Thursday, 17 June 2010
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport how many (a) special advisers and (b) press officers are employed by his Department at each civil service pay grade.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what budget his Department has allocated for entertainment, including alcohol, in each of the next three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport if he will take steps to encourage each professional football club to allow a representative of a registered football...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport whether (a) he, (b) other Ministers in his Department and (c) officials of his Department will attend the World cup in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what (a) telephone calls, (b) meetings and (c) correspondence (i) he and (ii) other Ministers and officials in his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if his Department will take steps to track and monitor claimants who apply for the employment and support allowance and are found fit to work;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what changes he plans to make to the employment and support allowance system; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the budget for the single work programme planned by his Department will be in 2010-11; and what the previously planned total expenditure...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what his policy is on training Jobcentre Plus personal advisers on the circumstances and needs of lone parents under the single work programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of voluntary job clubs in helping people into employment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what recent representations his Department have received from professional organisations on the funeral payment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what advice he has received from his Department on the (a) efficiency and (b) cost-effectiveness of the future jobs fund; and if he will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what plans he has for the Jobcentre Plus Rapid Response Service.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the number of women who took paid maternity leave in the last five years for which figures are available; what the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many and what proportion of the working age population of Stirling constituency are claimants of (a) jobseeker's allowance, (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions with reference to the Chancellor of the Exchequer's announcement of 24 May 2010 and pursuant to the answer of 7 June 2010, Official Report,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether the doubling of the operational allowance for armed forces personnel serving in Afghanistan is a permanent measure; and to what date the doubling...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of doubling the operational allowance for armed forces personnel serving in Afghanistan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what (a) near misses and (b) dangerous incidents involving military aircraft were reported in each year since 2007.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what AIRPROX incidents have taken place in the last five years; and what the (a) location and (b) aircraft type was in each incident.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps he is planning to take to observe the principles of the military covenant.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what timetable has been set for completion of work with Help for Heroes on the purpose-built centre for injured soldiers in (a) Catterick, (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much funding his Department allocated to the development of Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre Headley Court in each of the last five years; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what timetable has been set for completion of work on supported housing for service leaders in Catterick.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many members of the armed forces were born in or are domiciled in (a) Aberavon constituency and (b) Wales.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on his Department's outstanding bills relating to Ascension...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the objectives are of the business review under way at the Atomic Weapons Establishment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the monetary value of receipts from the Disposal Services Authority has been in each year since 1993.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the monetary value of receipts from the e-disposals service has been in each year for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the monetary value was of goods sold to (a) Government Departments, (b) non-departmental public bodies and (c) other public sector organisations...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the annual operating cost of (a) the Disposals Services Authority and (b) e-disposals has been in each year for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence for how many days persons employed on consultant contracts worked for his Department, its agencies and the armed services in the last 12 months; at what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence 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 Defence 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 are...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many meetings his officials have had with Lockheed Martin on the procurement of the Joint Strike Fighter in the last six months; and what was...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent assessment he has made of the effect on costs of delays in the Joint Strike Fighter programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will review his Department's contract for the Lynx Wildcat project to ensure it represents value for money.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the change has been in the number of helicopter hours available to commanders in the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many people are employed in his Department's Guard Service.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) US personnel visited the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) and (b) AWE staff visited US establishments under the terms of the US-UK...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps he is taking to keep wildlife off the runways at RAF Kinloss.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he expects to complete negotiations on the development of the Defence Training College at St Athan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has for the future of the regional War Pension Committees; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 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 Northern Ireland how much was paid in bonuses to civil servants in his Department in 2009-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland pursuant to the answer of 8 June 2010, Official Report, column 137W, on Government Departments: reviews, what reviews his Department is...
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what her policy is on the use by Ministers in her Department of cars allocated from (a) her Department's pool and (b) the Government car pool which are...
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers in her Department are entitled to the use of (i) a car with a dedicated driver, (ii) a car from the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what discussions she has had with Ministers and officials of the Ministry of Justice on the siting of a prison in North Wales.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education 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 Education 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 Education what his policy is on maintaining present levels of funding for schools, Sure Start and 16 to 19 education in 2011-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how much it cost to rename his Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education for which policy areas each member of his ministerial team is responsible.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education 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 what recent estimate has been made of the proportion of mothers who breastfeed their babies (a) in the Strelley/Broxstowe Sure Start area and (b) nationally.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will undertake a review of the level of support provided to carers with particular reference to carers who are pensioners.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many qualified paediatric pathologists were practising in each coroner's district in each of the last five years; how many pathologists are being...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department is taking to increase the use of preventative measures to reduce the number of people developing mental health problems.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether the capital allocation of £924,116 granted to Nottinghamshire Hospice to support the end of life care strategy will be made.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much has been spent seizing and kennelling dogs under section 1 of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 by (a) the Metropolitan...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 8 June 2010, Official Report, column 137W, on Government Departments: reviews, what reviews her...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the (a) title, (b) cost including value added tax and (c) subject was of each project commissioned from the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will request the Environment Agency to report on the status and timing of the commencement of work on flood defence...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether she plans to hold a public consultation on the effectiveness of the operation of the Hunting Act 2004.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what her policy is on nanotechnology; and from what budgets funding is drawn for implementation of that policy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much her Department plans to spend on nanotechnology in the next five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what plans she has for the future role of nanotechnology in her Department's policies.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what her policy is on implementing the EU prohibition on conventional battery cages for laying hens in January 2012.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when the ban on beak-trimming of laying hens will come into force.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when she plans to decide on whether to ban beak-trimming for laying hens.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of (a) the most recent estimate of adverse effects on the Lymington River Ramsar site by ferry...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) if she will appoint a competent authority for the purposes of the impact assessments and environmental assessments to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps her Department is taking to (a) ensure compliance with the EU Water Framework Directive and (b) to protect...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the answer of 8 June 2010, Official Report, column 96W, on Anguilla, what decision has been reached in the work...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the answer of 8 June 2010, Official Report, column 98W, on British Overseas Territories: equality, whether all new...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what public diplomacy work on climate change is being undertaken by his Department; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps his Department is taking to promote a low carbon, high growth global economy; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what his policy is on the use by Ministers in his Department of cars allocated from (a) his Department's pool and (b) the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what receptions have been hosted by his Department since he came to office; and what the cost was of each.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many bottles of wine in the Government wine cellar were personal gifts from a serving French President to a serving Prime...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will place in the Library a copy of the entries in the Government wine cellar database.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will support proposals to establish a human rights monitoring mechanism in relation to Iran, with particular reference to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps at the United Nations he (a) has taken since his appointment and (b) plans to take in the next six months in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of sanctions against Iran by the United Nations Security Council.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will discuss with the Government of Mexico plans to amend laws governing drilling for oil in the Gulf of Mexico.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which British embassies operate a bursary scheme for foreign students to study in the UK.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister whether he plans to bring forward proposals for the adoption of a written constitution for the United Kingdom.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister when he next expects the Cabinet Committee on Nuclear Deterrence and Security to meet.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how much was paid in bonuses to civil servants in his Department in (a) 2008-09 and (b) 2009-10.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the scope will be of his proposed review of the law on parliamentary privilege; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister whether he plans to review the operation of the executive prerogative powers of the Crown.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what plans he has to introduce rights to vote at elections for prisoners.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what budget has been established for the proposed Coalition Press Office.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the URL is of each website managed by (a) his Department and (b) each non-departmental public body and agency for which his Department is responsible.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office pursuant to the answer of 3 June 2010, Official Report, column 52W, on purchasing of PR Week, for how many staff members Chartered Institute of Public...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what steps are taken to protect the security of the (a) mobile telephone, (b) personal digital assistant and (c) computer equipment issued to staff...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office pursuant to the answer of 3 June 2010, Official Report, column 50W, on departmental travel, if he will publish the disaggregated figures which are...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what estimate has been made of the number of people eligible to vote not registered to vote in (a) the County of Greater Manchester, (b) the...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many EU nationals working in the UK (a) entered and (b) left the country in each month since May 2004.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office pursuant to the answer of 3 June 2010, Official Report, column 51W, on Ministers: codes of practice, how many Ministers have (a) returned and (b) not...
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, if he will publish the names and addresses of...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if he will make it his policy to ensure that all national statistics are published in a machine-readable open format.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many employees there are in the UK public sector.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office with reference to the Chancellor of the Exchequer's announcement of 24 May 2010 and pursuant to the answer of 7 June 2010, Official Report, column 69W,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what proportion of air conditioning systems operating at over 250 kilowatts had been inspected for energy efficiency by 4...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment he has made of the adequacy of arrangements for local authority trading standards officers to monitor the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate he has made of the average cost to businesses of compliance with the arrangements for inspecting the energy...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate he has made of the likely reduction in emissions from the use of air conditioning systems arising from full...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether he plans to continue with the FireControl project; and what assessment he has made of the effects of the project on (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the cost to the public purse has been of the Housing Market Renewal Pathfinder programme in each year since 2008.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will issue revised planning guidance to prevent the development of the best and most versatile farmland in all but...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what plans he has to replace the Local Authority Business Growth Initiative.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will undertake a review of local development frameworks in light of the ending of regional spatial strategies.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment he has made of the future of the local area agreement process following changes he announced to Reward Grant...
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 Barnsley in (a) percentage...
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 Barnsley in (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what his most recent assessment is of the effect on staffing levels of (a) Tameside metropolitan borough council and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government when he expects to announce the 12 English cities which he is to propose should have an elected mayor.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether he plans to retain the £18,000 rateable value below which empty property rates are not payable; and if he will make...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether the Government plan to implement the draft Planning Policy Statement on (a) Planning for a Healthy and Natural...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 10 June 2010, Official Report, column 454, on affordable housing, whether the £170 million of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what progress has been made in complying with the European Union requirement under Article 18 section 2b of Regulation (EC) No....
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many people are employed by Advantage West Midlands; how many people compose the non-executive Board of Advantage West...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) how many people in (a) Wigan constituency, (b) the North West region and (c) England started an apprenticeship in each...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many of the apprenticeship places announced since May 2010 are to be allocated to each region; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what his policy is on the provision of support to the creative sector in the North East.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many ideas for better regulation have been submitted to his Department through the Better Regulation Executive web pages...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many unique visits have been made to the Better Regulation Executive web pages since 7 May 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how much it cost his Department to maintain the Better Regulation Executive web pages in the latest period for which figures are...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what definition of the term super fast broadband he uses.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what plans he has to expand the provision of broadband in rural areas.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills which section of his Department is responsible for policy on (a) Royal Mail and (b) the review of employment law.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what representations he has received on his Department's review of employment law to date.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills when he plans to extend the artist's resale right to the estates of deceased artists.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills if he will review the eligibility criteria for the establishment of a debt relief order for the purposes of removing the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills which Ministers in his Department have been issued with (a) a Blackberry, (b) an iPhone, (c) another make of mobile telephone...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills which universities each Minister in his Department has visited since their appointment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps he plans to take to support the manufacturing sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills pursuant to his answer of 10 June 2010, Official Report, columns 234-36W, on the North West Regional Development Agency: Wigan,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills to which projects in the Wigan local authority area the North West Regional Development Agency is considering allocating funding...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills which projects in the Wigan local authority area have been allocated funding by the North West Regional Development Agency in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many post office branches have become Post Office Essentials branches in the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what criteria are used in determining whether to change post office branches into Post Office Essentials branches.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills if he will extend the Network Subsidy Scheme beyond 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what his policy is on establishing a Postbank.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) what savings his Department requires (a) Yorkshire Forward and (b) each other regional development agency to make in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what funding allocation his Department made to UK Trade and Investment for (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2010-11; and what allocation it...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what the URL is of each website managed by (a) his Department and (b) each non-departmental public body for which his Department is...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change pursuant to the answer of 8 June 2010, Official Report, column 137W, on Government Departments: reviews, what reviews his Department...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much the UK paid in contributions to the (a) International Atomic Energy Agency and (b) Euratom Supply Agency in the last 10 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what plans he has to consult trade unions in his Department on cost reduction plans.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities what discussions she has had with ministerial colleagues on the implications for women of proposals to extend anonymity to defendants in rape cases.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities what recent representations she has received on the granting of asylum to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons under threat of legal...
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities if she will bring forward proposals to mark the 40th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act 1970; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, representing the House of Commons Commission what steps the House of Commons Commission is taking to set high standards of animal welfare for the...
To ask the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, representing the House of Commons Commission what guidance was issued to hon. Members in the last Parliament who have not been returned to the House on...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proposals he has to reform the requirement to purchase annuities at the age of 75 years; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) whether he plans to restrict access to bonus payments in excess of £30,000 per annum for employees of banks in receipt of public funding; (2)...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many businesses (a) were registered, (b) were newly registered and (c) ceased to be registered for value added tax in South Thanet in each year since...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what (a) documents and (b) other information for which (i) his Department and (ii) its associated public bodies are responsible are published or provided...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish details of the calculations that underpin the consequential changes to the funding of the National Assembly for Wales as announced on 24...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he plans to reduce the level of value added tax on building repair and maintenance work.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) premises and (b) independent retailers (i) nationally, (ii) in the East Midlands and (iii) in Leicester have been fined for...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many charges there were for alcohol-related offences of antisocial behaviour in (a) Tameside and (b) Stockport in the last 12 months;...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many databases managed by her Department hold information relating to at least 100,000 people.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many children were detained in the course of immigration proceedings in (a) 1997 and (b) the most recent year for which figures are...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many student visas have been issued to (a) EU and (b) non-EU students in academic year 2009-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans she has for the future allocation of identity cards to foreign nationals.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what estimate she has made of the likely level of savings to the public purse consequent on the cancellation of the identity card...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what her most recent estimate is of her Department's expenditure on identity cards since the inception of the national identity scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many identity cards had been issued to foreign nationals on 31 May 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people in Wigan constituency have been issued with an identity card by her Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many illegal immigrants have been discovered working in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years; how many such people have been...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, at what proportion of general immigration cases the Secretary of State has not been represented at appeal stage in the last 12 months; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she expects to decide the level at which the cap on non-EU economic migrants to the United Kingdom will be set.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many former members of the Brigade of Gurkhas who have chosen to settle in the UK since the change in the immigration rules are aged (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department for what proportion of asylum cases the UK Border Agency had used language analysis testing when such testing was suspended on 31 March 2010;...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much has been levied in fines for exceeding the average 50 mph on stretches of motorway where a 50 mph limit is in place on the basis of...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment she has made of the effect on the number of jobs of the Government's policy not to proceed on the next phase of biometric...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what categories of information currently held on the National Identity Register she does not plan to hold on the UK Passport Database;...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will bring forward proposals to provide a cheaper and more compact alternative to the British passport for travel within the EU.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to tackle poaching; and if she will consider the merits of establishing a task force on the issue.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate she has made of the likely change to the number of police officer posts following the changes to her Department's budget...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Crown Prosecution Service staff are being funded by her Department to attend the football World Cup final in South Africa; how much...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much aid he plans to provide to each UK Overseas Territory in 2010-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the URL is of each website managed by (a) his Department and (b) each non-departmental public body and agency for which his...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development 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...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development whether he plans to continue the previous Administration's work to publish and disseminate a toolkit on inclusive education for...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what progress his Department has made on developing guidance with the multilateral development banks to screen development expenditure...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much his Department has spent on overseas projects for the extraction and transport of fossil fuels through (a) the World Bank...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what proportion of his Department's budget is spent through direct payments to the European Union; and what steps he is taking to...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what funding programmes for galleries and museums in the UK he plans to reduce in (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development whether he plans to provide funding for an airport on St Helena.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent assessment he has made of the merits of revising the system for heavy goods vehicle road user charging.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent assessment he has made of the merits of expanding capacity at Heathrow airport; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make it his policy to ensure that slots at Heathrow for flights from UK regional airports are retained.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what his Department's plans are for the future funding of fixed speed cameras; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will prioritise funding for a solution to traffic congestion in Glossop and Tintwistle.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether he plans to proceed with the proposed upgrade of the Tyne and Wear Metro.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans he has to consult those whose property is affected by the preferred route for High Speed 2.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans his Department has for the future of community rail partnerships in the North West.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent assessment he has made of the merits of designating electric vehicle charging points as regulated assets.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what applications for grants from (a) Wigan metropolitan borough council and (b) other local authorities in the North West region are under...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether the amount of funding for transport provided to Worcestershire county council will remain at the planned level of £46 million to 2016; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what grants his Department has allocated to Wigan metropolitan borough council in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many inquests into child deaths were delayed due to staff shortages in each coroner's district in the last five years; (2) what the average...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the URL is of each website managed by (a) his Department and (b) each non-departmental public body and agency for which his Department is responsible.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice 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.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice 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 are...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the answer of 8 June 2010, Official Report, column 137W, on Government Departments: reviews, what reviews his Department is undertaking; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many complaints made by children about the quality or quantity of the food in Feltham Young Offenders' Institution were received in the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what powers he has in relation to (a) recommending and (b) amending minimum life sentences for offenders convicted of murder.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) which probation services Ministers in his Department have visited since their appointment; (2) which prisons each of the Ministers in his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many (a) men and (b) women have been received into prison each year on indeterminate sentences for public protection (IPPs) since IPPs were introduced.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many men of (a) between 15 and 17, (b) between 18 and 20 and (c) over 20 years were sentenced to custody by courts in Wales in the last 10 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what plans he has for the future of the Critical Public Protection Case Notification Scheme; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many victims of rape in England and Wales whose cases resulted in a conviction in each of the last five years were aged (a) under 18 and (b) under...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice which (a) organisations and (b) individuals have informed his Department that they are in favour of anonymity for rape defendants; and if he will make...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will place in the Library a copy of each piece of written evidence he considered before deciding to bring forward proposals to extend anonymity to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what meetings he has had with (a) members of the judiciary and (b) organisations representing victims of crime on proposals to grant anonymity to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of integrated offender management schemes in reducing levels of re-offending.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much funding he has allocated to commence new integrated offender management schemes in (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12; and how many such schemes he...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what integrated offender management schemes were operating in England and Wales as at 1 May 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what his plans are for the future of the Sentencing Guidelines Council; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice with reference to the Chancellor of the Exchequer's announcement of 24 May 2010 and pursuant to the answer of 7 June 2010, Official Report, column 69W,...
To ask Her Majesty's Government when Alphonse Semo, a convicted rapist of Congolese nationality, will be deported.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the total value of asset confiscation orders imposed since April 2005. To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the total amount unpaid on asset...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they propose to settle out of court in the case Chagos Islanders v the United Kingdom (Application 35622/04), to be considered by the European Court of...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, in light of European Union funds for which the United Kingdom is eligible to apply to help with their resettlement, they will allow the Chagossians to...
To ask Her Majesty's Government which persons or bodies own the United Kingdom national debt; and what proportion of those are foreign.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will take action to maintain the level of the United Kingdom's European Union rebate.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had about the humanitarian elements of the cargo intended for Gaza carried by ships recently detained by Israel; whether they will act...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the estimated cost of establishing and running an independent NHS board to allocate resources and provide commissioning guidelines.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many public sector employees would be involved in an independent NHS board to allocate resources and provide commissioning guidelines; and at what salaries...
To ask Her Majesty's Government when they will complete the review of detention of children in the asylum system.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the detention of children for immigration purposes has ceased; if not, how many children are being detained; and in which centres.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their programme for designating and establishing marine conservation zones under the Marine and Coastal Protection Act 2009; and what is their estimate of...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations the Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, has received from Shaun Rusling of the National Gulf Veterans and Families Association since taking...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to examine the case for a gross profits tax on the National Lottery.
To ask Her Majesty's Government when the Office for Budget Responsibility was formally established; what legal form it takes; and how that ensures its independence. To ask Her Majesty's...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the annual resource budget for the Office for Budget Responsibility. To ask Her Majesty's Government what resources are available to the Office for Budget...
To ask Her Majesty's Government where the offices of the Office for Budget Responsibility are located.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the terms of employment of the three named members of the Office for Budget Responsibility; and how many days per week they are required to work.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of civil servants pay into the nuvos pension scheme; what are the respective employee and employer contributions to that scheme; and what are the...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will request a report from the chief constable of South Wales Police on why he did not take witness statements offered by members of the public and...
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