Karen Lumley: What steps his Department is taking to reduce the level of the budget deficit.
Karen Lumley: Has the Chancellor received any apologies from the previous Government for the mismanagement of the economy over the past 13 years?
Karen Lumley: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what steps are being taken to ensure even distribution of funding across the west midlands by the Advantage West Midlands regional development agency.
Karen Lumley: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment his Department has made of the value for money of funding provided by Advantage West Midlands for residents of Redditch.
Karen Lumley: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has to increase foreign direct investment in the economy in (a) Redditch and (b) nationally.
Karen Lumley: What recent assessment she has made of the effects of flexible working arrangements on gender equality in the workplace.
Karen Lumley: Will my right hon. Friend comment on what wider social benefits the Government believe will result from the extension of flexible working rights?
Karen Lumley: First, Mr Deputy Speaker, may I congratulate you on your new role? We have known each other for more years than I care to remember-[Hon. Members: "Oh!"] To put that in context, I helped Nigel in his first ever by-election in Ribble Valley many years ago. I do not remember exactly when, but it seems a long time ago. I am grateful, Mr Deputy Speaker for the opportunity to give my maiden speech...
Karen Lumley: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many of the subjects investigated under Operation Ore have been (a) charged and (b) convicted of offences related to the investigation; what the status of the investigation is; and if she will make a statement.
Karen Lumley: What progress she has made reviewing the retention on the national DNA database of records of those who have been neither charged nor convicted of a crime.
Karen Lumley: Is the Minister aware that the previous Government failed to ensure that all prisoners were on the DNA database? Can he reassure the House that steps are being taken to fix that problem?
Karen Lumley: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what his policy is on the advertisement of job vacancies within his Department; and if he will make a statement.
Karen Lumley: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will include in the Budget measures to protect vulnerable and poor people in Redditch.
Karen Lumley: To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will take steps to increase the funding which Worcestershire local education authority receives from his Department; and if he will make a statement.
Karen Lumley: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how much Advantage West Midlands has spent on (a) grants and (b) administration for grants in each year since 1999.
Karen Lumley: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether her Department plans to proceed with the Not in My Neighbourhood week scheme in (a) 2010 and (b) future years.
Karen Lumley: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) what recent estimate she has made of the number of new companies seeking to locate in Wales; (2) what estimate her Department has made of the number of jobs (a) created and (b) safeguarded in the economy by inward investment into Wales in (i) 2009 and (ii) the latest period for which figures are available.
Karen Lumley: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence on how many occasions the then Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State and Minister for Veterans travelled to the United Arab Emirates in the course of his official duties between October 2008 and May 2010; and what the (a) purpose and (b) cost was of each visit.
Karen Lumley: To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) what plans his Department has for the future of National Challenge trusts for schools; (2) whether his Department plans to award trust status to Arrow Vale High School, Worcester.
Karen Lumley: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what estimate his Department has made of the cost to the public purse of the operation of Redditch county court in each of the next three years.