Tuesday, 27 July 2010
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much (a) his Department and (b) its agencies and non-departmental public bodies spent on website design in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland when he expects the proportion of Catholic police officers within the Police Service of Northern Ireland to reach 30 per cent.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many paid manpower hours civil servants in his Department spent on trade union-related duties and activities in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many civil servants in his Department spent the equivalent of (a) five days or fewer, (b) five to 10 days, (c) 10 to 15 days, (d) 15 to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what steps he is taking to encourage the use of anaerobic digestion (a) nationally and (b) in the East Midlands.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what plans he has for the (a) future and (b) future funding of regional green banks.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what steps his Department is taking to meet the target of a 20 per cent. reduction in carbon dioxide emissions by 2020.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Carbon Emissions Reduction Target and Community Energy Saving Programme...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what estimate he has made of the total level of carbon dioxide reductions credited to energy suppliers in respect of unsolicited...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change whether his Department plans to raise the feed-in tariff threshold from 5MW to 10MW.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what percentage of payments made by his Department to (a) small and medium-sized enterprise suppliers and (b) all suppliers were made...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much (a) his Department and (b) its predecessor spent on search engine biasing with (i) Google and (ii) other search engines in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much (a) his Department and (b) its non-departmental public bodies spent on legal advice in each year since its inception.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much his Department spent on hospitality for events hosted by each Minister in his Department in (a) May and (b) June 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much was paid in remuneration in total to civil servants in his Department in 2009-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change pursuant to the answer of 19 July 2010, Official Report, column 72W, on departmental public expenditure, if he will break down by...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many employees on temporary contracts worked in (a) his Department, (b) its associated non-ministerial departments and (c) the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much his Department has paid to trade unions in each year since 2008; and what estimate he has made of the monetary value of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many paid manpower hours civil servants in his Department spent on trade union-related duties and activities in each year since 2008.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many civil servants in his Department spent the equivalent of (a) five days or fewer, (b) five to 10 days, (c) 10 to 15 days,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what procedure he plans to adopt for the consideration of applicants for (a) new electricity lines of 132kV and above and (b) other...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what criteria he plans to put in place to determine whether energy efficiency products are eligible for support under the Green Deal.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 15 July 2010, Official Report, column 40WS, on the draft energy national policy...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change if he will consider the merits of requiring energy companies to (a) promote their social tariffs to those who qualify for them and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change if he will bring forward proposals to limit increases in domestic energy prices.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change when he expects Ofgem to publish conclusions of its consultation on ending the 65 working day notice period for unilateral contract...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what recent assessment he has made of the accuracy of the use of domestic energy prices when used to calculate wholesale energy prices.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what recent estimate he has made of the proportion of houses eligible under Government schemes for assistance with the installation of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change when he plans to publish the outstanding annual progress reports under the Home Energy Conservation Act 1995; and if he will make a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what his policy is on the future of the home insulation programme; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change if he will review the guidance produced by the Energy Technology Support Unit in 1997 on the assessment and rating of noise from wind...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change when he plans to publish a national policy statement on civil nuclear power; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change pursuant to the contribution of the Minister of State of 22 June 2010, Official Report, column 23WH, what steps he plans to take to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change pursuant to the answer of 14 July 2010, Official Report, column 796W, on Office for Nuclear Development, for what reason the Office...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment he made of the likely effects on the Government's progress on its targets on climate change of the reduction in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much water Didcot A power station used for cooling purposes in the latest period for which figures are available; and to what use...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment he has made of the effect on progress towards the Government's targets on climate change of (a) the reduction in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what steps he is taking to improve measurement and reporting of the contribution of central Government expenditure to delivering (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what his policy is on encouraging the (a) growth of environmental industries and (b) generation of electricity by low-carbon methods,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what discussions he has had with banks on access to finance for (a) businesses in the photovoltaic manufacture, installation and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change if he will meet representatives of Mipower Ltd in Shrewsbury to discuss the contribution of environmental businesses to economic...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change for what reasons tidal technologies used to produce electricity earn two renewable obligation certificates; if he will consider the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what recent discussions he has had on the use of pyrolytic energy recovery technology.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change when responses to the Renewable Heat Incentive consultation will be published; and when his Department will publish its own response to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change whether he plans to revise the noise assessment guidance for wind turbines (ETSU-R-97).
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change if he will revise ETSU-R-97 on the assessment and rating of noise from wind farms to bring it into line with current standards.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what role the County Court Bulk Centre has in respect of penalty orders issued by the Traffic Enforcement Centre.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) if he will review the circumstances in which the Legal Services Commission may enforce a charge for costs on compensation awards made to injured...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the running cost of Llangefni county court was in each year from 2006 to 2009.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what estimate his Department has made of the cost to the public purse of the operation of Redditch county court in each of the next three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what estimate he made of the proportion of available court time in each chamber of Rhyl county court during which the court sat in the latest period for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many warrants for the arrest of (a) defendants and (b) witnesses resident in the former Minehead court area have been issued for failure to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice for what reasons he decided to propose the closure of courts in Rhyl and Denbigh.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) what the operating costs were of each court in Wales in each of the last three years; (2) how much was spent on refurbishment and maintenance at...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many security staff work for HM Courts Service.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many security staff working at each court for HM Courts Service are employees of MITIE Group plc; what assessment he has made of the effects of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice on how many days each court in (a) Taunton and (b) Bridgwater sat in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many cases were heard in each court in Wales in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what proportion of offenders sentenced to prison terms of six months or less were sentenced for violent offences.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) which organisations officials of his Department have met to discuss regulation of the debt management sector since 6 May 2010; (2) what research...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what percentage of payments made by his Department to (a) small and medium-sized enterprise suppliers and (b) all suppliers were made (i) within 10...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what instructions have been issued by the private office of each Minister in his Department on the preparation of briefing, speeches and replies to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what his Department's budget for consultants is for 2010-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much his Department has spent on the Government Car Service since the Government took office.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much his Department spent on hospitality for events hosted by each Minister in his Department in (a) May and (b) June 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many of those convicted for a first offence of a non-violent and non-sexual nature have been sentenced to a prison term in each year since 2005.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many fixed penalties have been (a) issued and (b) paid in each of the last three months for shop theft; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether the consultation by HM Courts Service on the provision of courts services in Devon and Cornwall, Avon and Somerset and Gloucestershire will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what consideration he has given to the future use of the Bridgwater Magistrates' Court building should the consultation by HM Courts Service on the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether Andrew Williamson and Peter Smallridge received legal advice from his Department on the use of force and the human rights of children in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what estimate he has made of the number and proportion of householders who have legal insurance; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many district judges there were in each year from 2003 to 2009.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what legal aid expenditure was on immigration appeals in (a) London and (b) nationally in each financial year since 2005-06.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what plans his Department has for future funding for the Legal Services Commission.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what assessment he has made of the adequacy of courthouse provision in Taunton in the event of the closure of Bridgwater Magistrates Court.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what capital expenditure was incurred in maintenance of the building housing Llangefni magistrates court in each year from 2006 to 2009.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice with reference to the consultation of HM Courts Service on proposals on the provision of courts services in North and West Yorkshire, what factors he...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will make an equality impact assessment in respect of the proposed closure of (a) Denbigh magistrates court and (b) Rhyl county court.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice which of the magistrates' courts being reviewed for closure have an associated specialist domestic violence court.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many (a) criminal cases, (b) individual hearings in criminal cases and (c) non-criminal cases were handled by each magistrates court in West...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many justices of the peace there were in the County of Gwynedd in each year from 2006 to 2009; (2) how many justices of the peace sat as...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what steps he plans to take to help expedite compensation claims for those who have developed mesothelioma.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice with reference to article 57 of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption 2004, what embezzled public funds the Serious and Organised Crime Agency...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what assessment he has made of the effect of budgetary reductions in his Department on the implementation of his proposals for the rehabilitation of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many investigations have been conducted by the Office of the Public Guardian in each of the last three years; and how many of these have resulted in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the cost of the operations of the Office of the Public Guardian was in each of the last three years; and what the cost of producing the OPG in Touch...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many and what percentage of those offences brought to justice were (a) administered as out-of-court disposals and (b) pursuant to a criminal...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what estimate he has made of the number of people with pleural plaques eligible for compensation under the extra-statutory scheme announced on 22...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many of those with pleural plaques and eligible for the extra-statutory compensation scheme announced on 22 February 2010 have received compensation...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what plans he has for the future of prison officer Grade 2; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many foreign nationals were detained at HMP Peterborough in each month in the last 12 months to April 2010; what proportion of the total...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice 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.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will bring forward proposals to ensure prompt consideration of applications for the transfer of UK citizens serving prison sentences in (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many 13 to 19 year olds were prosecuted for possession of a gun in (a) Streatham constituency, (b) the London Borough of Lambeth, (c) London...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the oral answer of 20 July 2010, Official Report, column 161, on defendant anonymity (rape cases) (1) on what non-statutory basis he...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice which (a) persons and (b) organisations his Department consulted prior to (i) the issue of contracts to the private providers to run the secure...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will make it his policy to place secure training centres under the control of public sector providers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will review each control and restraint incident which took place in secure training centres during the 12 months to March 2009; and if he will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will bring forward proposals to prohibit the use of restraint techniques that involve deliberately inflicting physical pain in secure training centres.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will establish a public inquiry chaired by a member of the judiciary to investigate the compatibility of practices in secure training centres with...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice which companies have been contracted to transfer children under the age of 18 years to and from secure training centres; and how many times and for what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will bring forward proposals to prohibit the use of handcuffs on children in secure training centres and young offender institutions.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will undertake a review of child protection measures in secure training centres with the aim of bringing forward legislative proposals to improve...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will take steps to improve the provision of information to children who have been detained in a secure training centre and their families on their...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what information is provided by secure training centres to (a) children held in secure training centres, (b) the parents or carers of children admitted...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many staff have been (a) disciplined, (b) suspended and (c) dismissed following a restraint incident in a secure training centre in each of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether wrist locks are authorised for use in secure training centres.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will review the use of control and restraint techniques in secure training centres with the aim of ensuring that all techniques used by staff in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice with reference to the physical control in care restraint manual used in secure training centres, whether there are any equivalent documents governing...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what steps he has taken to inform the chairs of local safeguarding children boards of the restraint and breakaway techniques authorised for use in secure...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will bring forward proposals for a ban on the use in secure training centres and young offender institutions of restraint techniques which may...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many times a child has been held face down to the floor during restraint in each secure training centre in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether he has specified that any groups of children other than pregnant children must not be held face down on the floor in secure training centres.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many times a member of staff has used the technique of the tantrum hold in each secure training centre in each of the last five years; and for what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many times a member of staff has used the technique of driving their straightened fingers into a child's face in each secure training centre in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether children with (a) learning and (b) other disabilities were involved in any restraint incident in each secure training centre in the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many children of each (a) sex, (b) age group and (c) ethnic origin were involved in each restraint incident in each secure training centre in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many times a member of staff has used the technique of driving their inverted knuckles under a child's rib cage in each secure training centre in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much his Department and its predecessors has paid to trade unions in each year since 1997; and what estimate he has made of the monetary value of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many paid manpower hours civil servants in his Department and its predecessors spent on trade union-related duties and activities in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many civil servants in his Department and its predecessors spent the equivalent of (a) five days or fewer, (b) five to 10 days, (c) 10 to 15 days,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what mechanisms are in place for the governance of the Traffic Enforcement Centre.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many intermediaries are registered by his Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many referrals have been made to his Department's intermediaries in each year since 2006; and what proportion of such referrals have been made to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many deaf intermediaries are registered with his Department.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has for the accelerated development zones pilot programme.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he plans to bring forward proposals to achieve the commitment in the Coalition Agreement to introduce measures to end unfair bank and financial...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent assessment he has made of the effects on building societies of the implementation of the proposal to equalise the terms of depositor protection...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will bring forward proposals to strengthen the regulatory framework for building societies.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the likely effects on the residential letting sector of increasing the rate of capital gains tax.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what further plans he has for implementing his policy of taxing non-business capital gains at rates similar or close to those applied to income.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to his oral answer of 8 July 2010, Official Report, column 518, on banking, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that alternatives to the...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer of 15 July 2010, Official Report, column 912W, on child benefit, for what reasons he provided a reference to a web page rather than...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent research his Department has undertaken on the use of the Consumer Price Index to measure the rate of inflation.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment has been made of the effects of the proposed reduction in the small profits rate of corporation tax on (a) small businesses and (b)...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much (a) his Department and (b) its agencies and non-departmental public bodies spent on office refurbishment in each year since 1997.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much his Department spent on catering in each year from 1997 to 2009.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much (a) his Department and (b) its agencies and non-departmental public bodies spent on website design in each year since 1997.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps he has taken to ensure that his Department's Spending Challenge website complies with minimum standards of accessibility.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps he has taken to ensure that his Department's Your Freedom website complies with minimum standards of accessibility.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much (a) his Department and (b) its agencies and non-departmental public bodies spent on legal advice in each year since 1997.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what his estimate is of the mileage travelled by each Minister in his Department in a Government car in (a) May and (b) June 2010; (2) how many...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps he has taken to ensure that people without internet access can participate in his Department's Spending Challenge.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much (a) his Department and (b) its agencies and non-departmental public bodies spent on security in each year since 1997.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much his (a) Department and (b) its agencies and non-departmental public bodies spent on employee training in each year since 1997.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what requests he has received from the Equitable Members Action Group for information on Head A calculations; what information he has provided in response;...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his definition is of foodstuffs with a medicinal value.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer with reference to the 2010 Budget, what assessment he has made of the likely effects on low-income groups of the proposed changes to housing benefits.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many and what percentage of (a) men and (b) women who pay income tax pay it at the (i) basic rate, (ii) higher rate and (iii) additional rate.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many and what proportion of people who will no longer pay income tax as a result of the implementation of the measures in the June 2010 Budget are women.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has for the future level of the national insurance fund; and what recent discussions he has had with the Government Actuary on that matter.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many appeals against Valuation Office Agency rating assessments by independent petrol filling stations remain outstanding from the 2005 Valuation Office...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer on what occasions his Department received representations on the cost to the public purse of nuclear decommissioning as a proportion of net public sector...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many officials from his Department will be working directly for the Office for Tax Simplification.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the cost of setting up the Office for Tax Simplification.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much revenue the Government collected from the (a) importation and (b) sale in the UK of goods sourced, packaged or grown on Israeli settlements which...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will review the licensing process for the importation of goods sourced, packaged or grown on Israeli settlements which the UN has declared illegal for...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the change in the level of household (a) borrowing and (b) debt as a result of the June 2010 Budget by the end of 2011.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what effect implementation of the measures proposed in the June 2010 Budget will have on police numbers in (a) the London Borough of Lambeth and (b)...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many health in pregnancy grants were made in the area now covered by Worsley and Eccles South constituency in 2009-10.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent assessment he has made of the merits of increasing the £30,000 maximum holding for Premium Bonds.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what effect implementation of the proposals in the Department of Health's White Paper on NHS reform will have on the amount of money made available under...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he plans to respond to the final report of the Independent Commission on Funding and Finance for Wales; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the effect on the level of unemployment of the recently announced reductions in public spending.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assumptions the Office for Budget responsibility used of employer contributions to each of the four main public sector pension schemes in (a) 2010,...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what information his Department holds on rent levels in the London Borough of Hackney.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of (a) HM Revenue and Customs staff and (b) private debt collection agencies in collecting unpaid taxes...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what upgrading to HM Revenue and Customs' systems for income assessment and tax collection is in progress; and when he expects the upgrade to be completed.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much funding he plans to make available to local authorities for the repair and maintenance of potholes in roads for which they are responsible.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent representations he has received on a private sector alternative to a Government loan to Sheffield Forgemasters.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the effect on tax receipts of a tax relief on the UK games industry.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of progress in the implementation of the conclusions of his Department's consultation on the reports of False self-employment in...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his most recent assessment is of the application of the Rees rules on the introduction of retrospective legislation in light of the announcement by HM...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate has been made of the effect on revenues accrued by the Exchequer of online betting firms relocating offshore in the latest period for which...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate has been made of the administrative cost to small businesses of implementing the proposed rise in the standard rate of value added tax.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his policy is on the application of value added tax to electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) for what reasons value added tax is levied on packaged pet foods; (2) what assessment he has made of the merits of exempting packaged pet food from...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the number of households which will lose income as a result of the implementation of his proposals to (a) reduce the tax...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) vhow many tax credit overpayments have been written off in circumstances where claimants were diagnosed with mental health and related illnesses in...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many cases concerning working family tax credits were raised with (a) his Department and (b) HM Revenue and Customs by each hon. Member between May...
To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, how many complaints the Independent Parliamentary Standards...
To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, whether the Inter-government Despatch Service may be used to...
To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, how many times the Board of the Independent Parliamentary...
To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, what estimate the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority...
To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, what criteria the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority...
To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, what procedures the Independent Parliamentary Standards...
To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, pursuant to the answer of 14 July 2010, Official Report, column...
To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, if the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority will take...
To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, how much was claimed by hon. Members from the Independent...
To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, for what reason the Independent Parliamentary Standards...
To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, if the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority will assess...
To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, what the average time taken to provide a response to a query...
To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, what system the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority...
To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, what the average time taken by the Independent Parliamentary...
To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, what procedures the Independent Parliamentary Standards...
To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, what steps the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority is...
To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, what the policy of the Independent Parliamentary Standards...
To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, what the policy of the Independent Parliamentary Standards...
To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, what the (a) capital and (b) estimated annual running cost is...
To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, how many staff of the Independent Parliamentary Standards...
To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, how many staff seconded to the Independent Parliamentary...
To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, what recruitment procedure was followed for those working at the...
To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, how many agency staff have been contracted to work at the...
To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, (1) for what reason the Independent Parliamentary Standards...
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if she will discuss with Welsh Assembly Government Ministers the operation of the Environment Agency's water supply schemes in Wales.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what plans she has to discuss proposed changes to the number of parliamentary constituencies in Wales with (a) representatives of local government and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if she will make it her policy to support the use of the British-Irish Council and the Joint Ministerial Council to discuss the effect on Wales of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many items of correspondence she has received in support of the Government's proposals to reduce the number of parliamentary constituencies in Wales.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what recent representations she has received on proposals to change the boundaries of parliamentary constituencies in Wales.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of the Government's proposals to change the boundaries of parliamentary constituencies in Wales.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what steps she has taken to reduce the running costs of her Department since her appointment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what assessment she has made of the effect on the (a) Welsh economy and (b) number of public sector jobs in Wales of proposed reductions in public...
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on the proposed electrification of the South Wales to London rail line.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what discussions she has had with the First Minister on the hosting of the Ryder Cup tournament in Newport, 1 to 3 October 2010; and if she will make a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many people from Afghanistan have been awarded a Chevening scholarship for 2010-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent representations he has made to the Government of Afghanistan on the protection of rights to Christian belief and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on what date the Minister for Europe in his Department last met with the Albanian Ambassador to the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many employees work in the UK embassy in Brasilia; and how many are assigned to work on (a) climate change issues and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which British Council offices are under consideration for possible closure.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the answer of 12 July 2010, Official Report, column 508W, on British nationality: prisoners, on how many occasions...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what percentage of payments made by his Department to (a) small and medium-sized enterprise suppliers and (b) all suppliers...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he has made an estimate of the monetary value of the contracts between his Department and private sector companies which...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many (a) full-time and (b) part-time staff his Department employed in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much his Department has spent on the Government Car Service since the Government took office.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs for which of his Department's other Ministers a car and driver is provided for that Minister's regular or dedicated use.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he has taken to reduce the running costs of his Department since his appointment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what his Department's total (a) capital and (b) current spending was in each year since 1995 in (i) cash and (ii) constant...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which of his Department's regulations are under review; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many civil servants from each Government department are on secondment to EU institutions.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have been driven by the Government Car Service since the Government...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what estimate his Department has made of its expenditure on travel undertaken in an official capacity by each Minister in his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs in respect of which of the 22 priority countries under the Low Carbon High Growth Programme Fund his Department's programme...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will assess the merits of allowing nominees for senior ambassadorial appointments to appear before the Foreign Affairs...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the draft regulation on the European Citizen's Initiative proposed by the European Commission;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps his Department is taking to assist Christians in Eritrea at risk of persecution.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many (a) UK-based and (b) locally-employed staff are employed by his Department in each of the member states of the EU.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent reports he has received on anti-Semitism in France; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs to which organisations his Department provides grant funding; and how much it has provided to each in each of the last 10-years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make representations to the government of Indonesia on the restrictions placed on the Ahmadiyya Muslim community in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the answer of 15 July 2010, Official Report, columns 868-69W, on Iraq: embassies, how much each company listed in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what funding his Department allocated for the British-Israel Research and Academic Exchange Partnership in (a) 2008-09 and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) what his policy is on the sale of goods in the UK that were sourced, packaged or grown on Israeli settlements which the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he intends to reply to the letter dated 2 June 2010 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Dr...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Islington North of 10 June 2010 on behalf of the Chagos Islands...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will commission research into the level of public trust in the Secret Intelligence Service.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he has taken to press Slovakia to become a signatory of the Convention on Cluster Munitions.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with representatives of the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia since his appointment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps his Department is taking to secure progress towards peace in Somalia.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent reports he has received on the practice of forced sterilisation in (a) South Africa and (b) Namibia; whether he...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he is taking to support the International Criminal Court in bringing the President of Sudan, Omar al-Bashir, to trial.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what recent discussions he has had with the Deputy Prime Minister on the Act of Settlement 1701.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what steps he plans to take to help secure for Glasgow a legacy from the 2014 Commonwealth Games; and what discussions he has had with the Leader of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what discussions he has had with the Advocate General for Scotland on the exemption of Orkney and Shetland constituency from plans to reduce the size of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much his Department spent on website design in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much was paid in remuneration in total to civil servants in his Department in 2009-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what his ministerial engagements were on 13 July 2010; and what travel he undertook for the purpose of those engagements.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he has made an assessment of the likely effect of the expenditure reduction announced on 24 May 2010 on economic growth in Glasgow.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland when he next plans to meet the Leader of Glasgow city council to discuss the prospects for economic growth in Glasgow.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what discussions on what dates he has had with (a) the Scottish Government, (b) the Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament, (c) the Electoral...
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he has plans for a public consultation on the methodology for determining the date upon which the elections for the Scottish Parliament will be...
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health on the change in functions formerly carried out by the Food Standards Agency in Scotland.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on projected trends in employment in the public sector in Scotland attributable to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what estimate he has made of the gross reduction in the number of jobs in the public sector in Scotland in the next five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much his Department and its predecessor has paid to trade unions in each year since 1997; and what estimate he has made of the value of facilities...
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many paid manpower hours civil servants in his Department and its predecessor spent on trade union-related duties and activities in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many civil servants in his Department and its predecessor spent the equivalent of (a) five days or fewer, (b) five to 10 days, (c) 10 to 15 days,...
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities which of the Government Equalities Office's regulations are under review; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities what recent representations she has received on equality in appointments in the Church of England.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities which (a) (i) civil servants and (ii) special advisers in the Government Equalities Office and (b) other individuals are employed to write speeches...
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities whether she plans to end the Women's National Commission.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what proportion of his proposed increase in funding for development in Afghanistan will be allocated to (a) security, (b) economic...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development whether he has (a) had any meetings with and (b) received any representations from the directors or other representatives of (i)...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much his Department has spent on bilateral aid targeting (a) HIV and AIDS and (b) reproductive health in each year since 2005-06.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development pursuant to the answer of 14 July 2010, Official Report, column 776W, on the Common Agricultural Policy, what priorities he has set...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development when he expects the Government's cross-Whitehall conflict strategy to be published.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development pursuant to his answer of 12 July 2010, Official Report, column 501W, on departmental manpower, how many of his Department's 96...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much his Department spent on continuity of education allowance at (a) Charterhouse School, (b) Dulwich College, (c) Eton...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development which of his Department's regulations are under review; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much financial assistance his Department has provided to each country in southwest Asia to achieve the Millennium Development Goal...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps his Department is taking to remove barriers to education for girls in countries affected by conflict, with particular...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps his Department takes to ensure fair access to health systems through its aid programme frameworks in developing countries.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development pursuant to the answer of 8 July 2010, Official Report, column 418W, on developing countries: HIV infection, if he will make an...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development pursuant to the answer of 8 July 2010, Official Report, column 418W, on developing countries: HIV infection, when he expects the...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development pursuant to the answer of 8 July 2010, Official Report, column 418W, on developing countries: HIV infection, what progress has been...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps he plans to take towards eradicating the use of child labour in developing countries; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what disaggregated data his Department collects on the outcomes of maternal health programmes funded by his Department for (a) all...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development which countries are the top 10 recipients of EU development aid; how much aid was given to each in the last year for which figures are...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if he will estimate the cost to his Department of compliance with regulations arising from EU obligations in the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the Deputy Prime Minister's objectives are in attending the forthcoming UN summit on the Millennium Development Goals; and if he...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what plans he has for future budgetary support to the government of Mozambique.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of direct budget support given to Mozambique by his Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what estimate he has made of the proportion of the budgeted expenditure of the government of Mozambique attributable to contributions...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if he will assess the effect of his Department's direct budget support to the government of Mozambique on the level of that...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what proportion of his Department's budget will be spent on funding UK non-governmental organisations in 2010-11; and how he expects...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what decisions he has taken on Partnership Programme Agreement (PPA) funding for UK non-governmental organisations (NGOs) from April...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much his Department has spent on each type of aid in relation to activities connected with HIV and AIDS in each year since 2005-06.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development (1) what recent representations he has received on the construction of an airport in St Helena; (2) whether he has received recent...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 1 July 2010, Official Report, columns 49-50WS, on the Turks and Caicos Islands, what...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 1 July 2010, Official Report, columns 49-50WS, on the Turks and Caicos Islands, what...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what priorities he has set for the High-Level Plenary Meeting of the UN General Assembly in September 2010, with particular reference...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps he plans to take to inform Parliament of the outcomes of the High-Level Plenary Meeting of the UN General Assembly in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport which decisions taken by local authorities under legislation relating to national heritage require his consent before taking...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport how much his Department spent on car hire in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport whether he has made an estimate of the monetary value of the contracts between his Department and private sector companies...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport how much his Department spent on (a) sponsorship of and (b) attendance at awards ceremonies in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport how much his Department spent on taxis in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport how much his (a) Department and (b) its agency and non-departmental public bodies spent on training for its employees in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what steps his Department takes to ensure that the Union flag is not displayed upside down on official occasions.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport (1) what assessment he has made of the effects on the adult gaming centre industry of the introduction of a return to a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport how much his Department spent on public libraries in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport how much Big Lottery funding was awarded to the community and voluntary sector in Blaenau Gwent constituency in 2009-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport whether he has carried out an equality impact assessment on his proposed changes to the distribution of lottery funds.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what account he is taking of the views of those who purchase lottery tickets for the National Lottery in his review of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what information his Department holds for benchmarking purposes on the privately-owned air traffic systems of other EU member states.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what specific safety criteria and other conditions any organisation seeking to purchase the Government's share of National Air Traffic Services will be...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment has been made of the potential safety implications of the sale of the Government's share of National Air Traffic Services to a private...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what mechanisms will be in place to ensure the continued safety of (a) those working in the aviation industry and (b) passengers in circumstances in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will designate National Rail as a public company.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what recent assessment he has made of the case for additional airport capacity in England; (2) what his policy is on airport expansion outside...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps he is taking to encourage agreement at global level on reducing aviation emissions.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the recommendations of the Committee on Climate Change in its report, Meeting the UK aviation target-options for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) when his Department plans to publish a National Action Plan for meeting EU biofuel targets; (2) plans to bring forward mechanisms in support for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what his Department's policy is on the provision of subsidies for production of second generation biofuels.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will bring forward proposals to provide free concessionary bus travel for injured veterans.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans he has for eligibility rules on concessionary bus travel in England to 2015-16.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether he plans to change the age of eligibility for concessionary bus travel in the fiscal period 2011-12 to 2015-16; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport which bus services in Wigan constituency received funding from the Bus Service Operators Grant in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the effects on levels of carbon dioxide emissions from (a) biomass-to-liquid biofuels, (b) cellulosic ethanol biofuels...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many (a) discussions, (b) meetings and (c) exchanges of correspondence he has had with the Mayor of London on (i) Crossrail and (ii) funding for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps he intends to take to promote cycling in (a) the West Midlands and (b) Coventry.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will assess the merits of ceasing to levy the tolls at the Dartford-Thurrock crossing between 2100 on Friday (a) 10 September and 0500 on Monday...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what information his Department holds on the time taken by contractors employed by it to pay the invoices of their sub-contractors under prompt payment...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what percentage of payments made by his Department to (a) small and medium-sized enterprise suppliers and (b) all suppliers were made (i) within 10...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many separate buildings his Department occupies in (a) London and (b) elsewhere in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many hours of training on using (a) laptop computers (b) mobile telephones and (c) Blackberry's was provided to staff of his Department and its...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport 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 which...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much (a) his Department and its predecessors and (b) its agencies and non-departmental public bodies spent on hospitality in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much his Department has spent on official photographs of Ministers since the formation of the present administration.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what discussions he has had with Network Rail on the programme areas to be affected by planned reductions in his Department's budget.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport which of his Department's regulations are under review; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much (a) his Department and its predecessors (b) its agencies and non-departmental public bodies spent on security in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate his Department has made of its expenditure on travel undertaken in an official capacity by each Minister in his Department in (a) May...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many UK driving licences were reported stolen in each county in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate he made of the monetary value of free first class rail travel undertaken by staff of East Coast Main Line in the last 12 months; and what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what assessment he has made of the effect of ending the electric vehicle consumer incentive on (a) jobs, (b) the car manufacturing industry,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what representations he has received on his Department's funding for the Felixstowe-Nuneaton freight line; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much was spent on hotel bills for (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department and its agencies in each of the last three financial years;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will issue guidance to his Department's (a) agencies and (b) non-departmental public bodies on the retention and use of lobbying companies for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) whether he has had recent discussions with Transport for London on Government funding for options for the southward extension of the Bakerloo...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans he has for the development of Luton rail station; how much his Department has allocated to Luton for the period of the 2010 Parliament; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport with reference to his letter to the hon. Member for Dunfermline and West Fife of 8 July 2010, from which interested parties he has received...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps he plans to take to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from motoring; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will discuss with his Welsh Assembly Government counterpart the improvement of motorway links between England and Wales.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make it his policy to ensure that National Express Group does not operate in the rail industry after March 2011. [R]
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps he plans to take to improve the provision of public transport for physically disabled people (a) nationally and (b) in the East Midlands.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what criteria will be used for taking decisions arising from his independent review of the procurement of new rolling stock on (a) the East Coast Main...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what progress his Department has made on implementing the recommendations in the Better Rail Stations review; (2) what recent assessment he has...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if his Department will undertake further investigation of options for a station in Brixton on the East London Line Overground extension.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he expects to make a decision on the South London Route Utilisation Strategy's recommendation that Wimbledon loop Thameslink trains terminate at...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the effect of the current economic climate on his plans for high speed rail.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will renew the entitlement to benefits in kind for employees of publicly-owned rail companies.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps he plans to take to promote lower railway fares.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will take steps to ensure that future rail fare increases in the South East are proportionate to average earnings growth for regular pay for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 17 June 2010, Official Report, column 58WS, on transport: rail franchising, when he expects to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will include in the forthcoming review of rail franchises measures to encourage more flexible fare structures for commuters who work part-time...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent representations he has received on his proposals to link the High Speed Two rail line to Heathrow Airport.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what information his Department holds on whether peak-time train services on the Manchester-Huddersfield railway line are operating at over-capacity.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the economic effects on the North West of the proposed electrification of the Liverpool-Manchester line.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will provide previously planned new rolling stock for the (a) Manchester-Glossop and (b) Manchester-Huddersfield railway line.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what information his Department holds on whether peak-time train services on the Manchester-Glossop railway line are operating over capacity.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent assessment he has made of levels of overcrowding on commuter rail services into (a) London, (b) Birmingham, (c) Manchester, (d)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether he has made a recent estimate of the average cost to train passengers of parking in a railway station car park; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate he made of the (a) operating cost and (b) public subsidy per passenger made in respect of rail travel (i) on services run by each train...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will take steps to enable motorists charged under the Traffic Management Act 2004 to pay a charge and to appeal against it.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate has been made of the cost to the economy of road congestion in each region in the latest year for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport for what reasons the proposed Road Accident In-Depth Study has been cancelled; and whether he has plans for an alternative research project on the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what criteria will be used to determine which previously approved road building projects will proceed following the in-year reductions in his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will estimate the annual cost to the public purse of substituting (a) metal and (b) non-metal replacements for metal items stolen from highways...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent discussions (a) he and (b) his officials have had with the European Commission on seafarers' pay differentials.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he plans to introduce legislation to enable the use of credit cards for payment for tolls on the Severn crossings.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what discussions (a) he and (b) his officials have held with the British Chamber of Shipping on the Carter Review into seafarers' pay...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will publish each item of correspondence between Ministers in his Department and the Mayor of London on the budget for Transport for London since...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will publish the (a) agenda and (b) minutes of each meeting he has had with the Mayor of London on transport matters since his appointment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the answer of 20 July 2010, Official Report, column 189W, on the Vehicle Operator Services Agency (VOSA), if he will discuss the future of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent discussions he has had with Welsh Assembly Government Ministers on the electrification of the Wrexham to Bidston rail line.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what estimate he has made of the change in central Government expenditure on the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme attributable to the use of the...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what progress he has made in discussions with the Public and Commercial Services Union on changes to the Civil Service Compensation Scheme.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if he will publish the revised travel guidance for Government departments on first class rail travel.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many lone parents in Rutherglen and Hamilton West constituency are in receipt of jobseeker's allowance.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what recent estimate has been made of the proportion of people in Carlisle constituency employed in the manufacturing sector.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what his most recent estimate is of the proportion of the working population in (a) Carlisle constituency and (b) Cumbria employed in the public sector.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what proportion of those working in the public sector work in the (a) education, (b) health and (c) local government sectors; and how many work in...
To ask the Prime Minister what steps he is taking to ensure the personal details of security personnel are not disclosed.
To ask the hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners what recent representations he has received on the subject of the appointment of women bishops in the Church of England;...
To ask the Attorney-General how many cases have been brought for offences relating to human trafficking in each of the last three years.
To ask the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, representing the House of Commons Commission, what proportion of (a) all food, (b) meat, (c) fresh vegetables, (d) fresh fruit, (e) frozen...
To ask the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, representing the House of Commons Commission, what contracts the House of Commons Department for Facilities has with food producers and suppliers in Kent.
To ask the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many staff of hon. Members received P45 forms at the last payroll due to the transfer of staff pay...
To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what recent representations the Electoral Commission has received on the...
To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission what assessment the Electoral Commission has made of the extent of misuse of postal...
To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission when the next review of local government ward boundaries for Carlisle Council will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps he plans to take to regulate interest rates charged by banks on unauthorised overdrafts.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many households in Blaenau Gwent constituency he expects to be able to access broadband of 2mpbs or faster by December 2012.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills when he expects Grant for Business Investment funding provided through regional development agencies to be resumed.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many businesses in Bedford constituency received support from the Capital for Enterprise Fund in the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills when the review of the Grant for Business Investment and other Solutions for Business products will be completed; and if he will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what plans he has to consult businesses in (a) the West Midlands and (b) Coventry on the effect on the region of reductions in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what Cairn Energy and Capricorn Oil Ltd projects have received assistance through the Export Credits Guarantee Department in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps his Department has taken to monitor the financial and regulatory costs to businesses of participation in the Carbon...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills when he plans to bring forward proposals to achieve the commitment in the Coalition Agreement to introduce stronger consumer...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what percentage of payments made by his Department to (a) small and medium-sized enterprise suppliers and (b) all suppliers...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how much his Department spent on hospitality for events hosted by each Minister in his Department in (a) May and (b) June 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how much expenditure has been incurred by his Department on overseas travel in respect of each Minister in each year since its...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what the cost to the public purse of the literature produced by his Department and its predecessors has been in each year from...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what the budget was for ministerial travel in his Department and its predecessors in each year since 1997; how much was (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills pursuant to the answer of 15 June 2010, Official Report, column 391W, on regional development agencies, and with reference to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent representations he has received from regional development agencies on the future of the European Regional Development...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what the monetary value was of foreign direct investment from China (a) in total and (b) in each sector in each of the last...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how much capital support grant each further education college in London will receive in 2010-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what proportion of total spending on further education colleges was allocated in respect of (a) staff costs related to teaching...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills whether he plans to revise the system by which private higher education institutions are granted degree awarding powers; and what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps he plans to take to encourage access to higher education for those from low income backgrounds.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on levels of expenditure on higher education.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what the average cost to the public purse was of an undergraduate university course in the latest period for which figures are...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many young people resident in Don Valley constituency entered (a) higher education and (b) university in each of the last...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many representations he has received on the prohibition of methyl bromide by the EU; and what alternative fumigants to methyl...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent estimate he has made of the number of jobs in the UK that are dependent on trade with Israel; and if he will make a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of the environmental effects of Royal Mail's plans to phase out the use of post-bikes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what plans he has for the land assets held by each regional development agency following dissolution.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what his most recent estimate is of the cost to the public purse of the Research Excellence Framework.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) on what date (a) he, (b) each other Minister in his Department and (c) each official in his Department who was involved...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the range of revenues which could accrue to universities in England through the introduction of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of the effect of a graduate tax on the number of available university places; and if he will make a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills if he will bring forward proposals to increase the maintenance loan available to students from January 2011 to reflect the change...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what representations he has received from the Mayor of London on planning and betting shops in London since his appointment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate he has made of the number of people under the age of 18 years who have applied for local authority housing in each...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what percentage of payments made by his Department to (a) small and medium-sized enterprise suppliers and (b) all suppliers...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government which lower layer super output areas in Peterborough constituency are in the 10 per cent. most deprived such areas in the country.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what cancellation charges apply in respect of each of the contracts awarded under the FiReControl Project.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment he has made of the role of the Government Office for the North West in the response to the 2009 Cumbrian floods;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many third sector organisations, community groups and voluntary groups have been assisted by the Government Office for the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent representations he has received on the future of the Government Office for the North West; and when he expects to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what formal consultation his Department has undertaken in relation to his review of regional Government offices.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government which local authorities he consulted before taking the decision to abolish the Government Office Network.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what role the Government Office Network played in co-ordinating the Government's response to the swine influenza outbreak; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many Government Office staff are engaged in duties relating to the past closure requirements of the 2000-2006 European...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether he undertook a cost/benefit analysis as part of his review of the Government Office Network.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether he undertook a risk analysis as part of his review of the Government Office Network.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether he carried out an Equalities Impact Assessment before determining his policy on the Government Office Network.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government which voluntary sector organisations he consulted as part of his review of the Government Office Network.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many (a) discussions, (b) meetings and (c) exchanges of correspondence he has had with the Mayor of London on the grant...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment he has made of the role of the Government Office for the South East in the response to the Buncefield oil depot...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment he has made of the effect on the level of demand for emergency social housing from local authorities of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment he has made of the effect on levels of demand for private rented accommodation consequent on the proposed...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) what recent discussions he has had with housing associations and local authorities on the Kickstart programme; (2) what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of providing incentives to local authorities to make provision for new...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) how much he expects each (a) district council, (b) unitary authority and (c) county council to receive on average in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what his most recent assessment is of the likely effect of immigration on the level of demand for housing in England in the next...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether he plans to request a review of the size of local authority wards.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether he expects local authorities to make savings consequent on the publication of details of all purchases from suppliers of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 15 July 2010, Official Report, column 907W, on local government finance, what procedure he plans to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the percentage change in the number of directly-employed local authority staff has been since 2000; and what estimate has...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate he has made of the change in central Government expenditure on the Local Government Pension scheme attributable to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will discuss with local representatives in Teesside the formation of a sub-regional identity for Teesside; and if he will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will set a timescale for mayoral elections in the city of Leicester.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will review the role of the National House Building Council as the building controls authority for new-build housing.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) how many businesses will be affected by the proposal in the June 2010 Budget to cancel backdated business rate bills for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the (a) cost and (b) net present value is of the proposal in the June 2010 Budget to cancel backdated business rate bills...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 19 July 2010, Official Report, column 40W, on non-domestic rates, when he plans to lay before...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether he plans to increase the level of small business rate relief.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate he has made of the reduction in revenue from business rates consequent on the non-rating of agricultural buildings...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government which (a) directions and (b) other decisions by local planning authorities require his consent before taking effect.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) when he plans to bring forward proposals to amend the provisions of the Town and Country (General Permitted Development)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what steps he plans to take to protect private tenants from unscrupulous landlords.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many social housing tenancies were demoted as a result of anti-social behaviour in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many anti-social behaviour injunctions were served on local authority tenants in each of the last five years; and how many...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what his most recent estimate is of the total number of foreign national headed households in social housing; and what this...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many of the new (a) local authority social lettings and (b) registered social landlord lettings were to foreign nationals...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will bring forward proposals to give local authorities powers to take into account the economic and environmental effects...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the 12 largest local authorities in England with city status are in terms of (a) population and (b) area.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what progress has been made on the repairs to Yatimchay Road in Helmand Province intended to make the road safer from attack by improvised explosive devices.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will hold discussions with his US counterpart on coordination of the drawdown timetables of US and UK armed forces in Afghanistan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will review the cost-effectiveness of the use of attack (a) helicopters and (b) pilots in Afghanistan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will publish a diagram of the structure and responsibilities of RAF-HQ Air Command.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps he is taking to reduce the number of military and civilian personnel at RAF-HQ Air Command.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many low-flying sorties Royal Air Force pilots carried out in (a) Turkish, (b) Swedish, (c) Spanish, (d) Saudi Arabian, (e) Portuguese, (f)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what representations he has received on implementing the recommendations of the 25th Report of the Joint Committee on Human Rights Session 2008-09, HC...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence on what date the two-year contract extension awarded by his Department to Purple Food Service Solutions was signed; and whether there was Ministerial...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether he plans to commission a Ministry of Defence hospital unit in Scotland.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many armed forces families have participated in his Department's Home Ownership pilot.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his policy is on the future funding of the Home Ownership pilot; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what proportion of armed forces personnel live off-base.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will take steps to ensure that armed services personnel seriously injured on military operations are able to continue military careers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 13 July 2010, Official Report, column 602W, on armed forces: mental health services, whether the findings of the study to be...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 13 July 2010, Official Report, column 602W, on armed forces: mental health services, (1) whether the medical discharge...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 13 July 2010, Official Report, column 602W, on armed forces: mental health services, whether any medical assessment is made of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many retired officers are on the list of active personnel; and what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of such listings in the latest...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) when he expects the General Service Respirator to come into service; (2) what his most recent estimate is of the costs his Department will incur...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) early service leavers and (b) others have left each of the armed services in each year since 2005.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence to which Commonwealth organisations his Department provides grant funding; and how much it has provided to each in each of the last 10 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what national industrial capabilities he has identified as requiring protection and retention for strategic military purposes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has for the future of Defence Estates; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when the new head of Defence Estates will be appointed; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many urgent operational requirements have been commissioned to date; how many are in progress; what equipment is the subject of each such...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what joint procurement exercises his Department has with partners in (a) France and (b) Germany.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what percentage of payments made by his Department to (a) small and medium-sized enterprise suppliers and (b) all suppliers were made (i) within 10...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how much (a) his Department and (b) its agencies and non-departmental public bodies spent on office refurbishment in each year since 1997; (2)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what instructions have been issued by the private office of each Minister in his Department on the preparation of briefing, speeches and replies to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much (a) his Department and (b) its agencies and non-departmental public bodies spent on website design in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much (a) his Department and (b) its agencies and non-departmental public bodies spent on legal advice in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether he plans to relocate (a) civil servants and (b) Government bodies for which his Department is responsible (i) out of London and (ii) to the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the cost to the public purse of provision of official cars for (a) Ministers in his Department, (b) civil servants in his Department and (c)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers in his Department are entitled to the use of (i) a car with a dedicated driver, (ii) a car from...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much his Department has spent on the Government Car Service since the Government took office.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have been driven by the Government Car Service since the Government took office; and how much...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence on how many occasions Ministers in his Department have been driven to the House of Commons by the Government Car Service in each year since 2005.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much was paid in remuneration in total to civil servants in his Department in 2009-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much his Department spent on continuity of education allowance at (a) Charterhouse School, (b) Dulwich College, (c) Eton College, (d) Harrow...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much (a) his Department and (b) its agencies and non-departmental public bodies spent on stationery in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate his Department has made of its expenditure on travel undertaken in an official capacity by each Minister in his Department in (a) May 2010...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much (a) his Department and (b) its agencies and non-departmental public bodies spent on (i) electricity, (ii) water, (iii) heating and (iv)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will estimate the cost to his Department of compliance with regulations arising from EU obligations in the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) veterans and (b) veterans diagnosed with mental illness linked to their service are (i) imprisoned and (ii) on probation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) whether his Department's estimate that the cost to the public purse of paying equal pensions to Gurkha veterans who retired before 1 July 1997...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many low-flying sorties pilots of the (a) German, (b) US, (c) Turkish, (d) Swedish, (e) Saudi Arabian, (f) Portuguese, (g) Polish, (h)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many compensation payments his Department made to individuals living in North and Mid Wales relating to the effects of low-flying sorties in (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many complaints his Department received from individuals living in North and Mid Wales about low-flying sorties in (a) 2004, (b) 2005, (c) 2006,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what level of local overseas living allowance is paid to (a) members of the armed forces serving in Nepal and (b) staff of the Gurkha Welfare Trust.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the Government's policy is on intervening in the hijacking of UK-flagged merchant ships with British nationals on board; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether he plans to reduce his Department's expenditure on security provisions at the Naval Dockyard at Portsmouth.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his most recent estimate is of the cost of Operation Phoenix at RAF Menwith Hill; and who bears the cost of that operation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what expenditure his Department has incurred on tackling piracy around the Horn of Africa in the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether his Department has assessed the merits of delivering the first boat in the Vanguard-successor class submarines before the completion of the final...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which maritime war grave sites in UK waters were designated in the last five years.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister when he expects his proposals for fewer and more equal-sized constituencies to be implemented.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what criteria will apply to redrawing of the boundaries of urban parliamentary constituencies in Scotland under his proposals for fewer and more equal-sized...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what assessment he has made of the merits of holding the proposed referendum on the voting system for election to the House of Commons on a date other than 5 May 2011.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister pursuant to the oral statement of 5 July 2010, Official Report, columns 23-5W, on political and constitutional reform, whether the implementation of his...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister for what reason he has proposed exceptions to a general proposal that each future parliamentary constituency must have a population of registered electors within...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister whether he took advice from the Attorney-General on making reference to the legal status of the invasion of Iraq before doing so during Prime Minister's Questions...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what steps he has taken to ensure that people without internet access can participate in his Your Freedom consultation exercise.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the effect of the abolition of the Agricultural Wages Board on the UK's compliance with the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate she has made of the number of workers whose pay and terms and conditions were set by the Agricultural Wages...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs which of the terms and conditions currently set by the Agricultural Wages Board will not be set by the provisions of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what discussions Ministers in her Department had with representatives of agricultural workers prior to her announcement that...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether the consent of the Welsh Assembly Government is required to abolish the Agricultural Wages Board in England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what discussions she has had with representatives of trade unions representing workers who are covered by the Agricultural...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent discussions she has had with the Scottish Executive on the attendance of representatives of the devolved...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 20 July 2010, Official Report, columns 9-10WS, on Rural Payments Agency,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) how many Single Payment scheme claims made in (a) 2008 and (b) 2009 remain outstanding; (2) by what date she expects...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent representations she has received on prosecutions for non-payment of fines relating to the single payment scheme...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much the Rural Payments Agency has paid out under the Single Payment Scheme in each year since 2005.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 30 June 2010, Official Report, column 560W, on bovine tuberculosis: disease control (1) whether...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 30 June 2010, Official Report, column 560W, on bovine tuberculosis disease control, whether she...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps her Department is taking to protect listed buildings under threat from coastal erosion.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what instructions have been issued by the private office of each Minister in her Department on the preparation of briefing,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much (a) her Department and its predecessors and (b) its agencies and non-departmental public bodies spent on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much (a) her Department and (b) its agencies spent on search engine biasing with (i) Google and (ii) other search...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much (a) her Department and its predecessors and (b) its agencies and non-departmental public bodies spent on light...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much her Department spent on hospitality for events hosted by each Minister in her Department in (a) May and (b) June 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps she has taken to reduce the running costs of her Department since her appointment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much (a) her Department and its predecessors and (b) its agencies and non-departmental public bodies spent on security...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much her (a) Department and its predecessors and (b) its agencies and non-departmental public bodies spent on employee...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate her Department has made of its expenditure on travel undertaken in an official capacity by (a) her and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will bring forward proposals for a formal review of the Environment Agency's policy priorities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on how many occasions in each year since July 1999 Ministers in the Scottish Executive have (a) attended, (b) spoken on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 7 July 2010, Official Report, column 456W, on departmental public expenditure, from (a) what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when she expects to take a decision on authorising the land purchase in connection with the Horsbere Brook Flood Prevention...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 20 July 2010, Official Report, column 12WS, on machinery of government...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the Prime Minister's written ministerial statement of 20 July 2010, Official Report, column 12WS, on Machinery...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the Prime Minister's written ministerial statement of 20 July 2010, Official Report, column 12WS, on Machinery...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the Prime Minister's written ministerial statement of 20 July 2010, Official Report, column 12WS, on Machinery...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 19 July 2010, Official Report, column 6W, on food: standards, what recommendations the task force...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 19 July 2010, Official Report, column 6W, on food: standards, when the task force will next meet.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 19 July 2010, Official Report, column 6W, on food: standards, which body will take up the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether Thornaby woods in Stockton South constituency is classified as ancient woodland.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what research projects involving genetically-modified (a) crops, (b) food and (c) feed her Department has funded since...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the contribution of game management to the management of upland areas.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many extraction licences for hydroelectric schemes the Environment Agency has (a) issued, (b) refused and (c) received...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will bring forward proposals to ban battery cages for breeding pheasants.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps she is taking to assist with the clearance and re-stocking of sites affected by Phytophthora ramorum.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent assessment she has made of the spread of Phytophthora ramorum in Cornwall.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the administrative costs of the Rural Payments Agency have been in each year since 2005.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the contribution of the Sustainable Development Commission to the Government's sustainability...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much her Department has paid to trade unions in each year since 2001; and what estimate she has made of the monetary...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many paid manpower hours civil servants in her Department spent on trade union-related duties and activities in each year...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many civil servants in her Department spent the equivalent of (a) five days or fewer, (b) five to 10 days, (c) 10 to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will take steps to encourage utility companies to (a) increase the reliability of water supplies and (b) reduce the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will require water companies not to use housing targets contained in regional spatial strategies to inform water...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what methodology her Department plans to use to calculate the cost price of alcohol; (2) when she plans to bring forward legislative...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what organisations (a) she and (b) other Ministers in her Department (i) have met and (ii) plan to meet to discuss policy and practice on...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment she has made of the effect of the delay in processing asylum applications on the hidden economy and the level of illegal working.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people (a) applied for and (b) were refused UK citizenship in (i) Lancashire, (ii) the North West and (iii) the UK in each year...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many incidents of criminal activity involving stolen driving licences there were in the latest period for which figures are available;...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will make an assessment of the effects on levels of (a) crime and (b) civil disobedience of changes in the level of unemployment.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the Criminal Records Bureau's revenue was in the latest period for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department in respect of how many individuals the Criminal Records Bureau received (a) more than one, (b) more than two and (c) more than five...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many 13 to 19 year olds were killed in shootings in (a) Streatham constituency, (b) the London Borough of Lambeth, (c) London...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what information her Department holds on the time taken by contractors employed by it to pay the invoices of their sub-contractors under...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the budget for consultants to her Department is for 2010-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much (a) her Department and (b) its agencies and non-departmental public bodies spent on information and communication technology in...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department 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...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which Ministers in her Department have used an allocated Ministerial car to travel between her Department and the House of Commons on each...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much (a) her Department and (b) its agencies and non-departmental public bodies spent on hospitality in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much her Department spent on hospitality for events hosted by each Minister in her Department in (a) May and (b) June 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps she has taken to reduce the running costs of her Department since her appointment.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much was paid in remuneration in total to civil servants in her Department in 2009-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which of her Department's regulations are under review; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much (a) her Department and (b) its agencies and non-departmental public bodies spent on stationery in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many temporary employees are working in (a) her Department and (b) other bodies financed from its budget.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what training has been provided for Ministers in her Department since the formation of the present administration; and at what cost.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much her (a) Department and (b) its agencies and non-departmental public bodies has spent on travel for employees in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which (a) Ministers and (b) officials in her Department have been driven by the Government Car Service since the Government took office;...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many work permits were issued for (a) doctors and (b) nurses and auxiliary nurses from each African country under the (i) work permits...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what EU agreements made under Justice and Home Affairs provisions require further UK consent to be fully incorporated into the First Pillar...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent discussions she has had at EU level on the mechanisms for incorporating into the First Pillar those agreements made under Justice...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many non-fatal incidents involving (1) 13 to 19-year-olds and guns there were in (a) Streatham constituency, (b) the London Borough...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will request a report from the South African authorities on their arrangements for ensuring public order in relation to football fans...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what training is provided for police officers and the Crown Prosecution Service on enforcing the provisions of the Hunting Act 2004; and if...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Birkenhead of 9 June 2010, Official Report, column 157W, for what reason refunds for identity...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been barred from working with children by the Independent Safeguarding Authority.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans she has for the future of the Independent Safeguarding Authority offices in Darlington.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what tasks are undertaken at the Independent Safeguarding Authority's offices in Darlington.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people are employed by the Independent Safeguarding Authority in Darlington.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent research her Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the effects of the use of the substance khat.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many non-fatal incidents involving (1) 13 to 19-year-olds and knives there were in (a) Streatham constituency, (b) the London Borough...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Walsall North of 14 June 2010 on Abu Hamza, ref. M7887/10.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Rutherglen and Hamilton West on his constituent Ms Linda Patlock.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the UK Border Agency plans to respond to the letter of 23 June from the hon. Member for Basildon and Billericay regarding Mr B. Vadgama.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she expects to reply to the letter dated 11 June 2010 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton, with regard to Ms Aisha Akhtar.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she expects to reply to the letter dated 2 June 2010 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton, with regard to Mr Kasaif Ikbal.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she expects to reply to the letter dated 20 May 2010 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton, with regard to Mr A. Khan.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will bring forward proposals to enable multiple temporary event notices to be submitted on a single application.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 5 July 2010, Official Report, column 77W, for what reasons no decision was recorded in the cases of 122...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will issue guidance to police forces on the powers of police community support officers to issue fixed penalty notices; and if she...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what representations she has received from (a) the Audit Commission and (b) HM Inspector of Constabulary on the number of frontline police...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many police officers were (a) disciplined, (b) subject to criminal charges, (c) given a custodial sentence and (d) dismissed...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps she is taking to ensure that police forces give appropriate priority to responding to incidents of domestic violence.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what estimate she has made of the number of police officers to be recruited in (a) England and Wales and (b) Durham constituency...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) community support officers and (b) uniformed police officers have been recruited in (i) North Yorkshire and (ii) England in...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much overtime was undertaken in each police force in England and Wales in the latest period for which figures are available; and what the...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the salary is of the (a) chief constable and (b) deputy chief constable of each police force in England and Wales.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what payments other than salary payments were made to each (a) chief constable and (b) deputy chief constable in each police force in...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many times police exercised powers under section 22 of the Counter-Terrorism Act 2008 to engage in post-charge questioning of terrorist...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate she has made of the amount paid by each police authority to settle (a) cases out of court and (b) at the conclusion of...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether she has the power to authorise the deployment of additional firearms to police in Scotland.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what measures her Department has put in place to provide information and training for police forces about the availability and effect of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent assessment she has made of the prevalence of date rape; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will extend Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference arrangements to all areas.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what funding her Department plans to make available to maintain each of the existing Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conferences and the...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many stop-and-searches were carried out in (a) Streatham constituency, (b) the London borough of Lambeth, (c) London and (d)...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent steps her Department has taken to (a) detect and (b) prevent the incidence of telephone (i) hacking and (ii) blagging.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people identified as being associated with (a) Islamic extremist, (b) far right extremist and (c) dissident republican interests...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many cases the UK Border Agency has defended at the High Court in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she plans to announce her proposals on the future operation of the Vetting and Barring Scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many British citizens are registered on the Violent and Sex Offenders Register as having committed sexual crimes against children.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will meet the Chairman of the Police Federation to discuss Government assistance to police forces to secure the arrest of the killer...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether his Department has made a recent estimate of the cost to the economy of productivity losses consequent on people with rheumatoid...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what recent research (a) his Department and (b) its agencies have (i) commissioned and (ii) undertaken on the use and application of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when he expects to complete the renaming of council tax benefit as council tax rebate.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether he has made an estimate of the monetary value of the contracts between his Department and private sector companies which will be...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what property has been recorded as (a) lost and (b) stolen from his Department in the last 12 months; and what estimate has been made of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many of the staff employed by his Department on fixed-term contracts which are coming to an end will be given new contracts; and if he will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much his Department has spent on the Government Car Service since the Government took office.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much his Department spent on hospitality for events hosted by each Minister in his Department in (a) May and (b) June 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps he has taken to reduce the running costs of his Department since his appointment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps he plans to take to increase the number of officials seconded from his Department to EU institutions.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) whether he plans to make changes to the system of sanctions taken against those who commit (a) fraud and (b) error in disability living...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what steps his Department has taken to ensure compliance with (a) the legal duty to make reasonable adjustments under the Disability...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether he plans to revise the eligibility criteria for disability living allowance for people with mental health or behavioural conditions.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps his Department is taking to assist lone parents into work.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the cost to the public purse was of the Ethnic Minority Employment Taskforce in each year since 2004.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the cost to the public purse was of the Ethnic Minority Advisory Group in each year since 2006.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the monetary value of reclaimed funeral payments in (a) the West Midlands and (b) Dudley borough has been in each year since 2000.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether he has made a recent estimate of the level of over-occupation in social sector housing in respect of which the main tenant is in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether he has made a recent estimate of the number of non-dependants living in households in which the main occupier is in receipt of housing...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the likely saving to the public purse due to reductions in the sums allocated to fund temporary private sector...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many families in each status category receive housing benefit.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what proportion of claimants of housing benefit in (a) England and (b) Doncaster (i) are claimants of jobseeker's allowance and (ii) have...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what proportion of those affected by the reduction in housing benefit to 90 per cent. after 12 months on benefit, as announced in the June 2010...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps he plans to take to monitor the effect of his proposed changes to housing benefit.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what plans he has to review the housing benefit budget in respect of (a) supported and (b) sheltered accommodation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many households are in receipt of local housing allowance in each (a) local authority area and (b) broad rental market area.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in households in receipt of local housing allowance are (a) in work, (b) unemployed, (c) retired, (d) parents with...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many and what proportion of households in receipt of local housing allowance (a) make an additional payment to cover the difference...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what average housing benefit payment is for households in (a) the private sector and (b) the social housing sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what average housing benefit payment is for households in (a) the North West and (b) the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people receiving housing benefit are living in poverty.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what assessment has been made of the effects on tenants in the private rented sector of proposed reductions in housing benefit; (2) how...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will provide transitional measures to those on low incomes who have reduced incomes as a result of proposed reductions in housing benefit.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment has been made of the effects on levels of youth unemployment of changes to non-dependent deductions in housing benefit.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will make reductions in housing benefit only in cases where tenants are offered suitable alternative accommodation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many households will be affected by the proposal to limit working age housing benefit entitlement to reflect housing size.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions with reference to the Budget Red Book, page 40, Table 2.1, how the figures in lines 29 to 36 were calculated.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when he expects to publish draft regulations for the implementation of the housing benefit proposals in the June 2010 Budget.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people resident in the London Borough of Camden have been claiming the maximum level of local housing allowance in the latest period...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether the Government's proposals for changes to housing benefit will apply to households where one or more individual has a disability.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many households receive housing benefit of more than (a) £250 per week for a one bedroom property, (b) £290 per week for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will estimate the numbers of (a) pensioners, (b) single parent families, (c) families in the lowest income decile, (d) individuals on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many (a) pensioners, (b) people of working age in work, (c) people of working age who are unemployed, (d) social sector tenants and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people are receiving housing benefit in Wigan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the number of people unable to work as the result of an injury at work in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 21 July 2010, Official Report, columns 417-18W, on Jobcentre Plus: Edinburgh, how many of the 66 members of staff on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what estimate he has made of the effect on the number of Jobcentre Plus jobs of the implementation of proposals in the June 2010 Budget;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the effect of proposed staffing changes at Jobcentre plus on the ability of Jobcentre Plus Centres to help those...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many Jobcentre Plus staff are employed on temporary contracts in (a) Rutherglen and Hamilton West constituency, (b) South Lanarkshire and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what proportion of contacted claimants attended the mandatory back to work session for claimants of jobseeker's allowance in response to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many families resident in Dundee East constituency will be affected by changes to the rate of local housing allowance from October 2011;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps his Department is taking to ensure payment of child maintenance arrears owed to single parents in Redditch constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in (a) Rutherglen and Hamilton West constituency, (b) South Lanarkshire and (c) Lanarkshire and East Dunbartonshire...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the number of people who would be exempted from the requirement to pay into a workplace pension consequent on the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the number of people who would be excluded from the requirement to pay into a workplace pension consequent on the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether his Department has been consulted by the Office for Budget Responsibility on its employment forecasts.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will bring forward proposals to uprate pension credit by a level no less than that of earnings in each year of the 2010 Parliament.
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) Bedfordshire and (ii) Mid Bedfordshire constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in Rutherglen and Hamilton West constituency are in receipt of (a) the state pension, (b) pension credit and (c) winter fuel...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will bring forward proposals to increase the level of those allowances paid to pensioners for which his Department is responsible.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what recent representations he has received on the use of the consumer price index to calculate final salary pensions; and if he will make a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the change in expenditure in the Financial Assistance Scheme attributable to the use of the consumer prices index...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the (a) level of the basic state pension and (b) value of the retail price index uprating applied to it was in each year since 1989; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what recent discussions he has had with Ministerial colleagues on the effect of maternity leave on the pension contributions of working mothers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the number of people in (a) Rutherglen and Hamilton West constituency and (b) South Lanarkshire who have Post...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what plans he has to estimate the minimum income required for healthy living.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what recent estimate he has made of the number of children in (a) absolute poverty, (b) relative poverty and (c) combined material...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps he plans to take to reduce levels of income inequality in Lancashire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the effects on disabled people of recent changes to the eligibility criteria for accessing the Independent...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in (a) Bedfordshire and (b) Mid Bedfordshire constituency were in receipt of (i) disability living allowance, (ii) incapacity...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in Rutherglen and Hamilton West constituency are in receipt of (a) incapacity benefit, (b) disability living allowance and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many spouses of designated persons have previously (a) applied for and (b) been refused state benefits.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will bring forward proposals to raise the basic state pension by the (a) change in (i) average earnings or (ii) each price index or (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much his Department and its predecessors has paid to trade unions in each year since 1997; and what estimate he has made of the monetary...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many paid manpower hours civil servants in his Department and its predecessors spent on trade union-related duties and activities in each...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many civil servants in his Department and its predecessors spent the equivalent of (a) five days or fewer, (b) five to 10 days, (c) 10...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what forecast the Office for Budget Responsibility has made of those unemployed (a) for less than six months, (b) between six and 12 months,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many problem drug user residents in (a) Greater London, (b) the London Borough of Enfield and (c) Enfield North constituency...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many problem drug users resident in (a) the East of England, (b) Peterborough city council area and (c) Peterborough constituency...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people resident in Holborn and St Pancras constituency have been unemployed for more than a year.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether he plans to maintain the number of home visits to vulnerable clients undertaken by Pension, Disability and Carers Service local service...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions which private companies carry out the work capability assessment on behalf of his Department; and how much has been paid to each for this work...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what proportion of people in (a) the UK, (b) Wales and (c) Cynon Valley constituency who underwent the work capability assessment in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in (a) the UK, (b) Wales and (c) Cynon Valley constituency have undergone the work capability assessment as part of a claim...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 19 July 2010, Official Report, column 13W, on the Work Programme, who the members are of the review of the work...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 19 July 2010, Official Report, column 10W, on disabled people (work), if he will publish the results of the review...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many women are known to have died within one month of operations for termination of pregnancy notified under the Abortion Regulations 1991, as...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what discussions he has had with NHS London on future hospital and accident and emergency provision in London.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients attended each accident and emergency department in London (a) in each of the last three years and (b) in 2010 on the latest date for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will bring forward proposals for compulsory labelling of alcoholic drinks with (a) information on the number of units the drink contains, (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if he will (a) support and (b) provide funding for the establishment of a national centre for asbestos-related diseases; (2) how much he plans to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether he plans to assess the merits of (a) a discount and (b) an exemption scheme for non-profit organisations and charities as part of his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what compensation his Department has paid to (a) individuals affected by variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and (b) their families in each year since 1996.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what funding his Department has provided for research into variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in each year since 1996.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will bring forward proposals for an exemption from payment of prescription charges for cystic fibrosis patients.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of payments made by his Department to (a) small and medium-sized enterprise suppliers and (b) all suppliers were made (i) within 10 days...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much (a) his Department and (b) its agencies spent on search engine biasing with (i) Google and (ii) other search engines in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will place in the Library a copy of the internal background note prepared for the response to each Parliamentary question tabled by the hon. Member...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will place in the Library a copy of the internal background note prepared for the response to each parliamentary question tabled by the hon. Member...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate his Department has made of its expenditure on travel undertaken in an official capacity by each Minister in his Department in (i) May 2010...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent representations he has received on the application of the EU Working Time Directive to the working hours of surgeons and trainee surgeons; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what information his Department (1) has on the number of epilepsy specialist nurses transferred partially or in full to general nursing duties in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many foetuses have been used for the purposes of research in the last five years; which clinics have supplied foetal remains for research in the last...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what consideration he gave to the final recommendations of the Calman Commission on Scottish Devolution in deciding to change the function of the Food...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what projects on public attitudes to organic agriculture the Food Standards Agency has funded since 1997; what the (a) topic, (b) start date, (c) cost...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what projects on organic agriculture the Food Standards Agency has funded since 1997; what the (a) topic, (b) start date, (c) cost and (d) project...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether he plans to issue guidance on the role of GPs in managing proposed health consortia.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients are registered with GPs in each NHS district; and what recent estimate he has made of the number of eligible residents of each such...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make an assessment of the potential role of (a) secondary care professionals and (b) nurses in commissioning health services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many kidney transplants there have been in each of the last five years; and how many such transplants were classified as successful.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients requiring a kidney transplant (a) received a kidney transplant and (b) died while awaiting a transplant in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to conduct the mid-term review of the National Service Framework for long-term neurological conditions.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment his Department has made of the likely level of future demand for mental health services in London; and how much funding he plans to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the capacity of mental health in-reach teams to meet the needs of prisoners with mental health needs serving imprisonment...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment his Department has made of the contribution of local authorities to the delivery of child and adult mental health services provided...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what his most recent estimate is of the incidence of mental health illnesses in the prison population in England and Wales.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if he will review membership of the Partners Council of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence; (2) what criteria apply in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will bring forward proposals for a mechanism for the peer review of responses by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what consultation he undertook with patients' representatives prior to the publication of the Health White Paper.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to consult NHS employees in Coventry on the proposals in the NHS White Paper.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) whether NHS organisations consult any advisory body on the appointment of NHS chaplains; (2) which Minister in his Department has responsibility...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) managers and (b) administrative staff each NHS trust in Essex employed in each year since 1997; and what proportion of the total staff of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the deficit of each NHS trust in Essex was at the end of each financial year since 1996-97.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much interest each NHS trust in Essex has paid on servicing its debt in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment his Department has made of the implications of the NHS White Paper for higher education institutions; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the amount of value added tax (a) paid by the NHS in 2009-10 and (b) to be paid by the NHS in (i) 2010-11 and (ii) 2011-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people in the UK are registered on the National Organ Register; and what steps his Department is taking to increase levels of organ donation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the change in central Government expenditure on the NHS Pension Scheme attributable to use of the consumer prices index for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if he will commission research into the reasons for the rate of incidents of self-harm in England compared to other EU countries; and if he will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if he will take steps to co-ordinate a risk assessment of the effect on the incidence of self-harm of proposed policies and programmes; and if he...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what steps he is taking to ensure that schools which wish to become academies consult (a) parents, (b) local authorities, (c) local businesses and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what services currently provided by local education authorities he plans new academy schools will fund out of their own budget.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether local authority scrutiny committees may examine the performance or operations of academy schools
To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether (a) schools and (b) local authorities will be required to consult staff and trade unions before plans to transfer schools to academy status...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether new academy schools will take responsibility for legal liabilities and cases from the predecessor schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how much his Department and its agencies spent on the academies programme in the latest period for which figures are available; how many staff are...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will put in place contingency plans to compensate companies contracted to provide goods or services to academy schools in circumstances in which...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether protection of staffing structures and terms and conditions of employment in new academy schools under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education which schools in Dudley have submitted an application for academy status.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many schools in (a) Ealing, Southall and (b) the London Borough of Ealing have expressed an interest in becoming academy schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education which schools in the London Borough of Enfield have submitted an application for academy status.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what estimate he has made of the likely number of new academies that will apply for faith school status.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many grant-maintained faith schools have registered an interest in becoming academies.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether academy schools will continue to have to obtain admitted body status to the Local Government Pension scheme as a condition of their funding.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether (a) individual funding agreements and (b) supplementary funding agreements between him and academy schools will be published on his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether he plans to consult parents, governors and school staff on the contents of the new model funding agreement for academy schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether he plans to re-negotiate the funding agreements of existing academy schools if the Academies Bill is passed.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what assessment he has made of the effect on the ability of staff transferring to new academy schools in September 2010 to participate in a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education on what date and in what form his Department received notification that St Thomas More Catholic School in North Tyneside wished to register an interest...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether new academies will recognise the service of staff in the period before the school obtained academy status for the purposes of calculating...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what discussions his Department has had with the Charity Commission on proposals to make academy schools exempt charities with no public reporting...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education which schools in Warrington have expressed an interest in academy status.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many schools in (a) the West Midlands and (b) Coventry South constituency have expressed an interest in becoming academy schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what funding his Department has provided for the Bedfordshire and Luton Education Business Partnership (BLEBP) in each financial year since the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) pursuant to the oral statement of 7 July 2010, Official Report, columns 484-85, on schools funding, for what reason the location of Broadoak...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will ensure that Joseph Leckie School in Walsall South constituency continues to participate in the Building Schools for the Future programme;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education when he plans to inform Joseph Leckie School in Walsall South constituency of the decision on funding to be allocated to the school under the Building...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will issue guidance to schools which bid for funding under the Building Schools for the Future scheme on the ending of that scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many schools whose Building Schools for the Future scheme projects were classified as unaffected are already under construction.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) if he will ensure that projects already announced under the Primary School Capital programme continue as planned; (2) whether he plans to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what criteria will be adopted by the capital review team in assessing projects; and what consultations that team will undertake.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education on what date his Department received notification of the intention of (a) Penketh High School and (b) Sir Thomas Botelar School to apply to join the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) what criteria he plans to use to make his decision on Building Schools for the Future funding for proposed developments at sample schools; (2)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education pursuant to the oral statement of 5 July 2010, Official Report, columns 47-57, on education funding, what advice he received on whether to hold a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education when Partnership for Schools was informed of his decision to end projects under the Building Schools for the Future programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what assessment he has made of the effect on schools in West Cumbria of his decision to discontinue the Building Schools for the Future programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education when he plans to inform Branksome, Hurworth and Longfield schools in Darlington of the decision on the funding to be allocated to them under the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) what estimate he has made of the reduction in public expenditure which will take place in Ealing, Southall constituency as a result of his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what plans he has for the Building Schools for the Future project at (a) Bishop Thomas Grant School, (b) Dunraven School and (c) La Retraite School...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) what information his Department holds on the costs incurred by the London Borough of (a) Brent and (b) Camden in preparing schools in their...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) what plans he has for the Building Schools for the Future programme in Leeds; and if he will make a statement; (2) if he will take steps to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) what assessment he has made of the effects of the cancellation of Building Schools for the Future projects in Liverpool on employment and the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what plans he has for the Building Schools for the Future sample schools (a) Ian Ramsey and (b) Bishopsgarth in the borough of Stockton-on-Tees.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) what assessment he has made of the effects of his decision to terminate the Building Schools for the Future programme on the number of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) what the planned expenditure on the Building Schools for the Future programme in (a) Houghton and Sunderland South constituency and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education which schools in Telford and the Wrekin are part of his Department's review of the Building Schools for the Future Programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) which schools in Wandsworth have (a) received and (b) made use of funding from the Building Schools for the Future programme; (2) what the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) whether his Department had discussions with Warrington borough council before his announcement on the Building Schools for the Future programme;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what recent assessment he has made of the role of children and learners directorates in Government Offices for the Regions in safeguarding children;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will take steps to ensure that introduction of the proposed pupil premium does not lead to a reduction in funding for disadvantaged children in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether his Department plans to hold, together with the Department of Health, events to mark a National Year of Speech, Language and Communication in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education 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...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how much (a) his Department and its predecessors and (b) its non-departmental public bodies spent on security in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education which (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have been driven by the Government Car Service since the Government took office; and how much...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what assessment he has made of the effect on the number of (a) notices of entitlement issued and (b) payments made from the education maintenance...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will estimate the number of pupils in each local authority who would have received a free school meal had the 2009 Pre-Budget Report proposal on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what recent assessment he has made of the educational achievement of pupils in receipt of free school meals in schools in the Enfield local authority area.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what estimate he has made of the number of pupils resident in (a) the North East and (b) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency who...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many expressions of interest in free school status have been received from schools in London.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many pupils eligible for free school meals obtained (a) three, (b) four and (c) five A grades at A level in each of the last 10 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many (a) boys and (b) girls eligible for free school meals gained a grade C or above at GCSE in (i) modern languages, (ii) history, (iii) science...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will bring forward proposals to enhance the role of grandparents and extended kin in caring for children; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education pursuant to the answer of 12 July 2010, Official Report, column 570W, on personal, social, health and economic education, what the (a) prefix and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what plans he has for the Primary Capital Programme; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether equality impact assessments will be used in determining the areas of his Department's budget in respect of which spending will be reduced.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what timetable he has set for the abolition of the Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency; what plans he has for the transfer of its...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether he plans to bring forward proposals to raise the participation age in education and training to 17 years by 2013 and 18 years by 2015.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether schools capital allocations are made to local authorities which are not part of the Building Schools for the Future scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of support for cricket in state schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what recent assessment he has made of trends in participation in cricket as part of (a) PE activity and (b) school sport in state schools in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) what plans he has to refurbish primary and secondary schools in Dudley North constituency; (2) what recent representations he has received on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will provide assistance to schools affected by the reduction in the Harnessing Technology Grant to enable them to maintain their ICT commitments.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many expressions of interest there have been in the free schools scheme in the (a) Bristol, (b) South Gloucestershire and (c) Bath and North...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will take steps to ensure that all schools offer the possibility for students to study three separate science subjects at GCSE level.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what his policy is on provision of funding for (a) sixth form colleges, (b) secondary schools with sixth forms and (c) other post-16 providers; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether capital expenditure by sixth form colleges will be included within the remit of his recently announced review to advise on capital expenditure.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether he plans to ring-fence funding for continued provision of local Sure Start programmes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many temporary staff are employed by (a) his Department and (b) the education service.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what assessment he has made of the effect of recent changes to local authority funding on the Secretary of State's responsibility to ensure the...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 6 July (WA 32), whether they have adopted or plan to adopt a value-for-money policy when selecting approved...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs will continue the consultation on changing the county parish holding numbering system by which farms...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have given consular protection to Alan Shadrake.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many members of Her Majesty's reserve forces were deployed operationally during the past five years; and how many were wounded or killed during the same period.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what changes have been made in the past 12 months to the categorisation of injured soldiers; in particular, what are the new guidelines on whether a soldier is...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are considering introducing a net stable funding ratio standard into the regulatory regime for United Kingdom banks.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the estimates of the costs of financial sector interventions in Box B1 of the Budget 2010 Red Book include income from the Special Liquidity Scheme and the...
To ask Her Majesty's Government , further to the Written Answer by Lord Sassoon on 19 July (HL1362), what written proposals have been submitted to HM Treasury for new forms of payments to replace...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Sassoon on 19 July (HL1362), what criteria they have specified that new forms of payment must meet.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect on the competitiveness of United Kingdom banks of the terms on which the European Central Bank is making funding...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will introduce a levy on United Kingdom banks if the Government of Germany reverses its decision to introduce a levy on German banks.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the activities of private equity funds or managers posed a risk to financial stability over the past three years.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will amend the Children Act 1989 to allow divorced couples equal access to their children.
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Taylor of Holbeach on 13 July (WA 116), how many civil servants about to retire or having retired received honours in each...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how much the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's Counter Terrorism and Radicalisation Programme will cost in 2010-11.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of the total funds for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's Counter Terrorism and Radicalisation Programme are projected to be spent in Pakistan...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of the total funds for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's Counter Terrorism and Radicalisation Programme are projected to be spent in...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's Counter Terrorism and Radicalisation Programme's funds is projected to be spent in Saudi Arabia in 2010-11.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's Counter Terrorism and Radicalisation Programme's funds is projected to be spent in east Africa in 2010-11.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's Counter Terrorism and Radicalisation Programme's funds is projected to be spent in Yemen in 2010-11.
To ask Her Majesty's Government which programmes in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's Counter Terrorism and Radicalisation Programme in Pakistan will not be continued in 2010-11.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what measure of long-term trends in violent crime they use to formulate policy.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the European Commission is considering making a proposal for the free transfer of personal data on European Union citizens to Israel; and, if so, what...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Debt Management Office has discretion in the extent to which it funds the borrowing requirement, or whether it is required to try to fund it fully.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will make representations to the government of Singapore about the human rights implications of the arrest and detention of the British author Alan...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what responsibilities they propose to transfer from other departmental budgets to the Department for International Development.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to continue the Development Innovation Fund for small charities undertaking innovative development work.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what measures there are to allow disabled people not in possession of driving licences, signed passports or utilities bills in their own name who want to invest...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of why quantitative easing has not resulted in a corresponding increase in the money supply. To ask Her Majesty's Government whether...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Chevening Scholarships have been awarded over the past five years; to students from which countries; and how many are planned to be awarded over the next...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure consumers are informed of how much they are paying through energy prices towards the Carbon Emissions Reduction Target as part...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will include in the Energy Security and Green Economy Bill provisions for making transparent the cost transferred to consumers from energy suppliers...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Henley on 20 July (Official Report, col. 905), what forecast they have made of the shortfall in the generation of electrical power...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what regulatory requirements they are considering introducing for new applications for deep-water drilling for oil, drawing on the experience of the recent leak in...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the contribution of the United Kingdom continental shelf to the United Kingdom's future oil and gas supplies.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many megawatt-hours of energy they anticipate will be saved over the next 10 years through the introduction of smart meters; and what proportion of national...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will introduce a code of conduct for providers of smart meters to protect consumers from any factually incorrect or misleading information,...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have for developing a North Sea offshore wind super-grid.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the legal basis for (a) the proposed system of European Union financial supervision, and (b) the proposed directive on Alternative Investment Fund Managers.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to make a proportional cut to the United Kingdom's European Union net contribution of approximately £7 billion a year as part of the...
To ask Her Majesty's Government when the Bank of England joined the Banks of America and Japan to support the euro; what was the extent of support by the Bank of England; and whether any effort...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will take steps to prohibit credit rating agencies from issuing ratings on structured products where the agency is paid for so doing by the sponsor of...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to review the practice of firearms certificates being renewed without a police visit to the applicant. To ask Her Majesty's Government how many...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the research capacity at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office; and whether that capacity will be maintained or expanded.
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Sassoon on 9 July (WA 82-3), what income was generated from charging VAT on the fuel duty charged on petrol last year; and...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the relaxation of the blockade of Gaza announced by Israel has led to increased deliveries of essential commodities; if so, by how many tonnes per week;...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many consultants have been appointed to help HM Treasury implement expenditure cuts; how many more appointments are planned; and what is the forecast overall cost.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (a) Department for International Development, and (b) Foreign and Commonwealth Office, staff are in post overseas.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many public sector workers in each government department or body are employed within one hour's travel of (a) Barnsley, (b) Blackpool, (c) Doncaster, (d)...
To ask Her Majesty's Government when a minister will be appointed with cross-departmental responsibility for following issues related to violence against women overseas.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the mode of travel and cost of (a) each cabinet member, and (b) officials, to and from the Cabinet meeting in Bradford on 29 June; and what was the cost...
To ask Her Majesty's Government when they will amend the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 (SI 1995/418), as required by the Green Energy (Definition and...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have complied with Section 3 of the Green Energy (Definition and Promotions) Act 2009.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their response to the concluding observations and recommendations of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child of 23 September 2008 on the...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure that the draft United Nations Revised Principles and Guidelines for the Elimination of Discrimination Against Persons Affected...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their most recent assessment of the use of stem cells in the treatment of motor neurone disease.
To ask Her Majesty's Government on what timescale the UK Border Agency is required to provide support under Section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 following an application for support;...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will place in the Library of the House statistics on the criminal offences committed by detainees in Brook House Immigration Removal Centre in the...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to improve the immigration detention facilities for families and unaccompanied children at Heathrow Airport, with reference to the report of...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Shutt of Greetland on 20 July (WA 197) on the terrorist attack on The Grand Hotel, Brighton, whether the police or...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the proportion of land remaining in the West Bank after deducting closed military zones and bases, settlements, their fenced adjoining...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what arrangements they are making to ensure that the necessary resources, including probation staff, social workers and mental health workers, are in place...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what objectives they have for the forthcoming United Nations summit on the millennium development goals with regard to water and sanitation.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will introduce legislation to meet the 0.7 per cent aid target by 2013 before the United Nations summit on the millennium development goals in September.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what are their objectives for the forthcoming United Nations summit on the millennium development goals.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage increases in salaries and bonuses staff in the Northern Ireland Office received in 2009 and 2010.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the cost of providing official cars for (a) Ministers, and (b) officials, in the Northern Ireland Office in the last 12 months.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many civil servants took sick leave from the Northern Ireland Office during March of each of the past eight years.
To ask Her Majesty's Government , further to the Written Answer by Lord Shutt of Greetland on 21 July (WA 224), whether Northern Ireland-based staff of the Northern Ireland Office are provided...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Shutt of Greetland on 9 July (WA 83) which stated the monthly cost of taxis for the Northern Ireland Office could be...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to alter the partnership principles guiding the disbursement of United Kingdom aid.
To ask Her Majesty's Government when they will publish reviews of bilateral and multilateral aid.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the cost of their financial support, including the cost of training, to the security and intelligence services of the Palestinian Authority in each of the...
To ask Her Majesty's Government in what circumstances local planning authorities must require a land contamination assessment to be carried out before a planning application can be submitted; and...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many local authorities require a land contamination assessment to be made for all planning applications for the construction of residential housing.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the (a) names, (b) dates of birth, (c) gender, (d) race, (e) prisons in which they died, (f) causes of death, and (g) relevant index offences, of all 25...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of how much the prison population would be reduced if (a) persons aged over 70, (b) those with terminal illnesses, and (c) mothers...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, in assessing the costs and benefits of the functions of non-departmental public bodies, they will take into account the cost to public funds of the...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to protect families and individuals with no recourse to public funds who are not in touch with the authorities where there may be...
to ask the Leader of the House whether he has studied the number of Questions for Written Answer which were not answered within the target answering time during recent years; and what proposals...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Freud on 19 July (WA 176) about the cost of answering Written Questions, whether the £750 level applies to all Written...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will make representations to the government of Rwanda about the arrest and imprisonment of workers in small businesses and independent traders selling...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the member of the Gwent Crown Prosecution Service, Sarfraz Ibrahim, who was recently jailed for corruption will maintain his pension and other benefits...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what has been the average A-level attainment of those entering the bachelor of education course since 2005.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether during their terms of office chairs of the Youth Justice Board have had access to an unredacted copy of the Physical Control in Care manual.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether members of the Youth Justice Board have had access to an unredacted copy of the Physical Control in Care manual whilst they were carrying out their...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Physical Control in Care manual released to the Children's Rights Alliance for England on 13 July is still in use; and, if not, when its use ceased.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many times in each of the last five years restraint has been stopped in each of the four secure training centres because a child was having difficulty breathing.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many injuries on children to (a) the face, (b) the neck, (c) shoulders, (d) ribs, (e) thumbs, (f) wrists, and (g) other areas of the body, following a...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many times a child held in a secure training centre has been examined by a medical professional (a) from within the establishment, and (b) from outside the...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many times a child has complained to a member of staff about pain or injury to his or her (a) face, (b) neck, (c) shoulders, (d) ribs, (e) thumbs, (f) wrists,...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will place in the Library of the House a copy of the Physical Control in Care manual released to the Children's Rights Alliance for England on 13 July.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have made, or will make, representations to the government of Syria to establish the fate of 400 persons recently arrested on suspicion of membership...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether there are tax benefits to encourage the gift of works of art and artefacts to the nation during the lifetime of the donor; and, if so, whether any changes...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any ministerial visit is planned to the Turks and Caicos Islands in August or September.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of jobs that will be lost as a result of the £6.2 billion reduction in grant allocations to local authorities for...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, in light of the recent consultation on packaging recycling targets and the fact that no statutory target exists for 2011 onwards, what steps they are planning to...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of tests of freshwater fail due to phosphate pollution; and what other main sources cause freshwater to fail standards tests.
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