To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what assessment he has made of future engineering skills needs.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform pursuant to the answer of 14 November 2007, Official Report, column 251W, on Export Credit Guarantees: Iran, what UK...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform pursuant to the answer of 14 November 2007, Official Report, column 251W, on export credit guarantees: Iran, what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform which stakeholders the Cambridge university academics commissioned to conduct a study on information pricing by his...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform how many responses have been received to the six-week consultation over proposed post office closures in the Greater...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much his Department and its predecessor spent on (a) business and (b) first class air travel in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what guidance has been issued to (a) local authority children's services, (b) local authority children's homes and (c)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what reviews have been undertaken by external consultants of the security measures proposed for the ContactPoint database; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) if he will place in the Library copies of the regulations, guidance and directions, on the operation of databases made under...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what recent assessment he has made of the levels of availability of childcare for children aged 12 and upwards.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what assessment his Department has made of the merits of integrating the Communication Trust's Speech, Language and Communication...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what contracts his Department has with external consultants; what the total value, including all VAT and disbursements, of these...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many breaches of data protection security there were in his Department in each of the last five years; and if he will provide...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families if he will list the special advisers employed by his Department, setting out in each case their (a) responsibilities and (b) pay...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what assessment his Department has made of the additional demands that children without English as their first language place on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what steps he is taking to meet the objectives of the EU Lisbon strategy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what proportion of students in each London borough were eligible to receive free school meals in the latest period for which...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many and what percentage of children in (a) Uxbridge constituency and (b) each London borough were eligible for free school...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what assessment he has made of the effects of the introduction of more modular examinations at GCSE and A level on examination...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many teachers have been appointed without the National Professional Qualification for Headship as existing head teachers...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) how many students from British Overseas Territories have obtained places at London universities in each year since 1997; (2)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what percentage score was required for a GCSE pass in mathematics at Grade A for each examination board in each year from 1997 to 2007.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many contracts were awarded by his Department to Opinion Leader Research in each year since 1997 was; and what was (a) the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many items of post sent by his Department and its predecessor were reported missing by the intended recipient in each year...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the levels of numeracy and literacy were among primary school leavers in each London borough on the latest date for which...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families if he will make a statement on the implementation of the Rose Review recommendations in primary schools.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what steps he is taking to increase the number of people training to be primary school teachers; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families in which month secondary schools receive key stage 2 test results data for pupils entering the school in year 7.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what average Government spending was per child in (a) Uxbridge constituency, (b) each London borough and (c) England in (i)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the average Government spending per child in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in West Chelmsford Parliamentary...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how his Department plans to assess the four building blocks he has set out for raising the participation age.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families which (a) schools and (b) sixth form colleges have been supplied meat by McLaren Foods in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families if he will take steps to support Wizz Bang multi-media science and technology presentations to encourage the take up of science...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the average Government spending was in the latest period for which figures are available per child in (a) primary and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families by what means he expects secondary schools to conduct school nutrient analysis.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families whether he plans to introduce a fast-track statementing process for children with very high needs.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) what his estimate is of the annual cost of increasing the funding of all maintained secondary schools to at least the level...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many and what percentage of secondary school lessons in Yorkshire and the Humber were taught by a supply teacher in each of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many (a) mathematics, (b) science, (c) history and (d) English graduates entered teacher training to qualify as secondary...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the truancy rate was in (a) secondary and (b) primary schools in (i) Uxbridge constituency, (ii) each London borough and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what proportion of home information pack searches have been undertaken via local authorities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether information on radon risks (a) can and (b) must form part of home information packs.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment she has made of the impact of the introduction of home information packs on the residential housing market in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what definition she uses of eco-home.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many qualified domestic energy assessors and home inspectors there are in (a) Eccles constituency, (b) Greater Manchester...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many (a) domestic energy assessors and (b) home information pack inspectors have had to retake their exams in the last 12...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government when the Government plans to extend the home information pack scheme to one and two bedroomed properties; and if she will make a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many qualified domestic energy assessors there are in (a) North West Leicestershire, (b) Leicestershire and (c) the East...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate she has made of the number of domestic energy assessors required to administer the home information pack scheme in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many qualified home inspectors and domestic energy assessors there are in Bassetlaw; and how many houses were sold in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment she has made of the impact of the introduction of home information packs on the residential housing market in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment she has made of the likely effect on provision of low-cost residential housing in Peterborough constituency of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what funding has been allocated to support community land trusts in 2007-08; and from what budgets such funding will be drawn.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what steps she is taking to ensure that the spending of Preventing Violent Extremism programme funding by local authorities is...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether live/work units are classified as sui generis.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what safeguards she has put in place to ensure that funding provided to organisations by local authorities under the Preventing...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what funding the Government are going to make available to create eco-towns; and how such funding is going to be distributed.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what guidance her Department has given to local authorities on eco-town proposals.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what mechanisms will be put in place to monitor delivery of the exceptional levels of infrastructure and community facility...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what estimate he has made of the number of (a) primary and (b) secondary schools with (i) a boys' football team and (ii) a girls'...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what financial information he supplies on a regular basis on the progress of arrangements for hosting the 2012 Olympic games to (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many commercial radio licences were granted by Ofcom in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what recent assessment his Department has made of the size of the commercial radio sector in the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many commercial radio licences have been returned to Ofcom in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what recent estimate his Department has made of the UK's market share of the international tourism industry in each of the last 10 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many miles of the Afghanistan Ring road run through the British Area of Operations (AO) in Regional Command South; what assessment he has made of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what factors were taken into account in deciding the production and delivery timetable of (a) future rapid effects system utility and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what conflict scenario the future rapid effects system has been designed for.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 29 October 2007, Official Report, column 953W, on Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Afghanistan, what other new protected vehicles...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the allocation of funding is for each future rapid effects system utility vehicle.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence for what reason there are no Army figures for 1 July 2007 published on the Defence Analytical Services Agency TSP 09.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether the BAE Systems Barrow-in-Furness yard has the capacity to build eight Astute class submarines on time for the programme for building successor...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of the cost of repairing the Astute submarine damaged during routine tests.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a public apology for the death of Baha Mousa in British custody in Iraq; and what related remedial steps he has taken since the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the state of readiness of NATO's Balkans Operational Reserve Force; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what role the Land Management Services Budget Manager of Defence Estates Operation South has in reviewing procedures for waiving liability charges for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much his Department has charged charitable organisations for events held on departmental property in each of the last 10 years for which figures are...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans his Department has to discuss a European defence capabilities charter with his EU counterparts.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the estimated budget is for his Department's headquarters refurbishment project for each of the next 10 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps his Department (a) has taken and (b) plans to take by (i) 2012 and (ii) 2020 to adapt to the effects of climate change as they affect his...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what procedures are in place in his Department to ensure that personal information relating to members of the public is (a) stored and (b) transported...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many UK services personnel wear EU insignia; and where those personnel are based.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the role of the Head of the EU Command Element, Naples is; and to whom he reports.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what he estimates the lifetime cost of Typhoon will be if the Government (a) complete the order for Tranche 3 and (b) cancels Tranche 3.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the cost of the 25 airlift A400M aircraft is; and whether the order is on a fixed value contract.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence on which occasions his Department leased helicopters from commercial contractors in each year since 2003; and what the cost was in each year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the age is of the oldest (a) Puma and (b) Chinook helicopters in operational military service.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what percentage of the UK Hydrographic Office's budget was spent on (a) travel expenses and (b) marketing events and publications in 2006-07.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the Prime Minister's statement of 8 October 2007, Official Report, columns 21-25, on Iraq, whether service personnel relocated from Iraq to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) C-17 Globemaster, (b) C-130K Hercules, (c) C-130J Hercules, (d) Tristar and (e) VC-10 aircraft sorties were flown in support of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will provide examples of the nuclear materials for which his Department makes special handling arrangements.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many contracts his Department has signed with RFAS IPT Category Management since 2003; and what the value was of each.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what external consultancy costs have been incurred by the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Support Integrated Project Team since 2002.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many months each Royal Navy attack submarine in service spent (a) on operations and (b) in maintenance in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the estimated cost to his Department is of extending the out-of-service date of the existing fleet of submarines until the in-service date of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how much his Department spent on (a) business and (b) first class air travel in the last 12 months; (2) how much was spent by his Department on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Royal Navy ships are (a) operational, (b) in reserve, (c) available for sale to a foreign navy and (d) waiting to be scrapped.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps his Department has taken to promote job-sharing among its employees; and how many people in his Department job-share.

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what non-departmental public bodies have been (a) established and (b) abolished since 1 May 1997.

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what was the average amount of (a) vacant space and (b) total area, in square metres, recorded on the Electronic Property Information Mapping...

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what the timetable is for implementation of the proposals in his Department's statement on Information Sharing Vision.

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster when he plans to introduce the scheme announced in the 2006 pre-Budget report to reduce tuition fees for students participating in volunteering schemes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps his Department (a) has taken and (b) intends to take by (i) 2012 and (ii) 2020 in relation to adaptation to the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what plans he has to discuss joint environmental policy with his counterparts in the governments of Japan and China.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what his policy is on the practice of retailers giving away single use carrier bags free of charge.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when he last met his counterparts in the devolved administrations to discuss fisheries policy; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what policy objectives the Government will pursue at the meeting on international climate change policy at Bali in December.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will make a statement on Government policy on national food security.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will make a statement on the situation regarding foot and mouth disease and bluetongue disease.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment he has made of the operation of the nitrate vulnerable zones action programme; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment he has made of the effects of changes to his Department's budget on the funding it provides for small...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent discussions he has had with manufacturers on minimising products of diverse composition.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on measures to reduce carbon dioxide emissions...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will make a statement on the future provision of flood sirens in Norfolk.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what criteria he uses in deciding whether to issue an energy efficiency direction order in response to local authorities...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent assessment he has made of the safety of imported Brazilian beef; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will bring forward proposals to amend his Department's guidelines on spreading sewage sludge on farmland to prohibit...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what progress has been made in transposing the revised Bathing Water Directive (2006/7/EC) into domestic law; and when he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what percentage of English bathing waters met the standards required by the current Bathing Water Directive in each of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent assessment has been made of the capability of the Environment Agency to assess bathing water quality using fewer...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) how much was allocated to the Energy Savings Trust in the last Budget; and if he will make a statement; (2) how much...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will meet representatives of Gloucestershire county council to discuss its recent report on flooding in the area.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what discussions he has had with ministerial colleagues on ensuring the safety of new homes built on flood plains in Gravesham.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what action the Government has taken to reduce incidents of fly-tipping in the West Midlands.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when he will reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Walsall North of 31 October on the Climate Change Bill.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much Government funding went into supporting research into the development of new rodenticides in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment he has made of which areas of the UK support populations of rats that have become resistant to all...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what percentage of the UK's Total Allowable Catch for 2008 he plans to distribute to the 10 metre and under fleet; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what measures Ofwat has put in place to improve the reliability of its consumption and leakage data.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he last discussed the security situation in the Balkans with the Secretary of State for Defence; and if he will make a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will consider granting a waiver on the collection of biometric data for organised groups of children from Belarus affected...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps his Department (a) has taken and (b) plans to take by (i) 2012 and (ii) 2020 to adapt to the effects of climate...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the value of UK exports to (a) the area controlled by the government of the Republic of Cyprus and (b) the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which companies are under contract to his Department to provide mail services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much was paid in consultancy fees by his Department in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) how many electronic databases held by his Department contain (a) names, (b) addresses, (c) bank details and (d) other...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received on the effects of emigration from Eritrea on that country; and what discussions he has had with the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the Eritrean Government on media freedom in Eritrea.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the Government's policy is on the closure of Gaza's borders; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on which occasions the British embassy in Athens has hosted receptions for UK organisations visiting the city in each of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the Government's policy is on the United Nations General Assembly passing resolutions on human rights in individual states...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent representations his Department has made to the Iranian Government on child executions in Iran.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether Iranian nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili and EU High Representative Javier Solana have agreed to a fresh round of talks...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what progress has been made in the talks between EU high representative Javier Solana and the Iranian nuclear negotiator towards...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when the next meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Permanent Five Security Council members and Germany to agree a new...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) how many of his Department's personnel were assigned to the British provincial reconstruction team in (a) Basra and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many Iraqi contracted staff there are who meet the criteria for ex gratia assistance and who work or have worked for the UK...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the answer of 22 November 2007, Official Report, columns 1039-40W, on Iraq: oil, whether he takes into account...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the answer of 12 November 2007, Official Report, columns 39-40W, on Iraq: resettlement, how many locally employed...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions the Government have had with the Israeli Government on the movement of Palestinians across borders.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions have taken place between the British and Israeli Governments on dismantling check points.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions have taken place between the British and Israeli Governments on the Israeli security wall.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what risk assessment his Department has undertaken in relation to the acquisition of properties by UK citizens in (a) Northern...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on how many occasions UK citizens have sought advice from his Department in relation to property disputes in (a) Northern...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations were made to the Government of Saudi Arabia on human rights in Saudi Arabia on the occasion of the recent...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the Government's policy is on the removal of settlements on the West Bank; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will take steps to ensure that the situation in Zimbabwe will be on the formal agenda of the EU/AU summit in Lisbon.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what he expects the cost of his Department's End Waiting, Change Lives campaign to have been by the end of 2008.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the annual budget of the (a) Healthcare Commission and (b) Commission for Social Care Inspection have been over the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many operations were cancelled for each acute hospital trust in (a) each of the last 12 months and (b) each of the previous four years, broken down...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many illegal immigrants have been discovered working for his Department and its agencies in the last year for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many clinical negligence cases were closed by the NHS Litigation Authority in the last year for which figures are available; how many of those cases...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many finished consultant episodes were completed in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 26 November 2007, Official Report, column 255W, on NHS: loans, how much of the £777.881 million of loans issued to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what redundancy payments were made during the last reorganisation of primary care trusts in Hampshire; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many speech therapist hours per week are available within the NHS in Northumberland.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much was spent in (a) 2005-06 and (b) 2006-07 on stroke services, broken down by primary care trust.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what progress her Department has made on implementing the UK action plan on human trafficking.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what her estimated timetable is for full implementation of the UK action plan on human trafficking.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the outcomes of Operation Pentameter (a) 1 and (b) 2 were in relation to trafficking.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether funding for Operation Pentameter II for the Cambridgeshire constabulary will be available in the financial year 2008-09; and if she...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department with reference to the oral answer of 15 October 2007, Official Report, column 548, on inward migration, how many and what percentage of...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what funding her Department provided to the Kid's Company in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what progress has been made on negotiations to allow Olympic target pistol shooters to train and compete in the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Natural Environment Research Council's programme quantifying and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what departmental budget items have been reclassified, according to the classifications in HM Treasury's Consolidated...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what departmental assets are planned to be sold in each financial year from 2007-08 to 2010-11; what the (a) description and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills on how many occasions in (a) his Department and (b) its agencies confidential data have been downloaded on to compact discs...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills pursuant to the answer of 14 November 2007, Official Report, column 282W, on departmental manpower, what percentage of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what entertainment or hospitality members of the Department's management board have received in each of the last three...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills in which financial years his Department's outturn for its capital budget at the end of the year was less than planned at the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills on what dates his Department breached its (a) resource, (b) near-cash, (c) administration and (d) capital budgets since...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills which level (a) 2, (b) 3 and (c) 4 courses were completed by prisoners in each institution in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what the budget was for education in prisons in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills (1) what plans he has for provision of funding for students studying for an MSc in clinical oncology who have already...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills which universities admitted (a) more than 90 per cent. of their students from state schools and (b) more than 20 per cent....

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what proposals he has to increase the number of students from state-funded schools entering Russell Group universities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of careers guidance at each university.

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills which universities in the UK have departments dedicated to Islamic studies.

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how much the Medical Research Council (MRC) has spent on research using (a) human embryos, (b) adult stem cells and (c)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what plans he has for the future of the National Textile Conservation Centre, with particular reference to services formally...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how much was charged in variable tuition fees in 2006, broken down by (a) university and (b) course.

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many students in England are studying for a first degree without having at least two A-levels.

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills (1) how much was spent on Train to Gain brokers in 2006-07; and what percentage of the overall Train to Gain budget this...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many (a) companies and (b) organisations in Gloucestershire have signed the Skills Pledge.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps his Department (a) has taken and (b) intends to take by (i) 2012 and (ii) 2020 in relation to adaptation to the effects of...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how the Government is co-operating with its international partners to meet the financial shortfall in the 2007 Humanitarian Action Plan...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what progress has been made by the International Finance Facility on immunisation bonds; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment he has made of the effect on regional integration of a country signing an economic partnership agreement outside their...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what his policy is on the recent statement by the General Affairs and External Relations Council of the EU that all parties should...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much UK aid was given to the Government of Sudan between November 2006 and November 2007.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what controls he has put in place to ensure that the allocation of £700 million aid to Uganda over the next 10 years is applied to...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what guidelines have been developed by the UK Search and Rescue Advisory Group; and if he will place a copy of those guidelines in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will review the adequacy of funding of support services for women affected by sexual crime in Peterborough constituency; and if he will make a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what UK legislation governs immigration from European Union nations to the United Kingdom via the Channel Islands; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will review the time taken to promulgate Jersey legislation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how the Department obtains the consent of the Crown Dependencies in circumstances where matters within the United Kingdom have legal implications for them.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will review current legislation or administrative practices that directly effect the Crown Dependencies with a view to improving police and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what recourse the Government has had to prerogative powers in respect of (a) the Channel Islands and (b) the Isle of Man, in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what responsibility his Department has with regard to the number of available prison spaces in (a) the Isle of Man and (b) the Channel Islands.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether the Government has any plans to make new Crown appointments on any of the Channel Islands.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice which companies are under contract to his Department to provide mail services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much his Department and its predecessor spent on (a) business and (b) first class air travel in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much was spent by his Department and its predecessor on first class train tickets in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will place copies of responses to "The Governance of Britain" document in the Library.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many prisoners absconded from HM Prison Hollesley Bay in each of the last six years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice of what crimes those prisoners who have absconded from HM Prison Hollesley Bay in the last six years had been convicted.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many prisoners who have absconded from HM Prison Hollesley Bay in the last six years remain at large.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many persons were convicted of false passport or false identity document offences in each of the last two years; and of those how many and what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether his Department has had discussions with Ofcom on the security implications of the radio broadcast of messages aimed at prisoners; and if he will...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many prisoners have been released on End of Custody Licence who did not fit the criteria for release.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice when his Department will (a) resume work on the review of Prison Service Order 6300 and the arrangements governing Childcare Resettlement Licence and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many women in prisons in England and Wales are held (a) more than 50 miles and (b) more than 100 miles from the sentencing court.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the (a) certified normal accommodation and (b) total capacity available to house women prisoners was in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice on how many occasions women prisoners have been held in police or court cells over the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many (a) prisons and (b) young offenders' institutions receive funding for community mental health and reach teams to provide services for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice from what budget the funding for (a) the 8,000 new prison places announced by the previous Secretary of State for the Home Department and (b) the 1,500...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many women were not allocated places in mother and baby units in prisons in England and Wales due to (a) lack of space and (b) other reasons in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many places there are in mother and baby units in prisons in England and Wales.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how the (a) licence, (b) equipment and (c) running costs of personal televisions in prisoner cells are met; by whom; how the costs arising from...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what estimate he has made of the number of speed cameras found to be operating illegally in each of the last 10 years; and how many fines, and of what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will provide additional funding for the Youth Justice Board to increase the staff complement at Gladstone House Young Offender Institution.

To ask the Leader of the House (1) pursuant to the answer of 19 November 2007, Official Report, column 538W, on Members: allowances, what is the maximum amount in cash terms in (a) 2007-08...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many elderly persons were assaulted in their homes in each year since 1998 in Northern Ireland; and how many persons were (a) charged with...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what discussions his Department has had with Ministers of the Northern Ireland Executive on an Irish Language Act; and how the Government...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many Northern Ireland prisoners were released under the end of custody licence scheme in each month since its introduction.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many and what percentage of prisoners in Northern Ireland are foreign nationals, broken down by nationality.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what additional educational (a) facilities and (b) resources are to be made available in Northern Ireland prisons on the introduction of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much was spent on prisoner education at each facility in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will place in the Library a copy of the guidelines issued to staff maintaining his Department's corporate identity; and what the estimated annual...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans she has to abolish the Bus Service Operators Grant; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate she has made of the number of London households which are expected to buy a new car in the next 10 years, broken down by socio-economic group.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps her Department (a) has taken and (b) intends to take by (i) 2012 and (ii) 2020 in relation to adaptation to the effects of climate change...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether she is considering introducing measures to encourage cycling by children.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport which companies are under contract to her Department to provide mail services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many staff are tasked with assisting the ministerial design champion in his duties as such, broken down by grade.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many customer complaints the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency received in the last 12 months, broken down by type of complaint received.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if she will take steps to encourage local authorities and businesses to install charging points for electric vehicles.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if she will require Network Rail to make arrangements to help commuters with luggage, the elderly and disabled to access the underground from the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many recorded challenges against penalty charge notices there were in each local authority area in each of the last 12 months; and how many of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what Government resources have been used in support of Cardiff's bid to be the permanent home of the EU Galileo Supervisory Authority; and when the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what proportion of her Department's budget is spent on combating vehicle crime.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment she has made of the potential environmental effects of Government encouragement of the use on upright electric personal transporter.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate her Department has made of the average volume of carbon dioxide emissions per passenger per kilometre for travel by rail.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport on what date the Government expects nationwide coverage for the use of smartcards on the national rail network to be reached.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps she is taking to ensure that the renewable transport fuels obligation will help to lower carbon dioxide emissions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many of her officials are working on proposals to reduce the traffic generated by the school run.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate her Department has made of the likely effect of (a) the new settlement planned at Hunts Grove and (b) the new waste facility planned...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if she will take steps to amend Regulation 5 of the Severn Bridges Act 1992 to allow the introduction of facilities to pay by card and online; and if...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans her Department has to introduce facilities for the payment of tolls on the Severn crossings by (a) debit and (b) credit cards.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if she will compensate drivers who have been erroneously (a) fined and (b) charged with speeding on the evidence of illegally operating speed cameras.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate she has made of the number of driving licences which have been disqualified as a result of points being issued on the evidence of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what regulation applies to the placing of (a) a European 12 star flag and (b) a UK union flag on vehicle number plates above the initials GB.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) how much funding will be provided for track alterations to enable domestic main line services to utilise the platforms of the Waterloo...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the average wage in Suffolk was in each year since 1997.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the rate of survival for each type of cancer was in each (a) constituency, (b) primary care trust area, (c) hospital trust area, (d) region and...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much staff at the Child Benefit Agency were paid in bonuses in the last 12 month period for which figures are available.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the 10 largest bonus payments made to Child Benefits Agency staff were in the last 12 months for which figures are available.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer on how many occasions CDs containing personal data have been despatched to (a) other departments, (b) agencies and (c) the National Audit Office by HM...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what staff grade at HM Revenue and Customs has the (a) authority and (b) ability to (i) access the entire child benefit database and (ii) transfer data on...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what he estimates will be the total cost to his Department of the repercussions of the loss of personal information from the Child Benefit database,...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the cost to (a) Government and (b) other bodies of the loss of personal data from the Child Benefit database.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the relevant password to open the Child Benefit database was supplied with the data given by the HM Revenue and Customs to the National Audit Office.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer of the personal details lost by HM Revenue and Customs, how many of those affected were (a) adults and (b) children, broken down by sex.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer of the personal details lost by HM Revenue and Customs, how many of those affected were (a) adult and (b) children in North West Cambridgeshire...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many of those whose data was lost by HM Revenue and Customs were (a) adults and (b) children of each sex in (i) Southend West constituency, (ii)...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what sanctions he has (a) taken and (b) plans to take against the HM Revenue and Customs official who posted two compact discs containing confidential...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many child benefit claimants in (a) Uxbridge constituency and (b) the London borough of Hillingdon are affected by the loss of bank account details by...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many of those whose data was lost by HM Revenue and Customs were (a) adults and (b) children resident in (i) Ribble Valley constituency and (ii)...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what training is provided to staff in his Department and its agencies on the safe handling of data to counteract identity theft and other data security breaches.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of excess winter deaths were of pensioners in the most recent period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the average number of excess winter deaths in Macclesfield constituency was in each year between (a) 2000 and 2005; and how many there were in 2004-05.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what reviews have been undertaken of his Department's rules on data protection in the last two years; if he will place in the Library a copy of the report...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether his Department's information technology and data management systems are BS7799 compliant.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many and what proportion of his Department's staff are employed within each salary band; what the title and role of each position within each salary...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much each telephone contact centre for which his Department is responsible has (a) cost and (b) generated in income in each financial year since their...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how much his Department spent on (a) business and (b) first class air travel in the last 12 months; (2) how much was spent by his Department on...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many and what proportion of people in Suffolk were aged 65 years and over in each year since 1997.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what Government contracts have been awarded to PricewaterhouseCoopers for the purposes of administering an insolvency in which the Government was a creditor...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much was distributed under the Barnett formula to (a) Scotland, (b) Wales and (c) Northern Ireland as a result of expenditure on London in each of...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will ensure all CD burners are removed from HM Revenue and Customs computer departments until security procedures have been reviewed.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the future of the HM Revenue and Customs' estate in Northern Ireland.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many staff were employed (a) in each salary grade and (b) in each region by HM Revenue and Customs (i) in 2005 and (ii) on the latest date for which...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the average number of people visiting the Stroud tax office for advice each week was in each year since 1997.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much money HM Revenue and Customs generated from revenue sharing telephone numbers in the latest period for which figures are available.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many non-British EU citizens are in receipt of (a) family benefit and (b) child tax credits in respect of children who are not domiciled in the UK.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his policy is on whether changes to the tax system should be announced to Parliament first.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if he will overturn the decision by HM Revenue and Customs not to treat pigeon racing as a sport for tax purposes; (2) what factors HM Revenue and...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many 16 to 24-year-olds were not in employment, education or training in (a) the Uxbridge constituency, (b) each London borough and (c) England in...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what steps his Department is taking to ensure that tax credit claimants are consulted before deductions are made to compensate for overpayments; (2)...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps his Department is taking to recover tax credits overpaid to claimants from their estates after their decease, as referred to in the answer of 8...

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many and what proportion of posts in his Department have been recategorised from back office to frontline posts as classified by the Gershon efficiency...

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how much his Department and its agencies spent on end-of-year bonus payments in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what procedures the Child Support Agency has in place to deal with cases of disputed parentage.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps his Department (a) has taken and (b) intends to take by (i) 2012 and (ii) 2020 in relation to adaptation to the effects of climate...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what progress has been made in implementing the Crisis Loans Improvement Plan; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many full-time equivalent staff are responsible for brand management and marketing in his Department and its agencies.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions which Government Department the Government Equalities Office comes under; and what the Ministerial responsibilities are of the Parliamentary...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many incapacity benefit claimants in receipt of incapacity benefit for two to five years have found (a) employment and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the (a) cost of administering, (b) number and (c) average success rate was of appeals against refusal of incapacity benefit in each of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what proportion of jobseeker's allowance claimants in receipt of basic skills training have succeeded in obtaining a basic skills qualification...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many individuals participated in the new deal for disabled people in each year since its inception; and what estimate he has made of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what assessment he has made of the likely effect on child support cases of having a different school leaving age in England and other...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the rate of refusal was for Social Fund applications in the latest period for which figures are available, broken down by (a) type and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of expected (a) on-flows, (b) off-flows and (c) stock claimant numbers for (i) incapacity benefit (credits only),...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what discussions he has had with the Leader of the House on the (a) ministerial role of and (b) support for the hon. Member for Stevenage.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what research has been carried out into the number of benefit claimants who have undertaken basic skills training whilst in receipt of benefits...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the average percentage of pensioners' energy bills likely to be met by the winter fuel allowance in 2007-08.

asked Her Majesty's Government: When the national outline service to match apprentices to employers and training providers was trialled; and what were the main findings of the trials.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether the apprenticeship review will fill existing information gaps concerning the supply of apprenticeship places and demand for them.

asked Her Majesty's Government: What is the present best estimate of the excess of demand for apprenticeship places over supply.

asked Her Majesty's Government: How they propose to simplify, and make more accessible, the process by which young people move into apprenticeship.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will change the computer software of Government computers so as to make it impossible to transfer protected personal data held by them without...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether details of persons prosecuted or offered fixed penalties for driving offences can be matched with persons who have been given temporary residency in the...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether the timetable for raising levels of functional literacy and numeracy is sufficient to make an early and significant impact on the problem.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the reply by Lord Malloch-Brown on 28 November (Official Report, col. 1219), whether they will confirm that there are 19 countries in Latin America and...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by the Lord President (Baroness Ashton of Upholland) on 20 November (WA 54), what assessment has been made by the Equality and Human...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether, in light of the recent decision by the House of Lords in Watt (formerly Carter) v Ahsan, they will now include in their proposed equality Bill (a)...

asked Her Majesty's Government: When they expect to issue their response to the Crisp report on Global Health Partnerships: The UK contribution to health in developing countries, published on 13...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will organise a campaign mobilising extra resources to prevent standards falling in United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine refugees in...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What steps they are taking to ensure that the membership of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission is representative of the community.

asked Her Majesty's Government: What is the religious breakdown of the employees of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they are discussing possible reforms of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE); what kind of reforms they favour; whether there is...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether, in the light of two recent gun attacks, 25 other gun and bomb attacks on police in 2007 and the continuing need for a number of Police Service of Northern...

asked Her Majesty's Government: How many potential recruits to the Police Service of Northern Ireland have been turned down on the grounds of their religion since the creation of the force.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they have set target response times for incidents reported to the Police Service of Northern Ireland; and, if so, how they are monitored and calculated.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they have made an assessment of the evidence on reoffending from the personal progression system for prisoners and offenders in Northern Ireland; and...

asked Her Majesty's Government: How many experts in children's welfare, children's educational needs and children's mental health are employed by HM Prison Service.

asked Her Majesty's Government: How many people were employed in the Northern Ireland Prison Service on 1 January 1998, and at the beginning of each subsequent year.

asked Her Majesty's Government: What assessment they have made of the relationship between the ratio of staff to prisoners in the prisons and young offender institutions of England and Wales, and...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What additional powers will be given to the Information Commissioner in the light of the loss by HM Revenue and Customs of personal confidential information; and...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What progress they have made with the programme of assistance following the signing of the comprehensive peace agreement in southern Sudan; and how many staff have...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they have undertaken a cost-benefit analysis in relation to acceptance by the United Kingdom of the First Optional Protocol to the United Nations...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What is their justification for allowing women to complain to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women of violations by the...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will be in a position to announce on Human Rights Day 2007 whether they intend to accept the First Optional Protocol to the United Nations...

asked Her Majesty's Government: How many cases have been taken against the United Kingdom to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women; what was the outcome...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What estimate they have made of the monthly cost of keeping a young person in custody in England and Wales.

asked Her Majesty's Government: What representations the Northern Ireland Office is making to the Department of Education for the formal recognition of the school within the Juvenile Justice...