To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much has been spent by his Department on advertising in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what his Department's policy is on its staff undertaking voluntary work; and what estimate he has made of the number of such staff...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families if he will make an estimate of the (a) monetary value and (b) quantity of waste food disposed of from his Department's premises...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what recent research his Department has (a) undertaken and (b) commissioned on the attitudes of grandparents to providing...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what estimate he has made of the number of primary school places required in England for children (a) one of whose parents is...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many pupils were excluded from school before they were due to sit GCSE examinations in (a) the UK, (b) England, (c) the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what powers head teachers in maintained schools have to permanently exclude pupils.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many and what percentage of gifted and talented pupils were persistent absentees in the latest period for which figures are...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many new school places he plans to create in each of the next five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what his most recent estimate is of the budget required for school building provision in the academic year 2009-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many and what proportion of pupils with statements of special educational needs who attended mainstream schools took an...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) how many and what proportion of pupils with a statement of special educational need for behavioural, emotional and social...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Sutton and Cheam of 2 April 2009, Official Report, columns 1503-5W, on gardens,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Sutton and Cheam of 2 April 2009, Official Report, columns 1503-5W, on gardens,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what external (a) companies and (b) consultants her Department has retained for the purpose of promoting eco-towns; and at...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment she has made of the effect on the effectiveness of energy performance certificates of enabling the Act on CO2...

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 home information packs; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) how much was received by the Homes and Communities Agency and its predecessor bodies in asset sales in each of the last...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many asset sales by the Homes and Communities Agency and its predecessor bodies involved receipts of (a) between...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what losses attributable to overpayments of (a) grants and (b) subsidies the Homes and Communities Agency and its predecessor...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the agreed administration budget for the Homes and Communities Agency and its predecessor bodies was in each of the last...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much was spent by the (a) Tenant Services Authority and (b) the Homes and Communities Agency and its predecessor bodies on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the monetary value of ex-gratia payments made to the Homes and Communities Agency and its predecessor bodies was in each of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the cost of each (a) study and (b) review commissioned by the Homes and Communities Agency and its predecessors was in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Welwyn Hatfield of 3 March 2009, Official Report, column 1540W, on the Homebuy...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many Social Homebuy sales there were in each region in 2008-09; and what estimate has been made of the number of sales which...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) what the average equity stake initially purchased by a homebuyer through the (a) Open Market HomeBuy Scheme, (b) HomeBuy...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many completed transactions there have been under the HomeBuy Direct scheme to date.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many applicants have registered with HomeBuy providers in each of the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many homes have been purchased under (a) OwnHome, (b) New Build HomeBuy, (c) HomeBuy Direct, (d) Rent to HomeBuy, (e)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much has been spent on the (a) development and (b) maintenance of the homebuy.co.uk website in each of the last three...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what expenditure she expects her Department to incur in publicising HomeBuy products in each of the next three years; and what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many right-to-buy sales there were in each local authority area in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what percentage of housing completions in each region was of affordable homes in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 30 April 2009, Official Report, columns 1397-8W, on housing: low incomes, how many homes were...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Peterborough of 10 March 2009, Official Report, column 317W, on the Improvement...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 24 April 2009, Official Report, column 918W, on mortgages, when she expects (a) Santander, (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many households in each local authority area have received assistance under the Mortgage Rescue scheme in each of the last...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what regional caps will be set on (a) property value and (b) household income in respect of assistance under the Mortgage...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether households which have defaulted on their mortgage payments in the last five months will be eligible for support under...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate she has made of the cost of the Homeowner Mortgage Support Scheme in each of the next three years; and how many...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Peterborough of 2 April 2009, Official Report, column 1508W, on the National...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Peterborough of 18 March 2009, Official Report, columns 1180-81W, on non-domestic...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 30 March 2009, Official Report, column 37WS, on regeneration, if she will...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 30 March 2009, Official Report, column 37WS, on regeneration, what financial...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether she plans to publish the final version of the South East Plan before the beginning of the restricted period outlined in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent progress has been made in the delivery of the Thames Gateway Delivery Plan; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport when he plans to announce his decision on the listing of the Edinburgh Sports Dome at Malvern St James School.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many troops from the UK Overseas Territories are serving in Afghanistan.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his latest estimate is of the cost to the public purse of military operations in Afghanistan in the last two years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the chain of command in Helmand province will be between US, UK and International Security Assistance Force forces following the United States'...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent representations he has received on psychometric testing of personnel due to be sent to combat zones to identify their vulnerability to combat...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will take steps to implement the recommendations in the Review of Defence Medical Services undertaken by the Healthcare Commission at the request...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the effect of the award of each of his Department's current contracts on (a) the UK employment market and (b) the number...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what research his Department has undertaken into the pathological basis of new iatrogenic diseases caused by chemicals including therapeutic agents...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence by what date he expects Nimrod aircraft to be fully operational.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent estimate he has made of (a) the book value of the Royal Hospital Haslar site and (b) the anticipated annual maintenance cost of the vacated...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what progress the Environment Agency has made on establishing the system for opting-out of flood warnings recommended by the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many of the 15 urgent recommendations of the Pitt Review into the summer floods of 2007 have been implemented; and which...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many miles of British Waterways' canals have (a) leakage and (b) erosion.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what procedures British Waterways use to record the number of water vehicles using its canals.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate he has made of the number of narrowboats which used British Waterways' canals in (a) 2007-08 and (b) 2006-07.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received of the estimated costs to the Kenyan government of arrangements to prosecute piracy suspects; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the Answer of 1 April 2009, Official Report, column 1281W, on Somalia: piracy, what the outcome was of the visit by...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of (a) the political situation in Kenya and (b) progress in implementing the National Accord in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will commission an independent investigation into the administration and operations of the BBC Russia Service.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what choice is statutorily available to users of (a) mental health services and (b) health services for physical illness on the types of services...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidance he has issued to primary care trusts in respect of commissioning (a) dental and (b) other health services from (i) social enterprises,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent representations he has received on levels of funding for services for people with learning disabilities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Walsall North of 31 March 2009 concerning a constituent.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health on how many occasions electro-convulsive therapy was administered to a mental health patient (a) in total and (b) as part of compulsory treatment in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health with reference to his Department's report Healthy Weight, Healthy Lives: One Year On, which 20 areas of the country the National Support Team visited.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health with reference to his Department's report Healthy Weight, Healthy Lives: One Year On, which 122 local authorities selected (a) one and (b) both of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health with reference to his Department's publication Healthy Weight, Healthy Lives: One Year On, which primary care trusts chose child obesity as a World Class...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the UK Central Authority passes on information it holds to the relevant authorities when individuals apply for jobs working in (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether (a) British and (b) foreign nationals working (i) as security guards in government buildings and departments, (ii) as police...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what the ethnicity of those people who have been incorrectly designated as having a criminal conviction by the Criminal Records Bureau...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many people began apprenticeships under the apprenticeship programme for 16 to 18-year-olds in (a) Cheshire and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many young people aged between 16 and 18 years old have (a) started and (b) completed an apprenticeship under the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many people commenced level 2 apprenticeships in (a) Lincolnshire and (b) the East Midlands in (i) 2005-06, (ii)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many people commenced level 3 apprenticeships in (a) Lincolnshire and (b) the East Midlands in (i) 2005-06, (ii)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills which 10 skills courses cost the (a) most and (b) least per trainee.

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how much funding Birmingham City university was allocated from the Widening Participation fund in (a) 2005-06, (b) 2006-07...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what estimate he has made of the number of Building Colleges for the Future funding applications which (a) involve land...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many projects that had been approved in principle under the Building Colleges for the Future programme will receive funds...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what his Department's policy is on the practice of holding departmental away days outside the Department's buildings.

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what recent estimate he has made of his Department's capital expenditure assigned to (a) further and (b) higher education...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills (1) how many colleges were on the register of education and training providers in each year since 1997; (2) how many new...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what proportion of courses leading to (a) a higher national diploma qualification, (b) a higher national certificate...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what recent progress has been made on the reallocation of responsibilities of the Learning and Skills Council; and if he will...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills which countries do not reciprocally recognise qualifications in skills training and apprenticeships funded by his Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many prison officers in England and Wales are (a) riot trained and (b) qualified to act as Tornado support; and at which prisons they are located.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many prisoners who smoke were sharing cells with non-smokers on 1 January 2009.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many (a) hits and (b) votes have been recorded on the Community Payback website since its inception.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much his Department has spent on (a) advertising in all media and (b) related communications and consultancy services on the promotion of its...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many (a) scheduled and (b) inclusive tour flights there were from British airports to (i) Cyprus, (ii) Ireland and (iii) Austria in each of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the remit of his Department's communication directorate is; how many people were employed in this directorate in (a) 2007-08, (b) 2008-09 and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many fatal road traffic accidents involved a person (a) whose driving ability was impaired by illegal drugs and (b) who tested positive for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what recent assessment he has made of the performance of the Field Impairment Test in determining whether a person is fit to drive after taking...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what criteria are used to establish whether the holder of a full UK driving licence is required to retake a driving test before the Driver and Vehicle...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport who decided that his Department's communications directorate would gather information on those opposed to the planned expansion of Heathrow on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will bring forward legislative proposals to require rail franchises and concessions which are operated in part or in full by non-UK companies to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what his policy is on the replacement of train franchises by fixed fee operating agreements.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many cyclist deaths associated with a vehicular accident have occurred in respect of each type of vehicle in the last five years.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many and what percentage of full-time staff employed by the Crown Estate in (a) each region of England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what the change in the rate each duty on alcohol was in each year since 1990; (2) how much revenue from duties on alcohol has accrued to the...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he plans to reply to the letter of 27 February 2009 from the hon. Member for Buckingham on Lloyds TSB's sale of Abbey Life Financial Advisers in 2000.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he plans to reply to the letter of 12 March 2009 from the hon. Member for the Forest of Dean on the merger between Lloyds TSB and HBOS, reference FD1238.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when the Financial Secretary plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for West Worcestershire of 31 March 2009 on the abolition of IR35 reference:...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when the Economic Secretary plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for West Worcestershire of 25 February 2009 on Lloyds TSB Bank staff bonuses.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent representations he has received on consumer protection matters relating to the mortgage industry; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment his Department has made of the effects on variance in top levels of (a) income and (b) social taxes in OECD economies on UK...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) for what reasons no equality impact assessment was undertaken in respect of HM Revenue and Customs Workforce Change programme; (2) whether an...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) whether he plans HM Revenue and Customs employees based in offices in Shropshire to be compulsorily relocated on closure of those offices; (2) what...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will undertake a review of the financial basis for the proposed closures of HM Revenue and Customs offices in the current economic circumstances.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the closure of HM Revenue and Customs offices; and if he will make a...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what effect the closure of HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC's) Shrewsbury office is expected to have on HMRC's costs, broken down by category of expenditure.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will bring forward proposals to assist school leavers in Shrewsbury and Atcham constituency to apply for jobs in HM Revenue and Customs constitution...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will amend HM Revenue and Customs' guidelines to allow charities with an annual turnover of less than £25,000 to pay honoraria tax-free to...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer for what reason the rates of tax imposed on profits from bingo participation and other gambling activities differ; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his policy is on the taxation of the testimonial benefits of sportsmen and women; and what assessment he has made of its operation by HM Revenue and...

To ask Her Majesty's Government in view of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission producing three reports on proposed rights for Northern Ireland, whether the process of considering human...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what were the findings and recommendations of the European Union Democratisation Steering Committee mission which visited Somaliland in March 2009.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they or the European Union are offering Somaliland technical or financial help to improve the reliability of their electoral register in time for the elections.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the cost of crime on public transport.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have made representations to the Government of South Africa about the situation of 4,000 Zimbabwean refugees following the closure of the Musina...