Written answers

Thursday, 3 June 2010

  • House of Commons Commission

    • Westminster Clock Tower

      To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission who gave authority to the BBC to project an illumination of the results of the general election onto the clock...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Admiralty Arch

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office which Ministers have been allocated accommodation in Admiralty Arch.

    • Departmental Internet

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what plans he has for the future of the (a) Number 10 and (b) Cabinet Office website; and if he will make a statement.

      Departmental Security

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office (1) how many (a) current and (b) former employees of (i) the Liberal Democrat Party and (ii) the Conservative Party have been issued with a (A)...

      Departmental Travel

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the (a) name and (b) version is of each computer software package used by his Department to calculate travel costs.

      Departmental Travel

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what budget has been set for international travel by staff of his Department in 2010-11.

      Electoral Register

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office which five local authority wards had the lowest percentage electoral registration rate in each constituency in each region of the UK in the latest...

      Government Departments: Data Protection

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what steps he plans to take to maintain the security of Government-held personal data.

      Ministerial Policy Advisers

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the nationality is of each special adviser employed by the Government.

      Ministerial Policy Advisers

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many special advisers have been appointed by each Minister in the Government.

      Ministers

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office when he plans to provide to hon. Members a list of Ministerial responsibilities including contact details.

      Ministers: Codes of Practice

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many Ministers (a) had and (b) had not signed the Ministerial Code on 21 May 2010.

      Ministers: Pay

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office whether the planned five per cent. reduction in ministerial salaries will entail a commensurate reduction in pension contributions.

      Ministers: Pay

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how much is planned to be saved in 2010-11 as a result of the five per cent. reduction in ministerial salaries.

      Ministers: Training

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office (1) what training his Department has made available to Ministers for their continuing development; (2) what items are included in the programme for...

      Non-departmental Public Bodies

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the address is of the head office of each non-departmental public body.

      Purchasing of PR Week

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many copies of PR Week are regularly purchased for (a) Number 10 Downing Street and (b) the Cabinet Office.

      Trade Unions

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what plans he has to consult trade unions in (a) his Department and (b) its agency on cost reduction plans.

  • Environment Food and Rural Affairs

    • Bees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent discussions her Department has had with (a) the British Beekeepers' Association and (b) the National Bee Unit...

    • Departmental Electronic Equipment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many (a) plasma and (b) LCD televisions there are in ministerial offices in her Department.

      Departmental Manpower

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many full-time equivalent staff at each Civil Service grade are employed in the private office of each Minister in her...

      Game: Animal Welfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when she plans to bring the code of practice for the welfare of game birds reared for sporting purposes into force.

      Water Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) whether she has sought the views of Ofwat on the recommendations in Chapter 14 of the Walker Review of water service...

  • Justice

    • Care Proceedings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the average time taken to complete court care proceedings was in each local authority area in each year since 2003-04.

    • Care Proceedings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many care proceedings cases in each local authority area are currently open in the family courts; how many were open in each of the last five years;...

      Contact Orders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many (a) mothers and (b) fathers breached contact orders in each of the last three years; and what proportion of those breaches resulted in...

      Electoral Register

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what estimate he has made of the number of persons resident in each constituency eligible to vote and not on the electoral register.

      Fines: Surcharges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will make it his policy to abolish the practice whereby courts add a victim surcharge to penalties imposed for offences in cases where there is no...

      Pleural Plaques: Compensation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will bring forward proposals for compensation of people with pleural plaques; and if he will make a statement.

      Prisoners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what estimate he has made of the likely size of the prison population in May 2011; and if he will make a statement.

      Prisoners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the prison population was in (a) May 1997, (b) in May 2001, (c) in May 2002 and (d) on the latest date for which figures are available.

      Prisons: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what plans he has for the future of the prison building programme.

      Residence Orders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many (a) mothers and (b) fathers have applied for residency orders; and what proportion of these were successful in each of the last three years.

  • Attorney-General

    • Burglary: Self-defence

      To ask the Attorney-General if he will make it his policy to revise the Code for Crown Prosecutors, with particular reference to the rights of householders to protect their (a) persons and (b)...

    • Departmental Public Expenditure

      To ask the Attorney-General what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of the (a) implementation of penalty clauses and payments in its contracts and (b) potential legal action...

      Euthanasia

      To ask the Attorney-General if he will review the appropriateness of the assisted suicide policy published by the Director of Public Prosecutions in February.

      Euthanasia

      To ask the Attorney-General how many cases of suspected assisted suicide have been sent to the Crown Prosecution Service in each of the last three years for which figures are available; and how...

  • Work and Pensions

    • Departmental Electronic Equipment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many (a) plasma and (b) LCD televisions there are in Ministerial offices in his Department.

    • Departmental Public Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when and in what form he plans to publish a list of all items of expenditure by his Department over £25,000.

      Future Jobs Fund: Leeds

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people resident in (a) Leeds Central constituency and (b) the city of Leeds are participating in the Future Jobs Fund.

      Future Jobs Fund: Leeds

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in Leeds West constituency have received assistance from the Future Jobs Fund.

      Future Jobs Fund: North East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in (a) Hartlepool constituency and (b) the North East region have been placed into employment as a result of funding from the...

      State Retirement Pensions: Payments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what his Department's policy is on provision of pensions to pensioners by cheques; and what arrangements his Department is making for...

  • Transport

    • A15

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what representations he has received on funding for (a) safety improvements and (b) carriageway widening on the A15 in the last 24 months; and if he...

    • Airports: Parking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will consider the merits of taking steps to reduce excessive charges for car parking at UK airports; and if he will make a statement.

      Aviation: Disabled

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will bring forward proposals to require British aeroplane operators (a) not to charge passengers with medical conditions who require oxygen and...

      Blackpool-Manchester Railway Line: Electrification

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when an announcement will be made on whether the planned electrification of the Blackpool to Manchester rail line will take place; and if he will make...

      Bus Services: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will bring forward proposals for the regulation of the bus network throughout England.

      Crossrail Line: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much capital funding his Department has allocated to the Crossrail project for (a) 2010-11 and (b) each of the two subsequent financial years.

      Departmental Manpower

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many full-time equivalent staff at each Civil Service grade are employed in the private office of each Minister in his Department.

      Levenshulme Station: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether the level of use by passengers of Levenshulme Station in Manchester makes it eligible for funding for disabled access from the Government's...

      Manchester Metrolink

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether the Manchester Metrolink extensions phases 3a and 3b will be treated as a single contract.

      Network Rail: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what information Network Rail has provided to his Department on its plans for cost reductions; and over what period of time he expects such reductions...

      Official Cars

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the planned reduction is in the number of (a) cars and (b) employees in the Government Car Service (GCS); and what the expected reduction in...

      Park and Ride Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will undertake an investigation into (a) the cost effectiveness of all park and ride schemes and (b) the relative cost effectiveness of park...

      Railways: Kent

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will assess the potential effects on the level of (a) congestion on the main approach roads into London and (b) carbon dioxide emissions of...

      Railways: Manpower

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what information he has received from Network Rail on the likely effects on the number of jobs in the rail industry of his Department's requirement to...

      Roads: Accidents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent estimate his Department has made of the annual cost to the UK economy of road accidents.

      Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport from which highway improvement plans in the North East he expects funding reductions to be made to contribute to his Department's £112 million...

      Rolling Stock: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what original estimate was made of the number of (a) direct and (b) indirect jobs which would be created as a result of train carriage orders which...

      Rolling Stock: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport which orders for train carriages have been cancelled consequent on the recently-announced planned spending reductions.

      Stockport Station

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what timetable has been set for the refurbishment of Stockport station.

      Vans: Speed Limits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make it his policy to oppose proposals at EU level to introduce a mandatory requirement for speed limiters on vans; and if he will make a...

  • Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

    • Pakistan: British Nationals Abroad

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what his most recent estimate is of the number of UK citizens resident in Pakistan; and what recent assessment he has made of...

  • Scotland

    • Departmental Official Cars

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many Government (a) cars and (b) drivers are allocated to Ministers in his Department.

  • Defence

    • Aircraft Carriers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much expenditure his Department has incurred to date on the Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carrier programme; and what his most recent estimate is of...

    • Armed Forces: Deployment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) Army soldiers and (b) families of Army soldiers are stationed at each base in (i) Germany and (ii) Cyprus; and what the cost to the public...

      Armed Forces: Discharges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many people were discharged from each of the armed services for disciplinary offences in 2009.

      Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what recent assessment has been made of the level of security for families living on Ministry of Defence housing estates at the Colchester...

      Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the designated strength was of the Ministry of Defence Police at the Colchester Garrison (a) in 1997, (b) in 2007 and (c) on the latest date for...

      Armed Forces: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether new recruits to each of the armed services are required to undergo Criminal Records Bureau checks.

      Armed Forces: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the policy of each of the armed services is on recruitment of people with a criminal record; and which criminal offences are a bar to recruitment to...

      Defence Storage and Distribution Agency

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has for the future of the Defence Storage and Distribution Agency; and if he will make a statement.

      Defence: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether any defence procurement projects have been (a) cancelled or (b) postponed pending a Strategic Defence Review.

      Nuclear Submarines

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether the safety valve faults on HMS Tireless and HMS Turbulent have been encountered on any other vessel in the UK submarine fleet; and whether the...

      Nuclear Submarines

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence where HMS Turbulent was deployed while its safety valves were faulty.

      Nuclear Submarines

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when his Department was made aware that the safety valves on (a) HMS Tireless and (b) HMS Turbulent were faulty.

      Nuclear Submarines

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence for how long he estimates safety valve faults with (a) HMS Tireless and (b) HMS Turbulent went undetected.

      Trident

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his most recent estimate is of the cost of (a) replacement of the Trident submarine system and (b) the programme for the replacement of the warheads.

      Trident

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent estimate he has made of (a) the total procurement costs associated with implementing the proposals in the White Paper on The Future of the...

      Trident

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his most recent estimate is of the annual in-service cost of the nuclear deterrent programme once the successor submarine is in service.

      Trident

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent estimate he has made of expenditure on the UK nuclear deterrent programme, including (a) the atomic weapons establishment and the successor...

      Trident

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will consider the merits of alternatives to a like-for-like replacement for Trident.

      Trident

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when the Initial Gate decision for the successor submarine project is due to be made; what reasons were given by the Defence Board for a postponement of...

  • Home Department

    • Durham Constabulary: Cost-effectiveness

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what savings Durham Constabulary is expected to make as a contribution to the £135 million of police efficiency savings announced on 24...

    • Knives: Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what her policy is on reducing knife crime; and if she will make a statement.

      Police Authorities

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the cost to the public purse was of Essex Police Authority in the latest year for which information is available; what plans she has to...

      Police Authorities

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans she has for the future of police authorities; and if she will make a statement.

      Police Committees: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much funding her Department has allocated for payments to members of police committees in each of the last four years.

      Police: Bureaucracy

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps she plans to take to reduce the amount of time spent by police officers on administrative tasks; what recent estimate she has made...

      Police: Bureaucracy

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps she is taking to reduce the number of forms police officers are required to complete in respect of each prosecution; what recent...

      Police: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much was spent on police overtime in each police force in the last 12 months.

      Police: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many and what proportion of those completing the recruitment process to join a police force as an officer did not subsequently take up...

  • Northern Ireland

    • Television

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many (a) plasma and (b) LCD televisions there are in Ministerial offices in his Department.

    • Departmental Public Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland when and in what form he plans to publish a list of all items of expenditure by his Department over £25,000.

      Official Cars

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many Government (a) cars and (b) drivers are allocated to Ministers in his Department.

  • Health

    • Abortion: Advertising

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make it his policy to monitor the effects of television advertisements for abortion services on the abortion rate; and if he will make a statement.

    • Accident and Emergency Departments: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent estimate his Department has made of average waiting times to be seen at the accident and emergency department at (a) Queen Mary's Hospital,...

      Bassetlaw Hospital

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what his policy is on the (a) continued operation of and (b) service level at Bassetlaw District General Hospital accident and emergency department.

      Blood: Contamination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make arrangements to meet representatives of people with haemophilia who were infected with hepatitis C through treatment with contaminated...

      Blood: Donors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent representations he has received in favour of allowing those classified as men who have sex with men to donate blood to the National Blood...

      Continuing Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what criteria he plans to use to determine the composition of the proposed commission on long-term care; who will appoint the members of that commission;...

      Departmental Manpower

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many full-time equivalent staff at each Civil Service grade are employed in the private office of each Minister in his Department.

      Departmental Official Cars

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many Government (a) cars and (b) drivers are allocated to Ministers in his Department.

      Fluoride: Drinking Water

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what advice his Department issues to water authorities which are considering whether to fluoridate water supplies.

      Homeopathy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health which NHS trusts provide homeopathic services for patients.

      Homeopathy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much was spent on NHS homeopathic treatment in (a) England and (b) Sandwell in the last year for which information is available.

      Marie Stopes International

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the number of NHS patients who had (a) pregnancy counselling followed by an abortion provided by Marie Stopes International...

      Marie Stopes International

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health which clinics and hospitals (a) owned and (b) leased by Marie Stopes International provide abortions; how many approved beds each such unit contains;...

      Marie Stopes International

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many abortions were performed in clinics and hospitals (a) owned and (b) leased by Marie Stopes International (i) for each region, (ii) in respect...

      Medical Records: Databases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make it his policy to end uploading of medical data to the Summary Care Record; and if he will make a statement.

      Skipton Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if he will appoint an independent chair to review the operation of the Skipton Fund; (2) when he plans to publish terms of reference for a review...

  • Culture Media and Sport

    • Departmental Electronic Equipment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport how many (a) plasma and (b) LCD televisions there are in Ministerial offices in his Department.

    • Departmental Public Appointments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what the (a) salary and (b) other emoluments are of each public appointment for which he is responsible; and if he will make...

  • Communities and Local Government

    • Anti-Semitism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what plans he has for the future of the inter-departmental working group on anti-Semitism.

    • Anti-Semitism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether he plans to report on the Government's implementation of the recommendations of the All-Party Inquiry into Anti-Semitism...

      Biodiversity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government with reference to page 17 of The Coalition: Our Programme for Government, what plans he has to promote green spaces and wildlife...

      Home Information Packs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what written representations he has received from the housing industry on home information packs (a) before and (b) since his...

      Housing and Regeneration: Telford

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what his plans are for the future funding of Government housing and regeneration programmes in Telford.

      Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will bring forward proposals to allow local authorities not to implement the requirements of Local Development Frameworks...

      Regional Planning and Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will take steps to remove regional housing targets in advance of the introduction of primary legislation on regional...

      Regional Planning and Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what timetable he has set for the ending of regional spatial strategies; and if he will make a statement.

      Sleeping Rough

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what steps he plans to take to reduce the number of people sleeping rough; and if he will make a statement.

  • Business, Innovation and Skills

    • University Funding

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what plans he has for funding universities in (a) 2010-11 and (b) future years.

    • Business Failures (Nottingham)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of the prospects for a reduction in the number of business failures in the city of Nottingham in 2010.

      Apprenticeships

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many advanced apprenticeships in the engineering and technology green industries will be funded by his Department in 2010-11;...

      Science Research Funding

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how much he plans to spend on support for science research in (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12.

      Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the number of new apprenticeships to be created in the next 12 months.

      Beer: Competition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills whether he plans to review the operation of the exclusive beer supply obligation for the purposes of assessing its effect on...

      Building Colleges for the Future Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he made of the average cost of re-building a further education college under his Department's Building Colleges for...

      Business: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps he plans to take to introduce his Department's proposed one in-one out rule for business regulations.

      Further Education: Departmental Co-ordination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps he plans to take to ensure effective co-ordination between Departments on matters affecting further education policy.

      Future Jobs Fund: Leeds

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many young people in (a) Leeds West constituency and (b) Leeds have received assistance from the Future Jobs Fund.

      Local Enterprise Partnerships

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps he plans to take to support the creation of local enterprise partnerships.

      One NorthEast

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what changes are planned in each budget heading of One North East for 2010-11.

      Post Offices: Bank Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills when he expects post offices to offer a wider range of services; and if he will make a statement.

      Shops: Books

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) what estimate he has made of the change in the number of bookshops in each of the last five years; (2) what estimate he...

      Shops: Books

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the number of book retailers that have filed for insolvency for each of the last five years.

      Skills Funding Agency: Public Consultation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills if he will bring forward proposals to ensure the Chief Executive of the Skills Funding Agency receives regular advice from...

      Vocational Training: West Midlands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps he plans to take to improve manufacturing and research skill levels in the West Midlands.

      Yorkshire Forward

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what plans he has for the future of Yorkshire Forward.

  • Energy and Climate Change

    • Departmental Public Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change when and in what form he plans to publish a list of all items of expenditure by his Department over £25,000.

    • Departmental Redundancy Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what his most recent estimate is of the annual cost to his Department of redundancy payments for (a) front line and (b) other staff.

      National Grid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what the average national grid transmission charge in each generation zone is; and what change to the charge in each zone has been in...

      Warm Front Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what plans he has for the future of the Warm Front scheme; and what recent representations he has received on the time taken for...

  • Prime Minister

  • Treasury

    • Bank Services: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has to regulate account charges by banks and other investment and lending bodies on (a) personal and (b) business account holders.

    • Capital Allowances: Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has for the future level of investment allowances for manufacturing businesses; and if he will make a statement.

      Capital Gains Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make it his policy to ensure that any changes to capital gains tax do not discourage employee share ownership; and if he will make a statement.

      Corporation Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will discuss with Ministerial colleagues steps to ensure that the application of the small company tax rate does not disadvantage individuals who...

      Departmental Manpower

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what his estimate is of the cost to the public purse of proposed reductions in numbers of non-frontline staff in his Department and its agencies; (2)...

      Departmental Manpower

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer how many (a) front-line and (b) other staff were employed by (i) his Department and (ii) each of its agencies in the latest year for which figures are...

      Departmental Public Expenditure

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of the (a) implementation of penalty clauses and payments in its contracts and (b) potential legal...

      Economic and Monetary Union

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the (a) amount and (b) nature is of the liability of the United Kingdom for stability in the eurozone under the agreement of 9 May 2010.

      Equitable Life Assurance Society: Compensation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the implementation of the recommendations of the Parliamentary Ombudsman's report on Equitable Life.

      Excise Duties: Alcoholic Drinks

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what progress has been made on the most recent EU review of minimum rates of excise duty to be applied to alcohol and alcoholic beverages.

      Office for Budget Responsibility

      To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how much funding he has allocated to the budget of the Office of Budget Responsibility; (2) whether any posts in his Department are to be deleted as a...

      Public Expenditure

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 26 May 2010, Official Report, columns 2-3WS, on savings (2010-11), which buildings will be affected by the...

      Public Expenditure

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 26 May 2010, Official Report, columns 2-3WS, on savings (2010-11), what estimate he has made of the effect...

      Taxation: Financial Services

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will introduce a tax upon financial activities.

  • House of Lords

    • Bailiffs

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what proposals they have for the better regulation of bailiffs.

    • Benefits: Jobseeker's Allowance

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what entitlements to contributions-based jobseeker's allowance nationals of the A8 countries have if out of work whilst exercising treaty rights in the United...

      Census

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how they intend to use the data on languages gathered in the next census.

      Control Orders

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what proposals they have on the issuing of control orders on individuals suspected of terrorist offences where there is insufficient evidence to lay charges.

      Copyright

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to reform the law on copyright.

      Education: Languages

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when the next meeting of the inter-sector forum set up following the recommendation of Professor Worton's Review of Modern Foreign Languages provision in higher...

      Extremism

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect their review of the Prevent programme on extremism to be completed; whether it will be published; and, if so, in what form.

      Fluoridation

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will list the current water fluoridation schemes in operation in the United Kingdom, by Strategic Health Authority, water company, and dates of...

      Fluoridation

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will list the manufacturers and suppliers of the fluoridation agent, and the description and percentage of the chemical compound used, in each of the...

      Freedom of Information Act 2000

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Freedom of Information Act 2000 will be extended to academies, examination boards, the Higher Education Statistics Agency and the Universities and...

      Health: Cardiology

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase the number of cardiac technicians in the National Health Service trained in the use of pacemakers and defibrillators; and...

      Health: Head Injuries

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration has been given to the report to the Department of Health from the head injury support service Temple Head on the detection and care of brain...

      Healthcare: Technology

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what research they have commissioned into the social benefits of healthcare technologies, as recommended by the Kennedy study of valuing innovation.

      Human Rights

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to ratify Protocol 7 to the European Convention on Human Rights.

      Marie Stopes International

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many complaints have been received by the Department of Health about Marie Stopes International in the past three years for which figures are available.

      NHS: Car Parking

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the timetable for introducing free car parks at hospitals.

      NHS: Costs

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to increase the powers of general practitioners to commission care and to reduce NHS administrative costs; and whether agencies and arm's-length...

      NHS: Foundation Trusts

      To ask Her Majesty's Government which hospital trusts have been recommended by Strategic Health Authorities as unsustainable following the Health Act 2009; and what action has been taken on those...

      NHS: Primary Care Trusts

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to ensure that Primary Care Trusts market test their community services in the interests of increasing competition and improving NHS efficiency.

      Northern Ireland: Advocate-General

      To ask Her Majesty's Government who is the Advocate-General for Northern Ireland; and whether that person has the power to terminate prosecutions in Northern Ireland, decide that sentences may be...

      Poverty

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what proposals they have to reduce poverty levels, in support of the European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion.

      Retirement Age

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect to phase out the default retirement age.

      Shipping: MV "Anja"

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether MV "Anja", on charter to South American Atlantic Services Ltd of Stanley, Falkland Islands, has been compelled by Argentine authorities to sail from Punta...

      Vehicles: Automatic Plate Recognition

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what proposals they have to restrict the use of vehicle registration number-plate recognition cameras.

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