Written answers

Tuesday, 22 May 2012

  • Attorney-General

    • Police: Criminal Allegations

      To ask the Attorney-General what recent discussions he has had with the Director of Public Prosecutions on the Crown Prosecution Service's handling of criminal allegations against police.

    • European Court of Human Rights

      To ask the Attorney-General what recent assessment he has made of prospects for the reform of the European Court of Human Rights.

      Departmental Staff

      To ask the Attorney-General how many jobs formerly in the Law Officers' Departments and their public bodies were transferred to the private sector in 2011-12.

      Prisoners: Repatriation

      To ask the Attorney-General what steps the Crown Prosecution Service is taking to request that custodial sentences handed down to foreign nationals be served in prison in their own countries.

  • Wales

    • Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what steps her Department took to reduce its carbon emissions in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012.

    • Complaints

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many complaints about the work of her Department were received in (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12; and if she will make a statement.

      Local Government: Assets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what recent discussions she has held with (a) Welsh Ministers and (b) other groups, organisations or individuals on the criteria for being listed as an...

      Lost Property

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many items of equipment valued at £10,000 or more her Department lost in (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12; and if she will make a statement.

      Newspaper Press

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what recent discussions she has held with (a) Welsh Ministers and (b) any other groups, organisations or individuals on the printed news media in Wales.

  • Prime Minister

    • South East Asia

      To ask the Prime Minister what the names and company affiliations are of those who accompanied him on his recent visit to Indonesia.

  • Northern Ireland

    • Bomb Disposal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) on what dates he met the Secretary of State for Defence to discuss the deployment of army bomb disposal teams in Northern Ireland in the...

    • Terrorism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how the additional £200 million given to the Police Service for Northern Ireland to fight terrorism was allocated in February 2011.

  • Energy and Climate Change

    • Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what information he holds on the contribution to global warming made by emissions of black carbon (a) within the EU and (b) worldwide.

    • Carbon Sequestration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what criteria he plans to use to assess the environmental effects of projects eligible for funding under the carbon capture and storage...

      Carbon Sequestration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change whether an award of funding under the UK Carbon Capture and Storage Commercialisation Programme may be given to proposals for power...

      Carbon Sequestration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change whether the Office of Carbon Capture and Storage would consider awarding funding through the UK Carbon Capture and Storage...

      Carbon Sequestration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change which companies were represented at the Bidder Event for the UK Carbon Capture and Storage Commercialisation Programme held on 4 April 2012.

      Complaints

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many complaints about the work of his Department and each of its non-departmental public bodies were received in (a) 2010-11 and...

      Departmental Staff: Political Affiliation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what the (a) job title and (b) pay band was of each official, excluding special advisers, recruited by his Department since May 2010...

      Energy: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment he has made of the potential contribution to green home improvement of employee benefit schemes.

      Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what his Department's estimate is of the likely cost of the smart meter programme; how many meters will be installed; and where such...

      Energy: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change if he will bring forward proposals to reform domestic energy pricing to ensure higher charges are paid for higher consumption.

      Fossil Fuels: Subsidies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what discussions took place at the Clean Energy Ministerial meeting on global fossil fuel subsidy reform on 25 and 26 April 2012.

      Lost Property

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many items of equipment valued at £10,000 or more his Department lost in (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12; and if he will make a...

      Meetings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change on what dates (a) he, (b) Ministers and (c) senior officials in his Department have met representatives of (i) the Institute for Public...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change when he plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Birkenhead of 17 April 2012.

      Tidal Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential for tidal energy developments in Welsh coastal waters.

      Trade Unions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many trade union representatives in (a) his Department and (b) each of its non-departmental public bodies had (i) part-time and...

      Trade Unions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many days were utilised for paid facility time by each trade union representative in (a) his Department and (b) each of its...

  • Environment Food and Rural Affairs

    • Agriculture

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs with reference to the answer of 1 May 2012, Official Report, column 1381W, on departmental responsibilities, if she will list...

    • Common Agricultural Policy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent progress she has made in discussions with (a) her EU counterparts and (b) the European Commission on reform of...

      Dairy Farming

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what plans her Department has to introduce a voluntary code of practice in the dairy industry.

      Dairy Farming

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether she has made an assessment of the effect of the recent price reduction by milk processors on the dairy industry.

      Dairy Farming

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what discussions she has had on the effect on the dairy industry of the recent price reduction by milk processors.

      Dairy Farming

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs with reference to the answer of 1 May 2012, Official Report, column 1380W, on dairy farming, whether she plans to introduce...

      Eggs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the extent of expansion in the free-range egg sector.

      Flood Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent steps she is taking to manage and mitigate the long-term risk of flooding in the UK from (a) heavy rainfall, (b)...

      Floods: Insurance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether she is taking steps to ensure that flood insurance continues to be available as a feature of standard household and...

      Marine Conservation Zones

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether she plans to put in place interim measures to prevent damage to conservation features in recommended marine...

      Meat: Contamination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what discussions she has had with (a) her European counterparts and (b) the EU Commission on the decision to ban desinewed...

      Supermarkets: Competition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what discussions (a) she, (b) Ministers and (c) officials in her Department have had with their counterparts in the...

      UN Conference on Sustainable Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what discussions she has had with children's charities working in the developing world on priorities for the Rio Earth...

  • Culture Media and Sport

    • Credit Cards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport how many civil servants in his Department hold a corporate credit card; how many instances there have been of (a) discipline...

    • Manpower

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport how many full-time equivalent employees his Department employed in May 2010; and how many it employed at the latest period for...

      Manpower

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport how many full-time equivalent employees have (a) left and (b) been recruited to his Department in the last two years.

      Olympic Games 2012

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport whether he has had any discussions with the Olympic Committee of Israel.

      Olympic Games 2012

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what assessment he has made of co-ordination between the Olympic Committees of Israel and Palestine and the London Organising...

      Olympic Games 2012

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport when he expects to make a final decision on whether to impose a smoking ban across the Olympic Park during the London 2012...

      Olympic Games 2012

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what the makes and models are of the cars to be used in the organisation of the London 2012 Olympics.

      Redundancy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport how many of his Department's employees have been made redundant in the last two years.

      Trade Unions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport (1) how many days were utilised for paid facility time by each trade union representative in (a) his Department and (b) its...

  • Leader of the House

    • House of Lords: Reform

      To ask the Leader of the House when he intends to make time for a debate on the Report of the Joint Committee on House of Lords Reform which was published on 23 April 2012.

  • Defence

    • Aircraft Carriers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much his Department has spent on training individuals to handle and fly the CATOBAR aircraft since its introduction.

    • Armed Forces: Private Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many children with at least one parent serving in the armed forces but not currently posted overseas are in private education and receive Continuity...

      Armed Forces: Redundancy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many service personnel have been made redundant as part of Tranche 1 and Tranche 2.

      Armoured Fighting Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he plans to confirm the contractual arrangements for commissioning and producing of the Scout Special Vehicle.

      Chief Scientific Advisers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when his Department expects to appoint a new chief scientific adviser.

      Joint Strike Fighter Aircraft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the difference in noise levels between the Joint Strike Fighter C variant and the Joint Strike Fighter B variant during...

      Military Aircraft: Helicopters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence with reference to the answer of 1 May 2012, Official Report, column 1531W, on military aircraft: helicopters, on what date the review of the Sea King...

      Military Aircraft: Manpower

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how many Harrier pilots have been re-deployed since May 2010; (2) how many Harrier pilots have been made redundant since May 2010.

      Military Aircraft: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many pilots who are trained to operate Harriers will be retrained to fly STOVL.

      Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many of his Department's officials located in Wales would be affected by proposals for local-facing pay.

  • Transport

    • Blue Badge Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if she will make it her policy to increase the three hour time limit on parking granted by disabled parking badges for those badge holders who require...

    • Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what her Department's total level of carbon emissions was between (a) 1 April 2010 and 1 April 2011 and (b) 2 April 2011 and 1 April 2012.

      Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps her Department took to reduce its carbon emissions in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012.

      Chiltern Railway Line

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether (a) she, (b) Ministers in her Department and (c) officials in her Department have had discussions with Chiltern Railways on reductions in...

      Consultants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport with reference to the answer of 23 April 2012, Official Report, column 583W, on consultants, what payments were made to (a) IBM, (b) Amtec Consulting,...

      Diesel Fuel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps she is taking to increase the availability of ultra low sulphur red diesel for off-road equipment.

      Greenhouse Gas Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many full-time equivalent staff in her Department are working on reducing transport's contribution to UK greenhouse gas emissions.

      Land Use

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent research her Department has undertaken on the scale of indirect land use change.

      Large Goods Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps she is taking to prevent unsuitably large vehicles from using small local roads and lanes.

      Departmental Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many full-time equivalent employees her Department employed in May 2010; and how many it employed at the latest period for which figures are available.

      Departmental Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many staff (a) her Department and (b) its agencies employ in each parliamentary constituency.

      Departmental Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many staff employed by (a) her Department and (b) its agencies (i) are located and (ii) reside in Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency.

      Railway Stations: Kingston upon Thames

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if she will assess the potential effects on female part-time workers of the re-zoning of overground train stations in Kingston and Surbiton.

      Railways: Radlett

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport with reference to the answers of 30 April 2012, Official Report, column 543W, on aviation: Hertfordshire, if she will publish the minutes of her...

      Rolling Stock

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what progress has been made on the allocation of funding for the refurbishment of rail sleeper stock; and if she will make a statement.

      Trade Unions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many trade union representatives in (a) her Department and (b) each of its non-department public bodies have faced disciplinary action for abusing...

      Trade Unions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many meetings have taken place between (a) her Department and (b) each of its non-departmental public bodies and trade union representatives...

      Transport: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of provisions for disabled access to transport in Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency; and if she will...

  • Communities and Local Government

    • Affordable Housing: Bexley

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many affordable homes have been (a) started and (b) completed in the London borough of Bexley since May 2010.

    • Association of Residential Managing Agents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what discussions his Department has had with the Association of Residential Managing Agents on the regulation of the sector...

      Building Regulations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many homes have been completed to the 2010 standards (for part L) of the building regulations since those standards were...

      Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what his Department's total level of carbon emissions was between (a) 1 April 2010 and 1 April 2011 and (b) 2 April 2011 and 1...

      Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what measures his Department introduced to reduce its carbon emissions in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012.

      Consultants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much his Department spent on external consultants, including management consultants, in (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12; and if...

      Local Government: Intellectual Property

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether the list of assets of community value maintained by local authorities under the Localism Act 2011 may include assets...

      Lost Property

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many items of equipment valued at £10,000 or more his Department lost in (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12; and if he will...

  • Business, Innovation and Skills

    • Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many young people started an apprenticeship in (a) England and (b) Nuneaton constituency in the last 12 months.

    • Arms Trade: Indonesia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills whether the UK Trade and Investment Defence and Security Organisation is promoting the export to Indonesia of (a) Eurofighter...

      Departmental Staff: Political Affiliation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) what the (a) job title and (b) pay band was of each official, excluding special advisers, recruited by his Department since...

      Environmental Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of the UK's level of green growth between 2010 and 2012; and how this compares to other countries.

      Higher Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills when he plans to publish his response to the consultation on the Higher Education White Paper.

      Higher Education: Libraries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many university libraries make use of licences granted by publishers to allow walk-in users to access material.

      Insolvency Service: Stockton on Tees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate has been made of the potential savings which would arise from the closure of the Stockton on Tees Insolvency Service.

      Insolvency Service: Stockton on Tees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what cost-benefit assessment has been made of the potential efficiency gains arising from closing the Stockton on Tees Insolvency...

      Insolvency Service: Stockton on Tees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what calculations were made to arrive at the costs of office accommodation for the Stockton on Tees Insolvency Service in the...

      Lola Group

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent discussions he has had with Lola group of companies on the future prospects for UK performance engineering.

      Manpower

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many full-time equivalent employees have (a) left and (b) been recruited to his Department in the last two years.

      Midland Main Line

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what discussions he has had with the Department for Transport on the economic effects of the upgrade and electrification of the...

      Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent assessment his Department has made of the competitive strength of the automotive sector.

      Non-departmental Public Bodies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many quangos his Department has (a) abolished and (b) established since May 2010.

      Postgraduate Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what plans he has to review postgraduate education in the light of the (a) Smith review, (b) Browne review and (c) Higher...

      Prisoners: Literacy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what plans the Government has to improve the level of literacy in the prison population.

      Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what proportion of payments made by his Department to small and medium-sized enterprises have been paid late since May 2010.

      Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what proportion of his Department's expenditure on procurement has gone to small and medium-sized enterprises since May 2010.

      Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills when his Department next expects to undertake a spend recovery audit to identify overpayments to suppliers caused by fraud or error.

      Regional Growth Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what progress has been made on the latest round of the Regional Growth Fund; and what steps he is taking to encourage...

      Students: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps he is taking to promote the economic and social benefits of employing postgraduate students to (a) private sector and...

      Students: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills whether the Skills Funding Agency has registered any courses in close protection as appropriate for professional career...

      Students: Mental Illness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what information his Department holds on the number of university students who ended their course due to mental ill health in (a)...

  • Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

    • China

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether the Minister of State was informed of the death of Mr Neil Heywood on 15 November 2011 prior to or after his meeting...

    • Egypt: Israel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will hold discussions with his Egyptian and Israeli counterparts on the dispute over a 20-year gas contract between those...

      Israel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with the Israeli government on progress in the peace process.

      Israel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what plans he has for the UK to institute a total ban on settlement trade.

      Israel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on ensuring goods, services and products from illegal Israeli settlements...

      Middle East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs with reference to the answer of 23 April 2012, Official Report, columns 752-3W, on the Arab Partnership fund, what projects will...

      Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what proportion of payments made by his Department to small and medium-sized enterprises have been paid late since May 2010.

      Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what proportion of his Department's expenditure on procurement has gone to small and medium-sized enterprises since May 2010.

      Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when his Department next expects to undertake a spend recovery audit to identify overpayments to suppliers caused by fraud or error.

      Sri Lanka

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps his Department is taking to help facilitate the conciliation process between the different parties in Sri Lanka.

      State Visits: Olympic Games 2012

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what his policy is on the banning of serious violators of human rights including heads of government and Ministers from entry to...

      Un Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will request the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) (a) to provide an explanation of why the...

      Western Sahara

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will ask HM Ambassador to Morocco to raise with the Moroccan authorities allegations of torture in the cases of Atiqu...

  • Deputy Prime Minister

    • Overseas Citizens: Franchise

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what plans he has to review the franchise for British citizens living overseas.

    • Social Mobility Strategy

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what recent assessment he has made of the effect on the social mobility of poorer children of the work of the ministerial group on the Government's social...

      West Lothian Question

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what recent assessment he has made of progress towards resolving the West Lothian question.

      Social Mobility

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what steps he has taken to improve social mobility.

      Lobbying Industry

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what plans he has to bring forward proposals on the regulation of the lobbying industry.

      Electoral Register

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister whether he has given consideration to introducing a civil penalty for non-compliance with the request of an electoral registration officer to supply information...

      Electoral Register

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will bring forward legislative proposals in the Electoral Registration and Administration Bill to encourage people to join the electoral roll and to...

      Electoral Turnout

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what steps he plans to take to encourage a higher turnout at (a) general and (b) local elections; and if he will make a statement.

      Risk Assessment

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what strategic or transitional risk registers in each area of policy are held by his Office; and if he will make a statement.

      Weekend Voting

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what representations he has received on proposals for introducing voting at weekends for (a) general and (b) local elections; and if he will make a statement.

  • Treasury

    • Climate Change: Developing Countries

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what agreements were reached on Fast Start Climate Finance at the Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting on 15 May 2012.

    • Drugs: Crime

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what (a) financial and (b) other incentives his Department offers to police forces to target (i) drug dealing and (ii) drug offences; and if he will make a...

      Equitable Life

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what progress has been made on the distribution of compensation to Equitable Life policyholders; (2) if he will publish the reports given to the...

      Equitable Life

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will ensure that letters sent to Equitable Life policyholders about their compensation will be easily understandable to those policyholders and show...

      Equitable Life

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish an explanation in plain language of how the calculations for compensation for Equitable Life policyholders were made and detailing what...

      Equitable Life

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether all Equitable Life policyholders eligible for compensation will receive their compensation by June 2012.

      EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer at what proportion of Ecofin meetings the UK has been represented since May 2010; and at what proportion of such meetings the UK has been represented by (a)...

      Excise Duties: Gaming Machines

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the likely effect of the rate of the machine games duty on the (a) bingo and (b) bookmaking industry.

      Financial Services: Education

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what discussions he has had with the Money Advice Service on ensuring that young people have access to good quality personal finance education.

      Financial Services: Education

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will read the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Financial Education for Young People report on Financial Education and the Curriculum.

      Income Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent estimate he has made of the number of people in Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency who will move into the higher tax bracket as a result of...

      Departmental Staff

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many full-time equivalent employees his Department employed in May 2010; and how many it employed at the latest period for which figures are available.

      National Insurance Contributions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent estimate has been made of the number of businesses in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland and (c) Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency which have...

      Non-domestic Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will extend the business rate relief scheme to 2015; and if he will make a statement.

      Bank of England: Office Costs

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what costs have been incurred by the Financial Services Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority in relocating to and fitting out the new Moorgate...

      Public Appointments

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many appointments of people earning over (a) £142,500 per annum and (b) £142,500 per annum pro rata he approved between (i) April 2010 and...

      Public Sector Debt

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much the Government plans to borrow up to 2015.

      Redundancy

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many of his Department's employees have been made redundant in the last two years.

      Research: Finance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer with reference to the answer of 23 April 2012, Official Report, column 602W, on research: funding, what support the Chancellor of the Exchequer is providing...

      Revenue and Customs

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if his Department will take steps to extend the HM Revenue and Customs secure online login system to (a) enable individuals to view and update their...

      Revenue and Customs

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps his Department plans to take to streamline the interaction between individuals and HM Revenue and Customs; and if he will make a statement.

      Revenue and Customs

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will place in the Library a copy of the results of (a) the IT, National Insurance Contributions and PAYE-Small Business Behaviour and Attitudes...

      Revenue and Customs

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse under each budget heading of operating (a) PAYE, (b) self assessment and (c) national insurance in...

      Revenue and Customs

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the employee headcount was in the (a) PAYE, Self Assessment and National Insurance Collection (PSN) and (b) Information Management Services Department...

      Stamp Duty Land Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will assess the effect on the sector of his proposal to abolish stamp duty relief for transfer to registered social landlords.

      Sterling

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the effect of the value of sterling on (a) the UK manufacturing base and its supply chain and (b) export growth; and what...

      Tax Allowances: Charitable Donations

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the effect on donations to community development finance institutions of the cap on community investment tax relief and the...

      Taxation: Bingo

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport on bingo taxation; (2) what recent...

      Taxation: Bingo

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent estimate he has made of the rate of gross profit tax levied on (a) bingo clubs and (b) bookmakers; and for what reasons the two rates are different.

      Taxation: Business

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many company tax returns filed by companies (a) paying tax at the main rate, (b) comprising the FTSE 250 and (c) comprising the FTSE 100 in relation to...

      Vat

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what evidential basis officials in his Department used to calculate the total cost per business of his proposal to impose VAT on sports nutrition products.

      Vat

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what recent discussions he has had with manufacturers and retailers of nutritional drinks of the likely effect on their business of making their...

  • International Development

    • Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development which projects and programmes his Department funds in Afghanistan which promote the political participation and representation of women.

    • Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what his Department's total level of carbon emissions was between (a) 1 April 2010 and 1 April 2011 and (b) 2 April 2011 and 1 April 2012.

      Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps his Department took to reduce its carbon emissions in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012.

      Democratic Republic of Congo

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what recent discussions he has had with the Government of Democratic Republic of Congo on the transparency of Government contracts to...

      Democratic Republic of Congo

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much bilateral aid has been delivered by the UK Government to the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo in the last three...

      Developing Countries: Irrigation

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment he has made of the use of drip irrigation systems in developing countries; and whether his Department is engaged in...

      Developing Countries: Malnutrition

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps he plans to take to encourage the G8 to tackle malnutrition in developing countries.

      Developing Countries: Science

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps his Department is taking to support scientific research capacity in developing countries; and how much of his Department's...

      Ethiopia

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps he has taken to ensure that UK aid provided to Ethiopia under the Protection of Basic Services Programme accords with his...

      Ethiopia

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development when he plans to publish the findings of the UK-led independent multi-agency mission to Gambella, Ethiopia in February 2011.

      Lost Property

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many items of equipment valued at £10,000 or more his Department lost in (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12; and if he will make a...

      Departmental Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many jobs formerly in his Department and its non-departmental public bodies were transferred to the private sector in 2011-12.

      Palestinians

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development with reference to his Department's funding of the construction of new schools in the Gaza Strip, what steps his Department is taking to...

      Public Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if he will publish a statement of his Department's expenditure in each of the last 36 months; and what steps his Department takes to...

      Public Sector

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many new public sector mutuals were created or spun off by his Department in (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12; and if he will make a...

      Redundancy

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many of his Department's employees have been made redundant in the last two years.

      Yemen

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much aid his Department has delivered to Yemen in 2012 up to 16 May 2012; and how much he plans to deliver in the remainder of 2012.

  • Home Department

    • Alcoholic Drinks: Minimum Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent representations she has received on the introduction of a minimum price for alcohol; and if she will make a statement.

    • Alcoholic Drinks: Minimum Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment she has made of the effect on profits in the groceries industry of introducing a minimum unit price for alcohol of (a) 40...

      Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps her Department took to reduce its carbon emissions in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012.

      Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what her Department's total level of carbon emissions was between (a) 1 April 2010 and 1 April 2011 and (b) 2 April 2011 and 1 April 2012.

      Departmental Staff: Political Affiliation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what the (a) job title and (b) pay band is of each official, excluding special advisers, recruited by her Department since May 2010 who...

      Credit Cards

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many civil servants in her Department hold a corporate credit card; how many instances there have been of (a) discipline and (b)...

      Crime Prevention

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the community crime fighters programme.

      Alcohol Misuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans she has to bring forward legislative proposals to reduce crime and improve health outcomes related to alcohol use.

      Crime: Nature Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the UK Wildlife Crime Priority for raptor persecution incorporates crime that meets her Department's definition of serious and...

      Crime: Nature Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what progress her Department has made on plans for the National Crime Agency to assume responsibility for tackling wildlife crime that meets...

      Databases: Telecommunications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether she plans to include non-UK based internet service providers in the Communications Capabilities Development Programme.

      Detention Centres: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when (a) inspection and (b) monitoring was last carried out of non-residential short-term holding facilities for (i) adults and (ii) children...

      Discrimination: Ethnic Groups

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she expects to bring forward regulations under the Equality Act 2010 to address the incidence of discrimination by caste or descent in...

      Driving Offences: Insurance

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many vehicles were seized for being driven without insurance in the most recent year for which figures are available.

      Drugs: Misuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the head of the Drugs and Alcohol Unit in her Department will be acting in an official capacity to present UK drug policy when he...

      Drugs: Misuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department with reference to the National Audit Office report Tackling Problem Drug Use, March 2010, when she plans to publish an evaluation framework...

      Entry Clearances

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the average length of time taken to process visas was by category of visa, in each of the last three years; and what the longest time...

      Entry Clearances: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what target time her Department has set for the time taken between promulgation of an entry clearance appeal determination when the appellant...

      Extradition

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she expects to publish her response to the review of the UK's extradition arrangements by Scott Baker.

      Forgery: Euro

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department with reference to EU Council Decision 2005/511/JHA on protecting the euro against counterfeiting, what assessment she has made of the likely...

      Immigration

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many legacy immigration cases are being handled by her Department; and how many new legacy immigration cases were identified on average...

      Immigration Controls

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the cost to the public purse was of the transfer of additional UK Border Force and UK Border Agency staff to London airports from other...

      Immigration Controls: Ports

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what her policy is on the application of immigration law to non-European economic area seafarers working on one-port voyages in (a) UK...

      Internet: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what steps she plans to take to deal with rogue websites which sell illegal driving licences and other documents; (2) what steps the...

      Lost Property

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many items of equipment valued at £10,000 or more her Department lost in (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12; and if she will make a statement.

      Departmental Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many full-time equivalent employees her Department employed in May 2010; and how many it employed in the latest period for which figures...

      Departmental Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many staff (a) her Department and (b) its agencies employs in each parliamentary constituency.

      Police and Crime Commissioners

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent estimate she has made of the cost of the Police and Crime Commissioner elections in (a) Wales and (b) England.

      Police and Crime Commissioners

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether local areas will be able to hold referendums on abolishing the position of police and crime commissioner; and if she will make a...

      Police Custody: West Yorkshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many custody records were opened by the West Yorkshire police in (a) 2001 and (b) 2011.

      Police Numbers

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment she has made of the effect of change in police numbers on the level of crime since May 2010.

      Redundancy

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many of her Department's employees have been made redundant in the last two years.

      Sexual Offences: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what steps her Department has taken to improve evidence-gathering processes to ensure that tests for date rape drugs can be carried out...

      Sexual Offences: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when her Department's Safer Clubbing guidance was last reviewed and updated.

      Theft: Mobile Phones

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many mobile telephone handsets have been reported stolen in each of the last five years.

      Theft: Mobile Phones

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what discussions she has had with mobile telephone handset providers and network operators on systems to disable a handset once it has been...

      Trade Unions

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many trade union representatives in (a) her Department and (b) each of its non-departmental public bodies had (i) part-time and (ii)...

      Trade Unions

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will place in the Library copies of the facility time agreements between trade unions and (a) her Department and (b) each of its...

      UK Border Agency

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent assessment she has made of staffing levels at the UK Border Agency.

      UK Border Agency: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the posts were of those UK Border Agency staff who received a performance bonus payment of £10,000 in 2010-11.

      Work Permits

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what work permit requirements apply to non-European economic area seafarers working in the UK (a) maritime and (b) offshore energy sectors.

  • Education

    • Academies: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education how the amount top-sliced from local authorities' general funds for academies was calculated in 2012-13; what the link between funds taken and the...

    • Academies: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will publish a timetable for the return of funds to local authorities following the top-slicing of local authority general funds for academies in...

      Academies: Reading (Berkshire)

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education what proportion of (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in (i) Reading West constituency, (ii) Reading and (iii) Berkshire have converted to academy...

      Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education what his Department's total level of carbon emissions was between (a) 1 April 2010 and 1 April 2011 and (b) 2 April 2011 and 1 April 2012.

      Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education what measures his Department introduced to reduce its carbon emissions in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012.

      Consultants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education how much his Department spent on external consultants, including management consultants, in (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12; and if he will make a statement.

      English Baccalaureate

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) how many and what proportion of year 10 pupils eligible for free school meals in each (a) parliamentary constituency and (b) local authority area...

      Extracurricular Activities: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education what steps he is taking to promote awareness among schools of British Standard 8848 on overseas adventure activities; and if he will make a statement.

      Financial Services: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) if he will make the teaching of financial literacy a compulsory part of the planned new national curriculum in secondary schools; (2) if he will...

      Free School Meals

      To ask the Secretary of State for (1) Education how many children in (a) Bristol and (b) nationally are eligible for free school meals; (2) what proportion of children eligible for free school...

      Free School Meals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education what proportion of children living in poverty are eligible for free school meals.

      Free School Meals: South Yorkshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many children received free school meals in (a) Barnsley East constituency, (b) Barnsley Metropolitan Borough and (c) South Yorkshire in (i) 2008,...

      Free School Meals: Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education with reference to the publication, “Universal credit: the impact on passported benefits”, when he expects to publish the consultation on...

      GCE A-level: Disadvantaged

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many pupils receiving free school meals were awarded a grade A at A Level in 2011.

      Grove School: Nottinghamshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether he received representations from the Grove school in Nottinghamshire on its closure during the winter because classrooms were too cold for...

      Headteachers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will estimate how many (a) primary, (b) secondary and (c) special schools had (i) no permanent headteacher in place and (ii) one or more...

      Home Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education what steps his Department has taken to ensure that children who are being educated at home are receiving an education suitable to their age, ability...

      Home Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education what steps his Department has taken to ensure that parents who are home-educating their children are providing a suitable education for their children.

      Ofsted

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) if his Department will conduct an inquiry into Ofsted's handling of correspondence with hon. Members; (2) how many complaints have been made to...

      Pre-school Education: North Yorkshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) how many families will be eligible for free early education for the poorest two year-olds in (a) North Yorkshire and (b) Harrogate district; (2)...

      Pre-school Education: Nuneaton

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) how many families he expects to be eligible for the extension in hours of childcare available to the poorest families in Nuneaton constituency;...

      Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education what proportion of payments made by his Department to small and medium-sized enterprises have been paid late since May 2010.

      Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education what proportion of his Department's expenditure on procurement has gone to small and medium-sized enterprises since May 2010.

      Pupils: Barnsley

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many pupils attended schools in Barnsley metropolitan borough in each year since 2007.

      Pupils: Bullying

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education what steps his Department is taking to reduce absences from school due to bullying.

      Pupils: Disadvantaged

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education what steps his Department is taking to support children from lower-income families who wish to sit the 11-plus exams.

      Pupils: Nuneaton

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) how many (a) schools and (b) pupils in Nuneaton constituency have participated in the pupil premium in the latest period for which figures are...

      Redundancy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many of his Department's employees have been made redundant in the last two years.

      Risk Assessment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education what strategic or transitional risk registers in each area of policy are held by his Department; and if he will make a statement.

      School Meals: Gateshead

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education what the average price of a school meal is in Gateshead.

      School Meals: Nutrition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) what information his Department holds on the proportion of (a) free schools and (b) academies opened since September 2010 which have voluntarily...

      Schools: Asbestos

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether an academy trust would be personally liable for an asbestos exposure claim against the academy.

      Schools: Food

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) what assessment he has made of the standard of school food in academies and free schools since the requirement for them to abide by the Education...

      Schools: Food

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education what recent (a) discussions he has had with and (b) representations he has received from representatives of (i) catering companies, (ii) child health...

      Schools: Polling Stations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many schools in England were completely closed for polling purposes on 3 May 2012.

      Schools: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education what progress he has made in abolishing education quangos and reducing regulatory and administrative burdens on schools.

      Teachers: Barnsley

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many teaching staff on average there are per child in schools in (a) Barnsley East constituency and (b) Barnsley metropolitan borough.

      Teachers: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will consider the use of training days for primary school teachers to refresh their mathematics skills.

  • Justice

    • Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) what his Department's total level of carbon emissions was between (a) 1 April 2010 and 1 April 2011 and (b) 2 April 2011 and 1 April 2012; (2)...

    • Departmental Staff: Political Affiliation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) what the (a) job title and (b) pay band was of each official, excluding special advisers, recruited by his Department since May 2010 who was...

      Departmental Staff: Political Affiliation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) what (a) grants and (b) contracts his Department has awarded to companies or organisations run by individuals who were previously employed in any...

      Departmental Staff: Political Affiliation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice which individuals have been paid by his Department for consultancy or other services (1) who were previously employed in any capacity by the (a)...

      Consultants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much his Department spent on external consultants, including management consultants, in (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12; and if he will make a statement.

      Consultants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice with reference to the answer of 25 April 2012, Official Report, column 918W, on consultants, what payments were made to (a) Accenture, (b) PA Consulting,...

      Investigatory Powers Tribunal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many complaints the Investigatory Powers Tribunal has received since its establishment; and how many of these complaints have resulted in a ruling...

      Judges: Northumberland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what representations he has received from magistrates in the Northumbria area on the proposal to appoint two additional district judges; and what the...

      Magistrates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what information his Department holds on the number of magistrates who have a criminal conviction.

      Departmental Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many full-time equivalent employees his Department employed in May 2010; and how many it employed at the latest period for which figures are available.

      Departmental Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many full-time equivalent employees have (a) left and (b) been recruited to his Department in the last two years.

      Departmental Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many staff (a) his Department and (b) its agencies employs in each parliamentary constituency.

      Medomsley Secure Training Centre

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what his policy is on reviewing the management of the prison service at Medomsley Detention Centre for Young Offenders during the 1970s and 1980s; and...

      Offenders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice with reference to the answer of 30 April 2012, Official Report, column 1161W, on offenders, what the name is of each of the 10 offenders with the most...

      Parc Prison

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many (a) deaths, (b) suicides and (c) incidents of self-harm were reported at Parc Prison, Bridgend, in each of the last five years; and if he...

      Parc Young Offender Institution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many cases have been referred to an outside adjudicator for breaches of prison rules in Parc Young Offender Institution in each month of the...

      Prisoners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many prisoners were prosecuted for (a) arson and (b) drug offences in each of the last five years.

      Prisoners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will take steps to ensure that prisoners approaching discharge have their benefit and housing entitlements reviewed to ensure they can fully...

      Prisoners’ Incentives and Earned Privileges Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what recent assessment he has made of the Incentives and Earned Privilege Scheme.

      Prisoners’ Release: Foreign Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice with reference to the answer of 16 June 2011, Official Report, columns 920-3W, on foreign nationals: prisoners, how many foreign nationals convicted of...

      Prisoners: Repatriation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many foreign national prisoners from EU countries were transferred to the country of their nationality under the Council of Europe's prisoner...

      Prisons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many incidences of (a) arson and (b) drug dealing were recorded in prisons in each of the last five years.

      Probation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what steps (a) he has taken since 2010 and (b) he plans to take during the next six months to reduce the time spent by probation officers employed by...

      Probation: Essex

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much was spent on (a) involuntary and (b) voluntary exit schemes at Essex Probation for staff at each grade in each year since 2009-10; how much it...

      Probation: Essex

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many requests for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 Essex Probation has received since 2005; how many such requests were (a)...

      Probation: Essex

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice on what date each property (a) owned and (b) leased by Essex Probation service was opened for occupation by the service; and what the estimated monetary...

      Probation: Essex

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what relevant specialist qualifications the Chief Executive of Essex Probation service holds; what process was followed in their appointment; where the...

      Redundancy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many of his Department's employees have been made redundant in the last two years.

      Risk Assessment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what strategic or transitional risk registers in each area of policy are held by his Department; and if he will make a statement.

      Trade Unions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many trade union representatives in (a) his Department and (b) each of its non-departmental public bodies had (i) part-time and (ii) full-time...

      Trade Unions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will place in the Library copies of the facility time agreements between trade unions and (a) his Department and (b) each of its non-departmental...

      Trade Unions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many trade union representatives in (a) his Department and (b) each of its non-departmental public bodies have faced disciplinary action for abusing...

      Trade Unions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many meetings have taken place between (a) his Department and (b) its non-departmental public bodies and trade union representatives utilising paid...

      Trade Unions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice on how many occasions trade union representatives from (a) his Department and (b) each of its non-departmental public bodies have utilised paid facility...

      Young Offenders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many young people in all parts of the secure youth estate transferred to the adult estate due to their age in each of the last three years; (2)...

      Young Offenders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the reoffending rate was amongst young people who were released from the adult estate and had previously been held in any part of the secure youth...

      Young Offenders: Greater Manchester

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many young adult offenders aged 18 to 20 years from the metropolitan borough of Tameside were held in (a) young offender institutions, (b) local...

      Youth Justice Board

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what estimate he has made of the amount the Youth Justice Board will pay on average per place in a (a) local authority secure children's home, (b) secure...

  • Work and Pensions

    • Atos Healthcare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the answer of 1 May 2012 to the hon. Member for Cardiff West, Official Report, column 1407W, on Atos, what the monetary...

    • Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what his Department's total level of carbon emissions was between (a) 1 April 2010 and 1 April 2011 and (b) 2 April 2011 and 1 April 2012.

      Child Support Agency

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will take steps to ensure the Child Support Agency makes full use of its enforcement powers; and if he will take steps to ensure it makes...

      Disability: Grants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what progress has been made on the allocation of grants to user-led organisations to support disabled people; and what level of grants have...

      Employment Schemes: East Midlands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people are on the Work programme in (a) Ashfield constituency, (b) Nottinghamshire and (c) the east midlands.

      Employment Schemes: East Midlands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in Ashfield constituency have been on the Work programme for more than 12 months.

      Jobcentre Plus: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what training Jobcentre Plus staff receive to assist people with learning disabilities.

      Jobseeker's Allowance: Lone Parents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many lone parents are in receipt of jobseeker's allowance in Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency.

      Personal Independence Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many disabled young people aged between 16 and 25 years his Department consulted on the design of the personal independence payments...

      Personal Independence Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps his Department has taken in implementing the personal independence payment to ensure that those carrying out face-to-face...

      Personal Independence Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps his Department has taken in implementing the personal independence payment to ensure that disabled people with long-term conditions...

      Personal Independence Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps his Department has taken to ensure that the criteria for the personal independence payment will recognise the difficulties...

      Personal Independence Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps his Department has taken to ensure that the face-to-face assessment for the personal independence payment will be accessible to...

      Poverty: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many children living in poverty after housing costs have been deducted are in families with gross household earnings of more than (a)...

      Poverty: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many children in Gateshead are living in poverty after housing costs have been deducted.

      Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what proportion of his Department's expenditure on procurement has gone to small and medium-sized enterprises since May 2010.

      Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when his Department next expects to undertake a spend recovery audit to identify overpayments to suppliers caused by fraud or error.

      Remploy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what support packages are available for Remploy workers in stage one factories.

      Remploy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether his Department has received any expressions of interest from private firms for the Sheffield Remploy manufacturing site.

      Remploy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what redundancy payment his Department plans to make to employees at the (a) Remploy factory in Acton and (b) other Remploy factories following...

      Risk Assessment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what strategic or transitional risk registers in each area of policy are held by his Department; and if he will make a statement.

      Social Security Benefits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what plans he has to change the method of calculating (a) disability benefits and (b) other benefits.

      Social Security Benefits: Post Office Card Account

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the number of people in Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency who have benefits paid into a Post Office card account.

      Social Security Benefits: Post Office Card Account

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether people who have benefits paid into Post Office card accounts will be able to have universal credit payments paid into those accounts.

      Trade Unions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many trade union representatives in (a) his Department and (b) each of its non-departmental public bodies had (i) part-time and (ii)...

      Trade Unions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many days were utilised for paid facility time by each trade union representative in (a) his Department and (b) each of its...

      Trade Unions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many days were utilised for paid facility time by each trade union representative in (a) his Department and (b) each of its...

      Trade Unions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will place in the Library copies of the facility time agreements between trade unions and (a) his Department and (b) each of its...

      Universal Credit: Foreign Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the answer of 23 April 2012, Official Report, column 653W, on foreign workers, how many new jobs are being created overseas...

      Welfare Reform Act 2012

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what recent progress he has made in preparing regulations to support the implementation of the Welfare Reform Act 2012.

      Work Capability Assessment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what proportion of claimants of employment and support allowance in England are placed into (a) the support group, (b) the work-related...

  • Health

    • Alcoholic Drinks: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the answer of 16 May 2012, Official Report, columns 185-90W, on alcoholic drinks, what assessment he has made for the reasons for the...

    • Cervical Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what guidance his Department issues to GPs on treatment of patients aged 20 to 25 who request cervical smear tests; (2) what his policy is on the...

      Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to increase the support available to people recently diagnosed with myalgic encephalomyelitis.

      Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of recent research into the biological causes of myalgic encephalomyelitis.

      Diabetes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of people with diabetes are receiving all National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence recommended care processes in (a) England...

      Diabetes: Orthopaedics

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many diabetes-related major amputations have been made (a) nationally and (b) in each primary care trust area in the last 10 years.

      Food: Hygiene

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the food hygiene regulations currently being negotiated; what assessment he has made of the effect they might have on UK...

      Health Professions: English Language

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department is taking to ensure that all NHS doctors and nurses can speak English.

      Departmental Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many full-time equivalent employees his Department employed in May 2010; and how many it employed in the latest period for which figures are available.

      Departmental Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many full-time equivalent employees have (a) left and (b) been recruited to his Department in the last two years.

      Meat: Contamination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what discussions he has had with (a) his European counterparts and (b) the European Commission on the decision to ban desinewed meat in the European...

      Ministerial Policy Advisers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether any special advisers in his Department have been subject to disciplinary proceedings since May 2010.

      NHS: Discrimination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what arrangements are in place to ensure that boycotts, divestment and sanctions against Israel do not take place within the NHS.

      NHS: Discrimination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what arrangements are in place to ensure that (a) political and (b) racial discrimination does not take place within the NHS.

      NHS: Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent steps his Department has taken to tackle health inequalities.

      NHS: Reorganisation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health who will (a) fund and (b) have responsibility for commissioning (i) local and (ii) national enhanced services following the implementation of NHS reforms.

      NHS: Reorganisation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health when his Department expects to publish guidance on the (a) framework for and (b) scope of the quality premium.

      Pharmacy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how much funding his Department allocated to services delivered by community pharmacies in each year since 2005; and if he will make a statement;...

      Pharmacy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many pharmacies were established under the 100 hour exemption between April 2005 and April 2010; (2) how many pharmacies have been established...

      Prescriptions: Concessions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people aged over 60 years received a free prescription in each of the last three years.

      Primary Care Trusts: Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what principal conclusions he has drawn from his Department's publication, Equality Impact Assessment for Primary Care Trust Resource Allocations 2011-12.

      Radiotherapy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) when he expects to make a decision on the level at which radiotherapy services will be commissioned in the new NHS structure; (2) what steps his...

      Redundancy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many of his Department's employees have been made redundant in the last two years.

      Thalidomide

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what discussions he has had with Ministers in the Welsh Government on the continuation of the thalidomide health grant beyond 2012.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Economic Activity

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the economic activity rates are for (a) men and (b) women in each age decile group; and what assessment has been made of trends in these rates in...

    • Employment

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many people were employed in the manufacturing sector in (a) Lancashire, (b) the North West and (c) England in (i) 1997 and (ii) the latest year for...

      Fuel Oil: Kilmarnock

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what estimate has been made of average household expenditure on heating fuel bills in Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency in each of the last 10 years...

      Risk Assessment

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what strategic or transitional risk registers in each area of policy are held by his Department; and if he will make a statement.

  • House of Lords

    • Armed Forces: Aircraft

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, when chartering aircraft, the Ministry of Defence are able to select the lowest tender, or whether they have to give preference to United Kingdom carriers.

    • Armed Forces: Medals

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans for the Meritorious Service Medal to be designated as a post-nominal award.

      Children: Parenting

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what factors were taken into account in contracting with Boots plc for the delivery of parenting advice vouchers; what are the conditions of the agreement; and...

      Dangerous Dogs

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what action can be taken against (1) dogs, and (2) their owners or controllers, in cases of dog attacks on cats and other domestic animals.

      Democratic Republic of Congo

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the comments made by Willy Vangu, an opposition leader in the Democratic Republic of Congo, on his recent visit to London that...

      Education: English

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what action is being taken to secure pupils' early reading skills by the end of key stage 1 in response to the Ofsted Report Moving English Forward.

      Education: English

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what action is being taken to ensure that the English curriculum at key stage 3 has a clear and distinct purpose with a view to engaging pupils with the world of...

      Education: English

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to improve children's communication skills in respect of fluent and clearly enunciated spoken English in the Early Years Foundation...

      Education: English

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to close the gap between the standards of achievement attained by boys and girls in English both in speech and in writing, in the light...

      Elections: Registration

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have plans to ensure that electoral registration forms will in future, in the case of Commonwealth citizens, include a related question on immigration...

      Government Departments: Bonuses

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how the Department of Energy and Climate Change defines bonus payments in the context of civil service pay; what proportion of civil servants are eligible to...

      Gulf War Illnesses

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have made any reassessment of the safety of vaccines administered to service personnel deployed in the First Gulf War in the light of the report on...

      Health: Addiction to Prescribed Drugs

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what services are offered to those suffering from addiction to, and withdrawal from, prescribed medication (1) in the Roehampton Addiction Centre, and (2) in the...

      Health: Clinical Commissioning Groups

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether clinical commissioning groups will be added to the list of Schedule 19 bodies to which the public sector equality duty applies under the Equality Act 2010;...

      Health: Clinical Commissioning Groups

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether clinical commissioning groups will be subject to specific duties under the Equality Act 2010.

      Health: Clinical Commissioning Groups

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what criteria will govern the allocation of budgets to clinical commissioning groups by the NHS Commissioning Board.

      Health: Controlled Trials

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether a publicly-funded trial has to be registered in the ISRCTN (International Randomised Controlled Trial Number) Register; whether this is a condition for...

      Health: Controlled Trials

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when and why the PACE (Pacing, graded Activity and Cognitive behaviour therapy: a randomised Evaluation) trial sponsor was changed from the Medical Research...

      Health: Controlled Trials

      To ask Her Majesty's Government why the recovery statistics and other outcomes as defined in the published Protocol of the PACE (Pacing, graded Activity and Cognitive behaviour therapy: a...

      Health: Controlled Trials

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the position of the Medical Research Council as co-funder of the PACE (Pacing, graded Activity and Cognitive behaviour therapy: a randomised Evaluation)...

      Health: Controlled Trials

      To ask Her Majesty's Government which disease or condition was being studied in the PACE (Pacing, graded Activity and Cognitive behaviour therapy: a randomised Evaluation) trial that was...

      Health: Human Papilloma Virus

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many adverse reaction reports to human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccinations have been reported for each year since the introduction of the vaccination for girls...

      HMS "Gloucester"

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure the future conservation of the wreck of the first HMS "Gloucester" (sunk in 1682); whether they have any plans to "gift" the...

      HMS "Victory"

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the National Museum of the Royal Navy has paid for two cannons recovered from the wreck of HMS "Victory" (sunk in 1744); if so, what was the price paid;...

      HMS "Victory"

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what archaeological advice they have received on the proposed excavation of HMS "Victory" (sunk in 1744); what assessment they have made of the published assertion...

      Schools: Catholic Schools

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are required by legislation to approve any proposal for a voluntary-aided Catholic secondary school by the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames; and...

      Schools: Free Meals

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their response to the Children's Society Fair and Square campaign to give all children in poverty a free school meal.

      South Sudan

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assistance they are giving to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and other humanitarian agencies to support refugees arriving in...

      UK National Screening Committee

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what arrangements are in place to ensure the work and findings of the National Screening Committee are scrutinised by the Department of Health.

      UK Trade and Investment

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint on 5 March (WA 398), when they expect to agree a budget and programme plan for the UK ASEAN Business...

      UK Trade and Investment

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint on 8 March (WA 448), who are the members and chairs of UK Trade and Investment's sector group task...

      Water Management

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to increase capacity for the storage of water.

      World Heritage Sites: Liverpool

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Rawlings on 1 May (WA 473-4), whether the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government has decided to call in...

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