Monday, 11 October 2010
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what the monetary value is of contracts her Department has awarded to each (a) management consultancy and (b) IT company since 7 May 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if her Department will take steps to assess the effects on (a) equality of incomes, (b) equality of assets and (c) equality of access to services of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales whether officials of her Department plan to attend the 2010 Ryder Cup.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the average cost to his Department was of processing the payment of an invoice in the latest period for which figures are available; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the monetary value is of contracts his Department has awarded to each (a) management consultancy and (b) IT company since 7 May 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the estimated monetary value is of each vacant (a) building and (b) parcel of land owned by his Department in each region.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if his Department will take steps to assess the effects on (a) equality of incomes, (b) equality of assets and (c) equality of access to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much his Department spent on newspapers, periodicals and trade profession magazines in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many staff his Department has appointed on secondment since 7 May 2010; and from what organisation each such member of staff has been seconded.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what provisions of the St. Andrews Agreement govern the transfer of intelligence material to the Northern Ireland Executive.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the remit is of the funding review of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission; how the review will carry out its work; and if he will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what recent progress has been made towards a resolution for savers affected by the current situation of the Presbyterian Mutual Society.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland pursuant to the answer of 14 September 2010, Official Report, column 945W, on departmental consultants, whether research was commissioned by his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland pursuant to the answer of 14 September 2010, Official Report, column 945W, on departmental consultants, what the terms of reference were of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what testing has been undertaken on ballot paper designs for the Scottish Parliament elections scheduled for May next year.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland on what date he wrote to (a) the Scottish Government, (b) the Scottish Trades Union Congress and (c) the Confederation of British Industry to suggest...
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many (a) public and (b) private sector jobs he expects to be (i) lost and (ii) created in Scotland during the course of the present Parliament.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland when he last discussed the Act of Settlement with (a) faith leaders in Scotland, (b) ministerial colleagues and (c) others.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what recent research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on (i) the Scottish budget since devolution and (ii) the draft Scottish...
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what assessment he has made of the reasons for which the rate of worklessness in Scotland is rising at a faster rate than the equivalent figure across...
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what discussions he has had with (a) the Scottish Trades Union Congress, (b) the Confederation of British Industry, (c) the Federation of Small...
To ask the Prime Minister whether he had discussions with the (a) Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and (b) Israeli government on his description of Gaza as a prison camp.
To ask the Prime Minister whether Government facilities have been made available to Tony Blair since June 2007; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what recent progress his Department has made in implementing its academies programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many schools have asked to withdraw their name from the list of those which have expressed an interest in becoming an academy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many expressions of interest in academy status his Department has received from schools in (a) South Northamptonshire constituency and (b) England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether Roman Catholic schools which become academies may retain selective admissions criteria.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether the articles of association of an Academy Trust operating a Catholic school allow (a) a majority of foundation governors to be appointed by a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will bring forward proposals for long-term funding of youth facilities; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what recent progress his Department has made on its proposed Green Paper on children and young people with special educational needs.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether Catholic schools which wish to achieve academy status may retain the right to select a proportion of pupils on the basis of their Catholic faith.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether new academy schools will be required to have (a) elected parent governors, (b) elected staff governors and (c) local authority nominated...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what expressions of interest in academy status his Department has received from primary schools (a) nationally and (b) in Worcester.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) whether (a) Wandsworth and (b) other London boroughs will not receive Building Schools for the Future (BSF) funding as a consequence of being...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education when he plans to make a decision in respect of Building Schools for the Future funding for (a) Wade Deacon and (b) The Grange School.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education pursuant to the oral statement of 5 July 2010, Official Report, columns 47-57, on education funding, when the final criteria to determine action to be...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what representations he has received from Stockton on Tees Borough Council on school building projects; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what criteria his Department has used to decide which proposed projects should not received Building Schools for the Future funding.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what the (a) name and (b) address is of each building (i) leased and (ii) owned by his Department; on what date his Department began occupying each...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what (a) building and (b) refurbishment projects were undertaken by his Department in each of the last five years; and what the costs were of each...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what instructions have been issued by the private office of each Minister in his Department on the preparation of briefing, speeches and replies to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how much (a) his Department and (b) its predecessor spent on search engine biasing with (i) Google and (ii) other search engines in each of the last...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many (a) special advisers and (b) press officers are employed by his Department at each Civil Service pay grade.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education 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 Education pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 5 July 2010, Official Report, columns 1-2WS, on public spending control, under which budgetary...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education which single tenders have been authorised by his Department since his appointment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what mechanism will be available to ensure the accountability of new free schools to (a) Ministers and (b) parents; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what estimate he has made of the number of free schools likely to be created under his Department's proposals in the next five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many expressions of interest in establishing free schools the New Schools Network has passed on to his Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what plans he has to bring forward draft regulations for the registration and monitoring of free schools; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many applications in respect of his Department's proposed free schools have been received from groups in the North East.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what proportion of candidates achieved five or more GCSEs at grades A* to C including English and mathematics in each (a) selective, (b) partially...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) how much has been paid to the building contractor Skanska in each of the Local Education Partnerships (LEPs) in which Skanska is active in each...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) what account the appointment of the New Schools Network took of the provisions of (a) the Public Contracts Regulations 2008 and (b) his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many placement orders were authorised by (a) Cambridgeshire County Council and (b) Staffordshire County Council in each of the last three years;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what estimate he has made of the number of primary school places required in (a) the London Borough of Merton and (b) Wimbledon constituency in (i)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many (a) primary and (b) secondary school pupils will receive the pre-paid premium in Hampstead and Kilburn constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether the new academy schools will be encouraged to adopt banded admissions policies to ensure all-ability intakes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what plans he has to refurbish primary and secondary schools in Coventry.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what proportion of total spending on maintained schools is allocated to (a) teaching staff and (b) all staff costs.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what percentage of secondary schools in London have expressed interest in becoming an academy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) how many projects in the Building Schools for the Future programme have been affected by an English Heritage listing decision during the design...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will examine the case for a new Catholic high school in Oldham following the merger of Our Lady's, Royton and St Augustine, Werneth.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what discussions he has had on assisting schools to provide sport in schools for children with (a) mental health disabilities and (b) physical...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education pursuant to the answer of 6 July 2010, Official Report, column 193W, on schools: standards, for what reasons his Department does not hold information...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what representations he has received on improving secondary school provision in Gravesham constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how he plans to ensure sufficient funding for academies for (a) special educational needs support services, (b) behaviour support services, (c)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what capital funding he plans to make available to schools for children with special educational needs in Sunderland.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what steps he will take to ensure that graduates from universities in every region take part in the Teach First programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education when he plans to make the commencement order to implement the careers education provisions in section 250 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will take steps to ensure that youth services are maintained at existing levels following the ending of ring-fenced funding for such services.
To ask the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, representing the House of Commons Commission, how much the House of Commons Service paid for press cuttings services provided to (a) the House of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps she is taking to meet air quality targets in EU legislation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs with reference to her Department's consultation on badger control, for what length of time it is proposed that a regime of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs with reference to her Department's consultation on badger control, what criteria will be used by Natural England to determine...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs with reference to her Department's consultation on badger control, what estimate her Department has made of the cost of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs with reference to her Department's consultation on badger control, whether culling licences will permit farmers to go on to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs with reference to her Department's consultation on badger control, what percentage of landowners in a minimum area of 150...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs with reference to her Department's consultation on badger control, whether badgers culled under the proposals will undergo...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps she plans to take to protect private property along the Blackwater river from intrusions from the planned coastal...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much her Department plans to spend on vaccines against bovine tuberculosis in (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the average cost to her Department was of processing the payment of an invoice in the latest period for which figures...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the monetary value is of contracts her Department has awarded to each (a) management consultancy and (b) IT company...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the estimated monetary value is of each vacant (a) building and (b) parcel of land owned by her Department in each region.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much her Department spent on newspapers, periodicals and trade profession magazines in each year since 2001.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if her Department will take steps to assess the effects on (a) equality of incomes, (b) equality of assets and (c)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many staff her Department has appointed on secondment since 7 May 2010; and from what organisation each such member of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what plans she has for the future provision of flood prevention services previously provided through the Government office...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent estimate she has made of the costs of providing (a) flood storage on farmland, and other soft forms of flood...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent discussions she has had with (a) the Environment Agency, (b) the Association of Drainage Authorities and (c)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what funding her Department allocated for the purpose of flood prevention to (a) local authorities and (b) Swindon Borough...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the animal welfare implications of farming cloned animals.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what progress she has made in creating marine conservation zones.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much public funding each of the four regional projects constituting the Marine Conservation Zone Project received in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much was spent under each budget heading on each of the four Marine Conservation Zones by (a) her Department, (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many outbreaks of the potato disease Dickeya solani have been detected in England in (a) 2009 and (b) 2010 to date;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what information her Department holds on the number of racehorses which (a) died or (b) were put down as a result of racing...
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2010, Official Report, column 592W, on the Equalities and Human Rights Commission, in how many of the 25...
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities what steps she plans to take to reduce (a) the gender pay gap and (b) sex discrimination in the workplace.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities if she will make an assessment of the effect on (a) men and (b) women in Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock constituency of the measures in the June 2010 Budget.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities pursuant to the contribution of the Minister for Equalities of 6 September 2010, Official Report, column 153, in the Adjournment debate on public...
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities how many officials at the Government Equalities Office are working on preparation of the UK's Periodic Report to the Convention on the Elimination of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what progress has been made on the establishment of accelerated development zones in respect of each local authority which...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many notifications were made under Part P of Building Regulations in England and Wales in each year since 2005; and how many...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will take steps to assist housing associations and local authorities to bring in-house contracts which had been let to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether he plans to review his Department's policy on the maintenance of housing association propeties to take account of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) whether he has made a recent estimate of the number and proportion of councillors under the age of 35 years old in local...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the average cost to his Department was of processing the payment of an invoice in the latest period for which figures are...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the monetary value is of contracts his Department has awarded to each (a) management consultancy and (b) IT company since...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the estimated monetary value is of each vacant (a) building and (b) parcel of land owned by his Department in each region.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much his Department and its predecessors spent on newspapers, periodicals and trade profession magazines in each year since 2001.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if his Department will take steps to assess the effects on (a) equality of incomes, (b) equality of assets and (c) equality...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what severance payments have been paid to (a) Ministers and (b) special advisers in his Department who left office after the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many staff his Department has appointed on secondment since 7 May 2010; and from what organisation each such member of staff...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will review the operation of interim empty dwelling management orders.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will take steps to ensure that Hereford and Worcester fire and rescue service is funded on a basis equivalent to that of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what progress has been made in establishing the panel of representative young people to provide advice to Government on topical...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 22 July 2010, Official Report, columns 27-8WS, on regional government, what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether he met unions representing staff at the Government Office Network before taking his decision to close that network.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government with reference to his Department's press release of 5 August 2010, if he will place in the Library a copy of the contract and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will bring forward proposals to strengthen protection for landlords.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what progress he has made on implementing proposed changes to the rating system to enable local authorities to retain a greater...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what plans he has for the future of the area-based grant; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will discuss with Local Government Employers and unions means of reaching agreement on pay claims for 2011-12 and 2012-13...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government which local authorities offer opportunities for young citizens to take a decision-making role in respect of budgets funding...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government which local authorities have (a) youth councils and (b) other schemes to promote the involvement of young people in local...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government with reference to his Department's press release of 5 August 2010, if he will place in the Library a copy of the contract and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what guidance his Department provides to local authorities on use of the business rates system to encourage social enterprises...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will publish (a) the minutes of each meeting and (b) the responses to questionnaires conducted in respect of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what representations he received before making the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) (No. 2)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will bring forward proposals to encourage young people to participate in politics.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many (a) letters and (b) e-mails his Department has received (i) against and (ii) in favour of deleting county names from...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether he has had recent discussions with the Association of Traditional Counties on the deletion of county names from the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many one-room (a) social sector and (b) private rented sector properties are for rent at (i) under and (ii) over £46...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether the provision to members of the public of copies of definitive footpath maps proposed by local authorities is within the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many shared ownership housing units were constructed in each of the last five years; and what estimate he has made of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what discussions he has had with third sector organisations on ensuring that young citizens in community and voluntary groups...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what representations he has received from the Air Accidents Investigation Branch on the installation of TCAS II equipment in planes flying in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will discuss with the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government the inclusion in the scope of the proposed Airport Economic...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent representations he has received on the use of advanced imaging technology in airports; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether he plans to continue with the trial of the use of full-body security scanners at UK airports; and what assessment he has made of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will take steps to ensure that the development of the Bury to Rawtenstall rail extension proceeds.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the cost to his Department was of the national concessionary bus travel scheme (a) in total and (b) per recipient in each year since its...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what criteria his Department plans to use in its review of the Bus Services Operators Grant; what consultations his Department is undertaking as part...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate he has made of the number of staged car accidents in the latest period for which figures are available; and what estimate has been made...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans he has to help improve traffic flow at the Dartford Crossing.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the average cost to his Department was of processing the payment of an invoice in the latest period for which figures are available; and what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport on how many occasions each Minister in his Department has met his Department's Chief Scientific Officer since 6 May 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many and what proportion of his Department's staff whose duties include driving have passed the advanced driving test.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the annual expenditure on vehicles of (a) his Department and (b) each (i) non-departmental public body and (ii) executive agency for which he is...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps he has taken to reduce the running costs of his Department since his appointment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much his Department spent on newspapers, periodicals and trade profession magazines in each year since 2002.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if his Department will take steps to assess the effects on (a) equality of incomes, (b) equality of assets and (c) equality of access to services of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport which (a) (i) civil servants and (ii) special advisers in his Department and (b) other individuals are employed to write speeches for each Minister...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much his (a) Department and its predecessors and (b) its agencies and non-departmental public bodies spent on employee training in each year...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate his Department has made of the number of people in each age group who died in road traffic accident deaths where alcohol was a causal...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much the Highways Agency has spent on driver information programmes in the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans there are for use of Pendolino rolling stock for service on the east coast main line; and what assumptions were made about the availability...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will estimate the cost to his Department of compliance with regulations arising from EU obligations in the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much his Department paid in fuel duty rebate to (a) bus operators, (b) train operators, (c) air operators and (d) ferry operators in each year...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent assessment he has made of noise levels of aircraft approaching and departing Heathrow airport.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans he has to reduce congestion at junction 30 of the M25; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what discussions he has had with (a) the European Commission and (b) his EU counterparts on harmonising EU requirements on road safety standards for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the adequacy of railway carriage provision for passengers leaving stations in Greater Manchester on (a) Northern Rail...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will bring forward legislative proposals to enable local authorities to have access to overseas driver and vehicle registration data to enforce...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps he plans to take to improve the provision of public transport travel advice and information for disabled individuals.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps he plans to take to improve access for disabled individuals to bus services serving (a) Coventry and (b) other cities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what his policy is on the provision of travel information in multiple formats; and what steps he plans to take to implement this policy in the next 12...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment (a) his Department and (b) High Speed Two have made of the potential of utilising and upgrading existing rail infrastructure as an...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans he has for the future of the retail price index plus 1% cap on regulated-fare rail ticket prices.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what representations he has received from Southeastern Railway on changes to rail fares on the Integrated Kent Franchise from January 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will extend the franchise period for future train operating company franchises; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether his Department took into account the past payment record of National Express in its decision to extend the East Anglia rail franchise.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent discussions he has had with Network Rail on Government funding for work to upgrade railway lines in the London region owned by Network Rail.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what methodology his Department uses to measure congestion on trains; and what his most recent estimate is of the level of congestion on trains serving...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much the Highways Agency spent on maintaining the sections of the A30 and A38 trunk roads in Cornwall in 2009.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate he has made of the projected funding requirement for motorway and trunk road maintenance in each year from 2011-12 to 2014-15.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much the Highways Agency spent on motorway and trunk road maintenance in each year since 2007.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans he has for the future of the specific road safety grant; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he expects to publish the national road safety strategy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what (a) guidance and (b) instructions his Department has issued to East Midlands Trains on arrangements for the inspection of tickets at Sheffield...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will take steps to encourage BAA to dispose of the properties in the vicinity of Stansted Airport which were purchased with a view to airport...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many UK citizens were stranded abroad following failures of tour operators and airlines in 2010; and how many of them were not covered by the ATOL...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what meetings Ministers in his Department and its predecessors had with representatives of trade unions in each month since May 1997; which unions...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health by what date he expects the NHS abdominal aortic aneurysm screening programme to have been fully rolled out; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether he plans to refer asthma to the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence as a topic for the development of a quality standard.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to work together with the devolved administrations on extending the forthcoming National Audit of Asthma Deaths across the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what proportion of NHS hospitals have a spinal surgery unit (a) able to treat and diagnose lower back pain and (b) with rehabilitation expertise;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether (a) he and (b) officials of his Department have discussed with NHS North East the (i) establishment and (ii) funding of Balance North East.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the cost of prescriptions for (a) diazepam and (b) other benzodiazepine medications issued on NHS prescription in each of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department plans to take to improve survival rates of children with osteosarcoma; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has for his Department's chlamydia screening programme (a) in 2011 and (b) in subsequent years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what information the NHS provides to people diagnosed with coeliac disease on managing their condition.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) when he last met dementia carers from (a) Stevenage and (b) elsewhere; and if he will make a statement; (2) what (a) financial and (b) other...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he last met clinicians to discuss the care and management of dementia.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many NHS orthodontists there are per head of population in each primary care trust area in England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) dentists and (b) orthodontists on NHS contracts there were in each primary care trust area in each of the last five years; and if he will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average cost to his Department was of processing the payment of an invoice in the latest period for which figures are available; and what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health on how many occasions each Minister in his Department has met his Department's Chief Scientific Officer since 6 May 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Christchurch (Mr Chope) of 13 July 2010, Official Report, column 706W, on lobbying, which organisations in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much his Department spent on newspapers, periodicals and trade profession magazines in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if his Department will take steps to assess the effects on (a) equality of outcomes, (b) equality of assets and (c) equality of access to services of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many staff his Department has appointed on secondment since 7 May 2010; and from what organisation each such member of staff has been seconded.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will bring forward proposals to end statutory restrictions on the advertising of medicines.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people in the Peterborough City Council area used the needle exchange facilities offered by Peterborough Primary Care Trust in each quarter since...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) for what reason his Department has decided not to proceed with the proposed comparative study between a hospital (a) with and (b) without an...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what programmes the Food Standards Agency has to raise food safety standards in catering establishments.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 9 September 2010, Official Report, column 656W, on gender recognition, what criteria will be used to decide when it is...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will take steps to encourage general practitioner practices to work together rather than separately in the same community.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will take steps to ensure that general practitioner practices based in areas with high levels of deprivation continue to have access to adequate funding.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to ensure that patients in rural areas where there is only one general practitioner practice in reasonable travelling distance are...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will take steps to recognise and encourage the role of trade unions in providing private health provision for their members; and if he will make a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Dudley South (Chris Kelly) of 10 June 2010, Official Report, column 220W, what recent discussions his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will take steps to (a) ensure that patients have greater access to their medical records and (b) make it easier for patients to change to another...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will take steps to ensure that there is not postcode provision for some drugs or treatments.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department plans to take to increase the level of access to long-term support of those with mental health issues.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what his most recent assessment is of the incidence of racial inequality in the provision of mental health services; and whether he plans to take further...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many consultant midwives there were in each region in (a) 2008 and (b) 2009.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will take steps to increase the provision of ongoing physiotherapy and hydrotherapy for people with muscular dystrophy and related neuromuscular...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether his Department has had discussions with (a) the South West Specialised Commissioning Group and (b) the South West Strategic Health Authority on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to deliver local control of health services; and what steps he plans to take to ensure that such local control is economically...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to enable clinical professionals to have autonomy in determining which services they provide to patients.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the resources in the NHS consumed but not required in the most recent period for which information is available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he plans to take to enable NHS managers to express their views on the management of health service provision.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the effect on the standards of medical service delivered by NHS Direct of a reduction in the number of qualified nurses...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he plans to take to safeguard healthcare consortia in cases where a local hospital provider is not able to keep within budget.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent (1) assessment he has made of regional differences in health funding; (2) steps he has taken to ensure the equitable distribution of health...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health on what date he expects his proposals for structural change contained in the Health White Paper to take effect.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he plans to take to tackle health issues arising from childhood obesity.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what representations he has received on the research and development of the Phil Parker Lightning Process.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what restrictions his Department plans to place on primary care trusts in respect of their ability to enter into contracts during the period leading up to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make an assessment of the performance in making commissioning decisions of employees of primary care trusts whose posts are sponsored by...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what peer-reviewed research studies his Department has evaluated on the extent of high-risk sexual activity by (a) young homosexual men and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what information his Department holds on the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections affecting (a) young homosexual men and (b) young heterosexual...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether he plans to maintain funding for social care at current levels in (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps (a) his Department has taken and (b) he plans to take to implement the recommendations of the March 2010 report, "Raising Our Sights:...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent representations he has received on the potential contribution to healthcare provision of trade union mutuality; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence in what language UK forces are training the Afghan (a) army and (b) police.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether he has made an assessment of the merits of the use of electronic language translation devices by British soldiers serving in Afghanistan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) on how many occasions Invincible-class aircraft carriers have been deployed in military service in each of the last five years; (2) how many days...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when his Department last contacted BAE Systems in relation to his Department's aircraft carrier programmes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the end of service date is for each Invincible-class aircraft carrier.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what expenditure his Department incurred on the provision of medical services for armed forces personnel in (a) the Falklands Islands, (b) Gibraltar,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many service personnel have been blinded while on active duty since 2000.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will review his Department's decision that the Pingat Jasa Malaysia medal may be received but not worn in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether he plans to bring forward proposals to remove the inequality in pension provision for ex-servicemen and women who left the armed forces before 1975.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what contracts have been placed with Chinese manufacturers for military garments.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether the specifications for military garment contracts have changed in the last two years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence who has responsibility for deciding on the criteria for military clothing standards.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment his Department has made of the appropriateness of British Standard 7209 for assessing the breathability of waterproof clothing for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what briefings Christopher Myers attended during his participation in the visit to Afghanistan in January 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what level of security clearance was given to Christopher Myers for the purpose of his participation in a visit to Afghanistan in January 2010; (2)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of the change in the number of jobs at the Defence Storage and Distribution Agency which will result from its proposed...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what account he plans to take of the likely effects of defence spending reductions on (a) BAE Systems and (b) other companies in the defence industry...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make an estimate of the effects on the number of people employed in the defence manufacturing sector and the sector's supply chain likely to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the average cost to his Department was of processing the payment of an invoice in the latest period for which figures are available; and what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much his Department spent on (a) permanent and (b) temporary accommodation for civil servants in 2009-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much his Department spent on (a) temporary and (b) permanent accommodation for civil servants in 2009.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much his Department spent on newspapers, periodicals and trade profession magazines in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health on the vulnerability to suicide of servicemen and women leaving the armed forces.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent assessment he has made of the security situation in the Gulf; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what pilot training programmes pilots from the armed forces have attended in (a) the US and (b) France since 2003.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether pilots in the armed forces have received training from the US military on fast jet deployment from aircraft carriers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what proportion of the budget for the Royal Gurkha Rifles was from (a) his Department's budget and (b) other sources in the latest period for which...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 13 September 2010, Official Report, columns 737-8W, on warships: deployment, what the (a) type and (b) mission is of each...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change if he will take steps to ensure that local authorities encourage residents to participate in the implementation of local carbon...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change if he will take steps to provide financial and technical assistance for local authorities to meet local carbon reduction targets.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what steps he is taking to ensure other Government departments, agencies and non-departmental public bodies are reducing their carbon...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what the average cost to his Department was of processing the payment of an invoice in the latest period for which figures are...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change on how many occasions each Minister in his Department has met his Department's Chief Scientific Officer since 6 May 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what the monetary value is of contracts his Department has awarded to each (a) management consultancy and (b) IT company since 7 May 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what the estimated monetary value is of each vacant (a) building and (b) parcel of land owned by his Department in each region.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much his Department spent on hospitality for events hosted by each Minister in the Department in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much his Department spent on hospitality for events hosted by each Minister in his Department in July 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much his Department spent on newspapers, periodicals and trade profession magazines in each year since 2008.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change if his Department will take steps to assess the impacts on (a) equality of incomes, (b) equality of assets and (c) equality of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what severance payments have been paid to (a) Ministers and (b) special advisers in his Department who left office after the last...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many staff his Department has appointed on secondment since 7 May 2010; and from what organisation each such member of staff has...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change if he will make it his policy to target energy efficiency programmes at prepayment meter users in, or at risk of, fuel poverty.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change if he will use his power under the Energy Act 2010 to oblige suppliers to provide social price support to (a) all groups that qualify...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what plans he has to ensure the take up of the Green Deal in the private rented sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many and what proportion of (a) private sector and (b) social sector dwellings have residents in fuel poverty in (a) England and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much has been paid to miners in Chesterfield constituency under the Government's handling agreements for vibration white finger,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what discussions his Department has had with Magnox North Ltd and Magnox South Ltd on the formation of a single site licence company;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what the cost to the public purse was of dividing Magnox Electric into Magnox North Ltd and Magnox South Ltd.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what the average national grid transmission charge is in each local authority area.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much has been raised in national grid transmission charges from generators in (a) England, (b) Scotland and (c) Wales in each of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change when his Department plans to take steps to provide greater gas storage capacity for the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what consideration he has given to the merits of entitling the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority to deal directly with site licence...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority since its formation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what hazard reduction work he commissioned Magnox Electric to undertake in each year between its establishment and its separation into...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much national grid transmission charges for selling renewable electricity to the grid would be for (a) Westminster City Council,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what recent meetings he has had with representatives of Transition Town projects to discuss environmentally sustainable communities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment he has made of the effects on potential windfarm developers of the decision by the National Grid to retain the current...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change whether he plans to review guidance on the provision of financial community benefits compensation from large-scale off-shore wind farms...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the monetary value is of contracts his Department has awarded to each (a) management consultancy and (b) IT company since 7 May 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the estimated monetary value is of each vacant (a) building and (b) parcel of land owned by his Department in each region.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 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...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much his Department spent on newspapers, periodicals and trade profession magazines in each year since 2001.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if his Department will take steps to assess the impacts on (a) equality of incomes, (b) equality of assets and (c) equality of access to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what assistance his Department is providing to those resident in Coventry who have been made redundant on the last 12 months; (2) what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he made of the annual cost to the Exchequer of continuing the Young Person's Guarantee.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps he is taking to assist those aged 18 to 24 years and who are unemployed to secure employment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will take steps to help young people from households in receipt of benefits into sustained employment; what research his Department has...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what financial support his Department provides for terminally ill people in fuel poverty.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate has been made of the number of households affected by the proposed increase in non-dependent deductions (a) in total, (b) in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will bring forward proposals for changes to housing benefit arrangements to protect the most vulnerable people.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether his Department has changed the level of funding allocated for retesting and transition of incapacity benefit claimants to employment...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what his Department's most recent estimate is of the number of people who graduated from university in 2010 and who are in receipt of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the number of payments of statutory maternity pay which included a component representing a bonus otherwise...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much money lost to benefit fraud was recovered through his Department's National Benefit Fraud Hotline and its Targeting Benefit Fraud...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many staff the National Benefit Fraud Hotline employed on the latest date for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what mechanism he plans to put in place to measure the effects of the implementation of his proposals for welfare reform on (a) deafblind...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2010, Official Report, columns 599-600W, how many people who were in receipt of a full state pension...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development pursuant to the answer of 27 July 2010, Official Report, column 267W, on Afghanistan: overseas aid, which areas of expenditure to...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much funding his Department has provided to (a) the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and (b) the Government of...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much aid the UK has given to Burma in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the average cost to his Department was of processing the payment of an invoice in the latest period for which figures are...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the estimated monetary value is of each vacant (a) building and (b) parcel of land owned by his Department in each region.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many staff his Department employs to consider (a) departmental and (b) national strategy; what output such staff are required to...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development on what date he informed the Secretary of State for Scotland of proposals to reduce the number of staff his Department employs in...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much his Department spent on newspapers, periodicals and trade profession magazines in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much money his Department allocated to (a) the Stabilisation Aid Fund, (b) the Conflict Prevention Pool, (c) the Discretionary...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many staff his Department has appointed on secondment since 7 May 2010; and from what organisation each such member of staff has...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what proportion of his Department's expenditure on health and health systems in 2010-11 has been allocated to human resources for...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what recent reports he has received on the effects of shortages of health workers in less developed countries on rates of (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development whether he plans to fund further research into a potential microbicide containing tenofovir; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment he has made of the outcomes of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals Review summit in New York in September 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development whether his Department is taking steps to ensure that the composition of the advisory committee for Millennium Development Goal 5 on...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the MDG+10 summit outcome document upholds internationally-accepted human rights...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the MDG+10 Summit outcome document calls for reproductive health services to be made...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development whether the UK delegation to the MDG+10 Summit includes (a) members of civil society groups and (b) hon. Members with expertise in...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much his Department has paid to (a) the International Harm Reduction Association and (b) others to support harm reduction drug...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what his most recent assessment is of the humanitarian situation in Pakistan; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development which organisations have received aid funding from his Department to assist following the floods in Pakistan in July 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much funding he plans to allocate to each project in his Department's bilateral aid programme for Pakistan in each of the next...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will take into account the findings of the report by the Irish Centre for Human Rights entitled "Crimes against Humanity...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the estimated monetary value is of each vacant (a) building and (b) parcel of land owned by his Department in each region.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 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 Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many staff his Department has appointed on secondment since 7 May 2010; and from what organisation each such member of staff...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs who attended the meeting relating to Dr Ejup Ganic held at his Department on 27 February 2010; and what (a) matters were...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions the Government have had with the Government of Serbia on the judgement given by Mr Tim Workman, Senior District...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he has taken to sustain and develop relations with India following the Prime Minister's visit in July 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent steps he has taken to seek to secure the release of Gilad Shalit.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will ensure that the appointment of the next UK Permanent Representative to the EU is made subject to a confirmation...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what criteria he uses to assess the performance of the UK Permanent Representative to the EU against the objectives set for him.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions his Department has had with the Government of Pakistan on the attacks on Ahmadiyya Muslims in Mardan, Pakistan...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what his policy is on the surrender of Ratko Mladic to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia as a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on recent reports of human rights abuses in Sri Lanka; and if he will make...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he has taken at (a) the United Nations and (b) EU level to establish an independent inquiry into human rights...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the internal inquiry by the Sri Lankan Government into human rights abuses.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs under what powers of prerogative Kim Darroch was appointed UK Permanent Representative to the EU.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will require any future UK Permanent Representative to the EU to appear before the appropriate committee of the House...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will place in the Library a copy of the strategic partnership agreement with Vietnam; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the average cost to the public purse of (a) issuing and (b) executing a warrant for the arrest of a defendant absent from court was in the latest...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will publish his Department's internal report on the riot at Ashwell prison in early April 2009; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many defendants have breached their bail conditions in the last three years; and how many were remanded in custody as a result; (2) how many...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice on how many occasions (a) magistrates courts and (b) the Crown court refused applications by the Crown Prosecution Service to remand defendants in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what assessment he has made of the effect on the level of attendance in court of (a) defendants, (b) witnesses and (c) police officers of his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what estimate he has made of the likely (a) savings to and (b) maintenance costs foregone by HM Courts Service arising from the closure of each...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much HM Courts Service has spent on the maintenance of Keighley magistrates court sitting at Bingley magistrates court in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the operating costs were under each category of expenditure of operating Keighley magistrates court sitting at Bingley magistrates court in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what recent representations he has received on the re-organisation of administrative staff in magistrates courts and county courts in North Wales.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what proportion of defendants changed a plea before trial at (a) magistrates courts and (b) the Crown court in the latest period for which figures are...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what proportion of sentences for a second offence in (a) magistrates courts and (b) the Crown court were handed down to run concurrently with another...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice when he plans to announce the outcome of his consultation on the future of court services in North and West Yorkshire, with particular reference to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much his Department and its predecessors spent on (a) reimbursement of staff expenses and (b) the 10 largest staff expense reimbursement claims in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the average cost to his Department was of processing the payment of an invoice in the latest period for which figures are available; and what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the monetary value is of contracts his Department has awarded to each (a) management consultancy and (b) IT company since 7 May 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the estimated monetary value is of each vacant (a) building and (b) parcel of land owned by his Department in each region.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice 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 Justice how much his Department spent on newspapers, periodicals and trade profession magazines in each year since 2007.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if his Department will take steps to assess the effects on (a) equality of incomes, (b) equality of assets and (c) equality of access to services of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what severance payment was made to each (a) Minister and (b) special adviser in his Department who left office after the last general election.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many staff his Department has appointed on secondment since 7 May 2010; and from what organisation each such member of staff has been seconded.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the remit is of the Special Immigration Appeals Commission.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what negotiations the Legal Services Commission has undertaken with (a) parties to the 2007 Unified Civil Contract for legal aid services and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what consideration (a) his Department and (b) the Legal Services Commission gave to the requirements of (i) procurement law and (ii) contract law in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what extensions to the 2007 Unified Civil Contract for legal aid services there have been; on what date the extensions were made; and on what basis they...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what estimate he has made of the average cost to the public purse of recruiting and training new magistrates in the latest period for which figures are...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many (a) internal, (b) external and (c) police investigations into the conduct of staff were conducted at Medway secure training centre in each...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether any injuries were sustained as a result of the use of restraint techniques on boys held in Medway secure training centre since 1998.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will bring forward proposals to implement the recommendation of the final report of the Missing Persons Taskforce on a Presumption of Death Bill...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether the National Offender Management Service has a standard rental rate for probation service offices; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people with addresses in (a) the metropolitan borough of Dudley and (b) the metropolitan borough of Walsall are (i) in prison, (ii) on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many racist incidents were reported in prisons in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many offenders serving a custodial sentence for a violent crime were (a) released on licence and (b) re-arrested for a further violent offence...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2010, Official Report, columns 576-77W, on prisoners: religion, which 44 prisons in England and Wales logged...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what provision is being made in prisons serving North Wales to ensure that rehabilitation, education and support services take into account the fact that...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many assaults on prisoners by prisoners were reported in each of the last three years; and how many additional days were added to the sentences of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many prisoners in each open prison have employment outside prison.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what his policy is on proposals for the construction of a new prison in north Wales.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the conviction rate was for cases of (a) rape and (b) sexual assault in the latest period for which figures are available; and how many women...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the answer of 27 July 2010, Official Report, column 923W, on rape: rights of accused, for what reason he decided to consider anonymity for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what mechanism he plans to introduce for payment-by-results schemes to reduce re-offending rates among offenders; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice on how occasions restraint techniques have been used on (a) boys and (b) girls for the purposes of maintaining good order and discipline in secure...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many convictions resulted in a community sentence in each of the last three years; and what the aggregate length of such sentences was in each such year.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) what assessment he has made of the outcomes of the intensive alternatives to custody pilot schemes in South Wales and Dyfed-Powys; (2) whether he...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people in Leeds North West constituency have been prosecuted for not having a television licence in the last 12 months. [Official Report, 8...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether (a) his Department and (b) its agencies and non-departmental public bodies take into account rolling resistance as a performance criterion when...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will bring forward legislative proposals to provide war memorials with protection in law from defacement or defilement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what mechanisms are in place to take account of the views of young people in his Department's policy on youth justice.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps his Department is taking to increase (a) entrepreneurial activity and (b) levels of bank lending to businesses in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the proportion of households in (a) Redcar constituency, (b) the North-East and (c) the North-...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2010, Official Report, columns 522-3W, on Business Link West Midlands, what arrangements...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of training and employing Business Link advisers in the latest period...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many businesses operating in Redcar constituency contacted Business Link in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many businesses operating in Redcar constituency received funding from one or more schemes operated by his Department and its...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills to which (a) organisations and (b) projects in Redcar constituency his Department has made a grant in the last five years; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills if he will take steps to assist staff who have been made redundant since the entry into administration of Connaught Partnerships.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what plans he has to respond to the policy recommendations of the Strategic Advisory Board for Intellectual Property Policy in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent discussions he has had with (a) Corus-Tata and (b) Sahaviriya Steel Industries on the future of the Corus plant on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills 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 Business, Innovation and Skills what the average cost to his Department was of processing the payment of an invoice in the latest period for which figures are...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills on how many occasions each Minister in his Department has met his Department's Chief Scientific Officer since 6 May 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills whether he has made an estimate of the monetary value of the contracts between his Department and private sector companies which...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what the monetary value is of contracts his Department has awarded to each (a) management consultancy and (b) IT company since...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what the estimated monetary value is of each vacant (a) building and (b) parcel of land owned by his Department in each region.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how much his Department spent on hospitality for events hosted by each Minister in the Department in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how much his Department spent on hospitality for events hosted by each Minister in his Department in July 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills 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 Business, Innovation and Skills how much his Department spent on newspapers, periodicals and trade profession magazines in each year since its inception.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills if he will take steps to assess the effects on (a) equality of incomes, (b) equality of assets and (c) equality of access to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many staff his Department has appointed on secondment since 7 May 2010; and from what organisation each such member of staff...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many employees on temporary contracts (a) his Department, (b) its agencies, (c) its non-Ministerial department and (d)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what the running costs of the Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate were in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he made of the annual cost to the Exchequer of continuing the Job Guarantee scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) what recent discussions he has had with his European counterparts on the introduction of a requirement for stock exchanges...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what projects on public attitudes to genetically-modified crops, food and feed have been funded by the (a) Biotechnology and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills if he will take steps to ensure (a) Greenwich University and (b) other former polytechnics retain university status.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the number of mature students who did not complete a higher education course in the latest period...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps he is taking to encourage businesses that develop new technologies to remain in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many insolvency investigators were employed by the Insolvency Service in (a) 2008, (b) 2009 and (c) 2010; and whether he...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills pursuant to the answer of 6 September 2010, Official Report, column 371W, on internet regulation, if he will bring forward...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what his most recent estimate is of the set up costs associated with implementing the Government's proposals for local enterprise...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what resources his Department provided to assist Lord Sugar in his role as Government Enterprise Champion; and how many days Lord...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) what the cost to the public purse was of the free helpline provided by his Department's Manufacturing Advisory Service in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills if he will make it his policy to implement country-by-country reporting for multi-national companies based in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many students resident in the London Borough of Bexley are registered as international students for tuition fee purposes due...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills if he will review the processes of the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education in order to reduce the burden of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills whether his Department plans to bring forward primary legislation to (a) abolish regional development agencies and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what bidding process for funds from the Regional Growth Fund will apply in each region.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what consultation he has undertaken with local authorities on the bidding process for the Regional Growth Fund.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills whether the methodology his Department will employ in allocating monies from the Regional Growth Fund will take into account...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what research and development grants his Department provides to innovative small businesses; and what arrangements his Department...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps he plans to take to support research and development activity in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the monetary value of Government funding allocated to scientific research projects undertaken at...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) if his Department will take steps to (a) simplify and (b) standardise the current system to compensate businesses for the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what environmental impact assessments have been undertaken for the proposed Royal Mail sorting office reorganisation, with...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what plans he has for the future of Royal Mail's universal service obligation; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what meetings Ministers in his Department and its predecessors had with representatives of trade unions in each month since May...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what the cost to the public purse was of travel using private planes by UK international trade representatives in (a) 2008-09...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans she has to implement the age verification proposals contained in the 2010 mandatory code for alcohol retailers.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what consideration she has given to the merits of establishing a minimum price per alcohol unit for the retail sale of alcohol.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what discussions she has had with Ministerial colleagues on the implications of competition law for a policy to set a minimum price for a...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will bring forward proposals for a national guarantee for (a) swift police force responses to complaints of antisocial behaviour and...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department with reference to her speech at the Coin Street Community Centre on 28 July 2010, what the evidential basis was for her statement that young...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what discussions she has had with police officers and professional bodies on the impact that antisocial behaviour orders have had on...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many antisocial behaviour orders were (a) issued and (b) breached in Cannock Chase constituency in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many antisocial behaviour orders have been (a) granted and (b) breached in Kent and Medway in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people from which countries have claimed asylum in the United Kingdom in the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 6 September 2010, Official Report, column 35W, on asylum: deportation, how much the UK Border Agency has spent on...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many failed asylum seekers have been evicted from their homes in Leeds North West constituency before being deported from the UK in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans she has for future funding of community safety partnerships.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans she has for the future of community safety partnerships (CSPs); and what recent assessment she has made of the value for money of CSPs.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the statement of 13 July 2010, Official Report, columns 797-98, on counter-terrorism and security powers, when she expects to...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps she plans to take to ensure the proportionate use by public authorities of powers available to them under anti-terrorism legislation.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what account the review of the British Crime Survey will take of recent trends in official crime statistics.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the requirements under the Crime and Disorder (Overview and Scrutiny) Regulations 2009 for the designated scrutiny committees to meet...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she plans to make commencement orders in relation to the Crime and Security Act 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what discussions she has had with (a) police forces and (b) professional bodies on her plans to encourage active citizens to become...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many crimes involving (a) knives and (b) firearms were recorded in each postcode area in each London local authority in 2009-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent estimate she has made of the average time taken for an organisation to obtain the results of Criminal Record Bureau checks; what...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps she plans to take to end the detention of children of asylum seekers; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which former (a) buildings and (b) land owned by (i) her Department and (ii) (A) non-departmental public bodies and (B) agencies for which...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the average cost to her Department was of processing the payment of an invoice in the latest period for which figures are available; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the (a) average and (b) highest daily rate paid to consultants by her Department was in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the monetary value is of contracts her Department has awarded to each (a) management consultancy and (b) IT company since 7 May 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many transport-related fines her Department has settled on behalf of its staff in each year since 2005; and what the cost to the public...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many chairs her Department has purchased in each year since 1997; how much it spent in each such year; and what the five most expensive...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much was spent under each budgetary heading by (a) her Department and (b) the UK Border Agency on hospitality in 2005-06.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much her Department spent on hospitality for events hosted by each Minister in her Department in July 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much her Department spent on newspapers, periodicals and trade profession magazines in each year since 1997. [Official Report, 28...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department 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...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate her Department has made of its expenditure on travel undertaken in an official capacity by each Minister in her Department in...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 6 September 2010, Official Report, column 44W, on deportation: children, which holds and techniques have been used...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many foreign national prisoners (a) were deported in 2009 and (b) have been deported in 2010 to date.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to page 21 of the coalition agreement, what steps she plans to take to end the detention of children for immigration purposes.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps she plans to take to ensure that parents in immigration detention are not separated from their children.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment she has made of the likely effects on police time and resources of the move to the Scottish model of DNA retention as...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps her Department is taking to assist victims of domestic violence.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what assessment she has made of the effect on levels of domestic violence of halting the implementation of domestic violence protection...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) whether she has made a recent estimate of the proportion of single parents who have experienced domestic violence in the last 12...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether her Department plans to include an automated authority to carry function in the e-Borders programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps she is taking to reduce the overall cost of the e-Borders programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what time scale she has set for securing an alternative supplier to deliver the e-Borders programme following the termination of the contract...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what time scale she has set for the completion of the e-Borders programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what time scale she has set for the inclusion of passenger name record checks in the e-Borders programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what statistics her Department collates about the use in crime of legally-held firearms.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many firearms of each category were reported stolen during 2009-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent discussions she has had with (a) the Association of Chief Police Officers and (b) the British Medical Association on mental...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much her Department spent on protection and security for (a) Tony Blair, (b) Sir John Major and (c) Baroness Thatcher in 2009.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate she has made of the cost of security provision for each former Cabinet Minister receiving protection since 2000.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much her Department spent on protection and security for (a) Tony Blair, (b) Sir John Major and (c) Baroness Thatcher in each year...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent representations she has received on interception of wireless communications data by Google Street View; which agency has...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the outcome was of her meeting with HM Inspectorate of Constabulary on 6 September 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the evidential basis is for the Government's decision not to opt-in to the provisions of the European Directive on trafficking in human...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps she plans to take to tackle human trafficking.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been charged with offences of controlling sex workers for gain in London since 1 January 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many illegal immigrants to the UK who have been convicted of offences related to unlawful entry to the UK in the last three years have...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many illegal immigrants from each country of origin have been served with deportation orders in each year since 1997; how many have...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the average cost to the public purse was of one day's detention of an illegal immigrant in the latest period for which figures are...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate she has made of the number of people with pending applications for indefinite leave to remain who have been in the UK for (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many requests for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 relating to cases of alleged miscarriage of justice have been...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which police forces supply data to the Missing Persons Bureau for the quarterly and annual data reports on missing people.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which police forces do not supply day-to-day data to the Missing Person's Bureau on people who have been missing for more than 72 hours.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many unidentified bodies were successfully matched against reports of missing persons in 2009-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much the National Police Improvement Agency spent on work related to missing persons in 2009-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the damping element of the police grant will be paid to Northumbria constabulary for 2010-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which police forces continue to use the policing pledge.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department with reference to her Department's statistical bulletin 14/10, on police service strength, what assessment she has made of recent trends in...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 3 June 2010, Official Report, column 79W, on police authorities, under what budgetary headings the amount spent on...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 3 June 2010, Official Report, column 79W, on police authorities, what progress has been made on the implementation...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether police precepts will be set by elected police commissioners.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether police commissioners will be elected to serve fixed-term appointments; and when she plans Police Commissioners' (a) elections to...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what her timetable is for the passage of legislation to provide for the election of police commissioners.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether members of political parties will be eligible to be elected as police commissioners.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what discussions she has had with electoral registration officers (EROs) on proposals for the election of police commissioners; and whether...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what advice she received from professional bodies in formulating her proposals for directly-elected police commissioners.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the Oral Statement of 26 July 2010, Official Report, columns 723-24, on policing in the 21st century, whether candidates...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the Oral Statement of 26 July 2010, Official Report, columns 723-24, on policing in the 21st century, whether she proposes to...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what representations she has received on her plans for directly-elected police commissioners from (a) senior police, (b) trade unions and...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what her timetable is for the (a) passage of legislation to provide for the election of police commissioners and (b) election of police...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department with reference to her Department's consultation on policing in the 21st century, what assessment she has made of other models of...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Wales on the cost implications for Wales of introducing directly elected police...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what provisions will apply to the election of a new police commissioner when (a) a commissioner resigns in mid-term and (b) a commissioner...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will make an assessment of the merits of introducing a right of recall of elected police commissioners by the public.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what her estimate is of the cost of (a) administration of and (b) distribution of election literature free of charge in relation to the...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will ensure that the election for police commissioner in Lancashire is not held on the same date as any other election or referendum.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how long she proposes the term of office of elected police commissioners will be.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if her Department will take steps to keep monitoring the political party affiliations of the proposed directly-elected police commissioners.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much each police force spent on advertising (a) on local radio, (b) in local newspapers and (c) in all other publications in the...
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 if she will assess the effect on public perception of the likelihood of crime of proposed reductions in funding to police authorities.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many requests for evidence-gathering UK police forces have received from police forces of each other EU member state relating to offences...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what assessment she has made of the conclusions of the July 2010 report of Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and the Audit...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what her policy is on maintaining levels of central government funding for police officer salaries.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she plans to provide funding for additional police officers through savings achieved by abolishing identity cards; and if she will make a...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the police precept for 2011-12 will be set; and who will be responsible for setting it.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the provisions of the Localism Bill will apply to police precepts.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether she plans to change the respective responsibilities of her Department and police authorities to fund categories of police funding.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what discussions her Department has had with police forces to improve the service provided by the police to people with mental health problems.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will make it her policy to require the sharing of best practice between police forces on missing persons investigations.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much overtime was paid to police officers working additional hours (a) on days they were scheduled to work and (b) on a scheduled rest...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the oral statement of 26 July 2010, Official Report, columns 723-24, on policing in the 21st century, what budgetary analysis...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much was spent by police forces on matching unidentified bodies with persons reported missing in 2009-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officers were based in Wolverhampton North East constituency (a) in 1997 and (b) on the latest date for which information...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the monetary value was of (a) cash and (b) other assets confiscated from criminals in 2009; and how much of that amount was...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many cases have been reported to the Metropolitan Police of sex workers being threatened for protection money in 2010; and in how many of...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will take steps to implement the recommendations of the Stern Review on the handling of rape complaints by public authorities.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what target she has set for the number of special constables to be recruited in (a) 2010 and (b) 2011; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much her Department spent on taxi fares in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent discussions she had with the Prime Minister's Director of Communications on her Department's communications strategy on its...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people were (a) arrested for and (b) charged with an offence under section 1 of the Terrorism Act 2006 in each year from 2006 to 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many proposed extraditions of terrorist suspects have not proceeded for reasons related to rights contained in the European Convention of...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) cases regarding extradition from the UK in respect of persons accused of terrorist offences and (b) appeals by persons...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what bonuses have been paid to members of the UK Border Agency management over the last two years.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate she has made of the level of savings which will accrue to the UK Border Agency from the removal of funding for three port...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 27 July 2010, Official Report, column 514 on risk assessment, what progress she has made in considering the use of...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people from each country overstayed a visitor visa in each year since 1997; how many people on each other type of visa overstayed...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much her Department spent on wine in each year since 1997.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister pursuant to the answer to the right hon. Member for Blackburn of 14 July 2010, Official Report, column 798W, on electoral systems: referendums, what estimate he...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what assessment he has made of the merits of making the Boundary Commission's data publicly available online.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how frequently he proposes that constituency boundaries will be reviewed following the changes envisaged in the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what process will be followed to determine proposed changes to the boundaries of parliamentary constituencies.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister by what date he proposes that the calculation of the number of residents of each proposed new parliamentary constituency should be published; and if he will make...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister when he expects the three-month consultation period for proposed boundary changes for parliamentary constituencies to begin; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister whether he plans to take steps to increase the level of voter registration before 1 December 2010.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what steps will be taken to ensure that people with double electoral registration are prevented from voting twice in the proposed parliamentary voting system...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what his most recent estimate is of the number of people who are registered to vote in more than one UK parliamentary constituency.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what mechanisms he plans to put in place to monitor changes in the number of people eligible to vote in parliamentary constituencies between elections for the...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister whether he plans to take steps to ensure that in future elections voters who are queuing to vote at a polling station at the time it closes are able to cast their...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what meetings he has had with professional lobbying organisations in connection with the proposed statutory register of lobbyists since May 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport (1) what financial saving his Department expects to realise from the abolition of the Advisory Committee on Historic Wreck...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport pursuant to the answer of 6 September 2010, Official Report, column 309W, on the BBC, what response was received from the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport if he will set out, with statistical evidence relating as closely as possible to Brighton Pavilion constituency, the effects...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport (1) what the average actual speed of broadband was in England in the latest period for which figures are available; (2)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what the average cost to his Department was of processing the payment of an invoice in the latest period for which figures are...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport on how many occasions each Minister in his Department has met his Department's chief scientific officer since 6 May 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what the monetary value is of contracts his Department has awarded to each (a) management consultancy and (b) IT company...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what the estimated monetary value is of each vacant (a) building and (b) parcel of land owned by his Department in each region.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport how much his Department spent on newspapers, periodicals and trade profession magazines in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport how many different newspapers (a) were delivered to the Secretary of State's office between 5 June 2009 and 11 May 2010 and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport how many staff his Department has appointed on secondment since 7 May 2010; and from what organisation each such member of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport whether he has had discussions with the providers of Freeview on increasing their transmission capability to ensure a common...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport if his Department will take steps to assess the effects on (a) equality of incomes, (b) equality of assets and (c) equality...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what the administrative cost has been of each consultancy contract entered into by the Government Olympic Executive in each of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport to which (a) organisations and (b) projects in Mid Sussex constituency his Department has made a grant in the last five...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport how much funding his Department plans to contribute towards the exercise to identify files relating to the Hillsborough...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport whether he has discussed with Ministerial colleagues on the use of Lottery funds for the payment of value added tax repairs to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport whether his Department plans to issue a commemorative medal to mark the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what the timescale is for the transfer of responsibility for the Royal Parks Agency from his Department to the Mayor of London.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport if he will discuss with the Secretary of State for Wales the representations he received from the Welsh Language Society on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what recent estimate he has made of the number of people in the London borough of Bexley who actively participate in sport...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what steps his Department is taking to develop links between local sports clubs and schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport (1) whether his Department has made arrangements to mark St George's Day in 2012; (2) what recent discussions he has had on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport (1) what recent estimate he has made of the cost to UK businesses of dial-through fraud; (2) what steps he is taking to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what the monetary value is of the UK Film Council's public affairs contract with Portland; and if he will place in the Library...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport how much (a) Arts Council funding and (b) other funding from the public purse was spent on the Writers in Prison Network Ltd...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what the objectives are of the funding provided from the public purse to Writers in Prison Network Ltd; and how performance...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer of 5 July 2010, Official Report, column 94W, on child benefit, what estimate he has made of the average real terms change per child...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many families receive the baby element of child tax credit in Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East constituency.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what estimate he has made of the total sum accumulated in child trust funds to date; and if he will estimate the proportion of that sum which has been...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many children born to residents of Livingston constituency since 1 September 2002 have received a child trust fund payment since 2005; (2) how...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his policy is on the provision of financial support from the public purse to community-owned and community-based credit unions.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer 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 Chancellor of the Exchequer what the monetary value is of contracts his Department has awarded to each (a) management consultancy and (b) IT company since 7 May 2010.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the estimated monetary value is of each vacant (a) building and (b) parcel of land owned by his Department in each region.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer 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 Chancellor of the Exchequer whether a risk assessment on child internet safety was conducted before the Spending Challenge website was launched.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many complaints his Department has received in relation to the content of contributions to its Spending Challenge website.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether his Department has received any complaints about the effect of contributions to the Spending Challenge website on (a) people with disabilities and...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many staff are employed in his Department's cross-departmental team to consider suggestions submitted to the Spending Challenge website; (2) how...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many ideas have been submitted to his Department's Spending Challenge website.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many officials of his Department are working on preparations for (a) the Financial Reform Bill, (b) the National Insurance Bill, (c) the Terrorist...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the resources and staff available to him in respect of the competing priorities of his post.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps he has taken to reduce the running costs of his Department since his appointment.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much his Department spent on newspapers, periodicals and trade profession magazines in each year since 2001.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many staff his Department has appointed on secondment since 7 May 2010; and from what organisation each such member of staff has been seconded.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer which (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have been driven by the Government Car Service since the Government took office; and how much each...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has for the future mechanisms by which UK allocations from the European Regional Development Fund will be disbursed.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what analysis he has made of potential efficiency savings within the proposed EU budget for 2011.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on the future level of the EU budget.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has to allocate future revenues raised through the auctioning of allowances under the (a) second and (b) third phase of the EU Emissions...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer 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 Chancellor of the Exchequer under what circumstances a formal funding agreement is required for the award by Departments of funds from the public purse to external organisations.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what representations he has received from businesses based in England and Wales on the likely effects on them of implementation of the Calman Commission...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent estimate he has made of the likely effect on the economy of not meeting the two per cent. target level of inflation.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the contribution of the Minister for Equalities of 6 September 2010, Official Report, column 153, what new ways of assessing the potential...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when his Department plans to respond to the letters from the hon. Member for Basildon and Billericay of 5 July and 6 August 2010 on his constituent, Dr Warhurst.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when his Department plans to respond to the letters from the hon. Member for Basildon and Billericay of 28 June and 4 August 2010 on his constituent, Mr Neppl.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he plans to reply to the letter from the right hon. Member for Warley of 6 July 2010 on Mr Lamont.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his most recent assessment is of the effect of quantitative easing on the structure of the economy.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps HM Revenue and Customs plans to take to ensure that correspondence sent to individuals who have underpaid tax as a result of recent...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the Extra Statutory Concession A19 is available to those who receive tax demands as a result of the recent miscalculations of tax liability under...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether HM Revenue and Customs has taken any disciplinary action against staff as a result of recent miscalculations in tax liability identified in its PAYE...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether HM Revenue and Customs has recruited additional staff to deal with individuals affected by recent miscalculations of tax liability in the PAYE system.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if HM Revenue and Customs will establish a dedicated (a) Member of Parliament hotline and (b) public helpline to deal with enquiries in relation to the...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the largest amount (a) underpaid and (b) overpaid by an individual has been as a result of recent miscalculations of tax liability made by HM Revenue...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate from the tax and benefit records held by his Department the number of people aged 16 years and over resident in Wells constituency; and...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether an analysis of the effects of implementation of measures announced in budget statements and pre- budget reports will be included in the annual Child...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what steps he plans to take to ensure that the implementation of the proposals in the (a) June 2010 Budget and (b) Spending Review will protect the...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the most recent Institute for Fiscal Studies analysis of the impact of (a) Budget and (b) Spending Review measures on (i)...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will undertake an analysis of the impact of options for spending reductions under the spending review relative to household composition.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the cost to the Exchequer of introducing a minimum wage of £7.60 for all public sector employees.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the monetary value of public sector contracts awarded in Redcar constituency was in each of the last five years.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent assessment he has made of the efficiency of HM Revenue and Customs call centres and helplines; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of telephone calls to HM Revenue and Customs were answered in each of the last 12 months.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what recent estimate he has made of the number of people who will have earnings of below £6,475 in 2010-11; (2) what estimate he has made of the...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many companies were liquidated consequent on proceedings for evasion of value added tax in each of the last five years; how many such companies were...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what criteria HM Revenue and Customs applies when taking the decision not to issue companies with section 160 and 161 notices before a company is...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his most recent assessment is of the relationship between the number of staff employed by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and the amount of tax revenue...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he expects to issue his remit letter to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in respect of 2010-11; with reference to the letter of 20 July 2009, what steps...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what progress he has made on his review of the taxation of air travel; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he expects HM Revenue and Customs to conclude its review of the release of statistical information on time to pay arrangements.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the average lifetime tax revenue that will accrue to the Exchequer from a (a) man and (b) woman who completed tertiary education in...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what procedure taxpayers receiving a demand for tax underpaid in a previous year will be required to follow to demonstrate that they have no liability; and...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether taxpayers whose net income for a previous year is reduced in the current tax calculation exercise will have their benefits for that year adjusted if...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what discussions he has had with the Chief Executive of HM Revenue and Customs on the issuing of value added tax registration numbers to new businesses; and...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether any payments have been made to the Crown Estate for the deposition of dredged sediment at the Rame Head offshore disposal site, Whitsand Bay, Cornwall.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the level of household income is above which a household with (a) one, (b) two and (c) three children will cease to receive tax credits from April 2012.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the monetary value is of each tax credit which is now to be uprated with reference to the consumer price index; and what estimate he has made of the...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many households in Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East constituency receive the 50 plus element of working tax credit.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what recent estimate he has made of the annual cost to registered charities of fraudulent charity collections.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what recent representations he has received on the charitable status of independent schools; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office which civil servants have attended (a) the Chemistry Club, (b) the Climate Change Forum and (c) other networking events in the last 12 months.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many civil servants employed by (a) Government Departments, (b) executive agencies and (c) other Government bodies had their primary place of...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many civil servants identified as (a) from black and/or minority ethnic backgrounds and (b) disabled left employment before retirement age in (i)...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office 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 Minister for the Cabinet Office how much his Department spent on vacant properties in each year since 1997.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office 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 Minister for the Cabinet Office which (a) individuals, (b) companies and (c) other organisations he has met in an official capacity since taking office.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office 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...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if he will publish all Government department invoice payment performance records on a monthly basis in a single location.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many websites operated by Government departments there were in each year since 2006.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office (1) what estimate he has made of Government expenditure on websites paid for from the public purse in the last 12 months; (2) what recent estimate he...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how much each Department paid in bonus awards in 2009.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how much (a) each Government Department and (b) the Government as a whole spent on press cuttings services in each of the last 12 months.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what steps his Department takes when a Government department breaches competitive tendering guidelines.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what steps his Department has taken to encourage central procurement of (a) stationery, (b) information technology and (c) office supplies across...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what (a) legislation and (b) guidance issued by his Department governs the content of publications funded from the public purse.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how much was spent on advertising jobs in central Government Departments in The Guardian and The Observer newspapers in (a) 2007, (b) 2008 and (c) 2009.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many individuals resident in (a) Great Britain, (b) London, (c) the London borough of Lambeth and (d) Streatham constituency had been in receipt...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if he will publish his estimate of the cost of the National Citizenship Service pilots; and what timescale his Department has set for their delivery.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many (a) males and (b) females there were aged (i) 99, (ii) 100, (iii) 101, (iv) 102, (v) 103, (vi) 104, (vii) 105 and (viii) 106 years of age in...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the most recent estimate of the Office for National Statistics is of the population of (a) the UK, (b) England, (c) Scotland, (d) Wales and...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what estimate he has made of the cost to businesses of complying with pre-qualification requirements for tendering for public sector procurement projects.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office for what reasons his Department no longer sends letters of congratulations to organisations that have achieved Customer Service Excellence.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office on what terms and conditions Sir Philip Green was appointed to lead the Government's efficiency review; and whether Sir Philip has authority to instruct...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what recent representations he has received on the effect on public confidence in official statistics of ceasing the practice of providing access to...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if he will (a) accept and (b) implement the recommendations of the UK Statistics Authority on pre-release access to official statistics.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many children were living in workless households in Brentford and Isleworth constituency in (a) 2005, (b) 2007 and (c) 2010.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what percentage of unemployed people were aged between 18 and 24 years on the most recent date for which figures are available.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the capital expenditure in each of the past three years of the two sovereign bases in the island of Cyprus.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress has been made to bring into operation the lifts and air conditioning in the Ledra Palace, Cyprus, where United Kingdom troops in the United Nations...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the capital expenditure in each of the past three years to provide facilities for United Kingdom forces in Germany.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Unit at Headley Court will be considered for use as one of the proposed Personnel Recovery Units.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people were treated at the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Unit at Headley Court in each of the past 10 years; how many of those treated were classed as...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Bank of England's Special Liquidity Scheme will be extended beyond January 2011 and, if not, whether a successor arrangement will be introduced if...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether sales can be made, in whole or part, of the investments held by United Kingdom Financial Investments in the ordinary shares of Lloyds Banking Group or...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether continued funding and liquidity support for banks will be conditional on individual banks meeting Her Majesty's Government's declared intention to take...
To ask Her Majesty's Government on what basis HM Treasury concluded that the Consumer Prices Index provides a fairer reflection of benefits claimants' experience than the Retail Prices Index.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will encourage the United Nations to set up a commission of inquiry into alleged abuses of human rights in Myanmar.
To ask Her Majesty's Government when the annual Care Matters Ministerial Stocktake will take place, and what methodology will be used to ascertain the views of children in care.
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the statement by the Home Secretary, Theresa May, on 13 July (Official Report, Commons, col. 797), when they expect to complete their review of...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to implement the recommendation of the Bradley Report to establish a Criminal Justice Mental Health team for every court and every police...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the human rights implications of the use of capital punishment for drug offences; and what assessment they have made of the...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to reform the Electoral Commission.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the anaerobic digestion demonstrator projects as a method of processing waste.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to maximise the generation of electricity from food waste and green waste.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the outcome of the workshop they held on 21 September to consider the threat of disruption to the nation's electricity transmission networks by...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, when the Equality Act 2010 comes into force, UK domestic law will be fully compatible with Protocol No. 7 to the European Convention on Human Rights.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, when the Equality Act 2010 comes into force, they will ratify Protocol No. 7 to the European Convention on Human Rights.
To ask Her Majesty's Government when they intend to bring the relevant provisions of the Equality Act into force to enable them to ratify Protocol No. 7 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Neville-Jones on 27 July (Official Report, col. 1235) that the European Investigation Order is based on an agreement between...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what safeguards they are putting in place to protect British citizens against abuses of the European Arrest Warrant.
To ask Her Majesty's Government when they plan to identify Gypsies and Irish Travellers as a separate ethnic minority group within the P-NOMIS system.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to address the differences in financial support provided for widows whose husbands died from infection by contaminated NHS blood...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure the future of the Haemophilia Society, as recommended in Lord Archer of Sandwell's report on NHS-supplied contaminated blood...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to ensure that at least 25 per cent of their health funding overseas goes to support human resources for health in the poorest...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what proposals they have for supporting the development and funding of national health workforce plans in the world's poorest countries.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will support the inclusion in the final statement of the UN high-level plenary meeting on the millennium development goals of a call for at least 3.5...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what specific plans they have to support the implementation of the Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Health Personnel, following its endorsement...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to incorporate the national heritage of the Overseas Territories into heritage lottery funding.
To ask Her Majesty's Government when they will publish the Chancellor of the Exchequer's annual remit letter to HM Revenue and Customs for the year 2010-11.
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Chancellor of the Exchequer's annual remit letter dated 20 July 2009, what steps HM Revenue and Customs have taken to reduce the £27.7 billion...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Chancellor of the Exchequer's annual remit letter dated 20 July 2009, what steps HM Revenue and Customs have taken to protect tax revenues through...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Chancellor of the Exchequer's annual remit letter dated 20 July 2009, what progress HM Revenue and Customs has made towards its target of reducing...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they intend to take following the decision of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on 15 September, calling on the United Kingdom to...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to a public inquiry into the bombings in Claudy on 31 July 1972.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to Iran about the imprisonment without trial for 24 months of the Baha'i administrative body; and what was the response.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to Iran about the sentence of 20 years imprisonment for seven members of the Baha'i administrative body; and what was the response.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to Iran about the forced withdrawal of lawyers defending members of the Baha'i administrative body.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to Iran about the increase in human rights abuses since pro-democracy protests in June 2009, and what was the response.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the Iraqi authorities about the detention without charge and alleged torture of Ramze Shihab Ahmed, a dual British and Iraqi...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the planned value of British aid to Iraq in (a) 2009-10, and (b) 2010-11; how much of this aid will be provided multilaterally; and how much, broken down...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they support a common European Union policy towards Israel.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they support the United Nations Secretary General's statement on 20 March 2010 that "All settlement activity is illegal anywhere in occupied territory and...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to ensure free access to Serbian orthodox monasteries in Kosovo; and whether they have discussed this issue with any British...
To ask Her Majesty's Government on what date and for what reason the approval for Life Support Engineering Ltd to supply oxygen equipment to NHS bodies was ended.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether their strategy for reducing maternal mortality in developing countries will prioritise the health and rights of adolescent girls, amongst whom pregnancy...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of early and forced marriage on maternal mortality rates of adolescent girls in developing countries.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of gender-based violence, including female genital mutilation and rape, on maternal mortality rates and the sexual and...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the role of education in reducing maternal mortality rates in developing countries.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they propose any reductions in the number of generals and officers of equivalent rank as part of the Ministry of Defence cost-cutting exercise.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the terrorist threat in Northern Ireland will be taken into account in determining the level of financial support for the Police Service of Northern Ireland.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many jobs in the public sector are likely to be lost by 2014 as a result of reductions in public expenditure (a) in total and (b) in each region.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the latest estimate of the level of public expenditure as a proportion of the gross domestic product; and how this compares with the latest estimate made...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will make it their practice that when answering Parliamentary Questions Ministers should refrain from giving personal views in conflict with those of...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the recent consultation on packaging, recycling targets and the fact that there are no statutory targets for 2011 and beyond, what steps they will...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of recent action by Russian authorities against non-governmental organisations promoting civil liberties and human rights; and whether...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will make any recommendations in respect of the membership of the governing bodies of academies.
To ask Her Majesty's Government which Ministers Sir Philip Green met, and when, in the month preceding the announcement on 13 August that he was to conduct a review of government expenditure;...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, following their promise to invest further in infrastructure in July 2010, whether they have any plans for capacity building in relation to the Government of St Helena.
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Howell of Guildford on 13 July (WA 126), whether they have received any response from the Government of Tanzania in relation...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the article in Nature 2010 volume 467, Road will Ruin Serengeti, about the proposed route of the new trunk route through the...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the revised edition of Measuring Tax Gaps 2009 published in March 2010, what is their estimate of the tax gap in (a) absolute and (b) percentage terms;...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how they calculated the figure of £7 billion quoted by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury as the amount of revenue that could be saved by action on tax...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what amounts were paid between the United Kingdom and Monaco under double tax agreements in each of the past five financial years.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce the time taken to transport victims of serious accidents, and critically ill individuals, to the appropriate critical care...
To ask Her Majesty's Government when they will publish the response to the consultation Information, Advice and Guidance Services for Young People: Directions and Statutory Guidance for Local...
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