To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what joint activities she is planning with the First Minister to intensify the campaign against drugs.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what recent discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer about the role within the Scottish economy of the life assurance industry.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if she will make a statement on the progress of her consultations on the size of the Scottish Parliament.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland when she last met the First Minister to discuss the operation of the electoral system for the Scottish Parliament.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland when she last met the Scottish Minister responsible for social services to discuss Government measures to alleviate poverty in Scotland.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what representations she has received from the aggregates industry concerning the introduction of the aggregates levy in Scotland.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people in Scotland have claimed the winter fuel allowance for the 2001–02 winter.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many pensioners in Scotland are benefiting from the winter fuel payment scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what steps she is taking to implement the recommendations of the report of the Clyde shipbuilding taskforce.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what recent discussions she has had with the Scottish Executive on cross-border road links, with special reference to the A1.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if she will make a statement about recent discussions with Scotland's farming industry about foot and mouth.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what discussions she has had with Agriculture Ministers from the Scottish Parliament on policy on foot and mouth.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what consultations she has had with Scottish Executive Ministers and European Union officials to discuss the possibility of a public inquiry into the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what consultations she has had with Scottish Executive Ministers and European Union officials on a public inquiry into the foot and mouth outbreaks in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland when she intends to meet Health Ministers from the United Kingdom Government and the devolved Administrations to discuss NHS waiting lists.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if she will assess the impact of UK Government policies on the tourism industry in Scotland.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people in Scotland are benefiting from the working families tax credit.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what discussions he has had with the Scottish Executive about the calculation of the Barnett formula.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what discussions she has had with the First Minister and the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on the European capital of culture...

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will make a statement on the future of Evesham magistrates court.

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what measures his Department uses to assess the work load in different magistrates' courts in England and Wales; and if he will...

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what recent representations he has received on the closure of magistrates courts in North Yorkshire.

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what recent discussions he has had with the central council of the magistrates courts committees concerning the Auld report; and...

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if she will make a statement on the enforcement of maintenance agreements made by Scottish courts in English courts.

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what her policy is on payment of fees by the Legal Aid Board to members of the legal profession; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what role Community Legal Services Partnerships play in combating social exclusion.

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how much money was spent on advertising the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information to the public in (a) 1998, (b)...

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what assessment he has conducted of the length of time Governments in other countries have taken to implement their Freedom of...

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department when the decision was made to award city status to a second town in Northern Ireland; and on whose recommendation it was based.

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what plans she had to take up and implement the recommendations of the Children Act Sub-Committee of her Family Law Advisory...

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department when she will publish HM Magistrates Courts Service Inspectorate's report of its programme of visits to the Children and Family...

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what key performance measures and targets the Lord Chancellor has set for the Public Guardianship Office Executive Agency for...

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if his Department has plans to (a) amend and (b) seek the repeal of the Data Protection Act 1998.

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if he plans to include Birmingham in the number of centres providing 1901 Census Online availability.

To ask the President of the Council if he will consult right hon. and hon. Members on the need for reform of conventions in the House.

To ask the President of the Council what consideration he has given to improving the links between young people and Parliament in his proposals for modernisation of the House.

To ask the President of the Council how many private Members' Bills introduced by (a) Government Back Benchers and (b) Opposition Members have been enacted in each of the last 10 years; and what...

To ask the President of the Council if he will make a statement on progress on Lords reform.

To ask the President of the Council (1) when he will respond to the report of the Select Committee on Public Administration on Lords Reform; (2) how many responses were received to the White...

To ask the President of the Council what recent representations he has received on the alteration of timing of questions to the Prime Minister.

To ask the President of the Council if he will make a statement on the level of consultation between his office and the House authorities with other bodies to ensure that traffic disruption is...

To ask the President of the Council how many staff have been employed by his Department in each of the last 10 years.

To ask the President of the Council if he will make a statement on his proposals for changing sitting hours of the House.

To ask the President of the Council what the cost was of hotel accommodation for departmental staff working away from home in each of the last four years.

To ask the President of the Council if he will list the equipment leasing arrangements entered into by his Department in each of the last four years; and what the cost is to public funds in each case.

To ask the President of the Council what his policy is on the payment of relocation expenses to staff in his Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent representations have been made to him by Spain in respect of the future of Gibraltar.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent representations have been made to him by the Government of Gibraltar in respect of the discussions between Her...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the level of UK investment in Gibraltar has been in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs for what reason no devolved Administration Minister attended the 2416 European Union Council of Ministers (General Affairs)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the outcome was of the General Affairs Council held in Brussels on 11 and 12 March; what the Government's stance was on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what level of scrutiny was conducted in relation to the assessment of (a) Ulster Scots, (b) Lallands, (c) Northern Irish Gaelic...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much money and what other resources the Government have allocated for debate and information about the convention on the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the cost is of his Department's EU information campaign; and if he will make a statement on its purpose.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent representations he has received on the treatment of UK citizens held in prison in France, with particular reference...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on Her Majesty's Government's policy on the future of the International Criminal Tribunal for the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on progress towards the establishment of the International Criminal Court.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on how many occasions since 1997 he has made representations to his Croatian counterpart regarding the killing of Private Simon...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the Italian Government concerning the conference on Holocaust denial to be held in Trieste...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the progress of the UN Security Council Counter- Terrorism Committee.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on his efforts to encourage the Governments of India and Pakistan to sign up to the (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what actions his Department has taken to secure the reinstatement of UN weapons inspectors in Iraq.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what measures he is taking to stop the violence between the Palestinians and Israelis; 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 UK-Sudan relations.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the publicity and advertising campaigns run by his Department in each of the last four years, specifying the (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many and what proportion of the staff of his Department are (a) job sharing, (b) term working and (c) engaged in another...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his answer of 4 March 2002, Official Report, column 63W, what guidelines there are to inform diplomats on how to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what her policy is on the provision of financial support for international sporting events in the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many organisations in receipt of Lottery grants in 2000–01 were subject to special investigations arising from concerns about...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport when she will reply to the letter of 12 December from the hon. Member for Totnes concerning Mr. C. Kelland of Dartmouth, Devon and...

To ask the Solicitor-General when the Attorney-General expects to make a decision regarding a new inquest into the death of Ronald Maddison at the Chemical Defence Establishment, Porton Down...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what use her Department makes of engineers to alleviate world poverty; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development when she last had discussions with officials from CDC Capital Partners regarding their investment strategy; and when she next plans to...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will list the countries in which CDC Capital Partners has closed its offices in the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if it is her policy to compensate those from whom investment has been withdrawn by CDC Capital Partners.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will list the projects from which CDC Capital Partners has withdrawn its investment in the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what contingency plans she has made to deal with the consequences of the elections in Zimbabwe.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much overseas aid is provided to the Congolese Banyamulenge community in Burundi.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will make a statement on the rights of indigenous peoples in her Department's development policy.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what percentage of her Department's overall aid programme in Africa is provided specifically to help rural development.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what representations she has made to UNESCO regarding the fate of the Kalahari.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much overseas aid is provided to the Kalahari bushmen.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what was the value of (a) bilateral and (b) multilateral aid provided to the Government of Botswana for the development of game parks...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will list the companies from which her Department has obtained timber and wood products and the total spent with each firm over...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if he consulted (a) the EBRD and (b) the World Bank before signing the letter to the Romanian Prime Minister about the SIDEX steel plant.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what representations she has received from the Office of the Prime Minister regarding future loan applications from Mr. Lakshmi Mittal...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what representations she has received from Mr. Lakshmi Mittal regarding future loan applications to the European Bank for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what savings have accrued from the replacement of five contracts supporting a guided missile system with a single incentivised contract streamlined...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what savings have accrued to his Department from the use of incentives in the MOD's food supply contract that require the contractor to seek improved...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which sections of his budget received extra resources as a result of money gained from efficiency savings in each of the last three years; and how much...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how the efficiency savings in each of the last three years were achieved; (2) which single efficiency measures have resulted in annual savings of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the annual target is for efficiency savings to be made in his Department's spending; and how much was saved in each of the past five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the estimated cost of (a) Lion Sun 15/99, (b) Tradewinds 01, (c) Hairspring 00, (d) Winter Deployment 00 and (e) Aswex 00 was before they were cancelled.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which Defence Logistics Organisation Information Technology projects have been cancelled since 1997; and what has been the total spending to date on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence for what reasons work has been stopped on the Defence Stores Management Solution system; and what assessment he has made of the effect this will have on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the cost has been of administering the war pension scheme in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if the changes his Department is considering in the Review of Armed Forces Pension Scheme will require primary legislation to effect the changes...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what rank is held by former Privates Wayne King, Thomas Myers, Marc Hunter and Lance Corporal David White who were with the Green Howards regiment...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the Warship Maintenance Modernisation Programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the outcome was of the investigation led by Colonel Zemary Fazil into the death of a man and injury of his pregnant wife in Kabul on the weekend of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what representations he has received from his US counterpart regarding an increase in the numbers of international peacekeepers in Kabul and Afghanistan;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when the United Kingdom will cease to be the lead nation for the International Security Assistance Force for Kabul and its surrounding area under the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what representations he has made to his Turkish counterpart regarding the takeover of the ISAF command in Kabul; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what representations he has made in the last two months to his European counterparts regarding the extension of the ISAF's mandate; and if he will...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) if he will make a statement on the British forces' commitment to participating in the ISAF after 30 April; (2) what support the British troops...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans there are for ISAF troops to be deployed outside Kabul; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence further to his answer of 15 October 2001, Official Report, column 947W, on Northern Ireland, if he will provide (a) the information requested up to the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what proportion of the Army were (a) royal engineers and (b) royal electrical and mechanical engineers in (i) 1997, (ii) 1992, (iii) 1987 and (iv) 1982.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what support is given to engineers in the armed services seeking to attain chartered status.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many female chartered engineers, excluding reservists, there are in (a) the Royal Navy, (b) the Army, (c) the Royal Air Force and (d) the Royal Fleet...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many defence fellowships have been awarded to officers for the study of engineering matters since 1997.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when the consultation on proposed improvements to audit and accountability in central Government will begin; and how long it will last.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he will respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Totnes dated 28 November 2001 concerning Mr. Mike Atkinson of Denbury, Devon and civil service pay.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if the inquiry by Lord Penrose into Equitable Life will be completed in 2002.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he expects to publish the Roberts report into the supply of scientists and engineers; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what new data series broken down by gender, race, disability and age have been commissioned by his Department since August 1997.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the subject of each gender impact assessment drawn up by his Department since June 1997, indicating in each case whether the outcome has...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the component sub-units of each unit listed on pages 10 and 11 of HM Treasury's departmental report; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he intends to implement the changes to VAT for small business announced in his March 2001 Budget speech.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what measures he plans to introduce to help reduce smuggling of alcohol into the United Kingdom.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the areas within the UK that suffer from economic deprivation.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the average length of time taken to answer letters to Ministers has been in the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many answers to parliamentary questions are more than (a) two weeks and (b) three months outstanding; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the 30 largest contracts awarded by his Department from (a) May 1997 to April 1998, (b) May 1998 to April 1999, (c) May 1999 to April 2000,...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the result of the electronic tendering service pilot.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what criteria he adopts in determining whether (a) to monitor and (b) to research the effects of changing...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many people his Department's press office employs; and how many press officers have left his Department since 7...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions (1) how many (a) full-time and (b) part-time employees in his Department's press office (i) there were in June 2001...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what his policy is on the tax-raising powers that elected regional assemblies will have.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will make a statement on the future of local government in the north-west.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what types of premises are zero-rated for local taxation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what the (a) actual and (b) percentage change expressed in real terms was in total external support for Westminster...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many properties there are in each council tax band in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne; and how many in each band...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions for what reason the Spring Supplementary Estimates were revised; and if he will list the differences between the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how much has been given to local authorities in Government ring-fenced grants, broken down by local authority and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions when he will announce the 2002 Housing Transfer Programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what procedure can be adopted in cases where a complaint against a parish councillor for non-declaration of interest...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will make dedicated pre-school nursery premises zero-rated for local taxation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what plans he has to improve post offices in deprived urban areas with special reference to how the money allocated...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many meetings with outside bodies he has held to consider the recommendations of his Department's commissioned...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions when his Department expects to complete its assessment of the case for specifying the Cornish language within the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions for how long his Department has been assessing the case for specifying the Cornish language under the provisions of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions (1) pursuant to his answer of 13 March 2002, ref. 42923, on rescues by the Fire Service, if he will state from...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what the average number of days lost through sickness absence was per firefighter at each station in Buckinghamshire...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many retained firefighters there were at each fire station in Buckinghamshire in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many (a) genuine and (b) malicious false alarm emergency calls were received in Buckinghamshire in each year...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many accidents occurred on the A21 between (a) Lamberhurst and Flimwell and (b) Tonbridge and Pembury in (i) May...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions when he will announce a decision on the Central Railway project; and if the proposal will use the hybrid Bill route.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what studies he has commissioned into reopening sections of the Great Central railway line.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what his estimate is of the date when bids will close for Railtrack in administration.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will make a statement on the state of fences alongside railway lines running into Romford.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what the expected annual investment spending this year is by London Underground; and what the figure was in 1996–97.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions whether he has proposed changes in the international seamen's certificate requirements to the relevant international...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions under what statutory provisions a competent harbour authority is required to ensure the safe provision of a pilotage...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what legislative authority the Port Marine Safety Code carries.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will review the Pilotage Act 1987.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what assessment he has made of the impact on freight transport movements of the closure of the facilities at Sangatte...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what his policy is on the Single European Sky.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if it was the intention of the Transport Bill of 2000 to make an air traffic controller personally responsible for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what standards airport operators in the United Kingdom are required to meet regarding waiting time for passengers to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will meet representatives of UK registered airlines to discuss the reduction of air flow by pilots in aircraft...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions (1) what assessment he has made of the effect of a significant reduction in cabin air pressure on the health of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will undertake an assessment of the extent to which pilots reduce air flow in passenger aircraft cabins and the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will make a statement on what emergency aid schemes have been authorised to compensate UK airlines for losses...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what discussions his Department had after 18 January concerning whether Swanwick should be taken into operation on 27...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will publish the letter dated 8 January from HM Inspector of the Health and Safety Executive to the General...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what assessment has been made of the compliance of the new en-route centre at Swanwick with the (a) Display Screen...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions for what reason the Health and Safety Executive considered issuing an enforcement order in respect of the equipment...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if the Government intend to charge NATS public private partnership interest on tax proceeds from the Airland Group...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions (1) if the CAA commissioned a formal ergonomic evaluation of the display screen equipment at the new en-route...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions (1) when the promised capacity gains will be delivered by the Swanwick centre; (2) for what purpose a further...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how much public money has been paid to NATS since it became a PPP.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions (1) what plans he has for the creation of a special purpose vehicle to undertake work in connection with the South...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how he plans to respond to the London Development Agency/ London Underground report on the options for increasing...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will make a statement on the reason for the delay in the drafting of legislation for the regulation of HMOs.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, pursuant to his answer of 4 March 2002, ref. 37622, on reputational externalities, what is the size of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many appointments to public bodies have been made through his Department (a) from April 2000 to March 2001 and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions whether a Scottish Executive Minister will be a member of the UK delegation to the forthcoming Transport and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what proportion of (a) district, (b) county and (c) Metropolitan councils he estimates will be judged as coasting.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what plans he has to move to a system of continuous registration of all motor vehicles; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what arrangements his Department has made to celebrate (a) St. Patrick's Day, (b) St. George's Day, (c) St. Andrew's...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will publish the dates and minutes of meetings of the Maritime Vision for Shoreham Harbour Steering Group since...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions (1) what feasibility study he has carried out into the provision of a road link between the A259 at Shoreham...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many functioning fire stations there were, broken down by fire brigade area, in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many couples getting divorced have applied to the courts to share their pension rights between them since December 2000.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Small Business Service's pilot scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will make a statement on the (a) functions, (b) staffing and (c) funding at Trade Partners UK .

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many requests for assistance were received by Trade Partners UK in the first six months of 2001; how many were refused; and what the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what criteria must be satisfied for an individual or company to receive assistance from Trade Partners UK .

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether the functions of Trade Partners UK include (a) assistance to individuals or companies attempting to make acquisitions overseas and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry for what reason no devolved Administration Minister attended the Internal Market, Consumer Affairs and Tourism European Union Council of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what powers she has to ensure that the Patent Office acts in a fair and impartial way.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what discussions her Department has had with Patent Office officials regarding a campaign by the charity ActionAid.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many (a) small and medium enterprises and (b) other companies were declared insolvent in (i) 1997, (ii) 1998, (iii) 1999, (iv) 2000 and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many stop now orders were obtained up to 28 February; and what the subject matters were of those orders.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the cost was of the recent prosecution of vendors using the imperial standard of measurement; and if she will make a statement on the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what discussions she had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs prior to the decision to revoke the beer orders.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment she has made of the impact that the revocation of the beer orders will have on Britain's micro-breweries; and whether a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether she has received the findings of the study undertaken by her Department on interference to radar and navigational aid from wind turbines.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what progress she and her fellow WTO Ministers have made towards lifting the restrictions within the TRIPS agreement on poorer countries'...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what evaluation she has made of the feasibility of (a) auctioning and (b) charging a fee for licences for new post operators.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will place a copy of the agreement negotiated between the Post Office and the National Federation of Sub Postmasters, regarding the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to her answer of 24 January 2002, Official Report, column 1071W, on stolen equipment, what criminal proceedings have been undertaken...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much public money the Capita-administered schemes within the Department have paid out.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many people took advantage of individual learning accounts in (a) the UK, (b) the north-east, (c) south Tyneside and (d) the Jarrow...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what representations have been received by her Department in relation to disposal of school playing fields in the London borough of Haringey.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much (a) capital and (b) revenue funding has been made available to schools and colleges in Liverpool in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what plans she has to link funding for universities to the socio-economic background of students admitted to those universities; and if she...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the level of capital investment in school buildings in (a) coalfield areas and (b) England has been since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many pupils there are in each local education authority in the South West of England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to her answer of 29 January 2002, Official Report, column 231W, on school land sales, what rules govern whether a local education...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what discussions she has had with Gloucestershire County Council about proposals to sell land of Woodmancote Primary School to developers;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what plans she has to continue the wired communities projects.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what evaluation she has undertaken on the wired communities projects; and if she will place a copy in the Library.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the gender breakdown is of those involved in (a) IT for All and (b) wired communities projects.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what information she has collated on the number of schools which make provision for access to drinking water throughout the school day.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what guidance she has issued in respect of access throughout the school day to drinking water.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what funding there is to meet the costs of the installation of drinking water supply to schools in Stoke on Trent, North; and if she will...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what surveys she has conducted into the access to, and availability of, drinking water in schools.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many learning support units there are.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the answer of 5 March 2002, Official Report, column 236–37W on secondments, to which appointments the staff from (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to her answer of 8 March 2002, Official Report, column 633W, what the total cost was of the Computers Within Reach pilot scheme;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what measures she is taking to encourage competition (a) for departmental IT contracts and (b) for local education authority IT contracts.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if commemorative items will be distributed to school children in celebration of the Queen's Golden Jubilee; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what steps are being taken to educate and prepare school children for the Queen's Golden Jubilee; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will list the (a) selection criteria for the engineering specialist schools, (b) time scale for selection of the schools and (c)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what instruction on the acquisition of technological and information technology skills are given to primary school teachers in their training.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to her answer of 12 March 2002, Official Report, column 936W, on how many occasions, and when, members of the State...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if there have been confirmed cases of BSE in sheep since 1996 in the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to her answer of 27 February 2002, ref. 37621, if she will list (a) the 160 sites where ash has been removed and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the balance of trade was in agricultural produce between the United Kingdom and (a) the EU, (b) the USA and (c) the rest...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to her answer of 8 January 2002, Official Report, column 732W, if she will list the schemes which attracted (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) which of the options contained in the Arable Stewardship Pilot Scheme has now been applied across England; (2) what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make a statement on the progress of the Government's Review of competition in the water industry in England and Wales.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when her Department expects the EU Water Framework Directive to come into force in the United Kingdom.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what measures she is taking to ensure the protection of sites designated as special areas of conservation under the Habitats...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate she has made of the (a) financial costs and (b) benefits to her Department of the Parental Leave Directive.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many and what proportion of the staff of her Department are (a) job sharing, (b) term working and (c) engaged in another...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make a statement on energy costs incurred by her Department in each of the last 10 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps have been taken by the Government since the Rio Earth Summit in 1992 to (a) set goals on environmental protection...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will set out for each Civil Service grade within her (a) Department and (b) Department's executive agencies the (i)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many staff left the service of her Department and its agencies in the year ended 31 March 2001; how many left before...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many chartered engineers there are in her Department; and what grades they hold.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when her Department will start work on the development of the Government action plan for the organic sector announced in October.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to her answer of 29 January, if she will ensure that the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly objective 1 funds will be...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what funds have been allocated to coastal communities for flood defence work per capita in each of the past 10 years; and if...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when she plans to act upon the results of the consultation on reducing the number of abandoned vehicles; and if she will make...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what new recovery and recycling targets for packaging waste for 2002 have been decided; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent measures have been introduced to encourage businesses to recycle waste.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what hazardous waste has been handled through Shoreham Harbour in the last two years; and what licences were issued.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what action has been taken to monitor dust emissions from HGVs using Shoreham Harbour on port related business.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to her answer of 12 March, ref. 42321, when she expects the Environment Agency to publish its research on the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what proposals she is considering to strengthen the powers of (a) local authorities and (b) the Environment Agency in dealing...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what matters in respect of the future management and repatriation of German radioactive waste arising from reprocessing at...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will determine the outcome of the inquiry into the compulsory purchase order of Ilsham Valley pumping station, Torquay.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to her answer of 4 March 2002, Official Report, column 77W, if she will introduce new performance indicators to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to her answer of 4 March 2002, Official Report, column 77W, if she will make Environment Agency funding dependent...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make Government grants to landowners who own navigation rights on fast moving inland water dependent on their...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when she last met representatives of the NFU.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when she next intends to meet representatives of the National Farmers Union.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) if she will list the official visits to (a) Paris and (b) Brussels made by each Minister in her Department in 2001 and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many beekeepers were known to the National Bee Unit in (a) Essex and (b) England in each of the last four years.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the contracts agreed by his Department with the five largest accountancy firms since May 1997; and what was the total value...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make it his policy that rail journeys undertaken by staff in his Department should ordinarily be on standard class tickets.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many contracts the Department has with Capita; and how much they are worth.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answer of 22 January 2002, Official Report, column 844W, what the cost of refurbishing each ministerial private office was...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many non- departmental Government bodies were operating in each of the last 10 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list non-governmental organisations operating in the south-west region that receive public funds from his Department; and what...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many crime and disorder partnerships there are in England.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many antisocial behaviour orders have been issued, broken down by local authority areas, in each calendar year since their introduction.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will introduce guidance to authorities which successfully apply for ASBOs for individuals, on other rehabilitative measures which...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which authority is responsible for meeting the cost of applying for anti-social behaviour orders.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he proposes to respond to requests made in September 2000 by the Independent Schools Council about the visa regime for students from...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what psychiatric aftercare is given to victims of miscarriages of justice.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what training psychologists, who have been charged to treat the problems of the victims of miscarriages of justice, are given.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to abolish visa requirements for visiting students from Romania; what discussions he has had with that country's Government...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he will begin the local consultations on the proposed asylum accommodation centres.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what information he had on the insurance arrangements in case of riot at Yarl's Wood Detention Centre at the time of the making of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether persons suspected of arson and attempted arson were transferred to Yarl's Wood detention centre prior to the major fire there; and if...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what training personnel received for managing Yarl's Wood removal centre; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the European Excellence Model scores were for each of the probation areas, including the National Probation Service, during the recent...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether eligibility for the Assisted Prison Visits scheme includes the travel costs of foreign nationals to visit relatives held in prison in...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many members his Department employs in its Regulatory Impact Unit; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what additional resources are made available to receiving authorities for known sex offenders who are allocated to areas other than those of...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many eviction notices against groups of travellers have been served in each of the last five years; what assessment he has made of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the review of the seasonal agricultural workers' scheme will take into account Cornish agricultural workers.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many road accidents involved police investigations which led to criminal proceedings in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what advice his Department has given to police authorities in the last two years in relation to the nature of investigations into road...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what powers the proposed authority set up to control wheelclamping on private land will have under the Private Security Industry Act 2001 to...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prosecutions have been brought under section 24(2) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 paragraph (g) as amended by section...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what responses have been received to "Policing a New Century".

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the average cost was of employing a police constable for a year in (a) a provincial police force and (b) London in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will commit money that has been made available for providing civilians with conferred police powers in a manner that recognises the...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what representations he has received on the impact on police forces of the payment of pensions to retired officers out of operational...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the approved number of officers in the Metropolitan police force is; and when that level was last reviewed.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which (a) members of the Metropolitan Police Authority, (b) business associates of those members and (c) companies in which such members have...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he has set improvement targets for individual Metropolitan police basic command units; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent discussions he has had with the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis about the level of crime in London; and if he will make...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what targets he has set for the decrease in street robberies in the Metropolitan police force area.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many special constables there were, broken down by (a) police force and (b) local authority area, in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will lay before Parliament the eleventh annual report of the Firearms Consultative Committee.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the findings were of the inquest into the death of Mr. John Morris in Luton in June 2001; how many persons have been prosecuted for...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the availability and quality of drug treatment services.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many professionals working with children were screened in each of the past 10 years; how many people have been prevented from working...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many cases (a) his Department and (b) its agencies have defended in (i) industrial tribunals and (ii) the courts in each year since 1997; how many were...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many staff have been employed by his Department in each of the last 10 years.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what assessment has been made of the percentage of (a) paid and (b) unpaid appointments to non- departmental public bodies made to women in each year since 1997.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many whole time equivalent posts there were at the Government Office for London as at 1 April 1999 and in each subsequent year for which figures are...

To ask the Prime Minister (1) how many chartered engineers there are in the performance and innovation unit; and how many worked on the energy study published in February; (2) how many people...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) which health authorities are providing the cancer drug Glivec; how many people are receiving the drug, broken down by health authority; at what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) on what basis the Minister decided not to follow the recommendations of the Steering Group set up to look at the way free nursing care payments...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many appeals made against definitive decisions by the Committee on Safety of Medicines were heard by the (a) full committee of the Committee on Safety...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the cost was of (a) in-house canteen and (b) other catering services provided by his Department in each of the last four years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will set out for each Civil Service grade within his (a) Department and (b) Department's executive agencies the (i) total number of staff employed,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the annual budget is for (a) 2000, (b) 2001, (c) 2002 and (d) 2003 for the Special Unit to investigate possible breaches of regulations on the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) full-time and (b) part-time members are in the Medicines Control Agency's Enforcement Group Special Unit to investigate possible breaches of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what (a) supporting and (b) co-ordinating activities have been undertaken by the Medicines Control Agency for the International Forum on Pharmaceutical...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when the Special Unit to investigate possible breaches of regulations on the internet was set up within the Medicines Control Agency's Enforcement Group.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the answer of 14 February 2002, Official Report, column 671W, if the district valuer has completed the work required for the Epsom Riding for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the outstanding repair and maintenance backlog figures were (a) in each NHS region and (b) in England in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the benefit to Somerset of having a strategic health authority with Dorset.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list non-Governmental organisations operating in the south-west region that receive public funds from his Department; and what amount of annual...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to recompense hospitals who face major new expenditure, if the proposed new Health and Safety Executive regulations on asbetos come into...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average waiting times for people in need of orthopaedic surgery in the Avon health authority have been in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of people in (a) England and (b) each health authority were registered with an NHS dentist in (i) each year since 1997, (ii) 1979 and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when the further research commissioned by the Department regarding public funding for air ambulances will report; and who is conducting the research.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidelines his Department has given on prescribing medication to patients with arthritis.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the level of funding for arthritis treatments and medication was in each of the last five financial years for which records are available; and what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans the Government have to develop local cottage hospitals.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what measures his Department has undertaken to ensure that fostering agencies are able to carry out police checks on prospective foster carers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what the waiting times are for in-patients needing cancer care at Kent and Canterbury hospital; (2) what assessment has been made of the cost of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if he will list for each London borough the number of elderly residents who are placed in residential and nursing homes outside London; (2) if he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many beds in residential and nursing homes for the elderly in Greater London there were on (a) 31 March 1997 and (b) the latest available date.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how long his Department estimates it has taken for care homes to be built from the initial application being submitted to the relevant planning department...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what measures the National Care Standards Commission has at its disposal to enforce the minimum standard that relates to contracts between care homes and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he plans to reissue his Department's "Moving into a Care Home" leaflet; how many he plans to distribute; to whom; and by what means.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will issue a direction to require NHS bodies to use the central core contract for how NHS nursing contribution received by care homes is to be...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to compensate those self-funding residents who are eligible and received payment for free nursing care but did not have the money passed...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will set out the methodology underpinning the distribution of the funding for extra intermediate care funding facilities for older people as...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to increase co-operation between general practitioners and pharmacists; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will introduce measures to increase the role of the local pharmacy in treating minor ailments.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Chancellor on 22 January (WA 169), whether the Explanatory Notes to government Bills, in so far as they relate to...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What key performance measures and targets the Lord Chancellor has set for the Public Guardianship Office Executive Agency for 2002-03.

asked Her Majesty's Government: When they intend to publish HM Magistrates' Courts Inspectorate's report of its programme of visits to the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service...

asked Her Majesty's Government: How they intend to ensure that data intercepted under the terms of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 can be accessed by data subjects under the terms...

asked Her Majesty's Government: When they intend to publish the 11th Annual Report of the Firearms Consultative Committee.

asked Her Majesty's Government: What responses they have received to the White Paper Policing a New Century.

asked Her Majesty's Government: How much income pension funds in the United Kingdom have lost through the abolition of dividend tax credits on their holdings of ordinary and preference shares in...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Under what circumstances they consider it acceptable for companies to stop their employees contributing to defined benefit pension schemes of which they are members.

asked Her Majesty's Government: What support they are providing to those United Kingdom businessmen operating in Angola which provide services not associated with the oil industry.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will ask that the exhaustion of natural resources is placed on the list of exceptions that can apply in placing a limitation on trade under the...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Following the publication of the energy review of the Performance Surveillance Unit, whether they will detail their proposed contingency plans and gas supply...

asked Her Majesty's Government: lynne Further to the Written Answer by Lord Whitty on 4 December 2001 (WA 131), whether they have decided to establish a green claims panel, particularly in light...

asked Her Majesty's Government: How many cases of food poisoning, using the definition: "any disease of an infectious or toxic nature caused by or thought to be caused by consumption of food or...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Why the two community health councils for Northamptonshire now have to be line managed and employed by the West Sussex and Surrey Health Authority

asked Her Majesty's Government: How many people in Lambeth, other London boroughs and elsewhere in the United Kingdom suffer from sickle cell disease; what budget has been set aside for them; and...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether the recent publication of the Wanless Interim Report, its recommendations for future healthcare and the medicine reclassification initiatives will impact...

asked Her Majesty's Government: How many national cord blood banks there are in the United Kingdom.

asked Her Majesty's Government: What are the average number of human embryos destroyed as a result of the use of pre-implantation genetic diagnosis to select a genetic match for ultimate use as...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath on 16 January (WA 159), what are the assumptions made in Patrick Carroll's study entitled Abortion And...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What studies have been made of the impact of hypoglycaemia on the peformance and behaviour of school children and university students.

asked Her Majesty's Government: When they intend to reply to the letter concerning mixed sex wards sent by Lord Stoddart of Swindon to the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department...

asked the Chairman of Committees: What reason has been given by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's sole agent for the distribution of OECD documents in the United...