To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what assessment he has made of the effects of the revised London City Airport standard instrument departure procedures on the number of...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what the percentage change in bus fares was in (a) London and (b) England in (i) 2007-08 and (ii) 2008-09.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what steps his Department is taking to increase internet access speeds on passenger rail services operating on the East Coast Main Line.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what requirements his Department makes of cars registered abroad to have (a) road tax and (b) insurance when being driven on UK roads; and...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what plans he has for future operational arrangements for the two rail franchises currently held by National Express; and if he will make a...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport whether he plans to create a dual track railway line on the North Cotswold Line between Ledbury and Hereford; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport (1) on how many occasions trains or rolling stock used on the Norwich to London railway line failed routine safety inspections in (a)...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport if he will bring forward measures to amend the terms of the CrossCountry franchise agreement to include a requirement for the train...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what projects his Department plans to fund from the Transport Innovation Fund in Tyne and Wear as a result of the work of the Tyne and Wear...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport under what (a) statutory or (b) other authority train operating companies may apply penalty fares.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what recent representations he has received on the replacement of railway sleepers.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how many people have been (a) killed and (b) injured while driving on roads in each year since 1997.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what estimate he has made of the fuel consumption of the proposed bi-mode Intercity Express train per mile when running (a) under the wires...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what recent assessment he has made of progress on the West of England Partnership's Weston Package bid; and when he expects it to be granted...

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many full-time equivalent press officers (a) are employed by and (b) work for his Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what the cost to his Department was of the provision of office facilities to (a) special advisers and (b) press officers in the 2008-09 financial year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales on what date he last travelled by (a) bus and (b) taxi in the course of his official duties.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how much his Department has paid in vehicle clamping charges incurred on (a) privately-owned and (b) publicly-owned land in each of the last 10 years;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate he has made of the amount spent from the public purse on removing (a) pesticides and (b) nitrates from...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) conducted on the introduction of new crops and agronomic...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps his Department is taking to assess the environmental impact of genetically modified crops in England; if he will...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will assess the implications for his Department's policies on genetically modified foods of the editorial in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what his Department's definition is of a sustainable urban drainage system; if he will adopt the definition used in Scottish...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of abandoned animals.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate he has made of the number of animals acquired as domestic pets and abandoned after the Christmas period in (a)...

To ask the Solicitor-General whether the Serious Fraud Office has closed its investigations into allegations of bribery and corruption involving BAE Systems in (a) Romania and (b) South Africa.

To ask the Solicitor-General whether the Attorney-General is required to conduct a Shawcross exercise when considering whether to consent to prosecute British companies and individuals in...

To ask the Solicitor-General how many domestic flights within Great Britain officials from the Law Officers' Departments took in an official capacity in 2008-09; and at what cost to the public...

To ask the Solicitor-General what efficiency savings projects the Law Officers' Departments put in place under the Operational Efficiency Programme; on what date each such project was initiated;...

To ask the Solicitor-General on how many occasions she visited (a) Scotland, (b) Wales and (c) Northern Ireland in an official capacity in the last 12 months.

To ask the Solicitor-General how many (a) scientific advisers and (b) civil servants in scientific posts there are in the Law Officers' Departments.

To ask the Solicitor-General whether she has considered the merits of the Serious Fraud Office operating a leniency programme similar to that operated by the Office of Fair Trading.

To ask the Solicitor-General (1) what representations the Serious Fraud Office has received in respect of Vodafone's merger with Ghana Telecom; and if she will make a statement; (2) what...

To ask the Solicitor-General whether the Serious Fraud Office plans to investigate Vodafone's merger with Ghana Telecom; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) what discussions officials of his Department have had with the Prime Minister's Office on the regulation of debt management schemes; (2) what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what criteria his Department uses in determining the award of contracts; and how much his Department and its predecessors spent on the advertisement of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the cost was of maintaining his Department's website in the 2008-09 financial year; and what the forecast cost is of maintaining websites within his...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what criminal offences have been created in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many (a) scientific advisers and (b) civil servants in scientific posts there are in his Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the (a) longest, (b) average and (c) shortest waiting period for entry on to a domestic violence perpetrator programme was in England and Wales...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what mechanisms are in place to ensure that staff who drive (a) a vehicle for which (i) his Department and (ii) one of its executive agencies is...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people in (a) Lewes constituency, (b) Sussex and (c) England were disqualified from driving as a result of (i) drink-driving, (ii) speeding...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people in Norwich North constituency have been disqualified from driving following an offence of (a) speeding, (b) dangerous driving and (c)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many convictions of residents of Norwich North constituency for each type of motoring offence have resulted in a custodial sentence since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what expenditure his Department incurred on the C-NOMIS IT project.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many offenders were detained at (a) HMP Peterborough and (b) Young Offender Institution Peterborough as at (i) 31 December 2008, (ii) 31...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the drug testing programme in prisons.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the answer of 24 November 2009, Official Report, column 85W, on prisoners release, when he expects (a) his Department's investigations to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what recent reports he has received on the exemption of Muslim prisoners from participation in sex offender treatment programmes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) what mechanisms are in place to monitor the risk of self-harm and suicide among prisoners detained on the female prison estate; (2) how many...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many young people in each year group to 18 charged with each category of offences have been placed on remand for (a) less than one month, (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many young people in each age group to 18 have been placed on remand and (a) subsequently not convicted or (b) convicted but given a non-custodial...

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what the cost was of maintaining his Department's website in the 2008-09 financial year; and what the forecast cost is of maintaining websites within...

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland on what date he last travelled by (a) bus and (b) taxi in the course of his official duties.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much his Department has paid in vehicle clamping charges incurred on (a) privately-owned and (b) publicly-owned land in each of the last 10 years;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what criteria his Department uses in determining the award of contracts; and how much his Department has spent on the advertisement of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on how many occasions he visited (a) Scotland, (b) Wales and (c) Northern Ireland in an official capacity in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the cost to his Department was of provision of office facilities to (a) special advisers and (b) press officers in the 2008-09...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many complaints he has received about digital switchover from residents of (a) East Devon, (b) Devon and (c) England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport whether his Department has made an assessment of the implications for the use of car radios with the digital switchover.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much the Switchover Help Scheme for digital switchover has cost.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what mechanisms are in place to ensure that staff who drive (a) a vehicle for which (i) his Department and (ii) its executive agency is...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport pursuant to the answer of 23 November 2009, Official Report, columns 37-38W, on the UK School Games, if he will provide a detailed...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what assets of his Department are planned to be sold in each year from 2009-10 to 2013-14; what the (a) description and (b) book value of each...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what efficiency savings projects (a) his Department and (b) its agencies put in place under the Operational Efficiency Programme; on what date...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the cost was of maintaining his Department's website in the 2008-09 financial year; and what the forecast cost is of maintaining websites...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many (a) scientific advisers and (b) civil servants in scientific posts there are in his Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what contracts his Department has with private hire taxi companies; and what expenditure his Department has incurred against each such contract...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much his Department has paid in vehicle clamping charges incurred on (a) privately-owned and (b) publicly-owned land in each of the last 10...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) how many (a) regular and (b) full-time reserve police officers there have been in each constituency in Northern Ireland in each year...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what progress has been made on the HM Revenue and Customs strategy on alcohol fraud since April 2009.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps HM Revenue and Customs takes to ensure that all second home owners who should pay capital gains tax do so.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what proportion of applications for child benefit were completed within (a) four, (b) eight and (c) 12 weeks in each of the last three years; (2)...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what proportion of applications for child benefit from parents of adopted children were processed within the target maximum number of weeks in each of...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if his Department will set targets for the time taken by organisations to transfer child care voucher payments to childcare providers.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what estimate he has made of the uninsured losses incurred as a consequence of the recent floods in Cumbria; (2) what estimate he has made of the...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether his Department has entered into any contracts with Kellogg, Brown and Root or its subsidiaries since January 2009.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when the Chief Executive of HM Revenue and Customs plans to respond to the letters from the hon. Member for Hammersmith and Fulham of 28 July and 16...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much revenue from each tax was raised by his Department from receipts in (a) Wales, (b) Scotland, (c) Northern Ireland and (d) England in each of...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he expects the first compensatory payments to be made in respect of Wales under the Barnett formula following his reconsideration of convergence in...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what criteria his Department uses to determine whether Wales is disproportionately disadvantaged in the allocation of funding under the Barnett formula.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he expects the full assessment of the extent of convergence under the Barnett formula in respect of Wales as part of his evaluation of the relative...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he plans to undertake the first evaluation of the relative position of Wales in respect of the level of funding allocated to parts of the UK under the...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what (a) formal and (b) informal consultations HM Revenue and Customs has run in (i) 2006, (ii) 2007, (iii) 2008 and (iv) 2009; and which HM Revenue and...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the median length of service of HM Revenue and Customs full-time employees is in each region and country of the UK.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what representations he has made to the European Commission on the legal status of the furnished holiday letting rules.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what legal advice his Department took in advance of the decision to abolish tax relief on furnished holiday lettings.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on the effect on the tourism industry of the abolition of (a) the...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the financial effect of the repeal of furnished holiday letting rules on persons operating holiday lets.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what percentage of the £9 billion disregard for employer national insurance contributions to registered pension schemes in Table A3.1 of the 2009...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what account he takes of the limits on the maximum quantities of (a) cigarettes and (b) hand-rolling tobacco which may be brought into other EU member...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether his Department has made an assessment of the likely effect on the economy of applying a reduced rate of value added tax to visitor attractions,...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make an assessment of the merits of amending the rate at which Value Added Tax is charged on equipment for (a) domestic renewable energy...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer with reference to the written ministerial statement of 9 November 2009, Official Report, column 1WS, on ECOFIN, what political guidelines will be used to...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the cost of enabling claimants of the childcare element of the working tax credit to continue to receive it for 12 weeks after they are...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many unemployed people were claiming the childcare element of the working tax credit in each of the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the cost was of maintaining his Department's website in the 2008-09 financial year; and what the forecast cost is of maintaining...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what payments his Department has made to (a) Brunswick Group, (b) Weber Shandwick, (c) LLM Communications, (d) Financial Dynamics,...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development pursuant to the answer of 23 November 2009, Official Report, column 27W, on the United Nations: females, if his Department will...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much funding his Department has provided to the (a) Air and (b) Sea Cadets in each year since 1997; and how much such funding has been allocated...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Mastiff 2 armoured vehicles are (a) deployed in Afghanistan, (b) owned by his Department and (c) on order.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence to what specific purposes revenue raised from the sale of Chelsea barracks in 2007-08 has been allocated.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has to upgrade former USAF CH-47D Chinook helicopters to the UK configuration.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether he plans to purchase new Chinook helicopters; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence with reference to the Answer to the hon. Member for Richmond Park of 24 November 1999, Official Report, column 115W, on Colombia, when the UK ceased to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether he plans to sell the Defence Support Group; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent discussions he has had with other members of the European Defence Agency on joining the joint airlift capability.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) page hits and (b) visitors his Department's website received in 2008-09.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what expenditure his Department incurred on the employment of special advisers to Ministers in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence for what reasons the capital receipts in respect of Northern Ireland referred to in his Winter Supplementary Estimate for 2009-10 were lower than in his...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence under what budget headings funding from the non-budget non-voted grants-in-aid to the (a) Council of Reserve Forces and Cadets Association, (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the cost to his Department was of provision of office facilities to (a) special advisers and (b) press officers in the 2008-09 financial year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) scientific advisers and (b) civil servants in scientific posts there are in his Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he expects the contract for the construction of the building to house the C130J simulator at RAF Brize Norton to be signed.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much his Department has paid in vehicle clamping charges incurred on (a) privately-owned and (b) publicly-owned land in each of the last 10 years;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what protection is provided for translators previously engaged by UK forces in Iraq.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many service personnel have taken part in Exercise Merlin Vortex.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) army, (b) Royal Air Force and (c) Royal Navy fixed-wing aircraft are based in the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the (a) detail and (b) scope is of the defence agreements between the UK and (i) Abu Dhabi and (ii) the United Arab Emirates.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when the first upgraded HC2 Puma helicopters will enter service; and by what date the entire fleet will be upgraded.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the cost to his Department is of the upgrade programme to Puma helicopters; and what the cost per upgraded helicopter is.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the terms of reference are of the current review of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what progress has been made on the delivery of the new Wildcat helicopters ordered by his Department; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Prime Minister (1) what his policy is on the role of the UK in the Commonwealth; (2) what bilateral meetings he plans to hold during the 2009 Commonwealth Heads of Government...

To ask the Prime Minister which (a) individuals other than Ministerial colleagues and officials of his Office and (b) organisations he met in an official capacity in the week commencing 9...

To ask the Prime Minister on what date he last travelled by train in the course of his official duties.

To ask the Prime Minister (1) how many civil servants he expects to accompany him to the 2009 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Trinidad and Tobago; (2) which Ministers he expects to...

To ask the Prime Minister (1) which Ministers accompanied him to the 2007 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Uganda; (2) how many civil servants accompanied him to the 2007...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what overseas visits she has undertaken since taking up her post.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether she has plans to direct parents in receipt of out-of-work benefits with children who (a) are in receipt of an award of disability...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) for what reasons she has decided to exempt lone parents from benefit conditionality when their child is receiving the care component of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in Dartford who have submitted claims for employment and support allowance since its introduction have appealed against the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in Dartford who have submitted claims for employment and support allowance since its introduction have (a) not met the work...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions with reference to the reply from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State of 30 September 2009, when the Child Maintenance and Enforcement...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate she has made of the proportion of (a) children, (b) people and (c) elderly people in (i) rural areas and (ii) England who live...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many and what proportion of children have been in poverty in accordance with the Government's definition of child poverty in each (a) year...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate her Department has made of the number of farmers in England who live in poverty.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much was spent on the (a) care and (b) mobility component of (i) attendance and (ii) disability living allowance for people over 65 in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many eligible (a) men and (b) women have not received backdated winter fuel payments in respect of previous years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps his Department is taking to facilitate the opening of border crossings into Gaza.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with his US counterpart on nuclear non-proliferation policy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on nuclear non-proliferation policy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on nuclear non-proliferation policy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what his latest assessment is of the prospects for progress towards disarmament and non-proliferation at the Non-Proliferation...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment he has made of the political situation in Zimbabwe.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with his Pakistani counterpart on combating terrorism.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what his most recent assessment is of the merits of holding a referendum on the UK's membership of the European Union.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what his most recent assessment is of progress in the middle east peace process; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will visit St. Helena to discuss its strategic importance to the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what account was taken of the UN International Law of the Sea in respect of his Department's proposal to establish a Chagos...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what geographic limits have been set for the enforceable implementation of the proposed Chagos Archipelago Marine Protected Area.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on what dates representatives of his Department have met executives of BP plc in each year since 2002.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will restart his Department's programme of human rights training and assistance for senior military personnel in Colombia.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when the UK will ratify the Convention on Cluster Munitions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many allegations his Department has received of ill-treatment of asylum seekers returned from the UK to the Democratic...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what criminal offences have been (a) abolished and (b) created by primary legislation sponsored by his Department since 1 May 2008.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many (a) scientific advisers and (b) civil servants in scientific posts there are in his Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he had with his (a) German and (b) French counterpart on the appointment of the EU High Representative for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had on an (a) Hamas funding of minority parties in Eastern and Central Europe and (b) the potential...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will take steps to encourage staff working at Hanslope Park to (a) use public transport and (b) car share to minimise...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the process by which the proposed President of the European Council and the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps the Government have taken with the Government of India to assist in the protection of Christians in Orissa.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he has made any recent representations to the Iranian authorities on the continued use of the death penalty in that country.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment has been made of Iranian compliance with UN Security Council Resolutions banning the export of arms from...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent representations he has made to the Government of Iran on the treatment of members of the Baha'i faith in that country.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent representations he has made to the Government of Iran on press freedom in that country.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much has been spent on each project funded under the Strategic Programme Fund in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan in each of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received on changes in the levels of trading and economic activity on the West Bank following the removal by...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with the Italian government on the pay levels of British academics working in Italian universities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent reports he has received on the number of Hezbollah (a) troops, (b) rockets and (c) training camps in southern Lebanon.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with his counterpart in the (a) EU, (b) US and (c) Russian Federation on the proposal for a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether his Department plans to monitor the forthcoming trial of Mikhail Khodorkovsky.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he has had discussions with the Russian Federation government about the imprisonment and trial of Mikhail Khodorkovsky.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the running costs of the (a) North Atlantic Assembly, (b) Assembly of Western European Union and (c) Parliamentary...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on what dates representatives of his Department have met Royal Dutch Shell executives in each year since 2002.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the answer of 8 July 2009, Official Report, column 862W, on the taking chess to the townships project, what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received of rearmament of rebel groups in the Darfur region; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with representatives of (a) the Sudanese government and (b) the United Nations-African...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations the Government have made to the Ugandan Government on their proposed legislation to (a) increase penalties...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which country the UK has recognised as the administering power de facto in that part of the territory of Western Sahara that is...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what expenditure his Department incurred on entertainment at 1 Victoria Street, London SW1 in 2008-09.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what the (a) average and (b) highest non-consolidated performance-related payment was in cash terms for a senior...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what the estimated cost to the public sector is of the implementation of the EU Agency Workers Directive.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills on what date the Secretary of State last travelled by (a) bus and (b) taxi in the course of his official duties.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many anti-personnel mines were exported from the UK in each of the last 10 years.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills on what date the Secretary of State notified the Permanent Secretary of hospitality received from Lord Rothschild in...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what definition of (a) economic and (b) social impact is used for the purposes of assessment under the Research...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what discussions the Secretary of State had with the Permanent Secretary of his Department on the Ministerial Code...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how much funding from the Strategic Investment Fund has been (a) disbursed and (b) allocated to projects in each (i)...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills if he will bring forward measures to reduce the costs of operating national telephone helplines to (a) Government...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what payments the Audit Commission has made to Connect Public Affairs in the last 12 months; for what purposes; and if he will...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether any contracts between Capita Group plc and his Department and its predecessors have been cancelled before completion...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on how many occasions he visited (a) Scotland, (b) Wales and (c) Northern Ireland in an official capacity in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what criminal offences have been (a) abolished and (b) created by primary legislation sponsored by his Department since 1 May 2008.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many full-time equivalent press officers (a) are employed by and (b) work for his Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the cost to his Department was of provision of office facilities to (a) special advisers and (b) press officers in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on what date he last travelled by (a) bus and (b) taxi in the course of his official duties.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many acres of brownfield land there are in cities on which building development may not take place.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether local authorities will be able to claim for expenditure under the 0.2 per cent. qualifying expenditure arrangements...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether fire and rescue authorities are eligible for funding under the Bellwin scheme following the recent floods in Cumbria.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what categories of local authority expenditure are not eligible for emergency financial assistance under the Bellwin scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the functions are of the Homes and Communities Agency's National Consultancy Unit; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 24 November 2009, Official Report, column 73W, on the Homes and Communities Agency: manpower, from...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government when he expects to publish the Housing, Planning and Delivery Grant settlement for local authorities for 2009-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government with reference to the answer of 12 November 2009, Official Report, column 866W, on housing: building regulations, whether his...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many empty (a) private and (b) public homes there were in each region of the UK in each of the last two years for which...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether he plans to encourage the retrofitting of the existing housing stock with energy efficiency technologies through the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what applications he has received for funding under his Department's Kickstart programme for projects in Hendon; what funding...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much funding from (a) revenue support, (b) capital grant and (c) supported borrowing was provided by central Government...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether he plans to extend Total Place pilots to include (a) the Stroud district and (b) other rural areas.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what efficiency savings projects (a) his Department and (b) its agencies put in place under the Operational Efficiency...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will make an assessment of the circumstances necessitating Croydon council's loan of £145.6 million from the Public...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many shared ownership purchases have been made by people on social housing waiting lists in (a) Peterborough constituency,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what process will apply to his Department reaching agreement with the Sustainable Communities Act 2007's selector body once bids...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the timetable is for the second round of bids under the Sustainable Communities Act 2007.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the timetable is for (a) considering and (b) approving the first round of bids under the Sustainable Communities Act 2007.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent discussions he has had with the Local Government Association in its role as Selector under the Sustainable...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what payments the Tenant Services Authority has made to APCO since its establishment; for what purposes; and if he will place in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will bring forward proposals for a pilot project for the registration of stem cell donors (a) up to the age of 60 years and (b) who are blood...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the proportion of botox produced in the UK which has been used for (a) cosmetic and (b) medical procedures.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health on how many occasions botox has been used in medical procedures performed by the NHS in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many breast cancer referral patients have been seen within the two-week waiting time for (a) urgent and (b) routine referrals in each of the last...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans his Department has for its forthcoming clinical strategy for chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many external consultants work for his Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health which (a) individuals other than ministerial colleagues and officials of his Department and (b) organisations he met in an official capacity in the week...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the cost to his Department was of provision of office facilities to (a) special advisers and (b) press officers in the 2008-09 financial year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health on what date he last travelled by train in the course of his official duties.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) scientific advisers and (b) civil servants in scientific posts there are in his Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many miles (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department travelled by taxi in the course of their official duties in each year since 1997; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the estimated cost to his Department of the implementation of the EU Agency Workers Directive is.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much has been spent on (a) management and (b) other consultants by (i) Suffolk Primary Care Trust and (ii) the East of England Strategic Health...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what research projects funded by (a) his Department and (b) the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council in the last 10 years on which he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make it his policy to ensure pay parity between pharmacy contractors and appliance contractors.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health with reference to the written ministerial statement of 24 November 2009, Official Report, columns 57-58WS, on the Departmental Expenditure Account...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether his Department has entered into any contracts with Kellogg, Brown and Root or its subsidiaries since January 2009.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how much is planned to be spent on the National Lung Cancer Audit in each of the next three financial years; (2) whether he plans to change methods...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when his Department will publish the report on the summary of responses to the consultation on the additional uses of patient data; and what the reasons...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much Government funding has been allocated to medical research in each year since 1996-97.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of prescribing anti-psychotic drugs in each year since 1997; (2) what estimate he has...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent assessment his Department has made of the performance of the National Centre of Stereotactic Radiosurgery in meeting the NHS 18-week pathway...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much his Department expects the Purchasing and Supply Agency to pay in contract payments to DHL over the contract period.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department is taking to (a) strengthen whistleblowing procedures for hospital staff and (b) encourage constructive criticism of working...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of physical assaults on nurses and other hospital staff.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of nurses working in NHS hospitals.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking (a) to increase the level of access to specialist nursing care and (b) reduce hospital admission rates.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what timetable he has set for the allocation to primary care trusts of funding at the level determined by the formula announced in December 2008.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people were treated at the accident and emergency department at Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup, in the last three years for which figures are...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people are using NHS services to help them stop smoking in (a) England, (b) the North East and (c) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health with reference to the answer of 16 July 2009, Official Report, column 673W, on tranquilisers, when he expects to publish the results of his Department's...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many regulated procedures were carried out on animals at Wickham Laboratories in 2008; and how many of these involved potency testing of...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many antisocial behaviour orders were issued to those under the age of 18 years and in the care or supervision of local authorities...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what estimate he has made of the number of antisocial behaviour orders issued to those under the age of 16 years which were breached...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of (a) individual support orders and (b) intervention orders in preventing...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officers were (a) shot at, (b) injured by shootings and (c) killed by shootings in each police force area in (i) 2007-08...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will take steps to ensure that those whose claim for asylum is refused but who are unable to return home immediately through no fault...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he expects to announce the conclusion of the review of the recommendations of the National CCTV Strategy.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many employees of his Department and its agencies were convicted of a criminal offence of each type in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many parenting orders have been issued under section 8 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 where (a) an antisocial behaviour order has...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many arrests for (a) drunk and disorderly conduct, (b) assault, (c) battery, (d) sexual assault, (e) indecent exposure, (f) theft...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many and what percentage of incidents of violence against the person involved a (a) knife, (b) hitting implement, (c) glass or bottle,...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) offences involving violence against the person, (b) violent sexual offences and (c) offences of robbery with violence there...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the cost was of maintaining his Department's website in the 2008-09 financial year; and what the forecast cost is of maintaining...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much his Department spent on deportations between 1 January and 1 November 2009.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether his Department plans to publish the UK Border Agency's asylum process instruction about storage and retention of DNA and isotope data...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) convictions, (b) cautions and (c) issues of fixed penalty notices there were relating to uninsured drivers in each police...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much revenue has been received from student visas in the last (a) year and (b) five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people with records on the national fingerprint database were aged (a) under 10, (b) from 10 to 15, (c) 16 or 17 and (d) 18 or...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what guidance his Department has issued on the application of section 17 of the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997 to the practice of Spitfire...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) gun crimes and (b) arrests relating to gun crime there were in (i) England and (ii) each police force area in 2008.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what discussions he has had with Warwickshire police authority on Government assistance for funding the police inquiry into the circumstances...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what research his Department has evaluated on any relationship between levels of human trafficking into the UK and economic conditions.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what definition of human trafficking his Department uses; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) charges, (b) prosecutions, (c) convictions, (d) cautions and (e) fines there were for breaches of the Hunting Act 2004 in...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the factors which affect levels of labour migration.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many cases of missing (a) children and (b) adults of each (i) age group, (ii) nationality and (iii) region of residence have been...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many attacks on police officers there have been in Mid-Bedfordshire constituency in each of the last five years.

EWHC 1105.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of police funding for 2008-09 has been allocated to traffic policing in each police force area in England and Wales; how many...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps his Department is taking to encourage those affected by acts of extremism to report such events to the police.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) whether his Department plans to create a legal definition of the term domestic extremism for use by the police; (2) whether his...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how much (a) time and (b) money was spent by police forces in (i) England and (ii) Wales in dealing with accidents involving drivers...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many investigations have been referred to the Serious Organised Crime Agency by (a) regional police forces, (b) officials of his...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps the Serious Organised Crime Agency is taking to disrupt the smuggling of guns into the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many new sexual assault referral centres he expects to be opened in the period to April 2011.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what qualitative and quantitative data on people referred to sexual assault referral centres such centres are required to report to his...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what information his Department holds on the number of victims of sexual violence referred to sexual assault referral centres who were...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department by what mechanisms the (a) National Public Order Intelligence Unit, (b) National Extremism Tactical Co-ordination Unit and (c) National...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department by what performance measures the effectiveness of (a) each independent sexual violence adviser, (b) each sexual assault referral centre and...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many victims of sexual violence have been referred to each Sexual Assault Referral Centre for (a) examination and (b) support in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what his latest estimate is of the proportion of referrals to a Sexual Assault Referral Centre for (a) examination and (b) support which...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what support his Department makes available to post-pubertal adolescent victims reporting sexual violence within a week of an alleged assault.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what funding his Department (a) made available in 2009-10 and (b) plans to make available in 2010-11 to support (i) independent sexual...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what funding his Department expects to provide to support the operation of existing sexual assault referral centres in 2010-11.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much funding his Department (a) has provided in the last 12 months and (b) intends to provide in the next 12 months for the...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what information his Department has obtained from the Metropolitan Police on the name of the principal suspect in the case of the shooting of...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many charities were found to be raising money for a purpose outside their charitable objectives in the last 12 months for which figures are available.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office (1) how much was paid in (a) expenses, (b) moneys to compensate for tax liability and (c) other remuneration paid to each commissioner of the...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what payments the Charity Commission has made to Mandate Communications/AS Biss in the last 12 months; at what cost; for what purposes; and if she will...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what estimate has been made of the number of people who were born into poverty in (a) the UK, (b) England, (c) the North East and (d) Middlesbrough...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many (a) page hits and (b) visitors her Department's website received in 2008-09.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office (1) what the cost was of maintaining her Department's website in the 2008-09 financial year; and what the forecast cost is of maintaining websites...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many (a) scientific advisers and (b) civil servants in scientific posts there are in her Department.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many miles (a) Ministers and (b) officials in her Department travelled by taxi in the course of their official duties in each year since 1997; and...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many staff of the Prime Minister's Office have (a) been reprimanded, (b) had their contract of employment terminated and (c) been prosecuted for...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what mechanisms are in place to ensure that staff who drive (a) a vehicle for which (i) her Department and (ii) its executive agency is responsible...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many (a) UK nationals, (b) UK-born people, (c) non-UK EU nationals and (d) non-EU nationals of working age were in employment in the (i) public...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office (1) in which 10 employment sectors there is the highest proportion of migrant workers; (2) what estimate she has made of the number of migrant...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what payments Futurebuilders has made to APCO public affairs in the last 12 months; for what purposes; and if she will place in the Library a copy of...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many staff in No. 10 Downing Street are members of the Government Communication Network.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many people are members of the Government Communication Network.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office with reference to the Answer of 16 July 2009, Official Report, column 624W, on the Advertising Advisory Committee, who the members of the Government...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office (1) what recent discussions she has had with the Information Commissioner on his Office's policy of fast-tracking its investigations relating to...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the cost to the public purse has been of preparation of the report by the Committee on Standards in Public Life on hon. Members' expenses and...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office with reference to the answer of 16 September 2009, Official Report, column 2208W, on Ministers: visits abroad, for what reason the requirement for...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office on how many occasions the (a) Civil Service Code and (b) a Civil Service Management Code was found to have been breached following investigations of...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office whether her decision to divert funding from the Campaigning Research Programme to the Hardship Fund was made in accordance with Compact principles.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office (1) what the unemployment rate for (a) Catholics and (b) Protestants in Northern Ireland was in each of the last 20 years; (2) what the most recent...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the economic inactivity rate was of each (a) parliamentary constituency in Northern Ireland in each of the last 20 years and (b) electoral ward...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what estimate has been made of the number of 18 to 30-year-olds in each ward in Northern Ireland in the last year for which figures are available; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families with reference to the answer of 10 November 2009, Official Report, column 342W, on children: databases, what the mandatory...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families with reference to the answer of 11 November 2009, Official Report, column 507W, on children: international co-operation, what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many children's centres there were in (a) Enfield North constituency and (b) the London Borough of Enfield in each year...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) what estimate he has made of the (a) costs and (b) likelihoods for parents of multiple-birth children in placing their...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what assessment he has made of the level of access which multiple-birth families have to swimming pools and playgrounds; and if he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many (a) out-of-school and (b) holiday play schemes for children there were in (i) Houghton and Washington East constituency...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what estimate he has made of the number of young people who have taken up a learning place under the September guarantee for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many children in (a) Crewe and Nantwich constituency and (b) Cheshire East local authority area have been identified as...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many children in (a) Tamworth constituency and (b) the Staffordshire local authority area have been identified as gifted and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many (a) out-of-school and (b) holiday play schemes there were in (i) Lewes, (ii) East Sussex, (iii) the South East and (iv)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much has been allocated to each children's services department in each local authority for implementation of the early years...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what plans he has to make the rules on deferring and delaying school entry more comprehensible for (a) parents and (b) admission...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what requirements there are on schools to record alleged racist statements and actions which take place on their grounds; and if...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many young people are studying for 14 to 19 diplomas in (a) Enfield North constituency and (b) the London borough of Enfield...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many students are enrolled on a 14 to 19 diploma course in each subject in (a) Barnsley and (b) South Yorkshire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families whether he plans to extend the operation of the Sure Start programme in Mid Bedfordshire constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment he has made of the effect on the electric heating sector of the proposed Standard Assessment Procedure methodology.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (1) how many and what proportion of homes in Tamworth constituency classed as social housing were insulated under the Carbon...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what qualifications are required for a person to undertake home energy advice work related to the carbon emissions reduction target.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change on what dates the Climate Change Adaptation Sub-Committee has met.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what the (a) cost and (b) purpose was of legal (i) representation and (ii) advice sought by his Department and its agencies in each...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of providing official cars for the use of (a) Ministers and (b) officials in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change which (a) Ministers and (b) special advisers (i) planned to attend and (ii) attended the reception held by his Department on 10...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what recent assessment he has made of the level of carbon dioxide emissions from ships in 2008; what initiatives are being considered...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what estimate he has made of the effect on the level of fuel poverty in Wales of the rise in domestic (a) energy and (b) gas bills to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what estimate he has made of the level of fuel poverty in Wales in the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what steps his Department has taken to ensure that sufficient numbers of specialist nuclear engineers are being trained.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what the evidential basis was for the Prime Minister's announcement to the Confederation of British Industry Conference on 23 November...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what recent assessment he has made of the risks of fluvial flooding to the three sites in Cumbria named in the National Nuclear Policy...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change with reference to his oral statement of 9 November 2009, Official Report, columns 30-33, on energy national policy statements, which...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change which power stations in the UK have a limited life derogation under the Large Combustion Plant Directive; and when each is expected to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change with reference to the UK Renewables Strategy, what estimate he has made of the proportion of the national cost of the renewable energy...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (1) what the average waiting times were for (a) surveying of property, (b) completion of insulation improvements and (c)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many recipients of Warm Front grants in each local authority area waited longer than (a) three months and (b) six months for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many requests for funding under the Warm Front scheme have been (a) made and (b) granted in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change if he will assess the merits of including liquefied petroleum gas amongst the fuels eligible for funding under the Warm Front scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much money remains to be disbursed from the Warm Front scheme in 2009-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change if he will ensure that carers and parents of all children with disabilities are able to access funding from the Warm Front Scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many households within the City of Sunderland received assistance under the Warm Front programme in 2008-09; and how many such...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what formal or informal assessment they have made of the operation and success of the BBC Trust governance model for the BBC since its inception.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the average age of retirement in the senior civil service.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the latest figure for carbon dioxide emissions in metric tonnes per capita in the United Kingdom.

To ask Her Majesty's Government in the latest year for which figures are available, how many farmers in receipt of the single farm payment claimed for (a) less than five hectares, (b) between...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any civil servants have transferred from the Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism (OSCT) to assist with the launch of identity cards; if so, how many;...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recent opinion poll in Cyprus showing that 60 per cent of Greek Cypriots and 77.9 per cent of Turkish Cypriots favour a...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment, as one of the three guarantor powers, they have made of the 45-year functioning or lack of functioning of the constitution agreed between the...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether central statistics are kept of trends over the past five years regarding children with a statement of special education needs.

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Baroness Thornton on 9 November (WA 112), how a researcher could take reasonable steps to contact the person who originally...

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Baroness Thornton on 28 October (WA 151), how people in Scotland are monitored regarding their ongoing consent for specific...

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Baroness Thornton on 9 November (WA 111) and the ensuing letter from the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) chief...

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Drayson on 12 November (WA 207-8), why Medical Research Council (MRC) funding was not awarded to undertake research involving...

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Drayson on 12 November (WA 207-8), how the Medical Research Council (MRC) will "sustain the careers of the future research...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will seek to include aviation, aluminium and chemicals production in the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking with the international community to reduce carbon emissions from methane in Arctic permafrost thaws.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how the criteria for determining action plans under the Environmental Noise (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 will be assembled, discussed, implemented and...

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead on 9 November (WA 112), whether they will ensure that, following the implementation of the Lisbon...

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Baroness Crawley on 5 October (WA 484), whether the Cabinet Office's Propriety and Ethics Team has issued internal advice or...

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Baroness Thornton on 10 November (WA 141), whether acupuncturists, herbal medicinalists and traditional Chinese medicine...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of the population are believed by the Chief Medical Officer to be covered by dental practices registered with NHS trusts as taking NHS patients;...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress has been made since the guidelines in February covering intraocular lens insertions for correcting refractive error and double vision.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what guidance they will give to the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence about the report that 40 per cent of medicines routinely prescribed for...

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead on 12 November (WA 217) concerning the raising of particular human rights concerns with foreign...

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord West of Spithead on 6 July (WA 98), how many foreign nationals were removed from the United Kingdom after serving a custodial...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of responses to the provisions for marine policy statements in the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009; and what action they will...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what international action is being taken to reduce the amount of floating plastic in oceans.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they retain the DNA and fingerprints of those detained under the Terrorism Act 2000; and, if so, for how much longer they will continue to do so.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many persons not charged with a criminal offence but required to give biometric samples (a) under the Terrorism Act 2000, and (b) on being arrested, have...

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Brett on 4 November (WA 63) regarding Commonwealth Secretariat discussions with the Government of Nauru regarding the payment...

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Brett on 4 November (WA 61) concerning the administration of justice in Kenya, what assessment they have made of whether...

To ask Her Majesty's Government how much each police authority in England charges an individual for the return of their car which has been stolen from their home, found by the police and taken to...

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Baroness Scotland of Asthal on 28 October (WA 165) about the Crown Prosecution Service decision not to prosecute or seek the...

To ask Her Majesty's Government how Mr Ellis Sherwood was able to obtain heroin, cocaine and crack cocaine whilst in prison.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of the prison population are serving sentences for drug offences.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to open discussions with United Kingdom rail freight representatives to launch services similar to Direct Rail Services' Grangemouth to...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will place in the Library of the House the monitoring report on social developments in the Republic of Ireland created by the Foreign and Commonwealth...

To ask Her Majesty's Government when they next expect to meet ministers from the devolved legislatures in the United Kingdom to discuss promotion of economic development in rural areas throughout...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what additional budget provision is available to promote rural development throughout the United Kingdom.

To ask Her Majesty's Government why three directors of Trinity House received benefits of £3,019,000, £5,008,000 and £6,341,000 in addition to their salaries for the year 2007-08,...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have plans to review any duplications that exist with respect to the port marine safety code in the inspection regimes of the Maritime and Coastguard...

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Davies of Oldham on 28 October (WA 158-59), whether Natural England has the power to amend the boundaries of sites of special...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to support the African Union in implementing the recommendations of the Mbeki panel's report on Darfur. To ask Her Majesty's Government...

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people have been stopped under Schedule 7 (Port and Border Controls) to the Terrorism Act 2000 since 2004; and how many of those people have been (a)...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what were the ethnicity and religious backgrounds of persons stopped, detained and arrested since 2001 under the Terrorism Act 2000.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many students have been stopped, detained or arrested under the Terrorism Act 2000 in the past five years.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have identified any of those responsible for the bombings on 7 July 2005 in London and any countries or organisations for which they worked.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many new consents for combined sewage overflow pipes have been granted on the River Thames between Windsor and the source of the Thames in the last five years.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many combined sewage overflow pipes are located between the Thames Barrier and the source of the Thames; what are the locations of each of those pipes which...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of water supplies is contaminated by pesticides; and what is the annual cost of making it fit to drink.