Monday, 28 February 2011
To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what information the Electoral Commission holds on the views of its staff prior to...
To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many parliamentary questions for written answer have been tabled by the hon....
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what recent discussions he has had with representatives of Citizens Advice Scotland on the effects of the recent recession on young people in Scotland.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what assessment he has made of his Department's adherence to each of the principles of good employment practice set out in the Cabinet Office...
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what recent discussions he has had with (a) Ministers in the Scottish Executive, (b) representatives of Universities Scotland, (c) representatives of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he has any plans to review the operation of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 as it applies to Scotland.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what recent discussions he has had with (a) ministerial colleagues and (b) others on support for the life sciences in Scotland; and if he will make a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what account he has taken of the Compact between the Government and Civil Society in policy development.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what steps his Department has taken to support the big society initiative.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what recent discussions he has had with the Claims Management Regulation-Monitoring and Compliance Unit regarding cartel client review; and if he will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the answer of 28 October 2010, Official Report, column 215W, on Chelmsford Prison, for how long the tumble drier on E wing at HM Prison...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the (a) budget for 2010-11 and (b) estimated budget for each of the next three years is for (i) the Legal Services Board, (ii) the Legal Services...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the (a) budget for 2010-11 and (b) estimated budget for each of the next three years is for (i) the Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many convictions for offences related to sex trafficking there were in each year since 2006.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what estimate he has made of the costs of establishing the Community Legal Advice Helpline as the single gateway to civil legal aid services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what timetable he has set for his Department's review of the responses to the recent consultation on proposals for the reform of the legal aid system in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many staff in his Department are engaged in reviewing the responses to the recent consultation on proposals for the reform of legal aid in England...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many staff in his Department worked primarily on legal aid matters in the latest period for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many (a) legal firms, (b) individuals, (c) law centres, (d) citizens advice bureaux, (e) advocacy groups and (f) others responded to his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the timetable is for bringing forward legislative proposals arising from his Department's Green Paper on legal aid reform.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what steps he is taking to improve access to mediation services as part of his legal aid reforms.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the five highest amounts of legal aid paid in respect of a single case were in the last 10 years; and in which areas of law these cases were brought.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people resident in (a) Coventry, (b) the West Midlands and (c) England received legal aid in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on measures to mitigate the effects on individuals of legal aid reform.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether his Department has estimated the effects on the public purse of the provision of early advice to individuals through the legal aid system.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many (a) grievances and (b) complaints were made by personnel at the Legal Services Commission (LSC) to the LSC in each year for which figures are...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many personnel employed by the Legal Services Commission (LSC) have been subject to disciplinary action by the LSC in each year for which figures are...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) what obligations are placed on personnel of the Legal Services Commission (LSC) to perform their work with reasonable care and skill; what action...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what performance appraisals have been undertaken in respect of (a) the Chair, (b) the Chief Executive, (c) other Commissioners, (d) each Executive...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice when he plans to reply to the letter from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton on 4 January 2011 with regard to Mrs C.A. Beevers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice when he plans to respond to the letters of (a) 16 December 2010, (b) 13 January 2011 and (c) 1 February 2011 from the right hon. Member for Sheffield,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what steps his Department takes to verify claims to be next of kin of those who die intestate; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what recent estimate he has made of the level of reoffending of those convicted of shop theft; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many convictions there have been for offences under (a) section 16, (b) section 17, (c) section 18 and (d) section 19 of the Sexual Offences Act...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many of those injured in the London 7/7 bombings have received the maximum payment allowed under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme; (2)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many war criminals were prosecuted following an investigation by the Metropolitan police in the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Prime Minister (1) on which dates the Childhood and Families Taskforce has met; which Ministers were in attendance on each such occasion; and who else attended; (2) if he will place...
To ask the Attorney-General which services provided by the Law Officers' Departments' interpreters are in a language or languages other than English; how many interpreters are employed or...
To ask the Attorney-General what regulations his Department introduced between 30 November 2010 and 8 February 2011.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities what steps she plans to take on the labelling of airbrushed photographs in the media.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities pursuant to the answer of 3 February 2011, Official Report, column 133W, on pay: equal opportunities, what the average salary was of employees of the...
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities what the objectives are of the UK delegation at the forthcoming session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities which UK non-governmental organisations (NGOs) will be represented at the 55th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women; and which NGOs...
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities when she plans to consult on the new arrangements for the discharge of the functions undertaken by the Women's National Commission.
To ask the Leader of the House what recent representations he has received to review the cost arising from the tabling of large numbers of questions for written answers by hon. Members.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what account she has taken of the Compact between the Government and civil society in policy development.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales whether (a) she and (b) Ministers in her Department are participating in volunteering activities as part of her Department's involvement in the big...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport pursuant to the answer of 16 February 2011, Official Report, columns 797-98W, on arts: public participation, what activities...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what criteria he applied when selecting the North Wales pilot area for superfast broadband announced on 10 February 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what discussions he had with the Welsh Assembly Government prior to selecting the superfast broadband pilot area in North...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what estimate he has made of the number of households in (a) Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency, (b) East Ayrshire and (c)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what progress has been made on the introduction of city television stations.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport (1) if he discussed with Ofcom the appropriateness of its Director of Technology Resources responsible for promoting white...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport whether his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated any research on the potential benefits to the public of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what steps he is taking to address the conclusions of the National Audit Office's report on preparations for the London 2012...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport for what reasons no improvements in sports facilities in Northern Ireland have been scheduled as part of the plans for the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what discussions he has had with the (a) First Minister and (b) Minister for Culture, Arts and Leisure in the Northern...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what estimate he has made of the number of (a) people who volunteered and (b) hours given by volunteers in public libraries...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what assessment Ofcom has made of the potential to allocate spectrum in the 872/917 band on an unlicensed or lightly-licensed...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport (1) what recent discussions he has had on a second digital dividend; and if he will make a statement; (2) what estimate his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport when he last met with the Scottish Government Minister for Public Health and Sport; and what matters were discussed.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether a levy is being imposed on aggregate extraction.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what fiscal measures he is taking to support the development of the bioethanol sector.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether private companies which purchase land sold under the Government's proposals for the disposal of the public forest estate will be liable for capital...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer for what reason the consultation period on the proposed carbon price support did not last 12 weeks.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer for what reasons draft legislation on the Carbon Price Support was published in advance of the consultation process.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent assessment he has made of the merits of introducing a floor price for carbon; and what estimate he has made of the optimal floor price.
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 how many households his Department estimates will face losses of (a) under £5, (b) £5 to £10, (c) £10 to £20 and (d) £20...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the effect of reducing the second income threshold for the family element of the child tax credit from £50,000 to £40,000 on...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he has plans for further reform of the climate change levy; and whether he plans to align the environmental taxes levied on fuels with their...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of his Department's adherence to each of the principles of good employment practice set out in the Cabinet Office publication...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how long on average his Department took to respond to requests for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in the latest period for which...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) when he expects to respond to the Freedom of Information request submitted to his Department by the hon. Member for Normanton, Pontefract and...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer for which services provided by (a) his Department and (b) its associated public bodies interpreters provide services in a language or languages other than...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer on how many occasions his Department has provided embargoed media briefings prior to an oral statement to the House since 26 May 2010; in respect of how...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what regulations his Department introduced between 18 November 2010 and 8 February 2011.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proposals he has for future end-year flexibility for the (a) Welsh Assembly Government and (b) Scottish and Northern Ireland devolved Administrations.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent discussions he has had with (a) Welsh Assembly Government Ministers and (b) Ministers of other devolved administrations on proposed changes to...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much end year flexibility remains unspent by the Welsh Assembly Government.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the end year flexibility relating to (a) Wales, (b) Scotland and (c) Northern Ireland was for each year since 1999-2000 for which figures are available.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the current procedures are regarding the treatment of end year flexibility monies between his Department and the devolved administrations.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether his Department has assessed the merits of freezing fuel duty on liquefied petroleum gas until 2018.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many litres of (a) beer and (b) wine the UK exports to other EU countries per annum; and what estimate he has made of the size of the legitimate...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what progress has been made on implementation of the Retail Distribution Review; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will discuss with his G20 counterparts recent progress on the work by the Financial Stability Board on improving consumer protection in financial services.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will take steps to ensure that the management and staff appointed to the Financial Services Authority are suitably experienced and qualified for the...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he has discussed with (a) his US counterpart and (b) the Chair of the G20 Finance Ministers the findings and recommendations of Sir David Walker's...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what governance arrangements he proposes for the (a) Prudential Regulatory Authority and (b) Financial Policy Committee; when he plans to bring forward...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many times and on what dates the Government breached the Golden Rule, as set out on page 16 of the Code for Fiscal Stability, since 1997.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many staff are employed by the Financial Services Authority working on the regulation of friendly societies; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many times he has met (a) Sir John Vickers, (b) Hector Sants and (c) the Chief Executive of UK Financial Investments Ltd to discuss policy on...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many special severance payments have been reported to his Department to date; and what estimate he has made of the total monetary value of such payments...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people in (a) England, (b) the North West, (c) Cumbria and (d) Westmorland and Lonsdale constituency will no longer be subject to income tax...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people in (a) England, (b) the North West, (c) Cumbria and (d) Westmorland and Lonsdale constituency are in each income tax band.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his estimate is of the number of employees who have paid national insurance contributions and income tax which have not been passed on to HM Treasury...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many companies have been prosecuted for non-payment of income tax on behalf of employees in each region of the UK in each of the last five years;...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if he will bring forward proposals to improve the interest rates offered on individual savings accounts; (2) if he will assess the effect of present...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when the Financial Secretary to the Treasury expects to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Newcastle upon Tyne North of 26 November 2010,...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he plans to reply to the letter from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton on 11 November 2010 with regard to Ms K. Chung.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he plans to reply to the letter from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton of 11 January 2011 with regard to Mr J D Remington.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he plans to reply to the letter from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton of 4 January 2011 with regard to Mr J Burchardt.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what further representations he has received on regions which have not been included in the national insurance holiday scheme since 15 January 2011; and...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many special severance payments were reported to his Department by (a) NHS acute trusts, (b) foundation trusts, (c) mental health trusts, (d)...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what plans he has to review closed direction pensions transfers; (2) what assessment he has made of the effects of closed direction pensions...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many single parent families resident in (a) Newcastle Upon Tyne North constituency, (b) the North East and (c) England he expects to have their...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the level of Government borrowing was on 15 September 2008.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many homes have attracted the zero rate of stamp duty in respect of zero carbon homes since October 2007; (2) how much has been claimed in stamp...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will bring forward proposals for a stamp duty rebate for homes participating in the Green Deal.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much tax was paid on profits by banks in each of the last 10 years.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has to reduce the level of taxation for people who earn no more than the national minimum wage.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the effect on levels of Exchequer receipts of exempting UK-registered companies from corporation tax on foreign branches in...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether his Department assessed the merits of increasing the rate of value added tax to 22.5 per cent. prior to May 2010.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the number of children in respect of whom there is a liability to pay value added tax for the purchase of adult-sized clothing...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will review the Government's policy on the rate of value added tax charged on electronic books; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what savings to the public purse his Department expects to make as a result of using the consumer prices index for the uprating of tax credits in (a)...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister pursuant to the answer of 9 February 2011, Official Report, column 340W, (a) when and (b) where he has met members of the campaign team supporting a yes vote...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister (1) what recent meetings (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers in his Office have had with the director-general of the BBC; and whether pensions were...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister when he expects to bring forward proposals for electors in a constituency to recall their elected Member of Parliament.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate she has made of the level of funding to be provided by her Department to the agricultural sector for the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether she proposes to implement prohibitions on the use of wild animals in circuses.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent discussions she has had with representatives of British Sugar.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of progress by the European Commission on publishing proposals for reform of the Common...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will introduce a mandatory code of practice highlighting best and worst practice in raw milk contracts.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will bring forward legislative proposals to make mandatory the use of written contracts between farmers and dairy...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many (a) actual and (b) full-time equivalent staff have left her Department's employ since May 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many (a) actual and (b) full-time equivalent staff her Department employed at the latest date for which figures are...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many (a) actual and (b) full-time equivalent staff were employed by her Department in May 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what regulations her Department introduced between 30 November 2010 and 8 February 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for which services provided by (a) her Department and (b) its associated public bodies interpreters provide services in a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for International Development on the proposal to introduce a 50%....
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent discussions she has had with the (a) EU Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries and (b) her Norwegian...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the likely level of grants for the fishing fleet in the next four years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs which flood defence schemes under the improvement programme for 2011 to 2015 are being reviewed with a view to cancellation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what expenditure her Department has incurred on West Cornwall Flood risk assets health and safety improvements; and if...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what funding her Department has allocated to flood defence schemes in each year of the spending review period; and if she...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what her policy is on border controls to prevent the spread of foot and mouth disease into the UK from other countries where...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many acres of forest land the Forestry Commission owns in (a) Oxfordshire and (b) Oxford West and Abingdon...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on what dates she has met Ministers in the Scottish Government to discuss the operation of the Forestry Commission since May 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what proportion of Forestry Commission woodlands has been sold since 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what proposals she has to sell Forestry Commission land holdings of each type.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent representations she has received on the sale of land managed by the Forestry Commission in England in (a) West...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much has been spent on protecting threatened or endangered species in forests in England owned by (a) the Forestry...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many hectares of Forestry Commission land have been put up for sale in (a) Northern Ireland, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the standing volume of wood supplies entering the market from the public forest estate in England was in each year since...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what her policy is on the sale of woodland leased to the Forestry Commission.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether her proposed guarantee of continued certification of any woodland transferred from the public forest estate will be...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what percentage of established conifer plantations owned and managed by the Forestry Commission provide access opportunities...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many acres of woodland or forest in (a) England, (b) Staffordshire and (c) Stafford constituency were sold by (i) the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what definition of ancient is used in her Department's consultation paper on forestry.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether she plans to put in place arrangements to protect access rights to community woodland which is leased to the Forestry...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many access permits have been granted in respect of (a) ponies and traps and (b) horses by the Forestry Commission for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 15 February 2011, Official Report, column 706W, on land: Christchurch, how the book value of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what her policy is on ensuring that approved cycling clubs and organisers retain present levels of access to land managed by...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether she plans to designate (a) Dalby, (b) Cropton Forest and (c) Kielder Forest as protected Heritage Forests.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what ancient woodland in Sherwood constituency is owned by the Forestry Commission.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will ensure that the Forestry Commission publishes its recent reports on specific woodlands in Sherwood constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what information her Department holds on the (a) volume of timber (i) of each species and (ii) from each forest in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the likely effects on the levels of disease among the tree population of the implementation...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will place in the Library a copy of the information supplied to her under EC Regulation 1946/2003 by Oxitec prior to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the required conditions are for a cold weather ban on shooting; and what consultation takes place with representatives...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent steps she has taken to support hill farmers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the cost to the public purse is of the Lower Axe area health and safety improvements to structures.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent progress she has made on co-operation with the Irish government on monitoring pollution in the Irish Sea.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) how many pollution incidents involving discharges above 0.01 tonnes there have been in the Irish Sea since 28 July...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the (a) location and (b) size is of each type of armament dump identified in the Irish Sea.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many radioactive pollution incidents of each type in the Irish Sea have been recorded in each of the last 30 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate she has made of the quantity of (a) synthetic chemicals, (b) mercury, (c) cadmium, (d) lead, (e) zinc,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 16 February 2011, Official Report, columns 847-8W, what the (a) date and (b) location was of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when she expects to publish her Department's response to the report of the Advisory Group on Responsibility and Cost Sharing...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on what basis her Department consulted the Duchy of Cornwall on the proposals for the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent assessment she has made of the proposals from the European Parliament for meat from animals slaughtered without...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what her policy is on the proposals of the EU Commission to enhance the collective bargaining power of dairy farmers in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will bring forward proposals to compensate communities for the environmental impact of aggregate extraction.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when she last met representatives of the Moorland Association.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what her Department's policy is on permitting the Forestry Commission to introduce car parking charges in the New Forest; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps the Environment Agency is taking to tackle over-abstraction from the river (a) Dart, (b) Teign, (c) Yealme,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many rural businesses her Department has assisted in Maidstone and the Weald constituency in each of the last five years;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what sources of (a) Government and (b) EU funding are available to (i) farmers, (ii) rural villages, (iii) rural...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether her Department has undertaken any research on the effects of tributyl tin from the hulls of ships on the marine...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will place in the Library the latest dataset from the central database on marine pollution held by the Environment Agency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what discussions her Department has had with the European Commission since June 2010 on the evidence and advice contained...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether her Department is considering placing obligations on future owners, leaseholders or managers of woodland owned by the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the cost to the public purse is of the Steart coastal management project.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make an assessment of the effects of recent weather conditions on the viability of the sugar beet industry.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what timetable she has set to establish a groceries code adjudicator to monitor and enforce the groceries supply code of practice.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what account she has taken of the Compact between the Government and Civil Society in policy development.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent assessment she has made of (a) the effectiveness of management of upland areas for game and (b) its...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) whether she has assessed the effects on each income decile of the population of the introduction of compulsory water...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many licences to cull ruddy ducks were issued in each of the last three years; and what estimate she has made of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the ruddy duck cull.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether she plans to continue the ruddy duck cull until the population is eradicated.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what contracts his Department has awarded to 3M Health Care and its subsidiaries since 2007; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much has been spent by his Department on decompression of employees who had served in Afghanistan in each year since 2002.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many service personnel (a) in total and (b) who have served in Afghanistan have been through decompression in each year since 2002.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) which RAF bases are designated as emergency landing sites for the US Space Shuttle; (2) what agreement he has reached with the US Administration...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 11 February 2011, Official Report, column 455W, on military bases, if he will list the occasions on which hon. Members have...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 7 February 2011, Official Report, column 25W, on Air Force: military bases, at which RAF bases work classified as...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 10 February 2011, Official Report, column 382W, on the Air Force: military bases, to whom the annual land cost is payable in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what criteria were used to select the Royal Air Force trainee pilots to be made redundant.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 15 February 2011, Official Report, columns 815-22W, on armed forces: redundancies, what proportion of the trainee Royal Air...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many people living in (a) Glasgow South West constituency, (b) Scotland and (c) the UK are in receipt of a (i) war pension and (ii) payment from...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what discussions he has had with the Ministry of Defence Police on Blue Force Property and Blue Force Services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the effect of the lapse of the value added tax exemption for memorials on the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent progress has been made on the Bowman programme; and what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of that programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will take steps to increase the UK's unilateral access to satellite imagery for defence purposes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the total cost to his Department was of staff on fixed-term (a) appointments and (b) contracts in (i) April 2010 and (ii) each subsequent month.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the average annual salary was of people on fixed-term contracts in his Department in (a) April 2010 and (b) each subsequent month.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether his Department has provided Barnett consequential funding to any of the devolved administrations in (a) 2010-11 to date and (b) each of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what regulations his Department has removed since 6 May 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what regulations his Department introduced between 19 November 2010 and 8 February 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the effects of the reduction in size of his Department's Police Divisional Support Groups on his Department's ability to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will estimate the number and proportion of veterans resident in each region.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many armed forces veterans have served a prison sentence in a civilian prison in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent progress he has made on bilateral defence co-operation with France; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether any disposal arrangements for HMS Ark Royal have yet been made.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many payments of compensation in respect of low flying have been made to recipients in (a) Wales, (b) England and (c) Scotland in each of the last...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what formal engagement his Department and the armed forces have with their counterparts in (a) Egypt, (b) Bahrain and (c) Indonesia.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what steps he is taking to allow the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory's product BacLite, for screening against the MRSA bacterium, to be...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence at which (a) locations and (b) facilities the planned deferral of £1 billion from future spending on infrastructure for the Trident replacement...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much his Department budgeted for the Trident replacement concept phase at its outset, including on submarine design, propulsion and the common...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how much his Department has allocated to spend on the Trident replacement programme in the assessment phase prior to main gate; (2) what the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the cost to the public purse is of the security enhancement to the US base at RAF Welford; and from which budget such expenditure was drawn.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which unmanned aerial vehicles comply with the Rules of the Air (R307) in non-segregated airspace.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what procedures are in place for aborting the flight of unmanned aerial vehicles in (a) UK non-segregated airspace, (b) UK segregated airspace...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence who is responsible for bearing the cost of each development on a US base in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which Royal Navy ships are deployed on operations at sea; where each is deployed; and what the purpose is of each such deployment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 13 December 2010, Official Report, column 661W, if he will bring forward proposals to award those who served in Bomber Command...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he plans to respond to question (a) 36375 and (b) 36579, on defence equipment, tabled on 24 January for named day answer on 27 January.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps she plans to take in relation to websites that promote attitudes that encourage the development of anorexia in children and young...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many anti-social behaviour orders (ASBOs) were granted in Coventry in (a) 2009 and (b) 2010; and what the most common reason for...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 31 January 2011, Official Report, column 664W, on police: freedom of information, for what reasons the Association...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many representations she has received from members of the public via the Your Freedom website; and how many such representations were for...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate she has made of the levels of long-term usage of cannabis; what drug classification has been applied to cannabis in each of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will institute a review of the use of plea bargaining arrangements in counter-terrorism cases; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent discussions she has had with representatives of police authorities on the effects of funding allocations on the capacity of...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment she has made of (a) long-term crime rates and (b) long-term fear of crime rates.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what consideration she has given to transferring the work of the Criminal Records Bureau to the private sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) women and (b) men were (i) arrested for and (ii) convicted of offences of domestic violence in the last three years for which...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what powers are open to the police to take immediate action to prevent a motorist from driving in situations where a person's age or...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will discuss with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions the effects of trends in youth unemployment on future levels of cocaine use.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will bring forward proposals to establish a maximum fine for an offence of unintentional interception greater than that proposed in...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will assess the merits of introducing mandatory breach notifications to inform individuals when their communications have been...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will bring forward proposals to ensure the transparency of the work of the Interception of Communications Commissioner in relation to...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps she plans to take to demonstrate the independence of the Interception of Communications Commissioner under her proposals to amend...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will assess the potential for duplication of investigation functions between the Office of the Information Commissioner and the...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether her proposals to amend the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 include the creation of a commissioner to investigate...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent discussions she has had with representatives of ACPO on the effects of the proposed closure of the Forensic Science Service on...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many women have reported being stalked or harassed to the police in England and Wales in each year since 1998.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what progress her Department has made on tackling organised gangs involved in trafficking children into the UK in the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether she has had recent discussions with representatives of (a) the Football Association and (b) FIFA on the trafficking of minors into...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what her policy is on measures to break links between temporary immigration routes and permanent settlement.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what progress her Department has made on reform of late-night licensing laws.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people were reported as missing in each of the last five years; and what proportion of those reported as missing have subsequently...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent co-operation there has been with police forces in (a) Europe and (b) the US to determine whether people who are reported as...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans she has for the future of the passport office in Liverpool; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what account she has taken of the differing sizes of police force areas in her proposals for introduction of police and crime commissioners.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) police officers and (b) police community support officers are assigned to duties in Halifax.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much each police force spent on (a) police overtime and (b) special priority payments in each of the last 10 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps her Department is taking to introduce greater flexibility into police recruitment.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many staff of her Office will be working on (a) the introduction of a public reading stage for Bills and (b) the introduction of a...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) stop and account and (b) stop and searches were undertaken in the Metropolitan police force area in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many families have been detained in the family rooms at Tinsley house immigration removal centre (IRC) since 16 December 2010; and in how...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will estimate the number of war crimes suspects living in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps her Department is taking to ensure that budgets for youth offending and crime prevention services are protected in the light of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what steps he is taking to protect local green belts from inappropriate development.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent representations he has received on the provisions of Planning and Policy Guidance 2-Green Belts; and if he will make...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether the granting of planning permission under the very special circumstances provisions of Planning and Policy Guidance...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment he has made of the likely effects on the community and voluntary sector of reductions in levels of Government...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what steps he is taking to reduce the number of non-departmental public bodies for which his Department is responsible.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what steps he is taking to establish flexible local procurement processes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent assessment he has made of the likely change in the provision of services by local authorities as a result of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment he has made of the likely effects of his proposals for the 2011-15 Affordable Homes Programme on the supply of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment his Department has made of the likely effects of the 2011-15 Affordable Homes Programme on (a) the supply of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment his Department has made of the affordability for prospective tenants of the proposed affordable rented lettings...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the monetary value was of the Audit Commission's lost deposits held in Icelandic banks; what the estimated monetary value...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what payments the Audit Commission has made to the Community Business Consultancy to date; what the hourly or daily rate was for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the monetary value of the (a) basic pay, (b) bonus, (c) pension contribution, (d) hotel costs in London, (e) travel...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government when he plans to commission the next Citizenship Survey.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 25 January 2011, Official Report, columns 207-8W, on community development, what funds his Department...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 25 January 2011, Official Report, columns 207-8W, on community development, whether his Department...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Cannock Chase of 1 February 2011, Official Report, column 743W, on departmental...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what single tender contracts his Department has awarded since his appointment; and what the monetary value is of each contract...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much his Department spent on research and policy reports commissioned before May 2010 and which have not published.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what contingency plans are in place for private companies that enter administration whilst under contract to lease fire engines...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many appeals against refusals of consent for construction developments in gardens were allowed in the last 12 months for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent estimate he has made of the number of (a) homes and (b) households.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what steps he plans to take to ensure that Housing Revenue Account receipts are ring-fenced following the introduction of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much financial support was given to Milton Keynes council by the Government in each year since 1996-97.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the monetary value of proceeds from sales, fees and charges received by Peterborough City Council in 2009-10 was; what such...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what his estimate is of the monetary value of financial reserves held by Peterborough City Council in 2010-11; and if he will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what account was taken of the planned increase in employees contributions in the local government pension scheme in the local...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate he has made of the number of (a) people who volunteered and (b) hours given by volunteers in local authorities...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what mechanism his Department has put in place to measure perceptions of British values and identity.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what powers are available to local authorities who wish to revoke the conservation area status granted to particular areas.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assistance his Department plans to provide to small businesses to assist them with payment of their business rates.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment he has made of the effects of his decision to remove guidance to local authorities on the setting of parking...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment he has made of the potential effects on road safety of removing the requirement for school travel plans from...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many social rented tenancies were available for reletting as social rented tenancies in each year since 2005; and what his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the average weekly rent was in each region for new lettings of (a) council tenancies and (b) housing association assured...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what his Department's estimate is of the average weekly rent for a (a) one, (b) two, (c) three and (d) four or more bedroom...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will assess the effects of successful planning approvals for large out-of-town shopping centres on small businesses.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what changes were made to the allocation of the Supporting People Grant to local authorities between 2009-10 and 2010-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what definition of presumption in sustainable development his Department uses.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will consider the merits of reinstating the sequential approach to planning in order to protect greenfield sites.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what information his Department holds on the number of ambulances which failed MOT tests in each of the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment his Department has made of the ability of people diagnosed with (a) sickle cell anaemia and (b) thalassaemia to access the welfare...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what steps his Department is taking to bring into use the blood test for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease developed by the Medical Research Council Prion...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health which non-drug technologies will be recognised in the Cancer Drugs Fund.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people in each strategic health authority area have applied for funds from the interim Cancer Drugs Fund (a) in total and (b) for selective...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether he has received any evidence that the cancer drugs fund has been used to fund anything other than cancer drugs; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the number of care homes in each region which do not meet the national minimum standards of care.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will review the effectiveness of the coordination of the systems which carers use to look after the finances and wellbeing of the disabled people...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether the RelyOn prion inactivator has been tested and cleared for use as an adjunct to disinfection; whether his Department has recommended RelyOn use...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health which official committees are to advise the Government directly or indirectly on variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease following the dissolution of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the likely effect which the statutory regulation of clinical physiologists would have on safe and effective practice.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) adults and (b) children in the Brighton and Hove primary care trust use an insulin pump.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people in the Brighton and Hove primary care trust area have been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what information his Department holds on the number of (a) injuries and (b) fatalities attributed to the use of products containing dichloromethane in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will estimate the number of (a) blood and (b) organ donors registered in the London Borough of Bexley.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 14 February 2011, Official Report, column 612W, on NHS rehabilitation, what the equivalent figures are for (a) 2004-05 and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what his Department's policy is on the use of unlicensed medicines that do not demonstrate any additional clinical benefits for patients in a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the quantity of pharmaceutical products disposed of unused by the NHS as a result of them reaching their expiry date in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the attendance list was for his Department's event for GP pathfinders held on 26 January 2011; and with which organisation each attendee is affiliated.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many newly-established GP commissioning consortia are commissioning health care; and how many he expects to be doing so by (a) April 2011 and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what advice his Department has (a) sought and (b) received on the effects of GP commissioning on hospitals.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health on what timetable funds will be allocated to GP commissioning fund holders by the NHS Commissioning Board.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what arrangements he plans to put in place for GP commissioning fund holders to carry over financial surpluses (a) in each financial period and (b) at...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what level of autonomy over what time period GP commissioning fund holders will have over investment decisions; (2) what his policy is on the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether GP commissioning consortia will be defined as public authorities for the purposes of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans his Department has to consult on the regulation of healthcare professionals.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Independent Reconfiguration Panel in advising on the proposed closure of local health services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proposals he has for consultations on decisions to close local health services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health which bodies that will provide NHS services under his proposals for NHS reform will be covered by the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what funding has been allocated to the Care Quality Commission to fund National Healthwatch in each of the next four years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what systems he plans to put in place to ensure that consistency of specialist care for heart patients is maintained.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent steps he has taken on the regulation of herbal practitioners; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will consider reallocating to children's hospices the remaining £11 million of the £30 million fund made available in 2010-11 for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the proportion of patients admitted to hospital in (a) Devon and (b) England who are medically fit for discharge that spend...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if he will take steps to prevent NHS employers from reducing the standard amount of protected time hospital consultants have per week for supporting...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the number of (a) people who volunteered and (b) hours given by volunteers in NHS hospitals in the latest period for which...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to publicise the opportunity to receive the HPV vaccination during the catch-up programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidance his Department has issued on the provision of incontinence pads to disabled people with incontinence.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what funds he plans to allocate to fund mental health assessments at courts and police stations as part of the planned National Diversion Service.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether he plans to introduce a mental health strategy for the South West.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what discussions officials in his Department have had with strategic health authorities on the number of student midwife places in the 2011-12 academic year.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 1 February 2011, Official Report, column 759W, on midwives: manpower, if he will publish the Strategic Health Authority reports...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many midwives in each region (a) were in training in 2010-11 and (b) he expects to be in training in 2011-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what methods of screening against the MRSA bacterium hospitals use; what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of such methods; and if he will make...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has for the future funding of the NHS National Innovation Centre.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) whether he has made an assessment of the preliminary findings of the National Lung Cancer Audit; and if he will make a statement; (2) when he plans...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what contribution he expects the National Lung Cancer Audit to make to the NHS Outcomes Framework; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has for the NHS Commissioning Board to engage with (a) the British Heart Foundation and (b) other voluntary sector organisations.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he next plans to review the NHS Outcomes Framework.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the oral evidence given by the chief executive of the NHS to the Public Accounts Committee on 25 January 2011, Q88, if he will publish the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health when the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency intends to publish its final report on its review of regulatory arrangements for unlicensed...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health when the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency intends to publish its response to public consultation (MLX 365) on measures to strengthen...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health with reference to the report by the Ministerial Industry Strategy Group on earlier access to medicines, when he intends to make a decision on whether the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much the NHS spent on litigation proceedings in each year between 1997 and 2006.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the cost to the NHS of treatment carried out by the private sector on behalf of the NHS in the latest period for which...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the change in measurable productivity in the national health service was in each year between 1997-98 and 2009-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what his policy is on multi-disciplinary and multi-agency involvement in commissioning under his proposals for NHS reform.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the relationship between activity levels and obesity in the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether he has any plans for a change to the tariff for metabolic surgery; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he plans to take to ensure that appropriate information and support is available to ensure that patient preferences for decision-making...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he plans to take to ensure that the NHS Commissioning Board and GP consortia demonstrate patient and carer involvement in service (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the (a) predicted and (b) observed prescribed number of defined daily doses of treatment for post-menopausal osteoporosis was in each primary care...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the provision of respite care for families of (a) profoundly mentally ill people and (b) physically ill people over the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in the (a) Northern Ireland Executive, (b) Scottish Executive and (c) Welsh Assembly...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the cost of (a) operations performed by and (b) minimum payment guarantees issued to each independent treatment centre in...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps are being taken to ensure appropriate scrutiny of the recently announced increase in aid to Burma to reduce the risk of...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assistance his Department provides to projects in central America with which the charity Casa Alianza is involved.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much debt cancellation for the Democratic Republic of Congo has contributed to UK Official Development Assistance in the latest...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development for which services provided by (a) his Department and (b) its associated public bodies interpreters provide services in a language or...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what account he has taken of the Compact between the Government and Civil Society in policy development.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what recent representations he has made to the government of Israel on the supply of electricity to Gaza and its effect on essential...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps his Department is taking together with other countries to improve the delivery of international aid.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development whether his Department requires microfinance initiatives to which it contributes funding to produce a strategic plan outlining how the...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development to which profit-making microfinance organisations his Department provides funding; and what level of support has been provided to each...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what support his Department has provided for microfinance initiatives in (a) Eastern and Southern Africa, (b) West and Central...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what (a) performance and (b) client protection requirements his Department places on recipients of financing provided to apex funds...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what funding his Department provides for graduation programmes; and what proportion such support represents of his Department's total...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what (a) client protection measures and (b) monitoring of effects on poverty levels requirements his Department puts upon...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what measures his Department uses to evaluate the effect of its support to microfinance programmes on the movement of microfinance...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what criteria his Department uses to determine which microfinance organisations receive funding from his Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development whether his Department's funding for microfinance projects is co-ordinated with other policies for the purposes of encouraging an...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if he will review the allocation of funding provided by the previous administration through his Department to UK-based non-governmental...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what recent estimate he has made of the number of people affected by the 2010 floods in Pakistan who are yet to receive aid.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what estimate he has made of the number of Palestinians who left the Gaza Strip in October 2010 to enter (a) Israel, (b) Egypt, (c)...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what estimate he has made of the number of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip treated for medical conditions in Israeli hospitals since 1...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what estimate he has made of the number of exit permits Israel issued to Palestinians from the Gaza Strip in October 2010 to enable...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much funding the EU provided to coexistence projects between Israelis and Palestinians in 2010; and what proportion of EU aid to...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much funding his Department has provided to the Palestinian Facility for new market development since April 2008.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what plans he has to provide financial support to the Palestinian Facility for new market development in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13 and...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development (1) what reports he has received on the humanitarian situation in the Gaza strip since July 2010; (2) what reports he has received...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps his Department has taken to support the Big Society initiative.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much debt cancellation for Togo has contributed to UK Official Development Assistance in the latest period in which figures are...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what plans he has to support the new UN Women Agency; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much of his Department's counter-terrorism budget is allocated to Afghanistan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what estimate he has made of the proportion of his Department's expenditure on (a) counter-narcotics and (b) rule of law...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what estimate he has made of the likely savings to accrue from the BBC World Service ceasing all radio broadcasting in the (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many representations on the planned changes to BBC World Service funding have been received (a) by his Department and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on (a) the number of Burundian opposition leaders in exile and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent steps he has taken to support the post-conflict reconstruction process in Burundi in respect of opportunities for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether the Government was represented at the inaugural meeting of high-level policy planners from member states at the Council...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the Government's priorities are for the chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe from November...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on how many occasions the Council of Europe's Human Rights Commissioner has met (a) Ministers and (b) officials from his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what estimate he has made of the Government's contributions to the Council of Europe and its related institutions in each of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what estimate he has made of his Department's programme expenditure on counter-terrorism measures in real terms in each year...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much his Department spent on carbon offsetting in each of the last three years; and to which companies payments for carbon...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the answer of 25 January 2011, Official Report, column 156W, on departmental pay, if he will provide the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what regulations his Department introduced between 18 November 2010 and 8 February 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs who in his Department is responsible for long-term planning and strategy on Middle East policy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what funding his Department has allocated to its lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender programme in 2010-11; and how many...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what contact Ministers and officials of his Department have had with the Government of Egypt since the parliamentary elections...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will assess the recent use by the Government of Egypt of military list equipment sold to it by UK companies; and if he...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the effect of the recent change of government in Egypt on the Egyptian-Israeli peace agreement;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether the Government has prepared a policy to deal with any assumption of power by the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received on the likely effect on Egypt-Israel relations of the efforts by the Government of Egypt to open...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will assess the merits of appointing honorary consuls in capitals where there is no UK diplomatic representation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what estimate he has made of the administrative costs to his Department of preparing the European Union Bill.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what his Department's budget for human rights training and associated programmes will be in each year of the Comprehensive...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he is taking to establish intelligence exchange with officials in the Indian government.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps the Government is taking to support (a) inter-faith dialogue and (b) the efforts of Muslim civil society...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps the Government is taking to raise the recent violent attacks on Ahmadiyyas and Christians in Indonesia with the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what estimate he has made of the monetary value and number of EU-funded projects demolished by Israeli Defence Forces in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much funding his Department provided to coexistence projects between Israelis and Palestinians in 2010; and what proportion...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much funding the EU provided to aid and promote joint business initiatives between Israelis and Palestinians in 2010; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he is taking to reduce the incidence of money scams emanating from Nigeria.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with his (a) US and (b) South Korean counterparts on the response to attacks by North Korea...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent representations he has made to the government of Israel on the building of illegal settlements.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with his Pakistani counterpart on the death of Salmaan Taseer.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps his Department is taking to encourage greater political stability in Pakistan following the death of Salman Taseer.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what (a) technical and (b) military assistance his Department is providing to the Government of Pakistan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much funding his Department provided to the European Union Police Mission in the Palestinian territories in connection with...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many officials sponsored by his Department participated in the European Union Police Mission in the Palestinian Territories...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much funding his Department plans to provide to assist the US Security Coordinator for Israel and the Palestinian...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many British officials assisted the US Security Coordinator for Israel and the Palestinian Territories in the training of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps his Department is taking to promote the development of free and independent media in (a) Russia, (b) China, (c)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he plans to take steps to increase his Department's monitoring of human rights abuses in southern Africa.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will have discussions with his Thai and Cambodian counterparts on resolving disputed border area territories through...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will discuss with his Italian counterpart the potential effects of the number of Tunisian migrants arriving in Italy on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what contribution the Government have made to the Union of the Mediterranean since its creation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs for what reasons the EU lifted restrictions on 35 people formerly affected by asset freezes and visa bans in Zimbabwe.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) whether he has discussed with BMI the future of the Glasgow to London Heathrow route; (2) what discussions he has had with BAA on the future of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what meetings Ministers in his Department have had with representatives of (a) airlines and (b) pilots since May 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what estimate he has made of the number of British holiday-makers in each of the next two years who would (a) be eligible to claim within the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what his policy is on the maximum amount of time airline pilots should be expected to fly in one day.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent assessment he has made of the potential effects of pilot fatigue on flight safety.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what his Department's policy is on flight time limitations for pilots; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent discussions he has had with the European Aviation Safety Agency on the Notice of Proposed Amendment to flight time limitations.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what implications the implementation of the provisions of the European Union Bill will have for the transfer of authority over flight time limitations...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) whether he intends to respond to the European Aviation Safety Agency's Notice of Proposed Amendment for flight time limitations; (2) what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what discussions he has had at the Council of Ministers level on (a) the European Aviation Safety Agency and (b) flight time limitations.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will take steps to ensure that air crew representatives are members of each airport security committee.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent representations he has received on membership of airport security committees for air crew representatives.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent assessment he has made of the effects of pilot fatigue on flight safety.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what his policy is on flight time limitations for pilots.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the likely effect on safety of replacing the Civil Aviation Authority's CAP371 Flight Time Limitations with the European...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what discussions Ministers in his Department have had with the European Aviation Safety Agency on the Notice of Proposed Amendment to Flight Time...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what research his Department has (a) undertaken and (b) commissioned on pilot fatigue in the last 10 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps he is taking to support the development of the bioethanol sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what assessment his Department (a) has made and (b) plans to make of likely alterations to (i) rural and (ii) other bus services arising from...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much his Department spent on carbon offsetting in each of the last three years; and to which companies payments for carbon offsetting were made in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what account he has taken of the Compact between the Government and Civil Society in policy development.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps he is taking to reduce the number of people who drive without insurance.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many new ultra low-emission vehicles were registered in the latest period for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many electric car charging points were operational in each region of England on the most recent date for which figures are available and what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the answer of 2 February 2011, Official Report, column 825W, on Heathrow airport, what government policies would be taken into account as...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what guidance the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency provides to GPs on the identification of obstructive sleep apnoea for drivers of large commercial...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) how much was spent on installing traffic lights at Junction 2 of the M54 (Coven Heath); (2) how many accidents have occurred at Junction 2 of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will take steps to continue the provision of financial incentives for the purchase of ultra-low carbon cars following the end of funding for the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the technological innovation and research undertaken by Network Rail since its inception.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether the proposed connecting line between High Speed 1 and High Speed 2 is intended for use by continental-sized freight trains.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what response he plans to make to representations from the public on the level of rail fares.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the answer of 10 January 2011, Official Report, columns 41-2W, on South Eastern Trains, and with reference to the answer of 4 November...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans he has to hold to account rail franchisees who did not meet performance objectives during recent periods of severe weather.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many and what proportion of delay minutes on Southeastern Railway services were attributed to (a) Network Rail, (b) Southeastern Railway and (c)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport for what reasons the Liverpool Coastguard Station was not included in the first draft consultation on the future of the Marine and Coastguard Agency;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what his most recent estimate is of levels of grit supplies held by (a) the Highways Agency and (b) local authorities; (2) what his most...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) how many ship-to-ship oil transfers were recorded in each year from 2006 to 2010; (2) how many ships gave notice of ship-to-ship oil transfers...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the (a) names and (b) relevant experience is of the group of independent advisors who will form part of the assessment process for bids to the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the answer of 15 February 2011, Official Report, columns 675-76W, on taxis licensing, who is responsible for taxi licensing in London; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what meetings on what dates since June 2010 (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have had at which winter resilience was discussed; and if he...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 27 January 2011, Official Report, column 420W, on the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission, how many items...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many complaints have been made in respect of the (a) Child Support Agency and (b) Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether he plans to review the calculation used by the Child Support Agency to determine levels of child maintenance entitlement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission's plans to create a single system of child support.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions with reference to the proposals in the Green Paper, Strengthening families, promoting parental responsibility, what support he plans to provide...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what funding over what period he plans to provide for parents to receive help from trained, impartial advisers on child maintenance arrangements.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the amount of savings his Department will make across the comprehensive spending review that will be retained...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the make and model is of each Government Car Service car used by his Department since May 2010; and which Minister used each one.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will assess the likely effects on the staffing levels (a) in each of his Department's offices in Glasgow and (b) of each service...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much his Department has spent on ministerial travel since May 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether the personal independence payment will include an allowance for mobility requirements; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in Hartlepool constituency receive the higher rate mobility component of disability living allowance.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency receiving disability living allowance have had their payments (a) reduced and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will take steps to ensure that people living in care homes can access appropriate and affordable transport to participate in activities...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 9 November 2010, Official Report, column 258W, on disability living allowance: care homes, when he plans to publish...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in Dartford constituency receiving disability living allowance have had their payments (a) reduced and (b) increased upon...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many veterans receive (a) disability living allowance and (b) the low care component of disability living allowance.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many applications for the mobility component of disability living allowance have been made by residents of care homes in Wrexham...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what guidance his Department plans to provide to contracted providers of the mandatory work activity programme on (a) tailoring activities to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate his Department has made for planning purposes of the expected level of unemployment at the time of the introduction of the Work...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the effect of the Work Programme on former coalfield communities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the average unit cost will be per participant for each of the different payment groups on the Work Programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what recent steps his Department has taken to assist young people in Coventry into employment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people the Health and Safety Executive employed in each region in each of the last 10 years; and what estimate he has made of levels...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the proportion of tenants in social housing likely to claim housing benefit if rents for new tenants are let at 80...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the proportion of social housing rental income supported by housing benefit (a) at current rent levels and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the average reduction in housing benefit for tenants of social-rented housing who are deemed to be under-occupying...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the number of working age households in receipt of housing benefit that are deemed to be under-occupying their...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the number of households in receipt of housing benefit in social rented accommodation where the claimant is (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the number of (a) one bedroom, (b) two bedroom, (c) three bedroom, (d) four bedroom and (e) five bedroom or...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the number of (a) one bedroom, (b) two bedroom, (c) three bedroom, (d) four bedroom and (e) five bedroom or...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether he was consulted on the Positions on the rights of migrants in an irregular situation Position Paper (CommDH/PositionPaper(2010)5),...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many applications have been (a) made to and (b) granted by the Independent Living Fund in Wrexham constituency in each of the last five...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many prosecutions have been brought by the Health and Safety Executive for breaches of health and safety law in each region in the last 10...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what recent discussions he has had with the Health and Safety Executive on its policy on the prosecution of firms in the construction industry...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many job centres in Scotland he expects to close in each of the next five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what plans he has for collaboration between job centres and voluntary organisations.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many job centres were closed during the 2008 job centre closure programme; and what the planned number of such closures was at the start of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 14 February 2011, Official Report, columns 627-8W, on marriage, whether the steps taken to mark Marriage Week apply...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when he plans to respond to questions 34378, 34379 and 34380, on the work capability assessment, tabled on 13 January 2011 for answer on 17 January.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many employees were enrolled in payroll giving in each year of its operation; and how many payroll givers there were in each such year.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 8 February 2011, Official Report, column 148W, on Age UK, whether his Department is considering interim arrangements...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what information his Department holds on the level of operating surplus or deficit in each of the factories operated by Remploy in 2010-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what recent representations he has received on the salaries of Remploy staff; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will ensure discussions take place between his Department and the recognised trade unions prior to the issuing of any redundancy notices...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many Social Fund (a) budgeting loans, (b) crisis loans and (c) community care grants for the purpose of buying television sets over the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will estimate the cost to the Exchequer of tapering income for universal credit from (a) widows' pensions, (b) all private pensions and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will estimate the cost to the Exchequer of increasing the savings limit for the receipt of universal credit to £20,000.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will estimate the cost to the Exchequer of exempting from the £16,000 saving limit for universal credit people who are (a) in work...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will estimate the cost to the Exchequer of introducing into universal credit an earnings disregard for second earners in a couple of (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will estimate the (a) cost and (b) savings to the Exchequer of setting the universal credit taper at (i) 50 per cent., (ii) 55 per...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will estimate the cost to the Exchequer of introducing into the universal credit an earnings disregard for single people of (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will estimate the cost to the Exchequer of increasing the household component of the couple disregard floor in universal credit from...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will estimate the cost to the Exchequer of increasing the household component of the lone parent disregard floor of universal credit from...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the number of individuals who are ineligible for benefits or tax credits who will be entitled to universal credit.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the number of individuals who are eligible to receive benefits or tax credits but are not claiming them who will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what his most recent estimate is of the change in the amount of benefit payments to individuals in Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will take steps to ensure employment for disabled persons no longer eligible for benefits under proposed changes to eligibility criteria.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what estimate he has made of the number of (a) profoundly deaf people and (b) people with learning difficulties who will be re-assessed...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people have had their benefit entitlements (a) withdrawn and (b) reduced during the trial of the reassessments of customers...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether his Department rural-proofed its decision to raise the state pension age for women.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether he has assessed whether his revised timetable for the increase in the state pension age for women is compliant with the Equalities Act 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether he has conducted an equality impact assessment of his revised timetable for the increase in the state pension age for women.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps he plans to take to provide co-ordinated volunteering opportunities for people who expect to become unemployed.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will assess the happiness and well-being levels of (a) recently unemployed and (b) long-term unemployed people.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many of those claiming out-of-work benefits are British sign language users.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what proportion of new claimants he expects to receive universal credit in October 2013.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what discussion (a) he, (b) officials in his Department and (c) special advisers in his Department have had with the Director-General of the BBC on...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office when he plans to answer Question 32583, tabled on 20 December 2010, on discussions with the BBC on material commissioned by the Central Office of...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if he will take steps to seek financial support from the financial services sectors in addition to dormant accounts to provide the initial capital base...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what voluntary organisations the chief executive of the big society initiative has met as part of the development of that initiative.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what contact (a) he and (b) officials of his Department have had with the Association of Chief Executives of voluntary organisations on the...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what research his Department undertook on the big society initiative prior to its launch.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what estimate he has made of the average charitable donation per head in each socio-economic group in each of the last 10 years.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what proportion of funding received by UK charities was attributable to Government bodies in each of the last 10 years; and what estimate he has made of...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if he will bring forward legislative proposals to amend charity law to allow greater support to local self-help groups staffed by volunteers.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office in which 100 wards or Lower Super Output Areas the (a) highest and (b) lowest percentages of low birth weight babies occurred in the last period for...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what recent progress has been made on developing a National Citizen Service; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what progress has been made in the establishment of community organisers in Leeds to date.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how much his Department spent on carbon offsetting in each of the last three years; and to which companies payments for carbon offsetting were made in...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what steps he is taking to implement proposals to support charitable giving in the Giving Green Paper.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the monetary value was of foreign direct investment from Israel in each year since 2009.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office (1) what the role and responsibilities are of Lord Browne of Madingley on his Department's board; (2) what recent discussions Ministers and officials...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how much his Department has allocated to financial support for (a) co-operatives, (b) mutual societies, (c) charities and (d) social enterprises in...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the budget is for the Office for Civil Society.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what mechanism the Government use to assess issues raised by members of the public through the Your Freedom website (a) for regulatory burdens, (b)...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what discussions he has had with non-profit contractors on their potential contribution to the provision of public services.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what recent progress the Red Tape Taskforce has made; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what recent estimate he has made of the number of (a) micro, (b) small and (c) medium-sized businesses in (i) Devon and (ii) England.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what assessment he has made of long-term trends in the number of (a) community social enterprises and (b) corporate social enterprises.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if he will assess the effects of trends in levels of work-related stress on participation in civic society.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office (1) how much has been allocated from the Transition Fund in the financial year 2010-11 to date; (2) whether he expects to reopen the opportunity for...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office by what means charities were notified of the opening of the window for the submission of applications for the Transition Fund.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office whether his Department provided support to small charities for the process of making applications to the Transition Fund.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if he will take steps to provide support for charities that work in sectors that do not qualify for the Transition Fund.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what information his Department holds on the geographic distribution of funds allocated through the Transition Fund.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many Transition Fund applications have been received from organisations in the London borough of Bexley.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what progress his Department has made on its Modernising Commissioning Green Paper.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office (1) what assessment he has made of the reason for trends in levels of participation by (a) unemployed people and (b) pensioners in informal...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office whether he has made an assessment of the effects of levels of volunteering on levels of civic skills.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office (1) what recent progress has been made on the Volunteering Infrastructure programme; and if he will make a statement; (2) what recent progress has...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what plans he has for the regional distribution of the proposed 5,000 community organisers.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if he will assess the effect on levels of volunteering of reductions in public sector expenditure.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change by how much he estimates carbon dioxide emissions from domestic properties will change as a result of the introduction of the Green Deal.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what proportion of UK carbon dioxide emissions he estimates are attributable to (a) shipping and (b) aviation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what estimate he has made of the (a) average height, (b) minimum required height and (c) maximum potential height of absorber towers...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment he has made of his Department's adherence to each of the principles of good employment practice set out in the Cabinet...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change for which services provided by (a) his Department and (b) its associated public bodies interpreters provide services in a language or...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many (a) actual and (b) full-time equivalent staff have left his Department's employment since May 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many (a) actual and (b) full-time equivalent staff his Department employed at the latest date for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many (a) actual and (b) full-time equivalent staff were employed by his Department in May 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what regulations his Department introduced between 18 November 2010 and 8 February 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what regulations sponsored by his Department have been revoked since 7 December 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment he has made of the likely effects of the proposed changes to the electricity market on the ability of the UK to attract...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what agreements on energy subsidy reform were reached at the European Council meeting in Brussels on 4 February 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change in what proportion of privately-owned homes valued (a) up to £100,000, (b) between £100,000 and £250,000, (c) between...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment he has made of the merits of implementing a cap on the amount by which gas and electricity companies can increase...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what steps he is taking to improve regulation of the domestic heating oil market.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many low-income households with children are classified as living in fuel poverty.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what recent progress his Department made towards the Government's objective to reduce emissions from central Government offices by 10...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what consideration he has given to reducing the greenhouse gas emissions embedded in imported products; what consideration he has given...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what the decision-making process is for the allocation of funding for the Low Carbon Innovation Fund announced in the comprehensive...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what estimate he has made of the number of companies worldwide currently constructing reactor vessels for use in new build nuclear...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment he has made of the level of competition in the open cast mining industry; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the policing of energy infrastructure...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment he has made of the likely effects of the introduction of the feed-in tariff scheme on energy prices in each of the five...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change when the decision to cap the feed-in tariff scheme in 2010/11 was taken; and what consultation process was undertaken before that...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what progress has been made on the Renewables Obligation Certificate banding review; and when he expects the proposed consultation as...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what steps his Department is taking to facilitate the development of a smart electricity grid.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what timetable his Department has set for the development of a smart electricity grid.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment his Department has made of the potential benefits for smart utility networking of allocating spectrum on a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the answer of 14 February 2011, Official Report, column 546W, on solar power, (1) what definition his Department uses...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment he has made of the effects of the introduction of the feed-in tariff scheme on the manufacture of solar power products...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many megawatts of solar photovoltaic generating capacity have been installed since the launch of the feed-in tariff scheme on 1...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what criteria he used in making the decision to extend the fast-track feed-in tariff review of solar farms to include all community...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what the monetary value is of solar photovoltaic feed-in tariff payments made since 1 April 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change when his Department published its 2010-11 projections of solar photovoltaics update under the feed-in tariff scheme; and in what format...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment he has made of the commercial potential for using syngas for energy production in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what funding mechanisms he plans to put in place to encourage investment in the marine renewables sector following the closure of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what proportion of the £200 million allocated for the development of low-carbon technologies in the comprehensive spending review...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what steps he is taking to encourage marine energy device manufacturers to locate in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what plans he has to implement the recommendations contained in the Marine Energy Action Plan published in March 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change when his Department plans to announce grant funding to the marine renewables sector in (a) 2011 and (b) 2012.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what proportion of the remainder of the Low Carbon Innovation Fund announced in the comprehensive spending review will be allocated to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much subsidy was provided to wind power under the Non Fossil Fuels Obligation scheme; and what his Department's policy was on the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what applications for consent have been made for offshore wind developments in the last two years; what objections have been made to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change if he will bring forward proposals to acknowledge the contribution made by miners during the Second World War.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what his policy is on (a) first and (b) primary schools becoming academies.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many schools that have opted to convert to Academy status did so without prior consultation with (a) pupils, (b) parents and (c) staff since May...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) whether any Academy schools have had their revenue funding reduced in lieu of a sponsor's contribution; (2) which Academy schools have had their...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many children were (a) available for permanent adoption and (b) adopted in the Peterborough city council local authority area in each year since...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what steps his Department is taking to tackle child exploitation (a) domestically and (b) internationally.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what impact indicators for child protection his Department is using as part of its 2011-2015 Business Plan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what proportion of (a) primary and (b) secondary schools have class sizes of over 30 pupils in each local authority area.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education when he plans to announce the allocation of the (a) workforce modernisation and (b) higher level teaching assistant grant for local authorities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will investigate the use of funds allocated by his Department to the Social Care Institute for Excellence and the Interim Board of the College of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what role he plans the Social Care Institute for Excellence to have in the operation of the College of Social Work.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what discussions his Department had with other organisations before awarding Unison a contract for trade union services to the College of Social Work.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education when he expects his Department's review of the national curriculum to be completed.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how long on average he spends managing expenses and allowances claims; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how much his Department has spent on photography since May 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education on how many occasions his Department has provided embargoed media briefings prior to an oral statement to the House since 26 May 2010; in respect of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many staff in his Department have been made redundant since May 2010; and how much it has spent on redundancy costs.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what regulations his Department has removed since 6 May 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what the (a) names and (b) salaries are of each senior civil servant who has (i) joined, (ii) moved posts within and (iii) left his Department since...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how much has been spent on travel by officials of his Department since May 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education pursuant to the answer of 11 January 2011, Official Report, columns 292-3W, on social services: children, what audit work Ofsted performed after 23...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what progress his Department is making in developing an alternative to the education maintenance allowance.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether he has made an assessment of the cost to the public purse of terminating the education maintenance allowance (EMA), including (a) any penalty...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how much funding has been allocated under each budget heading under his Department's Learner Support Services contract with Capita between 2009 and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what information his Department holds on the levels of (a) dedicated schools grant, (b) pupil premium funding and (c) funding for nursery provision...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will assess the merits of increasing the range of subjects that would satisfy the humanities requirement of the English Baccalaureate to include...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education which applications to become free schools have been (a) successful and (b) unsuccessful.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how much he plans to allocate to each free school to develop projects.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many proposals for free schools have been made in the Black Country.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what proportion of students in further education were persistent absentees in each year since 2004.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what the average number of GCSE entries was per student reaching the end of school year 11 in maintained schools in academic year (a) 1996-97 and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education which were the 100 lowest performing schools on the basis of proportion of students gaining five A* to C GCSEs including English and mathematics in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what proportion of children have achieved five A* to C GCSEs, including English and mathematics, in (a) England and (b) each local authority area in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many schools achieved five A* to C GCSEs, including English and mathematics, for (a) under 20 per cent., (b) 20 to 30 per cent., (c) 30 to 35...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what proportion of students achieved five GCSE at grades A* to C or equivalent in each year from 1990 to 2010; and what proportion achieved these...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many pupils (a) were entered for GCSEs in religious education and (b) passed such examinations at grades A* to C in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education when he intends to respond to Ofsted's report on geography in schools; and if he will publish his response.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what steps his Department is taking to encourage schools to participate in the work of the Holocaust Educational Trust.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what recent estimate he has made of the average number of hours of foreign language teaching primary school children receive per week.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what funding his Department provides for the teaching of modern foreign languages in primary schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what guidance his Department provides to local authorities on dealing with children who run away from home.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will assess the conclusions and recommendations of the report Outdoor Science by the Association for Science Education Outdoor Science Working Group.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many officials of his Department have been appointed to work on the internal review of Personal, Social, Health and Economic education.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education pursuant to the answer of 13 December 2010, Official Report, column 572W, on schools: health education, when he plans to publish the (a) terms of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many GCSEs in physical education were (a) undertaken and (b) passed at grades A* to C in each year from 1995 to 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many (a) women and (b) men have been appointed to public duties by his Department since May 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how much additional funding for schools in Nuneaton constituency he expects to be provided through the introduction of the proposed pupil premium.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many children in receipt of free school meals (a) attend schools and (b) are resident in Mid Sussex constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will assess the levels of attainment of pupils eligible for free school meals in (a) Wells constituency and (b) England; and if he will make a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what steps he is taking to reduce the burden of administration on schools in respect of disciplinary matters.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what recent representations he has received on school transport in North Yorkshire; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) how many schools have applied to the Local Authority Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education for permission to opt out of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what proportion of the services to be provided by the all-age careers service will be available (a) online, (b) via a helpline and (c) in the form...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will estimate the incidence of (a) physical and (b) verbal abuse against child protection social workers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will estimate the average number of children on the case load of a child protection social worker; and if he will estimate the change in the size...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what steps his Department has taken to ensure adequate provision of special educational needs services in the transfer of schools to academy status.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what estimate he has made of the (a) capital costs, (b) revenue costs and (c) number of additional pupil places arising from the decision to permit...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will bring forward proposals to remove the requirement on head teachers to apply to the local authority Standing Advisory Council on Religious...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many Sure Start places were provided in Ashfield constituency in 2009-10; and how many such places he expects to be provided in 2010-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what plans he has for the future of the qualified teacher status standards.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many members of the Teachers Pension Scheme there are.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what assumptions he has made in respect of the dropout rate from the Teachers Pension Scheme attributable to (a) potential increases in contributions...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what the pension entitlement will be of a member of the Teachers' Pension Scheme who retires after 30 years' full-time service on a salary of (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what estimate he has made of the likely savings to the Teachers Pension Scheme of the proposed indexation according to the consumer prices index (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether his Department has developed a transition plan for the change from existing careers advice services to the new all-age careers advice service.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what steps he is taking to increase the training, professional development and skills of those who give careers advice in schools; and if he will make...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many schools have participated in the Wirral schools private finance initiative in the last five years; and what the names are of such schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills on how many occasions (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have met representatives of the independent providers of bill...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) what assessment his Department has made of the potential benefits of a smart electricity grid for business in the UK; (2)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent steps his Department has taken to promote low carbon technology exports.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps he is taking to support the development of low-carbon technology in the North East.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many providers classified as outstanding who have been exempted from inspection for eight years will no longer receive direct...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many (a) actual and (b) full-time equivalent staff have left his Department's employment since May 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many (a) actual and (b) full-time equivalent staff his Department employed on the latest date for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many (a) actual and (b) full-time equivalent staff were employed by his Department in May 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the cost of (a) setting up and (b) maintaining his Department's offices in the English regions in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills if he will make it his policy to locate the new regional offices of his Department in premises currently occupied by regional...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of establishing his Department's new regional offices.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of closing regional development agencies; and what proportion of such...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills when he expects Student Finance England to reply to the constituent of the right hon. Member for Birkenhead, K D Bennett, on when...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent steps his Department has taken to assist graduates in finding employment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many graduates have secured a place through the Graduate Talent Pool since its inception; and how many such places were based...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what plans he has for the future of the Graduate Talent Pool.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) if he will take steps to encourage the (a) production and (b) distribution of environmental products in Redditch; (2)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills pursuant to the answer of 3 February 2011, Official Report, column 957W, on environment protection, what the dates of his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what further steps he plans to take to complete the single market in the EU.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps he is taking to increase the number of small and medium-sized enterprises which export to Israel; and if he will make...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills pursuant to the answer of 10 February 2011, Official Report, column 387W, on the Green Investment Bank, what his definition is...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what role the Green Investment Bank will have in (a) encouraging and (b) administering marine technology funding.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment his Department has made of the likely effect of the Government's funding proposals for tuition fees on the number...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what deadlines he has set for the submission and approval of access agreements with universities; and what assessment he has made...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what discussions he has had with (a) Lord Browne of Madingley and (b) other members of his review team on his Department's...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the average amount a postgraduate student will pay in university fees in academic year 2012-13; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what discussions he has had with the Minister for Employment and Learning in Northern Ireland on the implications for Northern...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment his Department has made of the research undertaken by the university of Bristol on performance at university of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how much income was generated from overseas students for universities in Wales in each of the last six years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) how many company directors have been disqualified for (a) attempted concealment of assets or cases where assets have...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how much and what proportion of the budget of the Insolvency Service was spent on (a) reviewing and (b) investigating D1...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of the effects of implementation of the proposals of the Jackson Review of civil litigation costs on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills on how many occasions (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have met representatives of the National Federation of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many (a) part-time and (b) full-time students he estimates will receive assistance from the National Scholarship Fund in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the quantity of assets held in land by One North East.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has of the number of Israeli students studying in universities in (a) England and (b) Wales; what subject each...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills on how many occasions (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have met the Managing Director of the Post Office since 30...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the number of retail outlets at which consumers can make cash payments for public utility services...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many post offices have closed in Westmorland and Lonsdale constituency in each year since 1981.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) what plans he has to put in place statutory measures to regulate the purposes for which the Post Office Ltd is able to use...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps he is taking to ensure that state funding of the Post Office will be audited on a regular basis by the National Audit...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) how many Post Office branches received state funding in the most recent year for which figures are available; (2) what the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills whether his Department has notified the European Commission of its intention to make state funding available to the Post Office;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the number of Post Office branches which will not make a profit in 2014-15.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many Post Office branches did not make a profit in the last financial year for which figures are available; and how many of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how the money allocated by his Department to the Post Office in respect of (a) network modernisation, (b) technology, (c)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what representations he has received from independent and third sector organisations on the funding for the Post Office announced...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills whether he is taking steps to ensure that red post boxes with the Royal insignia are retained within any proposed changes that...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills whether the access performance indicators referred to in his Department's Guidance to the Director of Fair Access will include...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) if he will bring forward proposals to enable regional development agencies to guarantee the payment of grants for regional...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what correspondence he has received from the (a) private and (b) voluntary sector on future sponsorship of the R&D Scoreboard.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills pursuant to the answer of 7 February 2011, Official Report, column 96W, on the Skills and Jobs Retention Group, what the name is...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what definition of a (a) micro, (b) small and (c) medium-sized business his Department uses.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what progress he has made on discussions with banks on increasing levels of lending to small and medium-sized enterprises (a) at...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps his Department is taking to assist small businesses with recruiting and maintaining their workforce.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills pursuant to the answer of 3 February 2011, Official Report, column 912W, on social security benefits: advisory services, what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the (a) size and (b) monetary value of land assets held by the South East of England Development...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills when he expects to make an announcement on the Government's space policy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what arrangements are in place to recover domestic student loan repayments from graduates living and working overseas; and what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what progress he has made on proposals to introduce an early repayment levy for those repaying student loans early; and if he...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent steps the Government have taken to provide financial assistance to those entering further education.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills if he will estimate the number of graduates resident in (a) the London borough of Bexley and (b) London who have not made any...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what the policy of the Student Loans Company is on arrangements for practising Muslim students to pay interest on student loans.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to help clear all landmines laid during World War II in north Africa.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the case for seeking changes to World Trade Organisation policies to protect British farmers from competition from countries that have...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have for working with the relevant national and international organisations to improve the experience of air travellers from check-in to exit from...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what support they will give for the proposed expansion of Birmingham Airport.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what advice is given to universities about policy and practice to tackle anti-Semitism and hate speech on higher education campuses.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps have been taken since the National Audit Office report Service Families Accommodation of March 2009 to raise the standard of service accommodation. To...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to promote the Armed Forces home ownership scheme to ex-service personnel.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with BAE Systems about the capabilities of a navalised version of the Eurofighter Typhoon which it is offering to India; and whether...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how much they have spent on recruiting for the Royal Marines in each of the last five years; how much they propose to spend on recruitment in each of the next five...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people under 18 are serving in the regular armed forces.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people under 18 serving in the regular Armed Forces were "looked-after" children (a) when they enlisted, and (b) at any time before they enlisted.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people serving in the regular Armed Forces who enlisted before they reached the age of 18 have been permitted to leave before reaching the end of the...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people serving in the regular armed forces who enlisted before they reached the age of 18 have been refused permission to leave before reaching the end of...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will place in the Library of the House copies of all notifications to agencies providing services to refugees and asylum seekers of cuts in the grants...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what would be the cost of abolishing air passenger duty for visitors to each of the British overseas territories. To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will consider commissioning an independent report into the Bank of England's approach to and accuracy in inflation forecasting.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the loss of value of the Bank of England's Asset Purchase Fund over the six months to the end of January 2011.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what actions they are taking to promote London as a centre for issuing and investing in bank contingent convertible capital notes.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how they will assess the success of their proposals for reduced bank bonuses from levels that would otherwise have been paid in the absence of the latter figure.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Bank of England has been consulted by HM Treasury about the negotiations with the banks over Project Merlin.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, in the light of Project Merlin, they intend to set volume production targets for other commercial sectors of the economy.
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Sassoon on 15 December 2010 (WA 182-3), what is the total amount unclaimed by depositors with balances above £50,000 in...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether to adopt the rescue procedure set out in Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code.
To ask Her Majesty's Government when they will appoint the governing board of the Green Investment Bank; and how.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will introduce measures to cap excessive interest charged on unsecured loans, including "payday loans".
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the effect of the Basel Committee's proposals for a net stable funding requirement and a liquidity coverage ratio on lending to small...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Answer by Lord Sassoon on 1 February (Official Report, col. 1303), whether the statement that they intend to ensure that banks "lend, materially...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the populations of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales used to calculate amounts under the Barnett formula; how often the figures are updated;...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how much they gave to the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council in each of the last three years; and what conditions they attached to the funding.
To ask Her Majesty's Government who the chairman of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council is; what relevant specialist qualifications he or she holds; and what his or her...
To ask Her Majesty's Government when the chairman of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council was selected; by whom; what process was followed in his or her selection; where the...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether members of Her Majesty's Armed Forces and staff at the Ministry of Defence, Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Department for International Development...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what were the terms of reference of the Stern Review on the economics of climate change; and what it cost to produce.
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord McNally on 27 January (WA 186), whether the remit and funding agreement for the Miscarriages of Justice Support Service...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord McNally on 27 January (WA 186), whether the Lord Chancellor can issue a practice direction to judges to state a presumption...
To ask Her Majesty's Government which proposals for the conversion of schools to academies have been approved; in which local education authority each is located; in each case, what will be the...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Earl Howe on 24 January (WA 96-7) and 7 February (WA 13-14), whether the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority has...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 7 February (WA 13-14), what was the procedure for reconsidering licence committee decisions prescribed in...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Baroness Thornton on 15 March 2010 (WA 123) and Earl Howe on 7 February 2011 (WA 10), what impact consultation responses had on...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Marland on 3 February (WA 282-3), how the definition of fuel poverty used in the United Kingdom Fuel Poverty Strategy was...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how much was raised in the last three years from duty on road fuels; how much from VAT on fuel; what is the estimated extra annual revenue from the increase in VAT...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of total installed generating capacity is required to preserve security of supply, including during periods of maximum demand; and what proportion...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how much money they will have spent on financing green growth by the next budget; and how that compares to private sector investment in green projects.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will ensure that any new funding mechanisms for green industries will be long-term in order to provide certainty for financial markets.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the effect of government-backed projects, such as the carbon capture and storage plants, on creating an independent funding system for...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress is being made in their discussions on the European Union Common Fisheries Policy; and when action will be taken to end fish discards.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of European Union Energy Commissioner Günther Oettinger's statement to the Guardian newspaper on 10 February that raising the...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, following figures from the European Commission showing that the Galileo project will need an additional €1.9 billion to cover its costs, they will...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of European Union proposals to prohibit insurance companies taking into account gender in setting annuity terms.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the European Gendarmerie Force may be permitted to be deployed in the United Kingdom or dependent territories.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many minefields remain in the Falkland Islands from the conflict with Argentina in 1982; how many mines are estimated to remain that were placed by British...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many casualties have occurred in demining units from mine clearance operations in the Falkland Islands; and how many civilian or other casualties have resulted...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the extent to which institutional investors have sufficient information to engage with and approve or reject the remuneration...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Retail Distribution Review's proposal to treat competing business models differently over adviser charging. To ask Her...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the reduction in public expenditure on flood prevention took into account its effect on insurance premia; and whether they plan to discuss the matter with...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to follow the recommendations by the Nuffield Council on Bioethics in its 2007 report Public Health: Ethical Issues that "Water fluoridation...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the statements on the website of the National Fluoride Information Centre that naturally and artificially fluoridated water have "exactly the same" effect...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Henley on 7 February (WA 20-1), whether the temporary suspension of the programme of forestry sales announced in spending...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what Forestry Commission land has been sold in the past six years; and what land has been bought by or transferred into the Forestry Commission estate in that time.
To ask Her Majesty's Government which forests have been sold by the Forestry Commission since 11 May 2010; what are their locations, sizes and prices of purchase; who purchased the forests; and...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Henley on 2 February (HL Deb, col. 1407) that "something of the order of 20 per cent of the forestry estate has no access because it...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many hectares of Forestry Commission land were sold (a) between 1979 and 1997, and (b) between 1997 and 2010; and what each amount represented as a percentage...
To ask Her Majesty's Government which Forestry Commission-managed land they are currently offering or negotiating for sale; for which land they intend to seek purchasers within the next four...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 they have received since 11 May 2010; how many have been complied with; and how many refused.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they permit Government departments to convert some of their revenue budget allocations to capital allocations. To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what will happen to the grant-in-aid underspend in 2010-11 that has been returned to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills following the closure of...
To ask Her Majesty's Government which departments were identified in Sir Philip Green's efficiency review as paying the high price of £73 and the low price of £8 for a box of A4 paper.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many government departments have a finance head with accountancy qualifications.
To ask Her Majesty's Government which countries in the Arab Middle East have been visited by the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills since he took office in May 2010.
To ask Her Majesty's Government, with reference to the statement by Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint reported in the Daily Telegraph on 10 February that "We will have individual ministers held...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Astor of Hever on 8 February (WA 47-8), why the Ministry of Defence spends some £9 million on research into Gulf War...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to support Diabetes Week.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what support they are giving to World Diabetes Day.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the role played by cytotoxic T-cells in type 1 diabetes.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many retinopathy screening examinations for people with diabetes were carried out by the National Health Service in each year from 1996 to 2010.
To ask Her Majesty's Government when they will publish their review of the problems of addiction to, and withdrawal from, prescribed tranquillisers and painkillers; and what action they will...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, under their proposed medicines value-based pricing system, they intend to reduce the re-imbursement price of some branded medicines that are out of patent...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 3 February (WA286-7), how many United Kingdom nationals are listed as living in France; how many French nationals...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many European Health Insurance Cards issued by the Department of Health are valid for use.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what training will be available to general practitioners to enable them to take up their commissioning role.
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 20 January (WA 66-7), what additional work the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has been...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress is being made by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence in producing guidelines in multi-discipline pain management services; what...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many physiotherapists, osteopaths and psychologists are involved in integrated pain management services. To ask Her Majesty's Government what action is being...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to highlight centres of excellence for multi-discipline pain management services in the United Kingdom; and whether they will ensure that...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what measures are in place to attract pharmaceutical research and development investment to the United Kingdom.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what consultation and assessment has been undertaken to minimise the effects of changes to the NHS budget on funding for the provision of sickle cell and...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many students from (a) India, (b) Pakistan and (c) Bangladesh who entered the country to study took up their studies in 2010.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to inform overseas students of the level of employment of students in the United Kingdom.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the case for publishing comprehensive data on equine mortality, sickness and injury in the horse racing industry.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will consider proposing an amendment to the European Convention on Human Rights to increase the margin of appreciation allowed to national governments.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what judgments finding a violation of the European Convention on Human Rights by the United Kingdom have been made by a chamber of the European Court of Human...
To ask Her Majesty's Government which voluntary charitable organisations they work with in caring for children facing deportation from the United Kingdom.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many children were detained for immigration purposes in (a) January 2000, (b) January 2009, (c) January 2010, and (d) January 2011.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many children are presently detained for immigration purposes.
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Howell of Guildford on 9 February (HL6008), what help they are giving to women in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the extent to which current negative real rates of interest comply with the Bank of England's remit to target a two per cent...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to redefine the inflation target given to the Bank of England to exclude sources of inflation which cannot be controlled by monetary policy .
To ask Her Majesty's Government what powers the Bank of England has to affect current levels of inflation; and what action, if any, they plan to take to increase its powers.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether to update section 233 of the Insolvency Act 1986 to include information technology services, computer software and...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Freud on 7 February (WA 27-8), whether they have considered using text-messaging to inform JobcentrePlus customers of vacancies.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will place in the Library of the House a copy of the productivity targets, and accompanying guidance, for interviewing clients at Jobcentre Plus.
To ask Her Majesty's Government in how many cases in which individuals have been found to have been victims of miscarriages of justice, including those who have won a first appeal or been found...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how they complied with article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights with regard to the victims, children and dependent relatives who were the subject of...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Sassoon on 31 January (WA 233), what steps they have taken to confirm that President al-Bashir or individuals or entities...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they or the European Commission are responsible for preventing distortions of competition arising from the low value consignment relief regime.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how much money they gave to the Medical Research Council in each of the past three years; and what conditions they attached to the funding.
To ask Her Majesty's Government who is the chairman of the Medical Research Council; what relevant specialist qualifications he or she holds; and what his or her career has been to date.
To ask Her Majesty's Government when the chairman of the Medical Research Council was selected; by whom; what process was followed in his or her selection; where the post was advertised; how many...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of the National Institute for Health Research research budget was spent on mental health in the last year for which figures are available.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the anticipated impact on the Ministry of Defence Police of their plans to cut the Ministry's civilian force by a third.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many national insurance numbers are in existence; how many were cancelled or withdrawn in the past three years; and whether they assessed the efficacy of...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many staff are being made redundant in each London primary care trust; and what is the estimated cost of those redundancies.
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord McNally on 24 January (Official Report, col. 677), whether there was a commitment in the Belfast agreement to establish by...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have approved the creation of the post of Director of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission and its salary range of £58,200 to...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of the Department for International Development's funding for projects in Afghanistan has been allocated to projects to support women's...
To ask Her Majesty's Government when they will address the recommendation made in 2009 by HM Inspectorate of Constabulary that the Association of Chief Police Officers, the Home Office and the...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the statement by HM Inspectorate of Constabulary in its 2011 review that "protests escalated to include violence against officers on the ground and...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many prisoners are being prescribed methadone.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many countries have a prisoner transfer agreement with the United Kingdom. To ask Her Majesty's Government which countries have a prisoner transfer agreement...
To ask Her Majesty's Government who attended the Government roundtable to develop policy on prostitution held on 14 February; whether other meetings of that group will be scheduled; and why the...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many persons in England and Wales were convicted of an offence under Section 2 of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 in each year since 1998. To ask Her...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether HM Treasury will ensure that when it requests the Financial Services Authority or another agency to write to a member answering a Question for Written...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Attlee on 8 February (WA 52), what is the number of passengers forecast for the Northern Rail franchise in (a) 2012, (b)...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to maintain or increase the level of employment in Remploy factories throughout the United Kingdom.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the total amount of the recent bilateral loan to the Republic of Ireland; how much of it has been drawn; what is the interest rate; whether the interest...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Royal British Legion about alleged breaches of the military covenant; and what action they are taking.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of entrants in English schools were awarded A* to C grades by each of the examination boards at GCSE in (a) 1995, (b) 2000, (c) 2005, and (d) 2010.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many pupils in English schools were entered by each of the examination boards for the GCSE in (a) mathematics, (b) geography, (c) history, (d) French, and (e)...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many teachers were recruited between 2000 and 2010.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the average cost of a social services care assessment.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will investigate the procedures and management of the South Wales Police Authority and its chief executive; and whether they will investigate the...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will ask HM Inspector of Constabulary, HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate, the Independent Police Complaints Commission and the Welsh Audit...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what aid they have made available to the Beja people of north-east Sudan, especially to those displaced and living at Port Sudan and those suffering the effects of...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how much money they gave to the Technology Strategy Board in each of the past three years; and what conditions they attached to the funding.
To ask Her Majesty's Government who is the chairman of the Technology Strategy Board; what relevant specialist qualifications he or she holds; and what his or her career has been to date.
To ask Her Majesty's Government when the chairman of the Technology Strategy Board was selected; by whom; what process was followed in his or her selection; where the post was advertised; how...
To ask Her Majesty's Government when the £25 million five-year programme against Phytophthora pathogens commenced; how many known outbreaks in Japanese larch trees there were at the time;...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what contingency plans they have to deal with any further species jump of Phytophthora ramorum of a similar nature to that which occurred in Japanese larch...
To ask Her Majesty's Government which markets in central Asia, including Mongolia and the south Caucasus, they have identified as priorities for investment by British businesses.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how much public money is allocated by UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) to each of the markets in central Asia, including Mongolia and the south Caucasus; how many...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the role of trade and industry councils; which countries in central Asia, including Mongolia and the south Caucasus, have bilateral trade and industry...
To ask Her Majesty's Government which sectors UK Trade and Investment promotes as offering opportunities for United Kingdom businesses in each of the countries in central Asia, including Mongolia...
To ask Her Majesty's Government when the Prime Minister or other ministers have visited countries in central Asia, including Mongolia and the south Caucasus, to promote exports; and whether a...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the United Kingdom's ten main export markets; and how many of those are in the European Union.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the value of all exports in goods and services from the United Kingdom to the European Union.
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Neville-Jones on 3 December 2010 (WA 506), whether employers can bring in an unlimited number of non-European Economic...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on overseas students studying in the United Kingdom of the changes in visa policy proposed by the UK Border Agency,...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Neville-Jones on 10 January (WA 423), why it would be inappropriate to comment on the details of Taimour Abdulwahab...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Freud on 2 February (WA 280), why winter fuel payments are paid to persons residing in warm countries outside the European...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to support World Book Day.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to improve the diet of children in young offenders' institutions.
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