Written answers

Thursday, 10 June 2010

  • Wales

    • Departmental Domestic Visits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many meetings the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State has held in the Wales Office in Cardiff since his appointment.

    • Departmental Domestic Visits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many meetings she has had with the Welsh First Minister since her appointment.

      Departmental Domestic Visits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many times she has visited Wales since her appointment.

      Departmental Domestic Visits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many times the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State has visited the National Assembly for Wales since his appointment.

      Departmental Domestic Visits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what bilateral meetings the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State has had with Welsh Assembly Government Ministers since his appointment.

  • Work and Pensions

    • Future Jobs Fund: North East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the effect on the level of employment in (a) the north east and (b) England of the ending of the Future Jobs...

    • Future Jobs Fund: West Midlands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people resident in (a) Dudley North, (b) the borough of Dudley and (c) the west midlands are participating in the Future Jobs Fund.

      Future Jobs Fund: West Midlands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what his most recent assessment is of the effect on levels of employment of abolishing the Future Jobs Fund in (a) the west midlands and (b)...

      Future Jobs Fund: West Midlands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what his most recent estimate is of the number of people who have found employment through the Future Jobs Fund in (a) the west midlands and...

      Social Security Benefits: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much his Department budgeted for advertising tackling benefit fraud in 2010-11.

      Social Security Benefits: Overpayments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate his Department has made of gross overpayments of benefit in the most recent year for which figures are available; and what plans...

  • Defence

    • Chinook Helicopters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many crashes and near misses involving Chinooks owned and operated by the armed forces have been recorded in each of the last 10 years.

    • Defence Storage and Distribution Agency

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has for future ownership arrangements of the Defence Storage and Distribution Agency.

      Departmental Official Cars

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the (a) make, (b) model and (c) place of manufacture is of the car allocated for the use of each Minister in his Department.

      Royal Fleet Auxiliary

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has for the future ownership arrangements of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.

      Unmanned Air Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his policy is on the testing of surveillance drones over the proposed land corridor between Aberporth and Epynt; what account this policy takes of...

  • Treasury

    • Aggregates Levy

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he plans to review the level of aggregates levy tax.

    • Departmental Appointments

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many special advisers (a) he and (b) each named Minister in his Department (i) has appointed to date and (ii) plans to appoint.

      Departmental Mobile Phones

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer which Ministers in his Department have been issued with (a) a BlackBerry, (b) an iPhone, (c) another make of mobile telephone and (d) a personal digital...

      Departmental Official Hospitality

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what budget his Department has allocated for entertainment, including alcohol, in each of the next three years.

      Departmental Public Expenditure

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when and in what form he plans to publish a list of all items of expenditure by his Department over £25,000.

      Public Expenditure

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will assess the merits of introducing a needs-based formula for the distribution of central government funding to the regions of England.

      Tax Evasion

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will commission an investigation into the circumstances in which the offences of tax evasion for which Patrick Small and Mary Small were convicted in...

  • Transport

    • Departmental Official Cars

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the (a) make, (b) model and (c) place of manufacture is of the car allocated for the use of each Minister in his Department.

    • Departmental Official Hospitality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what budget his Department has allocated for entertainment, including alcohol, in each of the next three years.

      Departmental Public Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans he has to consult trade unions in (a) his Department and (b) its agencies concerning deficit reduction plans.

      Langstone Harbour Board: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he expects to publish notices of the outcomes of his inquiry into the Langstone Harbour Board dues under Section 31 of the Harbours Act 1964.

      Manchester Metrolink

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what cost-benefit analysis his Department has conducted into construction of the 3A phase of Manchester Metrolink extension alone; and if he will make...

      Manchester Metrolink

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he expects the review of funding for the Metrolink extensions to be published; and if he will make a statement.

      Motorways: Bridges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many cattle bridges there are on motorways in England; what the life expectancy of such bridges was when they were built; what programme of...

      Railways: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) when he expects construction of high speed rail lines connecting London and Heathrow airport with Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds to begin; (2)...

      Railways: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on progress towards establishing a green investment bank; and what his policy is on...

      Railways: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what proportion of the funding required to construct the planned new high speed rail line will be from the (a) public purse and (b) private sector;...

  • Environment Food and Rural Affairs

    • Carbon Emissions: Business

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) when she plans to publish her Department's proposals on the introduction of mandatory reporting of greenhouse gas...

    • Departmental Flags

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what her policy is on flying the Union flag each day from each official building for which her Department is responsible.

      Departmental Official Residences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether any domestic properties in the gift of the Government have been allocated to the use of Ministers in her Department.

      Departmental Redundancy Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what her most recent estimate is of the annual cost to her Department of redundancy payments for (a) front line and (b)...

      Environmental Stewardship Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the effect on the environmental stewardship scheme introduced in 2010 of moving to a...

      Natural England: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether Natural England has been required to reduce its budget for 2010-11.

      Nature Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the implications for her Department's policies of the contents of the third edition of the UN...

      Rural Development Programme: Yorkshire and the Humber

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the East Peak Innovation Partnership; and what her policy is on...

      Sheep: Tagging

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent estimate she has made of the cost to farmers of electronic tagging of sheep.

      Supermarkets: Competition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs by what date she intends to implement her plans for an Ombudsman to enforce the Grocery Supply Chain Code of Practice;...

  • Culture Media and Sport

    • Departmental Billing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what percentage of invoices from suppliers to his Department were paid within 10 days of receipt in (a) March and (b) April 2010.

    • Departmental Flags

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what his policy is on flying the Union flag each day from each official building for which his Department is responsible.

      Departmental Translation Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of translating information distributed in the UK by (a) his...

      National Lottery: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what effect the proposed changes in the proportions of (a) National Lottery funding for the arts, heritage and sport and (b)...

  • Justice

    • Departmental Mobile Phones

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice which Ministers in his Department have been issued with (a) a Blackberry, (b) an iPhone, (c) another make of mobile telephone and (d) a personal...

    • Electoral Register

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice which local authority electoral registration departments (a) did and (b) did not use door-to-door canvassing in their last electoral registration; and...

      Electoral Register

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice with reference to the answer of 4 March 2009, Official Report, columns 1705-07W, on the electoral register, what progress has been made towards enabling...

      Electoral Register

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice which local authority electoral registration officers (a) sent canvass returns more than once, (b) made house-to-house inquiries in connection with the...

      Electoral Register

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what records electoral registration officers may inspect to assist them with registration.

      Information Commissioner: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the average time taken to resolve complaints made to the Information Commissioner's office was in the latest period for which figures are available;...

      Liverpool and Birmingham Prisons: Manpower

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many prison officers at each grade were assigned to (a) HMP Liverpool and (b) HMP Birmingham on the most recent date for which figures are available.

      Prison Service: Manpower

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many prison service staff of each Civil Service grade were employed at each prison in each of the last three financial years.

      Probation Officers: Manpower

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many probation staff at each grade were employed by (a) Greater Manchester Probation Trust, (b) Merseyside Probation Trust, (c) Staffordshire and...

  • Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

    • Ascension Island

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he expects the discussions between his Department and the Ministry of Defence on the budget for Ascension Island to be...

    • Departmental Press: Subscriptions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what newspapers, magazines and other periodicals are provided for each (a) Ministerial and (b) official's office in his...

      Israel: Nuclear Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received of the documents uncovered by Sasha Polakow-Suransky regarding Israel and possession of nuclear...

      Middle East: Armed Conflict

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment the Government has made of whether the linkage made by the government of Israel between access for aid and...

      Pakistan: British Nationals Abroad

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make representations to the Government of Pakistan on the targeting by criminals of UK citizens visiting that country.

      Passports: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the Oral Statement by the then Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of 23 March 2010, Official...

      Thailand: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what his Department's most recent assessment is of the security situation in Thailand, with particular reference to the recent...

      UNESCO: Prizes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will request the members of the Regional Electoral Group, representing the UK's interests on the UNESCO Executive Board,...

  • Deputy Prime Minister

    • General Elections

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what his policy is on payments to returning officers who supervise elections; how much this cost for the 2010 general election; and if he will make a statement.

  • Northern Ireland

    • Departmental Mobile Phones

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland which Ministers in his Department have been issued with (a) a BlackBerry, (b) an iPhone, (c) another make of mobile telephone and (d) a...

  • Health

    • Abortion

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the cost to the NHS was of provision of abortions in (a) NHS hospitals and (b) approved independent sector places in 2009.

    • Departmental Ministerial Policy Advisers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) special advisers and (b) press officers are employed by his Department; and at what Civil Service pay grade in each such case.

      Departmental Official Cars

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the (a) make, (b) model and (c) place of manufacture is of the car allocated for the use of each Minister in his Department.

      Hospitals: Parking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what his policy is on charges for car parking at hospitals in England.

      Motor Neurone Disease

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will introduce a national strategy for motor neurone disease.

  • Energy and Climate Change

    • Nuclear Power Stations: Decommissioning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much funding from the public purse had been allocated for the purposes of (a) the underwriting of insurance liabilities, (b)...

    • Office for Nuclear Development: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what the budget of the Office of Nuclear Development is for 2010-11, broken down by sub-heading.

      Renewable Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what percentage of the UK's energy is supplied from renewable energy sources; and what his projection is for this percentage in each of...

      Renewable Energy: Feed-in Tariffs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change if he will take steps to equalise the payments made to businesses and to homes that have installed micro-generation capacity for...

  • Scotland

    • Departmental Mobile Phones

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland which Ministers in his Department have been issued with (a) a Blackberry, (b) an iPhone, (c) another make of mobile telephone and (d) a personal...

    • Departmental Official Cars

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what the (a) make, (b) model and (c) place of manufacture is of the car allocated for the use of each Minister in his Department.

      Departmental Public Appointments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many (a) political appointments and (b) other personal appointments he has made since his appointment; and at what estimated annual cost to the...

      Departmental Redundancy Pay

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

  • Cabinet Office

    • Non-departmental Public Bodies

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office which non-departmental public bodies the Government intends to abolish in the next 12 months.

    • Voluntary Organisations

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what steps his Department is taking to provide additional resources to the voluntary sector.

  • Home Department

    • Antisocial Behaviour

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will re-issue to hon. Members the antisocial behaviour information booklet dated February 2010.

    • Automatic Number Plate Recognition

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many cars have been confiscated by the police on the basis of automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) data since the police ANPR system...

      Community Policing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what her policy is on implementation of the proposals contained in the safer confident neighbourhood policing strategy of February 2010.

      Crime: British Nationals Abroad

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of (a) all offences committed against UK citizens abroad reported to police forces in the UK and (b) such cases involving...

      Departmental Manpower

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many full-time equivalent staff at each civil service grade are employed in the private office of each Minister in her Department.

      Drugs: Latin America

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) whether she plans to seek to tackle the drugs trade in (a) Peru and (b) Venezuela; (2) what her policy is on tackling the drugs...

      Identity Cards

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will make it her policy to offer a reduction in the full passport application fee equivalent to the application fee for an ID card to...

      Police: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 27 May 2010, Official Report, columns 12-15WS, on police authorities (funding allocations),...

      Police: Manpower

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officers at each rank were employed by (a) Greater Manchester police service, (b) Merseyside police service, (c) West...

      Police: Unmanned Air Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what her policy is on the use of surveillance drones by police forces; and if she will make a statement.

      Sexual Offences: Registration

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will consider bringing forward proposals to amend the Sex Offenders Act 1997 to provide that those convicted, cautioned or released...

      Wickham Research Laboratories: Animal Experiments

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she expects to publish the results of the review of animal testing at Wickham Laboratories; and for what reasons the expected...

  • Business, Innovation and Skills

    • Adult Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps he plans to take in relation to implementation of the recommendations of the White Paper, "The Learning Revolution".

    • Advantage West Midlands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what his most recent assessment is of the effectiveness of the work of Advantage West Midlands in (a) the West Midlands and (b)...

      Advantage West Midlands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what timetable he has set for restructuring Advantage West Midlands into a local partnership.

      Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills who will have responsibility for allocating new apprenticeship places which are created in the next 12 months.

      Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills by what mechanism the announced £150 million of funding for adult apprenticeships will be made available to small and...

      Ukti Dso

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) what amount of arms sale exports has been generated by the Defence and Security Organisation in UK Trade and Investment in...

      Bankruptcy: Bexley

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many people have been declared bankrupt in Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency in each year since 2000.

      Business: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills with reference to The Coalition: Our Programme for Government, if he will set out the business regulations he intends to be...

      Business: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills whether the proposed "one-in, one-out" rule on business regulation will apply to employment law.

      Business: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills when he will announce details of his plans to allow the public to challenge regulations; and whether primary legislation will be...

      Company Accounts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills whether his Department plans to conduct an assessment of the effectiveness of the company reporting requirements of the Companies...

      Conditions of Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills when he plans to announce details of the planned review of employment laws and practices; and what consultation he plans to...

      Departmental Flags

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what his policy is on flying the Union flag each day from each official building for which his Department is responsible.

      Departmental Responsibilities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills which Ministers in his Department have responsibility for the postal service.

      Further Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills which further education colleges Ministers in his Department have visited since their appointment.

      New Businesses: Ex-servicemen

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills whether he plans to continue the "Be the Boss" scheme announced in March 2010 to assist ex-service personnel in starting...

      Northwest Regional Development Agency: Wigan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what projects in the Wigan local authority area received funding from the North West Regional Development Agency in the last 12...

      Sector Skills Councils

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what his plans are for the future of sector skills councils.

      Supermarkets: Competition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps he plans to take to create a supermarket ombudsman; and if he will make a statement.

  • Communities and Local Government

    • Garden Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will bring forward proposals to increase the powers of local authorities to prevent infill and garden development.

    • Regional Spatial Strategies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what steps he plans to take to end regional spatial strategies.

      Homelessness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what steps he is taking to improve the co-ordination of Government policy on homelessness.

      Home Information Packs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what timetable he has set for the ending of the home information pack scheme. [R]

      Travellers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate he has made of the change in the number of unauthorised Traveller sites since 1997.

      Allotments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will take steps to ensure that local authorities provide allotments under the terms of the Allotments and Small Holdings...

      Council Housing: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what plans he has for funding to local authorities to modernise council housing in each of the next three years.

      Departmental Accountancy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what ministerial directions overruling the Accounting Officer of his Department have been issued in the last 12 months.

      Fire Services: Working Hours

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will make it his policy to retain the opt-out of the EU working time directive for retained fire crews; and if he will...

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what representations he has received from the building industry on in-year changes to his Department's expenditure on housing...

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment he has made of the effects on (a) levels of employment and (b) the number of apprenticeships in the...

      Local Government: Public Consultation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government when he expects to bring forward proposals to assist local communities to retain local facilities; and what consultation he...

      Mayors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how he has decided the 12 English cities in which he will provide for elected mayors; which cities they are; in what local...

      Private Rented Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent representations he has received on protection of the rights of private tenants; and if he will make a statement.

      Regeneration: Waltham Forest

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what meetings (a) Ministers and (b) officials of his Department have had with London and Quadrant Housing Association on (i)...

      Social Rented Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what guidance his Department issues to registered social landlords on the time period within which they must begin development...

      Social Rented Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate he has made of the number of new (a) local authority and (b) housing association dwellings to be constructed in...

  • Education

    • Children: Databases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education what estimate he has made of the effects on his Department's expenditure in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13 of the immediate abolition of...

    • Children: Disadvantaged

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education what steps he is taking to implement the policies contained in his Department's recent Green Paper on early intervention.

      Marriage Guidance: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education how much funding his Department (a) has allocated and (b) intends to allocate in the next 12 months in respect of relationship support.

  • House of Commons Commission

    • Former Members: ICT

      To ask the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, representing the House of Commons Commission what steps are being taken to (a) recover and (b) re-use parliamentary ICT equipment provided to hon....

  • International Development

    • Departmental Manpower

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many (a) special advisers and (b) press officers are employed by his Department; and at what Civil Service pay grade in each such...

    • Departmental Official Residences

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development whether any domestic properties in the gift of the Government have been allocated to the use of Ministers in his Department.

      Developing Countries: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much funding he intends to allocate to (a) the development of local democratic institutions, (b) civil society groups, (c) media...

      Overseas Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much and what proportion of his Department's budget was allocated in ways that do not fall within the OECD's definition of aid in...

      Overseas Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development to which countries his Department allocated funding in the last 12 months; and whether he plans to (a) withdraw funding from any such...

      Overseas Aid: Public Consultation

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what criteria he used in his decision to end the five grant arrangements intended to engage the British public in development matters.

      Sudan: Overseas Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what humanitarian aid his Department is providing to displaced people in Darfur. [R]

      Sudan: Peace Negotiations

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps his Department is taking to support the peace process in Sudan.

  • House of Lords

    • Abortion: Television Advertisements

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have received since 15 May about barring television advertisements for abortion services.

    • Alcohol: Pricing

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, in examining the likely yields of different duty increases on alcohol and associated decreases in consumption, they intend to use the University of...

      Armed Forces: Aircraft

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many personnel who are not qualified as pilots are being evaluated or trained or both to operate the RAF Reaper.

      Armed Forces: Aircraft

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many personnel are qualified to operate the RAF Reaper as remote "pilots".

      Armed Forces: Aircraft

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles there are in the RAF inventory; and what plans they have to acquire more.

      Armed Forces: Aircraft

      To ask Her Majesty's Government in what percentage of missions this year the RAF Reaper force has released explosive munitions.

      BBC: Independence

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to review the independence of the BBC.

      Community Broadband Network

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will ask the National Audit Office to investigate the formation, management and accounts of Community Broadband Network (CBN); whether they will ask...

      Crime: Age of Responsibility

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will commission a review of the age of criminal responsibility.

      Department for Transport: Consultants

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what projects the Department for Transport has awarded to design consultants Mouchel in each of the past five years; how much each was worth; and how the contracts...

      Department for Transport: Consultants

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how the Department for Transport assesses suitability and quality in selecting design consultants.

      Duchy of Cornwall

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Duchy of Cornwall is a public authority for the purposes of the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (SI 2004/3391) and the Freedom of...

      Elections: British Nationals

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will introduce legislative proposals so that British citizens who have worked overseas for more than 15 years in international organisations have the...

      Human Rights

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will give effect to the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in Hirst v United Kingdom by enabling prisoners (other than those guilty of...

      Human Rights

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether changes are needed to domestic law (apart from those made by the Equality Act 2010) to enable the United Kingdom to...

      Internet: Broadband

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when they plan to roll out high-speed broadband to rural areas.

      Mutual Societies

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will place copies of the rules, reports, annual accounts and lists of committee members of companies registered as mutual societies in the Library of...

      Parliamentary Constituencies

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to restrict access to judicial review and shorten the time available for public hearings over proposals to alter parliamentary constituency...

      Pensions

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the estimated annual saving if the state pension age is raised from 65 to 66.

      Prisoners: Personality Disorders

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what has been the cost of the programme to treat prisoners assessed as having dangerous and severe personality disorder; and how many prisoners have undergone...

      Prisons

      To ask Her Majesty's Government in how many prisons the certified normal accommodation is (a) 750-1,000, (b) 1,001-1,500, and (c) more than 1,500.

      Refugee and Migrant Justice

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what arrangements they are making to find legal representatives for clients who will be without representation if Refugee and Migrant Justice closes, and in which...

      Refugee and Migrant Justice

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect of their late payment of bills on the charity Refugee and Migrant Justice.

      Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have issued guidance on whether it is necessary, under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (SI 1995/3163),...

      Vehicles: Automatic Plate Recognition

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many prosecutions for (a) motoring offences, and (b) other categories of offences there have been in England and Wales in the last three years for which...

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