To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what discussions she has had with the UK Border Agency on the effect on (a) the management of deportation of families seeking asylum and...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment she has made of the likely effects on the e-borders programme of not proceeding with second generation biometric passports;...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether she intends to implement the provisions in the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 in respect of the pathway to citizenship.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much her Department spent on hospitality for events hosted by each Minister in the Department in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she expects to bring forward legislative proposals to limit the retention of DNA profiles taken from those arrested but not convicted;...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 13 July 2010, Official Report, column 632W, on DNA: databases, if she will estimate the number of DNA matches made...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps her Department is taking to engage with specialist frontline service's and women's sector organisations to ensure women fleeing...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the scheme allowing women in the UK on spousal visas to access refuge accommodation for...

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

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will take steps to strengthen enforcement of legislation prohibiting female genital mutilation; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps her Department takes to ensure that illegal weapons are not purchased in the UK via the internet; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much was spent by police forces in the UK on evidence-gathering for police forces of other EU member states in the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of funding for each police force was (a) provided from central Government (b) raised locally and (c) raised from other...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) police community support officers, (b) uniformed officers and (c) civilian staff have been recruited by Kent Police in each...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many and what proportion of police officers in Essex will have their pay frozen as a result of the decision to freeze the wages of public...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps she plans to take to (a) improve the efficiency and productivity of police forces in England and Wales, (b) reform police...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been (a) arrested, (b) charged and (c) convicted of a criminal offence under Part 3A of the Public Order Act 1986 in...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether she expects the UK border police force to take steps to reduce the level of smuggling and illegal trade in wildlife under her...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department who she plans to consult as part of the review of anti-terror legislation.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the oral statement of 8 June 2010, on the Terrorism Act 2000 (Section 44), what discussions she has had with (a) the Police...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she expects her review of the vetting and barring scheme to report.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will make an assessment of the likely effects on Wales of her Department's planned spending reductions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans he has for the future provision of funding by his Department for concessionary bus travel for (a) pensioners, (b) disabled people and (c)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what progress has been made on the development of cycle hubs at each of the 10 railway stations for which they are planned.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many employers have participated in the cycle to work scheme in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland in each of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport 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...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he last met representatives of the Institute of Advanced Motorists to discuss the contribution to road safety of continuous post-test training for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment of the impact on the electric powered vehicles market of the level and quantity of subsidies set by his Department for the purchase of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport which criteria will be used in the review of the subsidies for the sale of electric powered vehicles announced by his Department in July 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether it is the policy of his Department to install (a) up to 2,500 plug-in points for use by electric powered vehicles by April 2011 and (b) up to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) whether the Noise Action Plan for Heathrow Airport will include a 55dB(A) Lden noise level target; (2) whether the European Commission has...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what timescale he has set for his Department's consultation on the night flying restrictions for Gatwick, Heathrow and Stansted for the period...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will consider the merits of adding Luton to the controlled night noise regime for London airports by making it a designated airport.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what discussions (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have had with Network Rail on measures to mitigate the effect of increased level crossing...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when the last spot check was made on Ministerial cars running their engines for heating or cooling purposes on the Parliamentary Estate; and what the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent estimate he has made of the cost of traffic congestion to business.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he plans to reply to South Eastern Trains' inquiry regarding franchise conditions and the partial closure of the platform 4 exit at Lewisham station.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what guidance he has issued to local authorities on the removal of static road safety camera shells since 12 May 2010; (2) what his policy is on...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what his policy is on the continuation of the UK-China Sustainable Development Dialogue after 2011.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps he is taking to reduce malaria mortality in countries where there is limited access to health workers.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development in which (a) countries and (b) regions his Department's maternal and newborn health programme aims to reach marginalised populations.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what recent assessment he has made of the level of security of global food supplies; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assistance his Department has provided to Pakistan in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much the UK's (a) assessed and (b) voluntary (i) core and (ii) additional financial contributions were to UNIFEM in each of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the UK's (a) assessed, and (b) voluntary (i) core and (ii) additional financial contributions were to UNICEF in each of the last...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the cost to the public purse was of maintaining empty service accommodation in each of the last five years; and what the Cost to the public purse...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) when he expects to let the contract for the first batch of light protected patrol vehicles; (2) whether the Government plan to proceed with the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence at what intervals the Atomic Weapons Establishment's Nuclear Safety Committee met in the last 12 months; and what the names are of the committee members.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the significance for the UK economy of (a) defence exports and (b) the UK's defence manufacturing capability.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will place in the Library a copy of the (a) Radar Additional Study and (b) Data Transport Study.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence 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 Defence to how many contracts under the private finance initiative (a) his Department is and (b) its agencies are party; how much was spent on such contracts...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence to how many contracts not under the private finance initiative (a) his Department is and (b) its agencies are party; how much was spent on such...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his most recent assessment is of progress in the delivery of the A400M military transport aircraft; and if he will make a statement.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many pairs of fibre-optic cables his Department has between Hebrides Range and the mainland of Scotland.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent reports he has received on the progress of the Iraqi authorities in apprehending those responsible for the deaths of six Royal Military...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much his Department has spent on the Future Lynx/Wildcat project; and to what expenditure on the project it is contractually committed.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of each flight hour of the (a) Tornado GR4, (b) Typhoon F2, (c) Harrier GR7, (d) Tornado F3...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether research and development into bio-technology (a) defence counter-measures and (b) offensive measures are included in the Strategic Defence and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what account he is taking of the likely effects on the manufacturing industry in the North West of changes in expenditure on defence contracts in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how long on average it took to process a Single Farm Payment claim in the latest period for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate her Department has made of the average cost per application of obtaining the expert advice required to support...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what responsibilities her Department has for protection of bats; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much her Department spent on protection of bats in the most recent year for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what her policy is on the European Commission's proposal to establish a mandatory separated collection system for bio-waste...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate she has made of the number of cattle affected with bovine tuberculosis which have been slaughtered in each of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps she plans to take to promote the use of supplementary Green Book guidance on accounting for the effects of climate...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on dangerous dogs.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many respondents to her Department's consultation on dangerous dogs supported the introduction of mandatory permanent...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many transport-related fines her Department has settled on behalf of its staff in each year since 2005; and what the cost...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many chairs her Department and its predecessor purchased in each year since 1997; how much was spent in each such year;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much her Department spent on hospitality for events hosted by each Minister in her Department in July 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps she plans to take to tackle the trade in puppy and farmed dogs; and whether she plans to bring forward proposals...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps she plans to take to address the effects on animal welfare of the breeding of pedigree dogs.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will bring forward proposals to amend her Department's Code of Practice for the Welfare of Dogs to include sections on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether she has had discussions with representatives of the RSPCA on the introduction of an annual dog licence fee of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent discussions she has had on policy to promote British-grown and produced food.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what her Department has identified to be the greatest single threat to the country's food security.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps she plans to take in discussions at EU level to seek to ensure accurate country-of-origin labelling on meat, meat...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many greyhound track licences have been issued by local authorities in the latest period for which figures are available;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps she plans to take to increase the number of local designated collection facilities for the disposal of low-energy...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many codes of practice for the keeping of (a) dogs and (b) cats have been issued since the enactment of the provisions...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether she plans to introduce regulations under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 in respect of pet vending.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent estimate her Department has made of the unit price paid for recycled (a) glass, (b) paper, (c) cardboard, (d)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the total value of bonuses paid to staff of the Rural Payments Agency was in each year since its inception.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate she has made of the number of free plastic bags given out by supermarkets in each year since 2005; and what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps her Department plans to take to tackle mature oak disease; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the reasons for changes in the cost to the public purse of administering disability living allowance in the last...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people diagnosed with cancer receive disability living allowance (DLA); and what his estimate is of the take-up rate for DLA among...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will make an assessment of the effects of proposed changes to housing benefit rates on the number of claimants moving to seaside towns.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what recent discussions he has had with (a) the Scottish Executive and (b) the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities on the future...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many jobseeker's allowance claims have been closed in the last three months; and of them, how many have been re-opened.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many children were living in workless households in Gateshead constituency in each year since 2004.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much his Department and its predecessor spent on taxi fares in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what the (a) dates, (b) times and (c) locations were of the meetings he has had with the Advocate-General on the exemption of Orkney and Shetland...

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland pursuant to the answer of 6 September 2010, Official Report, column 10W, on departmental consultants, which external consultants and advisers his...

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much his Department spent on hospitality for events hosted by each Minister in his Department in July 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland when he last met the Secretary of State for Transport to discuss the proposed changes to the East Coast Main Line rail service timetable.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland on how many occasions he has visited (a) the city of Glasgow, (b) Edinburgh, (c) South Lanarkshire, (d) North Lanarkshire, (e) Renfrewshire, (f)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much his Department and its predecessor spent on taxi fares in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education when he plans to answer Question (a) (i) 5514, (ii) 5498, (iii) 5512, (iv) 5499, (v) 5510, (vi) 5513 and (vii) 5566, tabled on 29 June 2010, (b) (i)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education when he plans to answer question 7731, tabled on 7 July 2010 for answer on 13 July 2010, on the Building Schools for the Future programme and the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education when he plans to answer question (a) 9130 and (b) 9133, tabled on 13 July 2010 for answer on 19 July 2010, on special school provision in Coventry.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education when he plans to answer question (a) 10485, (b) 10483, (c) 10484 and (d) 10482, tabled on 19 July 2010 for answer on 22 July 2010, on faith schools.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many 18 to 24-year-olds are not in education, employment or training in Bury North constituency; and what steps his Department is taking to assist...

To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, when the Chairman of the Independent Parliamentary Standards...

To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, how much the former Operations Director of the Independent...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what recent assessment he has made of the proportion of the revenue of high street bookmakers which can be attributed to fixed...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport if he will provide advice and assistance to local authorities to establish new playing fields to commemorate the Diamond...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport (1) at what level he expects Mobile termination rates to be set by January 2012; (2) what discussions he has had with Ofcom...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport how many contracts related to the London 2012 Olympics have been awarded to businesses and organisations in (a) Tyne and Wear...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport (1) what steps he is taking to ensure that sports clubs that choose not to apply for Clubmark status receive fair and equal...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what estimate he has made of the number of sports clubs affiliated to national governing bodies recognised by Sport England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what estimate has been made of the opportunity cost of using interleaved spectrum for the broadcast of city TV services.

To ask the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, representing the House of Commons Commission on how many occasions a smell of gas has been reported in the colonnade of New Palace Yard in the last 12...

To ask the hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners what estimate the Church Commissioners have made of the number of cases of damage to historic churches in Norfolk caused...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policy of the carbon capture and storage demonstration competition.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment he has made of the reasons for the time taken to begin to construct the first UK power plants using carbon capture and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change when he expects to publish the Carbon Capture and Storage Road Map.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what plans he has to introduce environmental performance standards to regulate carbon emissions from coal-fired power stations; and if...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what national policy considerations will be taken into account in deciding on the application for consent for a coal-fired power...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change whether he plans to analyse the distributional effect of options for reductions in his Department's expenditure.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change pursuant to the answer of 6 July 2010, Official Report, columns 148-9W, on housing insulation, whether the target of insulating every...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what steps his Department is taking to encourage UK businesses to invest in small-scale renewable energy projects.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what steps he is taking to increase the National Grid's infrastructure capacity to facilitate offshore energy projects; and if he will...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what his estimate is of the cost of the expansion of the national grid required to accommodate expected levels of renewable electricity...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what measures are in place to encourage the location of power stations required for the collection of offshore energy to be sited on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change when his Department plans to publish its delivery plan for renewable energy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change whether he plans to replace the Low Carbon Buildings Programme with the Renewable Heat Incentive once the former expires.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what investigations his Department has commissioned into noise from wind farms; and from whom.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change which officials from which sections of (a) his Department and (b) other Departments were involved in determining and drafting the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what reports he has received on (a) challenges to the ETSU-R-97 method for the assessment and rating of noise from wind farms made by...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what plans the Government have to introduce a statutory two-kilometre buffer zone between wind farms and residential areas.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment his Department has made of the advantages and disadvantages to the UK of Turkey's accession to the EU; and if he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what his policy is on the process for UK ratification of future EU treaties.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment he has made of UK relations with Pakistan; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assistance his Department has given to the government of Mexico to counter narco-terrorism.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment he has made of the effects of terrorist acts by Hamas on the Middle East peace process.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of progress in reducing levels of corruption in Afghanistan.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what initiatives he plans to introduce to reinvigorate the Commonwealth; and if he will make a statement.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many people from Afghanistan were awarded a Chevening scholarship in academic year (a) 2006-07, (b) 2007-08, (c) 2008-09...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on how many occasions each Minister in his Department has met his Department's Chief Executive Officer since 6 May 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much has been spent on purchasing and installing European Union flags at UK diplomatic posts in the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which countries in north, central and south America recognise British sovereignty in the Falkland Islands.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he plans to take steps to assist civil society organisations to promote religious pluralism, religious freedom and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will increase the level of assistance the Government is giving to the Government of Mexico to combat (a) drug...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he received the report, Verifying warhead dismantlement: Past, present, future, commissioned from the Verification...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received on allegations that Sri Lankan security forces committed war crimes during the conflict with the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment has been made of the level of public support for continued UK membership of the EU.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will bring forward legislative proposals for a referendum on whether the UK should remain a member of the EU.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what changes the UK is seeking in the composition of the UN Security Council.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the UK's objectives are for the reform of the United Nations.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the cost to the public purse was of the last review of parliamentary constituencies in (a) England and Wales and (b) Scotland; and what the estimated cost...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what estimate has been made of the costs of the boundary review proposed in the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people are in receipt of child benefit in (a) Washington and Sunderland West constituency and (b) the City of Sunderland.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many children in Washington and Sunderland West constituency have received payments from the Child Trust Fund in each year since its inception.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer of 23 June 2010, Official Report, column 238W, on debts: interest charges, if he will estimate the revenue which would be raised in...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the monetary value of the contracts between his Department and private sector companies which will be cancelled under his...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what discussions he has had with (a) officials and (b) staff representatives on (i) his proposals for (A) smaller desks in his Department's offices...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer for what reason access to his Department's Spending Challenge website was temporarily suspended.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps he is taking to increase the involvement of young members of the public in the making of decisions that affect them taken by (a) Ministers in...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has for future taxation of (a) petrol and (b) diesel.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assumptions about family structure the Government made in preparing the June 2010 Budget.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when the Financial Secretary to the Treasury plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Basildon and Billericay of 29 July on Equitable Life.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will review the effect of the organisational structure of the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on the (a) collection and (b) duplication of data...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what discussions have taken place on introduction of a social enterprise legal definition and tax relief model.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the cost to the Exchequer of tax avoidance by (a) large businesses, (b) small and medium-sized enterprises and (c)...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make it his policy to provide the same level of funding for advertising to highlight tax evasion as is spent on highlighting benefit fraud; and...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps he is taking to reduce tax evasion on the part of businesses; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if he will take steps to recover sums lost to the Exchequer in (a) value added tax and (b) alcohol duty arising from the sale of alcohol below cost...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people his Department expects to be exempted from payment of tax arrears under Extra-Statutory Concession A19 in 2010-11.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much net revenue he estimates will be raised by the planned increase in value added tax.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether his Department plans to introduce a zero rate of value added tax on e-books.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the effects on pensioners of the proposed rise in the standard rate of value added tax.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what his most recent assessment is of the availability of credit to small and medium-sized enterprises.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent discussions he has had with banks on the provision of loans to small and medium-sized enterprises.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on bank lending to small and medium-sized businesses since 22...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what (a) financial and (b) other support the North West Regional Development Agency has provided to businesses in Bury North...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) what steps he is taking to encourage the start up of new business in Bury North; (2) how many small businesses ceased to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills if he will bring forward proposals to ensure that no economic activity utilising forced or child labour benefits is undertaken by...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) what proportion of UK defence export earnings was attributable to (a) manufactured goods and equipment, (b) services...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what his most recent estimate is of the average cost to the public purse of providing (a) a place at university and (b) an...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of the effects on the market price of aluminium extrusions produced in the UK of the import of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills when the Minister plans to respond to the letter of 14 July 2010 from the hon. Member for Torbay on the P52 oil drilling platform...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what the funding arrangements are for the National Composites Centre.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what representations he has received in support of the retention of the North west regional development agency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps he is taking to increase trade with Algeria.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills whether he plans to bring forward proposals to simplify the pre-qualification processes for public sector procurement and projects.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills if he will provide funding to regeneration projects in Blackpool allocated funding from the North West Development Agency which...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what plans he has for the future ownership of properties owned by regional development agencies; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what the aims and objectives are of (a) regional development agencies and (b) local economic partnerships.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills whether the land holdings of regional development agencies will be transferred to the new local enterprise partnerships.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many (a) current and (b) former military personnel have (i) sought information on and (ii) received grants under his...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what meetings he held with his Department's officials before taking the decision not to proceed with the loan facility to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills whether the Skills Funding Agency awards monies in respect of contracts with a monetary value of £250,000 or less.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps his Department is taking to reduce the burden of regulation for small and medium-sized businesses in High Peak...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many paid officials in (a) his Department and its agencies and (b) non-departmental public bodies within his Department's...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what (a) injuries and (b) injuries requiring external medical treatment were sustained during restraint incidents on girls held in Medway secure...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice on how many occasions (a) boys and (b) girls have been held in solitary confinement at Medway secure training centre in each month since 1998.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many complaints were made by children held at Medway secure training centre in each year since 1998; and what the outcome of the complaint was in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many incidents of self-harm by children of each (a) sex and (b) age group were recorded at Medway secure training centre in each month since April...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many suicide attempts of children of each (a) sex and (b) age group were recorded at Medway secure training centre in each month since April 1998.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many children held at Medway secure training centre were referred to hospital for psychiatric treatment in each year since 1998.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many children held at Medway secure training centre were transferred to a psychiatric hospital in each year since 1998; and what the average time...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many (1) boys entering Medway secure training centre were assessed as vulnerable on entrance in each month since April 1998; (2) girls received...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many times restraint has been used on boys held at Medway secure training centre in each month of each year since 1998.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many children received into Medway secure training centre had previously been assessed as a child in need under section 17 of the Children Act 1989...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what percentage of those convicted of offences related to burglary have received custodial sentences in each of the last five years; and if he will make...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the average length of a custodial sentence imposed in respect of rape offences was in each year since 2005.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people were serving custodial sentences for driving while disqualified at the latest date for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what discussions his Department has had with the Legal Services Commission on the number of legal aid contracts granted in the recent tendering round;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many legal practices in Washington and Sunderland West constituency have been awarded contracts to provide family legal aid services commencing...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many legal practices in Washington and Sunderland West constituency are under contract to the Legal Services Commission to provide family legal aid...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what account his Department took of the extent of existing spare capacity in the juvenile prison estate when taking the decision to commission additional...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what percentage of those released from a custodial sentence have re-offended in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will place in the Library a copy of the Physical Control in Care Manual used by the Prison Service.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many children of each age and sex were received into (a) secure training centres, (b) local authority secure units and (c) young offender...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what plans his Department has for the future of the Youth Justice Board; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what estimate he has made of the number of civil servants employed by (a) Government departments, (b) executive agencies and (c) other Government...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what steps are being taken to encourage the procurement of open source software in Government Departments; and what estimate has been made of the...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the average (a) male and (b) female life expectancy was in Gateshead constituency in each year since 2000.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what recent estimate he has made of the number of single parent families resident in (a) Maidstone and the Weald constituency, (b) Greater London and...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many lone parents there are in Washington and Sunderland West constituency.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office whether the Office for National Statistics used the building targets in regional spatial strategies when drawing up revised population projections.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if he will bring forward proposals for a register of companies contracted by public sector bodies to provide goods and services which records their...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what progress has been made on strengthening the powers of select committees to scrutinise major public appointments.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many pregnancies there were among women aged 15 to 17 years living in Peterborough constituency in 2009; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many children were living in workless households in Peterborough constituency in (a) 2001, (b) 2005 and (c) 2009; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will publish his Department's Local Alcohol Profiles for England; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what analysis has been undertaken by his Department of the age profile of people who are alcoholics.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if his Department will take steps to improve the provision of information to new parents on illnesses including heart disease where early detection...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has for the implementation of the recommendations of the Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee and the National Blood Service on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what types of cancer treatment will be eligible for funding from the Cancer Drugs Fund in April 2011; (2) whether non-pharmacological anti-cancer...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many children resident in Gateshead have been diagnosed with cerebral palsy in each year since 2000.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the (a) number and (b) proportion of residents of Gateshead constituency (i) registered with a GP and (ii) with access to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many epilepsy specialist nurse (a) posts and (b) full-time equivalent staff there were in the NHS in (i) 2006-07, (ii) 2008-09, (iii) 2009-10 and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what (a) evaluation and (b) authorisation is required for the marketing of (i) foodstuffs and (ii) milk produced from cloned animals.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health with reference to his Department's proposals for GP commissioning, whether the Government plan to encourage competition for healthcare provision between...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health with reference to his Department's proposals for GP commissioning, what will happen if a GP practice fails to achieve the quality and financial standards...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the oral answer of 7 September 2010, which organisations he expects to take a lead on recent reconfigurations of (a) maternity, (b) cancer...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether his Department has sent a copy of the consultation document Liberating the NHS: Commissioning for Patients to every GP practice in England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he expects to respond to the recommendations of the Finlay Scott Review on the requirement to have insurance or indemnity as a condition of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people have been diagnosed with autoimmune hepatitis in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on autoimmune hepatitis in the last five years; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to provide for the statutory regulation of practitioners of herbal medicines; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has for the future commission of outpatient services for people with AIDS and HIV.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people with HIV and AIDS have been treated in NHS facilities in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how much was spent on NHS maternity services in each region in the 2008-09 financial year; (2) how much his Department spent on (a) the NHS and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what recent estimate he has made of the cost of issuing European Health Insurance cards in respect of (a) postage, (b) staff (i) salaries and (ii)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether he plans to increase the proportion of his Department's annual expenditure which is allocated to mental health services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent representations he has received from psychotherapists and counsellors on regulation by the Health Professions Council.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether he has made a recent estimate of the number of people in (a) England, (b) the North East, (c) Tyneside and (d) Newcastle Central constituency...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the cost to the NHS drugs budget was of prescribing methadone in the latest period for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what analysis has been undertaken by his Department of the age profile of those being prescribed methadone.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) standalone midwife-led units and (b) midwife-led units situated alongside consultant-led units there are in each region.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many places for student midwives there were in each region in the (a) 2008-09 and (b) 2009-10 academic year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many student midwives were in receipt of a bursary in the (a) 2008-09 and (b) 2009-10 academic year; what the average bursary paid to a student...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will introduce a national strategy on motor neurone disease; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to assist those who are diagnosed with multiple sclerosis between the ages of 20 and 40 years old to remain in employment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the use of the provisions of the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 by NHS staff; and whether...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many maternity support workers there were in each NHS trust at the latest date for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much has been paid out in respect of (a) settled claims and (b) settled claims arising from maternity care under the Clinical Negligence Scheme for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the 100 largest settled claims awarded under the Clinical Negligence Scheme to date are; how much was paid in each case; and which of these claims...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what recent discussions he has had with (a) Ministers and officials in his Department and (b) representatives of the private and voluntary sectors...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health which long-term illnesses qualify people for free prescriptions; whether he plans to amend this list; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what assessment he has made of the effects of the nursery milk scheme on the health of children under five years; (2) what arrangements his...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether the future funding of the nursery milk scheme will be included in the Spending Review.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many jobs in smoke-free partnerships are funded directly or indirectly by his Department; at what cost to the public purse; and if he will make a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the average annual cost to the NHS of treating spinal problems.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how much was spent from the public purse on the treatment of (a) multi drug-resistant and (b) extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in each of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government for what reasons the Audit Commission made a payment of £10,143.44 to the Labour Party in 2009-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much was spent on pot plants by the Audit Commission in (a) 2008-09 and (b) 2009-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many communications, marketing and press staff are employed by the Audit Commission; and at what cost in the latest period...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much has been spent by the Audit Commission under its contract with Connect Public Affairs.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether directors of the Audit Commission have had meetings with representatives of the Smith Institute in the last 18 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much his Department spent on hospitality for events hosted by each Minister in the Department in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much was spent on pot plants by his Department in (a) 2008-09 and (b) 2009-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent discussions he has had with the Kent and Medway Fire and Rescue Authority on plans to regionalise fire service...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will bring forward proposals to enable local authorities to assist those in priority groups as defined by the Homelessness...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will bring forward proposals to (a) reduce the number of housing associations operating in individual local authority...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what information his Department holds on the salaries paid to chief executives and other senior officials of housing...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will encourage local authorities to cease to employ external public relations companies; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what consultations are taking place on proposals for local enterprise partnerships.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the deadline is for submissions to be made to his Department for consultations on local enterprise partnerships.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate he has made of the total number of statutory duties required of local councils in each year since 1997; and if he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what plans he has for the future of local strategic partnerships; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Northampton North of 22 July 2010, Official Report, column 487W, on mayors,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will discuss with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport the merits of the relaxation by the Arts Council of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether the public sector mapping agreement supersedes previous agreements between Ordnance Survey and individual local authorities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 29 June 2010, Official Report, column 532W, on renewable energy: planning permission, when key...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many properties in North Swindon constituency were repossessed in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what plans he has to consult tenants groups on the future of secure tenancies in social rented housing.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether (a) his Department and (b) its agencies and non-departmental public bodies take into account rolling resistance as a...