Gordon Banks: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what change there has been in volumes of rail freight since 1997.
Gordon Banks: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what estimate she has made of the number of eligible voters missing from the Electoral Register in Ochil and South Perthshire.
Gordon Banks: Are there four?
Gordon Banks: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of Child Trust Fund take-up; and if he will make a statement.
Gordon Banks: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what tonnage of rail freight was carried in the last year for which figures are available; and what it was in 1997.
Gordon Banks: While it is vital that the UK play its role in reducing domestic carbon emissions to fight global warming, does my right hon. Friend agree that the real prize lies with an international solution? Can he tell the House what he is doing to encourage greater commitment from our international partners?
Gordon Banks: Many people in my constituency have been affected by the collapse. One agent has lost £11,000 and is still waiting for a reply from the administrator. Another has lost £18,500, and I know of individual savers who have lost between £150 and £450 each. I want to comment briefly on the role of individuals, and of the directors in particular. Although I go along with the administrators'...
Gordon Banks: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he will implement the recognition scheme for the Bevin Boys.
Gordon Banks: What assessment he has made of the adequacy of penalties that apply to employers of illegal immigrants.
Gordon Banks: Does the Minister agree that certain sectors of industry lend themselves to that kind of abuse more readily than others? Coming from the construction industry, I have considerable experience of that sector. Does he agree that the construction industry is just such a sector? What is he doing and who is he speaking to in the trade unions, trade bodies and other appropriate organisations and...
Gordon Banks: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent discussions he has had on the merits of the UK signing the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings.
Gordon Banks: To ask the Solicitor-General in how many cases since 2000 HM Revenue and Customs and its predecessor body sought to recover costs from defendants in cases revolving around clarification of points of law.
Gordon Banks: One of the changes to the common agricultural policy has been a move away from production subsidies to schemes designed to benefit the environment more. What is the rate of take-up of those schemes? What has been the environmental benefit to Northern Ireland and its farmers?
Gordon Banks: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps his Department takes to cater for special dietary requirements of armed forces personnel on the grounds of their (a) religious belief and (b) medical condition.
Gordon Banks: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what progress has been made in the teaching of foreign languages in primary schools.
Gordon Banks: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications for citizenship were received from members of Commonwealth countries while serving in UK armed forces in each of the last 10 years.
Gordon Banks: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether any restrictions apply to applications to join the police from those with coeliac disease.
Gordon Banks: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many places there are in emergency housing for women in custody of the authorities who have been trafficked to the UK to work in the sex trade.
Gordon Banks: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much was spent on the maintenance of social housing for rent in each year since 1995.
Gordon Banks: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many women who have been victims of human trafficking into the sex trade in the UK have been deported after being taken into custody by the authorities, broken down by (a) year and (b) region of the UK for which information is available.