Written answers

Monday, 24 September 2012

  • House of Lords

    • Abortion

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what further action they intend to take regarding cases of sex-selection abortions, following the findings of the Care Quality Commission inspection reports on 249...

    • Air Quality

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the occupational exposure limits for tri-cresylphosphate (TCP) ortho-isomers apply to tri-orthocresylphosphate (TOCP) alone or whether they apply also to...

      Armed Forces: Commonwealth Citizens

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their policy for dealing with applications by Commonwealth citizens who have served in units of the British armed forces to remain permanently in the...

      Asylum Seekers

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what financial, health and social support is available to asylum seekers; and whether they have plans to reform the current system.

      Asylum Seekers

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what financial, health and social support is available to asylum seekers whose applications have been refused; and whether they have plans to reform the current system.

      Asylum Seekers

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will grant asylum seekers permission to work if their applications remain undetermined after six months.

      Asylum Seekers

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will grant asylum seekers permission to work if their applications have been refused but they cannot be returned to their country of origin.

      Asylum Seekers

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many asylum applications remained undecided at the end of (1) 2009, (2) 2010, (3) 2011, and (4) at present.

      Asylum Seekers

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many asylum age dispute cases are currently awaiting determination.

      Asylum Seekers: Children

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many child asylum seekers have been erroneously detained as adults in the last five years.

      Atos Healthcare

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the annual turnover of (1) general practitioners, (2) nurses, and (3) physiotherapists, employed by Atos Healthcare to undertake the work capability...

      Aviation: Passenger Duty

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how much of the annual value of air passenger duty is (1) refunded to non-fliers who claim it back, and (2) retained by airlines, where non-fliers do not claim it back.

      Bahrain

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Howell of Guildford on 4 July (WA 174), whether they have an identical diplomatic approach to those imprisoned for...

      Bahrain

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have made, or intend to make, representations to the Government of Bahrain about the recent shooting there of the Shia cleric Ali Salman.

      Bahrain

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made since the beginning of 2012 of whether Saudi Arabian security forces are involved in front-line activities in Bahrain.

      Bahrain

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Howell of Guildford on 18 July (WA 56-7), whether the "political street violence" referred to in the answer refers to...

      Bahrain

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Howell of Guildford on 18 July [WA 56-7], by when they expect full implementation of the recommendations of the Bahrain...

      Bahrain

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Howell of Guildford on 16 July [WA 1), whether, since May 2010, they have raised the medical welfare of any individual named...

      Bahrain

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Howell of Guildford on 7 July [WA 22], what representations they have made to the Government of Bahrain regarding specific...

      Bankruptcy

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether a person who (1) is subject to an undischarged bankruptcy, or (2) is a director of a company subject to an undischarged bankruptcy, is eligible to chair or...

      Barbara Hofschroer

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when the case of Mrs Hofschroer was first referred to the Home Office; what are the reasons for the delay in the resolution of the matter; and when they expect the...

      Billy Rautenbach

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether in 2009 they granted a licence allowing the release of funds to Billy Rautenbach, or any entity linked with that individual, when he was on the European...

      British Citizenship

      To ask Her Majesty's Government why the UK Border Agency has taken a year to consider and deal with an application for naturalisation as a British citizen by the film maker N. Howard-Moore.

      British Citizenship

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what guidance will be given to those preparing for the Life in the UK test.

      Burma

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of reports that international aid agencies are being obstructed from delivering aid to Rohingya people displaced by recent violence in Burma.

      Burma

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Secretary of State for International Development discussed funding for refugees from Burma with Aung San Suu Kyi when she visited the United Kingdom.

      Burma and Thailand

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what financial support is being given to (1) the Mae Tao Clinic and (2) Shan Women's Action Network for their projects in Burma and in Thailand.

      Care Homes: Children

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of children's care homes are in the north-west of England; how many children are cared for in those homes; how many of the children originate from...

      Children: Poverty

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many of the children assessed as living in poverty are from families whose total income is derived from social security benefits, and whether they have any...

      China

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what information they have about Bishop Thaddeus Ma Daqin, the new assistant bishop in Shanghai alleged to be under house arrest, and Bishop John W Ruowang of...

      Courts: Vulnerable Defendants

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the proportion of vulnerable defendants in England and Wales who (1) have mental health problems, and (2) have learning disabilities.

      Crime: Gun Grime

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many incidents of gun crime were recorded in Lincolnshire in each year from 1996 up to the last year for which records are available.

      Cuerden Valley Park Trust

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will give an update on the activity in relation to the Cuerden Valley Park Trust of (1) the Department for Communities and Local Government, and (2)...

      Education: Languages

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how they will respond to the report by the Education and Employers Taskforce for Collins Language regarding the importance of languages acquisition for UK...

      Egypt

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Howell of Guildford on 4 July (WA 169), whether British diplomatic staff in Egypt include any of the Coptic faith.

      Egypt

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Howell of Guildford on 4 July (WA 169), whether they intend to have direct discussions with the leaders of the Coptic faith...

      Embryology

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to prepare Clinical Commissioning Groups for their new responsibilities as commissioners of fertility treatment. To ask Her Majesty's...

      Employment Tribunals

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many claimants in receipt of Employment Support Allowance whose appeals have been allowed by a tribunal have been sent for reassessment within two years of the...

      EU: Association Agreements

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Howell of Guildford on 13 July (WA 284), by what means the human rights clauses of the European Union-Israel Association...

      Extradition: Gary McKinnon

      To ask Her Majesty's Government for how long the Gary McKinnon case has been awaiting a final decision; and what expert opinion in the case the Home Secretary has (1) sought, (2) accepted, and...

      Gaza

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what information they have received on whether work has started on four water, sanitation and hygiene projects in the Gaza Strip which received approval in...

      Gaza

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when they last made representations to the Government of Israel about access to and egress from Gaza for vehicles and materials; and with what results.

      Gaza

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that unimpeded humanitarian access to Gaza, the prohibition of trade and economic activities with illegal settlements, the...

      Gaza

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure the implementation of the 16 internationally-led projects to alleviate Gaza's water shortage currently awaiting...

      Government Departments: Apprentices

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the total number of staff employed within the private offices of ministers and the permanent secretary at the Department for Education on 1 June; and how...

      Government Departments: Public Consultations

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the greatest number of responses to a public consultation that the Home Office has been able to consider and on which it has offered a public policy...

      Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Health and Safety Executive enforces the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and associated legislation including the Control of Substances Hazardous to...

      Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how the Health and Safety Executive enforces the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (as amended)...

      Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, under the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Health and Safety Executive and the Civil Aviation Authority on health and safety regulatory...

      Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the occupational health and safety enforcement responsibilities designated to the Civil Aviation Authority under the Civil Aviation (Working Time)...

      Health: Contraceptive Services

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their response to the report of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Sexual and Reproductive Health in the UK on restrictions in access to contraceptive...

      Health: Multiple Sclerosis

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence quality standard on multiple sclerosis is due to be developed and published.

      Health: Neuromuscular Disease

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the NHS Commissioning Board about the future funding arrangements for neuromuscular care advisors in England.

      Health: Orthopaedics

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what support is available to Clinical Commissioning Groups to help them design and plan services to prevent falls and fragility fractures in older people.

      Health: PDE5 Inhibitors

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to discourage men who experience erectile dysfunction from buying PDE5 inhibitors from unlicensed online pharmacies if they are unable...

      Health: Smallpox Vaccine

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Warner on 28 November 2005 (WA 12-13), how many (1) doctors, (2) nurses, (3) ambulance staff, (4) scientists, (5) police...

      Health: Training and Education

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to require private sector and third sector organisations in receipt of healthcare contracts to participate in the education and training of...

      House of Lords: Legislation

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Strathclyde on 9 July (WA 212), whether Ministers receive a briefing on the implications of the Pepper v Hart judgment for...

      Housing

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Hanham on 28 May (WA 111), what was the breakdown of the grant allocated to each developer from (1) the National...

      Human Trafficking and Servitude

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the abolition of the Overseas Domestic Workers Visa on the problems of servitude and human trafficking.

      Immigration

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many foreign nationals who hold a criminal conviction that has not been spent or exhausted under the law in their home nation, or under English law, have been...

      Immigration

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will ensure that Parliament has the opportunity to scrutinise all changes to the Immigration Rules before enforcement; and how they plan to improve...

      Immigration: Children

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many children are currently detained for immigration purposes in (1) removal centres, (2) short-term holding facilities, and (3) pre-departure accommodation.

      Immigration: Criminal Records

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how differences between criminal sentences given in England compared with Australia, Canada and the United States are accounted for, when allowing entry clearance...

      Immigration: Domestic Violence

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many settlement applications are received by the UK Border Agency each year under the SET (DV) provisions on domestic violence; how many of those applications...

      Iran

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will draw the attention of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, Mr Ahmed Shaheed, to the case of the...

      Iran

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when they last made representations to the Government of Iran concerning the Farsi-language Christian churches there, and with what result; and whether they will...

      Israel

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the implementation by the Government of Israel of the recommendation of the 2008 Goldberg Commission which recommended the...

      Israel

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the Government of Israel on the draft legislation before the Knesset which seeks to ban mosques from using loudspeakers...

      Israel and Palestine: West Bank and East Jerusalem

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many cases have been filed by British citizens or residents claiming compensation or damages for land or properties in the West Bank or East Jerusalem; whether...

      Lebanon

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are assisting the National Dialogue taking place between political leaders in Lebanon; and what assessment they have made of the contribution of the...

      Middle East and North Africa: Discrimination against Women

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will consider assembling before 2014 a conference to consider implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination...

      National Crime Agency

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the budget that will be required for the additional responsibilities to be taken on by the National Crime Agency; what assessment they...

      National Crime Agency

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the budget required for each of the four commands within the National Crime Agency. To ask Her Majesty's Government whether each of the...

      Nato

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the total amount spent in each of the last five years on publicising and explaining in the United Kingdom the roles and functions of NATO.

      Nato

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what the UK financial contribution has been in each of the last five years to the Civil Budget of NATO.

      Nato

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the total number of people in the UK delegation to NATO; and how this has changed over the past five years.

      Nato

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any information about the number of UK citizens serving in the international staff of NATO.

      Nato

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the estimated date of completion of the new NATO headquarters building; and what has been the UK contribution to its cost.

      Overseas Aid

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the annual cost to the United Kingdom of its combined gross contributions to the European Union, NATO, the United Nations and overseas aid.

      Pakistan

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what information they hold regarding the killing on 4 July of Mr Ghulam Abbas, who was accused of breaking blasphemy laws in Pakistan; and whether they have made...

      Pakistan

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the volume and trend of vigilante killings of those accused or suspected of breaking blasphemy laws in Pakistan.

      Police

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many police officers took early retirement in (1) 2010, and (2) 2011, in the police forces of (a) Birmingham, (b) Coventry, (c) Solihull, (d) Wolverhampton,...

      Police

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many police officers were employed in Lincolnshire in each year from 1996 to the last year for which records are available.

      Police: Complaints

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the results of the internal West Midlands police professional standards investigation into complaints that police made up...

      Police: Stations

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many police stations have closed in each police authority over the past three years. To ask Her Majesty's Government how many police stations have seen a...

      Public Order Act 1986

      To ask Her Majesty's Government on what date the Home Secretary last met ministerial colleagues to discuss the Government's response to the public consultation on Section 5 of the Public Order...

      Public Order Act 1986

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether it is their policy that the removal of the word "insulting" from Section 5 of the Public Order Act 1986 would result in an enhancement of the public's...

      Raed Salah

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what legal advice they took before issuing the deportation order for Sheikh Raed Salah.

      Raed Salah

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether Sheikh Raed Salah has been offered or sought compensation for the length of time he was detained on bail in the United Kingdom.

      Riots

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when they will publish their formal response to After the riots: the final report of the Riots Communities and Victims Panel, published in March 2012.

      Roads: Street Names and Numbers

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what powers they have to require (1) domestic and commercial property occupants or owners to display clearly the street numbers of their premises on front...

      Secret Intelligence Service

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the reports in the DailyTelegraph of 12 July and Civil Service World that Sir John Sawers has publicly spoken of the role of MI6 contacts in alleged...

      Sudan and South Sudan

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will propose to the United Nations Secretary-General that the United States, Russia and China should be asked to provide evidence from satellite...

      Terrorism: Detainees

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many alleged terrorist suspects were detained in the last three years; and how many were convicted.

      Universal Credit

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Freud on 17 July (WA 48) on universal credit, how they are going to ensure claimants' documents used to verify information...

      Visas

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many student visas were issued for students from overseas in the last 12 months; what was the revenue generated from them; and how that sum compares with the...

      Visas

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people have been granted visas to enter the United Kingdom to attend the 2012 Olympic Games as (1) participants, (2) media personnel, (3) spectators, and...

      Visas

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many post-study work visa applications remained undecided at the end of (1) 2009, (2) 2010, (3) 2011, and (4) at present.

      Visas: Fishing Fleets

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many transit visas were granted in 2011 to individuals going to work for British-owned fishing fleets.

      Abortion

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many doctors, nurses, and managers have been referred to (1) the police, (2) the General Medical Council, or (3) the Nursing and Midwifery Council following...

      Abortion

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what were the outcomes of investigations by (1) the police, (2) the General Medical Council, and (3) the Nursing and Midwifery Council, following the Care Quality...

      Abortion

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessments were made of whether abortions took place legally or illegally in the Care Quality Commission's individual inspection reports into providers...

      Armed Forces: Aircraft

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Military Aviation Authority report of the Fleet Air Arm (Military Aviation Authority-Headquarters Chief of Staff (Aviation and Carriers) Assurance...

      Armed Forces: Aircrew

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will arrange for medical statistics relating to aircrew serving in the Armed Forces to be made available to the Civil Aviation Authority.

      Atos Healthcare

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, in each of the past five years, how many and what proportion of Employment Support Allowance claimants have been found fit for work after assessment by Atos...

      Broadband: 4G Mobile

      To ask Her Majesty's Government on what evidence they have concluded that a fee of £50 plus VAT would be sufficient to enable a registered digital installer to install the necessary filter...

      Broadcasting: Digital Switchover

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the proportion of households in the United Kingdom that will have amplifiers to boost digital television signals following the conclusion...

      Burma

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Government of Burma on the formation of a joint domestic and international board with the involvement of the United Kingdom...

      Burma

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Government of Burma about allowing recently released political activists to be given passports.

      Burma

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether staff of the Department for International Development have been able to visit Maungdaw in Rhakhine State, Burma.

      Burma

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many representations the Department for International Development has received in 2012 to date for increased funding for refugees from and displaced persons in...

      Burma

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what support they are providing to women's empowerment projects in Burma; and which specific women's organisations in Burma receive British aid.

      Children: International Law and Rights

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what work they have undertaken in the past 10 years to conduct evaluative analyses of law and practice as they affect children in countries or regions around the...

      Children: Looked-after Children

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the latest year for which data are available, what percentage of looked-after children in each local authority in England attended a school graded (1)...

      Children: Offences against Children

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many offences against children were committed in Lincolnshire in each year from 1996 up until the last year for which records are available.

      China

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what information they have about the Tibetan monk, Lobsang Lozin, who self-immolated at Tsodun Kirti monastery in Tibet; and what representations they have made to...

      China

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what conclusions they have drawn about the right to freedom of religious belief in China from the cases of Bishop Thaddeus Ma Daqin, Bishop Su Zhimin and Bishop...

      Cities: Economic Development

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, for each of the recently announced City Deals, how much of the resources allocated will be provided by way of government grant and how much by permitted borrowing...

      Commonwealth

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the Commonwealth Secretariat plays a significant role in the co-ordination of member countries' policies within the...

      Crime: Burglary

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many burglary offences were committed in Lincolnshire in each year from 1996 up until the last year for which records are available.

      Crime: Drugs and Alcohol

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) arrests, and (2) detentions, for drug and alcohol-related crimes involved Asian girls and young women in each of the last two years.

      Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how much criminal injuries compensation has been awarded to victims in each year from 1996 up until the last year for which records are available in each of the 43...

      Cuba

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the statements of the family and supporters of Oswaldo Paya Sardinas that the Government of Cuba were responsible for his recent...

      Cybercrime

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what resources they have allocated to protect the United Kingdom from the effects of cyber attacks on the United Kingdom's defence capability.

      Democratic Republic of Congo

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of the UK's bilateral aid, and what proportion of the total aid programmes of Western nations to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is being...

      Democratic Republic of Congo

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) troops are based in the Eastern Congo; what...

      Democratic Republic of Congo

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they support the African Union's proposal to send an international force to the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to neutralise the M23 Rebels.

      Diego Garcia

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Howell of Guildford on 13 July (HL Deb, col. 1401), what advice they have received on the legal position on the use by the United...

      Drugs

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the role of zero-tolerance and abstinence-based treatment in the United Kingdom's drug policy. To ask Her Majesty's Government what...

      Drugs

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of how many girls below the age of 21 are dependent on drugs, according to ethnic origin.

      Education: Special Educational Needs and Disability

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any meetings have been held between Ministers of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and of the Department for Education to discuss proposed...

      Embryology

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Darzi of Denham on 11 December 2008 (WA 8-9), how many human embryos were created in each year since the commencement of the...

      Employment: Youth Contract

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what engagement they have had with Local Enterprise Partnership leaders in the development and promotion of the Youth Contract.

      Energy: Electricity

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the average costs without subsidies used for planning purposes per megawatt hour of electricity generated from (1) existing, and (2) new, (a) nuclear...

      Energy: Light Bulbs

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has received from organisations representing people with medical conditions that may be...

      Energy: Light Bulbs

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has held with the Department of Health about possible exemptions on medical grounds for...

      Energy: Nuclear Power

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the estimated cost of storing plutonium at Sellafield for 2013-17.

      Energy: Wave and Tidal Power

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the support provided for the development and operation of wind farms, whether they have any plans to provide similar support for tidal and wave...

      EU: External Action Service

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Howell of Guildford on 13 July (WA 284-5), whether a reporting framework has been established to monitor the three...

      First-tier Social Security and Child Support Tribunals

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many registered medical practitioners have participated in First Tier Social Security and Child Support Tribunals in each of the last five years. To ask Her...

      Flags: Union Flag

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether Ministers, in their next meeting with the chairman of the National Gallery, will inquire why the National Gallery is not flying the Union Flag above its...

      Food: Security

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how much the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is intending to spend in the current financial year on research to promote food security and...

      Food: Security

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the oral answer by Baroness Northover on 25 July on the Food Security Summit, whether the Prime Minister will announce at the event that as chair of...

      Forced Marriage

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Forced Marriage Protection Orders have been made to date.

      G8

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the issues of "land grabbing", the improvement of land rights, especially for women, and the structural relationship of...

      Government Departments: Cars

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Attlee on 19 July (WA 78), what were the makes and models of cars supplied to each government department by the Government...

      Government Departments: Overseas Offices

      To ask Her Majesty's Government , further to the Written Answer by Baroness Northover on 11 July (WA 254-55), whether their Vietnam office will close with the end of their bilateral programme...

      Government Departments: Parliamentary Units

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how much the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and its predecessor departments, spent on running its Parliamentary Unit in each of the past 10...

      Government Departments: Policy

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many full-time equivalent staff in the Department of Health have been tasked with working on cancer policy for each of the past three years.

      Government Departments: Policy

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what forecasts have been made of how many full-time equivalent staff in the Department of Health will be tasked with working on cancer policy for each of the next...

      Government Departments: Staff

      To ask Her Majesty's Government on what date the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Defence, Ursula Brennan, left her post; what was the reason for her departure; what is her new Civil...

      Government: Official Visits

      To ask Her Majesty's Government to which countries Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint has paid official visits since his appointment as a Minister of State; what were the dates of those visits; who...

      Health and Social Care Act 2012

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how, following the implementation of the Health and Social Care Act 2012, they will ensure the allied health professions are adequately represented within (1) the...

      Health and Social Care: Northern Ireland

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what research they have commissioned into the virtues of the model of health and social care integration adopted in Northern Ireland.

      Health: Allergies

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to improve the diagnosis and cure of allergies. To ask Her Majesty's Government what measures they are proposing to improve the systems for...

      Health: Defibrillators

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress the National Defibrillator Programme has made in installing automatic external defibrillators. To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they monitor...

      Health: HIV/AIDS

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to tackle the issue of stigma surrounding HIV/AIDS in the United Kingdom.

      Health: Musculoskeletal Conditions

      To ask Her Majesty's Government who leads on (1) musculoskeletal conditions, and (2) research, at the NHS Commissioning Board.

      Health: Pre-natal Diagnostic Tests

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, in the past 12 months, any concerns have been raised by the United Kingdom National Screening Committee over the accuracy of pre-natal tests, especially...

      Health: Rheumatoid Arthritis

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the number of people with rheumatoid arthritis in (1) England, and (2) the United Kingdom; and what is their estimate of the number of...

      Health: Rheumatoid Arthritis

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people were receiving biologics as part of their treatment for rheumatoid arthritis in the last financial year; and what was the estimated cost to the...

      Healthcare: Costs

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 25 June (WA 25-6), what is the text of the 18-month deadline under new European Union (EU) Regulation 883/2004,...

      HMS "Victory"

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Astor of Hever on 22 May (WA 49), whether they have authorised any further operations by the company Odyssey Marine...

      Homosexuality

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had recently with Governments in Commonwealth countries where homosexuality is illegal about the application of international human...

      Horses

      To ask Her Majesty's Government why the Transportation Agreement between France, Ireland and the United Kingdom, designed to facilitate the transport of competition and other high-value horses...

      House of Lords: Apprentices

      To ask the Chairman of Committees whether the House of Lords Administration will consider establishing an apprenticeship scheme within the employment of the House, to start no later than spring 2013.

      House of Lords: Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint

      To ask the Leader of the House, further to his answer on 23 July (HL Deb, col. 481-4), on what basis he considers that Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint could have answered a maximum of three oral...

      House of Lords: Members' Surveys

      To ask the Chairman of Committees what was the cost of the recent Members' survey on the facilities and services in the House of Lords conducted by BMG Research; why the survey could not have...

      House of Lords: Members' Surveys

      To ask the Chairman of Committees why the options provided for answering question 27 of the Members' survey on the facilities and services in the House of Lords, asking Members to indicate their...

      Houses of Parliament: Sitting Days

      To ask the Leader of the House, further to his answer on 17 July (HL Deb, col. 111) on the sitting arrangements of the two Houses, whether he will identify the comparative costs of (1) both...

      Houses of Parliament: Ticket Sales

      To ask the Chairman of Committees how much profit Parliament made through sales of tickets to Parliament over the Summer Recesses of 2009, 2010 and 2011.

      Houses of Parliament: Ticketmaster

      To ask the Chairman of Committees what criteria are used to judge the performance of Ticketmaster in its fulfilment of its contract with the Houses of Parliament.

      Human Trafficking

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Welsh Government's anti-human trafficking co-ordinator established in April 2011; and whether they are considering making a...

      Immigration

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people have entered the United Kingdom in each of the last five years from (1) the European Union, (2) the Commonwealth, and (3) the rest of the world.

      Internet: Domain Names

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the level of accuracy being achieved in the recording and storing of the contact details of owners of .uk domain names; what...

      Isle of Sark

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord McNally on 23 July (WA 109), what financial assistance has been given to the Isle of Sark in fulfilling its constitutional...

      Israel

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the Government of Israel in relation to the lifting of the blockade of Gaza and their obligations under the United Nations...

      Israel

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the implementation by the Government of Israel of the recommendations made by the 2003 Or Commission to tackle discrimination...

      Israel

      To ask Her Majesty's Government on what grounds they supported the recent upgrading of relations between the European Union and Israel.

      Israel and Palestine: West Bank

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking within the European Union to address the alleged destruction by Israeli occupation authorities of an agricultural project funded by the...

      Legal Aid

      To ask Her Majesty's Government why social security was not included in the current legal aid tender; and what steps are being taken to ensure that providers contracted to undertake legal work in...

      Mali

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the security situation in Northern Mali; and what plans they have to contribute to restoring peace to the region.

      Migrant Workers: Bulgarians and Romanians

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the United Kingdom is required by the EU Commission to open its labour market to Bulgarian and Romanian workers by bringing forward the transition date for...

      National Wildlife Crime Unit

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the value of the functions and responsibilities of the National Wildlife Crime Unit.

      National Wildlife Crime Unit

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the success of the National Wildlife Crime Unit.

      National Wildlife Crime Unit

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have concerning the role of the National Wildlife Crime Unit over the next five years, and what the funding arrangements will be.

      NHS: Primary Care Trusts

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many times since May 2010 they have has asked strategic health authorities to investigate the imposition of blanket bans on treatments by primary care trusts....

      NHS: Primary Care Trusts

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have taken action against a primary care trust because it has refused laparoscopies or X-rays of the uterus on the grounds that they were not...

      NHS: Primary Care Trusts

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will ensure that all decisions to restrict patient treatments made by primary care trusts or clinical commissioning groups will be made in public.

      Nigeria

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will make representations to the Government of Nigeria concerning the suspension of the Rifkatu Samson Danna from Bauchi State House of Assembly.

      North Africa: Landmines

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to deal with the remaining landmines laid in North Africa by Allied and Axis forces in World War 2, and what representations have they...

      Northern Ireland Office: Staff

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Shutt of Greetland on 13 October 2011 (WA 257), what was the date of departure of Hilary Jackson, the former...

      Overseas Aid

      To ask Her Majesty's Government which European Union member states are not on track to meet, or have ceased to be committed to meeting, the target of increasing Official Development Assistance...

      Overseas Aid

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they are having with European Union Official Development Assistance (ODA) partners on maintaining ODA pledges and managing joint aid programmes in...

      Overseas Aid

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how much the Department for International Development spent on social protection programmes in Nigeria for (1) children and (2) pregnant and breastfeeding mothers...

      Overseas Aid

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how much the Department for International Development spent on social protection programmes in Ethiopia for (1) children, and (2) pregnant and breastfeeding...

      Overseas Aid

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how much the Department for International Development spent on social protection programmes in Ethiopia to improve nutritional outcomes for (1) children, and (2)...

      Overseas Aid

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how much funding they have provided in each of the last 10 years, and how much they plan to spend in each year to 2015, for promoting (1) human rights, and (2)...

      Overseas Aid

      To ask Her Majesty's Government to how many countries the Department for International Development has provided general and sector budget support in the last 10 years; how much funding it has...

      Overseas Aid

      To ask Her Majesty's Government where UK Export Finance's spending that counted as overseas development assistance, as reported in the Department for International Development's annual report,...

      Overseas Aid

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what types of funding are attributed to the eight sectors that the Department for International Development's annual report sets out for its bilateral aid spend in...

      Overseas Aid

      To ask Her Majesty's Government why the Department for International Development (DfID) in Mozambique spent 1.2% of its budget on reproductive, maternal and newborn health there in the light of...

      Overseas Aid

      To ask Her Majesty's Government why, according to the annual report of the Department for International Development (DfID), DfID Sierra Leone spent 44.2 per cent of its budget on Global...

      Overseas Aid

      To ask Her Majesty's Government where the additional funding for the Conflict Pool in 2011-12 was found compared to the Conflict, Humanitarian and Security Department Operational Plan published...

      Pakistan

      To ask Her Majesty's Government on what grounds they have ceased funding the work of the Rural Support Programme Network in Pakistan.

      Police: Medals

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to awarding a posthumous bravery medal to PC Ian Dibell.

      Private Sector: Cash Resources

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they estimate that cash resources held by private companies in the United Kingdom are increasing or decreasing.

      Railways: Level Crossings

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many incidents have been recorded at railway level crossings in Lincolnshire in each year from 1996 up until the last year for which records are available.

      Republic of Ireland: Financial Support

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Sassoon on 28 June (WA 103-4), what tranches of the UK bilateral loan to the Republic of Ireland have been paid and when;...

      Roads: Traffic Offences

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many traffic offences were committed in Lincolnshire in each year from 1996 up until the last year for which records are available, and of which types.

      Rwanda

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take in order to contribute to help prevent officials of Rwanda from providing support to militia groups operating in the Eastern Democratic...

      Rwanda

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether for the period 2011-15 the United Kingdom has allocated £344 million in bilateral aid to Rwanda; in the light of the Statement by Lord Howell of...

      Rwanda

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of their decision to suspend long-term development aid to South Sudan, why they continue to provide development aid to Rwanda, in the light of the...

      Rwanda

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have information that counters the evidence produced by the United Nations Group of Experts that the Government of Rwanda are providing military aid...

      Rwanda

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any evidence provided by Ministers and others in the Government of Rwanda that convinces them that the allegations made by the United Nations...

      Rwanda

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with counterparts in the Government of the United States over their continuing provision of humanitarian, development, or military...

      Rwanda

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether in the course of discussions at the United Nations leading to the adoption of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2053 they sought to include...

      Rwanda

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the Statement by Lord Howell of Guildford on 19 July (HL Deb, col. 333) that the report of the United Nations Group of Experts on the Democratic...

      Rwanda

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they consider the conclusions about the involvement of the Government of Rwanda in the ongoing conflict in eastern Congo in the recent UN Panel of Experts...

      Rwanda

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what information they have about discussions between the Government of Rwanda and the United Nations Expert Panel concerning allegations of military and political...

      Rwanda

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with counterparts in Rwanda about introducing legal guidance on supply chain due diligence for companies operating in Rwanda's...

      Social Media

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what safeguards and procedures are in place for the appropriate use of social media by staff in the children's secure estate in the public and private sectors.

      South Sudan

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the latest estimates of South Sudanese returnees in 2011 and 2012; how many of those have arrived by river and how many over land; and what percentage of...

      South Sudan

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have received reports regarding the number of South Sudanese returnees arriving each week by river at Bentiu in Unity State; which aid agencies are...

      South Sudan

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what support is being provided to address the needs of South Sudanese returnees in Km18, Jamam and Batil camps in Upper Nile state; and through which aid agencies.

      South Sudan

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assistance they have provided to the Audit Chamber of South Sudan in compiling the annual reports required by its constitutional mandate.

      South Sudan

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they are making to the Government of South Sudan about taking action on the findings of the annual reports recently presented by its Audit Chamber.

      Sudan

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the likelihood that the Government of Sudan will honour the commitments made on 27 June on access for humanitarian aid to South...

      Sudan

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether there have been any improvements in the political environment for humanitarian agencies working in Darfur; and which UK-assisted aid agencies are still...

      Sudan

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the prospects for sustainable agricultural development in Darfur.

      Sudan

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what reports they have received on the progress of the development initiatives outlined in the East Sudan Development Conference in Kuwait in December 2010; and...

      Sudan

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have made representations about the arrest of Nahid Gabralla on 3 July by the Sudanese National Intelligence Security Service; whether they consider...

      Sudan and South Sudan

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking in response to the humanitarian and refugee situation in Sudan and South Sudan.

      Sudan and South Sudan

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Howell of Guildford on 23 July (WA 122-3), whether (1) the Government of South Sudan, and (2) the Government of Sudan, are...

      Sudan and South Sudan

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they are making to the Governments of Sudan and South Sudan to ensure that any new oil deal reached following ongoing negotiations is...

      Sudan and South Sudan

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any contingency plans to assist with the provision of humanitarian aid to displaced peoples in South Kordofan and Blue Nile State, if a political...

      Taxation: Income Tax

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what measures they plan to introduce to give effect to the Chancellor of the Exchequer's commitment in the Budget Statement to deal with the unlimited use by the...

      Trees: Ivy

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the threat to the growth and survival of trees in the United Kingdom by the spread of ivy of the family Araliaceae; whether they...

      UK Border Agency

      To ask Her Majesty's Government on what grounds they agreed the recent payment to Brodie Clark, formerly of the UK Border Agency, in a pre-tribunal settlement.

      Atos Healthcare

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether Atos Healthcare has set targets or been given targets by the Department for Work and Pensions for the numbers of claimants who pass the work capability...

      Benefits

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what non-contributory benefits are currently paid to people who do not reside in the United Kingdom; what is the annual total paid in relation to each of those...

      Benefits

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the cost of paying social security benefits to those aged 16 and 17; which benefits are involved and under what conditions; what child allowance payments...

      Benefits

      To ask Her Majesty's Government why they propose to cease publication of the Annual Income Related Benefits: Estimates of Take-up Report.

      BFI National Archives

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they support the continuation of the funding of the BFI National Archives under the Broadcasting Act 1950 and the Communications Act 2003 to ensure the...

      Civil Service: Staff

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, in respect of HM Treasury excluding HM Revenue and Customs and other agencies, how many civil servants in (1) the senior civil service, (2) posts equivalent to...

      Civil Service: Staff

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, in respect of HM Treasury excluding HM Revenue and Customs and other agencies, what was the average total remuneration per head of civil servants in (1) the...

      Climate Change

      To ask Her Majesty's Government why the certificates of exemption from the climate change levy for those involved in the production of combined heat and power are to be withdrawn from 1 April 2013.

      Council Tax

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the total financial outturn on council tax benefit (1) in cash terms, and (2) in real terms, in each of the financial years 1997-98 to 2010-11 inclusive.

      Council Tax

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the proportionate increase in total financial outturn on council tax benefit (1) in cash terms, and (2) in real terms, in each of the financial years...

      Education: 16-19 Bursary

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what has been the take-up of the 16-19 bursary in England (1) in each local authority, and (2) within each local authority, according to ethnicity.

      Employment: Youth Contract

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what communications they have issued to employers in respect of the Youth Contract, and whether they will place in the Library of the House copies of all such...

      Employment: Youth Contract

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of new jobs which will be created as a result of the Youth Contract.

      Employment: Youth Contract

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of eight-week payments that have been issued as part of the wage incentive of the Youth Contract.

      Freedom of Information

      To ask Her Majesty's Government by what date the Freedom of Information team at HM Revenue and Customs intends to reply to the letter of appeal against a refusal to provide information under the...

      Higher Education: Loans

      To ask Her Majesty's Government , further to the Written Statement by the Minister for Further Education, Skills and Learning, John Hayes, on 12 July (Official Report, col. 35-6WS), whether they...

      House of Lords: Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint is authorised to speak on all matters relating to his department.

      Housing: Insurance

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord De Mauley on 18 July (Official Report, col. 224), what action they are taking to promote insurance-with-rent schemes for people with...

      Internet: 4G Spectrum

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the licence fees for the use of 900MHz and 1800MHz spectrum for each licensee if they were calculated to reflect full market value...

      Internet: Broadband

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will provide a breakdown by licensee of the fees paid to Ofcom in the financial year 2011-12 for the use of spectrum holdings under the Wireless...

      National Insurance

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Freud on 4 July (WA 178-80), what is the total number of national insurance numbers issued from 2004-05 to date to adult...

      Olympic and Paralympic Games 2012

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, after the end of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, any Minister will have designated oversight of the Olympic legacy.

      Pensions

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how much revenue they estimate would be raised by reducing the lifetime allowance for pensions tax relief to (1) £1.25 million, (2) £1 million, (3)...

      Pensions

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether current account surpluses were recorded in the accounts of (1) the NHS Superannuation Scheme, and (2) the Teacher Superannuation Scheme, in the past three...

      Pensions

      To ask Her Majesty's Government , further to the Written Answer by Baroness Garden of Frognal on 26 June (WA 57-8), what were the percentage increases in expenditure by Ofcom per annum since its...

      Pensions

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will follow other European countries in establishing a floor level for the discount interest rate to be applied in calculating insurance and pension...

      Private Sector: Investment

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to review their current policies designed to encourage private sector investment.

      Schools: Performance

      To ask Her Majesty's Government which are the 36 primary schools in Lancashire that the Schools Commissioner for England, Dr Elizabeth Sidwell, said in a speech at Hambleton, Lancashire on 12...

      Taxation: Alcohol

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group's Inquiry into beer tax fraud.

      Taxation: Cash-in-hand Payments

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have issued any guidance on how people can determine whether cash-in-hand payments are linked to tax evasion.

      Taxation: VAT

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how much they expect to raise from the imposition of VAT on charities in relation to the maintenance of listed buildings.

      Telecommunications: Television Signals

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what incentives are being provided, alongside consumer-focused measures, to mobile network operators to take steps to prevent or reduce interference with...

      Africa: Franco-British Co-operation

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress has been made in fulfilling the commitment to "pursue close co-operation on the ground in Africa" made at the Saint-Malo Franco-British summit in 1998.

      Burma

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will make representations to the Government of Burma about ending conflict in Kachin State, and ensuring humanitarian access to internally displaced...

      Burma

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will make representations to the Government of Burma about protecting the human rights of the Rohingya community in Arakan State.

      Burma

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent discussions they have had with the Government of Burma regarding the treatment of the Rohingya Muslim community.

      Burma

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will raise the issue of torture, abuse of human rights and burning of Rohingya children at the next United Nations Security Council.

      Cabinet Office: Correspondence

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what correspondence took place between the Department for Communities and Local Government and the Cabinet Office arising out of the letter from Lord Prescott to...

      China

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what inquiries and representations they have made about Bishop James Su Zhimin of Baoding, and Bishop Cosma Shi Enxiang of Yixian, who disappeared 15 and 11 years...

      Civil Service: Redundancy

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Wallace of Saltaire on 14 June (WA 265), how many staff working for the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and its...

      Government Departments: Buildings

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Department for Culture, Media and Sport intends to move its main premises from Cockspur Street; and, if so, to what location and when.

      Government Departments: Buildings

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what future use they envisage for the premises at Cockspur Street currently occupied by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

      Government Departments: Reorganisation

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend a long-term reorganisation of the current Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

      Government Departments: Staff

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what are their future plans for staffing levels at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

      Israel

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the recent statement by the Attorney General of Israel that Israeli law applies to the whole of the Temple Mount.

      National Policing Improvement Agency

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the transitional costs of transferring the functions of the National Policing Improvement Agency to other bodies, including the...

      Nigeria

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will make representations to the Government of Nigeria regarding the concerns of the Christian communities in Tafawa Belewa, Bauchi State, over the...

      Police: Police Officers and Police Community Support Officers

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what have been the changes in the numbers of (1) police officers, and (2) police community support officers, in each police authority over the past three years.

      Registration of Deaths

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what efforts they are making to ensure the rapid registration of deaths among the population of the United Kingdom. To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their...

      Broadband: 4G Mobile

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have (1) to assess the impact of interference from 4G mobile broadband on digital television services in a limited geographical area, and (2) to...

      Children: Northern Ireland and England

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what research they have commissioned into the comparative outcomes for children in Northern Ireland and England.

      EU: Media

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have made an assessment of whether any other member states of the European Union have systems of statutory press controls and of the effectiveness of...

      Higher Education: 16-19 Year-olds

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many 16 year-olds they expect to start the 2012-13 academic year studying in (1) maintained school sixth forms, (2) academy sixth forms, (3) 16-19 free...

      Higher Education: 16-19 Year-olds

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what (1) new academy sixth forms, and (2) 16-19 free schools, will open in the 2012-13 academic year; how much funding each will receive; and how many students...

      Holocaust

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hill of Oareford on 13 June (WA 257-8), how many academies no longer include the history of the Holocaust in their...

      Ofsted

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) complaints, and (2) appeals, against gradings Ofsted have received from (a) further education colleges, and (b) sixth form colleges, in the past two...

      Schools: Academies

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the terms of reference of the Schools Commissioner for England in relation to the promotion of academies, and for her other work; and what proportion of...

      Schools: Creationism

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they allow free schools to be established by groups that subscribe to the teaching of creationism.

      Schools: Creationism

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their policy on the teaching of creationism in school science lessons; and whether that policy applies to free schools.

      Schools: Creationism

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they consider it acceptable for free schools to teach creationism as an evidence-based theory in religious education.

      Schools: Creationism

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they consider it acceptable to refer to creationism as an evidence-based theory in school assemblies.

      Schools: Free Meals

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of pupils in the schools in each London borough and the City of London were in receipt of free school meals for each year from 1997 to the last...

      Schools: Free Schools

      To ask Her Majesty's Government which scientists they consult when deciding which free school proposals to approve.

      Schools: Funding

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the change in the allocation of capital funding for publicly funded schools between 2010-11 and 2011-12 across local authorities in (1) England, (2) the...

      Teachers: Overseas-trained

      To ask Her Majesty's Government in which countries the overseas-trained teachers currently working in England and Wales first qualified; and in which types of schools they are working.

      Electoral Registration

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, in making projections about levels of registration under the system of individual electoral registration proposed in the Electoral Registration and Administration...

      Electoral Registration

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of their proposals in the Electoral Registration and Administration Bill on levels of electoral registration (1) among...

      Government Departments: Ministerial Code

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what arrangements they have made to ensure that Ministers with responsibilities in the Cabinet Office comply with clauses 1.2(b) and 1.2(d) of the Ministerial Code.

      Private Sector: Cash Resources

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they estimate that cash resources held by private companies in the United Kingdom are increasing or decreasing.

      Civil Service: Training

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many training courses for civil servants were scheduled to be delivered by Civil Service Learning for April-June 2012; and how many were actually delivered.

      Cybercrime

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are aware of any recent cyberattack on UK banks or other banks with branches in the United Kingdom.

      Cybercrime

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what provision they are making in conjunction with the private sector to protect the UK financial system from cyberattack. To ask Her Majesty's Government what...

      Economy: Balance of Payments

      To ask Her Majesty's Government by what methodology the Pink Book figures are compiled by the Office for National Statistics; and whether this differs from the methodology used by HM Treasury for...

      Government Departments: Private Contractors

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the recent difficulties with G4S's contract to provide security for the Olympics, what assessment they have made of the guidance provided to...

      Pensions

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Sassoon on 2 July (WA 128), which non-public sector organisations, companies, or charities have been permitted to enrol...

      Pensions

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Freud on 2 July (WA 118), whether the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme maintained figures on the number of members...

      Bahrain

      To ask her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the 4 September decision of a Bahraini appeals court to uphold the conviction of opposition figures for allegedly plotting to...

      Health: Cigarettes

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of possible links between the use of electronic cigarettes and nicotine addiction.

      House of Lords: Leader's Group on Working Practices

      To ask the Leader of the House whether he will publish a list of the actions taken by him in response to each of the recommendations of the Leader's Group on Working Practices.

      Liikanen High-level Expert Group

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have made a submission to the Liikanen High-level Expert Group on structural aspects of the European Union banking sector; and, if so, whether they...

      Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint: Questions

      To ask the Leader of the House why Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint answers only questions relating to UK Trade & Investment and not questions on other matters for which the Department for...

      Nuclear Fuel Banks

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their policy on the creation of international nuclear fuel banks; and what steps they have taken to support efforts to establish such banks.

      Office of Fair Trading: Market Study into Dentistry

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when they will respond to the report by the Office of Fair Trading Dentistry: an OFT market study, published in May 2012.

      Olympic Games and Paralympic Games 2012: Security

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many phases of negotiations between G4S and the Home Office were necessary in order to determine the final number of security staff needed for the 2012 Olympic...

      Population Growth

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of when the population of London will reach 8.6 million people, its former peak, and what assessment they have made of the...

      Rwanda: UN Sanctions Group of Experts Report

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether their decision to restore some budget support to Rwanda that they suspended following the publication of a United Nations report accusing Rwanda of...

      Admiralty Arch

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are considering selling Admiralty Arch; and, if so, whether they have had any discussions with potential purchasers, and if so whom; and whether a...

      Armed Forces: Defence Medical Services

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many military secondary care consultants are without permanent NHS employment.

      Armed Forces: Interpreters

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many former interpreters with United Kingdom forces in Iraq have been granted asylum in the United Kingdom; how many former interpreters with United Kingdom...

      Armed Forces: Mail to Afghanistan

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how long it is currently taking for military personnel on patrol and serving on front-line positions in Afghanistan to receive parcels and letters sent from the...

      Audit Commission: Staff

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many staff were employed by the Audit Commission, including auditors, on 31 March 2010, 31 March 2011, and 31 March 2012; and what was the cost of any changes...

      Batumi

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when was the last time the United Kingdom Ambassador to Georgia visited Batumi.

      Belize

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have been approached by the government of Belize or other parties to assist Belize in rescheduling its debts.

      Corporation of Trinity House

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the redesign of the Corporation of Trinity House website was sanctioned by the Government; and if so, what were the costs placed on the General Lighthouse Fund.

      Crime and Courts Bill

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord McNally on 17 July (WA 26-7), why the impact assessment on the provisions in clause 20 of the Crime and Courts Bill [HL]...

      Dentistry: Training

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many UK dental graduates who applied for a Dental Foundation Training (DFT1) place in August 2012 were unsuccessful. To ask Her Majesty's Government why new...

      Departmental Replies: Notepaper

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have issued any guidance to departments regarding the use of departmental notepaper in reply to mail from the general public; and, if so, whether that...

      DfID: Operational Plans

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many of the Department for International Development's Operational Plans have not yet published an annual update for 2012; and why this is the case.

      DfID: Reserves

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have exceeded their reserve for humanitarian emergencies in any of the last ten years; and, if so, by how much and from where additional funds have...

      DfID: Spending

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Northover (HL2047), how Department for International Development input sector codes are allocated across the 10 broad...

      Education: Student Loans

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to review the impact on access to further education of the move from grants to loans for funding further education for those over 24.

      Education: Student Loans

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether those over 24 who use a further education course to access higher education will need to take out two loans; and, if so, what provision is available to...

      Elections: Malpractice

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the level of electoral fraud in relation to postal votes in each of the last 10 years. To ask Her Majesty's Government what...

      Elections: Postal Votes

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the cost of electoral returning officers verifying 100 per cent of postal votes.

      Electoral Registration and Administration Bill

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of their proposals in the Electoral Registration and Administration Bill on levels of electoral registration (1) among...

      Electoral Registration

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to monitor levels of electoral registration in (1) 2015, (2) 2016, (3) 2017, (4) 2018, (5) 2019 and (6) 2020. To ask Her Majesty's Government...

      European Convention on Human Rights: Russia

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take, in line with Article 46(4) of the European Convention on Human Rights, to refer infringement proceedings against Russia to the European...

      European Investment Bank

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Sassoon on 23 July (WA 90), on what evidence they base their confidence in the European Investment Bank's record of due...

      Eu: Vat

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect on United Kingdom interests of the application to the sale of digital books and other digital publications of a 3 per...

      Finance: Kay Review

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to respond formally to the Kay Review, published in July 2012; and whether they accept the Report's recommendations concerning fiduciary duties....

      Finance: Kay Review

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to implement Recommendation 7 of the Kay Review of equity markets that "regulatory authorities at EU and domestic level should apply fiduciary...

      Financial Stability: Algorithmic Trading

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have reviewed the risks to financial stability arising from algorithmic trading in United Kingdom equities.

      Financial Stability: Quantitative Easing

      To ask Her Majesty's Government why the monetary base is not expanding in line with the value of quantitative easing.

      Financial Stability: Quantitative Easing

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have considered cancelling the gilt-edged securities acquired under quantitative easing.

      Fire and Rescue Services

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on metropolitan fire and rescue services outside London of the reduction in funding in the first two years of the...

      Fire and Rescue Services

      To ask Her Majesty's Government why, in the first two years of the current Comprehensive Spending Review, metropolitan fire and rescue services outside London received reductions in funding which...

      Fire and Rescue Services

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what response they have made to representations from the Association of Metropolitan Fire and Rescue Authorities on the impact of larger than average reductions in...

      Fire and Rescue Services

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, in the financial settlement for 2013-15, they will take into account representations made by the Association of Metropolitan Fire and Rescue Authorities...

      Food: Free Food Banks

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many free food banks are reported as being in operation in England (1) on 1 January 2011, (2) on 1 January 2012, and (3) currently.

      Georgia

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the presence of Russian troops in Georgia.

      Government: Official Visits

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint (HL1850), what were the 42 countries visited by Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint in his ministerial capacity.

      Government: Official Visits

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint (HL1850), what were the names, designations and roles of all officials who accompanied Lord Green of...

      Government: Official Visits

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint (HL1850), why the official visits by Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint are not listed on the Cabinet...

      Government: Official Visits

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint (HL1850), what is the estimated total cost of the official overseas visits undertaken by Lord Green...

      Health: Babies

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what information they collect about the numbers and percentages of babies conceived in each of the last ten years (1) without medical intervention, and (2) through...

      Health: Cervical Cancer

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many deaths from cervical cancer were recorded in England and Wales in 2011; and, given the link between Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) and cervical cancer, what...

      Health: Circumcision

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the finding by Dr Aaron Tobian and colleagues from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore that male circumcision confers health...

      Health: Clinical Commissioning Groups

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that clinical commissioning groups are able to benefit from local expertise by recruiting secondary care clinicians from their...

      Health: Foundation Trusts

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the current Department of Health guidelines on the appointment of non-executive directors of Foundation Trusts. To ask Her Majesty's Government what...

      Health: Medical Students

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the benefits to United Kingdom medical students of elective periods overseas, particularly in low and middle-income countries. To ask...

      Health: NHS

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many patients from Scotland received NHS treatment in hospitals in England in the most recent full year for which figures are available. To ask Her Majesty's...

      Health: Secondary Care Clinicians

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of clinical commissioning groups have so far appointed a secondary care clinician to their board. To ask Her Majesty's Government what measures...

      HMRC

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have calculated what preparation, recruitment and staff training HM Revenue and Customs would be required to undertake before the introduction of a...

      Immigration: Support Applications

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many applications for support under (1) section 4(1)(a), and (2) section 4(1)(b) of the Immigration Act 1999 were (a) received, (b) granted, (c) refused, and...

      International Passenger Surveys

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Wallace of Saltaire on 3 July (WA 152), why International Passenger Survey (IPS) interviews for foreign residents arriving...

      Iraq: Chilcot Inquiry

      To ask Her Majesty's Government why the publication of the report of the Iraq inquiry chaired by Sir John Chilcot has been delayed.

      Isles of Scilly: Helicopter Services

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what proposals they have to provide short-term and long-term assistance to the Isles of Scilly following the decision by British International Helicopter Services...

      Israel and Palestine

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the Government of Israel concerning its plans to demolish eight villages in the South Hebron hills in the occupied West Bank...

      Israel and Palestine

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the result of the meeting on 16 July between HM Ambassador in Tel Aviv, HM Consul-General in Jerusalem, and Major-General Dangot; whether the meeting...

      Israel and Palestine

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when they last discussed with the government of Israel that government's refusal to allow residence in Israel to the spouses of Israel's Palestinian citizens born...

      Israel and Palestine: Israeli Settlers

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will ban Israeli settlers in the West Bank, who have been convicted of offences against Palestinians or against whom evidence exists of illegal acts...

      Legal Services: Triennial Review

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the cost of the Triennial Review of the Legal Services Board and the Office for Legal Complaints, published in July 2012.

      Local Government: Local Audit Bill

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what practical steps they have taken to anticipate and prepare for the implementation of the Draft Local Audit Bill; and what were the costs of those steps.

      Local Government: Local Audit Bill

      To ask Her Majesty's Government who, under the terms of the Draft Local Audit Bill, would have responsibility for considering and propagating best practice and cost-effectiveness in local...

      Olympic Games and Paralympic Games 2012: Security

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any private company other than G4S contracted to provide trained security personnel for the Olympic Games by the London Organising Committee of the Olympic...

      Olympic Games and Paralympic Games 2012: Security

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the estimated cost of the provision of extra troops to meet the failure of the G4S Olympic Games contract to deliver agreed numbers of trained security...

      Overseas Territories

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what capital grants and subsidies, in respect of transport, development and budgetary aid, have been provided in each of the last ten years for (1) Ascension...

      Pensions: British Rail

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether there is any signed Memorandum of Understanding between any Minister at the Department for Transport, the British Rail Pension Trustee and the British...

      Population Growth

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effects of population growth on (1) housing, (2) education, and (3) social services; and what steps they have taken to plan...

      Post Office: Credit Union Services

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Consumer Focus report Credit where Credit's Due, which proposes the provision of credit union services through the Post...

      Post Office: DVLA Contract

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to withdraw the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency contract from the Post Office.

      Post Office: Government Contracts

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that existing government contracts with the Post Office are protected. To ask Her Majesty's Government what support they offer...

      Prisons: Remand

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take, in the light of the recent report of the Chief Inspector of Prisons on remand prisoners, to improve the conditions of prisoners remanded...

      Remploy

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what alternative employment has been offered to former Remploy employees who have been made redundant. To ask Her Majesty's Government what training is available...

      Royal Mail: Postage Stamps

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the financial loss to Royal Mail caused by the reuse of non-cancelled and washed postage stamps over the past five years.

      Royal Mail: Postage Stamps

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to eliminate postal fraud through the resale of used postage stamps on the internet.

      Royal Mail: Postage Stamps

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have plans to require internet auction sites such as eBay to refuse to carry advertisements for the resale of used postage stamps.

      Rwanda

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Northover (HL2000), whether the Secretary of State for International Development has now decided whether Rwanda has...

      Security: G4S

      To ask Her Majesty's Government which services they expect G4S to take charge of from Lincolnshire Police.

      South Sudan

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Northover on 28 June (WA 109), whether they are considering re-evaluating their approach to accountability and...

      Transport: A371 Road Closure

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the economic and environmental effects of the closure of the A371 at its crossing of the rail line in Ausford Bridge in Somerset...

      Transport: Flexibility Scheme

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when they intend to publish draft regulations to implement European Directive 2011/88/EU of 16 November 2011 amending Directive 97/68/EC on the provisions for...

      Transport: Rail Franchises

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what measures are in place to ensure fair competition between incumbent passenger rail franchisees which are part of an Alliance with Network Rail and other...

      Transport: Railway Works

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what advice they give to (1) local authorities, and (2) Network Rail, regarding the provision of advance warning to residents, traders and businesses prior to...

      Transport: Satellite Navigation

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the General Lighthouse Authorities' Research and Radionavigation Directorate has signed any contractual agreements for the use of eLoran satellite...

      Turkey: Minorities

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the level of religious freedom enjoyed by the Alevi minority in Turkey.

      Turkey: Minorities

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the level of religious freedom enjoyed by the Alawite minority in Turkey.

      Turkey: Minorities

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the level of human rights and freedoms enjoyed by Kurds in Turkey.

      Valuation Office: Appeals

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many appeals against (1) council tax banding, and (2) business rate assessments, are currently lodged with the Valuation Office. To ask Her Majesty's...

      Visas: Medical Students

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the UK Border Agency will simplify the visa application process so that United Kingdom medical schools can establish elective programmes for overseas...

      Welfare: Access to Work

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will place a direct link to the Access to Work website on the Directgov website front page, instead of the current indirect link under the heading...

      Welfare: Social Fund

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the current estimate of the number of claims that will be made for Social Fund loans or grants by residents of Newcastle upon Tyne (1) in the current...

      Welfare: Work Capability Assessments

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of face-to-face assessments conducted by Atos Healthcare have been overturned by Department for Work and Pensions decision makers (1) since the...

      Welfare: Work Capability Assessments

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how they are monitoring the rollout throughout the country of the reforms of the work capability assessment recommended by Professor Harrington in his annual...

      Yemen: Food Security

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the government of Yemen's 2010 National Food Security Strategy as a framework for the government of Yemen,...

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