To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what has been the cost to date of the Saville inquiry; and what he expects the final cost to be.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many employees in (a) his Department and (b) executive agencies for which his Department is responsible who have been...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many (a) military and (b) civilian staff will be (i) employed by and (ii) seconded by member states to the EU military staff...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Parliamentary Secretary's letter of 8 July, what continuing action has been taken to protect Serbian churches...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whom he has named as the new UK ambassador to Iran; when this matter was last discussed with Iran; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the Government's policy on the crisis in Indo-Pakistani relations.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much the United Kingdom's financial assistance to the United Nations Poverty Development Programme was in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps she is taking to provide assistance (a) directly and (b) through other agencies, to assist orphans in Afghanistan.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will introduce proposals to develop a national civilian roster for humanitarian assistance along the lines of the Danish...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what discussions she has had with the World bank in respect of the UK air traffic control system to be sold to Tanzania.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much aid has been given to Tanzania since 1997; and what forms it has taken.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the concordats which have been agreed between UK Government Departments and the National Assembly for Wales.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish the criteria the Government use to evaluate the performance of the Children's Commissioner for Wales in carrying out his prescribed...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) what plans she has to provide the funding to refurbish and repair the United Kingdom's swimming pools; (2) what plans she has to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions when he received the proposed final draft contracts between London Underground and the private infrastructure...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what the latest date is by which he estimates that London Underground will take delivery of new rolling stock.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what assessment he has made of the problems with the signalling system on the Jubilee line; and what measures will be...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what estimate he has made of how many people were evicted by (a) private landlords and (b) social housing landlords...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what information he has collated on the number of prosecutions against contractors for dangerous plumbing and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what proportion of road accidents took place in 30 mph limits in the last three years for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what legal powers local authorities have to introduce 20mph speed limits.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what legal restrictions there are on road signage relating to speed limits.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will make a statement on the likely impact of providing disabled and disability access on the capacity of trains.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will make a statement on the progress made to establish a company limited by guarantee to bid for ownership of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how much new deal for communities funding has been earmarked for expenditure on (a) building new homes and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what procedures he operates to check that conditions attached to planning appeal decisions are carried out; and if he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will make a statement on the assistance given to the homeless who are trying to get a permanent home; and what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what help is available to homeless people who have mental health problems and other health difficulties.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will investigate the problem of homelessness in rural areas with specific reference to the single homeless.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what the levels of homelessness were in rural areas in each of the last five years, broken down by district.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what regulations are in place to control vehicle emissions; and what measures there are to enforce them.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions (1) what amount of asset sales have been realised (a) by each local authority and (b) in total by local authorities...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many miles were travelled by buses in the county of Essex on scheduled passenger journeys which were in receipt...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many miles were travelled by buses on scheduled passenger journeys in the county of Essex in (a) 1998, (b) 1999,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions on what basis his indicative settlement for Worcestershire has been determined.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what the most recent estimate is of the cost of the Thameslink 2000 project.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what roads on the Isle of Wight and in Southampton, Portsmouth and Hampshire are the responsibility of his...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what discussions since November Lord Falconer has had with representatives of Merton borough council, concerning the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what recent changes there have been in the arrangements for the stacking of aircraft before landing at Heathrow; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will ensure that home sellers' packs include information on (a) a flooding history of the property and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will make a statement on the revenue support grant paid to smaller district authorities in the recent statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what provision he has made in his road-building programme for additional costs arising from the aggregates levy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will make a statement on progress with the renewal of the Chiltern line franchise; and when he expects a final...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions when he will announce a decision on the request of Central Railway plc for a hybrid Bill to implement their scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what inquiries he has received from Ernst and Young as to the level of Government funding to the rail network over...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what representations he has received from Ernst and Young on the level of future Government funding of the rail network.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many initiatives requiring action by pre-school organisations have been initiated by the Government in 2001.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many letters of (a) support and (b) opposition she has had to the Government's proposal for faith-based schools.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what response she has had from (a) the Church of England, (b) the Roman Catholic Church, (c) the non-conformist churches, (d) the Muslim...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many (a) primary and (b) secondary schools there were in rural areas, broken down by (i) constituency and (ii) local education authority...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will list the price of (a) primary and (b) secondary school lunches by local authority in descending order.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what guidance she has given the Learning and Skills Council about provisions for the over 60s; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many officials of her Department work on higher education policy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what recent meetings she has held in order to co-ordinate policy on the implementation of the social exclusion unit's report on young people.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what powers (a) will be removed from local government and (b) she will gain under the Education Bill.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how specialist schools in South Tyneside have performed compared with other schools in South Tyneside.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the education standard spending per pupil in Swindon was in each of the last three years; and what the average was for all authorities...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the real terms increase has been in (a) capital and (b) revenue budgets for the Sunderland education authority in each year from 1997...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will list the category and amounts of each grant outside the revenue support grant which her Department has provided to (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what representations she has received regarding the success of teachers' performance management assessment; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will list the Standards Funds received by schools in Somerset local education authority in (a) 2000–01 and (b) 2001–02.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will list the direct grants for schools in Somerset local education authority in (a) 2000–01 and (b) 2001–02.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of children in care (a) continue their education after the age of 16 years and (b) go on to university; and if she will make...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what commercial sponsorship was (a) sought and (b) received for his activities during his official visits overseas between 26 November and 11 December.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister (1) what was the total cost incurred by the travelling party during his official visits overseas between 26 November and 11 December; (2) at which hotels and...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister (1) what representations he made on behalf of UK companies during his official visits overseas between 26 November and 11 December; (2) on how many days during...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will commission and publish an independent report on the reasons for the level of sickness absence in his Department.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what schemes targeting urban regeneration needs are managed by his Department; how much each scheme has available to invest nationally; what issues each scheme...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what has been the cost to date to public funds of decommissioning of nuclear power plants.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what recent research she has commissioned into the use of pre-payment telephones for offensive anonymous calls; and what plans she has to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment has been made of Tanzania's need for a military air traffic control system; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if the proposed BAE military air traffic control system for Tanzania will also be used for civil aviation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what representations she has received from the World bank regarding the pending sale by BAE Systems to the Government of Tanzania of an air...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many (a) penalties and (b) cautions have been issued against employers who have not complied with the national minimum wage in (i) the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will make a statement on manufacturing industry in the Greater London area.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry who initiated the review which led to the increase in BNFL's liabilities announced in her statement to the House on 28 November 2001.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the total cost of financial settlements made by BNFL was following its acquisition of (a) Sierra Nuclear Corporation, (b) Manufacturing...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will make a statement on how the Working Time Directive is functioning; and how many prosecutions have been made against employees who...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will make it her policy to (a) provide employees with a direct right to claim compensation from an employer on the grounds that no...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what plans she has to extend the time limit for bringing unfair dismissal claims.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what recent assessment she has made of the impact of (a) wayleaves and (b) easements in the construction of overhead pylons and the related...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what action she has taken to ensure that the NGC respects the legal entry on to farmland in connection with the Lackenby to Shipton overhead...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment she has made of the progress that the UK is making in liberalising the telecoms sector.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to her answer of 11 December 2001, Official Report, column 760W, on miners' pensions, if she will reassess the basis on which the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will place obligations on telecommunications providers to increase the availability of broadband technologies in rural areas; and if...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when she will reach a decision as to whether Consignia should pay a dividend to Her Majesty's Government for the current financial year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will publish a summary of the responses to the consultation on the minimum funding requirement; and when he plans to reform the minimum...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much money was raised in the last financial year as a result of docking state pensions because the recipients were in hospital for more...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will list the existing forms of state support for care that preclude any entitlement to attendance allowance; and whether he proposes to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in each of the last five years were entitled to the (a) middle and (b) higher care component of the disability living allowance...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many disability living allowances have been withdrawn from individuals over the last three years; and how many were re-started after a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many applications for disability living allowances have been received over the last three years; and what was the percentage of successful...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in how many of the cases of fraud investigated by the Benefits Agency and dealt with by way of caution and administrative penalty since 1997...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Glasgow, Govan (Mr. Sarwar) of 30 November 2001, Official Report, column 1166W, for what reasons...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what plans he has to improve the means of informing pensioners of their obligations to notify the Pension Service when they have been in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his answer of 18 October 2001, Official Report, column 1301W, how many winter fuel payments have been returned to his Department...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much must a person hold in savings to receive a weekly income of £23, assuming that interest is paid at (a) the bank base rate and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what representations he has received for industrial deafness to be classified as an industrial disease from (a) the Industrial Injuries...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what plans he has to integrate provisions of digital hearing aids through the access to work scheme with NHS digital hearing aid provision; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what studies have been recently undertaken of the effectiveness of employment zones; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on recent discussions with his US counterpart on defence issues relating to the international campaign against terrorism.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what analysis he has made of the role of his Department in peacekeeping operations in Kosovo.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he expects the land mines clearance programme in Kosovo to be complete.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what British troops are deployed in Kosovo.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what input his Department has had in the grant of an export licence for an air traffic control system for Tanzania.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has to review the role of the Territorial Army.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what are the recruitment figures for the (a) Army, (b) Royal Navy and (c) Royal Air Force in the last six months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on his plans for recruitment to the armed services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on recruitment and retention in the Army.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the deployment of British armed forces in Sierra Leone.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent steps the armed forces have taken to promote racial equality within the services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has for increasing the funding of UK homeland defence.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the impact of the Human Rights Act 1998 on the armed forces' (a) discipline and (b) effectiveness.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the deployment of British armed forces in Afghanistan.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the use of UK forces for the purpose of humanitarian relief in Afghanistan.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if the forces deployed in Afghanistan have unmodified SA80 rifles; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he expects the RAF to reach full manning levels.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he last met the Transport and General Workers Union to discuss the PPP/PFI plans for RAF fire services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on his plans to research into scientific, technological and medical issues.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the armed forces family taskforce.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on military participation in the London celebrations of Her Majesty the Queen's golden jubilee.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the role of the reserve forces in the continuing campaign against international terrorism.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what accommodation is available for air crews deployed on Operation Veritas and based at Muscat; how many (a) aircrew and (b) personnel may be...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much was spent by his Department on equipment purchased in (a) the UK, (b) the USA and (c) the rest of the world in each of the last 10 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will include members of all United Kingdom part-time forces in the armed forces pension scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which Royal Navy ships have been deployed for periods exceeding five months in each of the past four years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what percentage of Royal Naval personnel are involved in operations.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which Royal Navy ships have been away from their base port in excess of 60 per cent. of the time, averaged over the past two years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement outlining the extent to which the deficiencies in the Ptarmigan communications system impairs the operational effectiveness...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many 680 approvals have been given each year since 1 May 1997; how many have led to export licence applications; and how many such licences have been...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what percentage of personnel have exceeded 140 nights away from home, in the most recent 12-month period for which figures are available, in (a) 33...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what contractual safeguards are in place in the event of a company winning a Ministry of Defence contract going bankrupt; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has to change the status of the territorial reserve to that of a UK national guard.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much his Department has spent in the last four complete financial years with agencies supplying (a) IT, (b) accounting and (c) finance personnel on a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assistance the Government have offered BAE Systems to secure a contract in Tanzania to supply an air traffic control system.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the status of the proposed beacon project linking NHS hospital trusts and TA field hospitals.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what provision has been made for armed forces personnel on active service abroad this Christmas.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) C130Ks and (b) C130Js are suitable for deployment to Afghanistan.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has to close a runway at RAF Lyneham.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the tour intervals were for the (a) Royal Armoured Corps, (b) Royal Artillery, (c) Royal Engineers, (d) Royal Signals and (e) Parachute Regiment in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what proportion of (a) the Army and (b) Land Command is (i) committed and (ii) warned to deploy for operations.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if the inquiry into the loss of Royal Navy Merlin EH101 ZH844, at Rassay on 27 October 2001 has been completed; and if he will publish the results.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what primary casualty receiving facilities have been provided on each of the Fort class RFAs; how many beds are provided; and what medical personnel...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what translation services he ensures are available for health trusts in (a) England and (b) Staffordshire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what are the latest forecast figures for underspending or overspending for the present financial year that have been submitted by each health authority in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of patients who see an orthopaedic surgeon went on to have an operation in the last 12 months for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what representations he has received on the care of Mrs. Vyan Gresty by Harrow and Hillingdon Healthcare Trust.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people in the United Kingdom by nation and region, are diagnosed as having Lou Gehrig's disease; and what percentage of these are veterans of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the membership of (a) the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition and (b) its sub groups.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health on what scientific evidence the Food Standards Agency based its statement on dietary salt and its effect on human health contained in its announcement on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will estimate health spending per head of population by health authority for 2002.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health for what reason the term headaches was not included in the National Service Framework on long-term neurological conditions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on (1) what his estimate is of the cost of bringing up a child in foster care in the age groups (a) up to four, (b) five to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the status of the Fostering Network's UK national standards for foster care in relation to the national minimum standards.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what action has been taken to improve food hygiene in meat- selling shops in the past five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what level of financial support has been given to the National Healthy School Standard.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the publication date is of the Committee on Medical Aspects of Food Policy's report on the role of diet in the prevention of osteoporosis.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many individual blood donors there were in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health on what date the decision was taken to publish a shortened version of the Chief Medical Officer's annual report.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment has been made of the proportion of patients who are undernourished in the NHS.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the cost is of (a) establishing and (b) maintaining the (i) Galaxy H, (ii) Welltown, (iii) Wired for Health, (iv) Mind Body Soul and (v) LifeBytes...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many full-time and whole-time equivalent nursing posts (a) are vacant and (b) have been vacant for over three months in each region in the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the annual (a) percentage and (b) cash increases in the funding for the Wigan and Bolton health authority have been since the general election in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if prisoners receive a mental health assessment upon arrival in prison.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to increase the number of orthopaedic consultants working within the NHS.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the waiting time is for a first appointment to see an orthopaedic consultant at (a) St. George's Hospital, (b) Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, (c)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many representations he received before publication of the Adoption and Children Bill from birth relatives who experienced distress at having their...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many of the individual checks made against the Protection of Children Act list since it came into force have identified listed individuals applying...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to establish which overseas healthcare providers can provide high standards of care and good value for money in treating NHS patients.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what representations he has received from private sector health organisations against (a) the Government sending patients abroad for NHS funded treatment...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he expects the first NHS patients to go abroad for treatment, funded by the NHS.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much money his Department allocated for (a) 2000, (b) 2001, (c) 2002 and (d) 2003, to monitor the effectiveness and value for money of the ward...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how his Department will monitor the effectiveness and value for money of the ward housekeeper scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much money his Department has allocated to (a) implement and (b) run the ward housekeeper scheme in (i) 2000, and (ii) 2001; and what his projected...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to increase the number of radiographers working in the NHS.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what his policy is on the suspension from hospital waiting lists of patients who are prepared to consent to suspension in order to be treated by a named...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment his Department has made on the waiting time for a general practitioner appointment; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what information he collates on the number of elderly people in each local authority (a) resident in care houses and (b) receiving domiciliary care...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many registrations there were in England in each year from 1996 to 2001 of nursing and residential places for older people in (a) local...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his answer of 15 October 2001, Official Report, column 1037W, on free nursing care, if he will make a statement as to why, from Q1...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what recent assessment he has made of changes in residential and home care charges for (a) Manchester city council and (b) in the UK; (2) what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the funding available for the Building Capacity Government initiative in (a) Manchester and (b) the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the financial impact on local authorities of the Information for Social Care scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many adoptions from Romania have taken place in each of the last four years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether his Department has altered its policies on inter-country adoptions from Romania since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what action has been taken with regard to each of the chief executives of NHS hospital trusts awarded zero stars in his star rating exercise in 2001; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the criteria were for the selection of NHS trusts announced on 25 May 2000 in the project to provide access to digital hearing aids; and what the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) when his Department received an application from the Norwich and Norfolk hospital for contingency funding, and when such a grant was approved; (2)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he will reply to the questions tabled by the hon. Member for Hull, North on 26 October 2001 regarding MMR.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proposals he has to compensate local authorities, following the latest RSG settlement, for the shift of responsibility from central to local...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer by how much, since the introduction of the euro, interest rates have changed in (a) each country in the EU, (b) the US and (c) Japan.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer by how much the value of the euro against (a) the pound sterling, (b) the US dollar and (c) the Japanese yen has changed since its introduction.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps he will take to ensure that measures taken to control bureaux de change and prevent money laundering are applied to retail outlets accepting...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer by how much (a) the retail prices index, (b) GDP, (c) unemployment, (d) employment and (e) taxation as a proportion of GDP or equivalent, has changed since...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer by how much average incomes have changed, since the introduction of the euro, in (a) each country in the EU, (b) the US and (c) Japan.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will calculate how much it would cost to supply every household in the United Kingdom with a free sterling to euro calculator.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his estimate is of the amount of public money which has been spent on preparing British business for the arrival of the euro.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he expects to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Torbay of 13 November 2001 regarding Mr. Fraser of Paignton and his confiscated vehicle.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the current strength is of the import/ export teams in HM Customs and Excise.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the cross-cutting review of children at risk will be considering the resource requirements of the fostering service.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what progress is being made by the review into the equalisation of pay and pensions across Government Departments; and when a national agreement will be agreed.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) when he expects to have completed drafting consolidated Customs and Excise legislation; (2) what progress he has made in implementing a consolidation...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer by how much and over what period of time he expects carbon emissions to be reduced as a consequence of the climate change levy.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will investigate the role of insurance companies in delays in payouts to victims when there is a clear allocation of responsibility to guilty parties.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the impact of the working families tax credit on second and third jobs.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the timetable is for the proposed review of annuities.

To ask the Prime Minister if he will (a) list the (i) senior staff and (ii) other ministerial personnel, (b) describe the role and (c) publish the e-mail address and the mission statement of (1)...

To ask the Prime Minister (1) if he will publish the conclusions drawn by Lord Birt on the NHS and on transport; (2) if he will ensure that all reports to and conference discussions held by...

To ask the Prime Minister if he will list the dates of foreign visits he has made since 11 September; which countries he visited; whom he met; what was discussed; what the size of his entourage...

To ask the Prime Minister what assessment he has made of the results of his visit to Pakistan in relation to Kashmir.

To ask the Prime Minister if he will make a statement on how he plans to implement the recommendations in the report of the Performance and Innovation Unit on United Kingdom energy objectives;...

To ask the Prime Minister when the Energy Review is expected to report.

To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to his answer of 9 January 2002, how often the issue of the proposed introduction of legal measures on ratification of the statute of the International...

To ask the Prime Minister what involvement he and his officials had in the appointment of Matthew Elson as transport adviser within the No. 10 Policy Unit.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Metropolitan police officers have been recruited from (a) Surrey police and (b) service at Epsom police station in each of the last...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what awards will be given to police officers on the front line; and how an officer will qualify for an award.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many new police stations opened in each of the last five years in the Metropolitan police area.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what powers the police have to remove air weapons from individuals.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list funding per head of population for policing by force area.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many mentally ill people there are in prison.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on staff recruitment and retentions at HMP Ashfield; and if he will list the numbers and types of staff vacancies...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if the director of HMP Ashfield is on a permanent contract; and if he will make a statement on the reasons for the departure of his...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answer of 4 December 2001, Official Report, column 230W, on Detective Inspector John Redgrave, when the letter of 25 April...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether employees of local authorities who carry out duties within Dungavel Detention Centre have had (a) fingerprints and (b) photographs of...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many officers serve with the Staffordshire force; how many officers this represents per 100,000 head of population; and how the number of...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many officers were in post in the Hertfordshire constabulary in each year since 1983.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answer of 18 December 2001, Official Report, column 239W, on the budget of the assisted prisoner visits unit, how much of...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many asylum seekers were held in detention under immigration regulations at the most recent available date; and of these how many were...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on his plans for the detention of asylum seekers in prisons.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what action he is taking to monitor health and safety in prisons.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many suicides have taken place at Styal Women's Prison in each of the last 10 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many inmates at Styal Women's Prison are receiving treatment for drug addiction.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what representations he has received on the protection of children from exploitation through the internet.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make it his policy to introduce legislation which enables community leaders to be informed if registered paedophiles move into...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the average annual costs incurred policing (a) fox hunting, (b) deer hunting and (c) hare coursing events were in each of the last five...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many people were prosecuted for criminal damage in the UK in 2000–01; and what proportion of these relate to acts of...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many polygamous marriages there are in the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) white and (b) black South African citizens have emigrated to Britain in each year since 1988.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many fines were levied for speeding in the constituency of Buckingham in each year since 1997; and what was the total sum raised.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to pay special constables; and if such payment will be tax free.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) prosecutions and (b) convictions for animal cruelty there were in each year since 1990.

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what the cost to public funds was of setting-up and providing systems to support the 1901 Census website.

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department which contractors were responsible for the construction and operation of the 1901 Census website.

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what was the planned capacity of the 1901 Census website; what has been the actual level of demand from the public; and if she...

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, if she will make a statement on the reasons for the closure of the 1901 Census website; and when she expects it to re-open.

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, if the 1901 Census is accessible on-line (a) from the Family Records Centre and (b) from other specific locations.

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, when contracts for the construction, support and operation of the 1901 Census website were (a) offered for tender and (b) awarded.

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what recent discussions he has had with the courts administration on the time taken to process orders from the Scottish courts...

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what was the average (a) time to process and (b) cost to public funds of a fault free divorce in each of the last 10 years.

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many complaints have been reported in her Department under paragraph 11 of the Civil Service Code since 13 May 1999; and how...

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what schemes targeting urban regeneration needs are managed by her Department; how much each scheme has available to invest; what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many households have benefited from better heating systems through the home energy efficiency scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what percentage of those households which have had work done under the home energy efficiency scheme did so after the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the average time is (a) for processing Eaga Partnership home efficiency contracts and (b) between the initial...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the Government's target is for the number of households with energy efficiency measures in place.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what discussions she has had with local authorities on the exclusion of incineration from local waste plans; and if she...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make a statement on the progress of the waste management strategy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make a statement on recent changes to the level of the annual ewe premium.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate her Department has made of the full-year cost to local authorities of the new regulations on the recycling of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will publish a table showing (a) the attendance by Ministers at Green Ministers' meetings held since December 2000 and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of (a) the Environment Agency figures released by her Department on the levels of dioxins in ash...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what assessment has been made of the contamination caused to allotments and home garden food produce in the vicinity of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what evidence the Government have (a) commissioned and (b) assessed regarding reduced water tables in (i) Britain and (ii)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what measures exist to inform land managers that their property may be affected by new access arrangements under the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what is the expected cost of the mapping exercise being carried out under the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000; and if...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs which agencies and subcontractors are employed to carry out mapping exercises under the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the arrangements are for providing copies of maps drawn up under the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 to (a) land...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) which rules prevent sites being nominated individually for candidate special area of conservation status; and if she...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what collation of Local Agenda 21 plans is undertaken by her Department; and what monitoring of their progress is made.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent steps have been taken to improve the cleanliness of the Tees in the last five years; and what improvements there...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the cost was of (a) printing, (b) publishing and (c) distributing the Sustainable Development Commission Review.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what action she is taking to reduce fly-tipping.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the impact of the EU's policy of cutting export refunds for whole milk and skimmed milk...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what plans she has to assist the dairy farming industry in the United Kingdom.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when the Government received their payment from the European Commission for IACS payments.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will pay interest to farmers who do not receive IACS payments by 31 January.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many samples tested for foot and mouth disease of (a) cattle, (b) sheep, (c) pigs and (d) other species proved (i)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many farm animals were slaughtered (a) on non-contiguous premises, (b) on infected premises and (c) as dangerous contacts...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when she will publish the model on flooding on the River Severn being prepared by the Environment Agency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what biosecurity recommendations apply to the whole of the United Kingdom.

asked Her Majesty's Government: What are the scope and extent of the review by the Police Complaints Authority of firearms incidents involving police personnel.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by Lord Rooker on 4 December (WA 115), how many persons seeking political asylum in the United Kingdom have been refused bail since...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether it is their intention to extend the life of the Firearms Consultative Committee beyond the current period ordered by Parliament.

asked Her Majesty's Government: On how many occasions the Firearms Consultative Committee has met during the last two years.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by Lord Rooker on 12 December (WA 207), whether the European arrest warrant will empower the prosecuting authorities in another...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the statements by the Lord Privy Seal on 17 December (HL Deb, cols. 39–41) which features of the framework decision on the European arrest warrant...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What further measures they will take to ensure that the Northamptonshire and Thames Valley police forces co-operate to ensure the smooth flow of traffic during the...

asked Her Majesty's Government: When they last reviewed the linkages between the British Tamil Association and the proscribed terrorist organisation, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, and between...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will raise with the Government of India the case of Davinder Singh Bhullar, who reportedly has been sentenced to death.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will urge the Government of India to abolish the death penalty.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they have made representations to the Government of the Republic of Ireland concerning any help they may have given to the President of Sinn Fein, Gerry...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean on 17 December (WA 10), whether they will continue to resist fuller legal personality for the...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What action they have proposed to the Security Council following the shooting down of a helicopter of the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) on 8...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What amount of funds administered by the United Nations for the benefit of Iraq under Resolution 986 are currently unspent; what amount is unspent within the quota...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What action is being taken by international agencies to prevent the expulsion of minority peoples from areas controlled by the Government of Iraq.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will ask the United Nations to examine ways in which the inhabitants of the Kurdish Autonomous Region could be provided with valid travel documents.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they are seeking to achieve greater binding force for the United Nations Resolution 688; and what they believe to be the best means to that end.

asked Her Majesty's Government: What meetings Ministers have had since 11 September with the French Ambassador to the United Kingdom to discuss the Middle East.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Over the last six months how many planes en route to or from Gibraltar have been diverted to Spain; and how many of these were accepted by the Spanish authorities.

asked Her Majesty's Government: What assistance the United Kingdom has given to military and police forces overseas.

asked Her Majesty's Government: What is their estimate of the economic impact on the South Midlands of the British Grand Prix.

asked Her Majesty's Government: How many people are employed directly, and indirectly, in the British motorsport industry.

asked Her Majesty's Government: What is their estimate of the value to the United Kingdom economy of the British motorsport industry; and what is their estimate of the value of exports of the...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What has been the total cost to public funds of BSE in each of the last 10 years.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether the transport of fridges to one CFC treatment plant will be sustainable in terms of increased lorry miles.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will promote the transport of fridges to the CFC treatment plant by rail.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether the new fridge CFC treatment plant will be connected to the rail network in Great Britain.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will define what they mean by "uncultivated land" and "semi-natural areas" in the Environmental Impact Assessment (Uncultivated Land and Semi-natural...

asked Her Majesty's Government: When the Government will consult on the exercise of slaughter powers and other provisions of the Animal Health Bill.

asked Her Majesty's Government: What are the projected costs of the dome for the first five months of 2002.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will take action to reduce dangers arising from the diversion of the attention of drivers of road vehicles caused by television screens situated in...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they are responsible for delays in rail services in the United Kingdom.

asked Her Majesty's Government: How many official Jubilee medals were issued to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II; and how many they plan to issue for the Golden Jubilee.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether the viability of the digital terrestrial platform is fundamental to their strategy set out in their Digital Action Plan; and, if it is not, whether they...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will publish their targets for the test of availability and accessibility of digital television which must be reached before analogue switch-off takes...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What costs they take into account when assessing the affordability to individuals of the switchover from analogue to digital television.

asked Her Majesty's Government: What plans they have to supplement their digtaltv.culture website with other more traditional sources of information so that such information may be accessed by...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether there is a single register for all persons with national insurance numbers whether they be in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland; and, if not,...

asked Her Majesty's Government: How many valid national insurance numbers exist in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland; and whether these numbers are confined to citizens of the United...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What assessment they have made of the proportion of unregistered podiatrists likely to put themselves forward for admission to the register of the Health...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What conditions have to be met for a non-British subject to register with a National Health Service general practitioner; whether non-British subjects who do...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What, in summary, is the main difference between the systems of National Health Service numbers used in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether the Chief Social Services Inspector has responsibility for the work of the Social Services Inspectorate as well as policy responsiblity for children, older...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they agree with the statement by Lord Winston in The Times on 15 December that the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority's recent ruling authorising...

asked Her Majesty's Government: When they expect to be able to announce the outcome of their consideration of the application for funding made by Gordon Muir of King's College Hospital for...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the answer by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath on 6 December (HL Deb, col. 939), how many patients were waiting over 26 weeks for a first outpatient appointment...

asked the Leader of the House: Whether in future he will ensure that, in the Minutes of Proceedings, the name of the government department from whom a reply is awaited appears alongside those...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Following the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland's letter of 24 March 1999 to the Chief Commissioner of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission, whether...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What text the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission is quoting on page 14 of Making a Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland, published on 4 September.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will arrange for the responses received by the National Assembly for Wales to their consultative document The Learning Country to be placed in the...