To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many (a) families and (b) individuals in bed and breakfast accommodation were placed there by local housing...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will require the preparation of an environmental impact assessment when the widening of motorways is proposed.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will make a statement on his policy on the widening of motorways.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions when he expects to make a decision on a fifth terminal at Heathrow airport.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what proposals he has for improvement to the A5 between the M69 and A47 Longshoot junction.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions (1) what plans the Government have to revise the housebuilding targets published in the regional planning guidance...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how much public money within central Government has been allocated for administrative costs associated with best...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what the estimated cost to central Government was of the administration of best value in local government in the last...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what estimate he has made of the annual costs to business resulting from the provisions on the availability of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will make a statement on the Government's plans to undertake local government restructuring (a) before and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what steps he proposes to take to ensure that good practice in local government can be developed.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will hold a public inquiry into the process and procedures by which a series of planning consents has been...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what contingency arrangements he has made in the event of strike action by fire fighters on Merseyside; and if he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what the terms of reference are for the boundary commission's current review of local government boundaries in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many people were accepted as homeless in each of the London boroughs in each of the last five years; how many of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what has been the average weekly level of (a) council rents in London and (b) rent charges for bed and breakfast...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what estimate he has made of the cost of bringing up to acceptable standard, the private sector housing stock in (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what timescale is foreseen on the use of a special purchase vehicle on private leased housing in Warsop and Warsop Vale.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what powers are available to him when a local authority fails to enforce the Planning (Listed Buildings and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions when he will publish his response to his consultation on the control of noise from civil aircraft; and if he will...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will make a statement on the status of green belts within planning guidance, with particular reference to those...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions which stretches of the (a) A30 and (b) A303 in Somerset have accident rates above the national average for A roads;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what plans he has to introduce legislation to regulate (a) the sale and (b) the running of mobile homes and parks;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what representations he has received regarding the availability of fertility treatment for service personnel and their families.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will assess the benefits of recruiting RNZAF combat pilots made redundant as a result of the New Zealand Defence Review to fill gaps in RAF combat...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Sea Harriers are held in attrition reserve.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Sea Harrier airframes have been used for spare parts in order to ensure other aircraft are operational.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how many Sea Harrier conversions are currently under way; and how many more Sea Harriers will be converted to FA2 standard; (2) how many Sea...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Sea Harrier engines have been upgraded to 1161 standard.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list each operational warship of the Royal Navy, together with its scheme of complement total, and the number of trained men on board each vessel.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if all Royal Navy warships put to sea with their full weapon outload; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the Fleet Air Arm's inventory is of each type of Lynx helicopter; and how many are operationally available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if type 23 frigates were procured to replace type 22 frigates; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the cost was of each of the Royal Navy's type 23 frigates.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when the Merlin helicopter will be cleared for night-time active sonar dipping operations; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what assessment he has made of studies indicating significant operational advantages in fitting Link 16 to the Tornado GR4 and Harrier GR7 fleets;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence for what reason he has decided not to install Link 16 on naval platforms.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the prime contractors and their partner companies who have responded to the invitation to negotiate on the future strategic tanker...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement about the future use of Otterburn Training Area in the Northumberland National Park.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answer of 27 June 2001, Official Report, column 97W, on work permits, if he will place a copy of the affidavit received from...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answer of 27 June 2001, Official Report, column 97W, on work permits, what inquiries were made to validate the information...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what his estimate is of the number of telephone tapping warrants issued in each reporting period since 1980; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) when he will reform the no-change policy in relation to asylum vouchers; by what date he intends to publish the findings of the review...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many community orders relating to young offenders have been (a) breached and (b) revoked since 1 April 2000; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to require Youth Offending Teams to collect data for breaches and revocations of the different types of community order...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what his policy is on private companies providing remunerated work-based prison regimes within the prison estate; and if he will make a statement

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on his plans for the reform of coroners courts.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the hon. Member for Walsall, North will receive a reply to his letter of 19 April regarding a constituent, ref. G2793286, PO4790/01.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he intends to reply to the letter addressed to his predecessor on 2 April by the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent assessment he has made of the quality of statistics available to him on immigration and asylum.

To ask the Solicitor-General on how many occasions the Attorney-General has been asked to consider prosecutions under section 5 of the Criminal Justice (Terrorism and Conspiracy) Act 1998; and on...

To ask the Solicitor-General if she will make a statement on the impact of the Human Rights Act 1998 on the Crown Prosecution Service.

To ask the Solicitor-General what policies she has for tackling racism and promoting equality in the Crown Prosecution Service.

To ask the Solicitor-General if she will make a statement on progress of the inquiry by Ms Denman into racism in the Crown Prosecution Service.

To ask the Solicitor-General what discussions she has had with the CPS on prosecution policy in respect of forging signatures on applications to vote by post at the last general election.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if the Israeli authorities have responded to the EU post-verification requests for certificates of origin for goods alleged to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when the EU will stop the import of suspected settlement products under preference in the absence of the necessary proofs of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what safeguards the EU secured from the Israeli authorities that co-operation on (a) scientific and technological, (b) economic,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps the EU proposes to monitor that co-operation between the EU and Israel under the EU-Israel Trade Association...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will place in the Library the decisions taken by the meeting of the EU-Israel Association Committee on 21 May.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the Government's policy is regarding recognition of Morocco's annexation of Western Sahara; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the Government's policy is towards the right of self- determination of the population of Western Sahara through a United...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what plans he has to renegotiate the Nice treaty to deal with the objections of the Irish people.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the implications for the implementation of the Nice treaty on EU enlargement of the Irish...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the report to the European Parliament Committee on Constitutional Affairs on the treaty of Nice...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what progress has been made to ensure that all British Dependent Territories citizens have been offered British citizenship and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what plans he has to give greater priority to Africa within his Department's policy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what measures his Department proposes to make conflict prevention and peacekeeping more effective.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the Government's policy is on the United States Government's intention to abrogate the anti-ballistic missile treaty; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what work has been done by his Department to assess the global reaction to a unilateral withdrawal from the ABM treaty by the US.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with the Russian Government concerning the proposed US National Missile Defence system.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what goods, controlled by the Wassenaar Arrangement on Export Controls for Conventional Arms and Dual-Use Goods and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the procedure is for issuing a death certificate for a British citizen who dies abroad.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when the applicant KB under Dhaka reference 59569 will be called for interview.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when and how the Government have opposed Norwegian whaling (a) inside and (b) outside the International Whaling Commission; how...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what progress has been made in her Department's commitment to increase its support for WTO capacity building projects.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will make a statement on the outcome of the UN Aids Conference in New York.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development when her Department's study on the cost of internet access in developing countries will be completed.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development (1) what representations she has made to the University of Greenwich concerning reduction in staff at the Natural Resources...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of poverty reduction strategy papers in reducing poverty.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment she has made of the enhanced integrated framework pilot project to improve the efficiency of trade-related technical...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what progress has been made in providing post-16 education for children in Montserrat.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what representations have been made to the Montserrat Government concerning the withdrawal of benefits from elderly people living with...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what recent assessments have been made of volcanic activity and dome buildings in the Soufrière Hills volcano in Montserrat.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what plans she has to encourage tourism in Montserrat.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what progress is being made towards the UN international development targets for 2015; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what her estimate is of (a) the total investment in all forms of overseas development by her Department, for each country dealt with by...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the outcome was of the Development Council held on 31 May; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what recent discussions she has had with the Government of St. Helena concerning improvements in transport services to and from the...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will make a statement on the proposals of the St. Helena Leisure Corporation for the future of that island.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development when the results of the comparative study of air and sea access to the island of St. Helena will be published.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment she has made of the United Kingdom's productivity rate compared with that of the United States; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps her Department has taken to increase the productivity of small businesses in the Merseyside sub-region.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will make a statement on her policies for supporting UK manufacturing industries.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when she will publish responses to the consultation on draft legislation on export controls published on 29 March (Cm 5091); and if she will...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if the Government will make transitional finance available for rural sub-post offices before 2003; and if she will make it her policy that the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what discussions she has had with trade unions in respect of proposals to introduce greater private sector management into the public services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment she has made of the impact of the reclassification of backing paper as packaging material on the competitiveness of the UK...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what estimate she has made of the change in the annual cost to the UK adhesive label manufacturing industry of the reclassification of backing...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many former miners in Merseyside have (a) received final compensation payments, (b) received interim compensation payments and (c)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the average duration is between medical assessment and final compensation payment for former coal miners seeking compensation for (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will make a statement on progress made in processing miners' compensation claims.

To ask the right hon. Member for Berwick-upon-Tweed, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, (1) what reports the Commission (a) has submitted and (b) intends to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if the 2001–02 edition of the Benefits Information Guide has been published; and if he will place a copy in the Library.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if pensioners who respond to the Government's take-up campaign for the Minimum Income Guarantee will be contacted to advise them of their...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what his estimate is of the proportion of a stakeholder pension fund accumulated over 20 years which would be lost by a 1 per cent. charge.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many pensioners are subject to a reduction in their state retirement pension because they have been in (a) an NHS hospital and (b) a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when the Government will publish the revised reports from the Pension Provision Group on pension provision for self-employed people and the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Blackpool, South (Mr. Marsden) of 25 June 2001, Official Report, column 33W, on the pension...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the average amount of state pension and benefits lost by pensioners subject to hospital downrating rules was in the last year for which...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what his policy is on the issuing of national insurance numbers to asylum seekers who have been given permission to work; and what the average...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what proportion of pensioner households paid (a) more than 5 per cent., (b) more than 10 per cent., and (c) more than 15 per cent. of their...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many applications for Incapacity Benefit from residents of (a) Aylesbury and (b) Luton were made, how many applicants were required to take...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much the Department's new name is estimated to cost in total, broken down into costs associated with (a) stationery, (b) signs, (c) moving...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when the second stage of the State Second Pension is expected to be introduced.

Gareth Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will estimate (a) the cost of extending Winter Fuel Payments to households with a disabled person and to householders...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will estimate the annual cost of abolishing the rules regarding the reduction of state pensions, other contributory benefits and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will exempt people on Income Support from charges for non-residential personal care; and if he will estimate the cost of doing so in each...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the consequences for agriculture of the foot and mouth outbreak in Essex; and if she will...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when the figures of those farms and holdings that lost stock due to the contiguous cull under foot and mouth provisions will...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many animals were slaughtered in each week as a result of foot and mouth disease.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will conduct a public inquiry into the foot and mouth outbreak.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what instructions have been issued to veterinary surgeons in respect of wild animals brought to them for treatment during the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if the deer population is harbouring foot and mouth; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for what circumstances she has contingency plans to authorise a programme of vaccination against foot and mouth.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment the Government have made of the implementation of animal welfare standards during the culling of livestock...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the extent to which the current foot and mouth virus type is spread by (a) air and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many laboratory tests for foot and mouth disease were negative after 24 hours, but were subsequently found to be positive.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many farms in Worcestershire are still on form D restrictions around farms now known not to have foot and mouth disease...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate she has made of the number of premises infected with foot and mouth disease as a result of allowing animals to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many rural tourism businesses have (a) applied for and (b) been granted relief from business rates in connection with the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what progress she has made in publishing the location of each foot and mouth disease pyre and burial site in the UK;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many (a) cattle and (b) sheep, on how many farms, in each county of England have been slaughtered because they were...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what research she intends to commission to establish the effectiveness of homeopathic remedies, including borax, in relation...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what representations were received by her Department and by its predecessor Department about the impact of foot and mouth...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what plans she has to compensate individual households and communities adversely affected by the Druridge Bay burning site...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many civil servants were employed by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in April 2001; and how many will be...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what role nuclear power will play in the UK's climate change strategy; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if livestock owners whose animals are being blood-tested by her Department's vets and officials will be allowed to keep a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate she has made of the number of livestock farmers in England who have access to the internet.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many applications there have been for home energy efficiency scheme grants since its inception; and how many were successful.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what plans she has to meet her counterparts in the devolved administrations to discuss the adoption of a common definition of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when the final fuel poverty strategy required by the Warm Homes and Energy Conservation Act 2000 will be published.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many qualified veterinary surgeons were employed by the state veterinary service in each year since 1979.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what plans she has to implement the recommendations of the Marsh report into the veterinary profession's right to dispense...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many residential care homes in (a) the county of Essex and (b) the boroughs of Thurrock and Southend- on-Sea were (i) publicly-owned and (ii)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many doctors left service in the NHS in the last (a) two and (b) four years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many nursing and residential care home beds there (a) are and (b) were in May 1997 in England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health for what reasons his Department did not meet the deadline of December 1999 set out in circulars on 11 August 1999 (Health Service Circular 1999/180 and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the recent change in the incidence of autism.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will introduce tests for children at an early age to detect autism.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many registered blind people there are in the United Kingdom; and how many have assistance animals.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he expects the golden hello payments to general practitioners joining the NHS to come into effect; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the cash releasing efficiency savings procedure within the NHS.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many NHS dentists in Yeovil constituency are accepting new adult NHS patients; and if he will make a statement; (2) what assessment he has made...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the plans of his Department to utilise the private sector to deliver health care.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people in East Somerset NHS Trust have been waiting more than (a) three, (b) six, (c) nine, (d) 12, (e) 18, (f) 24, (g) 30 and (h) 36 months for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if residents of nursing homes receiving Attendance Allowance will receive that allowance at the same rate after the introduction of the Government's...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health which return-to-nursing course covers health visitors.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will publish the report on the NHS complaints procedure produced by York Health Economics Consortium; for what reasons it is a confidential report;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will make a statement about the future of the AS-level.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what support she will give to schools to help them deal with disruptive pupils.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will make a statement on discipline in schools.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what meetings she has arranged with Ofsted to discuss standards of discipline in schools.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what plans she has to introduce proposals designed to improve discipline in schools.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what priority she will give to raising standards at Key Stage 3.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what her plans are for expanding resources for lifelong education.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what plans she has to promote IT skills for older people to increase their work and leisure potential.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will make a statement on her plans to widen participation in higher education.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what meetings she (a) has had and (b) plans to have with the National Association of Schoolmasters and Union of Women Teachers to discuss...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what meetings she has had with the Secondary Heads Association to discuss the level of administration in schools.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what plans she has for the improvement of workplace communications through the development of the union learning fund.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what action is being taken to improve teacher morale.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills when she last met representatives of the National Union of Teachers to discuss teacher morale.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what proposals she has to encourage more suitable individuals into teaching, with special reference to improving working conditions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if it is her policy to introduce a new system of financing schools in 2002–03.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what plans she has to recruit more teachers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will review the arrangements in England and Wales for payment of tuition fees and student loans in further and higher education.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will set a timetable to bring funding per pupil in Worcestershire closer to the English average; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what recent assessments she has made of the ability of the local education authority funding formula to reflect need and costs.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will make a statement on her proposals to change policy on school admissions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what advice she gives to parents of children who have applied to go to a particular school, failed to gain a place, failed at an appeal and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what targets for numeracy and literacy the Government will set for the next school year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what recent assessment she has made of the levels of basic skills among adults.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what representations she has received on the effect the introduction of tuition fees has had on applications for, and recruitment to, higher...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many vacancies for teachers in Leicestershire are anticipated for the start of the school year in September.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many (a) full-time and (b) part-time teaching vacancies there are in (i) secondary, (ii) primary and (iii) special schools in Surrey;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what plans she has to improve teacher recruitment and retention; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills for what reason Somerset has a lower proportion of three-year-olds in free early years places than the average figure for England; and if...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will publish a table showing the percentage of three-year-olds with free nursery places in each education authority in England in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what steps she is taking to reduce the differentials in levels of funding support provided through SSAs.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) what analysis her Department has made of the impact of education maintenance allowances on staying-on rates post-16; (2) if she will...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many people were employed in (a) 1999 and (b) 2000 to mark A-level papers; and how many people have been employed this year to mark (i)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what plans she has to enable schools to fund more programmes to tackle drug abuse.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills for what reason newly qualified teachers (a) who trained and qualified in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and (b) from countries within...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) if she will make a statement on the amount of time dedicated to sport in schools each week; (2) what plans she has to increase the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what discussions Ministers from her Department have had with the adjudicator in connection with the timing of the announcement about closing...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to her answer of 2 July 2001, Official Report, column 36W, on community languages, if she will list those specialist language...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will list all applications for local radio licences which are under consideration by the Radio Authority, indicating when each...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what plans she has to end the current restrictions on religious broadcasters wishing to apply for new radio licences.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will state the income to date of the New Opportunities Fund together with cash disbursements made to projects.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what steps she is taking to ensure political neutrality in appointments to the BBC Board of Governors.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) what plans she has for Her Majesty the Queen's Golden Jubilee to be celebrated in the regions; (2) if she will make a statement...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what plans there are for the use of Lottery funds in relation to Her Majesty the Queen's Golden Jubilee celebrations.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will make a statement on the timetable for the appointment of the new Chairman of the BBC.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will list the number of employees (a) currently and (b) in May 1997 of each of the Regional Arts Boards and of the Arts Council...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will make a statement about the future of Culture Online.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what is her Department's policy towards the regional arts boards.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will make a statement on the Government's policy towards the scheduling of news bulletins on (a) independent television channels...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what plans she has to enhance the protection of underwater archaeological sites.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what legal discussions she has had regarding trade names and trade marks used by the New Millennium Experience Company.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what discussions she has had with the Football Association regarding the future development of Wembley Stadium.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will make a statement on the future plans for Wembley Stadium.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) what discussions she has had with sponsors of Formula One regarding the proposed ban on tobacco advertising; and if she will make...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) what advice she has received about the proposed funding of the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester. (2) what estimate she has...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of people of working age (a) with disabilities, (b) aged over 50 years, (c) of ethnic minority background and (d) who are single parents,...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of the (a) male and (b) male and female working age population have been in (i) full-time employment and (ii) part-time or full-time...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what measures he has taken to ensure that the volunteers who helped distribute the Census 2001 forms have been adequately remunerated.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the impact of the euro exchange rate has been on UK competitiveness since the launch of the euro.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his estimate is of total UK expenditure on domestic and foreign surveillance and security services for each year since 1985, expressed in real terms...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the rate of growth of telecoms and computer sectors was in the five years to December 2000; and what his forecast is for the next two years.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many new industrial provident societies have been registered in each of the last five years; and in what areas.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what policies he has to encourage banks to become partners in local regeneration projects.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the scope available to Ministers to intervene in the decisions of the European central bank in circumstances where they deem...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has to introduce legislation to reform the Office for National Statistics.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment the Government have made of the impact of the House of Lords ruling on the pension rights of part-time workers on public sector pension schemes.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what proposals he has for co-ordinating Government and EU programmes in areas of high social and economic deprivation to maximise the impact such programmes have...

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if Lord Justice Auld has completed his review of the criminal courts; and what arrangements the Government have made for the...

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department when the Lord Chancellor expects to receive Lord Justice Auld's report on criminal courts.

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what plans he has to review the sentencing policy of individual judges whose sentencing he has reason to believe does not reflect...

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will re-examine his Department's advice to judges on how to avoid any display of partisanship which might be considered...

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if she will make a statement on the performance of the Office for the Supervision of Solicitors.

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what support the Lord Chancellor's Department has given to Mediation UK in each of the last five years.

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department (1) if he will initiate a study into the likely consequential effects of establishing a human rights commission on the existing...

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what progress has been made with the reform of bailiff law.

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will make a statement on the current state of the Libra computer project, including the total cost, specifying what sums...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Chancellor on 3 May (WA 295), what are the criteria for deciding whether a case is "complex" so as to make it appropriate...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Chancellor on 3 May (WA 295), what are the differences between legal proceedings before employment tribunals in Scotland...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Chancellor on 3 May (WA 295), whether they consider that the difference of treatment in providing legal aid for...

asked Her Majesty's Government: In each year since 1996, what has been: (a) the increase in national average earnings; and (b) the increase in the earnings of (i) a secondary school teacher with...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What measures they propose to take to alleviate the damage to British industry caused by the weak exchange rate of the euro.

asked Her Majesty's Government: What measures they have taken, either through the United Nations Security Council or otherwise, to persuade the authorities in the United Arab Emirates to withdraw...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What action they are taking to ensure that the European Human Rights Court in Strasbourg has at its disposal the human and financial resources to discharge its...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether any goods controlled by the Wassenaar Arrangement on Export Controls for Conventional Arms and Dual Use Goods and Technologies were approved for export to...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by Baroness Scotland of Asthal on 19 February (WA 77), whether they have received further information from the Government of Turkey,...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they consider that the disappearances of HADEP officials from Silopi, the attempted murder of Mr Selahattin Oge by security forces and the arrest on 1 and...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by Baroness Scotland of Asthal on 23 April (WA 182), whether they received a substantive response from the Government of Turkey to...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What is the latest scientific advice they have received on the desirability of introducing a policy of vaccination against foot and mouth disease

asked Her Majesty's Government: What advice is currently being given to farmers in the Lake District and other upland areas in relation to bringing down sheep for shearing, dipping and tupping.

asked Her Majesty's Government: What is their current policy to ensure the survival of Herdwicks and other fell breeds of sheep in the English Lake District.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Which Ministers and which government department or departments have responsibility for co-ordinating the reform of anti-discrimination legislation.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they accept that measures to promote equality of opportunity between men and women and to eliminate sex discrimination against women in political and...