Written answers

Monday, 11 March 2013

  • Health

    • Antibiotics

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department has taken to promote the discovery of new antibiotics in the last year.

    • Billing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of undisputed invoices are paid by (a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) each NHS trust within five days.

      Care Quality Commission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will review the adequacy of the Care Quality Commission inspection arrangements in Oxfordshire.

      Christchurch Hospital

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what information his Department holds on how much the Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals Trust spent on (a) lobbying Christchurch borough...

      College of Paramedics

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will visit the College of Paramedics in Bridgwater.

      Deep Vein Thrombosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to ensure that primary care professionals are familiar with the up-to-date guidance on diagnosing and managing people with deep...

      Deep Vein Thrombosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many cases of deep vein thrombosis have been (a) diagnosed and (b) misdiagnosed in primary care settings in each of the last five years.

      Drugs: Misuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether the comments made by the chief medical officer that people who take illegal drugs should not be treated as criminals reflects Government policy.

      Exercise: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what research and data collection relating to (a) sport and (b) physical activity amongst young people his Department has (i) initiated, (ii) terminated...

      Fish

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether the Government still offers guidance to eat two portions of fish a week; and what steps he is taking to promote any such guidance.

      General Practitioners: Cambridge

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 1 March 2013, Official Report, column 725W, on general practitioners: Cambridge, for what reasons the amount allocated is not...

      Heart Diseases: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether the Independent Reconfiguration Panel will publish its findings of the Safe and Sustainable review into children’s heart surgery services...

      Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to ensure that age factors do not negatively affect access for new medicines for older people living with idiopathic pulmonary...

      Ionizing Radiation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what studies have been commissioned by the Health Protection Agency into the differential deleterious effects on (a) males and (b) females of exposure to...

      Mass Media

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 6 November 2012, Official Report, column 580W, on mass media, what the reasons are for the time taken to publish information...

      Muscular Dystrophy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what discussions he has had with Ministers in the Scottish Government on funding of research into Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

      NHS: Competition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health which Minister in his Department approved the National Health Service (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) Regulations (S.I., 2013, No. 257).

      NHS: Redundancy Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) with reference to the supplementary written evidence to the Public Accounts Committee from his Department of 14 April 2011, on NHS Foundation...

      North East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether (a) he and (b) other Ministers in his Department intend to visit a hospital or GP surgery north of Darlington; and when the last visit by...

      Older People: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to facilitate the development of more extra care residential housing facilities for older people; and if he will make a statement.

      Palliative Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 26 February 2013, Official Report, column 445W, on palliative care, when he plans to (a) begin and (b) evaluate the progress...

      Pet Foods

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what checks are carried out on pet food to ensure that all pet food sold in the UK is safe and fully matches the trade description.

      Prescription Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will review the appropriateness of existing regulations on the categories of person empowered to write prescriptions for drugs, with special regard...

      Prescription Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of whether value-based pricing places appropriate value on the improvement of the quality of life and outcomes for older...

      Thromboembolism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the proportion of people with suspected venous thromboembolic diseases whose diagnostic investigations are completed within...

      Thromboembolism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether he plans to continue the National Venous Thromboembolism Prevention Programme from April 2013.

      Warm Homes Healthy People Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether the Warm Homes Healthy People fund will be available in 2014-15 for local authorities to access funding for measures to improve carbon monoxide safety.

  • Communities and Local Government

    • Affordable Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many new starts of affordable housing there were in (a) England and (b) each region of England in (i) 2010-11 and (ii)...

    • EU Grants and Loans: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 4 March 2013, Official Report, column 781W, on EU grants and loans, what the outstanding applications...

      Grants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate he has made of the comparable value of grants given by his Department to someone living in (a) an urban area and...

      Housing: Taxation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether he proposes that local authorities will be empowered to levy affordable housing levies on self-build developments after...

      Housing: Taxation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many local authorities are levying an affordable housing levy on housing developments of fewer than five properties.

      Housing: Taxation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether an economic viability assessment will be mandatory for local authorities after April 2014 on (a) the community...

      Social Rented Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what consideration his Department has given to allowing councils and other bodies housing pensioners being given incentives to...

      Social Rented Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 5 March 2013, Official Report, column 936W, on social rented housing, if he will place in the Library...

  • Leader of the House

    • Written Questions

      To ask the Leader of the House pursuant to the answer of 12 February 2013, Official Report, column 649W, on written questions, when he last communicated guidance on the practice of answering...

  • Prime Minister

    • Commercialisation and Sexualisation of Children Review

      To ask the Prime Minister when he appointed his adviser on the commercialisation and sexualisation of childhood; and what the terms of reference of the appointee are.

    • Mass Media

      To ask the Prime Minister pursuant to the answer of 6 November 2012, Official Report, column 519W, on mass media, what the reasons are for the time taken to publish information relating to...

  • Attorney-General

    • Serious Fraud Office

      To ask the Attorney-General how many and what proportion of officials at the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) have (a) resigned, (b) taken voluntary early retirement, (c) left the SFO for alternative...

  • Environment Food and Rural Affairs

    • Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Chilterns

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether the Natural Capital Committee has provided advice to the Government on protecting and enhancing the Chilterns Areas...

    • Bakery Products: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment he has made of the potential effect on people in Scotland of amending the Bread and Flour Regulations 1998 to...

      Dogs (Protection of Livestock) Act 1953

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of measures in the Dogs (Protection of Livestock) Act 1953; and if he will...

      Floods: Insurance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what substantive discussions he has had in the last two weeks with the insurance industry with regard to flood risk insurance.

      Fracking

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps he is taking to monitor decommissioned fracking sites; and what legislative powers are available to rectify water...

      Hares

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when the recommendations on voluntary measures to ensure appropriate welfare for brown hares will be published.

      Leatherhead Food Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what contact (a) Ministers and (b) officials of his Department have had with Leatherhead Food Research since May 2010.

      Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many staff his Department employed in each of the past five years; how many such staff were employed in London; how many...

      Tobacco

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what information he holds on the subsidies which have been paid by the EU for the growing or production of tobacco in each of...

      Turtles: Cayman Islands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent representations he has made to the Cayman Islands government to ensure that the Cayman Turtle Farm fulfils its...

  • Transport

    • Air Passenger Duty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the answer of 1 March 2013, Official Report, column 685W, on air passenger duty, if he will provide a list of meetings he has had with (a)...

    • Air Passenger Duty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the answer of 1 March 2013, Official Report, column 648W, on air passenger duty, what meetings he has had with representatives of the...

      Buses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he estimates all (a) single-deck and (b) double-deck buses will be fully accessible.

      Crossrail Line

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what discussions his Department has had with Network Rail and Transport for London about extending the proposed route for Crossrail 2 to (a)...

      Driving Tests

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether new applicants have to be able to read and write to pass the tests necessary to get a driving licence.

      High Speed 2 Railway Line

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate his Department has made of the number of homes within (a) 10, (b) 50, (c) 100 and (d) 500 metres of the published preferred route of...

      High Speed 2 Railway Line

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assumptions were made in his Department's business case for High Speed 2 of available connectivity of mobile voice and data services along the route.

      High Speed 2 Railway Line

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what criteria were used by HS2 Limited to determine whether mitigation proposals should be included within the forthcoming High Speed 2 draft...

      London Underground

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport in assessing the cost effectiveness of Crossrail 2, what estimate he has made of the percentage breakdown of current peak time usage of the London...

      Mersey Gateway Project

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the use of UK industry and UK-sourced raw materials in the construction of the Mersey Gateway.

      Motorways: Litter

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the answer of 1 March 2013, Official Report, column 694W, on motorways: litter (1) at what grade the hard shoulder lane on the M60...

      Shipping: Registration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what discussions have taken place between Ministers in his Department and their counterparts in the (a) Cabinet Office, (b) Department for Business,...

      Transport: Yorkshire and the Humber

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the answer of 1 March 2013, Official Report, column 685W, on Brigg, what information his Department holds on expenditure on transport...

      West Coast Railway Line

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to his answer of 14 February 2013, PQ 143634, when he expects to publish his Department's review of the available data and analysis.

  • Home Department

    • Children: Abuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people of each age and gender have been arrested for possessing non-photographic visual depictions of child sexual abuse in each of...

    • College of Policing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she expects the College of Policing to be established and begin operations.

      Crime: Nature Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the comparable figures for levels of wildlife crime were in (a) 2001-02 and (b) 2012-13.

      Cybercrime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent assessment she has made of the financial effect of cybercrime to the (a) economy and (b) consumer.

      Cybercrime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans she has to assess the effect of cybercrime.

      Food: Smuggling

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much (a) dairy and (b) meat products from non-EU countries have been confiscated at UK borders in each of the last five years.

      G8: Police

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent discussions she has had with the Chief Constable of the Police Service in Northern Ireland on support from other police services...

      Human Trafficking

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent steps her Department has taken to tackle human trafficking.

      Human Trafficking

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent steps her Department has taken to support the victims of human trafficking.

      Human Trafficking

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many meetings of the Joint Strategic Group on Human Trafficking have taken place to date; and which non-governmental organisations and...

      Human Trafficking

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will hold discussions with international organisations, including the United Nations and non-governmental organisations, to tackle...

      Human Trafficking

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many victims of human trafficking were identified in the UK in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012.

      Human Trafficking

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will consider introducing tougher sentences on perpetrators of human trafficking.

      Immigration

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which non-governmental organisations the Minister for Immigration has met since his appointment; and what the outcomes were of each such meeting.

      Immigration

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will bring forward legislative proposals to limit access to (a) social housing, (b) healthcare, (c) benefits and (d) social care to...

      Immigration

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the transitional controls negotiated by the Government in 2007 for immigration by...

      Immigration Controls

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what procedures she has put in place to monitor performance of the UK Border Agency Employer Checking Service; what estimate she has made of...

      Olympic Games 2012: Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 12 December 2012, Official Report, column 349W, on Olympic Games 2012: security, which police forces have been...

      Police: Croydon

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 28 February 2013, Official Report, column 599W, on police: Croydon, why the decision to stop collecting police...

      Police: Job Satisfaction

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what assessment she has made of the effect on police morale of the loss of special priority and competency related threshold payments;...

      Road Traffic Offences: Yorkshire and the Humber

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many fixed penalty notices were issued to motorists in (a) Brigg and Goole constituency and (b) Yorkshire and the Humber in each of the...

  • Deputy Prime Minister

    • Local Government: Tees Valley

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what correspondence he has had with local authorities in the Tees Valley since May 2010; and if he will place copies of any such correspondence in the Library.

    • Voting Rights: Second Homes

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what assessment he has made of the refusal of some local authorities to allow second home owners to vote at local authority elections.

  • Northern Ireland

    • Political Parties: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many donors to Northern Irish political parties have made representations to her or her Office raising concerns about their security if...

    • Political Parties: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what discussions she has had with the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland on potential threats against individuals if...

  • Justice

    • Civil Proceedings: Legal Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what plans he has to comply with the requirements of the Aarhus convention in relation to civil litigation costs.

    • Claims Management Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice with reference to his Department's publication, Claims Management Regulation, The PPI Claims Market: Dealing with malpractice, page 9, paragraph 2, what...

      Community Orders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether he has any plans to bring forward proposals to automatically include rehabilitative elements as a condition of all community orders made by the...

      Offenders: Rehabilitation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many cases each mentor or supervisor of those serving less than 12 months in custody will be expected to carry at any one time; (2) what...

      Personal Injury: Compensation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) if he will (a) use and (b) publish a full impact assessment of his proposals to reduce costs through the revised pre-action protocol for low-value...

      Unpaid Fines: West Midlands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the value was of uncollected fines and orders issued by courts in (a) Dudley North constituency, (b) Dudley metropolitan borough and (c) the west...

      Victim Support Schemes: Human Trafficking

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

  • Treasury

    • Air Passenger Duty

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent assessment his Department has made of the effect of air passenger duty on the tourism market.

    • Air Passenger Duty

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the cost of re-banding Caribbean countries into the same band of air passenger duty as south Florida.

      Alcoholic Drinks: Prices

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the effect of a minimum unit price on alcohol on inflation.

      Alcoholic Drinks: Prices

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what assessment he has made of revenue implications for the Exchequer of a planned minimum unit price for alcohol; and if he will make a statement;...

      Audit

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when the next National Audit Register will be published.

      Business: Finance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the potential of equity finance to increase access to funding for high growth companies.

      Business: Loans

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what guidance he has given to UK Financial Investments Ltd to ensure those banks in receipt of special borrowing rights from the Bank of England make...

      Child Benefit

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many higher rate taxpayers have instructed HM Revenue and Customs to stop child benefit payments since October 2012.

      Child Benefit

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the cost of means testing household income as an alternative measure of determining eligibility for child benefit.

      Employment: Bradford

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps his Department is taking to increase employment opportunities in Bradford.

      Excise Duties: Beer

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much revenue accrued to the Exchequer from beer duty in (a) 2009, (b) 2010, (c) 2011 and (d) 2012.

      Financial Services Compensation Scheme

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent representations he has received on (a) consumer perceptions of the cover by banking licence provided by the Financial Services Compensation...

      Financial Services: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the potential economic effects of the European Commission's proposed financial transactions tax in the (a) Eurozone and (b)...

      Financial Services: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of whether the European Commission's proposed financial transactions tax will lead to increased levels of tax avoidance amongst...

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps he is taking to support local authorities in their spending on house building.

      Income Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many basic rate taxpayers there are in (a) each parliamentary constituency and (b) each local authority area.

      Inheritance Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what representations he has received on extending to siblings who live together the same inheritance tax rights as couples who live together; and if he will...

      Inheritance Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the amount of inheritance tax yield derived from ISAs forming part of estates subject to inheritance tax.

      Ministers

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he will publish the list of Ministers' meetings, hospitality, gifts and overseas travel for the last quarter of 2012.

      Mortgages

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what information his Department holds on how many mortgage brokers have been authorised by the Financial Services Authority to carry on regulated activities...

      New Businesses: Government Assistance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many investments he expects will be made under the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme in (a) 2012-13, (b) 2013-14, (c) 2014-15 and (d) 2015-16; what the...

      Overseas Aid

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his policy is on retaining the commitment to designate 0.7 per cent of national income to international development from 2013 onwards.

      Paye

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish detailed estimates of the anticipated £300 million in savings to business following the introduction of real-time payroll reporting.

      Public Sector Debt

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the national debt was in May 2010; and what estimate he has made of the national debt in May 2015.

      Public Sector: Pensions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate his Department has made of the potential cost of reforming the Fair Deal policy for public sector workers compulsorily transferred to the...

      Public Sector: Pensions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his policy is on extending the reformed pension arrangements under the Fair Deal policy for public sector workers transferred to the private sector to...

      Road Haulage Forum

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he last met the Road Haulage Forum.

      Secondment

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many staff from business and industry outside the public sector are currently on secondment to his Department and the agencies for which he is responsible.

      Secondment

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many staff from his Department and the agencies for which he is responsible are currently on secondment to business and industry outside the public sector.

      Small Charitable Donations Act 2012

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer which hon. Members have requested that events take place in their constituencies to publicise the Small Charitable Donations Act 2012.

      Stamp Duties: Stocks and Shares

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the effect on revenue of removing the liability to pay stamp duty on transactions in shares listed on the Alternative...

      Tax Burden

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer further to the answer of 4 March 2013, Official Report, column 832W, on tax burden, if he will estimate how much of the average tax burden of a working...

      UK Financial Investments

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the accountability to Parliament of UK Financial Investments Limited (UKFI); what steps he intends to take to increase such...

      Welfare Tax Credits

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent assessment he has made of the potential effects on child poverty of planned changes to the uprating of tax credits and other payments announced...

      Written Questions: Government Responses

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer of 6 November 2012, Official Report, column 577W, on mass media, what the reasons are for the time taken to publish information...

  • Energy and Climate Change

    • Carbon

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change whether he has made an assessment of the risk carbon assets pose to the financial system.

    • Carbon Emissions: Business

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what meetings (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have had with counterparts at the (i) Department for the Environment Food and...

      Electricity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what recent discussions he has had with Ofgem on (a) the anticipated costs of network reinforcement and (b) the impact on fuel poverty...

      Electricity and Natural Gas: EU Law

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (1) what recent assessment his Department has made of Ofgem's compliance with Article 40 of the Electricity Directive 2009/72/EC; (2)...

      Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what discussions he has had with Ofgem on ensuring Distribution Network Operators investigate an alternative cost benefit analysis of...

      Energy: Capital Investment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the final investment decision enabling process is successful in its aim of...

      Energy: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what recent discussions he has had with Ofgem about the steps Distribution Network Operators could take in (a) identifying off-gas grid...

      Fossil Fuels: Reserves

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment he has made of the effect of the Capital Markets Climate Initiative on the level of capital being made available to...

      Green Deal Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many households have had a Green Deal assessment to date.

      Green Deal Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (1) how many households have taken out a green deal package to date; (2) how many Green Deal plans have been signed to date; (3)...

      Green Deal Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change if he will make an assessment of the potential cost of the Energy Company Obligations to consumer energy bills resulting from low take...

      Housing: Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change if he will publish and place in the Library the data he holds on domestic energy costs for households in each year since 2002 and an...

      Peat Bogs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment he has made of the effect that wind farms (a) installed on peatlands, (b) approved for construction on peatlands and...

      Plants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much his Department spent on indoor and outdoor plants and trees in each year between 2005 and 2010.

      Warm Home Discount Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change if he will estimate the number of park home owners in England who would be eligible for energy discounts under the Warm Home Discount...

      Wind Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what estimate he has made of the proportion of UK waters currently feasible for the construction of offshore wind turbines.

      Wind Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many offshore wind turbines have been erected in UK waters in each of the last five years.

  • Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

    • Bangladesh

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the recent violence in Bangladesh.

    • Bangladesh

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the outcomes were of the Senior Minister of State's recent visit to Bangladesh.

      Bangladesh

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with the government of Bangladesh regarding recent violence in that country.

      Bosnia and Herzegovina

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he is taking to support Bosnia's proposed membership of the EU; and if he will make a statement.

      Bosnia and Herzegovina

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he is taking to bring those held responsible for the Srebrenica genocide to justice.

      Bosnia and Herzegovina

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he is taking to institutionalise a day of remembrance for the victims of Srebrenica.

      Bosnia and Herzegovina

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs who will represent the Government at the Srebrenica memorial event in Bosnia in July 2013.

      Bosnia and Herzegovina

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he is taking to support Bosnia to become a member of NATO; and if he will make a statement.

      Bosnia and Herzegovina

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what support he is giving to the International Commission on Missing Persons for victims of the Srebrenica genocide; and if he...

      Burma

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the benefits of increased trade between the UK and Burma.

      Burma

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of whether the Burmese government's committee on political prisoners will be an inclusive and...

      Caribbean

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he has taken in respect of the commitment made at the UK-Caribbean Forum held in January 2012 to mitigate the effects...

      European Court of Human Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the answer of 7 September 2012, Official Report, column 466W, on European Court of Human Rights, whether the UK will...

      Nigeria

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will discuss with Shell the clean-up and decontamination of that company's oil spill sites in the Niger Delta.

      Nuclear Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs for what reason the Government did not send a representative to the Oslo Conference on the Consequence of Nuclear Weapons Use.

      Sexual Offences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to his G8 counterparts to support the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative ahead of the G8...

      Sexual Offences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps his Department is taking to ensure that human rights are at the heart of the development of its Preventing Sexual...

      Sudan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the humanitarian situation in South Kordofan and Blue Nile states.

      Sudan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will meet with the Sudanese Ambassador to discuss the detention of opposition party member Mohammed Zain al-Abdeen and to...

  • Culture Media and Sport

    • BBC

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what reports she has received on allegations that the BBC used money raised from the licence fee to prevent whistleblowing; and if she...

    • Broadband

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what assessment she has made of the overlapping communications requirements of universal broadband and smart metering.

      Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what occupation costs of each type are incurred for each property used by her Department.

      Digital Broadcasting: Radio

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what steps she is taking to improve coverage of digital radio in (a) Brigg and Goole constituency and (b) Yorkshire and the Humber.

      Energy: Meters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what role (a) her Department and (b) Broadband UK have in the roll-out of smart metering and smart grids.

      Entertainments: Tickets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what representations she has received about regulation of the secondary concert ticket market; what monitoring of abuse of this market...

      Internet

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport pursuant to the answer of 8 January 2013, Official Report, column 213W, on internet, what recent assessment she has made of the...

      Plants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much her Department spent on indoor and outdoor plants and trees in each year from 2005 to 2010.

      Sick Leave

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many days of paid sickness leave per individual member of staff are authorised in her Department on an annual basis.

      Sports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what research and data collection relating to sport her Department has (a) initiated, (b) terminated and (c) amended since May 2010.

      Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many staff her Department employed in each of the past five years; how many such staff were employed in London; how many such staff...

      Television: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many households in each constituency in Northern Ireland have a black and white television licence.

      Tourism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what steps she is taking to promote cross-departmental working to support the English tourist economy.

      Tourism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what steps she plans to take to provide support to the English tourist economy.

      Tourism: VAT

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer regarding the rate of VAT on visitor accommodation and attractions.

      Written Questions: Government Responses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport when she plans to answer question 139706, tabled on 23 January 2013 for answer on 28 January 2013.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Energy: Yorkshire and the Humber

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many people are employed in the energy sector in (a) Brigg and Goole constituency and (b) Yorkshire and the Humber.

    • Exports

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what proportion of UK net export growth has come from developing and middle-income countries in the last five years.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office when he expects to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for South Northamptonshire dated 22 November 2012 regarding the Major Projects Authority...

      Patients: Death

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many (a) observed and (b) expected deaths took place in all NHS trusts for which data is available in each year between 1997 and 2010.

      Pay

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how much and what proportion of UK take home pay each decile of the UK population took home in each year for which data is available.

      Public Sector: Procurement

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if he plans to require all public sector contractors to outline the benefits of their contract to local communities and publish the number of local jobs...

      Unemployment: Young People

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many young people in Warrington North constituency are unemployed; and what the equivalent figure was in May 2010.

      Unemployment: Young People

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many young people aged between 18 and 24 are unemployed in Hendon constituency; and what the equivalent figure was for May 2010.

      Vocational Guidance: Internet

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office for what reasons a tendering process was not used in respect of the establishment of the plotr careers website; what the current volume of usage is of...

      Voluntary Work: Young People

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office (1) how many young people took part in the National Citizen Service in 2011 and 2012; (2) how many third sector organisations were involved in the...

  • Defence

    • Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what proportion of fatalities of UK service personnel in Afghanistan have been green-on-blue attacks in the latest period for which figures are available.

    • Armed Forces: Animals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which animals other than dogs and horses are used by UK armed forces; and for what purposes such animals are used.

      Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of the cost of re-housing soldiers and their families as part of the drawdown from Germany; and from which budget this money...

      Armed Forces: Redundancy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which operational pinch points will be exempt from redundancy under tranche 3 or 4.

      Armed Forces: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what resources have been made available to the armed forces for adventurous training in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012, (d) 2013 and (e) 2014.

      Billing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what proportion of undisputed invoices were paid by (a) his Department and (b) its agencies within five days in the latest period for which figures are...

      Defence Estates: Lisburn

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will publish details of any agreement reached between Defence Estates and the Clanmil Housing Association on the sale of surplus army housing in...

      Defence: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Barnsley East of 21 May 2012, Official Report, column 441W, on procurement, whether his Department has...

      Eastern Europe

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the security situation in (a) Bosnia and (b) Kosovo.

      Electronic Warfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether his Department has developed rules of engagement for cyber operations.

      Marchwood Military Port

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the future of the Sea Monitoring Centre at Marchwood as the UK's military port.

      Military Bases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which aspects of the autumn statement have caused a delay to the announcing of the basing review; and if he will make a statement.

      Military Bases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the Statement of 5 March 2013 on the Army Basing Plan, how much has been factored into future defence budgets from announced land disposals.

      Military Bases: Air Force

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what criteria are applied in deciding whether an air base is officially designated as an RAF base.

      Military Bases: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much has been received from the sale of each site of a former military base in Northern Ireland to date.

      Military Police

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how many members of the (a) Royal Navy Police and (b) Royal Air Force Police have received specialist training to conduct (i) Level 3...

      Radioactive Waste: Fife

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he expects to complete reports on the (a) factual investigation into radioactive substances at Dalgety bay and (b) interpretation of that factual...

      Reserve Forces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) whether the £1.8 billion allocated for Reserves 2020 covers the increased cost in training of new reservists; (2) what the purpose is of his...

      Reserve Forces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate his Department has made of (a) the strength of reserves to be held at readiness after the completion of reserves 2020 and (b) the change in...

      Reserve Forces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what the full steady-state costs of a (a) fully-manned regular infantry battalion and (b) fully-manned Territorial Army infantry battalion will be...

      Reserve Forces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the current declared deployable capacity of Territorial Army battalions is.

      Reserve Forces: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps his Department plans to take to incentivise businesses to employ reservists.

      Reserve Forces: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps he is taking to ensure that employers cannot discriminate against reservists.

      Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how many staff in his Department are working on the next Strategic Defence and Security Review; (2) how many people his Department employs to...

      Veterans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate his Department has made of the cost of (a) recreational facilities, (b) entertainment and (c) dining for retired officers in each of the...

      Veterans: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how many individuals who left the armed forces in (a) tranche 1 and (b) tranche 2 found work lasting for (i) six months and (ii) 12 months after...

      Veterans: Mortgages

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what support his Department offers to veterans who were injured in service and are seeking to secure a mortgage.

      World War II: Military Decorations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when the Bomber Command Clasp and Arctic Convoy Medal will be available; and what the criteria for awarding those medals will be.

  • International Development

    • Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much funding her Department has allocated for women's shelters in Afghanistan; and how many shelters her Department will be...

    • British Overseas Territories

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many full-time equivalent civil servants in her Department are working on matters related to the UK Overseas Territories.

      Burma

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what amount of debt is currently owed to the UK by Burma.

      Consultants

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what proportion of her Department's budget is spent by outside consulting companies.

      Consultants

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what monitoring her Department undertakes of the performance of consulting companies engaged in the delivery of UK aid programmes.

      Developing Countries: Economic Situation

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what estimate she has made of the potential of major recipients of international development funding from her Department to contribute...

      Developing Countries: Human Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what recent representations she has received about the establishment within her Department's priority countries of safe places for...

      Developing Countries: Infectious Diseases

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what plans her Department has to tackle HIV and Hepatitis C co-infections in developing countries; whether she will support the...

      Developing Countries: Poverty

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what recent representations she has made to those countries in receipt of UK aid, and which possess nuclear weapons systems, to...

      International Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much money was transferred in (a) bilateral aid and (b) multilateral aid from the (i) UK and (ii) EU in the last three years.

      Rwanda

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development on which (a) organisations and (b) projects the recently announced development support for Rwanda will be spent.

      Sahel

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps her Department is taking to support and strengthen the role of local organisations delivering humanitarian aid in the Sahel.

      Syria

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on increasing the number of emergency resettlement...

      Syria

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the UK's contribution has been to the $1 billion appeal for the UN Syria Regional Response Plan.

  • Education

    • Academies: Transport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education what assessment he has made of the extent to which academies are constrained by the policies of local education authorities in arranging transport for...

    • Children: Poverty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education what steps he is taking to reduce child poverty in Beckenham.

      Pupils: Disadvantaged

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will assess the potential effects of the pupil premium on the gap between per pupil funding between Swindon and Wiltshire in (a) 2013-14 and (b)...

      Pupils: Disadvantaged

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education how much pupil premium funding has been allocated in (a) Swindon and (b) Wiltshire to date; and how many pupils received such funding in each area.

      Schools: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education what progress his Department has made in implementing a new national funding formula for schools in England.

      Schools: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education what his policy is on improving the system of per pupil funding in England.

      Schools: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education what assessment he has made of the effect of the Government's commitment to extend the minimum funding guarantee beyond 2014-15.

      Schools: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education what recent representations he has received on closing the gap between the best and worst funded local authorities for school funding.

      Schools: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education what recent representations he has received on the effects on smaller schools of changes in school funding.

      Schools: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education what recent representations he has received on the effects on primary schools of changes in school funding.

      Schools: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education what the national average per pupil unit of funding for schools was in (a) Swindon, (b) Reading and (c) England in the last year for which figures are...

      Schools: Sports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education when he expects Ofsted to publish its report on sport in schools; and if he will make a statement.

      Schools: Swindon

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education what recent representations he has received on the effects of funding changes for education in Swindon.

      Supplementary Schools

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of supplementary schools in raising educational attainment among children from black and...

      Teachers: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education what change there has been in the number of teacher training places at each higher education institution providing such training between 2011-12 and...

  • Work and Pensions

    • Welfare Benefits: Non-UK Citizens

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps he is taking to review eligibility criteria for welfare benefit claimants who are non-UK citizens.

    • Child Poverty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the potential effects of the provisions of the Welfare Benefits Up-rating Bill on the number of children growing...

      Housing Associations: Infrastructure Requirements

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what support the Government is providing to housing associations to meet the additional infrastructure requirements contained in the Welfare...

      Attendance Allowance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 23 January 2013, Official Report, column 338W, on carer's allowance, what recent estimate he has made of the number...

      Employment and Support Allowance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the likely duration of the gap in payment while mandatory reconsideration takes place when a claimant appeals a...

      Employment and Support Allowance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people living outside the UK are currently in receipt of employment and support allowance; and how many such people had their last UK...

      Employment and Support Allowance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the number of people whose application for employment and support allowance has been rejected, who face a gap in...

      Employment and Support Allowance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many recipients of employment and support allowance have been referred to mandatory work placements in each month since the scheme started.

      Employment Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many funding streams for which his Department is responsible can be drawn down in each local authority area to tackle unemployment.

      Employment: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the number of women in work.

      Housing Benefit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 28 February 2013, Official Report, column 605W, on housing benefit, what plans are in place to support local...

      Housing Benefit: Nottingham

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what additional funding for discretionary housing payments has been allocated to Nottingham city council for 2013-14.

      Housing Benefit: Social Rented Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of changes to rates of (a) fostering and (b) taking in lodgers by those affected by planned changes in housing benefit.

      Housing Benefit: Social Rented Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the number of households in Wolverhampton South East constituency who will be affected by the housing benefit...

      Housing Benefit: Social Rented Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions which rooms in the home of a housing benefit claimant occupying a social sector property are to be regarded as bedrooms for the purposes of...

      Housing Benefit: Social Rented Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will estimate the number of households which will be affected by both the changes to housing benefit under-occupancy rules and by changes...

      Housing Benefit: Social Rented Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what assessment he has made of the number of households in Nottingham affected by the under-occupancy penalty which include a person with...

      Housing Benefit: Social Rented Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the number of households in Nottingham which include children that will be affected by the under-occupancy penalty.

      Housing Benefit: Social Rented Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of how many (a) disabled, (b) single-parent and (c) foster carer households will be affected by the under-occupancy...

      Invalid Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many mobility scooters have been repossessed since 2007.

      Jobcentre Plus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what discussions he has had with jobcentre staff on the practical implementation of the changes to the benefit system in April 2013.

      Jobcentre Plus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what support his Department has made available to jobcentres to assist with changes to the benefit system in April 2013.

      Jobcentre Plus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many assaults have been recorded against jobcentre staff by claimants in each month since October 2011.

      Jobseeker's Allowance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many claimants for jobseeker’s allowance have been sanctioned for non-compliance in the last 12 months; how many such people speak...

      Marks and Spencer: Asbestos

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions which meetings (a) he and (b) officials in his Department (i) have had and (ii) plan to have with representatives from Marks and Spencer plc...

      New Enterprise Allowance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will review the current situation of excluding new enterprise allowance to claimants of employment and support allowance.

      Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people (a) are and (b) have been members of pension schemes which are contracted out of the state second pension or SERPS in the (i)...

      Remploy: Motherwell

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many former employees of the Remploy factory in Motherwell have found work in the last six months.

      Social Security Benefits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 27 February 2013, Official Report, column 561W, on Social Security Benefits: Greater London, which other local...

      Social Security Benefits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will conduct an assessment of the proposal in Responsible Recovery: A social contract for local growth, published by Respublica on 4...

      Social Security Benefits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what guidance his Department has issued to local authorities using the simple payment system to ensure that people receive their entitlements...

      Social Security Benefits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what reports are provided to his Department by Citibank and PayPoint on problems notified to them by people using the simple payment system.

      Social Security Benefits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people are registered to use the simple payment system in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland and (c) Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency.

      Social Security Benefits: EU Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when he first received advice that Romanians and Bulgarians could claim welfare benefits if they came to reside in the UK.

      Social Security Benefits: EU Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will limit the financial rate of benefit entitlement for eligible EU nationals to the rates equivalent to those obtainable in their own...

      Social Security Benefits: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 27 February 2013, Official Report, column 560W, on Social Security Benefits: Greater London, what the average size of...

      Unemployment Benefits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the number of people claiming out of work benefits because of mental or psychological health problems in each of...

      Unemployment: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of local authority interventions in tackling youth unemployment.

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 28 January 2013, Official Report, column 654W, on universal credit, when the computer technology to support the...

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what additional resources are being made available to deal with computer access for the introduction of universal credit in (a) areas of low...

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether universal credit will automatically enrol eligible students for free school meals.

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what discussions his Department has had with providers of exempt accommodation about how housing support will be funded under universal credit;...

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether he has ceased funding the work of any of the firms working on the universal credit IT system; and if he will make a statement.

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much his Department has paid to contractors in respect of work on the universal credit IT system in each month since July 2010; and how...

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps he plans to take to secure the timely delivery of the universal credit IT system.

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of cyber security measures relating to universal credit.

      Work Capability Assessment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether people in the employment and support allowance support group are automatically called for a reassessment when they choose to undertake...

      Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the report Hidden talents II: re-engaging young people, the local offer published by the Local Government...

  • Business, Innovation and Skills

    • Adult Education: Brigg

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many residents of Brigg and Goole constituency completed a course at an adult education college in each of the last five years.

    • Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps his Department is taking to engage businesses from the most disadvantaged areas in offering apprenticeships.

      Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills if he will make it his policy to raise the employer subsidy for businesses that offer apprenticeships in the areas with the...

      Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills when he expects the qualitative research project he has commissioned to probe the findings of the interim Government evidence to...

      Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps he is taking to encourage further education colleges to work with local businesses and hold apprenticeship careers...

      Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) how many apprenticeships have been undertaken in the automotive industry in each of the last five years; and how many such...

      Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps his Department is taking to ensure that every young person who wants an apprenticeship is able to receive one.

      Apprentices: Greater Manchester

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many new apprenticeships have been created in (a) Bolton West constituency, (b) Bolton and (c) Wigan for people aged (i) 16...

      Apprentices: Older People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many older unemployed people have used apprenticeships to retrain in each of the last five years; and what assessment he has...

      Broadband

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills whether his Department's state aid branch has (a) been asked for and (b) given assistance to the Department for Culture, Media...

      Business Growth Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many investments have been made to date by the Business Growth Fund; what the value of each individual investment has been;...

      Business Growth Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many investments he expects the Business Growth Fund to make in (a) 2013-14, (b) 2014-15 and (c) 2015-16; and what the...

      Business: EU Law

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills with reference to the Prime Minister's speech on Europe delivered in London on 23 January 2013, what the (a) turnover, (b)...

      Business: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills pursuant to the answer of 18 December 2012, Official Report, column 725W, on business: finance, what proportion of funds under...

      Business: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills whether a directory of business finance advisers has been launched.

      Construction: Trading Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent assessment he has made of the quality of service provided by the Trading Standards Institute to consumers complaining...

      Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what evidence the Government has that copies of artistic designs available on the UK market under the provisions of section 52 of...

      Employee Ownership

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills pursuant to the answer of 18 December 2012, Official Report, column 728W, on employee ownership, what guidance the Government...

      Employment: Bradford

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps his Department is taking to increase employment opportunities in Bradford.

      Export Credit Guarantees: Iraq

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what exports are included in the six per cent of Iraq's sovereign debt owed to UK Export Finance listed as being from the...

      Higher Education: Capital Investment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps he is taking to ensure that universities use capital investments for the benefit of the student body and the wider...

      Industry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what progress he is making on the development of an over-arching industrial strategy; and what sections within that strategy will...

      Local Enterprise Partnerships: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the London Local Enterprise Partnership; and if he will make a statement.

      Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills who the (a) Stream 1 and (b) Stream 2 winners under Rounds 1 and 2 of the Advanced Manufacturing Supply Chain initiative are.

      Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills when bidding for funds under (a) Round 3 and (b) Round 4 of the Advanced Manufacturing Supply Chain initiative will open and...

      Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills whether all funds under (a) Round 1, (b) Round 2 and (c) Stream 2 of the Advanced Manufacturing Supply Chain initiative have been...

      Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) when he expects funds to be made available for winning bidders under Round 2 of the Advanced Manufacturing Supply Chain...

      Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what role the Technology Strategy Board has in delivering the Advanced Manufacturing Supply Chain initiative.

      Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many (a) bids and (b) expressions of interest were received under Round 2 of the Advanced Manufacturing Supply Chain Initiative.

      Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills pursuant to his answer of 13 December 2012, Official Report, column 487W, on manufacturing industries, how many projects under...

      Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills from which round or rounds of the Regional Growth Fund funding has been channelled to the Advanced Manufacturing Supply Chain...

      Mersey Gateway Project

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport over the sourcing of construction materials for the Mersey...

      Overseas Students: Entry Clearances

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of the benefit to the economy of a relaxation of the rule requiring international students to secure...

      Overseas Trade

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills with which 10 countries UK trade has decreased or increased the least in (a) percentage and (b) absolute terms in the last year.

      Overseas Trade: Burma

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of the potential trade opportunities in Burma.

      Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what proportion of his Department and its agencies' procurement contracts were won by small and medium-sized businesses in 2012-13.

      Regional Growth Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills whether he expects the process of allocating funds to firms under the Exceptional Regional Growth Fund to be initiated by (a)...

      Regional Growth Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills whether decisions on Round 4 bids for the Regional Growth Fund will favour groups with links to local enterprise partnerships.

      Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what proportion of his Department's impact assessments for regulatory or deregulatory proposals have been ruled not fit for...

      Secondment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many staff from business and industry outside the public sector are currently on secondment to his Department and the...

      Secondment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many staff from (a) his Department and (b) the agencies for which he is responsible are currently on secondment to business...

  • House of Lords

    • Airports: Gatwick and Heathrow

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether passport or identity checks are made at Heathrow and Gatwick airports when passengers with tickets and boarding passes go through security; and, if not,...

    • Anguilla

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any issues are negatively affecting the relationship of the United Kingdom with the Government of Anguilla; and, if so, what are those issues.

      Asset Transfer Unit

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the Asset Transfer Unit; what is its purpose and relationship to the Government; how it is funded; and on how many occasions in each year since its...

      Asylum Seekers

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, in the light of the report by Maternity Action and the Refugee Council When Maternity Doesn't Matter: Dispersing Pregnant Women Seeking Asylum, they will...

      Bangladesh

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the human rights situation in Bangladesh, in the light of recent reports of fatal shootings of demonstrators by Bangladeshi...

      Banking

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what factors will determine the timing and method by which they will sell or distribute taxpayer-owned shares in Lloyds Banking Group and the Royal Bank of Scotland.

      Banking

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when they or the Financial Services Authority will publish the criteria that will determine the limits to be set on pay for hedge fund and private equity managers...

      Banking: Bonuses

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the United Kingdom can opt out of those aspects of the European Union's capital requirements directive IV proposal relating to the payment of bonuses to...

      Benefits

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have for uprating the level of the benefit cap in future years to take account of changes in average take-home pay.

      Burma

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the situation in Burma.

      Burma

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the Government of Burma regarding the democratic legitimacy of the constitution, given that the military have the ability to...

      Burma

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assistance they are providing to the Government of Burma regarding reviewing and redrafting legislation; on which laws they have provided assistance; and with...

      Burma

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the European Union has conducted an assessment of the benchmarks for suspending sanctions against Burma; and, if so, whether they will take steps to ensure...

      Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many deaths have been recorded due to carbon monoxide poisoning in the past year; and what steps they are taking to reduce the number of such deaths.

      Chagos Islands

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Foreign Secretary's undertaking on 20 December 2012 to "be as positive as possible in our engagement with Chagossian groups", and the ruling of the...

      Chagos Islands

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the visa requirements for foreign nationals, other than members of the United States armed forces, wishing to enter the Chagos Islands.

      Child Poverty Act 2010

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to amend the Child Poverty Act 2010 following the results of the consultation on a new measure of child poverty.

      Child Poverty Act 2010

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will continue to report on the child poverty measures contained in the Child Poverty Act 2010 following the results of the consultation on a new...

      Child Poverty Act 2010

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they remain committed to the specific targets set out in the Child Poverty Act 2010.

      Civil Service: Staff

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what has been the annual turnover of civil servants in each of the past five years in (1) HM Treasury, (2) the Department for Transport, (3) the Department of...

      Developing Countries: Food

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to focusing their aid programmes on the transportation and storage of food in developing countries, and on waste minimisation...

      Diego Garcia

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how often they used or permitted the use of Diego Garcia for rendition flights in 2012, if at all.

      Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to consolidating the Driver and Vehicle Agency at its office in Coleraine, rather than in Swansea.

      Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with local residents about the possible closure of the Driver and Vehicle Agency office in Coleraine.

      Economy

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to restore the AAA credit rating for the United Kingdom.

      Embryology

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 11 February (WA 100), whether the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) has ever been able to define...

      Employment: 16-18 Year-olds

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people in England aged 16 to 17 were (1) in employment with employer-funded training, (2) in employment on other education and training, and (3) in...

      Employment: Pensioners

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the estimated numbers of (1) women, and (2) men, of pensionable age currently in (a) full-time and (b) part-time employment; and what estimate they have...

      Energy: Prices

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will investigate possible manipulation of Brent crude oil prices by financial speculators.

      Eritrea

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their response to the provisions of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2023 (2011) calling for an end to the tax imposed by Eritrea on the Eritrean...

      Eritrea

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what measures are in place to comply with the provisions of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2023 (2011) on sanctions against Eritrea.

      Eritrea

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what action is being taken by the United Kingdom, including with Commonwealth and European Union partners, to ensure compliance with United Nations Security...

      Eritrea

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the purpose of the forthcoming visit to the United Kingdom of Yeman Gebreab, Head of Political Affairs and adviser to President...

      EU: UK Membership

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what advice they have received on the possibility of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union under Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, but remaining a member of...

      EU: UK Membership

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what consultations they have had about the potential tariff rates applicable to the United Kingdom for trade with the European Union were the United Kingdom to...

      EU: UK Membership

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what consultations they have had about whether the United Kingdom would continue to enjoy the free trade agreements negotiated as part of the European Union if it...

      Euro

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to ensure that central clearing platforms can continue to clear euro-denominated transactions in the United Kingdom.

      Finance: Investment

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what forecast they have made of the level of net public investment in 2015-16 as a percentage of gross domestic product; and what was the level in each of the...

      Financial Services Authority

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they or the Financial Services Authority are considering requiring standardised assumptions for the calculation of Value at Risk when used to compute bank...

      Fire and Rescue Service

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will put forward proposals during this Parliament that would allow Fire and Rescue Authorities to tender out fire and rescue services to private...

      Food: Waste

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to the recommendations of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers' report Global Food: Waste Not, Want Not; and whether they...

      Government Departments: Telephone Calls

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Newby on 5 February (Official Report, col. 130), what are the reasons for the variations in the number of telephone calls made to HM...

      Government: Contracts

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what guidance they give to (1) government departments, and (2) other agencies, carrying out tasks on their behalf, in relation to the use of gagging clauses in...

      Government: Expenditure

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the relative merits of reducing government expenditure and increasing taxation.

      Government: Ministerial Visits

      To ask Her Majesty's Government which representatives of media organisations accompanied the Prime Minister on his recent visit to India.

      Government: Ministerial Visits

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what were the names of all those representing United Kingdom businesses who accompanied the Prime Minister on his recent visit to India.

      Health: Genetic Screening

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the National Screening Committee will include screening for Tay-Sachs disease, Canavan disease and familial dysautonomia in their recommendations.

      Health: Immunodeficiency Screening

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce new techniques and innovations for severe combined immunodeficiency screening.

      Health: Pain Management

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will launch a publicity campaign to inform the public of the consequences of excessive use of painkillers for trivial ailments.

      Health: Private Healthcare

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have made of deeming private health insurance contributions a tax-deductible expense, to encourage those with the means to do so to utilise...

      Higher Education: Grants

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the cost to HM Treasury of full maintenance grants to full-time higher education students in England with gross household income of (1) above, and (2)...

      Higher Education: Transport

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what statutory duties are placed on local authorities in relation to transport for students aged 16 to 24 with a learning difficulty or disability who are in...

      Horses

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, when a horse is slaughtered in the United Kingdom, the relevant passport must be returned to a central authority.

      House of Lords: Chamber

      To ask the Chairman of Committees whether he will consider removing the Judges' Woolsacks in order to reorganise the seating in the Chamber to accommodate the rising number of Members. To ask the...

      House of Lords: Chamber

      To ask the Chairman of Committees what plans there are to improve the acoustics of the area below the Bar of the Chamber occupied by members of the House.

      House of Lords: Leave of Absence

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Wallace of Saltaire on 14 February (WA 176), whether the two Lords referred to as a consequence of taking leave of absence...

      House of Lords: Members

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will consider appointing a very limited number of new Peers reflecting individual talents and backgrounds rather than party political nominees.

      Houses of Parliament: Members

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the latest average comparative costs, including pension entitlement, office and education allowances, and reduced tax rates, of (1) Members of the House...

      Immigration: Romanians

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Romanian citizens they estimate are currently (1) in the United Kingdom, (2) in England and Wales, and (3) in the Metropolitan Police Area.

      Inflation

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the impact of sterling devaluation on the rate of inflation.

      Iran

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what information they have about executions in Iran; whether they consider United Nations reports on the matter relevant and up to date; and what steps they have...

      Israel

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the Government of Israel concerning the establishment of an independent inquiry into the death in custody of Arafat Jaradat.

      Israel

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the Government of Israel concerning the detention of Mahmoud Mefleh in Ofer prison since December.

      Israel and Palestine

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when they will next raise with the Government of Israel the matter of Palestinian detainees being held in Israeli prisons, sometimes without due process, for many...

      Kenya

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of claims by Kenyan Chief Justice Willy Mutunga that he has received threats related to the candidacy of Uhuru Kenyatta in that country's forthcoming...

      Kenya

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Warsi on 25 February (WA 244), what is their assessment of the position and security of Christians in the other Kenyan...

      Local Authorities: Assets

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many assets of community value have been nominated for registration in each appropriate local authority; and in each case how many of those nominations were...

      Middle East

      To ask Her Majesty's Government which principal Middle East issues they raised in their meeting with the new United States Secretary of State, John Kerry, on 25 February.

      NHS: Commissioning

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will require that the board papers of all public organisations or committees that are associated with the commissioning of NHS and social care are...

      NHS: Private Management

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether there are any proposals to allow qualified private firms to manage NHS trusts.

      Nigeria

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the Government of Nigeria regarding the evictions that have taken place in the Oke llu-Eri area of Badia East in Lagos state.

      Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill

      To ask Her Majesty's Government why the draft Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill (Cm 8563) permits dual membership of the Northern Ireland Assembly and the House of Lords but not of...

      Northern Ireland Office: Corporate Entertainment

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how much the Northern Ireland Office has paid for corporate entertainment in each year since 2008.

      Parking and Traffic Appeals Service

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Earl Attlee on 12 February (WA 148), who assesses the Parking and Traffic Appeals Service process and costs given that the...

      Passports

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many United Kingdom passport holders also hold passports from other nations.

      Railways: Burscough Curves

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to reinstate the Burscough Curves railway line.

      Railways: West Coast Main Line

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect to put the west coast main line franchise out to tender.

      Saudi Arabia

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what information they have, and what representations they have made to the Government of Saudi Arabia, about (1) the arrest by that country's religious police of a...

      Schools: Academies

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what has been the total value of legal costs incurred by schools, local authorities and the Department for Education in the academy conversion process to date.

      Schools: Academies

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Nash on 14 February (Official Report, col. 772-3), what grants are being offered to schools to encourage them to convert into...

      Schools: Teachers

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Nash on 25 February (WA 209), whether they will ensure a strengthened provision of teachers in schools and further education...

      Sri Lanka

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, in the light of reports of abuses of human rights in Sri Lanka, they are considering boycotting the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting due to take...

      Syria

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many individuals of Syrian nationality have been granted asylum or subsidiary international protection by the United Kingdom since March 2011.

      Taxation

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what legislative provisions enable tax-deductible payments to be made by wholly owned subsidiary companies to the company that owns them.

      Taxation

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the impact on public spending on (1) health, and (2) criminal justice, of increasing taxation on unhealthy foods, alcohol, tobacco...

      Taxation: Avoidance

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Deighton on 14 February (WA 179), what action they have taken to follow up tax returns disclosing the existence of tax...

      Taxation: Avoidance

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what they consider to be difference between tax avoidance and aggressive tax avoidance.

      Taxation: Avoidance

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have plans to introduce specifically targeted anti-abuse legislation in a general anti-abuse rule as recommended by Graham Aronson in his report on...

      Taxation: Capital Gains Tax

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their best analysis of the consequence of raising the level of capital gains tax from 18% to 28% on the level of tax receipts.

      Taxation: Income Tax

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the level of the top rate of income tax that would deliver the maximum return to the Exchequer.

      Transport: Heavy Goods Vehicles

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Attlee on 13 February (WA 171-2), what impact the increase of capacity of heavy goods vehicles to 44 tonnes has had on the...

      Transport: Heavy Goods Vehicles

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact that extending the trial of increased capacity large goods vehicles to a wider range of companies and to the wider...

      Uganda

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the Government of Uganda regarding the treatment of citizens of that country on the basis of sexual orientation.

      UK BioIndustry Association

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to provide opportunities for retail investors to invest in funds created in order to support innovative companies, such as citizens' innovation...

      United Arab Emirates

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the Government of the United Arab Emirates about the alleged torture of three British tourists by police in Dubai.

      Universal Credit

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the 16-hour rule for (1) work, and (2) study, will remain in force following introduction of universal credit.

      Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

      To ask Her Majesty's Government which police forces have trialled, owned or utilised unmanned aerial vehicle technology since 2008.

      Winter Fuel Payments

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the estimated number of higher-rate taxpayers receiving winter fuel payments; and what is their estimate of the net effect on public funds of making winter...

      Yemen

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect that the National Dialogue on constitutional reform in Yemen will begin; whether the European Union will be involved in facilitating it; and...

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