To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what information his Department holds on the number of people aged between 60 and 64 in the Tyne and Wear concessionary travel scheme who...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he expects to finalise the Dee Harbour Revision Order for publication.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make it his policy to implement the recommendation of the North Committee report on road safety and the drink-driving limit and bring...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much the Highways Agency has spent on purchasing vehicles in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps he is taking to improve (a) access to and (b) safety on public transport for people with disabilities; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what his most recent estimate is of the cost to the public purse of a (a) fatality, (b) serious injury and (c) slight injury caused by a road accident.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether he has commissioned recent research into the likely effects on the number of people (a) killed, (b) seriously injured and (c) slightly...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many (a) children and (b) adults were (i) killed, (ii) seriously injured and (iii) slightly injured in road accidents in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the cost to his Department was of the Metro Gold Card scheme in the last five financial years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what discussions his Department has had with Nexus on plans for future funding of the Metro Gold Card.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what discussions she has had with Welsh Assembly Government Ministers on the future of the Agricultural Wages Board.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the average change in agricultural wages has been in each year since 1990.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what her Department's policy is on the use of cloned animals in food production; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps she is taking to protect the (a) corncrake, (b) bittern, (c) black grouse, (d) black-tailed godwit, (e) cirl...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the reasons for recent changes in the number of bovine tuberculosis herd incidents.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps she is taking to reduce the incidence of bovine tuberculosis in badgers; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps she plans to take to introduce responsibility deals for business waste.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Brecon and Radnorshire (Roger Williams) of 14 June 2010, Official Report,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what targets she has set for the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions from peatland and wetland; and if she will make a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent representations she has received on the consideration of regionalisation in the review of the common fisheries...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many payments to suppliers were made by (a) her Department, (b) its agency and (c) its non-departmental public bodies...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs which local authorities had a two-weekly refuse collection service in 2009-10; and whether her Department provided financial...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate she has made of the cost to local authorities which operate alternate weekly waste collections of introducing...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether her Department provides assistance to (a) the government of Gibraltar and (b) the Gibraltar Ornithological and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what financial penalty her Department incurs if it withdraws from an (a) Entry Level Stewardship and (b) Higher Level...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment has been made of the cost to her Department of terminating (a) Entry Level Stewardship and (b) Higher Level...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps she is taking to prevent fly-tipping in Coventry.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what further steps she plans to take to encourage local food production and consumption.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what contribution her Department has made to the Strategic Defence and Security Review in respect of UK food security.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what estimate she has made of the minimum number of days supply of food required for the UK to maintain an acceptable...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what progress she has made in introducing an accurate country-of-origin labelling scheme for food products; and if she will...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what plans her Department has to bring forward proposals to require the separation of food waste in municipal waste collection.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what her Department's policy is on the use of genetically-modified crops; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) which (a) individuals and (b) organisations she (i) consulted and (ii) plans to consult before making a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 8 June 2010, Official Report, column 90W, on hazardous substances: waste disposal; for what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps she is taking to eliminate Japanese knotweed, with particularly reference to Manchester, Gorton constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many people were (a) proceeded against and (b) convicted of an offence under the provisions of the (i) Badgers Act...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps her Department is taking to increase public awareness of the effects of illegal logging on the climate and rainforest.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps she plans to take to improve cross-departmental co-operation to tackle tropical deforestation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when she next plans to publish guidance on design standards and legal requirements for gates and stiles on public rights of way.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the total cost to the public purse was of fines issued by the European Union to the Rural Payments Agency and its...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps she plans to take to reduce the number of stray dogs.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the risk of flooding in the Medway towns from a surge tide coinciding with a spring tide; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the effect of changes in global wheat prices on food prices in the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent progress has been made in her Department's joint study to assess options for a Chinese timber legality...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with the UN Secretary-General on negotiations towards an international arms trade treaty; and if he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he has taken in relation to the treatment of the Generation 88 Burmese activists Htay Kywe, Mie Mie and Zaw Htet Ko Ko.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he has taken in relation to the arrests of the Burmese ethnic Karenni political activists Khun Bedu, Khan Kawrio and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many payments to suppliers were made by (a) his Department, (b) its agency and (c) its non-departmental public bodies (i)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 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 Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much was paid by his Department in rent for properties in (a) total and (b) each (i) region and (ii) nation of the UK in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received on incidents of anti-Semitism in France since July 2010; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent reports he has received on the establishment of facilities in Syria for the production of missiles to be supplied to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he has received reports on the transfer of weapons from Syria to Hezbollah in Lebanon, with particular reference to Scud...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what (a) reports of and (b) representations on the recent blog post by HM Ambassador to Lebanon on the death of the late...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received on the present locations of Hezbollah military capability in Lebanon, with particular reference to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment he has made of the capacity of the UNIFIL mission to fulfil its mandate in respect of asserting the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether the comments of HM Ambassador to Lebanon on the death of the late Sheikh Fadlallah represent a change in British policy...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many meetings on human rights policy he has had with non-governmental organisations since his appointment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many of his Department's staff worked on the Annual Report on Human Rights during April 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether the Prime Minister received assurances from the Indian Government on the separation of India's military and civil...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether the Government have received representations from any other government party to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with the Government of Iran on the imprisonment of members of the Baha'i community in that...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent reports he has received on the range of any ballistic missiles held by Iran.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent estimate he has made of the quality of all (a) enriched uranium and (b) 20 per cent. enriched uranium held by Iran.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what documents the Government have made available to the United States in relation to Abdelbaset al-Megrahi since 20 July 2010;...

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received on the shooting of four residents in the Beit Hagai settlement near Hebron on 31 August 2010; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received on the shooting of two civilians at Rimonim Junction, east of Ramallah, in September 2010; and if...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received of raids by Egyptian police on weapons depots in Sinai on 28 and 29 August 2010; and if he will...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he is taking to improve UK relations with Syria.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how much was paid by her Department in rent for properties in (a) total and (b) each (i) region and (ii) nation of the UK in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Justice on prison capacity in Wales.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) what recent discussions she has had with the (a) First Minister of the Welsh Assembly Government and (b) Presiding Officer of the National Assembly...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent assessment he has made of the security situation in the Korean Peninsula; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many personnel were serving in the Army on the latest date for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of co-operation between the US and the UK on military matters.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has for the role of the Royal Gurkha Rifles in the Army.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps he plans to take to counter the threat from improvised explosive devices in Helmand province.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether he has any plans to integrate UK military forces with those of other EU member states.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the likely effects on employment in the defence industry in Lancashire of reductions in levels of defence spending.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 26 July 2010, Official Report, column 615, on Afghanistan: peacekeeping operations, what information his Department holds on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence with how many British-based private security companies his Department has a contract for the provision of services in Afghanistan; and if he will make a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has to mark Armed Forces day 2011; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many members of each regiment of the Army were dismissed for using illegal substances in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many and what proportion of service family accommodation units had been continuously empty for (a) six, (b) six to 12, (c) 12 to 24, (d) 24 to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what percentage of his Department's housing stock is (a) void and (b) uninhabited.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many minority ethnic service personnel were recruited to each service (a) nationally and (b) in Gloucester in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps his Department takes to consult service personnel and their families on their preferred priorities for accommodation upgrades.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what progress his Department has made on implementing recommendation (a) 2, on strategic review, (b) 3, on management of void properties, (c) 4, on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the (a) longest, (b) shortest and (c) average time taken was to make repairs to forces accommodation from the point of a call out in each of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much was charged to occupants of Modern Housing Solutions accommodation for repair of damage caused by them in each of the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many complaints Modern Housing Solutions received regarding animal infestations in service accommodation in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many calls were made to his Department's special forces housing helpline in 2009.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) single living and (b) service family accommodation units his Department has in (i) the UK and (ii) overseas.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many houses owned by his Department were rated as grade (a) one, (b) two, (c) three and (d) four in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence on how many occasions his Department has been proceeded against for non-payment of (a) council tax and (b) utility bills owed on properties in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many empty properties on the defence housing estate his Department has (a) made ready for occupation and (b) moved service families into in each of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his policy is on (a) offering employment in the military for those members of the armed forces who are injured while on active service and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many times Army technical officers have been called out to deal with (a) suspected and (b) actual explosive devices in Northern Ireland in (i)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much it cost to run the Army Technical Operation (Bomb Disposal) in Northern Ireland in the latest period for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many pension payments have been processed by the Service Personnel and Veterans Agency in each year since 2007.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the estimated total annual pension cost is expected to be in 2020 of payments to (a) uniformed armed forces, (b) uniformed regular armed forces...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the total annual pension cost was in the last full year for which figures are available of payments to all (a) uniformed reserve armed forces, (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the average annual percentage change in spending on the Army was between (a) 1980 and 1997 and (b) 1997 and 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the average annual percentage change in the size of the Army was between (a) 1980 and 1997 and (b) 1997 and 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what measures he has put in place to recruit more high explosives and ordnance experts to the Army.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence with reference to the document entitled Meeting the aspirations of the British people: 2007 pre-budget report and comprehensive spending review, Cm 7227,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many of his Department's staff who have worked in Iraq or Afghanistan are covered by the Civil Service Compensation Scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) Army, (b) Royal Air Force and (c) Royal Navy personnel there are in Cyprus.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many people employed by his Department in Cyprus are (a) UK citizens and (b) non-UK citizens.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many children (a) under 10 years old and (b) between 10 and 18 years old of UK military personnel are being educated in Cyprus.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the estimated value is of (a) land and (b) buildings owned by his Department in Cyprus.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps he is taking to increase levels of UK defence exports.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent discussions he has had with his French counterpart on Anglo-French defence co-operation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much his Department spent on (a) reimbursement of staff expenses and (b) the 10 largest staff expense reimbursement claims in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many referrals from the Department of Work and Pensions the Service Personnel and Veterans Agency has received in each year since 2007.

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 Germany.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the book value is of sites and buildings owned by his Department in Germany.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the book value is of the (a) sites and (b) buildings owned by his Department in Gibraltar.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether he has had discussions with the government of Gibraltar on methods of disposing of old ordnance other than exploding it off the coast of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many of his Department's staff at Kentigern House in Glasgow work on duties relating to (a) military staff based in Scotland and (b) (i) military...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has for the future of the Brigade of Gurkhas; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what proposals he has to mark the 200th anniversary of Gurkha soldiers serving in the British Army.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many times Royal Air Force aircraft have been deployed from each base to intercept Russian aircraft in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the Statement of 17 June 2010, Official Report, columns 1040-41, on public spending, in which country the company contracted to provide the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which ships of the Royal Navy are deployed on operations at sea; and where each is deployed.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will publish the terms of the memorandum of understanding signed on 11 June 2008 between his Department, the wind energy industry and the then...

To ask the Prime Minister which Ministers and officials accompanied him on his visit to India in July 2010.

To ask the Prime Minister whether any representatives of the nuclear industry accompanied him on his visit to India in July.

To ask the Prime Minister which Minister has lead responsibility for the review of health and safety law; and what role he is playing in the review.

To ask the Prime Minister (1) how many e-petitions there were on the Downing Street website with (a) fewer than and (b) more than 500 signatures on 6 April 2010; (2) for what reasons...

To ask the Prime Minister (1) (a) on what date and (b) by what means he was first informed of Department of Health proposals to end the nursery milk scheme; (2) what discussions he had had...

To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, what the (a) value and (b) length of contract is for the...

To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, how many (a) full-time and (b) part-time staff work for the...

To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, how many full-time staff each department of the Independent...

To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, if he will list each of the changes made to the rules and...

To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, how many refusals of claims had been communicated to hon....

To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, what proportion of claim refusal decisions communicated to hon....

To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, how many Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority staff are...

To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, how many documents submitted to the Independent Parliamentary...

To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, what procedures are followed by the Independent Parliamentary...

To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, how many and what proportion of telephone calls to the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on (a) reductions in the expenditure of arts...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what recent discussions he has had with the BBC Trust on the BBC's use of licence fee revenue; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what recent representations he has received on the grounds for the National Lottery Commission's interim decision to refuse...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what recent representations he has received on the continuation of the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme; and if he will...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport how many payments to suppliers were made by (a) his Department, (b) its agency and (c) its non-departmental public bodies...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport how many unpaid, expenses-only internships there have been in (a) his Department and (b) public bodies which fall within his...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport if he will estimate the average cost per pensioner household of upgrading radio equipment in vehicles and properties in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what percentage of radio listeners in (a) England and Wales and (b) Mid Norfolk use digital radio; what percentage of people...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what discussions he has had with broadcasters to ensure that public service radio broadcasting continues to provide universal...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport if he will meet representatives of the Big Lottery to discuss the effects of the withdrawal of funding from the Pathways...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport (1) if he will review the operation of the horserace betting levy to ensure that payments are collected effectively; (2)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport if he will encourage the Arts Council to relax its free entry conditions on grants to allow recipients to charge admission to...

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 Museums, Libraries and Archives Council.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport whether he has made an assessment of Ofcom's performance in meeting its objectives for the draft Initial Obligations Code.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport how much has been drawn down from the Olympic Contingency Fund in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport if he will bring forward proposals to improve the independence of the Press Complaints Commission.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the provisions of the Code of the Press Complaints Commission on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport if he will assess the adequacy of arrangements for regulation of the press.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what guidance his Department has given to the Press Complaints Commission on the definition of the public interest.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what plans he has for the future of regional arts councils; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport if he will meet members of the Welsh Language Society to discuss future funding arrangements for S4C.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport how many athletes identified during a UK Sport Talent Identification and Development campaign are in receipt of an Athlete...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many residents of Washington and Sunderland West constituency were employed by the Audit Commission on 12 August 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will review the effectiveness of the operation of the Community Infrastructure Levy Regulations 2010; and if he will make...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent estimate he has made of the level of outstanding capital investment requirements for arm's length management...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the (a) artist, (b) estimated value and (c) description is of each piece of artwork commissioned for display in his...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 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 Communities and Local Government how many payments to suppliers were made by (a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) its non-departmental public bodies...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 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 Communities and Local Government how much his Department spent on external public relations in 2009-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many external training courses were attended by staff of his Department in the last 12 months; and what the cost to the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much of the office space of the Gloucestershire Tri-Service Emergency Centre at Waterwells is not in use.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will take steps to avoid redundancies from the Government Office Network in regions where there are vacancies in other...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what steps the Government is taking to reduce levels of homelessness (a) nationally and (b) in the West Midlands.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate he has made of the number of people in (a) Coventry and (b) the West Midlands who were homeless in each year...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent representations he has received on the level of assistance available for adaptations to dwellings and aids to enable...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment he has made of the effect of council tax discounts on second properties on the number of empty properties.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many empty dwellings there are in each local authority area.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many local authorities had exercised their option to rescind the 50 per cent. council tax discount on empty properties after...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what steps he is taking to assist property owners to bring empty properties back into use. [R]

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate he has made of the total interest paid by local authorities in 2009-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will review the management and functions of the Local Government Ombudsman.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) pursuant to paragraph 2.18 of Budget 2010, HC 61, what progress has been made on ensuring that local government public...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what plans he has for the future system of empty property rates.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether his proposed new planning legislation will include provisions for restrictions on the level of parish precepts.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many planning applications were notified to his Department under the provisions of the Town and Country Planning...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many planning applications which departed from the development plan were notified to his Department under the provisions of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many times he has used his powers to revoke Article 4 directions issued by local planning authorities under the General...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will use his powers under section 5 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 to revoke...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much the Planning Portal has spent on its Second Life website presence; and when the Second Life site was started.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many homes were repossessed in (a) the West Midlands and (b) Coventry in each year since 2000.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government with reference to Building Bulletin 101 on ventilation of school buildings, if he will review Part F of the Building Regulations...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the participation of local authority members in meetings of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse attributable to activities in connection with fresh Traveller...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what (a) regional and (b) national targets there are for local authorities in respect of the provision of Traveller sites.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent discussions he has had with local authorities on emerging Government policy on the duty of local authorities to make...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will call in for examination the recent decision of the Planning Inspectorate on the proposed development of a windfarm at...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if he will take steps to reduce the level of tobacco-related disease in developing countries; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development in what programmes his Department plans to participate to reduce the incidence of green tobacco sickness and poisoning from pesticides...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many payments to suppliers were made by (a) his Department and (b) its non-departmental public bodies (i) within 30 days of, (ii)...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what percentage of his Department's office accommodation he has offered to the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development on how many days on average employees of his Department were absent from work as a result of ill-health in 2009-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what files his Department holds on (a) the United Nations Population Fund, (b) the International Planned Parenthood Federation and...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the World Bank-administered multi-donor climate investment funds.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what plans he has for the future funding of the Overseas Territories Environment Programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much funding his Department plans to provide to the United Nations Development Fund for Women in the period to 2015.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much the running costs of the Civil Nuclear Police Authority were in the latest period for which figures are available, broken down...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change if he will make approval of the application for consent for a coal-fired power station at Hunterston conditional on the carbon...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what agreements were made at the recent Joint International Monetary Fund World Bank Spring Meetings on energy and climate...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what progress has been made in achieving a 10% year on-year reduction in carbon dioxide emissions from the Government estate; and if he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what plans he has to increase the number of jobs associated with the offshore energy industry.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change if he will consider introducing a pre-accreditation scheme for feed-in tariffs; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change if he will bring forward an energy planning strategy which provides for a determination of (a) the number of wind farms required...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what his Department's estimate is of the average length of time which will be taken to decide on a patient application for funding for a treatment through...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average waiting time was for (a) an appointment with a cancer specialist and (b) hospital treatment from the time of referral by a GP in (i)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what organisations will have responsibility for community hospitals following the introduction of GP commissioning.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much his Department spent on (a) reimbursement of staff expenses and (b) the 10 largest staff expense reimbursement claims in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health 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 Health how many payments to suppliers were made by (a) his Department, (b) its agency and (c) its non-departmental public bodies (i) within 30 days of, (ii)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health 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 Health how many NHS-related non-departmental public bodies (a) have been abolished since May 2010 and (b) will be abolished in the next five years; and what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much the NHS has spent on treating type 1 diabetes and its complications in each of the last 10 years; and what sources and assumptions were used to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the number of people in England with type 1 diabetes; and what sources and assumptions were used to derive these figures.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to improve services for people with epilepsy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will take further steps to encourage people to have frequent eye tests.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how the accounts of GP consortia will be audited; and what mechanism will be used to assess whether they are achieving value for money when purchasing...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what mechanisms GP consortia will use to manage demand within the budget allocated to them; what assessment has been made of the risk of GP consortia...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what mechanisms will be used to prevent conflicts of interest where private providers join GP consortia in respect of commissioning decisions using NHS funds.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the average likely (a) annual administrative cost and (b) headcount of each GP commissioning group to be established under...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what protection he plans to put in place for the terms and conditions of employment of staff transferred from primary care trusts to GP commissioning...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether GPs will have the power to decide the membership of GP consortia.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what powers the NHS Commissioning Board will have regarding membership of GP consortia.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he plans to take to ensure that IT systems provided to support GP commissioning are (a) cost effective and (b) reliable.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many clinical trials are taking place at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital; how many of them are part-funded by pharmaceutical companies; and how many of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make an estimate of the proportion of clients at the new health centre in Fallowfield, Manchester who are resident in the M19 postal district.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps will be taken to ensure that any lack of financial viability of private suppliers of patient services will not adversely effect such services...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what representations he has received from disability organisations on future levels of spending by his Department for people with disabilities; and if he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what progress has been made in his discussion with his Isle of Man counterpart in respect of a new reciprocal health agreement with the UK; whether he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department plans to take to ensure that the views of people with a learning disability are taken into account through HealthWatch.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what funding will be provided to local authorities to fund HealthWatch groups in their areas when they are established.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what steps his Department is taking to ensure that patients are adequately informed about hospital car parking charges; (2) what steps his...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many births per full-time equivalent NHS midwife there were in each region in (a) 2008 and (b) 2009.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what resources will be provided to Monitor to enable it to carry out the functions of economic regulator of providers of NHS care; and if he will make a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the number of people in England with multiple sclerosis; how much the NHS has spent on treating this condition in each of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent discussions he has had with (a) Ministers and officials in his Department and (b) representatives of the private and voluntary sectors on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what discussions he has had with the (a) private and (b) voluntary sector on the future of the NHS Choices website.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) individuals and (b) full-time equivalents were employed in the NHS in each year since 2006.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether he plans to review the use of private finance initiative projects in the NHS; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) which (a) individuals and (b) organisations he plans to consult as part of his Department's review of palliative care funding; (2) whether his...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether he plans to review his Department's end of life care strategy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has for the future of the choose and book system following the introduction of GP commissioning.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will bring forward proposals to provide free prescriptions for people (1) with lifelong illnesses; (2) aged below 60 years who have Parkinson's...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether there are plans to appoint a national clinical director for rare diseases.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has for the future of the Thames Valley Primary Care Agency following the introduction of GP commissioning.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he plans to take to expedite provision of thrombolysis treatment for stroke victims in (a) the West Midlands and (b) England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what steps he is taking to improve access to post-acute services for thrombolysis patients; (2) what steps he is taking to improve access to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of availability of treatments for vitamin D deficiency; (2) what steps he plans to take to...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he plans to adjust approved mileage allowance rates in line with changes made since 2002 to HM Revenue and Customs Advisory Fuel Rates for (a)...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the use of International Monetary Fund special drawing rights as a source of climate finance.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his policy is on the provision of financial support for community-owned renewable energy schemes from community-based credit unions; and if he will...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the effects on the average level of household debt of the Government's programme of spending reductions and the proposed...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of invoices from suppliers his Department paid within 10 days of receipt in July and August 2010.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many payments to suppliers were made by (a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) its non-departmental public bodies (i) within 30 days of, (ii)...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much (a) the Debt Management Office and (b) his Department spent on website design in each cost category between 2003-04 and 2006-07.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the monetary value was of (a) public opinion research and (b) public relations contracts awarded by his Department in (i) each (A) nation and (B)...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many external training courses were attended by staff of his Department in the last 12 months; and what the cost to the public purse was of each such course.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what discussions he has had with the Chief Executive of the Financial Services Authority (FSA) on the effects on small businesses of the FSA's fee...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer with reference to Table 2.1 of the Budget Red Book, HC 61, what methodology was used to calculate the figures for expenditure reductions by (a) limiting...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether his Department plans to publish a summary of the suggestions it has received from members of the public on reductions in expenditure by local...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Basildon and Billericay of 19 July on a constituent, Mr N. Kelleway.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he expects his Department to respond to the letter of 7 July 2010 from the hon. Member for Basildon and Billericay on a constituent, Mr T. Sheppard.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much HM Revenue and Customs spent on enforcement of legislation governing the national minimum wage in each of the last five years.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of work undertaken by the Financial Services Authority to encourage young people to save.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he plans to place a limit on non-cyclical structural borrowing (a) between 2010 and 2015 and (b) after 2015.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the effects of the public sector pay freeze on the progression of public sector staff against incremental pay scales; and if...

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 whether the £21,000 annual threshold his Department has set for the public sector pay freeze will be calculated on basic pay only.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the £21,000 annual salary threshold his Department has set for the public sector pay freeze will be calculated on basic pay only.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps are being taken to promote the use of community benefit clauses in Government procurement contracts; whether there are targets for the use of...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has for the future of research and development tax credits; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much was spent by HM Revenue and Customs on outsourcing to debt collection agencies to pursue tax debts in each of the last five years; and how much was...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what mechanism HM Revenue and Customs has put in place to monitor the conduct of its debt collection agency contractors; (2) what safeguards HM...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent discussions HM Revenue and Customs has had with offshore account holders on the process of depositing funds outside the UK.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what details of offshore account holders HM Revenue and Customs has sought from UK banks in the last 12 months.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment his Department has made on the effects of business taxes on larger empty commercial properties on levels of investment in new commercial...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much HM Revenue and Customs spent on the production and distribution of Tax Guides CDs to UK businesses in each year since 2005.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of processing subject access requests in connection with overpaid tax credits to date; and how many...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what proportion of A levels in (a) chemistry, (b) physics, (c) mathematics and (d) modern foreign languages were awarded to candidates from (i)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what proportion of those pupils taking further mathematics at AS level were studying at (a) comprehensive, (b) independent and (c) grammar schools...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many and what proportion of children of compulsory school age in each local education authority area attended independent schools in the most...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what proportion of (a) primary and (b) secondary schools rated (i) good and (ii) satisfactory at their most recent Ofsted inspection were rated...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what options for the number of seats in the House of Commons he considered before deciding to propose 600 seats as the size of the House.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister (1) what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of (a) transport, (b) venue and accommodation, (c) printed materials, including backdrops, (d)...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers accompanied him on each public meeting since his appointment.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister whether he has made an assessment of the opinions of residents of (a) Argyll and Bute and (b) other constituencies on exemptions from his proposed requirement...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will make an estimate of the likely effect on the UK quota of the exemption of the Isle of Wight from his proposed requirement for electoral equality.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what representations he took into account in formulating the proposed rule 4 in clause 9 of the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how much the Government will spend promoting their planned referendum on the alternative vote system.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what estimate he has made of the likely effect on the number of spoilt ballot papers of a move to (a) an alternative vote, (b) a single transferable vote and...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the five year survival rate of small businesses was in (a) North Swindon constituency and (b) England in the latest period for which figures are...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many small businesses in North Swindon constituency had a turnover of (a) under £100,000 and (b) over £100,000 in the latest year for...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many businesses (a) started up and (b) ceased to exist in North Swindon constituency in each year since 1997.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if he will take steps to ensure that terms and conditions of employment of low-paid civil servants are not affected by changes to civil service...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what legal advice his Department obtained before the introduction of the Superannuation Bill; and what discussions he and his officials had with civil...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how much his Department spent on (a) reimbursement of staff expenses and (b) the 10 largest staff expense reimbursement claims in each year since 1997.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what proportion of invoices from suppliers his Department paid within 10 days of receipt in July and August 2010.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how much office space per employee his Department occupied in each year since 1997.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office 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 Minister for the Cabinet Office how many investigations following the unauthorised disclosure of information from his Department there have been in the last 12 months.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office which IT contracts awarded by his Department in each of the last five years have been abandoned; and what the monetary value of each such contract was.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the 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 Minister for the Cabinet Office 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 Minister for the Cabinet Office how much was paid by his Department in rent for properties in (a) total and (b) each (i) region and (ii) nation of the UK in each of the last five years.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many lone parents with children aged between (a) five to 10 and (b) 11 to 16 years have entered employment in (i) Don Valley constituency, (ii)...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many public bodies there were in England (a) in 1979, (b) in 1997 and (c) on the latest date for which information is available.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many live births per thousand teenage girls there were in Rhondda constituency in the most recent year for which figures are available.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many children were living in workless households in Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency in (a) 2005, (b) 2007 and (c) 2010.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if he will take steps to ensure that adult volunteers are not deterred from working with children by criminal record checking procedures; and if he will...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how much his Department spent on wine in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in how many cases the Child Support Agency recorded intercession by an hon. Member in 2009-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the (a) average and (b) total cost was to his Department of processing new claims for employment and support allowance in the latest...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the (a) average and (b) total cost was to his Department of work reconsidering claims for employment and support allowance that were...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the (a) average and (b) total cost to his Department of cases involving appeals against its decisions to refuse claims for employment...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the time taken was from submission of an appeal against a failed employment support allowance claim to its decision in the latest period...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps his Department plans to take to extend parental rights in the workplace in the form of flexible hour agreements for those parents...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many households receive housing benefit of more than £400 a week at the five-bedroom rate.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions with reference to the letter to the hon. Member for Hampstead and Kilburn from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State of 16 August 2010,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will conduct an impact assessment on the proposed changes to housing benefit and local housing allowance on the basis of socio-economic class.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what recent discussions he has had with (a) housing associations in Glasgow and (b) tenants in social sector housing in Glasgow on the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when his Department plans to publish an impact assessment on proposed reductions in housing benefit; and what impacts will be assessed.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in Sunderland in receipt of housing benefit have also been receiving jobseeker's allowance for more than 12 months at the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many households in the London Borough of (a) Camden and (b) Brent he estimates will move home as a result of the proposed (i)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many households receive housing benefit of more than (a) £250 per week for a one bedroom property, (b) £290 per week for a two...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many households receive housing benefit of more than (a) £250 per week for a one bedroom property, (b) £290 per week for a two...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in (a) Warwickshire county, (b) North Warwickshire borough and (c) Nuneaton and Bedworth borough were in receipt of housing...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the number of people in (a) Wolverhampton North East constituency and (b) Wolverhampton who would be affected by...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the percentage of households affected by the reductions to local housing allowance that will receive additional...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many households in Hyndburn will be affected by the changes in calculating local housing allowance using the 30th percentile rent instead...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many households with below average income there were in Peterborough constituency in each year since 2005.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many Sure Start maternity grants were made to mothers for their second or subsequent child in Wolverhampton North East constituency in 2009-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether his Department plans to make maternity and paternity leave more flexible.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what advice his Department has received from the Office of National Statistics on use of the (a) consumer prices index and (b) retail price...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in Wolverhampton North East constituency are over state retirement pension age; and how many receive (a) basic state pension...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what effect the inclusion of housing costs in the consumer prices index will have on the methodology used by his Department to up-rate pensions...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many children were living in poverty (a) before housing costs and (b) after housing costs in Gateshead constituency in each year since 2000.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps he is taking to meet the targets for reducing child poverty included in the Child Poverty Act 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what advice he has received on the legality of using the consumer prices index as the measure of the general level of prices under section 150...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the cost was of first-tier appeal hearings on benefit decisions between April 2009 and March 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many and what proportion of claimants of (a) employment and support allowance, (b) incapacity benefit and (c) disability living...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what target timescale his Department has set for processing decisions on benefit entitlements for those claiming (a) disability living...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what target timescale his Department has set for processing decisions on claims for (a) disability living allowance, (b) attendance allowance...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether his Department plans to increase the speed at which claims for disability living allowance and attendance allowance for those diagnosed...

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many pensioners in Gloucester (a) receive the basic state pension, (b) receive pension credit and (c) are eligible for pension credit...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what plans he has for the future of the payment of winter fuel allowance to people residing abroad; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of the powers of review of community orders under section 178 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many convictions relating to motor vehicle tyre condition there have been in each of the last 10 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of the use of court co-ordinators in the criminal justice system.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will (a) make greater use of existing video-conferencing facilities in courts and (b) reduce the number of times that defendants attend...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many 104 removal of body notice forms have been issued in the London borough of Waltham Forest since 2000; and how many of those were issued within...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many payments to suppliers were made by (a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) its non-departmental public bodies (i) within 30 days of,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much his Department and its predecessor spent on public consultations in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice 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 Justice how many chairs his Department and its predecessors purchased in each year since 1997; how much was spent in each such year; and what the five most...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice which IT contracts awarded by his Department in each year since its inception have been abandoned; and what the monetary value of each such contract was.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what average hourly rate his Department has paid to each employment agency for agency staff in each year since its inception.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many officials in his Department work (a) full-time and (b) for most of their time on the negotiation, implementation or administration of EU...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what representations he has received on the reduction in the number of contracts issued by his Department for family legal aid work; and if he will make...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many reports were provided by independent social workers to (a) family courts, (b) magistrates courts, (c) county courts and (d) the High Court...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people who (a) were given a non-custodial sentence and (b) were given their first custodial sentence in each year from 2002 to 2010 had...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people have been convicted under the House to House Collections Act 1939 for fraudulent collection in each of the last 10 years; and what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice to which organisations matter starts previously allocated to Refugee and Migrant Justice have been allocated.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many new matter starts were allocated to the Immigration Advisory Service in (a) Greater Manchester and (b) the UK in (i) 2008, (ii) 2009 and (iii)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice for what reasons the governing governor did not conduct the security category review which took place in April 2010 for Julian Harrington; and when Mr...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what assessment has been made of the compatibility with the UK's international humanitarian obligations of changes in the tendering process for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what mechanisms there are to monitor the effect on service provision of the tendering process for immigration legal aid.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice with reference to the recommendations of Lord Justice Jackson's review of civil litigation costs, what plans he has for the future role of the Civil...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what changes he plans to make to the provisions of conditional fee arrangements as a result of the recommendations of the review by Lord Justice Jackson;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many immigration cases have been adjourned due to a lack of legal representation for former clients of Refugee and Migrant Justice since that...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many staff at each grade have been engaged in processing tender applications at the Legal Services Commission in 2010, with particular reference to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) what the utilisation rate was at (a) Guildford, (b) Redhill, (c) Staines and (d) Woking Magistrates Court in 2009-10; (2) what the average...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what estimate he has made of the proportion of the population in (a) Woking and (b) the North West Surrey local justice area able to travel to Staines...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the average population of a local justice area in England is.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) what the population was in (a) North West Surrey, (b) North Surrey and (c) South West Surrey local justice area in the latest period for which...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many magistrates courts there were in Surrey in each of the last 20 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what assessment he has made of the likely effects of the closure of Woking Magistrates Court on those people living in areas surrounding Woking and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of mediations; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice when he expects to reply to the letter dated 9 August 2010 from the hon. Member for Witham on Jeremy Bamber; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice when he expects to reply to the letter dated 12 August 2010 from the hon. Member for Witham on Michael Binnington and Luke Atkinson; if he will meet...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice with reference to the speech by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State to the National Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders on 22...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many National Offender Management Service headquarters functions have been moved outside London in each of the last six years; and if he will make a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many operational managers were employed by the National Offender Management Service in each of the last six years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many convictions there were for contempt of court where the offence related to a breach of the terms of a non-molestation injunction order in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many new prison places have been created in each of the last 24 months for which figures are available; and what the estimated capital construction...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what proportion of HM Prison Service officers and staff at each HM Prison Service facility in the London region are from black and minority ethnic...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many HM Prison Service (a) officers and (b) other staff are employed at each HM Prison Service facility in the London region.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what plans he has for the future of HM Prison Brixton; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many operational managers were employed at each prison establishment on 31 March in each of the last 13 years; (2) how many non-operational...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what proportion of prisoners released from Gloucester Prison had no fixed address in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many prisoners at each prison in the London region normally reside in Streatham constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many (a) directors, (b) senior managers and (c) executive support and administration staff there were in each prison in each of the last...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the prison population was at each prison establishment on 31 March in each of the last 13 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what proportion of the annual costs of the Gloucestershire Probation Service was attributable to estate management services provided by the National...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many (a) prosecutions and (b) convictions there were of landlords for failing to maintain their property under the Housing Health and Safety...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) (a) how many and (b) what proportion of juveniles remanded in custody were subsequently (i) acquitted and (ii) given a non-custodial sentence in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the reoffending rates for (a) short-term and (b) long-term prisoners released from Gloucester Prison were in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what assessment has been made of the effect of (a) community pay-back schemes and (b) other restorative justice programming on re-offending rates.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice when he plans to publish his Department's consultation on the sentencing frameworks for adult and young offenders and the range of penalties available in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what recent discussions he and his officials have had on short-term sentencing policy and the use of community penalties.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what his estimate is of the number of people who have served custodial sentences for (a) sexual offences and (b) sexual offences with children living...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many employment tribunal cases have been brought in each year since 1990, broken down by the reason for the claim; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many appeals against failed incapacity benefit and employment support allowance claims were heard by the Tribunals Service in each year since 2006;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much his Department and its predecessors spent on wine in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications for asylum made before 5 March 2007 by residents of (a) Birmingham, Ladywood constituency, (b) Birmingham City...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what arrangements her Department has put in place for the transfer or disposal of assets belonging to (a) failed asylum seekers and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many public order offences were reported in relation to the removal of (a) failed asylum seekers and (b) illegal immigrants during...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many no-notice removals of failed asylum seekers and illegal immigrants have been undertaken by the UK Border Agency in each of the last...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department for what reason her Department introduced the Azure card system for payments to those awaiting asylum application determinations.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the estimated annual administrative cost is of the Azure card system used for payments to those awaiting asylum application determinations.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether provision is made to ensure that persons receiving payments via the Azure card system are able to access small amounts of cash for...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Iranian asylum seekers have had their claims (a) granted and (b) refused since 2000.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many failed Iranian asylum seekers have been returned to Iran since 2000.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment she made of the performance of Raytheon prior to the termination of its contract to deliver the e-Borders programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many consultants were employed on her Department's eBorders programme in (a) 2006-07, (b) 2007-08 and (c) 2008-09; what costs were...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment was made of the UK Border Agency's e-Borders senior management team's experience of managing large and complex IT programmes.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether she plans to bring forward proposals to prohibit the sale of cannabis seeds.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much the Cheshire Police Authority spent on each area-based edition of the Your Policing 2010 newspaper.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much office space per employee her Department occupied in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much her Department spent on vacant properties in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 7 July 2010, Official Report, columns 25-28W, on departmental public expenditure, if she will break down by cost...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what research projects commissioned by her Department in (a) 2009 and (b) 2010 have not had their results published.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many external training courses were attended by staff of her Department in the last 12 months; and what the cost to the public purse was...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many European Union citizens of each nationality were deported from the United Kingdom in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what pilot schemes the UK Border Agency has introduced as part of the review of alternatives to child detention.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many children with primary carers in immigration detention were (a) in the care of (i) a parent and (ii) local authority...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what training on the control and restraint of adults over the age of 18 (a) each of the immigration detention centres and (b) each company...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether (a) staff in immigration detention centres and (b) UK Border Agency escort providers are authorised to use the holds and techniques...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) in-country and (b) out-of-country permits were granted in respect of (i) dependants and (ii) principal migrants under each (A)...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many student visas for postgraduate study in England and Wales in the 2009-10 academic year were granted for citizens of Pakistan.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what mechanism is in place at UK entry control points to ensure that those entering the UK are not destined to work in domestic service which...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate she has made of the number of foreign nationals working in domestic service who are (a) unpaid and (b) paid less than the...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the timetable is for the establishment of a single economic crime agency.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many convictions there have been for offences of human trafficking and forced labour under the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent estimate she has made of the number of illegal immigrants trafficked for the purpose of sexual exploitation who are resident in...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the reasons are for the amount spent on travel for employees at the Identity and Passport Service in (a) 1997-98 and (b) 2008-09.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many EU citizens of each nationality have been refused entry to the UK in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department for what reasons she did not reply personally to the letter from the right hon. Member for Oldham West and Royton to her of 23 July 2010 on...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she expects her Department to respond to the letter of 13 July 2010 from the hon. Member for Basildon and Billericay on a constituent,...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she plans to reply to the letter of 7 July 2010 from the hon. Member for Basildon and Billericay on Councillor Frank Tomlin.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she plans to reply to the letter of 29 July 2010 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Saddia Hamid.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent representations she has received on the proportion of police officers' time spent on administrative tasks.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what discussions her Department had with (a) Dumfries and Galloway constabulary and (b) local agencies in Dumfries and Galloway prior to...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how much was spent on security for all individuals and groups entitled to protection paid from the public purse in the last five...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will arrange for the UK Border Agency to respond to the letter of 26 August 2010 from the hon. Member for Walsall North, reference...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether security staff at UK Border Agency offices receive training in diversity and equality awareness; and what plans she has for future...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many children have been detained at Yarl's Wood Detention Centre since it was rebuilt following fire damage; and how many children were...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills whether he has received representations from the East of England Space for Ideas Business Group on its Blueprint for Growth...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many businesses operating in Washington and Sunderland West constituency contacted Business Link during 2009-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many businesses operating in Washington and Sunderland West constituency received funding from one of his Department's...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills 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 Business, Innovation and Skills what sums were deducted from employee wages in (a) his Department and its predecessors, (b) its agencies and (c) other public...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps he is taking to increase the involvement of young members of the public in the making of decisions that affect them...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps he plans to take to ensure that the UK retains a flexible labour market; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many officials in his Department work (a) full-time and (b) for most of their time on the negotiation, implementation or...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what the monetary value was of export credits and other guarantees extended to businesses in the last 12 months for which figures...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the amount of inward investment in Yorkshire and the Humber attributable to the work of (a) UK...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many pupils eligible for free school meals took up a place at each university in each year from 1995-96 to 2004-05.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what the (a) administration and (b) running costs of the Higher Education Funding Council for England were in the most recent...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills which 20 universities admitted the highest (a) absolute number and (b) proportion of students from socio-economic classes four...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what account he plans to take of the Aim Higher document entitled Research with Young People into Attitudes Towards the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the number of young people from the most deprived communities entering higher education in (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what progress has been made by his Department on the continuance of the higher education sub-group of the cross-Government...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills pursuant to the answer of 7 July 2010, Official Report, column 320W, on higher education: finance, which budgetary headings will...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many young people were registered for study at a university (a) in 1997 and (b) in May 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many students from (a) Coventry and (b) the West Midlands commenced study at a Russell Group University in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many claims that were rejected under the re-opened Icelandic-Water Trawlermen Compensation Scheme were not successful because...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how much his Department allocated for the re-opened Icelandic-Water Trawlermen Compensation Scheme; how much of this allocation...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills whether the applicants for compensation under the Icelandic-Water Trawlermen Compensation Scheme listed in Annex C of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what discussions he had with former trawlermen prior to introducing the revised qualification criteria for the re-opened...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of the effect on the number of rejected applications of the revisions to the qualifying criteria...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what categories of worker are prohibited from participating in industrial action; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what the average time taken to settle a liquidation case was in the latest period for which figures are available; and whether he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many students enrolled in foreign language courses at universities in (a) England, (b) Sussex and (c) Brighton and Hove in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills which of the proposals for local enterprise partnerships received by his Department to date include further education colleges;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what collective bargaining agreements are in operation in the public sector; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills in what monetary range he expects severance payments made to staff in regional development agencies to fall.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills whether the public will be able to challenge the worst regulations applicable to organisations other than businesses.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills whether it is his policy to pursue a stock market flotation for Royal Mail.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he made of the cost to the Exchequer of insuring a loan of £80 million to Sheffield Forgemasters.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of Government assistance to small and medium-sized enterprises in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the small firms loan guarantee scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how much funding the South East England Development Agency provided for the Mapping British Business South East advertorial...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how much his Department and its predecessors spent on taxi fares in each year since 1997.