To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he has received representations on the holding of a referendum in Scotland on independence from the United Kingdom.

To ask the Leader of the House what files are held by her Department on the Road Traffic (Seat Belts) Bill of Sessions (a) 1978-79, (b) 1979-80 and (c) 1980-81; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much food waste his Department generated in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many serving members of the Police Service of Northern Ireland were seconded to police forces in Great Britain in each of the last 10 years,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many smoking shelters were built at each of his Department's London buildings in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the answer of 21 April 2008, Official Report, column 1430W, on Aviation: Costs, if she will break down the figures for each year by (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps her Department has taken on the payment of light dues by the County Down fishing fleet; and whether it has sought the assistance of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what percentage of vehicles registered at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency to pay road tax was registered before 2001.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if she will ensure that Ministers are able to choose a British-built vehicle as their ministerial car.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much of the £15 billion Government funding for rail announced in July 2007 has been allocated.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether additional funding has been allocated to rail transport since the 2007 Rail White Paper.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport with reference to the White Paper "Delivering a Sustainable Railway", Cm 7176, how much of the £15 billion in overall Government support for the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many coastguards there are in (a) Cornwall, (b) the South West and (c) England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what pay scale is used for coastguards.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what funding allocation he has made for the Portable Antiquities Scheme in (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2010-11.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport which Portable Antiquities Scheme posts are vacant; and what plans there are to fill them.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many licensed bingo clubs (a) opened and (b) closed in each year since 2003.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many members of staff in his Department are responsible for each of its Public Service Agreement targets.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport whether mechanisms are in place to monitor the extent to which his Department's (a) internal and (b) external (i) correspondence and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many (a) B2 machines or their equivalent and (b) B3 machines or their equivalent there were in licensed betting offices in each...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what estimate he has made of the proportion of those attending performances at the Royal Opera House who are from socio-economic groups...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what proportion of the £755 million indicated in his Department's corporate plan as spending on sport over the next three years...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many competition managers have been appointed.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport when the public consultation on video game age ratings classification will be launched; and what the consultation period will be.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport whether the public consultation on video game age ratings classification will include examination of the merits of the (a) British...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 19 February 2008, Official Report, column 567W, on the Fairtrade initiative, how his Department promotes the use of fair trade...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 19 February 2008, Official Report, column 567W, on the Fairtrade initiative, (1) what Fairtrade products are (a) available...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the book cost of the long service advance of pay scheme was in each year since its inception.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many clinicians (a) joined and (b) left the Defence Medical Services in each year since 1997, broken down by service.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his timetable is for the submission of a planning application to replace the gravel gerties at Atomic Weapons Establishment, Burghfield.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the UK's position on the banning of cluster bombs is; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what premises are occupied by units of the armed forces which are not owned by his Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to his statement at the UN Conference on Disarmament on 5 February 2008 that the UK is willing to host a technical conference of P5 nuclear...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent discussions he has had with his NATO counterparts on sourcing the requirements for ISAF's Operational Reserve Force.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many times Ministers in her Department have visited (a) commercial leisure organisations, (b) licensed bingo clubs and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many and what proportion of her Department's employees are (a) male, (b) female, (c) from an ethnic minority, (d)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 21 April 2008, Official Report, column 1392W, on departmental overseas visits, what the (a) country...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 21 April 2008, Official Report, column 1392W, on departmental overseas visits, what the cost of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many and what proportion of employees in her Department who received a performance-related bonus at their last appraisal...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if she will place in the Library a copy of (a) the research on return path capability among the elderly and (b) the draft...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many houses in London are empty.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what is the estimated difference, in cash terms, between the build cost of a family home meeting level 6 on the Code for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government in what circumstances a local authority (a) could and (b) should award an additional pension under the new Local Government...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar of 16 May 2008, Official Report, columns 1798-99W, on Local...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar of 16 May 2008, Official Report, columns 1798-99W, on Local...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if she will estimate the revenue which would accrue from a 2p business rate supplement on businesses with a rateable value of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government for what reasons regional Ministers do not answer parliamentary questions; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment the Audit Commission has made of the reasons for recent trends in levels of benefit fraud.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps he is taking to encourage young people to work in the agricultural sector.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to table 3, page 200 of his Department's Annual Report 2008, Cm 7399, for what reason no departmental expenditure...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 15 May 2008, Official Report, columns 1742-43W, on Beekeeping: Research, what the results of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in how many parishes in England and Wales incidences of bovine tuberculosis were confirmed in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether it is his Department's policy to release the home addresses of (a) senior and (b) middle-ranking officials if...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether his Department met the civil service diversity targets set out on page 51 of Cabinet Office Annual Report 2007 by...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the Answer of 25 April 2008, Official Report, column 2328W, on Tree Preservation Orders: Guildford, what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs which Acts for which his Department has policy responsibility received Royal Assent between 1 May 1997 and April 2008; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much his Department spent on (a) written consultation, (b) consultation roadshows and (c) stakeholder focus groups in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what science and research projects his Department commissioned in each year since 2001; how long each project was expected to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what science and research projects his Department has commissioned which are ongoing; for how long each project is...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much his Department spent on scientific research and development in each year since 2001; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much his Department plans to spend on scientific research and development in each of the next five years; and if he will...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether his Department has completed the improvement in the system performance of the Nuclear Emergency Planning and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much his Department spent on programmes to combat deforestation in each of the last five years; and if he will make a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what further steps the Environment Agency has taken on the illegal crushing of concrete by KKB at Four Gun Field in Sittingbourne.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will bring forward measures to make Natural England a statutory consultee for applications to fell ancient woodlands.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will implement a system for consultation with relevant local organisations in the New Forest prior to decisions being...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what visits he has made to Essex in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what representations are being made to the European Parliament's Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate his Department has made of the annual consumption of wheat in the UK in each of the last five years, in tonnes.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent discussions he has had with ministerial colleagues on proposals for revisions to the legislation on credit unions.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent discussions he has had with ministerial colleagues on support for credit unions.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will reassess the proposals to amend vehicle excise duty announced in Budget 2008.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate his Department has made of the effect on taxation revenues of increases in oil and gas prices in the last 12 months.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the effects of the recent rises in the price of fuel on the economy of the Highlands and Islands.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of trends in economic activity in Warrington since 1997.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the income distribution of the 1.1 million households which will not be fully compensated for the abolition of the 10p rate of...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent assessment his Department has made of the extent to which levels of public debt and borrowing comply with the Government's fiscal rules.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent discussions he has had with international counterparts on the economic effects of global oil prices.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the accuracy of his Department's forecasts of levels of public-sector debt and public borrowing in the last five years.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he has issued guidance to staff in his Department to switch off personal computers when they are not in use; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent assessment he has made of the effects on the economy of public expenditure on education.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what oversight his Department has on consultations undertaken by the Financial Services Authority.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when the Financial Secretary will reply to the letters from the hon. Member for Spelthorne of 1 April and 6 May on behalf of his constituent, Mrs Helen Seeley.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many staff are allocated to enforcement of the national minimum wage in each region and nation of the UK.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many complaints the National Minimum Wage hotline has received in each of the last three years for which figures are available.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what the national debt was as a percentage of GDP in real terms in (a) 1990, (b) 1995, (c) 2000 and (d) 2005; (2) what the national debt was as a...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the average public expenditure per capita in the City of York was in 1996-97 and 2007-08.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent assessment he has made of the effects on the economy of expenditure on rail infrastructure.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his latest estimate is of the cost of the current update project for the HM Revenue and Customs website.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many HM Revenue and Customs employees worked on preventing the importation of (a) controlled drugs, (b) illegal firearms and (c) illicit (i) alcohol...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people were (a) cautioned and (b) successfully prosecuted for attempting to smuggle into the UK (i) turtle shells and (ii) other items derived...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many and what proportion of three to five-year-olds were living in (a) workless households and (b) relative poverty in the latest period for which...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many and what proportion of children were born into (a) workless households and (b) relative poverty in each year since 1997; and if he will make a...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the Valuation Office Agency's electronic records project involves the digitisation of information on age, size and construction of domestic properties.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the budget is for the Valuation Office Agency's electronic records project.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many compensation payments for tax credit maladministration have been made in each quarter from April 2003 to April 2008; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many complaints his Department received on the tax credit system from residents in (a) Wakefield District and (b) Yorkshire and Humberside in the last...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many telephone calls to the Child Support Agency were abandoned by (a) agency staff and (b) clients in each month since May 2005.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what arrangements are in place to ensure that claimants awarded a compensatory payment for errors made by his Department are (a) notified to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what his Department's procedure is for publishing announcements on (a) the publication of departmental research reports and (b) departmental...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what criteria his Department uses to decide what information it should publish with a press release.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on what date and at what time his Department's press releases on DWP research report (a) 472, (b) 481, (c) 486 and (d) 467 were first...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the reasons are for the time taken to publish the (a) family resources survey, (b) households below average income and (c) pensioners...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether the speech he made on Tuesday 6 May 2008 to the Fabian Society was made in a ministerial capacity.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the annual savings resulting from the reduction in backdating facilities for housing benefit and council tax...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many individuals received a payment from the (a) in work emergency fund and (b) in work emergency fund for lone parents in the most...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether the article written for the New Statesman of 8 May 2008 was written in an official capacity.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many incidents of benefit fraud relating to each type of benefit were reported to the Benefit Fraud Hotline in each of the last five years...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what the staff turnover of each business unit located in Fylde was in the latest period for which figures are available; (2) what the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs for what reasons the Government plan to seek exemptions from the convention on cluster munitions at the Dublin Diplomatic Conference.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent steps he has taken to seek to secure the release of Aung San Suu Kyi and other political prisoners in Burma.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many Government officials accompanied HRH the Prince of Wales on his official visit to the Caribbean in March 2008; what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much was paid in end-of-year performance bonuses to (a) all staff and (b) staff at senior civil service level in (i) his...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many people were recruited to his Department under the Diplomatic Fast Stream programme in each of the last 10 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many people recruited to his Department in the last financial year were aged (a) 20 to 30, (b) 31 to 40, (c) 41 to 50 and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the Indonesian Government to encourage them to prevent violence directed at the Ahmadiyya...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the Government of Iran on the arrest on 14 May and the detention in Evin prison of Fabriba...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the Government of Iran on the detention since 5 March of Mrs Mahuash Sabet, an Iranian...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the performance of the right hon. Tony Blair in his capacity as middle east peace envoy against...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what mechanism exists to (a) brief the right hon. Tony Blair and (b) receive reports from the right hon. Tony Blair in respect...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much has been allocated to the right hon. Tony Blair's activities as middle east peace envoy; on what date this funding was...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with his European counterparts on posts and institutions created by the Treaty of Lisbon; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps UK embassies have been taking to encourage (a) foreign Governments to join the International Whaling Commission to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much (a) direct Government and (b) Lottery funding was allocated to (i) awareness programmes and (ii) rehabilitation services for (A) alcohol...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidance the Chief Medical Officer has issued to doctors and other medical practitioners on benzodiazepine withdrawal.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he expects to consult on proposals for changes to the Care Home Charging Regulations and the Charging for Residential Accommodation Guide.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 1 May 2008, Official Report, column 619W, on dementia research funding, how (a) the £18.3 million of funding from his...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether he has issued guidance to staff in his Department to switch off personal computers when not in use; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what progress has been made in negotiations on maximum permitted levels for nutrients under the Food Supplements Directive; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether installation and personal advice will be part of any extension of home delivery of disability equipment under the Transforming Community Equipment...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what guidance he issues to primary care trusts on working with local authorities on joined-up services for children with continence issues; (2)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many people were treated for addiction to methamphetamine in each of the last five years; (2) what estimate he has made of the number of users...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 28 February 2008, Official Report, column 1886W, on vaccines, (1) how many doses of the differently labelled MMR vaccines...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment his Department has made of the effect on public health of the use of nanotubes in clothing materials.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health with reference to his Department's publication Pharmacy in England: Building on Strengths - Delivering the Future, Cm 7341, how the new Expert Panel on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) with reference to his Department's publication Pharmacy in England: Building on Strengths—Delivering the Future, Cm 7341, how the Government...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health with reference to his Department's publication Pharmacy in England: Building on Strengths—Delivering the Future, Cm 7341, how the Government plans...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) with reference to his Department's publication Pharmacy in England: Building on Strengths - Delivering the Future, Cm 7341, what estimate he has...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how pharmacy should take steps to ensure that it develops robust interfaces between other providers of urgent care services such as general practice,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what monthly targets his Department expects pharmacists to meet; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the public expenditure per capita on (a) primary care, (b) emergency care and (c) NHS dental provision in each trust in London was in each year...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent representations he has received on the adequacy of the mileage allowance for district nurses.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidance is given to NHS hospitals on provision of support to patients who are dying and their families.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what financial assistance his Department has made available to primary care trusts in London to develop a polyclinic; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people were prescribed (a) anti-depressants, (b) mood stabilisers, (c) anti-psychotic drugs, (d) major tranquillisers and (e) minor...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many plasma television screens have been purchased by his Department and its agencies, and at what cost, in the last 24 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what discussions are taking place between the Legal Services Commission, the Bar Council and the Law Society on Very High Cost Case (VHCC) criminal cases...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what plans he has to implement the recommendations of the Breaking the Circle report of the review of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the capacity of the open prison estate is; and how many such places were occupied at the most recent date for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice when the Government plans to implement section 20 of the Road Safety Act 2006 regarding the offence of causing death by careless driving; and if he will...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many (a) criminal prosecutions and (b) civil actions were brought by (i) local authorities, (ii) the Crown and (iii) other parties against a person...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many young offenders sentenced to immediate custody were released early from custody in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the Government expects the first alcohol disorder zone to be implemented.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many local authorities have submitted an application to establish an alcohol disorder zone.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department for what reasons data on antisocial behaviour orders for 2006 have not been published; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent discussions the Government have had with local authorities and police forces on tackling crime against businesses.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent steps the Government have taken to reduce the incidence of crime against small businesses.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many records of offences (a) in total, (b) of violence against the person, (c) sexual offences, (d) of robbery, (e) of burglary,...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of crime recorded by the police in (a) 2002-03, (b) 2003-04, (c) 2004-05, (d) 2005-06 and (e) 2006-07 would not have...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many and what proportion of records held by the Criminal Records Bureau she estimates contain incorrect information, broken down by...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which domestic violence (a) projects and (b) organisations for (i) perpetrators and (ii) victims of domestic violence are being funded by...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of the drug interdictions set out in the Serious Organised Crime Agency Annual Report 2007-08 were the result of UK-based...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of the drug interdictions listed in the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) Annual Report 2007-08 were seized directly by...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many fines issued for the unlawful possession of drugs were for (a) £50 or less, (b) £51 to £100, (c) £101 to...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 5 March 2008, Official Report, column 2678W, on firearm seizures, if she will provide the number of seizures for...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department in how many prosecutions DNA samples on the national DNA database from people with no previous convictions have been used.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 15 May 2008, Official Report, column 1733W, on human trafficking, for what offences the 86 convictions were made;...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 1 April 2008, Official Report, column 758W, on organised immigration crime, if she will provide full figures for...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what IT software is (a) recommended by her Department and (b) used by police forces in their enforcement of licensing laws.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) interim receiving orders, (b) property freezing orders, (c) Mareva injunctions and (d) freezing orders were granted under or...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many outstanding applications for recovery orders under Part 5 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 were inherited in (a) England and Wales...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what proportion of applications to the Security Industry Authority for licences were completed within the six to eight weeks processing...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps (a) her Department and (b) the Security Industry Authority (SIA) are taking to (i) protect those employees whose jobs have been...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications for (a) licences and (b) licence renewals were received by the Security Industry Authority in each year since 2003.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department on how many occasions the Security Industry Authority lost the personal details of applicants in each year since 2003.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) contact staff, (b) processing staff, (c) temporary staff and (d) staff in total were employed by the Security Industry...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many of his Department's personnel are based in Helmand Province; and what their budget for 2008-09 is.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much funding was allocated by his Department to Helmand Province in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much aid his Department plans to provide to Burma in each year from 2008 until 2011.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what funding his Department has provided to cross-border groups which have been providing humanitarian assistance in Burma since...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development which supplier or chain of suppliers is to provide the supply of 20 million bed nets recently announced by the Prime Minister; and on...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development (1) what arrangements have been made for the (a) procurement and (b) distribution of the 20 million bed nets recently announced by...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how much was paid in end-of-year performance bonuses to (a) all staff and (b) staff at senior civil service level in (i)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how much food waste his Department generated in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what the higher education initial participation rate for English-domiciled first-time participants in higher education...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what proportion of the Higher Education Funding Council for England's budget for tuition funding was allocated to (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what the criteria were for the selection of members to the Strategic Advisory Board for Intellectual Property; and what plans...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many people are making repayments on student loans.

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills whether British Sign Language teachers who do not hold Lifelong Learning UK's new minimum core requirements for teachers in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what assessment he has made of the impact on British Sign Language teachers of Lifelong Learning UK's new minimum core...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what steps he plans to take to increase the number of qualified British Sign Language teachers and interpreters.

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what the (a) name, (b) cost and (c) purpose was of each advertising campaign carried out by the Central Office of Information in the most recent...

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what recent assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of Central Office of Information public advertising campaigns; and if he will...

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many (a) UK born and (b) non-UK born people of working age there were in employment in each year from 1997 to 2007, reflecting before and...

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how much food waste (a) the Cabinet Office and (b) the Prime Minister's Office generated in each of the last five years; and if he will make a...

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what the top 20 nationalities in the category, Rest of the World in table three of the ONS document, Employment of Foreign Workers in the United...

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what reports Nick Coleman has provided under commission to the Cabinet Office in the last two years.

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1) how much was received in subscription charges to the governmentfunding.org.uk website in each of the last three years; (2) what the average...

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what the budget for the Get Safe Online website is for 2008-09.

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster pursuant to the Answer of 24th April 2008, Official Report, column 2174W, on Ministers: official residences, what the budgeted cost of the...

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what the rate of youth unemployment was in Hemel Hempstead constituency at the end of each month since January 2005; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) what his most recent estimate is of the number of looked-after children in each region receiving treatment or counselling...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) how many children attended hospital following an accident within (a) nurseries and (b) a childminder's home in (i)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much and what proportion of the Transformation Fund has been spent; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many maintained schools will offer an A level course in communications and culture in the next academic year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many and what proportion of his Department's employees are (a) male, (b) female, (c) from an ethnic minority, (d) disabled...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many and what proportion of employees in his Department who received a performance-related bonus at their last appraisal were...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of the education maintenance allowance in each year from 2006-07 to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) what margin of error was permitted by markers passing the standardisation test to mark (a) Key Stage 2 and (b) Key Stage 3...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what representations he has received on the (a) time taken to mark and (b) level of error in the marking of the 2008 standard...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what representations he has received on the (a) balance and (b) accuracy of the content of the (i) Passport to the European...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what distribution of the (a) Passport to the European Union and (b) The EU: what's in it for me booklets for 10 to 12-year-olds,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much capital funding for educational-related projects his Department allocated to Warrington Borough Council for 2007-08.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many qualified teachers are employed to provide education services in young offender institutions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many hours of education per week are offered on average to inmates of young offender institutions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what targets exist for provision of education for inmates of young offender institutions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families pursuant to the answer of 8 May 2008, Official Report, column 1139W, on extended schools, how many and what proportion of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what forecasts of the demand and supply for primary school places (a) his Department and (b) other agencies for which he is...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what information his Department holds on the (a) demand for and (b) supply of primary school places in each London borough in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many children were educated in pupil referral units in (a) 2007, (b) 2006 and (c) 2005.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) how many pupils educated in pupil referral units achieved five GCSEs at grade A* to C in the last academic year for which...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) how many children in maintained schools have been diagnosed with epilepsy; (2) what proportion of school children with...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what assessment he has made of the effect of allocations to academy schools by pupil banding on neighbouring schools with results...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) what guidance his Department issues to local authorities on the selection of schools for rebuilding; and if he will make a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families whether steps were taken to encourage schools to celebrate St. George's Day in 2008 with extra-curricular activities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many schools rated as (a) outstanding and (b) good by Ofsted since 2003 have subsequently been placed in special measures;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what discussions his Department has had with the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills on the likely impact of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many and what proportion of qualified teachers working in (a) maintained primary schools and (b) maintained secondary...

asked Her Majesty's Government: To which 20 countries outside the United Kingdom they send the largest numbers of (a) social security payments and (b) pensions; and in each case how many...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What arrangements there are to determine whether recipients outside the United Kingdom of social security benefits and pensions are alive.

asked Her Majesty's Government: What progress they have made in helping the British Indian Ocean Territories ensure it has the legislation, institutional capacity and mechanisms it needs to meet...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the answer by the Minister for Energy, E-commerce and Postal Services, Mr Stephen Timms, on 8 July 2004 (Official Report, Commons, col. 1005), what...

asked Her Majesty's Government: How they ensure that children and young people are involved in the planning of services provided for them by primary care trusts.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by Lord Malloch-Brown on 10 March (WA 199), whether their welcome of the ruling of the Egyptian Supreme Administrative Court on 10...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by Lord Rooker on 7 May (WA 69), on what date the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs will reach its conclusions on...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will consult the Judicial Appointments Commission as to whether there are minimum non-statutory entry requirements which reduce the diversity of those...

asked Her Majesty's Government: How many Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) recruits have failed to complete their training course each year since the formation of the PSNI; and what is...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What plans they have to use non-police employees for office jobs in County Fermanagh in order to release police officers for other duties.

asked Her Majesty's Government: With reference to the Met Office publication Barometer (issue 9, page 12), what is the correct proportion of the United Kingdom population who live in cities; what...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by Lord Rooker on 19 February (WA 48) concerning equality impact assessments of public spending in Northern Ireland, what guidance,...