Thursday, 26 January 2012
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the (a) nature and (b) extent of military links with the Government of Argentina are.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many full-time (a) Royal Navy, (b) Army and (c) Royal Air Force personnel there were in (i) May 2010 and (ii) December 2011; and how many he expects...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence on what date the Safety Improvement Notice issued on 26 May 2010 by the Defence Nuclear Safety Regulator was formally closed; and if he will place in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many university graduates the armed forces have recruited since the end of the 2010-11 academic year.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which posts have been filled or created within his Department to oversee work on the military covenant in the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what funding was provided by his Department to service leavers studying for (a) a first full level 3 or (b) a first higher education qualification...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what discussions he had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on steps to mitigate the effects of changes made to public sector pay in the autumn statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what representations he has received from (a) industry and (b) the National Grid on the use of STOR aggregators.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what recent estimate he has made of the (a) average and (b) maximum premium being paid by customers using pre-payment meters for (i)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what measures are in place to monitor the costs passed on to consumers of the smart meter roll-out.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change when he expects new nuclear power stations to be operational.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what recent representations he has received on his decision to reduce the feed-in tariff for solar PV.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what steps his Department is taking to encourage energy companies to ensure cancer patients have access to the warm home discount scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what plans he has to publish individual constraint payments made to wind farm companies via the balancing mechanism.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport on how many occasions he visited (a) operas, (b) museums and (c) London theatres on (i) official business and (ii) as an...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport whether he has had discussions with Telford and Wrekin council on improving broadband services in their area; and what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport (1) whether he has made an assessment of the potential effect of the proposed US legislation, the (a) Stop Online Piracy Act...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what estimate he has made of the number and proportion of full-time equivalent staff in his Department engaged in delivering...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what recent progress he has made on reforming football governance.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport who in his Department is responsible for identifying and advising him on potential problems with the provision of library...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport (1) whether his Department has set any criteria for intervention in a local library authority; (2) whether it is his policy...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport when he expects Radio Cymru and Radio Wales to be available on digital radio to listeners in North Wales.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what (a) discussions and (b) meetings he has had with ministerial colleagues on the Wedgwood Museum.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the MOT failure rate was for bus and coach operators in Vehicle and Operator Services Agency area 3, including (a) Go North East, (b) Stagecoach...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency last audited each bus and coach operator in area 3, including (a) Go North East, (b) Stagecoach Cumbria,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) if she will estimate the length of time required to update (a) driving licences and (b) Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency records when...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps her Department is taking to support the regeneration or expansion of small existing or unused ports; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) whether she plans to propose revised specifications for the Cotswold line franchise to increase the frequency of trains from Great Malvern to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what information her Department holds on the frequency with which the format of passenger announcements on trains and in stations is reviewed.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much funding his Department provided to (a) Action on Addiction, (b) Adoption UK, (c) the Adoption and Fostering Information...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much funding his Department provided to Crisis in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate he has made of the number and proportion of full-time equivalent staff in his Department engaged in delivering (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) how many councils have bid for specific funding to enable them to collect household waste weekly; and how many such...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate he has made of the number of people sleeping rough in England in each month since June 2010; and if he will make a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate he has made of the potential number of people affected by the proposed limits to housing benefit for people who...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much of the revenue generated from empty property rates came from public sector organisations in the last year for which...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of social rated housing which is illegally sub-let; and how that cost...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much funding his Department allocated to (a) Centrepoint, (b) Crisis, (c) Skill Force and (d) Shelter in (i) 2010-11 and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much funding his Department provided to (a) The Art Room, (b) the National Portrait Gallery, (c) Mountain Rescue England,...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how much funding his Department provided to The Challenge Network in (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what recent (a) multilateral and (b) bilateral discussions he has had with his (i) international and (ii) European counterparts on establishing...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many new companies were started in (a) Worcester constituency and (b) Worcestershire in each of the last three years.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister whether the Foreign and Commonwealth Office provided any resources for the organisation and hosting of the European Liberal Summit he hosted on 9 January 2012;...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister whether any officials from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office were present at the European Liberal Summit he hosted on 9 January 2012; and what advice or support...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many times he has visited Brussels in an official capacity in the last year; and on which such occasions he was accompanied by officials from the Foreign and...
To ask the Attorney-General what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on which organisations the Government proposes will in future be responsible for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on a Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many and what proportion of full-time equivalent staff in his Department are engaged in delivering (a) front line and (b) corporate or back...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assets held in the UK have been frozen at the request of the Egyptian Government in the last 12 months; in each such case who the individual was who...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if he will introduce an obligation for banks to serve low and middle income communities; and if he will make a statement; (2) what estimate he has...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people were made bankrupt as a result of court action initiated by HM Revenue and Customs in each month since May 2010; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he has made an assessment of the likely cost to the British economy of proposed US legislation, the (a) Stop Online Piracy Act and (b) Protect IP Act.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many of the regulations his Department brought into force through (a) primary legislation, (b) secondary legislation and (c) other means originated from...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) salaries and (b) bonuses in the financial sector are in proportion with those of other industries.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much revenue has been raised by the Exchequer as result of the sale of (a) CDs, (b) DVDs, (c) e-books and (d) songs purchased by electronic means from...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent discussions he has had on making the national insurance contribution holiday an opt-out rather than opt-in scheme.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps he has taken to encourage participation in the National Insurance contribution holiday scheme.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the potential difficulty for employers of implementing simultaneously PAYE real-time information and automatic enrolment into...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will review HM Revenue and Customs' (HMRC) practices for the purpose of ensuring that small businesses do not incur a fine due to the time taken by...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what negotiations with other countries his Department is involved in on (a) double taxation agreements and (b) tax evasion.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the effect on couples with children who work less than 24 hours a week of his proposals for reform of the working tax credit;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what recent assessment he has made of the level of qualification and experience of providers of services to people with autism spectrum conditions;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many applications for cross-border GP consortia have been received by the Shadow NHS Commissioning Board to date.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will take steps to encourage pharmacists to become involved in the GP commissioning process in order for their opinions to be considered.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to improve co-operation between hospital trusts to ensure efficient continuity of patient care.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will place in the Library a list of all hospitals that are contracted to provide electricity on demand to STOR aggregators.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent discussions he has had with the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence on the accreditation process for the Duchenne Standards...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what his most recent estimate is of the (a) redundancy and (b) non-redundancy costs which have been incurred as a result of NHS reorganisation since (i)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people in South Swindon constituency are registered as organ donors; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much (a) his Department and (b) its public bodies have spent on (i) wine, (ii) other alcoholic refreshments and (iii)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many meetings have taken place at EU level to negotiate the terms of the fiscal compact in advance of the EU summit on 30...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much his Department has spent on investigating the legal issues surrounding the use of EU institutions by non-EU bodies...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether any civil servants have been involved in official negotiations with other EU countries on the fiscal compact ahead of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much his Department spent on ministerial travel to each EU member state capital in each month since October 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the aims and objectives of policy on Pakistan are.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on how many occasions his Department has intervened in order to help facilitate the return of monies held in overseas countries...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps his Department is taking to measure progress on the implementation of policies supporting the Big Society initiative;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what support his Department is providing to British citizens previously living abroad who have returned to the UK and meet the 26 week...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many British citizens previously living abroad who have returned to the UK and meet the 26 week residency criteria are awaiting a decision...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what alternatives his Department considered to the one-year time-limit on contributory employment and support allowance; and what the reasons...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in the employment and support allowance support group have a statutorily-defined terminal illness under the terms of his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many employment and support allowance applicants have undertaken a work capability assessment whilst having a statutorily-defined terminal...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people with a statutorily-defined terminal illness under the terms of his Department's DS1500 Form are in the work related activity...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many appeals against refusal of the employment and support allowance there were in each month from June 2010; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many applications for unfair dismissal tribunal hearings there were in each month from June 2010; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the number of households in each local authority area that will be affected by the planned reduction in housing...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether his Department has conducted an assessment of the potential effects of extending the shared accommodation rate for housing benefit to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions for what reason his Department has published a cancellation notice in the Official Journal of the European Union in respect of its tender for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when he expects to issue his Department's tender for identity assurance services; and what assessment he has made of the effect of the time...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people were members of (a) defined benefit and (b) defined contribution pension schemes in each of the last five years for which...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many reports of benefit fraud were received through the benefit fraud report hotline in the last 12 months; and how many of these resulted...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much money was claimed back as a result of investigations carried out following reports to the benefit fraud hotline in the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what progress has been made on the testing and implementation of computer systems that will be used to administer the universal credit.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 19 January 2012, Official Report, column 920W, on universal credit, what the membership of the transition working...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 19 January 2012, Official Report, column 920W, on universal credit, which local authorities (a) have been visited and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment his Department has made of the effects of the provisions of the Welfare Reform Bill on levels of subjective well-being of children.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what information his Department collects on the ratio of work placements to job interviews undertaken under the sector-based work academy scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many members of the former Egyptian Government have claimed political asylum in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the (a) quickest and (b) slowest times taken to process an application for a convention travel document submitted in each of the years...
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities (1) what recent discussions she has had with (a) the Church of England and (b) other church groups on same sex marriages in church; (2) what...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what estimate his Department has made on the number of people living in poverty in Burkina Faso.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment he has made of the conduct of the recent elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of his Department's programmes to tackle non-communicable diseases in...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development whether his Department works in partnership with (a) Nestlé and (b) other multinational companies on programmes in developing...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment he has made of levels of (a) cardiovascular disease, (b) cancer, (c) chronic lung diseases and (d) diabetes in (i)...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development when his Department plans to respond to the letter of 5 October 2011 and email of 10 November 2011 from the hon. Member for Basildon...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what international development objectives he has set for the international conference on Somalia on 23 February 2012.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much aid his Department has allocated to Yemen for 2012.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) what the average length of time was from receipt of (a) an income support, (b) a tax credits and (c) a disability living allowance appeal to the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the average number of days was between (a) application and decision on eligibility and (b) decision on eligibility and payment for those seeking...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many applications for criminal injuries compensation were received from applicants serving custodial sentences or on remand in each year from 1997 to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many applications for criminal injuries compensation were (a) ruled out because the applicant had a criminal record and (b) granted to applicants...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much funding he allocated to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority in each year from 1997 to 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice which offences are triable only in (a) Crown courts and (b) magistrates' courts; and which offences are triable in either magistrates' or Crown courts.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many case starts were awarded legal aid in each local authority in England and Wales in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether the £1 million which Manoucehr Bahmanzadeh was ordered by Plymouth Crown court to pay under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, following his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many convicted criminals had their sentences increased for non-payment of money owed under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 in each year since its...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what estimate he has made of the number of firms of solicitors in the London borough of Harrow with legal aid contracts in (a) 2011-12 and (b) 2012-13;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the total cost has been of Tribunal Service operations relating to appeals in respect of the work capability assessment in 2011-12 to date.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps his Department is taking to support agricultural apprenticeships and vocational training in the agricultural sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills if he will take steps to adjust the filing penalties in Section 453 of the Companies Act 2006 to take account of the size of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills whether he has made an assessment of the potential effect of proposed US legislation, the (a) Stop Online Piracy Act and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how much funding his Department allocated to sponsor apprenticeships in his Department in (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12; and how...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many apprentices were employed by his Department between (a) April 2010 and March 2011 and (b) April and December 2011; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Justice on a rapid resolution scheme for employment disputes;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what progress he has made on developing a simplified form of compromise agreements following the Government's response to the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills when he expects to receive the report of Justice Underhill on the review of rules and procedures for employment tribunals.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what the timetable is for the consultation on protected conversations.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what timetable he has set for consideration of proposals for the site of the Green Investment Bank; and whether he plans to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills with reference to the speech to the Policy Exchange of 4 January 2012 by the Minister of State for Universities and Science,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many people in each parliamentary constituency applied to study at Oxford and Cambridge universities in 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many applications to and offers by each (a) Russell Group and (b) 1994 Group university were made in the 2010-11 admissions...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what his policy is on support for the manufacturing sector; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many patents were (a) applied for and (b) approved in each region in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what progress has been made on making Government services available at post offices.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what the timetable is for his Department's consultation on compensated no-fault dismissals for small businesses.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs with reference to the meeting note of 8 November 2011, for the Animal Health and Welfare Board (AWHB), whether the AWHB's...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many applications Natural England is considering for the designation of an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty; and for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much her Department spent on (a) Christmas trees and (b) other Christmas decorations in 2011; and if she will make a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate she has made of the total amount of common land in England (a) in hectares and (b) as a proportion of the total...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much her Department has spent on (a) wine, (b) other alcoholic refreshments and (c) bottled water since May 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate she has made of the number and proportion of full-time equivalent staff in her Department engaged in delivering...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many of the regulations her Department brought into force through (a) primary legislation, (b) secondary legislation and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs which EU (a) directives, (b) regulations and (c) other legislation affecting her Department require transposition into UK...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) whether her Department holds information on the EU regulations in its policy areas of responsibility which have not...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what her policy is on whether there should be a global requirement for vessel monitoring system satellite tracking devices to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent discussions she has had with her EU counterparts on the introduction of country of origin labelling so that...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what definition her Department uses of well-being in society.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether the Government classifies hunting with hounds as a field sport.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate her Department has made of the (a) size and (b) location of the wild otter population in England in the last 20...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) how many hectares of reedbed in National Nature Reserves are managed on a sustainable basis to produce reed for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what representations she has received from the farming industry on soil protection regulations; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much funding her Department provided to (a) The Art Room, (b) the National Portrait Gallery, (c) Mountain Rescue England,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps her Department is taking to measure progress on the implementation of policies supporting the Big Society...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what plans she has to use the revised National Planning Policy Framework to promote tree planting; (2) whether it is...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what assessment she has made of the Office of Fair Trading's market study on organic waste; (2) whether her Department...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on his Department's fund for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what advice her Department gives local authorities on the treatment and disposal of food waste.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many ordinary written questions tabled to her Department by hon. Members since May 2010 have not received a reply within...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what proposals they have to ensure fair competition for United Kingdom egg producers within the European Union.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will make Schmallenberg virus a notifiable disease in livestock.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many prosecutions for cruelty to animals there have been since the enactment of the Animal Welfare Act 2006.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many electro-magnetic catapults are being procured from the United States; whether they are all intended for one aircraft carrier; for which carrier or...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether there are plans to ensure future refitting and maintenance work on the new aircraft carriers can be conducted in English, Welsh and Northern Irish yards,...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many seats are reserved for civilians on the Falklands Air Bridge service; and what changes have been made since 2010. To ask Her Majesty's Government whether...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether there are bonus arrangements in the contracts of executives at Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Banking Group that cannot be changed by the remuneration...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have received in support of their proposals to reduce the rate bands for disability living allowance from three to two; and what plans...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have received in support of their proposals to stop automatic qualification for the disability living allowance; and what plans they have...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what proposals there are to open an embassy in Burma.
To ask Her Majesty's Government which countries are currently benefiting from their commitment to help to build the capacity of tax authorities in developing countries.
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Earl Howe on 7 February 2011 (WA 13-4), 11 August 2011 (WA 362) and 10 January 2012 (WA 22), how the provisions of the Human...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what reduction in the number of unfair dismissal claims they expect to achieve from the decision to increase the qualifying period from one to two years.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what safeguards will be in place to ensure the £250 million pilot fund on vocational training available to employers is well spent.
To ask Her Majesty's Government on how many occasions the United Kingdom has been successful in achieving blocking majorities in the European Council or Council of Ministers; and what are the...
To ask Her Majesty's Government in relation to what charges, and from which countries, they have received applications for the extradition of (1) Gary McKinnon, (2) Richard O'Dwyer, and (3) Abu...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the World Trade Organisation about the criteria being applied by Mercosur nations to international trade as a result of...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of the population of Gaza they estimate are currently dependent on humanitarian assistance.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the significance of the role currently being played by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees and the World Food Programme in Gaza.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the number of water and sanitation projects for essential repair, maintenance and improvement of the infrastructure in Gaza currently...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the proportion of the water from Gaza's water source which is drinkable.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what evaluation they have made of the recent statement by the head of the Israeli army's Southern Brigade that Israeli forces are preparing for a new military...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the Government of Israel concerning the artillery shells which the Israeli Defence Force allegedly fired into a civilian...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, for each of the next three years for which figures are available and according to Civil Service band, how many people are eligible to receive performance and...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what weight the Foreign and Commonwealth Office give to relevant experience, appropriate proven temperament attributes and the necessary language skills, for...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they have taken regarding addiction to prescribed medication following the points agreed at the Round Table meeting on 15 September; and when that...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the impact to date of the new fees regime on the number of students coming from the rest of the European Union to England and Wales for...
To ask Her Majesty's Government when the British delegates to UNESCO last raised issues concerning the special status of the Old City in Jerusalem, particularly the case for repairs to the...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent consultations they have had with Palestinian leaders and the Government of Israel on human rights in penal policy, and its application in the treatment...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how in their discussions with Israel and Palestine regarding the use of Palestinian natural resources they intend to take account of the recent decision by the...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what will be the total of European Union aid to the Middle East and North Africa in the financial year 2012-13; what is the breakdown of that figure for each...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what proposals there are for the future of the Regimental Museum in Armagh City.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many persons living in (1) Liverpool, (2) north-west England, (3) London, and (4) England and Wales, broken down by age group, were not in employment,...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 10 January (WA 61), what, in cash terms, was the actual spending on continuing health care in 2009-10 and 2010-11;...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, for each of the next three years for which figures are available and according to Civil Service band, how many people are eligible to receive performance and...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many objections to the current application by EastPort for a Harbour Revision Order are outstanding.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, in the light of the introduction of the free school programme, they considered the option of schools which would be partly dependent on parent payments,...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether copies of the King James Bible have been printed in connection with the Secretary of State for Education's intention to circulate a copy to every state...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, in the event of independence from the United Kingdom being granted to Scotland, the name of the country would have to be officially altered to take...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, in the light of current uncertainties regarding Scottish devolution, they are putting in place plans to ensure the building and sub-contracting for the...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will estimate the amount of tax avoided by non-domicile taxpayers, and the total value of winter fuel allowances paid to such taxpayers.
To ask Her Majesty's Government which United Kingdom obligations under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child have yet to be implemented; and whether they include action...
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