To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what progress he has made on transforming Defence Equipment and Support.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent progress has been made on the security transition in Afghanistan.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many members of the UK armed forces who served in Afghanistan during (a) Operation Herrick 8, (b) Operation Herrick 9 and (c) Operation Herrick 10...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many members of the UK armed forces served in Helmand in Afghanistan during (a) Operation Herrick 8, (b) Operation Herrick 9 and (c) Operation...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether the Government have any plans to merge the Defence Vetting Agency with the vetting functions of other Government Departments.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps the Government are taking to extend support in education for the children of current and former service personnel.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what support his Department is providing to the Bloodhound SSC world land speed record team; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many aircraft sorties per day the Queen Elizabeth class carrier is designed to operate.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether the Queen Elizabeth class carrier has a well deck; what his policy is on the storage and use of Royal Marine maritime transport vessels; and if...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the aviation mix is of hardware for the Queen Elizabeth class carrier in the littoral role.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the capacity to maintain operationally qualified pilots with a single Queen Elizabeth class carrier.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether he plans to introduce safeguards to prevent the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme from becoming a vehicle for lobbying.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when the review of the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme will be completed.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will publish the regulator's advice to his Department on the redevelopment of the Rolls-Royce Raynesway plant for the production of future reactor...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his policy is on any future proposals for foreign investment in BAE Systems.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps his Department plans to take to ensure it abides by its pledge to decrease expenditure on consultants.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether the Royal Navy was involved in the procurement of the Fire Shadow missile; and what the nature was of any such involvement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether low morale is an issue at the Ministry of Defence; and how he plans to alleviate any such problem.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what air-launched medium or tactical nuclear weapons the joint attack fighter will be cleared to deploy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which service will be responsible for the F-35B variant joint strike fighter on board the new Queen Elizabeth class carrier.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) Storm Shadow, (b) Tomahawk and (c) Brimstone missiles were expended during Operation Ellamy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many mid-air refuelling operations were required on average on a single sortie from RAF Marham to Libyan airspace and back during Operation Ellamy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has to introduce maritime patrol aircraft in the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will publish a list of all the types of helicopter platforms in present use across all three services; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what progress he has made on the implementation of the recommendations in his Department's White Paper on National Security Through Technology.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what capabilities are currently being utilised to fulfil the role that would otherwise have been undertaken by Nimrod MRA4 aircraft; and what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has to extend the mandate for Operation Atalanta.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent progress his Department has made in improving the effectiveness of procurement of items valued under £1,000; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what progress has been made on his Department's consultation on the release of the 870-872 and 915-917 MHz bandwidths; and if he will make a statement on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what external policy research his Department has commissioned in each of the last six years; which organisation was commissioned to provide each such...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many vessels were (a) intercepted and (b) boarded by the Royal Navy in UK territorial waters in each year since 2007.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which other Ministers will be involved in the Trident Alternatives Review.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent representations he has received on Bumi PLC.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many non-UK EEA nationals have dependants eligible to receive child benefit where the dependant is (a) in the UK and (b) outside the UK; and how much...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the notional value of derivatives held by the banks regulated by the Financial Services Authority is; and what information is held about the maturity...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish the names of each individual and organisation he met in an official capacity at the 2012 Conservative party conference.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what progress has been made by the Ministerial Working Group considering the devolution of corporation tax to Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he expects debt owed by Iceland to be repaid; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent discussions he has had with the Financial Services Authority on the mis-selling of interest rate swaps to small and medium-sized businesses.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate his Department has made of the number of independent financial advisers who went out of business as a result of changes in the rules...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish a report on the progress of the priority infrastructure projects outlined in the National Infrastructure Plan, setting out how many...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the paperwork required in order to make a successful application to the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he has any plans to extend small business rate relief beyond March 2013.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the potential effect on consumer spending and the wider economy of his proposals to introduce regional pay in the public...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent discussions he has had with the European Commission on maintaining the reduced rate of VAT applicable to energy saving materials.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people have been asked to repay over £1,000 in tax credits by HM Revenue and Customs in each of the last five years.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many non-UK EEA nationals have received tax credits in each of the last five years; and at what cost to the public purse.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether his Department is part of the Consortium to Perform Human Bio-Monitoring on a European Scale project; and if he will...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what his policy is on the development of anaerobic digestion.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many energy from waste plants there were in England on 31 December in each year since 1997; and where each such plant was...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what recent assessment his Department has made of the effect on the native British larch of Phytophthora ramorum; (2)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what progress he made on reducing plastic bag usage via retailers in the latest period for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what assessment his Department has made of the extent to which the invasive shrimp, Dikerogammarus haemobaphes, has...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many dwellings with approved planning applications remain to be developed.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether his Department logs the websites visited by civil servants, political advisers and Ministers using departmental computers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) what information his Department holds on the proportion of local government procurement that is sourced from local...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will request the London borough of Barnet to comply with its external auditor's recommendations and produce a stakeholder...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what communication he or officials in his Department have had with the London borough of Barnet regarding the procurement...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether it is his policy that outsourcing of regulatory services by local authorities should be subject to consultation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what steps he has taken to ensure that local authorities which commission regulatory services such as planning, licensing and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will make it his policy to use Labour Force Survey data rather than the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings when...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent assessment he has made of the ability of those local authorities with lower grant dependency to continue to raise...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what proportion of business rates collected by his Department is collected from the retail industry.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment he has made of the economic effect of the business rates transitional arrangements on areas where rents and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will estimate the number of shops that have shut down following the increase in business rates in April 2012.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many planning applications he has called in since May 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many square metres of approved planning applications remain to be developed for (a) office, (b) industrial and (c) retail use.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many staff in his Department work on delivering the Regional Growth Fund.

To ask the Attorney-General what recent discussions he has had with the Director of Public Prosecutions about the record of the Crown Prosecution Service on prosecuting disability hate crimes.

To ask the Attorney-General what recent discussions he has had with the (a) Director of Public Prosecutions and (b) Secretary of State for the Home Department on prosecutions of violence against...

To ask the Attorney-General what recent discussions he has had with the Director of Public Prosecutions on the prosecution of crimes committed online.

To ask the Attorney-General how many prosecutions there have been for under-age sex in the last five years.

To ask the Attorney-General what recent assessment he has made of the performance of the Crown Prosecution Service in cases involving deaths in police custody or after contact with the police.

To ask the Prime Minister when he intends to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for East Worthing and Shoreham of 9 July 2012 regarding the visit of the Dalai Lama.

To ask the Prime Minister whether he has had recent meetings or communications with officials in the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority regarding the remuneration and pensions of hon....

To ask the Prime Minister who accompanied him on his trip to the US on 13 March 2012.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many antisocial behaviour orders have been (a) applied for and (b) made in Merseyside in each of the last 10 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether she plans to introduce community triggers to tackle antisocial behaviour in Liverpool.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of people reporting antisocial behaviour to police in Merseyside have done so on more than one occasion.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps she has put in place to ensure that the police identify victims of antisocial behaviour; and what assessment she has made of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people are currently seeking asylum in the UK, by nationality.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many failed asylum seekers have been deported to (a) Iran and (b) Iraq in each of the last 24 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent discussion she has had with the chief constables of (a) Avon and Somerset and (b) Gloucestershire on the cost and operational...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she expects the e-Borders programme to cover all international travellers using all UK ports; if she will publish a business plan; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many recorded incidents of domestic burglary there were in each year since 1994.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many homeowners have been charged after defending their property against burglars in each year since 1994; and in respect of what...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the cost of the gratis visa scheme for the Chernobyl children was in each of the last 10 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the (a) number and (b) proportion of births was where (i) one and (ii) both parents were foreign-born in (A) London and (B) each London...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what research her Department is undertaking into domestic violence among (a) migrant families and (b) families where one spouse is a migrant.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what research her Department has undertaken into domestic violence in South Asian communities in the UK; and what the findings were.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps her Department is taking to reduce levels of domestic violence in (a) north-west London and (b) Greater London.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many people arrested for (a) possession with intent to supply a controlled drug, (b) supplying a controlled drug, (c) being...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Tier 2 (General) work visas were issued for occupations in (a) accommodation and food service activities and (b) human health and...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications for Tier 1 visas made before the closure of that route in April 2012 are still being processed.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many conferences, courses and seminars hosted by the European Police College civil servants from her Department have attended since 2001;...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many firearm and shotgun certificate holders in the Hampshire police force area have not been able to renew such certificates before...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the value of funds confiscated from prosecuted traffickers was in each of the last three years; and what proportion of such funds was...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many non-UK EU nationals have entered the UK to seek employment with dependants who are (a) EU nationals, (b) UK nationals and (c) non-EU...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many Metropolitan police officers there were serving in Lambeth in May (a) 2000, (b) 2001, (c) 2002, (d) 2003, (e) 2004, (f) 2005,...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what the total cost to the public purse of police overtime in England and Wales was in each of the last five years; (2) what the...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she plans to release the results of her Department's consultation on police powers to promote and maintain public order.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what her policy is on the minimum number of years a person convicted of a sexual offence must wait before reapplying for a review of an...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many persons convicted of a sexual offence have been (a) fined or (b) recalled to prison for a breach of their notification...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the provisions of sections 104 to 113 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 in protecting...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many relevant offenders as defined by the Sexual Offences Act 2003 failed to provide police with initial information within three...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many compensatory payments were made to individuals who had their excise goods and vehicles seized by UKBA and who successfully appealed...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether there are UK Border Agency staff members who are caseworkers for individual universities involved in sponsor compliance.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many UK Border Agency staff are involved in monitoring sponsor compliance for education institutions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many (a) primary schools, (b) secondary schools and (c) colleges have been built in (i) Birmingham and (b) the West Midlands in each financial year...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) whether he proposes that (a) art, (b) drama, (c) music and (d) ICT will be included within the English baccalaureate certificate; (2) how he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what steps his Department is taking to help identify children who are entitled to free school meals.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what steps his Department is taking to support primary schools in (a) Hertfordshire and (b) England to assist in the teaching of children from other EU...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what external policy research his Department has commissioned in each of the last six years; which organisation was commissioned to provide each such...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many (a) written representations and (b) complaints he has received following the refusal of a blue badge renewal application, by a local...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps he is taking to encourage UK manufacture of trains to be ordered for the Crossrail line.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment his Department has made of the merits of recent research on the extension of Crossrail to Stansted airport.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what his policy is on the establishment of a Crossrail link between Stansted and Heathrow airports.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps he is taking to encourage children to wear a helmet when riding a bicycle.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate he has made of the number of persons who were (a) killed, (b) seriously injured and (c) slightly injured by plug-in electric and hybrid...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what proportion of the cost of High Speed 2 will be funded by (a) public and (b) private sources.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how the increased capacity created by the electrification of the Midland Main Line was factored in to the calculation of the latest economic case for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will consider (a) allowing exemptions from the Certificate of Professional Competence programme to be granted to HGV drivers with a large amount...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether there are any plans to build a permanent passenger and baggage handling facility at Liverpool International Cruise Terminal.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what his policy is on Liverpool City Council allowing City of Liverpool Cruise Terminal to accept turnaround calls prior to securing EU state aid clearance.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many registered (a) cars, (b) vans and (c) heavy goods vehicles there were in the UK in the latest period for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent steps the Government has taken to combat motor insurance fraud; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many non-commercial vehicles registered overseas entered the UK in the latest period for which figures are available; and what consideration he has...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what criteria are required for eligibility for a disabled person's pass to use (a) rail and (b) bus services; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether his Department has a role in defining peak and off-peak times in relation to the calculation of rail fares.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the effect the current pause in the rail franchising process will have on (a) consideration and consultation of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps he has taken in the invitation to tender for the search and rescue contract to prioritise manufacture of the helicopters in the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the cost of setting up a national road charging system including the cost of fitting units into the existing vehicle fleet.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what response his Department has made to the European Commission's stakeholder consultation on the charging of the use of road infrastructure;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether he plans to issue an addendum to the Great Western franchise invitation to tender document following representations made by the West of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the effect that the recent problems with the franchise of the West Coast Mainline will have on the granting of new rail...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is the expected cost of the independent review into the error by Laidlaw and Smith; and what (a) Laidlaw and Smith and (b) PwC will be paid.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what checks were carried out by (a) officials involved in the Inter-City West Coast (ICWC) franchising competition, (b) consultants advising officials...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much the Carbon Trust has paid out in grants to businesses in each financial year from 2005-06 to date; how many businesses...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what role he sees for coal in meeting the UK's future energy requirements.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many investigations have been initiated by Ofgem into the failure of energy distribution companies to deliver on output efficiency...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change on how many occasions an energy distribution company has been fined by Ofgem for its failure to deliver on output efficiency in (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change on how many occasions a decision by Ofgem to fine an energy distribution company for its failure to deliver on output efficiency has...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change if he will estimate the (a) current and all future total system costs and (b) current and future levelised costs of electricity...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what estimate he has made of the annual cost to consumers of energy lost during the distribution phase.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what steps he has taken to investigate whether commercial landlords operate transparently when re-charging tenants for energy supplies.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change if he will publish (a) the membership of Ofgem's Consumer Challenge Group and (b) a note of each meeting of the Group since May 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change whether his Department has published guidance on the rules governing departmental advisers working concurrently for private consultancies.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (1) how many candidates for the post of Delivery Adviser to his Department on Energy Efficiency (a) applied for the position and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what work his Department has undertaken to assess the feasibility of options for plutonium re-use including (a) a new mox plant, (b) a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what steps his Department have taken to prepare for the introduction of the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what external policy research his Department has commissioned in each of the last six years; which organisation was commissioned to...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office for what reasons the Cabinet Office guidance on the scope of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in relation to private e-mails was delayed.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office pursuant to the answer of 17 September 2012, Official Report, column 523W, on public consultation, for what reason his Department did not include around...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office whether (a) Ministers, (b) officials and (c) special advisers in his Department have met Miriam Maes on official business since May 2010.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office whether companies competing in the tendering process for the contract to provide back-up cars to departments for ministerial travel will be allowed to...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of unemployed (a) women who are single mothers and (b) women with children who have a working...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport how many betting shops there were in the UK in (a) 2009, (b) 2010 and (c) 2011; what discussions the Government has had with...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport (1) what information her Department holds on the number of universities that have provision for women's boxing; (2) what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport how many undertakings to indemnify objects under section 16 of the National Heritage Act 1980 have been made in each year...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport how many individuals have made use of the conditional exemption tax incentive scheme on UK heritage assets in each of the last...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport if she will consider adopting the recommendations by the Campaign for Fairer Gambling to (a) reduce the number of fixed odds...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport how much her Department spent on the (a) VisitBritain and (b) Enjoy England websites in each month since May 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport how many page hits the (a) VisitBritain and (b) EnjoyEngland website has recorded in each month since May 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what meetings (a) Ministers and (b) officials in her Department have had with representatives from the (i) National Lottery...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport (1) how many pilot music rehearsal spaces will continue to provide a space for young people to play music after the pilot...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport (1) what steps she is taking to support grass-roots music development; (2) what steps she is taking to support grass-roots...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what formal consultations are being sponsored by her Department and its agencies; and what the (a) commencement date and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what assessment she has made of the (a) literacy and (b) numeracy skills of new recruits to her Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport which 10 tourist attractions in England (a) had the most visitors and (b) raised the most revenue in each of the last two years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what assessment her Department has made of the (a) number of tourists and (b) revenue from tourism in the North West in each...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what plans he has to publish new guidelines to the Bribery Act 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether he has received any recent representations from FTSE companies regarding possible changes to the guidance to the Bribery Act 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many complaints his Department has received on the contract awarded for interpretation in court proceedings; (2) what assessment he has made...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice when his Department plans to publish its response to the consultation Transforming Bailiff Action.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will undertake an investigation into the practices of private bailiff firms.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what steps his Department is taking to improve the reporting of legal aid fraud; and what guidance his Department publishes on such fraud.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how an individual should report legal aid fraud.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what representations he has received (a) in support of and (b) in opposition to permitting outdoor wedding ceremonies.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many prisoners are given work inside HM Prison Oakwood; and how many prisoners are not given such work.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what prisoners in HM Prison Oakwood are paid for their work.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what range of work is available to prisoners in HM Prison Oakwood.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice which companies hold contracts for work undertaken by prisoners in HM Prison Oakwood.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many prisoners are engaged in full-time education at HM Prison Oakwood.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much prisoners are charged to hire telephones for personal use at HM Prison Oakwood.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what information his Department holds on the frequency with which bedding is changed at HM Prison Oakwood.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many prisoners HM Prison Oakwood has held in each week since it opened.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the cost was to the prison service of each prisoner held in HM Prison Oakwood in each week since the prison opened.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the procedure is for prisoners to have bedding sent in by families at HM Prison Oakwood.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many staff have been appointed to work at HM Prison Oakwood since it opened.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many staff have ceased to work at HM Prison Oakwood since it opened.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what arrangements he has made for providing prisoners with drinking water at HMP Oakwood.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many convictions there have been for under-age sex in the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many individuals aged 18 or younger (a) have been prosecuted for and (b) have received a custodial sentence for an offence of carrying a bladed or...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many prison officers were working in each prison in England and Wales in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what plans he has to review personally the market testing evaluation process of prisons.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many (a) women and (b) men are subject to risk of sexual harm orders in each police authority area; (2) how many convicted sex offenders are...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the average cost to the public purse is of a review of an indeterminate notification requirement for a convicted sex offender.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) what plans he has to increase the number of years before an application may be made by a convicted sex offender to review an indeterminate...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many offenders convicted of a sexual offence under schedule 3 to the Sexual Offences Act 2003 are on licence in each probation service area.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the average age is of (a) male and (b) female prisoners serving a prison sentence for a sexual offence under schedule 3 to the Sexual Offences Act 2003.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many (a) male and (b) female prisoners convicted of an offence under Schedule 3 to the Sexual Offences Act 2003 are serving prison sentences in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) if he will estimate the total cost of damage to buildings by squatters in the latest period for which figures are available; (2) if he will...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many abortions have been undertaken (a) up to and including and (b) after the twelfth week of pregnancy in each year since 2008.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what arrangements are in place to ensure the minimum clinical standards which the NHS requires for treatments provided in house are maintained by those...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent assessment he has made of the capacity of accident and emergency departments in hospitals in the North East Ambulance Service area; and what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the risk to public health from the use of liquid nitrogen in drinks; whether the Government plans to introduce regulation...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will issue a warning against the danger of drinks containing liquid nitrogen; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health in what medical devices Bisphenol A has been authorised for use; and whether this list includes medical devices designed for delivering chemotherapy to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) when he plans to include environmental exposure to chemicals such as Bisphenol A as a preventable risk factor in the UK Strategy for Cancer and NHS...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health in what applications the Government has approved the use of Bisphenol A.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the tariff for caesarian sections has been in each year since 2008-09.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will provide financial assistance to small care homes to help them meet the costs of (a) the increase in the rate of the national minimum wage and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people were registered as carers in (a) Ashfield constituency and (b) Nottinghamshire in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when his Department's Committee of Experts which replaced the Committee on the Carcogenity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products last met; who sits on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the (a) brand and (b) supplier was in respect of all expenditure by his Department on (i) tea and coffee, (ii) wine, (iii) alcoholic refreshments...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent assessment he has made of the potential effect on human health of the consumption of Monsanto NK603 Roundup-resistant genetically-modified maize.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department is taking to improve health services for homeless people.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the risk to public health from the use of the substance known as herbal incense; and how many people have been admitted to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much has been spent from the public purse on homeopathy in each year since 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many complaints of sexual abuse have been recorded by NHS hospitals in each of the last 20 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people in each age group have been admitted to hospitals in each region for treatment for each type of tropical disease in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the Government's policy is on the re-use of jam jars by individuals; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make it his policy that the accident and emergency department at Kettering General Hospital will not be downgraded or closed as part of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the standard of care provided to people with learning disabilities by Mental Health and Learning Disability NHS trusts in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) ambulances and (b) motor cycles were available for use by the London Ambulance Service to respond to 999 calls on 30 September (i) 2010, (ii)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what assessment he has made of the effects of flood damage on blood stocks at the NHS Blood and Transplant Centre in Filton; (2) what assessment he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what assessment he has made of the risks of moving the work of blood testing sites to an area at risk of flooding; (2) what steps he plans to take...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much has been spent on (a) redundancy payments, (b) pay in lieu of notice and (c) additional payments to pension schemes for staff from primary care...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what contracts the NHS holds with G4S.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many nurses were employed by the NHS (a) in 2010 and (b) on the most recent date for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people (a) under 16, (b) aged between 18 and 24, (c) aged between 25 and 64 and (d) aged 65 years and over in (i) Ashfield, (ii) Nottinghamshire,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what subscriptions to (a) newspapers and (b) health journals are held by Ministerial offices in his Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what progress he has made on the establishment of a national quality standard for men with prostate cancer.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent assessment he has made on the role of treatment in enabling people with schizophrenia to remain in employment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people aged (a) under 16, (b) between 18 and 24, (c) between 25 and 64 and (d) 65 and over in (i) Ashfield, (ii) Nottinghamshire, (iii) the East...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent assessment he has made of the resources available to speech and language therapists in the South Teesside area.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many journeys in an official capacity (a) he and (b) officials of his Department made by (i) train, (ii) coach and (iii) Government car in each of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent discussions he has had with the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust on the future configuration of maternity services at its hospitals.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the outcomes were of her Preparation of Electoral Roll with Photographs Programme; and how the project was implemented in Bangladesh.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what outcomes she expects from her Public Service Capacity Building programme; and how the project is being implemented in Bangladesh.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what outcomes she expects from the Strengthening Political Participation in Bangladesh programme; and how the project is being...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what outcomes she expects from the Underprivileged Children's Education and Skills programme; and how the project is being implemented...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what estimate she has made of the amount of funding from her Department that has been implemented through the Manusher Jonno Foundation...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what outcomes she expects from her Department's funding through the Manusher Jonno Foundation in Bangladesh. [Official Report, 16...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how her Department's Manusher Jonno project in Bangladesh is being implemented.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development whether it remains her policy that her Department's Operational Plan in Bangladesh 2011-2015 should reduce its targets on (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how she proposes that the wealth-creation pillar in her Department's Operational Plan in Bangladesh 2011-2015 of increasing income for...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what outcomes she expects from her Accelerating Improved Nutrition for Extreme Poor in Bangladesh project; and how the project is being...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what outcomes she expects from her Technical Assistance to Support Improved Aid Effectiveness in Bangladesh programme; and how the...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what outcomes she expects from her Crown Agents Procurement Core Country Agreement; and how the project is being implemented in Bangladesh.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the outcomes were of her Transparency International Bangladesh project; and how the project was implemented in Bangladesh.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what outcomes she expects from the Bangladesh Policy Fund; and how the project is being implemented in Bangladesh.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the outcomes were of her Humanitarian Assistance for Bangladesh programme; and how the project was implemented in Bangladesh.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the outcomes were of her Bangladesh Sanglap II project; and how the project was implemented in Bangladesh.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what outcomes she expects from her Department's Joint Technical Assistance Programme with the World Bank; and how the project is being...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment she has made of the outcomes of the Joint UN Accelerating Progress towards Maternal and Neonatal Mortality and...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the outcomes were of her Department's Maternal, Neonatal and Child Survival Project with the Science and Research Advisory...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what outcomes she expects from her Tax Administration—Compliance and Taxpayer Services Programme; and how the project is being...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment she has made of (a) the outcomes of the United Nations Development Programme Early Recovery Action Plan and (b) how the...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what outcomes she expects from her Shelter, Sanitation and Resilience, Bangladesh programme; and how the project is being implemented...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what outcomes she expects from her Katalyst Phase II project; and how the project is being implemented in Bangladesh.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the outcomes were of her Urban Primary Health Care Project 2; and how the project was implemented in Bangladesh.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the outcomes were of her Education for Children with Disabilities programme; and how the project was implemented in Bangladesh.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the outcomes were of her Access to Information for Greater Participation and Government Accessibility project; and how the project...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the outcomes were of her project to provide support to the International Centre for Diarrhoea Disease Research, Bangladesh for...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the outcomes were of her Safe Motherhood in Rural Communities project; and how the project was implemented in Bangladesh.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the outcomes were of the Community Based Microfinance Initiative; and how the project was implemented in Bangladesh.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps her Department has taken to implement the conclusions of the Strategic Programme Review in Bangladesh; and if she will make...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessments are made when setting the salaries of Bangladeshi nationals employed by her Department in Bangladesh.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what recent estimate she has made of the planned operational costs for her Department in Bangladesh; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will publish the full list of contractors and subcontractors used in the delivery of each operational project being undertaken...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the outcomes were of the Health, Nutrition and Population Sector programme; and how the project was implemented in Bangladesh.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what outcomes she expects from the Urban Partnership for Poverty Reduction programme; and how the project is being implemented in...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what outcomes are expected from the Regulatory and Investment Systems for Enterprise programme; and how the project was implemented in...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development (1) what outcomes were achieved by the Chars Livelihoods Programme; and how the project was implemented in Bangladesh; (2) what...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what outcomes are expected from the Skills for Employment programme; and how the project was implemented in Bangladesh.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what outcomes are expected from the Strengthening Public Expenditure Management programme; and how the project was implemented in...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what outcomes are expected from the Rights and Governance Challenge Fund; and how the project was implemented in Bangladesh.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what outcomes were achieved by the Rural Electricification Development project; and how the project was implemented in Bangladesh.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what outcomes are expected from the Promoting Financial Services for Poverty Reduction in Bangladesh programme; and how the project was...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what outcomes are expected from the Bangladesh Humanitarian Preparedness and Response programme; and how the project is being...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what outcomes were achieved by the Skills and Opportunities for Employment programme; and how the project was implemented in Bangladesh.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what outcomes were achieved by the Bangladesh Budget Support for Roads and Highways Department programme; and how the project was...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what outcomes were achieved by the Financial Management Reform Programme; and how the project was implemented in Bangladesh.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the outcomes were of the BRAC Challenging the Frontiers of Poverty Reduction-Phase 2 project; and how the project was implemented...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what outcomes are expected from the Health Sector Development programme; and how the project is being implemented in Bangladesh.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what outcomes are expected from the Strategic Partnership between BRAC, her Department and AusAID to support BRAC in delivering...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much (a) her Department and (b) the Westminster Foundation for Democracy donated to Electoral Reform International Services in each...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much funding has been spent on the Maldives by the multilateral aid organisations with which her Department works.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what her Department's definition of “supported” is in relation to the provision of development aid; and if she will make a...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what recent discussions she has had with her Sri Lankan counterparts on the Sri Lankan military's involvement in civil society roles in...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what recent discussions she has had with the United Nations Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs on the IDP...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will make it his policy to widen access to bodies which may provide advice and guidance with respect to employment issues.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what proportion of youth employment is provided by the retail sector.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many non-UK EU nationals have claimed disability benefits in each of the last five years; and at what cost to the public purse; (2)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people received assistance through the Future Jobs Fund in (a) 2007, (b) 2008, (c) 2009 and (d) 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps his Department plans to take to monitor the effect of the Housing Benefit (Amendment) Regulations 2012 on residents living in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many lone parents with children between the ages of three and five are on out-of-work income support; and what estimate his Department has...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether the Government receive revenue from the interest charged on new business loans in the new enterprise scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when he plans to respond to the proposal by Disability Employment Limited to acquire plant and premises at the former Wrexham Remploy site.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people who receive (a) jobseeker's allowance, (b) carer's allowance, (c) disability living allowance and (d) employment and support...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people have been claiming (a) jobseeker's allowance, (b) carer's allowance, (c) disability living allowance and (d) employment and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people living outside the UK receive non-contributory benefits; and what the total monetary value of those benefits is estimated to be...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in Aberconwy have had a sanction applied for refusing to take employment since May 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many claimants had their benefits stopped via sanction in the last quarter for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether housing benefit will be paid directly to landlords following the introduction of universal credit.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many pensioners received the winter fuel allowance in (a) Coventry, (b) Coventry North East constituency and (c) the west midlands in each...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the number of people who have requested that their work capability assessments be recorded in each parliamentary...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether he intends to bring forward proposals to ensure that additional evidence from medical practitioners can be taken into account in work...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when he plans to undertake the next stocktake of sub-contractors in the Work programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent progress has been made on agreeing the Arms Trade Treaty; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether the Commissioner and Administrator of British Indian Ocean Territory are answerable to Ministers in his Department as...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what objectives have been set for his adviser on energy and resource security.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will ask the President of Indonesia for what reason Indonesia rejected the recommendation in the Universal Periodic Review...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received on Indonesia's response to the recommendations of its Universal Periodic Review at the UN Human...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will discuss allegations of rising religious intolerance and violations of freedom of religion or belief in Indonesia with...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will discuss the human rights situation in West Papua with the President of Indonesia during his forthcoming state visit...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will encourage the President of Indonesia to establish a meaningful dialogue with representatives of the people of West...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will encourage the President of Indonesia to invite the UN Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression to visit (a) West...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will encourage the President of Indonesia to invite the UN Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Religion or Belief to visit...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will urge the President of Indonesia to revise or repeal that country's blasphemy law and its ministerial decrees on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will discuss with the President of Indonesia the potential effects on the rule of law in that country of the decision by...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what training his Department has provided to Indonesia's Densus 88 through the Jakarta Centre for Law Enforcement Co-operation;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received on allegations that the Indonesian counter-terrorist organisation Densus 88 was involved in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he has taken to ensure that officers of the Indonesian counter-terrorist organisation Densus 88 trained by the UK are...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what UK-supplied military equipment is used by the Indonesian counter-terrorism organisation Densus 88; what guidelines have...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what funding the Government has provided (a) to the Jakarta Centre for Law Enforcement Cooperation (JCLEC) and (b) for training...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment he has made of the extent of religious persecution in Nigeria; and what representations he has made to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received on levels of human trafficking in Somalia; and what discussions he has had with his Somali...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment he has made of the treatment and situation of Tamils returned to Sri Lanka by the UK in the last year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment his Department has made of the extent of funding of terrorist organisations from ransom payments.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many people started Government apprenticeships in the Ashfield constituency in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012 to date.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what plans he has for the future of the British Antarctic Survey.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what his policy was on retaining section 52 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 during negotiations on the Designs...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what his policy is on the proposal by the European Commission to institute a mandatory quota on the number of women on company boards.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what proportion of graduates in science, technology, engineering and mathematics subjects from universities in England in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of the competitiveness of universities in England and Wales in attracting UK students at present fee...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what proportion of the consumer price index basket of goods higher education tuition fees represent.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of the skills gap that exists in relation to the potential for offshore wind development in the UK;...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they were consulted by John Larkin, the Attorney-General for Northern Ireland, before his intervention in the adoption case of X & others v. Austria...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will release the citation behind the award of the Distinguished Flying Cross to Flying Officer John Walter de Foix Rawle (113590) of RAFVR No. 138...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of increased air passenger duty on jobs and growth; on businesses with international interests; and on families with...

To ask Her Majesty's Government how and when they will judge whether measures recently announced to encourage lending by banks to United Kingdom companies are succeeding.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will ban the use of neonicotinoid-based insecticides in order to protect the health of the bee population.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the varroa mite and neonicotinoid-based insecticides on the bee population.

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Freud on 24 September (WA 296) why they do not maintain figures on the number and amount of child benefit and child tax...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of badgers need to be culled in Somerset and Gloucester for their bovine tuberculosis eradication strategy to be considered successful. To ask Her...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have received reports that torture is still being used against political prisoners in Burma.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to obtain the release of the Burmese human rights activist, U Myint Aye.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend the cost of financing the proposed safety net under the localised business rate system to be met by local authorities rather than central...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what use they intend to make of the £600 million surplus in business rates collected in 2011-12; and what amount is estimated to accrue in 2012-13.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will encourage British companies to increase the use of foreign languages when marketing products to European Union member states.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to put in place fiscal incentives to ensure that United Kingdom companies encourage appropriate staff to obtain qualifications in international...

To ask Her Majesty's Government when they will introduce legislation to reform the funding of adult social care.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether their plans to reform child benefit will result in some families losing their entitlement to benefit while families with greater total income retain...

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many children were estimated to live in poverty in the United Kingdom in 2010; what is their estimate for 2011; and what is their forecast for 2015.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, in view of the pressure on council budgets and the costs of redundancies, they will (1) allow local authorities to minimise the impact of such costs on...

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many senior civil servants at the Department for Communities and Local Government are on secondment to local authorities in the United Kingdom or abroad; and...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what powers under the Crime and Courts Bill (1) will, and (2) could under clause 2, (a) the National Crime Agency or its director general, and (b) the Home...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will consider further ways of safeguarding landscape character or visual amenity in the planning process for wind farm development.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, after the death in prison of Mr Dawit Habtemichael, they will make representations to the Government of Eritrea regarding the release of the four...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will seek a European Union travel ban on ministers and officials responsible for torture and deaths in custody in Eritrea.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will consider minimal mandatory antenatal data gathering, including on female genital mutilation and cutting.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to secure an increase in the private savings ratio in the United Kingdom.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many fire-fighters were employed in each of the metropolitan and combined fire authorities in the United Kingdom on 1 May in (1) 2010, (2) 2011, and (3) 2012.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many meetings with the Fire Brigades Union they have had since coming into office.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many fire stations have been closed since 11 May 2010 in the United Kingdom.

To ask Her Majesty's Government when the results of the Home Office Firearms Forms Working Group will be published.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of child marriages on the education, heath and security of girls in the developing world.

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Sassoon on 8 October (WA 406), which other HM Revenue and Customs offices do not permit on-line filing of excise duty returns.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the Government of the Gambia, bilaterally and through the Commonwealth, about the application of academic freedom in the...

To ask Her Majesty's Government how effective are their representations to the Government of Israel about access to and from Gaza, and coastal fishing, have been, particularly since the release...

To ask Her Majesty's Government how much each government department spends on research.

To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the finding by the Planning Inspectorate that Hull City Council's core strategy failed to comply with the requirements of the planning policy for...

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Hanham on 28 March (WA 268), what are the results of the first quarter's monitoring of the Local Authority Traveller...

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many military personnel were fitted with microprocessor-controlled prosthetic knees in specialist rehabilitation centres in each of the past five years.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how they intend to reduce the number of homeless families being forced into temporary bed and breakfast accommodation.

To ask the Chairman of Committees, further to his Written Answer on 25 July (WA 164), what were the party or group affiliations of those listed in each of the seven attendance categories.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of, and how many, (1) 16 year-olds, (2) 17 year-olds, (3) 18 to 21 year-olds, and (4) 22 to 24 year-olds, claim housing benefit in England; and,...

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 interviews for foreign residents arriving in the...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the Government of Iran about the number of executions in that country; and what conclusions they draw from the replies.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the Government of Iraq about the number of executions in that country; and what conclusions they draw from the replies.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will request the Government of Israel to release from military custody Majd Farooq Abdelateef Obeid and Abdelateef Farooq Abdelateef Obeid and other...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what information they have received regarding progress in constructing a waste water treatment plant in Salfit in the West Bank.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what new assistance they are being given by the Government of Libya regarding the names and details of those responsible for the Lockerbie bombing; and whether the...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will consider seeking compensation for those killed and injured, and for property destroyed by, armaments supplied to the IRA by the previous...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what support they are giving to the campaign launched in July by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers to promote a national industrial strategy for the revival...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the benefits of school and nursery milk schemes to the dairy industry. To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take...

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Romanians have registered for United Kingdom national insurance numbers in total and in each year since that country's accession to the European Union in...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the total cost of all inquiries into the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust undertaken by Robert Francis QC at the latest date for which information is...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in North Korea, concerning the findings and recommendations of his recent...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they support the establishment of a United Nations Commission of Inquiry into crimes against humanity in North Korea, through the United Nations Human...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Government of North Korea regarding Article 233 of the North Korean Criminal Code, which imposes up to five years of labour...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the Government of North Korea regarding ending its policy of guilt by association; and whether they will call on the...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in North Korea on the imprisonment of...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the Government of North Korea regarding Kim Jong Un's recent declaration that his first, second and third priorities were to...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the Government of North Korea regarding the songbun class structure.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will support the request made by the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA) in paragraph 26 of the 2012...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking through the overseas aid programme to encourage the provision of the necessary information and health services addressing the sexual and...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the role played by aid, provided both bilaterally and via the European Union, in improving the current economic situation in the...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of peacebuilding funding is directed at activities specifically to promote women's rights and their participation in peacebuilding.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the likelihood of the Palestinian Authority becoming bankrupt and the potential causes of that.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the consequences of Palestine seeking to be recognised as a "non-member observer state" by the United Nations General Assembly.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have for the future of Plasma Resources UK. To ask Her Majesty's Government how they will ensure the security of plasma supplies in the event of...

To ask Her Majesty's Government when the Home Office Guidance to Police on Firearms Law will be published.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the findings of the Health Protection Agency's National Survey of Hepatitis C Services in Prisons in England, published in July...

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many transfers have taken place under the Mental Health Act between prisons and hospitals in England and Wales in each year since 2007, and what proportion of...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that transfer of prisoners to hospitals under the Mental Health Act are completed within 14 days in line with the recommendation in...

To ask Her Majesty's Government when they will publish the report of the inquiry into the barriers preventing black and minority ethnic groups of people from accessing loans as announced by the...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of gross domestic product was spent on research and development in 2010; what is their estimate for 2011; and what is the projected spend for 2015.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what action is being taken to support small shops.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Exemplar Academy in Newark will be teaching creationism as part of the curriculum; if so, whether it will teach creationism as one theory of many or as...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to change the law with respect to Sunday trading.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will observe the pending trials of 90 journalists in Turkey, in order to verify their fairness.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support the United Nations' International Day of the Girl Child.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the regime for universal credit will limit the number of hours of volunteer activity which can be undertaken by a claimant.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they have taken to encourage the Government of Uzbekistan to outlaw child slave labour in the cotton textile industry and to prevent products made...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to refer the proposal for a 190,000-ton capacity mass burn incinerator at Javlin Park, Haresfield, Gloucestershire to the Planning Inspectorate...