To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland pursuant to the answer to my hon. Friend the Member for Rochford and Southend East (James Duddridge) of 6 October 2008, Official Report, column 11W, on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland with reference to the announcement by his Department of 23 October 2008 on a pilot of an alternative to detention for children at Dungavel, when he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how long the trial for the pilot of an alternative to detention for children at Dungavel will last.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what progress has been made towards achieving the target of creating 100 new bypasses on trunk and local roads by 2010, as stated in his Department's...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many civil servants not in the senior civil service work in each of his Department's bargaining units on a (a) headcount and (b) full-time...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many (a) contractors and (b) consultants work in each of his Department's bargaining units on a (a) headcount and (b) full-time equivalent basis.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether any (a) contractor, (b) consultant and (c) member of staff from an employment agency, working in (i) his Department and (ii) DFT Human...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what mechanisms are in place to alert the (a) police and (b) other relevant authorities to novice drivers who lose their licence having accumulated...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many police officers have (a) given a warning to and (b) arrested a passenger after a smoke alarm has been set off by a passenger smoking in a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many vehicles are registered with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency; and how much revenue was generated from the licence fee in the latest...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many drivers were prosecuted for (a) driving without insurance and (b) driving without a licence in each year since 1997; and what the average...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what progress has been made towards increasing rail use by 50 per cent. by 2010 as referred to in his Department's Transport Ten Year Plan of 2000;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what criteria his Department relied upon when the decision was made to redefine to 10 people standing for every 100 seats what constitutes overcrowding...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what progress has been made towards achieving the target of widening 5 per cent. of the strategic road network by 2010, as stated in the Transport 10...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what percentage of car occupants killed in road deaths were in the (a) front and (b) rear seats (i) wearing and (ii) not wearing seatbelts in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many civil servants in his Department were seconded to work for (a) trades unions and (b) the Trades Union Congress in each year since 2003.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what projections his Department has made of the level of (a) private investment in and (b) public spending on (i) the railways, (ii) roads and (iii)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the answer of 4 June 2008 to my hon. Friend the Member for Kingston and Surbiton (Mr. Davey), Official Report, column 946W, on Waterloo...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many civil servants working in his Department have pensions with a cash equivalent transfer value of over £1 million.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether he has Ministerial responsibility for the Northern Ireland Certification Officer.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what discussions the Northern Ireland Parades Commission has had with the organisers of the Belfast Pride Parade since 2 August 2008.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what public relations companies are retained by his Department.

To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission what plans the Commission has to encourage House of Commons staff to purchase bicycles under the Cycle to Work...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the projected net cost is of military operations in Afghanistan in (a) 2008-09 and (b) 2009-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what guidance is given to members of the armed forces on (a) completion of a will prior to initial deployment and (b) the review of the will prior to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the average length of time spent in decompression was in (a) Cyprus and (b) elsewhere by troops returning from (i) Iraq and (ii) Afghanistan in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what proportion of regular troops returning from theatre undertook decompression in (a) Cyprus and (b) elsewhere in the most recent period for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether his Department negotiates insurance policy packages for service personnel.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many armed forces personnel will have received payments from the armed forces pension fund in 2008 by the end of the year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the average payment per person to members of the Armed Forces Pension Scheme was in 2008.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many individuals belong to the (a) old and (b) new Armed Forces Pension Scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what limits have been placed on the (a) size, (b) weight and (c) number of parcels sent through the Christmas Parcel Appeal for members of the armed...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) applicants to and (b) recruits into each of HM armed services came from each ethnic origin in 2007; and what targets he has set for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many recruits to (a) each of the armed forces and (b) each regiment were from each socio-economic background in the latest period for which...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will take steps to (a) identify and (b) make special provision for care leavers entering HM Armed Services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when the tender process for the future cut and sew contract will begin.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what proportion of (a) Army, (b) Royal Navy and (c) Royal Air Force personnel registered to vote in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to his Answer of 15 October 2008, Official Report, column 1248W, on armoured fighting vehicles: procurement, what plans his Department has to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence on what date the study of self-harm at Catterick barracks described in evidence to the Defence Select Committee in its Duty of Care inquiry 2004-05 was...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the (a) status and (b) effectiveness of the Conventional Forces Europe Treaty.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many people are employed on the Defence Information Infrastructure (Future) programme on overseas solutions (a) in the United Kingdom and (b) at...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) civilians, (b) serving members of the armed forces and (c) consultants (i) are and (ii) have been employed in the Defence Information...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what progress has been made on the Defence Information Infrastructure (Future) programme in Kathmandu; when he expects the project to be completed; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence on what dates in each of the last five years his Department informed the House of the creation of contingent liabilities relating to his Department or...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many citizens' juries his Department has held since 1 July 2007; what the cost was of each; what issues were discussed at each event; and how many...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what personal training courses at public expense he has undertaken since his appointment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent discussions he has had with his European counterparts on the establishment of a European army; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what pilot studies have been established in England and Wales to offer assistance to former members of the armed forces on discharge.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he expects to publish or evaluate research on the number of criminal convictions of former members of the armed forces.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of the number of homeless veterans in the UK; and what steps he is taking to protect vulnerable servicemen and women who have...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps the Government is taking to ensure that all those eligible for Veteran's Badges are claiming their entitlement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what his policy is on whether Commonwealth states whose subjects frequently request asylum in the UK on grounds of political...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions UK diplomats have had with the Governments of Commonwealth countries on claims for asylum on political...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received on the level of human rights abuses in the Republic of Guinea.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with his European Union counterparts on the incidence of human rights abuses in Côte...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he has had discussions with the US Administration on the possible imposition of sanctions on Mauritania.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) what progress has been made on the establishment of a trading and advisory support package to improve the security...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with the African Union and the EU on measures to implement UN Security Council Resolution 1816; what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on the political situation in Somalia.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) what reports he has received of the Sudanese Government's decision to detain Ali Kushayb; and if he will make a statement;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether the Government supports the proposal to widen the mandate of the UN mission in Sudan to include demarcation of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make an assessment of the effects of his Department's travel advice for Sudan on organisations which rely on overseas...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with the Ugandan Government on their forcible disarmament programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with the Government of Uganda about human rights abuses by the Lord's Resistance Army.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment he has made of the human rights situation in Uganda.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent reports he has received on (a) the appointment by President Mugabe of members of his Zanu-PF party to key cabinet...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment he has made of the position of Thabo Mbeki as official mediator between Zanu-PF and the Movement for...

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what assessment has been made of the effects of the Icelandic banking crisis on the investment returns of UK charities in the forthcoming financial...

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many full-time equivalent civil servants were employed in the City of York by each Government department and executive agency in each year...

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what the average payment per person to members of the Civil Service Pension Scheme was in 2008.

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many deaths attributed to methadone addiction were recorded in London in each of the last five years.

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Beckenham of 7 October 2008, Official Report, column 557W, on departmental television, which...

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what super output areas there are in Fareham constituency, ranked by level of deprivation; and what criteria are used to determine deprivation.

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what estimate he has made of the average daily number of messages sent between officials or Ministers in all Departments by means of an instant...

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how much funding (a) his Department and (b) Capacitybuilders has given to (a) the Greater Manchester Centre for Voluntary Organisations, (b)...

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many full-time equivalent total employee jobs there were in English local government in each year since 1996.

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will publish the papers from the 2002 seminar on NHS IT held at Downing Street.

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what steps the Office for National Statistics is taking to develop its website.

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what estimate he has made of the percentage of the workforce which will be over age 65 in (a) 2012, (b) 2015 and (c) 2020.

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what percentage of the workforce is aged over (a) 50, (b) 65 and (c) 70.

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1) what the latest population projections for the UK are for (a) 2031, (b) 2056 and (c) 2081; (2) what estimate has been made of when the...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of his Department's delivery of humanitarian aid in Afghanistan; and if he will make a...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what discussions he has had with his G8 counterparts on meeting their commitments of funding for the achievement of the millennium...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what recent assessment he has made of the humanitarian situation in Burma; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what humanitarian aid his Department is providing to Kosovo; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what aid his Department is providing to Ethiopia; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what support his Department is providing for famine relief in the horn of Africa.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what recent assessment he has made of the humanitarian situation in Zimbabwe; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what estimate he has made of the number of attacks on Christian aid workers in Afghanistan since January 2008; and if he will make a...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what funds the Government (a) has provided and (b) plans to provide for the health clinic in Musa Qala, Helmand province,...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment he has made of the condition of the main bazaar road in Musa Qala, Helmand province, Afghanistan; what funding the...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps his Department has taken to improve the (a) electricity and (b) water supply in Musa Qala, Helmand province, Afghanistan;...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what response his Department has made to the humanitarian crisis in Democratic Republic of Congo; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment he has made of (a) the numbers displaced by the recent fighting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, (b) their...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assistance his Department is providing to civilians internally displaced by the renewed fighting in the east of the Democratic...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what personal training courses at public expense he has undertaken since his appointment.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what proportion of his Department's budget was spent on international agricultural research in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development which other Government departments provided funds to the UN Development Programme as stated in Statistics on International Development...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what estimate he has made of the number of people who are internally displaced in Sri Lanka as a result of the recent upsurge in...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what safeguards are in place to ensure that foreign exchange deposited in the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe by non-governmental...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what contracts were awarded to carry out his Department's recent consultation on the alcohol strategy; and at what cost.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of (a) women and (b) men diagnosed with breast cancer recovered fully in the latest period for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many nursing homes inspected by the Commission for Social Care Inspection in (a) Hemel Hempstead and (b) Hertfordshire received a (i) 0 star rating...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many nursing homes inspected by the Commission for Social Care Inspection in (a) Peterborough and (b) Cambridgeshire received a (i) 0 star rating...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he plans to publish the Carter Review of Pathology Services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what provision (a) South West Herts Acute Hospital Trust and (b) South West Herts Primary Care Trust have made for chronic fatigue syndrome or myalgic...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for South Cambridgeshire of 30 June 2008, Official Report, column 615W, on community care, how much the NHS...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to ensure that disabled people living (a) with their families and (b) in residential homes are integrated into the wider community.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of dental patients in the West Hertfordshire Primary Care Trust area were treated (a) by the NHS and (b) privately in each year from...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many NHS dentists there were on a (a) full-time equivalent and (b) headcount basis in England in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many of his staff were dismissed for improper conduct in the latest period for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many staff employed in his Department have been dismissed, or have had their employment contract otherwise terminated, for failure to perform to the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether any office premises are shared between each of (a) Monitor, (b) the Standing Dental Advisory Committee, (c) the Doctors and Dentist Review...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many doctors per 100,000 residents there were in (a) Peterborough and (b) Cambridgeshire in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many doctors per 100,000 residents there were in (a) Hemel Hempstead and (b) Hertfordshire in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of methadone prescriptions relating to substance abuse were made by general practitioners in the latest period for which figures are...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients were prescribed (a) methadone and (b) other hard drug substitutes in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate his Department has made of the number of vulnerable older people who have undergone physical or physiological abuse in residential care...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many copies of his Department's guidance for GPs, other clinicians and health professionals on the treatment of gender variant people and related...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the Answer of 20 October 2008, Official Report, column 64W, on health centres, what arrangements his Department has made for primary care...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the Answer of 20 October 2008, Official Report, column 64W, on health centres, for what reason primary care trusts were not able to submit in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much his Department has spent on advertising campaigns on (a) smoking, (b) binge drinking and (c) drug awareness in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people living in (a) Hemel Hempstead and (b) Hertfordshire have been diagnosed with (i) coronary heart disease, (ii) diabetes and (iii)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the prevalence of hepatitis B in each strategic health authority area.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidance his Department (a) has issued and (b) plans to issue to health commissioners on hepatitis B services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 14 October 2008, Official Report, columns 1172-76W, on maternity services, what the value is of the combined total damages of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 14 October 2008, Official Report, column 1176W, on maternity services, how many of the midwife-led units were (a) situated...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) by what means a GP practice may transfer the medical records of patients who leave its catchment area and register with another practice; (2) how...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people were prescribed methadone in (a) the UK, (b) the North East, (c) Tees Valley district and (d) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people were prescribed methadone in (a) Hemel Hempstead, (b) West Hertfordshire Hospital Trust and (c) Hertfordshire in each of the last 10...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average waiting time at accident and emergency departments at Mid Essex Hospital Trust hospitals was in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what progress has been made on the implementation of the national service framework on long-term neurological conditions; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many NHS dentists there were on a (a) full-time equivalent and (b) headcount basis in (i) Peterborough, (ii) Cambridgeshire and (iii) the East of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what representations the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has received from commercial organisations on the effect of publishing the 50...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answers of 22 April 2008, Official Report, column 1990W and 6 June on NHS care records, when the registers of service were transferred to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many part-time employees are (a) enrolled in the NHS pension scheme and (b) eligible to be enrolled in the NHS pension scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many national health service staff will have received a payment from the national health service pension fund in 2008 by the end of the year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 21 October 2008, Official Report, column 317W, which companies are providing communications services for the NHS Next Stage...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the (a) areas of responsibility and (b) Government-funded budget are of the Nurses and Other Health Professions Review Body.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many practice nurses there were in (a) West Chelmsford constituency and (b) the Chelmsford local authority area in (i) 1997 and (ii) 2007.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many children in Hertfordshire have a body mass index which indicates obesity.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what accidents with home oxygen have been reported to his Department in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what amendments there have been to the Liverpool Care Pathway since its introduction in the NHS.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many NHS hospitals use the Appointments Line service of Choose and Book; and what assessment the Government have made of the effectiveness of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the performance of the NHS Choose and Book service against its objectives; where and when the service has been implemented;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what funding was allocated to research into stillbirth in 2007-08.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will meet the Dispensing Doctors Association to discuss the Pharmacy White Paper consultations.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) pursuant to the answer of 27 October 2008, Official Report, column 665W, on teenage pregnancy, when the memorandum of understanding was put in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the titles are of all internal reports his Department has produced on social care in the last six months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people received local authority-funded long-term care services in (a) their own homes and (b) care homes in Eastbourne constituency in each...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many upper gastro-intestinal cancer centres there are; what population is served by each; where they are located; and when each commenced admitting...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer of 28 October 2008, Official Report, column 877W, on banking services: small businesses, whether the definition of a small business...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will instruct the non-executive appointees to the boards of banks in receipt of funding from the public purse to enforce a carbon audit of the...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what reports he has received on developments in Icelandic public opinion on the UK following the entry into force of the Landsbanki Freezing Order 2008.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what briefing material his Department has circulated to hon. Members on the situation for British depositors with Icelandic-owned financial institutions;...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make it a condition of British banks being in receipt of financial support from public funds that they permit the release of land being...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what IT projects his Department and its agencies have been undertaking have been subject to Gateway review in the last 12 months; and what the outcome of...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many civil servants in his Department were recruited through the fast stream; and what the average salary of those officials is.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he intends that the proposed international conference to reshape the financial world order will have on its agenda changes to the mark to market rules.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps the Government is taking to maintain London's international competitiveness in financial services.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps he is planning to take to alleviate the effects of increased costs of fuel on local authority budgets.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Beckenham of 9 October 2008, Official Report, column 800W, on housing valuation, if he will place in the...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what objectives have been set by his Department for the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Justice on the status as public authorities for the purposes of the Human Rights Act 1998 of...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer of 7 October 2008, Official Report, column 594W, on non-domestic rates: ports, whether (a) primary and (b) secondary legislation...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer of 7 October 2008, Official Report, column 594W, on non-domestic rates: ports, if he will make it his policy to reverse the...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his Department's obligations are in respect of guarantees to depositors in off shore banks in (a) UK dependent territories, (b) UK overseas...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the Government plan to guarantee the investments of individual savers in Icelandic banks if they are held in the subsidiary accounts of British...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the Government's estimate is of personal remittances to and from the UK in each of the last 10 years.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will increase resources used to provide information to self-assessment taxpayers on the need for them to make timely tax returns; and if he will make...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what IT projects (a) her Department and (b) each of its agencies is undertaking; and what the most recent estimate of (i) the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what steps she intends to take following the comments of Mr. Justice Collins in his ruling relating to the Bard Campaign v. the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if she will take steps to mark the National Week of Action on Empty Homes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if she will place in the Library a copy of guidance issued by her Department on investments and deposits made by local authorities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the (a) responsibilities are and (b) budget is for the (i) London Thames Gateway Development Corporation and (ii)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the procedure is for a council in a village that forms part of a borough council area to apply for parish council status.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if she will review planning policy regulations to ensure that they facilitate the Government's objectives relating to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether polytunnels are considered temporary or permanent structures under the planning regime.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government with reference to her Department's consultation on the review of sub-national economic development and regeneration, what the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what her Department's area-based initiatives are; and what budget has been established for each.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what projects her Department funds through (a) the Government Offices for the Regions and (b) regional development agencies;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government which regional spatial strategies proposed the weakening of green belt protection in specific locations in the most recent...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much funding her Department and its agencies have given to (a) the Greater Manchester Centre for Voluntary Organisations,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what personal training courses at public expense he has undertaken since his appointment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer to the right hon. Member for Horsham of 19 June 2008, Official Report, column 1187W, on Dorneywood: official...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many (a) households and (b) pensioner households he estimates are in fuel poverty in York; how many there were in York in 1996-97; and if...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what percentage of the working-age population in West Chelmsford constituency received incapacity benefit in (a) June 2001, (b) May 2005 and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the total monetary value was of unprocessed maternity allowance claims at the end of each quarter in each of the last three years; and if...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many pensioners in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the UK received pension credit in each year...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what the average take-up rate of pension credit was by those over 70 years old in the latest period for which figures are available; (2)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what procedure is followed when a claimant presents him or herself at a (a) personal capacity assessment and (b) work capability assessment...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps his Department is taking to increase the uptake of the child-care element of working tax credit.

To ask the Minister for Women and Equality how many women were victims of (a) rape, (b) domestic violence, (c) forced marriage, (d) sexual exploitation and (e) trafficking in each of the...

To ask the Minister for Women and Equality how many women with a child under the age of five returned to work in each month in the last two years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how much his Department and each of its predecessors spent on apprenticeship schemes in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how much his Department spent on apprenticeships in (a) the most recent year for which figures are available and (b) in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what sanctions are available in cases of departmental staff found to have committed disciplinary offences; and how many times...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills on what dates in each of the last five years his Department informed the House of the creation of contingent liabilities...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how much his Department spent on external training courses for departmental staff in (a) 2005, (b) 2006, (c) 2007 and (d)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what (a) support and (b) funding the Government has provided for the probe of the Gamburtsev sub-glacial mountains.

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how much funding (a) his Department and its predecessor and (b) his Department's agencies have given to (i) Manchester is...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what proportion of 17 to 20 year olds with (a) A levels, (b) ACVEs, (c) BTEC Level 3, (d) other vocational Level 3...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what estimate he has made of the overall level of co-funding by (a) employers and (b) individuals for part-time...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what information he holds on the (a) value and (b) change in value of university endowments in each of the last five years,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills following the conclusions of the Wakeham review of Physics, which subject area will be the next to be covered in the series...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what the (a) office locations and (b) 2009-10 budgets, of each of the regional councils of the Learning and Skills Council are.

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Huntingdon of 23 October 2008, Official Report, columns 551-2W, on physics:...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how much has been spent by his Department on Plain English Campaign training courses for its staff in each year since 2005.

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what targets his Department has set to (a) improve the international performance of the UK research base and (b) increase...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills when the annual review on the Science and Innovation Framework will be published.

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many people in (a) West Chelmsford constituency and (b) the Chelmsford local authority area are repaying student loans.

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how much his Department has spent on Ufi and learndirect in (a) the most recent year for which figures are available and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (1) how many of his Department's staff have been (a) redeployed to his Department and (b) newly recruited; (2) what the staffing...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what funding has been agreed with each of his Department's non-departmental public bodies for the period 2008-2011.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change for which (a) regulators, (b) inspectorates, (c) executive agencies, (d) non-departmental public bodies and (e) public...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many vacant posts for which he is responsible were advertised in each of the last three years; and at what cost.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment he has made of the required investment in the electricity transmission infrastructure in (a) Scotland and (b) the UK...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what periods of outage occurred in each of the principal power stations in Great Britain because of (a) planned maintenance and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what estimate he has made of electricity generating capacity in Scotland in (a) five, (b) 10 and (c) 15 years time; and if he will...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment he has made of the gap between (a) wholesale market prices and (b) retail prices for home energy fuels; and if he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many people were in fuel poverty in Hemel Hempstead constituency in the latest period for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what estimate he has made of the number of households in Pembrokeshire in fuel poverty.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what estimate he has made of the number of households in (a) Wales and (b) Pembrokeshire that have kerosene heating.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change if he will reform the Mineworkers' Pension Scheme to ensure that the entire surplus is used for the benefit of former mineworkers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change if he will list in date order the generating companies which have secured places in the queue for National Grid connections; how much...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many and what proportion of households in Stroud constituency are not on the mains gas network; and what plans he has to facilitate...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what (a) meetings and (b) briefings he has had on nuclear power; with whom; on what dates; and if he will post on his departmental...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change if he will review the (a) conduct and (b) content of the second round of consultation on nuclear power policy in summer 2007; and if...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what proposals the UK put forward to the meeting of the Executive Committee of the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) on 1...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many jobs have been created in the renewable energy sector in the South West region in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what steps the Government are taking to ensure that the South West region attains its target of generating 15 to 20 per cent. of its...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what representations he has received on the effects of a Severn Barrage on biodiversity on and near the Severn.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much his Department and its predecessor spent on promoting commercial wind turbines in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change whether wind power subsidies resulting from the renewables obligation may be awarded to companies registered in tax havens; and if he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what recent discussions he has had with (a) the Department for Transport and (b) the Highways Agency on the siting of wind turbines...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much he has allocated to the Anti-Bullying Alliance for each of the next three years; for what purposes; and if he will make a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) which people and organisations will have access to the National Child Database; (2) what security measures will be put in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families pursuant to the answer of 27 October 2008, Official Report, column 704W, on children: databases, (1) if he will place a copy of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many children there are on the at risk register in Hampshire, broken down by reason for such registration.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what steps he has taken since the publication of the White Paper, "Back on Track", in May 2008 on transforming the quality of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families if he will list the programmes and corresponding allocations aggregated as Other Miscellaneous Programmes for the year 2008-09 in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what entitlements to (a) further study and (b) particular GCSEs for pupils were based on a particular level of key stage 3...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) in how many primary schools fewer than (a) 50 per cent., (b) 60 per cent., (c) 70 per cent. and (d) 80 per cent. of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) which local authorities have established pupils at risk panels; (2) which authorities have reduced the number of exclusions...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what representations he has received on the use of learning support units being used as a form of internal exclusion of pupils in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what representations he has received on the practice of informal or unofficial exclusions of pupils from maintained schools.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many pupils were permanently excluded from pupil referral units in each of the last three years; and what the process is for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families if he will consider increasing the frequency of schools' holding of anti-bullying weeks to encourage a greater focus on different...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the first year of the Secondary Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what steps the national anti-bullying strategies regional advisers have taken to spread good practice in anti-bullying policy...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what response he has received from schools to the recommendation in Safe to Learn: Embedding anti-bullying work in schools that...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families if he will invite Ofsted to assess the extent to which schools are demonstrating effective leadership in promoting an open and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what plans he has to contribute to Anti-Bullying Week in November 2008.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) what estimate he has made of the incidence of bullying in pupil referral units in each of the last three years; (2) what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what estimate he has made of the number of pupils at (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in (i) Bexley and (ii) London who do...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many behaviour and attendance consultants there are in maintained schools.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) what assessment he has made of the (a) scale and (b) effectiveness of mediation through a third party to resolve conflicts...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what guidance he has issued on the criteria for entering pupils for the foundation or higher diplomas.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what representations he has received on increasing the target for audio-described programming (a) from 10 per cent. and (b) to 20 per cent.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the budget is for Ofcom's regulatory activities in each of the next three financial years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will hold discussions with the Swimming Teachers' Association on its Go for Gold scheme; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department for what reasons luncheon vouchers are used to support asylum seekers on Section 4 support; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many legacy asylum cases she expects to have been determined by 31 December 2008.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent representations she has received on the effectiveness of the system for recording of cannabis warnings on the Police National...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many and what percentage of police community support officers were from an ethnic minority background in each year since their inception,...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many cases of serious violent crime were reported in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) England...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many cases of violent crime have been reported in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) England and...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many recorded incidents of violent crime there were in (a) Southampton, (b) Test Valley Borough and (c) the ceremonial county of...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much her Department spent on television advertising in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what use (a) her Department and (b) its agencies make of (i) MOSAIC data and (ii) ACORN data.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of documents sent to members of the public by her Department were lost in the post in the latest period for which information...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many of the people subject to a control order the Government have attempted to deport.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many foreign nationals were removed from the UK after they had been admitted to the country in each of the last 10 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many immigration officers are assigned to work in prisons on duties related to the deportation of foreign national prisoners; and in...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans she has to introduce further powers to seize the assets of drug dealers.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the monetary value was of illegal drugs seized by the UK Border Agency in 2007-08.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many and what proportion of families held at Dungavel Detention Centre will be included in the pilot scheme to relocate those held at...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether mechanisms are in place to monitor the extent to which her Department's (a) internal and (b) external (i) correspondence and (ii)...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Scotland on pension changes for the (a) police and (b) fire and rescue services.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many recorded offences of credit card fraud there were in each year since 1997; what the estimated cost was of these offences; and what...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate she has made of the number of people with criminal records who do not have records on the national DNA database.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate she has made of the number of students at universities required to pay full fees because of changes to the immigration status...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent discussions she has had with the French government on camps for illegal immigrants.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many illegal immigrants were stopped trying to enter the UK through the Channel tunnel in (a) 2007 and (b) 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate she has made of the number of (a) immigrant camps in operation on the French coast for people seeking to enter the UK, (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she plans to consult on the future of the long residence rules, as stated on 7 July.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the UK's responsibilities are under the European Pact on Immigration and Asylum agreed at the recent meeting of the European Council.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what provisions exist in the European Pact on Immigration and Asylum to help share the burden of immigration more fairly amongst member states.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the timetable is for developing a common asylum and immigration policy as a result of the European Pact on Immigration and Asylum; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent discussions have taken place with other EU member states on the proposed blue card immigration system and its potential effect on...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the proposed Europe-wide blue card immigration system would supersede existing immigration controls, with particular reference to the...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the scale was of fees for processing applications for (a) indefinite leave to remain and (b) further leave to remain in each of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many and what proportion of UK Border Agency staff have been allocated to the processing of leave to remain applications in each of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent meetings she has had with her European counterparts on the subject of the People's Mujaheddin Organisation of Iran in light of...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people were convicted of offences involving (a) firearms and (b) knives after handing themselves into the police in each of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the detection rate for offences involving knives was in each of the last 10 years, broken down by (a) offence and (b) police force area.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many incidents of violence against the person involving a knife were recorded (a) in total and (b) per 1,000 of the population...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what guidance she issues to businesses which sell knives and blades (a) over the internet and (b) through catalogues on compliance with the...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will examine the adequacy of controls on the advertising and sale of souvenir knives, blades and axes (a) over the internet and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of their time police officers spent on average (a) completing paperwork and (b) on patrol in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will bring forward proposals to reimburse all or part of the costs to local authorities of installing CCTV technologies used by the police.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many and what percentage of police officers at the rank of (a) constable, (b) sergeant, (c) inspector, (d) chief inspector, (e)...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many and what percentage of police officers recruited into each force in each year since 1997 were from an ethnic minority background.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which police forces have posted ward and sub-ward level crime maps of their areas on the internet.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what the ratio of police to members of the public was in each constituency in each year since 1997; (2) how many police officers per...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what the average payment per person to members of the police pension scheme was in 2008; (2) how many individuals belong to the (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment she has made of the average cost of (a) assisting an individual to return voluntarily to their country of origin and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many road accident frauds were reported to the police in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether local authorities will be given access to the database of communications that will be introduced via the forthcoming Communications...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what her policy is on county police forces moving transit Travellers to suitable sites in neighbouring local authorities but within the same...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform whether the directors appointed by the Government to the boards of (a) Northern Rock and (b) Bradford and...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform pursuant to the answer of 22 October 2008, Official Report, column 357W, on financial services: EU action,...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what steps are being taken to seek to ensure the stability of the price of petrol.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what guidance he provides to the Royal Mail on stamp design; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what business support his Department makes available to the retail sector; what assessment he has made of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what cost was incurred in changing the name of Community Legal Service Direct to Community Legal Advice; how much of this cost was spent on advertising...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice for what reason Community Legal Service Direct changed its name to Community Legal Advice; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the (a) total cost and (b) cost per unit of (i) production and (ii) distribution of the Legal Services Commission's Community Legal Advice leaflet...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many requests there have been from hon. Members for the Legal Services Commission's Community Legal Advice leaflet stands to be distributed to their...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many of the Legal Services Commission's Community Legal Advice leaflet stands have been distributed since Community Legal Service Direct changed its...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the target times set for coroners' courts in England to complete inquests are; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what guidance is issued to courts on the action to be taken should a knife be discovered on a person attending a court hearing.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the value has been of his Department's IT contracts in the last 12 months; with whom these contracts have been awarded; and what the value was of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what mechanisms are in place to recover the costs of (a) enforcement and (b) other activities borne by his Department following the implementation of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what his timetable is for further reform of the House of Lords.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what discussions he and his officials have had with the Sentencing Guidelines Council on the introduction of guidelines for the offence of illegal...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many people have received the maximum sentence on conviction for illegal broadcasting in each of the last 10 years; (2) what steps he is...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the Information Commissioner's budget will be in each of the next three financial years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice with reference to the answer to the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar of 19 October 2006, Official Report, columns 1391-92W, on the Land Registry, how...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what estimate he has made of the number of former armed service personnel (a) in custody and (b) on parole.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many prisoners have escaped while under escort from prison in the last 24 months; and how many of those escapes were from (a) private taxis and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many and what proportion of prisoners were reconvicted and sentenced to another custodial term within three months of leaving prison in each of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 29 October 2008, Official Report, column 33WS, on juvenile secure settings (restraint), what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will issue guidelines to the courts to ensure that where a landlord with a buy-to-let mortgage falls into arrears and the lender applies to the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice who the respondents were to his Department's consultation on weekend voting.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many hours per week were spent on education or training schemes in each young offender institution in the latest period for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many hours per week were spent on sport or other physical activity in each young offender institution in the latest period for which figures are...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What is their assessment of the future of sustainable hill farming in England following Natural England's decision to introduce environmental requirements before...

asked Her Majesty's Government: How many Desert Hawk unmanned aerial vehicles are in service; how many are being procured; and how many have been damaged beyond repair.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will work with the UK Border Agency to bring the standard of care and consideration of asylum applicants throughout the United Kingdom up to the same...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What support they are giving to charities with investments in Icelandic banks.

asked Her Majesty's Government: What is the definition of an historic site in the context of British Overseas Territories.

asked Her Majesty's Government: What assessment they have made of the effect on young children of inhaling smoke from cigarettes; and how that is reflected in legislation.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether there is a department or agency responsible for testing new sustainable products used in construction and other industries for longevity; and whether...

asked Her Majesty's Government: How prescriptive the cross-compliance regulations in England are compared with other European Union countries.

asked the Chairman of Committees: Whether the House of Lords will provide tax-free benefits for staff to purchase bicycles under the cycle-to-work scheme.

asked Her Majesty's Government: What progress they have made towards honouring undertakings to end Turkish Cypriot isolation given by the then Prime Minister following the referendum on the Annan...

asked Her Majesty's Government: How many persons classified by statute as inspectors have been employed by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in each year since 2001; and how...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether staff of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs may attend activities connected with staff networks in work time; whether they may claim...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by Lord Darzi of Denham on 22 October (WA 109—10), whether the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority considers ovarian...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answers by Lord Darzi of Denham on 16 October (WA 67—68) and 22 October (WA 109), why the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they have commissioned any surveys to determine the location of estuaries with the potential for electricity generation using a tidal barrage or a tidal...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What evidence led to their recommendation that everyone should eat five portions of fruit and vegetables each day.

asked Her Majesty's Government: How many NHS general practitioner surgeries in Britain have joined incentive schemes which encourage general practitioners to reduce hospital referral rates.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the remarks by Baroness Thornton on 21 October (Official Report, col. 1113), when they expect the further regulations on a statutory pharmaceutical...

asked the Chairman of Committees: Further to his Written Answer on 20 March (WA 61), what progress has been made in ensuring the wider dissemination of the booklet The Work of the House of Lords...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What grants are available to encourage energy conservation by owners of houses with (a) no foundations, (b) no cavity walls or (c) little or no loft space, and...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What representations they are making, or will make, to the Government of India concerning the recent introduction of laws in a number of states that make it...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What changes they are considering, or have recently considered, to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; what is their estimate of how long it...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will make representations to the European Commission opposing the Commission's endorsement of the Government of Italy's proposal to fingerprint all...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What consultation is planned, and what has been undertaken, with dog owners and dog charities on the Marine Bill.

asked Her Majesty's Government: What steps they are taking to aid the restoration of democracy in Mauritania; and what impediments there are.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they have a target date for restoring democracy in Mauritania.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether the Ministerial Code permits Ministers to receive pay from outside bodies.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether the Northern Ireland Office and its bodies apply the concepts of equality and parity of esteem for the two main cultures in Northern Ireland, as required...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What bonuses were paid to senior civil servants in the Northern Ireland Office this year; and for what reasons.

asked Her Majesty's Government: How bonuses are calculated in the Northern Ireland Office.

asked Her Majesty's Government: How many employees in the Northern Ireland Office are over 65 years old.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by Lord Tunnicliffe on 21 July (WA 216) concerning grants to Irish and Ulster Scots cultures in Northern Ireland, whether the grants...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answers by the Lord President (Baroness Royall of Blaisdon) on 21 October (WA 96—97 and WA 99) concerning Questions to the Northern...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by Lord Rooker on 14 July (WA 121) concerning £1,200 spent by the Northern Ireland Parades Commission on hospitality, how people...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by Lord Patel of Bradford on 22 October (WA 114), whether they will arrange for information about their responses to recommendations...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What action they are taking to deal with the piracy occurring off the coast of Somalia.

asked Her Majesty's Government: What powers they have under international law for preventing piracy, including boarding suspect vessels in international or coastal waters, rescuing captured...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether their powers to counter piracy are sufficient; and what plans they have to strengthen the powers, in view of the number of ships already captured by pirates.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by Lord Davies of Oldham on 14 July (WA 125) concerning the population of the United Kingdom, why the Written Answer by Lord Davies...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether targets agreed with each of the 15 government departments listed in the Cabinet Office document Public Bodies: Opening Up Public Appointments 2002—05...

asked Her Majesty's Government: When the Cabinet Office guidance, Making and Managing Public Appointments was last updated; and what changes were made to the sections on diversity and equal...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Why they have not answered the Question for Written Answer tabled on 5 June by Lord Laird (HL3998); and when they will answer it.

asked Her Majesty's Government: What assessment they have made of whether financial difficulties experienced by Russian businessmen with commercial interests in the United Kingdom will affect...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What proportion of the central bid made to HM Treasury as part of the Government's 2007 Comprehensive Spending Review on behalf of the security and intelligence...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether development of the Scope 2 project for the security and intelligence agencies has been suspended; if so, why; and how much the project has cost to date.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether adequate and appropriate procedures are in place to prevent data loss of national security and intelligence information from within the Scope project; and...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by the Lord President (Baroness Royall of Blaisdon) on 29 October (WA 177) concerning the St Andrews agreement, whether the suggested...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What steps they intend to take to ensure gender diversity on the United Nations Human Rights Committee in light of the all-male list of candidates elected by state...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What is the extent of the escape and naturalisation of water primrose (Ludwigia species) in the United Kingdom; whether they have assessed the environmental risks...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath on 21 October (WA 103), in the case of clearance notices issued by Natural England, whether any cost to...