To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what policies (a) initiated and (b) managed by his Department since 2001 have had an impact on Pendle; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many pupils from the four high schools in the Elmet constituency progressed into higher education in each year since 1995.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills when he will reply to the Question from the hon. Member for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton of 30th April on the estimated number of entrants...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what assessment he has made of the change in the proportion of students attending university in their home towns over the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what his policy is on the diversity of academic courses and research at universities in the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what measures he is taking to promote the teaching and research of specialist and emergency subjects at universities in the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what discussions she has had with the British Institute of Agricultural Consultants about the work of the Department and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what her Department has spent in each of the past five years supporting the work of (a) Business Link and (b) the Farm...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the procedures for the screening of applicants to become Business Link advisers with the Farm...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many (a) individuals and (b) firms are registered as Business Link advisers with the Farm Business Advice Service.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many cattle were slaughtered because of bovine TB in each year since 1997 in (a) West Derbyshire and (b) Derbyshire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will update the statistics on her Department's bovine TB website and reconcile them to the data on the incidence of TB...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make a statement on the collection of data on the TB 99 epidemiological survey.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether wood used in wood products is assessed by her Department as a carbon sink; what research has been undertaken into the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what changes the Agreement on CAP Reform agreed on 26 June will have on Britain's (a) gross and (b) net contribution to the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of how much of the budget for the planned reform of the Common Agricultural Policy contributes...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of how reform of the Common Agricultural Policy will affect agricultural producers in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the level of dioxin emissions from the cement industry was (a) in 1997 and (b) in 2001; what assessment (i) her...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what representations she has received following the annual report on the Warm Homes and Energy Conservation Act 2000.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the outcome was of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council on 11 to 13 June; what the Government's stance was on the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when she will make a decision on the appeal of Fats and Proteins (UK) Ltd. which was heard in 1998.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs which regions of the UK are involved in GM field trials; and how many sites for GM field trials there are in the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many fixed penalty notices were issued for littering in England and Wales in (a) 2001–02 and (b) 2002–03.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate she has made of the number of people living in areas surrounding Heathrow airport where nitrogen dioxide levels...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make a statement on the outcome of the recent OSPAR meeting in Germany; and what the implications are of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what measures she is taking to promote plastic recycling.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what measures she is taking to ensure that local authorities implement and promote doorstep recycling strategies.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make a statement on the Government's progress in allowing the introduction of home-based waste separation for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what budget has been set aside for the next five years to promote (a) recycling and (b) waste separation in homes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what percentage of biomass suitable for renewable energy generation was sent to landfill in the UK in 2002; and what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what action has been taken to assess rodenticides residue in (a) domestic and (b) non-domestic animals customarily eaten by...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much funding has been allocated (a) by the Countryside Agency and (b) from other sources for new Rural Transport...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what proportion of F-gas emissions are estimated to derive from the transport sector through vehicle air-conditioning and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make an assessment of the impact of the European Commission's proposals for decoupling in the unsupported crops...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether (a) she, (b) Department officials and (c) the Countryside Agency gave instructions to suspend payments on the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether there was variation between budgeted and actual expenditure in the period from April 2002 to March 2003 in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what her policy is on the involvement of BNFL in nuclear weapons programmes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps are being taken towards Canada agreeing a free trade agreement with the EU; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much money has been given by her Department (a) in the form of Regional Selective Assistance and (b) under the Enterprise Grant scheme;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what her policy is on (a) trade with and (b) investment in Burma by companies registered in the United Kingdom or their overseas subsidiaries.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the UK's generation mix for electricity (a) is and (b) was in (i) 1973, (ii) 1980, and (iii) 1990, (iv) 2000.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what plans she has to ask the National Radiological Protection Board to review research on the health aspects of mobile phone masts and to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the (a) gross and (b) net marginal cost to the Government is of the opening of (i) 1, (ii) 100, (iii) 1,000 and (iv) 100,000 post office...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry which urban post offices in the North East of England (a) have closed in each of the last three years and (b) are being proposed for closure.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many Post Office Card Accounts have been (a) applied for and (b) opened in (i) Jarrow constituency, (ii) South Tyneside, (iii) the North...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when she will provide a full reply pursuant to the holding answer she gave on 18 June 2003 regarding post offices, ref 119723.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what studies she has conducted into the comparative costs and uptake of renewable energy throughout the European Union.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what discussions she has held with (a) executives of Royal Mail and (b) other ministerial colleagues over the decision by Royal Mail to forego...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what penalties she plans to impose on companies who mislay a significant proportion of shareholders' votes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assistance is available from (a) the Government and (b) its agencies for shipyards in (i) England and (ii) Scotland competing for orders...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what requirements there are on timber merchants to identify the source of timber imported into the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry from which countries the UK imports timber; what percentage of the total timber import comes from each country; what percentage is from...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what age restrictions there are on public appointments.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if he will make a statement about the recruitment practices of the Central Office of Information.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the cost was to his Department of mobile phones supplied to Ministers and officials in each year since 1997.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if he will make it his policy to allow widows who married officers after they had retired from the service to benefit from the Widows and Orphans...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps he is taking to improve the rail network in northern England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what measures he plans to reduce traffic congestion in the south-east.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans he has to visit Leicester to discuss the operation of the A46 to A47 link road.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on the impact of the decision by Royal Mail to withdraw its mail services from the railways on the Government's plans to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many people were (a) killed and (b) seriously injured in each of the last three years for which figures are available in crashes involving vehicles...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what Government financial incentives there are to encourage freight on the railways in (a) England and (b) Wales; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent discussions he has had with the Strategic Rail Authority regarding long-distance rail services to and from Edinburgh.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what assessments of the risk of bird strikes at London Heathrow airport his Department has made in the last five years; (2) how many incidents...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what action the Government is taking to reduce the number of people who are illegally avoiding paying car tax.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when the City of Newcastle upon Tyne requested approval of permanent bus stop clearway orders in respect of Osborne Road, NE2; and whether approval was...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the percentage energy loss is in converting the primary energy source into electrical driving energy for the modern electric train.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many Eurostar trains are kept unused in sidings owned by Network Rail; and what annual rent is charged for their storage.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans he has to bring forward minimum employment and safety standards for foreign seafarers serving on UK registered ships.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what measures are being taken to ensure the co-ordination of activity between the Highways Agency and regional bodies in order to deliver greater...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on the decision to open a hard shoulder on the M42 to ease congestion.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to his answer of 8 July 2003, Official Report, column 689W, on motorway speed limits, if he will place the conclusions arising from this...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) if he will make funding and additional resources available to support the implementation of the National Walking Strategy; and if he will make a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the running costs have been of Ministers' private offices in his Department in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on the progress of the implementation of rail safety recommendations by the Railway Inspectorate over the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport which major road schemes in England have been given (a) provisional and (b) full government approval in each of the last three years; what their...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what research he has conducted into the consistency with which speed cameras on trunk roads record speeding motorists.

To ask the Prime Minister if he will make a statement on his forthcoming visit to the People's Republic of China.

To ask the Prime Minister if he will use his forthcoming visit to the People's Republic of China (PRC) to express support for the Beijing talks mechanism for a peaceful solution to the North...

To ask the Prime Minister what assessment he has made of the effect of the proposed new EU constitution upon the representative role of Her Majesty The Queen.

To ask the Prime Minister what estimate he has made of (a) the costs arising from the recent Cabinet reshuffle and (b) the reorganisation costs of Government departments.

To ask the Prime Minister if he will seek permission from the Chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee to allow publication of the source for the statement at page 6 of the dossier on Iraq's...

To ask the Prime Minister what discussions he has had on the use of oil revenues to fund reconstruction in Iraq in the manner outlined to the United Nations on 10 May.

To ask the Prime Minister what recent discussions he has had regarding (a) extra funding and (b) international assistance for the Iraqi police force.

To ask the Prime Minister if he will make a statement on Iraq's attempts to purchase uranium from Niger.

To ask the Prime Minister if he will make a statement on (a) the reasons for defining the defection of Iraqi Lieutenant General Hussein Kamal as important in the Government's dossier, Weapons of...

To ask the Prime Minister what the deterioration rates are of the (a) VX nerve agent, (b) sarin and (c) botulinum toxin which he declared had been unaccounted for when UN weapons inspectors left...

To ask the Prime Minister pursuant to his evidence to the Liaison Committee, 8 July, Question 186, (1) on what basis he calculated that (a) it was not true that 90 per cent. of the second...

To ask the Prime Minister when he was first informed that the reports relating to attempts by the Iraqi regime to obtain nuclear related materials from Niger were (a) of dubious basis and (b)...

To ask the Prime Minister what plans he has to visit the Republic of Korea.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for International Development what measures are in place to ensure that account is taken of the concerns of aid agencies, human rights organisations and...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for International Development if he will list (a) the names, titles and grades of the officials who sit on the EU committee on implementation of...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for International Development what estimate he has made of the economic effect on developing countries which will arise from liberalisation of trade in...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for International Development what requests the Department has received for medical drugs from health professionals in Iraq.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for International Development what recent assessment the Department has made of the rate of child illness in Iraq.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for International Development what recent assessment the Department has made of the state of Iraqi hospitals.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for International Development what agencies in Kenya received money from the Department in each year since 1997.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for International Development what action he intends to take in respect of the World Health Organisation's call for supplies and funds to combat the...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for International Development what assessment he has made of the humanitarian situation in Liberia; and if he will make a statement on security conditions...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for International Development what recent assessment he has made of the level of humanitarian aid reaching the people of Montserrat.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for International Development if he will make a statement on disaster relief to Montserrat.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for International Development if he will make a statement on the provision of housing in Montserrat.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for International Development what the (a) objectives, (b) targets and (c) main budgetary compartments are for the (i) Africa Performance Fund and (ii)...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for International Development how many street children there are in Asia; in which Asian countries they are located; and how many street children there...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for International Development how much aid his Department gives to tackle the problem of street children in Asia; who this money is given to; and what the...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for International Development what proportion of the Department's funds have been allocated for water and sanitation programmes in each year since 1998.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what responsibilities her Department undertakes in connection with British Overseas Territories.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what functions have had funding transferred from the grant in aid budget to the Civil List since May 1997, broken down by the (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many staff of her Department were redeployed out of London and the south-east in the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many outsourced IT contracts have been signed by her Department in each year since 1997; how much each of these contracts is worth;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what definition applies to the terms (a) occupied and (b) unoccupied in respect of royal palaces.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what authorisation process is applied by the Department for the occupation of a royal palace.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will make a statement on staffing levels in (a) Sport England headquarters and (b) its regional offices in (i) 2002–03 and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will list the sports in receipt of World Class lottery funding.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what percentage tourism contributed to the gross domestic product of England in each of the last two financial years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much she spent advertising each of the regions as a tourist destination (a) in the United Kingdom and (b) internationally in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much she spent advertising the UK as a tourist destination in the last two financial years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what percentage tourism contributed to the GDP in the north-east in the last two financial years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many international tourists visited (a) England and (b) the north-east in 2001 and 2002; and what percentage of international...

To ask the Leader of the House what discussions he has had with Foreign Office colleagues regarding using the visits by hon. Members to EU institutions.

To ask the Leader of the House what steps he is taking to ensure that all Bills will undergo pre-legislative scrutiny.

To ask the Leader of the House what progress he has made in enabling pre-legislative scrutiny to be carried out on-line.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what discussions took place at the recent NATO ministerial meeting in Madrid concerning the EU decision at Copenhagen to assume the NATO peacekeeping...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what training of Territorial Army personnel has taken place in 2003 in respect of dealing with CBRN emergencies; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what research he has commissioned on the number of civilians (a) killed and (b) injured by cluster submunitions by (i) the International Red Cross and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what reviews have been undertaken by his Department regarding the civilian casualty figures caused by unexploded cluster submunitions in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what proportion of his budget in (a) 2002–03 will be and (b) 2003–04 was spent on conflict prevention.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what policies (a) initiated and (b) managed by his Department since 2001 have had an impact on Pendle; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which vessels are moored in British waters off Diego Garcia; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when Drummore harbour will next be dredged.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many officials in the Department serve on EU committees or working parties.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he expects that the EU will be able to deploy forces of Corps level under the provisions of the European Security and Defence Pact.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many urgent operational requirements in excess of £500,000 his Department has approved (a) since 27 January and (b) since 1 November 2002; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to his Answer of 4 April 2003, Official Report, column 141W, on the interest payable on tax incorrectly deducted from armed forces pensions,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether cluster bombs have been used in Iraq since the declaration of the end of the war.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which RAF units remain in the Gulf region in support of Operation Telic; and what plans he has (a) to deploy further units and (b) to replace those in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which ships remain in the Gulf region in support of Operation Telic; and what plans he has (a) to deploy further units and (b) to replace those in theatre.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what progress has been made regarding the restoration of law and order in Iraq; what area of Iraq UK troops are responsible for; and how many civil...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the effects of 24-hour media coverage of the recent military action in Iraq on ensuring that families of casualties are...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether the HVM Starstreak system was deployed in Iraq; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many sets of clothing were issued to soldiers serving with Seventh Armoured Brigade in Basra.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the former members of the Iraqi regime who have either surrendered to or been captured by Coalition forces; where they are being held;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what progress has been made in the clearance of unexploded ordnance in Iraq; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of global research regarding the impact of low frequency active sonar on (a) mammals, (b) fish and (c) humans.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if it is intended that all vessels for the MARS Project will be built in the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) civilian and (b) military staff make up the UK-led provincial reconstruction team in Mazar-e-Sharif.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what grants are available to families of servicemen wishing to give a family member a full military burial.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent discussions he has had with the United States defence authorities on their proposals to develop missile defence systems; and if he will make...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the UK's contribution is to the NATO reaction force; and when he expects this force to be operational.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the (a) strategic and (b) sub-strategic roles of Trident missiles.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) when he plans to conduct negotiations to amend or renew the agreement between Her Majesty's Government and the United States of America for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what discussions he has had with the United States on their proposals to (a) reduce the test readiness of their nuclear weapons laboratories and (b) fund...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to his answer of 11 June 2003, Official Report, column 915W, on scientific exchanges, which United States departments and establishments were...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to his answer of 12 June 2003, Official Report, column 1019W, on nuclear weapons, what assessment he has made of when a successor to Trident...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many personnel have been treated, and how much has been spent on treatment, in the private sector since April 2002; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many aircraft movements there were per month at RAF Coltishall in (a) 1980, (b) 1985, (c) 1990, (d) 2000, (e) 2002 and (f) so far in 2003.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many service personnel are on NHS waiting lists; how many have had to pay for their own treatment; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the average cost is of (a) phase one and (b) phase two training per recruit for each of the three services and the Royal Marines.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what improvements are being implemented to improve recreational facilities in each of the three services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the average supervisory ratios of staff to trainees in initial training establishments for each of the three services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his answer of 3 July, ref 123650, how long is left of the unexpired period on the Sigma Aerospace Ltd. contracts (a) to repair and overhaul...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has to deploy low frequency active sonar to detect quiet submarines; and what the timescale is for its deployment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what research he is undertaking into the effects on the UK marine environment of the use of low frequency active sonar.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to his Answer of 30 June 2003, Official Report, column 467W, on suicide rates, what the estimated rates for female personnel were; and what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many planning applications have been made to site mobile telecommunications masts on land owned by the Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what investigations into war crimes and crimes against humanity have been undertaken by British forces near Basra; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what recent discussions he has had with the Chief Constable of the PSNI about the measures to reduce deaths through road traffic accidents (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what percentage of those eligible to vote in each constituency of Northern Ireland have (a) applied for and (b) received an electoral identity card.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the post offices, and their locations, which have been closed permanently in Northern Ireland in each year since March 1998.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) how many staff in his Department were on long-term sick leave in each of the last five years; (2) how many staff in the Department have...

To ask the Solicitor-General pursuant to the published statement of the Attorney-General immediately prior to the war in Iraq, on legal aspects of military action in Iraq, if she will make a...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the balance of payments in aviation tourism was in each of the last three years.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps he proposes to take in respect of (a) fuel duty rebates and (b) other measures to ensure that the UK meets the EU guidelines for biofuel use at...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many kilograms of (a) heroin, (b) cocaine and (c) cannabis were seized by HM Customs and Excise whilst being imported into the UK in each of the last...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer which economic consultancies have been commissioned by HM Treasury in (a) 2000, (b) 2001, (c) 2002 and (d) 2003; and in each case what the cost was of each...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list (a) the names, titles and grades of the officials who sit on the EU advisory committee on value added tax, (b) the number of times, and the...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list (a) the names, titles and grades of the officials who sit on the EU committee on excise duties, (b) the number of times, and the dates, on...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the names, titles and grades of the officials who sit on the EU Customs Code Committee on counterfeit and pirated goods, the number of times...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the fines levied against financial services companies in each year since the creation of the Financial Services Authority by (a) company,...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate how much annual revenue would be raised from a tax on the incineration of municipal waste at £35 per tonne for (a) all existing...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what discussions his Department has held with representatives of local government on the potential for an incineration tax to support the waste hierarchy;...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what progress has been made since the new arrangements have been in place to intercept illegal importation of meats at ports.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the amount of money that has been laundered through British businesses in each year since 1997–98; and if he will make a...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of monetary policy in economies with housing markets characterised by high levels of fixed rate mortgages.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what discussions he has had with members of the Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee concerning (a) the effectiveness of monetary policy if the ratio...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the categories of information and statistics sought by the Office for National Statistics for business and individuals by way of...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many staff the Department and each agency and non-departmental public body for which the Department is responsible had in each year since 1997; and what...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer with reference to the document The effects of taxes and benefits on household income 2001–02, what percentage of gross incomes was paid in indirect...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer with reference to the document "The effects of taxes and benefits on household income 2001–02", (1) what percentage of gross incomes was paid in...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much money was generated through tax on (a) tobacco and (b) alcohol since 1997.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many jobs have been created in Merseyside in the last five years.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the value is by income decile of the water charges element of the local taxes line of the average income tax tables contained within the document, The...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the average time taken to provide full responses to correspondence from Right honourable and honourable Members in respect of working family tax credit...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the UK policy was in respect of US attempts to block proposals to increase the influence of developing countries within the World Bank; and if he will...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the costs of health screening for asylum seekers; and what tests health screening would include.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to introduce a national database of blood donors which includes details of individuals' medical records.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when the National Blood Service education programme for transfusion medicine will be published.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what calculations his Department has made of (a) current and (b) projected demand for cancer nursing within the NHS.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many NHS cancer nurse posts are (a) pump-primed and (b) part-funded by the voluntary sector; and if he will list the voluntary sector organisations.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what written directions his Department has given to the strategic health authorities to ensure the methods for calculating and presenting cancer...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what plans he has to strengthen the rights and protection of residents in elderly persons' care homes from eviction; (2) what assessment his...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the number of ill and disabled people who are dependent on care from more than one carer or from a changing pattern of carers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the scale of fees to be paid in different cases and different classes of case will be under clause 83(3) of the Health and Social Care (Community...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what criteria the Government have set for the right of entry to be considered necessary or expedient under clause 86(1) of the Health and Social Care...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether the CSCI will be required to give notice where it requires a person to provide it with any information, records or other items under clause 87(1)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make it his policy to hold a referendum before new schemes for fluoridation of the public water supply are implemented.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many general practitioners working in the (a) Taunton Deane, (b) South Somerset, (c) Mendip, (d) Somerset Coastal and (e) North Devon primary care...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the lifting of the EU ban on biotech foods, and the move to replace the ban with rules for clear labelling of all...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the incidence of (a) hepatitis A, (b) hepatitis B and (c) hepatitis C was in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to review the funding arrangements for (a) children's and (b) adult hospices; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the results of the NHS inpatients survey; what plans he has to make changes in policy as a result of the survey; and if he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much has been spent on mental health provision in (a) England and (b) Essex in each year since 1990.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many in-patient beds were available for mental health patients in (a) England and (b) Essex in each year since 1980.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of the NHS budget has been spent on mental health care in each year since 1980.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate has been made of the proportion of the population of England which will require mental health treatment during their lives.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he will take to improve fast track intervention for those suffering from acute mental health problems.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent assessment he has made of unmet need with respect to child and adolescent mental health services, broken down by (a) region and (b) strategic...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the ratio of midwives in post to the total number of births was in 2002 in each NHS maternity unit.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans there are to replace the MRI scanners used in Shropshire NHS trusts.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make drugs used to treat patients with myositis available on free prescriptions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many complaints have been made to the National Care Standards Commission from parents of children at (a) boarding schools belonging to the Headmasters...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the cost of dental services which are free at the point of use.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he will publish the considerations of the Joint Planning Group meeting, involving his Department and NICE, held on 13 March 2003.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many general hospitals have failed to introduce plans for a specialist stroke unit as referred to on page 172 of the National Service Framework for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what his assessment is of how successfully implemented the medicine reviews are for older people as referred to on page 172 of the National Service...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many complaints have been received by NHS organisations from older people and carers under systems set up under the National Standards Framework for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many risk management procedures under the National Standards Framework for Older People are (a) in development and (b) planned but not in place in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on Early Day Motion 1494 (Ophthalmic Laser Treatment).

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the cost of abolishing prescription charges in England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to his answer of 30 June 2003, Official Report, column 173W, on primary care trusts, if he will list the average distance from target in each...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make it his policy to publish this year's star ratings with the local context of each primary care trust.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many and what proportion of registered nurses were aged (a) 20–30, (b) 30–40, (c) 40–50, (d) 50–60 and (e) over 60, in each of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to bring forward legislation on the reduction of the salt content of processed food if the food industry does not introduce voluntary...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what discussions he has had with the Department for Education and Skills on introducing annual health checks for schoolchildren up to the age of 16.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many staff are employed in his Department to promote sports participation, as part of his public health role; (2) how much is spent by his...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to tackle obesity levels through increasing participation in sport and physical activity; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many hospitals caring for stroke have not established clinical audit systems to ensure delivery of Royal College of Physicians clinical guidelines for...

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs what steps the Government have taken to increase the turnout at general elections.

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs how many letters his Department has received from the general public, giving their views on the appointment of people's peers.

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs how many magistrates (a) joined and (b) retired from the bench in each year since 1997.

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs what plans he has to review the effectiveness of the Office of Supervision of Solicitors.

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs (1) whether he will (a) amend and (b) adopt any of the existing Lord Chancellor's Department public service agreements;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will make a statement on the measures in place in respect of (a) jobseekers allowance, (b) housing benefit and (c) other benefits to meet...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will place in the Library a copy of the reminder letter that is sent to people who have not replied to the initial letter on automated...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will make a statement on the exceptions service being designed for those customers who will not be transferring to direct payment; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many applications were made for social fund (a) community care grants, (b) budgeting loans and (c) crisis loans in each of the last 12...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what action the Government have taken to regulate independent benefits consultancies.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many new entrants to the Civil Service were employed in his Department in each of the last five years; and how many in each year were aged...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many applications were made for community care grants as a result of domestic violence in each year since 1998; how many (a) were...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions under what criteria the Department and its agencies authorise crisis and interim payments to those in need while benefit applications are processed.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what action is being taken better to estimate the take-up of disability living allowance.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what the expected (a) average and (b) total expected cost to small businesses employing fewer than 15 people is from the Disability...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how his Department are assisting tourism businesses in becoming informed about the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what organisations he has consulted to meet his Department's commitment to develop an online web based retirement planner; and when that...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what plans he has to assist those for whom a move to new employment would impose severe problems of cash flow.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps he is taking to encourage the use of social fund grants to provide energy efficient electrical appliances.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the statement made by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, the hon. Member for Gravesham (Mr. Pond) of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the enforcement of the obligations of gangmasters to ensure that the staff they provide to British farmers and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will list the research that has been conducted into (a) employment zones, (b) new deal for communities and (c) action teams; if he will...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what (a) client-based targets and (b) weighted points target system Jobcentre Plus has for placing people who are on (i) jobseekers allowance,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when persons whose jobseekers allowance claims are refused are informed of the reasons for the refusal of their claim; and if he will make a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people were claiming jobseeker's allowance in North Yorkshire on (a) 1 April 2000 and (b) 1 April 2003.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many pensioners who live abroad and have a full National Insurance record have not had their pension up-rated since they moved; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will make it his policy that official (a) correspondence, (b) reports and (c) documentation from his office use the English spelling of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions following the introduction of direct payment for benefits, what measures he has introduced to.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many Post Office Card Accounts he estimates will have been opened by 2005; what the cost to the Government of this number of accounts is;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to his answer of 19 June 2003, Official Report, column 412W, on Post Office card accounts, if he will break down the figures in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the cost of automatically creating Post Office Card Accounts for those benefit and pension claimants who choose...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what proportion of rejected applications to the Social Fund for (a) budgeting loans and (b) crisis loans have been overturned on appeal...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the impact of the stakeholder pension on pension rights for women.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the cost in (a) gross terms and (b) net terms of restoring the earnings link for the state pension in each year...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many state pensions forecasts his Department expects to produce in the next three years; how many people will be required to process those...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether it is the Government's policy to turn the state second pension into a flat-rate benefit.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what representations he has (a) received from and (b) made to the Scottish Executive concerning recent problems with the credit payments,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what proportion of teenage mothers are dependent on benefit; and what proportion this represents of the benefit budget.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many work-related (a) deaths and (b) serious injuries occurred in the Truro and St. Austell constituency in (i) 2000, (ii) 2001 and (iii)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many work-related (a) deaths and (b) serious injuries occurred in Worcester for the last year for which data are available; and how many...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the relationship between the United Nations and the Iraq Survey Group.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether Iraq sought the supply of uranium from Africa that had no civil nuclear application in Iraq since 1998.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to his answer of 15 May to the right hon. and Learned Member for North-East Fife (Mr. Campbell) Official Report, column...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions his Department had with President Putin about human rights in Chechnya.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what plans he has to visit Colombia.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the consultation documents issued by his Department in each of the last four years; what the cost was of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the compliance by occupied Cyprus with the judgement of the European Court of Human Rights in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when a new procedure for application for a pass for British Forces Cyprus Service Personnel to visit Northern Cyprus will be...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assistance his Department has given to Estonia towards assisting the development of (a) their police service and (b) their...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with counterparts in the European Union about the legislative competencies covered by the draft...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with the Indian Government on the destruction of the national habitat for tigers in Rajastan...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which countries recognise the authority of the International Criminal Court.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on what major IT projects with a value in excess of £10,000 he authorised expenditure in each of the last three financial years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the situation in Liberia.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he plans to send British military personnel to Liberia.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assesssment he has made of the effect of the exit from power of President Charles Taylor on the stability of Liberia.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with (a) the US Administration and (b) the Liberian Government concerning (i) the situation in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent representations he has made to the Government of Turkmenistan concerning raids made by the authorities on Baptist...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment he has made of the security situation in Uganda; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to his answer of 7 July 2003, Official Report, column 646–47W, if he will publish the independent expert advice received by...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to his answer of 23 June 2003, Official Report, column 595W, if he will list the buildings which have been identified as containing...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many asylum seekers have been granted exceptional right to work in the last 12 months; and what his estimate is of the number of asylum...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what progress he has made towards setting a target for the proportion of asylum cases to be decided within six months.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Iraqi asylum applications have been refused in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Iraqi asylum seekers have been required to return to Iraq in the past year; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will make a statement on the UNHCR's observations on the situation in Iraq and large scale return of Iraqi refugees; (2) if he...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the (a) country of departure and (b) country of origin of asylum seekers who made an asylum claim at (i) Heathrow and (ii)...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what advice he has issued to chief constables on the (a) recruitment and (b) use of community support officers.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of community support officers.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the consultation documents issued by his Department in each of the last four years; what the cost was of producing each of...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship will reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Crosby regarding delays in releasing...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department for what initiatives to tackle crimes against older people his Department is responsible.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many local authorities have initiated prosecutions under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991; how many have resulted in convictions; and how many...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what progress is being made in the internal police investigation into the conduct of Detective Chief Superintendent Ellie Baker; (2)...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what policies (a) initiated and (b) managed by his Department since 2001 have had an impact on Pendle; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the steps the Government will take to improve detection and prosecution rates in conjunction with the planned...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if the Government will earmark revenue from increases to fines for fly tipping for local authorities to spend on detection of fly tipping...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to his answer of 25 June 2003, Official Report, column 866W on immigration holding cells, which independent bodies are responsible...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people leaving the UK in the last two years were found to have overstayed the duration of their (a) visa and (b) work permit.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the total number of United Kingdom passports in circulation was in each of the last 10 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the targets on which basic command units in each constabulary are assessed on a (a) quarterly and (b) annual basis.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police forces in England are smaller than the City of Nottingham Division of the Nottinghamshire Constabulary.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what arrangements have been made to pass data from the Police National Computer to non-Home Department police forces which do not have direct...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which non-Home Department police forces have direct access to the Police National Computer.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list (a) the number of police officers, (b) the ratio of police officers to residents, (c) the amount of Government funding...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Sutton and Cheam (Mr. Burstow) of 10 June 2003, Official Report, column 821W, on police vehicle...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officers there were in post in Leicestershire Police Authority in (a) each year between 1991–92 and (b) the last year...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will take steps to create a separate police force for the city of Nottingham.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to revise his Department's target for the reduction of robberies.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he last met the Chairman of the Countryside Agency to discuss rural proofing.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the progress of the case of Savitaben Hasmukbhai Patel born 12 July 1947, sent to the Integrated Casework...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many senior departmental posts were advertised in each year since June 1999; and how many of those were advertised in the Scottish press.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the cost of the street crime initiative.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which sponsor ministers are attached to each of the 10 street crime areas; and when each minister visited his allocated area in the last six...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to reduce vehicle crime.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many vehicles were recovered by recovery agents contracted to police forces in each of the last 10 years; and at what cost.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of how the voluntary sector will be affected if people work to an older age in paid employment.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many work permits were granted in 2002 for unskilled occupations.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many work permits were granted in the first six months of 2003 for unskilled occupations.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will make a statement on recent progress made in finding permanent homes for homeless families in priority need.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what criteria were used by the Neighbourhood Renewal Fund to select the five resorts chosen for the award of £30 million over three years; and for what...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many affordable homes have been built; and how much has been spent in each constituency in each year since 1997.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will list the actions his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies are taking to comply with the requirements of the Control of Asbestos...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many (a) women and (b) men were in bed-and-breakfast accommodation on 31 March.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what policies (a) initiated and (b) managed by his Department since 2001 have had an impact on Pendle; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many regulations originating from the EU have been implemented by his Department over each of the last five years.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister which wards and programmes since 1997 within Sefton have benefited from (a) capital investment in housing, (b) major repairs allowance, (c) disabled facilities...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister which (a) organisations and (b) consultants are carrying out the Growth Area Assessments in respect of the Milton Keynes and South Midland Study; and what the...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will place in the Library the responses to the consultation on home information packs.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister (1) how many homeless families are in priority need in each local authority; (2) how many homeless families in priority need are temporarily housed in each...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what proportion of homeless families in priority need have a family member registered disabled.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what plans he has to commission an inquiry into the (a) experiences and (b) causes of hidden homelessness in response to the recommendation contained in the...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many houses in Shrewsbury and Atcham are second homes for (a) local and (b) out of area residents.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister when the prudential framework will be available to local housing authorities.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister which of the advisory non-departmental public bodies sponsored by his Department (a) hold public meetings, (b) conduct public consultation exercises, (c) conduct...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how much has been paid by (a) his Department and (b) executive agencies, non-departmental public bodies and other organisations for which he is accountable to...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what funding is available to enable successful neighbourhood warden schemes to continue.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what new, additional positions have been created in the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister since May 2002.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will list the pilots, trials and research studies funded by his Department which have been conducted since 2002, indicating (a) the title, summary and...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will make a statement on the Department's Regulatory Impact Assessment procedure; and how many RIAs have been reviewed in respect of the Department over the...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will commission a study by the Social Exclusion Unit into the impact of sexual dysfunction on social exclusion, with particular reference to those on low...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many conferences staff of the (a) Social Exclusion Unit and (b) Urban Policy Unit attended in each year since the Unit was established; what the (i) cost and...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will authorise drug testing of staff within his Department.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many staff of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister have been relocated out of London since May 2002.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many persons in his Department worked in excess of 48 hours per week in any of the last 52 weeks; and what percentage of staff employed this represents.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what steps the Government has taken to regenerate the UK's towns and cities.

asked Her Majesty's Government: On what date and in what form the Northern Ireland Department of Finance and Personnel was informed about the decision of the Government of the Irish Republic to...

asked Her Majesty's Government: How the funds for the Northern Ireland Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure for 2003–04 will be allocated; whether provision for Ulster Scots activity,...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Privy Seal on 12 May (WA 1), in what form, by whom and on what date the Ulster Scots Agency was informed of the change in...

asked Her Majesty's Government: When they propose to introduce legislation to reduce the cost of borrowing in the Northern Ireland energy market sector; and what proposals there are to ensure...

asked Her Majesty's Government: How many firms have tendered for the construction of the natural gas pipeline to the North West of Northern Ireland; how many of these firms are based outside...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What procedure is being used to close service traffic on the railway line between Lisburn and Antrim; and what is its legal basis.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Which European Union PEACE I funded programmes have been reported to, or investigated by, the Northern Ireland Audit Office; in which cases irregularities were...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Which European Union PEACE I funded programmes have been reported to, or investigated by, the police; in which cases irregularities were uncovered; and how much...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Which European Union PEACE I funded programmes have been reported to, or investigated by, the European Commission; in which cases irregularities were uncovered;...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Which European Union PEACE I funded programmes have been reported to, or investigated by, the European Commission Fraud Office; in which cases irregularities were...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether a review of sexual assault legislation in Northern Ireland is currently under way; and, if so, when it will report.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether money allocated to a Cross-Border Implementation Body can be transferred from one financial year to the next for the same purposes, after discussion with...

asked Her Majesty's Government: When the findings of the review of current practices and procedures relating to disclosure, associated investigation techniques and case management in HM Customs...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they and the Commonwealth Secretariat are in touch with the government of Uganda concerning the restoration of order in the northern and north-east regions...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will propose that the mandate for the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) be expanded to cover Liberia and Guinea; and, if so, whether...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they are making representations to the Government of Indonesia about the recent use of 36 Scorpion armoured vehicles (supplied by the United Kingdom) for...

asked Her Majesty's Government: To what extent they are aware of the continuing and systematic looting of archaeological sites in Southern Iraq, such as Umn al Akareb (ancient Umma); and what...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they agree with Ayatollah Ali Sistani's proposal that the Iraqi constitutional assembly should be elected, and that its recommendations should be put to...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Answer by the Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean on 8 July (HL Deb, col. 134), under what legal code the police and judicial system in Iraq are operating.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will use their best endeavours to secure the reopening of Gaza Airport to international flights.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will ask all members of the Quartet to contribute financially to groups in religious, parliamentary and business life able to support the negotiations...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether there is anything in preparatory work on the Race Directive (Council Directive 2000/43/EC) indicating an intention by the European Commission or Council to...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by the Baroness Scotland of Asthal on 24 June (WA 11), what they consider to have been the reasons for the exclusion of...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they consider that the exclusion of discrimination based upon a person's colour from the protection of the Race Relations Act 1976 (Amendment) Regulations...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they consider that it is compatible with the purpose of the Race Directive, as described in Article 1 of the Directive, to exclude discrimination based on...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by the Baroness Scotland of Asthal on 2 July (HL3441), whether they consider that the Race Directive (Council Directive 2000/43/EC)...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether the exclusion of protection against discrimination on the grounds of skin colour in the Race Relations Act 1976 (Amendment) Regulations 2003 is in...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether the estimated cost of the Commission for Racial Equality's formal investigation into H M Prison Service at £1.5 million represents value for money;...

asked Her Majesty's Government: When the Immigration and Nationality Directorate's Complaints Audit Committee (CAC) annual report will be published.

asked Her Majesty's Government: When the Prison Service annual report will be published.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will provide a detailed breakdown of the numbers and types of illegally held firearms handed in during the recent firearms amnesty.

asked Her Majesty's Government: What were the final figures in respect of the final firearms amnesty.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether any new money has been made available to take forward the Government's Veterans Initiative.

asked Her Majesty's Government: When they expect the proposed Equality Commission to become operational; and whether there will be an accompanying single Equality Bill.

asked Her Majesty's Government: What are the current obligations in United Kingdom law arising from European Union Directive 80/987 in regard to the rights of employees for occupational pension...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What mechanisms are available for Members of both Houses; residents' associations and other interested parties not represented on the Department for Culture, Media...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will announce plans to bring forward draft proposals for a modernisation of the law on gambling.

asked Her Majesty's Government: When they will publish their response to the Isaacs report.

asked Her Majesty's Government: When they will publish the Medicines Commission and Medicines Act Advisory Bodies annual report for 2002.

asked Her Majesty's Government: When they will publish the Medicines Control Agency annual report and accounts for 2002–03.

asked Her Majesty's Government: When they have conducted consultation meetings about the future of genetically modified products.

asked Her Majesty's Government: When they will make an announcement on the restructuring of Horticulture Research International.