To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland to which magazines, journals and newspapers her Department subscribes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent assessment he has made of the effect of changes to local government funding on the provision of citizens' advice...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment he has made of the Energy Performance Certificate.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the cost to the public purse was of each fire and rescue service in England and Wales in 2011-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will publish the (a) impact assessment and (b) equality impact assessment relating to the Growth and Infrastructure Bill.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many people in each age category, who were accepted as homeless, had lost their last settled home because their parents were...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) what assessment he has made of the likely distributional effect of the top-slicing of the revenue support grant for local...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many local billing authorities have used their powers under the Localism Act 2011 to implement discounts on business rates;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the level of under-occupation in social housing is in each (a) local authority area and (b) constituency.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if he will make it his policy to require all cleaning contracts held by his Department to stipulate that the cleaning products used and their...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what estimate he has made of the number of families with four or more children in (a) the UK and (b) Scotland.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what guidance his Department has issued to other Departments on the logging of departmental internet usage.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what assessment he has made of the Charity Commission's decision to exclude the Plymouth Brethren from charitable status; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office to which magazines, journals and newspapers his Department subscribes.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office which public sector appointments are currently subject to confirmation hearings by select committees; and which appointments were subject to such...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how much his Department spent on research and development in (a) 2008-09, (b) 2009-10, (c) 2010-11 and (d) 2011-12; and how much he plans to spend in...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office on how many days on average staff of his Department in each pay grade were absent from work as a result of ill health in each of the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport to which magazines, journals and newspapers her Department subscribes.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the total cost was of all Government-funded infrastructure projects in the (a) London area and (b) rest of the UK in the last five years.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer to which magazines, journals and newspapers his Department subscribes.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much his Department spent on newspapers, periodicals and trade publications in the last 12 months.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what changes to the controlled foreign companies rules will come into force (a) on 1 January 2013 and (b) at a given later date; if he will estimate the...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps he is taking to prevent international companies using (a) intra-group debt financing, (b) transfer pricing, including of intangibles such as...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps HM Revenue and Customs is taking to prevent avoidance of VAT by internet, telephone and mail order companies delivering goods and services to...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many people in (a) Barrow and Furness constituency and (b) Cumbria were in receipt of (i) child tax credit and (ii) working tax credit in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make it his policy to require all cleaning contracts held by his Department to stipulate that the cleaning products used and their...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what his policy is on the application of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ National Ecosystem Assessment to the HS2 project.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport for what reason no value was assigned to the designation of areas of outstanding natural beauty in the valuation of the potential impact on landscape...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many incidents there have been of theft of metal from railway lines in each quarter since January 2011.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the value was of the metal in cables stolen from railway lines in each quarter since January 2011.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what the highest individual amount agreed to be paid as a retention bonus to a Network Rail director is over the next three years; (2) to how...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport to which magazines, journals and newspapers his Department subscribes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the cost of managing the (a) spread and (b) virulence of disease has been in (i) badgers and (ii) cattle in (A) 1997,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what plans he has to release data on the location of herds that have had positive tests for bovine tuberculosis; and if...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what research his Department has conducted on bovine TB that covers links between badger populations and declining hedgehog...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate he has made of the effect of food prices, fuel costs and wet weather on farm incomes; and if he will make a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) how many enforcement officers were employed by the Gangmasters Licensing Authority in each of the last five years; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps his Department will take to manage equine disease and abandoned horses following the closure of the National...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to which magazines, journals and newspapers his Department subscribes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much his Department spent on newspapers, periodicals and trade publications in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the recommended length of time is for Animal Health to conduct an inspection of (a) 1,000 and (b) 3,000 sheep that are...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what proportion of his Department's staff are (a) male and (b) female.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assistance the Government is giving as a member of the OECD to help the poorest countries adapt to climate change.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what audit checks his Department undertakes on money given to energy companies for the (a) warm homes discount and (b) other schemes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment he has made of the potential effects of a delay in the full implementation of the Green Deal and Energy Company Obligation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what preparations his Department has made to ensure Green Deal finance is fully operational from January 2013.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what proportion of his Department's staff are (a) male and (b) female.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment she has made of the announcement by the Scottish Government that it will delay implementation of its plans for a minimum unit...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she plans to launch the consultation on the level at which a minimum unit price for alcohol should be set in England and Wales.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will conduct an assessment of variations in the level of arrests for specific criminal offences and the reasons for these variations.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many asylum seekers in the UK have entered the EU through (a) the UK and (b) another EU member state as their first point of entry.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many asylum seekers have been returned to another EU member state by destination in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate she has made of the likely total expenditure on the e-Borders programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment her Department has made of the effect on (a) dealing and (b) use of cannabis since it was reclassified as a Class B drug.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many raids were conducted during the Metropolitan Police's Operation Hawk; how many arrests were made; and how many prosecutions...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many temporary class drug orders have been issued since the inception of that order; and in relation to what drugs they were issued.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent comparative assessment she has made of the UK's drugs policy and those of other countries.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent representations she has received on the length of sentences given to convicted Class A drug dealers; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what progress has been made on ending the detention of children in Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment she has made of the powers available to tackle the practice of female genital mutilation.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many complaints of female genital mutilation have been recorded by the police in the UK over the last 10 years; how many such complaints...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications for export licences for human growth hormone have been refused in each of the last three years; and if she will make a...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many decisions on trafficking made under the National Referral Mechanism by (a) the UK Border Agency Competent Authority and (b) the UK...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate she has made of the number of non-UK EU nationals who have entered the UK and who have a criminal conviction.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she expects to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Hastings and Rye dated 5 July 2012, ref: AR/EOR/0731.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the cost to the public purse was of (a) policing and (b) each constabulary in 2011-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what (a) discussions and (b) correspondence she had with (i) Scottish Government Ministers and (ii) the Scottish Police Federation prior to...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many front-line police officers were employed in Cumbria in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officers have taken early retirement in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many serving members of the police are exempt from the Police Pension Scheme cut-off at 10 years to retirement owing to their decision to...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many serving members of the police, who joined as police cadets, would be eligible for the transitional pension arrangements had they...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate she has made of the proportion of scrap metal dealers who engage in illegal activity concerning stolen scrap metal.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the metal theft taskforce in reducing the incidence of metal theft.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps she has taken to ensure that UK Border Agency officers receive specific training in processing cases of women seeking asylum who...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 17 July 2012, Official Report, columns 670-1W, on work permits, which section of the points-based immigration...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister when the Chief Secretary to the Treasury expects to conclude the Trident Alternatives Review; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister (1) whether the Chief Secretary to the Treasury will place in the public domain a summary of the Trident Alternatives Review; (2) pursuant to the answer of the...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many staff, and from which Departments, are working on the Trident Alternatives Review; and how many of those staff worked on the 2006 White Paper entitled...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what external assistance and technical consultancy his Department has commissioned for the Trident Alternatives Review; and how much it has spent on each piece of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many emergency ambulance call-outs were made in (a) Birmingham and (b) England in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the cost to the public purse was of each ambulance trust in England and Wales in 2011-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many staff in the ambulance services received salaries of over £60,000 in (a) 2006-07 and (b) 2011-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average time taken by his Department to settle invoices to external suppliers or contractors was in each of the last three financial years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average cost to his Department was of processing the payment of an invoice in the latest period for which figures are available; and what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the arrangements in place to follow up and where necessary to enforce inspections made by the Care Quality Commission; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many inspections have been carried out by the Care Quality Commission in West Sussex in the last 18 months; and what the results of those inspections were.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the permissible levels of (a) lead and (b) cadmium in food contact materials; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) within what timescale he expects compulsory front-of-pack food labelling to be introduced; (2) whether his Department has given consideration to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 14 September 2012, Official Report, columns 428-9W, on general practitioners, what assessment the NHS Commissioning Board has...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what his Department's advice is to jam makers regarding the re-use of jam jars.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health which glass products currently commercially available are suitable for re-use for the sale of jam.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health which free-standing birth centres in the UK (a) opened in the last 12 months, (b) are planned to open in the next 12 months, (c) closed in the last 12...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the cost per birth in each hospital in the UK is.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of the tariff paid for births goes to maternity units in each hospital.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what proportion of midwifery students were (a) unemployed and (b) employed in a job other than as a midwife six months after graduation for each...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the attrition rate for students on midwifery courses was in each of the last five years for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what his policy is on the provision of insurance for independent midwives; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health which companies supply (a) mobile telephones and (b) mobile data services to his Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent discussions he and his predecessors have had with Ministers in Northern Ireland and Wales on public funding of research into Parkinson's...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health on which dates the National Pay Terms and Conditions Committee of the NHS Staff Council has met since May 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what progress he has made in negotiating national pay terms and conditions since May 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will estimate the proportion of nurses who qualified in (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12 who are currently working in the NHS.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health to which magazines, journals and newspapers his Department subscribes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health on how many days on average staff of his Department in each pay grade were absent from work as a result of ill health in each of the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 15 October 2012, Official Report, column 173W, on smoking: health education, what elements were comprised within the estimated...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the advantages to public health of the introduction of routine screening of pregnant women for group B streptococcus.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what his Department's vacancy rate was in 2011-12; and what vacancy rate has been assumed for 2012-13.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he expects to publish the UK's Strategy on Business and Human Rights; and what steps his Department has taken to ensure...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will publish the monthly operating expenses, actual performance and forecast reports for the Cayman Turtle Farm for 2012...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what information his Department holds on how many UK citizens have visited the Cayman Islands in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations his Department has made to the European Commission in respect of stopping the European Parliament sitting...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps his Department is taking to tackle human trafficking.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which companies supply (a) mobile telephones and (b) mobile data services to his Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what steps he is taking to increase the take-up of free school meals in rural areas.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many 16 and 17 year olds have no A* to C grades at GCSE, by local authority.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what proportion of pupils (a) eligible for and (b) not eligible for free school meals studied general studies A level in the last year for which...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) with reference to the findings of the Ofsted report on the pupil premium published in September 2012, what plans his Department has to help...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what assessment he has made of the effect of the pupil premium on the educational attainment of eligible children in Coventry.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what assessment he has made of the effect of the minimum funding guarantee on school place provision in (a) Cumbria and (b) Barrow and Furness...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what proportion of five to 16 year-olds (a) in each age group and (b) of each gender took part in at least (i) two hours and (ii) three hours of high...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many further education colleges have been identified as eligible to receive funding for a College Sport Maker; and how much has been awarded in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what information his Department has collected on the number of schools which have chosen to fund school sport partnerships directly in the latest...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what information his Department has collected on increasing community access to sports facilities on school premises in the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what proportion of five to 16 year-olds (a) in each age group and (b) of each gender had participated in (i) intra-school competitive sport and (ii)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what steps he is taking to ensure that school governors have access to information on the performance and capabilities of teachers in their schools.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people were granted court bail without a condition to reside at a specific address in the latest year for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many people were (a) proceeded against and (b) convicted of offences under the Hunting Act 2004 in 2011; and if he will make a statement; (2)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what recent representations he has received on the length of sentences given to convicted Class A drug dealers; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the (a) nationality and (b) gender was of each suspected victim of trafficking referred to the Trafficking Victim Support Scheme operated by the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the answer of 22 October 2012, Official Report, column 683W, on marriage ceremonies, if he will bring forward proposals to allow marriage...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice which companies supply (a) mobile telephones and (b) mobile data services to his Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice to which magazines, journals and newspapers his Department subscribes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much his Department spent on newspapers, periodicals and trade publications in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people who received a custodial sentence of less than (a) five years, (b) four years, (c) three years, (d) two years, (e) one year, (f) six...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people have been released from prison having served fewer than 10 years of a life sentence for murder in each of the last 10 years; and what the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) what amount the Government received from the sale of HMP Brockhill; (2) whether his Department will retain the receipts from the sale of HMP...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what system is in place for the regulation of Essex Probation Trust; under what legislation that regulation is carried out; what changes have been made...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what representations he has received on (a) Regis Group and (b) Thorpe Bay Estates.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many people completing (a) an Offender Substance Abuse Programme, (b) an Addressing Substance Related Offending Programme and (c) a Women's...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice on what occasions former Ministry of Justice (and its associated agencies) officials on grades (a) SCS1 and below, (b) SCS2 and (c) SCS3 have sought...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what rules he has put in place to govern the movement of senior officials of his Department and the public bodies for which it is responsible into...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much funding his Department allocated to supporting victims in each of the last 10 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments raised concerns with Ministers of his Department regarding commercial employment contracts agreed...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many and what proportion of the British soldiers killed in Afghanistan and Iraq were recruited under 18 years old.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the potential for using Astute class submarines as the vehicle for the UK's nuclear deterrent.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his October 2012 defence co-operation agreement with Bahrain covers; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the nature and extent is of the Defence Co-operation Agreement recently signed between the UK and Bahrain; and if he will place in the Library a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the average time taken by his Department to settle invoices to external suppliers or contractors was in each of the last three financial years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the average cost to his Department was of processing the payment of an invoice in the latest period for which figures are available; and what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make it his policy to require all cleaning contracts held by his Department to stipulate that the cleaning products used and their ingredients...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much his Department has spent on consultants in each financial year since 2008.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) whether (a) Ministers, (b) civil servants and (c) senior military personnel have had any meetings with former senior military personnel to discuss...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what benchmark calculations are being made in relation to market testing of the Defence Support Group; (2) what value for money exercise has been...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will estimate the total expenditure under the defence budget of the military presence in the Falkland Islands in each year since 2008.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has to maintain a financial crime investigative capacity within his Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the Answer of 17 October 2012, Official Report, column 615W, on Libya: military intervention, how many of the 230 Dual Mode Seeker Brimstone...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the Answer of 23 October 2012, Official Report, column 809W, on Libya: military intervention, if he will place in the Library the aircraft...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the annual cost is of the British military bases in (a) Canada, (b) Cyprus, (c) the Falkland Islands, (d) Germany, (e) Gibraltar and (f) Ascension...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much has been paid in bonuses to civil servants in his Department in each year since 2009.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his policy is on the (a) training of and (b) equipment provided to reserve members of the armed forces.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence where the Ministry of Defence Saudi Armed Forces Project (MODSAP) fits within his Department's structure; and who the Director General of MODSAP is.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what consideration he has given to the flexible tasking proposals prepared by the Ministry of Defence police when determining future security provision...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many staff of his Department are employed on the Trident Alternatives Review on an (a) part-time and (b) full-time basis; and what estimate he has...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the estimated cost-saving is for renewing three Vanguard class Trident submarines rather than four; and whether such a reduction in the number of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when the final TriStar aircraft will be retired; and what the cost has been of extending their service life to that date.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many unmanned aerial vehicles have been lost or damaged in such a way that they have been taken permanently out of use since their introduction by...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many members of the Royal Air Force are qualified to fly unmanned aerial vehicles.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what the (a) full cost and (b) operating lifespan is of a Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle; (2) what the cost is of a Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether controllers of unmanned aerial vehicles are required to be pilots previously qualified in flying other military aircraft.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps he is taking to support micro businesses in Newton Abbot constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate his Department has made of the average cost to business of complying with Government regulations in each of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps he is taking to encourage green investment in Newton Abbot constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what his policy is on the funding of research by the EU involving fertilised human eggs under the Horizon 2020 programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills to which magazines, journals and newspapers his Department subscribes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how much his Department spent on newspapers, periodicals and trade publications in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what the total amount awarded in all three rounds of the Regional Growth Fund was in each local authority.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what funding has been released to bids from Cumbria that were successful in rounds one and two of the Regional Growth Fund to date.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what proposals he plans to bring forward to support economic growth in the English regions following the conclusion of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how much his Department spent on (a) recruitment agency fees, (b) outplacement agency fees for displaced or redundant staff and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what his Department's vacancy rate was in 2011-12; and what vacancy rate has been assumed for 2012-13.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the average cost to his Department was of processing the payment of an invoice in the latest period for which figures are available; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many compensation payments were made by the Child Support Agency valued (a) £0 to £250, (b) £251 to £500, (c) £501...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people under the age of 65 claim council tax benefit in each (a) local authority area and (b) constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what recent assessment he has made on the effect of the Youth Contract in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the distribution of recipients of housing benefit by awards.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the distribution of recipients of housing benefit by income bracket.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether he plans to include a specific reference to competency on construction sites in the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how he proposes that competence on construction sites will be assessed through the Construction Design and Management Regulations.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made on the effect of his review of the Construction Design and Management Regulations on competency on construction sites.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 25 October 2012, Official Report, columns 1057-8W, on jobseeker's allowance, what the meaning is of the two measures...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions which companies supply (a) mobile telephones and (b) mobile data services to his Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what consideration he has given to introducing an optional aggregator scheme alongside the automatic movement of previous occupational pensions...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to which magazines, journals and newspapers his Department subscribes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much his Department spent on newspapers, periodicals and trade publications in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on how many days on average staff of his Department in each pay grade were absent from work as a result of ill health in each of the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what recent estimate he has made of the number of residents in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside and (c) the North East who will...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether national insurance contributions are paid by the Government for claimants whose benefits have been stopped via sanction.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many incidents of benefit fraud were detected in each of the last five years; and in each such year how many such cases resulted in (a) a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether there were any changes in policy on dealing with benefit fraud between 2009 and 2012; and if he will set out details of any such changes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the likely effects of the abolition of the 104 week linking rule on the likelihood of people with mental health...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what recent estimate he has made of the number of young people aged 16 to 19 years old who are not in employment, education or training in (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what recent discussions he has had with the Minister for Social Development regarding the compatibility of current IT infrastructure for the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether he proposes that couples with joint claims for universal credit will be able to alter the choice of payment account which they made at...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many senior civil servants working on the universal credit programme have left the programme in the last three months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions who the (a) senior responsible officer and (b) programme director for universal credit were on 1 September 2012; and who will hold those...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what consideration his Department has given to issues of serious youth violence in developing its plans for reform of the benefits system.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions with reference to the answer of 20 February 2012, Official Report, column 667W, on work capability assessment: Parkinson's disease, how many...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many medical assessments have been undertaken by Atos Healthcare as part of a work capability assessment in each of the last five months;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether audio recording of a work capability assessment is now available on request of the claimant; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether he expects to appoint a successor to Professor Malcolm Harrington when he steps down from his role as independent reviewer of the work...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what her policy is on the future of the UK’s bilateral aid relationship with India; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what recent discussions she has had with her international counterparts on the need to promote and achieve millennium development goals...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what recent assessment her Department has made of the humanitarian implications of Rwanda’s support for militia activity in...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what recent assessment she has made of the effect of commodity food price speculation on food security in the developing world.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what recent assessment her Department has made of the humanitarian situation in Rakhine state in Burma.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment she has made of the effect of tax evasion and avoidance on the development of a sustainable tax base in developing...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what her policy is on provision of aid to non-government-registered schools in Bangladesh.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the average time taken by her Department to settle invoices to external suppliers or contractors was in each of the last three...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will publish a list of bilateral agricultural projects funded by her Department since May 2010 providing the (a) size and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development which bilateral projects focused on small-scale farmers in developing countries her Department has approved since May 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development (1) how much of her Department's budget is allocated to providing training for fire and rescue services in partner countries abroad;...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how her Department has measured the effects on health outcomes of its Making it Happen health worker training scheme in each of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many health workers have been trained with her Department's support over the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps her Department is taking to encourage the development of civil society organisations in Egypt.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development pursuant to the answer of 6 September 2012, Official Report, column 379W, on international assistance, what the names are of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development to which magazines, journals and newspapers her Department subscribes.

To ask Her Majesty's Government when interviews will take place for the position of Governor of the Bank of England; who will sit on the interviewing panel; and what the panel's terms of...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Chancellor of the Exchequer will consider giving the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England a monetary target based on nominal gross domestic...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the health risks of eating game containing lead shot; and whether they have plans to ban lead shot.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report from the Wetlands and Wildfowl Trust that many birds they have inspected have ingested lead shot.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the legislative framework for the establishment and functioning of co-operatives, especially those used by the agricultural sector; and...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have held with European Union and World Bank staff in the Democratic Republic of Congo regarding their support to the Institut Congolais pour...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the plan outlined by the German Finance Minister on 16 October to create a European Union commissioner for economic and currency...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the impact of the creation of a Eurozone treasury on the United Kingdom.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the Government of France about recent tensions between British and French fishing vessels in the English Channel.

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord De Mauley on 16 October (WA 459), who are the regulators exercising oversight and supervision over food commodities markets...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the percentage of family budgets spent on food in each of the past five years.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many personnel who are not currently employed within the civil service have been appointed by them to government-supported or affiliated bodies such as...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) have classified the five-day-after pill, marketed as ellaOne, as an abortifacient or as a...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the anticipated impact on national and regional abortion rates of the availability of a five-day-after pill over the counter; and what consideration they...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps have been taken to advise medical practitioners of the threat to life caused by tuberculosis, in the light of the report by the Health Protection Agency...

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many persons seeking to enter the United Kingdom were screened positive for active tuberculosis in each of the last five years; from which countries those...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what stage has been reached in the procurement for the Mobile Infrastructure Project; what outcomes there have been to date; and when the project will be implemented.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have reached an agreement with the European Commission over state aid issues in respect of the Mobile Infrastructure Project.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Mobile Infrastructure Project will support mobile broadband, the transmission of data and future 4G services.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether all mobile operators will have access to deliver their networks through the new masts that are to be installed under the Mobile Infrastructure Project, or...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will ensure that the delivery of the Mobile Infrastructure Project will be coordinated with the delivery of broadband access to all rural areas; and,...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assistance they will be providing to the United Kingdom agricultural sector to prepare for the end of the milk quotas and maintain a sustainable dairy industry.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many NHS trusts are currently under consideration for inclusion in the NHS Unsustainable Provider Regime.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the expiry dates for the C2C, Great Western and Thameslink franchises; whether the franchises allow an extension of the franchise beyond those dates; and...

To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the decision to award compensation to the bidders for the West Coast Main Line franchise, whether they have a policy of compensating bidding companies...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have agreed not to seek to influence or amend Richard Brown's Review of the Rail Franchising Programme; and whether they will publish that review...

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Attlee on 23 October (WA 58), whether the statement made on 15 October and the terms of reference for the Laidlaw inquiry...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions that have had with the Football Association about tackling racism and homophobia in football following the Prime Minister's anti-discrimination...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what measures they will introduce to ensure that United Kingdom-based foreign-owned companies pay appropriate corporate and other commercial taxes on profits and...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to protect citizens from unsolicited telephone calls offering financial or other benefits.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the level of grant from the Regional Growth Fund for VisitEngland in each of the financial years 2009-10, 2010-11 and 2011-12; what is the anticipated...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have considered the feasibility of allowing people who train guide dogs to use public transport free of charge in the course of that training; what...