To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much funding Sport England has provided for training of (a) pistol shooters and (b) shooters of other weapons in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) if he will consider the introduction of a more flexible time limit for the granting of temporary event notices under the Licensing...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much each of the National Lottery distributors spent on (a) surveys and (b) Government relations in (i) 2006-07, (ii) 2007-08 and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many full-time equivalent staff each National Lottery distributor employs.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport whether there are plans to allow the British Olympic shooting team to train at Bisley.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many of his Department's sponsored bodies attended party political conferences in 2009; and how much they spent at the (a) Liberal...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much his Department has spent on its (a) Active People Survey 1 and (b) Active People Survey 2.

To ask the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners what acreage of land has comprised the Church Commissioners' strategic land portfolio in each of the last five years.

To ask the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners how much of the Church Commissioners' assets were held in their strategic land portfolio (a) in the UK and (b)...

To ask the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners what the policy of the Church Commissioners is on the use of land which is owned by them for the production of food.

To ask the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners how many acres of the Church Commissioners' rural let land portfolio has been transferred to their rural strategic...

To ask the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners pursuant to the answer of 5 July 2009, Official Report, column 326W, on Lambeth Palace, if he will place in the...

To ask the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners if he will place in the Library a copy of the register of interests of members of the Church Commissioners' Assets...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport on which initiatives of his Department and its agencies expenditure on advertising has been incurred in each of the last five years; how...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what IT systems have been in development for use within his Department in the last five years; what the reason for the development of each...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what estimate his Department has made of the annual cost of maintaining and updating its Twitter account; and how many staff are responsible...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport if he will review the extent of the need for the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency to advertise its services on the radio.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how many new diesel trains the Secretary of State intends to procure for the new company issuing services on the East Coast Main Line; and...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport whether any of his Department's non-departmental public bodies sent representatives to attend one or more political party conferences in 2009.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what recent representations his Department has received on proposals for a high-speed rail hub at Birmingham International Airport.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport when blue driver location signs were introduced by his Department; how many have been installed on the road network to date; and at what...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what progress has been made on negotiations for franchise commuter train services arriving at and departing from at platform 20 at London...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs at how many premises registered to house (a) cattle and (b) camelids his officials have been refused entry for the purpose...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department and its predecessor of (a) research into bovine tuberculosis, (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what consideration he has given to bringing (a) camelids, (b) sheep, (c) goats and (d) pigs within the scope of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate he has made of average payment per head to abattoirs for the dispatch of bovine tuberculosis reactor,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many cattle have been slaughtered as bovine tuberculosis reactors, inconclusives or dangerous contacts in each financial...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what timetable he has set for the bovine tuberculosis vaccination of badgers project; and what steps he has taken to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 10 February 2009, Official Report, columns 1810-11W, on departmental air travel, what the figures...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what percentage of invoices from suppliers his Department paid within 10 days of receipt in June 2009.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many staff there were in (a) his Department's predecessor in 1997 and (b) his Department on the latest date for which...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many properties owned by his Department were liable for payment of (a) business rates and (b) empty property rates in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) how many staff in his Department received remuneration including benefits of £100,000 or more in 2008-09; (2) how...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much his Department spent on Royal Mail services in each of the last two years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what progress his Department has made in implementing the recommendations of the Glover Report in its procurement processes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what percentage of procurement contracts (a) his Department and (b) its agencies awarded to small businesses in (i)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much his Department has spent on (a) Ministerial cars and drivers, (b) taxis, (c) train travel, (d) the use of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many attacks by dogs on people of each age category were reported in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will make it his policy to issue new statutory guidance to waste collection authorities to curtail the issuing of fixed...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs which local authorities have introduced wheeled refuse containers for the collection of household waste, according to records...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 14 July 2009, Official Report, column 229W, on the Futuresource Conference, what the cost of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what guidance or advice the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) has issued on the operation of (a) closed-lid...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what pilot programmes involving the weighing of household refuse containers have been supported by (a) his Department and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what guidance (a) his Department and (b) the Waste and Resources Action Programme has issued on the use of (a) 140 litre...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment the Waste and Resources Action Programme has made of household waste collections in overseas countries on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what progress has been made in his Department's discussions with supermarkets on a voluntary scheme for country of origin...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment he has made of the likely prospects for financial viability in the hill farming sector in the next 10 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what policies his Department has in place to reduce levels of littering in England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what projects are being funded by the Marine Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund in 2009-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate his Department has made of the average (a) farm gate price, (b) price given to processors and (c)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what progress his Department has made on implementing its plans for a noise reduction strategy; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will conduct a risk assessment of the extent to which the importation of dogs infected with echinococcus multilocularis...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate he has made of the proportion of (a) English farming households and (b) households in rural areas with...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much funding (a) his Department and (b) the Waste and Resources Action Programme has provided to Project Reduce to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what timetable has been set for the Environment Agency to establish its new online waste data tracking system.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many and what proportion of claims for employment and support allowance took (a) fewer than 11 days, (b) between 11 and 40 days and (c)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many and what percentage of people leaving incapacity benefit began claiming (a) incapacity benefit again and (b) employment and support...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what research she has (a) undertaken and (b) commissioned on the (i) costs, (ii) feasibility and (iii) effects on pension schemes of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many and what proportion of claimants of (a) incapacity benefit, (b) employment and support allowance, (c) severe disablement allowance...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office when she last met Mr. Damian McBride in the course of her official duties.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office on which dates the Forfeiture Committee has met since 1 January 2009.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what information her Department holds on the level of remuneration made to former Ministers given permission to take private sector jobs within two...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what guidance she has issued to Government departments on the implementation of the fee recommendations of the final report of the Power of Information...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what mechanism is in place to track progress made by Government departments in implementing the recommendations of the final report of the Power of...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office whether her Department plans to make a submission to the Scottish Executive's National Conversation consultation on Scotland's constitutional future.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what suicide rates in each local authority area were in each of the last four years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 26 November 1999, Official Report, column 115W, on Colombia, whether (a) advisory visits and (b) information exchanges...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent steps he has taken to ensure that all troops are properly equipped for each of their duties.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what the current shortfall is of each rank of medical personnel available for active service; and if he will make a statement; (2) what the (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when his Department next plans to renew its procurement processes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps his Department plans to take to seek to reduce the number of armed forces veterans in the criminal justice system.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the merits of reducing the number of nuclear warheads in the United Kingdom stockpile; what technical capability exists in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence for what reasons he decided to implement reductions in the budget available for the Territorial Army before the end of the 2009-10 financial year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many people were (a) prosecuted, (b) convicted and (c) imprisoned for dealing (i) cannabis and (ii) ecstasy in each year since 1997; (2)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many of those serving in HM Armed Forces are not eligible to vote; and for what reasons; (2) how many of those serving in HM Armed Forces in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many people were summoned for jury service in each year since 1997; and how many and what proportion were disqualified, broken down by reason...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Jarrow of 21 July 2009, Official Report, column 741, on pleural plaques, when he plans to publish a final...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice when he expects to announce his decision on compensation for those with pleural plaques; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) what the imprisonment rate was per 100,000 population in England and Wales in each year since 2001; (2) what information his Department holds on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many applications for release from custody relating to people who pleaded guilty to a charge of manslaughter on the grounds of diminished...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people died in prison of drug-related causes in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the answer of 12 October 2009, Official Report, columns 139-40W, on prisoners: mobile telephones, how many people have been convicted for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what expenditure was incurred on unemployment pay for prisoners in 2008-09.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the (a) average, (b) minimum and (c) maximum offender caseload was for a probation officer in each probation area in each year since 2002.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) what recent progress has been made in relation to the proposal in the Youth Crime Action plan to delegate the budget for court-ordered secure...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many employees in his Department and its agencies in England and Wales were subject to a basic disclosure check by Disclosure Scotland in each year...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) in respect of how many children ordinarily resident outside the UK payments of child tax credit are being made; and what checks on the residence of...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many children in Leeds West constituency had received child trust fund payments on the latest date for which figures are available.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of procurement contracts (a) his Department and (b) its agencies awarded to small businesses in (i) 2006-07, (ii) 2007-08, (iii) 2008-09...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much his Department spent on overnight accommodation for (a) Ministers and (b) officials while overseas in each of the last three years.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when the independent valuation of Northern Rock will be completed.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent progress has been made on the disposal of the Royal Mint; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many penalties have been imposed by HM Revenue and Customs on estates as a consequence of a difference between the official valuation of a property and...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much the Valuation Office Agency has spent on its automated valuation model for (a) council tax and (b) business rates.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer to my hon. Friend the Member for Ludlow (Mr. Dunne) of 14 September 2009, Official Report, column 2134W, on the Valuation Office:...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how much and what percentage of tax credits overpaid as a result of fraud have been recovered in each of the last five years; and if he will make a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the number of tooth (a) extractions and (b) fillings carried out under the NHS in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the budget for NHS dental services has been in (a) Vale of York constituency, (b) Yorkshire and the Humber and (c) England in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many units of dental activity in (a) band 1, (b) band 2 and (c) band 3 have been carried out by dentists in (i) Vale of York constituency, (ii)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the number of schoolchildren who received (a) screenings and (b) advice from dentists providing NHS services in each year...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much funding has been recovered by the NHS as a consequence of targets for level of units of dental activity not being met in each year since 2006.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health with reference to paragraph 18 of his Department's evidence to the 2010 review of doctors' and dentists' remuneration, how many hours of NHS work dentists...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the amount spent on transferring patients with mental health problems from Leeds to treatment centres outside the Leeds area...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to improve standards of mental health care in Leeds.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether he plans to reform the care and support system for disabled people of working age; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assistance his Department gives in (a) drafting and (b) implementing national plans for the reduction of maternal, newborn and...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps his Department is taking to ensure security in the supply of food for people in developing countries in Africa.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what recent assessment he has made of the Government's contribution to the achievement of the millennium development goals.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what progress has been made towards the achievement of the UK's target of spending 0.7 per cent. of gross domestic product on overseas aid.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assistance his Department has given to the Government of Afghanistan to help in reducing levels of infant mortality.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much his Department spent on first class rail travel for officials in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the Government's policy is on the provisions of the development agreement reached between the European Commission and Eritrea in...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development pursuant to the answer of 14 September 2009, Official Report, column 496, on Eritrea: international broadcasting, what requests for...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment he has made of the freedom of access for non-government organisations and aid agencies to assist people in Eritrea; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps his Department has taken to assist those displaced as a result of the conflict in Georgia in August 2008.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development (1) whether he has received a request to give evidence to the Chilcot Inquiry; (2) how many (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what recent steps he has taken to improve levels of literacy in the world's 10 poorest countries.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development whether any of his Department's non-departmental public bodies sent representatives to attend one or more political party conferences...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether the Community Infrastructure Levy will be applied to new (a) affordable housing and (b) social housing developments.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many of the Valuation Office Agency's full-time equivalent staff work on valuations for council tax purposes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government which Minister in his Department has responsibility for architectural policy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much his Department and its agencies have spent on each budgetary heading related to communications, marketing, public...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what representations his Department has received on Energy Performance Certificates taking into account energy efficiency...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) how much English Partnerships spent on redundancy payments when it was dissolved; and how many people received such...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer to my hon. Friend the Member for Peterborough (Mr. Jackson) of 10 March 2009, Official Report, column...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the FireGuard project.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many sickness days were taken as a result of an assault on a Fire Service staff member in each fire and rescue authority in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what contingency arrangements have been made for the use of fire appliances in the event of a strike by firefighters; which...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many firefighters were employed at fire stations in (a) each local authority area in the East of England and (b) England...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent guidance his Department has given to fire and rescue authorities on their Service Improvement Plans.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what guidance his Department has issued to fire and rescue authorities in the last 24 months on the European Working Time...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many people have (a) applied to their local authority for housing and (b) been designated as intentionally homeless...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether a full impact assessment has been produced relating to the costs of the provisions in the Lifetime Homes Standard on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether his Department carried out an impact assessment of (a) the revision of Planning Policy Guidance 3 and (b) its policies...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the errors were in the House Building Statistical Release published on 20 August 2009 which caused it to be withdrawn.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what (a) research his Department has undertaken on and (b) resources his Department has committed to assist the preparedness...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the construction industry on its preparedness for new environmental...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what (a) research his Department has undertaken on and (b) resources his Department has committed in the last 12 months to the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much has been spent on each Housing Market Renewal Pathfinder; what the total expenditure has been; how many properties have...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what obligatory standards his Department imposes on developers of (a) social and (b) private sector housing regarding dwelling...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the Valuation Office Agency's policy is on providing information to householders on the methodology by which their property...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer to my hon. Friend the Member for Peterborough (Mr. Jackson) of 11 March 2009, Official Report, columns...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 21 May 2009, Official Report, column 1547W, on the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether an assessment has been made of the effect on local authorities of the ruling of the European Court of Justice on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether he has assessed the consequences of the Court of Appeal judgment in the case of Brent borough council v Risk Management...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government with reference to page 14 of his Department's Resource Accounts for 2008-09, HC 449, which local government research projects...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many people in Leeds West constituency have (a) applied for and (b) been granted assistance under the Homeowners Mortgage...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what steps his Department is taking to increase public awareness in Leeds West constituency of measures to assist homeowners...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government in which local authorities discretionary schemes for Houses of Multiple Occupation licensing are in the process of being approved.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the timetable is for the publication of the drafts of each of the National Policy Statements on planning.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what payments his Department has made to the New Economics Foundation since its inception; and for what purposes each such...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether a billboard site with no poster is deemed to be an empty property for the purposes of empty property rates relief.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many and what proportion of hereditaments in London are (a) above and (b) below the £50,000 rateable value threshold...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate he has made of the number of quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisations operating at local level which...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what information his Department holds on the revenue raised by local authorities from parking (a) fines and (b) charges in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) what recent representations his Department has received on the merits of levying charges to park at supermarkets; (2)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what changes have been made to planning protection arrangements for farmland classified as Best and Most Valued since May 1997;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government who responded to his Department's consultation on draft Planning Policy Statement 4.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether letters have been sent to local authorities in (a) the East of England and (b) the South East by the relevant...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the latest timetable is for approval of the South West Regional Spatial Strategy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the membership of the Shared Ownership Lending Working Group is; what terms of reference have been set for the Group; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what steps his Department plans to take in response to the report by Professor John Hills' on social housing and social mobility.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will take steps to encourage social landlords to allow social tenants to engage in home working.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what guidance he has issued to local authorities on use of stab-proof vests by street wardens.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government with reference to page 21 of his Department's Resource Accounts for 2008-09, HC 449, how much his Department has budgeted for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many and what proportion of planning appeals relating to Traveller sites (1) were (a) granted and (b) dismissed in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many households in Coventry have received Warm Front Scheme grants to date; and what the average additional amount paid by...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the outcome of the Butmir meeting on 9 October in Bosnia-Herzegovina; and what the Government's...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had since July 2009 with Arab governments on (a) the imprisonment of Israeli Soldier Gilad Shalit by...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment the Government has made of the level of respect for human rights in Guinea following the violence at an...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps the Government is taking to assist regional mediation efforts to restore democracy and constitutional order in Guinea...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with the Iranian Government on the development of a nuclear programme in that country in the last...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many times officials from his Department have visited Greek Cypriot people living in enclaves in the Karpas in the last 12...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with his Quartet counterparts regarding the renewal of the tenure of the Quartet Special...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the answer of 23 February 2009, Official Report, column 381, on the Middle East: peace negotiations, how many staff...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will commission research on the likely numbers of Greek Cypriots who would return to live under the Turkish Cypriot...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assistance the EU has provided to the Kenyan government to improve its naval capacity in relation to the suppression of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to other EU member states on the renewal of Generalised System of Preferences plans in respect...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when the Government plans to ratify the amendment to the UN Convention on Physical Protection of Nuclear Material; and if he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with the US administration on methods by which the international stockpile of nuclear weapons...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many people (a) started and (b) completed a higher apprenticeship in the last 12 month period for which figures...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many people completing apprenticeships remained unemployed two years after the apprenticeship ended in the latest...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how much funding has been distributed to companies from his Department's Aspire Fund since 19 November 2008; how many...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent steps his Department has taken to assist (a) small, (b) medium-sized and (c) large businesses in Essex;...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) how many (a) start-up and (b) established businesses in each region had received assistance from each...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills pursuant to the answer of 15 October 2009, Official Report, column 1047W, on Charlie Whelan, whether the EU Agency...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what research his Department has (a) undertaken and (b) commissioned on the extent to which pension matters are...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how much of the £250 million Low Carbon Industrial Strategy Fund has been (a) allocated and (b) spent to date on...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many further education colleges in Hampshire have delayed building projects because of problems with funding from...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what the undergraduate completion rate in higher education was in each higher education institution in each year since...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the number of applicants from Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency who achieved the...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many students who had obtained A-Levels or an equivalent qualification in Leeds North West went on to higher...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent assessment the Advisory Conciliation and Arbitration Service has made of the effect of no-win no-fee...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills if he will publish the protocol on how the Advisory Conciliation and Arbitration Service responds to the intervention...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what projects have been granted funding under the advanced manufacturing package.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of the extent to which Post Office services in North East Fife constituency comply with...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment the Government have made of the effect on businesses of an increase in the price of first and second...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent discussions his Department has had with Royal Mail on plans to increase the price of first and second...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills whether his Department has undertaken an analysis of skills needs in the publishing industry; what assessment he has...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what volume of mail was handled by Royal Mail in (a) 1997, (b) 2005, (c) 2006, (d) 2007, (e) 2008 and (f) 2009.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many working days at Royal Mail have been lost owing to industrial action in each year since 2000.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many meetings between the management of Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union a Minister from the...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate his Department has made of the number of learners trained under the Train to Gain programme who would...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what plans he has to simplify the operation of Train to Gain; what the annual budget for Train to Gain is; and if he...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what the reasons are for the time taken to answer question 245130, tabled on 15 December 2008, on replies to...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many children have sought asylum in the UK in each of the last five years; how many such children have been the subject of an age...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) in which local authority areas the UK Border Agency has housed asylum seekers who are eligible for temporary accommodation in housing...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 13 July 2009, Official Report, column 137W, on Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR), what data is collected...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many foreign nationals have become regularised British citizens by each route to nationality in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much funding his Department allocated to support the television production Good 4 the Hood.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps he plans to take towards ratification of the European Cybercrime Convention.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many profiles have been removed from the national DNA database by each police force in each month since 9 March 2009; and if he will make...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many new profiles have been added to the national DNA database by each police force in each month since 8 July 2009; and if he will make...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many and what proportion of recorded crimes were detected using DNA profiles from the National DNA Database in 2008-09.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the timetable is for each of the work streams relating to policing by Dorset Police of the events of the London 2012 Olympic Games to be...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people on the national fingerprint database aged (a) under 10, (b) 10 to 15, (c) 16 to 17 and (d) 18 or more years old had no...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of the monetary value of work carried out at each UK Forensic Science Service centre in each of the last five...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the average time taken to process forensic evidence contained on computer disks and other digital media was in each police force area in...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many staff absences there were in the Identity and Passport Service in each month of the last 12 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many children were detained for immigration purposes for (a) less than one week, (b) between one week and one month, (c) between one...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to require internet service providers to block access to foreign websites identified...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) police officers and (b) police community safety officers there were in Enfield North constituency in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which police forces have adopted the procedure on reviews of injury awards set out in Annex C to Home Office Circular 46/2004.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) police officers in each year since 1997 and (b) police community support officers in each year since 2002 (i) were dismissed...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) police officers and (b) police community support officers there were in each police force in England and Wales on the latest...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the Metropolitan Police, the National Police Improvement Agency and the Olympic Security Directorate have met to discuss (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) whether he has received reports of any delay in the implementation of the London Secure Communications Network; (2) what assessment he...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the London Secure Communications Network will be implemented.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many people aged (a) under 10, (b) 10 to 15 and (c) 16 to 17 years old have been subject to police stop and search procedures in...

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many and what proportion of childcare settings have (a) applied for and (b) been granted exemption from parts of the early...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many new Sure Start centres his Department plans to open in (a) Leeds West constituency, (b) Leeds and (c) West Yorkshire...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the pupil to teacher ratio in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in Leeds West constituency was in the latest period for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families which line items in table 8.4 of his Department's annual report for 2009, indents the funding allocation for (a) extended...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much he expects his Department to spend on supporting its national strategies in each of the next two years; and if he will...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much has been allocated to the Youth of Today programme in each of the next five years, and under which budgetary headings...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the cost to the public purse was of payments to European Schools in respect of (a) teachers' salaries and (b) other support...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many children involved in Children Act proceedings in each court area are awaiting the appointment of a guardian ad litem; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) how many pupils in (a) independent and (b) comprehensive schools achieved five or more A* grades at GCSE in the last year...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families in which 10 non-core curriculum subjects the number of GCSE entries was highest in each (a) comprehensive, (b) selective and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families in which 10 non-core curriculum subjects the number of GCSE entries was highest in (a) maintained comprehensives, (b) maintained...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much his Department has spent on the gifted and talented programme in 2008-09; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) how many pupils in receipt of free school meals in (a) maintained schools and (b) all schools achieved a grade A* in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many nursery nurses per head of population there were in (a) Leeds West constituency, (b) the City of Leeds and (c) West...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many Key Stage 1 classes there were in each year since 2001; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many local authorities have applied for safety valve funding to meet increased demand for primary school places; how much has...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the per pupil funding for (a) primary and (b) secondary school children in Leeds West constituency was in each of the last...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what progress has been made towards the Government's target to extend the reading recovery scheme to 30,000 children by 2011; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the annual cost of the School Improvement and Targets Unit was in the latest period for which figures are available; and if...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many incidents of alcohol abuse on school grounds involving minors were reported in (a) England, (b) Essex and (c) Castle...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families pursuant to the answer of 12 October 2009, Official Report, column 234W, on schools: asbestos, when he expects the evaluation of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many and what proportion of new (a) primary and (b) secondary schools were fitted with sprinklers in each year since 2005.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families pursuant to the answer of 2 June 2009, Official Report, column 442W, on schools: standards, for what reasons comparable...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the income of the Specialist School and Academies Trust (a) was in each year from 1999 to 2000 to 2007-08 and (b) is...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) how many teachers left the profession within five years of entering it in the latest period for which figures are available;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many young people have participated in his Department's Youth of Today programme (a) shadowing ministers, (b) as part of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many young people were involved in the Summer 2009 fellowship operated by his Department's Youth of Today programme; what the...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what forecast has been made of the cost of introducing short death certificates, as proposed in the 2002 report Civil Registration, Vital Change.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what information technology changes would be required to facilitate the introduction of short death certificates.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the state of research into stem cell therapy for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH); and what is their advice to patients regarding...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they support the monitoring approach set out by the Committee on Climate Change in its report Meeting Carbon Budgets—the need for a step change.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in deploying the additional £375 million allocated in the 2009 Budget to support energy and resource efficiency in businesses,...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in deploying the additional £70 million allocated in the 2009 Budget to support decentralised small-scale and community...

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many homes they plan to provide with insulation in the United Kingdom in (a) 2009, and (b) 2010.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to promote lower energy use in the commercial sector through replacement of capital stock such as pumps and valves with more efficient...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what further proposals they have to improve the investment climate for low-carbon power generation.

To ask Her Majesty's Government when they intend to publish their finalised proposals for the management of spent nuclear fuel.

To ask Her Majesty's Government when they intend to launch the formal public consultation on proposals for a fixed unit price for the disposal of spent nuclear fuel.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how long those planning to build new nuclear reactors will have before they must accept the fixed unit price proposed for the disposal by them of spent nuclear fuel.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions the G8 had about the effect of the prediction of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) that global demand for OPEC oil will...

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath on 15 June (WA 173) regarding the National Grid report The Potential for Renewable Gas in the United...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the report of the Committee on Climate Change recommended the use of tidal energy; and whether their approach draws on the experience of France in using...

To ask Her Majesty's Government why the Equality Bill does not provide for protection against harassment for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the recession on the effectiveness of the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme market.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether Fishburn Hedges is contracted to work for the Learning and Skills Council or whether they work on specific projects; and how much the council has paid to...

To ask Her Majesty's Government how much the Learning and Skills Council paid to (a) PricewaterhouseCoopers (1) to advise it in allocating additional funding for college capital projects as...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to act on the recommendation by the chairman of the Competition Commission to establish a Grocery Market Ombudsman.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will review the availability of infectious disease consultants in the United Kingdom's universities and hospitals, in the light of the absence of such...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to support people affected by thalidomide. To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will meet people affected by thalidomide...

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many teachers and lecturers are employed in colleges of education.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many ancillary and support staff are employed in colleges of education.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many students study higher education in colleges of education.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether there are any scheduled direct flights from the United Kingdom to Baghdad; and, if not, whether they will consult the Government of Iraq in order to...

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Rooker on 16 January 2008 (WA 260), whether under British law tungsten filament light bulbs can continue to be imported, sold...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what arrangements are being made to provide specialist health care for individuals with mental health illnesses who were served by Omnicare Community Services in...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will investigate (a) the integrity, and (b) the cost of designing and building the "Zaha Hadid Architects supported by S&P/Contractors Balfour...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the cost of designing and building the "Zaha Hadid Architects supported by S&P/Contractors Balfour Beatty" 2012 Olympics Aquatics Stadium Roof and...

To ask Her Majesty's Government how much overseas aid has been given by United Kingdom Governments (a) in total since 1980, and (b) in each year since 1980.

To ask Her Majesty's Government which state has received the most overseas aid from the United Kingdom since 1998.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many items the British Forces Post Office delivered to addresses in mainland Europe in the past 12 months for which figures are available.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to discourage prostitution, and the buying of sex, in the United Kingdom.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how much they have spent in England and Wales in each of the past five years on public information programmes relating to: (a) poor air quality; (b) alcohol abuse;...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have prepared a cost-benefit analysis of the proposed new high speed rail link from Scotland to London; and, if not, whether and when they plan to do so.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how much funding they provided to each of the sector skills councils in each of the past three years for which figures are available; and how many staff each of...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the management structure of the Serious Organised Crime Agency; how many managers are at each level; and what is the cost per year of their salaries and...

To ask Her Majesty's Government when they will answer Written Questions HL4940, HL 4941 and HL4942, tabled on 8 July; and what is the cause of the delay in answering them.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how much the Department for Transport and its predecessors spent on consultants' studies on light dues issues (a) from 1993 to 2004, and (b) from 2005 to 2008.

To ask Her Majesty's Government why they ceased issuing visas in Sierra Leone; and whether they will restore consular services in Freetown to allow citizens to obtain appropriate documentation...

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many responses they received to the public consultation on the planned airport for St Helena; and when they expect to publish their conclusion.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what proposals they have to require trade unions which elect their national officers to publish their political affiliations at the time of such elections.