Thursday, 1 November 2012
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the average cost to her Department was of processing the payment of an invoice in the latest period for which figures are...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development (1) what assessment she has made of the humanitarian needs of internally displaced people in Kachin State, Burma; and what assessment...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what measures are in place to promote property rights in developing countries to prevent land grabbing by international corporations.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what proportion of the total UK aid budget has been spent by the EU in each of the last 10 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development which companies supply (a) mobile telephones and (b) mobile data services to her Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much her Department spent on newspapers, periodicals and trade publications in the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development on how many days on average staff of her Department in each pay grade were absent from work as a result of ill health in each of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much her Department spent on (a) recruitment agency fees, (b) outplacement agency fees for displaced or redundant staff and (c)...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps she is taking to help improve local government in sub-Saharan Africa.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what her 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 International Development whether she is taking steps to persuade Zimbabwe to meet its obligations to abide by mandatory rulings of the International Centre for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the average cost to her 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 Northern Ireland which companies supply (a) mobile telephones and (b) mobile data services to her Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much her Department spent on newspapers, periodicals and trade publications in the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on how many days on average staff of her 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 Northern Ireland how much her Department spent on (a) recruitment agency fees, (b) outplacement agency fees for displaced or redundant staff and (c) staff...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what her 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 Scotland which companies supply (a) mobile telephones and (b) mobile data services to his Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what the total paybill was for his Department in the last year for which figures are available; how many people were employed by his Department in that...
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland 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 Scotland how much his Department spent on (a) recruitment agency fees, (b) outplacement agency fees for displaced or redundant staff and (c) staff training in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what the total pay bill was for his Department in the last year for which figures are available; how many people were employed by his Department in that...
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales 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 Wales how much his Department spent on (a) recruitment agency fees, (b) outplacement agency fees for displaced or redundant staff and (c) staff training in each...
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what his Department's vacancy rate was in 2011-12; and what vacancy rate has been assumed for 2012-13.
To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, whether the House of Commons Commission has yet considered the report on...
To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what steps the Electoral Commission is taking to reduce its overheads in line with...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the answer of 20 June 2012, Official Report, columns 1012-4W, on Atos, whether he has made an estimate of the level of profit Atos will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much his Department spent on High Speed 2 in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11 and (c) 2011-12; how much he expects to spend in (i) 2012-13 and (ii)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport which companies supply (a) mobile telephones and (b) mobile data services to his Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much his Department spent on newspapers, periodicals and trade publications in the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the adequacy of rules governing wheelchair access on (a) London Transport and (b) Southern Vectis.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the answer of 15 October 2012, Official Report, column 238W, on the renewable transport fuel obligation, what discussions he has had with...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport 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 Transport what steps he is taking to encourage use of modes of transport involving physical activity.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what information his Department holds on the proportion of household incomes spent on transport by (a) parliamentary constituency and (b) local...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport 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 the Home Department what progress has been made on ending the transfer of children of asylum seekers from Scotland to detention elsewhere in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what progress has been made on ending dawn raids for the removal of failed asylum seekers in Scotland.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the average cost to her 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 the Home Department what funding her Department allocated to the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre for each year from 2006-07 to date.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate she has made of the savings to the public purse which will arise as a result of the decision to withdraw gratis visas for...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department for what reasons she banned extremist marches and rallies in Walthamstow for 30 days in October 2012; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she intends to answer the letter sent to the Minister of Immigration by the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton on 19 September...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she intends to answer the letter sent to her by the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton on 17 September 2012 with regard to Dr...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she intends to answer the letter sent to her by the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton on 2 July 2012 with regard to Mr Mohammadi...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what investigations her Department has undertaken in relation to complaints of child abuse at Duncroft Approved School for Girls since 1979.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many UK citizens are in prison on remand in other EU member states; and of these how many were extradited under Part 1 of the Extradition...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether she plans to investigate the allegations made in a recent BBC “Inside Out” programme about the conduct of South Yorkshire...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what her timetable is for (a) conducting and (b) publishing the evidence-based review of the retention of communications data.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many metal thefts have been recorded by each police force in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate she has made of the number of (a) perpetrators of metal thefts and (b) metal thefts in the last year for which figures are...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the average length of time taken by the UK Border Agency is to process Tier 1 visa applications.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many young people in Barrow and Furness constituency (a) are entitled to free school meals and (b) have taken up that entitlement in the latest...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many and what proportion of pupils obtained five A*-C grades including English and mathematics GCSE in the 50 lowest performing lower super output...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what progress is being made in resolving the technical problems which currently prevent access to all but current consultations on his Department's...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether his Department will continue to provide funding for one day a week of secondary school physical education teachers' time to be spent...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the total paybill was for local authorities in the last year for which figures are available; how many people were employed...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether local authorities will be empowered to introduce payment holidays when they start to retain a proportion of business...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will make representations to Lancaster city council in respect of the introduction of a controlled free parking scheme in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many chartered town planners are employed by his Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what training courses were provided for inspectors at the Planning Inspectorate in the last 12 months; by whom the training was...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government when he expects to cease implementation of the West Midlands Regional Spatial Strategy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what proportion of his Department's staff are (a) male and (b) female.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what legislative proposals he intends to bring forward in respect of the creation of an exceptional sign-off for out-of-town...
To ask the Prime Minister who accompanied him on his visit to Brazil in September 2012; and, where relevant, which companies they represented.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the average cost to his Department was of processing the payment of an invoice in the latest period for which figures...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether his Department's estimates of badger numbers in the planned pilot cull areas were reviewed by the Independent Expert...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will make it his policy to require all cleaning contracts held by his Department to stipulate that the cleaning...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate he has made of the economic cost of flooding in (a) Barrow and Furness constituency and (b) Cumbria in each of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for what reason food prices rose by 32 per cent between 2007 and 2012.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps his Department is taking to encourage businesses to reduce usage of single-use carrier bags.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent representations he has received on introducing a charging scheme for single-use plastic bags.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of the arrival in the UK of the fungus Chalara fraxinea.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 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 Business, Innovation and Skills pursuant to the answer of 24 October 2012, Official Report, column 912W, on apprentices: Brighton, what steps his Department is...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what the average cost to his Department was of processing the payment of an invoice in the latest period for which figures are...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what discussions he has had with internet and social media companies about corporate responsibility; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what the reasons are for the decision to disband the Consumer Network in Scotland.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what discussions he has had with (a) the Scottish Government, (b) the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities and (c) civic...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills when his Department expects to respond to the request made in June 2012 by the Scottish Government for the devolution of policy...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what consideration his Department has given to compensating replica furniture retailers for loss or damage to their business as a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) how many times Ministers in his Department have visited the Ford Transit plant in Swaythling since May 2010; and on what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many meetings he has had with executives of Ford since May 2010; at how many such meetings the future of the firm's UK...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many applications were received by local enterprise partnerships (LEP) as part of round 2 of the LEP Capacity Fund; and what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many chartered town planners are employed by his Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many appointments made to the boards of public bodies overseen by his Department have been (a) male and (b) female since May 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what proportion of his Department's staff are (a) male and (b) female.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what plans his Department has to promote social mobility through fair, paid internships across the public and private sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans his Department has to invest in research into variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease testing of the UK blood supply.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the peak age range was for finished admission episodes for breast surgery in England in (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2010-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the level of support provided by the NHS to victims of domestic violence; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many babies were born addicted to illegal drugs in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the number of cases of female genital mutilation in the UK 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 risk of viral contamination from blood products supplied to patients with haemophilia.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) whether the Government accepts a responsibility to provide financial support to people with haemophilia who suffered viral contamination from blood...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether the further review of children's cardiac services to be completed by 28 February 2013 that he announced in his letter to local authorities of 22...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health on which occasions the Chief Executive of the NHS and the Chief Executive of Birmingham Children's Hospital, have discussed, emailed, or otherwise...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the peak age range for finished admission episodes for coronary artery bypass surgery was in (a) West Sussex and (b) St Richard's Hospital,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the peak age range for finished admission episodes for hip replacement procedures was in (a) West Sussex and (b) St Richard's Hospital, Chichester in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the peak age range was for finished admission episodes for knee replacement surgery in England in (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2010-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health for what reasons the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has not repeated the Psychiatric Morbidity Survey since 2007; and if the ONS will consider...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the total pay bill was for the NHS in the last year for which figures are available; how many people were employed by the NHS in that period; how...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what discussions he has had with his Cabinet colleagues on extending Freedom of Information legislation to cover private providers of NHS services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the effect of long-term prescription medications to manage chronic pain in terms of impairment; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much his Department spent on newspapers, periodicals and trade publications in the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much his Department spent on (a) recruitment agency fees, (b) outplacement agency fees for displaced or redundant staff and (c) staff training in each...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the peak age range for finished admission episodes for elective colorectal excision procedures in England was in (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2010-11.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office 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 Minister for the Cabinet Office pursuant to the answer of 26 October 2012, Official Report column 1069W, on civil servants: Scotland, what the total salary costs were of the 29,990...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office when he intends to answer the letter dated 28 August 2012 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mrs C Blackhurst, forwarded...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how much his Office 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 (i) 2012-13,...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister who accompanied him on his visit to Turkey in October 2012; and, where relevant, which companies they represented.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what definition is used to distinguish between (a) insurgents and (b) civilians when reporting casualties in Afghanistan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether there have been delays to the delivery of (a) protective glasses and (b) uniforms to theatre in Afghanistan; and what the length of any such...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many missiles have been fired by Royal Air Force unmanned aerial vehicles in Afghanistan since the introduction of those vehicles.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the dimensions are of the main cargo and aircraft lift planned for the Queen Elizabeth class carrier.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent estimate he has made of the deployable collective protection capacity of Defence Medical Services with regard to chemical, biological,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Defence Medical Service personnel are currently trained to (a) treat and (b) decontaminate patients contaminated with chemical, biological,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of the cost savings to his Department of the changes to the Military Flight Training System programme; and over what period...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 22 October 2012, Official Report, column 614W, on guided weapons, whether the Royal Navy had any direct involvement in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what proportion of the elements of Lightning II aircraft variants are common.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 22 October 2012, Official Report, column 615W, on Libya: military intervention, which aircraft provided the mid-air refuelling...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether the purchase of training helicopters to support the rotary wing training programme has been deferred until after the next strategic defence and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many defence attachés have been based in overseas embassies and high commissions in each of the last seven years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the total current deployment of UK naval vessels in the Persian Gulf is; and how many military personnel are attached to UK bases in the region.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether the UK has supplied unmanned aerial vehicles to Syria in the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether there was any British industrial interest in the procurement of Fire Scout.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 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 Work and Pensions when he expects local councils to begin reducing benefits to council home tenants who have spare bedrooms.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what records his Department keeps of mortality rates amongst persons taken off disability living allowance.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many housing benefit claimants under the age of 25 living in (a) the social rented sector and (b) the private rented sector are (i) single...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in (a) Barrow and Furness constituency and (b) Cumbria were in receipt of the rent element of housing benefit in the 2011-12...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions which Minister in his Department approved the decision to close the Old Swan Jobcentre Plus office in Liverpool.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in (a) Barrow and Furness constituency and (b) Cumbria were in receipt of (i) funeral payments, (ii) Sure Start maternity...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the potential monetary value of savings made from the removal of the housing benefit disregard of child care costs...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of (a) the number of people affected by and (b) the (i) average and (ii) maximum cash loss to families arising from...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 13 June 2012, Official Report, columns 473-4W, on universal credit, what recent estimate he has made of expenditure...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 22 October 2012, Official Report, column 739W, on the work capability assessment, if he will amend the application...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 22 October 2012, Official Report, column 739W, on the work capability assessment, what discussions he has had with...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 23 October 2012, Official Report, column 839W, on social security benefit, of those whose benefit will be reduced...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the average cost to his Department was of processing the payment of an invoice in the latest period for which figures are...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the People's Republic of China in regard to its forced repatriation of Kachin refugees from...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he is taking to urge the Government of Burma to cease attacks on Kachin civilians and seek a peace process with the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with the government of Burma on the conflict in Kachin State.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what requests he has received for technical support from the Cayman Islands Government in respect of the Cayman Turtle Farm.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what diplomatic visits have been made by officials from British diplomatic posts in Uganda, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with the Indonesian Government on the use of personnel trained by the UK and Australian Governments...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with the Indonesian Government on human rights violations and prisoners of conscience in (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received on the Israeli military's treatment of activists on board the ship Estelle.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he is taking to promote adherence to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs to which magazines, journals and newspapers his Department subscribes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what consideration he has given to the recent Amnesty International report on military detention in Rwanda; and whether he has...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 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...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 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 Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with his US counterparts on the use of UK military facilities to support military action against Iran.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what his Department's vacancy rate was in 2011-12; and what vacancy rate has been assumed for 2012-13.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much the Exchequer received in air passenger duty from passengers using airports in Northern Ireland in the last financial year for which figures are...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer 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 Chancellor of the Exchequer how many households in each constituency in Northern Ireland were in receipt of child benefit in January 2012.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what the monetary value of research and development relief for corporation tax for large companies was in (a) 2007-08, (b) 2008-09, (c) 2009-10, (d)...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many policyholders resident in (a) the UK and (b) Scotland have been paid from the Equitable Life payment scheme to date.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people paying income tax at the (a) basic and (b) higher rate there were in each constituency in Northern Ireland in the most recent financial year...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what his policy is on the practice of car insurance companies charging unemployed customers far in excess of the premiums offered to customers in...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer 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 Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate his Department has made of the annual cost of administering the tax system.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent steps his Department has taken to simplify the tax system.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether his Department has any plans to allow businesses who offer discounts to military personnel to allow them to be tax deductible.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) pursuant to the oral answer from the Prime Minister to the right hon. Member for Barking of 24 October 2012, Official Report, column 920, what steps...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent representations he has received on country-by-country tax reporting; and whether he has considered proposals to introduce such measures in the UK.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what assessment he has made of the administrative process involved in taking up the Mineralogical Processes Exemption in the Taxation of Energy...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his Department's vacancy rate was in 2011-12; and what vacancy rate has been assumed for 2012-13.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer of 22 October 2012, Official Report, column 623W, on welfare tax credits, how many of the awards with overpayments of £1,000 or...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the average amount overpaid in tax credits in each region of the UK in 2011-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what steps his Department is taking to ensure that energy-saving devices offered to consumers are effective and safe.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what steps he plans to take to ensure that demand reduction plays a larger part in the UK energy strategy in the future.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what discussions he has had with Centrica on future biomass generation capacity in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what steps his Department is taking to help people lower their energy bills.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the preparation of a response to the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what recent discussions he has had with the retail fuel sector on the cost of petrol and diesel.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what the name is of each company to which his Department has made payments to train green deal apprentices; and how much each such...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many green deal apprentices have (a) begun and (b) completed their training.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much of the funding pledged to train green deal apprentices has been distributed to date.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what recent assessment he has made of the global nuclear energy market.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what recent discussions he has had with EDF Energy regarding the new nuclear programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what progress he has made on agreeing a strike price for future nuclear energy provision.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change to which magazines, journals and newspapers his Department subscribes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much his Department spent on newspapers, periodicals and trade publications in the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice 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 Justice 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 Justice how many offenders were imprisoned due to a breach of community orders in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what assessment he has made of the effect of the proposed changes to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme on people who rely upon such compensation...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what recent representations he has received on the decision to disallow loss of earning claims for those with a broken work record in the last three...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will consider bringing forward proposals to amend the requirement for immediacy of reporting to the police under the Criminal Injuries Compensation...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what steps he has taken to transpose Framework Decision 2009/829/JHA on the principle of mutual recognition to decisions on supervision measures as an...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the total prison population is in England and Wales; and what proportion of the prison population is serving sentences of (a) four years or less,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what proportion of people charged with an offence involving stolen metal were recorded as being scrap metal dealers in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what his Department's vacancy rate was in 2011-12; and what vacancy rate has been assumed for 2012-13.
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by Baroness Warsi on 24 September (WS 72), what steps they are taking to ensure progress towards an Arms Trade Treaty.
To ask Her Majesty's Government which areas of the current draft text of the Arms Trade Treaty they will seek to improve; and what steps they will take to address any deficiencies.
To ask Her Majesty's Government when they will respond to the consultation, Transforming Bailiff Action, which concluded on 14 May.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of recent claims that the proposed badger cull in Gloucestershire and Somerset could increase the incidence of tuberculosis in the...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the work by Professor John Gurdon and Professor Shinya Yamanaka on stem cell technology which avoids the destruction of human embryos, whether...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of health and safety compliance by self-employed workers.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the Government of Israel about the alleged targeted airstrike carried out on 7 October in the Al-Brazil neighbourhood of Gaza.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Government of Qatar concerning the reconstruction of Gaza.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) men, and (2) women, employed by the Department for Education took early retirement in each month since 2006; and what were the reasons for such...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will make representations to the Government of Israel regarding the repeated destructions of the village of Al-Araqib.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Government of Israel and BG Group about developing and commercialising gas fields off the Gazan coast.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how they co-operate with the Government of Nigeria on internal security training, equipment and intelligence sharing.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether Commonwealth states and agencies are assisting the Government of Nigeria in its efforts to combat corruption; and, if so, how.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what they consider to be the status of persons escaping from North Korea for economic or political reasons; whether they consider that they should be allowed safe...
To ask Her Majesty's Government which bodies listed in Schedule 1 to the Public Bodies Act 2011 have been abolished under Section 1 of that Act. To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the...
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