Wednesday, 9 December 2009
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many questions tabled for answer on a named day his Department received in each of the last 12 months; and to how many such questions his Department...
To ask the Minister for the Olympics whether the Government Olympic Executive has entered into any contracts with Siemens or its subsidiaries since February 2009.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what recent representations she has received on proposed changes to the Civil Service Compensation scheme; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what work with the third sector her Department is undertaking to encourage the creation of jobs.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what steps the Government are taking to reduce the burden of regulation on charities.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how much (a) her Department and (b) its agency has spent on Christmas (i) cards, (ii) parties and (iii) decorations in the last 12 months.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what information her Department holds on the number of employees of each Government Department who incurred hearing loss in the course of their duties...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many security passes her Department has issued to contractors providing consultancy services in the last 12 months.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if she will bring forward proposals to ensure that public bodies which enter into partnership to provide services are subject to the provisions of the...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office on how many occasions she has met the Government chief scientific adviser in the course of her official duties in the last 12 months.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equality what payments the Equality and Human Rights Commission has made to (a) Postif Politics and (b) APCO Worldwide in the last 12 months; for what purpose;...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many questions tabled for answer on a named day his Department received in each of the last 12 months; and to how many such...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps his Department is taking to seek to ensure adequate education provision for children in Gaza.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps his Department is taking to provide medical assistance to those in refugee camps in Gaza.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what contacts his Department has with governments of South East Asia in respect of the delivery of national tuberculosis programmes.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what estimate he has made of the number of Tamils released from camps in Sri Lanka in December 2009.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assistance his Department plans to provide to Tamils released from camps in Sri Lanka in December 2009; and with which...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what his Department's estimate is of the population of (a) Britain's area of responsibility in Helmand province and (b) each...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether (a) he and (b) officials in his Department have had discussions with their Afghan counterparts on a national unity...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the Prime Minister's Statement of 30 November 2009, Official Report, columns 831-6, on Afghanistan and Pakistan,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he has made a recent estimate of the (a) direct and (b) indirect contribution of his Department and its staff to the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will discuss with his Moroccan counterpart the deportation of Aminatou Haidar, with particular reference to Article 12(4)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what (a) historic and (b) other entitlements affect his Department's ability to enforce the proposed new Chagos Archipelago...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many full-time equivalent press officers (a) are employed by and (b) work for his Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what research his Department is undertaking on the viability of the proposed return of the Chagos Islanders to the archipelago;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with his Indian counterpart on measures to enable displaced Christians in Orissa province to return...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received of the detention by the Israeli authorities of Mohammed Othman from Jayyous; and whether he has...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of Israel's compliance with its obligations under article 23 of the Fourth Geneva Convention in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he has made representations to the Israeli Government on the payment of compensation to the United Nations Relief and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations the Government has made to the Israeli Government on the alleged shelling with high explosive and white...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the answer of 6 October 2009, Official Report, column 228W, on Morocco: mining, what recent steps the Government...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make representations to the Moroccan Government on (a) ending the movement of members of the Moroccan civilian...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps the Government are taking to prepare for the 2010 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on how many occasions each UK mission has raised the question of persecution or discrimination in relation to (a) the Christian...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with (a) the Sudanese Government and (b) the UN on the peacekeeping patrols in Darfur being...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what estimate he has made of the proportion of the Taliban's income which derives from the illicit trade in opium.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent reports he has received of incidents of anti-Semitism in the US; whether he has had recent discussions with the US...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs with reference to the answer of 9 September 2009, Official Report, column 1969W, on Western Sahara: human rights, whether the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans there are to implement the Afghan Public Protection Programme in Helmand province.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of the proportion of armed forces personnel who deploy to Helmand province equipped with a cricket box for groin protection;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how much his Department paid for Jet A1 and diesel fuel delivered to Camp Bastion in support of UK operations in the last 12 month period for which...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps the Department is taking to enable mail and postal services provided for armed forces personnel in Afghanistan to manage the volume of letters...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the (a) required and (b) actual number is of (i) items of night vision equipment, (ii) pieces of body armour and (iii) small arms for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 26 November 2009, Official Report, columns 287-8W, on Afghanistan: peacekeeping operations, what compensation is payable for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the current (a) required and (b) actual number of drivers is for each armoured vehicle type in the armed forces.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what progress has been made on preparations for Project Pegasus at AWE Aldermaston.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of the length of the construction period for the new enriched uranium facility at AWE Aldermaston as proposed in the planning...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence with reference to the answer of 11 November 2009, Official Report, column 403W, on Atomic Weapons Establishment: radioactive waste, who owns the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assets his Department has sold and leased back in each of the last 10 years; what the sale price was of each asset so sold; and what estimate he has...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much his Department has spent on (a) damages awarded against it and (b) legal costs in respect of cases in the courts relating to a decision of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much (a) his Department and (b) its agencies spent on (i) alcohol and (ii) entertainment in the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence with reference to the answer of 28 January 2009, Official Report, columns 509-22, on supply estimates, what the equivalent figures are for each estimate...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what payments the Met Office has made to (a) Cavendish Communications and (b) Politics International in the last 12 months; for what purpose; and if he...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many telephone lines with the prefix (a) 0870, (b) 0845 and (c) 0800 his Department (i) operates and (ii) sponsors; how many calls were received...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many questions tabled for answer on a named day his Department received in each of the last 12 months; and to how many such questions his Department...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what decisions have been taken in respect of the (a) repair and (b) replacement of HMS Endurance; what tenders have been sought in respect of damage...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when and for what reasons his Department decided to sell and lease back its Kentigern House site in Glasgow.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what consultation was undertaken with unions representing staff at his Department's Kentigern House site in Glasgow prior to the sale and lease back of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many helicopter call outs of each type from each search and rescue station there were in each of the last 10 years; and how many (a) day and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how many incidents of oil leakage from his Department's facilities in the vicinity of St. Kilda have been recorded in each of the last three years;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what estimate he has made of the effect on the Horserace Betting Levy of the operation of betting exchanges.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people resident in (a) West Derbyshire and (b) the East Midlands have access to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much his Department spent on works and refurbishment to offices allocated to Ministers in his Department's buildings in the last 12...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many plasma screen televisions his Department has purchased since 2001; and what the cost has been of purchasing and installing such...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 his Department received in 2008; and how many of these received a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what payments the Heritage Lottery Fund has made to (a) Blue Rubican, (b) Greenhause Communications and (c) Strategem in the last 12...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what payments the Gambling Commission has made to Grayling Political Strategy in the last 12 months; for what purpose; and if he will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many (a) scientific advisers and (b) civil servants in scientific posts there are in his Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 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 Culture, Media and Sport what payments his Department has made to Edelman in the last 12 months; for what purpose; and if he will place in the Library copy of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what payments the Digital Switchover Help Scheme has made to Fishburn Hedges in the last 12 months; for what purpose; and if he will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the operating costs of the Gambling Commission were in (a) 2007-08 and (b) 2008-09; and what proportion of the change in costs is...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what value for money objectives his Department has set for the Gambling Commission.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what assessment he has made of the compatibility of the operation of the Gambling Commission with the recommendations of the Hampton...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much his Department spent on hotel accommodation for (a) Ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) civil servants in each of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will place in the Library a copy of each response received to the licensing questionnaire which formed the basis for the Licensing...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what estimate he has made of the funds to be distributed from the National Lottery to good causes in each year to 2015; and if he will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much has been distributed by the Big Lottery Fund to statutory bodies in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what criteria his Department use in determining the award of contracts; and how much his Department has spent on the advertisement of tenders for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what payments the Northern Ireland Equality Commission has made to Stratagem in the last 12 months; for what purpose; and if he will place in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much his Department has budgeted for introducing police community support officers to Northern Ireland; and what the budgeted cost of one...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what estimate has been made of the cost to the public purse of introducing police community support officers in Northern Ireland.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what his most recent assessment is of the level of illegally held (a) weapons and (b) explosives in Northern Ireland.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on how many occasions Capita Group plc tendered for contracts let by his Department in each of the last five years; how many...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment he has made of the implications for the UK of the findings of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the cost was of maintaining his Department's website in the 2008-09 financial year; and what the forecast cost is of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what contracts his Department has with private hire taxi companies; and what expenditure his Department has incurred against...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much his Department has spent on flood protection measures in (a) England, (b) Yorkshire and the Humber and (c) the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether an equality impact assessment was published prior to the decision on the future headquarters of the Marine Management...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what volume of waste oils was transhipped as waste for processing outside the UK in each year since 2001; and if he will make...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate he has made of the amount of land in (a) England and (b) North Yorkshire and York organically farmed in each...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many hectares of land in (a) England and (b) North Yorkshire and York have been opened to the public under the...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport with reference to the answer to my hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr. Hammond) of 1 September 2009, Official Report,...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how many full-time equivalent press officers (a) are employed by and (b) work for his Department.
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what payments the Northern Lighthouse Board has made to Grayling Political Strategy in the last 12 months for which figures are available;...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how many miles (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department and its predecessor travelled by taxi in the course of their official...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how many officials of (a) his Department and (b) its agencies have (i) been reprimanded, (ii) had their contract of employment terminated...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how many and what proportion of staff of his Department, its executive agencies and non-departmental public bodies work flexibly or...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport 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...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport pursuant to the answer of 25 November 2009, Official Report, column 132W, on M5: cameras, how many automatic number plate recognition...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport on how many occasions bus transport was provided instead of rail for all or part of the journey due to (a) routine and (b) non-routine...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport whether East Coast plans to continue to run direct passenger rail services from London to Glasgow via Edinburgh.
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport with reference to the answer of 9 November 2009, Official Report, columns 56-8W, on railways: standards, if he will provide a table showing...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport on which rail networks Integrated Transport Smartcard Organisation ticket systems are in use.
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport which rail franchises include mandatory provisions for introducing Integrated Transport Smartcard Organisation-compliant ticket systems; and...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how many road traffic accidents in (a) Berkshire and (b) Reading East constituency involved drivers without a licence in each of the last...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how many deaths in road traffic accidents there have been on roads in (a) Vale of York constituency, (b) North Yorkshire and (c) England...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what the rates of road accidents resulting in death or serious injury per 100,000 head of resident population were for (a) North Yorkshire,...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how many road accidents resulted in minor injury in (a) North Yorkshire, (b) London, (c) Lancashire and (d) England in each year since 1994.
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how many road accidents resulted in the death or serious injury of (a) an adult and (b) a child in (i) North Yorkshire, (ii) London, (iii)...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport if he will exercise his option to order the remaining carriages for the Pendolino fleet before the end of 2009.
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how many speed cameras there were in East Sussex on the latest date for which information is available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government when he plans to announce the conclusions on his Department's review of the financing of council housing.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government which 10 (a) local authorities and (b) registered social landlords have sold the largest number of dwellings in the last five...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the average yearly running costs of a photocopier in his Department, excluding value added tax and including all service...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the average purchase price, excluding value added tax, was of a 500-sheet ream of white A4 photocopier paper by his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 his Department received in 2008; and how many of these received a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much (a) his Department and (b) its agencies spent on (i) alcohol and (ii) entertainment in the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many (a) scientific advisers and (b) civil servants in scientific posts there are in his Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many days of staff absence as a result of (a) snow and (b) other weather conditions were recorded by local authorities in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many questions tabled for answer on a named day his Department received in each of the last 12 months; and to how many such...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate he has made of the number of empty (a) residential and (b) commercial properties in the London borough of (i)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many empty properties there were in each tenure sector in each local authority in Tyne and Wear in each April from 2004 to 2009.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much funding, in cash terms, each local authority in England which applied for Bellwin funding in each of the last three...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much his Department spent on hotel accommodation for (a) Ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) civil servants in each...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether he has made an estimate of the number of homes in rural areas which have changed ownership in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate he has made of the effect of cancellation of property developments on revenue from rates in the latest period for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much of the £250 million local government efficiency savings referred to in the Department of Health consultation...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what steps he plans to take to ensure the delivery of the £250 million local government efficiency savings referred to in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much funding Chorley borough council received from the rate support grant in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assistance his Department has made available for the implementation of the Mersey Coastal Park Strategy; and if he will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government when he plans to announce his conclusions on his Department's review of the planning rules for houses in multiple occupation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the (a) small business multiplier and (b) national non-domestic multiplier was in (i) 2007-08, (ii) 2008-09 and (iii)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much was collected in business rates after the deduction of reliefs in (a) 2007-08 and (b) 2008-09; and what estimate he...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the percentage change in the (a) small business and (b) national non-domestic multiplier will be between 2009-10 and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many hereditaments were in receipt of empty property relief in (a) 2006-07, (b) 2007-08 and (c) 2008-09; and what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the monetary value of empty property relief was in (a) 2006-07, (b) 2007-08 and (c) 2008-09; what estimate he has made...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate has been made of the proportion of the 70 per cent. of properties with a rateable value below £15,000 that...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate he has made of the total monetary value of the full relief from business rates in 2009-10 for empty properties...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the average period of time was for which empty property relief was claimed on a hereditament in (a) 2006-07, (b) 2007-08...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will make it his policy to undertake an assessment of the benefits of following the Northern Ireland example of postponing...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many homes have been (a) built, (b) built on flood plains, (c) built in areas of significant flood risk and (d ) built...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what funding his Department has provided for (a) regeneration and (b) housing projects in the London borough of Bexley in each...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether he plans to introduce a general registration scheme for rented housing.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he has made an estimate of the effect on Exchequer revenues of business transferring from licensed bookmakers to betting exchanges.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many questions tabled for answer on a named day his Department received in each of the last 12 months; and to how many such questions his Department...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he has made an assessment of the merits of amending the Hydrocarbon Oil (Registered Dealers in Controlled Oil) Regulations 2002 to exempt retailers...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what legal advice the Financial Services Authority (a) sought and (b) received on its proposals to require requalification by independent financial...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the total rateable value of properties on the 2005 Rating List was in (a) 2007-08, (b) 2008-09 and (c) 2009-10; and what the total rateable value of...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many (a) small and medium-sized enterprises and (b) other enterprises which have made Time to Pay arrangements with HM Revenue and Customs to defer...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the annual additional revenue to the Exchequer that would arise from the removal of the payment of tax credits to households...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the level of second income threshold for tax withdrawal required to reduce annual expenditure on tax credits by £400 million.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people resident in (a) Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey constituency, (b) the Highlands, (c) Scotland and (d) England and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether people who provide full-time care for a member of their family are eligible for income support.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions with reference to the answer of 31 March 2009, Official Report, column 1160W, on social security benefits, when she expects to have the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many and what proportion of social fund crisis loans were alignment payments in each quarter since 2007.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what criteria her Department uses in determining the award of contracts; and how much her Department and its predecessors spent on the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 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 Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the cost to her Department was of provision of that office facilities to (a) special advisers and (b) press officers in the 2008-09...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions with reference to the answer to Lord Ashby of Stoke on 13 October 2009, Official Report, House of Lords, columns 112-13, on, disabled people:...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many parents of young children have exercised their right to request flexible working in (a) Newport East constituency and (b) Wales...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when she plans to respond to the hon. Member of Billiericay's letter of 2 November 2009 on Mr. D. Prance.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if she will make it her policy to ensure that employers are required to give reasons for requiring a person to retire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions which disability benefits are included in the figure of £6.1 billion quoted on page 101 of the Green Paper on "Shaping the Future of Care...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what the budget is for the Work for Your Benefits pilots in (a) Manchester and (b) Norfolk; (2) what the timetable is for the Work for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when she expects the Work for Your Benefits scheme to be rolled out nationally; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions which employers have agreed to participate in Work for Your Benefits pilots to date.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department with reference to the answer of 11 November 2009, Official Report, column 416W, on animal welfare, whether the guidance relating to named...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many asylum seekers who declared their age to be (a) 17, (b) 12 to 16, (c) five to 11 and (d) under five years old have been the...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much funding his Department has allocated for (a) the Criminal Records Bureau and (b) the Independent Safeguarding Authority for (i)...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people who have given their nationality as Palestinian have been deported to each country in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what information his Department holds on the reasons given by overseas embassies in the UK for refusing to provide passports to their...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been (a) sent (i) from the UK to another EU member state and (ii) to the UK from another EU member state under the...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether his Department's Research, Information and Communications Unit is affiliated to the Government Communication Network.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he intends to reply to the letter of 5 October 2009 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mrs. Bashir Begum.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he intends to reply to the letter of 29 September 2009 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Kashif Masood.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he plans to reply to the letter of 5 October 2009 from the right hon. Member for Manchester Gorton on Mrs Bashir Begum.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department with reference to the answer of 12 November 2009, Official Report, column 957W, on passports, what fee will be charged for an application...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of the amount of police time spent on the policing of hunting and related activities in each year since 2000.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the Chief Executive of the National Policing Improvement Agency was appointed; by whom he was appointed; whether he is eligible to...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many civil servants have been investigated for possible links to violent extremism in each year since 2001.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he plans to announce who has been chosen to conduct the special investigation of animal testing at Wickham Laboratories; and when he...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what the latest estimate is of UK net carbon dioxide emissions in 2008 (a) with and (b) without the inclusion of carbon trading.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many full-time equivalent press officers (a) are employed by and (b) work for his Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change 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 Energy and Climate Change what proportion of jobs advertised by his Department in the last 12 months were online-only applications; and what provision his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the safety of (i) emissions from and (ii) ash by-products of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment he has made of the Government Actuary's Department's recent report on the stewardship of electricity sector pension...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what expenditure his Department expects to incur on the Pay as You Save pilots in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11 and (c) subsequent years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (1) what recent representations he has made to Ofgem on the fifth Distribution Price Control Review; and if he will make a statement;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what the cost has been of each regional hearing organised by his Department since publication of the National Nuclear Policy Statement...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment he has made of the extent to which greater use of recovered fuel oil for incineration by industry could reduce the use...
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many childcare places have been created in (a) England, (b) the North East and (c) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland...
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many registered childminders there were in each local authority area in the South East in each quarter of each year since 2003.
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families if he will amend the Integrated Children's System to enable a pre-birth plan to be changed after birth.
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families with reference to the Home Department's together we can end violence against women and girls strategy, how much his Department...
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many and what proportion of secondary school pupils are participating in the young, gifted and talented programme in each...
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many young people received funding from the Youth Opportunity Fund and Youth Capital Fund in the latest period for which...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people worked for the Advisory Panel on Judicial Diversity in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much the Advisory Panel on Judicial Diversity cost in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what sentencing guidance is provided to courts on crimes of violence with a homophobic motive.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people (a) were convicted and (b) served a custodial sentence for drink-driving offences in each police authority area in (i) 2008 and (ii) 2009.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what (a) statutory instruments and (b) other regulations his Department has brought forward to meet obligations arising from EU law in this Parliament.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether he plans to bring forward proposals to apply to academy schools the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many (a) prosecutions and (b) convictions there have been at courts in Kent for offences under the Hunting Act 2004 in each year since the Act came...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many (a) prosecutions and (b) convictions there were for offences under the Hunting Act 2004 in (a) 2008 and (b) 2009 to date.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how much his Department received from each other Government Department from the legal aid impact test in each year since 1999; (2) what proportion...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) what assessment has been made of the efficacy of the legal aid impact test; (2) what guidance his Department provides to other Departments on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what recent progress has been made on increasing the level of access of women to senior positions in the legal profession.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice which organisations in the north-west procurement area received funds from the Legal Services Commission in (a) 2006-07, (b) 2007-08 and (c) 2008-09;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what advice he has received on the compatibility with the provisions of the Human Rights Act 1998 of (a) the rights of illegitimates in succession to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what advice was given to Ministers on the effect of the Human Rights Act 1998 on the rights of illegitimates in succession to the Crown (a) prior to and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what steps the Government has taken in respect of the UK's interpretative declaration in respect of Articles 9 and 10 of the European Convention on the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many prisoners in each prison establishment participated in each type of offender behaviour programme in the latest 12 months for which figures are...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice with reference to the answer of 14 September 2009, Official Report, column 2153W, on third sector, which Minister took the decision to rebrand Her...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) what remuneration the chair of the Pathogens Access Appeals Commission receives.; (2) how many people worked for the Pathogens Access Appeals...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the (a) operating costs and (b) figures for (i) funding, (ii) operational capacity and (iii) certified nominal accommodation were for each prison in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what percentage of the prison population undertakes employment-related activities; whether he has made a recent estimate of the annual average number of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the full-time equivalent staffing level at each prison establishment in the North West was in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many Probation Service staff there were in each probation area in the South East in each of the last five years; and what the ratio of offenders to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice in how many cases of (a) rape, (b) attempted rape and (c) domestic violence cautions have been issued in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many of those convicted for offences related to domestic violence had been issued with at least one caution prior to conviction in the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people in Ashford constituency who have been remanded in custody in each year since 2005 were not convicted of the offences in respect of which...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the salary is of each person who sits on the Gender Recognition Panel.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people worked for the Gender Recognition Panel in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much the Gender Recognition Panel cost in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many young people are in the process of being relocated from Young Offenders' Institution Brinsford; how many of them will be transferred to an...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what recent steps his Department has taken to seek to reduce the availability of cheap alcoholic drinks; (2) what research his Department has...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department is taking, with reference to the report by the National Audit Office on Services for People with Rheumatoid Arthritis, to work...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much his Department has spent on advertising to encourage people to donate blood in each of the last 10 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many and what proportion of people were on the (a) blood donor and (b) bone marrow donor register in each register area in each of the last 10 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many senior managers were employed in the Wigan and Bolton Health Authority in the final year of its operation; and how many were employed by Bolton...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent steps he has taken to increase the number of blood donors who are bone marrow donors; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent discussions he has had with the devolved Administrations on increasing the number of bone marrow donors.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many and what proportion of patients who received bone marrow and stem cell treatments in the last 12 months were administered cells from (a) UK...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what his most recent estimate is of the unit cost of identifying the tissue type of a bone marrow or stem cell donor by samples taken from (a) a blood...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent estimate he has made of the number of people living with coeliac disease in England; what the evidential basis is for that estimate; and if he...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many and what proportion of the umbilical cords of babies born alive in each of the last 10 years were donated for the harvesting of stem cells.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many stem cell donations from the NHS Cord Blood Bank were provided to patients in each year since 1996.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients have been admitted to hospital after being attacked by dogs in (a) Southport constituency and (b) Merseyside in the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health 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 Health 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 Health how many questions tabled for answer on a named day his Department received in each of the last 12 months; and to how many such questions his Department...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on trends relating to the (i) age, (ii) sex, (iii) ethnicity and (iv) sexual...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will estimate the cost to the public purse of placing every (a) crack cocaine and (b) heroin user receiving NHS treatment in a residential...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what (a) statutory instruments and (b) other regulations his Department has brought forward in the 2005 Parliament to meet obligations arising from EU law.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent estimate has been made of the percentage of (a) men and (b) women aged (i) 18 to 25, (ii) 26 to 49, (iii) 50 to 69 and (iv) over 70 years...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what steps his Department is taking to increase knowledge of fibromyalgia amongst (a) the medical profession and (b) the wider public; (2) how...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent progress has been made on increasing the level of access of women to senior positions in the medical profession.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has for the future provision of accident and emergency services in London North central.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of spending on acute services by his Department in London North central in the next five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much (a) the Care Quality Commission and (b) its predecessor organisations have spent on inspection visits in each year since 1997-98.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many inspectors the Care Quality Commission employs; and how many inspectors its predecessor organisations employed in each year since 1997-98.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department plans to take in response to the National Specialist Commissioning Group's document for designation of Grown-Ups with Congenital...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidance his Department has issued to NHS organisations on the length of stay of patients in (a) medical and (b) surgical admission units.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what recent assessment he has made of the effects of poor hand hygiene on (a) infection and (b) mortality rates in hospitals; (2) what recent...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent assessment he has made of the likely effects on the rapidity of the spread of hospital-acquired infections of (a) the use of disposable blood...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many full-time equivalent (a) managers and (b) senior managers were in post at each hospital in the North West in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many redundancies there were in each hospital trust in the South East in each of the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) hospitalisations and (b) deaths in the Stockport Primary Care Trust area related to (i) swine influenza and (ii) seasonal influenza there...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate his Department has made of the number of people in the Stockport Primary Care Trust area to whom it plans to offer the seasonal influenza...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many pieces of primary legislation sponsored by his Department have not had commencement clauses since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether NHS trusts will be the preferred provider under the proposed patient entitlement to treatment if a patient cannot be seen within the relevant...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many full-time equivalent midwives were in post at each hospital in the North West providing maternity services in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what breaches of data protection legislation have been recorded in the NHS in each of the last five years; and how many formal undertakings from the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what mechanisms are being used to monitor the performance of DHL under its contract for NHS supply and delivery of medical supplies and equipment; and if...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the budget is of each NHS trust and NHS foundation trust hospital in England for 2009-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether his Department has decided whether BT and CSC have met the criteria published by Connecting for Health on 29 October 2009 for delivery of IT...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many open issues are logged against the Lorenzo software system.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent assessment has been made of the performance of the NHS University against its objectives.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much the NHS University has cost in each year since its establishment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will place in the Library a copy of the extended choice network rules.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many pharmacies in each primary care trust area have (a) opened and (b) closed in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health with reference to paragraph 4.7 of the Impact Assessment for the Personal Care at Home Bill, for what reasons (a) chiropody and (b) podiatry are...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health with reference to table 2 of the impact assessment for the Personal Care at Home Bill, what methodology was used to calculate the additional costs; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health with reference to table 2 of the impact assessment for the Personal Care at Home Bill, from what source he derived the number of younger adults described...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health with reference to table 2 of the impact assessment for the Personal Care at Home Bill, from what source the costs referred to in bullet 4 of Annex A were...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health with reference to the impact assessment for the Personal Care at Home Bill; whether reablement packages will cover the costs of (a) hardware and (b) labour.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health with reference to paragraph 1.6 of the impact assessment for the Personal Care at Home Bill, in what circumstances the Government provides social care...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health with reference to paragraph 2.2 of the impact assessment for the Personal Care at Home Bill, what estimate he has made of the amount of funding referred to.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to paragraph 2.2 of the impact assessment for the Personal Care at Home Bill, for what reasons the proposal was not included in the Green Paper.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will estimate the costs of taxpayer-funded personal care as set out in the Personal Care at Home Bill if the assumptions of the impact assessment...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health with reference to the checklist of impact tests in the impact assessment for the Personal Care at Home Bill, whether the results of the human rights...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment his Department has made of the relative effects on the environment of care delivered at home and in a residential home setting.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the average lifespan of people who are Fair Access to Care Services critical; and what assumptions his Department has made on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health with reference to the impact assessment for the Personal Care at Home Bill, what the (a) net benefit and (b) net benefit range associated with his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health with reference to the impact assessment for the Personal Care at Home Bill, what plans he has for meeting transition costs.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the capitation cost was of (a) the Director and (b) other staff in Communications and Engagement of the South East Coast Strategic Health Authority...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how much the South East Coast Strategic Health Authority paid to public relations companies in (a) 2007-08 and (b) 2008-09; and what budget has...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate his Department has made of the number of people to whom it plans to offer the swine influenza vaccination (a) in the Stockport Primary Care...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many doses of swine influenza vaccine had been distributed to health centres (a) in the Stockport Primary Care Trust area and (b) nationally by 1...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what criteria are used by primary care trusts to prioritise individuals for swine influenza vaccinations.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many transplants were performed in private clinical practice using solid organs from living donors removed (a) in NHS facilities and (b) in other...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills when he expects the independent review commissioned by the Learning and Skills Council and undertaken by the Institute...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many apprenticeships were awarded in each subject sector in the last 12 months.
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many apprenticeships in accounting were awarded by each awarding body in the last 12 months.
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many people in (a) Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency and (b) the London Borough of Bexley, who lost their...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many apprenticeship schemes in green jobs have been established since 1997.
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the average speed of broadband services available in (a) England and (b) Milton Keynes.
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent discussions he has had with further education college principals about the Building Colleges for the...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what his plans are on the future of the Building Colleges for the Future programme; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) what information his Department holds on the proportion of carbon monoxide alarms sold which are (a) provided...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills on what date (a) he and (b) the Secretary of State last travelled by train in the course of his official duties.
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many (a) scientific advisers and (b) civil servants in scientific posts there are in his Department.
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what training his Department makes available to its officials immediately prior to an overseas posting; and if he will...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many officials in his Department undertook media skills training in the last 12 month period for which figures are...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills whether his Department funds any training courses which are undertaken overseas; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) how many and what percentage of staff of his Department, its executive agencies and non-departmental public...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many questions tabled for answer on a named day his Department received in each of the last 12 months; and to how...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what funding his Department has allocated for the purpose of developing electric cars in the last 12 months.
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent discussions he has had on the development of electric cars.
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many individuals (a) registered for and (b) successfully completed an English for speakers of other languages...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how much funding is available to low carbon innovative companies through the UK Innovation Investment Fund.
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) how much the Office of Fair Trading has received from estate agents in registration fees under the Money...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of the number of violent attacks on further education college staff in the last 12 months.
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent estimate he has made of the financial losses experienced by further education colleges in the last 12...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what proportion of foundation degrees are offered by further education colleges.
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what the cost to the public purse has been of the Investors in People scheme to date; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent assessment he has made of the effects on the economy of the Investors in People scheme; and if he will...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many Government (a) departments, (b) agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies have been certified by...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what progress has been made on the transfer of the functions of the Learning and Skills Council to (a) the Skills...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many meetings Lord Sugar has had with (a) Baroness Vadera and (b) Lord Davies of Abersoch since being appointed...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) how many times Lord Sugar has visited his Department's premises since being appointed Enterprise Champion; (2)...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many registered companies there were in the automotive industry in each year since 2005.
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many registered companies in the automotive industry have received Government assistance in each year since 2005.
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills when he expects a decision to be taken on funding for the development of the National Star College; and if he will...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of the effect of the industrial action by Royal Mail employees called by the Communication...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps his Department is taking to encourage holders of Government contracts to develop skills among their workforce.
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the proportion of those not in employment, education or training who were unskilled in...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what proportion of people in Milton Keynes aged (a) 16 to 18 and (b) 19 to 24 years were not in education, training...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many people aged between (a) 16 to 18 and (b) 19 to 24 years old in each ethnic group were not in education,...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what Union Learning Fund courses his Department and its predecessor has funded in the last five years.
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps his Department plans to take to assist people who have lost their jobs during the economic downturn to gain...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what processes Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs use to identify alcohol which has not had duty paid on it. To ask Her Majesty's Government how much beer was...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of progress to protect animal health in the United Kingdom.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with civilian contractors on the provision of aircraft for use in the airbridge to Afghanistan.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what proposals they have received from civilian contractors for the provision of aircraft for transporting service personnel to Afghanistan.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to reduce the number of Tornado GR4 aircraft in Royal Air Force service by 2015. To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how the estimated mean distance between the failure of (a) the power pack, and (b) the engine, fitted to the standard FV430 range of armoured fighting vehicles...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether in recent years the Ministry of Defence has experienced difficulties in sourcing spare parts for power packs in the standard FV430 range of fighting vehicles.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the estimated cost of running for 100 kilometres (a) a standard FV430 armoured fighting vehicle, and (b) the same vehicle upgraded to Bulldog standard.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the steering, service and parking brakes on a standard FV430 armoured fighting vehicle are part of the same system; whether that would be legal for a new...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether members of Her Majesty's Armed Forces would in any circumstances have their military careers affected by making a claim under the Armed Forces compensation...
To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Baroness Taylor of Bolton on 12 November (WA 184-5), whether the 655 deaths in Northern Ireland includes those in the Ulster...
To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Baroness Taylor of Bolton on 12 November (WA 184-5), how many British military fatalities there were in the Republic of Ireland...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with contractors on the provision of future medium lift helicopters.
To ask Her Majesty's Government who is responsible for advising HM The Queen on the appointment of the Constable of the Tower of London; what remuneration he receives; what official accommodation...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Valuation Office Agency undertook an internal or external inspection of the property in the London Borough of Barnet with billing authority reference...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to propose that the European Union should establish a fund for voluntary peaceful community development in areas of tension and dispute, and for...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many countries the European Union has free trade agreements with; and how many such agreements the European Union is negotiating.
To ask Her Majesty's Government which policy areas remain subject to national veto under the Treaties of Rome, as amended.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, in order to preserve the marine floor and conserve marine stocks, they will set rules to limit scallopers to a maximum of 8 dredges per side and a maximum...
To ask Her Majesty's Government to what extent the Ministry of Defence sources food locally for its establishments in England.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to draft a resolution for the United Nations Security Council about existing and additional Israeli settlements in the West Bank and east...
To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Baroness Taylor of Bolton on 26 November (WA 4) stating that HMS "Caroline" will remain in commission until the spring, how that...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many British citizens are being held hostage by foreign groups; and which governments or organisations are holding them.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their response to suggestions to replace the House of Lords with a nominated advisory committee of experts.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the Government of Iran and the United Nations regarding executions in Iran, particularly of members of the Kurdish community.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many civilian contractors lost their lives in support of United Kingdom operations in Iraq and Afghanistan in (a) 2006, (b) 2007, and (c) 2008.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to ask the United Nations Security Council to define the precise future boundaries of Israel and Palestine.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many library authorities comply with national standards for radio frequency identification and E4 libraries; and what measures they are taking to promote those...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will consider legislation to provide that all owners and controllers of news media groups shall be United Kingdom citizens.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the annual cost of producing the Met Office's quarterly publication Barometer; how many copies are printed; and what is the objective of the publication.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what were the destinations, purposes, costs and names of those in each official party of overseas visits on ministerial business undertaken by the Minister for the...
To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord McKenzie of Luton on 5 November (WA 78), how many National Insurance numbers have been issued to European Union nationals and...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many national insurance numbers have been given to individuals in error in each of the past three years. To ask Her Majesty's Government how many national...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how they have encouraged or will encourage NATO to improve defences against cyber warfare aimed at its member states.
To ask Her Majesty's Government which directors of Northern Rock received bonuses this year; how much they were; and for what.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many allegations of torture of British citizens in Pakistan when General Pervez Musharraf was Chief of the Pakistan Army have been made to them; and what...
To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord McKenzie of Luton on 6 November (WA 97-8), from where the £1 billion provided for benefits and pensions from the 2.5 per...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many persons have been arrested by the Royal Navy on suspicion of piracy; how many have been released; and how many transferred to Kenyan jurisdiction for trial.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration HM Prison Service is giving to allowing prisoners to produce food on open spaces within prison grounds.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will make the School Foods Trust a statutory body.
To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Baroness Morgan of Drefelin on 9 July (WA 172-3), what is the recommended proportion of initial teacher training that is concerned...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Rathlin ferry MV "Canna" had a valid passenger certificate throughout September 2008.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of Sport England's combined Lottery and Exchequer funding went to local authorities in each year since 1997. To ask Her Majesty's Government how...
To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Davies of Oldham on 1 December (HL208), what is the distinction between "Thames" and "River Thames" in the table of consented...
To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Davies of Oldham on 1 December (HL208), what is the distinction between "Eastings" and "Northings" in the table of consented...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to ensure that truck drivers who intentionally flout maximum dimension regulations are prosecuted and have a deterrent penalty imposed.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many memorials have been built in the United Kingdom for servicemen from the Indian Army who died during World War 1 or World War 2.
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