To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the monetary value was of contracts between his Department and (a) Post Office Ltd and (b) Royal Mail in (i) 1997-98 and (ii) each year...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what steps his Department has taken to identify those of its services that could be provided through the Post Office network.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much his Department spent on press cuttings services in each of the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills on the effects of the proposed rise in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what the monetary value was of contracts between his Department and (a) Post Office Ltd and (b) Royal Mail in (i) 1997-98 and (ii) each year since 2004-05.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what steps his Department has taken to identify those of its services that could be provided through the Post Office network.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much his Department spent on press cuttings services in each of the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what recent discussions he has had with Post Office Ltd on the expansion of services at local post offices in Scotland.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland when he last met the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills to discuss the operation of Post Office services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what estimate he has made of the likely reduction in the number of jobs in the public sector in each constituency in Scotland in each of the next five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland pursuant to the answer of 16 November 2010, Official Report, column 658W, on visits abroad, whether (a) Ministers and (b) officials of his Department...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what her policy is on the use of antibiotics as growth promoters in farming.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether she has assessed the merits of regulating the use of antibiotics in farming.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate she has made of the cost to (a) her Department and (b) farmers of resolving mapping issues in relation to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will hold a conference on sustainable agriculture, food security and levels of food production in order to inform the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what consideration she has given to bringing forward proposals for mandatory reporting of carbon dioxide emissions by listed...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will oppose the continuation of EU cotton subsidies.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assistance her Department provides to dairy farmers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether her Department has guidelines on ensuring that food used for her Department's official functions is of domestic origin.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what regulations she plans to (a) repeal and (b) amend in the next five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether she plans to take steps to ensure that Food Northwest continues to receive support following the abolition of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate she has made of the proportion of (a) imported and (b) domestic (i) beef, (ii) sheep and lamb, (iii) goat and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent research her Department has (a) undertaken and (b) evaluated on the effects on levels of food waste of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much was spent from the public purse in each forest district on biodiversity protection and enhancement on Forestry...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 5 July 2010, Official Report, column 62W, on genetically modified organisms: food, when she...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps her Department is taking to establish a low-level threshold for the presence of genetically-modified events in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what plans she has for the future of her Department's rules on burial grounds for animals.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate she has made of the proportion of (a) cattle, (b) sheep and lambs, (c) goats and kids and (d) chickens...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what her most recent assessment is of the effects on the livestock industry of the six-day rule; and whether she plans to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what proportion of local authorities provided data for annual returns to her Department's survey on Waste Data Flow in each...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what proportion of local authorities provided data for annual returns for the Flycapture survey in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when she plans to respond to question 24527, tabled on 11 November 2010, on land owned by the Forestry Commission.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether she has made a recent estimate of the quantity of soy imported from Paraguay (a) directly and (b) through a third...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much funding will be disbursed from the Rural Development Programme for England in the period from 2010 to 2013.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many staff are employed in the Rural Payments Agency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) how much her Department plans to spend on scientific research in the next five years; (2) how much her Department...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what impact assessment her Department has undertaken of the implementation of electronic identification tagging for sheep.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what her Department's policy is on bringing forward legislative proposals to create an offence of possessing, importing and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on (a) an aviation strategy for Northern Ireland and (b) the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether he has made an assessment of the economic effects of increases in the level of tolls on (a) the Severn Crossing, (b) the Dartford Crossing...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what timetable he has set for the disposal of British Rail Board (Residuary) Ltd assets.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent discussions he has had with the Chief Constable of British Transport Police on its priorities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what recent discussions he has had with the Chief Constable of British Transport Police on the operations of British Transport Police in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what estimate he has made of the level of Bus Service Operators Grant in each year of the comprehensive spending review period; (2) what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much funding from Bus Service Operators Grant was paid to operators in (a) London, (b) rural areas, (c) small towns, (d) non-metropolitan urban...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what progress he has made on ensuring that all new buses brought into service (a) are fully accessible and (b) include audio and visual information...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many contracts his Department has with Capita; and how much it has paid to Capita under such contracts in 2010-11 to date.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will take steps to maintain the independence of the Channel Tunnel Safety Authority.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the effects of reductions in funding for local authorities on the provision of concessionary transport fares.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when his Department plans to publish a detailed timetable for the phased introduction of Crossrail services; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport by what mechanism he intends to monitor the effect of his Department's local transport policy framework and funding allocations on (a) local authority...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what consultation he undertook before he decided to abolish Cycling England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Cycling England in promoting sustainable travel initiatives; and if he will make a statement;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much in profits from toll receipts has been spent on safety measures at the Dartford Crossing in the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans he has to publish equality impact assessments undertaken by his Department as part of the comprehensive spending review; and if he will make...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many officials his Department has appointed on fixed-term contracts since 7 May 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the proportion is of (a) men and (b) women full-time equivalent staff in each grade or pay band in each bargaining unit in his Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether senior civil servants in his Department have received bonuses in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the highest level of bonus paid to a member of the senior Civil Service in his Department was in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how the functions carried out by the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee will be discharged following its abolition.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what timetable has been set for the bidding process for the East Coast Main Line franchise.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what recent representations he has received from the sustainable biodiesel industry on the likely effects of removal of the 20 pence fuel duty...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will commission research into the stability of roll-on roll-off ferries.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps the Highways Agency is taking to ensure greater co-ordination between its offices.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what targets his Department has set for the reduction of emissions from heavy goods vehicles.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he expects the proposed heavy goods vehicle road user charging scheme to be fully operational.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate he has made of the annual (a) cost and (b) revenue arising from the operation of a heavy goods vehicle road user charging scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what procedures are in place to verify the accuracy of declarations for exemption from MOT certificates submitted on V112 forms.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate his Department has made of the revenue likely to accrue to the Exchequer from the sale to the private sector of (a) the motorway network...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans he has for electrification of the railway line between Preston and Manchester; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport which stations operated by Southeastern Railway have received funding for the provision of step-free access from his Department in the last five years;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will assess the merits of encouraging the operators of international high speed rail services to include a stop at Stratford International station.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what preliminary findings he has received from Sir Roy McNulty's review of value for money on the railways.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans he has to review performance of the Kent Integrated Franchise in relation to the objectives set out during the bidding process.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will estimate the number of hours by which rail services have been delayed as a result of cable thefts in the latest period for which figures are...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what future plans he has for the Renewable Transport Fuels Obligation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport where the rescue co-ordination centres required to be designated under section 2.1.11.2 of the International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will place in the Library a copy of the map of the agreed search and rescue regions required by section 2.1.6 of the International Convention on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what principal types of available search and rescue units were required to be designated under section 2.1.11.4 of the International Convention on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what principal types of available search and rescue units are required to be designated under section 2.1.11.4 of the International Convention on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport on how many occasions the Government has requested assistance from a neighbouring state in accordance with section 3.1 of the International Convention...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he plans to announce his review of the search and rescue programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will bring forward proposals to introduce an annual road safety day.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the potential effects on plans for the delivery of new rolling stock of the outcomes of the comprehensive spending review.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will bring forward proposals for additional measures to ensure that shipping companies enforce passenger manifest requirements.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the answer of 5 July 2010, Official Report, column 11W, on M1: speed limits, whether fixed speed cameras will be used to detect offences...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the answer of 5 July 2010, Official Report, column 20W, on speed limits: cameras, whether the fixed speed cameras are in operation between...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the answer of 5 July 2010, Official Report, column 20W, on speed limits: cameras, whether fixed speed cameras will used to detect offences...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he expects to announce revised plans for (a) Thameslink and (b) the Thameslink through platforms at London Bridge.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what representations he received in favour of a Mottram and Tintwistle bypass prior to the agreement of the Investment in Highways and Local Transport...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the effects on health of the use of body scanners.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the oral statement of 26 October 2010, Official Report, columns 177-79, on transport (investment), (1) when he plans to publish the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport which transport funding formerly paid by the Department for Transport to local transport authorities have been transferred to the Department for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what methodology his Department uses to compare the level of investment in (a) roads and (b) railways.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what his policy is on the public ownership of each trust port.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will publish a national action plan for responding to major pollution incidents within UK territorial waters.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what the monetary value was of contracts between her Department and (a) Post Office Ltd and (b) Royal Mail in (i) 1997-98 and (ii) each year since 2004-05.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how much her Department spent on press cuttings services in each of the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales pursuant to her oral evidence to the Welsh Affairs Committee of 20 July 2010, Q15, on her priorities for Wales, what research she has commissioned on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what estimate she has made of the number of jobs that will be created in Wales in each year of the comprehensive spending review period.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) what meetings she has had with Ministers in the Home Department since the announcement of the formal consultation on the future of Newport Passport...

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales whether she plans to propose a meeting of the Welsh Grand Committee to be held in Wales.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent representations he has received from (a) the Forces Pension Society, (b) other organisations involved in military welfare matters and (c)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of the number of (a) soldiers, (b) naval personnel and (c) service personnel injured while deployed on active service in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Brighton, Pavilion of 9 September 2010, Official Report, column 623W, on AWE Aldermaston: fires, if he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether he has set annual targets for the disposal of assets owned by his Department; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether he has set targets for the sale of land from defence estates; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the design life, expressed in effective full-power years, is of the PWR2 (a) reactor pressure vessel and (b) nuclear steam raising plant.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) whether his Department has conducted a feasibility study of the suitability of RAF Kinloss as a base for service personnel and their families...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what account is taken of the length of time served on operational tours by territorial army soldiers in deciding the award of volunteer reserves service...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much of the budget for the Conflict Prevention Pool will be allocated as overseas development assistance in (a) 2010-11, (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what plans he has for consultation on his Department's gender equality action plan.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development when he plans to publish his Department's gender equality action plan; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what recent representations he has received on his Department's gender equality action plan.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development when he expects to announce the timetable for his review of the number of staff of his Department posted to international and...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development pursuant to the answer of 8 November 2010, Official Report, column 26W, on Euromapping 2010, how many officials of each grade attended...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment he has made of the effects of the outcomes of the G20 Summit in Seoul on levels of international assistance for...

To ask the Prime Minister when he expects the 10 Downing street e-petition system to become operational; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what his objectives are for the UN Climate Change Conference 2010 in Cancun, Mexico.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what his objectives are for international agreement on targets for the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions at the UN Climate Change...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what recent discussions he has had with his (a) EU, (b) US and (c) Chinese counterparts on climate financing; and what funding he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much (a) his Department and (b) the non-departmental public bodies for which he is responsible spent on press cuttings services...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change if he will estimate the likely effects of the Renewables Obligation on domestic energy bills in (a) Blackley and Broughton...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what discussions he has had with Ofgem on its overarching standards of conduct in respect of the requirement not to supply products...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what steps he plans to take to ensure that energy companies provide more transparent and accurate data about the connection between...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what discussions his Department has had with representatives of cement producers who do not manufacture cement in the UK on the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change if he will take steps to ensure that the cement industry's ability to compete in the EU is not adversely affected by implementation of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change pursuant to the answer of 22 October 2010, Official Report, columns 923-24W, on fuel poverty: North East, what estimate was made of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change whether he plans to place a levy on energy bills as a way of providing funding for a Green Investment Bank.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what information his Department holds on the proportion of installed heat pumps which reach the 60 degree centigrade requirement...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment he has made of the potential for (a) main contractors and (b) supply chain companies in the UK to benefit from the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment he has made of (a) international capacity constraints in the supply of pressure vessels for new nuclear energy...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change pursuant to the answer of 11 November 2010, Official Report, column 408, on offshore oil drilling, what assessment he has made of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what his policy is on Ofgem's overarching standards of conduct in respect of the requirement not to supply products that are...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the percentage increase in council tax has been in (a) Wellingborough and (b) England and Wales since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the (a) capital and (b) revenue cost was of regional fire control centres (i) in Northamptonshire and (ii) nationally in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what discussions he has had with the chairman of the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority on the placing of 28 London...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many full-time fire fighters were employed (a) in Northamptonshire and (b) nationally in each of the last 15 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will assess the merits of reinstating national standards for the fire service; and if he will estimate the likely cost to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what progress has been made on arrangements to mark Holocaust Memorial Day in 2011; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government which local authority must assume a duty to house a household deemed to be in priority need and unintentionally homeless in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much his Department has spent on legal advice since his appointment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will take steps to ensure the retention of allocations of equivalent funding to local authorities following the removal of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the potential cost savings which may arise from local...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government when he plans to announce his proposals for the distribution of formula grant; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many separate requests for data from local authorities his Department made in each of the last three years for which figures...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) how many referendums on the introduction of a directly elected mayor there have been in district councils in England with...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government which cities he is considering as potential locations for mayoral referendums.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 14 September 2010, Official Report, column 1031W, on renewable energy: planning permission, what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate his Department has made of the average change in social housing rents in (a) North Tyneside, (b) the North East...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether his Department or its predecessors have provided any funding from the public purse for Cheshire Gypsy and Travellers...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 3 November 2010, Official Report, column 818W, on wind power: planning permission, (1) where the 99...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment he has made of the effects of the withdrawal of the Working Neighbourhood Fund.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much funding his Department has allocated for youth crime provision in London in each of the last five years for which...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps his Department is taking to ensure that appropriate IT systems are in place to support his Department's proposed reform of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what plans he has to increase parental responsibility for child maintenance.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the number of people in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) East Ayrshire and (d) Kilmarnock and Loudon constituency...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to which local newspapers his Department had a subscription between June 2007 and May 2010; on what date each such subscription started; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions which of his Department's funding streams are allocated on a regional basis.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what new regulations sponsored by his Department have been introduced through (a) primary legislation and (b) statutory instrument in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment his Department has made of the causes of the increase in take-up of disability living allowance over the last 10 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what consultation his Department undertook with disability groups prior to the announcement of proposed reductions in the levels of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Energy Rebate Scheme; and what plans he has for his Department's contribution to the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what plans he has for the future assessment of haemophiliacs affected by contaminated blood in respect of their eligibility to continue to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether he has made an estimate of the likely effect on the number of home repossessions of the implementation of the proposed reduction in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the likely effect of the introduction of compulsory workplace pensions on the level of private sector job...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what recent steps he has taken to reduce pensioner poverty in (a) Redcar constituency and (b) the North East.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what arrangements he plans to make to monitor the effects of the outcomes of the Comprehensive Spending Review on the human rights of (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what entitlement Benefits Agency staff have to a non-contributory pension.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what his most recent estimate is of the number of individuals in households in which at least one member works for at least 16 hours per week...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what recent representations he has received on the payment of basic state pensions to higher rate taxpayers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many pensioners resident in Dartford constituency are in receipt of (a) the basic state pension and (b) pension credit.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions which estimate he has made of the number of recipients of out-of-work benefits who actively choose to receive such benefits; and what mechanism...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions for what reason the contents of the proposed Welfare Reform White Paper were disclosed to press outlets prior to any announcement to hon. Members.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what evidence he is gathering on the ability of private and third sector providers to administer welfare-to-work programmes for the proposed...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what training health care professionals carrying out work capability assessments receive on autism; and whether such training forms part of...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people in (a) North Tyneside, (b) the North East and (c) England are subject to an antisocial behaviour order.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she expects her Department to complete its review of antisocial behaviour orders.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many antisocial behaviour orders were (a) made and (b) breached in Rossendale and Darwen constituency in the latest year for which...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many arrests for drug-related offences occurred in (a) England and Wales, (b) Sussex and (c) Brighton and Hove in (i) 2005, (ii) 2006,...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many arrests were made following section 60 stop and searches in each (a) police authority in England and Wales and (b) local...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 15 November 2010, Official Report, column 546W, on asylum: finance, if she will obtain and place in the Library a...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what assessment she has made of the likely effects on the (a) cost to the public purse and (b) quality of services provided to asylum...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans she has for the future level of funding to be made available under her Department's Community Fund in the comprehensive spending...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans her Department has for implementation of the cross-Government hate crime action plan; and whether there will be changes to the...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the monetary value was of contracts between her Department and (a) Post Office Ltd and (b) Royal Mail in (i) 1997-98 and (ii) each...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what services provided by her Department were the subject of a contract with Post Office Ltd in 1997-98 and have subsequently become the...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which services of her Department have been the subject of a contract awarded in a tender process in which Post Office Ltd submitted a bid...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps her Department has taken to identify those of its services that could be provided through the Post Office network.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will undertake an equalities impact assessment of any proposed budgetary reductions in her Department, with particular reference to...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much funding was allocated to Dorset Police Service in 2009-10; and how much funding will be allocated in (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent steps her Department has taken to increase the level of (a) detection and (b) enforcement of motoring offences committed by...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether she sought submissions from the Advisory Council for the Misuse of Drugs during her Department's 2010 drugs strategy consultation.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what limits she plans to set on the numbers of entrepreneur visas available each year; (2) what estimate she has made of the annual...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many bogus language schools have been closed in Bournemouth West constituency in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether any speakers wishing to enter the UK to speak at the Global Peace and Unity Conference on 23-24 October 2010 were prevented from...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people who were (a) detained for immigration purposes and then deported and (b) detained for immigration purposes and then...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 25 October, Official Report, columns 70-71W, on khat, when she expects to have sufficient data to provide a robust...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many dogs have been collected by the Metropolitan police status dog unit in the last 12 months; how many such dogs were returned to their...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much funding was allocated to the Neighbourhood Policing Fund in (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2010-11; and what proportion of funding from that...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) when she plans to publish her Department's response to the consultation on the proposed changes to the Police and Criminal Evidence Act...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many buildings owned by Kent police are not in use for operational purposes; and what the (a) location and (b) market value is of each...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department who will be responsible for the National Police Computer following the implementation of her proposal to establish the National Crime Agency.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many complaints were made against each police authority on the use of stop and search powers in each of the last five years; and what...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many and what proportion of stops and searches of individuals from each ethnic background were conducted in (a) each police authority...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many incidents of (a) street crime, (b) burglary and (c) criminal damage were recorded during the week (i) prior to and (ii) after the...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the (a) resource and (b) capital budget of the UK Border Agency will be in (i) 2011-12, (ii) 2012-13, (iii) 2013-14 and (iv) 2014-15;...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what her most recent estimate is of the number of people who have overstayed the leave granted on short term visas.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what proportion of his Department's budget was spent on administrative costs in respect of foreign transactions in the latest...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much his Department spent on services provided by the Institute for Fiscal Studies in each of the last 10 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, who he met during his recent visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories, if he will place in the Library copies of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he (a) is taking and (b) plans to take in the next 12 months with his international counterparts to ensure that...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he (a) is taking and (b) plans to take to promote (i) Palestinian reconciliation and (ii) full acceptance of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with the Government of Israel on security threats from Gaza; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart during his recent visit to Israel on Israel's security concerns; and if...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent progress has been made in the Middle East peace process; and if he will make a statement. [R]

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received of the acquisition of anti-aircraft missiles by Hamas since September 2010; what discussions he has...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the political situation in the West Bank since September 2010; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the political situation in Gaza since September 2010; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the economic situation in the Palestinian territories since September 2010; and if he will make a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent reports he has received of potential links between the UK offices of the Muslim Brotherhood and (a) Hamas, (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he has made representations to the Israeli Government on the (a) Al Araqib and other unrecognised villages and (b) UN...

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities how much the Government Equalities Office spent under each budget heading on holding events relating to the roll-out of the Black, Asian and Minority...

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities how many Equality Act 2010 training events held or sponsored by the (a) Government Equalities Office and (b) Equality and Human Rights Commission...

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities for what reasons housing associations require applicants to provide information on their sexual identity, religious belief and gender identity under...

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities what the (a) membership and (b) functions of the organisations to be established to take over the work of the Women's National Commission (WNC) will...

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities who was consulted on the equality impact assessment on the proposed closure of the Women's National Commission; and on what date (a) that...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the levels of sovereign debt held by banks based in the UK in respect of (a) the Republic of Ireland and (b) Portugal.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the effect on the revenue received by the Exchequer of raising to 75 years the period in which musicians' works receive copyright protection.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate UK Financial Investments has made of the liabilities of financial limitation in public ownership arising from the entry into administration of...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to his letter to other EU member states of 9 July 2010, on the European Taskforce on EU Economic Governance, by what mechanisms he proposes to make...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) whether the European Financial Stability Mechanism procedure can only be activated by a member state in line with the procedure prescribed by Article...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has for the introduction of a fair fuel stabiliser.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much his Department spent on services provided by the Institute for Fiscal Studies in each year from 2000-01 to 2007-08.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he plans to reply to the letter of 1 September 2010 from the hon. Member for Basildon and Billericay regarding Keith Brown.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the cost to the Exchequer of extending the proposed national insurance holiday for new firms of 10 or fewer employees to...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what target date HM Revenue and Customs has set to clear the backlog of outstanding Pay As You Earn customer reviews.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much his Department has allocated for reform of the PAYE system to enable the collection of information about tax and other calculations in real time.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he last met representatives of staff at HM Revenue and Customs; and what topics were discussed at the meeting.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer which (a) benefits, (b) tax credits and (c) pensions paid from the public purse (i) are uprated by the consumer prices index (CPI), (ii) are uprated by...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps he is taking to reduce the level of tax avoidance in respect of (a) inheritance tax, (b) capital gains tax, (c) income tax, (d) stamp duty...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the proposed reduction to HM Revenue and Customs' budget does not allow a rise in the incidence of tax...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate has he made of the amount of income tax paid by war widows in receipt of payments from the Army Compensation Scheme in each of the last five years.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he plans to respond to Question 21342, on independent tax regulations, tabled on 28 October 2010 for named day answer on 2 November 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Wigan of 17 June 2010, Official Report, column 531W, on apprentices, if he will estimate the number of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many of the children taken into care (a) in the latest period for which figures are available and (b) in each of the last five years had...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education pursuant to the answer of 18 October 2010, Official Report, column 463W, on curriculum, if he will issue guidance to (a) maintained schools and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many (a) officials and (b) external advisers are working on Professor Alison Wolf's review of vocational education.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what timetable has been set for ending education maintenance allowance and replacing it with targeted support.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the examination system in measuring attainment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many and what proportion of pupils are eligible for free school meals in each constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many children are eligible for free school meals in each ward in Warrington North constituency; and what proportion of those eligible are claiming...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many children in Pendle were eligible for free school meals on the latest date for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) how many pupils were entered for a modern language GCSE in (a) comprehensive schools, (b) maintained selective schools and (c) independent...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) what recent representations he has received on the teaching of geography in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools; and if he will make a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many pupils were entered for a GCSE in a modern foreign language in 2009 in each local authority; and what proportion this represented of the total...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what his policy is on future priorities for primary education.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) what information is provided to parents of children in primary schools on the content of sex education being taught in the school; and if he will...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of teaching of technology education in primary schools.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what assessment he has made of the potential contribution of technology teaching to improving attainment levels among (a) boys and (b) girls.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what estimate he made of the number of students educated in (a) Wansbeck constituency and (b) Northumberland who left full-time education at the age...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether he plans to bring forward proposals to give head-teachers more control over school admission policies.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what recent research he has evaluated on the incidence of the experience of pupils of unwanted sexual contact at school; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education how much his Department allocated to the School Sport Partnership Programme in the academic years (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2010-11.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what estimate he has made of the number of secondary school places required in North Kingston in 2015.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what steps his Department plans to take to ensure that teachers are provided with sufficient training and ongoing support to challenge all forms of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will place in the Library the report of his Department's evaluation of the (a) Every Child a Reader and (b) Every Child Counts programme for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what plans he has to improve the (a) literacy and (b) numeracy of the lowest achieving five per cent. of children aged between six and seven years;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether his Department plans to allocate funding to schools participating in the (a) Every Child a Reader and (b) Every Child Counts schemes to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will ensure that his Department continues to provide support for teacher training and evaluation for the Every Child a Reader and Every Child...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education when he plans to answer question 21041, tabled on 27 October, on children without school places; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people resident in approved premises in England and Wales are (a) sex offenders, (b) violent offenders and (c) former convicted terrorists.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) what the monetary value was of contracts between his Department and its predecessors and (a) Post Office Ltd and (b) Royal Mail in (i) 1997-98...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice on what criteria Nick Hardwick was appointed Chief Inspector of Prisons; and who the other candidates were for that post.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the address is of each property (a) leased and (b) owned by his Department or its agents for use by HM Land Registry; and what the annual rental...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will publish immediately the equality impact assessment made in respect of the changes to the legal aid system announced on 15 November.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people received (a) criminal and (b) civil legal aid in England and Wales in 2009-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the total cost was of (a) criminal and (b) civil legal aid in England and Wales in 2009-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what plans he has to ensure that those with a low income have access to the legal system; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what plans he has to provide support for those involved in welfare benefit disputes after the removal of legal aid; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many staff are employed in the Ministerial Correspondence Unit of his Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many offenders recalled to prison in the West Midlands area have returned to prison in the latest period for which figures are available; and if he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the address is of each property (a) leased and (b) owned by his Department or its agents for use by the Office of the Public Guardian; and what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice when he intends to announce his plans to announce the future of each prison establishment; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much funding was allocated to the Prison Service in Dorset in 2009-10; and how much funding will be allocated in (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many remand prisoners there were in prisons in England and Wales on (a) 30 April and (b) 7 May 2010; and how many of those had applied for a postal...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice at what point in a sentence a prisoner's case for day release is considered; and on what criteria such cases are determined.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many crimes were committed by prisoners on day release in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what recent estimate he has made of his Department's average annual expenditure on rehabilitation in respect of foreign national prisoners.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether sentencing guidelines include provision for an offence committed by a person on day release from prison to be considered an aggravating factor...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many prison officer 2 staff have been employed by the Prison Service in each month since September 2009; and if he will make a statement; (2)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many staff of each grade were employed at (a) HM Prison Service Headquarters, (b) each area office and (c) each non-prison establishment...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many people have passed the Prison Service recruitment assessment day to become a Prison Officer 2 since January 2010; and if he will make a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what arrangements are made for prisoners at HM Prison Chelmsford to be advised of (a) visits by prison visitors and (b) procedures for requesting a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice on what dates prison visitors visited HMP Chelmsford in (a) August, (b) September and (c) October 2010; how many prison visitors participated in each...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much funding was allocated to the probation service in Dorset in 2009-10; and how much funding will be allocated in (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many people were employed by (a) Durham and (b) Teesside probation areas on 31 December 2009; (2) how many people were employed by Durham...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many serious injuries sustained during the use of restraint procedures required hospital treatment for (a) boys and (b) girls in each secure...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many times restraint procedures were used on (a) boys and (b) girls in each secure training centre in each month since April 2008.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many serious injuries requiring hospital treatment were sustained during use of control and restraint procedures in each young offender institute...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many minor injuries resulted from the use of control and restraint procedures in each young offender institute juvenile unit in each month since...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many times control and restraint procedures have been used on girls in each young offender institute juvenile unit in each month since April 2008.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice on how many occasions control and restraint procedures have been used on boys in each young offender institution juvenile unit in each month since April 2008.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the answer of 26 October 2010, Official Report, column 237W, on sentencing, what has happened to the remaining 90 people who had been given...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many sex offenders have been subject to an indeterminate public protection sentence since 2003; and how many of those have since been released from...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether his Department plans to bring forward legislative proposals on squatting.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice on what date the Victims of Overseas Terrorism Compensation Scheme will begin to operate; and on what date it is likely to make its first payments to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will put in place arrangements to ensure all areas of the UK have the same access to youth justice services after the abolition of the Youth...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport (1) if he will make it his policy to collect data on the number of jobs in the digital arts industry; and if he will make a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport when he last visited a digital arts enterprise.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what plans he has to encourage (a) new starts and (b) relocations from overseas in the digital arts sector; and if he will...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what recent meetings (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have had with the Director-General of the BBC; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport whether his Department has undertaken an impact assessment in respect of the economic effects on the Scottish broadcasting...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport how much funding his Department has allocated in grants for (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2010-11; and how much such funding he plans...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport whether his Department has assessed the merits of providing support for the switchover to digital radio to people who (a) are...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport whether he has plans for a public information campaign prior to the digital radio switchover.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what recent assessment he has made of the legacy for the North East of the London 2012 Olympics.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport if he will assess the potential legacy for Yorkshire and the Humber of the London 2012 Olympics.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport (1) which organisations will be responsible for the functions carried out by the UK Film Council after its abolition; (2)...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister whether he is taking steps to monitor the performance of returning officers.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what recent meetings (a) officials and (b) special advisers in his Department have had with the Director-General of the BBC; and whether pensions were...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office when he expects to bring forward secondary legislation to enable charitable incorporated organisations to be incorporated under the provisions of the...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office pursuant to his answer of 28 October 2010, Official Report, columns 414-15W, if he will take steps to ensure that the Charity Commission's funding...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the monetary value was of contracts between his Department and (a) Post Office Ltd and (b) Royal Mail in each year since 2004-05.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what steps his Department has taken to identify those of its services that could be provided through the Post Office network.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what regulations sponsored by his Department have been revoked in the last six months.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what new regulations sponsored by his Department have been introduced through (a) primary legislation and (b) statutory instrument in the last six months.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what proportion of the working population of Rossendale and Darwen constituency is employed in the (a) public and (b) private sector.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if he will estimate the number of (a) directly-employed and (b) contracted staff of Government Departments who are being paid at a rate under...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what steps he plans to take in circumstances where Government departments have not (a) initiated plans to increase the number of contracts awarded to...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office (1) what the usual criteria are which are applied to the suitability of a candidate for engagement as Secretary to a Government inquiry; and if he...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what his most recent estimate is of the number of people claiming jobseeker's allowance in (a) Wellingborough and (b) the UK.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the budget was of the Security Service in (a) 2005-06, (b) 2008-09 and (c) 2009-10; and what his latest estimate is of the budget for 2010-11.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office which hon. Members are Parliamentary Private Secretaries in each Department.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office (1) which public bodies have adopted the 2009 guidance of the Office of Government Commerce, Promoting skills through public procurement; (2) what...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what recent discussions he has had with Serco on its provision of services to his Department; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office whether his Department plans to ring-fence funding allocated to local authorities for use by voluntary and community groups.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what assessment he has made of the likely effects on the level of financial support for local voluntary and community groups of the outcomes of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what information his Department holds for benchmarking purposes on the likely financial costs to the cement industry in each EU...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills if he will make it his policy to ensure that company reports contain accurate, balanced and reliable information on social and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what his Department's budget is for websites for 2011-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps his Department has taken to identify those of its services that could be provided through the Post Office network.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent discussions his Department has had on the future of wayleave payments.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what modelling his Department has undertaken on the elasticity of demand for higher education; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many people were in higher education in (a) England, (b) Norfolk and (c) Great Yarmouth constituency in each year from...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps he plans to take to support potential students from West Cumbria who wish to access higher education opportunities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how much funding the Higher Education Funding Council for England has allocated for undergraduate courses in price groups C and D...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how much money from the public purse was spent on higher education in (a) England, (b) Norfolk and (c) Great Yarmouth...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills whether he has assessed the merits of the Met Office competing with the private sector for commercial contracts.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what plans the Government has for the funding of the Fulbright Scholarship Programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent representations he has received on the payment of (a) rent for council housing and (b) council tax through the Post...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills when he expects Royal Mail to have delivered the backlog of undelivered mail in the Leeds area.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills which overseas facilities are part-funded by the Science and Technology Facilities Council; and how much funding was allocated to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many staff are employed by UK Trade and Investment in each location in each English region.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when his Department's review of the recommendations of the Archer inquiry into the supply of contaminated blood in NHS facilities will be concluded; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what funding his Department disbursed from the central programme budget on dementia in (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2010-11.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the monetary value was of contracts between his Department and (a) Post Office Ltd and (b) Royal Mail in (i) 1997-98 and (ii) each year since 2004-05.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what services of his Department have been the subject of a contract awarded in a tender process in which Post Office Ltd. submitted a bid since 1997-98.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what funding he expects each primary care trust to allocate for counselling and psychological treatment for people with Type 1 diabetes in 2011-12;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health with reference to the National Diabetes Audit, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the (a) level of glucose control problems and (b) risk of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many hospital admissions relating to overdoses of illegal drugs there were in (a) England, (b) Sussex and (c) Brighton and Hove in (i) 2005, (ii)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much funding he has allocated for drug treatment services in (a) England, (b) the West Midlands and (c) Coventry in each of the next five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people commenced, but did not complete successfully a treatment programme for drug addiction in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to ensure that more patients can see their own doctors out of hours.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what information his Department collects on the duration of patient waiting times for out-of-hours services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many GP practices in each primary care trust area offer their patients out-of-hours care from doctors within the practice.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of his Department contacting all GP practices (a) by letter and (b) by email (i) on the last...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients were seen by out-of-hours services in (a) Suffolk and (b) South Suffolk constituency in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will bring forward legislative proposals to require primary care trusts to (a) promote and safeguard the health and welfare of carers and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether primary care trust baseline funding will include an allocation for disabled children's services in 2011-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he plans to take to reduce the incidence of and mortality rate from cancer among men.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health on how many occasions natural or herbal remedies have been found to contain (a) heavy metals and (b) undeclared pharmaceutical substances in the last 10...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he made of the proportion of available NHS beds which were in single room accommodation in (a) 1997, (b) 2002-03 and (c) 2009-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 1 July 2010, Official Report, column 638W, on hospitals: admission, who will decide whether a hospital re-admissions within 30...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many babies were born at the roadside during journeys in excess of 20 minutes from the mother's home to the relevant maternity unit in 2009-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will assess the merits of creating a unique identification key code for control of and access to patients health care records.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many of the 3,600 extra therapists planned to be in place by 2010-11 under the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programme are in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent discussions he has had on the regulation of hypnosis and psychotherapy services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of stem cell transplants in the treatment of patients with multiple sclerosis.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how often the Advisory Group for National Specialised Services will be required to review its decisions on treatments and services for specialised...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has for the relationship between the Cancer Drugs Fund and his Department's new Advisory Group for National Specialised Services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether his Department encourages NHS organisations to provide food of domestic origin.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 27 October 2010, Official Report, column 332W, on NHS leasing, how much the NHS spent on the rental of each type of equipment...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many meetings he has had with local authorities to discuss the Health White Paper.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what assessment he has made of the potential contribution of (a) voluntary partnerships with industry and (b) regulation in reducing the incidence...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many specialist nurse posts were vacant on 1 October 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health which bodies are responsible for enforcing legal requirements in respect of the import of prescription drugs; and whether he plans to review legislation...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether respiratory disease will be included as an improvement area in the NHS outcomes framework.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether he has made an assessment of the likely effects on Sheffield Children's Hospital of the implementation of his Department's proposal to reduce the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of social care providers receive funding for transport as part of individual service users in long-stay homes care packages.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make an assessment of the findings of the recent report by the Institute of Economic Affairs on the tobacco display ban in Canada; and if he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether he plans to provide for public health responses to winter weather in an addition to the existing NHS winter planning system.

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by the Secretary of State for International Development, Mr Andrew Mitchell, made at the consultation meeting to inform his department's...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what evidence they have that increasing access to abortion will prevent the deaths of (a) mothers, and (b) newborn children, in countries which receive Department...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent reports they have received of countries where the law on abortion was liberalised following support and guidance from United Kingdom Government (a)...

To ask Her Majesty's Government when the 2009-10 annual report of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments will be published.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support United Kingdom egg producers in view of the impending implementation of the Welfare of Laying Hens Directive.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what contribution they estimate will be made to their plans for reducing the national deficit by the planned acquisition of the A400M aircraft.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how they define high readiness in the context of Tornado, Typhoon and Joint Strike Fighter aircraft; and what proportion of the fleets of Harrier, Tornado F-3 and...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what reductions in funding are proposed for cadet organisations as a result of the Strategic Defence and Security Review.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the works on sewerage, electricity and other necessary work on the Ledra Palace Hotel, Cyprus, are on target to be completed by December 2010 to ensure...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the total procurement cost of the Bay class of amphibious support ships; when each ship came into service; what are the average annual running costs of a...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have considered converting a Bay class ship for any other necessary maritime support role.

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Wilcox on 1 November (WA 341), whether they oversee the level of charges levied by the Design and Artists Copyright...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what arrangements are in place to oversee artists' resale rights collecting societies operating in the United Kingdom.

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Baroness Neville-Jones on 8 November (WA 4-5) and 21 October (WA 201-2), whether they will state the precise annual figures for...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will review the issuing of Community Treatment Orders to asylum seekers and black and minority ethnic people.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the risk weighting proposed under Basel III for trade finance; and what steps they will take to ensure that it will not disadvantage...

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Sassoon on 8 November (WA 5), what impact quantitative easing has had on banking industry profits.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have received about plans by the banks to phase out the use of cheques by 2018; what is their assessment of those plans; and how they are...

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Sassoon on 1 November (WA 344-5), what sanctions are available if a new agreement cannot be reached with Iceland over the...

To ask Her Majesty's Government why United Kingdom Financial Investments and HM Treasury sought to place Mr Gary Hoffman of Northern Rock on "gardening leave" contrary to his wishes; and what...

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many loans have been granted by the Green Investment Bank since its formation. To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the average amount lent by the Green...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what terms are offered for private investment in the Green Bank. To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration has been given for new equity in the Green Bank.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to improve the standard of nursing homes in light of the finding by the Care Quality Commission that one in five homes are of poor quality.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to reform the way care for the elderly is funded.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the provisions of the Aarhus Convention, to which the United Kingdom is a party, apply to the Cayman Islands; and, if so, what steps have been taken to...

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Taylor of Holbeach on 25 October (WA 223-4), whether they will publish the details and results of the negotiation with trade...

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Strathclyde on 8 November (Official Report, col. 6), which stated that the Government's responses to the consultation on the...

To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect to meet European Commission representatives to discuss the forthcoming European Commission green paper on future Common Agriculture Policy reforms.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the proposed central budget allocation for the administration and support of the Academies programme and the Free Schools programme.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (a) primary, and (b) secondary schools, will receive less than a 0.1 per cent increase in their budgets following the introduction of the Dedicated...

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 13 October 2010 (WA 73-74), how many incidents of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) have been reported by...

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Baroness Thornton on 24 March (WA 293-4) regarding "category A incidents" and witnessing procedures, how many incidents have...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what reports they have received of treatments for (a) children and (b) adults with disabling conditions, developed as a result of (1) human embryo, (2) embryonic...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what attempts have been made by government to combine the Human Tissue Authority with the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority over the past five years;...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to encourage employment of low-skilled young people.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will take steps to encourage the alignment of carbon reduction targets established by higher education institutions with those set by the Funding...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what safeguards are in place to ensure security of gas supplies from key delivery partners in the United Kingdom.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the long-term worldwide availability of uranium to fuel the new generation of nuclear reactors, particularly if spent nuclear fuel will...

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Sassoon on 2 November (WA 385), why the Bank of England does not cease to pay interest on bank reserves or apply a negative...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they propose to make to the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea to include data-weak fishing species in its advisory system.

To ask the Chairman of Committees, further to his Written Answer on 2 November (WA 385), whether the Refreshment Committee has recently consulted the House of Commons Refreshment Committee on the...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what additional support they will give to victims of forced marriages.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, William Hague, intends to visit Gaza.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many staff have been employed on temporary or short-term contracts since 12 May to support the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills; what are...

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many staff have been employed on temporary or short-term contracts since 12 May to support the Secretary of State for Health; what are the names of those...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the names of all unpaid advisers to Ministers in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the names of all unpaid advisers to Ministers in the Government Equalities Office.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to raise awareness of the medical difficulties associated with cousin marriages. To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to give extra medical support to children born of parents from the same extended family. To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they...

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many recorded deaths there were in each of the past three years for individuals using (a) Class A, (b) Class B, or (c) Class C drugs.

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 4 November (WA 438), what are the annual net and gross payments made to other European Economic Area countries under...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the current unit of funding to support 16-19-year-old students in further education colleges; and what will it be for each of the years of Spending Review 2010.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to help homeless people to find accommodation.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what measures they are taking to stop homelessness in seaside resorts during the next six months and during the summer of 2011.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether all local housing authorities take their homelessness strategies into account in the exercise of their functions.

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Hanham on 2 November (WA 387), what infrastructure projects valued at more than £250,000 have been provided in each...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of repossessions likely to occur over each of the next five years as a result of the reduction of support for mortgage...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they can give an estimate of the number of families who will have to move out of their homes due to the housing benefit cuts.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to change the policy preventing local authorities from retaining excess rent on council housing. To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the...

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Sassoon on 2 November (WA 380), what is the size of the debt due to the United Kingdom acknowledged by the Government of...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Government of Israel's suspension of strategic dialogue with the United Kingdom during the visit of the Secretary of State...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what impact Israel's suspension of strategic dialogue with the United Kingdom has had upon plans for a change in the law on Universal Jurisdiction.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will make representations to the Government of Israel to develop financial packages to help settlers in the occupied territories to start up residence...

To ask Her Majesty's Government when they next expect to meet the Government of Israel about the release of those Palestinian detainees held in detention without due process.

To ask Her Majesty's Government when they next expect to meet Israeli officials about concessions on stopping settlement construction in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will ensure that any change to the Lisbon Treaty to accommodate enhanced European Union economic governance will be ratified by Parliament only after...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to propose new initiatives through the European Union's membership of the quartet on the Middle East to assist the Middle East peace process.

To ask Her Majesty's Government, in light of the announcement on 14 October of the closure of the Women's National Commission, what assessment they have made of the impact of this closure on the...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what provision exists for the National Employment Savings Trust to provide pensions schemes for those who wish their money to be invested in an ethical manner.

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Minister of State, Simon Burns, on 18 October (HC Deb, col 574W) on the provision of NHS funding in sparsely populated rural...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report published by the National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death An Age Old Problem which found that one...

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Astor of Hever on 2 November (HL Deb, col. 1595) regarding whether the United States is prepared to share knowledge of their nuclear...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of how much overseas aid paid (a) directly, and (b) through the European Union, reaches its intended destination; and how much is...

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Howell of Guildford on 28 October (WA 326), whether they will provide a breakdown by territory of the £50 million...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to remove permanent protest encampments from the grass and pavements of Parliament Square; and whether they will arrange for the area to be...

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Wilcox on 28 October, whether taxpayers could be exposed to the risks of the BT Pension Scheme without having any...

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many serving Metropolitan Police officers have been granted permission to have paid employment or business interests outside their current police roles. To ask...

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many warnings and prosecutions South Wales Police Constabulary have issued in each division for the use of incorrect or inappropriate registration plates...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what arrangements the South Wales Police Constabulary has with county councillors concerning the timing and location of Partnership and Communities Together (PACT)...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment have they made of proposals to allow credit unions access to the Post Office network.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what enquiries they have made as to whether the Irish Deposit Protection Scheme is capable of meeting any amounts due to United Kingdom depositors in respect of...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the circumstances in which the Post Office can terminate its joint banking venture with the Bank of Ireland; and which department holds responsibility for...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the assets built up by the regional development agency for the North East in the past 10 years will be retained in the region.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the cost to the National Health Service each year of treating individuals with alcohol- or tobacco-related diseases.

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the statement by Lord Sassoon on 20 October (HL Deb, col 831), how HM Treasury intend to calculate the maximum sustainable tax revenues from financial...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have with regard to the operation of state pensions, with particular reference to the State Earnings Pension Scheme.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessments they have made on the estimated tax receipts of a top rate of income tax of 40 per cent, 45 per cent and 50 per cent for each of the next five years.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the total amount of public funding given to trade unions from all sources in 2007-08 and 2009-10; how much was received by each union; and what was the...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to encourage the long-term unemployed to do manual unpaid work.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions are taking place with manufacturers regarding reductions in the amount of packaging used in their products.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what impact they forecast government-sponsored local schemes will have on increasing the use of wetland farming techniques.