Thursday, 1 May 2008
To ask the Solicitor-General what investigations the Serious Fraud Office has conducted into BAE Systems since 2003; and on what date each (a) began and (b) ended.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many freedom of information requests made to his Department were (a) answered (i) within 20 days, (ii) within 40 days, (iii) within 60 days, (iv)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what payments the East of England Development Agency made to Fishburn Hedges in each of the last five years; on what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what steps his Department is taking to maintain the minimum import price for farmed salmon.
To ask the Leader of the House what assessment she has made of the use of early day motions by hon. Members.
To ask the Leader of the House how many computers in hon. Members' offices provided by PICT are marked with the instruction that they are not to be used after 8 May 2008; and if she will make a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps the Government plan to take to reduce the use of packaging by retailers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if the Government will provide compensation to swill-feeders in connection with foot and mouth disease.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how he plans to allocate the £34.5 million to implement the Pitt review's recommendations on flooding.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what has been spent on relocating newt populations in the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent discussions he has had with ministerial colleagues on the sustainability of imported biomass.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent discussions he has had with ministerial colleagues on the sustainability of imported biomass.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what representations he has received on proposals to protect nitrate vulnerable zones.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will hold discussions with ministerial colleagues in HM Treasury on the use of tax incentives for manufacturers of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent discussions he has had with ministerial colleagues at the Department for Transport on the effect on climate...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent representations he has received on the 2009 Ofwat price review.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what representations he has received on the 2009 Ofwat price review.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what progress has been made on an agreement on climate change since the Bali summit.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps he is taking to ensure the security of the national food supply.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the revenue raised through modulation of the single farm payment was spent on in (a) 2005-06, (b) 2006-07 and (c) 2007-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the value of the modulation element of the single farm payment in England was in (a) 2005-06, (b) 2006-07 and (c) 2007-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much his Department plans to spend on research into bee diseases in the next three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will make a statement on the incidence of disease in the honeybee population.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will hold discussions on the new bovine tuberculosis strategy with the RSPCA.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what payments British Waterways made to Weber Shandwick Public Affairs in each of the last five years; and on what date and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what progress has been made in meeting the National Energy Efficiency Action Plan target of reducing emissions from the UK's...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what payments the Carbon Trust made to (a) Citigate Public Affairs, (b) Weber Shandwick Public Affairs and (c) Grayling...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what payments English Nature made to Citigate Public Affairs in each of the last five years; and on what date and for what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many farms he has visited since taking up his position, in each Government region; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will review the powers and responsibilities of internal drainage boards (IDBs) including the opportunity for areas...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will consider the merits of introducing in England grants for farmers with similar purposes to those of the food...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will consider the merits of introducing in England a scheme designed to promote the food production industry similar to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will introduce measures under the cross-compliance rules governing the common agricultural policy to deduct payments...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what payments the Meat and Livestock Commission made to Weber Shandwick Public Affairs in each of the last five years; and on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment he has made of (a) the adequacy of the Government's funding of Natural England and (b) the effect of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what payments Natural England made to Grayling Political Strategy in each of the last five years; and on what date and for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent steps the Government has taken to assess the extent of damage to wildlife resulting from the effects of climate...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what criteria were used to determine the membership of (a) the Criteria Proposals Group and (b) the Criteria Review Panel...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs which Minister authorised the establishment of the Discovering Lost Ways project; and if he will instigate an investigation...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether (a) the Waste and Resources Action Programme and (b) his Department has purchased the Handbook on the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the number and proportion of children in lower-income working families accessing child care through extended...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the average length of time for an appeal against refusal of disability living allowance to be determined was in the latest period for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the cost of disability living allowance (a) payments and (b) administration was in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what plans he has to review the (a) effectiveness and (b) administration of the disability living allowance.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what progress his Department has made towards improving the accuracy of estimates for the take-up of disability living allowance amongst...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will review the process by which assessments are made of whether people with myalgic encephalopathy may receive benefits; what account...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the number of work-related major and fatal injuries per 100,000 employees in each year since 2004; and what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much his Department paid to JP Morgan in each year since 1997; and what the purpose of each payment was.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what expenditure his Department incurred in recruiting the chief executive of the Pension, Disability and Carers Service.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what measures the Government has implemented to help pensioners out of poverty since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many (a) children and (b) pensioners were living in poverty in Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey constituency in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions who made the decision to close the Remploy factory in York.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many individuals were working at Remploy in York at the time of its closure.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will estimate the cost of extending the winter fuel payment scheme to disabled people under 60 years who are in receipt of (a) the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when he expects to answer question 162349, tabled by the hon. Member for Hertsmere on 6 November, on national insurance numbers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when he expects to answer question 162690, tabled by the hon. Member for Hertsmere on 6 November, on national insurance registrations.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when he expects to answer question 162348, tabled by the hon. Member for Hertsmere on 6 November, on national insurance and non-UK citizens.
To ask the Minister for the Olympics what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families on ensuring that the 2012 Olympic Games delivers a lasting...
To ask the Minister for the Olympics what proportion of sites in the post-2012 Olympic Park has been sold off; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Minister for the Olympics which Welsh companies have registered for the CompeteFor service for the Olympics.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has been given of the time it will take to complete the construction of each aircraft carrier once the physical process of construction...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what British units in the Joint Rapid Reaction Force (JRRF) will be deployed in (a) a JRRF capacity and (b) another capacity between July to December 2008.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many training exercises have been cancelled because of equipment shortages in each year since 2005.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the (a) name, (b) location and (c) purpose was of each military exercise held in (i) Canada, (ii) Alaska, (iii) Norway, (iv) Iceland, (v)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the Answer of 14 March 2008, Official Report, column 714W, on armoured fighting vehicles, if he will publish additional figures on (a) time...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much has been paid to his Department by charity organisations for the use of its property in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how much in near cash terms his Department spent on urgent operational requirements in each year from 2001-02 to 2006-07; (2) how much has been...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of the effect on the public purse of halting further development of the Typhoon Eurofighter.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Fleet Air Arm aircraft were operational at the latest date for which figures are available, broken down by aircraft type.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what estimate he has made of strength of the (a) 10th and (b) 14th divisions of the Iraqi Army; (2) what assessment he has made of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when a decision will be made on whether to proceed with the future Lynx project.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what consideration was given to the role of helicopter engineering as a part of the UK's key technologies and capabilities during the production of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what discussions he has had on the broadcasting of Test match cricket for the period from 2010 with representatives of the English...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what steps the Government is taking to ensure that households (a) nationally and (b) in West Lancashire constituency will be able to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) what estimate he has made of the cost of adding the return path function to the set-top box as part of the digital switchover help...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what support his Department provides for the Pubwatch scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Pubwatch scheme in reducing the number of occasions when licensing laws are breached.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate she has made of the number of trees planted in Elmet constituency as a result of the upgrading of the A1 and associated works.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what meetings she or her Ministers have had with Members of the Welsh Assembly Government on cross-border concessionary bus travel since January...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many freedom of information requests made to her Department were (a) answered (i) within 20 days, (ii) within 40 days, (iii) within 60 days, (iv)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what her most recent estimate is of the unfunded liability in present value terms of each public sector pension scheme for which her Department...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the cash equivalent transfer value is of the public sector pensions of the 10 highest paid members of staff in her Department and its executive...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the Answer of 28 January 2008, Official Report, columns 43-44W, on departmental telephone services, how much money (a) her Department and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what proposals are being discussed at an EU level on liberalisation of the haulage industry.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many (a) UK and (b) non-UK registered vehicles between 41 and 44 tonnes (i) entered and (ii) exited the UK in each year since 2004.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many UK international hire and reward licences were awarded for (a) 2004, (b) 2005, (c) 2006, (d) 2007 and (e) 2008.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what progress has been made in implementing the Government's proposal to charge foreign-registered lorries which use British roads a contribution...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the answer of 24 April 2008, Official Report, column 2212W, on motor vehicles: petrol alternatives, what her estimate is of the number of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the answer of 24 April 2008, Official Report, column 2212W, on motor vehicles: petrol alternatives, how many infrastructure grants have...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if she will take steps to ensure that car park management companies which are not members of the British Parking Association, and are therefore not...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps she is taking to encourage train operating companies to allow greater accommodation for cyclists and their bicycles on trains.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many road traffic accidents resulting in (a) injury and (b) death occurred in each year since 2001.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much money was spent on road (a) maintenance and (b) construction in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans she has to involve local authorities in her Department's plans for (a) a national road pricing scheme and (b) technology pilots for a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of commercially available speed camera detection systems.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the per capita spending was from the public purse on (a) roads, (b) buses, (c) railways, (d) cycling, (e) walking and (e) air travel in each...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many people were (a) killed, (b) seriously injured and (c) slightly injured in accidents involving powered wheelchairs and mobility scooters in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people received continuing care in Suffolk in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many dentists have been issued with negative schedule letters as a result of negative schedule audits in (a) 2007-08 and (b) 2006-07; how much...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the Answer of 26 March 2008, Official Report, column 200W, on departmental data protection, if he will include information assurance data on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many days it took on average to answer written parliamentary questions tabled by each hon. Member for answer by him in the last six months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the effects of the Food Supplements Directive on the availability of high potency supplements in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether mechanisms are in place to monitor the extent to which his Department's (a) internal and (b) external (i) correspondence and (ii) distribution...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients in Suffolk have been prescribed fluoxetine in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether he has received representations from low-volume millers on the application of mandatory fortification with folic acid of bread and flour; and if...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what payments the Food Standards Agency made to (a) Edelman and (b) Strategem in each of the last five years; and on what date and for what purpose the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many new hospitals were commissioned in each of the last five years; and how many of them were commissioned under the private finance initiative...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much public funding the Meat Hygiene Service has received in each of the last three years; and how much funding it is proposed to receive in 2008-09.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what private companies provided official veterinary services to the Meat Hygiene Service (MHS) in 2007-08; and what the cost to the MHS of the services of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how often data records registered on the National Health Application Infrastructure Service (Exeter) are updated.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) surveys and (b) consultations used contact details from the National Health Application Infrastructure Service (Exeter) in (i) 2003-04,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how data are gathered by primary care trusts for inclusion on the National Health Application Infrastructure Service (Exeter) system.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps are taken to ensure that hospital consultants are aware of National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence decisions on use of specific...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what funding has been provided for research into (a) heart disease, (b) stroke and (c) dementia in each of the last five years; and what percentage of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what progress is being made in the review by the Advisory Committee on Resource Allocation of the formula used for revenue allocations; and if he will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the adequacy of training given to staff in residential care homes on dealing with residents with Parkinson's disease.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the scientific basis is for the Food Standards Agency's campaign to reduce hypertension by lowering salt intake; and how much the campaign has cost.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the health effects of reducing salt intake for (a) those who take strenuous exercise, (b) pregnant women and (c) the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health which abattoirs (a) were prosecuted by and (b) received written warnings from the Food Standards Agency in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many licensed (a) abattoirs and (b) meat processing plants require official veterinary attendance.
To ask the Prime Minister who (a) was invited to and (b) attended the Promoting Prosperity: Progressive Governance Summit.
To ask the Prime Minister how many people are employed by (a) the Press Office, (b) the Policy Unit, (c) the Speech Writing Unit, (d) the Research and Information Unit, (e) the Private...
To ask the Prime Minister if he will place in the Library a copy of the letter he sent to hon. Members about the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill; who drafted the letter; whom he consulted...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether his Department provides (a) tax-free benefits and (b) other allowances for their staff to purchase bicycles under the Cycle to Work...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) how many working days were lost by his Department due to stress-related illness in each of the last 24 months; (2) how many of his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many documents have been passed by (a) the Royal Ulster Constabulary and (b) the army to official inquiries into their respective...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many Taser guns have been purchased by the police in Northern Ireland; and whether there have been any instances of their use.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the cost of (a) each public inquiry under way in Northern Ireland and (b) each Historic Enquiries Team investigation has been in each...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assistance is being provided to the remaining victims of Cyclone Sidr in Bangladesh.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what response he has made to the World Bank and International Monetary Fund assessment that food insecurity could lead to mass...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps his Department has taken to combat HIV/AIDS in (a) Malawi and (b) Thailand.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps the Government is taking to encourage the involvement of women at all levels in the democratic process in Pakistan.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what recent steps the Government has taken to assist sustainable development in Rwanda.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment he has made of the safety of those delivering World Food Programme supplies in Southern Sudan.
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster pursuant to the answer of 5 March 2008, Official Report, column 2564W, on Admiralty House, what guidance his Department issues on the liability of...
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what minor works have been undertaken in Downing street (a) offices and (b) ministerial residences since the Prime Minister took office.
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what information Departments are required to hold on whether their employees are married to other employees.
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what the effect on his Department's expenditure would be of increasing the employee contribution to each pension scheme for which his Department is...
To ask the Chancellor of theExchequer if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the board members of the Financial Services Authority in undertaking regulation of the banking sector.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what provisions apply to the utilisation of child trust funds by parents through credit unions in (a) England and Wales, (b) Scotland and (c) Northern...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assistance the Office of Government Commerce provided to, and what contact it has had with (a) the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency,...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much was claimed in reimbursable expenses by Senior Civil Service staff in his Department and its agencies in the last 12 month period for which figures...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether mechanisms are in place to monitor the extent to which his Department's (a) internal and (b) external (i) correspondence and (ii) distribution of...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what research he has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated into the average duration of employment of EU A8 nationals working in the UK since 2004.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether HM Treasury has investigated the role played by the Financial Services Authority in the regulation of the sale of endowment mortgages.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer of 24 April 2008, Official Report, column 2212W, on motor vehicles: petrol alternatives, what the differentials in fuel duty are for...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what factors are considered when determining the level of road tax applicable to 125cc motorbikes; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the likely effects of migration on population density in Bridgend constituency over the next 10 years.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what steps his Department has taken to monitor the effect of its private finance initiative policies on (a) value for money and (b) staff terms and...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will extend the remit of the Audit Commission to central government spending.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many HM Revenue and Customs staff are employed (a) full-time and (b) part-time in Northern Ireland.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) when the scheme for stamp duty tax relief on new zero-carbon homes will expire; (2) what estimate his Department has made of the number of (a)...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer of 24 April 2008, Official Report, column 2184, on air passenger duty, what representations his Department has received from...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many complaints about tax credits HM Revenue and Customs received from (a) hon. Members and (b) members of the public by (i) telephone, (ii)...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many calls were (a) received, (b) handled and (c) unanswered by (i) the claimants' and (ii) hon. Members' tax credit hotline in each year since 2003.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many families in Warrington are in receipt of each category of tax credit.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the evidential basis was for his statement on 12 March 2008, Official Report, column 298, that the average bottle of wine costs £4.00.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the answer by the Prime Minister of 12 March 2008, Official Report, column 276, on compensation for those with pleural plaque, when he...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much and what proportion of the Youth Justice Board's budget was spent on (a) purchasing remand and custodial places for offenders, (b) grants to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the answer of 18 February 2008, Official Report, column 187W, on departmental ICT, how many of the missing or stolen (a) laptops and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many days it took on average to answer written parliamentary questions tabled by each hon. Member for answer by him in the last six months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many prosecutions there were for dog fighting in the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what recent representations he has received on the system of electoral registration; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people have applied for a non-molestation order since 1 July 2007.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice with reference to Prison Service Instruction 2005/33, on the practice of paganism in prison, how many wands are available in prisons in (a) England,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many early release offenders who have been recalled since June 2007 are still at large; what steps are being taken to apprehend them; and what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what assessment he has made of the effects on prisoners of being released early.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many new prison blocks have been commissioned in each of the last five years; and how many of them were commissioned under the private finance...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many men aged (a) 40 to 49, (b) 50 to 59, (c) 60 to 69, (d) 70 to 79 and (e) 80 years and above were prosecuted for offences relating to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many of those prosecuted under the provisions of the Protection of Badgers Act 1992 received custodial sentences, excluding suspended sentences, in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many (a) 15, (b) 16 and (c) 17-year-olds were on remand in each police authority area in each year since 1997; and how many went on to serve a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the role of the Building Research Establishment was in the home information pack area trials.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what payments the (a) Core Cities Group, (b) Thames Gateway London Partnership and (c) Housing Corporation made to Connect...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many conservation areas there are in England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether her Department owns land in any of the 15 locations short-listed as possible eco-towns.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many representations (a) for and (b) against each of the 15 locations shortlisted as potential eco-towns have been...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what steps the Government are considering to end the practice of automatically classifying gardens as brownfield sites; and if...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on what date a home information pack will be required for a home placed on the market before a home information pack became...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment she has made of the impact stand-alone home condition report without home information packs had on transactions...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what criteria the Homes and Communities Agency will use in deciding whether to invoke its powers to rule on development...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) what statutory obligations housing associations have to accommodate the needs of disabled tenants; (2) what statutory...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many houses were built in high flood risk areas between 1997 and 2005; and how many houses indicated in plans scheduled for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent assessment she has made of the impact of equity leaseback schemes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the average public subsidy per dwelling for a property was under the (a) Social Market Homebuy, (b) New Build Homebuy and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many affordable homes have been built in Romsey constituency in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if she will take steps to ensure that new residential developments in housing hotspots reflect local housing need, with...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if she will take steps to ensure that local authorities use appropriate mechanisms to require that homes for sale which were...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many new homes were built in each West Yorkshire constituency in each year since 1992.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether the Government plan to review Planning Policy Statement 7 (2004) on developments on agricultural land; and if she will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what requirements there are upon a local authority to advertise the sale of a property of which it is disposing.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what payments the London Thames Gateway Development Corporation made to Euro RSCG Apex Communications in each of the last five...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what changes in (a) service and (b) data provision Ordnance Survey has made to the Mapping for Emergencies service since the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what payments Ordnance Survey made to Mandate Communications/AS Biss and Co in each of the last five years; on what dates; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many prosecutions have been brought under building control regulations against people who have opened up access through the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer to my hon. Friend the Member for Peterborough (Mr. Jackson) of 3 April 2008, Official Report, column...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the statement of 25 February 2008, Official Report, column 66-67WS, on the national strategy for housing in an...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what information from local authority (a) planning and (b) building control departments is passed to the Valuation Office...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) arrests, (b) prosecutions and (c) convictions of supporters of each team were made at Premier League football matches in each...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what her estimate is of the percentage of funds repaid by Government to Kent county council in respect of expenditure making provision for...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many staff are employed (a) full-time and (b) part-time in the Case Resolution Directorate; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what contracts her Department signed on a consultancy basis with a net value of more than £20,000 in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what opinion research companies her Department has employed in each of the last five years; and what the cost was of each contract.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what targets her Department has set in relation to its employment of people with disabilities over the next five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 29 November 2007, Official Report, columns 657-58W, on Firearms: Crime, how many (a) gun crimes and (b) arrests...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many work permits were issued for (a) nurses and (b) doctors from African countries in each year since 2005.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much each police force (a) requested in recharge payments and (b) received in recharge payments from the Immigration Service where...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she expects to be able to determine the immigration status of Omar Ali Namo (Ref N1063103).
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department with reference to the answer of 5 February 2007, Official Report, columns 670-1W, on Iraq, how many Iraqi nationals have been allowed entry...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she expects to reply to the letter dated 8 February 2008 from the right hon. Member for Banff and Buchan on Mr. Kisuka.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the cost of the press offices of (a) her Department, (b) its agencies and (c) its non-departmental public bodies was in each year...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which police forces she has (a) received representations from and (b) had discussions with on concerns surrounding threats to public order...
To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what steps the Cogent Sector Skills Council is taking to ensure that there is an adequate supply of people with the skills...
To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills whether his Department provides health or social care services out of public funds, with reference to the statement by the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what payments the Learning and Skills Council made to Weber Shandwick Public Affairs in each of the last five years; on what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many and what proportion of (a) part-time and (b) mature students are in receipt of Government-funded support for the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many students from other EU member states other than the UK had a loan from the Student Loans Company at the latest date...
To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what the cost of the Quality Improvement Agency has been; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what estimate he has made of the level of debt which will be owed to the Student Loans Company in each of the next five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many and what proportion of undergraduate part-time students in England were ineligible for a fee grant solely because...
To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills whether responsibility for funding the 14 to 19 foundation learning tier will be transferred to local authorities in 2010-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what payments (a) the United Kingdom Accreditation Service and (b) UFi made to Grayling Political Strategy in each of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many and what proportion of childcare staff in England had childcare qualifications which were obtained overseas in each of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what proportion of children aged between (a) two and 15 and (b) 10 and 15 were estimated to be obese in each year from 1990 to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many teachers are qualified to teach food technology.
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many schools are not taking part in the gifted and talented programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the average age of (a) primary school and (b) secondary school head teachers was in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) what steps his Department has taken to build on the Wider Opportunities programme; (2) how many pilot schemes were set up...
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families pursuant to the answer of 26 March 2008, Official Report, column 315W, what the findings were from the June 2007 School Funding...
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many primary schools there were in each local authority area in England in each year since 1996-97.
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what his most recent estimate is of the proportion of children who completed Key Stage 2 with adequate levels of literacy and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) what the average expenditure from the public purse was per pupil on (a) primary, (b) secondary and (c) pre-school...
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the current Ofsted inspection cycle is for schools; how this varies for high and low performing schools; what plans there are...
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much (a) National Lottery funding and (b) Government funding school sport received in each year since 2003-04 for which...
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what proportion of the Sure Start budget was spent on updating the Sure Start website in each year for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much his Department and its predecessors spent on updating the Sure Start website in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which representatives of his Department met Mr Caleb McCarry on his recent visit to the UK; and what subjects were discussed at...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the cost to his Department has been of appealing against freedom of information requests submitted by Nicholas Gilby...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what events his Department has planned to mark Schuman Day on 9 May 2008.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent (a) assessment he has made of the human rights situation in Iran and (b) discussions he has had with the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the Government's policy is on investments in Iranian oil and gas; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what decisions were reached at the 16 April meeting of the diplomatic political directors of China, the United States, Russia,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has received consequent upon the Government's recognition of the unilateral declaration of independence...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has received from the Government of Malaysia on the right of British veterans to wear the Pingat Jasa...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what opportunity the Malaysian authorities were given to express their opinion in consultation before the Committee on the Grant...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on how many occasions the Committee on the Grant of Honours, Decorations and Medals has ruled that a medal awarded by a foreign...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many countries award medals to British service (a) personnel and (b) veterans; and whether their recipients in each...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether the 2006 review of Chevening scholarships which he has placed in the Library was the same review of scholarship funding...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to his written ministerial statement of 13 March 2008, Official Report, columns 22-4WS, on Foreign and Commonwealth...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the written Ministerial statement of 13 March 2008, Official Report, columns 22-24WS, on Foreign and Commonwealth...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the written Ministerial statement of 13 March 2008, Official Report, columns 22-24WS, on Foreign and Commonwealth...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether his statement of 13 March 2008, Official Report, columns 22-4WS, on FCO scholarships and fellowships, that his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he has assessed the steps taken by the (a) Commonwealth scholarship, (b) Chevening scholarship and (c) Marshall...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he has taken to monitor the treatment of (a) Christians, (b) Ahmadiyyas and (c) other religious minorities in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs under what circumstances the Government have been refused consular access to Simon Mann in Black Beach Prison, Equatorial...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will request his US counterpart to seek regular access to Simon Mann in Black Beach Prison, Equatorial Guinea, on behalf...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what provisions of international law apply to the granting by Equatorial Guinea to another country of consular access to one of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what his most recent assessment is of the situation in Tibet; and what steps he has taken to express the Government's concerns...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what contacts his Department has had with the United States Cuba Transition Co-ordinator in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the purpose was of the recent visit to his Department by Caleb McCarry; whom Mr McCarry met; what was (a) discussed and...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Statement by Lord McKenzie of Luton on 22 April (WS 150), under what legal authority the Department for Work and Pensions is spending...
asked Her Majesty's Government: How many more repayable cash advances from the Department for Work and Pensions' contingencies fund are likely to be required to pay for setting up the Child...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will conduct an urgent review of the financial planning for the establishment of the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission.
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether consultations have been held with the National Audit Office on the decision to spend £2,400,000 from the Department for Work and Pensions'...
asked Her Majesty's Government: (a) how many civil servants have been employed by HM Treasury in each year since 1997; (b) how many civil servants joined HM Treasury in each of those years; and...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether rape victims and persons leaving prostitution will benefit from (a) the follow-up to the Tackling Violence Action Plan, and (b) social inclusion policies;...
asked Her Majesty's Government: What progress has been made in the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform's programme to develop the renewable obligation certificate for...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by Lord Darzi of Denham on 1 April (WA 155), whether they will answer the three parts of the Question.
asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answers by Lord Darzi of Denham on 1 April (WA 155) and Lord Hunt of Kings Heath on 30 January 2001 (WA 55) in which they accepted the...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by Lord Darzi of Denham on 1 April (WA 155), what steps they will take to ensure that the new research project therein referred to...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Which public bodies have exemption provisions in the Freedom of Information Act.
asked Her Majesty's Government: What evidence is available to support the use of home testing of blood sugar for type 2 diabetes.
asked Her Majesty's Government: What plans they have to reduce the neo-natal morbidity rate among multiple birth pregnancies.
asked Her Majesty's Government: What is their reaction to the estimate that house prices may drop by 30 per cent over the next three years.
asked Her Majesty's Government: Which annual reports the Ministry of Justice is required by Acts of Parliament to produce; and, in each case, what is the authorising Act.
asked Her Majesty's Government: How many people are currently serving indefinite sentences of imprisonment for the protection of the public; and at what rate this number is increasing each year;...
asked Her Majesty's Government: What is the latest estimate of the take-up of child tax credit among households eligible for such benefit, giving the estimated number of (a) households and (b)...
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