Military Aircraft
      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence with reference to the findings of the National Audit Office's Major Projects Reports 2012, published in January 2013, whether he plans to extend the life...
    • Piracy
      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how many UK personnel are deployed on anti-piracy operations; (2) how many UK ships are on deployments aimed at stopping piracy.
    • Scotland
      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many meeting requests the Minister for the Armed Forces has received from the Scottish Minister for Transport and Veteran Affairs since 4 September...
    • Space Technology
      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when the UK National Space Security Policy will be published.
    • Veterans
      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent progress has been made on the review being carried out by the Special Representative for Veterans' Transition.
  • Leader of the House
    • Business Committee
      To ask the Leader of the House pursuant to his answer of 15 January 2013, Official Report, column 685W, on the Business Committee, if the House Business Committee will be in place by May 2013.
  • Energy and Climate Change
    • Amazon
      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many contracts were awarded by his Department to Amazon in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012.
    • Biofuels
      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what sustainability standards must be met by applicants before his Department will provide support to proposed biofuel projects.
    • Dell
      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many contracts were awarded by his Department to Dell CSC in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012.
    • Departmental Responsibilities
      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what his Department's top three policy implementation (a) successes and (b) failures have been since May 2010.
    • Energy Companies Obligation
      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many (a) installations and (b) assessments have been completed under the Energy Company Obligation since October 2012.
    • Energy Companies Obligation
      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change when the Energy Company Obligation brokerage system will be in operation.
    • Energy Companies Obligation
      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many installations took place under the (a) Carbon Emissions Reduction Target and (b) Community Energy Saving Programme in each...
    • Google
      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many contracts were awarded by his Department to Google in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012.
    • Members: Correspondence
      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change when he plans to respond to the letter of 5 November 2012 from the hon. Member for Basildon and Billericay regarding Energy Bill reform.
    • Offshore Industry
      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change with reference to the Shell Kulluk rig accident in December 2012, if he will take steps to review the regulatory procedures of the UK...
    • Offshore Industry: Arctic
      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change with reference to the Shell Kulluk rig accident in December 2012, if he will take steps to secure an agreement at global level on a...
    • Oracle
      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many contracts were awarded by his Department to Oracle in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012.
    • Symantec
      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many contracts were awarded by his Department to Symantec in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012.
    • Xerox
      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many contracts were awarded by his Department to Xerox in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012.
  • House of Commons Commission
    • Sick Leave
      To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, pursuant to the answer of 14 January 2013, Official Report, column 487W, on sick...
  • Environment Food and Rural Affairs
    • Air Pollution
      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment his Department makes of emissions from appliances which are installed in smoke control areas; and if he will...
    • Government Procurement Card
      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many (a) staff and (b) special advisers in his Department have use of a Government Procurement Card.
    • Horses: Disease Control
      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps his Department is taking to tackle the spread of infectious equine diseases.
    • Incinerators: Greater London (1 annotation)
      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what discussions he has had on the potential effects on human health in Newham of the operation of the South East London...
  • Scotland
    • Meetings
      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) how many meetings he and members of his Department had with Google in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012; (2) how many meetings he and members of...
  • Transport
    • Bus Services
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many meetings (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have had with representatives from Greener Journeys in the last 12 months; and what...
    • High Speed 2 Railway Line
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether he has decided to run a public consultation exercise on the compensation provisions for those living on or near to the proposed route for Phase...
    • Railways: Bolton
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps he is taking to help reduce overcrowding on commuter rail services serving Bolton.
    • Southend Airport
      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent assessment his Department has made of the economic effect of London Southend airport.
  • Treasury
    • Child Trust Fund
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many eligible children received the initial lump sum payment as part of the Child Trust Fund between 1 September 2002 and 2 January 2011; (2)...
    • High Speed 2 Railway Line
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he expects the private sector to provide funding for High Speed 2.
    • Income Tax
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the number of additional-rate of income taxpayers with annual incomes of (a) between £150,000 and £250,000, (b)...
    • Multinational Companies: Company Accounts
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for International Development on the introduction of country-by-country reporting of...
    • Paye
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he will be able to draw conclusions from the current PAYE real time information pilot about the ability of that system to support the accurate...
    • Paye
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what level of hash matching accuracy in PAYE Real Time Information would meet the requirements for (a) tax calculation by HM Revenue and Customs and (b)...
    • Tax Avoidance
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent representations he has received on extending Disclosure of Tax Avoidance Schemes requirements to subsidiaries of UK companies operating in...
    • Taxation
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what estimate he has made of the number of people who (a) overpaid and (b) underpaid tax in each financial year since 2008; (2) what estimate he has...
    • Taxation: Business
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent representations he has received on the effect of the taxation regime on medium-sized businesses; and what measures he plans to take following...
    • VAT: Fraud
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent assessment he has made of levels of VAT fraud; and what measures he is taking to tackle this problem.
    • Winter Fuel Payments
      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the likely level of revenue to the Exchequer of (a) removing winter fuel allowance from people who pay the higher rate of...
  • International Development
    • Mali
      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what contingency plans her Department has to deal with an increase in the number of internal refugees in Mali as a result of the...
    • Mali
      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what discussions she has had to co-ordinate the UK's humanitarian response in Mali with the military of France.
    • Mali
      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what discussions she has had on the establishment of a humanitarian corridor to allow civilians to leave areas of military activity...
    • Multinational Companies: Company Accounts
      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what recent representations she has received from developing countries on the introduction of country-by-country reporting of financial...
    • Overseas Aid
      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what research her Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated to investigate the links between energy and water policy.
    • Overseas Aid
      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development whether she anticipates that any countries that previously received aid from her Department but have had such aid cancelled will again...
    • Sub-Saharan Africa
      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps her Department is taking to ensure that improvements are made in water and sanitation provision in Sub-Saharan Africa.
    • Sub-Saharan Africa
      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much funding her Department allocated for water and sanitation initiatives in Sub-Saharan Africa in the last year for which figures...
  • Home Department
    • Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department with reference to page 45 of the publication A Guide for licence holders on the Operation of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986,...
    • Asylum
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many asylum seekers have (a) died, (b) given birth and (c) been found to be a victim of trafficking or torture while in the fast track...
    • Civil Disorder
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 15 January 2013, Official Report, columns 648-9W, on civil disorder, if she will place in the Library the summary...
    • Crime: Lead
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent research her Department has commissioned on the potential effect of human exposure to lead on crime levels in the UK; and if she...
    • Dna
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will instruct police forces not to require DNA samples as legislated for in the Crime and Security Act 2010 from those convicted...
    • Entry Clearances: Business
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the average application processing time is for people wishing to obtain visas to participate on inward business delegations to the UK...
    • Entry Clearances: Overseas Students
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many students who were interviewed out-of-country in 2012 as part of the visa application process had their visa application refused;...
    • Entry Clearances: Overseas Students
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate she has made of the number of overseas students based in the UK who were unable to return home in December 2012 as a result of...
    • Illegal Immigrants: Employment
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many business establishments in (a) the UK, (b) the East of England and (c) Essex have been visited by the UK Border Agency to...
    • National Wildlife Crime Unit
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what funding her Department plans to allocate to the UK National Wildlife Crime Unit in each of the next two financial years; and if she will...
    • National Wildlife Crime Unit
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she expects to confirm the funding to be allocated to the National Wildlife Crime Unit for 2013-14.
    • Organised Crime
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much her Department has spent on tackling gang-related crime in (a) Liverpool, Walton constituency, (b) Liverpool and (c) England and...
    • Piracy
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what progress she has made on licensing firearms provision for private security contractors to protect vessels against piracy in...
    • Police: Pay
      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment she has made of the potential effect on recruitment numbers for new officers to the police of her acceptance of the...
  • Work and Pensions
    • Biomass: Safety
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what recent consideration he has given to the health and safety aspects of biomass plants with regard to the incidence of accidental fires...
    • Correspondence
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will place in the Library a copy of the response from the Minister for Disabled people to the letter of 3 January 2013 from the Director...
    • Disability Living Allowance
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions at what point, having changed his or her study arrangements, a student with cancer becomes eligible for disability living allowance.
    • Employers' Liability
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what proportion of the current insurance arrangements of employers are registered with the Employers' Liability Tracing Office.
    • Employment and Support Allowance
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the average proportion of claimants placed (a) without appeal and (b) after an unsuccessful appeal in the work-related employment and...
    • Employment and Support Allowance
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many appeals are pending for people who have been assessed for employment and support allowance.
    • Employment Schemes
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what consideration he has given to including voluntary work with charities as a part of mandatory work activity.
    • Farms: Safety
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the likely level of farm injuries and fatalities in each of the next three years.
    • Farms: Safety
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what funding has been allocated to on-farm inspection for health and safety in each of the last five years; and how much has been allocated for...
    • Farms: Safety
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many farm inspections for health and safety have taken place in each of the last five years; and how many he expects to take place in each...
    • Farms: Safety
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps he is taking to reduce the number of injuries and fatalities on farms.
    • Farms: Safety
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of recent trends in the number of injuries and fatalities on farms.
    • Housing Benefit: Halifax
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in Halifax are in receipt of local housing allowance.
    • Jobcentre Plus
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what recent discussions he has had with (a) officials and (b) representatives of Jobcentre Plus on the criteria applicable to companies or...
    • Jobcentre Plus
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what recent assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of Jobcentre Plus online services.
    • Jobcentre Plus
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps his Department has taken to ensure that companies and individuals advertising employment opportunities with Jobcentre Plus engage...
    • Meetings
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many meetings he and officials of his Department had with Google in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012; (2) how many meetings he and...
    • New Enterprise Allowance: Birmingham
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in Birmingham, Hall Green constituency are in receipt of enterprise allowance.
    • Pay
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will estimate the potential effects on the cost of the welfare system of requiring employers to pay the living wage.
    • Personal Independence Payment
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 9 January 2013, Official Report, column 326W, on personal independence payment, what the evidential basis is for his...
    • Personal Independence Payment
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether his Department plans to conduct any further reviews of the personal independent payment system in respect of people with serious...
    • Poisons
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what recent discussions have taken place with the EU on the use of rat poison and the prohibition of bromadiolone and difenacoum.
    • Remploy
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) with reference to the announcement by the Minister for Disabled People on 6 December 2012 that 129 ex-Remploy staff have found...
    • Social Security Benefits: Brent
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when the household benefit cap will be implemented in the London Borough of Brent.
    • Social Security Benefits: Uprating
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the number of (a) working age and pensioner couples, (b) couples with children, (c) single persons with children,...
    • State Retirement Pensions
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions with reference to the Government white paper on pension changes published on 14 January 2013, what the position of those who have, or...
    • Unemployed: Travel
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the cost of the Jobcentre Plus Travel Discount Card scheme; how many bus companies are accepting this card on...
    • Universal Credit
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the number of lone parents working part-time who will be eligible for universal credit in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland...
    • Universal Credit
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the number of second earners who work part-time in households with children who will be eligible for universal...
    • Work Capability Assessment
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions with reference to Employment and Support Allowance: Work Capability: Assessment Statistical Release, section 5.3, published January 2010, what...
    • Work Capability Assessment
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 7 January 2013, Official Report, column 180W, whether he expects the final report of the Evidence Based Review to be...
    • Work Capability Assessment
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 15 January 2013, Official Report, column 725W, on the work capability assessment, how many of the people with...
    • Work Programme: Birmingham
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in Birmingham, Hall Green constituency who have been referred to the Work programme have found (a) part-time employment and (b)...
    • Work Programme: Mental Illness
      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many and what proportion of people who have been through the Work programme have been diagnosed with a mental illness.
  • Attorney-General
    • Courts: Standards
      To ask the Attorney-General what arrangements he has put in place to monitor procedures within HM Courts to ensure they operate efficiently, effectively and in accordance with Practice Direction.
    • Crown Prosecution Service
      To ask the Attorney-General (1) how many complaints were made against the CPS in 2012; and how many such complaints were upheld; (2) how many complaints about the CPS were referred to the Law...
    • Departmental Responsibilities
      To ask the Attorney-General what the Law Officers' Departments' top three policy implementation (a) successes and (b) failures have been since May 2010.
    • Serious Fraud Office
      To ask the Attorney-General how many complaints were made against the SFO in 2012; and how many such complaints were upheld.
  • Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
    • Relations between Iran and Israel
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the potential consequences of the outcome of the Israeli elections on relations between Iran and...
    • Foreign Conflicts: Parliamentary Voting
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what his policy is on allowing Parliament to vote on the Government's position in respect of foreign conflicts.
    • Burma: Human Rights
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent reports he has received on the human rights situation in Burma; and if he will make a statement.
    • Global Food Prices
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with foreign governments on global food prices.
    • Multiannual Financial Framework
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on the next stage of negotiations on the multiannual financial framework.
    • Christians in the Middle East
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment he has made of the situation of Christians in Egypt, Syria and elsewhere in the middle east.
    • Mali
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what his policy is on British support for French intervention in Mali; and if he will make a statement.
    • Eastern Congo
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with governments in the great lakes region on finding a solution to the conflict in eastern Congo.
    • Settlement Building: West Bank
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent steps his Department has taken to persuade the Israeli Government to cease settlement expansion in the west bank.
    • Adem Uzun
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent representations he has made to his Turkish and French counterparts to secure the release of the politician Adem Uzun.
    • Africa
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which African countries host a UK trade attaché.
    • Algeria
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment he has made of the present state of political, cultural, trade and military relations with Algeria; and...
    • Brazil
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the present state of political, cultural, trade and military relations with Brazil; and if he...
    • Burma
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he has taken in response to the Burma Army's escalation of attacks against the Kachin Independence Army.
    • Burma
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he is taking to encourage the government of Burma to allow unhindered access for international humanitarian...
    • Burma
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he is taking to urge the Government of Burma to end its military offensive in Kachin State and engage in political...
    • Falkland Islands
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with his Argentinean counterparts regarding cruise tours which call at the Falkland Islands.
    • Falkland Islands
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he is taking to encourage the Argentinean Government to stop attacks on companies who trade with the Falkland Islands.
    • France
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received on the recent killing of three Kurdish activists in France; and what representations he has made to...
    • G8
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive to ensure that the G8 conference can take place in...
    • India
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the present state of political, cultural, trade and military relations with India; and if he will...
    • Malaysia
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the present state of political, cultural, trade and military relations with Malaysia; and if he...
    • Morocco
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment he has made of the present state of political, cultural, trade and military relations with Morocco; and...
    • Oman
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the present state of political, cultural, trade and military relations with Oman; and if he will...
    • Overseas Trade
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps British embassies are taking to lobby foreign governments to create fair markets, absent of corruption.
    • Peru
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the present state of political, cultural, trade and military relations with Peru; and if he will...
    • PKK
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will delist the PKK as a terrorist organisation.
    • Russia
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the present state of political, cultural, trade and military relations with Russia; and if he...
    • Saudi Arabia
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment he has made of the present state of political, cultural, trade and military relations with Saudi Arabia;...
    • Tibet
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment he has made of the human rights situation in Tibet.
    • Travellers
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the answer of 19 November 2012, Official Report, column 276W, on Slovak Roma, if he will work with the Secretary of...
    • Tunisia
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment he has made of the present state of political, cultural, trade and military relations with Tunisia; and...
    • Turkey
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what action he plans to take to encourage peace talks between Turkey and Abdullah Ocalan.
    • United Arab Emirates
      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment he has made of the present state of political, cultural, trade and military relations with the UAE; and...
  • Cabinet Office
    • Charities: Religion
      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the policy of his Department is on the granting of charitable status to religious groups.
    • Government Departments: ICT
      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the average cost to Government departments is per desktop computer for each full-time employee.
    • Military Decorations (1 annotation)
      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office whether a Cabinet Office-led working group has been set up to consider the awarding of a national defence medal.
    • Travel
      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how much has been spent on travel by the Deputy Prime Minister's Office in (a) 2011-12 and (b) 2012-13 to date.
  • Education
    • Children: Health
      To ask the Secretary of State for Education what assessment his Department has made of the factors influencing the well-being of children; and what steps it is taking to promote such factors.
    • Children: Social Services
      To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many children have been removed from their parents by social services in each of the last 10 years.
    • Education
      To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will place a duty on local authorities to keep education, health and care provision under review.
    • Education: Qualifications
      To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) how many pupils in each (a) local authority, (b) ward and (c) lower layer super output area did not achieve any qualifications by the end of key...
    • Gcse
      To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many and what proportion of (a) boys and (b) girls (i) of each ethnic group, (ii) who were eligible for free school meals, (iii) who were looked...
    • Human Trafficking
      To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will review the system of placing child victims of trafficking in local authority care.
    • Physical Education: Teachers
      To ask the Secretary of State for Education how much of the sum his Department has provided to fund secondary PE teachers for one day a week to work with local primary schools has been allocated...
    • Physical Education: Teachers
      To ask the Secretary of State for Education what the average number of hours of training is in physical education provided to trainee teachers annually; and what consideration he has given to...
    • Pupil Exclusions
      To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many pupils under the age of 16 of (a) white British, (b) black Caribbean, (c) black African, (d) Pakistani, (e) Indian, (f) Bangladeshi and (g)...
    • Schools: Sports
      To ask the Secretary of State for Education pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Gillingham and Rainham of 22 November 2012, Official Report, column 561W, on schools: sports, on what...
    • Schools: Sports
      To ask the Secretary of State for Education what recent progress his Department has made on enabling community sports clubs to advertise their activities in schools.
    • Schools: Sports
      To ask the Secretary of State for Education what funding will be made available to secondary schools to release P.E. teachers after August 2013.
    • Schools: Sports
      To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will publish the breakdown of PE teacher release funding for schools in the academic year 2012-13.
    • Schools: Sports
      To ask the Secretary of State for Education what proportion of the funding in 2011-12 for PE teacher release has been spent by schools on releasing secondary school PE teachers one day a week.
    • Special Educational Needs
      To ask the Secretary of State for Education how much funding was allocated to the (a) School Action and (b) School Action Plus programmes in each of the last five years.
    • Special Educational Needs
      To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will place a duty on local authorities to consult children and families on the development of the local offer in the Children and Families Bill...
    • Special Educational Needs
      To ask the Secretary of State for Education with reference to the Evaluation of the SEND Pathfinder Programme Interim Evaluation Report published in October 2012, what recent assessment he has...
  • Communities and Local Government
    • Absenteeism
      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the rate of absenteeism is in his Department; and what the cost to the public purse has been of such absence since May 2010.
    • Affordable Housing
      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many affordable homes were built in England as a result of section 106 agreements in each of the last 15 years.
    • Car Allowances
      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much his Department has spent on mileage allowances since May 2010; and at what rate such mileage was paid.
    • Community Infrastructure Levy
      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many community infrastructure levy fees have been charged on single dwelling developments to date.
    • Consultants
      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many full-time equivalent staff were employed on consultancy contracts in his Department on the latest date for which...
    • Consultants
      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much his Department has spent on external consultants since May 2010; and for what types of costs such expenditure was made.
    • Data Protection
      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on how many occasions each Minister in his Department carried classified documents on public transport in the last 12 months for...
    • EU Grants and Loans: Wales (1 annotation)
      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will discuss the effect of repatriation of EU structural funds with the Welsh Government.
    • Floods: Insurance
      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assistance his Department makes available for people affected by flooding who are uninsured.
    • Government Procurement Card
      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether the reduction in expenditure on government procurement cards in his Department between 2009-10 and 2011-12 led to an...
    • Homelessness
      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what steps he has (a) taken since May 2010 and (b) plans to take in the next 12 months to tackle homelessness; and if he will...
    • Housing: Construction
      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the average annual number of new homes built in England was between (a) 2000 and 2010 and (b) 2010 and 2012.
    • Housing: East Yorkshire
      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many houses were built in Haltemprice and Howden constituency in the last four years.
    • Housing: East Yorkshire
      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many new homes which benefit from flood defences have been built in Haltemprice and Howden constituency in the last four years.
    • Housing: Fire Extinguishers
      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what proportion of housing developed on the Olympic site will have fire sprinklers.
    • Housing: Owner Occupation
      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the total number of owner-occupied homes was in England in each of the last 15 years.
    • Local Government Finance
      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 19 December 2012, Official Report, columns 103-4WS, on local government...
    • Local Government: Pay
      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) what guidance his Department issues to local authorities and local government bodies on senior executive pay; (2) what...
    • Market Towns
      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what steps he is taking to support market towns.
    • Overpayments
      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the (a) number and (b) cost has been of duplicate payments made by his Department since May 2010.
    • Procurement
      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether his Department has facilitated the collective buying of goods and services with other Government departments.
    • Procurement
      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) how many procurement officers are currently employed by his Department; (2) how many civil servants in his Department...
    • Railways: Radlett
      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether the former Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, the hon. Member for Bromley and Chislehurst, made an assessment of...
    • Railways: Radlett
      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government with reference to his letters of 19 September 2012 and 14 December 2012, for what reasons he has decided he can determine the...
    • Redundancy
      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many civil service posts have been made redundant by his Department in each year since 1999; and what has been the cost of...
    • Redundancy Pay
      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the total amount of redundancy pay paid to civil servants in his Department was in each month from July to December 2012.
    • Repossession Orders
      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what steps he has taken since 2010 to reduce the number of home repossessions in (a) Southend, (b) Essex and (c) England.
    • Shops: Empty Property
      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the shop vacancy rate was in Barnsley Central constituency in each of the last five years.
    • Staff
      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much his Department spent on (a) recruitment agency fees, (b) outplacement agency fees for displaced or redundant staff and...
    • Temporary Employment
      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what amount his Department spent on interim staff as defined by the National Audit Office in (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12; and if...
    • Temporary Employment
      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what costs his Department has incurred through employing agency staff since May 2010.
  • Justice
    • Asbestos
      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will take steps to ensure companies being pursued by a civil action for negligence in respect of asbestos-related illnesses do not cause...
    • Aviation
      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many air miles were accumulated by each Minister in his Department in 2012; how such air miles were used; and whether such air miles were donated to...
    • Bill of Rights
      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) when he expects to respond to the Commission on a Bill of Rights' Report, A UK Bill of Rights?: The Choice Before Us; (2) what assessment he has...
    • Data Protection
      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice on how many occasions each Minister in his Department carried classified documents on public transport in the last 12 months for which information is...
    • Dna
      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many criminals have been convicted following a review of their case made possible due to advances in DNA forensic testing in each of the last 10 years.
    • Drugs: North West
      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people in the north-west were convicted of drug offences in the north-west in each of the last five years.
    • National Offender Management Service
      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many staff at each grade have left the National Offender Management Service under the voluntary early departure scheme since May 2010.
    • Offenders: Assets
      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) whether he has any plans to seize and sell the assets of offenders sentenced to community penalties; (2) whether his Department (a) has...
    • Prisoner Escapes
      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many offenders absconded from prison in each of the last three years; and what offences each such absconded offender was sentenced for.
    • Prisoners
      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what projections of the (a) female and (b) male prison population for the next five years his Department has made in (i) decreasing sentencing, (ii) no...
    • Prisoners’ Release
      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many offenders serving sentences of (a) 12 months and under and (b) more than 12 months were released from prison in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011 and (iii) 2012.
    • Prisoners: Legal Aid Scheme
      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much has been spent in total on legal aid for serving prisoners in England and Wales in each of the last five years; how much such aid had been spent...
    • Prisoners: Suicide
      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many prisoners were considered to be at risk of suicide in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012; (2) what support mechanisms there are in prisons...
    • Probation
      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how much was spent on (a) staffing costs and (b) accommodation costs (i) in total and (ii) as a proportion of annual budget in the Probation...
    • Probation
      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the average caseloads of individual probation officers in each probation trust in England and Wales were in each year since the introduction of the...
    • Probation
      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice when he expects to announce the budget for the Probation Service in (a) 2012-13, (b) 2013-14 and (c) 2014-15.
    • Rape
      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people were tried for rape offences in England and Wales in each year from 1997 to the latest year for which figures are available; and how many...
    • Sentencing
      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what steps his Department has taken to assess the severity of punishments handed out for equivalent crimes by different courts.
    • Sentencing: Crime
      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what information his Department holds on research into links between the severity of sentences handed out by local courts and overall crime rates in the...
    • Sexual Offences
      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many convicted sex offenders have had their sentences cut on appeal in each of the last five years; (2) how many convicted absconded sex...
  • Wales
    • Aerospace Industry
      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what recent assessment he has made of the aerospace industry in Wales.
    • Departmental Responsibilities
      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what his Department's top three policy implementation (a) successes and (b) failures have been since May 2010.
    • Entry Clearances: Industry
      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the visa regime as it relates to industry in Wales.
    • Human Transplantation (Wales) Bill
      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) what plans he has to bring forward amendments to the Human Tissue Act 2004 consequential to the Human Transplantation (Wales) Bill; and if he will...
    • Income Tax
      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what assessment he has made of the Government's income tax policy as it relates to Wales.
    • Infrastructure
      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what recent discussions he has had with ministerial colleagues on the Government's infrastructure guarantee scheme.
    • Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries
      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what recent assessment he has made of the automotive industry in Wales; and if he will make a statement.
    • Wylfa Power Station
      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what assessment he has made of the potential benefits to the Welsh economy of the proposed nuclear power station development at Wylfa.
  • Deputy Prime Minister
    • Electoral Register
      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what recent estimate he has made of the number of unregistered voters in (a) the UK and (b) each region of the UK; and if he will make a statement.
    • Electoral Register
      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what progress has been made on the (a) data matching and (b) data mining pilots intended to improve voter registration; and if he will make a statement.
    • Monarchy: Succession
      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister (1) whether his legislative proposals on the Succession to the Crown will have an effect on Royal Dukedoms; (2) whether his legislative proposals on the...
    • Monarchy: Succession
      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister whether a child born to a member of the Roman Catholic Church who had married into the Royal Family would be able to succeed to the Crown under the Government's...
  • Culture Media and Sport
    • Amazon
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many contracts were awarded by her Department to Amazon in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012.
    • Amazon
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many meetings she and officials of her Department had with Amazon in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012.
    • Arts: Staff
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many people have been employed in creative industries in (a) England, (b) Warwickshire and (c) Warwick and Leamington constituency...
    • Broadband: Rural Areas
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what steps her Department is taking to provide small and medium-sized high street businesses in rural communities with access to...
    • Candidates: Disability
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) further to the answer of 8 January 2013, Official Report, column 150, what steps she plans to take to encourage further applicants...
    • Dell
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many contracts were awarded by her Department to Dell CSC in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012.
    • Direct Selling
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what steps she is taking to enforce call blocking systems.
    • Direct Selling
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what steps she is taking to tackle the problem of persistent silent and nuisance telephone calls from marketing companies.
    • Football: Sports Grounds
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what her policy is on proposed changes to the Football Spectators Act 1989 to allow standing in football grounds; and if she will make a...
    • Gambling: Rehabilitation
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what action her Department is taking to prevent irresponsible gambling and to help those with gambling addictions.
    • Google
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many contracts were awarded by her Department to Google in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012.
    • Google
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many meetings she and officials of her Department had with Google in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012.
    • National Lottery: Gloucestershire
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much national lottery funding from each different lottery fund was given to organisations in each constituency in Gloucestershire in...
    • Oracle Corporation UK
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many contracts were awarded by her Department to Oracle in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012.
    • Oracle Corporation UK
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many meetings she and officials of her Department had with Oracle in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012.
    • Sports: West Midlands
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport with reference to the announcement by her Department on 10 January 2012, how much of the £45 million improvement fund her...
    • Sports: Young People
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport with reference to the announcement by her Department on 10 January 2012 that her Department will invest £450 million in increasing...
    • Symantec
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many contracts were awarded by her Department to Symantec in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012.
    • Symantec
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many meetings she and officials of her Department had with Symantec in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012.
    • Telephone Services: Unsolicited Goods and Services
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will work with foreign governments to secure an international agreement to reduce the number of international unsolicited calls.
    • Temporary Employment
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what amount her Department spent on interim staff as defined by the National Audit Office in (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12; and if she...
    • Tickets: Touting
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what steps she is taking to reduce the illegal re-sale of tickets for sporting events.
    • Tour de France
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what steps she will take to support Yorkshire's successful bid to host the Tour de France's Grand Départ in 2014.
    • Video Games
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what recent estimate she has made of the contribution to UK exports by the video games industry (a) in cash terms and (b) as a...
    • Video Games
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many people have been employed in the video games industry in (a) England, (b) Warwickshire and (c) Warwick and Leamington...
    • Video Games
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what recent estimate she has made of the contribution made to UK GDP by the video game industry in each year between 2009 and 2011.
    • Video Games
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what steps her Department is taking to support the video games industry.
    • Video Games
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many video games companies were based in the UK in (a) 2009, (b) 2010 and (c) 2011.
    • Video Games: Broadband
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what recent discussions her Department has had with video games businesses on the potential benefits of ultra-fast broadband to that sector.
    • Xerox Corporation
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many contracts were awarded by her Department to Xerox in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012.
    • Xerox Corporation
      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many meetings she and officials of her Department had with Xerox in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012.
  • Women and Equalities
    • Gay Games: Greater London
      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities whether it is the Government's intention to use public money to fund London's bid to host Gay Games X in 2018.
    • Homosexuality: Marriage
      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities how many responses to the consultation on same-sex marriage were made from outside the UK.
    • Homosexuality: Marriage
      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities what criteria she used to establish if a response to the consultation on same-sex marriage was valid.
    • Marriage
      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities if she will insert provisions and protections in the Equal Marriage Bill for teachers who have a conscientious objection to teaching same-sex marriage...
    • Marriage
      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities what discussions she has had on the application of legislation on same sex marriages to Congregationalist churches and their bodies of affiliation.
  • Business, Innovation and Skills
    • Amazon
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many contracts were awarded by his Department to Amazon in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012.
    • Billing
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of how many signatories to the Prompt Payment Code have changed or extended their payment terms in...
    • Broadband
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what representations he has received from businesses on the time taken by broadband suppliers to provide a broadband connection;...
    • Business: Billing
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps he is taking to prevent FTSE350 companies from extending their payment terms and then claiming to have met with the...
    • Business: Commonwealth
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what his objectives are for the next Commonwealth Business Forum to be held in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
    • Business: Commonwealth
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills which Government minister will attend the 2013 Commonwealth Business Forum in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
    • Business: Liverpool
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many companies have re-located and invested in Liverpool (a) in the last year, (b) in the last five years and (c) in the last...
    • Business: Loans
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills if the conclusions of the National Audit Office's investigation into the Regional Growth Fund will be used in the creation of the...
    • Business: Loans
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills if he will expedite the implementation of the Government's Business Bank.
    • Business: Young People
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills pursuant to the answer of 14 January 2013, Official Report, column 577W, on business: young people, what the (a) total, (b)...
    • Citizens Advice and Consumer Focus
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills on which dates since January 2012 he has met the (a) Chief Executive of Citizens Advice, (b) Chair of Citizens Advice, (c) Chief...
    • Construction: Fines
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills on which occasions the Office of Fair Trading imposed penalties on construction companies in each of the last five years; what...
    • Dell
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many contracts were awarded by his Department to DELL CSC in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012.
    • Departmental Responsibilities
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what his Department's top three policy implementation (a) successes and (b) failures have been since May 2010.
    • Export Credit Guarantees: Kenya
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what the communications sector exports are that account for 11 per cent of Kenya's sovereign debt owed to UK Export Finance; when...
    • Film
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport to ensure that the competitiveness...
    • Google
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many contracts were awarded by his Department to Google in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012.
    • Higher Education: Admissions
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) how many students applied for entry to a university in England and Wales in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13 and (c) 2013-14 (i) by...
    • Offshore Industry
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps his Department is taking to support the offshore oil manufacturing sector.
    • Oracle Corporation UK
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many contracts were awarded by his Department to Oracle in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012.
    • Overseas Trade
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what proportion of companies requesting overseas market reports are (a) large, (b) medium-sized and (c) small companies.
    • Overseas Trade
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how much his Department earns per year from the Overseas Market Introduction Service reports.
    • Overseas Trade
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what the average amount of time needed to produce an Overseas Market Introduction Service report is.
    • Overseas Trade
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what guidance UK Trade and Investment provides to the UK Border Agency on issuing visas to businessmen on inward trade missions...
    • Overseas Trade: Commonwealth
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how his Department informs UK small and medium-sized enterprises about trade opportunities in the Commonwealth.
    • Overseas Trade: Commonwealth
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps the Government is taking to help small and medium-sized enterprises trade with other Commonwealth nations.
    • Overseas Trade: Commonwealth
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills if he will consider the merits of the creation of the role of a Minister for Commonwealth Trade.
    • Overseas Trade: Commonwealth
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps his Department is taking to promote trade with Commonwealth countries.
    • Overseas Trade: Commonwealth
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many UK Trade delegations have visited Commonwealth nations since 2010.
    • Pay
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent meetings (a) he has and (b) Ministers in his Department have had with businesses and business organisations to...
    • Pay
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills whether (a) he has and (b) Ministers in his Department have met Citizens UK to discuss the living wage; and what plans he has to...
    • Pay
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills if he will consider bringing forward proposals to amend companies' legislation to require listed companies to report as part of...
    • Postgraduate Education
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps his Department plans to take to ensure that the UK remains competitive in attracting foreign students to postgraduate...
    • Postgraduate Education
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many first-year postgraduate students enrolled on higher education courses in (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12 (i) by the region...
    • Regional Growth Fund
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills if he will offer additional support to unsuccessful applicants to the Regional Growth Fund in their subsequent applications.
    • Regional Growth Fund: Yorkshire and the Humber
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how much monetary support allocated to businesses in Hull and the East Riding under the Regional Growth Fund is yet to be paid to...
    • Regulated Industries Unit
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills when he plans to announce the membership of the Board of the Regulated Industries Unit.
    • Regulated Industries Unit
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what budget his Department has allocated to the Regulated Industries Unit, by funding stream, from April 2013.
    • Regulated Industries Unit
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many staff currently employed by Consumer Focus will transfer to the new Regulated Industries Unit, in April 2013; and how...
    • Shops
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent assessment he has made of the UK's high street retail sector.
    • Symantec
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many contracts were awarded by his Department to Symantec in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012.
    • UK Trade and Investment
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps his Department is taking to provide greater incentive to UK Trade and Investment employees to seek and develop more...
    • UK Trade and Investment
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how his Department measures the performance of each UK Trade and Investment employee in (a) regional offices and (b) postings abroad.
    • UK Trade and Investment
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what support is given to British companies by UK Trade and Investment embassy teams that are competing in unfair markets due to...
    • UK Trade and Investment
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what the pay scales are for UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) employees in (a) UKTI regional offices, (b) London and (c) embassies...
    • UK Trade and Investment
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how UK Trade and Investment employees are incentivised to seek and develop more trade for British companies.
    • UK Trade and Investment
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how UK Trade and Investment indentifies business opportunities in foreign markets.
    • Xerox Corporation
      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many contracts were awarded by his Department to Xerox in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012.
  • Health
    • Ambulance Services
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidance he has provided to clinical commissioning groups on the commissioning of ambulance services.
    • Ambulance Services: East of England
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent assessment he has made of the performance of the East of England Ambulance Service.
    • Appendicitis
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many appendectomies have been performed in each of the last five years.
    • Beef: Horse Meat
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether inspections by the UK Food Safety and Food Standards Authorities routinely involve DNA testing to identify the contamination of foodstuffs.
    • Beef: Horse Meat
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he was informed about the sale of beef burgers on sale in Britain which were possibly contaminated with horse and pork meat; and what steps he has...
    • Beef: Horse Meat
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he plans to take against those retailers who have sold inaccurately labelled meat products.
    • Blood Transfusion Services
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether he will publish the information collected through the quality dashboard for blood and marrow transplantation.
    • Blood Transfusion Services
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he expects the 10 local area teams with responsibility for commissioning prescribed specialised services to begin commissioning according to the new...
    • Blood: Donors
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to encourage blood platelet donation.
    • Breasts: Plastic Surgery
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what discussions he has had with companies that carried out PIP implants that are now contemplating bankruptcy to prevent them being held legally...
    • Breasts: Plastic Surgery
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people in the UK have had faulty breast implants and are waiting for them to be replaced.
    • Care Homes: Birmingham
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many care homes have been deemed as failing to meet standard 15 of the National Minimum Standards in (a) Birmingham Hall Green constituency and (b)...
    • Care Homes: Fees and Charges
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what progress he has made to bring the issue of fees for long-term residential and nursing care to a conclusion.
    • Continuing Care
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department plans to take to improve awareness of the commitment in the NHS mandate that everyone with a long-term condition will be offered...
    • Dalepak
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health when the Dalepak Hambleton plant in Yorkshire was last inspected; and what the nature of that inspection was.
    • Diabetes
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people in (a) Gillingham and Rainham constituency, (b) Medway and (c) England have been (i) diagnosed with and (ii) predicted to have diabetes.
    • Diabetes
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the (a) number of obese people with undiagnosed diabetes and (b) the cost to the national health service of treating type 2...
    • Diabetes
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent discussions he has had with his Northern Ireland counterparts on the taskforce for diabetes and the 5-10 year strategy; and what goals and...
    • Diabetes
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will have discussions with health ministers in each of the devolved administrations to ensure best practice is being carried out across the UK in...
    • Diabetes
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many NHS organisations in (a) South Yorkshire and (b) England met or exceeded the expected levels of care outlined in the National Service...
    • Diabetes
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much his Department has spent on the treatment of diabetes in (a) Barnsley Central constituency, (b) South Yorkshire and (c) England in (i) 2010-11...
    • Dietary Supplements (1 annotation)
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) whether, at his next meeting with the European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection, he will raise the Government's objective of ensuring...
    • Doctors: Foreign Workers
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health with reference to the answer of 1 November 2010, Official Report, column 635W, on doctors: foreign workers and the speech by the then Secretary of State...
    • Domestic Visits
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many times (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department visited (i) a dental practice, (ii) an optometrist, (iii) a GP surgery, (iv) a pharmacy and (v)...
    • Drugs: Babies
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 8 November 2012, Official Report, columns 674-5W, on drugs: babies, how many babies were born showing neonatal withdrawal...
    • Empty Property
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to his answer of 15 January 2013, Official Report, column 698W, on health centres: Christchurch, for what reason the disposal of the Department's...
    • Erectile Dysfunction: Drugs
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many prescriptions of each type of drug for the treatment of erectile dysfunction were dispensed in (a) 2012 and (b) each of the last five years.
    • Fast Food
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the recent findings by the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood on the connection between fast food and...
    • Health
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether public health budgets were ringfenced when responsibilities were transferred to local authorities.
    • Health Services
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what his assessment is of the data on achievement, exceptions and prevalence for the Quality and Outcomes Framework recently published by the Health and...
    • Health Services
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health when information on the Commissioning for Quality and Innovation frameworks for prescribed specialised services will be published.
    • Health Services
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health when the NHS Commissioning Board plans to publish (a) the final commissioning specification for blood and marrow transplantation and (b) the Manual for...
    • Health Services
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what representations he and the NHS Commissioning Board have received on the timeline for the consultation on the specialised commissioning service...
    • Health Services
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health when guidance outlining the national Individual Funding Request process for prescribed specialised services will be published.
    • Health Services
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health when guidance outlining the national Individual Funding Request cohort policy process for prescribed specialised services will be published.
    • Health Services
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what representations his Department has received on reform of the Quality and Outcomes Framework in the last 12 months.
    • Health Services: Greater London
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what representations he has received on progress of the delivery of the Independent Reconfiguration Panel in respect of the Barnet, Enfield and Haringey...
    • Health: Disadvantaged
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department is taking to tackle health inequality.
    • Ibuprofen
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many prescriptions have been dispensed for the use of ibuprofen in England in each of the last five years; and what the annual cost to the Exchequer...
    • Influenza
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to ensure that the NHS is prepared for an influenza epidemic.
    • Influenza
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of general practitioner patients have received a vaccination against influenza in each primary care trust area since September 2012.
    • Influenza
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many influenza vaccinations were available for those with egg allergies in (a) the Cumbria Primary Care Trust area and (b) Copeland local authority...
    • Influenza
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether his Department has issued new guidelines for the application of influenza vaccines to those with egg intolerances in the last 12 months.
    • Influenza
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what safeguards are in place to ensure that people with egg intolerances will have access to safe influenza vaccinations in the winter of 2013-14.
    • NHS Direct
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the official satisfaction ratings for NHS Direct were in each year since its introduction.
    • NHS: Working Hours
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to encourage the European Commission to introduce changes to the Working Time Directive; and what steps he is taking to minimise...
    • Obesity
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the recommendations to tackle obesity included in the recent Royal College of Physicians report, Action on obesity:...
    • Obesity
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent assessment he has made of whether the indicators currently set out in the Quality and Outcomes Framework are effective in providing incentives...
    • Obesity
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to ensure that initiatives to tackle obesity are not only focused on prevention but also on the management of obesity and weight.
    • Obesity
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the report Health at a Glance: Europe recently published by the European Commission and its findings on the level of...
    • Obesity
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the data on achievement, exceptions and prevalence for the Quality and Outcomes...
    • Organs: Donors
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what research he has commissioned or evaluated on the potential effect of the introduction of presumed consent on the level of organ donations; and if he...
    • Organs: Donors
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people with diabetes have received organ donations (a) linked to diabetes and (b) not linked to diabetes in each of the last five years.
    • Organs: Donors
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people were (a) on the organ donor register and (b) were added to the organ donor register in (i) Gillingham and Rainham, (ii) Medway, (iii) Kent...
    • Organs: Donors
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many organ (a) donors and (b) recipients were over 18 years old in each of the last five years.
    • Organs: Donors
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of organ (a) recipients and (b) donors were (i) male and (ii) female in the latest period for which figures are available; and what...
    • Organs: Donors
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people received a second organ donation within (a) one year and (b) five years of a previous transplant in the last five years for which figures...
    • Organs: Donors
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many domino transplants (a) in total and (b) for each type of organ were performed in each of the last five years.
    • Organs: Donors
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health in which hospitals the greatest increase in transplant surgeries have taken place in the last year.
    • Paracetamol
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 16 January 2013, Official Report, column 860W, on paracetamol, what the cost was to the public purse of those prescriptions...
    • Pay
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many staff in his Department are paid an annual salary of more than £100,000.
    • Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department is taking to facilitate the accurate prediction of hospital admissions at Peterborough and Stamford Hospital's NHS Foundation...
    • Physical Inactivity
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate his Department has made of the cost to the economy since 2010 of physical inactivity.
    • Plagiocephaly
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what recent representations he has received on whether treatment for plagiocephaly should be provided by the NHS; (2) how many cases of...
    • Radiotherapy
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) with reference to his Department's document on the value for money addendum to the strategic outline case for the national proton beam therapy (PBT)...
    • Radiotherapy (1 annotation)
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) which body will be responsible for commissioning the workforce for radiotherapy services after April 2013; (2) with reference to Radiotherapy...
    • Rehabilitation
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much his Department spent on the treatment of (a) drug, (b) alcohol, (c) smoking and (d) gambling addictions in (i) 2012 and (ii) each of the last...
    • Ulcers
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps are being taken to promote campaigns to address the problem of ulcers; and how many people aged (a) 0 to 20, (b) 21 to 30, (c) 31 to 40, (d) 41...
    • Vaccination
      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how nationwide seasonal vaccination programmes are co-ordinated through local healthcare providers; and what support such providers are given by his...
  • House of Lords
    • Autumn Statement
      To ask Her Majesty's Government how much of the £5.5 billion of additional capital spending in the Chancellor of the Exchequer's Pre-Budget Statement has been spent.
    • Banking: LIBOR
      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether discussions have taken place regarding the manipulation of LIBOR rates with the United States authorities through official or diplomatic channels other...
    • Banks: Metro Bank
      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the appointment of Mr Vernon Hill as chairman of Metro Bank has received Financial Services Authority (FSA) approval; whether the FSA has previously...
    • Banks: Metro Bank
      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have investigated, or have any plans to investigate, loans and transactions between Metro Bank and its directors and their associates.
    • Benefits
      To ask Her Majesty's Government (1) how many, and (2) what proportion, of people in households where one partner earns above £50,000 a year have opted to cease receiving child benefit from 7...
    • Benefits
      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate as to what the weekly rate of child benefit would have been in (1) 2011, and (2) 2012, and would be in 2013, had it risen in line with (a)...
    • Benefits
      To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of average gross earnings unemployment benefit or jobseeker's allowance represented in (1) 1988-89, (2) 1998-99, and (3) 2008-09; and what it is...
    • Benefits: Over 60s Concessions
      To ask Her Majesty's Government how much would be saved by withdrawing (1) winter fuel allowance, (2) free travel passes, and (3) free television licences, from all those higher and top-rate...
    • Building Regulations: Electrical Safety
      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the remit of the challenge panel on house-building with regard to simplifying the building regulations, particularly with regard to electrical safety.
    • Courts: Closures
      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have reviewed the outcome of recent magistrates' court and county court closures, with particular reference to the impact in each category on the...
    • Courts: Closures
      To ask Her Majesty's Government what current proposals they have for further closures of magistrates' courts; and what responses have been received by the Ministry of Justice or HM Courts and...
    • Crime: Torture
      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many convictions for the crime of torture committed (1) in the United Kingdom, and (2) elsewhere, have been obtained in United Kingdom courts; what amount of...
    • Cyprus
      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Baroness Warsi on 13 November 2012 (WA 274) and 6 December 2012 (WA 173-4) and Lord Wallace of Saltaire on 29 November 2012 (WA...
    • Cyprus
      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Baroness Warsi on 13 November 2012 (WA 274) and 6 December 2012 (WA 173-4) and Lord Wallace of Saltaire on 29 November 2012 (WA...
    • Embryology
      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 8 January (WA 22-3), how the "Headline Success Rates per Cycle" published by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology...
    • Employment: Night Shift Work
      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the number of people in the United Kingdom whose usual working hours are between midnight and 8.00am.
    • Energy: Electricity
      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the new licensing regime for bringing electricity from offshore wind farms on to the national grid will result in charges passed on to electricity...
    • Extradition
      To ask Her Majesty's Government on how many occasions since June 2010 they have sanctioned the extradition of (1) a British, and (2) a non-British, national, charged with a capital offence to a...
    • Food: Halloumi
      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of a new application to register halloumi as a protected designation of origin product under European Union law on...
    • Gibraltar
      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have received any representations from the Government of Spain regarding the suspension of the application to Gibraltar Airport of forthcoming...
    • Gibraltar
      To ask Her Majesty's Government what were the costs to the United Kingdom, under the United Kingdom obligations and commitments under the Cordoba agreement of 2006, of pension payments to Spanish...
    • Gibraltar
      To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the cost to the Government of Gibraltar under the Cordoba agreement of 2006 in respect of airport reconstruction.
    • Gibraltar
      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have discussed European Union aviation measures and their application to Gibraltar Airport with the Government of Spain and the Spanish ambassador to...
    • Government Departments: Archives
      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many files dating from and before 1982 are still to be reviewed and transferred by the Northern Ireland Office to the National Archives at Kew; what are the...
    • HM Courts and Tribunals Service
      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether HM Courts and Tribunals Service has a business plan.
    • Housing
      To ask Her Majesty's Government how much affordable housing is included in the Section 106 agreement covering the planning application for the Circus West development in Battersea, London.
    • Human Rights
      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many findings of breaches of Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights have been made so far by the European Court of Human Rights (1) for such...
    • Justice: Sentencing
      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have examined whether there is a difference in sentencing patterns between lay justices and district judges; and, if so, what were their findings.
    • Marriage: Same-sex Civil Marriage
      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether it is their intention that same-sex marriages should replace same-sex civil partnerships or be an alternative to them.
    • Mexico: Money Laundering
      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Government of Mexico has provided them with an estimate of the number of Mexican citizens who lost their lives as a result of HSBC facilitating money...
    • NHS: Death at Home
      To ask Her Majesty's Government what changes to primary or secondary legislation would be required to provide citizens with a statutory right to die at home within the care of the National Health...
    • NHS: Liverpool Care Pathway
      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 8 January (WA 70), whether there are any circumstances in which the healthcare team are not obliged to respect the...
    • Northern Ireland: Human Rights Commission
      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Randerson on 19 December 2012 (WA 320), who assesses whether the chief commissioner of the Northern Ireland Human Rights...
    • Questions for Written Answer
      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Hanham on 28 November 2012 (WA 68), why the Department for Communities and Local Government was unable to provide data...
    • Shipping: General Lighthouse Authorities
      To ask Her Majesty's Government what funding was contributed by the Ministry of Defence to the Research and Radionavigation Directorate of the General Lighthouse Authorities in (1) 2010, (2)...
    • Social Fund Budgeting Loans
      To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the average social fund budgeting loan paid in the last financial year to (1) childless single people, (2) childless couples, and (3) lone parents and...
    • Social Security (Personal Independence Payment) Regulations 2013
      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will place in the Library of the House the papers relating to the decision to reduce from 50 to 20 metres the threshold which will determine the...
    • Taxation: Corporation Tax
      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether banks will be required to resubmit corporation tax returns with adjustments for the effects on profits of the manipulation of LIBOR; and whether they...
    • Ukraine
      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the rise of the Svoboda party in Ukraine; and what representations they have made to the Government of Ukraine about...

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