To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what representations he has received regarding the High Court ruling on a judicial review of airports in Britain; and what impact this will have on the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what his policy is regarding proposals to license individual airstrips; and what measures he will put in place to help those airline charities which...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans he has to repeat the trial scheme restricting caravans to the inside lane on the M5 on other motorways in England and Wales; and if he will...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he expects to evaluate the effectiveness of the pilot scheme on the M5 at Bristol which restricts vehicles towing caravans to the inside lane; if...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate his Department has made of the cost of fraud to (a) his Department and (b) the executive agencies affiliated to his Department in each of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the items that his Department has reported lost or stolen to the police from his Department's buildings and property since 2001.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the equivalent monetary cost of theft to (a) his Department and (b) the Executive agencies affiliated to his Department was in each year since his...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport for what reasons the southbound carriageway of the M1 motorway was closed at Junction 11 on 23 August; who authorised the closure; for how long the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will ensure that the siting of noise abatement fencing along the M20 between junctions 4 and 5 takes appropriate account of the approval of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will take steps to prevent the implementation of the reduction in the Cannon Street service from Medway to London proposed by the Strategic Rail...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many applications for Powershift grants for the Toyota Prius were (a) submitted and (b) approved in (i) 2002–03, (ii) 2003–04 and (iii)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many dismantled railway lines in the UK have been (a) re-instated and (b) safeguarded since 1990; and what the cost of re-instated lines was in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) why the new signalling system promised for Stockport station is not yet operational; (2) why engineers have been brought from India to fix the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much was spent by his Department in (a) 1996–97 and (b) the last year for which figures are available on (i) headhunters, (ii) recruitment...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much her Department spent on (a) head-hunters and recruitment consultants and (b) management consultants in (i)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much the Department and its predecessors spent on recruitment consultants in (a) 1996–97 and (b) the last year for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many cases against her Department, the agencies for which it is responsible and its predecessor organisations have been...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many fur farms are licensed in England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what help is available for the training of parish and town councillors and clerks; and what level of funding her Department...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what plans her Department is making for allocating single farm entitlements with authorisation to grow potatoes and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the impact of Common Agricultural Policy reform regulations on the availability of land for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many refrigeration unit storage and treatment facilities have been found to be in breach of regulations relating to the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many (a) storage and (b) treatment facilities for refrigeration units there are in England and Wales; and how many of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the total cost to (a) central Government and (b) local authorities of meeting the requirements of European Council...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what percentage of the ozone depleting substances covered by European Council Regulation No. 2037/2000 have been recovered...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what procedures are in place to ensure that (a) handling, (b) removal and (c) storage of refrigeration units results in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many farms are located within land designated as (a) moorland within the upland severely disadvantaged area and (b) other...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many farms straddle the border between land classified as moorland within the upland severely disadvantaged area and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the risk from sudden oak death syndrome to woodlands in the Chilterns Area of Outstanding...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the travel costs were of civil servants in (a) her Department, (b) the predecessor Department and (c) the related...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what proportion of the total tonnage of veterinary antibiotics used in the UK, in the most recent year for which figures are...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what discussions she has held with Ofwat about recent increases in water rates in the South West.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what central Government funding is available to defray the cost of replacing and updating water and sewerage pipes in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what progress she has made on implementing the Water Framework Directive; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many applications were made to the Woodland Grant Scheme in each of the last three years; how many were successful; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many applications under the Woodland Grant Scheme were received between 1 April and 28 June; what the total sum of money...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what grants will be available from her Department or the Forestry Commission between now and 31 March 2006 to assist the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many woodland grants were made by her Department or by the Forestry Commission in respect of woodlands in (a) the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many applications for woodland grants her Department and the Forestry Commission has received during the current...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) successful and (b) unsuccessful criminal prosecutions were brought for crimes perpetrated in each Norfolk constituency in each...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish (a) the growth forecasts and (b) the forecasts of the number and proportion of young men in the population used as...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 13 July 2004, Official Report, column 1053W, on departmental properties/staff, if he will place a list of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many contracts his Department had with (a) Barclays, (b) Royal Bank of Scotland, (c) UBS Warburg and (d) Bank of Scotland for advice on...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what hate crime legislation introduced in the Criminal Justice Act 2003 remains to be implemented; and when it will be implemented.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether his Department has made a formal expression of interest in HMS Daedalus to the Ministry of Defence on behalf of (a) the Prison...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many passports sent to his Department for immigration purposes have been lost in each of the last five years; and how many were...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Prison Custody Officer certificates have been issued by his Department for staff at HMP Bronzefield.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Prison Custody Officer certificates have been withdrawn by his Department for each privately run prison in each month since 1...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Prison Custody Officer certificates have been issued by his Department for each privately run prison in each month since 1 January 2003.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the (a) set retirement age applying to all or most personnel and (b) maximum age beyond which applications for employment will not be...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the Sentencing Guidelines Council will review the magistrates court guidelines.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) male and (b) female prisoners under the age of 18 years were (i) serving a custodial sentence and (ii) on remand in each of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many young offenders aged 18 to 21 are in prison (a) under sentence, (b) on remand and (c) in total; and how many there were on average...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office (1) which elements of the production and operation of the Directgov website are being outsourced to India; (2) for what reason elements of the...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if she will list the date of the most recent annual general meeting of each non-departmental public body held in accordance with Cabinet Office guidelines.

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs whether the Department has adopted a Welsh language policy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many times her Department has consulted members of the academic community with regard to (a) physical activity, (b) gambling and (c)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what plans she has to undertake a review of fixed odd betting terminals; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what procedures are in place to ensure that paper and card products used by her Department originate from a sustainable source; and if...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the latest available 12 month figures are for the proportion of the Department's redundant documentation, waste paper and card that...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport when she expects digital terrestrial broadcasting to be available in Pendle; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many applications to build on sites of Scheduled Ancient Monuments have been approved in each of the last five years for which...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will make a statement on progress in winding-up the heritage regulators whose work has been assumed by Ofcom.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what living accommodation at St. James's Palace was allotted to members of the Royal Family prior to the move by HRH Prince Charles to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what residential accommodation at Buckingham Palace was allocated to members of the Royal Family, and to which members, (a) in 1999 and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the level of Government grant in aid was to each regional tourist board in England in each year since 1997 (a) per head of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the level of Government grant in aid was to the English Tourism Council in each year since 2000.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what TV Licensing's policy is on the number of times a household which has declared that it does not hold a TV licence because it has no...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister (1) if he will provide a written ministerial statement outlining the key points on the agenda for each of the Council of Ministers' meetings at which his...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what assistance can be given under the Local Government Pension scheme to employees of the Essex Careers and Business Partnership Ltd., owned jointly by Essex,...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will inquire into the decision of Essex, Southend and Thurrock councils to place the Essex Careers and Business Partnership Ltd. into liquidation from 31...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what time limit he put on his policy that everyone should have access to decent housing; and what progress has been made in delivering that policy.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what he determines as constituting decent housing.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what impact the additional funding granted to his Department in the 2004 Spending Review will have on the provision of affordable housing (a) in the Tamworth...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what rules regulate the fitting of windows into houses, with particular reference to FENSA certificates; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what considerations guided him in proposing the change from an 80 to an 85 age/years of service formula in the Local Government Pension Scheme; and when he...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how much expenditure has been allocated to regeneration projects in the North East, broken down by parliamentary constituency, in each year since the...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister for what reason a preamble is to be included on the proposed ballot paper for the referendum on a regional assembly in the North East of England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how the Government monitors where permitted armament exports end up.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he will reply to questions reference 174180, 173337 and 173317 tabled by the hon. Member for Leyton and Wanstead.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the future of the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the destruction of biological weapons material in the Russian Federation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what support his Department is providing for the reform of the military in the Russian Federation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what discussions he has had with his counterparts in EU member states about increasing the contribution of the European Union to non-proliferation...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills whether he plans to retain archaeology as a GCSE examination subject.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what his projection is of the number of press officers employed in his Department for 2004–05.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what steps his Department is taking to mark European Languages Day.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many students (a) were admitted to and (b) graduated from medical training in the UK in each of the past 10 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if he will identify, for (a) his Department and (b) the agencies and task forces for which his Department is responsible, each funding...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many children in (a) Suffolk county council and (b) Bury St. Edmunds constituency played truant from school in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the Afghan Transitional Administration on the timing of elections in Afghanistan.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what advice his Department is providing to the Afghan Transitional Administration on voter registration.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will break down funding that has been pledged by (a) the United Kingdom and (b) other United Nations member states for the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what stage the negotiations with the Rt. Rev. Dr. Mouneer Anis of Egypt concerning the Anglican church property in Algiers have...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the latest available 12 month figures are for the proportion of the Department's redundant documentation, waste paper and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether the National Assembly for Wales will be consulted by the Government before the EU Commission publishes proposals...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what plans there are for the devolved Administrations of the United Kingdom to have representation (a) on relevant United...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the persecution of the Falun Gong in China; and what action the Government are taking to draw...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the comments made by the Secretary of State for Defence during the Gibraltar Tercentenary celebrations in August...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the rules are regarding British intelligence workers being asked to assist in the prosecution of someone abroad who may...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what progress was made in discussions at the end of July between Iran, France, the UK and Germany concerning Iran's nuclear...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the number of United Kingdom personnel working with Iraqi ministries (a) before 30 June and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what support his Department is providing for (a) the establishment of systems of criminal and civil justice in Iraq and (b) the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what support his Department is providing to the Iraqi Special Tribunal.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with representatives of Islamic countries to encourage them to send troops to Iraq.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make representations to the Israeli Government that it should ensure that the route of the security wall does not...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he is taking to encourage (a) economic reform and (b) political liberation in Libya.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the cost was of chartering an aeroplane for his recent trip to Sudan.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the goals of the Government are for the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference in 2005.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on progress of the inquiry into allegations of corruption in the Oil-for-Food Programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the findings of the Coalition authorities on the activities of the People's Mujahedin...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what plans he has to bring forward legislation to introduce a regulatory regime for private military companies.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what his assessment is of the efforts of the Government of Saudi Arabia to track down and bring to justice suspected terrorists;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the assessment of the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee in its report Foreign Policy...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what his policy is on progress towards a referendum in Western Sahara.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with the US Administration on Moroccan sovereignty in Western Sahara.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he has discussed the Western Sahara with the Government of Spain; and what his policy is on the Joint Franco-Spanish...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what issues on Zimbabwe the Government are considering taking to the United Nations General Assembly; and what progress has been...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what proportion of the population live in an Employment Zone.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many housing and council tax benefit claimants there were in (a) each local authority and (b) total in 2002–03.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what percentage of compensation he expects the Pension Protection Fund to provide to pensioners losing all or part of their occupational...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 14 June 2004, Official Report, column 729W, on pensions, what a pensioner's income from the State Pension was in each...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will estimate the sum required to produce an annuity of the same size as the minimum income guarantee/pension guarantee credit for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will make a statement on the delay in the announcement of pension forecasts by Capita.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many complaints the Department has received concerning the late announcement of pension forecasts by Capita.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what research has been commissioned by his Department on the effects on the health of men over 65 years in the 10 most deprived local...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what recent assessment he has made of (a) the take-up of stakeholder pensions, (b) the number of employers who offer access to a stakeholder...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the cost of unemployment benefits has been (a) at current prices and (b) as a percentage of gross domestic product in each year since 1979.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps he is taking to promote rehabilitation services for people injured at work; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the cost to public funds was of the Inland Revenue's Customer Service Survey conducted by BMRB International in 2004.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer which Government Departments are subject to special measures.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has held with Secretaries in the Welsh Assembly Government about the impact of the 2004 spending review on further education provision...

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions he has had with Secretaries in the National Assembly for Wales on the Higher Education Act 2004.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the effect of anti-social behaviour measures in Wales.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what discussions he has had with the Assembly Executive regarding the teaching profession in Wales.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what discussions he has had with the First Secretary on the number of defence-related jobs in Wales.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many rooms are set aside for (a) the use of smokers, (b) worship, broken down by religion, and (c) nursing mothers and pregnant women in each building...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) how many respondents there were to the Fairness For All White Paper; and if she will make a statement on the content of the responses;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the (a) current and (b) projected levels of funding are from her Department for (i) the Manufacturing Advisory Service and (b) Enterprise...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many business regulations since 2002 have incorporated clauses to set a deadline for a regulation to cease to have effect unless renewed.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many regulations which affect small businesses have been abolished by her Department over the past year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much money has been paid into court pursuant to the provision of section 430(11) of the Companies Act 1985 in each of the past 10 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the latest available 12 month figures are for the proportion of the Department's redundant documentation, waste paper and card that is...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether (a) her Department and (b) agencies for which it is responsible (i) have a set retirement age which applies to all or most personnel...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what proposals there are to increase funding for the Economic and Social Research Council.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will make a statement on the Manufacturing Advisory Service.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the total annual projected resource budget is for the Manufacturing Advisory Service.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the annual projected resource budgets are for each of the regional manufacturing advisory services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the annual resource budgets have been for each of the regional manufacturing advisory services since 2002.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the total annual budget for the Manufacturing Advisory Service as a whole has been since 2002.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what plans her Department has to improve protection for the (a) employees and (b) investors of companies which carry out medical research...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) how many official visits she has made to the London Borough of Havering in the last 12 months; (2) how many official visits she has...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the level of Government grant to each research council was in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what qualitative analysis was undertaken in the preparation of the paper Science and Innovation Investment Framework 2004–2014,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will estimate the proportion of the United Kingdom total science spending which is fully independent of commercial interests; and what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what plans he to increase the number of critical care beds at Altnagelvin Hospital.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many of the total ambulance accidents in the last two years in Northern Ireland were attributed to (a) driver error and (b) mechanical...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many road traffic accidents involving Mercedes Sprinter ambulances in the last two years in Northern Ireland were attributed to (a) driver...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many (a) recorded births and (b) birth defects there were in Northern Ireland in each of the last 10 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what (a) conclusions he has drawn and (b) actions he has taken following the publication of the second cancer statistics report of the Northern...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many (a) controlled grammar, (b) voluntary grammar, (c) Catholic maintained grammar, (d) controlled secondary, (e) Catholic maintained...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what percentage of pupils educated in grammar schools in Northern Ireland gained five or more GCSEs at Grade A* to C in each of the last five...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what percentage of pupils from Northern Ireland gained five or more GCSEs at Grade A*-C in each of the last five academic years; and what the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what percentage of pupils from Northern Ireland gained two or more 'A' levels at Grade A*-E in each of the last five academic years; and what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what percentage of pupils from Northern Ireland left school with no formal academic qualifications in each of the last five academic years; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what progress has been made towards removing inequality in (a) enjoyment of good health and (b) health services in Northern Ireland.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many patients were detained on mental health grounds in Northern Ireland hospitals in each of the last 10 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what plans there are to increase the number of specialist stroke units in the Province.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what public consultation process will occur following departmental recommendations from the review of public health functions in the Province.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what estimate has been made of the number of people in Northern Ireland who would benefit from a digital hearing aid who do not yet have one;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many patients have been provided with digital hearing aids in each of the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much was spent on infection control procedures at hospitals in Northern Ireland in each of the last 10 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many (a) MRSA and (b) total staphylococcus aureus cases have been reported in the Province in each of the past five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what assessment has been made of the need for a second medical school in the Province.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on (a) funding for and (b) development of services for those with prosthetic limbs.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on services in the Province for those with prosthetic limbs.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the religious breakdown is of the employees of the Child Support Agency for Northern Ireland.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many passengers travelled on (a) Ulsterbus, (b) Citybus and (c) Northern Ireland Railways in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much was allocated to combating racism in Northern Ireland in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the take-up has been of the Warm Homes scheme in each Northern Ireland constituency for 2003, broken down by (a) numbers of installations...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will estimate the most recent annual cost of disposing of (a) all waste and (b) disposable nappies in each council area in Northern Ireland.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many women from Northern Ireland had terminations in England or Wales in each of the past five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many women undergoing an abortion in England and Wales in (a) 2002 and (b) 2003 had had (i) one, (ii) two, (iii) three, (iv) four and (v) five or more...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether Criminal Record Bureau checks performed by one NHS organisation can be transferred for use by another.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many ectopic pregnancies there were per 1,000 population for each major ethnic group in the last year for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many old age pensioners in the Tamworth constituency have benefited from the introduction of free eye tests in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many children in the Tamworth constituency benefit from the free fruit in schools scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many children in the Romsey constituency benefit from the free fruit in schools scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what mechanism has been put in place to enable the smooth transfer of a general practitioner transferring from one primary care trust's performers' list...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment his Department has made of the Gloucestershire Aneurism Screening Project; and if he will assess the case for extending the project across...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what care an NHS trust is required to provide to women wishing to have a home birth.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when Towards cleaner hospitals and lower rates of infection: A summary of action was commissioned; when it was signed off and ready for publication; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to ensure that the same (a) methods and (b) criteria are used to detect MRSA in all acute hospitals and in each department within those...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to his answer of 1 July 2004, Official Report, column 409W, on infant mortality, if he will set out (a) the baseline for the target to reduce the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will outline his Department's plans for the "Mind Out for Mental Health" campaign; what evaluation has been made of it; and how much has been spent...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will increase the numbers of consultants and nurses qualified to diagnose and treat myasthenia gravis.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he proposes to publish the national service framework for children.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 13 July 2004, Official Report, column 1100W, on NHS and primary care trusts (funding), under which part of the Code of Practice...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health which previously published targets set for the NHS remain in place which are not listed in either the list of future targets or those to be achieved by...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to develop the pathfinder programme with regard to orthotics.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent assessment he has made of the impact in the NHS of the working time directive on (a) the training of junior hospital doctors, (b) nurses and...

asked Her Majesty's Government: How many electors, representing what percentage of the electorate, were registered to vote by post for elections to the United Kingdom Parliament in each...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What plans they have to encourage a resolution of the impasse in Portadown following a peaceful "Drumcree Sunday" in July.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they propose to exempt the Health and Safety Executive from plans to reduce the size of the Civil Service.

asked Her Majesty's Government: What were the expenses involved in producing the Hutton report.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Statement by the Lord Falconer of Thoroton on 22 July (WS 43), what was the reason for the delay in publishing the outcome of their review...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What has been the pattern of compensation awards under the Human Rights Act 1998.

asked Her Majesty's Government: What is their response to proposals by the European Commission concerning the registration of bank accounts, including those of charities and commercial companies.

asked Her Majesty's Government: What are the current one-year and five-year survival rates for lung cancer and breast cancer respectively; and how these survival rates compare with each of the...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether, in their appraisal of the new licensing laws, they have given further consideration to a compulsory levy on the entertainment industry to pay towards the...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Answer by the Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton on 8 September (HL Deb, col. 677), whether they intend to provide compensation to the owners of...