Monday, 14 June 2010
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport if he will bring forward proposals to amend the Licensing Act 2003 to prevent last-minute licence reviews of events held once...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what he expects the legacy of the 2012 Olympics will be for the north- west region; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what steps he has taken to create a Sports Commission; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many serving soldiers have sustained injuries while on active service in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what discussions he has had with the US Administration on its proposed changes to the level of US military (a) presence and (b) engagement in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his policy is on the use of armed drones by UK armed forces in Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps he plans to take to enable the Afghan Government to increase its authority in Helmand and Kandahar.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate has been made of the area of Afghanistan under the control of the Taliban (a) in June 2009, (b) in June 2008 and (c) at the latest date...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps he is taking to reduce numbers of British casualties in Afghanistan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what information his Department holds on the proportion of members of the Afghan police force in Helmand province who are of each ethnicity.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his policy is on flying the Union flag each day from each official building for which his Department is responsible.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much was spent by his Department on private or independent education of children of serving military or defence personnel in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how he plans to reduce his Department's running costs by at least 25 per cent.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his most recent estimate is of the annual cost to his Department of redundancy payments for (a) front line and (b) other staff employed by (i) his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many service families based at HMS Sultan School of Navy Engineering are living in married quarters in Gosport constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether Mr Luke Coffey has been subject to positive vetting; and whether he will have access to situation reports from military commanders.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the total planned expenditure for the W-76 warhead life extension programme is; and how much has been spent to date on this programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has to consult trade unions in (a) his Department and (b) its agencies on lost reduction plans.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence by what mechanism he intends to assess the value for money of the renewal of Trident.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether the matter of the renewal of Trident will be included in the Strategic Defence Review.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will review the reservation made by his Department to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his policy is on the use of drone planes in military operations.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence for what public spending projects within (a) Wigan constituency and (b) the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan his Department had secured Treasury approval...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will review his Department's policy on the wearing of Atlantic Star medals in order to authorise Arctic Convoy veterans of World War II to attach...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what estimate he has made of the number and proportion of UK-listed companies which reported on their greenhouse gas emissions under...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what his policy is on flying the Union flag each day from each official building for which his Department is responsible.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change 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.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change when he expects the report of the Redfern Inquiry into human tissue analysis in UK nuclear facilities to be published.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change whether he has received recent representations from British Nuclear Fuels on the outcome of the Redfern Inquiry into human tissue...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what recent discussions he has had with Michael Redfern QC on the outcomes of his inquiry into human tissue analysis in UK nuclear...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what recent discussions he has had with families of deceased workers at (a) Harwell and (b) Sellafield nuclear facilities whose...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what information his Department holds on the number of miners who do not speak English who are employed in coal mines in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what recent estimate he has made of the cost of establishing an underground repository for radioactive waste; and if he will make a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change which local authorities have presented proposals to his Department for the siting of an underground repository for radioactive waste.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what arrangements are made physically to segregate fissile nuclear material held under international safeguards from non-safeguarded...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what new plans he has to increase electricity generation from marine sources.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change for what public spending projects within (a) Wigan constituency and (b) the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan his Department had secured...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many responses her Department received to its consultation on dangerous dogs; and when she plans to respond to the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what (a) documents and (b) other information for which (i) her Department and (ii) its associated public bodies are...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate she has made of the (a) volume and (b) monetary value of fish stocks landed by the UK fleet in each year...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will review Environment Agency spending guidelines for the purposes of ensuring the availability of adequate funding...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will bring forward proposals to abolish the six-day rule relating to auction marts.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps she is taking to protect mackerel stocks in UK waters.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what plans she has for improving river quality in England; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, on delivering fast-speed...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many investigations have been (a) conducted and (b) completed under the Environment Agency's Restoring Sustainable...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what plans her Department has for amending or retracting water abstraction licences.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether compensation funds will be available for amending or retracting water abstraction licences for sites not covered by...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will bring forward proposals for legislation on regulation of the water industry, including competition, metering and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for what public spending projects within (a) Wigan constituency and (b) the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan her Department...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the work of his Department's physician's assistants scheme; and whether he expects the scheme to continue.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health when a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease national strategy is expected to be (a) completed and (b) implemented in practice.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much the NHS spent on treatment of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people have been diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the average number of miles travelled by community nurses in the latest period for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he plans to publish details of the Government's proposed commission on long-term care; whether he intends to ensure that all political parties are...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what his policy is on flying the Union flag each day from each official building for which his Department is responsible.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health 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...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health 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...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what budget his Department has allocated for entertainment, including alcohol, in each of the next three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether any domestic properties in the gift of the Government have been allocated to the use of Ministers in his Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of translating information distributed in the UK by (a) his Department and (b) its associated...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to reduce the incidence of food poisoning, with particular reference to the incidence during the summer months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health by what mechanism the relationship between GP commissioning and the commissioning of services by primary care trusts is managed.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what mechanism he intends to establish for the operation of GP commissioning.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the operational status is of the oncology clinic at Gosport War Memorial Hospital.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) academic clinical fellowships and (b) clinical lectureships are funded by the NHS annually; and whether he plans to change the number of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidelines are in place for the provision of hospital meals to patients with (a) kosher, (b) halal, (c) vegetarian, (d) vegan and (e) other...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what his most recent estimate is of average waiting times for hospital treatment in (a) Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency, (b) the London Borough of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many child and adolescent psychoanalytic psychotherapists have qualified in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement; (2)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many child and adolescent psychoanalytic psychotherapists he estimates will work in each region of the NHS in each of the next two years; and if he...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of the total health budget was spent on (a) primary and (b) secondary care in the latest period for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what each primary care trust scored in the Care Quality Commission's most recent assessment of performance on delayed transfers of care; and what vital...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether he plans to introduce proposals to mitigate the effect on the NHS of the European working time directive; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to ensure that carers have access to respite care.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health for which public expenditure projects in (a) Wigan constituency and (b) the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan his Department secured Treasury approval...
To ask the Leader of the House when he plans to announce mechanisms by which the public may submit petitions to this House for debate.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many (a) political appointments and (b) other personal appointments he has made since his appointment; and at what estimated annual cost...
To ask the Prime Minister pursuant to the answer of 2 June 2010, Official Report, column 37W, on Andy Coulson and Jonny Oates (1) whether his (a) Director of Communications and (b) Deputy...
To ask the Prime Minister whether he plans to appoint an International Anti-Corruption Champion.
To ask the Prime Minister how many (a) special advisers and (b) press officers are employed by his Office; and at what civil service pay grade in each such case.
To ask the Prime Minister when he next plans to visit the north-east; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Prime Minister which Secretary of State is responsible for responding to the second and third reports of the West Midlands Regional Committee of Session 2009-10, HC 421 and HC 528; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many staff his Department employed on the most recent date for which figures are available; and what the annual staff cost was.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what discussions he has had with the (a) Prime Minister, (b) Deputy Prime Minister and (c) First Minister of Scotland on the implementation of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland when he will announce a timetable for implementation of the proposals of the Commission on Scottish Devolution.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people resident in (a) Glasgow North East, (b) the City of Glasgow and (c) Scotland have found employment through the Future Jobs Fund since...
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what discussions he has had with the Scottish Executive and Scottish returning officers on plans to hold the next general election on 7 May 2015.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what his most recent estimate is of the level of per capita public expenditure in Scotland in 2010-11.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people have opened child trust fund accounts in Wigan constituency at (a) the standard rate and (b) the higher rate; and how much the Government...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) when he expects to publish his Department's review of vulture funds; and if he will make a statement; (2) when he expects his Department to complete...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his policy is on flying the Union flag each day from each official building for which his Department is responsible.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he plans to lay the Legislative Reform (Industrial and Provident Societies and Credit Unions) Order 2010 before Parliament.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the Office for Budget Responsibility will have responsibilities other than those currently undertaken by his Department and the Bank of England.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the annual running costs of the Office for Budget Responsibility.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the liabilities incurred under the private finance initiative between 1997 and 2010 which have not been recorded as comprising a...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how much income tax relief was claimed by self-employed people to meet the costs of training provision in the latest year for which figures are...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps he plans to take to reduce the level of tax (a) avoidance and (b) evasion; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what account he takes of unemployment statistics in the formulation of fiscal policy.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will bring forward proposals to put on a statutory basis the concession whereby small business may pay value added tax in three instalments monthly...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) for what public spending projects within (a) Wigan constituency and (b) the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan his Department secured Treasury approval...
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities what the (a) make, (b) model and (c) place of manufacture is of the car allocated for the use of each Minister in the Government Equalities Office.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what representations he has received on his plans for the future jobs fund; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the future jobs fund in helping the unemployed into work.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many young people have found employment as a result of the future jobs fund in (a) the west midlands and (b) Coventry.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what plans he has for the future jobs fund in Leicester; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment has been made of the effects of his plans for ending the future jobs fund on levels of unemployment of young people.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what recent estimate he has made of the likely level of savings arising from the ending of the future jobs fund; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what plans his Department has to promote long-term employment for young people.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what recent discussions he has had with ministerial colleagues on reducing levels of unemployment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what recent discussions he has had with ministerial colleagues on measures to promote early intervention.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps he plans to take to increase take-up of benefits.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many full-time equivalent staff at each Civil Service grade are employed in the private office of each Minister in his Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when the maximum amount payable as a funeral payment was last increased.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in (a) Dudley North, (b) the borough of Dudley and (c) the west midlands have been placed into employment through the Future...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people resident in (a) Wigan constituency and (b) Wigan local authority area are participating in the future jobs fund.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when he expects to (a) commence and (b) complete the reassessment of those in receipt of incapacity benefit; and what recent changes to this...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the timetable is for the Government's planned re-assessment of all current claimants of incapacity benefit for their readiness to work;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when he plans to publish a response to the accessing compensation consultation; and what steps the Government plan to take to ensure that...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what proportion of health and safety incidents reported to the Health and Safety Executive in each year since 2000 were reported by a trade...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many industrial health and safety incidents were reported to the Health and Safety Executive in the north-east in each year since 2000; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what his most recent estimate is of the amount which will be paid out in jobseeker's allowance over the next (a) 12, (b) 24 and (c) 36...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether he plans to review the benefits of which those making an application for assistance under the social fund must be in receipt prior to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what his policy is on changing the state pension age.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many pensioners in the UK are in receipt of the state pension.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what change he expects to propose to state second pension payments in 2010-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what his policy is on the provision of support for people who are unable to work as a result of disability.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people of working age in Pendle (a) are in receipt of out-of-work benefits and (b) have been in receipt of such benefits for at...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what her policy is on flying the Union flag each day from each official building for which her Department is responsible.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many special advisers (a) she and (b) each named Minister in her Department (i) has appointed to date and (ii) plans to appoint.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) political appointments and (b) other personal appointments she has made since her appointment; and at what estimated annual...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when and in what form she plans to publish a list of all items of expenditure by her Department over £25,000.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been (a) arrested and (b) jailed as a result of offences committed under the terms of the Drugs Act 2005.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many (a) firearm registrations and (b) gun-related crimes there were in 2008-09; (2) if she will take steps to ensure that the...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what her most recent estimate is of the percentage of gun-related crimes in which the intentional use of firearms has resulted in...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what percentage of recorded crime involved a firearm in 2008-09; (2) how many recorded crimes involving a firearm there were in (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications for possession of a firearm were (a) rejected and (b) rejected due to mental health issues in 2008-09.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) in how many cases in 2008-09 those owning a firearm and wanting to renew their licence have had it revoked; and of these cases, what...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate she has made of the number of forced marriages which occurred in (a) Lancashire and (b) England in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether a Ministerial cross-Government champion on reducing incitement on the internet has been appointed.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many former police officers are engaged by the Independent Police Complaints Commission to undertake investigations into their former...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how long on average it took the Police Complaints Commission to investigate and report on complaints in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the outcome was of the investigation by the Serious Organised Crime Agency into the use of counterfeit British passports in the killing...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the average cost to the public purse of training a police recruit to the point of joining a police force as an officer was in the latest...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans he has to improve traffic flows at the Canford Bottom roundabout on the A31.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what his policy is on the use by Ministers in his Department of cars allocated from (a) his Department's pool and (b) the Government car pool which...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many (a) political appointments and (b) other personal appointments he has made since his appointment; and at what estimated annual cost to the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much funding per capita his Department has allocated to each region for the next 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether he plans to undertake a review of all driving test centre closures.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans he has for the future funding of improvements to the Midland Main Line to reduce journey times between London, St Pancras and Sheffield.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will include within the High Speed Two Exceptional Hardship Scheme consultation people affected on tunnelled stretches of the proposed route.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate his Department has made of levels of traffic congestion in Harlow constituency in each year from 1997 to 2009.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what progress has been made by the working group convened by his Department to consider the respective legal advice received by the Department and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether he has considered the responses to his Department's speed limit consultation of December 2009, with particular reference to 20mph zones; and if...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he plans to bring into force each of those provisions of the Traffic Management Act 2004 which have not yet been brought into force.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what discussions his Department had with the Energy Saving Trust on the environmental effects of the materials used in the Trust's marketing campaign...
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what the URL is of each website managed by her Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many staff her Department employed on the most recent date for which figures are available; and what the annual staff cost was.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what meetings she has had with the Wales Trades Union Congress since her appointment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what meetings she has had with CBI Wales since her appointment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what meetings she has had with the Federation of Small Businesses Wales since her appointment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what meetings she has had with the Welsh Local Government Association since her appointment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what meetings she has had with the First Minister of Wales since her appointment; and what was discussed at those meetings.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many times she has met with the Deputy First Minister of Wales since her appointment; and what was discussed in those meetings.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) what meetings she has had with the Welsh Assembly Minister for Heritage since her appointment; (2) what meetings she has had with the Welsh Assembly...
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how much was paid in bonuses to civil servants in her Department in 2008.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme in ensuring that trade in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will bring forward proposals for the House to participate in the formulation of EU free trade agreements with (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what percentage of invoices from suppliers to his Department were paid within 10 days of receipt in (a) March and (b) April 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what his policy is on flying the Union flag each day from each official building for which his Department is responsible.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many staff are employed in each ministerial office in his Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 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.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what budget his Department has allocated for entertainment, including alcohol, in each of the next three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what his most recent estimate is of the annual cost to the public purse of the ministerial private offices in his Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what cost (a) reductions and (b) savings his Department will be making in 2010-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent estimate he has made of the monetary value of the property occupied by each UK embassy and diplomatic post in the EU.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he plans to sell part of his Department's overseas estate.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the cost was of his Department's presence in each of the 27 member states of the EU in the latest period for which figures...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the value is of the Government wine cellar.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what his policy is towards Kashmir; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make representations to the Government of Pakistan on religious discrimination in that country and the effects of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations the Government have made to the Government of Pakistan on the attacks on Ahmadi Muslims in Lahore, Pakistan...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he has received a response from the Government of Israel to his statement of 5 June 2010 calling for an end to the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what his latest assessment is of the political situation in Gaza; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what his latest assessment is of the political situation in Thailand; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what progress he has made on the ending of regional spatial strategies.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what steps are being taken to ensure even distribution of funding across the west midlands by the Advantage West Midlands...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment his Department has made of the value for money of funding provided by Advantage West Midlands for residents of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what his policy is on the future of (a) the West Northamptonshire Development Corporation and (b) the West Northamptonshire...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many convictions for non-completion and return of the annual registration form for the Register of Electors there (a) were...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment he has made of the effect of ending the south-west regional spatial strategy on active house building in Cornwall.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what new criteria for housebuilding will be put in place after the ending of regional spatial strategies.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether the proposed numbers of houses in the eco-town development at St Austell will count towards the total housing need in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment he has made of the appropriateness of local authority housing targets in Cornwall in light of the ending of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will call in planning applications 09/00013/COND10, 09/00014/COND8, 09/00018/COND6, 09/00023/COND10, 09/00023/COND8,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate he has made of the likely change to his Department's capital investment allocation for Sheffield in (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate he has made of the likely change to his Department's aggregate external finance allocation for Sheffield in (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what plans he has to withdraw ODPM 01/06 instructing planning inspectors to presume in favour of otherwise illegal Gypsy encampments.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what steps he plans to take to prevent the use of the retrospective planning application process in relation to unauthorised...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what procedures he plans to use to evaluate potential sponsors of (a) academy schools and (b) free schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what his most recent estimate is of the savings to the public purse arising from the closure of BECTA.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) what representations he has received from Birmingham city council on the prospects for the Building Schools for the Future programme in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what plans he has for the future of education maintenance allowance payments. [Official Report, 6 July 2010, Vol. 513, c. 2MC.]
To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether he plans to provide support to parents and groups to transfer to the status of free schools (a) existing state schools and (b) schools...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will ensure that capital and revenue funding for free schools will not be taken from local education authorities' (a) current and (b) future...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will ensure that all schools and GCSE candidates receive GCSE results for the examinations in 2010 in hard copy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many and what proportion of children of primary school age in each local education authority attend a school other than that of their parents'...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what criteria he plans to use to disburse the pupil premium to (a) local education authorities and (b) individual schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what estimate he has made of the (a) cost and (b) savings to the Exchequer arising from the abolition of the Qualifications and Curriculum...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what plans he has for the level of the compulsory participation age in relation to education and training in (a) 2013 and (b) 2015; and if he will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what his policy is on the application of the Schools Admissions Code to (a) maintained and (b) academy schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will reduce the number of school policies that each school is required to adopt.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) what proportion of pupils aged 16 to 18 years in sixth form colleges and school sixth forms were from highly deprived backgrounds in (a) 2007-08...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will undertake public consultation before any change is made to the priorities of the Sure Start programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment his Department has made of the effects of tropical storm Agatha in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many special advisers (a) he and (b) each other Minister in his Department (i) has appointed and (ii) plans to appoint.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development which Ministers in his Department have been issued with (a) a BlackBerry, (b) an iPhone, (c) another make of mobile telephone and...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development 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.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what (a) documents and (b) other information for which (i) his Department and (ii) its associated public bodies are responsible are...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development when he expects the target of 0.7% of gross national income to be allocated to development aid to be met.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development by what mechanism the public will be able to influence the way in which elements of his Department's budget are spent; to what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) what plans he has to increase the number of manufacturing apprenticeships in (a) the West Midlands and (b) Coventry; (2)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what plans he has to work with small and medium-sized enterprises to ensure that apprenticeship places in (a) the West Midlands...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what his most recent assessment is of levels of bank lending to small and medium-sized enterprises in (a) the North East and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what his most recent assessment is of levels of bank lending to small and medium-sized enterprises in Denton and Reddish...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent steps his Department has taken to assist small and medium-sized businesses in developing their competitiveness in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills with which business organisations in (a) Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency and (b) the London Borough of Bexley his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of the (a) implementation of penalty clauses and payments in its...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many people from Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency began a (a) higher education course, (b) further...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills whether he plans to seek any amendment to the EU Agency Workers Directive.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent discussions his Department has had with the European Commission on its decision to continue multiparty trade...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what plans he has to encourage underprivileged individuals to enter into (a) higher and (b) further education.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the change in the number of staff in universities in the West Midlands between academic years...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the likely change in the number of student places in universities in the North West between academic...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) what plans he has to enable post offices to offer a wider range of services; [R] (2) what evaluation he has made of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Advantage West Midlands; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what reduction is planned to take place in funding by Yorkshire Forward provided through the single-pot budget (a) in total and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills for what public spending projects within (a) Wigan constituency and (b) the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan his Department...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills when he expects the joint statement from the EU, USA and Canada on safety and looped blind cords to be made.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills whether he plans to seek any amendment to the EU Working Time Directive.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many (a) special advisers and (b) press officers are employed by his Office; and at what pay grade.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister whether he has been issued with (a) a Blackberry, (b) an iPhone, (c) another make of mobile telephone and (d) a personal digital assistant supplied by the...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what budget has been allocated for entertainment, including alcohol, for the Privy Council Office in each of the next three years.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what assessment he has made of the effects on electoral administration of general election counts taking place the day after polling.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what plans he has for the future (a) purpose and (b) function of the second Chamber.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 2 June 2010, Official Report, columns 22-23WS, on machinery of government: departmental organisation, what...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister when he plans to publish details of his plans for a statutory register of lobbyists.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister whether he plans to bring forward proposals to amend the parts of the Act of Settlement which discriminate against Roman Catholics.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what criteria will be used to determine those constituencies where state funding will be provided for all-postal primaries for the selection of parliamentary...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will review the appropriateness of the time limit applicable to voting rights in general elections to UK citizens resident overseas for 15 years or more.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what plans he has to change the rights of householders to defend themselves against intruders; and will he make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many prosecutions there have been under section 127(1)(a) of the Communications Act 2003; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what his policy is on flying the Union flag each day from each official building for which his Department is responsible.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice 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...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice 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.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what assessment has been made of the Electoral Commission's ability to (a) monitor and (b) increase the electoral registration rates of individual...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what research his Department has commissioned on (a) postal ballot fraud and (b) under-registration in the last 10 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how long was provided for postal ballot papers for the recent general election to be (a) issued and (b) delivered to UK citizens residing overseas.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice with reference to the speech by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury on 24 May 2010 on public spending reductions, whether part of the £325 million...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what assessment he has made of the effect on the provision of services to those appearing before mental health tribunals of recent changes in civil legal...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what steps he plans to take to reduce the prison population.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what plans he has to increase levels of literacy and numeracy among the prison population.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what guidelines are in place for the provision of meals in prisons to inmates with (a) kosher, (b) halal, (c) vegetarian, (d) vegan and (e) other...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what proportion of those convicted of rape in England and Wales in each of the last five years were known to their victims.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the estimated cost will be of establishing a Star Chamber.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what steps he plans to take to increase the number of central Government job vacancies published online.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what effect the planned freeze on civil service recruitment will have on the civil service fast-stream graduate recruitment programme.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many deaths attributable to cancer there have been in each age group in Wyre and Preston North constituency in each year since 1999.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office for how many deaths the primary cause of death was recorded as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in each of the last five years.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many full-time equivalent staff of each grade are employed in his Department.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office 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...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what budget has been allocated for entertainment, including alcohol, for the (a) Prime Minister's Office, (b) Office of the Leader of the House and...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what estimate he has made of the level of foreign direct investment in the UK from Pakistani investors in each of the last five years.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 26 May 2010, Official Report, columns 2-3WS, on savings (2010-11), in respect of which (a) IT...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what recent estimate he has made of the likely level of savings to be made consequent on specifying compliance with open standards in Government IT...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what plans he has for the open document standard in which future data releases are to be published; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office whether he plans to authorise departments to publish data sets in a machine readable format.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office who the members are of the National Security Council.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office pursuant to the answer of 3 June 2010, Official Report, column 52W, on non-departmental public bodies, whether his Department holds a list of the names...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office (1) which Ministers will attend Public Sector Transparency Board meetings; and if he will make a statement; (2) how many officials have been...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the salary is of each civil servant appointed since 1 April 2010 who earns more than £150,000 per annum.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office when his Department will publish the results of its investigation into the swine influenza pandemic.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether livestock markets and slaughterhouses will be required to check that there are no errors or omissions in the data they submit compared to the actual number...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will propose compulsory microchipping for (a) dogs, (b) other household pets, and (c) farm animals.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the decision by Kaupthing Singer and Friedlander Isle of Man to transfer half its assets to Kaupthing Singer and Friedlander UK, which was approved by the...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how they will enable small and medium-sized businesses to bid for 25 per cent of government contracts.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will invite representatives of the Chagos islanders to attend their discussions with the Prime Minister of Mauritius for any agenda items covering the...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how they intend to increase post-14 take-up of modern languages in maintained secondary schools.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the use of the alternative vote in general elections could lead to persons being elected with under 50 per cent of the...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how they propose to accelerate the introduction of smart metering of gas and electricity.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what level of standby generation will be needed to fill any gaps in supply caused by the intermittency of wind generation when the programme to build wind turbines...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether Article 125 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union can be used to require member states to provide financial support to other member states...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether their proposal for referendums on European Union treaty amendments will provide that 55 per cent of those voting must approve such amendments before such...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will consider the feasibility of taxing unhealthy food products.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assistance they are giving to restoring supplies entering Gaza to the level of the first half of 2007, including food and construction materials.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have received legal advice on whether Israel is complying with Article 33 of the Fourth Geneva Convention in respect of its actions in Gaza and the...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will publish an update of the progress report on Gypsy and Traveller policy by Communities and Local Government.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the arrangements and amounts involved in healthcare cost payments between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland for (a) 2003-06, and (b) 2007-09;...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many drugs have been transferred from prescription to over-the-counter in the past 12 months; and how many of those involve a discussion or consultation with a...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment the Department of Health or primary care trusts have made of the number of patients who have suffered bodily harm from the prescribing of statins;...
To ask Her Majesty's Government why students from other European Union member states can get student apprenticeship grants not available to students born in the United Kingdom.
To ask Her Majesty's Government when they propose to reply to the letter from Lord Corbett of Castle Vale dated 25 March 2010 to the Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will propose amendments to the European Convention on Human Rights in the light of recent judgments against the United Kingdom.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their stance on the opening of accession negotiations between Iceland and the European Union.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether offenders sentenced to be deported are being removed at the end of their prison sentences.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many migrants who cannot be returned to their countries of origin are being held in detention centres; and what is the purpose of so doing.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how the United Kingdom has been involved in naval exercises and airport immigration controls run by the European Union border control agency Frontex in each of the...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many illegal border crossings at sea and land borders of the European Union were reported to the EU border agency Frontex in (a) 2008, and (b) 2009.
To ask Her Majesty's Government which consultants were appointed by (a) government departments, (b) local authorities, (c) regional development agencies, (d) the Broadband Stakeholder Group, and...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will place in the Library of the House a list of those who have raised concerns with the Legal Services Commission or the Ministry of Justice about...
To ask Her Majesty's Government which sections of and Schedules to Acts of Parliament passed since 1997 have not been commenced.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will respond to the Irish Mail on Sunday's allegations of sexual assault and financial impropriety against Michael Meegan, a British citizen resident...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how the Diplomatic Service responded to the allegations of sexual assault made against Michael Meegan which were communicated to the deputy High Commissioner for...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they and the United Nations intend to organise an independent investigation into the incidents on the "Mavi Marmara" and the detaining of other ships.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the expression "any other attribute or circumstance that the Secretary of State thinks appropriate" in Section 94(5C)(h) of the Nationality, Immigration...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the average proportion of NHS trusts' budgets in England used for employing nurses in each of the past 10 years. To ask Her Majesty's Government what was...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how much was paid to staff in the Northern Ireland Office in bonuses and payments extra to salaries in 2008-09 and 2009-10; and what percentage of staff received...
To ask Her Majesty's Government which officials in the Northern Ireland Office earned more than £100,000 in the last financial year; what were their job titles; and whether they were paid...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the remit of the Office for Budget Responsibility.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what will be the reduction of staff at HM Treasury directly related to the establishment of the Office for Budget Responsibility.
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Davies of Oldham on 4 March (WA 383), which organisations the Marine and Fisheries Agency consulted in considering an...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will initiate an inquiry into the cost of all incidents in each of the past six years in which the chief constable of South Wales Police has requested...
To ask Her Majesty's Government when they intend to introduce secondary legislation to implement fully controls on the contributions of non-domiciled persons to political parties. To ask Her...
To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect a decision to be made on listed building consent for changes to Penzance Harbour to enable finance to be confirmed and the order placed for the...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration has been given to reducing the National Offender Management Service target of 42 days to respond to Parole Board recommendations to transfer...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many new prison places have been created since January 2008. To ask Her Majesty's Government how many of the new prison places created since January 2008 are...
To ask Her Majesty's Government when they intend to make appointments to the proposed Public Sector Transparency Board. To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the proposed remit of the Public...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will meet representatives of Refugee and Migrant Justice to discuss ways of preventing the closing of that organisation.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the target in the e-Borders scheme to track 60 per cent of all passenger and crew journeys into and out of the United Kingdom by the end of 2009 has been...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of progress towards eradicating corruption and bringing charges against those suspected of corruption in the Turks and Caicos Islands.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their timescale for a return to local rule for the Turks and Caicos Islands.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will make representations to the Government of Afghanistan about the report in the International Herald Tribune of 2 June alleging the flogging of...
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