To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will make a statement on the G8 summit in respect of international aid.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will make a statement on the provision of bilateral aid to Cuba.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will make a statement on how much funding her Department provides to Belarus and the Ukraine.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will make a statement on famine in Africa north of the Limpopo.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much food aid her Department has earmarked for the World Food Programme to be distributed in southern Africa from the year...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps she is taking to tackle food shortages in southern Africa.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will make a statement on famine in southern Africa.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how her Department is working with the EU to reduce delays in delivering debt relief due under the HIPC initiative to poor countries.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how her Department will ensure that poor countries which do not qualify for the opportunity of HIPC debt relief achieve sustainable...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what progress is being made on debt relief for poor countries; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how her Department is working with the European Union to reduce delays in delivering debt relief due under the HIPC Initiative to poor...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps she is taking to ensure that development funding for the Palestinian Authority is not used to support terrorism.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps she is taking to improve pharmaceutical provision in the developing world.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development whether UK development assistance to Zimbabwe is administered by Zimbabwe Government authorities.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what she aims to achieve at the world summit on sustainable development in Johannesburg in respect of reduction of poverty.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what progress she has made since June 2001 towards meeting the UN target for percentage of gross domestic product devoted to...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will make a statement on her role in achieving a sharper poverty focus in EU development assistance.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what Britain's contribution is towards the UN OCHA appeal for aid across the Great Lakes region.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what plans she has to increase aid to former Yugoslavia for reconstruction.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development when she expects a response from the Civil Aviation Authority in respect of its assessment of Tanzania's military air traffic control...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what discussion she has had with the Ministry of Defence about co-ordinating activities in supporting nation building in Afghanistan.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will make a statement on her support for basic health services for poor people.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what her assessment is of the challenges faced by Africa in reaching the millennium development goals.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps she is taking to ensure information arising from scientific breakthroughs in (a) medicine, (b) agriculture and (c) other...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will place in the Library a copy of the departmental guidance for officials on answering parliamentary questions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many local authorities by 31 March, had (a) shown intent to fine and (b) fined utility companies under the powers given in section 74 of the New...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement about the recent accident involving a train carrying nuclear material; and if he will make a statement on the performance...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on the (a) circumstances, (b) sum involved and (c) purpose of the expenditure for which a direction was sought, relating to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) published on the respective costs and benefits of tram and light rail schemes compared to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the average public subsidy per journey is for (a) tram and light rail schemes, (b) bus routes and (c) underground railway schemes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what measures he is taking to ensure that integrated transport systems receive high priority from local planners; (2) what measures he is taking...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what guidance he has issued to steering groups and local authorities on how road traffic reduction targets should be considered in multi-modal studies.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport who the designated Green Minister is for his Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on the future of the Office of the Rail Regulator.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will be represented on the board of Network Rail.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what rates of interest apply to the short-term loan made available to NATS by the Government.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on the role of (a) Bechtel and (b) other contractors on the West Coast Main Line.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent discussions he has had with the railway industry with regard to railway crime; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what reward payments have been given to each train operating company in each year since 1994; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what progress has been made in re-franchising in respect of each train operating company; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what (a) representations he has received and (b) discussions he has had with (i) the SRA, (ii) the Rail Regulator, (iii) ATOC and (iv) the rail...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he will publish the Highways Agency study into the construction of a roundabout at the junction of the A35 and the B3165 at Hunter's Cross,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, (1) pursuant to the answer of 17 June 2002, Official Report, column 73W, on disability vehicle stickers, how many local authorities collect data on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what action he is taking to prevent able- bodied drivers using disabled parking spaces; (2) what powers (a) the police and (b) local authorities...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when the DVLA research project into visual field eye tests will be completed; and when the results of the study will be published.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what additional funds the Strategic Rail Authority plans to make available to (a) train operating companies and (b) Connex South East to upgrade...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on the proposed direct rail link from Manchester to Waterloo.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps his Department has taken to encourage employees to work from home; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what proposals the Government have to develop a south London Metro.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he expects to revise the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 1994; when his Department will give approval for the operation of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what cost estimate his Department made of a new Thames river crossing from Cliffe Marshes in Kent to Canvey Island.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans he has to consult local hon. Members, local councils and Essex county council on the possibility of a new Thames river crossing.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what meetings, and on what dates, his Department (a) has had and (b) are planned with the Thames Gateway South Essex on a possible new Thames crossing;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what discussions he has had with the Thames Gateway South Essex on possible new Thames river crossings.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what options he has discussed for a new Thames river crossing to the east of the existing crossing at Dartford.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how much public expenditure was incurred in organising the 2001 general election in (a) the UK, (b) Greater London...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what comparative research she has commissioned on the delivery of broadband in (a) other European countries and (b) the US.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what recent discussions she has had with business leaders regarding broadband; and what was the result of those discussions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what progress has been made on the target set in February 2001 to make the UK the most competitive and extensive broadband market in the G7 by...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) if she will make a statement about the Consignia freepost service for services for the blind; (2) if she will make a statement on the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what information her Department has collated regarding unsolicited prize draws sent from foreign addresses.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what discussions her Department has had with relevant authorities in other countries regarding unsolicited prize draws sent by mail to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many post offices were temporarily closed because of suspected fraud within their premises in (a) Scotland and (b) the rest of the United...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many export licences for military supplies to (a) India and (b) Pakistan have been granted which are still being used by supplying companies.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many (a) small and (b) medium size companies have contacted the Small Business Service since 2000; and if she will make a statement on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what plans she has to make engineering more attractive as a career to students.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will make a statement on export controls on UK companies selling arms to Israel.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what recent appointments have been made from her Office for Civil Nuclear Security to advisory bodies of the Director-General of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will make a statement on paragraph 4 of the report of the Director of Civil Nuclear Security, covering the period October 2000 to March...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will make a statement on the development of design basis threat planning documents for the civil nuclear industry.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what plans she has to establish a publicly owned wave power production company.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when her Office for Civil Nuclear Security contacted the United States and Japanese regulatory authorities in respect of the security...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will extend the Redundancy Payments (Continuity of Employment of Local Government etc.) (Modification) Order 1999 to cover staff...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) what representations she has received in the last 12 months asking that trading standards officers should take responsibility for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps are being taken to explain to UK electricity consumers the proportion of their energy costs due to the Renewables Obligation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will make a statement on the workings of NETA during its first complete year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will publish the report prepared for the Department on the economic and geological prospects of the Selby coal mine complex.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many (a) full-time equivalents were employed by her press office and (b) secondees were placed in the press office in the last five years;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the mandate of the Scientific and Technical Committee for the Community Fund for Tobacco Research and Information is; how many times it...

To ask the Solicitor-General what criteria the HMCPSI uses to determine the quality of CPS casework.

To ask the Solicitor-General what action has been taken by the HMCPSI to ensure that scrutiny is consistent across the areas to provide objective assessment and comparisons between areas.

To ask the Solicitor-General if she will list the reports which have been produced by HMCPSI since the inception of the service for the DPP and the Law Officers.

To ask the Solicitor-General if she will make a statement on the use of lay inspectors within HMCPSI inspections; and if she will list the nominating bodies.

To ask the Solicitor-General which HMCPSI inspections have reviewed discontinuance rates in magistrates' courts since 1999.

To ask the Solicitor-General if she will make a statement on (a) the number of women and numbers of minority-ethnic groups working at SCS level within the HMCPSI and (b) the number of men working...

To ask the Solicitor-General what changes in inspection methodology have been undertaken by HMCPSI following publication of the report entitled Review on Evaluation of HMCPSI Programme and...

To ask the Solicitor-General if she will make a statement on, and explain the variation in, the annual budget allocated to staff training in each CPS area, with specific reference to (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the remaining life expectancy is of the existing air-to-air refuelling tankers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Hercules C-130Js are capable of air-to-air refuelling.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many air-to-air refuelling operations occurred in each of the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether the A340 air tanker project will have a helicopter refuelling capability.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the expected cost of the A340 air tanker project is.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent discussions he has had with the Treasury about the A340 Air Tanker project.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) when he will have completed negotiations with the bidders for the A340 Air Tanker project; when he will announce the preferred bidder for the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many compensation payments were made for damage caused by range activities at Shoeburyness in each of the last 20 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the effect the change in ownership of QinetiQ will have on the number of ranges and range activities; and if he will make...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has for increased spending on health provision in the armed forces.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when the Quinquennial Review of the Oil and Pipelines Agency will take place.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence where the Astute class submarines will be based.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the average (a) in-patient waiting time and (b) out-patient waiting time was for armed forces personnel in (i) 2000, (ii) 2001 and (iii) 2002...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans his Department has to consider the replacement of armoured personnel vehicles in use by the UK armed forces.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much the Department has spent on staff training and development in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many and what percentage of pupils living in (a) a residential care home and (b) with foster parents were (i) in special schools and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many fixed-term exclusions from schools in England there were in (a) 1990, (b) 1998, (c) 1999, (d) 2000 and (e) 2001.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the cost has been of national training organisations in each year since coming into existence.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what recent representations she has received to make it a statutory obligation for schools to allow pupil participation when (a) drawing up...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if members of the Independent Television Commission are appointed on a regional basis.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on how many occasions between 31 March 2001 and 31 March 2002 (a) departmental and (b) non-departmental special advisers have...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when and where she advertised the positions for special adviser in her Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many computers were replaced in her Department in each of the past three years; how the replaced units were disposed of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps are being taken to ensure that traces of (a) pesticides and (b) other plant treatments which are banned in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much and what proportion of the departmental expenditure limit for 2002–03 will be accounted for by staff costs;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) when she intends to bring forward legislation to place the national scrapie plan on a statutory basis; (2) by what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the mandate of the Scientific Committee on Animal Health and Welfare is; how many times it has met over the last 12...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the mandate of the EU Implementation Committee for Spirit Drinks is; how many times it has met over the last 12 months;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the mandate of the EU Committee on Geographical Indications and Protected Designations of Origin for agricultural...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the mandate of the EU Joint Meetings of Management and Regulatory Committees in the field of agriculture is; how many...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the mandates of (a) the EU Committee on conservation, characterisation, collection and utilisation of genetic resources...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the mandates of (a) the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund Committee and (b) the working party on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the mandate of the EU committee on organic production of agricultural products is; how many times it has met over the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what information is held by her Department on each hon. Member in relation to (a) personal relationships, both current and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what recent representations she has received about foot and mouth spot checks, conducted by police and trading...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many sheep were disposed of at Great Orton, Cumbria; how many of those sheep tested positive for the foot and mouth...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what proportion of payments made under the CAP went (a) directly to farmers and (b) to other sectors, with specific reference...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) if she will list the local authorities who have not yet provided a High Level Target 1 policy statement for flood and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much money the Government have allocated to the Environment Agency in flood defence grants in each year since and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for what reason no preferred scheme for improved flood defences in Lewes has been announced by the Environment Agency; when...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what progress she is making in securing an extension to the agreement in place between the Government and the Association of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to her reply of 10 June 2002, ref. 53704, on illegal meat imports, how many (a) operational enforcement officers...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps her Department is taking to promote the use of peat alternatives in horticulture; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will discuss with the managers of the Holsworthy Biogas project the recently published Composting Risk Assessment; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the (a) date, (b) location and (c) purpose was of visits by Ministers in her Department to Wales since 1997; and when...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what plans she has to integrate good standards of farm animal welfare into her strategy for the future of farming; and if she...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what measures her Department has put in place to ensure the authenticity of certificates identifying the origin of tropical...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the threat to (a) alders and (b) willows by phytophthora infections; how that assessment is...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make a statement on how her Department intends to overcome difficulties in the manner in which the 20-day...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the total percentage of salmon caught by (a) the Scottish Nets, (b) Northumbrian Nets, (c) Yorkshire Nets, (d) Scottish...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the stocking programme for salmon and trout on the River Esk has been over the last 20 years; when it was last stocked;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if representatives of the Government will attend the Countryside, Liberty and Livelihood march on 22 September.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much tallow produced under the over-thirty-months scheme has been sold in each year since the scheme began (a) in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much revenue has been raised from the sale of tallow produced under the over-thirty-months scheme in each year since the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for what reason the notification and results of tenders to dispose of tallow produced under the over-thirty-months scheme are...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what restrictions apply to the sale of tallow produced in the United Kingdom under the over-thirty-months scheme (a) in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when the EU Management Committees of the common organisations of agricultural markets for milk and milk products is next due...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what decisions have been made by her Department in the last year under authority from the royal prerogative.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether she has reached decisions on implementation of the sheep national envelope in England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many (a) sailings with livestock and (b) consignments have passed through UK ports in each of the last five years.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will make a statement on pay negotiations with the Fire Brigades Union.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will make a statement on the Supporting People grant.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what representations concerning the situation in Tibet he made to Li Ruihuan, Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, during Chairman...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what representations he made to Vice Premier Wen Jiabao and other Chinese leaders concerning the situation in Tibet during his recent visit to China; and what...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what guidelines he plans to issue to councils on their responsibilities concerning mobile home parks.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many lone parents aged 16 and 17 years reside in local authority accommodation with (a) on-site support, (b) floating support and (c) no specialist support.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will make it compulsory for stunt co-ordinators and performers in film and television work to obtain certificates of qualification in health and safety.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what funds he is providing to enable local councils to make pavements accessible by wheelchairs in (a) England and (b) Gloucestershire; and if he will make a...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what plans there are to create a Human Rights Commission for the UK; and how such a Commission will cater for the rights of children and young people.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the cost was of the Department's 2001 staff Christmas party; and how many people attended.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on how many occasions in the last 12 months the requirement to engage in a competitive tendering process has been waived by his...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations the UK Government have made to the Government of Israel about the conditions in which Marwan Barghouti is...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the extent of Chechen involvement in al-Qaeda; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how the United Kingdom plans to mark UN International Day for Victims of Torture.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what plans have been made for the Chagossians to visit the Chagos Archipelago.

To ask the President of the Council what the average annual leave entitlement is for staff in his Department in 2002.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will list the members of the Ministerial Group for the Golden Jubilee.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what plans she has to reform the two in a bar system; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) if she will make a statement of the value to the economy of the independent television production sector in the United Kingdom;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) what were the total employment costs of staff employed by the Film Council in each year of its operation; (2) how many staff are...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) how many consultants were employed by the Film Council in each year of its operation, stating for each consultant (a) the purpose...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will list the films for which it has been a condition of a grant made by the Film Council that a member of their staff receive a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what has been the total cost of (a) the Millennium Dome and (b) the Millennium Experience in each year since 1996.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in his Department are involved in monitoring and developing pensions policy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his answer of 17 April 2002 to the hon. Member for Hertsmere (Mr. Clappison), Official Report, column 1004W, on welfare, what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many appeals against decisions made at (a) all-work tests and (b) personal capability assessments were (i) heard and decided and (ii)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many staff were employed by his Department on (a) 2 May 1997 and (b) 31 May 2002.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in what circumstances benefits can be paid to polygamous spouses; and what benefits can be paid to polygamous spouses.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will estimate the costs of the introduction of pensioner credit in 2003 and in each of the subsequent five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions which assessment he has made of the cost of introducing a winter fuel allowance, equivalent to that received by pensioners, for those in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will make a statement on his recently published latest estimates of occupational pension receipt among the newly retired.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will provide a breakdown by gender of his latest estimates of occupational pension receipt among the newly retired.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when he will publish the inspection report of the Benefit Fraud Inspectorate in respect of Medway Unitary Authority.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the percentage change in income per income decile after tax as a consequence of changes to direct and indirect taxation from...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer on what date he plans to announce the appointment of the next Deputy Governor of the Bank of England with responsibility for financial stability.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the impact of fuel duty changes since May 1997 on the tax burden on families in the lowest income quintile; and if he will...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the projects funded in the first three rounds of the Capital Modernisation Fund; what funding each project has received to date; and if he...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his answer of 12 April 2002, Official Report, column 336W, on the Budget, what the levels of housing benefit and council tax benefit take-up...

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department which organisations which were in receipt of a grant in 1997–98 no longer are; what the annual saving is; which...

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how much the Department has spent on staff training and development in each of the last five years.

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department (1) what has been the (a) cost and (b) saving from the pursuit of the Department's Public Service Agreement targets in each year...

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what plans he has to reform magistrates courts committees.

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if she will list the membership of the Advisory Group dealing with the implementation of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if she will set out the timetable for the (a) repeal and (b) amendment under section 75 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 of...

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if she will list the Ministers with responsibility for implementing freedom of information policies.

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, which locations she is considering for the site of future Crown court buildings in Buckinghamshire.

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, how many representations the Lord Chancellor has received concerning the (a) conduct of judges and (b) operation of the Legal...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what discussions he has had with the Scottish Executive in respect of providing for the education of the children of asylum seekers in Scotland.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which detention facilities in which asylum seekers are detained are defined as (a) short-term and (b) long-term; and what is the average...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what his policy is regarding (a) when and (b) for how long asylum seekers should be detained.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department for what reasons asylum seekers may be moved from one place to another within the detention estate.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether local grant claims for supporting adult and family asylum seekers for the period 1 April 1999 to 5 December 1999 have been met.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many asylum seekers were accepted as refugees from (a) the Czech Republic, (b) Slovakia, (c) Bulgaria and (d) Romania in 2001.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what criteria the National Asylum Support Service uses to assess the (a) existence and (b) suitability of accommodation for those...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to reimburse local authorities for their expenditure on supporting unaccompanied asylum-seeking children.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what (a) the cost is of building accommodation centres at each of the three sites identified, (b) the cost is of providing facilities at...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what information he has collated on the use of accommodation centres for asylum seekers in other EU countries on (a) decision times, (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what (1) proportion of meat and meat products purchased by HM Prison Service is derived from (a) the United Kingdom, (b) other EU countries...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what performance indicators are utilised to describe the efficiency and effectiveness of Victim Support; when the indicators were...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the terms of reference and membership are of the body which replaces the Victims Steering Group; and who has been working on the terms...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if officers interviewing convicted criminals in prison on the basis that the criminal is a victim of a crime give prisoners the opportunity...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the review of the Victims Charter will be completed; who and what agencies have been involved in the review; and what recent...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what action the Government have taken in response to the responses from individuals in relation to the review of the Victims Charter.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what percentage of visitors from overseas entering the UK in each of the past five years by visa became overstayers; (2) what...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) men and (b) women have been extradited from the UK in each of the last three years; and to which countries they were extradited.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement about the proposed closure of prison farms following the review of the future of the Farms and Gardens Estate.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the Government's estimate is of the size of the Sikh community in (a) the United Kingdom and (b) England and Wales.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Sikhs are employed in his Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the average time taken to process applications for indefinite leave to remain submitted by people admitted for settlement as the...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he changed the advice on his Department's website that applications by people admitted as fiance(é)s for indefinite leave to remain...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what percentage of letters received by the IND in 2000 went unanswered; (2) what the average response time was for letters sent by (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many offences against (a) hunt personnel, supporters or their property and (b) opponents of hunting or their property (i) were reported,...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he intends to publish the report on the operation in 2000 of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989 and the...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the cost to his Department was of employing staff in (a) London and (b) the south-east from employment agencies in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make it his policy to purchase residential properties at Throckmorton in the immediate vicinity of the site of the proposed asylum...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much was spent by his Department on paying pensions to retired employees of his Department in 2001–02; if he will estimate the...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what regional organisation his Department has; and if he will list the counties and unitary authorities in each region in (a) 1997 and (b) 2002.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the public consultations undertaken by his Department since June 2001, stating in each case the (a) number of respondents and...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which organisations which were in receipt of a grant from him in 1997–98 no longer are; what the annual saving is; which organisations...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prosecutions for the employment of children not of UK nationality and under the age of 16 years there were in the UK in (a) 1999,...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he will reply to the letter to him dated 22 April from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr. Mohamed Tavs (Niaz).

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) successful and (b) unsuccessful prosecutions have been brought since 1997 against persons making videos involving the payment of...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prosecutions have been undertaken against members of racist organisations in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of the annual budget for prisons in England is designated for (a) education and (b) health care.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what financial contribution he plans to make to the reconstruction of sewers and drains on the Isle of Wight prison estate to facilitate the...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of cells in segregation units in each category B prison have forced ventilation; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many sessions of purposeful activity were (a) delivered and (b) lost (i) per prisoner and (ii) in total in each category B prison in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department in what way the EU Directive for shellfish waters is inhibiting the adoption of roads on the Isle of Wight prison estates.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department for how many hours, on average, non-segregated prisoners were confined to their cells in each category B prison in the last year for which...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the pay bands are for special advisers; how many special advisers are in each pay band; how it is decided which pay band a special adviser is in;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many osteoporotic hip fractures have been recorded in each health authority in the last five years; and if he will make a statement; (2) what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will place a copy of the Q4 2001–02 (a) emergency re-admissions and (b) delayed discharge figures in the Library, broken down by (i) age, (ii)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has for a second new linear accelerator for the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will support the annual National Obesity Awareness Week organised by the Obesity Awareness and Solutions Trust.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many BTE digital hearing aids have been issued by the NHS in (a) 1996, (b) 1997, (c) 1998, (d) 1999, (e) 2000 and (f) 2001; and in each case what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many and what percentage of pupils living (a) in a residential care home and (b) with foster parents had special educational needs (i) with and (ii)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the percentage increase in real terms of the budgets of (a) the NHS and (b) local authority personal social services has been in each year since...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What measures are in place or being introduced in Northern Ireland to counter personation of voters, which do not exist in the rest of the United Kingdom; and...

asked Her Majesty's Government: How many full and part-time officers were employed by the Royal Ulster Constabulary and the Police Service of Northern Ireland on 1 May in each of the past five years.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they consider that it is possible for a paramilitary organisation to be on ceasefire while developing and testing weapons of mass destruction in South America.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether there are any proposals (1) to close the police station in Killyleagh, County Down or (2) to reduce the number of policemen based in Killyleagh PSNI...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether, in respect of the disposal of the Millennium Dome and its surroundings, there was any transfer of liability for any future damages due to any possible...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What is the basis for the priority return to be paid to Anschutz on the share of profits of the Dome; and how it will be calculated.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they have agreed a payment with British Gas for its 7.5 per cent entitlement to the sale proceeds of the land at the Dome site.

asked Her Majesty's Government: When they expect the Millennium Commission to start receiving repayments of the monies it provided for the Dome.

asked Her Majesty's Government: How much English Partnerships have invested in the Dome and Greenwich peninsula.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they expect English Partnerships to pay to the Millennium Commission its full share of proceeds from the development of the Dome site during the lifetime...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they intend to publish the report on the operation in 2000 of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989 and the Northern Ireland...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether local grant claims for supporting adult and family asylum seekers for the period 1 April 1999 to 5 December 1999 have been met.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they intend to reimburse local authorities for their expenditure on supporting unaccompanied asylum seeking children.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will consider proscribing VHP and Shiv Sinna on the list of terrorist organisations.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether all the codes of practice under Part 2 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 are in force; and, if not, what date is planned for their publication.

asked Her Majesty's Government: When they will publish the Cabinet Office departmental report 2001–02.

asked Her Majesty's Government: How many persons serve in Territorial Army units in Wales.

asked Her Majesty's Government: How many Air Training Corps units, Army Cadet units, and Naval Cadet units there are in Wales.

asked Her Majesty's Government: When they will publish their response to the Independent Advisory Group on Teenage Pregnancy's annual report.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they have any plans to press their G8 counterparts to provide tariff and quota-free access to all exports from the least developed countries by 2005.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Since the publication of the Countryside Commission's Protecting our Finest Countryside: Advice to Government in 1998, how much progress has been made on its...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they have reached any conclusion concerning the suggestion in 1998 of the group set up to review the Hedgerow Regulations 1997 that the Environment Act...

asked Her Majesty's Government: When they will announce how the National Waste Minimisation and Recycling Fund will be distributed.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they have reached a decision on the implementation of the sheep national envelope in England.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the answer by the Baroness Hollis of Heigham on 27 May (HL Deb, col. 1040), whether they will place in the Library of the House the analysis which...