To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many cold weather payments have been made to residents of Mid-Bedfordshire constituency in each year since 2003.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many households living in the private rented sector were claiming housing benefit in (a) England, (b) each English region and (c) each...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people resident in Mid Bedfordshire constituency were in receipt of housing benefit on the latest date for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate she has made of the number of teenage single parents in receipt of housing benefit.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many young people resident in Enfield North constituency have found employment through the New Deal in each year since 1998.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many lone parents resident in Enfield North constituency found work through the New Deal in each year since 1998.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what datasets show the number of children living in child poverty by (a) local authority area and (b) ward; how often each is produced; what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many children are living in households with income below 60 per cent. of median income before housing costs, based on the family's income...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if she will estimate the saving to the public purse which would arise in each of the next six financial years if the lower age of eligibility...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many overseas-based pensioners received winter fuel allowance in 2008-09.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if she will take steps to restrict eligibility for pensioners' winter fuel allowance to those pensioners living in the UK and countries with...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what progress is being made in reducing the availability of illegal drugs in each prison in Northern Ireland.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how many UK-based pilots have reported to his Department symptoms of neurological damage alleged to have arisen from aerotoxic syndrome.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what change in the number of aircraft flying over Waltham Forest has resulted from the increased number of flights from City Airport.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what change there has been to the number of aircraft flying over Waltham Forest which have taken off from or are landing at Heathrow airport...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how many people in (a) Derbyshire and (b) North East Derbyshire have received free bus travel under the national concessionary bus fares...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what the percentage change in levels of bus usage in (a) England, (b) Yorkshire and the Humber and (c) the City of York was in each year...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how many of his Department's staff have been allocated to work on Crossrail in each year since 2000.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how many officials in his Department have worked on matters relating to (a) road works, (b) traffic lights and (c) parking enforcement on...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how many officials in his Department have worked on the Channel Tunnel Rail Link project in each year since 1997.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how many helplines his Department operates; and how much his Department has received from the operation of such helplines in each of the...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what plans he has to improve the TransPennine peak time train service between Manchester and (a) Sheffield, (b) Stockport, (c)...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what changes to the flight paths of aircraft (a) taking off from and (b) landing at Heathrow Airport there have been in the last 12 month...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport whether his Department has assessed the effect of restrictions on off-street parking spaces in new residential developments on the (a)...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport whether his Department has (a) undertaken and (b) commissioned research into the likely consequences of the introduction of a freight...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport if he will place (a) in the Library and (b) on his Department's website copies of his Department's correspondence with (i) Passenger Focus...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what estimate he has made of the average number of passengers on rail services in Staffordshire in each of the last two years.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport whether his Department conducts regular research on public awareness and understanding of traffic signs and symbols.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport when his Department last conducted a review of traffic signage rules.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what sanctions have been applied to highways authorities found to be in breach of the duty to ensure the expeditious movement of traffic...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport in what proportion of motorway collisions driving too close to the vehicle in front given the speed of the vehicle has been a factor in the...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how much his Department spent per capita on (a) highways and (b) other roads in (i) Suffolk, (ii) the East of England and (iii) nationally...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how much is budgeted to be spent from the public purse on transport infrastructure improvements in (a) the South West and (b) Dorset in...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what studies his Department has made of mobile telephone coverage in road and rail tunnels; and how many road and rail tunnels are equipped...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many individuals have been paid £200,000 or more under the single farm payment scheme in each year for which figures...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what proportion of the sum approved by the European Commission Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what conditions govern the use of the grant provided by the European Commission Standing Committee on Food Chain and Animal...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what research his Department has commissioned on the effect of farming methods on climate change.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether he has received a request to give evidence to the Chilcot Inquiry.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on what date his Department first proposed that a neighbourhood noise strategy would be published; and when he now expects...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to what percentage of the coastline of the Yorkshire and the Humber region the right of public access is legally secure.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will assess the merits of providing funding from the public purse for the purchase of electronic readers and software...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent representations his Department has received on low water pressure.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what fixed-wing Royal Air Force aircraft are deployed in Afghanistan.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many civilian contractors working for his Department are based in Afghanistan to provide support and maintenance for vehicles purchased as urgent...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make an assessment of the performance of mobile dental facilities introduced for service personnel in December 2008.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps he has taken to ensure that internal disciplinary proceedings and findings of the Service Justice System, including proceedings which have...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many military personnel stationed at each base in (a) the UK and (b) abroad of the (i) Army, (ii) Navy and (iii) Royal Air Force; which of these...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will place in the Library a copy of the minutes of all meetings of the Families Working Group held in (a) 2008 and (b) 2009 to date.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence on what date he appointed the Defence Medical Inspector General; on what date he expects the Inspector to publish his first annual report; and if he will...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 19 October 2009, Official Report, column 1219W, on armed forces: housing, how many units of substitute service accommodation...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent progress has been made to ensure that all those whose normal duties involve caring for, training, supervising or being in charge of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether members of the armed forces required to work with recruits under the age of 18 are required to undergo Independent Safeguarding Authority checks.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will introduce vehicle-mounted radar devices to armed forces vehicles in order to detect improvised explosive devices.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the budget of the Defence Academy of the UK was in each year since 2002; and how much the Academy has spent in (a) England, (b) Wales, (c)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his most recent assessment is of the security situation in Iraq; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what recent assessment he has made of the environmental impact of the Joint Warrior military exercises; (2) what steps his Department has taken to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many meetings (a) he and (b) his officials have held with the Operational Efficiency Programme project team on the future of the Met Office; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he expects to make a statement on the future of the Met Office.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will consider the merits of placing responsibility for the commercial operations of the Met Office (a) within a single Government department and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans his Department has to meet private sector stakeholders as part of his Department's ongoing review of the Met Office.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Territorial Army members there are in (a) Lancashire, (b) the North West and (c) the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what changes to housing targets in Solihull are to be proposed in the phase 2 revision of the Regional Spatial Strategy for the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what rules apply to local authorities in the first and second rounds of the council house building programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what account his Department's Code for Sustainable Homes takes of provision for the offsetting of embodied energy in house building.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will authorise the holding of a local referendum in cases where a shire district or borough council seeks the status of a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will undertake an impact assessment for the 2010 business rates revaluation; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what methodology his Department uses in undertaking homelessness street counts.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what his assessment is of the likely effect on social housing tenants of a policy of rent equalisation; and if he will make a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what planning controls there are on the erection of mobile telephone masts.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether his Department has responsibility for arrangements for co-ordinating policy on business improvement districts in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 16 October 2009, Official Report, column 1109W, on council housing: tenants, if he will estimate the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government which companies are under contract to his Department to provide mail services; and when each such contract expires.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent estimate he has made of the average time taken by local authorities to deliver projects for (a) veterans and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether the Welsh Assembly Government has been consulted on the appointment of any Commissioners to the Infrastructure Planning...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether his Department undertook an impact assessment in relation to the changes made to the Code of Conduct on Local Authority...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent representations his Department has received on the effects of the operation of local authority newspapers on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many hereditaments were on the Rating List with special category code (a) 227, (b) 226 and (c) 303 in each of the last...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Meriden (Mrs. Spelman) of 16 October 2009, Official Report, column 1131W, on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Meriden (Mrs. Spelman) of 16 October 2009, Official Report, column 1131W, on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Meriden (Mrs. Spelman) of 16 October 2009, Official Report, column 1131W, on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Meriden (Mrs. Spelman) of 16 October 2009, Official Report, column 1131W, on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Bromley and Chislehurst (Robert Neill) of 3 June 2009, Official Report, column...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether the Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, the hon. Member for Dewsbury (Mr. Malik) had...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether the Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, the hon. Member for Dewsbury (Mr. Malik), travelled...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the policy of the Planning Inspectorate is on provision for maximum parking standards in new residential developments; and...

EWHC 1280 (Admin) for the (a) East of England, (b) South East, (c) South West and (d) West Midlands Regional Spatial Strategies; what plans there are to undertake new environmental impact...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) what bursary schemes his Department makes available to postgraduate students on (a) spatial planning and (b) other...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many (a) UK-born and (b) non-UK born applicants were allocated social housing in each of the last 10 years.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if she will make it her policy to place on the rental market empty Ministerial flats in Admiralty House.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office (1) what estimate she has made of the likely number of births in each strategic health authority region in (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2010-11; (2) how...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office (1) which companies are under contract to her Department to provide mail services; and when each such contract expires; (2) which companies are under...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what recent estimate she has made of the number of single parent families in (a) Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency, (b) the London Borough of...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what arrangements are in place to provide civil service support to Mrs. Gordon Brown.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the (a) number and (b) rate of under-18 year old conceptions was in (a) England and (b) each local authority ward in England for the period (i)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent reports his Department has received on the human rights situation in Burma; and whether he plans to impose sanctions...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will place on his Department's website the minutes of his discussions on Tibet during his recent visit to China.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will consider the merits of securing accreditation of his Department's helplines to The Helplines Association's quality...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on involvement of young people in the UK in EU activities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what further steps his Department has taken against human trafficking since the entry into force in the UK of the Council of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) how many (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have received requests to give evidence to the Chilcot...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent representations he has made to (a) the Government of Israel, (b) other countries and (c) international agencies...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs for what reason he has not yet replied to the letter dated 20 July 2009 from the Chairman of the European Scrutiny Committee in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what his most recent assessment is of the threat to peace in the Middle East posed by Israel's possession of nuclear weapons.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the Government of Israel on the situation of Mordechai Vanunu.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many emergency passports have been issued through consular services in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth (1) Affairs what discussions he has had with the government of Thailand on the trial of Utain Dungnoi for the murder of Richard...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent representations he has made to the government of Turkey on its non-compliance with the Ankara Protocol; and if he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment he has made of the implications for the proposals for Turkish accession to the EU at the 2009 review of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which countries (a) he has and (b) his Department's Ministers have visited on official capacity since November 2008; on what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with his Moroccan counterpart on alleged human rights violations in Western Sahara.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health which primary care trusts operate appointment reminder schemes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when his Department next plans to review the level of payments made to people who have received contaminated blood supplies.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health with reference to the answer of 25 June 2008, Official Report, columns 368-69W, on nutrition, for what reasons the final report of the National Action...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of care homes for (a) younger adults and (b) older people met or exceeded (i) National Minimum Standard 8, (ii) National Minimum...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many adults in each age band received support under section 47 of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 in (a) 2007, (b) 2008 and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many cases of scurvy were reported in each local authority area in each of the last five years; and how many such cases were in persons under 18.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he plans to publish the results of his Department's review of anti-psychotic use in dementia care.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans his Department has for the future of Douglas House residential home for people with severe mental disabilities; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when his Department plans to review the national haematology guidelines; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health under what circumstances illegal immigrants may obtain treatment under the National Health Service.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he plans to publish the proposed strategy to support volunteering in health and social care.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department plans to take to ensure that future funding for social services provision for HIV positive people takes account of (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 13 October 2009, Official Report, columns 808-09W, on home care services, which central budgets he plans to reprioritise.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the outcomes of the use of cognitive behavioural therapy programmes in treating each category of mental health issue.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what criteria are used to determine ex-gratia payments to NHS patients who have experienced adverse consequences of NHS treatment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the percentage of invoices paid by NHS hospitals within 10 days in the latest period for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 13 July 2009, Official Report, column 176W, on NHS: negligence, how much was spent in total on (a) claimant costs, (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many unsuccessful clinical negligence claims were brought against the NHS in each year since 1997-98 for which figures are available; and how much...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much his Department's publication 1999-2009: A decade of excellence cost to produce; and how many copies were made.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health which (a) primary care trusts and (b) other NHS trusts did not meet the Care Quality Commission's (i) core standard C15a and (ii) core standard C15b in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what reports he has received on allegations of misreporting of admissions to the accident and emergency department of Nottingham University Hospital; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he plans to take to measure achievements under the Nutrition Action Plan against objectives.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what progress the NHS is making in reducing the number of babies who die following premature birth.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many adults in each age band received support under section 21 of the National Assistance Act 1948 in (a) 2007, (b) 2008 and (c) 2009.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many social workers were recruited to work in the City of Leeds in each year since 2001.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department is taking to reduce the incidence of swine influenza in Leeds West constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on the humanitarian situation in Guinea; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what his most recent assessment is of the effects of the volume of available food supplies on the humanitarian situation in Kenya; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what recent progress has been made on reaching a decision regarding the construction of an airport on St. Helena; and if he will make a...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he expects Sir John Chadwick to report to him his advice on an Equitable Life ex-gratia payment scheme; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his policy is on compensating all Equitable Life policyholders for losses attributable to the manner in which Equitable Life was regulated.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will require UK Financial Investments to oblige any financial institutions in receipt of public money which have a policy of paying end of year...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what representations he has received from the Scottish Executive on the drawdown and utilisation of the Scottish Fossil Fuel Levy Fund for the promotion of...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what progress the Financial Services Authority has made in its investigation into the practice of third party capture in the insurance industry; (2)...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his estimate is of the net average monetary value of assets purchased by local authorities over the last 20 years.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the number of households with an annual income of below £50,000 (a) in total and (b) with children under the age of 16...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the names are of the members of the Prime Minister's working group on the Presbyterian Mutual Society.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) when he expects the report by the Prime Minister's working group on the Presbyterian Mutual Society to be published; (2) for what reasons the report...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps his Department took to examine the financial activities of the Presbyterian Mutual Society (a) prior to and (b) following devolution in...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has obtained advice from the Equality Commission of Northern Ireland to assist in ensuring that the various religious...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer in what circumstances HM Revenue and Customs repays (a) capital and (b) interest on sums it has collected in error.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the monetary value of tax losses being carried forward by banks from financial years (a) 2007-08 and (b) 2008-09.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many online gambling companies registered in the UK paid gross profits tax on their income from gambling in each year since 2005.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people whose addresses registered with HM Revenue and Customs contained a BT postcode and who were required to complete a self-assessment tax...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the pay band is of the officials in HM Revenue and Customs responsible for the language used in letters sent in pursuance of outstanding tax payments...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what information his Department holds on (a) the likely geographical sources of the cooking oil to be recycled and (b) the proportion...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what evidence his Department has on the boiler efficiencies of oil-fired systems using the biofuel B30K which underpin the carbon...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what representations he has made to seek the adoption by other countries of emissions reduction targets similar to those adopted by the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many officials of his Department will attend the forthcoming Copenhagen climate change summit.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what consultation he undertook before authorising an advertising campaign aimed at those who are sceptical about the existence of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what steps his Department is taking to reduce the amount of electricity which is lost as part of the electricity transmission process;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what steps Ofgem is taking in respect of (a) measures to reduce climate change and (b) ensuring the security of the UK's energy...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change 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 Energy and Climate Change what the breakdown is of Government spending on renewable energy estimated in the Pre-Budget Report to be £5.8 billion over the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change pursuant to paragraph 170 of the impact assessment for the UK Renewable Energy Strategy 2009, by how much he expects (a) food and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much funding his Department has allocated to promoting take-up of solar panel usage in (a) West Derbyshire and (b) the East...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what proportion of applicants for Warm Front grants were asked to make a contribution towards the cost of works in each English region...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what recent estimate he has made of the number of pensioner householders in Leeds West constituency who have received grants under the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many households in Leeds West constituency had received grants under the Warm Front scheme at the latest date for which figures are...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what progress has been made in implementing each of the measures to improve social cohesion set out in the booklet, Anti-social Behaviour...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many neighbourhood policing action squads have been established to tackle anti-social behaviour; (2) what steps his Department has...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps may be taken by the relevant authorities in respect of the parents of young people who breach their anti-social behaviour orders.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many anti-social behaviour orders were issued in Coventry in (a) 2008 and (b) 1997; and what the most common reason was for their issue...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many anti-social behaviour orders have been issued in (a) Derbyshire and (b) North East Derbyshire constituency since 1998.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the recorded rate of each category of crime was in North Yorkshire in each year since 2002-03.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the detection clear-up rate was for each category of crime in North Yorkshire in each year since 2002-03.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many and what proportion of (a) white, (b) black and (c) Asian (i) men and (b) women aged (A) 10 to 15, (B) 16 to 17 and (C) 18 or...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people now aged over 10 years old on the national DNA database had their profile added to the database when they were under the age...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 24 June 2009, Official Report, column 886W, on firearms, whether figures are available for incidents excluding...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what guidance his Department has issued on (a) the use of fixed penalty notices and (b) the level of fines issued by fixed penalty for (i)...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the cost of the (a) design and (b) development of identity cards was in each of the last eight years.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the average (a) overseas passport fee, (b) delivery charge and (c) issue time in days was for renewing a British passport for British...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police community support officers have been recruited in (a) Derbyshire and (b) North East Derbyshire constituency since 2003.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether his Department has estimated the cost of establishing a permanent medical staff presence in police custody suites.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he plans to amend the Police Pension Scheme entitlements in respect of high earners who are members of the scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he has issued any recent guidance to police authorities on the appointment of Chief Constables; what mechanism exists for the...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people resident in Coventry were convicted of offences related to terrorism in Coventry in (a) 2008 and (b) 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many cases of theft of a purse have occurred in (a) North Yorkshire, (b) Yorkshire and the Humber and (c) England in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people are expected to be checked by the Independent Safeguarding Authority under the Vetting and Barring Scheme in each of the next...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the effect on public safety in West Dorset of the downgrading of Grade 3 Approved Premises Assistants to Grade...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families whether any financial incentives are available to families caring for a child under a special guardianship order.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what account he has taken of the report of the Select Committee on Children, Schools and Families in his appointment of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) how many households have CCTV cameras installed inside their homes as part of family intervention projects; and whether he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families on what date (a) he and (b) his special advisers last met Mr Damian McBride in the course of their official duties.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families whether his Department has a strategy to encourage voltage optimisation on its estate.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many and what proportion of his Department's senior civil service staff have been women in each year since the Department was...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families which companies are under contract to his Department to provide mail services; and when each such contract expires.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families with reference to table 8.4 of his Department's Annual Report 2009, page 175, to which programmes the safeguarding spending budget...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families with reference to table 8.4 of his Department's annual report 2009, page 175, to which programmes (a) the 2009-10 and (b) the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families with reference to table 8.4 of his Department's Annual Report 2009, page 176, what the breakdown of spending is for youth...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much his Department has spent on overnight accommodation for (a) Ministers and (b) officials while overseas in each of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families when he last (a) met and (b) communicated with (i) Mr Derek Draper and (ii) Mr Charlie Whelan in the course of his official duties.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families whether he has given consideration to the inclusion of lessons on body confidence, positive body image and the danger of eating...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many families were participating in a family intervention project on the latest date for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families whether statutory guidance to be issued under clause 43 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill will ensure...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much and what proportion of the education budget is expected to be used for sex and relationships education in 2009-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many people he estimates will register with the Independent Safeguarding Authority in each of the next five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what procedures will be used to remove information about an individual from the Independent Safeguarding Authority's database...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) how many pupils (a) on free school meals and (b) not on free school meals achieved (i) level 4 and (ii) level 5 in English...

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families whether any of his Department's non-departmental public bodies sent representatives to attend one or more political party...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many maintained schools have been fitted with sprinkler systems in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what his estimate is of the average sum spent by schools on consultations with private companies to prepare for an Ofsted...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) how many children used each means of transport to and from school in (a) 2007 and (b) 2009 according to school census...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much his Department has spent on walking to school initiatives in the latest year for which figures are available; and if he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much funding his Department has contributed to the Travelling to School Initiative in each year since the project's creation;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what steps his Department is taking to increase the provision of children's services in Leeds West constituency; and if he will...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many pupils who were eligible for free school meals had a statement of special educational needs in each local authority area...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families if he will discuss with the Secretary of State for Health the matter of the security of young people in local authority care homes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what assessment he has made of the effect on the integrity of sporting events of overseas-based online betting operators operating in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport when he expects to announce the results of his review of the slot machine to table ratios of small and large casinos.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many Christmas functions arranged by his Department and its agency (a) he, (b) officials of his Department and (c) officials of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much was paid in staff costs by the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many and what proportion of eligible sports clubs have joined the community amateur sports club scheme in each year since it was...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many staff were employed by his Department for work on heritage matters in each year since 2004-05.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what methodology was used to reach the decision to refresh his Department's logo in April 2006; which (a) Ministers and (b) officials...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what expenditure his Department incurred in refreshing its logo in April 2006.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how his Department assesses value for money achieved in the consistency and distinctiveness of its communications.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport pursuant to the answer of 14 October 2009, Official Report, column 408W, on departmental logos, what his definition of his Department's...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many helplines his Department operates; and how much his Department has received from the operation of such helplines in each of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many employees the Gambling Commission has; and how many employees the Gaming Board for Great Britain had in 2004.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport whether he plans to merge the Gambling Commission with the Lottery Regulator.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) what steps he is taking to restrict access to online gambling sites which do not meet the regulatory requirements applied to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport when he expects to announce his decision on the 2009 Horseracing Levy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many (a) Ministers and officials from his Department and (b) officials from his Department's sponsored bodies attended the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport whether any Ministers or officials in his Department have had (a) meetings, (b) communications and (c) other contacts with the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what funding the Government has provided for the translation and production of Braille editions of books in each of the last five years;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what estimate his Department has made of the percentage of books published in the UK which were (a) available in Braille and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what discussions he has held with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on a derogation from EU law to allow a reduction in value added tax on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many people have accessed Sport England's Active Places website in each year since its establishment; how much has been spent on the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what contribution his Department has made to the cost of the bid to host (a) the 2018 Football World Cup, (b) the 2005 Rugby Football...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on an exemption from corporation tax for national sport...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what targets Sport England has set each of the sports governing bodies on increasing levels of participation of women and girls in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what steps (a) Sport England and (b) the Youth Sport Trust is taking to encourage women and girls to participate in sport.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what steps (a) he and (b) the National Offender Management Service have taken in response to the report of the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman on the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many bail and safe accommodation places are available for women in England and Wales.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the answer of 9 September 2009, Official Report, column 2018W, on copyright: music, how many actions have been brought under section 107 of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the answer of 9 September 2009, Official Report, column 2018W, on copyright: music, how many civil actions have been brought for offences...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice on which occasions public funding was made available to assist the legal representation of bereaved families at inquest proceedings relating to the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what assessment he has made of the likely effect on the prison population of full implementation of section 26 of the Criminal Justice and Immigration...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what estimate he has made of the effect on (a) the number of sentences and (b) the average sentence length of full implementation of section 21 of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice on which initiatives of his Department and its predecessor and its agencies expenditure on advertising has been incurred in each of the last five years;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much his Department spent on hire vehicles in each of the last five financial years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many helplines his Department operates; and how much his Department has received from the operation of such helplines in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) what guidance the judiciary issues on the circumstances in which injunctive orders may be granted in such a way as to conceal the identity of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether he has received a request to give evidence to the Chilcot Inquiry.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many offences have been committed by offenders recalled to prison from release on licence but who remained at large since 2000.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many temporary transfers of prisoners between prisons in England and Wales have taken place in each year since 1997; and for what reason each...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many hours of exercise women in (a) a normal prison environment and (b) prison mother and baby units receive each week.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what diet is provided for women in (a) prison mother and baby units and (b) women's prisons.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what he expects the additional running costs of the capacity added by his Department's prison capacity building programme to be in each year to 2014-15.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people have been (a) prosecuted and (b) convicted for smuggling or attempting to smuggle (i) mobile telephones, (ii) drugs and (iii) other...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many prison officers have been employed (a) in total and (b) full-time (i) as at 31 March in each year since 1997 and (ii) on 31 January 2009.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many convicted sex offenders are resident in approved premises in England and Wales.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice on which tribunals of inquiry public funding was made available to assist the legal representation of bereaved families in (a) 2006, (b) 2007 and (c)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what steps HM Courts Service takes to support (a) older people and (b) people with mental health problems when appearing as witnesses in court proceedings.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what plans he has to extend the apprenticeship schemes in operation in Milton Keynes, with particular reference to the...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent progress he has made in evaluating the effectiveness of Business Link.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what percentage of outstanding trading debts had been paid by Business Link within 10 days in each month since...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how much funding has been drawn down from the Working Capital scheme by each eligible financial institution in each...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what obligations companies registered in the UK have to list with Companies House their subsidiary companies; what...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what grants his Department and its predecessors made to charitable organisations in each of the last five years.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent estimate he has made of the number of computer viruses originating in the UK; and how many prosecutions...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how much his Department has spent on external advice on the implementation of the merger of the former Departments for...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how much his Department has spent on overnight accommodation for (a) Ministers and (b) officials while overseas in...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills if he will publish the full evaluation made by the Learning and Skills Council on the readiness of all further...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what the results were of the evaluation by the Learning and Skills Council of Stoke-on-Trent Further Education...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many people in (a) the secure estate and (b) Reading Young Offender Institution sat (i) GCSE and (ii) A Level...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) what steps his Department is taking to ensure that Universities and Colleges Admissions Service applicants are...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what proportion of firms in (a) Leeds, West constituency and (b) the City of Leeds are involved in manufacturing.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many sub-post offices have closed in each local authority area in the East of England in each year since 1999.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many post offices there were in Norwich, North constituency in (a) 1997, (b) 2007 and (c) January 2009.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills which staff in which regional development agencies (RDAs) received a salary greater than £50,000 in 2008-09; what...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills whether his Department plans to make a submission to the Scottish Executive's National Conversation consultation on...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent assessment has been made of the effectiveness of the Small Business Finance Forum in improving the access...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps the Office of Fair Trading has taken to amend guidance on local and regional newspaper mergers and...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what guidelines will be applied by the Shareholder Executive to safeguard national security in the sale of the UK...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what funding his Department has made available to (a) all unemployed persons and (b) unemployed persons under the...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what his most recent estimate is of the number of young people under the age of 24 years who are in (a) training,...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what his most recent estimate is of the number of young people under the age of 24 years who are not in employment,...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what short-term action plans to improve air quality have been produced and implemented in Greater London. To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will permit the construction of a second runway at Gatwick Airport.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether armed services accommodation has been upgraded where necessary.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how long they envisage that the new aircraft carriers will be able to remain at sea between refits.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how long they expect refits of the new aircraft carriers will take.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how much has been spent on the new aircraft carrier project.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will ensure that ordinary shareholders in banks where the taxpayer has a substantial interest are given a return on their investment to restore...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what information they use to assess the carbon dioxide emissions of the railway system in comparison to the same volume of traffic on a motorway.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the implications for children's well-being and quality of life if both parents have low-paid jobs and long working hours in order...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the most recent estimate of the costs of requiring councils to freeze council tax for two years and making up the difference in revenue to councils in a...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what impact the requirement for Criminal Records Bureau checks is having on school trips abroad and exchanges for the purpose of modern foreign language education.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have reviewed an application from the Greek Cypriot authorities to construct a solid waste management plant at Ormidhia within the Sovereign Base Area...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of the votes cast at each of the mayoral elections this year were not counted in the second round due to (1) no second preference being expressed,...

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answers by Lord Darzi of Denham on 16 October 2008 (WA 67—68) and Lord Drayson on 5 May 2009 (WA 95—96), what advances have been...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what role the Infrastructure Planning Commission will have in assessing and discovering ways of using the tides for electricity generation, particularly in the...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the conferences and briefings given by the British Wind Energy Association to local authorities are compatible with the...

To ask Her Majesty's Government which initiatives of the Ministry of Justice or its agencies (and its predecessors) have been advertised in each of the past five years; how much was spent in each...

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath on 5 October (WA 484), when they intend to restore 3—5 Great Scotland Yard so that it is fit for...

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (a) full-time, and (b) part-time students are educated in colleges of education.

To ask the Chairman of Committees what arrangements have been made for the subsequent re-use or recycling of computer and other electronic equipment no longer required by Members or staff of the...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what the shortfall in the supply of housing in England will be by the end of 2010; and what are the implications for waiting lists, overcrowding and homelessness.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the estimated number of children living in overcrowded housing conditions (a) currently, (b) forecast for 2010, and (c) forecast for 2011.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of the adult population of the United Kingdom lives in (a) mortgaged owner-occupied property, (b) unencumbered owner-occupied property, and (c)...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will ring-fence funding for the supporting people programme, in the light of the conclusion in the report by Capgemini to Communities and Local...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether a minister has had to approve formally each new piece of environmental legislation; and, if so, what form have such statements of approval usually taken in...

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many 24-hour opening licences have been granted in each region of England and Wales since changes to licensing arrangements relating to establishments serving...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to introduce legislation enabling members of the public to have direct access to the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration, as well as...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of the population in each local authority in Greater London is estimated to have been living in an area that (a) breached one or more European...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what harmful air pollutants are likely to be present in ambient air when concentrations of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) are high; and in what proportions.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the total number of life years lost in England and Wales in each of 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 for those dying prematurely for each of: (a) short-, medium-...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the efficacy, level of value for money and effects on the time of staff of local public services of comprehensive area...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Prime Minister has been informed of the fact that the Cabinet Office has not answered Lord Lester of Herne Hill's Question for Written Answer of 25...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to abolish the default retirement age; and, if so, when.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether Peers visiting schools as part of the Peers in Schools programme or otherwise will have to register with the Vetting and Barring Scheme run by the...

To ask Her Majesty's Government when they plan to announce the results of the first batch of approvals for local authority bids under the Sustainable Communities Act 2007.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether Air Traffic Control staff are considered critical workers and accordingly will be offered anti-swine-flu treatment.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the most recent estimate of the costs of increasing the couple element in tax credits to ensure that couples do not face a disadvantage when compared to...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the most recent estimate of the costs of making the personal allowance transferable between couples for each of the next five years. To ask Her Majesty's...

To ask Her Majesty's Government when they will publish their new Institutional Strategy with the United Nations Children's Fund for 2009-2012, following the public consultation which ended in January.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the likelihood of imminent agreement on reform of the European Union working time directive and a phased removal of the opt-out...