Written answers

Wednesday, 15 July 2009

  • Defence

    • Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many soldiers of (a) the Welsh Guards and (b) the Royal Welsh Regiment are deployed in Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement.

    • Armed Forces: Mental Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many members of the armed forces have resumed (a) front line service and (b) civilian military support duties after being diagnosed with a mental...

      Armed Forces: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many airborne jumps armed forces personnel undertook for training purposes from civilian aircraft in each of the last five years.

      Ascension Island

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 1 June 2009, Official Report, column 18W, on Ascension Island, when he plans to write to the hon. Member for North East Milton...

      Departmental Accountancy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he expects to publish his Department's resource accounts for 2008-09.

      Departmental Information Officers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the cost to his Department of (a) press officers and (b) other press office staff has been in each year since 1997.

      Operation Herrick 10: Operation Herrick 9

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many UK military personnel have lost limbs in the course of (a) Operation Herrick 10 and (b) Operation Herrick 9.

      Tornado Aircraft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many flying hours were completed by Tornado aircraft in each of the last 10 years.

      Written Questions: Government Responses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he plans to answer question 279511, on Demos, tabled on 11 June 2009.

  • Scotland

    • Conditions of Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what percentage of employees in his Department (a) are on a flexible working contract, (b) are on a job share employment contract and (c) work from...

    • Departmental Accountancy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland when he expects to publish his Department's resource accounts for 2008-09.

      Departmental Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what the floor area is of each of the premises occupied by his Department.

      Departmental Data Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many (a) attempts and (b) successful attempts were made to gain unauthorised access to each (i) database and (ii) ICT system run by his Department...

      Departmental Electronic Equipment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many (a) photocopiers, (b) scanning devices and (c) fax machines, excluding multi-function devices, there are in his Department; how many there...

      Departmental Publications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland who authored the Scotland Office Background Paper, Scotland and oil, published 18 June 2009; when the Paper was commissioned; what background papers the...

  • Transport

    • Air Misses

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how many air proximity hazards have been reported to the Civil Aviation Authority's UK Airprox Board in each year since 1997.

    • Aircraft: Air Conditioning

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport whether he plans to require cabin air quality monitoring systems to be installed on passenger aircraft.

      Aircraft: Air Conditioning

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what procedures are used to quantify and investigate instances of air contamination on board commercial aircraft; and if he will make a...

      Aircraft: Air Conditioning

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what the responsibilities of (a) his Department, (b) the Civil Aviation Authority and (c) the Health and Safety Executive are in relation...

      Aviation: Exhaust Emissions

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport (1) what discussions his Department has had with (a) Lord Turner of Ecchinswell and (b) other members of the Committee on Climate Change...

      Departmental Information

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what the cost to his Department of press office staff other than press officers has been in each year since 1997.

      Departmental Pay

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport which Minister approved the 2009 pay remit for his central Department; on what date that remit was (a) sent to that Minister, (b) approved...

      Departmental Pay

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what the job titles are of the senior managers who approved the 2009 pay remit for his central Department; and on what date (a) that remit...

      Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how many applications for vehicle excise duty refunds from (a) private owners and (b) motor dealerships have been processed by the Driver...

      Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what plans he has for levels of staff recruitment to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency; and if he will make a statement.

      Railways: Franchises

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how much funding his Department will allocate to rail franchises in revenue support in financial year 2009-10.

      Shipping

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how many incidents of ships losing hazardous cargo overboard resulted in (a) court actions and (b) fines since 1979; and what the (i)...

  • Environment Food and Rural Affairs

    • Abandoned Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many abandoned vehicles were recorded in England in each year since 1997.

    • Circuses: Animal Welfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when the report of the Circus Working Group on the future use of wild animals in travelling circuses will be published.

      Departmental Internet

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when his Department plans to update its web browsers from Internet Explorer 6.

      Domestic Waste: Waste Disposal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what information the Waste Improvement Network has provided to local authorities on the procurement of containers for the...

      Domestic Waste: Waste Disposal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will direct the Bird Management Unit of the Food and Environment Research Agency to conduct research into the effect on...

      Horses: Artificial Insemination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 15 December 2008, Official Report, column 324W, on horses: artificial insemination, how many semen...

      Landfill: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate he has made of the proportion of carbon dioxide emissions arising from landfill activities in the latest period...

      Mobile Phones

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate he has made of the number of (a) mobile telephones and (b) printer cartridges which were (i) recycled, (ii)...

      Pollution: Fines

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much has been levied in fines by local authorities against (a) companies, (b) local authorities and (c) individuals...

      Primates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will bring forward legislation to prohibit the keeping of primates as pets.

      Sustainable Development Commission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what criteria were used to select the new Chairman of the Sustainable Development Commission; and what the remuneration is...

      Veterinary Medicines Agency: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much was paid in bonuses to (a) directors, (b) senior managers, (c) specialist and delivery managers and (d)...

      Waste Disposal: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what requirements arising from EU legislation there are in respect of (a) charges for businesses and local authorities...

      Weed Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether his Department has issued guidance to local authorities on controlling weeds.

  • Wales

    • Holtham Commission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what evidence his Department has given to the Holtham Commission; and if he will make a statement.

    • Crime Levels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what assessment he has made of the likely effect of proposals contained in the Building Britain's Future document on the level of criminal activity in Wales.

      Crime Prevention

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on crime prevention programmes in Wales.

      Rail Service: Aberystwyth-London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what recent discussions he has had with Welsh Assembly Government Ministers and ministerial colleagues on proposals for the introduction of a direct rail...

      Holiday Lettings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales whether he has had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the implications for Wales of the decision to repeal rules on furnished holiday lettings.

      Public Expenditure: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what his assessment is of the effect of the recession on levels of public expenditure per capita in Wales.

  • Home Department

    • Alcoholic Drinks

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department on how many occasions the maximum fine was imposed on a licensee for the offence of persistently selling alcohol to people under-age in each...

    • Alcoholic Drinks: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how much was collected in fines levied upon retail store licensees for serving alcohol to minors in each local authority area within...

      Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he expects to make a decision on the case of Mr. Davit Khutcichvili, Ref. no. K1100834.

      Asylum: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people in receipt of section 4 support have been receiving it for a period longer than (a) six months, (b) one year, (c) two...

      Automatic Number Plate Recognition

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what guidance his Department has issued to (a) local authorities and (b) police forces on the use of automated number plate recognition...

      British Citizenship

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many non-UK born people have been given British citizenship in each of the last three years; and from which countries such people originated.

      British Nationality

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have (a) been prevented from entering the UK, (b) been deported from the UK and (c) had their British citizenship revoked...

      Cannabis: Suffolk

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many seizures of cannabis were made by the police in Suffolk in each of the last five years.

      Citizenship: Gurkhas

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Gurkhas have (a) applied for, (b) been granted and (c) been refused British citizenship in each of the last 15 years.

      Crime: Suffolk

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

      Crimes of Violence: West Suffolk

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many crimes of violence against the person were recorded as occurring in West Suffolk constituency in each of the last five years.

      Criminal Records Bureau

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much on average it cost the Criminal Records Bureau to process a (a) standard and (b) enhanced check in each of the last five years;...

      Demos

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what (a) private meetings and (b) public engagements Ministers in his Department have attended at which representatives from the think-tank...

      Departmental Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much (a) electricity and (b) gas was used (i) on his Department's estate and (ii) by his Department's agencies in each year from...

      Departmental Responsibilities

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Ministers with responsibility for victims of crime in England and Wales there have been in his Department since 1997.

      Deportation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what his Department's policy is on discussing planned deportations with representatives of the government of the destination country based...

      DNA: Databases

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 2 June 2009, Official Report, column 359W, on DNA: databases, how many children aged under 10 years have had DNA...

      Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been sentenced to immediate custody for possession of (a) cannabis and (b) ecstasy in each year since 1997.

      Entry Clearances

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many and what proportion of appeals against refusal of a family visit visa from (a) India, (b) Nigeria, (c) Bangladesh and (d)...

      Entry Clearances

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications for residence permits by the spouses or partners of EU citizens have been awaiting a decision for more than six months.

      Essex Police Authority: Absenteeism

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the rate of (a) absence and (b) absence resulting from injury at work was among Essex Police Authority employees in each of the last...

      Forensic Science: North West

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many incidents of violent crime requiring forensic science capabilities there have been in the police force areas covering (a)...

      G20: Protest

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he plans to take steps in response to the report by Her Majesty's Inspector of Constabulary on the G20 protests; and if he will make...

      Human Trafficking: Babies

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent representations he has received on the adequacy of legislation on the trafficking of babies into the UK; and if he will make a...

      Human Trafficking: Convictions

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 16 June 2009, Official Report, column 192W, on human trafficking, how many people from each country were (a)...

      Illegal Immigrants: Deportation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what arrangements his Department has made with the French Government to fly back to their country of origin potential illegal entrants into...

      Jersey

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether (a) his Department and (b) police forces in England and Wales have received any requests from Jersey police to provide information...

      National Security Strategy: Electromagnetic Pulses

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent discussions he has had on electromagnetic pulses in the context of the National Security Strategy; and if he will make a statement.

      Offensive Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent steps he has taken to tackle knife crime; and if he will make a statement.

      Offensive Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much his Department has spent on promoting anti-knife initiatives in the last 12 months.

      Offensive Weapons: Amnesties

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of knife amnesty programmes; and if he will make a statement.

      Personation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people in (a) the East of England and (b) Suffolk reported being a victim of offences related to identity fraud in each of the...

      Police Community Support Officers: Clothing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he next expects to meet the (a) Head of the Home Office Scientific Development Branch and (b) President of the Association of Chief...

      Police Community Support Officers: Clothing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the average cost of equipping a police community support officer with a stab-proof vest.

      Police Community Support Officers: Staffordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police community support officers became full members of the police force in the Staffordshire Police Authority area in the most...

      Police: Stun Guns

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what analysis his Department has undertaken of the use of tasers by police officers in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement.

      UK Border Agency: Office of the Chief Inspector

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what the budget is of the Office of the Chief Inspector of the UK Border Agency; and how many staff are employed in that office; (2)...

      UK Border Agency: Office of the Chief Inspector

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many overseas visits to each country have been made by the Chief Inspector of the UK Border Agency; and what the cost to the public purse...

      Vetting

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department with reference to the answer to the hon. Member for Surrey Heath (Michael Gove) of 16 October 2008, Official Report, column 1436W, on...

  • Energy and Climate Change

    • Berkeley Power Station

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what plans he has for the future use of the former nuclear laboratories site at Berkeley; and when he expects the Nuclear...

    • Departmental Electronic Equipment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many (a) photocopiers, (b) scanning devices and (c) fax machines, excluding multi-function devices, there are in his Department;...

      Departmental Public Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what estimate he has made of his Department's capital underspend in 2009-10; and how much of that sum he proposes to return to the...

      Energy: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what recent steps he has taken to implement the undertakings made by the Prime Minister on 11 September 2008 in relation to the home...

      Energy: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much new funding for low-carbon community heating schemes announced in Budget 2009 will be provided in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11...

      Energy: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change when the first payments of money from the new funding for low-carbon community heating schemes announced in Budget 2009 will be made.

      Energy: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what criteria will be used to select recipients of the new funding for low-carbon community heating schemes announced in Budget 2009.

      Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what recent estimate he has made of the number of domestic dwellings in Tamworth constituency which have a smart meter.

      European Energy Market

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what recent assessment he has made of levels of likely voluntary implementation by EU member states of the most recent EU...

      European Energy Market

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on the early voluntary implementation of the most recent EU liberalisation...

      Evian

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what the outcomes were of his visit to Evian on 6 July; and if he will publish on his Department's website the papers discussed with...

      Fuel Poverty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change which schemes sponsored by the Government have as an objective the reduction of fuel poverty; which such schemes are planned; and how...

      Fuel Poverty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what initiatives to tackle fuel poverty are being provided by private companies under his Department's direction; how much has been...

      Future Energy Networks Team

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many staff in his Department are working in the future energy networks team.

      Insulation: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much has been spent from the public purse on insulating the homes of pensioners in each local authority area in Greater Manchester...

      Low Carbon Buildings Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much new funding for the Low-carbon Buildings Programme announced in Budget 2009 there will be in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11 and...

      Low Carbon Buildings Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change when the first payments of money from the new funding for the Low-carbon Buildings Programme announced in Budget 2009 will be made.

      Low Carbon Buildings Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what proportion of the new funding for the Low-carbon Buildings Programme announced in Budget 2009 will be made available for solar...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change when the Parliamentary Under-Secretary in his Department plans to reply to the e-mail of 31 March from the hon. Member for West...

      Nuclear Decommissioning Authority

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what estimate he has made of the amount of commercial income that will be earned by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority in (a)...

      Nuclear Decommissioning Authority

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much commercial income was earned by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority in (a) 2007-08 and (b) 2008-09.

      Nuclear Decommissioning Authority

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority's budget is for (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11, (c) 2011-12 and (d) 2012-13, broken down by...

      Nuclear Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change when the Nuclear National Policy Statement will be launched.

      Nuclear Power Stations: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what progress has been made on the generic design assessment for nuclear new build against the Office for Nuclear Development's draft...

      Plutonium

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change pursuant to the answer of 8 June 2009, Official Report, column 725W, on plutonium, for what reason his Department declined to fund the...

      Power Stations: Influenza

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what arrangements his Department has made regarding the continuity of fuel supplies to power stations in the event of an influenza pandemic.

      Radioactive Waste: Waste Management

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what the baseline planning assumptions are for the proposed national deep-level geological repository for radioactive waste.

      Radioactive Waste: Waste Management

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what discussions (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have had with the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority on (i) the...

      Renewable Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change when he plans to announce his decision on the future of (a) the Severn Tidal Barrier and (b) each other proposed renewable energy...

      Renewable Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what estimate his Department has made of the heat generated from woody biomass in each year since 2005; and on what data he bases such...

      Warm Front Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many boilers running on (a) wood chips and (b) other biomass fuels have been installed under the Warm Front scheme in each of the...

      Warm Front Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what procedures are in place to ensure that work is carried out by Warm Front contractors before they are paid for it.

      Warm Front Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many households had work undertaken for them by Warm Front contractors (a) in the UK and (b) in Wandsworth in (i) 2006, (ii)...

      Warm Front Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what his estimate is of the average waiting time for insulation work to be carried out under the Warm Front scheme in (a) 2006, (b)...

      Warm Front Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many households in each region (a) were eligible for and (b) received grants under the Warm Front Scheme in each of the last five...

  • Work and Pensions

    • Action for Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many training and skills contracts her Department has with A4e; what percentage of people who have attended such A4e training and skills...

    • Children: Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if she will estimate the number of non-resident parents paying child maintenance who are in receipt of tax credits.

      Departmental Data Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many (a) attempts and (b) successful attempts were made to gain unauthorised access to each (i) database and (ii) ICT system run by her...

      Departmental Databases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what categories of personal information on members of the public are contained on each database which contains such data managed by her...

      Departmental Equal Opportunities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what her Department's definition is of equality of opportunity in relation to her Department's policies; and if she will make an assessment of...

      Employment Schemes: Public Sector

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if she will assess the merits of making access to work funding available to individuals working or aiming to work in the public sector; and if...

      Future Jobs Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions by what mechanism the Future Jobs Fund will provide jobs for young people.

      Future Jobs Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate she has made of the average level of subsidy per person funded by the Future Jobs Fund in the latest period for which figures are...

      Future Jobs Fund: Oxfordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions who in Oxfordshire will be responsible for administering and managing the Future Jobs Fund; and what estimate she has made of the proposed...

      Health and Safety Executive: Freedom of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions which requests for information received by the Health and Safety Executive under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in 2008...

      Housing Benefit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the average length of time was for a new single claim for housing benefit/local housing allowance to be processed following the...

      Housing Benefit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people receive (a) more and (b) less housing benefit as a consequence of the most recent review of housing benefit localities...

      Jobcentre Plus: Manpower

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many (a) directors, (b) senior managers, (c) specialist and delivery managers and (d) executive support and administration staff there...

      Jobcentre Plus: Offices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much Jobcentre Plus has spent on (a) increasing the physical capacity of jobcentres, (b) acquiring new office space, (c) extending...

      Jobcentre Plus: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much was paid in bonuses to (a) directors, (b) senior managers, (c) specialist and delivery managers and (d) executive support and...

      Local Housing Allowance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of implementation of local housing allowance; what estimate she has made of the number of...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) when she plans to reply to the letter to her predecessor of 19 May 2009 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to...

      Mesothelioma

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many deaths in each age category were attributable to mesothelioma in each year since 1979.

      New Deal Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people completed a new deal programme in each of the last three years; and what the cost of new deal programmes was in each of those years.

      Poverty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many and what proportion of people were (a) classified as living in poverty, (b) claiming jobseeker's allowance and (c) claiming...

      Social Security Benefits: Overpayments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many overpayments of each type of benefit were made to claimants in each year since 1997.

      Social Security Benefits: Overpayments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the amount of overpayments of each type of benefit was in each year since 1997.

      Unemployment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions with reference to page 37 of Building Britain's Future (1) what criteria will be used to designate the areas of high unemployment in which...

      Unemployment: Oxfordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions who in Oxfordshire will be responsible for ensuring that from 2010 every person under 25 years who has been unemployed for a year will be able...

      Unemployment: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the Draft Legislative Programme 2009, Cm 7564, page 37, what steps will be taken from 2010 against a person aged under 25 years who...

      Unemployment: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the Draft Legislative Programme 2009, Cm 7564, page 37, what her definition is of a guaranteed job which a person aged under 25 who...

      Young Persons' Guarantee

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate she has made of the cost to her Department of implementing the change in the Young Persons' Guarantee from a voluntary to a...

      Young Persons' Guarantee

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate her Department has made of (a) the number of young people aged 18 to 24 years who will reach 12 months claiming jobseeker's...

  • Justice

    • Debt Collection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the answer of 24 April 2009, Official Report, column 958W, on debt collection, what assessment HM Courts Service made of the risk of persons...

    • Departmental Electronic Equipment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many (a) photocopiers, (b) scanning devices and (c) fax machines, excluding multi-function devices, there are in his Department; how many there...

      Driving under Influence: Convictions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many (a) men and (b) women under the age of 18 were (i) proceeded against, (ii) found guilty and (iii) sentenced to immediate custody for...

      Drugs: Convictions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people have been convicted of offences relating to the (a) possession and (b) supply of (i) cannabis and (ii) ecstasy in each year since 1997;...

      Freedom of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) which requests for information received by his Department under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in 2008 were (a) classified...

      HM Prison Service: Secondment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many staff of his Department have been seconded to HM Prison Service for the purposes of its bid for the next round of market testing.

      Interim Possession Order

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how long on average elapsed between an application for and a ruling on an Interim Possession Order in the latest period for which figures are available.

      Local Government Association

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will use his powers under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to designate the Local Government Association as a public authority for the purposes...

      Prisoners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many (a) male and (b) female prisoners aged (i) between 60 and 65 years, (ii) between 66 and 70 years, (iii) between 71 and 75 years, (iv) between...

      Prisons: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many prisons operated a policy of five per cent. random mandatory drug testing in each financial year from 2002-03 to 2008-09; how many (a)...

      Probation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the average ratio of offenders to Probation Service staff in the (a) Thames Valley and (b) Milton Keynes probation area was in each of the last...

      Probation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the (a) community and (b) custody caseload of the Probation Service has been in each year since 1997.

      Probation: Essex

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what funding his Department allocated to the Essex Probation Service in each of the last five years.

      Probation: Reoffenders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many high-risk offenders committed further serious crimes in (a) the East of England and (b) Suffolk while under the supervision of the Probation...

      Probation: Staffordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) what assessment he has made of the likely effects on levels of co-operation between the Probation Service and (a) the police, (b) HM Courts...

      Remand in Custody: Ethnic Groups

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what steps he is taking to reduce the proportion of those receiving a custodial remand who are black boys; and if he will make a statement.

      Remand in Custody: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of people under the age of 18 years who are remanded in custody; and if he will make a...

      Remand in Custody: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will commission research into the reasons for the reduction in the use of non-secure remand to local authority accommodation for those under the...

      Reoffenders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many offences were committed by offenders recalled from release on licence but not yet returned to custody in each of the last 12 years; and what...

      Sentencing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many and what percentage of people convicted of selling tobacco to a minor received (a) a fine, (b) a community sentence, (c) a custodial sentence...

  • Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

    • Belarus: Human Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the answer of 23 March 2009, Official Report, columns 20-21W, on Belarus: human rights, what reports he has...

    • Colombia: Overseas Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 30 March 2009, Official Report, columns 40-42WS, on Colombia, on what projects...

      Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what progress the Government have made in their assessment of whether to ratify the International Convention for the Protection...

      Council of Ministers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on how many occasions the Government have (a) voted against and (b) abstained on a proposal at the Council of Ministers for...

      Departmental Accountancy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he expects to publish his Department's resource accounts for 2008-09.

      Diplomatic Service: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the cost to the public purse of his Department's consular services was in each of the last 12 years.

      Eritrea: Prisoners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent representations he has made to the Eritrean Government on arrests of UK nationals in Eritrea; and how many such...

      India

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will take steps to assist the Indian Government in implementing witness protection programmes for Christians in Orissa.

      India: Christianity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make representations to the government of India to urge that Mr Manoj Pradhan, Member of the Legislative Assembly in...

      India: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether his Department has had discussions with the Indian government on sexual violence against Dalit women in the last 12...

      International Trade

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment his Department has made of the UK's business competitiveness in international markets in each of the last three...

      Israel: Egypt

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent representations he has made to the Government of (a) Israel and (b) Egypt on the transport of goods into Gaza...

      Kenya

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will instigate a public inquiry into the conduct of the British colonial administration in Kenya during the 1950s...

      Nuclear Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies on nuclear non-proliferation of the recent...

      Sri Lanka: India

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what his Department's policy is on anti-religious conversion laws in (a) Sri Lanka and (b) India.

      Sri Lanka: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what visits have been made to Tamil refugee camps in Sri Lanka by representatives of his Department in the last 12 months; and...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Eating Disorders: Death

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many deaths resulting from an eating disorder were recorded in (a) 2004, (b) 2005, (c) 2006, (d) 2007 and (e) 2008; and if she will make a...

    • Employment

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what proportion of the working age population in employment in the UK consisted of (a) UK nationals, (b) UK born people, (c) non-UK nationals, (d)...

      Employment: North East

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office (1) how many people in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside and (c) the North East have claimed jobseeker's allowance in each year since...

      Government Departments: Recruitment

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what recent steps her Department has taken to ensure that recruitment agencies which advertise vacancies on behalf of the Government do not require...

      Statistical Indices

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what statistical indices have been used to measure levels of happiness and well-being in the UK in the last 30 years.

      Lord Ashcroft: Taxation

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office whether her Department has received provisional recommendations from the Information Commissioner in relation to the request by the hon. Member for...

  • Children, Schools and Families

    • Academies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what assessment was made of the effectiveness of the City Technology College programme when developing Government policy on...

    • Academies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families if he will assess the effect of policies on (a) diplomas and (b) academies on (i) local democratic accountability of the...

      Building Schools for the Future Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what criteria Partnerships for Schools use to assess the readiness of local authorities to join the reformed Building Schools for...

      Building Schools for the Future Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families with reference to paragraph 6.21, page 121, of Budget 2009, what his most recent assessment is of progress made by the Building...

      Building Schools for the Future Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families with reference to paragraph 14, page 8 of the National Audit Office report on Financial management in the Department for Children,...

      Child Minding

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what changes have been made to the methods of recording the number of places provided by childminders since September 2008.

      Children: Databases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families pursuant to the answer of 24 June 2009, Official Report, column 989W, on children: databases, by what date he expects all local...

      Children: Disabled

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what monitoring his Department plans to undertake to ensure that Aiming High for Disabled Children short break funding meets its...

      Children: Disabled

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what steps he is taking to ensure access for local voluntary sector providers to the Aiming High for Disabled Children short...

      Children: Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what steps his Department is taking to improve child protection services in Doncaster.

      Departmental Public Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what estimate he has made of his Department's capital underspend in 2009-10; and how much of that sum he proposes to return to the...

      Education: Assessments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) how many (a) maintained comprehensive and (b) independent schools have applied for funding to teach the pre-U...

      Further Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what recent assessment he has made of the relevance of diploma qualifications to the needs of employers; and what steps he is...

      Head Teachers: Age

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the average age of (a) primary and (b) secondary school head teachers was in each year since 1997.

      Higher Education: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much mainstream grant funding was allocated by the Training and Development Agency for Schools to (a) the University of York...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families when he plans to provide a substantive response to the letter from a constituent of the hon. Member for the Isle of Wight of 22...

      National Curriculum Tests

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what meetings he has had in the last 12 months on the proposal to move Key Stage 2 standard assessment tests to June; and who was...

      National Curriculum Tests

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families whom he consulted on proposals to change the announced dates for Key Stage 2 standard assessment tests.

      National Curriculum Tests: Public Consultation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) if he will hold a public consultation on (a) the proposals in the report recently produced by the Expert Group on...

      Ofsted: Manpower

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many Ofsted inspectors of children's services have degrees in social work.

      Play: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much funding each local authority in Greater Manchester awarded funding under the National Play Strategy in December 2008 has...

      Playgrounds: Hertfordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what funding his Department has provided for the enhancement of public play facilities in (a) Hemel Hempstead constituency, (b)...

      Primary Education: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what funds have been allocated to the Primary Capital Programme for the financial year (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2010-11.

      Qualification: Social Work

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the grade is of the most senior member of staff at Ofsted with a qualification in social work.

      Rehabilitation: Lincolnshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families pursuant to the answer of 12 June 2009, Official Report, columns 1069-70W, and 1434W, on rehabilitation: Lincolnshire, where the...

      Religion: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how the £1 million spent by his Department on strengthening the teaching of (a) religious education and (b) identity and...

      Schools

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) with reference to his Department's publication, Your child, your schools, our future, how many and what proportion of the...

      Schools: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what assessment he has made of the effect on (a) the renewal of the primary school estate and modernising school infrastructure,...

      Schools: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families with reference to paragraph 6.14, page 120, of Budget 2009, what information his Department holds on the priority schools capital...

      Schools: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much funding has been allocated to each local authority through the dedicated schools grant in each year since its introduction.

      Teachers: Rarely Cover Guidance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) what additional support he plans to provide to teachers to help facilitate the continuation of educationally valuable visits...

      Truancy: Yorkshire and the Humber

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many parents in each local authority area in Yorkshire and the Humber appeared in court on charges related to the unauthorised...

      Youth Crime Priority Areas: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much additional funding has been allocated by his Department to the 69 local authority areas identified as Youth Crime...

  • Treasury

    • Banks: Iceland

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what meetings his Department's officials have had on the recovery of local authority investments in Icelandic banks since 1 May 2009.

    • Departmental Data Protection

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many attempts were made to gain unauthorised access to each (a) database and (b) ICT system run by his Department in 2008-09; and if he will...

      Departmental Training

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what training courses have been attended by special advisers in his Department in the last 12 months; and at what cost.

      Financial Services: Regulation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies on the banking and financial services sector of the paper presented on 8 May...

      Hedge Funds

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the oral statement of 8 July 2009, Official Report, columns 969-87, on reforming of financial markets, what his definition is of systematically...

      Interpal

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Milton Keynes South West, Official Report, column 677W, on Interpal, whether he has received evidence from...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he plans to respond to the letter of 5 March 2009, ref 6/00178/2009, on the banking industry and pensions from the hon. Member for Congleton on behalf...

      Operational Efficiency Programme: Met Office

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer with which other public sector bodies the Operational Efficiency Programme project team plans to work in its review of the Met Office.

      Pay: North East

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the rate of average earnings growth was in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside and (c) the North East in each year since 1997.

      Public Expenditure

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the components are of the other spending line in Table 4.1, Spending Projection, on page 36 of the Long-term Public Finance Report of March 2008,...

      Travel: Insurance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent representations he has received from representatives of those with serious medical conditions and disabilities on the availability of travel...

      Travel: Insurance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the average proportion of the cost of travel insurance to the consumer accounted for by premium insurance tax; and if he will...

  • Communities and Local Government

    • Allotments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what research his Department has assessed on the effect of allotments on the environment and local communities.

    • Allotments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many complaints have been submitted to the local government ombudsman on maladministration in the provision of allotments in...

      Allotments: Lancashire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many allotments are provided by each district authority in Lancashire.

      Collective Worship

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many people attended Church of England services in each of the last 30 years.

      Community Relations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what steps have been taken to tackle caste discrimination in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement.

      Council Housing: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 30 June 2009, Official Report, columns 7-10WS, on housing, for how long the...

      Council Tax

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government by how much council tax (a) bills and (b) receipts increased in (i) absolute percentage terms and (ii) real terms in England...

      Departmental Accountancy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government when he expects to publish his Department's resource accounts for 2008-09.

      Departmental Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will make an assessment of the standard of service provided to his Department and its agencies by contractors appointed by...

      Departmental Internet

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government when his Department plans to update its web browsers from Internet Explorer 6.

      Departmental Ministerial Policy Advisers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar of 8 June 2009, Official Report, column 755W, on official...

      Departmental Publications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the (a) original budget for and (b) outturn cost of production of his Department's report Getting it right, and righting...

      Departmental Secondment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many employees of his Department and its predecessors have been posted to work in offices of hon. Members of each political...

      Departmental Work Experience

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many (a) paid and (b) unpaid graduate internships his Department has awarded in each of the last six months.

      Departmental Work Experience

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many interns work in his Department; what terms of reference apply to their appointment; what remuneration they receive; and...

      Deposit Protection Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) if he will place in the Library a copy of the Deposit Protection Service's most recent monthly performance report; (2)...

      Deposit Protection Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the budget of the Deposit Protection Service is for (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2010-11.

      Deposit Protection Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many (a) landlords and (b) lettings agents were registered with the Deposit Protection Service in each of the last three years.

      Derelict Land

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what area of land designated as brown field in each county in 1997 has since been dedesignated; and what estimate he has made of...

      Domestic Waste: Waste Disposal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what representations he has received on provision for waste bins in the design of new residential developments.

      Empty Dwelling Management Orders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what guidance his Department and its agencies have issued to local authorities in (a) each region and (b) each London borough...

      Faith and Social Cohesion Unit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what support his Department is giving to the Charity Commission's Faith and Social Cohesion Unit.

      Fire Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) what the latest timetable is for each of the regional fire control room to become fully operational; whether any control...

      Fire Services: Manpower

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many fire fighters were employed at fire stations in (a) the North East, (b) Tees Valley and (c) Middlesbrough South and...

      Fires: Domestic Waste

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what steps fire authorities have taken to examine the causes of wheeled refuse container fires; and if he will make a statement.

      Fires: Domestic Waste

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will estimate the number of wheeled refuse container fires in England in the last 12 months.

      Flats: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will ensure that blocks of flats of a height of 30 metres or more completed or refurbished after April 2007 are fitted...

      Green Belt

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what area of land designated as green belt in each county in 1997 has since been dedesignated; and what area of land has been...

      Guidance for Local Authorities on Translation of Publications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for the Wrekin of 4 February 2009, Official Report, column 1292W, on what date...

      Housing: Hertfordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) how many affordable homes have been built in (a) Hemel Hempstead constituency, (b) Dacorum and (c) Hertfordshire in...

      Housing: Low Incomes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 5 May 2009, Official Report, column 135W, on housing: low incomes, what the average amount of grant...

      Housing: Low Incomes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many of the 20,000 additional energy efficient affordable homes referred to on page 38 of the Building Britain's Future...

      Housing: Low Incomes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many properties had been sold under the HomeBuy Direct Scheme in (a) Essex and (b) Castle Point at the latest date for...

      Housing: Overcrowding

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate he has made of the number of families living in overcrowded conditions in the latest period for which figures are...

      Housing: Single People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many people were living in single person dwellings in each region in each of the last 30 years.

      International Comparison of Geographical Trading Models

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the terms of reference were for the Ordnance Survey report entitled "International Comparison of Geographical Trading...

      Islam

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to paragraph 9.21 of the UK Strategy for Countering International Terrorism, Cm 7547, what projects his Department is...

      Islam: Faith Schools

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what contribution his Department has made to support the development of citizenship education in mosque schools through the...

      Local Government: Data Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many (a) attempts and (b) successful attempts made to gain unauthorised access to (i) databases and (ii) ICT systems run...

      Local Government: Translation Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what changes in levels of provision of translation and interpreting services have been made by local authorities in the last 12...

      Mortgages: Government Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the Answer of 9 July 2009, Official Report, column 959W, on mortgages: Government assistance, on what date (a) the...

      Non-domestic Rates: Ports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether he plans to take legal action against port owners for non-payment of business rates owed as part of their cumulo rental...

      Public Lavatories: Disabled

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what his policy is on the provision of Changing Places public conveniences.

      Social Rented Housing: Hertfordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what proportion of (a) local authority and (b) housing association homes in (i) Hemel Hempstead constituency, (ii) Dacorum and...

      Social Rented Housing: Immigrants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether the proposals relating to council and other social housing waiting lists in the Draft Legislative Programme 2009, Cm...

      Social Rented Housing: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much has been spent on bringing homes up to the Decent Homes Standard in (a) 2007-08, (b) 2008-09 and (c) 2009-10 to...

  • Business, Innovation and Skills

    • Business: Government Assistance

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Hertford and Stortford of 2 April 2009, Official Report, column 1443W,...

    • Economic Challenge Investment Fund

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what the procedure is for (a) individuals and (b) businesses to apply for funding from the Economic Challenge...

      Higher Education: Admissions

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate his Department has made of the change in numbers of Universities and Colleges Admissions Service...

      Higher Education: Admissions

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate his Department has made of the number of (a) places available for applicants in and (b) applications...

      Higher Education: Admissions

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many first degree undergraduates from (a) England and (b) other EU member states have been enrolled at a...

      Higher Education: York

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how much funding per (a) undergraduate and (b) postgraduate student his Department and its predecessors allocated to...

      Islam: Higher Education

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills pursuant to paragraph 9.21 of the UK Strategy for Countering International Terrorism, Cm 7457, how much of the £1...

      LDV

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps he is taking to ensure that employees of LDV receive employment advice and support; and if he will make a...

      London Metropolitan University

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills on what date his Department was first informed of the Higher Education and Funding Council for England's audit of...

      London Metropolitan University

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps he is taking to protect (a) student places and (b) staff jobs at London Metropolitan University following...

      London Metropolitan University

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills if he will ensure publication of the KPMG report commissioned by the Higher Education and Funding Council for England...

      London Metropolitan University

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what discussions (a) Ministers and (b) officials have had with the Higher Education and Funding Council for England...

      London Metropolitan University

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps his Department has taken to ensure an independent inquiry into the finances of London Metropolitan...

      Post Office Card Account

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what progress has been made in the discussions between Xafinity Paymaster and the Post Office on the payment of armed...

      Students: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the total receipts from university tuition fees debt repayments in each year from 2009-10...

      Students: Radicalism

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills pursuant to paragraph 9.22 of the UK Strategy for Countering International Terrorism, Cm 7457, what the highest...

      Training: Logistics

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how much the Government has spent on improving the skills of the workforce in the logistic transport industry in Wales...

      Unemployment: Young People

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what percentage of people aged 24 years or under were classified as not in education, employment or training on the...

      Unemployment: Young People

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many people aged between 16 and 24 years old who were classified as not in education, employment or training at...

      Unemployment: Young People

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what percentage of people aged between 16 and 24 years old classified as not in education, employment or training on...

      Written Questions: Government Responses

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills when he plans to answer question 273970, tabled on 5 May 2009, on the Cabinet meeting in Glasgow.

  • International Development

    • Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what expenditure his Department has incurred in (a) Helmand Province and (b) elsewhere in Afghanistan in 2009-10 to date. [Official...

    • Afghanistan: Overseas Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what funding his Department has allocated for reconstruction, development and stabilisation projects in Babaji, Helmand province...

      Afghanistan: Prisoners

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment he has made of the implications of the custodial sentence imposed on journalist Sayed Pervez Kambaksh for his...

      Africa: Overseas Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what recent assessment he has made of the Government's progress towards its 2005 G8 commitment to double aid for the eradication of...

      Armed Conflict

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development which states he considers to be fragile.

      CDC

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development which countries in which CDC has investments do not meet the international tax standard.

      Departmental Databases

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development pursuant to his Oral Statement of 6 July 2009, Official Report, columns 701-4, on Building Our Common Future, when he expects the...

      Departmental Electronic Equipment

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many (a) BlackBerry devices and (b) mobile telephones have been lost by (i) Ministers, (ii) special advisers and (iii) civil...

      Departmental Electronic Equipment

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many (a) photocopiers, (b) scanning devices and (c) fax machines, excluding multi-function devices, there are in his Department;...

      Departmental Information Officers

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the cost to his Department of (a) press officers and (b) other press office staff has been in each year since 1997.

      Departmental Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what changes have been made to his Department's (a) office equipment and (b) stationery purchasing policy in the last six months.

      Developing Countries

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the terms of recruitment and retention for the cadre of 1,000 civilians that his Department is proposing to utilise in unstable...

      Developing Countries

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development under what process individuals may volunteer to work for the Globalisation Unit which will undertake work in unstable environments.

      Overseas Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development pursuant to the oral statement of 6 June 2009, Official Report, columns 701-04, on his Department's White Paper, what percentage of...

      Palestinians: Overseas Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much aid his Department has (a) committed to and (b) spent in Gaza in 2009-10.

      Remittances

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps his Department is taking to help reduce the cost of foreign nationals sending home remittances; and if he will make a statement.

      Zimbabwe: Overseas Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps his Department plans to take to monitor whether aid recently allocated by his Department to Zimbabwe reaches its intended...

  • Health

    • Accident and Emergency Departments: Alcohol

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) people, (b) under 18 year olds, (c) under 16 year olds and (d) under 12 year olds (i) attended and (ii) were admitted via accident and...

    • Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many minors received treatment for alcohol addiction in each primary care trust area within the ceremonial county of Hampshire in each of the last...

      Carers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the contribution of the Minister of State, Department of Health on 11 June 2009, Official Report, column 976, on carers, what the basis is of...

      Dental Services: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average waiting time for (a) initial orthodontic assessment and (b) subsequent orthodontic treatment was in the North East region in each of...

      Departmental Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make an assessment of the standard of service provided to his Department and its agencies by contractors appointed by reverse auction.

      Departmental Data Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what databases which will be managed by his Department or one of its agencies and which will contain personal information are (a) under construction and...

      Departmental Data Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) attempts and (b) successful attempts were made to gain unauthorised access to each (i) database and (ii) ICT system run by his Department...

      Departmental Databases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what information databases his Department (a) maintains and (b) uses which do not contain personal information.

      Departmental Electronic Equipment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) photocopiers, (b) scanning devices and (c) fax machines, excluding multi-function devices, there are in his Department; how many there...

      Departmental Hospitality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether his Department maintains a record of gifts and hospitality declared by its staff.

      Departmental Manpower

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many persons his Department (a) employed directly and (b) engaged as external contractors to work on press and public relations matters in...

      Departmental Manpower

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will publish the rules on movements of his Department's staff to commercial companies under the business appointments procedures.

      Departmental Policy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health with which third party organisations (a) he and his predecessors, (b) other Ministers in his Department and (c) senior officials in his Department have...

      Dietary Supplements: EC Law

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will instruct the Food Standards Agency to issue briefing material to United Kingdom Members of the European Parliament on progress in establishing...

      Doctors: Working Hours

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health with reference to his announcement of 25 June 2009 on the European Working Time Directive, what (a) the 200 rotas recommended for a derogation from the...

      Doctors: Working Hours

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health with reference to his announcement of 25 June 2009 on the European Working Time Directive, which 62 trusts made applications for derogations from the...

      Drinking Water: Fluoride

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what progress has been made on the fluoridation of water supplies in (a) England and (b) West Derbyshire.

      Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the cost to the NHS of obtaining out of stock medicines in the latest period for which figures are available; and if he will...

      Drugs: Misuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many and what percentage of patients treated by the NHS for drug addiction in (a) the East of England and (b) Suffolk were no longer addicted at the...

      Drugs: Risk Assessment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether (a) his Department and (b) the National Patient Safety Agency has undertaken a risk assessment of proposals for generic drug substitution.

      Eating Disorders: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much the NHS spent on treating eating disorders in the period 2004 to 2008; and if he will make a statement.

      Epilepsy: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 8 July 2009, Official Report, columns 886-7W, on epilepsy: medical treatments, if he will consider the merits of making...

      Food: Chemical Analysis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent discussions he has had with local authorities on trends in their budgetary provision for the chemical analysis of food over the last five years.

      Food: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will establish a system of standard food sampling rates in consultation with food authorities.

      Food: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make an evaluation of the cost effectiveness of food screening laboratories.

      Food: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidance he has given to local authorities on levels of their budgets for chemical analysis of food.

      General Practitioners: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate has been made of the likely effect on the number of GP surgeries upgraded to training practices of the £100 million in capital funding...

      Health Hazards: Mobile Phones

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what recent representations he has received on (a) the adequacy of recommended safe levels of exposure to electromagnetic radiation and (b) the...

      Health Services: Reciprocal Arrangements

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much money was (a) claimed and (b) recovered from each partner nation for medical claims under the provisions of (i) form E111 and (ii) the European...

      Health Services: Reciprocal Arrangements

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the net effect on the public purse of the termination of the reciprocal health agreement with the Isle of Man in the 12...

      Health Services: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients diagnosed with (a) cancer and (b) heart disease waited for treatment for over six months in Tamworth constituency in each of the last...

      Health Visitors: Crimes of Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many physical assaults on health visitors were recorded in each of the last five years.

      Health: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much his Department spent in supporting scientific and medical research undertaken by charities in the last 12 months.

      Heart Diseases: Death

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the mortality rate for heart disease in Tamworth constituency was in each of the last five years.

      Hospital Beds

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many bed spaces on average there were at (a) Addenbrooke's, (b) West Suffolk and (c) Ipswich hospital in (i) 1997, (ii) 2002 and (iii) the latest...

      Hospital Beds

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many hospital bed days there were for (a) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and (b) all respiratory diseases in (i) England and (ii) each...

      Hospitals: Admissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients were admitted to (a) West Suffolk, (b) Addenbrookes and (c) Ipswich hospital as a consequence of (i) alcoholic liver disease and (ii)...

      Individualised Budget Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health which schemes his Department has chosen for the pilot of the individualised budget programme; how many patients will participate in the pilot programme;...

      Influenza

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many of the cases of H1N1 flu reported to the Health Protection Agency (HPA) by 16 June 2009 were recorded by the HPA as (a) male, imported,...

      KPMG

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much the NHS paid to KPMG in each of the last five years.

      Methadone

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of people prescribed methadone were from socio-economic group (a) C, (b) D and (c) E in each year since 1997.

      National Dementia Strategy: Primary Care Trusts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the implementation of the National Dementia Strategy by local primary care trusts.

      NHS Purchasing and Supply Team: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people are employed by the NHS Purchasing and Supply Team; and what the annual salary bill is for (a) all its employees and (b) its senior...

      NHS: Dental Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the number and percentage of the (a) child and (b) adult population in (i) the East of England region and (ii) Suffolk who...

      NHS: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether the NHS whistle-blowing policy applies to foundation trusts.

      NHS: Information and Communications Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he plans to implement the recommendations contained in his Department's document Coding for Success.

      NHS: Manpower

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 1 July 2009, Official Report, columns 348-49W, on NHS: manpower, which employment agencies supply staff under each National...

      NHS: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what efficiency savings were (a) anticipated and (b) generated under the Framework for Procuring External Support for Commissioning programme in each...

      NHS: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the net cost of the Framework for Procuring External Support for Commissioning programme has been to date.

      NHS: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much his Department has paid to KPMG as part of the Framework for Procuring External Support for Commissioning programme to date.

      NHS: Working Hours

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 6 June 2009, Official Report, column 590W, for what reasons he has not yet published the information requested; and if he will...

      Nutrition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the criteria are for entitlement to access a nutritionist on the NHS.

      Patients: Discharges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many bed nights in each hospital trust were spent by patients who were ready for discharge but remained in hospital in the financial year (a) 2007-08...

      Radon Gas: Houses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent estimate he has made of the number and location of households liable to be affected by high levels of radon gas; and if he will make a statement.

      Safeguarding Patients and Trust Assurance and Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what programmes his Department has initiated to deliver policies outlined in "Trust, Assurance, Safety and Safeguarding Patients" since 2007; and what...

      Social Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people have received care packages part-funded by the NHS following an assessment by social services in each local authority in each of the last...

      Suffolk NHS Trust: Manpower

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) doctors, (b) nurses, (c) dentists and (d) non-medical staff Suffolk NHS Trust employed in each of the last five years.

      Swine Flu: Schools

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) schools and (b) special schools have been closed as a result of an outbreak of swine influenza.

      Swine Flu: Teesside

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps the NHS is taking to (a) assist those resident in Teesside who have been diagnosed with swine influenza and (b) prevent to further spread of...

      Tattooing: Plastic Surgery

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) men and (b) women (i) over 25 years old and (ii) 25 years old and under have had tattoos removed by the NHS in each year since 2000; and...

      Telemedicine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of his Department's Preventative Technology Grant (a) was spent on telecare in 2006-07 and (b) he estimates will be spent on telecare in...

      vCJD

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 3 July 2009, Official Report, column 1021W, on vCJD, if he will publish the results of the evaluation of vCJD prototype assays;...

  • House of Lords

    • Alcohol

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many units of alcohol are in a litre of liquid with an alcoholic strength of 7 per cent alcohol by volume.

    • Alcohol

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the excise duty on a litre of (a) beer, and (b) cider, containing (1) 6 per cent alcohol by volume, (2) 7 per cent alcohol by volume, (3) 7½ per cent...

      Asylum Seekers: Detention of Children

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many children of asylum seekers were detained at Yarl's Wood immigration removal centre and for what length of time in (a) January to June 2007, (b) July to...

      Asylum Seekers: Detention of Children

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many children of asylum seekers were detained at Tinsley House immigration removal centre and for what length of time in (a) January to June 2007, (b) July to...

      Autism

      To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Darzi of Denham on 29 June (WA 3), why the decision was taken not to proceed with the study by Professor Gillian Baird and...

      Civil Service: Costs

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what efficiency savings they expect to achieve in 2010—11 within the administrative costs of the civil service.

      Climate Change: Carbon Dioxide Emissions

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in the last three years in reducing carbon dioxide emissions from vehicles in the Government car service.

      Department for Transport: Ombudsman

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will place in the Library of the House copies of the letter or letters from the Local Government Ombudsman to the Department for Transport regarding...

      Department of Health: Arm's-length Bodies

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Department of Health has reduced the number of arm's length bodies to 20, as proposed in the 2004 review Reconfiguring the Department of Health's Arm's...

      Embryology

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what new offences will be brought into force by the draft Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Special Exemption) Regulations 2009. To ask Her Majesty's Government...

      Embryology

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what provision is made in the draft Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Special Exemption) Regulations 2009 for criminal offences concerning the storage and...

      Food: Supplements

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they expect the Food Standards Agency to issue briefing material to United Kingdom Members of the European Parliament on (a) progress in establishing...

      Government Departments: Advertising

      To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Baroness Crawley on 1 July (WA 55), what was their expenditure on advertising which was not handled by the Central Office of...

      Health: Obesity

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to introduce measures to allow employers to place contractual obligations on their employees to avoid becoming obese.

      HMS "Caroline"

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what are their plans for HMS "Caroline", the Royal Naval Reserve light cruiser berthed in Belfast.

      Jersey and Guernsey

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what contribution the Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey make to the United Kingdom Exchequer in return for services provided through overseas representation and in...

      Learning and Skills Council

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps the Learning and Skills Council is taking to ensure there are sufficient skills and manpower to deliver their new nuclear programme and their renewable...

      Legislation: Costs

      To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Baroness Royall of Blaisdon on 23 June (WA 269—70), why they do not keep accounts showing the total cost of preparing and...

      Licensing: Live Music

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what information or guidance has been provided to schools and local authorities concerning the requirement to license the provision of musical instruments as...

      Licensing: Live Music

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of schools in England and Wales are licensed under the Licensing Act 2003 for performances of live music and the provision of musical instruments...

      National Statistics

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Royal Statistical Society's 2009 Vision for National Statistics and the workings to date of the Statistics and Registration...

      NHS: Admissions

      To ask Her Majesty's Government which strategic health authorities have the highest proportion of patients inappropriately placed in hospital beds, in the light of the assertion by the NHS chief...

      NHS: Foundation Trusts

      To ask Her Majesty's Government which NHS hospital trusts were approved for Foundation Trust status by Monitor at 31 March; and in respect of which of those trusts strategic health authorities...

      NHS: Independent Sector

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how they are measuring progress on encouraging the use of the independent sector and contestability within the National Health Service.

      NHS: Independent Sector

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many contracts were let by the Department of Health or NHS bodies for the provision of primary or secondary care clinical services with a value of...

      NHS: Primary Care Trust Finances

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress has been made by strategic health authorities and primary care trust commissioners in the consolidation of NHS pathology services in their areas, as...

      NHS: Primary Care Trusts

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how much each primary care trust in Greater Manchester spent on hospice provision in each of the past five years.

      Olympic Games 2012

      To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Davies of Oldham on 8 June (WA 132—3), how many ethnic minority owned or led businesses were among the successful 935...

      Olympic Games 2012

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether there are established financial reporting arrangements for the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games; if so, to whom it reports;...

      Olympic Games 2012: Temporary Venues

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will disclose to individual members of the House of Lords, or place in the Library of the House, the unedited KPMG and CLM reports and other...

      Passports

      To ask Her Majesty's Government which areas offer remote passport interviews; and how many people have applied in each area.

      Pensions

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme's income from contributions and transfer payments in the Past three years; and what its expenditure on pension...

      Police: Racism

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the extent to which the Metropolitan Police Authority and the Metropolitan Police Service are complying with guidance on tackling...

      Questions for Written Answer

      To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Baroness Royall of Blaisdon on 17 June (WA 216), why they refer to government documents to answer Parliamentary Questions instead...

      Railways: Bridges

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether it is a requirement of European Community legislation that maintenance and strengthening of railway-owned over-bridges to cater for heavier lorries should...

      Railways: Eurostar

      To ask Her Majesty's Government following their announcement that Eurostar UK will become a minority government-owned shareholder in a wider Eurostar company with a majority holding by SNCF, what...

      Roads: A303

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether in the next three years any stretches of the A303 trunk road will be re-surfaced with sound-reducing materials; and if so, in which areas it will take place.

      Roads: Abnormal Loads

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they propose to alter the arrangements for receipt by the Highways Agency of statutory abnormal load movement notifications.

      Rural Communities: Taxis

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they carried out research into the impact of the introduction of taxi metering on the provision of service to rural communities.

      Schools: Economy

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Audit Commission report Valuable lessons, and what guidance they issue to school governing bodies on the retention of balances.

      Shipping: BVT Shipbuilders

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any liability for possible future redundancies at BVT Shipbuilders; and, if so, what is the basis of such liability.

      Smoking

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they propose to make it illegal to smoke near young children.

      St Helena: Airport

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many submissions they have received to date on the consultation regarding the proposed St Helena airport.

      Taxation

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what measures they propose to ensure that all owners of United Kingdom media organisations pay full United Kingdom personal, corporate and sales taxes.

      UK Border Agency: Staff

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many staff the UK Border Agency employs; and, of those, (a) how many are in the United Kingdom, and (b) how many are in each other country in which the agency...

      Worker Registration Scheme

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to reimburse European workers who have paid the Worker Registration Scheme fee and are then made redundant through their employers' businesses...

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