Written answers

Tuesday, 15 November 2005

  • Wales

    • Airports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement on the development of regional airports in Wales.

    • Criminal Offences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the criminal offences created in legislation sponsored by his Office from May 1997 broken down by act.

      IT Projects

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many IT projects have been developed for his Department since 2001; and whether he has agreed to make public Gateway Reviews for these projects (a) in...

  • Environment Food and Rural Affairs

    • Abandoned Cars

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many abandoned cars (a) were recorded in each local authority in England in 2004–05 and (b) are predicted for...

    • Avian Influenza

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will compensate poultry keepers who report a possible infection with avian influenza who are then affected by further...

      Avian Influenza

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what financial resources have been made available by her Department to publicise the procedures that should be followed by...

      Avian Influenza

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what contingency planning has been undertaken in West Lancashire to protect against an outbreak of avian influenza, with...

      Avian Influenza

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what plans the Government have (a) to prevent the release of game birds and (b) to ban driven shooting in the event of an...

      Avian Influenza

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what is the current average period between a bird's death in quarantine and a veterinary investigation taking place into the...

      Avian Influenza

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in how many bird deaths in quarantine which were investigated was a specific cause of death identified in 2004–05.

      Avian Influenza

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what guidance she has issued to workers in (a) the commercial care of birds sector and (b) bird quarantine centres on...

      Avian Influenza

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many licensed quarantine sites for birds there are in (a) the Hemel Hempstead constituency and (b) Hertfordshire.

      Avian Influenza

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs under what circumstances the Government will pay for the testing of poultry for avian influenza.

      Avian Influenza

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether her Department has identified strains of avian influenza closely related to H5N1 already in England; and what...

      Beef Exports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps she has taken since May to promote the export of British beef; and what recent assessment she has made of the...

      Biodegradable Waste Pilot Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs where the 10 pilot plants funded by the Waste Implementation Programme for new waste technologies for the treatment of...

      Biofuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what support is available to farmers to grow crops for biofuels.

      Bird Markets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what compensation will be offered to those who cannot hold bird markets and auctions as a result of the European Commission's...

      Bovine Tuberculosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent discussions she has had with the Prime Minister on a policy towards bovine tuberculosis.

      Cetacean By-catch

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent discussions she has had with (a) the European Commission, (b) France and (c) other EU member states regarding...

      Climate Change

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will support legally binding targets to tackle climate change.

      Climate Change

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what proposals the United Kingdom plans to put to the 11th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the Climate Change...

      Energy Efficiency

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps are being taken to encourage progress in promoting household energy efficiency in West Lancashire.

      Energy Efficiency

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what changes Ofgem has made in the last six months to its scoring and value of insulation measures when assessing measures...

      Energy Efficiency

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the impact of fuel suppliers being able to carry over unlimited energy savings from Energy...

      Energy Efficiency

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) how much has been provided to the HEAT project through the energy efficiency commitment in each year of its operation;...

      Energy Efficiency

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many dwellings have been insulated in each year since the inception of the energy efficiency commitments; what percentage...

      Energy Efficiency

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many households in (a) Great Yarmouth constituency and (b) Norfolk have received assistance under the Warm Front Scheme...

      Essential Chlorofluorocarbons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make a statement on the UK's position relative to that of other countries in respect of Annex I of Commission...

      Fishing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the Government's policy is on the use of fixed bolt rigs in lakes in England.

      Fishing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the Government's policy is on whether fishing lakes and rivers should have a closed season.

      Fishing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps the Government is taking to stop the poaching of (a) carp, (b) bream, (c) pike and (d) tench in lakes in England.

      Flooding/Flood Defences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the cost of flooding to the economy was in 2004–05; and how this is predicted to change in future years.

      Flooding/Flood Defences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what research the Department and its related agencies has commissioned on flood defence policy since 1997; and how much this...

      Foot and Mouth

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make a statement on the recent foot and mouth emergency exercise held in Truro.

      FTSE 350 (Environmental Performance)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will place in the Library the latest list of FTSE 350 companies that report on their environmental performance.

      Greenhouse Gases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether it is the Government's policy to seek international agreement for a successor to the Kyoto Protocol containing...

      Greenhouse Gases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what research the Government have commissioned into the viability of an international agreement to reduce greenhouse gas...

      Greenhouse Gases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what scientific advice the Government have received on the level of greenhouse gas reductions required by 2050 to avoid...

      Home Information Packs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what representations her Department has made to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister in relation to contaminated land...

      Illegal Logging

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps her Department is taking in respect of the UK Government's EU presidential role to build a multilateral approach...

      Illegal Logging

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make a statement on the content of the negotiation mandate agreed by EU member states to accompany the EU's new...

      Illegal Logging

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when she expects the EU to deliver the report on further legislative options to tackle the import of illegal timber into the...

      Illegal Logging

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what contribution her Department is making to the proposed establishment of an EU Advisory Group to facilitate consultation...

      Illegal Logging

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what discussions her Department has had with EU counterparts on independent monitoring and third party verification of the...

      Junk Mail

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate she has made of the proportion of junk mail which can be recycled; what estimate she has made of the proportion...

      Lakes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps the Government are taking to ensure lakes are well oxygenated.

      Marine Environment (Monitoring)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps she is taking to determine the (a) levels of fluoxetine and norfluoxetine residues in UK aquatic environments and...

      Marine Environment (Monitoring)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what research has been carried out (a) by and (b) on behalf of her Department to establish the background levels of (i)...

      Meat Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps have been taken to ensure that imports of beef do not enter the United Kingdom from regions of Brazil which accept...

      Nappies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate she has made of how many families use washable nappies; and how many tonnes of waste disposable nappies have...

      Nappies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what estimate she has made of how many tonnes of disposable nappy waste have been saved through the use of washable...

      Nappies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether the Government plan to continue funding the Waste and Resources Action Programme Real Nappy Programme when the...

      Nappies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether the Government have commissioned the Environment Agency to carry out further work on the environmental impacts of...

      Nappies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many disposable nappies she estimates were (a) used and (b) disposed of by (i) landfill, (ii) incineration and (iii)...

      Pesticides

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps are taken to monitor the impact of pesticides on those living in localities where spraying occurs.

      Pet Cemeteries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when she expects to reach a conclusion on the Environment Agency's recommendation on the treatment of pet cemeteries under...

      Pigeons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what is the expected response time to a report of unusual die-off in pigeons or other wild birds to the departmental...

      Radioactive Waste

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate she has made of the volume in cubic metres of (a) high level, (b) intermediate level and (c) low level stocks...

      Regional Advisory Council for North Western Waters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make a statement on UK participation in the Regional Advisory Council for North Western Waters.

      Renewable Heat Obligation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for what reason the Task Force on Biomass ruled out a renewable heat obligation.

      Secondments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will list the secondees from British Nuclear Fuel Group (a) working and (b) who have worked during the last 12 months...

      Sewerage Discharges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many sewerage discharges into the sea were permitted in each of the last five years at (a) Goodrington beach, (b)...

      Snowfall

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what is the predicted future annual number of days when there is snowfall for (a) London, (b) Edinburgh, (c) Bristol and (d)...

      State Veterinary Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many senior veterinary posts there were in the State Veterinary Service in 1997; and how many there are in 2005–06.

      Water/Sewerage Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the sustainability of water supplies over the next 12 months; and what estimate she has made...

      Water/Sewerage Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much water was supplied by water companies to consumers in the last year for which figures are available; what this...

      Water/Sewerage Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the average monthly cost to consumers is of (a) water services and (b) sewerage services in each water supply area in...

  • Solicitor-General

    • Crown Prosecution Service

      To ask the Solicitor-General if he will list the rates of pay of lawyers employed by the Crown Prosecution Service, broken down by grade.

  • International Development

    • Agricultural Subsidies

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what account is taken of the level of public subsidy for agriculture in developing countries in deciding allocations of UK development aid.

    • Bolivia

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what discussions his Department has held with the World Bank in relation to (a) water privatisation in Bolivia and (b) the need to...

      Central America

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assistance has been provided by his Department to help with the recovery from the damage in Central America caused by hurricanes.

      Commonwealth Countries

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development which country in the Commonwealth is the least developed; and what funding his Department provided to it in 2004–05.

      Damages

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if he will list the 10 largest amounts of damages paid out by his Department in the last year for which figures are available; and what...

      Famine (Africa)

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what recent assessment his Department has made of the risk of famine in each country in Africa for which the UN has issued a warning...

      Female Circumcision

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps are being taken by his Department in relation to the practice of female circumcision.

      Gormo-Lhasa Railway

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development on what occasions in the last 12 months (a) he and (b) officials in his Department have met the Bombadier Company to discuss their...

      Labour Exploitation

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what advice his Department gives to UK companies on avoiding the exploitation of cheap labour in developing countries.

      Small Fruit Growers

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what support his Department is giving to small fruit growers in developing countries to (a) meet the demands of producers who will...

      Somalia

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what Somalia's outstanding debt is; how much international debt relief was given to Somalia following the G8 summit in July; and if he...

      Somalia

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much financial aid the UK has given to Somalia since 1997; and if he will make a statement.

      Sustainable Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what support his Department is providing to the poorest countries to promote the sustainable development of local growers, farmers,...

      Water Privatisation Projects

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if he will make it his policy not to spend UK aid money on water privatisation projects that result from (a) World Bank and IMF...

      World Trade

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what progress has been made under the UK presidency of the EU to ensure that poor countries are represented at the World Trade...

  • Defence

    • Aircraft Leasing Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the cost has been of leasing or hiring (a) helicopters and (b) fixed wing aircraft from commercial contractors in each year since 2000.

    • Armed Forces (Northern Ireland)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his policy is on assisting the prosecution of current and former members of the armed forces involved in deaths in Northern Ireland; and if he will...

      Armed Forces (Northern Ireland)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the role is in Headquarters Northern Ireland of the G2 Historic Investigation Branch; and how many people are employed therein.

      Army Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the cost has been of British Army recruitment campaigns in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement.

      Army Tanks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many tanks are operated by the Army; and how many are in storage.

      Bicester Camp

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what steps have been taken to address bullying among members of the (a) 23 Pioneer Regiment and (b) Royal Logistics Corps at Bicester camp,...

      Chinook Mark 2/2a

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he expects the Chinook Mark 2/2a fleet to reach its out-of-service date.

      Congestion Charge

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much his Department has paid to Transport for London in congestion charges since they were introduced.

      Criminal Offences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list criminal offences created in legislation sponsored by his Department since May 1997, broken down by Act.

      Criminal Records

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many serving members of (a) the Army, (b) the Royal Air Force and (c) the Royal Navy have a criminal record, broken down by type of crime.

      Decommissioned Nuclear Submaries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the cost was of storing decommissioned nuclear submarines in each year since 1997.

      Delivery Systems

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make representations to (a) the German Government and (b) NATO on the sale of delivery systems to Israel.

      Fixed-wing Capability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has to ensure the deployment at sea of an adequate fixed-wing capability beyond 2012; and whether such plans include extending the life of...

      Fleet Requirement (Army)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will place in the Library a copy of the Army's Total Fleet Requirement 2004.

      Future Integrated Soldier Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the planning assumption is for entry into service of the Future Integrated Soldier Technology; and if he will make a statement.

      Gulf War Syndrome

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) Servicemen and (b) Servicewomen from Hertfordshire who served in the 1990–91 Gulf conflict are suffering from diagnosed illnesses.

      Heapey Storage Facility

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has for the (a) management and (b) security of the Heapey ammunitions storage facility in the event of the closure Royal Ordnance Chorley.

      Literacy and Numeracy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 3 November 2005, Official Report, column 1262W, on literacy and numeracy, how many basic skills tutors are employed in his...

      Military Deployment (Kosovo)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the impact of the presence of British military forces deployed in Kosovo; what plans there are for continuing the...

      Oil Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the impact of recent oil price rises on general operations for the three branches of the armed forces; what the real terms...

      Predictive Diallers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many calls were made from call centres in his Department in 2004–05 using predictive diallers; how many such calls resulted in contact being...

      Qinetiq

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what value creation targets have been set for Qinetiq; and what implications this has for further non-competitive work allocation by his Department.

      RAF Gibraltar

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the tendering process for RAF Gibraltar air traffic control.

      Royal Military Police Historic Investigation Team

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how many personnel will be involved in the 6 Royal Military Police Historic Investigation Team from (a) the Royal Military Police, (b) the Police...

      Royal Ordnance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether he expects the supply of components to be affected by the proposed closure of the BAE ordnance factory at Bridgwater.

      Royal Ordnance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the implications for security of supply of the proposed closure of the BAE Systems ordnance sites at Bridgewater and Chorley.

      Royal Ordnance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what types of ordnance are supplied to the armed forces by BAE Systems at (a) Chorley and (b) Bridgewater; and whether arrangements will be put in place...

      Royal Ordnance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 19 December 1997, Official Report, column 383W on Royal Ordnance, Bridgewater to the hon. Member for Salisbury (Robert Key),...

      Royal Ordnance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what discussions he has held with BAE Systems plc over the closure of the Royal Ordnance factories in Bridgwater and Chorley.

      Royal Ordnance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many personnel have been seconded to a factory in France from the former Royal Ordnance factory in (a) Chorley and (b) Bridgwater; and whether...

      Royal Ordnance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much land at the Royal Ordnance factory at Chorley has been sold for redevelopment.

      Stealth Aircraft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans are in place to develop a stealth aircraft for the RAF.

      Vanguard Nuclear Submarines

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the end of service life is of each of the four Vanguard-class nuclear-powered submarines.

  • Minister for Women

    • Housewives

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equality what assistance and support is offered by the Government to married mothers, with a husband in work, who choose to stay at home to bring up their children.

  • Scotland

    • Renewable Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry on the promotion of renewable energy in Scotland.

    • Pathways to Work

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the effects of the Pathways to Work pilot scheme in Scotland.

      Small and Medium-sized Enterprises

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what plans the Government have for reducing the burden of central Government regulation on Scottish small and medium-sized enterprises.

      Terrorism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what discussions he has had with the Home Secretary about the implementation of the Terrorism Bill in Scotland.

      Fisheries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what discussions his Department has had with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the impact of climate change on cod migration;...

      Employment Statistics

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what discussions he has had on ensuring full employment in all parts of Scotland by 2010.

  • Leader of the House

    • Departmental Salaries

      To ask the Leader of the House if he will list the 10 highest-paid employees in his Office; what the (a) job title and (b) salary including bonuses is of each; and whether the individual...

    • Departmental Staff

      To ask the Leader of the House how many staff in his Office were (a) civil servants, (b) contractors and (c) other staff in each year since 1997.

      Statutory Instruments

      To ask the Leader of the House if he will list statutory instruments made, laid before Parliament, and which came into force during the most recent summer recess.

  • Constitutional Affairs

    • Postal Voting

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs how many applications to pilot all-postal vote elections her Department has received since the Representation of the People Act...

    • Electoral Registers

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what steps she plans to take to reduce the time taken to produce a copy of the marked register for those 2005 general election...

      Asylum Seekers

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what funding her Department provided to Citizens Advice Bureaux for advice to asylum seekers in 2004–05; and what...

      National Census and Registration Day

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what progress she has made in considering the proposal for an annual national census and registration day.

      Armed Forces Personnel (Voting)

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what steps she is taking to facilitate voting by armed forces personnel.

      Judicial Appointments

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs if she will make a statement on qualifications for judicial appointments.

      State Funding (Conservative Party)

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs how much state funding has been paid to the Conservative party in each of the last five years.

      Legal Aid

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what recent representations she has received on the proposed levels of legal aid; and if she will make a statement.

      Legal Aid

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what assessment she has made of the impact on the administration of justice of the recent industrial action by barristers over...

      Legal Aid

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what the change in the rates paid for criminal legal aid has been over the last 10 years.

      Legal Aid

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if she will make a statement on the development of a standard form of legal aid applications as set out in Commission Decision...

      Voter Registration

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs if she will make a statement on her policy on individual voter registration.

      Election Campaigns

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what plans she has to limit the money that can be spent in election campaigns.

      Commercial Court

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what plans she has to modernise the Commercial Court

  • House of Commons Commission

    • Computer Facilities

      To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission if the Commission will arrange a Welsh language spell-checker to be installed on computers on the...

    • Contract Cleaners

      To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission what progress has been made in improving pay and conditions for the contract cleaners on the parliamentary estate.

      Recycling

      To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission what the latest estimate is of the proportion of waste from Members' offices on the parliamentary estate which...

      College Green Ticket Office

      To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission when the seasonal ticket office located on College Green is due to be removed.

  • Prime Minister

    • China

      To ask the Prime Minister (1) if he will press President Hu Jintao to meet the Dalai Lama to discuss the Tibet conflict; (2) what his assessment is of progress in the dialogue between the...

    • China

      To ask the Prime Minister if he will make a statement on the situation in Tibet.

      China

      To ask the Prime Minister when he last met non-governmental organisations working on human rights in (a) China and (b) Tibet.

      China

      To ask the Prime Minister whether he plans to give a joint press conference with China's President Hu Jintao when he pays a state visit to the UK; and if he will make a statement.

      China

      To ask the Prime Minister what discussions were held on Tibet prior to the agreement of the recent joint EU-China statement.

      Prisons

      To ask the Prime Minister how many prisons he has visited since 1 May 1997.

  • Trade and Industry

    • Bilateral Trade

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what bilateral trade agreements are in force with developing countries.

    • Bilateral Trade

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment he has made of the impact of bilateral trade agreements with developing countries on their (a) local trade, (b) development...

      Biofuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps have been taken to provide funding to encourage Shropshire farmers to grow biofuels.

      Cold-calling Scams

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what guidance his Department issues to start-up small businesses to safeguard them against cold-calling scams; and if he will make a statement.

      Debt Collection Agencies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry in what circumstances debt collection agencies are entitled to inform debtors that their credit rating may be altered.

      Employment Status Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when the conclusions of the Employment Act 1999 Section 23 Consultations (Employment Status Review) are to be made public.

      Fireworks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what estimate he has made of the quantity of fireworks used in October and November (a) by private individuals and (b) in public displays in...

      Fireworks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what estimate he has made of the number of firework-related injuries in each of the last 10 years, broken down by (a) age of victim and (b)...

      Fireworks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment he has made of the safety levels of bonfire night activities in 2005.

      Fireworks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what estimate he has made of the number of public firework displays held in England in October and November in each of the last 10 years.

      Fireworks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of fireworks regulations in relation to bonfire night activities in 2005.

      Fireworks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many people were injured by fireworks in West Lancashire in each of the last five years.

      Furniture

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many sofas were seized by consumer protection staff because of the presence of combustible foam in 2004–05, broken down by region.

      Furniture

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many furniture manufacturers have ceased to trade over the last five years, broken down by region.

      Furniture

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment he has made of the levels of sofa imports with combustible foam content labelled as non-combustible foam.

      Post Offices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many (a) sub-post and (b) post offices there were in north-east Milton Keynes in each year since 1997.

      Post Offices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many (a) sub-post and (b) post offices there were in Kettering constituency in each year since 1997.

      Post Offices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment he has made of the likely effects of the removal of the duty for Post Office Ltd. to prevent avoidable rural post office...

      Post Offices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will hold a public consultation on the future of the rural post office network.

      Postcomm

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many applications were received for the post of Chair of Postcomm; whether the job is full-time; and what the annual salary of the Chair...

      Radioactive Waste Management

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what information he has received from the European Commission in respect of proposals for a joint undertaking to organise research on...

      Retirement Age

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what recent discussions he has had with local authorities about the retirement age for public sector workers; and if he will make a statement.

      Tax Forms

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what average number of tax forms businesses were requested to (a) fill in and (b) reply to in each of the last five years.

      Travel Insurance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what discussions he has had with insurance industry representatives on travel insurance which excludes cover for tour company insolvency.

      Veterinary Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment he has made of the implications for access to veterinary services of the loss to vets of prescription-related income.

      Veterinary Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry for what reason vets will be prevented from charging for prescribing; and whether he plans to apply the same principles to other professional...

      Water Privatisation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what representations he has made to ensure that the consequences of privatisation of water in developing countries is discussed at the World...

      World Trade Organisation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment he has made of the EU's negotiating position at the World Trade Organisation.

  • Deputy Prime Minister

    • Departmental Priorities

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will make a statement on his Department's priorities for 2006–07.

    • English Partnerships

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister when English Partnerships' future national programme for the years 2005–06 to 2008–09 is expected to be announced.

      Free Bus Passes

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister when he expects to answer the letter from the hon. Member for East Worthing and Shoreham of 21 September regarding payments to Adur council for extension of free...

      Housing

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the percentage change has been in average weekly rent in constant prices in (a) the local authority and (b) the registered social landlord sector in each (i)...

      Housing

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many households were on the housing register of each local housing authority in the north-east in each year from 2000 to 2005; and what that number of...

      Housing

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will commission research to update the affordability index used to determine the areas included within the scope of the Housing (Right-to-Buy) (Limits on...

      Housing

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what estimate he has made of the cost of additional public services which will be required by people living in the proposed new housing in Hertfordshire.

      Housing

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many (a) demolitions and (b) empty properties (i) across all sectors and (ii) in council housing there were in each local housing authority in the North East...

      Housing

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many of the planned 75,000 social rented houses planned to be built by 2007–08 will be provided by local authorities.

      Local Government Finance

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what (a) revenue and (b) capital funding his Department has allocated to Luton council in each of the last five years.

      Local Government Finance

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the revenue support grant per head was in each local authority in (a) 1998, (b) 2001 and (c) 2004; and what the figure for the relative level of grant per...

      Pathfinder Renewal Projects

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister pursuant to the Answer of 25 October 2005, Official Report, column 339W, on Pathfinder Renewal Projects, what information he requires from Pathfinder Renewal...

      Smithfield Market

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what representations he has made to the Corporation of London about the proposed redevelopment of the old Smithfield Market site.

      Social Landlords

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister (1) whether members of boards and gateway boards of registered social landlords are legally required to act in the best interests of the organisation; (2)...

      Thames Gateway

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister whether he plans to extend (a) motorways and (b) A roads in Essex to take account of the Thames Gateway.

      Thames Gateway

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what percentage of the Thames Gateway project will be accounted for by social housing.

      Thames Gateway

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many properties the Government plan to build in (a) Essex, (b) Basildon, (c) Southend, (d) Thurrock and (e) East Tilbury in the context of the Thames Gateway...

  • Education and Skills

    • Working Together"

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills when she expects to publish the responses to the consultation on Working Together".

    • Adult Guidance Provision

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills where the responsibility for Adult Guidance Provision will lie when the Connexions model is replaced with that proposed in the Every Child...

      After-class Tutoring

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what estimate she has made of the percentage of (a) primary and (b) secondary school teachers who participate in after-class tutoring (i) at...

      Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many (a) classroom assistants and (b) full-time equivalent classroom assistant posts there were in the North-East Milton Keynes...

      Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what proportion of its total budget was spent by Lancashire Local Education Authority on special needs education in West Lancashire in the...

      Education Authority Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of children in (a) England and (b) London are attending state (i) primary and (ii) secondary schools outside the local...

      Education Maintenance Allowance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many students have claimed the education maintenance allowance in each year that it has been available; and how many she expects to...

      Education Maintenance Allowance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the education maintenance allowance was per capita in each year in which it has been available; and what it will be in (a)...

      Education Maintenance Allowance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of students receiving the education maintenance allowance completed their qualifications in each year that the allowance has...

      Education White Paper

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what role she expects local education authorities to fulfil in relation to (a) promoting, (b) monitoring and (c) commenting on personalised...

      Gifted and Talented Youth

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills pursuant to the Answer of 7 November 2005, Official Report, column 118W, on gifted and talented youth, how many and what proportion of...

      Looked-after Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will make a statement on progress with the target for the level of education achieved by care leavers aged 19 years.

      Public Service Agreements

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills when she will assess progress on the public service agreement target to halt the year-on-year rise in obesity among children under 11 years...

      School Computers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what her most recent estimate is of the ratio of pupils to computers in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools.

      Sexual Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will publish the responses to the Working Together to Safeguard Children consultation exercise.

      Teachers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many teachers are employed within the state education sector teaching children aged five to 11 years.

      Under-achievement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what assessment she has made of the potential impact of introducing banding to admission procedures upon under-achievement by children from...

  • Culture Media and Sport

    • Casinos

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many representations she has received on increasing the number of regional casinos provided for in the Gambling Act 2005.

    • Casinos

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what factors she will consider when reviewing the number of regional casinos provided for in the Gambling Act 2005.

      Casinos

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport whether the Casino Advisory Panel may recommend an increase in the number of regional casinos provided for in the Gambling Act 2005.

      Commonwealth Institute Building

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much public funding has been spent on the maintenance of the Commonwealth Institute building in each of the last five years; and if...

      Government Art Collection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport pursuant to the answer of 1 November 2005, Official Report, column 896W, on departmental spending, if she will itemise the works of art...

      Olympic Games

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what representations her Department has made to the Treasury on funding for the British Olympic Association programme Clearing the Bar;...

      Public Libraries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many (a) books, (b) videos, (c) DVDs and (d) CDs were lent by public libraries in (i) Tamworth and (ii) Staffordshire in each year...

      National Minimum Wage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many employees in her Department were affected by the rise in the national minimum wage on 1 October.

  • Transport

    • A19

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the answer of 28 October 2005, Official Report, column 597W, on the A19, how many fatalities took place on the A19 between Tyneside and...

    • Cycling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport on what basis local authorities determine (a) along which stretches of major roads cycle lanes are provided and (b) how those cycle lanes are to...

      DfT Rail

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the costs were of winding up the Strategic Rail Authority and forming DfT Rail; and what the sources were of these funds.

      Freight

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps are being taken to increase the use of rail to move freight.

      Freight

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether an assessment has been made of the steps taken by rail franchisees to increase the level of freight moved by rail.

      Freight

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment has been made of effects on other freight users of the Royal Mail's renegotiation of its night rail contracts.

      Freight

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much freight was moved by rail in 2004–05, broken down by (a) region, (b) rail franchisee and (c) time of day that the freight is moved.

      Freight

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate he has made of the cost to the rail industry in upgrading freight services to accommodate high cube non-standard containers.

      Freight

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what compensation arrangements will be put in place for freight transporters affected by the Crossrail development.

      M1/M18 (Roadworks)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) when he expects the roadworks on the M1 motorway south of Junction 21 to be completed; what the original length of the works contract was; and...

      M1/M18 (Roadworks)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport for what reasons the M18 motorway was closed at Junction 4 between Friday 16 September and Monday 19 September; for what reasons phased lane closures...

      Merseytravel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what appraisal documents relating to Merseytram Line 2 he has received from Merseytravel and its consultants; when they were received; when they were...

      Motorcycle Licences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what his policy is towards EU proposals to raise the minimum age to qualify for a motorcycle licence for machines upwards of 125cc from 17 to 19...

      National Port Traffic

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what factors will be considered in the report commissioned by the Department in respect of national port traffic forecasts to 2030.

      National Road Network

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what his definition is of the national road network for the purposes of his Department's transport policy.

      National Travel Survey

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the average (a) number and (b) distance of trips as calculated by the National Travel Survey was by (i) car driver, (ii) car passenger, (iii) bus,...

      North Sea Coastguard

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on the process for selecting the next North Sea Coastguard Rescue Helicopter contract; what discussions the Maritime and...

      Port of London Authority

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether the (a) functions and (b) existence of the Port of London Authority will be reviewed in the context of the review of the Greater London...

      Ports Police Forces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what his policy is on the establishment of ports police forces.

      Rail Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether he expects the target of improving punctuality and reliability of rail services to at least 85 per cent. by 2006 to be met.

      Rail Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he expects the Office of the Rail Regulator to make a decision regarding the bid by Grand Central to run a rail service between Sunderland,...

      Rail Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on rail services in Kent with particular reference to issues raised with the Rail Minister at a meeting with hon. Members...

      Railways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the (a) total liabilities are and (b) estimated asset base is of Network Rail; and whether all the (i) assets and (ii) liabilities are on the...

      Railways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) whether his Department is working on rail network access options for the proposed Crossrail services which would seek to ensure that all users of...

      Railways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what his policy is for ensuring the personal safety of travellers on railways; and what measures the Department has in place to ensure passenger safety...

      Railways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what progress the Department has made towards making sure railways meet the requirements set out in the Disability Discrimination Act 2004; how he...

      Road Accidents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many (a) fatal motor vehicle accidents, (b) fatalities, (c) motor vehicle accidents resulting in serious injury and (d) motor vehicle accidents...

      Road Accidents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many fatal automobile accidents occurred in Coventry South in the last 12 months.

      Road Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the relationship between the relative level of expenditure on routine road maintenance by highway authorities and the...

      Speed Cameras

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the amount of revenue raised from speed cameras in Coventry.

      Train Operating Companies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport which company holds each rail franchise; what targets each has (a) met and (b) missed; and when each franchise (i) began and (ii) will expire.

      Train Operating Companies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what consultations have taken place with the rail franchises on safety; how much each franchisee spent on safety in 2004–05; what assessment has...

      Train Operating Companies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what level of liaison is required to take place between rail franchises and passenger groups; how many of these meetings have taken place; and what...

      Train Operating Companies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what percentage of train operating companies' total costs were represented by labour costs in each year between 1997 and 2004; and if he will...

      Train Operating Companies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the extent to which franchising agreements between Network Rail and train operating companies (a) ensure value for...

      Train Operating Companies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what residual interest he retains in the pension funds of the train operating companies; and if he will make a statement.

      Train Operating Companies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what financial requirements are made of rail franchisees during the tendering process.

      Violence Against Passengers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many passengers travelling by (a) rail, (b) bus and (c) taxi have been the victims of offences of violence in (i) Surrey and (ii) England in each...

  • Work and Pensions

    • Benefit Claimants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what proportion of incapacity benefit and severe disability allowance claimants with recorded job entries in the UK, excluding Pathways to Work...

    • Benefit Claimants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what measure of sustainability for recorded job entries his Department uses for assessing job entries for people on incapacity benefits and...

      Benefit Claimants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in Scotland do not receive a social security benefit.

      Child Support Agency

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many compensation payments have been made by the Child Support Agency for maladministration since 1 January 1998; how many of these...

      Criminal Offences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will list the criminal offences created in legislation sponsored by his Office from May 1997 broken down by act.

      Denise Christina Arathoon

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many claimants of (a) income support and (b) other benefits are affected by the outcome of Denise Christina Arathoon v. Secretary of State...

      Departmental Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will break down by expenditure and capital the 2003–04 Departmental Expenditure Limit baseline against which the financial savings...

      Departmental Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will provide a financial reconciliation between the Department of Work and Pensions 2004–05 Capital Budget of £435 million in...

      Departmental Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will provide a financial reconciliation between the Department of Work and Pensions 2004–05 Resource Budget of £7,849 million...

      Departmental Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will break down the leasehold improvements expenditure for 2003–04 and the estimated outturn for 2004–05 noted in Table 4 of...

      Housing Benefit Sanctions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) if he will list those that (a) rejected and (b) supported the introduction of housing benefit sanctions for those guilty of antisocial...

      IT Projects

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many IT projects have been developed for his Department since 2001; and whether he has agreed to make public Gateway Reviews for these...

      Lone Parents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many and what proportion of lone parents on income support have been on the benefit for (a) less than two years, (b) less than five years...

      Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the net cost to his Department of raising the level of the basic state pension to that of minimum income under the...

      Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will change the policy on the starting date for an individual's state pension from the Monday after their 65th birthday, to the day of...

      Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how much tax relief was given to people with stakeholder pensions in each year since their introduction; (2) what representations he has...

      Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether research has been commissioned into the pension prospects for (a) lone parents and (b) black and minority ethnic women over the next 20...

      Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in Scotland are in receipt of a state pension.

      State Pension Claimants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many recipients of the UK state pension were resident in (a) Pakistan and (b) the Indian sub-continent in the last year for which figures...

      Telephone Helplines

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many telephone calls were made to the pension credit helpline in each month from April 2001 to September 2005; how many of these calls (a)...

      Widow's Benefit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will compensate fathers who were widowed before 9 April 2001 following the European Court of Human Rights ruling on widows' benefits.

      Winter Fuel Payments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many people over 80 years of age have received winter fuel payments in (a) Great Yarmouth constituency, (b) Norfolk, (c) the eastern...

  • Health

    • British Standard 7799

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what mechanisms she plans to put in place to ensure that private sector organisations treating NHS patients are British Standard 7799 compliant; and...

    • Cataract Operations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many cataract operations have been purchased in the private sector (a) in 2004–05 and (b) for the current year.

      Cheshire and Merseyside SHA

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much brokerage was allocated to each hospital in the Cheshire and Merseyside Strategic Health Authority area in 2004–05.

      Community Health Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many responses to Your Health Your Care Your Say" have been received from (a) health professionals, (b) organisations and (c) members of the public;...

      Community Health Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 20 October 2005, Official Report, column 1187W, on Your Health, Your Care, Your Say", how many people were selected to take part...

      Electronic Patient Records

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health when she expects all patient records to be electronic.

      General Medical Services Contract

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average remuneration of (a) general practitioners and (b) consultants was in 1997; and what she estimates it will be following the introduction...

      Healthcare Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average daily cost is of (a) an intensive care and (b) a high dependency bed.

      Healthcare Professionals Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many healthcare professionals from developing countries have been recruited by the NHS from private hospitals in England in each year since 2001 for...

      Healthcare Professionals Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many healthcare recruitment agencies operating (a) from the UK and (b) from outside the UK are registered to comply with the Code of Practice for the...

      Healthcare Professionals Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many healthcare recruitment agencies that (a) have and (b) have not registered with the Code of Practice for the International Recruitment of...

      Healthcare Professionals Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how her Department monitors the activities of healthcare recruitment agencies that have registered under the Code of Practice of the International...

      Healthcare Professionals Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what breaches her Department has found of the code of practice for the International Recruitment of Healthcare Professionals; and what proportion of...

      Hospital Waiting Times

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average waiting time in hospitals in (a) South Tyneside, (b) the North East and (c) England has been in each year since 1997.

      Infection Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many infection control nurses have been employed in the NHS in each of the last three years; and what the ratio of infection control nurses to beds...

      In-patient Beds

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidance her Department has issued on the minimum safe number of in- -patient beds per head of population.

      Mental Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many children aged five to 16 have a clinically diagnosed mental disorder in (a) Normanton constituency, (b) Wakefield East Primary Care Trust (PCT),...

      Mental Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health when she expects to be in a position to publish the Mental Health Bill.

      Modernising Medical Careers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health when she was first informed that NHS trusts would replace six-month contracts for senior house officers with year-long placements to fit with the...

      NHS Commissioning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will set out the rationale behind the decision to reduce the role of primary care trusts in direct provision of health services to a minimum; and...

      NHS Commissioning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether she expects that some doctors, nurses and managers will reform their practices into limited companies and contract as private and not-for-profit...

      NHS Commissioning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidance she has given primary care trusts on the future of medical and allied services currently provided directly by them which would be provided...

      NHS Commissioning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what safeguards she plans to put in place to ensure that an outsourced provider of the commissioning function of a primary care trust is not owned by an...

      NHS Deficits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidance has been issued to NHS trusts with regard to (a) the recovery of historic deficits and (b) the management of deficit control totals.

      NHS Drug Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the total (a) gross and (b) net cost of drugs to the NHS has been in (i) nominal and (ii) real terms in each year since 1979; what the percentage...

      NHS Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the deficit or surplus was at year end 2004–05 for (a) the NHS in England, (b) each strategic health authority, (c) each NHS trust and (d) each...

      NHS Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the cumulative deficit is for each strategic health authority.

      NHS Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will place in the Library copies of the month five financial forecasts submitted to her Department by each strategic health authority.

      NHS Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the letter dated 23 September sent by the chief executive of the NHS to NHS organisations in deficit in 2004–05, which (a) NHS bodies...

      NHS Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of NHS bodies are insolvent.

      NHS Pay Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what appeal mechanism is in place for NHS staff in relation to their banding in the NHS Agenda for Change pay review; and which primary care trusts do not...

      NHS Trust Deficits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment she has made of the effect of NHS trust deficits on the number of nurses employed by them.

      NHS Trust Deficits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate she has made of the number of NHS trusts which will end the current financial year in deficit.

      Out-patient Appointments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many and what proportion of NHS patients booking out-patient appointments have done so through the choose and book system in 2005; and how many such...

      Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what her estimate is of the savings to the Exchequer of introducing a pension scheme retirement age of 65 years for all NHS staff and employees of her...

      Physiotherapy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many physiotherapists are practising in the public sector; and how many of these (a) hold a degree in physiotherapy, (b) hold a degree in a related...

      Primary Care Trusts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list primary care trusts which have an unaddressed financial risk of over £1 million pounds.

      Primary Care Trusts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health which providers each primary care trust has commissioned under the requirement to offer a choice of at least four secondary care providers to patients by...

      Radiotherapy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether patients will be allowed to book appointments for radiotherapy through the infrastructure of the National Programme for IT.

      Southport and Ormskirk NHS Trust

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the (a) historic and (b) in-year debt is of Southport and Ormskirk NHS Trust.

      Waiting Lists/Times

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how long the central collection of statistics on waiting times for (a) CT scans, (b) MRI scans and (c) other imaging and diagnostic tests takes, including...

      Waiting Lists/Times

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what interim waiting time targets have been put in place in order to progress towards the 18-week waiting time target by 2008.

      West Yorkshire Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment has been made of the merits of contestability in the provision of health services in West Yorkshire.

  • Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

    • Azerbaijan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he plans to have with the Government of Azerbaijan regarding (a) good governance, (b) democratic values and (c)...

    • Azerbaijan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of whether the recent elections in Azerbaijan were (a) free and (b) fair.

      Burma

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with Mr Richard Horsey, the British employee of the International Labour Organisation, who has left...

      Burma

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) what assessment he has made (a) of the announcement by Burma's military junta that it has begun to move ministries to...

      China

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the (a) occasions and (b) dates when he has raised human rights in (i) Tibet and (ii) China with members of the...

      China

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the meeting between the Chinese Government and representatives of the Dalai Lama in Berne on 1st July.

      China

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what initiatives the UK Government plans to take to advance the dialogue between the Chinese government and representatives of...

      China

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will develop a set of criteria that will allow him to evaluate the progress of formal contact between China and the...

      China

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether the UK Government have asked China (a) by what criteria it assesses the progress of formal contact with the Dalai Lama's...

      China

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the current status is of the EU/China arms embargo; what the policy of the UK Government is on proposals to lift the...

      Colombia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with the Government of Colombia about (a) tackling paramilitary forces and (b) ensuring that there...

      Iran

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many requests the UK Government have made to Iran for the repatriation of Royal Navy equipment seized in the Shatt-Al-Arab;...

      Iran

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the decision by the Government of Iran to replace diplomats regarded as being too liberal.

      Iran

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what measures he proposes should be taken if Iran continues to develop nuclear weapons and delivery systems.

      Iraq

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what information he has received of Iranian involvement in supplying bomb technology used to attack British troop convoys in Iraq.

      Iraq

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs for what reasons the possible involvement of Iran in bomb attacks on British troops in Iraq was revealed to the media by an official.

      IT Projects

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many of the IT projects costing over £1 million in use in his Department and introduced since 1997 have been...

      IT Projects

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many IT projects which cost over £1 million and were introduced since 1997 are in use in his Department.

      Ivory Coast

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of (a) UN reports that the Ivory Coast has begun rebuilding its airforce and (b) the implications of...

      Kosovo

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many Serbian Orthodox churches in Kosovo have been destroyed since KFOR's presence there; how many of the perpetrators have...

      Overseas Pensioners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will place the matter of pensions that are frozen and not up-rated annually in line with inflation for British pensioners...

      Sudan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on funding for the African Union mission in Darfur.

      Tanzania

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of whether the recent elections in Zanzibar were free and fair.

      Uzbekistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how regularly the Uzbek authorities provide the British security services with intelligence information; what assessment he has...

      Visas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the UK overseas posts which have had an increase in the number of staff handling visa applications over the last...

      Visas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the 20 UK overseas posts with the largest increase in visa applications over the last 12 months for which...

      Western Sahara

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps his Department is taking to facilitate the self-determination of the Western Sahara; and if he will make a statement.

      Zanzibar

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of irregularities in the presidential elections in Zanzibar; what representations he has made to (a)...

      Zanzibar

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what account was taken of the validity of the election in the decision that the UK's High Commissioner to Zanzibar attend the...

  • Northern Ireland

    • A and E Departments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many patients were treated in the accident and emergency departments of hospitals in Northern Ireland in each of the last 10 years.

    • Abortions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many abortions were carried out in Northern Ireland in the past 12 months.

      Abuse of the Elderly

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people aged 65 years or over in Northern Ireland reported that they had suffered abuse in the last 12 months.

      Apprenticeships

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many trainees entered electrical installation modern apprenticeships in each year between 2001–02 and 2005–06, broken down by...

      Civil Service (Religious Affiliation)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the breakdown of religious affiliation of senior management is in each Government Department in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a...

      Contraception

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what guidelines his Department issues to (a) general practitioners and (b) others in Northern Ireland in relation to advising or informing the...

      Criminal Offences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the criminal offences created in legislation sponsored by his Department between the end of the 2003–04 session and the...

      Demographics

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the change in numbers of residents aged 85 years and over living in Northern Ireland has been since 1995.

      ELB Redundancies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what procedures are in place to ensure that all education and library boards are following the accountancy practices laid down for treatment of...

      Energy Reduction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what plans for energy reduction have been put in place in each Northern Ireland Department since 2003.

      Food Poisoning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many food poisoning outbreaks have occurred in each health trust area in each of the past five years; and how many of these have been...

      Home Adaptations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the average length of time taken to carry out home adaptations by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive following a recommendation by an...

      Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the average amount of outstanding debt owed by (a) tenants and (b) past tenants of the Northern Ireland Housing Executive was at the end of...

      Mental Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on perinatal mental illness in Northern Ireland.

      Out-patients (Waiting Times)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the average waiting time was for out-patients to be treated at accident and emergency units of the main hospitals in Northern Ireland in...

      Railways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what percentage of passenger train journeys made on (a) the lesser used lines and (b) the core network in Northern Ireland since 1 January were...

      Religious Profiles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what information his Department has collected about the extent to which the religious composition of the population of each ward in the province...

      Safefood/Food Standards Agency

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the extent of the level of interaction is between safefood and the Foods Standards Agency; and what assessment he has made of the merits of...

      Sexual Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what services are provided in each Health Board Area in respect of sexually transmitted infections; and what the (a) budget, (b) staffing...

      Sexual Offences Act

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what steps he has taken to bring Northern Ireland legislation into line with sections 1–14 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003.

      Smoking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what estimate he has made of the cost to the NHS of smoking-related diseases in Northern Ireland.

      Smoking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what estimate he has made of the number of people in Northern Ireland who smoke; and if he will make a statement.

      South Eastern ELB

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many (a) primary schools and (b) area high schools within the South Eastern education and library board area are being considered for...

      Vocational Qualifications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what percentage of young people in the Province acquired (a) apprentice, (b) skilled craft and (c) technician level vocational qualifications in...

  • Treasury

    • Alcohol and Smoking-related Deaths

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer in how many deaths in (a) England and (b) West Lancashire (i) consumption of alcohol and (ii) smoking was the main cause in the last year for which figures...

    • Alcohol and Smoking-related Deaths

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many deaths where alcohol was the primary cause there were in West Lancashire in the last five years.

      Birth Statistics

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many births there were to women resident in Shropshire and Staffordshire strategic health authority area at (a) individual maternity hospitals, (b)...

      Child Trust Fund

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many children in East Lothian are eligible to receive the Child Trust Fund.

      Child Trust Fund

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much is being spent in 2005–06 on newspaper advertising to improve the take-up rate of the Child Trust Fund in the UK.

      Child Trust Fund

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much is being spent in 2005–06 on commercial radio in Scotland to improve the take-up rate of the Child Trust Fund.

      Child Trust Fund

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer which companies are providing the Helpline for Child Trust Fund inquiries; and how many staff they employ.

      Correspondence

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when the tax credit office expects to be able to reply to the letter from the right hon. Member for Birkenhead regarding the problems affecting the tax...

      Council Tax Rebate

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much the Treasury has budgeted for the £200 council tax rebate.

      Damages

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the 10 largest amounts of damages paid out by his Department in the last year for which figures are available, indicating in each case the...

      EU Corporation Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether it is his policy to support the creation of a single corporation tax base within the European Union; what assessment he has made of the development...

      Gershon Review

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will take steps to ensure that no Inland Revenue and Customs office customer service offices in Cumbria are closed as part of the current review.

      Gold Sales

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer on 26 October 2005, Official Report, column 366W, on gold sales, (1) what assumptions were used in measuring the risk, when...

      Illegal Drug Deaths

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many deaths have been caused in West Lancashire by illegal drugs since 1997.

      Immunisation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the potential debt liability arising from the International Finance Facility for Immunisation when it is drawn down.

      Income Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many and what percentage of taxpayers in (a) West Lancashire and (b) the UK paid tax at the (i) basic rate and (ii) higher rate in 2004–05.

      Ministerial Travel

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much has been spent in each year from 1 May 1997 on ministerial travel, broken down by (a) provision and running costs of vehicular transport, (b) first...

      Ministerial Travel

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list, for each year since 1995, the number of flights, including helicopter flights, taken by Ministers within his Department for UK and overseas...

      National Debt

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the long-term impact on tax rates of the national debt.

      P11D Returns

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has to (a) amend the current definition of those subject to P11D returns as higher rate earners and (b) raise the threshold for the...

      P11D Returns

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people on the national minimum wage he estimates are required to submit P11D returns as higher rate earners.

      Parliamentary Questions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) when he will provide substantive answers to the questions from the hon. Member for Birkenhead tabled on 19 October 2005, (references 21082 and...

      Peformance-related Pay

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many officials of Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs are to receive performance-related pay (PRP) in 2005–06; and for how many staff PRP is...

      Pensions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer of 10 October 2005, Official Report, column 306W, on pensions, what the total public sector pension deficit liability was in 1997...

      PFI Deals

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what progress has been made in including estimates of the finance lease loan element of private finance initiative deals in public sector debt figures; and...

      PFI Deals

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the impact on public sector debt of the finance lease loan element of private finance initiative deals; and if he will make a...

      Predictive Diallers

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many calls were made from call centres in his Department in 2004–05 using predictive diallers; how many such calls resulted in contact being made...

      Small Businesses

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the merits of providing tax relief to small businesses investing in measures to protect themselves against crime.

      Suicides

      To ask The Chancellor of the Exchequer how many suicides there were in West Lancashire, in the most recent year for which figures are available, by young people aged 15 to 24 years, (a) broken...

      Surveys and Research

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list all externally commissioned surveys and research by his Department and its agencies in each year since 1997, indicating for each (a) the...

      Tax Credits

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer for what reasons HM Revenue and Customs introduced new telephone call management and monitoring equipment to the tax credit MP hotline.

      Tax Credits

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the (a) internal and (b) external reviews that have been conducted into the tax credit IT system (i) before it was introduced and (ii) since...

      Tax Credits

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many times manual payments of tax credits have been made when the recovery of an overpayment could not be suspended.

      Tax Credits

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many Revenue and Customs claims for the repayment of child tax credit are outstanding; what the total value of such claims is; whether he plans to...

      Tax Credits

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many additional tax credit payments have been made in each (a) month, (b) quarter and (c) year since April 2003; and if he will make a statement.

      Tax Credits

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people have (a) complained about and (b) appealed against tax credit overpayments for 2003–04; and if he will make a statement.

      Tax Credits

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many tax credit awards which are being paid off-system have received manual giro payments for (a) one month, (b) two months, (c) three months, (d) six...

      Tax Credits

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of low income claimants have experienced gaps in tax credit payments due to (a) overpayment investigations and (b) recovery action.

      Tax Credits

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many complaints about tax credits have been received in each month since June 2004.

      Tax Credits

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many compensation payments have been made by the tax credits department of HM Revenue and Customs for poor service in each month since January 2004; and...

      Tax Credits

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) in what circumstances a tax credit claimant who provides (a) job details and hours worked but no income details and (b) job details and hours worked...

      Tax Credits

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many times the IT system supporting the MPs' tax credit hotline has been out of operation since 2003; and what the duration of the downtime was in each...

      Tax Credits

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what the estimate is of overpaid tax credits written off in 2004–05;

      Tax Credits

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many scheduled tax credit payments were not made automatically on the first scheduled payment date after a claim was decided for each year since...

      UK Competitiveness

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent representations he has received regarding (a) productivity levels, (b) business investment and (c) United Kingdom competitiveness.

      Unemployment

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many and what percentage of people in Scotland receive unemployment benefit.

      Unemployment

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of the working-age population was unemployed in each ward in Rochdale constituency in each year since 1997.

      Unemployment

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the level of youth unemployment has been in Great Yarmouth in each of the last five years.

      Unmarried Couples (Capital Gains Tax)

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether an unmarried couple who each own a home would incur a capital gains tax disadvantage by marrying.

      VAT (Football Match Admission)

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make it his policy to remove VAT from the price of admission for children attending football matches; and if he will make a statement.

      Vehicle Sales Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much has been raised from vehicle sales tax in each year since 1997–98 (a) in total and (b) broken down by vehicle type; and what estimates have...

      Ministerial Travel

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how much it cost (a) him and (b) officials from his Department to fly to and from Israel on 8 November. (2) what the flight arrangements were for his...

      Ministerial Travel

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether hon. Members other than the Chancellor returned to London from overseas for parliamentary votes on 9 November at his Department's expense.

  • House of Lords

    • Africa: Democracy

      asked Her Majesty's Government: What measures they are taking to encourage the spread and entrenchment of multi-party democracy across Africa.

    • Bethlehem

      asked Her Majesty's Government: What representations they have made about access for Christian pilgrims at Christmas to Bethlehem and its surrounding biblical sites.

      British Citizenship

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by the Baroness Scotland of Asthal on 26 October (WA 183–84), whether they will (a) place in the Library of the House the...

      Civil Partnerships: Tax Credits

      asked Her Majesty's Government: What characteristics of a relationship will bring same-sex couples within the term "living together as if they were civil partners" in the Civil Partnership Act...

      Deputy Prime Minister's Spouse

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether the Deputy Prime Minister's wife has the use of an official government car or has used an official government car when not accompanying the Deputy Prime...

      Education White Paper

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether a first edition of the Education White Paper was withdrawn after printing; and, if so, what was the cost of the first edition and the subsequent edition...

      Extradition Act 2003

      asked Her Majesty's Government: What plans they have for the future of the Extradition Act 2003 since the United States has not so far ratified the 2003 Extradition Treaty; and whether, until...

      Gaza

      asked Her Majesty's Government: What representations they have made to the Israeli Government concerning attacks on civilian targets in Gaza by fighter jets, gunship helicopters and tanks since...

      Gaza

      asked Her Majesty's Government: What representations they have made to the Israeli Government concerning access for Palestinians in Gaza to healthcare in Egypt when required.

      Gulf War Illnesses

      asked Her Majesty's Government: How many veterans of the 1990–91 Gulf War who have claimed a war pension for what they term "Gulf War syndrome" could be affected by the Pensions Appeal...

      Gulf War Illnesses

      asked Her Majesty's Government: How many veterans of the 1990–91 Gulf War in receipt of a war pension for diagnosed illnesses also claimed for still undiagnosed illnesses.

      Hong Kong

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will place in the Library of the House the Home Office memorandum of 18 December 1984 seeking Ministers' agreement on matters related to Hong Kong...

      India: Citizenship

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by the Baroness Scotland of Asthal on 10 January (WA 6), why they have not yet updated Annexe H of Chapter 14 of the Home Office...

      Information Security: Department for Culture, Media and Sport

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Which Minister has responsibility for information security in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

      Information Security: Ministry of Defence

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Which Minister has responsibility for information security in the Ministry of Defence.

      Iraq: Elections

      asked Her Majesty's Government: What steps are being taken to prepare United Kingdom forces in Iraq for security arrangements for the general election due to take place in Iraq in December.

      Monetary Policy Committee

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they have any evidence that any individual appointment to the Monetary Policy Committee has had an effect on actual or implied interest rates.

      Monetary Policy Committee

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Answer by the Lord McKenzie of Luton on 8 November (Official Report, col. 500), whether they have any evidence that interest rate markets in the...

      Northern Ireland Compensation Agency

      asked Her Majesty's Government: [An incomplete version of the following Written Answer was received and published on 10 October.] For each year since 1998, how much compensation has been paid to...

      Pakistan: Country of Origin Information Service

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Why the Home Office Country of Origin Information Service report on Pakistan, published on 1 November, does not confirm that, contrary to guidance previously...

      Police Intelligence

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Which organisations, agencies and consultants they have employed to date in the development of a national police intelligence system.

      Prisoners: Reoffending

      asked Her Majesty's Government: What is the most recent figure for persons in HM prisons in England and Wales as a result of recall from licence; whether the total has fluctuated in recent years;...

      Questions for Written Answer

      asked the Leader of the House: What is the average response time for Written Questions answered by (a) the Northern Ireland Office; (b) the Scotland Office; and (c) the Wales Office.

      Schools: Performance Comparisons

      asked Her Majesty's Government: What were the school performance comparisons for Northern Ireland, England and Wales for the four years since 2001–02 in respect of school-leavers who...

      Speed Cameras

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Under what circumstances the costs of provision and operation of safety cameras can be met from speeding fines.

      World Trade Organisation: European Union Votes

      asked Her Majesty's Government: How many votes the European Commission has at the World Trade Organisation; what proportion this is of the total number of votes available; and whether they will...

      Youth Justice Board: Use of Restraint

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Which consultants the Youth Justice Board has employed in the past five years to give advice on the use of restraint in secure training centres.

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