Tuesday, 10 July 2012
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change whether the target to reduce carbon emissions by 20% by 2010 was met.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change when he expects to publish the conclusions on the proposed framework for smart metering data access and privacy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what steps he is taking to ensure that consumers in rural and remote areas are able to participate in the smart meter roll-out.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many jobs he estimates (a) the Green Deal, (b) the Renewable Heat Incentive, (c) feed-in tariffs for micro-renewable and (d) the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what steps he is taking to encourage green investment in the south-east.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what steps he plans to take to ensure that Green Deal assessors provide impartial advice.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what the lowest hourly rate is paid to staff by his Department; how many members of staff based outside London are paid less than...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to the report by Renewable UK entitled Onshore wind: Direct and Wider Economic Impacts, what assessment he has made of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much he has paid in compensation for non-production to wind farms in (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what recent discussions he has had on the introduction of enterprise zones in Northern Ireland; what the geographical size and nature of such...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the average number of working days lost was per person in his Department in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what assessment he has made of the recent report commissioned by the Omagh Support and Self-Help Group; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what discussions he has had with the Minister for Justice in Northern Ireland about the recent report commissioned by the Omagh Support and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what recent meetings he has had with his Irish counterpart to discuss the London bureau of Raidió Teilifís Éireann.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, with reference to the answer of 6 February 2012, Official Report, column 40W, on departmental buildings, how much her Department spent on the Discovery...
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) what estimate she has made of whether the pay of public sector workers in Wales would be likely to (a) increase, (b) decrease or (c) remain the same...
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to the answer of 3 July 2012, Official Report, column 533W, on Third Sector, what the times, dates and attendees were of meetings that her...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what priority he attaches to human rights criteria during UN negotiations on an arms trade treaty; and if he will take steps to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the Burundi Government on the arrest of Hassan Ruvakiki, a journalist with Bonesha Radio.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with the British Chambers of Commerce on doubling exports by 2020.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with the new Government of Egypt.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment he has made of prospects for the protection of women's rights in Egypt.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment he has made of prospects for (a) democratic progress and (b) political stability in Egypt.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with his Egyptian counterpart on the Egypt-Israel peace treaty.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on immigration to the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what funding and assistance his Department provided to the Jakarta Centre for Law Enforcement Cooperation in the last year for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he has made any representations to the Government of Israel on the confiscation of UK-funded tents for villagers of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the Palestinian Authority on rejoining direct peace talks with Israel without preconditions.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the average number of working days lost per person was in (a) his Department and (b) each of its agencies in each of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with the President of the Palestinian Authority on (a) accepting the Quartet statement and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of reports linking the Muslim Brotherhood to recent rocket fire from the Sinai Peninsula into Israel.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received on the recent terror attack on the Israel-Egypt border.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of where responsibility for recent rocket fire into Israel lies.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Palestinian Authority's commitment to end incitement against Israel in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the lowest hourly rate paid to staff by his Department is; how many members of staff based outside London are paid less...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) , with reference to the speech by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury of 23 April 2012 at the Institute for Fiscal Studies,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what his policy is on the establishment of a marine protected area in the Sargasso (High) Sea.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the outcome was of his recent discussions with the Syria Action Group.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Government's alcohol strategy in relation to the behaviour of (a) young and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what technology she plans to use to replace IRIS scanners at UK airports.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what timetable she has set for the removal of IRIS scanners at UK airports.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether she has received any information from the Serious Organised Crime Agency on when it will sign the Memorandum of Understanding for...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she expects to introduce regulations (1) on discrimination by caste and descent under her powers under the Equality Act 2010; (2)...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will publish all the advice she has received on the implementation of the NIESR report on caste discrimination in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment she has made of the cost to the public purse of investigating cases of fraudulent claims initiated on behalf of consumers by...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps her Department is taking to tackle credit card fraud.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what research her Department has (a) produced, (b) commissioned and (c) evaluated on the (i) legislation and regulation and (ii)...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications for family visitor visas there were in each year from 1997 to 2011; how many of those were granted; how many times...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many non-EU students had their leave to remain curtailed because of a breach of their visa conditions in 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many non-EU students were found to be in breach of their visa conditions in 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the Government plan to announce their response to Lord Justice Baker's review of extradition arrangements.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what reports she has received of any instances of licences for off licences or public houses being passed on to a family member when the...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the average number of working days lost was per person in (a) her Department and (b) each of its agencies in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the lowest hourly rate paid to staff by her Department is; how many members of staff based outside London are paid less than £7.20...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps she is taking to reduce expenditure by her Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the speech by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury of 23 April 2012 at the Institute for Fiscal Studies, what progress her...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the speech by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury of 23 April 2012 at the Institute for Fiscal Studies, what discussions...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the speech by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury of 23 April 2012 at the Institute for Fiscal Studies, when she will make...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what assessment her Department has made of the effect on the UK of EU Council Decision 2004/849/EC; (2) what assessment she has made...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many alerts under the second generation Schengen Information System for (a) persons wanted for arrest for surrender purposes on the basis...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will give (a) international schools, (b) orphanages and (c) other such organisations based abroad the ability to access UK criminal...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what budget she plans to allocate to police and crime commissioners in each area to cover the costs of commissioning support services for victims.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities what assurances she has given to faith groups and religious organisations that there is no risk of successful legal challenge for refusing to conduct...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport if he will take steps to ascertain how much money the BBC has spent on (a) personal development and (b) anger management...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what recent discussions he has had with the BBC Trust on reducing the salary of the Director-General.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what the average number of working days lost per person was in his Department in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport how many official Olympic and Paralympic pre-games training camp agreements have been made in Scotland; and how the host areas...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport how many Scottish businesses have won contracts to provide products or services for the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, with reference to the answer of 5 March 2012, Official Report, column 496W, on television: licensing, if he will make it his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what the value was to the (a) UK and (b) Scottish economy of revenues generated by visitors from Japan holding tourist visas...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what estimate he has made of the number of jobs within the (a) UK and (b) Scottish visitor economy which were supported by...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport how many interns work in his Department's press office.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether his Department plans to introduce a two-tier rate of air passenger duty; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what (a) representations he has received from and (b) discussions he has had with the Cabinet Secretary for Finance in the Scottish Government on the IT...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the number of people in Scotland who have been affected by the recent bank system errors in (i) Royal Bank of Scotland, (ii)...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment his Department has made of the cost to the Exchequer of (a) fraud and (b) error relating to the child care element of the working tax credit...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many tax credit recipients (a) are appealing and (b) have (i) successfully and (ii) unsuccessfully appealed decisions which were made based on data...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will consider (a) publishing, (b) requiring the Financial Services Authority to publish and (c) requiring the successor bodies to the Financial...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will bring forward the timing of public low-carbon infrastructure investment in order to encourage economic growth.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether his Department has had discussions with the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) in Scotland on LIBOR; and when he was made aware that...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many of the projects identified in the National Infrastructure Plan had commenced by 1 July 2012.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the speech by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury of 23 April 2012 at the Institute for Fiscal Studies, when he will make public the...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the number of people employed in Scotland by each public body for which his Department is responsible.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what discussions he has had with banks over the marketing of swap loan agreements.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make it his policy not to increase the five per cent VAT rate for insulation, solar panels and other energy saving and renewable energy...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what estimate he has made of the total number of people in Scotland in receipt of (a) working tax credit and (b) child tax credit; (2) what estimate...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what consideration the expert panel on drug driving plans to give to the position of people taking stable doses of legitimately prescribed opioid-...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate she has made of the proportion of fishing vessels and small crafts in each constituent part of the UK using digital selective calling.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what (a) independent and (b) internal assessments of risk her Department has commissioned on the ban on using 2182 kHz as the medium frequency...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what (a) independent and (b) internal assessments of risk her Department has commissioned on the ability of small craft and fishing vessel fleets in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much (a) her Department and (b) HM Coastguard have spent on updating medium frequency radio equipment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether her Department carried out any consultations with the devolved Administrations on shifting emergency calls from distress, alerting and calling...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many drivers are (a) retained for the Government Car Service and (b) forecast to be retained for 2013 and onwards.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the budget is for the Government Car Service in each year to 2015.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many cars the Government Car Service will retain in each year from 2012 to 2014.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport by what date she anticipates that all the recommendations in the Major Project Authority's report into High Speed 2 will be delivered; and if she will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether the red-amber warning given in the Major Project Authority's report into High Speed 2 will delay the agreed delivery timescale for the HS2...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether the red-amber warning given in the Major Project Authority's report on High Speed 2 will lead to an increase in overall HS2 project costs; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent assessment she has made of the collective international aviation connectivity of the five main London airports.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many members of the armed forces are eligible for the HM armed forces railcard.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the average annual cost to her Department is of a HM armed forces railcard; and how much she estimates the HM armed forces railcard scheme will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what information her Department holds on the number of road traffic accidents where the cause of the accident was attributed to the driver having a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many road safety management teams have been (a) disbanded and (b) reduced in staff numbers in the last two years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport for what reason her Department moved the commitment to complete the commercial arrangements for the delivery of the Intercity Express Programme from...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport on what date she expects all the rolling stock and infrastructure for the Intercity Express Programme on the East Coast Main line to have been...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport on what date she expects all the rolling stock and infrastructure for the Intercity Express Programme on the Great Western Main line to have been...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what provisions are in place to allow for the testing of unmanned air vehicles in UK airspace.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much her Department spent on external consultants, including management consultants, in (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will ask the European Commission to consult representatives of the Saharawi population excluded from the Western...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the (a) highest, (b) median, (c) median full-time equivalent and (d) lowest full-time equivalent salary was paid by (i)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the speech by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury of 23 April 2012 at the Institute for Fiscal Studies,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether a student loan is classified as income in the assessment for legal aid; and whether he has any plans to review this classification.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice when the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Weaver Vale of 23 May 2012 on behalf of Mr Dominic Moss.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what steps his Department is taking to facilitate the removal of foreign national prisoners.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what steps he (a) has taken and (b) plans to take to ensure fair competition in the (i) procurement of software for the extension of the road traffic...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) with reference to the speech by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury of 23 April 2012 at the Institute for Fiscal Studies, what progress his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people convicted of offences related to the public disorder of August 2011 have reoffended after being released from prison.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice to what extent the UK participates in EU decision SCH/Com-ex (99) 11 rev.2 on co-operation in proceedings for road traffic offences; and what assessment...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the value was of uncollected fines in (a) Blackpool and (b) Wyre for each of the last five years for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) with reference to the Government's response to their consultation on victims and witnesses, when his Department will publish further details on how...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the (a) average and (b) maximum waiting time was for an appeal for a tax credit decision in the latest period for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what provisions have been made to ensure that the companies receiving subsidies for biofuel use comply with the UN declaration on the...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what safeguards are in place to ensure that biofuels used in the UK have not been grown on the land of indigenous peoples without their...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what estimate his Department has made of the number of internally displaced people in Burma (a) on the most recent date for which...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps he plans to take to address the effect of biofuels on developing countries; and what discussions he has had with (a) his EU...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development with reference to the London Summit on Family Planning, what estimate he has made of the proportion of unintended pregnancies in...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what progress his Department has made on implementation of the Manchester Declaration of 2005.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps he is taking to encourage Arab nations to support his Department's projects in the Gaza strip.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the lowest hourly rate paid to staff by his Department is; how many members of staff based outside London are paid less than...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what definition his Department uses of the private sector in respect of this pillar of his Department's work.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what funding mechanisms his Department uses to deliver work with the private sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what recent assessment he has made of the humanitarian situation in South Sudan.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the answer of 27 June 2012, Official Report, column 279W, on South Sudan, what recent assessment he has made of the crisis...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what recent discussions he has had with the executive director of UN Women; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Attorney-General what progress he has made on introducing fast-tracked prosecutions during the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics.
To ask the Attorney-General if he will publish data on the number of breaches of non-molestation orders and restraining orders where domestic violence is an aggravating factor in each of the last...
To ask the Attorney-General when he expects the review by the Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate of the Serious Fraud Office's cases to be completed.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether he has assessed the level of resources available for local councils to issue council tax notices electronically as an...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many calls fire and rescue services received relating to flooding in June 2012; how many flood incidents were attended by...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government when he plans to announce a final decision on a statutory duty for the fire and rescue services to respond to flooding. [R]
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what steps his Department is taking to assist young people to buy their first property in Hendon constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what plans his Department has to assist business communities which were unsuccessful in the first round of the Portas Pilot.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many house building starts there were in (a) 2009 and (b) 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many dependent children in (a) Coventry, (b) Coventry North East constituency, (c) the West Midlands and (d) England were...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what his policy is on the investigation by a local authority of commercial concerns and disputes prior to it awarding a contract...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) what recent discussions he has had on extending the provisions of the Localism Act 2012 to enable local newspapers to be...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the average number of working days lost per person was in (a) his Department and (b) each of its agencies in each of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government with reference to the publication of the Pooling of Non-Domestic Rates and Redistribution to Local Authorities in England...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what steps he is taking to ensure that properties available on the private rental market are accessible to people with disabilities.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what progress he has made on plans to introduce a power for people to recall their Member of Parliament.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what representations he has received from (a) European and (b) other foreign Governments on his speech to the Rio+20 summit.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what recent representations he has received on improving transparency in lobbying.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what steps he plans to take to ensure that the primacy of the House of Commons is maintained under his proposals for House of Lords reform.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what progress has been made on the Government's social mobility strategy; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what recent representations he has received from the Scottish Government on the devolution settlement.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will estimate the change in the number of voters on the electoral register between 1 December 2014 and 1 December 2015.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many people aged (a) 49 years and under, (b) 50 to 59, (c) 60 to 69, (d) 70 to 79, (e) 80 to 89 and (f) over 90 years died from breast cancer in...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the net change in the number of private sector jobs was in (a) Blackpool North and Cleveleys constituency and (b) Lancashire in the latest period...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office which companies are the largest suppliers to the Government by value of contracts.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what his policy is on ensuring that Government suppliers do not engage in tax avoidance.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many private sector jobs have been created in the South East since May 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what proportion of (a) intermediate, (b) advanced and (c) higher level apprenticeships (i) starts and (ii) completions were (A)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) which developing countries owe the UK debts for arms sales; and what arms this includes; (2) when each debt held by...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills when he expects EU Directive 2011/7/EU on late payments to be transposed into UK law.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what criteria his Department and its Executive agencies use to determine whether or not to grant waivers for micro-businesses in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) what guidance his Department provides to Trading Standards on doorstop selling and cold calling; (2) what recent...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what progress his Department has made on the establishment of the Green Investment Bank.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of the effects on the financial viability of UK colleges of the time taken to bring forward a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what the average number of working days lost per person was in (a) his Department and (b) each of its agencies in each of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what plans he has to reduce the number of regulations affecting the manufacturing sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many foreign students of each nationality started courses in English universities in each of the last three years for which...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what the primary (a) imported and (b) exported goods and services are between the UK and Malawi.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) when he expects all successful Round One bidders from the Regional Growth Fund to receive their full allocation of allotted...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many businesses in (a) Liverpool, Walton constituency, (b) Merseyside and (c) England and Wales have received funding from...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills if he will increase the number of full-time staff in his Department working solely on the administration of the Regional Growth Fund.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what projects in Merseyside have received or have been announced as being expected to receive funding from the Regional Growth...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) what recent discussions he has had with (a) the Chancellor of the Exchequer, (b) student representatives, (c) higher...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what agreement he has made with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on carrying over funding allocated to 24+ advanced learner loans...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many interns work in his Department's press office.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many (a) children's and (b) Sure Start centres have closed in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many children with special educational needs were given an out-of-authority placement in each local authority in the most recent year for which...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what progress the General Medical Council has made on investigating the doctors who were reported to have agreed to illegally perform abortions...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to determine how widespread gender abortion is in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 22 May 2012, Official Report, column 545W, on alcoholic drinks: young people, if he will assess the effects of trends in gross...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the total number was of alcohol attributable hospital admissions in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the number of alcohol-dependent mothers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health with reference to the answer of 26 April 2012, Official Report, columns 1039-40W, on antidepressants, what assessment he has made of the decrease in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what steps his Department is taking to improve the early diagnosis of breast cancer among patients aged 74 years old and over; (2) how many women...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans his Department has to continue to (a) monitor and (b) publish statistics on access to screening for (i) cervical cancer, (ii) bowel cancer,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many patients there were with chronic medical conditions in (a) Witham Town and (b) Witham constituency in each of the last five years; (2)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will assess the effect of restrictions in access to contraception services in Walthamstow on the healthcare of residents; and how he plans to ensure...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what estimate his Department has made of the cost per child of providing a yearly dental check in school via a mobile clinic or visiting dental...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he plans to publish a diabetes action plan; and if he will make a statement. [R]
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent progress he has made on (a) reducing the cost of diabetes to the NHS and (b) improving the quality of life of people affected by diabetes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the number of people with diabetes was in (a) Witham Town and (b) Witham constituency in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what information his Department holds on the number of people who smoked electronic cigarettes in each of the last five years; what assessment his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what restrictions have been placed on appointments of lay members to health commissioning boards; and for what reason any such restrictions have been made.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health from which of his Department's budgets national public health advertising campaigns are funded; and whether he has any plans to change this.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) nurses and (b) doctors were employed by the NHS in the Coventry Primary Care Trust area in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what discussions he and Ministers in his Department have had with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency on enforcement of the Directive...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if he will establish an inquiry into the (a) increase in the number of prescriptions for anti-depressant drugs and (b) lack of take-up of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health on what date and with what organisations the NHS Litigation Authority has had meetings to discuss a new system for clinical negligence claims in the last...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether he proposes that the Care Quality Commission will continue to make unannounced inspections of (a) hospitals, (b) care homes, (c) abortion clinics...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the costs of NHS reorganisation in (a) Coventry, (b) Coventry North East constituency, (c) the West Midlands and (d) England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 18 June 2012, Official Report, columns 805-6W, on nutrition, for what reasons expenditure for the Change4Life advertising...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has for funding allocations for Change4Life in (a) the North East and (b) England in each of the next five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the total number was of finished admission episodes involving patients with an obesity related illness in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to ensure the preferences of all people at the end of life are recorded and shared between health and social care providers; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to improve the integration of health and social care services to enable more people to die at home if they wish to do so.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department is taking to improve research into the causes, diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 26 June 2012, Official Report, column 234W, on the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), if he will place in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to promote the uptake of free nursery milk.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 2 July 2012, Official Report, column 527W, on suicide, on what date his Department expects to publish the new suicide prevention...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people affected by thalidomide there were in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) each local authority area in Scotland and (d) each health board area...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) serving personnel and (b) Armed Forces veterans have taken or are taking legal action against his Department for (i) injuries, (ii) wounds...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether he plans to set up an investigation into the health of Afghanistan veterans similar to that undertaken in relation to Gulf War veterans.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) when he plans that the Apache helicopter will be upgraded to utilise the Brimstone missile system; (2) what plans he has to marinise the Apache...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps he has put in place to diagnose mild traumatic brain injury in infantry soldiers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence where the 4,000 personnel recently served with redundancy notices were serving when issued with such notices.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what training areas his Department leases overseas.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which firearms training facilities are funded by his Department; and what the cost of running such establishments was in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which overseas military personnel or delegations were present at the Defence Vehicle Demonstration (DVD) in Bedfordshire in June 2012; and if he will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent consideration he has given to raising the recruitment age for the armed forces to 18.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the education and transferable skills acquired by 16 and 17-year-olds (i)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many personnel serve in each unit of the Army.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which universities receive funding for research commissioned by the Atomic Weapons Establishment; and what the nature is of such funded research.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much his Department spent on the management of solar energy installations on the Sovereign Base Areas of (a) Akrotiri and (b) Dehekelia in the last year.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what proportion of the defence industry is made up of small and medium-sized enterprises; (2) what proportion of the defence industry based in (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many projects being delivered by (a) Babcock, (b) Boeing, (c) Cobham, (d) European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company, (e) Finmeccanica, (f)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what progress has been made on munitions processing in Defence Munitions Kineton in the last three years; and what assessment he has made of the time...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much his Department spent on (a) gas and (b) electricity bills in each of the last 10 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what discussions he has had with civilian contractors on the provision of search and rescue helicopters in the Falkland Islands.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 23 January 2012, Official Report, column 5W, on HMS Victory 1744, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his policy is on the future of the 3rd Battalion the Mercian Regiment (The Staffords); and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) whether the projects for the (a) Chinook fleet, (b) Apache fleet, (c) Apache extension, (d) Puma fleet, (e) Puma upgrade, (f) Warrior Armoured...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what level of autonomy the UK will have in relation to (a) mission systems and (b) computer systems for the (i) F-35 and (ii) Rivet Joint aircraft; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what multinational projects the UK will be leading under the Smart defence umbrella following the Chicago Summit.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) whether the reactor for the seventh Astute class submarine can be completed at existing facilities at the Rolls-Royce Raynesway plant; (2) whether...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he expects manufacturing of the reactor for the first successor to the Vanguard class submarine to commence.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of whether a nuclear weapons convention would be a viable option to promote nuclear non-proliferation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much his Department spent on storage facilities provided by the private sector in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and if...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) with which countries his Department has had discussions in respect of (a) joint events and (b) a UK presence at overseas events to commemorate the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions with reference to the answer of 22 February 2012, Official Report, column 853W, on Atos Healthcare, if he will publish the most recent review...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions for what reason his Department has directed that a Ministry of Justice video advising claimants on how to appeal against a refusal of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if his Department will locate Jobcentre advisers at the premises of Work programme providers to simplify the process of signing on.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether Work Programme performance statistics published in autumn 2012 will include data on the number of job outcomes achieved through (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 2 July 2012, Official Report, column 427W, on employment schemes, whether his Department will be able to mine the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what proportion of long-term unemployed people have participated in a work programme in (a) Bethnal Green and Bow constituency and (b) Tower...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many of those participating in a Work programme in (a) Bethnal Green and Bow constituency and (b) Tower Hamlets subsequently found jobs in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many people have found employment through the Work programme in Wales; (2) how many people have found employment through the Work...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people are on the Work Programme in (a) Wales and (b) Newport East; and how many of them have been successfully placed back into work...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many jobseekers under the age of 25 in receipt of housing benefit had their jobseeker's allowance (a) stopped and (b) reduced as a result...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people with (a) autism spectrum conditions, (b) learning disabilities and (c) disabilities will be affected by the changes to housing...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what representations he has received from (a) people with disabilities and (b) disability charities on the likely effects of changes to housing...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the effect of changes to housing benefit contained in the Welfare Reform Act 2012 on people with Asperger syndrome.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much housing benefit was paid to tenants of social landlords in Argyll and Bute constituency in each of the last five years; and how much...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what proportion of single parents under the age of 25 in receipt of housing benefit work 16 hours per week or more.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people aged between 16 and 25 are recipients of housing benefit in each (a) parliamentary constituency and (b) local authority area in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions with reference to the section on universal credit in his Department's 2011 business plan, for what reasons the aim ‘Launch pilot...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many graduate internships his Department has provided in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in assisting farm diversification since 2010.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the current area of agricultural land around Heathrow Airport on which crop-growing restrictions apply; and by how much that area would increase with an...
To ask Her Majesty's Government when they will present to Parliament the first report on the implementation of the Armed Forces Covenant.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether improvements in the facilities for British troops at the Ledra Palace Hotel, Cyprus, have been completed; and, if so, what was the date of completion.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations the Ministry of Defence has made to the Department of Education (Northern Ireland) about educational provision and planning for families...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how they will ensure that the European Aviation Standards Agency's proposals on flight time limitations do not reduce confidence in aviation safety in the United...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the Government of Burma about Rohingya refugees seeking asylum in Bangladesh.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what reports they have received of the Burmese Army raping women in Kachin State, Burma.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what reports they have received regarding the recruitment of child soldiers by the Burmese Army.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the Government of Burma regarding communal violence in Rakhine State.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they have taken to ensure that health authorities share information with local authorities about the numbers of newborn to 3 year-olds in their area.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will take steps to ensure that local authorities are informed by health visitors and health authorities about all pre-school children in their area...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many persons have been deemed to be unfit to be directors of a public company in the past three years; and whether they have any proposals to strengthen the...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will support the provision in the European Union's Creative Europe proposal for a loan guarantee scheme for the creative industries; and what...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the legality of targeted assassinations by drones.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people have been killed by United Kingdom drone strikes in Afghanistan.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how they confirm that targets of United Kingdom drone strikes are not civilians.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will place in the Library of the House a copy of the proposal made by GE Hitachi to the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority for construction of...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will withdraw or reduce subsidy payments for wind power.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their current assessment of their results-based aid pilot in Ethiopia.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the EU Commission's proposal to encourage the use of e-identities throughout the European Union, and whether any such proposal would...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage new designers into the fashion industry.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what schemes they operate to promote the United Kingdom fashion industry.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how much the fashion industry is worth to the United Kingdom economy.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people are employed in the United Kingdom fashion industry.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the (1) estimated, and (2) reported, number of forced marriages in England in (a) 2007, (b) 2008, (c) 2009, (d) 2010, (e) 2011, and (f) to 1 June 2012.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the (1) estimated, and (2) reported, number of child marriages in England in (a) 2007, (b) 2008, (c) 2009, (d) 2010, (e) 2011, and (f) to 1 June 2012.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many pregnant girls below 18 years old in England were forced into marriage in (1) 2007, (2) 2008, (3) 2009, (4) 2010, (5) 2011, and (6) to 1 June 2012.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the number of deliveries to girls below 18 years old in England, where forced marriage had occurred, in (1) 2007, (2) 2008, (3) 2009, (4) 2010, (5) 2011,...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many apprentices (1) under the age of 21, and (2) over the age of 21, were employed within the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on 1 June, excluding agencies...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, in the light of the decision of both Houses of Parliament to sign up to the WRAP Hospitality and Food Service Voluntary Agreement to reduce food waste,...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Government Procurement Cards were issued to staff employed by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in each year since 2007-08.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) men, and (2) women, broken down by age group, are currently employed by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and each of its agencies.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what restrictions are placed by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the ordering of stationery items.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and its predecessor Departments have (1) taken, and (2) plan to take in each of the next two...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have published guidance as required under Section 65 of the Health Act 2006, as amended by Section 16 of the Health Act 2009.
To ask Her Majesty's Government when they will issue guidelines on the definition of "significant transactions" that are required to be scrutinised by the Council of Governors under the...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what figures are available for each of the past 10 years on the identification of patients suffering from type 1 diabetes.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report from the British Horseracing Authority The effect of the recession on the welfare of British thoroughbred horses.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many horse passport issuing organisations are currently approved to issue horse passports.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many horse passports were issued in (1) 2010, and (2) 2011.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many horses and ponies are currently in the United Kingdom.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many horse passports have been issued since the scheme was introduced.
To ask Her Majesty's Government for which Departments Baroness Warsi speaks and answers questions in the House of Lords. To ask Her Majesty's Government on how many occasions since her...
To ask the Leader of the House whether, and to what extent, Ministers are required to answer parliamentary questions on the activities or responsibilities of government agencies sponsored by or...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the World Council of Churches' Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel and the work it undertakes to accompany...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will introduce measures to ensure that judgments made by courts and tribunals under the Closed Material Procedure are made public when the reasons for...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have assessed the provision to restrict former United States Members of Congress, ambassadors and high- ranking Government officials from lobbying on...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress is being made to create an automatic opt-in for NHS patients for access to clinical trials; and what safeguards will be put in place to protect patients.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the National Health Service reforms will cause hospital ward closures and a reduction in the number of hospital beds.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will publish the "results offers" they requested from relevant Department for International Development country teams, the assessments by the...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the proposal for an additional Crossrail station to be built in the Portobello Road area.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with Kensington and Chelsea Council about the proposal for an additional Crossrail station to be built in the Portobello Road area.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the new road layout on the southbound A1 trunk road leading to Leeming and Bedale.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their response to the Nuffield Trust Report Reforming Social Care: Options for Funding.
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