To ask the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners what steps the Church Commissioners are taking to reduce the carbon footprint of their activities.

To ask the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners what effect the financial situation has had on the investment policy adopted by the Church Commissioners.

To ask the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners what proportion of the Church of England's running costs in each of the last three years was met by the Church...

To ask the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners what the cost of (a) running and (b) maintaining Lambeth Palace was in each of the last three years.

To ask the hon. Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission what assessment the Electoral Commission has made of the likelihood of fraud in the 2009...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many fatal road traffic accidents were caused by drivers aged (a) 70 to 79, (b) 80 to 89 and (c) over 89 years old in each of the last 10 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will bring forward proposals to amend regulations for vehicle excise duty (VED) refund applications to prevent VED refund claims being made by a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what reports he has received of allegations of the fraudulent use of V5C forms with serial numbers between (a) BG8229501 and BG9999030 and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many rail services Southeastern Railway has cancelled in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many road traffic accidents involving Trief kerbs have been recorded in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of central Government funding for road improvements in each local authority area in the South West...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent assessment his Department has made of the effect on road safety of a reduction of the 60mph speed limit to 50mph.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps his Department is taking to assess the transport infrastructure needs of local authorities with Growth Point status; and what steps his...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much of the funding for 2008 for Vehicle and Operator Services Agency testing services announced on 30 July 2008 the Agency spent in 2008.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what assessment he has made of the (a) efficiency savings and (b) savings in time for (i) police officers and (ii) others arising from the virtual...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many British citizens have taken up residence in (a) Guernsey, (b) Jersey and (c) the Isle of Man in the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many British citizens have taken up residence in Alderney and Sark in the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice in which Crown Dependencies micro-generation electricity production schemes are in operation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much electricity is generated from renewable resources in each of the Crown Dependencies.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what percentage of (a) Guernsey's and (b) Jersey's gross domestic product was generated by the tourism sector in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many of his Department's buildings are equipped with air conditioning systems with greater than 250kW of output; how many of these systems have been...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the average length of sentence for those sentenced to immediate custody for possession of cannabis was in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the purpose was of the visit by Ministers of his Department to Jersey on 17 April; whom Ministers met during that visit; and what matters were...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what his most recent information is on the likely timetable for the implementation by Jersey of (a) the EU Food Supplements Directive and (b) the EU...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what recent steps his Department has taken to prevent the unauthorised amendment for the purposes of fraud of house ownership information on the HM Land...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Bromley and Chislehurst of 12 March 2009, Official Report, column 667W, on legal advice and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Bromley and Chislehurst of 12 March 2009, Official Report, column 667W, on legal advice and assistance:...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Bromley and Chislehurst of 12 March 2009, Official Report, column 667W, on legal advice and assistance:...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much his Department and its predecessor spent on legal aid in (a) England, (b) the South West, (c) Devon and (d) East Devon constituency in each...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much his Department and its predecessor spent on legal aid in (a) Hemel Hempstead and (b) Hertfordshire in each of the last 10 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much funding from his Department has been allocated to the organisation Victim Support in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what impact assessment was made of (a) the decision to reduce the number of places contracted for custodial places in local authority secure children's...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many people were treated for a ruptured appendix in each hospital trust in England in the most recent year for which figures are available; (2)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many children under the age of 16 years sought treatment for cannabis use in (a) England, (b) the East of England and (c) Suffolk in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 28 April 2009, Official Report, column 1232W, on carbon monoxide: departmental co-ordination, (1) whether Ministers from his...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many staff on temporary contracts are employed at his Department's offices at Richmond House; and what entitlement such staff have to (a) sick and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the proportion of the NHS budget which was allocated to services for those over the age of 60 years in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what criteria his Department's Rapid Review Panel uses in judging the suitability of products intended for use in the NHS.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans his Department has for data to be collected in future on waiting times for hospital treatment in order to monitor the performance of NHS...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the extent to which assisted fertility centres are following guidance from the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what research his Department has conducted into the use of antimicrobial products for the purpose of preventing the spread of influenza viruses; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, the hon. Member for Brentford and Isleworth (Ann Keen) plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how much land each NHS organisation indicated in its estates return it expected to have available for disposal in (a) 2008-09, (b) 2009-10 and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much each NHS organisation received in net land and property disposal receipts in each year since 2002-03, according to data from estates return...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what criteria his Department uses to accredit systems for the Additional Supply Capability and Capacity Framework; and which suppliers and systems have...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether the contracts for information systems procured by trusts through the Additional Supply Capability and Capacity Framework (ASCCF) are held...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what the agreed costs of each information system in the Additional Supply Capability and Capacity Framework (ASCCF) are; and by what process trusts...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 21 April 2009, Official Report, column 583W, on NHS: information and communications technology, what percentage of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if he will give consideration to the recommendations of the report by the British Medical Association on Early Life Nutrition in implementing the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent estimate he has made of the number of children receiving long-term ventilation (a) in hospital, (b) in their own homes, (c) in residential...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what mechanisms his Department plans to put in place to ensure that primary care trusts considering a new pharmacy application take account of competition...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what opportunities pharmacists working in (a) academia, (b) industry and (c) other areas, other than general practice, will have to register with the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will ensure that the Change 4 Life public awareness campaign includes information for young women about the importance of health and well-being...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people were admitted to hospital for the treatment of sexually transmitted infections (a) in each region in each year since 1997-98 and (b) in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will put in place arrangements for the decontamination of passenger airplanes between flights in cases where there is a risk of swine influenza...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 10 March 2009, Official Report, column 391W, on trade unions, what office facilities his Department provides for the exclusive...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what recent steps he has taken to strengthen consumer rights.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what recent representations he has received on proposals for a Post Bank.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what recent assessment he has made of progress on the Doha round of World Trade Organisation negotiations;...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what recent representations he has received from small businesses on the availability to them of credit.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what eligibility criteria will apply to assistance under his Department's trade credit insurance scheme;...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what steps his Department is taking against unscrupulous lenders; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what progress the Government have made in their consultation on introducing a system of regulatory budgets.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what steps regional development agencies are taking to support small and medium-sized businesses during the...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what plans his Department has for the implementation of the Government's new industrial strategy.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what (a) guidelines and (b) restrictions apply to the export of white phosphorus munitions.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what (a) advice and (b) financial assistance his Department provides to (i) small, (ii) medium-sized and...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform how many businesses have received assistance from the Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme; and how much...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform how many businesses in Braintree have received assistance from the (a) Enterprise Finance Guarantee...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what assessment he has made of prospects for the manufacturing industry in the next three years.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what steps his Department is taking to support research and development of environmentally-friendly car...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what his most recent assessment is of the progress made by the European Investment Bank to (a) Nissan and...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform if he will seek to provide interim funding of £4 million for LDV to facilitate the purchase of the...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what support his Department is providing for new business start-ups in 2008-09; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what plans he has for the development of the Post Office network.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what percentage of each of the three funds announced under the Real Help with Finance Package have been...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much funding (a) Montserrat, (b) Bermuda and (c) the British Virgin Islands has received from the Overseas Territories...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many species endemic to (a) South Georgia and the Sandwich Islands and (b) Anguilla are on the endangered species list.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which UK Overseas Territories have coral reefs; and whether an assessment has been made of the condition of such reefs in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether strategies are in place to deal with the risks of climate change and rising sea levels in low-lying UK Overseas...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much his Department has spent on conservation measures in British Overseas Territories in each of the last five years; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the population of (a) the Turks and Caicos Islands and (b) the Cayman Islands was in each year since 2000.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many people have been held in prisons in (a) Anguilla and (b) Gibraltar since 2005.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which UK Crown Dependencies have trialled electricity generation through the use of (a) wind turbines, (b) solar power and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the answer of 12 March 2009, Official Report, column 620W, on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC): war crimes,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many of his Department's buildings are equipped with air conditioning systems with output greater than 250kW; how many of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what percentage of its suppliers his Department has paid within 10 days of receipt of invoice in each of the last five months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs by what method it is intended to select the person to be appointed as the next Ambassador to the Holy See when the post is...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether the post of Ambassador to South Africa was (a) advertised and (b) trawled before the recent appointment of a successor...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the answer of 2 April 2009, Official Report, column 1307W, on Africa: conflict prevention, how many UK staff or...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which states have reported to the UN Sanctions Committee impediments under their domestic law to the implementation of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many piracy suspects have been transferred to Kenyan custody under (a) the EU/Kenya exchange of letters of 6 March 2009 for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much financial aid has been provided to Montserrat by the UK since 1995.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether his Department has had discussions with the Rwandan government on steps to be taken following the judgment of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the answer of 12 March 2009, Official Report, column 634W, on trade unions, which trade unions are recognised by...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what his policy is on the establishment of a contact group for Zimbabwe; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much his Department has spent on hospitality and entertainment in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport which projects have received more than £250,000 in funding allocated through the Football Foundation since 2000.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much has been spent by the Gambling Commission on (a) press officers, (b) media monitoring, (c) consultants and (d) events in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much was spent on (a) purchasing and (b) commissioning items for the Government art collection in each of the last 10 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will bring forward proposals to establish a national database of designated premises supervisors.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many recommendations made by English Heritage in respect of the listing of buildings were rejected by his Department in each of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much funding allocated by each of the National Lottery distributors was channelled through local authorities in each of the last...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many complaints in each category have been received by the Office of Communications in each year since its establishment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how the funds raised by Team 2012 will be allocated to each sporting discipline.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what support is available for sportsmen and women training to participate in the London 2012 Olympics in disciplines which fall outside...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport which projects have received more than £250,000 in funding allocated through the Community Club Development Programme since 2003.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she expects automated supply of crime and detection data from existing police force management systems via her Department's data hub to...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people will be employed in the Confidential Intelligence Unit in each of the next three years; what budget has been established for...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which police forces in England and Wales have implemented the Justice Seen, Justice Done programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what timetable she has set for the completion of the review of the use of powers under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she plans to (a) finalise and (b) implement the single top-down public confidence measure for police forces; and whether a method for...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what progress has been made on (a) the Policing Objective Analysis model and (b) the development of force value for money profiles to...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what timetable she has set for the introduction of new codes of practice on the use of (a) covert human intelligence sources and (b) covert...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much ring-fenced funding each police force will receive for spending on new technology to fight crime in (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2010-11;...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 1 April 2009, Official Report, column 1265W, on terrorism, what mechanism exists to measure progress on the...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) standard and (b) enhanced record checks were processed by the Criminal Records Bureau in each police force area in 2008-09.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 3 March 2009, Official Report, columns 1446-7W, on civil servants: pensions, whether the Pensions Regulator has...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will estimate the expenditure required from the public purse to raise personal allowances for council tax benefit to £193 per week...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the effect on the public purse would be of increasing personal allowances for the purposes of calculating council tax benefits to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many housing benefit recipients were social housing tenants in each of the last three years; and how many were (a) local authority...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the performance of Jobcentre Plus in each (a) region and (b) Jobcentre Plus district against its employer...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the Financial Statement of 22 April 2009, Official Report, column 249, on what date the capital limit for pension credit will...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health on implementation of provisions relating to drug users in the Welfare...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when he plans to provide a substantive answer to question 264368, on jobseeker's allowance and voluntary drug rehabilitation programmes, tabled...

To ask the Prime Minister whether he has had discussions with his Canadian counterpart on the continuing deployment of Canadian troops in Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Prime Minister whether he discussed the issue of political websites with Mr. Derek Draper at Chequers on 16 November 2008.

To ask the Prime Minister on what dates (a) Mr. Charlie Whelan, (b) Mr. Andrew Dodgshon and (c) Mr. Derek Draper have attended Chequers as a guest of the Prime Minister since June 2007.

To ask the Prime Minister with reference to his letter of 13 April to the Cabinet Secretary on the Code of Conduct for Special Advisers, from whom he received assurances that no Minister and no...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many UK civilian contractors are currently stationed in Afghanistan.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 23 February 2009, Official Report, column 20W, on armed forces: housing, if he will make an assessment of the reasons for the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) service personnel and (b) civil servants in his Department participate in a cycle-to-work scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much his Department spent on consultancy contracts in 2008-09.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his policy is on the use of service facilities by ex-servicemen's clubs.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what arrangements his Department made for the transfer of the remains of Sappers Azimkar and Quinsey from Northern Ireland; whether the remains were...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what discussions his Department had with media outlets on the media coverage of arrangements made for the funerals of Sappers Azimkar and Quinsey.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government for what reasons funding for the Inspiring Communities programme is restricted to 64 local authority areas.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the functions are of the regional neighbourhood training and resources centres.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent steps her Department has taken to increase levels of community cohesion.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much has been spent under each budgetary heading on the Review of Council Housing Finance; and how many civil servants have...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government which local authorities have responded to the consultation on the Draft Housing Revenue Account Subsidy Determination 2009-10...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what account was taken by the Valuation Office Agency of the Lands Tribunal decision of Baker (Valuation Officer) (VO) v...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what property data from the stamp duty land tax database are used by the Valuation Office Agency for the purposes of (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Peterborough of 12 March 2009, Official Report, column 737W, on councillors:...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what guidance (a) her Department and (b) the Standards Board has issued on whether anonymous complaints against councillors...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Peterborough of 17 March 2009, Official Report, column 1102W, on departmental...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Peterborough of 17 March 2009, Official Report, column 1102W, on departmental...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether she plans to reduce the use of (a) agency staff, (b) interim staff, (c) contractors, (d) consultants, (e) inward...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what her Department's end year flexibility entitlement was in 2008-09; what percentage of that entitlement has been taken up;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many overseas visits were made by staff in her Department in the last 12 months; and what the (a) destination and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether her Department has commissioned any recent research on the financial viability of district councils in two-tier areas.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Welwyn Hatfield of 18 March 2009, Official Report, column 1174W, on the economic...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Welwyn Hatfield of 2 April 2009, Official Report, columns 1498-502W, on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Welwyn Hatfield of 24 February 2009, Official Report, columns 543-4W, on empty...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much her Department and its predecessors have paid in financial corrections to the European Commission since May 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what criteria apply in the valuation of fire alarms for ratings purposes in the 2010 rates revaluation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if she will make an estimate of the (a) monetary value and (b) quantity of waste food disposed of from her Department's...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what steps the Valuation Office Agency is taking to comply with the recommendations contained in the report, Place matters: the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government when she plans to publish the Housing Strategy Statistical Appendix returns for 2008-09; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what external (a) companies and (b) consultants have been contracted by her Department to promote housing market renewal...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many social tenants in each local authority area have bought a share in their home through the Social HomeBuy scheme to date.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many homes in England there are with a GG value significant code according to Valuation Office Agency records.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government which councils are pathfinders for new two-tier models of joint working.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what measure of council tax the Office for National Statistics uses to make comparisons between the tax and spending levels of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what powers to levy fines have been conferred on local authorities by her Department and its predecessors since 2003.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what guidance her Department has issued to local authorities on special expenses in unparished areas; and whether the percentage...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 29 April 2009, Official Report, column 1372W, on local government finance, on what date she expects...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government which Government departments and agencies participate in the regional funding allocation process in respect of regional...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what her latest estimate is of the proportion of deposits held by local authorities in Icelandic banks that will be returned;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if she will make it her policy to support the Mash the State campaign to encourage the accessibility of data held by local...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what progress her Department has made in achieving its target of a 30 per cent. reduction in data collections from local...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent estimate she has made of the direct and indirect costs of local government inspection to (a) local and (b) central...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what rights (a) parish and (b) town councils have to (i) comment on planning applications and (ii) make recommendations to the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government for what reasons publication of the results of the Place survey has been postponed until June 2009.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many hereditaments have a rateable value of (a) between £10,000 and £15,000 in each Government Office Region...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if she will place in the Library a copy of the Valuation Office Agency's guidance notes and advice for the rating of licensed...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Peterborough of 17 March 2009, Official Report, column 1103W, on departmental...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the latest timetable is for the introduction of a new version of planning guidance PPS6 to (a) abolish the needs test and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government which Regional Assemblies and their successor bodies have offices in (a) Brussels and (b) Strasbourg; and what estimate she...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate she has made of the cost of the regional assemblies in England is in 2009-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent progress has been made on the National Improvement and Efficiency Strategy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the Answer of 2 April 2009, Official Report, columns 1509-10W, on regional spatial strategies, if she will revoke...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the average length of tenure for a tenant of a house in the (a) registered social landlord and (b) local authority sector...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government in which local authority areas her policy of reducing social housing rents areas will be applied; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 9 March 2009, Official Report, column 37W, on trade unions, what office facilities (a) her...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if she will estimate the level of savings to the public purse expected to result from the introduction of new unitary authorities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if she will list those local billing authorities which do not communicate with the Valuation Office Agency through the Valuebill...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether the Valuation Office Agency plans to publish its location-related datasets.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much (a) matched and (b) unmatched funding available to England from the EU agriculture budget was not taken up in each...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs with reference to the answer of 9 July 2008, Official Report, column 1585W, on apprentices, what progress has been made on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate he has made of the number of farm holdings where dairy is the predominant activity in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many officials in his Department are suspended; how many are suspended on full pay; for how long each has been suspended;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate he has made of the (a) energy consumed by, (b) energy cost of and (c) carbon dioxide emissions from each...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what guidance his Department has issued to its staff on claims for travel in first class carriages on trains if there are no...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent reports he has received of elephant poaching in Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 23 April 2009, Official Report, column 816W, on farmers: income, how many farm businesses had an...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will publish the programme of measures to be undertaken by individual water companies to secure critical infrastructure...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent discussions he has had with (a) water companies and (b) Ofwat on programmes to protect critical infrastructure...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment he has made of the current level of risk from flooding to critical infrastructure of (a) reservoirs and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent representations he has received on the works required to protect critical infrastructure from flooding; and if he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when he expects the latest Environment Agency maps of flood risk areas to be published.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent discussions his Department has had with the Association of British Insurers on development in flood risk areas;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate his Department has made of the average age of a hill farmer.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether his Department has had discussions at EU level on the implications for the implementation of the provisions of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what research his Department has carried out into the effectiveness of local authority recycling schemes; and if he will make...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many end of waste cases have been submitted to the Environment Agency since January 2007; which manufacturers have had...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs at what level of rated thermal input a Part 1A permit is required under the Environmental Permitting Regulations 2007 for the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 12 March 2009, O fficial Report, column 674W, on agriculture: subsidies, how much funding has been...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether his Department has made predictions of changes in sea levels over the next 50 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate his Department has made of the effects on the economy of expected changes in sea levels in the next 10 years;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether he has had recent discussions with representatives of water companies on the potential need for hosepipe bans in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many further educational establishments accepted non-EU students in the last year for which information is available; how...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what guidance his Department has issued to the research councils on the expenditure of money which they save as a result of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many people have completed training funded by his Department in each month since June 2007; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families for how long local authorities are required to keep records of children in care.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families in what circumstances a foundation school may be closed by a local education authority; what powers he has to prevent such a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what assessment he has made of the End of Key Stage attainment levels achieved by pupils in schools in England who have been...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much (a) total and (b) transitional protection funding for sixth forms for academic year 2009-10 was identified in letters...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families pursuant to the answer of 27 April 2009, Official Report, column 1148W, on special educational needs, to which departmental...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what funding was allocated for SureStart provision in Leicestershire in (a) 2006-07, (b) 2007-08, (c) 2008-09 and (d) 2009-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what the evidential basis is for the statement in paragraph 7.5.35 of the Renewable Energy Strategy consultation 2008 that one of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Welwyn Hatfield (Grant Shapps) of 5 March 2009, Official Report, column 1806W, on the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many renewable heating products have been accredited by Ofgem under the Carbon Emissions Reduction Target programme.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people in the UK have (a) a basic bank account, (b) a bank account and (c) no bank account.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what regulatory restrictions exist on the opening of a bank account in the United Kingdom by non-domiciled British citizens.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what UK Financial Investment's role in the preparation of the most recent Bradford and Bingley Business Plan was; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many applications Capital for Enterprise Ltd. has received from banks to join the Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme; and how many such applications...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how much has been spent by his Department on carrying out inspections of air conditioning systems within departmental buildings in accordance with the...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will place in the Library a copy of the minutes of each meeting the Euro Steering Committee held in the last 24 months.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he expects to be in a position to (a) set a timetable for the opening of the ex-gratia payments scheme for Equitable Life policyholders to receipt of...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what plans he has to allocate future revenues raised through the auctioning of allowances under the (a) second and (b) third phase of the EU...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer with reference to OGC buying.solutions contract, reference RM645, which company won the contract for the Government Air Programme; and what the (a)...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer at what stage in the process of the payment of inheritance tax the Valuation Office Agency undertakes a valuation of the property forming part of the...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what media appearances (a) he and (b) each other Minister in his Department has made since 1 January 2009.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Billericay of 27 March 2009 on his constituent, Mr. T. Lewer.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for West Chelmsford of 15 December 2008 concerning his constituent, Ms Pippa Cuckson of Great...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will request the Security Commission to undertake an investigation into the unauthorised disclosure of information relating to taxation measures in...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the implementation of HM Revenue and Customs' (HMRC's) Workforce Change programme on the average...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many staff are employed on work contracted out by HM Revenue and Customs in (a) each region of England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the implications for Royal Mail of the recent European Court of Justice ruling on value added tax liabilities; and if he will...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of tax relief on pension contributions goes to (a) basic and (b) higher rate taxpayers.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much income tax relief was payable in respect of personal pension contributions for income taxed at (a) 40 per cent. and (b) 20 per cent. in 2006-07.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer for what reason the higher annual ISA investment limit will be available only to those aged 50 years and above for the tax year 2009-10.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what assessment he has made of the effect on the bingo industry of the changes to taxation announced in the 2009 Budget; (2) what estimate he has...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much accrued to the Exchequer in taxes on gross profits made by the bingo industry in each of the last five years.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer with reference to Table A1 of the Budget 2009 Red Book, item 49, how much HM Treasury received in value added tax from the bingo industry in each of the...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) with reference to the answer of 11 February 2004, Official Report, columns 1490-1W, on pensions (tax relief), if he will estimate the amount of tax...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar (Mr. Pickles) of 9 February 2009, Official Report, columns 1629-30W, on Valuation Office:...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he expects the HM Revenue and Customs investigation into the tax credit case of the constituent of the hon. Member for Nottingham North, Mrs. Carmen...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he plans to publish statistics on the take-up rates for (a) child and (b) working tax credit for (i) 2006-07 and (ii) 2007-08.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether his Department has measures in place to give financial assistance to vulnerable families on low incomes pending the outcome of investigations into...

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1) how much the Cabinet Office has spent on the provision of information communications technology for 10 Downing Street in each year since...

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster pursuant to the answer of 3 March 2009, Official Report, column 1449W, on Government Departments: ICT, which major IT project initiated by his...

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster whether the Cabinet Office post of head of public engagement is a new post; whether the post will be part of the Government Communications Network;...

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster whether staff in 10 Downing Street are eligible for bonus payments.

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster which provisions of the Government's compact with contractors and trade unions have been implemented.

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what estimate he has made of the tonnage of carbon dioxide emissions from non-scheduled flights undertaken by (a) the Prime Minister and (b)...

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what recent assessment he has made of the effect of the recession on not-for-profit organisations in (a) Hemel Hempstead and (b) Hertfordshire.

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many people aged between 16 and 24 years old have never been employed.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what funding his Department has allocated to CDC in order to meet the pledge made at the G20 summit to finance the new World Bank...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 25 March 2009, Official Report, columns 17-19WS, on conflict resources 2009-10, what...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much has been spent by his Department on carrying out inspections of air conditioning systems within departmental buildings in...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many of his Department's buildings are equipped with air conditioning systems with output greater than 250kW; how many of these...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps his Department is taking to assist developing countries in relation to the global swine influenza outbreak; and if he will...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assistance his Department provides to support the justice system in Kenya; and whether he plans to increase the level of such...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what progress has been made on trade and investment in the Palestinian territories since the Palestinian Trade and Investment Forum in...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development pursuant to the answer of 12 March 2009, Official Report, column 694W, on trade unions, what office facilities his Department provides...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development which meetings he attended on his recent visit to New York; what the subject of each meeting was; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what funding his Department proposes to allocate to the World Bank as a result of the recent G20 agreement; what proportion of such...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what estimate he has made of the number of Zimbabwean refugees in South Africa (a) in each of the last five years and (b) at the...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much humanitarian assistance has been given to support Zimbabwean refugees in South Africa in each of the last five years.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how much they have paid the Association of Chief Police Officers for project work in each of the past three years. To ask Her Majesty's Government for what...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the role of the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) in the organisation and operations of police forces in the United Kingdom; what is its role in...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to record the incidence of tuberculosis infection in the badgers that they intend to vaccinate with the BCG vaccine.

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the answer by Lord Myners on 28 April (Official Report, House of Lords, col. 107) that Sir Fred Goodwin employed someone at the Royal Bank of Scotland...

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the answer by Lord Myners on 28 April (Official Report, House of Lords, col. 107) that Sir Fred Goodwin employed someone at the Royal Bank of Scotland...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will give better protection to carers for the elderly who inform on bad employers.

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Myners on 9 March (WA 197-98), what proportion of civil servants are eligible to receive non-consolidated performance...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, in the light of the European Commission's statement that the common fisheries policy is not working and that 88 per cent of stocks are overfished, they...

To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect to bring forward the proposed Community Empowerment, Housing and Economic Regeneration Bill for pre-legislative scrutiny.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Colin Crampthorn Memorial Lecture speech made by Charles Farr OBE, director general of the Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism in the Home...

To ask Her Majesty's Government in how many immigration cases in (a) 2006, and (b) 2007, a consent order was made in the High Court where the claimant agreed to withdraw an application for...

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord West of Spithead on 22 April (HL2771), why 1,887 people aged between 18 and 25 were found guilty of drinking offences in...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration the Director of Public Prosecutions has given to bringing a prosecution against Bernard Madoff in the United Kingdom for financial fraud...

To ask Her Majesty's Government why they chose to transpose the European Union data retention directive into United Kingdom law by means of a statutory instrument rather than by primary legislation.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of cannabis seized by police in the United Kingdom last year was skunk.

To ask Her Majesty's Government when the Anaerobic Digestion Task Group will publish their implementation plan.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans the Equality and Human Rights Commission has to set performance indicators for local authorities to measure (a) equality, and (b) diversity.

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath on 30 March (WA 184-85), how support for rural development has been calculated across European Union...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what the rates of staff (a) absence, and (b) sickness absence, were at (1) the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills, and (2) each of its agencies and...

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many cases are involved in the Attorney General's inquiry into matters arising from the case of Mr Binyam Mohamed.

To ask the Chairman of Committees what was the average sale of the daily and weekly editions of the House of Lords Official Report in each month in 2008; and how this figure compares with the...

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by the Lord President (Baroness Royall of Blaisdon) on 20 April (WA 346), on how many occasions and in what circumstances Ministers...

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by the Lord President (Baroness Royall of Blaisdon) on 20 April (WA 346), on how many occasions and in what circumstances Ministers...

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by the Lord President (Baroness Royall of Blaisdon) on 20 April (WA 346), on how many occasions and in what circumstances Ministers...

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by the Lord President (Baroness Royall of Blaisdon) on 20 April (WA 346), on how many occasions and in what circumstances Ministers...

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Baroness Andrews on 20 April (WA 346-47) saying that "Information on the regional housing pot budget of £4 billion for...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what powers 4NW possesses that allowed it to allocate regional housing pot funds for 2009-10 to local authorities in the north west, as stated in the letter dated...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what influence and status any work, documents and proposals relating to the proposed regional strategy for the North West have before the relevant clauses of the...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will grant funding to voluntary organisations who work with European Union accession state migrant workers with a view to avoiding increased...

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord West of Spithead on 20 April (WA 377), how many marriages subsequently failed during the probationary period; how many of...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what advice and support they have given parents to restrict access to illegal content on the internet.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have proposals to secure the continued representation by solicitors and counsel in independent practice, paid from public funds, of persons involved...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will support the government of Sweden's objective, as holder of the European Union presidency from 1 July, to launch programmes to reduce pollution in...

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Baroness Andrews on 23 January (WA 248) on multi-area agreements, whether Pennine Lancashire multi-area agreement number 137/PL3...

To ask Her Majesty's Government how much funding (a) the Home Office, (b) the Department for Communities and Local Government, and (c) the Foreign and Commonwealth Office have given to the...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether effective domestic remedies are available under United Kingdom law for prisoners prevented by the current blanket ban on serving prisoners voting in...

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people were employed in the Northern Ireland Prison Service on 1 January of each year since 1999.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are aware of any systemic remittances of funds to the Tamil Tiger movement by Tamils resident in the United Kingdom; and, if so, what they are doing...

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many individuals are being supported by the police's Channel Project.