To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many people there were seeking properties of each size on council house waiting lists in each local authority area in each...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much his Department and its predecessors spent on (a) reimbursement of staff expenses and (b) the 10 largest staff expense...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many chairs his Department and its predecessors purchased in each year since 1997; how much was spent in each such year; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government which IT contracts awarded by his Department in each of the last five years have been abandoned; and what the monetary value of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the cost was of pension contributions incurred by (a) his Department and (b) each (i) non-departmental public body and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the monetary value was of (a) public opinion research and (b) public relations contracts awarded by his Department in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many empty dwelling management orders have been issued in each local authority area in each year since 2006.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether he has set a timetable for the closure of the Government Office in each region; whether he expects existing employees...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether employees of the Government Offices for the Regions fall within the definition of surplus staff contained in the Cabinet...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what cost/benefit analysis he carried out prior to his decision on the future of the Government offices for the regions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what consultation he undertook with trades unions on his decision on the future of the Government Offices for the Regions; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government which (1) bodies at what structural (a) level and (b) location will be responsible for economic regional development fund...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many redundancies he expects will take place (a) in the South West and (b) in England as a result of his decision to close...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what steps he has taken to implement his policy on not telling communities how or where to build; and what effect the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much Kickstart funding was (a) allocated and (b) disbursed to each local authority for building projects in 2009-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent representations he has received from Hyndburn borough council on reductions in levels of public expenditure.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate he has made of the average percentage change in local authority budgets in 2012-13 consequent upon the removal of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much money (a) in total and (b) derived from the sale of council houses each local authority invested in financial markets...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will take steps to reduce the regulatory burden placed on local authorities by his Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much has been spent by each local authority on enforcement of the law relating to the private rented sector in each year...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many staff employed by (a) regional development agencies and (b) local government leaders' forums have been involved in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment he has made of the effects of the abolition of regional spatial strategies on the amount of renewable energy...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much funding his Department has allocated for the construction of social housing in (a) London, (b) the London borough of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether he plans to review the powers and responsibilities of local authorities in respect of Gypsies and Travellers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether passive millimetre wave and X-ray technology body scanners have been used at any UK (a) airport, (b) port, (c) railway station and (d)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of passive millimetre wave and X-ray technology body scanners; and whether he plans to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what guidance his Department issues on the frequency and nature of tyre condition checks for vehicles owned by Government departments and their...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what minimum requirements for tread depth his Department sets for vehicles owned by Government departments, their agencies and non-departmental bodies;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will bring forward proposals to increase the (a) frequency and (b) quality of tyre condition checks for vehicles owned by Government...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps have been taken to preserve the infrastructure of the Leamside Line for potential future use.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what studies have been carried out by his Department on the case for reopening the Leamside Line.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether the South East Airports Task Force will consider the scope for reducing the number of transfer passengers using airports in the South East.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans there are for high speed rail services to stop at Preston.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the answer of 22 June 2010, Official Report, column 109W, on biofuels: EU action, if he will make the acceleration of the rate of annual...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many fatal road accidents have involved quad bikes in each of the last four years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for East Yorkshire of 20 July 2010, Official Report, column 188W, on speed limits: cameras, how many...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what discussions he has had with his counterparts in other EU countries on labelling of tyres with respect to fuel efficiency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether his Department has assessed the merits of strengthening the inspection requirements for the tyre condition of school buses.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the relationship between the rolling resistance of tyres and levels of fuel...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will bring forward proposals to improve the provision of information to businesses about the relationship between the rolling resistance of tyres...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport on how many occasions he has held meetings with representatives of road safety organisations since his appointment; and whether he discussed...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) whether (a) his Department, (b) the Government Car and Dispatch Agency and (c) other agencies and non-departmental public bodies take into...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what discussions (a) he and (b) officials in his Department have had with Ofcom on the Online Copyright Infringement Initial...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what estimate he has made of the total savings which will accrue to the Exchequer as a result of the closure of the regional...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what estimate he has made of the total savings which will accrue to the Exchequer as a result of the abolition of the Museums,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport how much expenditure will be saved in 2010-11 by ending the free swimming initiative.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what estimate he has made of the number of people in (a) Wales, (b) England, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland who...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what his estimate is (1) of the number of cities that could be served by city TV stations; (2) of the minimum size of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what estimate he has made of the contribution of the theatre sector to gross domestic product in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what impact assessment he has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the abolition of the UK Film Council.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland with which (a) housing associations, (b) local authorities and (c) other organisations in Scotland he held meetings to discuss the impact of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland which local authority areas in Scotland (a) he and (b) the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State visited in August 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what discussions he has had with Home Office Ministers on reductions to UK Border Agency funding for police posts at Stranraer port.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what discussions he has had with the Scottish Executive on the forthcoming Papal visit.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what arrangements have been made for the visit of Pope Benedict XVI to Scotland.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland whether officials in his Department will be permitted to attend official events comprising part of the Papal visit during working hours.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland when he last met Cardinal Keith O'Brien to discuss the forthcoming Papal visit.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) men and (b) women were recruited to each service through the Armed Forces Careers centre in Gloucester in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps he plans to take to improve service accommodation for soldiers and their families.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much his Department has paid to (a) local authorities in council tax and (b) Annington Homes in rent for empty properties in the defence housing...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) service family accommodation units and (b) single living accommodation units have been classified as unfit for occupation in each of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many units of accommodation for UK armed forces personnel there were in Germany at the latest date for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many members of the armed forces have been serving for 10 years or more.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) which companies have re-bid for the Warrior Capability Sustainment programme; (2) what recent estimate he has made of the total cost to the public...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many staff are employed at the Atomic Weapons Establishment sites in (a) Aldermaston and (b) Burghfield.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps were taken to protect (a) Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) Aldermaston, (b) emergency service personnel and (c) members of the public...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which fire brigades attended the fire at the Atomic Weapons Establishment Aldermaston on 3 August 2010; how many firefighting personnel attended; and how...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence on what date and at what time the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) Aldermaston notified the Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service of the fire at AWE...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence for what reason the AWE Off-Site Contingency Arrangements were not activated to direct the response to the fire at the Atomic Weapons Establishment...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will place a copy of each document provided by AWE plc of written instructions and advice to firefighting personnel attending incidents at the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many incidents at the Atomic Weapons Establishment Aldermaston have resulted in attendance of the Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service in each...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Transport Regiment Royal Logistics Corps personnel are covered by the Civil Service Compensation Scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) one-bedroom, (b) two-bedroom, (c) three-bedroom and (d) four-bedroom properties are owned by his Department in Cyprus.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what proportion of invoices from suppliers his Department paid within 10 days of receipt in July and August 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many transport-related fines his Department has settled on behalf of its staff in each year since 2005; and what the cost to the public purse was in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the maximum lift capacity of the A400M will be for the UK purchased fleet.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) for what purpose the National Museum of the Royal Navy was established; (2) what the objectives are of the co-ordinating role for the National...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) for what reason (a) the National Museum of the Royal Navy and (b) his Department, on behalf of HMS Victory have indicated an intention to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many properties the Royal Navy rents in Talybont-on-Usk, Powys; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has for future flying activities at RAF St Mawgan.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how many staff are employed on the Trident Value for Money review; (2) how much has been spent to date on carrying out the value for money review...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether an estimate has been made of costs which will be incurred in the future by local authorities on Building Schools for the Future projects that...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) what plans he has for the building projects at (a) Chesterfield High School and (b) Crosby High School; (2) what plans he has to complete...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education how much was paid in bonuses to civil servants in his Department in 2009-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what his estimate is of the cost to the public purse of the re-branding of his Department (a) on the latest date for which figures are available and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what his policy is on the introduction of a new primary school curriculum in September 2011; and what recent representations he has received on such a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what plans he has for the Harnessing Technology grant; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) consultants and (b) civil servants were working on the e-Borders programme in each year since 2005.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department in respect of how many forced removals have children been separated from a primary carer and remained in the care of children's services...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the detection rates for (a) burglary offences, (b) violence against the person, (c) murder and (d) all reported offences were in (i)...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will take steps to end the retention of (a) DNA samples and (b) fingerprints of those arrested for but not convicted of an offence;...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people are registered on the national DNA database.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much funding has been allocated for women with no recourse to public funds to seek refuge from domestic abuse after the end of the pilot...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the security arrangements in place intended to prevent arms smuggling in the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate has been made of the number of convictions that could be overturned as a consequence of being based on low copy number DNA; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she expects to publish the level of compensation payable to companies involved in the development of identity cards whose contracts (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what illegal goods have been seized by the UK Border Agency as a result of coastline patrols in each of the last five years; and what...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what guidance she issues to police forces on (a) policy and (b) practice on the retention of information on persons cleared of criminal...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what discussions her Department has had on a strategy for sustainable agriculture in England; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what plans she has for the future of the Agricultural Wages Board.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent discussions she has had on reducing the regulatory burden on farmers; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps her Department has taken to monitor the entry of imported animal products and cloned animal products into the food...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what mechanism her Department has put in place to record and trace cloned cattle and their descendants.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what regulations her Department has put in place in respect of cattle clone embryo and sperm imports.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what assessment she has made of the responses to her Department's consultation on the use of wild animals in circuses;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what requirement there is on her Department to make payments for the whole period of an entry level stewardship or higher...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps she plans to take in discussions at EU level to address the future sustainability of the fisheries industry in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for which functions of the Food Standards Agency she has responsibility.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the Government's policy is on proposals at EU level to include the provision of information on food labelling about...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what discussions she has had on the effects on faith communities in the UK of proposals at EU level on the requirement of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when she last met the Secretary of State for Health to discuss food safety matters.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the running costs for the Gangmasters Licensing Authority were in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what plans she has for the future of the Gangmasters Licensing Authority.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what plans she has for the future operation and efficiency of the Rural Payments Agency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what timetable she has set for the implementation in the UK of the EU Due Diligence Regulation on timber.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with the Government of Burma on the detention on Aung San Suu Kyi; and if he will make a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions his Department has had with the Government of China on the case of Chen Guangcheng since July 2010; and if he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs who the members are of the UK Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe; when he expects a new UK...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the Government's position is on (a) Albania, (b) Kosovo, (c) Serbia and (d) Macedonia joining the European Union.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what his most recent assessment is of UK relations with Indonesia; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what his most recent assessment is of the development of Iran's nuclear programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent progress has been made on arrangements for the visit to the UK of Pope Benedict XVI; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the prospects for Serbia's accession to the EU; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what his policy is on the surrender of Ratko Mladic to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia as a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the Government's policy is on EU trade with Syria.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what his most recent assessment is of UK relations with Syria; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the Government's policy is within the International Atomic Energy Agency on inspection of Syria's nuclear programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the (a) average and (b) highest daily rate paid to consultants by his Department was in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many chairs his Department has purchased in each year since 1997; how much it spent in each such year; and what the five most...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much his Department spent on wine in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether his Department has forecast the effect of the proposals in the 2010 Budget on levels of (a) child and (b) pensioner poverty in (i)...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what elections are planned to be held on 7 May 2015 in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what steps he is taking to increase levels of voter registration.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change if he will take steps to ensure that local councils involve local people in implementing their carbon reduction plans.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change if he will provide additional financial and technical support for local councils to meet local carbon reduction targets.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change if he will encourage each local council to set a cap on carbon dioxide emissions taking into account (a) scientific evidence on the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what his policy is on the European Commission proposal to phase out subsidies for hard-coal industries in the EU by 2014.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (1) what estimate he has made of the minimum number of days stock of (a) natural gas, (b) oil, (c) petrol and (d) diesel required...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what recent assessment he has made of the implications for the UK of a second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what incentives his Department provides to members of the public to generate their own electricity.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what the policy of his Department is on provision of subsidies for the construction of new nuclear power stations.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change whether an assessment has been made of the merits of creating a special administration regime for a nuclear plant operator which...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what recent assessment he has made of the contribution of the Scottish nuclear energy industry to (a) energy security and (b) carbon...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what recent assessment his Department has made of the use of thorium-based nuclear reactors.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what progress his Department is making in establishing a full system of feed-in tariffs for small-scale low-carbon electricity technologies.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change if he will bring forward proposals for the support of renewables from funds raised by means other than taxation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what expressions of interest he has received from local authorities following the removal of restrictions on local authorities selling...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the cost to the Great Western Ambulance Service of the relocation of its headquarters to Chippenham has been.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the time taken for people diagnosed with eye cancer to be seen by a consultant; what steps he is taking to reduce the time;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to increase the involvement of young members of the public in the making of decisions that effect them by (a) Ministers in his...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health for what reasons the recommendation of the Commission on Human Medicines on the diabetes medication Avandia was not implemented throughout the NHS; and if...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) when his Department will publish its response to the consultation on proposals to implement generic substitution in primary care further to the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many specialist epilepsy nurses (a) left the NHS and have not been replaced, (b) were reassigned to other inpatient duties and (c) were in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether the choice of treatment and provider in some mental health services referred to on page 52 of the White Paper, Equity and Excellence: liberating...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health with reference to his Department's proposals for GP commissioning, who will be responsible for the funding of GP-led health centres.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health with reference to his Department's proposals for GP commissioning, what penalties practices will be required to pay in year (a) one and (b) two of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether GP practices will be reimbursed for rent under his Department's plans for GP commissioning; and what his policy is on the funding of primary care...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether GP practices will be permitted to dispense prescriptions under the new arrangements for GP commissioning.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the terms of reference are for the programme of bi-annual meetings between his Department and the Haemophilia Alliance; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he expects to be in a position to respond to the Finlay Scott Review on indemnity insurance as a condition of registration for health care professionals.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what steps his Department is taking to improve standards of health of people with a learning disability; and if he will make a statement; (2) what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what assessment his Department has made of (a) trends in numbers of adults with learning disabilities and (b) the effects of such trends on future...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what information his Department holds on the effectiveness of the nursery milk scheme as a measure available to all children; (2) what recent...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will arrange for the chief executive of University Hospital Birmingham to send a substantive reply to the letter of 6 July 2010 from the hon. Member...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether he has made a recent assessment of the level of confidence of general practitioners in the quality of secondary mental health services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many consultants are working in child and adolescent mental health services in each primary care trust; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether he has made a recent estimate of the effect on life expectancy of a mental illness; and if he will take steps to seek to reduce that effect.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many midwives were employed by the NHS in (a) 2008, (b) 2009 and (c) 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many independent midwives there were in (a) 2008, (b) 2009 and (c) 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment his Department has made of the merits of establishing a national strategy for motor neurone disease; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether proposed GP commissioning bodies will have the power to close existing NHS walk-in centres.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much income has been received from private patients using NHS hospitals and other NHS facilities since 1990.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will estimate the number of people registered with GPs who have a body mass index of (a) 40 or more and (b) 35 or more with a co-morbidity of each...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has for the use of (a) patient-reported outcome measures, (b) care plans and (c) bereaved relative surveys in developing his Department's...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will estimate the number of people using (a) direct payments and (b) personal budgets to fund their care who had engaged the services of agency...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many apprenticeships were available (a) nationally and (b) in the North East on the most recent date for which figures are...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the number of persons seeking an apprenticeship (a) nationally and (b) in the North East.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many higher level apprenticeship courses will be available in each constituency in the 2010-11 academic year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many people commenced an apprenticeship in (a) 1997 and (b) May 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) what steps his Department is taking to (a) encourage take-up of apprenticeships by and (b) broaden access to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what (a) the total administrative cost and (b) the (i) absolute and (ii) percentage administrative cost per apprentice of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills if he will take steps to ensure the continuation of business advice services provided to small and medium-sized enterprises...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills which IT contracts awarded by his Department in each of the last five years have been abandoned; and what the monetary value of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) what assessment he has made of the consultation undertaken with further education colleges by Summit Skills when developing...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what plans he has for the future of the Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills which body will be responsible for administering European Regional Development Funding in circumstances where that funding is...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of the effect on Blackpool of the decision to freeze further allocations of North West Development...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what the status is of funding allocated by the North West Development Agency to ongoing regeneration projects in Blackpool backed...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what proportion of people in (a) Liverpool Wavertree constituency and (b) England have graduate or higher level qualifications.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what guidance his Department provides to businesses on their legal obligations under national minimum wage legislation in respect...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills if he will take steps to ensure that small and medium-sized construction development firms in the North East have the opportunity...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many persons aged under 25 years are not in education, employment or training (a) nationally and (b) in the North East.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many apprenticeships funded from the public purse have been taken up in each financial year since the publication of the...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will establish an inquiry into the effectiveness of banks' lending practices in supporting economic recovery.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much his (a) Department and (b) its agencies and non-departmental public bodies has spent on travel for its employees in each year since 1997.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the monetary value was of the last bi-monthly payment from the UK to the EU budget.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps he is taking to reduce missing trader intra-community fraud.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when his Department plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Walsall North of 30 June, (reference 7/21100/2010), transferred to him from the...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has to improve enforcement of legislation governing the national minimum wage by HM Revenue and Customs.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the likely financial effect on Barnett consequentials to (a) Scotland, (b) Wales and (c) Northern Ireland of proposed...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the public sector pay freeze for those earning over £21,000 per year will include local government craft workers whose rates of pay are...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps have been taken by his Department to reduce levels of tax avoidance; and how much additional tax revenue he estimates will accrue from such steps.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer which accountancy firms have been approved by HM Revenue and Customs to conduct independent business reviews of companies seeking to defer their tax...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many (1) 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 20...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if he will estimate the sums to accrue to the Exchequer if zero rating for value added tax were removed from (a) domestic passenger transport, (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the cost to the public purse was of community sentences in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much was spent on external consultants and advisers by (a) his Department and (b) each (i) non-departmental public body and (ii) executive agency...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the annual expenditure on vehicles of (a) his Department and (b) each (i) non-departmental public body and (ii) executive agency for which his...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the cost was of pension contributions incurred by (a) his Department and (b) each (i) non-departmental public body and (ii) executive agency for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the average cost to the public purse was of a (a) district judge and (b) bench of magistrates in the latest period for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many prisoners have been provided laptop computers in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what organisational arrangements he has made to ensure the effectiveness of trilateral working between his Department, the Home Office and the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what assessment his Department has made of the likely effect on the level of unpaid fines of his Department's plan to increase the use of fines.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether wildlife crime is addressed in any Home Office advice on sentencing.