Written answers

Wednesday, 7 July 2010

  • House of Commons Commission

    • 1 Parliament Street: Air Conditioning

      To ask the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, answering for the House of Commons Commission what steps the House authorities (a) have recently taken and (b) plan to take to improve the air...

  • Defence

    • Armoured Fighting Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many armoured vehicles are (a) deployed in theatre, (b) under repair and (c) held in reserve.

    • Army

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate his Department has made of the cost of adding an additional brigade to the army.

      Departmental Official Cars

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which Ministers in his Department have used an allocated ministerial car to travel between the Department and the House of Commons on each day since 21...

      Departmental Responsibilities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what the roles and responsibilities are of the Minister for Defence Personnel, Welfare and Veterans; (2) on what matters (a) within and (b)...

      HMS Sultan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will commission an assessment of the social and economic effects on Gosport of the proposed transfer of HMS Sultan to South Wales.

      Military Bases: Aviation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will review the role of military airfields in defending the UK.

      Nimrod Aircraft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many sorties the Nimrod MR2 has flown in support of (a) counter-narcotics, (b) search and research and (c) anti-submarine warfare operations from...

      RAF St Athan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of the cost of the proposed private finance initiative project for the Engineering Training School at RAF St Athan over the...

  • Attorney-General

    • Corruption

      To ask the Attorney-General whether the Serious Fraud Office plans to increase the resources it uses to investigate and prosecute international corruption; and if he will make a statement.

    • Corruption

      To ask the Attorney-General how many reports of UK involvement in foreign bribery have been reported by each UK overseas post to the Serious Fraud Office.

      Departmental Official Cars

      To ask the Attorney-General which Ministers in the Law Officers' Departments have used an allocated ministerial car to travel between the Departments and the House of Commons on each day since 21...

      Law Officers

      To ask the Attorney-General how much the Law Officers' Departments spent on catering in each year from 1997 to 2009.

  • Scotland

    • Departmental Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what training has been provided for Ministers in his Department since the formation of the present administration; and at what cost.

    • Departmental Travel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what the cost to the public purse was of first and business class travel paid for by his Department in 2009-10.

  • Communities and Local Government

    • Departmental Conferences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate he has made of expenditure by his Department and its predecessors on (a) organisation of and (b) attendance at...

    • Fire Services: Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent representations he has received on potential changes to fire service pensions.

      Housing and Planning Delivery Grant: Tower Hamlets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much Housing and Planning Delivery Grant the London borough of Tower Hamlets has received from the Government in each year...

      Infrastructure Planning Commission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 29 June 2010, Official Report, columns 35-6WS, on planning reform, what...

      Infrastructure Planning Commission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 29 June 2010, Official Report, columns 35-36WS, on planning reform, what...

      Infrastructure Planning Commission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 29 June 2010, Official Report, columns 35-36WS, on planning reform, what...

      Infrastructure Planning Commission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 29 June 2010, Official Report, columns 35-6WS, on planning reform, what...

      Infrastructure Planning Commission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate he has made of the costs incurred as a result of the abolition of the Infrastructure Planning Commission.

      Infrastructure Planning Commission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government when he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to abolish the Infrastructure Planning Commission.

      Infrastructure Planning Commission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what plans he has to establish the Major Infrastructure Planning Unit; what its (a) proposed annual budget and (b) location...

      Local Government: Manpower

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what percentage of local government expenditure in England was for staffing costs in the latest period for which figures are...

  • Northern Ireland

    • Departmental Conferences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what estimate he has made of his Department's expenditure on (a) organisation of and (b) attendance at conferences in each year since 1997.

    • Departmental Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much his Department has spent (a) in total and (b) on staff costs on promoting equality and diversity in each of the last three years for...

      Departmental finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland which Northern Ireland Executive departments will have their levels of funding under the block grant protected.

      Departmental Lost Property

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what property has been recorded as (a) lost and (b) stolen from the Department in the last 12 months; and what estimate has been made of the...

      Departmental Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what training has been provided for Ministers in his Department since the formation of the present administration; and at what cost.

  • Culture Media and Sport

    • Departmental Lost Property

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what property has been recorded as (a) lost and (b) stolen from the Department in the last 12 months; and what estimate has...

    • Departmental Manpower

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport how much his Department has spent on human resources in each year since 1997.

      Olympic Games 2012

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport pursuant to the contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport of 24 June...

      Public Libraries: Information Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport (1) what steps he is taking to encourage community libraries to provide access to and information on local authority...

  • Transport

    • Airport Economic Regulation Bill

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many of his Department's officials are working on preparations for the Airport Economic Regulation Bill.

    • Aviation: Passengers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what his Department's latest projections are of air passenger numbers over the next 30 years.

      Crossrail: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what (a) salary and (b) bonus was paid to each (i) executive and (ii) non-executive director of Crossrail Limited in 2009-10.

      Departmental Responsibilities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the roles and responsibilities are of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport.

      Leamside Railway Line

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans he has for the future of the Leamside Line in County Durham and Tyne and Wear; and if he will make a statement.

      Merchant Shipping: Registration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the likely effects on the number of merchant naval ships registered in the UK on the requirement to pay wages to...

      Network Rail: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what statutory powers he has in relation to arrangements for executive pay at Network Rail.

      Railways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the rail improvement schemes (a) between Liverpool and Leeds and (b) around Sheffield are for which funding was announced by the Chancellor of...

      Railways: Cycling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans he has for the budget allocated by his Department for improving cycling facilities at rail stations.

      Railways: Fares

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what plans he has for future levels of regulated rail fares; (2) whether he plans to retain the formula for regulated rail fare increases of RPI...

      Railways: Freight

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what his policy is on the use of rail freight; and what support he plans to provide to freight companies and hauliers which transport goods using rail.

      Railways: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what his policy is on funding local railway improvements; and if he will make a statement.

      Rolling stock

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what new rolling stock orders have been placed for each rail franchise since 2007.

      Thameslink Railway Line

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the answer of 28 June 2010, Official Report, column 366W, on the Thameslink railway line, when a decision will be made on the way in which...

      Thameslink Railway Line

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the answer of 28 June 2010, Official Report, column 366W, on the Thameslink railway line, whether the public will be consulted on the way...

      Transport for London: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent discussions he has had with the Mayor of London on the budget of Transport for London.

      Written Questions: Government Responses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport on what matters (a) within and (b) outside his listed Ministerial responsibilities the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport answers...

  • International Development

    • Aid Expenditure: Legislation

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to meet the 0.7 per cent. aid target before the UN Millennium Development Goals...

    • Centre for Progressive Health Financing

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what recent representations he has received on the work of the Centre for Progressive Health Financing.

      Afghanistan: Overseas Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development whether all of the £200 million of additional aid money he announced on 10 June 2010 will be programmed under the authority of the...

      Afghanistan: Overseas Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development from which of his Department's budget lines the additional £200 million of additional aid money for Afghanistan announced on 10...

      Departmental NDPBs

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the address is of the head office of each non-departmental public body for which his Department is responsible.

      Overseas Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the overseas development budget is for 2010-11.

  • Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority Committee

    • Manpower

      To ask The hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority how many staff IPSA employs; and how many it will employ in...

  • Leader of the House

    • Departmental Conferences

      To ask the Leader of the House what estimate he has made of his Office's expenditure on (a) organisation of and (b) attendance at conferences in each year since 1997.

    • Departmental Lost Property

      To ask the Leader of the House what property has been recorded as (a) lost and (b) stolen from his Office in the last 12 months; and what estimate has been made of the cost of the replacement...

  • Education

    • Academies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether there will be a standard Academy Arrangement which will be used between new Academy Schools and his Department.

    • Academies: Cheshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many schools in the Cheshire East local authority area have expressed an interest in becoming academies.

      Academies: Nutrition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether proposed Academy Arrangements will require academies to comply with nutritional standards for school meals.

      British Educational Communications and Technology Agency

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education what estimate he has made of the total amount saved in school and college budgets attributable to the intervention of Becta in the procurement of IT...

      Education Maintenance Allowance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education what plans he has to increase the efficiency of the education maintenance allowance system in order to reduce costs.

      Education Maintenance Allowance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether education maintenance allowance (EMA) will continue to be paid in full in (a) the current academic year and (b) subsequent academic years;...

      Education Maintenance Allowance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education for how long he plans to suspend the payment of bonuses under the Education Maintenance Allowance scheme.

      Education: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education what savings he plans to make from the budget for learner support in the next 12 months.

      Education: VAT

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education what estimate he has made of the change in the level of valued added tax local education authorities will be required to pay in financial year (a)...

      Education: Worcestershire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will take steps to increase the funding which Worcestershire local education authority receives from his Department; and if he will make a statement.

      Financial Services: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will take steps to include the provision of financial education within the National Curriculum.

      Free School Meals: Streatham

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education what estimate he has made of the number of pupils resident in Streatham constituency who would have been entitled to free school meals had the plan to...

      Free Schools: Cheshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many expressions of interest there have been in the free schools scheme in the Cheshire East local authority area.

      Further Education: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will review the level of London area cost uplifts for post-16 education and training in (a) Greater London and (b) the London borough of Brent.

      History: Curriculum

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education when he plans to publish the new history curriculum for secondary schools in England.

      Pupils: Disadvantaged

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education when he plans to finalise the formula for distribution of the pupil premium; and if he will make a statement.

      Pupils: Disadvantaged

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether he plans to allocate funding to the proposed pupil premium from the budgets currently allocated to schools.

      Pupils: Per Capita Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education what the per (a) capita and (b) pupil funding (i) in each local education authority area and (ii) from each local education authority was in the (A)...

      Pupils: Per Capita Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education what the per pupil funding was for (a) primary and (b) secondary pupils in England in each of the last five years.

      Schools: Management

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether free schools would be required to give priority in admissions to (a) children with special educational needs and (b) looked-after children...

      Schools: Management

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether a free school would be required to admit a pupil with a statement of special educational needs if the school is named in such a statement under...

      Schools: Transport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education what proportion of 16 to 19 year-olds in (a) full-time education and (b) unwaged training are eligible for (i) free and (ii) subsidised transport...

      Sixth Form Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education which local authorities have no secondary schools with sixth forms.

      Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many applications for statements on special educational need have been made in each local authority area in each year since 1997.

      Special Educational Needs: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether he plans to allocate funding for children with additional educational needs to schools from 2010-11.

  • Environment Food and Rural Affairs

    • Agriculture: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs which regulations affecting farming she has abolished since her appointment.

    • Agriculture: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what plans she has to reduce the administrative burden placed upon farmers by regulations on nitrate vulnerable zones.

      Agriculture: Subsidies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many individuals have been paid £200,000 or more under the single payment scheme in 2009; and how much was paid to...

      Agriculture: Subsidies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what administration costs were incurred in respect of processing claims made under the single payment scheme in each of the...

      Bees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent assessment she has made of the effect of neo-nicotinoids on bees.

      Biosafety Protocol

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what position the EU plans to take at the Meeting of the Parties to the Caragena Protocol on Biosafety in October 2010.

      Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs with reference to page 18 of the Coalition Agreement, what estimate she has made of the cost of conducting the science-led...

      Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what percentage of bovine tuberculosis tests produced false positive results in (a) each of the last 10 years and (b)...

      Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many lay vaccinators the Food and Environment Research Agency has trained for the Badger Vaccine Deployment Project.

      Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what budget and how many staff the Food and Environment Research Agency (a) had in 2009-10 and (b) has for (i) 2010-11 and...

      Departmental Official Photographs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much her Department has spent on official photographs of Ministers since the formation of the present administration.

      Departmental Reorganisation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will take steps to relocate officials working in her Department from central London to Bassetlaw.

      Dogs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps her Department plans to take to promote responsible dog ownership; and if she will make a statement.

      EU Grants and Loans: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer to Question 978, what the outcome was of the discussions with (a) the UK Permanent Representative and...

      Flood Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for how many homes the Environment Agency plans to improve flood protection in 2010-11.

      Oak Processionary Moth

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps she plans to take to eradicate the oak processionary moth.

      Rural Payments Agency

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) on what dates she has met the chief executive of the Rural Payments Agency since her appointment; and what issues were...

      Rural Payments Agency: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent assessment she has made of the performance of the Rural Payments Agency.

      Tunnel Tech

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what medical experts have been asked to give evidence in the mushroom composting investigation into Tunneltech initiated by...

  • Home Department

    • ACPO Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service and National Wildlife Crime Unit

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans she has for the future funding of (a) the ACPO Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service and (b) the National Wildlife Crime Unit.

    • Alcoholic Drinks: Retail Trade

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department in respect of cases where proceedings have been completed, which five retailers were prosecuted the most times for offences involving the...

      Alcoholic Drinks: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many convictions there were for the offence of selling alcohol to juveniles in 2009; and how many of those convicted had their alcohol...

      Asylum: Legal Aid and Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will postpone decisions on applications for asylum in all cases where the applicants were receiving legal aid and assistance from...

      British Nationality: War Crimes

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department with reference to the answer to the hon. Member for Preseli Pembrokeshire of 24 March 2010, Official Report, columns 351-52W, on the UK...

      Corruption

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department on how many occasions visa bans have been used to prevent people from each country of origin considered to be involved in corruption from...

      Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what her most recent estimate is of the annual cost to the public purse of crime.

      Departmental Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much her Department has spent (a) in total and (b) on staff costs on activities to promote equality and diversity in each of the last...

      DNA: Databases

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many records on the national DNA database she expects to be destroyed in the next 12 months.

      Entry Clearances: Overseas Students

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what research her Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on a link between competence in the English language and the likelihood...

      Foreign Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many work permits have been issued to non-EU workers in each occupation in each year since 1997; (2) how many work permit...

      Immigration: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the average time taken to process applications for (a) post-study work visas, (b) indefinite leave to remain based on long-term...

      Passports: Intelligence Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps her Department is taking to ensure that British passports are not used by foreign intelligence services.

      Police: Manpower

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) police community support officers and (b) police officers there were in each police authority area on 1 July 2010.

      Police: Retirement

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what estimate she has made of the (a) minimum and (b) average early retirement costs for a police officer whose services are no...

      Yvonne Fletcher

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will discuss with the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs the matter of assistance for the Metropolitan police to...

  • Treasury

    • Budget June 2010

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish (a) the slides in his Department's presentation on its assumptions of the effects of the measures in the 2010 Budget and (b) the...

    • Capital Gains Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what economic modelling his Department undertook to determine the proposed level at which (a) capital gains tax, (b) entrepreneurs' relief and (c)...

      Child Benefit : Camden

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people are in receipt of child benefit in (a) Hampstead and Kilburn constituency and (b) the London borough of (i) Camden and (ii) Brent.

      Child Trust Fund : Tower Hamlets

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many children in (a) Bethnal Green and Bow and (b) Tower Hamlets have received payments from the Child Trust Fund in each year since its inception.

      Credit Unions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will take steps to facilitate the use of EU funds to support credit unions in England.

      Departmental Mobile Phones

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for West Bromwich East of 10 June 2010, Official Report, column 202W, on departmental mobile phones, what the...

      Equitable Life Assurance Society: Compensation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he plans to implement in full the recommendations of the Parliamentary Ombudsman on Equitable Life, with particular reference to the recommendations...

      EU Budget

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the net contribution has been of the UK to the EU for (a) 2006, (b) 2007 and (c) 2008; and what he expects that contribution to be in (i) 2009, (ii)...

      EU Law: Fines

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) on how many occasions the Government has been fined by the European Commission since the rules pertaining to fining states for non-implementation of...

      Pregnant Women: Grants

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people in Hemsworth constituency have received the health in pregnancy grant since its introduction.

      Public Expenditure

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of gross public expenditure in 2008-09 prices (a) spent in each year since 1990-91 and (b) planned in each year to 2015-16; and...

      Public Expenditure: Wales

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the effect of the proposals in Budget 2010 on economic growth in (a) Wales and (b) Bridgend County borough council area in...

      Public Finance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether his policy of transparency on public spending applies to the review of capital expenditure approvals since 1 January 2010; and which projects are...

      Public Sector: Pay

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what savings he estimates will be made as a result of the two-year public sector pay freeze in each year from 2010-11 to 2014-15.

      Regional Growth Fund

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer with reference to the 2010 Budget, what estimate he has made of the size of the regional growth fund to fund regional capital projects in (a) 2011-12 and...

      Revenue and Customs: Standards

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent steps HM Revenue and Customs has taken to improve levels of accuracy in the processing of tax codes.

      Savings Gateway

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the take-up rate was in the Savings Gateway pilots.

      Tax Allowances: Renewable Energy

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he plans to bring forward proposals to offer tax reductions to house builders who integrate renewable energy into new developments.

      Tax Credit

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many households in receipt of tax credits have an annual income of over £30,000 in Lewisham East constituency;

      Taxation: Banks

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish the minutes of each meeting in his Department at which his proposed bank levy was discussed.

      Taxation: Banks

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what factors he took into account in determining the level of his proposed bank levy.

      Vat

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the likely effects of the proposed increase in the standard rate of value added tax on (a) charities, (b) road fuel prices,...

      VAT: NHS and Local Government

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the cost will be in each year from 2010-11 onwards for which information is available to (a) each NHS board and (b) each local authority of the...

      Welfare Tax Credits

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many households in Makerfield constituency in receipt of tax credits have an income of over £30,000.

  • Justice

    • Courts: Video Conferencing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will extend the virtual courts pilot to Bradford magistrates court.

    • Departmental Official Cars

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice which Ministers in his Department have used an allocated ministerial car to travel between his Department and the House of Commons on each day since 21...

      Immigration: Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many claims for asylum for which legal aid has been granted and for whom the charity Refugee Migrant Justice has been retained as legal...

      Prison Accommodation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what estimate he has made of prison capacity in each of the next three years.

      Prison Sentences: Reoffenders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many prisoners who had served a sentence of six months or less re-offended within 12 months of discharge in (a) 2006, (b) 2007 and (c) 2008.

      Prison Service: Manpower

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many prison service staff are working in (a) frontline delivery and (b) elsewhere in each establishment on the prison estate in England and Wales.

      Prisoners Abroad

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many non-UK nationals from (a) EU member states and (b) non-EU member states are detained in prison (i) on remand and (ii) serving sentences;...

      Prisoners' Transfers: Rehabilitation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many prisoners were transferred between prisons to undertake rehabilitation as part of their parole conditions in the latest period for which...

  • Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

    • Abdelbasit Ali Mohmed al Megrahi

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will discuss with the First Minister the question of whether to hold a public inquiry into the decision to release Mr...

    • Afghanistan: Religious Freedom

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will hold discussions with his Afghan counterpart on the treatment of Afghan Christian converts.

      Bosnia and Herzegovina: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent representations he has received on the future of the Office of the High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina;...

      Counter-terrorism: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much is planned to be spent on his Department's Counter-Terrorism and Radicalisation Programme in 2010-11.

      Departmental Public Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much was spent on (a) refreshments and (b) furnishings in his private office in each year from 2005 to 2010.

      Departmental Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what training has been provided for Ministers in his Department since the formation of the present administration; and at what cost.

      Exports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what services his Department provides to small and medium-sized enterprises wishing to export their products.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he expects to reply to the letter dated 20 May 2010 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Ghulam...

      Sri Lanka

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when officials from his Department last visited the Jaffna Peninsula.

      Sri Lanka: Human Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he last discussed human rights issues in Sri Lanka with his Sri Lankan counterpart.

      Sri Lanka: Human Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what his latest assessment is of the human rights situation in Sri Lanka.

      Tracey Lee Ann Foley

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether the Secret Intelligence Service holds information on Tracey Lee Ann Foley.

      Turkey: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent steps he has taken to seek to reduce the incidence of extremism in Turkey.

  • Deputy Prime Minister

    • Constituencies

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister whether he has estimated the number of seats held by an hon. Member from (a) the Labour party, (b) the Conservative party and (c) the Liberal Democrat party...

    • Dissolution

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what plans he has to hold a consultation on proposals for a 55 per cent. threshold for the dissolution of a five-year fixed-term Parliament; and if he will...

      Electoral Reform: Referendums

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister whether he plans to introduce restrictions on the publication of promotional material by (a) central and (b) local government in the period ahead of a referendum...

      Electoral Reform: Referendums

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what plans he has to publish information on different voting systems in advance of his proposed referendum on electoral reform.

      Electoral Register

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what estimate he has made of the costs of implementing his policy of individual voter registration.

      House of Lords

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what plans the Government has to recommend the nomination of new members of the House of Lords during this Parliament.

      House of Lords: Reform

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what assessment has been made of the merits of the (a) open list and (b) partially open list system of proportional representation for use in electing a...

      House of Lords: Reform

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what representations he has received on the role of the Lords Spiritual in a reformed second chamber of Parliament.

      House of Lords: Reform

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister when he proposes to bring forward proposals for elections for the House of Lords.

      Parliamentary Reform Bill

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many Cabinet Office officials are working on preparations for the Parliamentary Reform Bill.

      Primary Elections

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister pursuant to his answer of 15 June 2010, Official Report, column 321W, on primary elections, (1) what his estimate is of the cost of funding 200 all-postal...

      Royal Prerogative

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will bring forward proposals to involve the House of Commons in the exercise of the prerogative powers of appointing a Prime Minister and other Ministers of...

  • Business, Innovation and Skills

    • Animal Experiments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what plans he has for the future of the National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research.

    • Business: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills whether his policy to remove one regulation when a new regulation is introduced applies to regulations in UK law deriving from EU...

      Business: West Midlands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent discussions he has had with representatives of small and medium-sized enterprises located in Coventry on access to credit.

      Company Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills whether he plans to ensure that FTSE-listed companies' directors' social and environmental duties are adequately covered in...

      Connexions Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what timetable he has set for replacing the Connexions service with an all-age careers service; and if he will make a statement.

      Departmental Lost Property

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what property has been recorded as (a) lost and (b) stolen from the Department in the last 12 months; and what estimate has...

      Departmental Official Photographs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how much his Department has spent on official photographs of Ministers since the formation of the present administration.

      Higher Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills whether he plans to allow private for-profit higher education institutions to access Higher Education Funding Council for England...

      Higher Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what representations he has received on allowing private higher education institutions access to the student loans system.

      Higher Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills whether he plans to change the criteria a higher education institution must meet in order to be classified as a university.

      Higher Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills whether he plans to review the role of private higher education institutions in the higher education system.

      Higher Education: Admissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what consideration he has given to the findings of the recent report by the Higher Education Funding Council of England on...

      Higher Education: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills from which budgets the £200 million in savings from the higher education budget announced by his Department on 24 May 2010...

      Higher Education: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills if he will estimate the effects on expenditure by the higher education sector of the Government's proposal to increase the normal...

      Postcomm: Public Appointments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of the extent to which the appointment of Jenny Block as Postcomm's legal director complies with...

      Sector Skills Council for Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what progress has been made on the Sector Skills Council for Construction's review of Qualifying the Workforce; whether its terms...

      Summertime

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what representations his Department has received since May 2010 on the introduction of daylight saving time throughout the year;...

      Termination of Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of the merits of simplifying legislation on terminating the contracts of employees.

  • Work and Pensions

    • Children: Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the cost to the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission was for each £1 of child maintenance arrears collected in the latest...

    • Children: Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many applications to the Child Support Agency for a departure or variation were by (a) a non-resident parent and (b) parents with care in...

      Departmental Conferences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of expenditure by his Department and its predecessors on (a) organising and (b) attending conferences in each year...

      Departmental Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much his Department has spent (a) in total and (b) on staff costs on promoting equality and diversity in each of the last three years for...

      Departmental Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what training has been provided for Ministers in his Department since the formation of the present administration; and at what cost.

      Disability Living Allowance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what plans his Department has to consult with businesses on the implementation of the Pensions Act 2008.

      Funeral Payments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will increase the (a) component to cover the cost of funeral directors' expenses and (b) level of the funeral benefit payment; and if...

      Future Jobs Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 21 June 2010, Official Report, column 75W, on the Future Jobs Fund, what categories of information his Department...

      Housing Benefit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what plans he has to review the local housing allowance system.

      Housing Benefit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate has been made of the proportion of landlords with properties for rent at below the 30th percentile of the market who let to...

      Housing Benefit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the level is of local housing allowance in each of the broad market rental areas; at what levels they will be set in each area when rates...

      Housing Benefit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the likely effects of the proposed cap on local housing allowance in relation to the housing benefit subsidy to...

      Housing Benefit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment his Department has made of the likely effects on (a) levels of homelessness and (b) demand for affordable housing of...

      Housing Benefit: Tower Hamlets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much funding for discretionary housing payments has been made available to the London borough of Tower Hamlets in each year since 1997.

      Jobseekers Allowance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what his estimate is of the number of (a) individuals and (b) lone parents in Wakefield constituency who will have been on jobseeker's...

      Lone Parents: Lancashire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many lone parents there are in West Lancashire constituency.

      Mortgages: Government Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether he plans to change the system of payment of mortgage interest for those who claim jobseeker's allowance.

      Pension Credit: Richmond Park

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in Richmond Park constituency claim pension credit.

      Pensioners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many pensioners in (a) Slough, (b) Salisbury and (c) Scarborough and Whitby constituency receive (i) the basic state pension and (ii)...

      Pensioners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many pensioners receive (a) the basic state pension and (b) pension credit in (i) Glasgow North and (ii) Ealing Central and Acton...

      Pensioners: Ashton-in-Makerfield

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many pensioners receive (a) the basic state pension and (b) pension credit in Makerfield constituency.

      Pensioners: Bishop Auckland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many pensioners in (a) Bishop Auckland and (b) Blackpool North and Cleveleys constituency receive (i) the basic state pension and (ii)...

      Pensioners: Enfield

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many pensioners resident in (a) the London borough of Enfield and (b) Enfield North constituency are in receipt of (i) the basic state...

      Pensioners: Greater Manchester

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people receive (a) the basic state pension and (b) pension credit in Stretford and Urmston constituency.

      Pensioners: Houghton-le-Spring

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many pensioners receive (a) the basic state pension and (b) pension credit in Houghton and Sunderland South constituency.

      Pensioners: Hull

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many pensioners in Kingston upon Hull North constituency receive (a) the basic state pension and (b) pension credit.

      Pensioners: Lancashire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many pensioners receive (a) the basic state pension and (b) pension credit in West Lancashire constituency.

      Pensioners: Ministerial Policy Advisers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will extend the terms of reference of his Department's review into public sector pensions to include the pension arrangements of...

      Pensioners: Motherwell

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in Motherwell and Wishaw constituency are in receipt of (a) the basic state pension and (b) pension credit.

      Pensioners: Worsley

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many pensioners receive (a) the basic state pension and (b) pension credit in Worsley and Eccles South constituency.

      Pensions Act 2008

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether his Department has made an assessment of the suitability of August as the month during which the implementation date for the Pensions...

      Social Security Benefits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment his Department has made of the distributional effects of the proposed changes in welfare benefits by income decile of the...

      Social Security Benefits: Lewisham

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people are in receipt of (a) disability living allowance, (b) incapacity benefit and (c) employment and support allowance in...

      Unemployment: Older Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps his Department is taking to tackle unemployment among those over 50 years old; and if he will make a statement.

  • Energy and Climate Change

    • Climate Change: International Cooperation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what steps he is taking to secure a legally binding international treaty on climate change.

    • Climate Change: International Cooperation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what recent discussions he has had with his international counterparts on proposals for a legally binding international treaty on...

      Departmental Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many buildings his Department occupies in (a) London and (b) the UK.

      Departmental Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what plans he has to reduce the level of his Department's carbon emissions by 10% in the next 12 months.

      Departmental Official Photographs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much his Department has spent on official photographs of Ministers since the formation of the present administration.

      Fuel Poverty: Richmond Park

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many and what proportion of households in Richmond Park constituency are in fuel poverty.

      Green Investment Bank

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what representations he has received on the creation of a green investment bank.

      Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change if the Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change planning session in October 2010 will be conducted under the terms of the Aarhus...

      Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what proposed changes in the conduct of the Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) assessments and procedures he plans to...

      Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what the name is of each representative of the Government who will attend the plenary session of the Inter-Governmental Panel on...

      Renewable Energy: Feed-in Tariffs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change whether he plans to increase the feed-in tariff to a rate of 41p per kilowatt in relation to photovoltaic panels.

      Taxation: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment he has made of the effect of the measures in the June 2010 Budget on funding for transition to a low-carbon future.

      Wind Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what his policy is on wind farms.

      Wind Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what recent assessment he has made of the effects of wind turbines on the health of nearby residents.

  • Health

    • Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to reduce the incidence of alcohol abuse.

    • Benzodiazepines and Antidepressants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many prescriptions of (a) individual benzodiazepine drugs and (b) antidepressants were dispensed in the community in 2009.

      Departmental Official Cars

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health which Ministers in his Department have used an allocated ministerial car to travel between his Department and the House of Commons on each day since 21...

      Departmental Property

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what property has been recorded as (a) lost and (b) stolen from the Department in the last 12 months; and what estimate has been made of the cost of the...

      Departmental Public Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much was spent on (a) refreshments and (b) furnishings in his private office in each year from 2005 to 2010.

      Fats: Health Hazards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent representations he has received on proposals to ban industrially-produced trans fatty acids.

      Fluoride: Drinking Water

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what statistical information his Department holds on the effect on levels of health inequality of the addition of fluoride to the water supply since the...

      Food: Advertising

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what his policy is on restrictions on the scheduling of television advertising of food and drink with high levels of fat, salt or sugar.

      Food: Labelling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent discussions (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have had with representatives of the food industry on the effects of the...

      Health Visitors: Waltham Forest

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the likely effects on the health of residents of the London Borough of Waltham Forest of implementing his proposed increase...

      Hospitals: Consultants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what his policy is on ending the system of merit awards to NHS consultants; and if he will make a statement.

      Hospitals: Consultants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much the NHS paid in merit awards to consultants in the last 12 months.

      Hospitals: Food

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether he plans to ban the sale of (a) tea and coffee with sugar and (b) cheddar cheese sandwiches in hospitals.

      Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent discussions he has had with Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust on the case of Mrs Rose Gibb.

      Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to prevent people developing mental health problems.

      NHS: Ict

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what his most recent estimate is of the cost of the Connecting for Health programme.

      NHS: Social Responsibility

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much and what proportion of the current NHS corporate social responsibility settlement has been transferred to social care.

      NHS: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 29 June 2010, Official Report, column 699, on NHS targets, if he will publish the representations on NHS targets he has...

      NHS: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how his Department will publish information on whether the quality measures for stroke, dementia and blood clots are met.

      NHS: Temporary Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many temporary staff are employed by (a) his Department and (b) the NHS.

      Obesity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether he has made a recent estimate of the cost to the economy of illness, economic inactivity and premature death associated with overweight and...

      Obesity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what his most recent estimate is of the rate of (a) obesity and (b) smoking among (i) males and (ii) females in each age group (A) in Southend, (B) in...

      Obesity: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made in the number of children in each age group who were classified as (a) overweight and (b) obese (i) in Southend, (ii) in each...

      Smoking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) whether his Department has made an assessment of whether the introduction of the smoking ban in July 2007 affected the incidence of smoking in homes...

      Smoking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent discussions he has had with (a) the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) and (b) public health organisations on the...

      Smoking: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what research into the causes of smoking in young people his Department has evaluated; and if he will make a statement.

      Social Services: Manpower

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the likely number of social workers that will be employed in the UK in 2010.

      Treatment Centres

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the effects of independent sector treatment centres' exclusion criteria on NHS teaching hospitals within the same or a...

      Tuberculosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he plans to take to improve awareness of tuberculosis among (a) health professionals and (b) those most at risk.

      WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what his policy is on the amendment of Articles 9 and 10 of the framework convention on tobacco control at the forthcoming conference of the parties to...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Business

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the five-year survival rate of small businesses was in (a) Great Yarmouth constituency, (b) the East of England and (c) the UK in the latest...

    • Business: Great Yarmouth

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many businesses (a) started up and (b) ceased in Great Yarmouth constituency in each of the last five years.

      Business: Witham

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many small businesses in Witham constituency generated a turnover of (a) between £70,000 to £100,000 and (b) over £100,000 in the...

      Charities: Disability

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the name is of the charity which was the subject of the report of the Charity Commission inquiry published on 10 June 2010 entitled Inquiry into a...

      Civil Servants: Great Yarmouth

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if he will make an assessment of the merits of relocating central Government jobs to Great Yarmouth.

      Civil Servants: Networking

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what his policy is on the attendance of civil servants at (a) the Chemistry Club, (b) the Climate Change Forum and (c) other networking events...

      Deaths: Nutrition

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many deaths (a) in Southend, (b) in Essex and (c) nationally were attributed to an individual being (i) overweight and (ii) underweight in each...

      Departmental Directors

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office (1) how many candidates for the role of lead non-executive director his Department considered; and whether the role was (a) open to competition and...

      Departmental Internet

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if he will place in the Library a copy of the tender document in respect of the Your Freedom website; how many companies tendered to build the website;...

      Departmental Internet

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many staff in his Department have been allocated to work on the Your Freedom project; and on what date he expects the project to be completed.

      Departmental Lost Property

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what property has been recorded as (a) lost and (b) stolen from the Department in the last 12 months; and what estimate has been made of the cost of...

      Departmental NDPBs

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

      Employment: Great Yarmouth

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many people in Great Yarmouth constituency are employed in the (a) public and (b) private sector.

      Jobseeker's Allowance: Great Yarmouth

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the claimant count in Great Yarmouth constituency was on the most recent date for which figures are available.

      Lone Parents

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many lone parents there are in (a) Glasgow North and (b) Ealing Central and Acton constituency.

      Lone Parents

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many lone parents there are in (a) Slough, (b) Salisbury and (c) Scarborough and Whitby constituency.

      Lone Parents: Ashton-in-Makerfield

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many lone parents there are in Makerfield constituency.

      Lone Parents: Worsley

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many lone parents there are in Worsley and Eccles South constituency.

      Migration

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what estimate his Department has made of the volume of population growth (a) directly and (b) indirectly attributable to migration in each year since 1990.

      National Citizen Service

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the planned implementation date is of the pilot of the National Citizen Service for 16 year-olds.

      New Businesses

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many new businesses have been started in (a) Weaver Vale constituency, (b) West Cheshire and Chester unitary authority, (c) Halton borough...

      New Businesses: Greater London

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many new businesses have been started in (a) London, (b) the London Borough of Enfield and (c) Enfield North constituency in each year since 2005.

      Public Bodies Bill

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many officials of his Department are working on preparations for the Public Bodies Bill.

      Well-being

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if he will take steps to (a) promote and (b) measure general well-being during the current Parliament; and if he will make a statement.

  • House of Lords

    • Abortion

      To ask Her Majesty's Government , further to the Written Answer by the Secretary of State for International Development, Andrew Mitchell, on 7 June (Official Report, Commons, cols. 55-56W),...

    • Agriculture: Farming

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many farmers are in the Campaign for the Farmed Environment.

      Armed Forces: Defence Strategy

      To ask Her Majesty's Government who they are consulting in carrying out the Strategic Defence and Security Review.

      Aviation: Training

      To ask Her Majesty's Government , further to the Written Answer by Lord Astor of Hever on 28 June (WA 216), on how many occasions in each of the last three years the Royal Air Force used...

      Benefits

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have taken steps to ensure that disabled people with enhanced care needs can obtain support from the Independent Living Fund.

      Bovine Tuberculosis

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they include the districts of Mendip and Bath and North East Somerset among the areas with high and persistent levels of bovine tuberculosis.

      Crime: Perjury

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the tribunal that investigated Bloody Sunday has the power to bring perjury charges against witnesses; and whether the Crown Prosecution Service can pursue...

      Democratic Republic of Congo

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will seek a United Nations-led investigation into the alleged assassination of Floribert Chebeya, the Congolese human rights campaigner and president...

      Democratic Republic of Congo

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report of 3 June by Mr Philip Alston, United Nations Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions,...

      Department for Transport: Consultants

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Attlee on 22 June (WA 164-5), whether they will place in the Library of the House a copy of Mouchel's application for the...

      Elections: Registration

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord McNally on 21 June (WA 142-3), whether they will amend the Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001...

      Electoral Reform

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether their consideration of electoral reform in the United Kingdom will be extended to include a review of electoral reform in the British overseas territories.

      Energy: Gas Storage

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of how the United Kingdom's reserve gas storage capacity compares with Germany's.

      Energy: Power Stations

      To ask Her Majesty's Government , in view of the recommendations of the Renewables Advisory Board, when they will announce their policy on future methods of support for existing and new-build...

      Finance: Derivatives

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (a) the United Kingdom's ability to offer central clearing party facilities for euro-denominated securities and derivatives, and...

      Food: Chicken

      To ask Her Majesty's Government , further to the Written Answer by Lord Henley on 8 June (WA 36), whether minimum welfare standards for chicken meat production under Council Directive 2007/43/EC...

      Government: Contracts

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether government agencies contributed funds for the contracts between Fibrecity Holdings Ltd, H2O International Ltd, H2O Support Services, Innovation and World...

      Housing Benefit

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will contribute to the cost to local authorities of reviewing housing benefit payments.

      Human Rights

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will ensure that any amendment of Regulation EC/864/2007 on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations is compatible with Article 10 of the...

      Independent Networks Co-operative Association Ltd

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Wilcox on 24 June (WA 207), why the note of the meeting on 30 March does not cover discussion on the formation,...

      MEPs: Salaries

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the salaries, allowances and expenses available to Members of the European Parliament.

      Montserrat

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given in negotiations with the Government of Montserrat about a new Montserrat Constitution Order to (a) proposals for electoral...

      National Lottery

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any money from the National Lottery earmarked for community-led and charitable projects will be spent on mainstream public services.

      Northern Ireland: Bill of Rights

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the publicity issued by the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission about the Bill of Rights Forum recommending a bill of rights.

      Northern Ireland: Human Rights Commission

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will ensure that the international conference being arranged by the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC) in autumn 2010, for which the...

      Northern Ireland: Human Rights Commission

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Northern Ireland Office has been asked to provide a ministerial speaker at the annual conference of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission; if...

      Pedlars

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what guidance they have issued to local authorities about using the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 to prosecute pedlars as illegal street...

      Pedlars

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to encourage councils to introduce private bills to limit the rights of pedlars.

      Pedlars

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effects of the transposition into United Kingdom law of the European Union Services Directive on pedlars, in particular chair...

      Prisons: Expenditure Cuts

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what response they have made to the comments in reports of the Independent Monitoring Board on HM Prisons Grendon and Spring Hill about the effect of cuts on both...

      Public Bodies

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the total number of employees of non-departmental public bodies in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2008-09, (c) 2007-08, (d) 2006-07, and (e) 2005-06.

      Refugee and Migrant Justice

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how the former clients of Refugee and Migrant Justice will receive continuity of legal advice and representation.

      Refugee and Migrant Justice

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the ability of other providers of legal services to absorb the caseload of Refugee and Migrant Justice.

      St Helena: Airport

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have taken steps to re-examine the feasibility of establishing an airport on St Helena.

      Timber

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of local authorities have adopted the timber procurement policy that applies to Government departments.

      Trade and Investment

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to help secure new business for British industry in high-growth countries such as China and India.

      Trades Union Congress

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have given funds to the Trades Union Congress; and, if so, how much in the past five years.

      Turkey

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have made, or intend to make, representations to the government of Turkey about the fairness of court cases being brought against academics,...

      Unemployment

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many jobs were lost in (a) each English region, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales, and (d) Northern Ireland, in (1) 2009, and (2) the first two quarters of 2010.

      West Lothian Question

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord McNally on 21 June (WA 158) about the West Lothian question, what is the time scale covered by "in due course"; and whether...

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