To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what percentage of paper used (a) for photocopying and (b) in printed publications by his Department was from recycled sources in each of the last two...

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much was claimed in reimbursable expenses by press officers in his Department in each of the last three financial years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what his Department's policy is on requesting discounts from its suppliers in return for swift payment of invoices.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland which organisations have received (a) free and (b) discounted room hire from his Department in each of the last five years; and what the commercial...

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what (a) listening exercises and (b) public forums his Department has held in each of the last two years; what the (i) purpose and (ii) cost was in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what his most recent estimate is of the number of deaths from hypothermia and related conditions which will occur in Scotland between October 2008 and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how much his Department spent on entertainment in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how much was claimed in reimbursable expenses by press officers in his Department in each of the last three financial years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what his Department's policy is on requesting discounts from its suppliers in return for swift payment of invoices.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales which organisations have received (a) free and (b) discounted room hire from his Department in each of the last five years; and what the commercial value...

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) what (a) listening exercises and (b) public forums his Department has held in each of the last two years; what the (i) purpose and (ii) cost was in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales which projects his Department has commissioned from (a) think tanks and (b) charities in each of the last two years for which figures are available; what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a response to the jury's narrative verdict in the inquest of Mr. Kurt Howard.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what discussions he has had with Ministerial colleagues in the last 12 months on securing benefits to Wales from the 2012 Olympic Games.

To ask the Prime Minister what steps he took to ensure that his release of written ministerial statements on 22 July 2008 did not constitute a breach of section 9.3 of the Ministerial Code; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many non-commissioned officers in the RAF have achieved the National Examining Board for Supervision and Management Award at diploma level since 1998

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many members of the armed forces recruited in the last five years from (a) Cumbria and (b) Copeland are on front-line duty in (i) Iraq and (ii)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many personnel have been recruited into the armed forces from (a) Cumbria and (b) Copeland in the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what percentage of members of the armed forces recruited in the last five years from (a) Cumbria and (b) Copeland did not complete basic training.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the estimated total cost of the defence training review programme is.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how frequently military uniforms are worn in his Department's main buildings; what guidance his Department issues on the matter; and if he will make a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps the Government has taken to improve the base conditions for personnel serving overseas.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his policy is on the recruitment of citizens of overseas countries to the Army; and whether that policy includes a maximum proportion of the Army...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many people from the West Indies were recruited to the army in (a) each of the first eight months of 2008, (b) 2007, (c) 2006 and (d) 2005.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much BAE received from his Department in each year since 1998.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the cost was of (a) internet and website design and hosting, (b) print media design and (c) broadcast media of each of his Department's public...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much media (a) training and (b) consultancy for Ministers and officials in his Department cost in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many hours of overtime were worked by staff in each pay grade in his Department in each of the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the cost of overtime payments paid to staff in his Department was in each of the last 12 months, broken down by pay grade.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what bonuses were paid to senior civil servants in his Department in 2007-08; (2) what proportion of bonus payments to senior civil servants in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the salary of (a) a private soldier and (b) the Permanent Under-Secretary of his Department (i) was in each year since 1997 and (ii) will be in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make it his policy to ensure the development of ground-based laser defence systems as part of the UK's counter-mortar and counter-rocket...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence for what reason the out-of-service date of the Tucano T1 basic training aircraft has been deferred from April 2010 to March 2014.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces personnel have received recruit training at RAF Halton in each year since 1998.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many armed forces personnel have received basic trade training at RAF Halton for (a) supply roles, (b) catering and (c) administration roles in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many armed forces officers have received initial specialist officer training for (a) caterers and (b) administrators at RAF Halton in each year...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many non-commissioned officers have taken the (a) junior management and leadership course, (b) intermediate management and leadership course and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many armed forces personnel have received training from the Specialist Training School at RAF Halton in each year since 1998.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) Army, (b) Royal Navy and (c) RAF personnel have received training at RAF Halton in each year since 1998.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of the number of members of the Taliban who were (a) killed and (b) captured in each of the last 24 months.

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many charities closed down in each year since 1997.

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what estimate he has made of the funding received by all charities from the Government in each year since 1997.

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how much was claimed in reimbursable expenses by press officers in his Department in each of the last three financial years.

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what steps the (a) Cabinet Office and (b) Prime Minister's Office have taken to monitor the cost of its mail services in the last 12 months.

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster which organisations have received (a) free and (b) discounted room hire from (i) his Department and (ii) its agencies in each of the last five...

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many Ministerial (a) cars and (b) bicycles there are; and at what cost they were provided in each of the last three years in each category,...

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what the Office for National Statistics' (ONS) most recent projections of population densities in (a) the United Kingdom, (b) England, (c)...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much funding his Department has allocated to the Africa Conflict Prevention Pool in 2007-08; and what programmes that funding will...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what response his Department has made to the humanitarian situation in Chin state, western Burma; what recent reports he has received...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what recent discussions he has had with the United Nations in relation to child labour and children working in (a) heavy industry,...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what (a) type and (b) level of support is being given to the Democratic Republic of Congo by his Department to support the (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development on which buildings occupied by his Department's agencies and non-departmental public bodies the lease will be due for renewal in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what expert groups his Department set up in each year since 1999.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many hours of overtime were worked by staff in each pay grade in his Department in each of the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what percentage of paper used (a) for photocopying and (b) in printed publications by his Department was from recycled sources in...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what his Department's policy is on requesting discounts from its suppliers in return for swift payment of invoices.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what (a) listening exercises and (b) public forums his Department has held in each of the last two years; what the (i) purpose and...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what (a) reviews and (b) public consultations have been initiated by his Department since 27 June 2007.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the standard retirement age in his Department is; and how many people worked beyond the standard retirement age in each of the...

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

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the objectives are of the programme being jointly funded by his Department and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what budget his Department has allocated for each of the two programmes being designed in co-operation with Canada's International...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what estimate his Department has made of economic growth in (a) Iraq, (b) Afghanistan, (c) the Democratic Republic of Congo and (d)...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment his Department has made of progress in international efforts to insulate (a) Afghanistan, (b) Ghana, (c) the Gambia...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much fish was procured by his Department and at what cost in each of the last five years, broken down by species; and what amount...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assistance his Department has provided to Georgia in each of the last three years; what assistance has been provided to Georgia to...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what programmes his Department is taking part in through the Global Science and Innovation Forum (GSIF); what research his Department...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development (1) what funding his Department has made available to (a) the UN and (b) the EU to assist Iran in dealing with Afghani refugees;...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment his Department has made of the factors contributing to a reduction in malarial mortality and morbidity in Kenya; and if...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many working days have been lost due to industrial action by employees for which his Department is responsible in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what international lesson-learning networks on health and education in fragile states have been established with his Department's...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what his Department's objectives are for the outcome of the September Millennium Development Goals meeting in New York.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the objectives are of the programme being jointly funded by his Department, the UK Natural Environment Research Council and the UK...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much funding provided to countries in Sub-Saharan Africa to help combat climate change was in the form of (a) loans and (b) aid...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what programmes his Department is taking part in through the UK Collaborative on Development Sciences (UK-CDS); and what percentage of...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what topics are on the agenda for the United Nations Millennium Development Goals summit on 25 September; who will represent the...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what support his Department has provided to the Mediation Support Unit in the UN in the last 12 months; and at what cost.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what volunteer programmes his Department operates to recruit 18 to 25-year-olds to go overseas; how much was spent on such programmes...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the administrative costs of the Protracted Relief Programme in Zimbabwe have been; how many private sector contracts have been...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families pursuant to the answer of 17 July 2008, Official Report, column 559W, on clinical trials, what the certain conditions are which...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what steps he is taking to ensure the national indicator set for local government reflects the health and well-being of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what account his Department takes of the level of energy efficiency of buildings before entering into agreements to (a) rent and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many staff in his Department have been (a) dismissed and (b) disciplined for their conduct since the Department was established.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what independent inquiries have been commissioned by his Department in the last five years; what the (a) purpose and (b) cost...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families which projects his Department has commissioned from (a) think tanks and (b) charities in each of the last two years for which...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what procedures his Department uses to ensure equal opportunities in relation to staff secondments to the Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the average duration of single periods of sick leave taken by staff in (a) his Department and its predecessor and (b) the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the average duration of single periods of sick leave taken by staff in (a) his Department and its predecessor and (b) the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many staff in (a) his Department and its predecessor and (b) the non-departmental bodies for which it has responsibility...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what assessment he has made of the performance of Liberata in administration of the education maintenance allowance.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many education maintenance allowance payments have not been made on time in 2008; and what the average length of delay in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many applications for education maintenance allowances have been made by South Gloucestershire pupils for the 2008-09 academic...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what proportion of the money paid to the ETS to administer the marking of the national standard assessment tests has been repaid;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) pursuant to the answer of 2 November 2005, Official Report, columns 1207-12W, on science, what percentage of students who...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what assessment he has made of the merits of allowing grandparents looking after their grandchildren to become foster parents...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) how many staff were prosecuted for (a) attempting to defraud and (b) defrauding his Department in each year since 2003;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many staff in (a) his Department and (b) its agencies (i) are classified as Government communicators and (ii) have access to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what recent steps the Government has taken to promote healthy living in schools and family homes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what proportion of 15-year-olds took (a) a GCSE and (b) an A-level in (i) French, (ii) German, (iii) Spanish, (iv) Italian, (v)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families in how many schools in (a) England, (b) Hampshire and (c) Basingstoke fewer than 65 per cent. of pupils achieved level 4 or...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many of those students who were offered places at either Oxford or Cambridge University in (a) 2006 and (b) 2007 were in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what assessment he has made of the impact of alcohol dependency of one or both parents on family income; and what steps his...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families which local authorities required to submit plans to his Department as part of the National Challenge did so before 1 August.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what steps he plans to take to ensure that changes to special educational needs and disability tribunals do not add to costs for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many pupils have enrolled on diploma courses for (a) Construction and the Built Environment, (b) Engineering, (c) Society,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the percentage change has been in the cost of administration at the Training and Development Agency for Schools since 2003-04.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much of the £4.09 million of efficiency savings made by the Training and Development Agency for Schools between 2005-06...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the average cost of each employee of the Training and Development Agency for Schools, including pension and social security...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what percentage of the staffing costs of the Training and Development Agency for Schools were spent on temporary staff in 2007-08.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many working hours were lost in her Department due to sick leave in each year since 1997; and what information she holds on the number of...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what national police responsibilities are tasked to Essex Constabulary for 2008-09; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what mechanisms are in place to ensure that information kept by Essex Police Authority is (a) accurate and up-to-date and (b) kept...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people of each grade employed by her Department have (a) partial and (b) full access to data held by Essex Police Authority; what...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which police forces in England conduct preliminary forensic testing in-house.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what contingency plans she has in place in the event of large-scale losses of data from the DNA database.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many convictions there have been where the guilt of the person was determined by reference to samples held on the national DNA database,...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many requests for information on the national DNA database her Department has received from other countries in 2007-08.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the cost to her Department of maintaining the national DNA database was in 2007-08.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) when she plans to reply to question 198757, tabled by the hon. Member for Wycombe on 31 March 2008, on the role of statutory agencies...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) when she plans to reply to Question 198751, tabled by the hon. Member for Wycombe on 31 March 2008, on the criteria to be used to...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she plans to reply to question 198752 tabled by the hon. Member for Wycombe on 31 March 2008 on discussions with the Secretary of State...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the timetable is for the publication of draft legislation on the procedures for the issue and revocation of passports.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the Reducing Bureaucracy Awards scheme will continue in 2008; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 31 March 2008, Official Report, column 602W, on bureaucracy, what proposals were made by those who received...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department who the current National Bureaucracy Adviser on Police Reform is.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps her Department is taking to encourage people from an ethnic minority background to join the police force.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many interview panels for police officer recruits in police forces in England and Wales include a person from an ethnic minority as...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what policies are in place to encourage police officers in England and Wales from an ethnic minority background to apply for senior positions.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many and what percentage of police constables in England and Wales are from an ethnic minority; (2) how many and what percentage...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what progress Blackpool Primary Care Trust has made towards achieving its cancer screening targets in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the (a) population, (b) five year cancer survival rate and (c) NHS spending on cancer was in each cancer network in the most recent period for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the take-up rate for cervical smear tests was in (a) the East Riding of Yorkshire, (b) Hull and (c) North Lincolnshire primary care trust areas in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he plans to take to reduce reported high exception rates to lowering cholesterol levels among patients in spearhead primary care trusts.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) deaths from and (b) cases of (i) clostridium difficile and (ii) MRSA there have been in each year since 1997, broken down by region.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the number of people participating in the bowel cancer screening programme (a) in Bolton and (b) nationally.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how much his Department has spent on research into (a) dementia excluding DenDRon and (b) neurogenerative diseases since 2000; (2) how much his...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what consideration his Department has given to funding research into off-patent drug treatments for dementia.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much his Department has spent on research into the causes and treatment of dementia in each of the last five years; and what the projected level of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he expects to publish his report on the future of NHS dentistry.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what his latest estimate is of the (a) gross and (b) net number of dentists that have left the NHS since 1 April 2006.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make an assessment on the potential of video-conferencing to (a) facilitate the deregulation of dental care and (b) allow dental hygienists...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what measures are in place in his Department to monitor expenditure on alcohol for hospitality purposes; (2) what purchasing process is used by his...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what his Department's policy is on improving the energy efficiency of the buildings which it (a) rents and (b) owns; what changes there have been in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what account his Department takes of the level of energy efficiency of buildings before entering into agreements to (a) rent and (b) purchase those...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health which organisations have received (a) free and (b) discounted room hire from (i) his Department and (ii) its agencies in each of the last five years;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health which contractors his Department uses to undertake cleaning duties; and what the hourly rates of pay are for cleaners working in the Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the 10 highest payments made by his Department were under property compensation cases brought against it over the last 12 months for which figures...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what information technology projects initiated by his Department have been cancelled prior to completion in the last five years; and what the cost of each...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average cost to his Department was of employing a press and media officer in 2007-08.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 3 March 2008, Official Report, column 900W, on departmental intranet, whether the individuals pictured on the green banner...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 16 May 2008, Official Report, column 1818W, on departmental managers, on what dates meetings of the national clinical directors...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many hours of overtime were worked by staff in each pay grade in his Department in each of the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the cost of overtime payments paid to staff in his Department was in each of the last 12 months, broken down by pay grade.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of paper used (a) for photocopying and (b) in printed publications by his Department was from recycled sources in each of the last two years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much was claimed in reimbursable expenses by press officers in his Department and its agencies in each of the last three financial years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department has taken to monitor the cost of its mail services in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what his Department's policy is on requesting discounts from its suppliers in return for swift payment of invoices.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what (a) listening exercises and (b) public forums his Department has held in each of the last two years; and what the (i) purpose, (ii) cost, (iii)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average length of single periods of sick leave taken by staff in (a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) the non-departmental bodies for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much was paid in sick pay to staff in (a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) the non-departmental bodies for which it has responsibility in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what (a) 0800, (b) 0845 and (c) 0870 telephone numbers for the public are in use by (i) his Department and (ii) agencies which report to his Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the cost was of overseas visits made by members of staff in his Department in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many and what proportion of staff in (a) his Department and (b) the executive agencies for which he is responsible are disabled; and what the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many people were discharged from treatment for drug misuse in England categorised as (a) treatment completed drug free, (b) treatment...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much his Department spent on the psycho-social element of the integrated drug treatment system in (a) 2006-07 and (b) 2007-08; and what the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many family planning clinics there were in the (a) Hull, (b) the East Riding of Yorkshire, (c) North Lincolnshire and (d) North East Lincolnshire...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health on which dates each Minister in his Department has met representatives of general practitioners in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what incentives there are for general practitioners to set up practices in deprived areas under each of the primary medical services contracts.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much the minimum practice income guarantee cost in (a) cash and (b) real terms in current prices in each year since 2004; what plans he has for the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average number of general practitioners per 100,000 population was in each primary care trust, in each of the last five years, broken down by...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will visit the village of Farningham in Kent to discuss with residents his proposals regarding dispensing doctors.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) whether it is his policy that GP practices with dispensaries will be required to re-apply for permission for their dispensaries to continue; (2) if...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of general practitioners are accredited to carry out minor surgery.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of general practitioners carried out minor surgery in the latest period for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will consider introducing mandatory post-mortem tests for (a) carbon monoxide poisoning and (b) poisoning by toxins resulting from the products of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when a patient is treated in a GP-led health centre without being registered there, by what mechanism the centre will be paid for that patient's treatment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the evidential basis is for the statement that there is significant variation in practice in care relating to (a) cataracts, (b) fractured neck of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidance his Department provides to primary care trusts on (a) the recommended caseload levels of health visitors and ( b) the timing and frequency...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many children were fitted with bone anchored hearing aids in 2007.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 6 March 2008, Official Report, column 2734W, on hearing aids: waiting times, what the average waiting time for all audiological...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the cost to the NHS of ending charges for car parking at all NHS hospitals in England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what breakdown in points allocation was awarded to (a) Gardasil and (b) Cervarix under the criteria and weighting system for evaluation of the contract...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many reports his Department has commissioned from the Independent Reconfiguration Panel in the last 12 months; and in what percentage of these cases...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many times he has not accepted a recommendation from the Independent Reconfiguration Panel since the panel's establishment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 9 July 2008, Official Report, column 1706W, on Ipsos MORI, if he will place in the Library copies of the (a) Stakeholder...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 9 July 2008, Official Report, column 1706W, on Ipsos MORI, how much was paid to Ipsos MORI for each report.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many cycles of in vitro fertilisation treatments each primary care trust offered at the latest date for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many injuries were sustained from Class 3b and 4 lasers and intense light sources in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many cases of falciparum malaria were recorded in London in each year from 1997 to 2008.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 30 April 2008, Official Report, column 449W, on mass media, if he will place in the Library the assessments made by press...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many adverse events have been recorded in NHS maternity services (a) in England and (b) in each strategic health authority area in each year since...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what funding allocations his Department has made to support the delivery of its National Strategy for England in the next five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if he will estimate the extra costs incurred by the Worthing and Southlands Hospital Trust as a result of use of the CERNER NHS IT system in (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much has been (a) allocated and (b) spent on (i) general medical services, (ii) personal medical services and (iii) alternative provider medical...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if he will place in the Library a copy of each submission to his Department's national review Our NHS Our Future; (2) what the (a) commissioning...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average length of single periods of sick leave taken by NHS employees was in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidance his Department provides on the (a) procurement and (b) use of video-conferencing technology for the delivery of healthcare in the NHS.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether he plans to enable the N3 network for video conferencing.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health with reference to Table 9a of his Department's Memorandum to the Health Select Committee, entitled Public Expenditure on Health and Personal Social...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many people in each region were admitted to hospital as a result of road accidents in each year since 1997, broken down by (a) age, (b) type...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the highest 10 payments made by his Department in settlement of personal injury claims brought against it were over the last 12 months for which...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the (a) staffing, (b) accommodation and (c) other overhead costs of his Department's press office were in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the impact of the Qualities and Outcomes Framework (QOF) on (a) reducing health inequalities and (b) supporting mental...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent representations he has received on the future of services at Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many and what proportion of recurrences of basal cell carcinoma occurred in patients whose cancer had been removed by (a) GPs and (b) hospital...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many and what proportion recurrences of skin cancer occurred in patients whose cancer had been removed by (a) GPs and (b) hospital consultants in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what his Department's policy is on GPs undertaking procedures to remove skin cancer.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many cases of sunburn arising from sunbed use have been reported to NHS Logistics in the most recent year for which figures are available; and how...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether he plans to establish an English Centre for Telehealth.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the fatality rates of trauma patients were in each year from 1995 to 2007.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) accident and emergency departments and (b) trauma centres have co-located cardio-thoracic facilities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate his Department has made of the number of people in England with increased cardio-vascular risk as a result of using Vioxx.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what discussions his Department has had with Merck in the United States on the effects of Vioxx on people in England; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many apprentices have (a) started and (b) completed (i) programme-led and (ii) work-based apprenticeships in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many people aged (a) 16 and 17, (b) 18 and over and (c) in total have enrolled on an apprenticeship in (i) Jarrow...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many people aged 18 and over at the outset of an apprenticeship have completed their apprenticeship in (a) Jarrow...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what discussions he (a) has had and (b) plans to have with universities involved in biofuels research on the implications...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills pursuant to paragraph 3.11 in the Carers at the heart of 21st-century families and communities report, how much of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills (1) what measures are in place in his Department to monitor expenditure on alcohol for hospitality purposes; (2) what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what his Department's policy is on improving the energy efficiency of the buildings which it (a) rents and (b) owns; what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what account his Department takes of the level of energy efficiency of buildings before entering into agreements to (a) rent...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what the value of his Department's computer systems (a) was at the time of purchase and (b) is now.

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what information technology projects initiated by his Department and its predecessors have been cancelled prior to completion...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what the cost of overtime payments paid to staff in his Department was in each of the last 12 months, broken down by pay grade.

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how much was claimed in reimbursable expenses by special advisers in his Department in each of the last 10 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how much was claimed in reimbursable expenses by press officers in his Department and its agencies in each of the last three...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what his Department's policy is on requesting discounts from its suppliers in return for swift payment of invoices.

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills which organisations have received (a) free and (b) discounted room hire from (i) his Department and (ii) its agencies in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what (a) listening exercises and (b) public forums his Department has held since establishment; what the (i) purpose and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what (a) reviews and (b) public consultations have been initiated by his Department since 27 June 2007.

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills which projects his Department has commissioned from (a) think tanks and (b) charities in each of the last two years for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills whether his Department has a standard retirement age; and how many employees have been asked to retire on reaching 65 years...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills (1) how many sick days were taken by employees in (a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) the non-departmental...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what the average duration of single periods of sick leave taken by staff in (a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many staff in (a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) the non-departmental bodies for which it has responsibility...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many students in further education in England failed to complete their course in the last 12 months; and how many of them...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how much his Department and its predecessors spent on (a) higher education and (b) further education in Blackpool in each...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what the highest 10 payments made by his Department in settlement of personal injury claims brought against it were over the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what estimate he has made of the number of graduates who have not repaid any of their student loan in the latest period for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what the Government's policy is on permitting medical students with a first degree from a UK institution to defer payment of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many and what percentage of students began undergraduate courses in England on fees varied from the statutory permissible...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills if he will break down the data in Tables 1, 2(ii) and 2(iii) of the Press Release entitled Student Loans for Higher Education...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many live accounts are held by the Student Loan Company for which no repayment is currently being received, broken down...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment he has made of the merits of a UK derogation from the nitrogen oxide provisions of the EU Air Quality...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what timetable he proposes for the adoption of private sewers; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 22 May 2008, Official Report, column 404W, on sewers, when the steering group expects to complete...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent representations his Department has received on the provisions of the proposed EU Water Performance Directive for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for what reasons the Pesticides Safety Directorate has withdrawn its provisional authorisation for aminopyralid.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on what date (a) (i) the Pesticides Safety Directorate (PSD) and (ii) the relevant Minister was informed that the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much revenue the Child Benefit Helpline has generated in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many and what proportion of callers to the Child Benefit Helpline whose call was logged with the promise of a call back within 24 hours...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will arrange for a final reply to be sent to the hon. Member for Walsall North from the chief executive of the Child Support Agency (CSA)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the number of people who did not receive timeous payment as a result of the Child Support Agency's computer system...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many new scheme cases were handled by the Child Support Agency in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what recent representations he has received on changes to the mobility component of disability living allowance for blind and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what research his Department has conducted into the quality of the assistance and advice given to mothers seeking employment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many applications for 52 week backdating of housing benefit have been received in each of the last five years; and how many and what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what his Department's estimate is of the proportion of benefits claimants who live (a) within 10 miles, (b) within 20 miles, (c) within 30...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many self-employed parents had children aged 15 years or under at the latest date for which figures are available.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer of 2 July 2008 on child care vouchers, if he will publish his Department's analysis of the care vouchers scheme for carers sponsored...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer of 6 May 2008, Official Report, column 818W, on council tax: valuation, what the cost of licensing the TENET mapping software is to...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer with reference to the Valuation Office Agency Annual Report and Accounts 2007-08, HC 583, what assessment the Valuation Office Agency has made of the...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what purchasing process is used by his Department for the procurement of alcohol for hospitality purposes.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what contractors his Department uses to undertake cleaning duties; and what the hourly rates of pay are for cleaners working in the Department.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many staff in his Department and its agencies have been (a) dismissed and (b) disciplined for their conduct in the last two years.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what information technology projects initiated by his Department have been cancelled prior to completion in the last five years; and what the cost of each...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many (a) UK citizens born in the UK, (b) UK citizens born abroad and (c) foreign nationals were employed as staff by his Department and its agencies...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much was claimed in reimbursable expenses by press officers in his Department and its agencies in each of the last three financial years.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many staff in (a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) the non-departmental bodies for which it has responsibility have received sick pay for...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what plans he has to publish the advice he has commissioned on the Parliamentary Ombudsman's recent report on Equitable Life; (2) what estimate his...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many winding-up orders of companies involved in road haulage have been requested by HM Revenue and Customs in (a) each month since April 2007 and (b)...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer of 10 July 2008, Official Report, column 1786W, on HM Revenue and Customs, what the estate costs of (a) Swinson House, (b) Hilary...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he plans to reply to the letter dated 4 June 2008 from the right hon. Member for Banff and Buchan on his constituent, Mr. Rawles of Turriff.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he will reply to the hon. Member for Walsall North's letter of 10 July 2008 regarding a constituent, reference 1/59111/2008.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent steps his Department has taken on mortgage (a) access and (b) provision for potential house purchasers.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the maximum monthly sum for investment into a Save As You Earn Sharesave Plan for employees if the £250 limit set in 1991...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of private dwelling sales were valued at £175,000 or less in the most recent year for which figures are available, broken down by (a)...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the staff turnover rate was in each HM Revenue and Customs office in each of the last five years.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what realignments have been made to the communities budget for England as a result of the Stamp Duty Land Tax (Exemption of Certain Acquisitions of...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment his Department has made of the effect of a suspension of stamp duty up to £175,000 on house price affordability in (a) Cornwall, (b)...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what the cost of distributing tax credit renewal packs was in the last 12 months for which figures are available; (2) how many tax credit renewal...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what representations he has received from (a) airline operators, (b) airport operators and (c) overseas Governments on the proposed aviation duty; and...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what percentage of monies collected by his Department from local commission areas in Scotland is spent in Scotland; (2) what criteria his Department...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many Welsh language inquiries have been processed by HM Revenue and Customs in each of the last five years.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) which HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) offices will be able to deal with Welsh language enquiries following the planned reorganisation of HMRC; (2) what...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if he will make an assessment of (a) the track and trace system operated on tobacco and alcohol products in Turkey and (b) proposals to introduce a...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer with reference to page 56 of the Valuation Office Agency Annual Report and Accounts 2007-08, HC 583, if he will provide a breakdown of the goods and...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer of 20 May 2008, Official Report, column 211W, on Valuation Office: consultants, which each of the four consultancies are; and in...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer with reference to the answer of 18 October 2007, Official Report, column 1279W, on Valuation Office: manuals, if he will place in the Library a copy of the...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much the Valuation Office Agency has spent on IT projects since January 2002, broken down by project.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many and what proportion of (a) men and (b) women in Britain aged (i) under 16, (ii) 16 to 18 and (iii) 18 and over had a criminal record in (A)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what his Department's policy is on improving the energy efficiency of the buildings which it (a) rents and (b) owns; what changes there have been in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what account his Department takes of the level of energy efficiency of buildings before entering into agreements to (a) rent and (b) purchase those...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what proportion of requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 his Department's Open Government Unit has answered within the timescale prescribed...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what information technology projects initiated by his Department and its predecessors have been cancelled prior to completion in the last five years; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what percentage of paper used (a) for photocopying and (b) in printed publications by his Department and its predecessor was from recycled sources in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much was claimed in reimbursable expenses by press officers in his Department and its agencies in each of the last three financial years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what his Department's policy is on requesting discounts from its suppliers in return for swift payment of invoices.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many citizens' juries his Department has held in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what (a) reviews and (b) public consultations have been initiated by his Department since 27 June 2007.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what representations his Department has received relating to the risk of domestic violence arising in cases involving end of custody licence.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what discussions he has had with the Electoral Commission on the transfer of the Commission's responsibilities for electoral boundaries to a separate...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what his Department's response is to the recommendations of the Information Commissioner on the sale of electoral roll data.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many British expatriates resident in each country outside the UK were registered to vote in UK elections at the most recent date for which figures...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what expenditure his Department incurred in administering the victims' surcharge in 2006-07.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the answer of 22 April 2008, Official Report, columns 2023-25W, on fixed penalties, whether additional data are available for subsequent months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will take steps to ensure that sufficient staff resources are applied to mediation in the case concerning George Kelly to achieve a resolution in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the cost of the consultation on the Governance of Britain White Paper has been since 3 July 2007.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what steps his Department has taken to reduce the time taken by the Information Commissioner to process complaints; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many complaints were referred to the Information Commissioner in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much funding his Department gave to the Information Commissioner's Office in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what recent discussions he has had with the Information Commissioner on the backlog of Freedom of Information cases being processed by the Information...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many staff were employed by the Information Commissioner's Office in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether he plans to increase the powers of the Information Commissioner.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the rate of remuneration will be of the members of the new Legal Services Board.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the political affiliation or trades union experience is of each member of the new Legal Services Board where appropriate.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) what guidance the Legal Services Commission has issued to (a) its staff and (b) the public on its complaints procedures since April 2004; (2)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what arrangements are in place in his Department to delegate authority for settling litigation claims by mediation; to what grade of official the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people in England and Wales were (a) prosecuted for and (b) convicted on charges relating to having sexual intercourse with an underage person...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of theatre and drama participation in improving the behaviour of violent offenders; and if he will make...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what recent discussions his Department has had with the Sentencing Guidelines Council on penalties for those charged with carrying knives.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether proposals in the White Paper on party finance and expenditure on increased transparency will apply to donations to political parties from trade...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) whether the triggering rules outlined in the White Paper on party finance and expenditure will apply to third party campaign spending by (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether he plans to introduce a compliance grant to assist with the costs of moving procedure and practice into compliance with the provisions of any Act...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the Answer of 7 July 2008, Official Report, column 1310W, on political parties: finance, (1) what assessment his Department has made of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the answer of 7 July 2008, Official Report, column 1310W, on political parties: finance, whether the new proposed trigger rules will apply...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the answer of 7 July 2008, Official Report, column 1310W, on political parties: finance, what the timetable is for the publication of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the answer of 7 July 2008, Official Report, column 1310W, on political parties: finance, whether the impact assessments will include a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what recent steps the Government have taken to facilitate access to polling stations for those with disabilities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what assessment his Department has made of the relationship between the length of custodial sentence and the re-offending rate.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many prisoners serving indeterminate sentences for public protection do not have (a) an offender assessment or equivalent and (b) a sentence plan.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of prison officers and prison staff from an ethnic minority background.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many and what proportion of prison officers in England and Wales were from an ethnic minority background in (a) 2007 and (b) 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many and what percentage of prison officers in England and Wales are women.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice for what reasons the 110 prisoners who remain unlawfully at large have been recalled to custody while on end of custody licence.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what estimate he has made of the number of prisoners who will be released early under the end of custody licence scheme between the commencement of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people have been released on end of custody licence from prison in (a) St. Albans constituency and (b) Hertfordshire in each year for which...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many and what percentage of (a) male and (b) female prisoners in England and Wales were of an ethnic minority background in (i) 2007 and (ii) 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice when the amount allocated to the daily cost of food for a prisoner in a (a) prison cell and (b) police station cell was last increased.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) what representations his Department has received from (a) the Council of Europe and (b) EU institutions following the European Court of Human...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what arrangements are in place to facilitate the transfer of enhanced status points awarded in recognition of good behaviour in young offender...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will estimate the level of use of illegal drugs by prisoners in each of the last 10 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many incidents involving violence or the threat of violence by prisoners have been recorded as motivated by racial or religious prejudice in each...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what guidance his Department's accounting office issues on the amount of costs that can be recovered by a litigant from an opponent ordered to pay costs...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the (a) original and (b) most recent estimated capital cost for the Supreme Court was.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what recent assessment he has made of the efficiency of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority in the time taken to award sums to those injured in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice further to page 26 of the Valuation Office Agency Annual Report and Accounts 2007-08, HC 583, if he will place in the Library a copy of the agreement...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many (a) qualified social workers, (b) primary teachers, (c) secondary teachers and (d) child psychologists are employed in (i) each young...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many children (a) in secure accommodation and (b) who left secure accommodation in the last 12 months were interviewed as part of the review...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what steps are being taken in (a) Leeds and (b) Yorkshire and Humberside to reduce the number of offenders imprisoned under the age of 14 years; and if...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment her Department has made of the practicality of establishing additional council tax bands in England in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what powers of entry local authorities have to ascertain the validity of claims for council tax (a) exemptions and (b) discounts.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many hectares of green wedge designated land will be developed through (a) housing and (b) non-housing development in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate she has made of the number of commercial premises likely to be demolished in Kent as a result of the changes in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent representations her Department and its agencies have received from urban regeneration companies on the effect of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment her Department has made of the effect of the new empty property business rates tax on regeneration schemes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what plans she has to review the operation and effectiveness of the home information pack scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what proportion of households presenting as homeless were accepted as such in (a) England, (b) each region and (c) each...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what methodology her Department uses to estimate the number of (a) homeless people and (b) rough sleepers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many (a) home condition reports (HCRs) and (b) energy performance certificates (EPCs) for domestic dwellings are entered...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many individuals were on social housing waiting lists in (a) urban and (b) rural areas in England in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the average sale price was of the homes built in the former Deputy Prime Minister's Design for Manufacture £60,000...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many homes she estimates will be bought by local authorities under the Ensuring a fair housing market for all programme; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many (a) White and (b) Green Papers on reforming the structure of local government have been published by her Department...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if she will place in the Library copies of the independent financial reports her Department has received on the most recent...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent discussions her Department has held with the Mayor of London on regeneration in the Thames Gateway area.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what discussions her officials have had with the Mayor of London on the Thames Gateway Bridge in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the Answer of 9 July 2008, Official Report, column 1637W, on non-domestic rates: empty property, what the addresses...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government which public sector bodies will have access to the information contained in property information questionnaires.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) how many (a) churches and (b) other places of worship were recorded on the Valuation Office Agency's 2005 Rating List in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the average right to buy discount (a) in cash terms and (b) as a percentage of the market value of the property was in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if she will re-examine the appropriateness of the level of registration fee charged under the independent Safeguarding...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what changes to projects funded by her Department have been made as a result of implementation of the Stamp Duty Land Tax...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 12 June 2008, Official Report, columns 392-3W, on water supply, what the evidential basis is for the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) which UK airports restrict passengers to one item of carry-on baggage; (2) which UK airports will not scan more than one item of carry-on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) how many flight cancellations there have been by airlines in respect of departures from UK airports in the last 12 months, broken down by (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many complaints her Department has received regarding non-compliance with regulations on compensation to passengers for delayed or cancelled...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what arrangements her Department has put in place to monitor the purposes to which end users apply data provided by the UK on airline passengers...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if she will meet bus operators' representatives to discuss return fare ticketing.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many children were (a) killed, (b) seriously injured and (c) non-seriously injured while riding a bicycle in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps her Department is taking to promote the wearing of helmets by children whilst cycling; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if she will support the Helmet Watch Initiative.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families on children wearing helmets when cycling to school; and if...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what progress her Department has made in its review of the wearing of cycle helmets by children; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether cyclists are required by her Department to have a bell or audible warning on their bicycles.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what procedure is undertaken by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency to record each document received when multiple documents are received in a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate she has made of the proportion of records on the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency's road vehicle database which were accurate in each...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many instances have been reported of customers' paperwork being lost by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) in each of the last five...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent discussions she has had with the Mayor of London on the completion of Phase 2 of the East London Line extension.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if she will make it her policy to publish all the responses to the consultation Adding Capacity at Heathrow Airport at the same time as the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many weigh in motion sensors have been deployed; and what plans there are for further deployments.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment she has made of the effects of overhead lighting on road safety on the M25; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many people were issued penalties due to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency not receiving a vehicle disposal notice in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the average cost of issuing a notification to individuals when the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency had not received a disposal notice was in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many recorded instances there have been of individuals not receiving an acknowledgement letter in regards to a vehicle disposal notification when...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when she plans to publish her Department's further work on the Government's proposals regarding the challenges to be addressed in the 2012 transport plan.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many people had a Blue Badge disabled driver's permit in each year from 2002.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps she is taking on access to public transport for parents and carers of infants and young children in prams; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps she plans to take to ensure that roads around Stonehenge are both adequate to deal with the level of visitor traffic and appropriate for the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what railway rolling stock was off-lease as of 15 July 2008.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the answer of 14 July 2008, Official Report, column 8W, on rolling stock, how many train operating companies have had discussions with her...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans she has to change her Department's role in rolling stock procurement; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the reasons were for refusing permission for the Hope Cove inshore lifeboat to launch in response to the recent incident which involved two...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many people have been assisted by the Hope Cove inshore lifeboat since 2000; how many boats have been towed by the lifeboat in that period; how...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent discussions she has had with the Chief Coastguard and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency on the (a) role and (b) operational area of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the responsibilities and duties of the Hope Cove inshore lifeboat were until 2007; what they are now; and for what reasons they have been changed.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland which organisations have received (a) free and (b) discounted room hire from (i) his Department and (ii) its agencies in each of the last five...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what estimate he has made of (a) the number of computer devices left on overnight in his Department when not in use and (b) the cost of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the cost of overtime payments paid to staff in his Department was in each of the last 12 months, broken down by pay grade.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what percentage of paper used (a) for photocopying and (b) in printed publications by his Department was from recycled sources in each of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much was claimed in reimbursable expenses by press officers in his Department in each of the last three financial years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what steps his Department has taken to monitor the cost of its mail services in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what his Department's policy is on requesting discounts from its suppliers in return for swift payment of invoices.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what (a) reviews and (b) public consultations have been initiated by his Department since 27 June 2007.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland which projects his Department has commissioned from (a) think tanks and (b) charities in each of the last two years for which figures are...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people in Northern Ireland were charged with offences relating to knife crime in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many offences were committed in each police command unit in Northern Ireland in which a knife was employed by the perpetrator in each of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many knife crimes were recorded in Northern Ireland in (a) April 2007, (b) May 2007, (c) June 2007, (d) April 2008, (e) May 2008 and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the police clear-up rate for knife crime in Northern Ireland was in each command unit in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the average number of police officers was in each district command unit in Northern Ireland in each of the last two years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many incidences of theft of metals were recorded in each Police Service of Northern Ireland District Command Unit area in each of the last...