To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 8 January 2007, Official Report, column 365W, on compensation payments, on what dates the damage to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate she has made of the amount of uncollected council tax in England in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 19 January 2007, Official Report, column 1352W, on departmental meetings, if she will place in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much her Department spent on (a) sponsoring newspaper or publication supplements and (b) advertorials in newspapers or...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) how many people in her Department and its predecessor participated in (a) involuntary and (b) voluntary staff exit...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much her Department and its predecessor spent on temporary staff in 2005-06; and how many individual staff were employed on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government when she expects the new fire station at Rayleigh Wier to be operational.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent estimate she has made of the average cost of a home information pack (HIP); what factors will determine the (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether the requirement for home information packs will apply to homes put on the market prior to 1 June 2007 but whose sales...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) pursuant to the answer of 19 January 2007, Official Report, column 1354W, on the Housing Data Warehouse, whether the data...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what funding the Government Office for (a) London and (b) the North East has provided to (i) the IPPR and (ii) IPPR Trading...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on what matters local authorities have statutory obligations to place notices in local newspapers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the written statement of 27 March 2007, Official Report, columns 71-73WS, on local government, what recent...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the written statement of 27 March 2007, Official Report, columns 71-73WS, on local government, what her assessment...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate she has made of the average effect on local government election turnout of an elected mayoral system being...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the level was of central Government grant to local government for social services in Chorley's local authority area in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 19 January 2007, Official Report, column 1354W, on local government reform, whether local authorities...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether her Department is still supporting the Future Leadership programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many individual written representations she has received about the statistics of the population of Slough; and how many of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much has been paid to Sir Michael Lyons in expenses in relation to his work on his inquiry into local government.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate she has made of the number of unauthorised Gypsy Traveller caravans on unauthorised (a) developments and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) how much funding her Department and its predecessor has provided to the Valuebill project since its inception; and how...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what assessment she has made of trends in the number of cases brought by offenders with custodial sentences which attract legal...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs when she next plans to meet representatives of the legal profession to discuss proposed changes to legal aid.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what representations she has received on the eligibility for legal aid in criminal cases.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what change is planned to the number of magistrates courts in 2007; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs if she will take steps to place a duty on electoral registration officers to use all available databases to compile the...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what plans she has to encourage parents to go to mediation instead of court to resolve disputes over their children.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs whether the Channel Islands are part of the United Kingdom; and what their constitutional status is.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what rights and responsibilities are enjoyed by the Channel Islands under the terms of their relationship with the EU under...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what rights and responsibilities are enjoyed by the Channel Islands under the terms of their relationship with the UK.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what estimate she has made of the rate of local court staff turnover following implementation of the new pay system, broken...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what meetings took place between Ministers in her Department and outside interest groups between 1 January and 31 March; and...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs how many people in her Department and its predecessor participated in (a) involuntary and (b) voluntary staff exit schemes in...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs how many people in her Department and its predecessor who participated in (a) involuntary and (b) voluntary staff exit...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs how many functions have taken place at a cost to the public purse in the Lord Chancellor's official residence since the Lord...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the annual expenditure profile is of the revised Olympics budget.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what assessment she has made of the effect of the additional funding for elite athletes for the Olympic and Paralympic games in 2012...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on the account taken of the impact...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how much was spent on entertainment by the Chief of the General Staff in (a) 2005 and (b) 2006, broken down by event; (2) how much was spent on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence by when he expects to agree an acceptable price for the seventh and eighth Type 45 destroyers.

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster which Government (a) projects and (b) policy areas her Delivery Unit is reviewing.

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if she will list the names of all delivery teams in the Prime Minister's Delivery Unit.

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster which projects the Prime Minister's Delivery Unit's Commissioned Projects Team has reviewed in the last 12 months.

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if she will list the former hon. Members who left Parliament in 2005 who have since been appointed to public bodies by her Department, broken down...

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many people in her Office who participated in (a) involuntary and (b) voluntary staff exit schemes in each year since 1997-98 were paid...

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Education and Skills on tackling social exclusion.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills pursuant to his answer of 27 March 2007, Official Report, column 1391W, on children's centres, on what grounds he decided that (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what (a) meetings and (b) correspondence took place between his Department and the Prime Minister's Office on the target for academies to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many and what proportion of (a) Key Stage 1 and (b) Key Stage 2 pupils were taught in classes of (i) 29-30 and (ii) over 30 in each...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what databases are controlled by his Department and its agencies; and what percentage of the data in each database he estimates is...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) how many people in his Department participated in (a) involuntary and (b) voluntary staff exit schemes in each year since 1997-98;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) what percentage of young people in (a) Hartlepool constituency and (b) Tees Valley sub-region received (i) £30, (ii) £20...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much was spent on (a) primary and (b) secondary school education in (i) Hartlepool constituency, (ii) the Tees Valley sub-region,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many pupils at the end of key stage 4 attending (a) maintained secondary schools and (b) independent secondary schools achieved each...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many failed asylum seekers took English for Speakers of Other Languages courses in each London borough in each of the last five years...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many schools in (a) Hartlepool constituency and (b) Tees Valley sub region offer extended hours; what activities are provided in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what assessment he has made of the reliability of free school meal take-up rates as an indicator of the level of deprivation among pupils...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the successful completion rate was for further education courses in each year from 2001 to 2006.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills which maintained secondary schools in England offer A level courses in (a) Latin and (b) Ancient Greek; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills pursuant to the answer of 6 March 2007, Official Report, column 1912, on languages, how many of the schools that entered no pupils for a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the answer of 6 March 2007, Official Report, column 1912W, on languages, which of the schools that entered no pupils for a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many maintained schools did not enter any pupils for a GCSE in (a) English, (b) mathematics, (c) history, (d) geography, (e)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills pursuant to the answer of 26 March 2007, Official Report, column 1286W, on head teachers' pay, whether his Department holds information on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) what proportion of higher education students was drawn from low participation neighbourhoods in (a) 1997, (b) 2001 and (c) 2005;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) what the expected cost is of fee loans and fee grants for full-time students on undergraduate degrees linked to Higher Education...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many national tests a primary school pupil takes between the ages of five and 11.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many 16 to 18-year-olds were not in education, employment or training in the 10 per cent. of local education authorities with the (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what support he is providing to local authorities who wish to pilot anonymised admissions procedures.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills whether he has issued guidance to schools on the supervision of changing rooms for the purposes of combating bullying.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many of the 7,500 new science teachers hired in 2005 referred to in the Prime Minister's speech Our Nation's Future—Science in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) pursuant to his answer of 27 March 2007, Official Report, columns 1406-7W, on secondary education: curriculum, how many parents will...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills pursuant to his answer of 27 March 2007, Official Report, column 1407W, on secondary education: curriculum, whether the Director of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what scientifically based research was (a) commissioned, (b) produced and (c) consulted by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what proportion of children in (a) Lancashire and (b) Ribble Valley (i) had special educational needs and (ii) were educated in special...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many children resident in the Peterborough local education authority area with special educational needs were placed in schools outside...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if he will ensure that the interest rates charged by the Student Loans Company are not raised by any more than the inflation rate for the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many and what percentage of teachers in the leadership group have taken early retirement in each of the past 10 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many students in each local education authority recorded absences from school as a result of teenage pregnancy in each of the last five...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many meetings (a) he and (b) his Department's Ministers held with trade union representatives in 2006.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many cases of infringement considered since the introduction of the Packaging (Essential Requirements) Regulations 2003...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which projects were funded in the last 12 months for which figures are available by (a) the Committee of the Regions and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if she will place in the Library a list of the attendees, with their affiliations, at each of the last five public events that...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what measures are in place to limit the amount of money spent on alcohol for hospitality purposes by her Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what Government funding grants are available to (a) think tanks, (b) youth groups and (c) campaigning organisations on EU...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many (a) civil servants, (b) public officials and (c) special advisers have been invited on information and study trips...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the objectives are of the EU Information and Communication programmes for non-member countries (EU budget item 22 04 02);...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what conferences have been held in the UK on the future of the EU Constitution funded by (a) the EU and (b) the Government.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what conferences have been held in Brussels funded by (a) the EU and (b) the UK Government on the future of the EU Constitution.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what consultants the European Commission employs to provide advice on (a) public relations and (b) information campaigns.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what funding streams are available to the UK Permanent Representation to the European Union for (a) hosting and (b) sponsoring...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) what recent assessment she has made of (a) the human rights situation in Khazakhstan and (b) the imprisonment of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which non-governmental think tanks and organisations working in the domain of European Communities affairs have received...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment she has made of (a) the political situation in (b) international relations with and (c) human rights...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what her Department's policy is on (a) abortion and (b) assisted suicide; which organisations and individuals she has consulted about each policy; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what research has been (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated by her Department on abortions performed on grounds of handicap in (a) NHS hospitals and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate has been made of the likely savings which would result from the closure of the accident and emergency department in Maidstone Hospital.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage the £15 million earmarked to improve alcohol interventions in 2007-08 represents of the total uplift in revenue for primary care...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what progress her Department is making in tackling the illegal use of anabolic steroids; and what steps she is taking to make young people aware of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment she has made of the extent to which those directly employed by the NHS to provide audiology services are working to the same standards set...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what research she has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated into links between cannabis use and psychosis.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment she has made of the degree of compliance of general practitioners with the National Service Framework for Older People's requirement for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health to what extent residents of (a) state and (b) privately-run care homes who are (i) publicly and (ii) privately or self funded are covered by the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what the national service framework standards are for review of medication prescribed for the elderly; and what steps have been taken in each of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much programme expenditure sponsored by her Department was spent via each of the Government Offices for the Regions in the most recent year for which...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many staff were employed on a consultancy basis in (a) her Department and (b) each of its agencies in each of the last five years for which...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what her Department's total spending was on advertising and promotional campaigns in each year since 1997; and what the cost of each campaign was, broken...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much her Department has spent on (a) sponsoring newspaper and publication supplements and (b) funding advertorials in newspapers and publications in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much her Department spent on focus groups in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many litres of bottled water her Department purchased, and at what cost, in each of the last three years; and if she will make a statement on her...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much her Department spent on opinion polling in each of the last five calendar years; which polls were conducted; and how much was paid to companies...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health which postal companies handle mail dispatched by her Department and its agencies.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate she has made of the expenditure of her Department on newspapers, magazines and periodicals in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what expenditure was incurred by her (a) Department, (b) agencies and (c) non-departmental bodies in each year since 1997 on (i) opinion polling, (ii)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many meetings (a) she and (b) her Department's Ministers held with trade union representatives in 2006.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what progress has been made with the pilots on injectable diamorphine prescribing in England; and what data on (a) outcomes relating to the health of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health at what age her Department recommends that children should receive eye check-ups.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people were treated for the effects of recent female genital mutilation in each of the last five years for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what national minimum standards the Government set for the provision of care to disabled people by local authorities; and what mechanisms the Department...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when she expects the Audit Commission to publish the result of its investigation into the Fair Access to Care Services guidance.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the total cost was of publicising and marketing the End Waiting, Change Lives initiative.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the reasons are for the waiting time for digital hearing aid assessments in (a) Bexley and (b) Bromley; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 12 March 2007 to the hon. Member for South Cambridgeshire, Official Report, column 129W, on home helps, how many people...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will make a statement on progress in the provision of community and domiciliary support to facilitate reductions in average hospital lengths of stay.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will make it her policy to encourage the formation of not-for-profit organisations to run non-medical services for patients; and if she will make a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what her policy is on the use of methylphenidate drugs in the treatment of children over the age of six and adolescents who suffer from attention...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment she has made of the possible effects of administering Tamiflu to (a) 25 per cent., (b) 50 per cent. and (c) 75 per cent. of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what recent discussions her Department has had with the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence regarding a future work programme on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much was spent by the Department on external legal advice in each of the past five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much it costs to provide all medical students with copies of each edition of the British National Formulary in each of the past three years; and what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when she will reply to the letter of 29 January 2007 from the right hon. Member for Manchester Gorton with regards to Ms. E. Waite.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what research she has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the potential incidence of MRSA and like infections in GPs' surgeries.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many Local Improvement Finance Trust (LIFT) projects were successfully completed in each year since the scheme was introduced; what the (a) shortest...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the lifetime contract value is of the National Programme for Information Technology, broken down by major cost area; and how much has been spent in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether her Department holds a definitive list of when each EU member state intends to close its list for receiving health claims made under article 13 of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what measures her Department is considering to support small and medium-sized enterprises to comply with the requirements of regulation (EC) No. 1924/2006...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans she has to improve ophthalmic services for children; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many radiographers there were in the NHS in January (a) 1997, (b) 2001 and (c) 2007 in (i) North Yorkshire and (ii) England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many representations her Department has received about possible closure of the Royal Surrey County hospital.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much funding has been allocated to (a) primary care trusts, (b) acute hospital trusts, (c) strategic health authorities, (d) mental health trusts,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much money the NHS spent on social marketing in England in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Primary Care Trust's, or its predecessors', budget was for each year from 2001; and what departmental funding was...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many cases have been resolved from the backlog of asylum seekers whose cases have failed since July 2006; and what his most recent...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what package of assistance has been provided by the Government for failed Iraqi asylum applicants under the UK enforced returns programme in...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what representations he has had from (a) the United Nations, (b) other international organisations and (c) the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what monitoring mechanism has been put in place of failed Iraqi asylum applicants returned to Iraq under the UK voluntary returns programme...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the average time taken to process travel documents for asylum seekers with exceptional leave to remain in the UK when applying for...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department on which occasions the Chancellor of the Exchequer consulted him before making his speech on requiring immigrants to complete community...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans his Department has to celebrate St. George's day.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many driving offences were tried in (a) magistrates courts and (b) Crown courts in each of the last five years; and what average...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of his Department's overall drugs treatment budget is spent on residential rehabilitation beds.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners being held in HM prisons are (a) non-British EU nationals and (b) non-EU foreign nationals.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many convicted prisoners in England and Wales are (a) illegal immigrants and (b) non-British citizens whose entitlement to be in the UK...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department for what reason changes to the highly skilled migrants programme are to be applied retrospectively; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he plans to publish a code of practice on penalties under section 34 of the Identity Cards Act 2006.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons were (a) arrested, (b) prosecuted and (c) convicted of an offence under section 25 of the Identity Cards Act 2006 in each...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the largest sum was paid by the Immigration and Nationality Directorate to a member of the public in settlement of a compensation claim...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department who the members are of the Employers Task Force on the points-based system for immigration control.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what his Department's policy is on the future appeals system for failed visa applications; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what methodology is used to estimate the number of residents from accession states who are in the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what action his Department has taken on the recommendation of the Home Affairs Select Committee on 13 July 2006 that the Immigration and...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which internal Home Office reviews have been instigated since 6th May 2005; which of those reviews (a) have been completed and (b) are...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people entered the UK under the seasonal agricultural workers scheme in each of the last 10 years, broken down by country of origin;...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department in how many incidents of recorded violent crime a crossbow was used as an offensive weapon in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many times the power to authorise stop and search for offensive weapons within a specified area for the period of 24 hours under Section...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he plans to extend early release provisions in order to alleviate prison overcrowding.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many visits were received by (a) male and (b) female prisoners in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many serious crime agency officers are embedded in (a) other law enforcement agencies and (b) private organisations within the...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 27 March 2007, Official Report, column 1460-1W, on young offenders, what steps his Department is taking to improve...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland which organisations appealed the decision not to grant funding under the community relations core funding scheme 2007-10; and which...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland who the members are of the (a) decision making group and (b) appeals panel for the community relations core funding scheme 2007-10; and why...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what representations he has received from the Irish government on the police investigation into an incident in County Tyrone in February 2004...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what assessment he has made of the impact on pharmacy practice planning of clawing back sums for multiple dispensing of prescription items.

To ask the Prime Minister what assessment he has made of the merits of requiring former Government advisers to submit draft manuscripts of their memoirs to the Secretary of the Cabinet for...

To ask the Prime Minister if he will make it his policy for oversight of the ministerial code to be vested in Parliament; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Prime Minister (1) how many petitions on the Downing Street website have so far been (a) received, (b) approved and (c) rejected; (2) what the average time is to approve or...

To ask the Prime Minister what recent steps he has taken to foster and promote the public's trust in those in public life.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what representations he has received on the regionalisation of Business Link.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what methods of finding a business partner in another EU member state for the purposes of an application under the European Research and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what discussions he has had with the EU on establishing a common energy policy across all 27 member states.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what advice his Department is making available to small businesses on compliance with the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what criteria will be taken into account in selecting the (a) location and (b) partners for the Energy Technologies Institute.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) what the cost was of (a) creating and (b) running the Enterprise Week website in (i) 2004, (ii) 2005 and (iii) 2006 to date; (2) what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many households were allocated grants under the low carbon buildings programme in each month from May to November 2006.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many applications have been received by the Low Carbon Buildings programme since 2006.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many applications to the Low Carbon Buildings programme have been (a) made and (b) granted in Wales, broken down by parliamentary...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what information the Government hold on the condition of London's gas mains; what estimate he has made of the funding necessary to improve...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will allow National Grid to consult on all sections of the new national grid natural gas pipeline complying with section 2 of the Public...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment he has made of Ofgem's performance in fulfilling its duty to have regard for the interests of low-income consumers; and if he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what grants were made to domestic households in England for renewable energy in each month since April 2006; and for how many days in each...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry pursuant to the answer of 19 March 2007, Official Report, column 637W, on small businesses, what estimate he has made of (a) the total...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry pursuant to the answer of 19 March 2007, Official Report, column 637W, on small businesses, what estimate he has made of the total percentage...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment he has made of the potential for solar power to contribute to the energy mix over the next five to 15 years; and what policies...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps he is taking to encourage more sustainable school transport.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many railway stations are expected to receive Access for All funding.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what measures are being considered for the alleviation of public transport overcrowding.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps he is taking to reduce overcrowding on the railways.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent discussions he has had with Network Rail on improvements to rail infrastructure.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what discussions he has had with the Office of the Rail Regulator on train services in Shropshire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will undertake a benchmarking exercise to assess railway usage in the UK against other EU member states.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps his Department is taking to encourage motorists to choose more environmentally friendly vehicles.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what progress has been made in providing more accessible trains for disabled passengers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the extent to which second round Local Transport Plans (LTPs) include commitments to support Government policies on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps he is taking to reduce the number of cyclist fatalities involving heavy goods vehicles.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what guidance he has issued on the conduct of relations between lobbyists and (a) officials and (b) Ministers in his Department; and if he will make...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether account is being taken of the impact of the planned Colnbrook incinerator in the assessment of pollution levels at Heathrow Airport if a third...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what work his Department has undertaken to investigate a second line on the Heathrow Express to St. Pancras.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the level of emissions of oxides of nitrogen attributable to aircraft landing and take-off was at (a) Heathrow, (b) Gatwick and (c) Stansted...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many schemes have been completed under the Highways Agency's non-motorised user crossings programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what budget is committed for the non-motorised user crossings programme in the 2007-08 financial year; and which schemes are expected to be completed...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport on how many railway lines selective door opening is running.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make it his policy to support proposed European legislation that would require facilities for bicycles on all European trains.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will seek to meet the Secretary of State for Communities, Local Government and the Regions to discuss the planning regime in respect of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what (a) percentage and (b) actual change he expects there to be in numbers of seats on (i) peak and (ii) off-peak services from Milton Keynes...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many (a) fast, (b) semi-fast and (c) slow trains he expects to be available per hour from Milton Keynes during (i) peak and (ii) off peak times...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he plans the new west midlands rail franchise operator to be announced.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many and what value of (a) rail vehicles and (b) carriages are expected to be delivered in (i) 2007, (ii) 2008 and (iii) the Control Period 4...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many rail vehicles and carriages (a) on order and (b) expected up to 2014 will be (i) replacement vehicles for existing rolling stock and (ii)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many speed cameras there were in each police authority area in 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans his Department has to extend Walking to School initiatives.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport by what date the grant of £400,000 for the upgrade of Wolverton station must be spent.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer from which NHS trusts his Department received secondees in each of the last five years.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer which EU budget items allow spending on information campaigns targeted at journalists.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much was spent by the EU on special annual events (budget item 15 06 06) in each of the last five years; what the money was spent on; and if he will...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much was spent by the EU on European Political Foundations (budget item 15 06 07); what the money was spent on; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the (a) objectives and (b) costs are of the EuroGlobe programme.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the (a) assets and (b) costs to the taxpayer are of the European Communities Interinstitutional Centre at Overijse; how many people use it; what...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the (a) objectives and (b) costs are of the EU pilot project to promote active European citizenship; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the total cost was of the Lyons Review on local government finance.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer of 26 March 2007, Official Report, column 1319W, on parliamentary questions, on how many occasions this advice has been given in the...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the purpose is of the PRINCE—Role of the European Union in the World programme; what its target audience is; what activities occur in the UK...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the objectives are of the PRINCE—Information and Communication Strategy (EU budget item, code 22 04 01); what its target audience is; what...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps the UK is taking under the EU (a) PRINCE-Euro and (b) PRINCE programmes; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he last discussed the NHS budget with the Secretary of State for Health and the chief executive of the national health service.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the impact of the Budget on small businesses in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many cases have been referred to debt collection agencies by the Child Support Agency in the last 12 months; how many of these resulted in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to his letter of 3 October 2006 to the hon. Member for Totnes, reference PO5(4)10535/99, what progress he has made in his...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what powers the Child Support Agency has to pursue a non-resident parent who moves overseas to (a) an EU state and (b) a non-EU state.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many cases the Child Support Agency has where (a) the non-resident parent (NRP) lives in Scotland and the parent with care (PWC) lives in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the number of customers who will participate in the new deal self- employment programme in 2007-08; and how many...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will put in place a national strategy for older people.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what criteria will be used to ensure that funds invested by the proposed Delivery Authority for the personal accounts scheme will be invested...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what consideration was given to the potential effect of additional funds to be invested in financial markets during the production of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what (a) support, (b) assistance and (c) re-training opportunities are available to people in Hartlepool who live in (i) neighbourhood...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What contingency plans are in place to deal with a possible outbreak of African horse sickness in the United Kingdom; and What assessment they have made of the...

asked Her Majesty's Government: How many scientists are engaged in research into bluetongue and allied diseases such as African horse sickness; and whether data from this work are held centrally.

asked Her Majesty's Government: How many random drug tests were performed on military personnel in 2006; how many of these were positive, and for which drugs or combination of drugs.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Following the Enabling Acquisition Change report and Bowman Combat Infrastructure Platform Programme, how they intend to engage HM Treasury and other relevant...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What is the status of the Ministry of Defence JAMES 2 database.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether, following their announcement during the Report stage of the Welfare Reform Bill on 19 March (Official Report, col. 1022) of a change in the permitted work...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What was the financial consideration received upon the sale to UK Coal Limited and its predecessors of the assets and liabilities of the former British Coal...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they have made an assessment of the loss of pension rights by former employees and current pensioners maintaining entitlement under the former British Coal...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What study they have made of the findings and recommendations of Carers UK's report Caring for Sick or Disabled Children: Parents' Experiences of Combining Work...

asked Her Majesty's Government: How much money has been moved from funding acute healthcare to social services closer at home in the last financial year, in line with the targets set in the White...

asked Her Majesty's Government: How they reconcile their aspirations relating to choice, early intervention, prevention and local services as set out in the White Paper, Our Health, our Care, our...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they have proposals for an official, simple, climate change adverse emissions tabulation, showing the carbon effects for different product usages, to serve...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What steps they are taking to establish the proportion of global warming caused by natural, solar or cosmic forces as against the influence of man-made carbon dioxide.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether, with reference to paragraphs 2.51 and 2.52 of the White Paper on the Review of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act, genetic modification of either...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What proportion of biofuels in the United Kingdom is sourced from British crops, and what proportion from imported commodities.

asked Her Majesty's Government: How much money has been paid out from the grant scheme to help householders generate their own power through solar panels and wind turbines; and how many homes...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What is their assessment of the impact on waiting times for digital hearing aids of the ending of the public/private partnership in this area; and how the capacity...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What action they propose to take in order to encourage doctors who treat patients with dyspepsia or gastro-oesophageal reflux to follow the National Institute for...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What assessment they have made of the use of stem cell therapy in cases of liver cancer, reported by surgeons at the University of Düsseldorf in Radiology;...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether the Department for Work and Pensions has received complaints from migrant workers about wages of less than the national minimum; and, if so, how many...

asked Her Majesty's Government On how many occasions since 1997 they accepted intelligence obtained under duress by a third party.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by Lord McKenzie of Luton on 29 March (Official Report, col. WA 318), whether they will provide a more accurate figure for the number...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What criteria must be fulfilled to issue an individual with a national insurance number; and what checks are in place to ensure that individuals are not issued...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether money was taken from the budgets of Essex primary care trusts in the last financial year to balance the National Health Service financial position across...

asked Her Majesty's Government: How much they will contribute over the next three years to the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security programme which monitors the concentration of air...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What is their assessment of the importance of the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security programme as a component of their policies to monitor and forecast...

asked Her Majesty's Government: On how much of the motorway and trunk road network of England the Highways Agency has sub-contracted responsibility for litter collection to local authorities; and...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What is their budget for aid to Somaliland in each of the years covered by the Comprehensive Spending Review; and how these amounts will be allocated.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by the Lord President on 27 March 2006 (WA 100), what progress has been made on ways of overcoming the livestock ban against...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answers by Lord Bassam of Brighton on 12 March (WA 99) and 16 March (WA 160) (a) why further public consultation and regulatory impact...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What plans they have to allow data relating to vehicle ownership to be exchanged between European registration authorities with a view to enforcing fines and...