To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what plans he has to encourage local authorities to develop highways asset management plans; (2) how many local authorities have a highways...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the answer of 10 January 2011, Official Report, column 29W, on shipping, if he will publish the advice he received on section 32(1) of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will review the provision which permits train operating companies to operate on passenger rail services sanitary facilities which discharge waste...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what steps he is able to take in consequence of an assessment that a trust port has lost the confidence of its stakeholders; (2) whether he has...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what his policy is on the criteria to apply to a community bid for a trust port supported by relevant stakeholders.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether he has received any request or proposal from a trust port to seek powers through a harbour revision order to modify the terms of the Ports Act...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what his policy is on issuing guidance to (a) the Dover Harbour Board and (b) other trust ports on proposals for restructuring and privatisation...

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what plans she has to visit Dwyfor Meirionnydd constituency on official business in the next six months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many official engagements she undertook in Wales in (a) October, (b) November and (c) December 2010.

To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, what consultation was conducted by the Independent Parliamentary...

To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, what discussions he had with representatives of the Independent...

To ask the Attorney-General what the Law Officers' Departments' policy is on (a) the space provided per employee, (b) home working and (c) hot desking; how many employees they have on average...

To ask the Attorney-General when the Law Officers' Departments last published a Welsh language scheme in accordance with the provisions of the Welsh Language Act 1993; and at which web addresses...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) for what reason premium economy aircraft seats are liable for the same rate of air passenger duty as business and first class aircraft seats; (2)...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has for the future level of air passenger duty in respect of premium economy passengers.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will assess the merits of reviewing the level of the HM Revenue and Customs mileage allowance payment.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the potential savings to the Exchequer of withdrawing child benefit from families with a higher rate tax payer if the higher rate...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of trends in the number of credit unions in the last 20 years.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of payments made by his Department to (a) small and medium-sized enterprise suppliers and (b) all suppliers were made (i) within 10 days...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what information his Department holds on the number of sub-contracted staff servicing his Department who were not paid at a rate equivalent to or above the...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his Department's policy is on (a) the space provided per employee, (b) home working and (c) hot desking; how many employees it has on average per...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many and what proportion of questions tabled to the Chancellor of the Exchequer for written answer on a named day were answered substantively...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will place in the Library an update to the estimated value of assets set out in table 2.2 of Budget 2010: the economy and public finances,...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his latest estimate is of the potential UK liability for fines from EU institutions in the next three years.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the average cost to motorists in the next 12 months of the recent increase in the rate of fuel duty .

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent representations he has received from motoring groups on his policy on a fuel price stabiliser.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has to introduce a fuel duty stabiliser.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the main areas of (a) strength and (b) weakness of the financial services industry.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the regulation of currency exchange services; what estimate he has made of the number of...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when the Commercial Secretary to the Treasury intends to respond to the letter of 23 July 2010 from the hon. Member for Monmouth on national savings and...

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 7 October and 13 December 2010 regarding child benefit.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how much profit of the Royal Mint has been paid to the Exchequer in each of the last three years for which figures are available; (2) whether he or...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much revenue was raised as a result of Government action against tax avoidance (a) in the last five years and (b) since May 2010; and how much such...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much was (a) collected in taxation and (b) spent on public services in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he has met representatives of the bingo industry to discuss taxation of the industry.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the potential effects on businesses in North Wales of replacing the amusement machine licence duty with a gross profits tax.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what steps he has taken since his appointment to reduce expenditure on conferences from budgets within his responsibility.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what his Department's annual budget for conferences was at (a) 7 May 2010 and (b) 7 December 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education 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 Education what recent discussions he has had with voluntary and community groups on bidding for contracts let by his Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education for what reasons Latin has been disallowed as a GCSE examination by the Welsh Joint Education Committee.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many grants his Department made to organisations engaged in bullying prevention in each year from 2004-05 to 2009-10; and what his estimate is of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many schools in the city of Brighton and Hove area operated a school sport partnership programme in each year since 2007.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what recent assessment he has made of standards of attainment in schools in the Brighton, Kemptown constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education how much School Sports Partnership grant was allocated to schools in Stoke-on-Trent Central constituency in 2009-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what the Barnett consequentials are of the funding arrangements announced in his statement on 19 January 2011 on capital funding for sixth form...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many third sector organisations or registered charities have received funding from the Youth Sector Development Fund; and what the cost to the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education when he plans to reply to question 18277, on equality impact assessments, tabled on 14 October 2010 for ordinary written answer.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what assessment he has made of the suitability of North Wales as a designated area in the next round of broadband pilots.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what assessment he has made of the main areas of (a) strength and (b) weakness of the creative industries.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what recent representations he has received on the broadcast of (a) future Ashes series and (b) other live Test cricket on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport on what date he plans to hold the proposed Ministerial seminar on hate on the internet.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport how much has been paid from the Big Lottery fund to projects in (a) the most deprived 100 wards and (b) the least deprived...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will take steps to encourage British farmers to use home-grown animal feed rather than imported animal feed.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate she has made of the proportion of feed for livestock in England which is produced in the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much her Department has budgeted for (a) print press, (b) television, (c) internet and (d) poster material to raise...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what discussions her Department has had with the Department of Energy and Climate Change on the development of crops for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for what reasons figures for direct carbon emissions from the combustion of fuel sources were removed from the Biomass Energy...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 21 December 2010, Official Report, column 1333W, on birds of prey: crime, how many convictions...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 21 December 2010, Official Report, column 1333W, on birds of prey: crime, how many incidents of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what her policy is on negotiations on the draft Common Agricultural Policy regulation for 2011.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what her policy is on the position of imported soy during forthcoming negotiations on the Common Agricultural Policy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what her policy is on the development of an agreed UK negotiating position on Common Agricultural Policy reform which...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what her policy is on amending emission limits on domestic biomass burners under 20MW to 30g/GJ for particulates and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much will be distributed to local authorities for flood prevention and protection through the local government formula...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what review her Department has undertaken to identify those areas of the UK that are at risk of flooding.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what her policy is on consumption in the UK of (a) intensively produced meat and (b) imported soy feeds.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many representations her Department has received on the proposed disposal of the public forest estate to date; what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what plans her Department has to enhance the powers of local councils to take action against noisy neighbours.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent representations she has received on farming practices at Midland Pig Producers, Foston, Derbyshire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether she has (a) received an application for and (b) granted funding under (i) the Rural Development Programme for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what assessment her Department has made of the effect on animal welfare of keeping pigs in (a) very large herds and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what research her Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the effect of intensive pig farms on (i) traditional...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will take steps to ensure that future proposals for intensive pig farming (a) are examined by her Department, (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what assessment she has made of the value for money of the Thames Water proposal for the construction of a second...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent discussions she has had with (a) Thames Water, (b) the Environment Agency and (c) Ofwat on the (i) design,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent assessment she has made of the UK's capacity to meet its obligations in Greater London under the EU Urban Waste...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether her Department (a) has undertaken and (b) plans to undertake any studies on the effects of the Asset Management...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when she plans to implement the provisions of the EU Illegal Timber (Due Diligence) Regulation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (1) what information his Department holds on the number of households that have been prevented from changing from paying their...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what contribution energy from wind power generation made to the electricity supply during December 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what steps his Department is taking to increase the energy efficiency of (a) social rented, (b) housing association and (c) private...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what recent representations he has received from Ofgem on the extent of their powers to regulate tariffs and prices in the domestic...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment he has made of the effects of recent changes in the price of heating oil on elderly and vulnerable families in rural areas.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many new ground source heat exchange pumps were commissioned in (a) 2005, (b) 2006, (c) 2007, (d) 2008 and (e) 2009.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change whether he has made a recent assessment of the (a) legislative, (b) regulatory and (c) guidance framework for the safe exploration...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change with reference to the contribution by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (PUSS) to House of Lords Grand Committee, Official...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what recent assessment his Department has made of the performance of Eaga plc in managing the Warm Front scheme; and if he will make a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what steps he has taken to reduce jargon and promote plain English in departmental communications.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many meals at venues outside his Department have been provided from the public purse for (a) each Minister in his...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much his Department has spent on film production including the filming of speeches since May 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much his Department has spent on wine since May 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much his Department has spent on newspapers and magazines since May 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government which new (a) units and (b) teams have been established in his Department since May 2010; and what the (i) name, (ii) purpose,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the most recent previous employment was of senior staff employed on fixed-term contracts in his Department since May 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the (a) total salary cost and (b) average salary is of staff employed on fixed-term contracts in his Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many staff are employed on fixed-term contracts in his Department; and what their job titles are.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department's consultancy contract with Faithwise Ltd.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many fire stations have closed in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will review the proposed timetable for savings to be made by local fire services; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will assess the effectiveness of the planned reconfiguration of fire services on Canvey Island.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what proportion of calls attended by fire services arose from false alarms from (a) automatic fire alarms and (b) other alarms...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will assess the likely effects of an increase of (a) two minutes, (b) five minutes and (c) 10 minutes in the response...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will assess the ability of West Midlands Fire Service to maintain its standard of service to vulnerable communities after...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what plans he has for enabling a (a) community right to bid, (b) community right to know and (c) community right to buy in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what his most recent estimate is of the number of people who are homeless in (a) England, (b) Hertfordshire and (c) St Albans...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many units were built as part of each publicly-funded affordable housing scheme in Reading West constituency in each of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many households were placed in private rented accommodation under the prevention and relief of homelessness provisions (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what guidance his Department has issued to communities that wish to take over services operated by local authorities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether he has made an estimate of the number of local council employees who will be made redundant as a result of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what steps he plans to take to enable local authorities to retain a local standards committee if they wish to do so.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) if he will commission an independent review of the effectiveness of elected mayors; and if he will make a statement; (2)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate his Department has made of less expenditure by local authorities on meeting the mobility needs of under-65s living...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 5 July 2010, Official Report, column 89W, on multiple occupation: licensing, if he will assess the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what funding his Department provides to local authorities for the purposes of maintaining playgrounds; and if he will make a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what plans he has to provide protection for urban green spaces.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate he has made of the cost of holding a referendum related to neighbourhood planning; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will discuss with the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change changes to planning guidance for the purposes of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what discussions he has had with Barnsley metropolitan borough council on (a) local authority funding for the voluntary sector...

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities how many (a) women and (b) men have been appointed to public duties by the Government Equalities Office since May 2010.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what his Department's policy is on (a) the space provided per employee, (b) home working and (c) hot desking; how many employees it has on average...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what proportion of families with children were headed by a single parent in each (a) local authority area and (b) constituency in each year for which...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the budget is of each non-departmental public body in the current financial year.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office whether as part of its review of non-departmental public bodies, he plans to publish details on how the Cabinet Office's tests have been applied to all...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what criteria apply in connection with his Department's review of public bodies.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if he will estimate the proportion of those made redundant in the public sector during the comprehensive spending review period who will be aged 50 or...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many professional and career development loans were made to students resident in each local authority area to facilitate...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills whether his Department is taking steps to tackle fraudulent spam emails claiming to be from the Student Loans Company.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills if he will introduce incentives to encourage employers to hire and retain employees who also work (a) as retained duty system...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of the main areas of (a) strength and (b) weakness of the fashion industry.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many (a) successful and (b) unsuccessful applicants to university from (i) Hastings and Rye constituency, (ii) Hastings...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of the likely effects of the proposed national scholarship programme on (a) universities which...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the number of students who will receive assistance from the proposed National Scholarship Programme...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of microfinance projects in supporting (a) small and medium-sized...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills which regional development agencies have funded (a) wholly and (b) partially postgraduate courses in the last five years; what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the number of payments taken in error by the Student Loans Company in the latest period for which...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) how many students normally resident in England were enrolled on full-time (a) undergraduate degrees, (b) vocational...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills if he will bring forward proposals to improve career progression for agency workers; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what single tender contracts his Department has awarded since his appointment; and what the monetary value is of each contract above the EU public...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people were convicted of offences relating to firearms in (a) 2008, (b) 2009 and (c) 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice when he expects the Judicial Diversity Taskforce to report its findings; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what recent representations he has received on diversity in the Judiciary.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community on judicial diversity.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much funding the Legal Services Commission provided from the Legal Aid budget for advice and representation in private family law cases involving...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much funding the Legal Services Commission provided from the Legal Aid budget for legal help and representation in debt cases where the client's home...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will publish each item of (a) guidance and (b) correspondence from (i) his Department and (ii) the National Offender Management Service to (A)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will publish each item of (a) guidance and (b) correspondence from (i) his Department and (ii) the National Offender Management Service to (A)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) what the operational capacity is of (a) the prison estate and (b) each prison in the prison estate; (2) what the certified normal accommodation...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many offenders serving custodial sentences received sentences of (a) less than six months , (b) between six and 12 months, (c) between 12 months...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) what the reoffending rate of offenders with a diagnosed mental health disorder was in each English region in each of the last five years for which...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps she plans to take to reduce the incidence of alcohol related crime and disorder.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether she plans to lodge a formal objection to the request made by the Bolivian Government to amend the 1961 UN Single Convention on...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what her policy is on the proposal by Bolivia to exempt traditional uses of coca from the provisions of the 1961 UN Convention on Narcotic...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many detainees being transferred (a) from Campsfield House immigration removal centre and (b) to Campsfield House immigration removal...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many detainees were transferred from other immigration removal centres and other immigration detention facilities to Campsfield House...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many people at Campsfield House Immigration Removal Centre have been detained for (a) more than and (b) less than one year; (2)...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many of the detainees in Campsfield House Immigration Removal Centre were convicted of committing violent crimes in (a) 2007, (b) 2008,...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps her Department is taking to (a) locate and (b) close facilities manufacturing skunk cannabis; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what recent discussions she has had with the (a) Northern Ireland Minister of Justice and (b) Northern Ireland Policing Board on...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether licences, authorities or permissions were required for Professor Nutt to possess and inject the class A drug psilocybin into human...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many students from countries outside the EU entered the UK in each year since 1997; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether entry clearance decisions for visitors from the Punjab, India are taken by officials in (a) Delhi, (b) London or (c) elsewhere.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps she has taken to prevent protestors from accessing Hinkley Point nuclear power station via the Bristol Ports Habitat Wetland scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many decisions by the competent authority regarding the National Referral Mechanism have been subsequently reversed through judicial review.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps she is taking to support more effective enforcement internationally to combat human trafficking.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps her Department is taking to encourage the reporting of human trafficking.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment she has made of the work of the UK Human Trafficking Centre's prevention sub-group in each year since its inception.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many passengers have been detained at Britain's ports and airports while travelling on forged or stolen travel documents in each of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps she is taking to ensure that plans to tax clamping and towing on private land do not leave property owners unable to tackle...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps she is taking to identify new and emerging legal highs.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she plans to respond to the letter from the right hon. member for Manchester, Gorton of 13 December 2010 in regard to Mr R Bestford.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans she has to review the provisions of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment she has made of the adequacy of (a) resources, (b) the legal framework, (c) guidance issued by her Department and (d) her...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many sexual offence liaison officers were employed in each police force in the latest period for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she plans to announce the completion of the review into the future of criminal record checks and the vetting of volunteer workers.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether she has plans to enable (a) students and (b) other visitors from abroad to submit applications for visas entirely online.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people aged 10 to 16 years were (a) arrested for an offence, (b) charged with an offence, (c) cautioned for an offence and (d)...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development whether his Department has allocated aid to ethnic Karen refugees in response to the current political situation in Karen State, Burma.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what measures he has undertaken to reduce jargon and promote plain English in Departmental communications.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what estimate he has made of the unit cost of (a) anti-malarial mosquito nets and (b) pentavalent vaccines provided by his Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if he will provide additional funding and capacity for the element of the Education Sector Support Programme in Nigeria that supports...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what recent representations he has received from the World Food Programme on the effect on food rations in Sri Lanka of insufficient...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees on the provision of shelter...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment he has made on the level of involvement of (a) Tamil community groups and (b) independent politicians in the process...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what representations he has received from UNICEF on the effect on the schooling of children in Sri Lanka of the use of school property...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much funding his Department contributed to the UN Division for the Advancement of Women in each of the last four years.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much funding his Department contributed to the UN Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues in each of the last four years.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much funding his Department contributed to the International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women in each...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) if he will estimate the cost per unit of renovating (a) Mastiff, (b) Ridgback and (c) Jackal vehicles to long-term service; (2) how many (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what allowances and payments in addition to salary were available to officials in his Department and its non-departmental public bodies in each year...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much was paid to officials in his Department and its non-departmental public bodies in bonuses and other payments in addition to salary in each year...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what preparatory work for the assessment phase for the replacement programme for Trident has been commissioned on (a) the hull structure and structural...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what work his Department has commissioned on spatial arrangements covering boat compartments under the assessment phase of the Vanguard submarine...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the Cancer Network on his proposed reform of NHS structures; (2) what plans he has for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the potential relationship between cannabis and skunk cannabis and psychosis or...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what NHS treatment is available for persons (a) under 18 and (b) 18 and over for addiction to cannabis or skunk cannabis; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people (a) under the age of 18, (b) between 18 and 24, (c) between 24 and 30 and (d) 30 and above were treated for cannabis addiction in each...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he has taken to reduce jargon and promote plain English in Departmental communications.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 6 December 2010, Official Report, column 1285W, on departmental manpower, what the (a) organisations and (b) job titles are...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will assess long-term trends in rates of depression among those aged (a) 15 to 19, (b) 20 to 24 and (c) 65 years and over.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he plans to publish his review of prescription drug addiction; and what consultation on that review he proposes to undertake following publication.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what discussions his Department has had on integration between hospital consultants and GPs in order to improve patient pathways; and if he will make a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health on what dates the seasonal influenza advertising campaign was launched in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 21 December 2010, Official Report, columns 1265-8W, on benzodiazepines, what is meant by the term not confirmed which was given...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many infants have suffered (a) allergic, (b) serious, (c) critical and (d) fatal reactions to the MMR vaccine in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to reduce the number of cases of MRSA.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) whether the multiple sclerosis clinical guidelines will be reviewed by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence; when he expects...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what discussions his Department has had on the acquisition of community assets by foundation trusts which have taken over community services; and if he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the incidence of (a) childhood and (b) adult obesity was in each (i) local authority area, (ii) health authority area and (iii) constituency in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of long-term trends in prescriptions for (a) headaches, (b) indigestion and (c) sleeping disorders; and if he will make a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people attended NHS smoking cessation services in each quarter since 1 April 2009.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people made calls to the NHS stop smoking quitline in each quarter since 1 April 2009.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much funding his Department has allocated to public health advertising campaigns on smoking in each quarter since 1 April 2009.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will review the medical advice on vaccination against swine influenza in view of the death of Lana Ameen.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what his latest estimate is of costs (a) incurred to date and (b) to be incurred in the remaining period of the private finance initiative contract for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in Reading West constituency were in receipt of (a) disability living allowance and (b) employment support allowance or...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 11 January 2011, Official Report, column 252W, on incapacity benefit: unpaid work, if he will make it his policy to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what account he took of paragraph 7.8 of the consultation, Local Decisions: a fairer future for social housing, in the drafting of paragraph 70...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether the single room rate is to be applied to housing benefit.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what estimate he has made of the number of people who will be affected by the reduction in housing benefit for those who have been in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much was paid in housing benefit to individuals in (a) Leeds City Council area and (b) Leeds Central constituency in each year from...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he made of the accommodation requirements of large families in formulating his proposals for housing benefit reform.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether he made an estimate of the number of people in receipt of incapacity benefit on the grounds of a diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what recent discussions he has had with Jobcentre Plus on the levels of employment vacancies available to jobseekers with (a) a physical...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will bring forward proposals to vary the rate of interest used for calculating payments under the support for mortgage interest scheme...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many Motability cars were reclaimed in each of the last five years for which figures are available; (2) what his policy is on the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many young people resident in Wirral South constituency have found employment through the New Deal in each year since 2001.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the number of people who have pensions that are classed as trivial.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many pensioners receive (a) the basic state pension and (b) pension credit in Barnsley East constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what savings to the public purse his Department expects to make as a result of using the consumer prices index for the uprating of (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will meet trade union representatives from Remploy to discuss issues facing the Remploy work force; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will make an assessment of the plan to reduce costs within Remploy recently presented to his Department by trade union members; and if he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether he has assessed the potential effects of planned reductions in benefits in England and Wales on projected crime rates.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many benefit claimants have had a benefit reduced or withdrawn on the ground of not actively seeking employment in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps he is taking to ensure that people with learning difficulties (a) are given appropriate support or (b) are exempted from...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the average waiting time is for medical assessment appeals in (a) Rutherglen, (b) South Lanarkshire and (c) Scotland.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the total cost to the public purse has been of appeals made against medical assessment decisions since May 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the number of prisoners claiming benefits in the latest period for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will take steps to ensure disabled people are not disproportionately affected by job losses; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many households in (a) Wallasey constituency, (b) the north-west and (c) England received winter fuel payments in each of the last five...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce a minimum price for alcohol in England and Wales.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of relations with Azerbaijan.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the talks between the European Commission and Azerbaijan to facilitate visa-free travel for Azeri nationals in return for gas supplies;...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they propose to reduce total executive compensation at United Kingdom banks as a percentage of revenue, profits and dividend compared with the previous...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what funding they provide for cross-border aid into Burma.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what the aid budget for Burma will be for (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, and (c) 2013-14.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has to promote enterprise and entrepreneurship in the United Kingdom following the decision to cancel...

To ask Her Majesty's Government how much funding the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills plans to provide for (a) enterprise promotion, and (b) enterprise education, following Spending...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what entrepreneurship and enterprise projects the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills is (a) fully, and (b) partially, funding.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have made an assessment of the number of citizens advice bureaux that will close as a result of their spending plans.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have been notified of the closure of any citizens advice bureaux since Spending Review 2010; and, if so, where such bureaux are located.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how they intend that the functions carried out by citizens advice bureaux should be performed after any proposed closures.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what meetings have been held between Ministers and representatives of Citizens Advice Bureaux in the light of Spending Review 2010.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any assessment has been made of the impact on community relations, policing and public confidence in the inquest system of the events surrounding the...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to mark the 30th anniversary of the death of 13 young people from the Afro-Caribbean community in Lewisham on 18 January 1981 in the New Cross...

To ask Her Majesty's Government how much has been spent by (a) central government departments, (b) local government, and (c) quangos on Criminal Records Bureau checks in the last 12 months for...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to review dance education provision.

To ask Her Majesty's Government where they expect the United Kingdom's non European Union produced gas to be imported from to meet demand in five years' time.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what secondary legislation has been made under the Equality Act 2010; what its purposes are; and what other such legislation they intend to make.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many regulations were agreed by the European Union between August 2002 and December 2010.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many civil servants were employed by the Cabinet Office in (a) 1997, and (b) 2010.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the role and functions of the behavioural insight team in the Cabinet Office. To ask Her Majesty's Government how many staff are employed in the...

To ask Her Majesty's Government how the Health and Social Care Bill will improve patient care.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people under the age of 18 are suffering from type 1 diabetes; and whether they have estimated the cost to the Exchequer of type 1 diabetes in under-18s.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that long-term commitment to local communities and patients in primary care is achieved.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many social enterprises won primary care contracts in each of the last five years.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to reduce the number of homeless people.

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Neville-Jones on 30 November 2010 (WA 436), how many people detained for immigration purposes are not free to leave...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the joint declaration of a summit meeting of Iraqi religious leaders, made in Copenhagen on 14 January, concerning religious...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, and in what circumstances, European Union procurement and competition rules would apply to the award of contracts to social enterprises or mutuals,...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their timetable for introducing the planned reforms to the National Health Service.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the reforms to the National Health Service will aim to reduce the number of patients who stay overnight in hospitals in order to save costs.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how the planned National Health Service reforms will affect patient-doctor relationships.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what changes or events within the Department for Education have led them on 11 January to have 33 Questions for Written Answer remaining unanswered after the...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the remedies available for citizens whose safety has been put in jeopardy by inflammatory religious or political statements about them; and what...

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hill of Oareford on 30 November (WA 444), whether the 18 per cent decline over the years 1995 to 2010 in the number of...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce tax cuts for low-income workers.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the effects on British trade and exports of recent events in Tunisia.

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Howell of Guildford on 10 January (WA 415-6), why they do not plan to make representations to the Government of Turkey...

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Howell of Guildford on 10 January (WA 416), why they do not plan to make representations to the Government of Turkey...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will consider taking to assist in accelerating the potential membership of Turkey of the European Union.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the situation in Tuvalu.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recent cash donations by Uganda's National Resistance Movement-led Government of over £5,000 per NRM MP for use during...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of press and media freedoms in Uganda in the run-up to the presidential elections; and what conversations they have had with officials in...