To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what the total amount of compensation paid out under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme was in each year since 2005-06 to date; (2) how many...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what consideration he has given to supporting a credit union scheme for armed forces personnel; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) by which legal process he proposes to make changes to the prerogative instruments under which the Armed Forces Pension Scheme 75 was set up; (2)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will commit to increased spending on defence science and technology, and research and development.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent assessment he has made of the extent to which the use of explosive weapons in populated areas causes ongoing civilian harm; if he will make...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps his Department plans to take to ensure that the decision-making process that surrounded the decision to change the Department's order for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the estimated cost of the UK's support for military intervention in Mali is (a) in March 2013, (b) for the quarter, (c) for the year and (d) for the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what proportion of the cost of the UK's support for military intervention in Mali has come from his Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what partnerships are in place to train the armed forces of other nations in the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what requirements NATO places on the location of Quick Reaction Alert I assets within the UK under the UK's responsibilities for NATO Air Policing...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of the amount his Department will spend on current military operations in North Africa.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the projected annual running cost of a renewed nuclear deterrent would be.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Moray of 28 January 2013, Official Report, column 569W, on RAF Lossiemouth, what items of mission-specific...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent discussions he has had with his American counterpart on drone attacks in Yemen.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many times his Department has shared information with its US counterpart to assist with the targeting of drone strikes in Yemen in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent discussions his Department has had with the Government of Yemen on the training of Yemeni soldiers in that country.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer on what date the legislative consent motion applying the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 to credit unions in Northern Ireland was agreed to by the...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what Barnett consequentials have been awarded to the Welsh Government as a result of expenditure on Crossrail.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if he will take steps to produce guidance on cyber security for the financial services sector; (2) what recent assessment he has made of cyber...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent consideration his Department has given to using secure marking and track and trace systems to protect excise duty revenue on tobacco packets...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many residents in (a) North Swindon constituency and (b) the borough of Swindon have been taken out of income tax as a result of the raising of...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what external social and economic research and analysis his Department commissioned in each year between 1997 and 2010; what the (a) project name, (b)...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he intends to introduce variable rates of stamp duty land tax to reflect the energy efficiency of properties.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he has considered repealing section 58 of the Finance Act 2008 on the backdating of tax law.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the amount allocated to Northern Ireland from the annual revenue collections in each year from 2005-06 to 2010-11; and if he...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many (a) people, (b) working people and (c) families in Dudley North constituency are in receipt of tax credits; (2) how many people in (a)...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many families in Liverpool, Walton constituency he expects to be in receipt of working tax credits on 1 May 2013; and what the average amount of working...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps his Department takes to check that applicants for working tax credit claiming to be self-employed are in fact working for the required number of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what average period elapsed between receipt of an application for commercial biomass installations and the first payment of subsidy in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (1) what analysis he undertook when setting the proposed cap on subsidies for electricity biofuels; and if he has any plans to lower...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change if he will review his policy of subsidy to biomass following the National Environment Research Council's report on the Atmospheric...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment he has made of the potential risk of carbon leakage from domestic energy-intensive industries over the next 20 years;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what his policy is on the fitting of carbon monoxide alarms in domestic properties where heating or energy efficiency systems are...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what estimate he has made of the cost breakdown of installing an electric interconnector to the Hebrides.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change when the Government expect energy companies to be ready to take on the energy company obligation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change on what date the Government’s new strategy on fuel poverty will be published; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change pursuant to the oral answer to the hon. Member for Halifax of 31 January 2013, Official Report, column 1038, on fuel poverty, what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what steps his Department plans to take to increase the number of people using the Green Deal.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment he has made of the effect of Centrica's decision to withdraw from the new nuclear programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what his policy is on support for localised renewable energy projects.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent assessment he has made of capacity for disabled people travelling aboard public buses.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what discussions his Department has had with Network Rail and Transport for London on extending the proposed route for Crossrail 2 to Stansted airport;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many road accidents involving drivers using mobile phones have been recorded in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what information is held on (a) the number of drivers who pass their driving test first time, (b) the gender of and (c) the age group of driving test...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what guidelines his Department issues in respect of the technical image requirements for photographs for driving licences.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether he has commissioned an environmental impact assessment to cover the noise footprint of the proposed High Speed 2 railway line; and when any...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what discussions (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have had with (i) local authorities along the route and (ii) the Local Government...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he expects to make a recommendation on the application that has been referred to his Department by the planning inspector regarding the proposed...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many vehicles have been declared under a statutory off-road notification in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport on how many occasions he or his predecessors met staff of the Highways Agency to discuss managed motorways in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport with reference to his statement of 31 January 2013, Official Report, column 60WS, on rail franchising, how a management-style contract for the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much his Department spent on the (a) Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern franchise and (b) Essex Thameside franchise from the commencement of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans he has to expand Robin Hood airport in Doncaster.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport on what date he anticipates the Severn bridges concession will end.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much devolved transport funding will be available for (a) Greater Manchester local enterprise partnership, (b) South Yorkshire local enterprise...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the (a) national and (b) regional average that Government spent per head on transport in the last year for which figures are available; and how...

To ask the Prime Minister what plans he has during the UK’s chairmanship of the G8 in 2013 to follow up the commitment G8 leaders made in 2012 to support comprehensive action to reduce...

To ask the Prime Minister (1) what the arrangements are for informing Ministers of the setting aside of collective ministerial responsibility in respect of votes in the House; (2) on how many...

To ask the Prime Minister when he last spoke to the President of France.

To ask the Prime Minister how much the Chilcot inquiry has cost since it was established; and what estimate he has made of its final cost.

To ask the Prime Minister what plans he has to visit Yemen in the next 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps his Department is taking to protect coastal towns from potential flooding.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will take steps to increase the representation of vessels of under 10 metres on regional advisory councils.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many (a) full-time and (b) part-time staff of the Environment Agency are (i) working on current shale gas licensing,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 31 January 2013, Official Report , column 902W, on horses: slaughterhouses, how many positive...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 31 January 2013, Official Report, columns 903-4W, on horses: slaughterhouses, on what dates the two...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether the judicial review into his Department's handling of the incident involving the export of live animals in Ramsgate...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will arrange for the hon. Member for Walsall North to receive a reply to his letter of 9 January 2013 to the chief...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many away days his Department has held since 2010; and what the cost was of each such event.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what volume of waste his Department estimates will be exported from the UK in each of the next five years.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what discussions the Chief Secretary to the Treasury has had with international partners regarding the UK designing a new nuclear warhead.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister (1) what legal advice the Chief Secretary to the Treasury has (a) sought and (b) received regarding the UK designing a new nuclear warhead; (2) what legal...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what discussions the Chief Secretary to the Treasury has had with the US Administration about whether the alternatives to the current nuclear deterrent system...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what meetings he has had with hon. Members and Peers as part of the Trident Alternatives Review; and if he will publish a list of the dates of all such meetings...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister whether the Trident Alternatives Review is considering which departmental budget will fund any new nuclear deterrent.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what meetings the Chief Secretary to the Treasury has had with the defence industry on the Trident Alternatives Review; and if he will publish a list of the dates...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what meetings the Chief Secretary to the Treasury has had with local authorities as part of the Trident Alternatives Review on the feasibility of specific sites...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how much has been spent on the Trident Alternatives review to date.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent progress her Department has made on improving the detection and reporting of incidents of domestic violence.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps she has taken to control immigration from Bulgaria and Romania.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what progress her Department has made on allowing people to transfer criminal record disclosures between local authorities.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many direct airside transit visas were issued by nationality in the last 12 months for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what representations she has received by hon. Members on firms in their constituencies and the right to sponsor overseas employees.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what discussions she has had with the Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis about the future of the Marine Unit based at Wapping (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps she is taking to train police officers to help identify victims of slavery.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many times communications data were accessed as part of investigations into paedophile activity in the two week survey conducted by the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what steps his Department has taken to promote the installation of fibre optic cables to facilitate high-speed broadband in new...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of local authority use of the early intervention grants for family intervention...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many (a) full-time and (b) part-time staff of the Planning Inspectorate are working on cases relating to shale gas; and if...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government with reference to clause 24 of the Growth and Infrastructure Bill, how he plans to ensure that local residents will have their...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much funding his Department plans to spend on reducing homelessness in Brighton and Hove in (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2014-15;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how the local government funding formula accounts for (a) local authorities' statutory functions and (b) anticipated cost...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 4 February 2012, Official Report, column 1WS, on local government finance, by...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government when he expects to make a recommendation on the application referred to his Department by the Planning Inspector regarding the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much his Department has spent on indoor and outdoor plants and trees since his appointment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many right-to-buy sales to sitting tenants have taken place since 1980.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the oral answer from the Minister for Housing of 4 February 2013, Official Report, column 20, on social housing,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many developments were built on greenfield sites in (a) England, (b) Leeds and (c) Leeds North West constituency in each of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what assessment he has made of the degree to which schools in England are compliant with the School Information (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2012.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what steps he is taking to ensure compliance with the School Information (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2012.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many Ofsted inspections have been contested in each of the last five years; and how many such complaints were (a) upheld and (b) dismissed.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether Ofsted uses floor standards to determine whether a school is failing.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what steps her Department is taking to help those who lack basic IT skills to get online.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much national lottery funding from each different lottery fund was given to organisations in Brigg and Goole constituency in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what steps her Department is taking to tackle sexism.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many people she estimates will travel abroad in 2013.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many tourists she estimates will visit the UK in 2013.

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities what meetings she has had on dual discrimination issues since her appointment.

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities (1) how many and what proportion of questions tabled for ordinary written answer by the Government Equalities Office (a) were answered after 30 days...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will list the projects funded by (a) bilateral British financial aid packages and (b) multilateral financial aid packages...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what humanitarian assistance she is providing to Sudan and South Sudan; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment she has made of the humanitarian situation in Sudan and South Sudan; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he had at the EU Foreign Affairs Council on 31 January 2013 on the safety of drilling for oil or gas in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he has recently raised with the Government of Bahrain the ban on public demonstrations in that country; and if he will...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he last raised the issue of capital punishment with his counterparts in (a) Iran, (b) China, (c) Russia and (d) the US; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent diplomatic efforts he has made to find a long-term solution to the military and humanitarian crisis in Democratic...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will take steps to support the appointment of a UN special envoy to lead mediation in Democratic Republic of Congo in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what plans his Department has to open new UK diplomatic posts overseas by 2015.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he is taking to ensure that his Department retains the expertise of senior former members of HM Diplomatic Service.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the comparative size of the UK's overseas diplomatic network and that of (a) France, (b) Germany...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what plans he has for the UK to share diplomatic premises overseas with (a) Canada, (b) Australia and (c) New Zealand.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what plans he has to increase language training for UK diplomats; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what changes have been made to the UK's network of embassies since May 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment he has made of the extent to which Christians are being persecuted in the Aceh Province of Indonesia; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart about the recording of police interviews with children.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on the peace process; and what topics were discussed.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with his Palestinian counterpart on the peace process; and what topics were discussed.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what evaluation he has made of third party legal opinions that trade with Israeli settlements aids and assists breaches in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent representations he has received on Israeli development of Area C of the West Bank.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the answer of 29 January 2013, Official Report, column 710W, on Western Sahara, if he will ask MINURSO to report on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will instruct HM Ambassador to Morocco to investigate reports that demonstrations in El Aaiun, Western Sahara in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will instruct HM Ambassador to Morocco to investigate reports that the Moroccan police is handing out Saharawi clothing to...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the average salary was in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) each local authority in Scotland and (d) Rutherglen and Hamilton West constituency in (i)...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if he will introduce legislative proposals to further define the public benefit test in the Charities Act 2011.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office (1) how many equal pay cases have been lodged against Civil Service employers at employment tribunals since May 2010; (2) which Civil Service...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office for what reason funding from the Community First scheme is allocated in target periods.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office pursuant to the answer of 5 February 2013, Official Report, columns 152-3W, on cybercrime, what steps he is taking to address the security issues raised...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many disabled people in (a) Brigg and Goole constituency and (b) Yorkshire and the Humber were in employment in the most recent period for which...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what contracts his Department (a) has and (b) has had with Harvey Nash in 2012-13; and what the monetary value is of each contract.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the Government's policy is on securing IPv6 addresses.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many ethnic minority jobseekers have been receiving jobseeker's allowance for more than (a) 12 months and (b) two years; and what proportion of the...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office (1) how many deaths registered in (a) 2008, (b) 2009, (c) 2010, (d) 2011 and (e) 2012 were for suicides, as defined in the Office for National...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many meetings officials in his Department have attended on the Trident Alternatives Review.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many (a) members and (b) former members of the armed forces have had their carer's allowance reduced since May 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what the total value was of crisis loans awarded in each local authority area in each year from 2009; (2) how many applications were...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 1 February 2013, Official Report, column 1019W, on employment schemes, how many recipients of (a) jobseeker's...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the advertising budget for Youth Contract wage incentives for 2012-13 is.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the mean average spend using a Government Procurement Card was per member of staff in (a) his Department and (b) each of its arm's length...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what guidance or instructions have been issued to staff in (a) his Department and (b) its arm's length bodies about the timing of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the number of households claiming for housing benefit for a property with two or more bedrooms, in which the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the overall level of rent arrears amongst housing benefit recipients in (a) 2014, (b) 2015 and (c) 2016.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will make it his policy that women's refuges will be deemed to be exempt accommodation under existing housing benefit rules and the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the proportion of housing benefit recipients who live in exempt accommodation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what advice his Department is providing to households affected by the introduction of the under-occupancy penalty in the social rented...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what proportion of those who receive housing benefit in Wales are female.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether jobcentres use a standard instrument for diagnostic screening of weaknesses in English and mathematics skills.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how the Jobcentre Plus mathematics and English screening process is evaluated.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what criteria were used by jobcentre staff to select benefit claimants for screening to identify weaknesses in English and mathematics skills...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 4 February 2013, Official Report, column 95W, on employment schemes: disability, how many disability employment...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps he is taking to make the public aware of the benefits of making contributions additional to those made as a result of autoenrolment;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of pensioners who are not currently claiming pension credit for which they are eligible.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 15 January 2013, Official Report, column 714W, on pensions: widowed people, whether he intends to inform victims or...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the effects will be of personal independence payment reform on people in receipt of carer's allowance by 2018.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the effect of (a) the Welfare Reform Act 2012 and (b) the Welfare Benefits Up-rating Bill on the number of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the flexibility of the housing rental market in rural Wales in response to the consequences of his planned...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will (a) bring forward legislative proposals and (b) amend his Department's guidance so that the Social Security Regulations apply to all...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the amount of benefit fraud procured through the victims of human trafficking.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the total value of fraudulently claimed benefit in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland and (c) South Lanarkshire in each of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people are currently earning benefits in the second state pension which would result in a state-provided pension greater than...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) if he will estimate the potential cost to the public purse of making public contact numbers operated by his Department an 0345 prefix...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many senior officials in his Department's arm's-length bodies (a) have and (b) have had during 2012-13 terms of employment that specify...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills on the contribution of corporate social...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps he plans to take to tackle unemployment in ethnic minority communities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people diagnosed with or suffering from any of the following conditions (a) being both blind and deaf, (b) being registered blind, (c)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the cost to his Department of appeals against the work capability assessment between April and September 2012.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many local authorities are included in the Work programme supply chain.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions for what reasons participants on the Work programme are debarred from the New Enterprise Allowance scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many jobseekers have been receiving jobseeker's allowance for more than (a) 12 months and (b) two years; and what proportion of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the effects of the downgrade of Lewisham accident and emergency department on the role of King’s College Hospital as...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health which accident and emergency departments in London provide 24-hour consultant cover seven days a week.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many alcohol-related hospital admissions there were in (a) Brigg and Goole constituency and (b) Yorkshire and the Humber in each of the last five...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what research his Department has commissioned or evaluated on the relative harm caused by ingesting aluminium by (a) digestion and (b) directly into...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the World Health Organisation's classification of chronic fatigue syndrome as a neurological disease; and if he will make a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to allow disabled people with (a) speech and (b) learning difficulties to actively express their views on their disabilities in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent research has been undertaken on behalf of his Department on the advantages of using a ceiling hoist in residential care homes for the elderly...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent research has been undertaken on behalf of his Department on the advantages of using a ceiling hoist on hospital wards when safely moving and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many women are receiving prescriptions for anti-epileptic medicines through the NHS.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the performance of staff in residential care homes in monitoring whether residents are able to eat and drink independently.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent assessment he has made of the performance of NHS staff in monitoring whether patients are able to eat and drink independently.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what progress his Department has made in measuring social connectedness as an indicator of improving the wider determinants of health and including it in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what assessment he has made of the use of pulse oximetry tests to detect undiagnosed heart conditions in newborn babies; (2) if his Department has...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether the Joint Committee of Primary Care Trusts established to make a decision on the future of paediatric cardiac services were subject to the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether the Joint Committee of Primary Care Trusts gave formal consideration to the submission to the public consultation on the Safe and Sustainable...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 31 January 2013, Official Report, columns 903-04W, on horses: slaughterhouses, at which abattoirs the two as-yet-untraced horses...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health in which abattoirs were positive tests for phenylbutazone in horse meat conducted in the last three years; and how many (a) samples were collected and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many horses were slaughtered at each abattoir in the UK in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 31 January 2013, Official Report, columns 903-4W, on horses: slaughterhouses, when each positive sample was collected; and when...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether horse carcases which have been tested for the presence of phenylbutazone at the point of slaughter will be detained until the results have been...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the adequacy of training given to hospital staff on the positioning of disabled patients on general wards.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health for what reason a ward at St Leonard's Hospital, Ferndown, Dorset has not been reopened to help meet the current pressure on beds at the Royal Bournemouth...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what assessment he has made of the safety of administering the HPV vaccine in schools; (2) what (a) information and (b) training is given to those...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what support his Department offers to parents who are being investigated by social services for fabricating or inducing illness and who have a child who...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department is taking to care for those who are diagnosed with new medical conditions after receiving the HPV vaccination.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent assessment his Department has made of the evidence for HPV strains 16 and 18 being the most prevalent in the UK; and what monitoring his...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether he has considered commissioning a national specialised service for atypical haemolytic uraemic syndrome.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what assessment the Advisory Group for National Specialised Services made of (a) clinical effectiveness and (b) the cost effectiveness of eculizumab...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether the process the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence will use to conduct the appraisal of eculizumab for the treatment of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health which maternity departments in England have 168 hours per week of consultant cover.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many hours of consultant cover is provided in each maternity department in London; and how many births took place at each such department in (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to ensure that people using pressure relieving equipment at home are given access to the same equipment when they are admitted to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent discussions he has had with care commissioning groups and NHS trusts on Teesside on improving care for patients with muscular dystrophy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department has taken to ensure that the NHS does not commission any services from groups who engage in or promote conversion therapy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) district nurses, (b) health visitors, (c) community psychiatric nurses, (d) community matrons and (e) community learning disability nurses...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what steps he is taking to reduce regional disparity in ovarian cancer care; (2) what steps he is taking to improve the early diagnosis of ovarian...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of no-fault compensation schemes for patients who have suffered accidental medical injuries without any clinical negligence.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when his Department plans to publish the UK Plan for Rare Diseases.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) when he plans to publish the rare disease plan; (2) what place severe combined immunodeficiency and other primary immunodeficiencies will have in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether he has considered introducing a screening programme for patients with (a) severe combined imunodeficiency and (b) other rare diseases.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much the NHS spent on the treatment of smoking-related diseases in 2011.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much has been set aside by his Department to reconfigure the estate at University Hospital Lewisham in order to make it into an elective care centre.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what conversations his Department has had with Lewisham Clinical Commissioning Group and other commissioners in south east London on the proposed funding...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) pursuant to the answer of 1 February 2013, Official Report, column 993W, on NHS: disclosure of information, whether the extra contractual compromise...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) what funding his Department is providing to help young people with special educational needs to enter apprenticeships; (2)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) when legislative guidance that will accompany the ban on excessive surcharges on the use of credit and debit cards will be...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what public funding has been made available to the British Standards Institute in each of the last 10 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills if he will bring forward legislative proposals to reform copyright exceptions to clarify definitions of research or private study.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) what steps he has taken following the Regulatory Policy Committee's response to the impact assessment of the repeal of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of evidence from the Herchel Smith Professor of Intellectual Property at the University of Cambridge...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) what representations the Government have received from the IT industry in the framing of its policy on e-commerce on (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills if he will review the carbon emissions factor used to calculate compensation for energy-intensive industries.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what progress he has made on developing a strategy for energy-intensive industries; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what plans he has to facilitate long-term power supply agreements between energy-intensive industries and low-carbon generators.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of the amount of compensation that will be available to energy-intensive industries in other EU...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many jobs in (a) Barnsley Central constituency, (b) South Yorkshire and (c) England are dependent on foreign investment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many students from Scotland began attending further education colleges in England in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills for what reasons UCAS figures for application rates, acceptance rates and entry rates by ethnicity are not published in the same...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) what estimate he has made of the number of student places which were unfilled out of those allocated in the margin in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills for what reasons the decision was made to advertise the Land Registry chief executive's post despite there being an incumbent in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what meetings (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have had with representatives of the Public and Commercial Services...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what his preferred commercial model is for the Land Registry.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what (a) parliamentary and (b) public scrutiny there will be of the commercial model of the Land Registry.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what support his Department is providing to the life sciences sector.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills when he intends to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Ashfield dated 28 November 2012 and the follow-up letter dated 15...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) whether his Department plans to publish the terms for the sale of Royal Mail; (2) what criteria his Department plans to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many school leavers there were in Bassetlaw constituency in each of the last 10 years; how many of those applied for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice under the Government's proposals for outsourcing of probation tasks, what appeal procedures an offender would have recourse to if they were subject to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many drivers have been penalised for using mobile phones whilst driving in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) what the mean average spend using a Government Procurement Card was per member of staff in (a) his Department and (b) each of its arm's length...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice in what ways national security would be infringed by the release of all Cabinet minutes, documents, discussion papers, civil service notes, reports and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will review his decision to withhold material from the National Archives that relates to the prosecution and imprisonment of 24 workers who took...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will publish each item of correspondence (a) he and (b) his Department has received from Sir Robert McAlpine Limited in relation to the case of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what recent discussions he has had with the (a) Home Secretary, (b) Attorney General and (c) Director of Public Prosecutions on the disclosure of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many (a) files and (b) other records relating to the case of the Shrewsbury 24 have been (i) retained by Government departments and (ii) transferred...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice which documents and other papers he took into account in making his decision to withhold disclosure of information in relation to the case of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the answer of 1 February 2012, Official Report, column 702W, on legal aid: Asil Nadir, and the answer to my hon. Friend the Member for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice when he expects Part 2 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 to be implemented in full.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what assessment he has made of the value of raising magistrates sentencing powers from a maximum of six months to a maximum of 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many offenders have received sentences of (a) up to three months, (b) up to six months, (c) up to nine months, (d) up to 12 months, (e) up to two...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice under the Government's proposals for outsourcing of probation tasks, what appeal procedures an offender would have recourse to if they were recalled to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what plans he has for private sector providers to supervise medium or low risk sex offenders.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what plans he has for private sector providers to supervise medium or low risk persons convicted of terrorist offences and subsequently released on license.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what specifications for the private sector for probation programmes will be published.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how the transfer of sensitive information about offenders from the police to private sector providers of offender services is managed; and if he plans to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how the probation pension deficit currently held by probation trusts will in future be administered.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the average size of unpaid work groups run by private companies would be under current plans for the outsourcing of probation responsibilities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many probation officers he estimates will be made redundant as a consequence of proposed changes to the delivery of probation services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what estimate he has made of the cost of the proposed reform of probation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what plans he has to ensure that private and independent sector providers of offender services will be subject to (a) the provisions of the Freedom of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people issued with a caution in each year from 2002 to 2012 have gone on to commit (a) no further offences, (b) one to five further offences,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice which youth offending team has had the largest reduction in its annual budget since 2011; and how much funding each youth offending team received in 2012.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what agreements they have put in place with the Government of the United States for consultations on the costs and scope of future upgrades within the Joint Strike...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what agreements (1) they have put in place, or (2) they are currently negotiating, with the Government of the United States for consultations on the costs and...

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Wallace of Saltaire on 29 November 2012 (WA 71) concerning parliamentary debates in both Houses before committing British...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have discussed with the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe's Minsk Group the proposed opening of Khojaly Airport in...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the Government of Bahrain on the implementation of the recommendation of the Bassiouni International Commission of Inquiry...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the Government of Bahrain about the sentence passed on Nabeel Rajab, President of then Bahrain Center for Human Rights, for...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the Government of Bahrain about the sentence passed on Mrs Siddiqa al-Basri on charges of insulting a police officer.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the Government of Bahrain about the sentence passed on Mohamed Al-Jazeeri for participating in an illegal gathering, and...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the balance of payments between each United Kingdom region and the European Union.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what engagements they have had with Lloyds Banking Group and the Royal Bank of Scotland regarding the payment of discretionary bonuses to executives; what...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what criteria they will employ in determining whether to support shareholder votes on remuneration policy at Lloyds Banking Group and the Royal Bank of Scotland.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether UK Financial Investments has given written instructions or guidance on bonus decisions to the boards of banks in which Her Majesty's Government have a...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their current strategy for dealing with individuals charged with begging; and what is their position with regard to repeat offenders.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to adopt a policy of job sharing of appropriate civil service vacancies to provide employment opportunities for both the long-term...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what proposals they have to support those who may face exclusion as a result of the increase of paperless methods of communication.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to co-operate with other governments to counter cyber crime.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to involve patient organisations in the development of their plans for value-based pricing for NHS drug procurement. To ask Her...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the comments by Olivier Blanchard, chief economist of the International Monetary Fund, that the United Kingdom should slow the...

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the comments by the Deputy Prime Minister in The House Magazine on 24 January about Government capital expenditure, what is their assessment of the...

To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of reforms of educational qualifications, what steps they will take to ensure that A-levels in the arts and engineering are not undervalued.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to make any changes to the closed list system for electing the United Kingdom Members of the European Parliament.

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Viscount Younger of Leckie on 28 January (WA 268), whether they have examined the peer-reviewed scientific literature for...

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Viscount Younger of Leckie on 28 January (WA 269), whether the pronuclei are themselves nuclei if they each contain nuclear DNA...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their forecast of the date by which electricity generation in the United Kingdom will be totally decarbonised.

To ask Her Majesty's Government when they anticipate the new EDF nuclear reactor in Somerset will commence operations.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they are making to European countries whose carbon dioxide and other pollutant emission levels are increasing through the expanded use of coal...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what they regard as the main non-economic advantages of membership of the European Union.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the United Kingdom's membership of the European Union requires the collection or compilation of statistics at a regional level in England.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the level of exports by medium-sized companies, and whether such companies should take greater steps to promote exports.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recommendation in the latest British Chambers of Commerce Trade Confidence Index that more action is needed in areas such as...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of Israel's use of drones in Gaza on civilians, and in particular, children.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have had any discussions with the Government of Spain about the participation of football teams from Gibraltar in UEFA-sponsored competitions.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Government of Spain has indicated it will withdraw from the 2006 Cordoba agreement; whether the Government of Spain has taken steps to exclude...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the cost of the subsidy for catering facilities in the Whitehall offices of the Department of Health.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the cost of the subsidy for catering facilities in the Whitehall offices of the Department for International Development.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the cost of the subsidy for catering facilities in the Whitehall offices of the Department for Education.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Department for Communities and Local Government collect or compile statistics at any intermediate level between local authority and a national level;...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether there will be any reduction in the number of staff working in the Accident and Emergency and Maternity Units at Lewisham Hospital; and whether there are...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the impact of cuts to contraceptive services on the number of abortions in the United Kingdom.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of (1) adults, and (2) children, with diabetes types 1 and 2 are getting their recommended annual tests.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that obese and overweight patients receive expert advice on weight loss and weight management as early as possible.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Accident and Emergency attendances were recorded for patients with a primary diagnosis of wet age-related macular degeneration in each of the past five years.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to help cities to provide housing for the homeless.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are considering the introduction of mandatory registers of house letting agents; and, if so, whether they would be kept at local authority or national...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to exempt (1) Broad Rental Market Areas, or (2) local authority areas, from the 1% limit on uprating local housing allowance in 2014-15 and 2015-16.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what source of information about market rents the Department for Work and Pensions will use to determine those areas which will be exempt from the 1% limit on...

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Hanham on 30 October 2012 (WA 120), what assessment they have made of the accuracy of the figures given by One Housing...

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many households in Brighton and Hove they estimate will be affected by their proposals to address under-occupancy of social housing.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the sufficiency of the discretionary housing provision budget to support households with a disabled member affected by measures to...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the effects on families with a disabled child of having to relocate from an adapted property containing a spare room.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Government of Israel concerning that government's co-operation with the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHCR).

To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the Government of Israel concerning its proposal to extend the separation wall around the planned Israeli settlement zone E1.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent discussions they have had with the Government of Israel concerning digging and construction work at the Ma'man Allah cemetery in Jerusalem.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to encourage (1) courts, and (2) the wider criminal justice system, to liaise with local authorities.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to promote the diversity of the lay magistracy.

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Warsi on 29 January (WA 314), with whom in the United Kingdom they are involved in discussions concerning legacy issues...

To ask Her Majesty's Government which of the nations in the European Union have defence forces in Mali; and which other European Union member states have now pledged to send defence forces into Mali.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to publish the terms of reference of the review of the application of the Medicines Act 1968, to be conducted by Ken Jarold CBE.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many permanent staff are currently employed by the National Audit Office, and how those staff are distributed between the offices in London and Newcastle.

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Freud on 30 January (WA 335), whether they will extrapolate and accumulate the requested information on the top 20 countries...

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 21 January (WA 175), why they do not hold information centrally about NHS contracts; whether they have any plans to...

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) first-level, and (2) second-level, registered nurses employed by the National Health Service are currently working in each region in England.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will make representations to other governments at the United Nations Human Rights Council in March about establishing a Commission of Inquiry into...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports of North Korean citizens resorting to cannibalism due to famine conditions.

To ask Her Majesty's Government (1) how many staff were employed by the Office of Rail Regulation, and at what cost, in 2010-11 and 2011-12, and (2) how many staff have been budgeted for, at what...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's recent finding that public spending in the United Kingdom as a...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of quantitative easing on company contributions to final salary pension schemes since March 2009; and what is their...

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Taylor of Holbeach on 18 May 2011 (WA 351), whether they will collate for publication in the Official Report total employee...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Strategic Housing Market Assessments: Practice Guidance, Version 2, of August 2007, is the most up-to-date guide to such assessments in every respect;...

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many prisoners in England are currently serving a life sentence with a whole life tariff.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what impact the decision to progress HS2 phase two while delaying a decision on the HS2 Heathrow spur until after 2015 will have on the effective integration of...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will introduce legislation to require retailers issuing gift vouchers to back those vouchers by a bank guarantee or hold the proceeds in a dedicated...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to improve career advice for pupils leaving school.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have received about the coverage of animal welfare issues, in particular regarding domestic pets, in the national curriculum.

To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the School Premises (England) Regulations 2012, how they will encourage schools to provide suitable toilets and washing facilities and promote...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made about the size of contribution the shipping industry makes to the United Kingdom economy; and what information they have about how...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will release all the papers relating to the trials of the 24 building workers convicted in 1972, known as the Shrewsbury 24.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the costs additional to those shown in figure 9 of page 30 of their progress report of July 2012 on care funding reform Caring for...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether their representatives at the United Nations and European Union have had discussions with other members of those bodies concerning the case for contributing...

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Northover on 18 December 2012 (Official Report, col. 1463-4) that "the problem is ... making sure that other countries step up...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what financial or other support they provide to the armed opposition groups in Syria.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the implications of a theocracy replacing the present Government in Syria.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the feasibility of introducing a death tax to fund care and support for the elderly.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have considered proscribing RSS as a terrorist organisation; and whether they have plans to investigate British citizens involved in funding and...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what amount of Tunisian assets, frozen on the fall of the Ben Ali regime, have so far been returned to Tunisia (1) by Her Majesty's Government, and (2) by the...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether a person responsible for a child or qualifying young person who is receiving education as defined in Regulation 12(2) of the draft Universal Credit...

To ask Her Majesty's Government why the provision allowing claimants undertaking education and training to be treated as fulfilling work search and availability requirements detailed in...

To ask Her Majesty's Government why no provision for claimants undertaking education and training in the no work-related requirements group has been included in the draft Universal Credit...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the adequacy of the financial and technical resources available to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission for its tasks of voter...