Written answers

Tuesday, 17 June 2008

  • Scotland

    • Departmental Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much his Department spent on training courses for staff in the last (a) 12 months and (b) five years.

    • Departmental Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what training courses were (a) available to and (b) taken up by civil servants in his Department in the last 12 months.

  • Transport

    • Aviation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what discussions she has had with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the potential impact of the National Air Traffic Services...

    • Aviation: Exhaust Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what research has been (a) undertaken and (b) commissioned by her Department on the environmental effects of gases discharged from aircraft engines.

      Aviation: Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what issues have been considered by the Aviation Health Working Group since its inception in March 2001; and if she will make a statement.

      Biofuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what her Department's projections of UK biofuel consumption in millions of litres are for (a) 2008, (b) 2009 and (c) 2010.

      Biofuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent assessment she has made of the effect of global food price rises on the Government's biofuels policy.

      Heathrow Airport: Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many times she has asked (a) BA and (b) BAA for a report on security at Heathrow Terminal 5 in the last 12 months.

      Liverpool Street-Chelmsford Railway Line

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether her Department has had discussions with National Express on measures to reduce congestion on the Liverpool Street to Chelmsford line.

      Lorries: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport which operators of heavy goods vehicles registered outside the UK were issued with prohibition notices by the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency for...

      Motor Vehicles: Foreigners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) how many foreign-registered (a) cars, (b) vans and (c) heavy goods vehicles have been found unroadworthy after entering the UK in each of the...

      Newcastle Airport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the projected change in numbers of flights (a) to and (b) from Newcastle Airport by 2018 is; what percentage of flights through Newcastle...

      Newly Qualified Drivers Bill

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what files are held by her Department on the Newly Qualified Drivers Bill of Session 1993-94; and if she will make a statement.

      Railways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what regulations govern the advertisement of rail services by train operating companies prior to the grant of regulatory approval for these services.

      Railways: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what discussions she has had with (a) the Association of Train Operating Companies and (b) Transport for London in the last 12 months in relation to...

      Roads: Accidents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many (a) men and (b) women were killed in car accidents in the Humberside police authority area where at least one driver involved was aged 21...

      Welsh Language

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent assessment she has made of the level of demand for the services provided by (a) her Department and (b) its agencies and non-departmental...

  • Environment Food and Rural Affairs

    • Abandoned Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many left-hand drive (a) cars and (b) vans have been found abandoned in each of the last three years.

    • Abandoned Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 4 June 2008, Official Report, column 919W, on abandoned vehicles, if he will provide the...

      Agriculture

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many new entrants there were to farming in (a) upland and (b) lowland areas in each of the last five years.

      Agriculture: Subsidies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will investigate the case of K E Lyons and Son, Sandhurst, Gloucester and their submission of field codes to the Rural...

      Animal Feed

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the safety of the re-introduction of meat and bone...

      Animals: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what contingency plans there are for his Department to deal with more than one animal disease outbreak occurring at the same time.

      Animals: Religious Practice

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what regulations are in place to govern the treatment of animals during religious ceremonies.

      Bees: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent discussions his Department has had with the Office of Environmental Policy in the US on the causes of colony...

      Bees: Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what discussions he has had with his German counterpart on (a) the suspension of the registration of eight insecticidal seed...

      Bluetongue Disease: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what roll-out strategy his Department has adopted for vaccination against BTV8.

      Bluetongue Disease: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment he has made of the adequacy of supply of doses of the BTV-8 vaccine to Cumbria in the period up to the end of...

      Bovine Tuberculosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 5 June 2008, Official Report, column 1070W, on bovine tuberculosis, in how many of the parishes in...

      Bovine Tuberculosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what measures are used to calculate the value of cattle with bovine tuberculosis in England; and what information he holds on...

      Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will consider a trial cull of badgers in Cornwall as a measure against the spread of bovine tuberculosis.

      Carbon Emissions: Advisory Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much he has allocated to the green homes service for (a) 2008-09, (b) 2009-10 and (c) 2010-11.

      Common Agricultural Policy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the future of the Common Agricultural Policy.

      Dangerous Dogs Act 1991

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many people were charged under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 in each of the last five years.

      Dangerous Dogs Act 1991: Registration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether the index of exempted dogs to owner-led applications will be re-opened.

      Departmental Cost Effectiveness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the (a) original target and (b) actual reduction in (i) staffing numbers and (ii) associated expenditure in his...

      Departmental Manpower

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

      Departmental Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural 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)...

      Departmental Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many and what proportion of employees in his Department who received a performance-related bonus at their last appraisal...

      Departmental Postal Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much his Department spent on sending mail overseas in each year since 2001, broken down by delivery company.

      Departmental Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much (a) his Department and (b) its agencies spent on training courses for staff in the last (i) 12 months and (ii)...

      Departmental Transport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when each of his Department's and its agencies' green transport plans were introduced; and if he will place in the Library a...

      Derelict Land

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps he plans to take to develop the brownfield skills strategy; and what recent discussions he, other departmental...

      Dog Fouling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many times the maximum fine for dog-fouling offences was ordered in Wirral West constituency in each year since 2005.

      Dogs: Microprocessors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether he has given consideration to introducing a national dog micro-chipping scheme.

      Dolphins

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many dead dolphins have been found on Cornwall's beaches in each year since 1979.

      Domestic Animals: Animal Welfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will establish an investigation into the animal welfare implications of breeding techniques for domestic animals.

      Environment Protection: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for what reasons his Department stopped providing funding for the Atmosphere, Climate and Environment Information Programme...

      Environmental Stewardship Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many applications there were to the (a) entry level and (b) higher level of the environmental stewardship scheme in (i)...

      Environmental Stewardship Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the renewal rates were for (a) classic schemes and (b) environmental stewardship schemes in each of the last five...

      Fishing Industries: Subsidies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on what basis de minimis grants may be made to the fishing industry under EU rules; whether he plans to provide as such...

      Fishing Industries: Subsidies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what records he holds on the level of de minimis funding given to the (a) French fishing industry, (b) Spanish fishing...

      Foot and Mouth Disease: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent discussions he has had with Surrey County Council on lessons learnt from the Pirbright foot and mouth disease...

      Hill Livestock Allowances

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will reverse his decision to exclude disadvantaged land from the hill farm allowance scheme for 2008.

      Hill Livestock Allowances

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent representations he has received on his Department's funding for the hill farm allowance scheme; and if he will...

      Landfill: EC Law

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on implementation of the EU Landfill Directive; (2) what his...

      Livestock: Registration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what penalties may be imposed upon livestock owners who do not register livestock with his Department as required.

      Pets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what plans he has to investigate pet vending regulations under the Animal Welfare Act 2006.

      Recycling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent steps his Department has taken to encourage people to recycle more materials.

      Rural Areas: Business

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether he plans to respond to the recent report by the Government's Rural Advocate on the potential for boosting the rural...

      Shellfish: Pest Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs which rivers in the South West and southern areas host populations of (a) predominantly native and (b) predominantly...

  • Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

    • Afghanistan: Reconstruction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many of his Department's personnel are assigned to the British Provincial Reconstruction Team in Lashkar Gah.

    • Burma: Democracy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what meetings he has had with representatives of Burma's democracy movement in the last 12 months.

      Craig Alden

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will send a representative of his Department to attend the parole hearing for Mr. Craig Alden in Brazil on 26 June 2008.

      Departmental Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many and what proportion of employees in his Department who received a performance-related bonus at their last appraisal...

      Indonesia: Human Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the (a) observations and (b) recommendations of the report on Indonesia of the United Nations...

      Iran: Baha'i Faith

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment he has made of the treatment of members of the Baha'i community in Iran.

      Iraq: Peacekeeping Operations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much his Department spent on private contractors providing protection services for his Department in (a) Iraq and (b)...

      Iraq: Peacekeeping Operations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what private contractors provided protection services for his Department in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan in 2007.

      Middle East: Armed Conflict

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he (a) has taken and (b) plans to take at the United Nations with regard to the rocket attack on Kibbutz Nirim by...

      Middle East: Armed Conflict

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions (a) he, (b) Ministers and (c) officials in his Department have had with (i) governments of Arab...

      Middle East: Armed Conflict

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received on the number of (a) men, (b) women and (c) children in Israel who have been (i) killed and (ii)...

      South Africa: Immigrants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with the government of South Africa on attacks on immigrants and refugees in South Africa.

      Sudan: War Crimes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he has taken to encourage EU and UN targeted sanctions against Sudanese officials responsible for Sudan's...

      Zimbabwe: Financial Institutions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what (a) representations and (b) requests for assistance his Department has received from the European Commission on the...

  • Northern Ireland

    • Crimes of Violence: Teachers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people were (a) prosecuted and (b) convicted of (i) assault and (ii) sexual assault on teachers in Northern Ireland in each of the...

    • Departmental Manpower

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many and what proportion of his Department's employees are (a) male, (b) female, (c) from an ethnic minority, (d) disabled and (e) not...

      Homosexuality: Belfast

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what decisions were taken at the meeting held on 30 January 2008 between the organiser of the Belfast Pride parade and the Parades Commission.

      Racial Hatred

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people were convicted of racially-motivated crimes in Northern Ireland in each of the last three years, broken down by (a) police...

  • Innovation, Universities and Skills

    • Adult Education: Merseyside

      To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what proportion of his Department's budget was spent on adult education and training in Merseyside in 2007.

    • Departmental Postal Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how much his Department spent on sending mail overseas in each year since 2001, broken down by delivery company.

      Higher Education: Admissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many residents of (a) Cleethorpes constituency, (b) North East Lincolnshire and (c) North Lincolnshire entered higher...

      Religion: Higher Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what steps the Government has taken to prevent religious extremist teaching in universities.

      Science and Technology Facilities Council

      To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills who will be invited to participate in the consultation process on the programmatic review at the Science and Technology...

      Students: Grants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what estimate he has made of the number of first year undergraduates he expects to receive grants of (a) £50 or less,...

      Sustainable Development: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills if he will ring-fence a proportion of his Department's budget for the delivery of training to develop skills required by...

      Sustainable Development: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what proportion of his Department's budget is spent on skills training relevant to the needs of environmental industries.

  • Communities and Local Government

    • Asbestos: Essex

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many buildings in mid-Essex are estimated to contain dangerous levels of asbestos.

    • Eco-towns: Marketing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much her Department spent on the promotional campaign Can Eco-towns be a Good Housing Solution (a) in total and (b)...

      Home Information Packs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the average (a) standard assessment procedure energy rating and (b) energy performance certificate rating was of new...

      Housing: Low Incomes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many reports her Department and its predecessors have commissioned on affordable rural housing since 1997.

      Housing: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much funding was provided to Milton Keynes Unitary Authority from the Decent Homes programme in each of the last 10 years.

      Local Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what guidance she has given on the creation of single-party support groups for local government cabinet or executive members;...

      Non-domestic Rates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if she will review the rate-free period applied to vacant commercial property; and if she will make a statement.

      Non-domestic Rates: Smoking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether the presence of a smoking shelter outside a licensed premises is taken into account by the Valuation Office Agency when...

      Rates and Rating: Prisons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether prisons are classified as a domestic, composite or non-domestic hereditaments for rating purposes.

      Regional Planning and Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government when she expects the implementation of recommendations arising from the Review of Sub-National Economic Development and...

      Rented Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate she has made of how many private tenants there were in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the...

      Rented Housing: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what restrictions are imposed on annual increases in service charges charged to domestic tenants by local authorities; and if...

      Thames Gateway: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much has been distributed by the Thames Gateway initiative (a) in total and (b) to Castle Point constituency in each of...

  • Electoral Commission Committee

    • Political Parties: Finance

      To ask the hon. Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission what the document retention policy of the Commission is regarding original donation returns;...

    • Political Parties: Finance

      To ask the hon. Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission how many donations to regulated donees were notified to the Commission in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004.

  • Children, Schools and Families

    • Class Sizes: Lincolnshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) what the average (a) pupil to teacher and (b) pupil to adult ratio at key stage 3 was in secondary schools in (i)...

    • Education: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families if he will instruct the Learning and Skills Council to reconsider the need for a transitional year for the new post-16 funding...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families when he expects to respond to the letter of 30 April 2008 from the hon. Member for West Worcestershire on student finance applications.

      Schools: Isle of Wight

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what discussions he has had with the Isle of Wight Council on levels of funding for the Primary Capital Programme beyond 2011.

      Schools: Offensive Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many offences involving (a) firearms, (b) knives and (c) other offensive weapons were recorded on school premises in each...

  • Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform

    • Energy: Consumption

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what the total energy consumption in Scotland was in the week-long period beginning (a) 14 March, (b) 21 March, (c)...

    • Fuel Poverty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform pursuant to paragraph 4.34 of Budget 2008, on helping vulnerable households heat their homes, whether the Government...

      Fuel Poverty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what recent representations he has received on fuel poverty; what steps he is taking in response; and what...

      Microgeneration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what (a) initiatives have been launched and (b) documents have been published on micro-generation by his Department...

      Nuclear Power Stations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what the level of outage was for each nuclear power station in the last five years; and from what source additional...

      Oil: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what criteria are used by his Department to decide whether an appropriate assessment is necessary for proposed oil and...

      Oil: Reserves

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what the size is of the UK's strategic oil reserves.

      World War II: Medals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what records he holds to determine who is eligible for a Bevin Boys badge.

  • Home Department

    • Animals Act 1986

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if her Department will add abstracts for projected licences granted under the Animals Act 1986 prior to 2005 to its website.

    • Antisocial Behaviour Orders: Devon

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 10 June 2008, Official Report, columns 193-4W, on antisocial behaviour orders: Devon, how many of the antisocial...

      Cannabis: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Vietnamese children have been (a) charged with and (b) convicted of offences related to cannabis cultivation in the last three...

      Community Policing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of neighbourhood policing in the creation of safer communities.

      Crimes of Violence: Taxis

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many violent crimes in which the victim's occupation or the victim type was given as taxi driver were carried out in England in each of...

      Female Genital Mutilation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which local authorities have established a strategy on tackling the practice of female genital mutilation.

      Independent Safeguarding Authority

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what guidance her Department has issued to (a) schools and (b) other organisations on the role of the Independent Safeguarding Authority;...

      Independent Safeguarding Authority

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps her Department has taken to provide for the security of data held by the Independent Safeguarding Authority; and if she will make...

      Independent Safeguarding Authority

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment she has made of the performance of the Independent Safeguarding Authority in vetting overseas workers who work with children.

      Offensive Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment has been made of the effect of increasing maximum sentences for knife crime on the number of offences committed.

      Offensive Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) arrests, (b) prosecutions and (c) convictions there were for offences of (i) possessing a knife in a public place and (ii)...

      Offensive Weapons: Arrests

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many arrests have been made in West Chelmsford constituency for knife crimes in each of the last 10 years.

      Passports: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether she takes account of the charges made for passports in other EU member states in determining the charge made for a UK passport.

      Passports: Fingerprints

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the fingerprints of people applying for passports will be checked against the police fingerprint database; and if she will make a...

      Police: Horses

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) mounted police officers and (b) dog handlers were employed by each police force in each of the last five years.

      Police: Horses

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the annual cost was of maintaining (a) the mounted police section and (b) the police dogs unit in each of the last five years, broken...

      Police: Horses

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home (1) Department how many (a) police horses and (b) police dogs were injured in the line of duty in each of the last five years; (2) how many (a)...

      Police: Manpower

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what consideration was given to the rules regarding the local election purdah period prior to taking the decision to make the announcement on...

      Research Development and Statistics Directorate

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people were employed in her Department's Research Development and Statistics Directorate in each year since 1997; and what the...

      Road Traffic Offences

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people in England were convicted for (a) motoring offences that resulted in a fatality and (b) careless driving in each of the...

      Road Traffic Offences: Lancashire

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) prosecutions and (b) convictions for road traffic offences of (i) failing to stop and failing to report an accident and (ii)...

      Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether her Department was represented at the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals' Summer Conference on 3 June 2008.

      Serious Organised Crime Agency

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of its time and resources the Serious Organised Crime Agency spends on tackling (a) organised immigration crime and (b)...

      Stalking

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment she has made of the consistency of police forces' practice in investigating complaints of (a) stalking and (b) domestic...

      Stop and Search

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many stop and searches were conducted in (a) the Metropolitan Police area and (b) other police areas under section 44 of the Terrorism...

      Terrorism: Death

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many deaths of (a) civilians and (b) members of the security services and armed forces have been caused by terrorist activity in the UK...

      Weddings

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what guidance has been given by the General Register Office to local authority registrars on the taking of photographs of the wedding...

      Young Offenders: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many crimes were committed by females aged between 10 and 17 years in Suffolk in each of the last five years.

  • Defence

    • Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many rounds of (a) 5.56, (b) 7.62 and (c) .5 calibre ammunition were fired in each of the last six months by British troops in Afghanistan.

    • Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 2 June 2008, Official Report, column 662W, on Afghanistan: peacekeeping operations, for what reasons his Department changed...

      Aircraft Carriers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the effect on the (a) design-phase and (b) subsequent phases of the aircraft carrier construction project of the...

      Aircraft Carriers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what co-operation exists between the Government and the government of France on the Super Carrier project.

      Aircraft Carriers: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the most recent forecast dates are for (a) beginning of construction, (b) completion of construction, (c) completion of sea trials and (d)...

      Amphibious Vehicles: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what progress has been made towards providing eight amphibious ships as referred to in the Strategic Defence Review 1998.

      Armed Forces: Aviation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether there are circumstances in which service personnel are required to pay (a) in part and (b) in entirety for an air ticket to return to the UK...

      Armed Forces: Parcels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which British Forces Post Office numbers do not receive free parcels; what criteria determine who (a) does and (b) does not qualify for free parcels;...

      Armed Forces: Parcels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps he is taking to ensure that all British troops serving in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan receive their entitlement of free family parcels; and...

      Armed Forces: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the percentage increase in (a) the rate of inflation and (b) service pay in (i) real and (ii) nominal terms was between 2007 and 2008.

      AWE Burghfield: Manpower

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many staff there were at AWE Burghfield in each year since 2003; and what the reasons were for changes in the levels of staffing.

      Berths

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 9 June 2008, Official Report, columns 66-7W, on nuclear submarines, what X and Z berths are available to the Royal Navy; when...

      Chinook Helicopters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether his Department has initiated disciplinary action against any individual as a consequence of their involvement in the commissioning of the eight...

      Departmental Cost Effectiveness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many times officials in his Department met representatives of the National Audit Office in each year since 1997 to discuss the value for money of his...

      Departmental Responsibilities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which of his Department's projects gained main gate approval in 2007-08.

      Departmental Transport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when each of his Department's and its agencies' green transport plans were introduced; and if he will place in the Library a copy of each such plan.

      France: Military Alliances

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans his Department has to mark the 10th anniversary of the UK-France agreement reached at St Malo in 1998.

      Gibraltar Services Police

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when the Permanent Joint Headquarters appraisals of (a) the proposed transfer of police functions of the Gibraltar Service Police (GSP), (b) the...

      Iraq: Peacekeeping Operations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which units have been deployed to (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan over the last 12 months with full-strength bearing; and how many troops were deployed.

      Iraq: Peacekeeping Operations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence in which vehicles British service personnel were (a) killed and (b) injured as a result of hostile action in (i) Iraq and (ii) Afghanistan in each...

      Lynx Helicopters: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether his Department plans to reduce the number of Future Lynx procured from AgustaWestland; and if he will make a statement.

      Lynx Helicopters: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether he plans to reduce the amount spent on the Future Lynx capability.

      Lynx Helicopters: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) on what date the decision was taken not to procure the (a) NH90 helicopter, (b) Bell 407 helicopter, (c) EC635 helicopter, (d) AB139 helicopter...

      Lynx Helicopters: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much of the Future Lynx Business Plan was completed by November 2005.

      Lynx Helicopters: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence with reference to the letter of 31 July 2007 from Lord Drayson to the hon. Member for Harwich, (1) what assessment he has made of the ability of Future...

      Lynx Helicopters: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) for what reasons his Department did not conduct a competitive process before awarding AgustaWestland the contract to build the Future Lynx to meet...

      Lynx Helicopters: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what account was taken in the Department's procurement process of the conclusion of the long-term partnering agreement between his Department and...

      Unmanned Air Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Predator unmanned aerial vehicles the armed forces have; and how many have been (a) used in recent operations and (b) shot down.

      Warships: Guided Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many weapons systems have been removed from ships in the Royal Navy because (a) of the need to make expenditure reductions, (b) they were no longer...

  • Culture Media and Sport

    • Cultural Heritage: Manpower

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many members of staff are employed by each (a) Regional Arts Council, (b) Regional Museums, Libraries and Archives Council and...

    • Culture: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what proportion of the £69 million funding allocated for the Five Hour Offer between 2008 and 2011 will come from (a) the National...

      Culture: Public Appointments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much was spent by (a) his Department, (b) the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council, (c) VisitBritain, (d) the Heritage...

      Departmental Manpower

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport pursuant to the answer of 4 June 2008, Official Report, columns 1010-14W, on departmental manpower, what functions were carried out by...

      Departmental Manpower

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many staff are employed in his private office.

      Departmental NDPBs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport pursuant to the answer of 3 June 2008, Official Report, columns 817-19W, on departmental NDPBs, with which public bodies his Department...

      Departmental Postal Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much his Department has spent on sending mail overseas in each year since 2001, broken down by delivery company.

      Departmental Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what assessment he has made of the Department's performance against Public Service Agreement target 3 in the 2002 Spending Review during...

      English Sports Council: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport by what means he expects the £20 million administrative savings expected of Sport England over the next three years to be achieved.

      English Sports Council: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what his Department's definition is of (a) direct delivery costs and (b) other operating costs, as used in paragraph 108 of the Sport...

      Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will take steps to establish a strategy to tackle age discrimination and promote age equality in the provision of goods and...

      Gaming Machines

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport when the conclusions of the triennial review of stakes and prizes for gaming machines will be published; and if he will make a statement.

      Sportsmatch: Grants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what role Sportsmatch will have in the £10 million Small Grants Scheme under the Sport England strategy for 2008 to 2011.

      Swimming Pools

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many public swimming pools have closed in (a) the Greater London area and (b) England since 1997.

      Swimming: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much (a) his Department and (b) the National Lottery are contributing to the £140 million fund announced on 6 June 2008 to...

      Television: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many (a) fines were issued and (b) prosecutions were brought for the offence of installing or using a television receiver to watch...

      Television: Sight-Impaired People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport whether he plans to change the specification of Freeview boxes under the Help Scheme to provide audio description and talking menus to...

      Television: Sight-Impaired People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what plans he has to encourage the development of digital teletext on digital platforms to assist the visually impaired.

  • Treasury

    • Departmental Aviation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many individual domestic air flights were undertaken within mainland Britain by representatives of (a) his Department and (b) its agencies in the most...

    • Departmental Higher Civil Servants

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what civil service grade the Head of the Government Finance Profession is.

      Departmental Planning Permission

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what (a) planning applications and (b) licensing applications his Department has submitted in the last 24 months.

      Departmental Translation Services

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much was spent by his Department on translation and interpretation services in 2007-08, broken down by language.

      Departmental Vetting

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether (a) UK citizens born in the UK, (b) UK citizens born abroad and (c) foreign nationals recruited into his Department and its agencies are subject...

      Economic and Monetary Union

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer on what date the euro changeover plan of (a) his Department and (b) each of its agencies was last updated; and if he will place in the Library a copy of...

      Fairtrade Initiative

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer of 1 February 2008, Official Report, column 733W, on the Fairtrade initiative, what Fairtrade products are (a) available for...

      Government Departments: Procurement

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what procurement projects have been halted as a result of recommendations made by his Department's major projects review group since January 2007.

      Morning Star

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many copies of the Morning Star publication his Department and each of its agencies subscribes to each week; and at what cost.

      Public Expenditure

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what resources his Department has allocated to the preparation of its forthcoming factual paper on the Barnett Formula.

      Public Expenditure

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will seek information from other stakeholders on the operation of the Barnett Formula to inform his Department's forthcoming factual paper on the formula.

      Tax Allowances: Pensions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the annual cost to the Exchequer of current pension contribution tax relief, broken down by marginal tax band.

      Written Questions: Government Responses

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he plans to answer question (a) 204170, (b) 204171, (c) 204172 and (d) 204173 on vehicle excise duty, tabled by the hon. Member for Putney on 1...

  • International Development

    • Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many of his Department's staff are in each province of (a) Afghanistan and (b) Iraq; and what functions they are carrying out in...

    • Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development (1) what private contractors provided protection services for his Department in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan in 2007; (2) how much...

      Asia: Roads

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development whether UK aid is (a) directly and (b) indirectly involved in financing the construction of the Asia Highway.

      Congo Basin Forest Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how the Congo Basin Fund is being spent in support of forest conservation; whether he has had discussions with other donors on...

      EU Aid: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if his Department will take steps at EU level to ensure the publication of multiannual timetables showing how European Union member...

      Gaza: Electricity

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what representations he has made to the (a) Palestinian authority and (b) Israeli authorities on the prolonged power cuts and surges...

      International Assistance: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development (1) if he will make it his policy to give responsibility to the UN to monitor and evaluate the efforts of international organisations...

      Occupied Territories: Business

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps his Department is taking to encourage business investment in the Palestinian territories of Gaza and the West Bank.

      Overseas Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what recent steps the Government have taken to improve the safety of British aid workers overseas.

      Overseas Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what recent steps the Government have taken to improve the distribution of aid.

  • Health

    • NHS Dentistry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people are waiting to be registered with an NHS dentist in the Hemsworth constituency.

    • Care of the Elderly

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to improve the provision to care of the elderly.

      Cross-border NHS Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what discussions he has had with Scottish Executive Ministers on the cross-border availability of NHS services.

      Two-Tier Work Force Guidance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how he monitors the use in the NHS of Office of Government Commerce guidance on the two-tier work force.

      Epilepsy and Autism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what research his Department has evaluated on the co-morbidity of epilepsy and autism.

      Accident and Emergency Departments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make it his policy to reimburse accident and emergency departments for the treatment costs incurred in treating patients from other NHS trust areas.

      Cardiac Rehabilitation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what progress has been made towards achieving the Government's target of providing cardiac rehabilitation for 85 per cent. of heart attack and...

      Polyclinics

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health when the consultation on GP-led health centres and polyclinics will begin.

      GP Dispensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what representations he has received on dispensing arrangements for GP practices in rural areas; and if he will make a statement.

      Family Nurse Partnerships

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on family nurse partnerships.

      Carers Strategy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the carers strategy.

      Long-Term Conditions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what progress has been made in meeting the targets within the national service framework for long-term conditions.

      Diabetes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to assist people with diabetes who are unable to take out insurance against critical illness.

      HIV

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people in England diagnosed with HIV are ineligible for treatment.

      Abortion

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what research his Department (a) has commissioned, (b) plans to commission and (c) has evaluated on the causes of spontaneous abortion; when his...

      Arthritis: Occupational Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what information he has on the proportion of rheumatoid arthritis patients who, when treated with anti-TNF medications, respond positively to the...

      Asthma

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidance he has issued to spearhead primary care trusts on the reduction of health inequalities for people with asthma.

      Breast Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he plans to take to provide a digital mammography set in all breast cancer screening units by 2010.

      Breast Feeding

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many trained health professionals have received training in giving breastfeeding advice; and what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of that...

      Cord Blood

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the likely effect on the level of cord blood collection of the new licensing procedure announced by the Human Tissue...

      Cord Blood

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether new licensing procedures for cord blood collection will require the presence of a qualified phlebotomist at the collection of the blood as a...

      Dental Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the average distance that a person had to travel to see an NHS dentist in (a) Southend-on-Sea, (b) each constituency in...

      Dietary Supplements: Jersey

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) whether the Food Standards Agency has secured agreement with the Government of Jersey to bring forward legislation to establish compliance with...

      Direct Payments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people received direct payments in (a) each quarter of 2007-08 and (b) the first quarter of 2008-09.

      Drugs: Jersey

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has recently reviewed the medicine laws of Jersey to monitor compliance with European...

      Drugs: Misuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps are taken to manage interaction between patients referred to drug and alcohol services for addiction to prescription drugs and those referred...

      Epilepsy: Death

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent evaluation he has made of research on sudden unexpected death in epilepsy.

      Epilepsy: Death

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether his Department plans to undertake research on sudden unexplained deaths in epilepsy.

      Female Genital Mutilation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department (a) has taken and (b) plans to take on the issue of guidance to healthcare professionals on the treatment of cases arising...

      Fluoride: Drinking Water

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health from what source the £42 million funding to be provided by central Government for the capital costs of fluoridation will be drawn.

      General Practitioners: Hemel Hempstead

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what services currently offered by existing GP practices in Hemel Hempstead will also be offered by the polyclinic proposed to be sited there; and if he...

      Health Partnerships: Miners Welfares

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many health partnerships there are which (a) are based in miners welfares and (b) include miners welfares.

      Heart Diseases: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what representations his Department has received on the provision of incentives for the diagnosis and treatment of peripheral arterial disease in primary care.

      Hepatitis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he has (a) taken and (b) plans to take to improve diagnosis rates of hepatitis C; what representations he has received on this issue since...

      Hygiene: Domestic Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will commission research on standards of hygiene in domestic kitchens and their implications for public health.

      Influenza: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will place in the Library copies of the self-assessment audit tools issued to the NHS in November 2007 to help strengthen pandemic influenza plans,...

      Influenza: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether he has identified groups for which the pre-exposure prophylactic use of antivirals in the event of an influenza pandemic is required.

      Influenza: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health between what dates Operation United Endeavour II ran in January 2008, as stated on page 16 of his Department's NHS Winter Report 2007-08, published on 9...

      Organ Donors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will publish the data collected by the UKT Potential Donor Audit; and if he will make a statement.

      Pharmacy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether he has had discussions with the Office of Fair Trading on surgery drug dispensaries and the proposed changes to dispensing powers outlined in the...

      Pregnant Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the (a) number and (b) proportion of pregnant women who are not registered with a general practitioner; and what steps his...

      Social Services: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps the Government plan to take to improve social care provision.

      Strokes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what research his Department (a) has commissioned, (b) plans to commission and (c) has evaluated on the (i) causes and (ii) means of prevention of a...

  • Prime Minister

  • Justice

    • Criminal Proceedings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the answer of 5 June 2008, Official Report, column 1111W, on criminal proceedings, (1) when the working group on the Very High Cost Case...

    • Departmental Aviation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether staff in (a) his Department and (b) the Central Office of Information who are entitled to travel on a business class or first class air fare on...

      Departmental Postal Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much his Department spent on sending mail overseas in each year since 2001, broken down by delivery company.

      Departmental Public Participation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the answer to the right hon. Member for Maidenhead of 22 April 2008, Official Report, columns 2012-24W, on departmental public...

      Departmental Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many departmental identity cards or departmental passes have been reported lost or stolen in the last 24 months in (a) his Department and (b) each...

      Economic and Monetary Union

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice on what date (a) his Department and (b) each of its agencies last updated their euro changeover plans; and if he will place in the Library a copy of...

      Elections: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what plans he has to prevent the opportunities for electoral fraud identified in the judgment on electoral fraud in Slough; and if he will make a statement.

      Elections: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what recent estimate he has made of the level of postal vote fraud.

      Electoral Register

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) what estimate he has made of the number of people eligible but not registered to vote in each of the last 11 years, broken down by region; and what...

      Electoral Register

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many and what proportion of those eligible were registered to vote in each ward in Denbighshire in each of the last 11 years; (2) what the...

      Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will take steps to establish a strategy to tackle age discrimination and promote age equality in the provision of goods and services (a) by the...

      Morning Star

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many copies of the Morning Star (a) his Department and (b) each of its agencies procures on subscription each week; and at what cost.

      National Identity: Public Participation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the answer of 21 November 2007, Official Report, column 975W, on politics and government, what the final cost was of the consultation on a...

      National Identity: Public Participation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many (a) Ministers, (b) officials, (c) representatives of local authorities, (d) invited members of the public and (e) non-invited members of...

      National Identity: Public Participation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the cost was of producing the YouTube video of the consultation event on a Statement of Values held in Leicester on 10 December 2007.

      Official Secrets Act 1989: Prosecutions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many (a) prosecutions and (b) convictions for an offence under section 8 of the Official Secrets Act 1989 there have been since the Act came into force.

      Powers of Attorney

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) what estimate he has made of the average time between first receipt of notice of registration of a lasting power of attorney by the Office of the...

      Powers of Attorney

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) whether application fees for powers of attorney to the Office of the Public Guardian are payable if (a) the target time for reply is not reached...

      Prisons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) from which local authorities his Department sought information on potential locations for Titan prisons; (2) whether he plans to build Titan...

      Probation Service: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice for what reason Probation Service staff have not received their contractual pay increments in 2008.

      Racial Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will break down by ethnicity the (a) offender and (b) victim of each racially aggravated offence in each of the last five years.

      Tribunals Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice which tribunal venues were closed under the Tribunals Service venue rationalisation programme prior to 1 June 2008.

      Tribunals Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice which tribunal venues are scheduled for closure under the Tribunals Service venue rationalisation programme as at 1 June 2008; and what the planned date...

      Welsh Language

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what recent assessment he has made of the level of demand for the services provided by (a) his Department and (b) its agencies and non-departmental...

  • Work and Pensions

    • Child Support Agency: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how much the Child Support Agency paid Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs for referrals for income disclosure information in the last year...

    • Children: Day Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many and what proportion of people on the minimum wage use electronic childcare vouchers.

      Departmental Advertising

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much his Department's 'No Ifs, No Buts' advertising campaign has cost to date.

      European Skills Assessment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much his Department has spent on working towards the European skills assessment.

      Jobcentre Plus: Dorset

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what annual savings will result from the withdrawal from 12 May 2008 of access to the week day evening out-of-hours service operated by...

      Jobseekers Allowance: Students

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many full-time students responsible for a child aged under 16 or a young person aged under 20 claimed jobseeker's allowance or income...

      Post Office Card Account

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 21 April 2008, Official Report, columns 1845-46W, on the Post Office card account, what the maximum number of...

      Post Office Card Account

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people hold a Post Office card account, broken down by parliamentary constituency.

      Social Security Benefits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what (a) training and (b) support options are offered to (i) those in receipt of jobseeker's allowance, (ii) those in receipt of incapacity...

      Social Security Benefits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the value of unclaimed means-tested (a) benefits, (b) pension credit, (c) disability related allowances and (d) attendance allowance...

      Social Security Benefits: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many and what proportion of children lived in households where at least one person was claiming (a) income support, (b) incapacity...

      Social Security Benefits: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in each London borough were (a) prosecuted for and (b) convicted of benefit fraud offences in each of the last five years;...

      Social Security Benefits: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much the Benefit Fraud Hotline and associated services cost in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and if he will...

  • Duchy of Lancaster

    • Armed Forces: Influenza

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster pursuant to the answer of 18 December 2007, Official Report, columns 1447-8W, on Armed Forces: Influenza, if he will place in the Library copies of...

    • Civil Servants: Holiday Leave

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many privilege holidays civil servants in the Cabinet Office are entitled to; and on what days of the year.

      Departmental Data Protection

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many times his Department was found to be in breach of the Data Protection Act 1998 by the Information Commissioner in each of the last five...

      Departmental Manpower

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many and what proportion of staff in the Prime Minister's Office are (a) male, (b) female, (c) from an ethnic minority, (d) disabled and...

      Departmental Pensions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what the (a) rate and (b) cost was of employer contributions for each public-sector pension scheme for which his Department has responsibility in...

      Departmental Pensions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what the cash equivalent transfer value is of the public-sector pensions of the 10 highest paid members of staff in his Department and its...

      Departmental Vocational Training

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster for what proportion of the staff of the Prime Minister's Office vocational training has been provided in the last three years.

      Intelligence Services: Data Protection

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1) whether any officials of (a) M15, (b) M16 and (c) the Special Branch (i) have been suspended and (ii) have resigned following the loss of...

      Migration

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what the percentage change in net UK migration was in each of the last three years.

      Parliament: By-Elections

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what guidance exists on the conduct of civil servants, special advisers and Ministers during a parliamentary by-election period.

      Welsh Language

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what recent assessment he has made of the level of demand for the services provided by (a) his Department and (b) its agencies and...

  • House of Lords

    • British Citizenship

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by Lord West of Spithead on 25 April (WA 324) concerning the cost of registration for naturalisation as a British citizen, in what...

    • British Coal: Compensation

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether the British Coal respiratory disease litigation heard by Mr Justice Turner was funded solely by the Legal Aid Board and the National Association of...

      British Coal: Compensation

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they are taking any action to limit the earnings of solicitors in the British Coal litigation; and if so, what is their assessment of the personal earnings...

      Buses

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will publish new guidance to local authorities about the reasons for 33 appeals by bus operatives about the concessionary bus fares scheme in...

      Development: Rights and Accountability

      asked Her Majesty's Government: What response has been received from Anglo American plc to the statement by the United Kingdom National Contact Point for the Organisation for Economic...

      Energy: Fossil Fuel Prices

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by Lord Bach on 4 June (WA 55—56) about fossil fuel price assumptions, what recommendation the Department for Business,...

      Energy: Fossil Fuel Prices

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by Lord Bach on 4 June (WA 55—56) about fossil fuel price assumptions, whether the Department for Business, Enterprise and...

      Energy: Meters

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether the statement in the 2007 energy White Paper that "From as soon as possible in 2008 to March 2010, any household requesting a real-time display device for...

      European Court of Human Rights: Judges

      asked Her Majesty's Government: What are the salary, pension and healthcare provision for the judges of the European Court of Human Rights.

      European Court of Human Rights: Judges

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether judges of the European Court of Human Rights are provided with legal secretaries to conduct research.

      European Court of Human Rights: Judges

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will request the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe to make provision, in accordance with the Parliamentary Assembly's opinion number...

      Freedom of Information

      asked Her Majesty's Government: What is the estimated cost, including civil servants' time, of answering freedom of information requests from the Taxpayers' Alliance to the Department for Transport.

      Freedom of Information

      asked Her Majesty's Government: What is the estimated cost incurred by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in answering freedom of information requests from the Taxpayers'...

      Immigration: Homelessness

      asked Her Majesty's Government: What is their estimate of the number of Eastern European migrants who are homeless in the United Kingdom.

      Immigration: Information

      asked Her Majesty's Government: At which ports of entry into the United Kingdom there are information centres for those arriving to work in the United Kingdom.

      Maldives: Elections

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they plan to send observers to the elections in the Maldives in October.

      Offensive Weapons

      asked Her Majesty's Government: How many breaches of knife and firearms regulations took place between 2000 and 2006 in each police authority district in the United Kingdom.

      Parades: Northern Ireland

      asked Her Majesty's Government: What were the arrangements to pay the national insurance and income tax of the former chairman of the Northern Ireland Parades Commission, Sir Alistair Graham; and...

      Parades: Northern Ireland

      asked Her Majesty's Government: How and by whom appointments to the Northern Ireland Parades Commission are made; and what qualifications are required of those making the appointments.

      Questions for Written Answer

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by Lord Rooker on 11 June (WA 106) under what circumstances Ministers decide to answer Questions indirectly in the Official Report;...

      Questions for Written Answer: Late Answers

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by Lord West of Spithead on 19 May (WA 172), how many man hours have been expended to validate the data from locally held management...

      Questions for Written Answer: Late Answers

      asked the Leader of the House: What is the longest time Her Majesty's Government have taken to reply to a Question for Written Answer during the present Parliament.

      Questions for Written Answer: Late Answers

      asked the Leader of the House: Why the Government have not answered the Question for Written Answer tabled by Baroness Valentine on 24 January (HL1619); and when the Question will receive an Answer.

      Remuneration Committees

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will examine ways of providing remuneration committees advising board directors on remuneration packages with legal powers of restraint in emergency...

      Sudan: Oil Revenues

      asked Her Majesty's Government: How they are working with international guarantors to the comprehensive peace agreement in Sudan to ensure free and fair national elections in 2009.

      Sudan: War Crimes

      asked Her Majesty's Government: What assistance they are giving to the prosecutor, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, regarding Ahmad Harun, Sudan's Minister of State for Humanitarian Affairs, and Ali Kushayb,...

      UN: De-listing

      asked Her Majesty's Government: What is their response to the de-listing request concerning Mrs Agnes Reeves-Taylor, submitted under the United Nations Focal Point for De-listing (Resolution 1730...

      Vehicles: Speed Limits

      asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by Lord Bassam of Brighton on 3 June (WA 50) concerning speed limits on road vehicles, whether the Answer took account of...

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